Person(a)
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Person is a full-length studio album by Norman Iceberg
. Recorded and mixed at Marko Studios in Montreal
, it was released in 1987. The musical style of the album is a blend of experimental electronic music and commercial synthpop
, and featured keyboardists such as Lenny Pinkas (Men Without Hats
), Mario Spezza (Rational Youth
) and Mic Lussier. The lyrics contain references to androgyny
.
Two singles were released from the album. Initially released on LP
and cassette
, Person(a) was never re-released on CD, making it now a rare collector's item.
Norman Iceberg
Norman Joseph Bédard , also known by the former stage names Norman Iceberg and Norman Joseph, is a Canadian singer-songwriter.- Early years: Performing as Norman Iceberg :...
. Recorded and mixed at Marko Studios in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, it was released in 1987. The musical style of the album is a blend of experimental electronic music and commercial synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
, and featured keyboardists such as Lenny Pinkas (Men Without Hats
Men Without Hats
Men Without Hats is a Canadian New Wave group from Montreal, Quebec. Their music was characterized by the distinctive baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing...
), Mario Spezza (Rational Youth
Rational Youth
Rational Youth is a Canadian New Wave band, originally formed in 1981 in Montreal, Quebec, by synthesizer wizards Tracy Howe, former singer and drummer for Montreal punk band "The Normals", and Bill Vorn, both of whom idolized the German synthpop pioneers Kraftwerk.Among the band's notable singles...
) and Mic Lussier. The lyrics contain references to androgyny
Androgyny
Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ, stem ανδρ- and γυνή , referring to the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics...
.
Two singles were released from the album. Initially released on LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
and cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
, Person(a) was never re-released on CD, making it now a rare collector's item.
Track listing
- "Gotta Move" (N. Iceberg, M.H. Klein) – 5:48
- "Crawl" (N. Iceberg) – 4:41
- "Be My Human Tonight" (N. Iceberg, M.H. Klein, D. Edmead) – 5:28
- "(Dont Be So) Cold" (N. Iceberg, M. Spezza) – 5:03
- "All My Life" (N. Iceberg, L. Tremblay) – 5:30
- "His Own Story" (N. Iceberg, A. Fecteau) – 5:00
- "I Am : I Can" (N. Iceberg) – 0:54
Personnel
- Norman Iceberg – Lead and Back Vocals, Synthesizers
- Martin H. Klein – Synthesizers, Drum Programming and Piano
- Dave Edmead – Synthesizers, Drum Programming and Sequencer Programming
- Roberto Coriandoli – Synthesizers
- Lenny Pinkas – EmulatorE-mu EmulatorThe Emulator is the name given to a series of disk-based digital sampling keyboards manufactured by E-mu Systems from 1982 until 1990. Though not the first commercial sampler, the Emulator was among the first to find wide use among ordinary musicians, due to its relatively low price and its size,...
Programming - Alain Simard – Emulator Programming
- Denis Samson - Sequencer Programming on “Be My Human Tonight”
- Mario Spezza assisted by Michel Lussier – Moog Programming
- François Lalonde – Drum Programming and Percussion
- John Rudel – Percussion on "His Own Story"
- Joe Jammer – Electric Guitar on “Be My Human Tonight”
External links
- Library and Archives Canada
- Person(a) on DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
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