{"product_id":"his-name-is-alive-livonia","title":"His Name is Alive - Livonia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-left-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__content js-line-clamp-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line-clamped js-line-clamped-area\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis Name is Alive's 1990 Debut Album \u003cem\u003eLivonia\u003c\/em\u003e on LP: 2024 Remaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA storied part of the early 4AD catalog, His Name is Alive — the creative outlet of Michigan musician Warren Defever — was signed to the label in 1989, after founder Ivo Watts-Russell fell in love with their dark and fragmented sonic inclinations via cassette demos sent in the post. The project’s debut record,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLivonia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(named after Defever’s hometown), was released in June 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile His Name is Alive’s sound was in line with the gothic echoes of labelmates Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance, they also had a different, nonpareil quality, something existing on the boundary of this earth and another realm further underground. It was this otherness that piqued interest and proved the fulcrum of an unpredictable sound that often changed tack before listeners could second guess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA product of nearly ten years of Defever’s home recordings, produced and mixed by Watts-Russell and his This Mortal Coil collaborator John Fryer, their debut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLivonia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecemented the band’s presence among the 4AD’s well-established ethereal lineage, reinventing and refracting the 4AD sound through a prism. A study in shadows, the album examined the dual themes of love and loss, being woozily delivered as if dreamlike. When reissued a few years later in the US, the album’s title track was added – a non-linear study in guitar distortion – which completed the record and is a track that now stands out as one of the band’s finest moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-right-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"productView-details__heading\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__content productView-details__content__with-list\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs We Could Ever (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE Nicolle (Introduction) (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf July (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome and I (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFossil (Verse) (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE Nicolle (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaroline's Supposed Demon (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFossil (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReincarnation (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou and I Have Seizures (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Ghosts Affect Relationships (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarkest Dreams (2024 Remaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Redeye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47815481163950,"sku":"191400040908","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/files\/191400040908.jpg?v=1777932641","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/his-name-is-alive-livonia","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}