NOVAPHONIA

Antonio L. Newton AKA Tony Newton (born 1948) is a multi-instrumentalist from Detroit, MI who began his professional career at the age of thirteen, playing bass guitar with blues legends like John Lee Hooker and T-Bone Walker. Discovered by Motown executive Hank Cosby while playing the Detroit blues circuit at the age of 18, he became the touring bassist with Smokey Robinson and the Miracles on the famed 1965 European aeMotown ReviewAE tour. Within two years, Newton became the MiraclesAE musical director. Tony Newton also toured and recorded with other Motown artists such as The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5aand countless others. Earning the nickname othe Baby Funk Brothero he left his trademark of solid, hard-driving and deftly clever grooves on such timeless hits as oWhere Did Our Love Go,o oBaby Love,o oStop In The Name Of Love,o oNowhere to Run,o oABC,o oNever Can Say Goodbye,o oDonAEt Leave Me This Way,o and many others. Next to his impressive body of work for Motown, Newton can be heard on several hit singles from labels like Invictus-Hotwax and Stax. Later, Newton gained recognition as a member of both the acclaimed jazz-rock fusion group: The New Tony Williams Lifetime (headed by Miles DavisAE drummer Tony Williams) and the British hard rock group: G-Force (with veteran guitarist Gary Moore). Tony Newton also recorded several solo albums during his impressive career, including the two total classics: aeMysticism & RomanceAE (1978) and aeNovaphoniaAE (1987). On the album, we are presenting you today (Novaphonia from 1987) the listener is treated to something UNIQUE (and this is not an overstatement). Newton really puts the aemultiAE into multi-instrumentalist, playing the synthesizers, the electric bass and the drum machine. Experimental is the keyword here, sounds vary from psych/trance (almost like a soundtrack from a space movie), to funk, fusion, rock, R&B, soul and jazz. Novaphonia has both elements of Tony NewtonAEs impressive musical past and his vision for the future. Spacious synths, unusual instruments and an all-around cosmic approach make this an aeout of this worldAE and VERY intriguing album. Resonant, sonically rich, sonorous, colorful, mind-expanding sounds are what one should expect from the 20th century Novaphonic sound developed to its greatest extent. These harmonies are innately pleasing to the human ear, mind and nervous system. Explore new musical frontiers intended to catapult the listener towards new dimensionsathis is an album that just begs for a special place in your record collection! Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first-ever vinyl reissue of aeNovaphoniaAE since its release in 1987. This rare & private pressed album (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited 180g vinyl edition (500 copies) complete with the original artwork.