Stolen Things (The Creeping Things Remix) [single], by Paul Rooney

Stolen Things (The Creeping Things Remix) [single]

by Paul Rooney

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Gavin Hellyer Inimitable, as ever from Paul. An oft repeated and hauntingly gorgeous melody permeates the first few minutes and briefly re-emerges towards the end. Controlled disintegration occurs intermittently, voices float in and out, both spoken and sung, sometimes indecipherable, sometimes incoherent, but ALWAYS effective. Autotune and creepy choir also feature. It's far too out there for any measurable commercial success, but, make no mistake, this is a fucking masterpiece.

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A Victorian child shoplifter on trial sings her daydreams amidst a musical collision of shimmering pop synths and rowdy courtroom shouting. Her spirit is summoned out of stolen fragments (a court report, a Jean Genet novel, memories of childhood, a Victorian hymn), and she seems all too aware of her transformation from a voiceless youth into a new entity: a sparkling self-mythologizing bad-girl teen-pop diva construct, shaped out of these ‘lying words’. Lola de Witte-Still remixes what was originally a Paul Rooney sound installation (this is his first single since Lucy Over Lancashire) to create a shiny kick-driven experimental-pop single cum mini-opera.

"I love that, and I hope you did too, Stolen Things, new from Paul Rooney..." Stuart Maconie, The Freak Zone (BBC 6Music). 5/1/2020.

“If you are, like me, somebody who listens avidly to the Festive Fifty… It was a shame that Paul Rooney’s track only made it to number 2, another cracker from him…” Pete Jackson (Dandelion Radio). Feb. 2020.

“A lot of you were amazed by the track that got into the Festive 51… Rooney remixed by The Creeping Things, and I got a load of feedback about how fantastic that music was…” Zaph Mann, In Memory of John Peel Show (KFFP Radio, Portland and podcast). 11/01/2020.

“Stolen Things, Paul Rooney, just unbelievable stuff… it’s a genuine sense of excitement every time something comes through from him.” Mark Whitby (Dandelion Radio). Nov. 2019.

“That fantastic thing was Stolen Things (The Creeping Things Remix) by Paul Rooney.” Fenny, On the Wire (BBC Radio Lancashire). 20/10/2019.

“… very highly crafted and beautifully done, and really challenging.” Roger Hill, The Popular Music Show (BBC Radio Merseyside). 23/09/2019.

“Marvellous, Paul Rooney’s Stolen Things, a remix by the mysterious Creeping Things…” Zaph Mann, In Memory of John Peel Show (KFFP Radio, Portland and podcast). 15/09/2019.

“…buzzes with exuberant crowd noise, while naive unaccompanied singing blends into robotic contemporary vocals… Propelled by a youthful joyfulness, it sounds as though there’s a joyous energy in resisting authority and oppressive power structures.” Tessa Norton (The Wire magazine), May 2019 review of the original museum installation work.

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