David McAlmont to support Erasure's Andy Bell in Powys
A cult indie star from the 1990s will be appearing in Llandrindod Wells with a 1980s legends Erasure's Andy Bell.
HiFi Sean and cult indie favourite David McAlmont will be coming to the Albert Hall in Llandrindod Wells on May 17.
The pair will be supporting headliner Andy Bell the lead vocalist in the 198os duo Erasure who will be performing at the venue as part of his tour.
These two artists both have a rich history in the music industry, Sean as a member of The Soup Dragons and more recently as a DJ and electronic artist HiFi Sean, and McAlmont as a renowned solo artist and vocalist on what is consider to be one of the most underappreciated pop songs of the 1990s, 'Yes' by McAlmont & Butler.
The two met when Sean invited David to feature on his 2019 album FT, which also featured Alan Vega, Bootsy Collins, Crystal Waters, Little Annie, Paris Grey (formerly of Inner City) and more - the single Testify (ft Crystal Waters) was a US Dance Chart topper and Radio 2 A List record.
Their collaboration developed via WhatsApp, email and eventually Dropbox, with Hifi uploading arrangements and McAlmont returning demos.
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The record was completed with 'No studios. No engineer.' Just McAlmont and Hifi on the eighteenth floor of a London tower block within hearing distance of the Bow bells.
The lofty setting with "spectacular 270-degree views of the city", complete with sunsets, sunrises and murmurating ravens when storms approached was perfect for McAlmont who detests studios.
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Hifi, on the other hand, 'armed with a laptop and progressive plug ins, can make music anywhere'.
The result is an 'exciting collection of songs' on their debut album HAPPY ENDING which is described as 'an electronic, psychedelic soul adventure featuring an eighty-piece Bollywood orchestra recorded in a film studio in Bangalore India on some of the tracks'.
The current sister album and 3rd album by the duo is TWILIGHT was released on Valentines day and depicts the darker winter months 'but with a warm hue that gets you completely sonically bathed in sound'.
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