HOLOGRAM TEEN

Hologram Teen has announced that she will be releasing a 2-track single on 7" vinyl in early November via cult London label Deep Distance. This is the solo electronic music project of Morgane Lhote, whose music can be described as 'motorik disco'. This project was born in 2012 after a lengthy and colourful career in numerous other bands, including the mighty Stereolab.

Originally from Paris, Morgane Lhote moved to London when she was 20 and spent 12 years there, moving onto NYC and, nine years later, Los Angeles. She played keyboards in Stereolab from 1995 to 2001, then in The Projects from 2002 to 2004. From 2005, she played in Garden and with members of Simian Mobile Disco / Simian, until finally starting this current project Hologram Teen. She played on the seminal Stereolab albums "Emperor Tomato Ketchup“ and “Dots and Loops“, amongst a slew of their other releases.

'Post-Apocalypteacakes' mixes horror-film synths, bouncy dancehall effects, and disco beats into a killer electronic instrumental. Featuring Buddy Cop, this sounds like something out of a prog rock / disco / horror movie soundtrack. "It's like Fabio Frizzi meets Grandmaster Flash," says Morgane.

Her new material does not directly resemble her former band Stereolab, but does have the stop/start choppiness / jazziness of mid to late Stereolab, which is what makes this music distinct from ‘straighter’ Electronica. There is clearly a large 70’s influence, as well as a passing nod to 90’s house, yet somehow seems to have completely bypassed the 80’s.

"My music is pretty eclectic (though always electronic). I wanna make electronic dance music that's playful and groovy (mostly influenced by disco and Italian horror soundtracks) with loads of diverse and imaginative samples," explains Morgane. "This is a soundtrack to a movie where John Carpenter and Boris Karloff hang out at Studio 54 with German zombies dancing to Thriller in the background".

Her influences and tastes are super eclectic, citing MF DOOM, Francois De Roubaix, GZA, Judee Sill, ABBA, John Carpenter, Goblin, Gene Clark, ELO, Harpers Bizarre, King Tubby, Michel Legrand, Hot Chip, Supertramp, Luke Vibert, Martha and the Muffins, Soft Machine, Suzanne Ciani, Greg Kurstin and Chic.

The 2-track single is coming out in November on small London label Deep Distance, the sister imprint of Great Pop Supplement. The former’s output is more focused on releases in the kosmische / kraut / synth genres. Both labels are lovingly run from the corner of a Crouch End (N.London) kitchen and can proudly boast sold out back catalogues of stubbornly vinyl only releases. Great Pop Supplement is perhaps more widely known for its roster which over the course of 10 years or so has featured the likes of Spacemen 3, Spectrum, Still Corners, Dean & Britta, Wooden Shjips, Damon & Naomi, The Soundcarriers, and more recently MGMT and Eat Lights Become Lights and The See See.

To date, Deep Distance has released works by Expo 70, Colin Potter (Nurse With Wound), Cavern of Anti-Matter (the new project of Stereolab's Tim Gane), XAM (new side project of Hookworms' Matthew Benn), Umberto, and Cosmic Ground. All of which are always eye catchingly packaged, more often than not on all colours of wax and all have the “quick sell out” tag in common.

Both tracks here were written by Morgane Lhote and produced by Richard Bennett. 'Post-Apocalypteacakes' was mixed by Robert Fullum and mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph. 'Tracksuit Minataur' was also mixed by Rich Bennett, and mastered by Justin Colletti, artwork by Alex Smith.