Energy (Vinyl 12")
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Misty Lane paves a path to Dark Entries to deliver some quirky Quebecois disco pop.
In 1983, producers Michel Bibeau, perhaps best known for his work on Pluton & Humanoids’ World Invasion, and Fitz Roy aka Ralph Mashats teamed up with singer Elaine Desjardins, the eponymous Misty Lane. Mashats reminisces about bringing his Roland TR-808 and TB-303 to Michel’s Studio 21 in St. Eustache, two units he regretted later selling for “a slice of bread.” Michel added hooks with his Roland Jupiter 4 and various studio effects.
Their sessions produced Energy and Contrôle, two cuts of slinky synthpop with French-Canadian flair. Energy pops off with proto-house vibes thanks to snappy 808s and Desjardin’s naive-but-enthusiastic vocals, and would fit right into a mid-80s WBMX Radio mix. Contrôle is a mid-tempo groover with tropical atmospheres, sitting perfectly next to to Junior Byron’s Dance to the Music, which was another Bibeau production.
Energy comes in a sleeve featuring Elaine at The Chivas Club in Montreal. Fans of Italo, Canadian disco, and oddball wave will rejoice in these artfully produced gems.
Tracklist:
1. Energy
2. Energy (7" Mix)
3. Contrôle
4. Contrôle (7” Mix)