THOMAS LEER

For the latest in a long line of luxury releases, US imprint Dark Entries has abandoned its usual industrial-electro safe-house and targeted then-fledgling indie-pop labels Cherry Red and Oblique for a pair of welcome reissues. Expanded from 7" to 12", Thomas Leer's edgy Private Plane / International single still sounds like it was created using various pieces of hardware from B&Q and a box of DIY Computer spares. The extras prove to be just as varietal - King Of Sham continues the gritty synth panorama of the a side while Saving Grace is actually an instrumental reading of his gorgeous landmark single All About You (which deserves a reissue in its own right, frankly), originally issued on its b-side. Nice newspaper insert included.

This review also appeared also on Flipside Reviews.

Paul PLEDGER
26/05/2015