- Features 10 tracks
- 4 exclusive vinyl only tracks
- Previously unissued on any format
- Limited Edition of 500
- Thick 350g picture sleeve
- Contains 30x30 cm insert
- Comes with two exclusive Ghia flyers
- Fully Licenced
- Follow up release to the albums “This Is” and “Curacao Blue”
- Mastered by Robert Wenzel
- Vinyl Cut by SST
Vinyl Tracklist:
Side A
Don’t Stop
Message From The Other Side
3 A.M. At Moëf Gaga
When The Rain Is Falling (‘85 Interlude) *
Talk Too Much (Instrumental) *
Side B
Jump In The Water (24-Track Mix)
Armer Teufel am Morgen nach dem Maskenball*
Close To You (‘86 Interlude)
September Garden (Instrumental)
Message From The Other Side (Alternative Mix) (Instrumental)*
*Vinyl Only
Includes unlimited streaming of Don't Stop
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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€22.90EUR
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
A few of the "Don't Stop" flyers have been signed by Ghia composers Frank Simon & Lutz Boberg! This is exclusive to Bandcamp and you can get it for only 1 Euro extra - if you are quick! ONLY ONE PER CUSTOMER!
- Features 10 tracks
- 4 exclusive vinyl only tracks
- Previously unissued on any format
- Limited Edition of 500
- Thick 350g picture sleeve
- Contains 30x30 cm insert
- Comes with two exclusive Ghia flyers
- Fully Licenced
- Follow up release to the albums “This Is” and “Curacao Blue”
- Mastered by Robert Wenzel
- Vinyl Cut by SST
Vinyl Tracklist:
Side A
Don’t Stop
Message From The Other Side
3 A.M. At Moëf Gaga
When The Rain Is Falling (‘85 Interlude) *
Talk Too Much (Instrumental) *
Side B
Jump In The Water (24-Track Mix)
Armer Teufel am Morgen nach dem Maskenball*
Close To You (‘86 Interlude)
September Garden (Instrumental)
Message From The Other Side (Alternative Mix) (Instrumental)*
*Vinyl Only
Includes unlimited streaming of Don't Stop
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
ships out within 2 days
edition of 20
2 remaining
Purchasable with gift card
€23.90EUR
Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
€6.90EUR
3 x GHIA LP: Curacao Blue, This Is, Don't Stop
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
If you haven't purchased the other LPs by Ghia yet - this is the real deal! Get the brand new Don't Stop LP + the already released This Is and Curacao Blue LP for a bundle price.
Includes unlimited streaming of Don't Stop
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
"Don’t Stop" is the third album retrospectively released by Ghia. As the subtitle "Early Works & Artefacts 1984-1987" implies, it features some of their earliest compositions as well as tracks that were recorded during the same period as their "Curaçao Blue" LP.
The album is a fusion of diverse music styles. Listeners will delight in a range of genres, including electro, funk, soul, jazz-funk, synth pop, and even rap/hip-hop, all woven together as a cohesive work that remains mostly instrumental. As a whole, "Don't Stop" represents Ghia's funkiest and most experimental release to date. Notably, the LP features a rap version of Hermann Hesse's controversial German poem "Armer Teufel am Morgen nach dem Maskenball" (“Poor Devil the Morning After the Costume Ball”) from 1926, accompanied by a drum machine rhythm and funky guitar. This poem depicts a person who drank too much the night before, telling the story and describing his hangover. The title track "Don't Stop" and the thrilling minimal electro-funk tune "3 A.M. at Moëf Gaga" both evoke old-school electro influences. The latter references the Spanish discotheque Moëf Gaga, located on the Balearic coast, which the dynamic duo of Lutz Boberg and Frank Simon frequented during their 1980s holidays. While the exact music played at 3 A.M. is unknown, listening to Ghia's track will undoubtedly capture the mood of the place.
One of the key tracks of the album is "Message From The Other Side", which could easily be noted as one of the nicest European synth-funk instrumental pieces ever. The track is based on a sick synth bass line, sparkled with DX7 chord hits, funky guitar, and a delightful "marimba" solo in the last third. The solo was actually played on Boberg's keyboard, using a special sound cartridge. This particular track had to be edited and technically revised by Marian Tone and DJ Scientist as the existing demo version of the song could not be used as is. With its stunning groove, this track will surely be a DJ's favorite.
Listening to the complete album, there is more of Boberg's keyboard wizardry: could you believe that the trumpet solo on "Jump In The Water" as well as the short but stunning slap bass solo on "Talk Too Much" were both played by on the DX7? However, this new release, unlike the jazzy "Curaçao Blue", is not about solos or virtuous playing - it clearly shows the duo’s direction towards more electronic composition and clear song structures. The versions of "September Garden", "When The Rain is Falling" as well as "Talk Too Much" are actually instrumental mixdowns of vocal songs. And again, we get a blissful take of "Close To You", here a version from 1986. This soulful jazz-funk ballad could already be heard on "Curaçao Blue" while the final vocal version with singer Lisa Ohm can be found on the recently released "This Is" LP. This shows that the Ghia composers, Boberg and Simon, were perfectionists - tracks were reworked again and again, making them better and better.
The album was mastered and restored with great care, and we are pleased to provide you with a perfect example of mid 1980s home-recording pleasures, tinged with a youthful spirit and providing a sound that cannot be recaptured anymore nowadays. Alongside “This Is” and “Curacao Blue” it should be another perfect addition to any 80s groove collection as well as a great pick for DJs that love and play disco, leftfield electro and funk. The LP is limited to 500 copies.
credits
released June 9, 2023
Composed by Ghia.
Ghia in 1984-1987 is Lutz Boberg & Frank Simon
Recorded at Ghia Studio, Bielefeld
Tracks 01,09,10 Recorded at Cottage Music, Bardüttingsdorf
All tracks previously unissued.
Tracks A2/02, B2, B5 restorated, edited and mixed by Marian Tone and DJ Scientist
Project Coordination, Executive Production, Editing, Tape Digitalisation and Additional Sound Restoration by John Raincoatman
Artwork and Layout by Günter Stöppel
Mastering and Sound Restoration by Robert Wenzel
Tape Digitalisation for Message From The Other Side and Talk Too Much by Alberto Pretto
Special thanks to Wigbert Pieper for supporting Ghia.
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