"I've read about how Kraftwerk wanted to remove all of the humanity from their music, but Eno often spoke about wanting to make synthesized music that felt distinctly human,"
"As much as Kraftwerk is a sonically foundational influence, with this record I leaned much more towards the Eno school of thought. That this thing should be as unvarnished and warm as possible."
"Named for a line in poet Anne Carson's book, The Beauty of the Husband, the band's fourth studio album is synth pop with a soul, exploring what happens when loss and change enter your life."
"In this session, the Brooklyn band perform songs from Dance Called Memory in a mini-concert recorded exclusively for World Cafe. Enjoy. This episode of World Cafe was produced by Will Loftus. The web story was created by Miguel Perez. Our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our senior producer is Kimberly Junod."
Nation of Language's fourth studio album, Dance Called Memory, blends synth-pop with emotional depth, focusing on loss and change. Ian Devaney prioritized a humanizing, unvarnished synth aesthetic influenced more by Brian Eno than by Kraftwerk's mechanical approach. The album title derives from a line in Anne Carson's The Beauty of the Husband. Tracks such as "In Another Life," "I'm Not Ready for the Change," "Inept Apollo," and "Can You Reach Me?" explore the push and pull of feeling within electronic music. The band performed songs from the album in a mini-concert recorded for World Cafe, credited with several production contributors.
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