Retrospective Works and Live Performances
However, Fatal Charm were to return. In 1996, a retrospective collection of the band's earliest material was released (titled Out of my Head, by The Fatal Charm).
Then in 2005, Arnall returned to the original tapes of various archived recordings, some of them previously unreleased and others unfinished. The keyboards and synthesizers were stripped back and replaced with a cleaner, more contemporary guitar sound. The resulting 'rocked-up' versions have a more assured and dynamic resonance, but crucially, remain sympathetic to Simmonds' vocals, which have greater maturity than hitherto. The third Fatal Charm album is simply entitled Pop and includes a re-worked version of "Western Laughter", previously only available as a flexi-disc given away free at early concerts.
Pop, published by the band's own Cycles And Trips label is only available through the website and appears therefore to be a side-project rather than an attempt to re-launch the band in a full time capacity.
Simmonds has over the years obtained qualifications in music, trained her voice to cover a range of singing styles, become a singing teacher and has sung with internationally acclaimed vocal groups The Swingle Singers (1st alto) and Synergy. Her other credits include contributions to the soundtracks for Troy, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Shrek 2; also backing vocals for Björk at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games.
Pop was followed by the release of further retrospective albums featuring the various incarnations of the band. After a lengthy period of inactivity, Fatal Charm performed live dates in March and April 2012 and added more dates throughout the year.
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