2007

Whatever happened to the niche pastiche electro-pop exeperiment known as Roger...well life happens when you're busy making plans, running a marathon and writing music for other people.....

Practically speaking Roger project has been on hold for the past 12 months or so, mainly because Teemu has been playing synths and bass for his favourite band Boys Of Scandinavia. This current state of affairs won't go on forever, and Roger will be activated when the time is right, hopefully before the end of decade...

So in the meantime find below some links and info about the past releases and reviews, and check them out!

'Kids And Thieves' is getting more good reviews and radio play! 12" vinyl EP features remixes by Sly Wink, The Sigils, A.N.I.M.A.L....for more info visit Kids And Thieves' microsite

UK radioplay: Vic Mcglynn/BBC 6Music, Bethan Elfyn/BBC Wales, Terry Christian/BBC GMR, Ctrl Alt Dlt/Kerrang Radio, Stuart Mchugh/Radio Magnetic, Musical Pharmacy/Isles Fm, Phil Oylott/Radio Ceredigion, All Fm/Manchester, BCR Radio/Bradford, Phoenix Fm/Essex, Radio Rescue/Revolution Fm

Losing Today: The acutely addictive ‘Kids and Thieves’ mainlines into that whole early 80’s vibe, twinkling candy coated starry eyed electronics shimmer seductively with the skeletal chic of Heaven 17’s ‘Play to Win’ as though rewired by the pop super brain of Steven ‘Tintin’ Duffy. Elsewhere three additional remixes bolster this stirling set - from Paris’ ANIMAL, Manchester based mystery man Sly Wink and the Sigils AKA Andy Davidsson of Cardiff’s Slow Graffiti nights fame. The former injecting a veritable sense of A Certain Ratio to the brew with his loosely executed slack strung funky lines, while Sly Wink welds onto the undercarriage a seriously vibrantly gritty Kraftwerk like space age hyper drive leaving it to the Sigils to instil perhaps the best of the three sonic face lifts with a dreamily crafted backdrop that hustles and bustles vigorously while temptingly dipping into some sublimely carved mid 70’s silken synth pop overtures. Pristine pop - you just can’t beat it.

Pro Mobile Magazine: No surprise when listening to this that there has been input from a New Order direction. Combining this with a Depeche Mode aggressive touch in the mix gives a massive sound that can only be described as awesome. If there are more tracks like this to come, then we had better be watching for stadium filling gigs, as there just isn’t anything like it being produced at the moment. Very innovative, and it combines the computers and synths with a live sound in the vocals and percussion. Dynamic set.

Vanity Project: I love it when a record’s title alone provokes thought. In this case it was "surely all kids these days ARE thieves? Kids and thieves aren’t separate entities." My granny, God bless her dear departed soul, would have probably chipped in at that point with "especially these kids in those hoodies, they’re all bad news." But now she’s dead... Anyroadup, Roger is a Finnish architect from Manchester, and ‘Kids and Thieves’ was produced by Roger Lyons of New Order and Ladytron fame. The vocal is pure Neil Tenant and this is shameless 80’s pop sound. I leave the judgement in your capable hands.

Migmag UK: "Roger make sophisticated electro-pop...remix is good too"
Nitestylez Germany: "Mate Recordings comes up with two new releases in early 2006...will move every dancefloor, no matter if it's an Indie-discotheque or a straight Electronics-club..." read more
Mosoul UK: "Shouty vocals, snackin’ beats and violent bass guitar work are responsible for the irreparable damage to the features..."read more
Glasswerk UK: "Roger has great some good musical architecture..." read more
Angryape UK:"Festively sparkling, shouty like Talking Heads, camp like Pet Shop Boys..." read more
Manchestermusic UK:"Roger jerks it way back onto our turntables with thick slabs..." read more
Dogmanet UK: "Roger mixes the early days of modern dance with the artistry..." read more
'Kids And Thieves (The Sigils Remix) playlisted on Radiozero (Canada)... listen here