Satellite Paradiso

"To my ears, Satellite Paradiso on record is exactly what you would expect from a player of his stature and intellect. John references his esteemed history while stretching the boundaries of the genre with new sounds, textures, and rhythms." - Tom Semioli, Huffington Post

“Previews of Satellite Paradiso tracks including “Insomnia,” “Touch the Sky,” and “Angelic” find Ashton pushing the sonic boundaries he forged a generation ago. And his penchant for anthemic melodies is as strong as it ever was. No wonder Mr. Ashton has a difficult time containing his passion.” - Tom Semioli, Huffington Post

“John Ashton unveils SATELLITE PARADISO, a long-gestating all-star project that explores cosmological questions uniting science, nature, and temporality with a totalizing virtuosity. Distortion becomes a palpable electromagnetic field as Ashton embarks on a Dante-esque sonic journey through a rhythmic wormhole in space-time that leads somewhere between 1984 and a timeless utopian future.” - Aidan Levy, The Village Voice

"With Fred Schreck on vocals, the album rockets to invincible heights. As a frontman, Schreck is a force of nature, whose rich vocals are a powerhouse amongst a million electric currents. As an album, SATELLITE PARADISO is a musical wonder, music to completely submerge yourself in and feel every quiver of emotion and be in awe of its dexterity." - Manchester Review (UK)

“From power pop to rock 'n' roll aggression, this is a project just itching for airplay” - Vive Le Rock (UK)

“With its virtuoso riffs, sonic swirls, sassy sax, melancholic cello and powerful vocals, SATELLITE PARADISO is music of the highest calibre.” - Manchester Review (UK)

“SATELLITE PARADISO is clearly a labour of musical love. How John Ashton has managed to cajole and inspire such a plethora of talent onto one album is quite awe inspiring... This record floats and it kicks and it bites, but it always feels like it is involving you. I listened to it and almost felt like I was on it.” - Sabotage Times

“People looking for everything they loved about the Furs will find plenty to enjoy on the album, and people looking for the next chapter in all this will also find plenty to pique their interest.” - Vents Magazine

“There is a definite ‘Furs vibe on several tracks, but SATELLITE PARADISO are forging new paths while retaining elements of the contributors’ past projects. All 10 tracks are immediately resonant and call for repeated plays... I can’t really say enough about this record – it is stunning.” - Jason's Jukebox

"Satellite Paradiso’s self-titled debut was recently reissued by Mi5/Universal. In addition to Schreck and Ashton, the album's jaw-dropping list of performers includes Big Paul Ferguson (Killing Joke), Sara Lee and Gail Ann Dorsey (Gang of Four), Amanda Kramer (Psychedelic Furs/Information Society/Golden Palominos), Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys/Rocket From The Tombs), sax hero Mars Williams and Mercury Rev’s Jonathan Donahue and Anthony Molina, among others." - Joel Gausten

“(Fred Schreck's) tonality and phrasings are an amalgamation of Ian McCullouch of Echo & the Bunnymen, Steve Kibley of The Church and even Bono of U2. So his vocal “sound,” though not raspy like Richard Butler, will still be very familiar to fans of the Furs because it parallels that era.” - Veer Magazine

“John Ashton has formed a new band, Satellite Paradiso, and it feels like a natural extension of his previous efforts.” - Vanyaland

“(Ashton) has also linked up with artists like Sara Lee of Gang of Four / B-52's, members of his former band - Psychedelic Furs, Paul Ferguson of Killing Joke, plus former members of Lou Reed and David Bowie's bands, and many more.” - Officially A Yuppie