Saturday 18 October 2008

Zero Divide - Ciné Club (1984)



A fantastic coldwave act from Paris.
They released only this 7inch vinyl.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Ciné Club
02) Scénario

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Bunker Strasse - Bunker (1987)



BunkerStrasse's first official release.
Released by Hayoon Limit? label.
Thanks to Hochmah for providing this K7.
If you ask me for the best place to start listening to french coldwave, then I advise you this stuff.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) My Own Way
02) Le Retour Du Roi
03) Mirror
04) Tears (Live)
05) Souvenirs (Live)

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Clair Obscur - Demos (1990)



Another rare demo-cassette from one of my all-time favourite bands, Clair Obscur.
This could be an official version of album "Rock" in 1990.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) La Terre
02) L'Etude
03) Downtown Part 1
04) Downtown Part 2
05) We Went
06) La Bourse Ou La Vie
07) Multiple
08) Showtime/Saint Joseph
09) Venceremos

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Da - Dark Rooms (1981) + Charge - Luxury (1982)



Da were an almost unknown punk/new-wave band from Chicago rock scene. It reminds Siouxsie And The Banshees a little. And... I'm still looking for their next work "Time Will Be Kind".
Charge were from London. "Punk turns into goth" or something like that. Their only studio LP can be found here.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
Da - Dark Rooms 7" (1981)
01) Dark Rooms
02) White Castles

Charge - Luxury 7" (1982)
01) Luxury
02) Madman In The North

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Cherche-Lune - Dun Amrys (1994)



Nice ethereal/neoclassical stuff, similar to Collection d'Arnell~Andréa and Rise And Fall Of A Decade.
First I heard them on an outstanding "Sacrilège" compilation, released in 1991 by french label Prikosnovénie.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Wolfgang
02) Shili
03) Y S
04) Circe
05) Berceuse
06) Waerda
07) Dark Eyes
08) Lettre A...

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Saturday 4 October 2008

Fatidic Seconde - Métropolis 7" (1985)



Touching and catchy "cold pop". Highly recommended to eurodance-music fans.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Métropolis
02) Le Feu De Perles

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Bunker Strasse - Live In Ronchin 24.09.1989 ("Espoirs Ephémères" festival)



Today's post is this rare live tape by genious coldwave band from the north of France. Getting some titles from this K7 was VERY hard, but I thank Didier Vendevilie, a Bunker Strasse musician, which helped me to get some knowness. And, of course, thanks Alex Flaying for this material!
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Intro/Rêve De Pierre
02) Les Amants Maudits
03) Mirror
04) Les 25 Pièces Sont Vides
05) For I Can
06) Folie Démence
07) Suicide
08) Senso
09) Feast
10) Crime

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