From The Desk Of Erasure’s Andy Bell: Egyptian Art Of Cat Painting

Oh, l’amour! Andy Bell is back with a brand new solo offering. The Erasure frontman is releasing the techno-tinged Non–Stop (Mute) this week. The LP was co-produced by Bell and Pascal Gabriel (Kylie Minogue, Ladyhawke, Miss Kittin, Little Boots). Gabriel also helmed Bell’s previous releases as Mimó. Non-Stop‘s first single, “Call On Me,” pulses with a glittering electronic beat and features heavily processed vocals with an Italo-disco flair. It’s quite a departure from the romantic, falsetto-driven synth pop of Erasure, drawing inspiration from soul, techno, Tin Pan Alley and even opera. Bell will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with him.

Bell: One of the spookiest things I’ve ever seen in my life in one of the Tory newspapers here in the U.K. was an article on the Egyptian art of cat painting. Apparently, you lull the cat into a trance-like state and then carefully stroke it with the brush with lots of lovely rainbow colours to dazzling effect! The illusion only lasts for as long as the cat stays motionless; once the cat moves, the paint dust blows away and the illusion is lost. It makes you feel like you’ve eaten a strange mushroom or are a witness to the Cheshire Cat from Alice In Wonderland for real!

Video after the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUnqbBgYZmI