This C90 cassette from Pavlov's Children, with a textured card inlay, features hypnotic trance inducing synthetic patterns, minimal rhythm sequences, power tools and tape loops interjected with distant repetitive vocals.
Limited to 100 hand numbered copies. Get one while you still can!
Recorded at Uranerein Studios.
Buy:
As with many minimal wave/ cold wave groups, Ruth were extremely short-lived. Hailing from France, the band consisted of Thiery Müller, Phillippe Doray and Ruth Ellyeri. They formed in the mid-80s, and parted ways soon after releasing Polaroïd/Roman/Photo in ’85.
| 1. | Thriller (5:05) | |
| 2. | Polaroid/Roman/Photo (5:03) | |
| 3. | She Brings The Rain (5:05) | |
| 4. | Misty Mouse (4:56) | |
| 5. | Mabelle (3:48) | |
| 6. | Mots (5:22) | |
| 7. | Tu M'ennuies (10:30) | |
| 8. | Polaroid/Roman/Photo (Cotton Wool Mix 84) (4:50) | |
| 9. | Sans Mots (L'Orchestre Inachevé Remix 2001) (7:02) | |
| 10. | Polaroid/Roman/Photo (Instrumental First Mix 82) (14:57) |
Untitled is Factory Floor’s debut full length, released this year, on Blast First Petite with their new line-up: Dom Butler (electronics), Gabe Gurnsey (drums), Nik Colk (vocals/ guitar).
Expect repetitive reverb-diluted almost-spoken-word vocals over ice cold sequenced synthesizer patterns with colossal bursts of guitar noise scratched out with a violin bow and a precise build up of metronomic drum beats, both electronic and acoustic.
One of the most, if not, the most interesting band London has to offer at the moment.
Their record also includes a short impressionistic art film made by the group.
| 1. | A Wooden Box | |
| 2. | Solid Sound | |
| 3. | Lying | |
| 4. | 16-16-9-20-1-14-9-7 |
Signed to ZE records and produced by Chris Stein of Blondie, the French new-wave outfit, Casino Music, was lead by Gilles Riberolles, Eric Weber, Anatole Mundi and Jean Michel Lemeur. With only two LP’s, one EP and appearing on a handful of compilations that was to follow, the band disbanded in ’79, shortly after they began.
Expect funky guitar riffs over rhythmic bass lines, French vocals, horns, cowbells, and a synth thrown in for good measures.
| 1. | Faites Le Proton (5:18) | |
| 2. | Amour Sauvage (3:32) | |
| 3. | Vite et Bien (4:18) | |
| 4. | C'est Extraordinaire (3:56) | |
| 5. | Saint Tropez (2:34) | |
| 6. | Burger City (3:05) | |
| 7. | Ailleurs (3:11) | |
| 8. | Jingle Gangster (2:30) | |
| 9. | Do You Feel Blue (3:21) | |
| 10. | Faites Le Proton (Instrumental) (3:13) | |
| 11. | The Beat Goes On (3:53) | |
| 12. | Hardcore (Single Edit) (2:51) | |
| 13. | Go Go World (3:57) | |
| 14. | Concorde (Single Edit) (3:23) | |
| 15. | Concorde (Long Version) (6:04) |
| 16. | Encore Hardcore (Long Version) (6:12) | |
| 17. | Max Le Menace (2:30) |
The Belgian synth group Polyphonic Size formed in '79 and comprised of Rolling Stones fan, Roger-Marc Vande Voorde. From an early age he learnt to play the guitar and began to play in small local bands playing covers such as Get Back, Jumping Jack Flash, Walk On the Wild Side and Gloria...
Releasing only a handful of EP’s and a couple LP’s; the second EP, Pragmatic Songs, was written by both Roger-Marc and Régine K (a very strange girl, fond of S&M, and breeding snakes in her own flat...)
The experimental minimal-wave EP combines delicate, shimmering, relaxed, yet melodic pop with repetitive, hypnotic synthetic patterns.
| 1. | Logique Polygonale (3:05) | |
| 2. | Ommatidia (2:13) | |
| 3. | Party (2:47) | |
| 4. | Traveling Things (3:24) |
Death In June arose in June ‘80 from the ashes of classic '77 British punk band Crisis, however the newly formed Death In June were a much more obscure proposition.
Consisting of Douglas Pearce, Tony Wakeford, Patrick Leagas the group took inspiration from German history, adopting and incorporating WWII imagery in both music and artwork.
Expect rumbling militaristic drums, complimented by heavily delayed guitar work, over driving Joy Division-esq bass lines and an offset of harmonic vocals conveying the many political events of WWII.
Download:
Death In June - The Guilty Have No Pride
Tracklisting:
| 1. | Till The Living Flesh Is Burned (4:22) | |
| 2. | All Alone In Her Nirvana (3:00) | |
| 3. | State Laughter (5:49) | |
| 4. | Nothing Changes (2:58) | |
| 5. | Nation (3:38) | |
| 6. | The Guilty Have No Pride (2:31) | |
| 7. | Heaven Street (4:11) |
Formed in ‘82, the French Coldwave outfit, Opéra de Nuit hailed from Valréas, France and consisted of Erik Adrien, Jean-François, Franck Adrien, Richard Fekkar and Azzedine. After their self-titled release in ’88 they decided to call it quits after receiving a restricted amount of success in France alone. Their second EP, Sourire de l'Ombre, featured the track Ami-Amant, which contained haunting female vocal over driving synthetic/ bass grooves. It was soon to became a dance floor staple.
Download:
Opéra De Nuit - Sourire de L'Ombre
Tracklisting:
| 1. | Sourire De L'Ombre (3:53) | |
| 2. | Ami-Amant (3:36) | |
| 3. | Invitation (4:14) | |
| 4. | Possesion (5:25) |
Posts
