Pop Campaign release debut album on 14th February

Rarely do new artists rise above their hype, but there are a select few whose music is grounded enough in influences to be considered credible and yet forward-thinking enough to cut through any false and fleeting accolades. The emerging Berlin duo PoP Campaign is such an artist, and the debut album, Kraut Popping, is a mix of the familiar (synth pop, krautrock, techno) and the youthful frontiers of the unknown (tracks like the lead off single "Herzlich Willkommen"). From top to bottom the album is stacked with pop music as filtered through analog soundscapes that defies simple comparisons to other contemporary artists. In addition to the wicked tunes, the duo also has killer stage presence, making PoP Campaign ones to watch in 2012.

TRACKLISTING
01 PoP Campaign Theme Tune
02 Herzlich Willkommen
03 Ganz Ganz Ganz Genau
04 Keine Kleine
05 X Marks The Spot
06 T.H.H.S.A.K.K
07 Das Perfekte Promi Dinner
08 Schadenfreude
09 Come Whine With Me


PoP Campaign are a duo of music makers originally from Glasgow, Scotland now exiled in Berlin, Germany.

Their POPAGANDA: Bright, right and ready for the fight against the pretentious self-importance that plagues the industry today.

PoP Campaign have existed for just over two years and in that time they have played across Europe bringing their show to everywhere from the North of Scotland to Stockholm as well as constantly playing in the clubs of Berlin.

Thus far they have released just one single, "Herzlich Willkommen/Schadenfreude" on CARP Recordings in October 2010. It featured a remix by Glasgow-clubbing institution Cotton Cake and was hailed by Steve Lamacq on his BBC 6 Music show. This was followed by securing a track on the "Electro Magnetic 2" compilation released by Lo Recordings/Universal Records.

The press has been flowing in since then and the June 2011 issue of Mixmag published a feature on their legendary Berlin parties which happen in places such as abandoned ex-Breweries and in the middle of public parks. This was followed by an appearance in the "Keep An Eye On" section of the same magazine in November.

In their opinion, dance music has lost its soul. It is cold, calculated and completely driven by outside forces with no interest in music. They want to help restore the faith.

"Kraut Popping" is their debut album and is released on Tuesday February 14th by CARP Recordings. It blends their love of Krautrock and 80s British Synthpop into a 9 track attack of long swirling epics and short pop songs.

Music:
www.soundcloud.com/popcampaign
www.soundcloud.com/carprecordings

More:
www.facebook.com/popcampaign
popcampaign.tumblr.com

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