Item (EP)
Encyclopedia
Item is the first release of Onetwo
, and also the first release on the There(There) label. It contains five songs; the last song is a reprise
of the first track, "Sister".
's record label distribution service, Übersonik. The initial pressing, with a yellow blur on the front, was limited to 2000 copies. It was reissued in November 2004 with a yellow/purple blur on the sleeve, known as "Colour variant 5". In 2007 there was another reissue, "Colour Variant 7", with a red/purple blur. The second and third editions were distributed via There(There)'s website.
Tracks 1 and 2 recorded at Their Studio, mixed at the Strongroom, London.
Tracks 3 to 5 recorded and mixed at Their Studio.
Onetwo (band)
Onetwo is a synth pop group formed in 2000 by singer Claudia Brücken and keyboardist/singer Paul Humphreys . Their collaboration had no name until 2004....
, and also the first release on the There(There) label. It contains five songs; the last song is a reprise
Reprise
Reprise is a fundamental device in the history of art. In literature, a reprise consists of the rewriting of another work; in music, a reprise is the repetition or reiteration of the opening material later in a composition as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though—originally in the...
of the first track, "Sister".
Releases
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's record label distribution service, Übersonik. The initial pressing, with a yellow blur on the front, was limited to 2000 copies. It was reissued in November 2004 with a yellow/purple blur on the sleeve, known as "Colour variant 5". In 2007 there was another reissue, "Colour Variant 7", with a red/purple blur. The second and third editions were distributed via There(There)'s website.
Track listing
There(There) / TTCD002- "Sister" (Paul HumphreysPaul HumphreysPaul Humphreys is a British musician.-Life and career:He is best known as a member of synth pop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark , which he founded with Andy McCluskey in 1978.He grew up on the Wirral Peninsula in North West England, during which time he developed his interest in German...
, Claudia BrückenClaudia BrückenClaudia Brücken is a German singer who fronted the synthpop groups Propaganda and Act. Since 1996 she has been working with OMD member Paul Humphreys, first without a name, since 2004 as Onetwo...
) – 5:09 - "Cloud Nine" (Brücken, Martin GoreMartin GoreMartin Lee Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, remixer and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the vast majority of their songs...
) – 4:47 - "Element of Truth" (Brücken, Jon Russell, Humphreys) – 4:11
- "Signals" (Brücken, Russell, Humphreys) – 3:59
- "One and Only (Sister)" (Humphreys, Brücken) – 3:25
Tracks 1 and 2 recorded at Their Studio, mixed at the Strongroom, London.
Tracks 3 to 5 recorded and mixed at Their Studio.
Personnel
- Claudia BrückenClaudia BrückenClaudia Brücken is a German singer who fronted the synthpop groups Propaganda and Act. Since 1996 she has been working with OMD member Paul Humphreys, first without a name, since 2004 as Onetwo...
: vocals (tracks 2 to 4), backing vocals (tracks 1, 5), arrangements (tracks 1 to 3, 5), production (tracks 1 to 4), mix (tracks 3, 4) - Paul HumphreysPaul HumphreysPaul Humphreys is a British musician.-Life and career:He is best known as a member of synth pop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark , which he founded with Andy McCluskey in 1978.He grew up on the Wirral Peninsula in North West England, during which time he developed his interest in German...
: keyboards, vocals (tracks 1, 5), backing vocals (tracks 2, 4), programming (tracks 1 to 4), production, mix (tracks 3 to 5) - Jon Russell: keyboards, programming, production (tracks 3 to 5), mix (tracks 3 to 5)
- Rythmm Epkins: bass (track 1)
- Rupert Webster: guitars (track 1), incidental and wailing guitars (track 2)
- Chuck Norman: programming (track 1, 2), electronics (track 1, 2), keyboards (track 5)
- Maddy Humphreys: voices (track 1)
- Maddy Morley: voices (track 1)
- Martin GoreMartin GoreMartin Lee Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, remixer and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the vast majority of their songs...
: main guitars (track 2) - Bob KraushaarBob KraushaarRobert Peter Kraushaar is an English pop music record producer specializing in mixing. Kraushaar has mixed and produced commercially successful songs and albums for numerous British and international artists....
: mix (tracks 1, 2) - Tim Lambert: mix assistant (tracks 1, 2)
- Andrea Fisher: violin (track 3)
- Mike Marsh: mastering at The Exchange, London
- Ian Hazeldine: artwork and sleeve design
- Figurehead: artwork and sleeve design