Paul Chambers is a guy coming from UK who in the late 70s started to experiment with synthesizers and, just like Thomas Leer [ his album "The bridge" released in collaboration with Robert Rental has been released by Industrial Records in 1979 ], could be considered a pioneer of dark minimal electronic music. Officially Paul released only two tracks [ "Steering solo" and "Take a ticket" ] in 1981 when he took part to "The apprentices dance", compilation released by Sounds Interesting Records. For "Steering solo", Paul took the post punk energy thanks to solid guitar riffs and energetic vocals and mixed it with epic synth lines. "Take a ticket", instead, is a mid tempo introspective synth wave tune with passionate vocals and nice melodies recalling me a bit John Foxx. Those were two really nice songs which showed the potential Paul Chambers had and that he couldn't prove with a full length release. Fortunately, now, Anna Logue Records is giving to Paul that chance and is giving to us listeners the pleasure to check a double feature release: an LP titled "Stations", containing vocal and instrumental tracks where you can find also the two songs I mentioned and a CD titled "Absorptions" containing fourteen instrumental tracks which sound like a soundtrack for futuristic movies [ for the concept of future that people had in early 80s ] made with screaming synthesizers and cold drum machines plus a different mix [ even colder than the previous one ] of "Take a ticket".

 If "Absorptions" represents the experimental side of Paul Chambers, "Stations" contains synth wave gems like "The appointment with fear" [ where sudden pitch changes make it sounds like a post punk track for aliens ], "You are time" [ synths leads play a mysterious atmosphere while Paul sings mesmerizing the audience like David Bowie was used to ], "Crazy lazy" [ try to think to a version of Japan's "Nightporter" played by Vangelis ] or "Title name" [ a slow synth r'n'r tune with guitar solos and fat lead sounds ]. I hope that Paul will dig some more into his archives to give us more songs. He's a multifaceted artist and he'd deserve to get the proper exposure even if it arrives thirty years late.

TRACKLIST:

A1. In Tune With The Infinite 03:56
A2. The Appointment With Fear 04:18
A3. Steering Solo 02:49
A4. Mood Two 04:45
A5. You Are Time 03:47
A6. Take A Ticket 03:56

B1. Mood Three 03:21
B2. Crazy Lazy 03:45
B3. Never Is Just A Word 02:03
B4. J2 04:32
B6. Title Name 05:49

01. Take A Ticket [Third Mix] 03:52
02. Absorption 06:45
03. Absorption Two 04:45
04. Absorption Three 04:45
05. Absorption Four 05:18
06. The Lunar March 05:09
07. J 04:02
08. Mood Four 02:28
09. Mood Five 02:51
10. The Tor 03:55
11. The Sea Priestess 02:57
12. Fusion 03:53
13. Be Quick For The Night 03:48
14. Sympathy For A Friend 03:40
15. Dream Cut 05:17
16. Starlight 06:49
17. Take A Ticket [Second Mix] 03:54