The Human League

[panzermensch]

The suspense in building as the official website now have a 10 sec snippet of the track online!

http://www.thehumanleague.co.uk/

Not much I know, but the intro sound alone makes me drool!

[kspencer63]

Amazing. I remember the first time I heard "Dare" start to finish in 1982. Glad to see something new coming out.

[panzermensch]

They debuted Night People at the Electro Festival in Berlin yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RiEm8qjp50

Sounds brilliant. Love that snarling bassline and the pounding drums. And i feel with a few listens it will be very catcy. Just amazed that they can put out such an energetic track after all these years. Can't wait for the studio version since the girls live singing is a bit "rough around the edges";)

[panzermensch]

Night People press release

Human League - Release New Single "Night People" On Wall of Sound
Date Posted: 09 November 2010
Release Date: 22 November 2010
Label: Wall Of Sound
Contact: hannah | hannah@bangonpr.com | 07775 831042

The Human League return after a ten year gap with the irresistible ‘Night People’. An outrageously catchy burst of suburban disco pop with some of the after dark urban drama of classics like ‘Sound Of The Crowd’, this is a track that bridges the gap between the League as influential forebears and a bang-on-the-button 2010 contemporary call to arms to clubbers all over the world, whatever decade they first danced in.

The Human League are probably more highly regarded in 2010 than they were in 1981 when they released their landmark album ‘Dare’. They’re used to everyone from Madonna to Moby, Pet Shop Boys to Robbie Williams, citing them as an influence. Now the dubstep generation — notably, the acclaimed Darkstar, who cover the League’s 1982 B-side ‘You Remind Me Of Gold’ on their current album — have begun to pay homage to the original synthphonic sound of Sheffield.

Then there are the ‘L’ girls, the new generation of synth-driven female pop artists, who have got in on the League-adoring act: La Roux is a known admirer of the electro pioneers, while Little Boots is such a fan she requested Philip Oakey’s input on her debut album. Even Lady Gaga professed to be a devotee when she met the fabulous Human League girls on tour recently.

But not surprisingly for a group who were famously described by David Bowie in 1979 as “the sound of the future”, indeed the band themselves were once known as The Future, The Human League have never been about resting on their laurels or relying on past glories to see them through. Which is why, in March 2011, they will be releasing their 10th studio album ‘Credo’, as brilliant a distillation of their ideas about pop and dancing, glamour and electronics, as anything they have ever done.

‘Credo’ is part of that particular pop lineage that goes from Bowie, Roxy and Kraftwerk to Donna Summer, Chic and Michael Jackson to Lady Gaga, Usher and Girls Aloud. Supremely infectious chart pop music with a twist of subversion. ‘Credo’ manages to makes itself heard above the brashest state-of-the-art pop productions and brings some of that primitive essence to the milieu, as well as The Human League’s unique quality of apartness.

A nothing less than brilliant remix package accompanies the new single — see below for list and quotes from the remixers on The League …

Cerrone:
"Being part of the night people myself, since the early days of disco, #8232;I have to say that I really enjoyed adding my French touch by doing a remix of this dedicated song by The Human League. Long live the night people”

Mylo:
"I heard the rumours earlier in the year that Wall of Sound had The Human League’s record and hassled them all summer to get the parts to 'Night People'. It's classic THL and Philip's voice hasn't changed at all. I tried a few different things and ended up hearing the song as a 4/4 glam rock stomper”

Emperor Machine:
“The Human League has and still is a permanent inspiration in my music. The first time I ever attempted a remix as a teenager was ‘Mirror Man’, I did this using a pause button on an old tape deck. I still have the pause button re-edit somewhere. So to get the opportunity to re work The Human Leagues new single was fantastic, I love Philips voice, its one of them voices that has always sat so perfectly in the mix with synths. I wanted the Emperor Machine mix to sound like a disco version of 2 early League Lp’s ‘Reproduction’ and ‘Dare’ but with a modern EQ. Job done!”

Villa:
“We are so honoured to remix one of THE bands that inspire us... Tracks like ‘Things That Dreams Are Made Of’ or ‘Being Boiled’ are Villa classics! Night people we are....”

The Human League are on tour from November 29th — full dates on www.thehumanleague.co.uk

http://www.thehumanleague.co.uk

[panzermensch]

This months exclusive interview takes a closer look at part of The Human Leagues live set up as we warm up to the forthcoming tour.

http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/menu.htm

[panzermensch]

If you're on the official mailinglist on http://www.thehumanleague.co.uk/, there's now a link to hear the new single Night People. Sounds awesome!

[eLeMeNOhPeaQ]

You can stream "Night People" here:
http://electronicrumors.com/2010/11/19/ ... e-is-here/

A friend of mine is a huge THL/Phil Oakey fan, and was so excited to post this on his facebook. Yet, he has yet to comment on it.

For me, it's too repetitious, both vocally and musically. The vocals are too "in your face" at the beginning of the song, so much so, it almost doesn't sound like Phil. The second half of the song gets much better musically, but the vocals keep plodding on.

[zill]

Hate to say it, but the repetitive nature of the first half reminds me of "I Eat Cannibals". Not bad overall, though.

[thefxc]

Yeah, it's pretty good but it definitely needs a 7" edit to cut down on the long intro.

[elektrikblu]

Thanks so much for sharing! A huge THL fan. Can't wait for CREDO to be released. Wee!

elektrikblu
"Don't look at the carpet/ I drew something awful on it/ See."

[panzermensch]

I've created a sort of microsite for the Night People release on top of the menu of the website. If you check "production" there's a small interview of great interest

http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/menu.htm

[Sean]

Pretty hip for some old foggies. I like the song, it's got a very New Wave sound behind all of the new beats. The vocals on the intro should be taken out as it gets annoying. If this is a club remix, then the album should sound awesome. Looking forward to the album.

[panzermensch]

This months exclusive interview goes back to the production of the Secrets album (and a tiny mention of Depeche Mode!).

http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/menu.htm

[InvisibleMan]

is it me or does Joanne Catherall look like the lady from NO, Gillian Gilbert?

New song is not bad, but not great either

[panzermensch]

What better way to enter the new year than being served a spanking new fan mix of The Human Leagues first new material in 9 years.

http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/menu.htm