{"product_id":"carola-baer-the-story-of-valerie","title":"CAROLA BAER - The Story Of Valerie","description":"New label Concentric Circles open their account with a vinyl release of Carola Baer's \"The Story of Valery\", which is comprised of music from a one-off demo cassette found in a thrift store. Beautiful personal \u0026amp; emotionally resonant drum computer mantras in the key of Dead Can Dance, The Cocteau Twins and classic 4AD. \r\n\"The Story of Valerie\" is made up of songs culled from that cassette, with a few additional tracks from the time, and is the first time Carola Baer's solo material has been heard by the public. The intense emotion of the music is brought upon by the primary themes of the album: the cruelty of humanity, isolated life as a British immigrant in the US, and the pain of doomed relationships. Despite being inspired by classic 4AD acts like Dead Can Dance and Cocteau Twins, Baer's home recordings have a sound and style that is uniquely her own. Many of the tracks feel like musical exorcisms, with Baer's spine tingling voice soaring above minimal arrangements for Yamaha DX-7 and Casio CZ-101 synthesizers. Like finding a stranger’s diary, the listener is granted access to music that is emotionally raw and deeply personal.\u003cul class=\"tracklisting\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA1 Maker Of Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 Golden Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA3 Save Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA4 We Already Feel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA5 Springtime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA6 Doors Talk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB1 Solemn Cattle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB2 Nothing Left To Say\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB3 See The Lights Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB4 Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB5 On Top Of The Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CAROLA BAER","offers":[{"title":"M \/ M \/ Seance Centre \/ CC 001","offer_id":18855659405385,"sku":"265161","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0223\/4339\/products\/image_2126206.jpg?v=1578615796","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylexchange.co.uk\/products\/carola-baer-the-story-of-valerie","provider":"Vinyl Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}