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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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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L'An III - Untitled (1987)

Another french coldwave miracle.
Very impressive and melodic songs, similar to Neutral Project.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Suicide
02) Euthanasie
03) Utopie
04) Mise Au Point
05) Accident Mortel
06) Isanera
07) Pas Comme Ca
08) Konzentration Läger
09) Berlin
10) Déferlements
11) Erster Tod, Zweites Leben
12) Enjoy
13) No Way
14) Interdictions

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Tuatha De Danann - Éclectique (1988)

Excellent coldwave act, known by these compilations.
Their music contains some elements of ritual industrial alongside with the romantic touching pop songs.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) La Danse Macabre
02) L'Horloge
03) Instrumental
04) La Colère
05) Classique
06) Changement
07) Instrumental
08) Éclectique
09) Mémoire Perdue
10) Instrumental
11) Numero Six
12) Confusion

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Sombre Septembre - Le Nez Rouge 7'' + Mélancolie (from "Esom Elion Esmaris") (1989)

Excellent music for walking alone amongst the autumn leaves!
Nostalgic and melancholic one...
P.S. I couldn't find a song "Passée La Nuit" to complete their discography.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Le Nez Rouge
02) Le Sommeil De Trop?
+ 03) Mélancolie (Esom Elion Esmaris VA - 1989)

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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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The Bonaparte's - Shiny Battles (1985)

Another almost forgotten french post-punk/coldwave band.
They released only two LP's. I think this one's better than "Welcome To The Isle Of Dogs". By the way, Lol Tolhurst helped them to make their second album!
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) The Battle Of Iena
02) Waterloo's Front
03) Shiny Light
04) Women In Light
05) They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha! Ha!...

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Neutral Project - Comme Un Oiseau De Proie... (1989)

Well, after 20 days of absence, I'm coming back.
Today's post is a first release of Neutral Project.
IMHO, NP is the best Kristian Dernoncourt project I've ever heard.
My favourite song here is "J'Appelle...".
This stuff is very haunting and dramatic.
Enjoy!

01) Soleil De Nuit (2ème Eclipse)
02) J'Appelle...
03) A Vision In Your Eyes
04) Enigmatic Dream
05) La Mer Des Sarcasmes
06) Reviens!
07) Future
08) Nuit D'Automne
09) Révolte De L'Amour
10) Et Le Rêve Devint Légende

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