One Day Silver, One Day Gold is the third album by the British

England

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 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...

 band Blue October UK

Blue October UK

Blue October UK are an Essex based synthpop/pop/dance band, formed in 1996 by Glen Wisbey and Barney Miller.Their first album Incoming was released in 1998, on the US record label, A Different Drum. Tragedy was to strike suddenly as Miller unexpectedly died soon afterwards...

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Track listing

1. "It's Not Enough"
2. "I Never Thought I'd See You Cry"
3. "Un-done"
4. "Free"
5. "Nervous Energy"
6. "Pushing"
7. "Somewhere"
8. "Are We The Reason?"
9. "Nowhere"
10. "The Soul Within
11. "Supanova"
12. "Light Over Dark"
13. "The Soul Within" (Polarised Sustain Mix) ¹
14. "It's No Enough" (Modular Music Mix) ¹
15. "I Never Thought I'd See You Cry" (Nano Thought Control Mix) ¹

• ¹ Bonus tracks

Personnel

• Ross Carter: Vocals
• Glen Wisbey: Keyboards & Programming
• Chris Taubert: Keyboards & Sampling
• Nic Johnston: Guitars

Details

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 written by Glen Wisbey and Ross Carter

6 written by Glen Wisbey

9 written by Glen Wisbey / Chris Taubert


Guitars by Nic Johnston

Backing vocals on tracks 1, 7, 8 by Alexys B

Bonus tracks remixed by Glen Wisbey

Bonus tracks additional production Reza Udhin

All songs were written and recorded between October 2002 and October 2004

Credits

Produced by Reza Udhin and Blue October UK


Recorded at The Safe, Essex

Essex

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Mixed at Cryonica Studios, London

London

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Cover Photography: ???

Polaroid Girls: Alexandru Adam

Design: Glen Wisbey

Review

The strong acoustic elements of this album are reminiscent of indie bands such as The Lightning Seeds or James and while this incorporating of a wider range of styles aids the music in standing out from the synthpop hordes it is then given more guts by a very modern rhythmic approach with Ross Carter's melodic vocal style providing the perfect accompaniment throughout, from the easy-going opener "It's Not Enough" (which, along with "Are We The Reason?" features backing vocals from Alexys B), the bustling "The Soul Within" or the infectious "I Never Thought I'd See You Cry".

For me, the highlights come in the shape of the harder-edged instrumentals "Pushing" & "Nowhere", both of which benefit from some fine musicianship, while the powerfully majestic chorus that graces "Somewhere" provides another memorable moment. And just to make sure the album doesn't miss out on that all-important club action are the three 'club mixes' at the end, all of which (by the band's own Glen Wisbey with help from Reza Udhin) make the most of the band's catchy style & benefit from the extra dynamic boost.