“Goodbye Berlin”, the new single from Parralox, the electronic pop band fronted by out singer John von Ahlen, is a synthpop track about running away from a lover. It’s darker and more introspective than the band’s recent release, “Tears of Faith”.
Like its predecessor, is also based on real life. “I wrote the song after a tense visit with a friend in Berlin, It got to the point where I literally had to get the hell out of Berlin as quickly as a I could. I mean, I just didn’t want to be there.”
Some of the lyrics are taken directly from text messages von Ahlen sent to friends at the time, including the song’s opening line. I escaped to London a few days later where I wrote the song in a day, taking elements of what happened and turning it into a bitter-sweet love song,”
Johanna Gervin, who sings the lead vocals on ‘Goodbye Berlin’, scored the opportunity by being at the right place at the right time. “A few days after writing the song in London, I was in Manchester for a gig.”
from
Goodbye Berlin,
released October 27, 2023
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Dedicated to Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
Tracklist:
01 Goodbye Berlin (Synthwave Mix)
02 Goodbye Berlin (Italoconnection Remix - Radio Edit)
03 Goodbye Berlin (Italoconnection Remix - Extended)
04 Goodbye Berlin (Anaqim Remix)
05 Goodbye Berlin (Atomsimn Dark Dream Mix)
06 Goodbye Berlin (Birmingham Electric U-Bahn Reconstruction)
07 Goodbye Berlin (DMT Berzerk Remix)
08 Goodbye Berlin (Fused Remix)
09 Goodbye Berlin (Planet Neil Mix)
10 Goodbye Berlin (Uncreated Remix)
11 Goodbye Berlin (Wayne Numan Remix)
12 Tears of Faith feat Jane Badler (The Latin Society Remix)
13 Tears of Faith feat Jane Badler (The Safety Word Synthwave Remix Instrumental)*
* Exclusive to Bandcamp
01 - 11 written by John von Ahlen
12 + 13 written by Lillia Auzou and John von Ahlen
Catalogue: PLOX041
Producer - John von Ahlen
Engineer - Juan del Toro
Vocals - Johanna Gervin (01-11)
Vocals - Jane Badler (12)
Backing vocals - Jane Badler
Backing vocals - Johanna Gervin
Backing vocals - Louise Love
Backing vocals - John von Ahlen
Fairlight CMI 30A Programming - John von Ahlen
Emulator II, Roland System 100 and Fairlight CMI-30A courtesy of Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS).
Recorded at Subterrane Recording Studio, Melbourne, Australia
Management (Los Angeles) CAMP ENTERTAINMENT
adam@campentertainment.com
© 2023 Tunecore Publishing
℗ 2023 Subterrane Records
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