John Fryer

Melodramatic Wall Of Titanic Synth Soundscapes – ‘THESE MORTAL COVERS’ By BLACK NEEDLE NOISE

Posted on by JL

3 November 2020



Artist: BLACK NEEDLE NOISE
Who: The moniker of legendary producer John Fryer who started his career in 1979
in London where he soon began working with seminal bands on 4AD, Mute, Rough Trade and Beggars Banquet, including Depeche Mode, The Wolfgang Press and Cocteau Twins. His achievement in helping develop the latter’s pioneering ethereal and ambient sound ultimately led Watts-Russell to recruit Fryer as his partner for This Mortal Coil.


(photo by Martha Schuster)

Album: THESE MORTAL COVERS
What: A covers-based album by John Fryer/Black Needle Noise, involving collaborations with a handful of varied vocalists, including Anjela Piccard, Pinky Turzo, Beca, Tom Berger, Magic Rebecca Coseboom, and Betty X, featuring awesome versions of top tracks by Black Sabbath, Nancy Sinatra, R.E.M. and Louis Armstrong among others.

Released (digitally): 27 October 2020

John Fryer: “The whole idea of doing cover versions started back with DarkDriveClinic. We
were backstage for one of our live shows and the floor was gruby and Rebecca asked if she could put on my shoes to get something from the other side of the room and then I said, hey, let’s do a cover of “Walking In My Shoes” and so then the covers album was born back in 2011.”

Turn Up The Volume: This huge wall of titanic synth soundscapes takes your breath away. Overwhelming, staggering, and mind-blowing at times. A varied bunch of classic crackers, old and new, get another sonic life when they come under the electronic spell of Fryer‘s melodramatic vision. Most covers albums fail badly because they lack open-mindedness, inspiration, and inventive imagination. These Mortal Covers is a triumphant exception.

Don’t miss this elevating experience!

Singles: She Talks Angels (probably the best cover I heard all year) / What A Wonderful World

– SHE TALKS TO ANGELS –
(Original by Black Crowes)

– WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD –
(Made famous by Louis Amstrong in 1967)

Full album…


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Wall-Of-Industrial-Symphony – BLACK NEEDLE NOISE With ‘She Talks To Angels’ Feat. ANJELA PICCARD

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Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…

11 July 2020

Last month iconic producer JOHN FRYER a.k.a BLACK NEEDLE NOISE and industrial
hero PIG (Raymond Watts of KMFDM) joined forces for a battering collaboration,
entitled Seed Of Evil. An impressive high-tech darkwave hammer.

And he’s already back. This time teaming up with imposing voice ANJELA PICCARD
for a majestic cover of SHE TALKS TO ANGLES, a 1990 power ballad by legendary American rockers The Black Crowes led by impassioned voice Chris Robinson.

“Always been a big fan of the Black Crowes and it always feels good to pay homage to bands you like. We wanted to give it a totally different and cinematic feel to the song in our version. Anjela’s vocals are very heartfelt in her interpretation and delivery of the lyrics and being inspired by the cities of New Orleans and LA, the City of Angels,” says Fryer.

She Talks To Angels is the first taster of a new Black Needle Noise album called These
Mortal Covers. The grand performance of this magical song is no less than awesome.
A huge wall-of-industrial-sound-symphony. Absolutely brilliant. As overwhelming as the Niagara Falls, as giant as the Titanic and as mysterious as the Archangel. No, I’m not on drugs, I just translate what I feel while the adrenalin storms thought my body. The king-sized vox of Anjela Piccard makes the sonic rhapsody complete while the sky-high chorus sends shivers down your spine. Big tune, big sound, big vox. Breathtaking!

Find out why here…


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Also on Spotify…

https://open.spotify.com/album/52GUsAlcnpN72QdZT5KYpd?si=T75mezNWQ9y8AVT4_y8Uhw
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(press promo photo received via artist)