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Sophia's debut album Fixed Water was released on November 4th 1996
on Robin
Proper-Sheppard's own label, The Flower
Shop Recordings.
The eight tracks on the album were all written by Robin and recorded on the
Flower Shop's 8-track 'Old Betsey Satan'. Kenny Jones, who also worked
for The God Machine, did the mixing of the album.
The catalogue number is FLOWLP004 and FLOWCD004.
In Europe the record is available as follows:
- UK - SRD
- France - PIAS distribute
- Italy - Self
- Belgium and Luxemburg - Bang
- Holland - Rough Trade
Track listing :
- Is It Any Wonder
- So Slow
- Are You Happy Now
- Another Friend
- The Death Of A Salesman
- Last Night I Had A Dream
- When You're Sad
- I Can't Believe The Things I Can't Believe
Following this album, a (limited edition) split double 7" with
Swervedriver was released on Echostatic / Space Baby.
Track listing :
- Why Say Yeah (Swervedriver)
- In My Time (4 Track version) (Swervedriver)
- So Slow (4 track version) (Sophia)
- Sometimes (Sophia)
The second track on the Sophia 7" is listed as 'Sometimes' on the
sleeve but the label names the song 'White Hallway'.
Echostatic / Space Baby
2082 E. Madison Suite 159
Seattle WA 98112
Ph: (206) 322.7366
Fax: (206) 322.7585
e-mail: [email protected]
'Are You Happy Now' (FLOWCD005) was released on July 15th
1997.
The CD contains four songs : "Are You Happy Now" (album version and radio-edit
version), "Woman" (some kind of acoustic version) and "I'd Rather".
This last song and has been omitted one the coloured vynil 7"
version.
- Are You Happy Now (radio edit)
- I'd Rather
- Woman (the glass version)
- Are You Happy Now (album version)
The second full-length album "The Infinite Circle", released on
September 4th 1998
Track listing :
- Directionless
- If Only
- I'd Rather
- Every Day
- Woman
- Sometimes
- Bastards
- Within Without
- The River song
- Reprise
Total running time : 47'17"
Live album "Sophia - De Nachten", released March 20th 2001
On January 13th 2001, Sophia played at the 'De Nachten' festival in
Antwerp, Belgium.
Inbetween The May Queens intermezzo and the upcoming
third Sophia cd, a live album recorded at De Nachten was released,
including 5 new songs (including a John Lennon cover) and 3 oldies.
Nice strings!
- The Sea
- Ship in the Sand
- So Slow
- If Only
- Bad Man
- I Left You
- Jealous Guy
- The River Song
Tour 7"
Those who buy the live album at one of the current European shows, can fill out a form to receive a free 7" (including a Pet Shop Boys cover, yay!).
The seven inch is strictly tour only, it wont be in the shops.
- You only tell me you love me when you're drunk (with Adele from Arab Strap)
- If you want a home
Compilation "V/A - Absolute Giganten", released 0ctober 1999 on Motor Music (Universal).
Sophia did a song for the soundtrack to the German movie 'Absolute Giganten'
- Falk, Ferris MC & Das Bo: Wer h�tte das gedacht?
- Floyd: Es m��te immer Musik da sein
- Sophia: Reprise
- Jimi Tenor: Total Devastation
- Egoexpress: Weiter
- The Notwist: From Handy To Handy
- The Notwist: Choc
- G. Love & Special Sauce: The Things That Used To Do
- The Notwist: Moron (Wisted By Funkst�rung)
- Lauren Garnier: Coloured City
- Sound Of Klimax: Ground Breaking
- The Notwist: Formiga
- The Notwist: 0 - 4
- Egoexpress: Brechen
- Sophia: Reprise-Crescendo
- Sophia: If Only
- Tocotronic: Let There Be Rock
- Rex: 20th Century Boy
- The Notwist: Echo
Compilation"V/A - 'Constant friction: Collaborations2 ", released June 2000 on Lo Recordings (LCD018)
- Addie Brik - Plaid: Bonded
- Persona - Warn defever: Thumper (I could not let go)
- Squarepusher - Richard Thomas: Plate core
- Four Tet - Rothko: Rivers become oceans
- Void - Twisted science: Shock
- Sophia - OBX: Reminds me of the sun
- Mondii - Inap : Gu9
- Cylob - Mike Flowers: 199...
- Bj Cole - Luke Vibert: Wanging it
- Hrvatski - Blitter: Nuclear cats get new home
- Rothko - The monsoon bassoon: Fuck you fuck your endoscope
- Twisted science - Zan lyons: Waves and radiation
- Richard Thomas - Kid 606: Psychedelic rock
- Stereolab - Hairy butter: Brain drain
Upcoming releases !!!
- A 3rd Sophia album is scheduled for the Autumn (September 2001).
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