Begin Says - Under The Palm-Trees (1989)

Influenced by Clair Obscur and Marc Seberg, with some neoclassical & avant-garde edges, this coldwave band made the only album (and here is the CD edit, which includes two bonus tracks).
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Mother-The Earth
02) Incarnazionne
03) Viva Los G.I.'s
04) Medical Obsession
05) Amore
06) Sado's Way Of Life
07) Rock Star
08) Beautiful Days
09) A.M.D.
10) The Bridge
11) L.S.D.
12) Cycle

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"Nos Années Folles" compilation (1990)

Well, today's post is this classic crossover compilation.
Here are ethereal-obsessed coldwave acts Pro Memoria & Rosa Luxemburg, touching pop miracles Spleen Ideal and Lost Desert, unique Clair Obscur and Formes Nouvelles, which I've actually posted before.
Released by Marc Collin's label "New Horizon" in 1990.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Pro Memoria - Le Cri
02) Pro Memoria - Le Prisme
03) Spleen Ideal - Autoportrait
04) Spleen Ideal - Océan
05) Lost Desert - Conversation
06) Lost Desert - Etrange Satyre
07) Clair Obscur - Auld Lang Syne
08) Clair Obscur - Can't Wait No More
09) Rosa Luxemburg - How Could We Die
10) Rosa Luxemburg - Fatal Sleeping
11) Formes Nouvelles - Greece On The Morning
12) Formes Nouvelles - The Sun, He Never Lies

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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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Clair Obscur - Smurf In The Gulag (1986)

Today's post is a 12-inch vinyl from Clair Obscur.
Probably, it was time of band's musical redirection from post-punk to industrial coldwave.
Enjoy!

01) Smurf In The Gulag
02) Le Cheminement Du Pelerin
03) La Ballade Des Gens Heureux

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"L'Appel De La Muse" compilation (1989)

Released by "Alea jacta est" label in 1989.
Here you can find the coldest opera by Excès Nocturne, the industrial-oriented track by Medikao and gothic post-punk masterpiece by Lucie Cries...
Probably, this 10-track compilation is the best place to start listening coldwave!
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Lucie Cries "The Muse's Calling"
02) Clair Obscur "Froh"
03) L'an III "Les Enfants"
04) Medikao "Sex Gore"
05) Little Nemo "Alan's Waiting (2nd Version)"
06) Excès Nocturne "Dahlia Noir"
07) Tuatha De Danann "Anastoria"
08) Mary Goes Round "The Nightmare (1st Version)"
09) Message "The Grave"
10) Asylum Party "Dreaming"

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Clair Obscur - Demos (1981)

The excellent example to compare early and late albums.
Especially, guitars strikingly differ.
Early songs were fulfilled with a "fresh youth" energy.
Hysterical, tragic and even apocalyptic demo.

Tracklist:

01) Hear My Voice
02) Nichevo
03) Bad Lover
04) Trust In You
05) Tristan Tzara
06) Holy Men
07) Souvenirs De La Foret
08) Sound Of The Toundra
09) Cudecos Plastified
10) Photo Romance

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Clair Obscur - In Out (1988)

This longplay wasn't so post-punky such as early works.
Created by the influence of classical music and old french cabaret,
"In Out" got a little other audience, but I still like this one.
I'm really charmed with these neoclassical romantic things.

Tracklist:

01) Defini
02) Blume
03) Artistic slaughter
04) Auld lang syne
05) The last encounter
06) Valse
07) Petite fable
08) Tzarin

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