Influential, innovative and idiosyncratic – producer Trevor Horn is credited with creating the sound of the 80s. For Echoes – Ancient & Modern, his debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, he has taken 11 iconic tracks – from that decade and beyond – and reinvented them with different vocalists and brand-new orchestral arrangements. Horn himself sings vocals on a Roxy Music classic as well as producing Marc Almond, Tori Amos, Rick Astley, Andrea Corr, Steve Hogarth, Lady Blackbird, Jack Lukeman, Iggy Pop, Seal and Toyah Wilcox & Robert Fripp in tracks originally performed by Pat Benatar; The Cars; Depeche Mode; Frankie Goes to Hollywood; Billy Idol; Joe Jackson; Grace Jones; Kendrick Lamar; Nirvana and Yes. Echoes – Ancient & Modern will be released on CD, vinyl and digitally on 1 December 2023, accompanied by a booklet including an interview with the producer by his long-time friend and collaborator Paul Morley.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Swimming Pools (Drank) feat. Tori Amos
2. Steppin’ Out feat. Seal
3. Owner Of A Lonely Heart feat. Ric Astley
4. Slave To The Rhythm feat. Lady Blackbird
5. Love Is A Battlefield feat. Marc Almond
6. Personal Jesus feat. Iggy Pop
Side B
7. Drive feat. Steve Hogarth
8. Relax feat. Toyah Wilcox & Robert Fripp
9. White Wedding feat. Andrea Corr with Jack Lukeman
10. Smells Like Teen Spirit feat. Jack Lukeman
11. Avalon
12. Personal Jesus Early Version feat. Iggy Pop