Astley is more widely known for the people she's played with than her own records. A classically trained British pianist and flutist who also happens to be Pete Townshend's sister-in-law, she contributed piano to Townshend's "Slit Skirts," and has played sessions for Siouxsie & the Banshees. Her late-'70s band, The Ravishing Beauties, also included future Dream Academy singer Kate St. John and Nicky Holland, who would work with Tears for Fears and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Astley's sparse body of work combines ambient, even experimental textures and song structures with her pretty soprano vocals. Producing three albums, her records are recommended to listeners looking for intriguing ambient British pop who find the Cocteau Twins and the 4AD stable too wimpy and pretentious. 'Promise Nothing' collects two EPs: 'A Bao A Qu' (1982) on the side 1 and 'Love's A Lonely Place To Be' (1983) on the side 2, plus the track "Futility" originally released on the New Musical Express' 'Mighty Reel' cassette tape compilation from 1982. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]
Label: Les Disques Du Crépuscule – TWI 194
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Country: Belgium
Released: Sep 1983
Style: Minimal, Ambient, Experimental, Ethereal, Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave, Art Pop, Chamber Pop
Tracklist:
A1 We Will Meet Them Again 4:00
A2 Arctic Death 3:02
A3 Angel Crying 3:46
A4 Sanctus 2:08
B1 Love's A Lonely Place To Be 3:27
B2 Soaring 3:25
B3 Futility 3:25
B4 A Summer Long Since Passed 4:40
B5 It's Too Hot To Sleep 5:40
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