In 1983 a man named lewis recorded an album named l amour which was released on the unknown label r a w.
Light in the attic lewis l amour.
L amour was recorded in los angeles in 1983.
More 80 s obscurity from light in the attic this time from forgotten canadian musician lewis.
Just two months after light in the attic released l amour the amazing lost debut by an artist known as lewis vinyl hunter gatherers in canada found what appeared to be an even more lost second.
View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2014 gatefold digisleeve cd release of l amour on discogs.
It s perfect at midnight or 3am or 6am and it s so perfect here now some 30 years after its release.
The record itself is a delicate whispered album reflecting the way the artist himself spectral movie star like almost disappears into the grey of the cover.
Light in the attic records reissue.
In 1983 a man named lewis recorded an album named l amour which was released on the unknown label.
Full of gently dissolving.
Musically it s so simple sparse proud strange a few synth lines stab in and around some late night piano fumbling a soft coo of a voice.
A 1983 private press release rediscovered at a flea market l amour is a slight collection of delicately sung love songs and airy synth accompanied instrumentals that possess an invigorating candidness and sincerity like home demos or journal entries read aloud for the first time.
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Folk rock ethereal ambient.
Cd album reissue remastered gatefold digisleeve country.
They were both re released by seattle based record label light in the attic in 2014.
And that s about all we know.
Romantic times was originally released in 1985 under the lewis baloue pseudonym.
Electronic rock pop style.
Lewis disappeared soon after the photoshoot by edward colver for the album cover after his cheque to colver bounced.
Light in the attic lita 117 format.