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Steve Hiett
Down On The Road By The Beach
Efficient Space (ES010)
Be With Records (BEWITH061LP)
1x Vinyl LP Album Reissue Remastered
Release date: Sep 19, 2019, Europe
A mirage caught between a Polaroid flash and a sunset fade — Down On The Road By The Beach drifts like a dream of the ’80s that never quite ended. Steve Hiett, the fashion photographer turned accidental musician, captured a sound as cinematic as his images: hazy guitar lines drenched in chorus, softly whispered vocals, and the languid pulse of distant waves looping forever.
Originally released in Japan in 1983, this cult record floats in that rare space where Balearic pop, lounge melancholy, and avant minimalism all dissolve into pure atmosphere. Each track feels like a photograph left too long in the sun — bleached, nostalgic, beautifully suspended.
Down On The Road By The Beach isn’t just background music; it’s emotional tone study — an entire world built from light, distance, and the quiet ache of memory.
A1
Blue Beach – Welcome To Your Beach
A2
Never Find A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)
A3
By The Pool
A4
Roll Over, Beethoven – Out Of The Beach
A5
In The Shade
A6
Looking Across The Street
A7
Long Distance Look
B1
Hot Afternoon
B2
Crying In The Sun
B3
The Next Time
B4
Miss B.B. Walks Away
B5
Sleep Walk
B6
Standing There
