China Man Vs China Girl

When not running the brilliant Freaksville label, Benjamin Schoos is concentrating his efforts into producing lush, string-laden, melancholic and very French pop.  Here, on this debut British album, he's working with guest vocalists including Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Mark Gardener (Ride), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) and Parisian icon Marie France.  Inspired by the technical genius of orchestrator Jean Claude Vannier (Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire De Melody Nelson). Benjamin has created a rich rhythmic FM pop sound drawing on the glossy melody and soaring synthesizers of '70s soft rock with orchestral flourishes taken from the best of French cinema soundtracks.