Think of him as footnote, a cult favorite, or a lost treasure, but it's the last one that gets the most support on
LTM's excellent
Paul Haig compilation.
At Twilight collects singles and album cuts
Haig recorded for the
Les Disques du Crepuscule label during the '80s, along with nine tracks from a shelved album that was recorded with
Associates member
Alan Rankine in the producer's chair. The music sounds as if
New Order were fronted by a futurist lounge singer with "Heaven Help You Now," "The Only Truth," and "Justice" being the hookiest, most pop, and slickest examples. Those club favorites are balanced with clever covers like the breakdancey version of
Sly Stone's "Running Away," and
Haig also dipped into the experimental with ease, as the
Cabaret Voltaire-produced "The Executioner" and the cover of
Suicide's "Ghost Rider" both display. The bright synths and upbeat funkiness suggest that everyone from
Erasure to
the Neptunes know the man's hooky secret, so get hip to his tasteful brand of synth-pop here and then wonder why the great
Haig is brought up more often during '80s night. ~ David Jeffries
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