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The Black Hit Of Space (Demo V1)

from Demos and Rarities - Volume One by Parralox

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The Black Hit Of Space
Written by Ian Craig Marsh, Phil Oakey, Martyn Ware & Philip Adrian Wright

Been out all night, I needed a bite, I thought I'd put a record on
I reached for the one with the ultra-modern label, and wondered where the light had gone
It had a futuristic cover, lifted straight from Buck Rogers
The record was so black it had to be a con
The autochanger switched as I filled my sandwich
And futuristic sounds warbled off and on

The Black Hit of Space
It's the one without a face
It's the one that doesn't fit
You can only see the flip
The Black Hit of Space
Sucking in the human race
How can it stay at the top
When it's swallowed all the shops

As the song climbed the charts, the others disappeared
Til there was nothing but it left to buy
It got to number one, then into minus figures
Though nobody could understand why
The Black Hit of Space
It's the one without a face
It's the one that doesn't fit
You can only see the flip
The Black Hit of Space
Sucking in the human race
How can it stay at the top
When it's swallowed all the shops

I couldn't stand this bland sound any more so I walked towards my deck to turn it off
All I could see was the b-side of the disc
Which had assumed a doughnut shape with the label on the outside rim
I reached for the arm which was less than one micron long
But weighed more than Saturn and time stood still
I knew I had to escape but every time I tried to flee, the record was in front of me

The Black Hit of Space
It's the one without a face
It's the one that doesn't fit
You can only see the flip
The Black Hit of Space
Sucking in the human race
How can it stay at the top
When it's swallowed all the shops

The Black Hit of Space
Get James Burke on the case
It's the hit that's never gone
Time stops when you put it (on)

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from Demos and Rarities - Volume One, released May 17, 2019
Catalogue - PLOX25 LTD1

Producer - John von Ahlen
Engineer - Juan del Toro
Synthesizer - John von Ahlen

Vocals - Amii (1, 3, 9)
Vocals - Johanna Gervin (5)
Vocals - Louise Love (6)
Vocals - John von Ahlen (2, 4, 5, 7, 10)

Written by - John von Ahlen (1, 2, 3, 6, 10)
Written by - Neil Arthur, Steven Luscombe (4)
Written by - John Collins, Rowena Martin, John von Ahlen (5)
Written by - Martin Gore (7)
Written by - Ian Marsh, Phil Oakey, Martyn Ware & Adrian Wright (8)
Written by - Neil Tennant, Christopher Lowe (9)

Recorded at Subterrane Recording Studio, Melbourne, Australia

Graphic Design - John von Ahlen
Photography - Hugo Rourke

Music Video Credits - Paradise feat Marcella Detroit
Starring:
Marcella Detroit as Elsa B
John von Ahlen as Valentine X

Director - John von Ahlen
Creative Director - Steve Monroe
Camera Assistant - Rodney Dekker
Makeup Artist - Stephanie Elkington
Wigs & Couture - Steve Monroe
Wig Assistant - Joffrey
Costumes - Faux Fur supplied by GunShy Designs / Kathryn Jamieson (from the Hollywood Collection 2017)
Props - Oil Paintings courtesy of Raffaella Torrenson
Props - Chaise Lounge courtesy of The Prop Store. Spotswood, Victoria, Australia

Location - Blue Tree Studios. Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Shot in HD with Canon 5DMKIII
Edited with Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere and Magic Bullet Looks.

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Parralox Melbourne, Australia

If ever there was a new electronic pop band to encapsulate and emulate the legendary stylings of Depeche Mode, The Human League, Erasure, New Order, Pet Shop Boys and the spirit of Madonna in her 80s day-glo era, then Australia’s Parralox are that modern-day reincarnation. ... more

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