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Forenzics, an exciting new project from former Split Enz members Eddie Rayner and Tim Finn, announce the release of their debut album, Shades and Echoes. The project sees two artistic endeavours meet in the middle. Eddie and Tim had been revisiting some of their favourite sections from lesser-known Split Enz works, using them as inspiration and the basis for new songs.
This idea had been percolating in Tim’s mind for many years, since 1976, in fact, when Brian Eno visited a recording session of Split Enz’s Second Thoughts album at Basing Street Studios in London, where Eno’s Roxy Music bandmate Phil Manzanera was in the producer’s chair. Listening to a section of the Enz song “Walking Down A Road”, Eno declared “that was the best bit and [you] should just develop that”.
This mild provocation led, more than 40 years later, to Tim suggesting to Eddie they try it: write a brand new song over a section of one of their older ones. A little like an artist painting over one canvas to create another.
Also adding to the mix of the album are Enz’s Noel Crombie on percussion, Megan Washington adding some harmonious vocals and, on Guitar, Phil Manzanera; each dialed their parts in during Covid lockdown.
