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People On Sunday
  1. I Arrival
  2. II II Gone For A Wander
  3. III III Sunshine in 1929
  4. IV IV Water Theme (Le Château de Corail)
  5. V V We Almost Got Lost
  6. VI VI Falling Asleep Under Pine Trees
  7. VII VII People On Sunday
  8. VIII VIII Merry-Go-Round
  9. IX IX Running Down The Hill
  10. X X Rituals
  11. XI XI Watching Boats Pass By
  12. XII XII Back To Everyday Life
  13. XIII XIII Everyday Life

DOMENIQUE DUMONT

People On Sunday

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Explorative and experimental yet bucolic and cinematic – this electronic exploration was composed as a soundtrack to the 1930 silent film of the same name but the end result is so much more, with touches of Klaus Schulze, Eno’s film work and Mort Garson making this an essential slice of synthy goodness.

Like Domenique Dumont’s earlier albums, ‘People On Sunday’ evokes a more innocent, carefree time conjured by wistful electronics full of warmth and melody. Touching on the hazy exotica that made those two records so alluring, here Dumont draws on his love of classical music, library music and early electronic experimentation to create a timeless, optimistic sound. If his past productions possessed a certain Mediterranean quality, across these 13 new pieces Dumont’s shimmering synth-pop has an enchanting simplicity. Part documentary, part fiction, the film ‘People On Sunday’ follows a group of characters going about their business in Weimar-era Berlin over one weekend and shows normal life in Germany before dictatorship. “The film shows people and their surroundings shortly before all of it was destroyed,” says Dumont. “Ironically, watching this movie with the eyes of today, it looks more surreal than documentary. And I can’t help but think and reflect about the times we are living in now. We might have similar desires people had a hundred years ago, but we now have a completely different approach to life.”