Vietnam Rafale - Asile Tropical (1982)

An obscure band from Versailles.
And yes, this vinyl has been released on Faites Le Vous-Même, a legendary (but a bit underground) label.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
1) Asile Tropical
2) Lili Calcium
3) Trois Orchidées

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Panoramas - Amanda (1982)

Two beautiful songs in one box. Released by Polydor (!) in 1982.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Amanda
02) Les Secrets Du Pharaon

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Detective - When The Curtain Falls (1982)

Lyon's crazy quintet wanted you to remember coldwave!
Great synth atmospheres and spiky vocals.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) When The Curtain Falls
02) Say You Remember

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Movement - Movement (1984)

Here's legendary wave band from Lyon and its first Contorsion release.
Well, this record is such a prominent thing.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01) Lies
02) Divide & Rule
03) Silent Guard
04) Suspended Animation (Red Light)
05) Figure Head
06) And Time Forgets

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Renaissance Noire - Royaumont (1994)

The day to contribute a french (neo)classics!
This is a compilation of 1991-1993 works, released by their own label.
"Totally medieval" for rainy autumn evenings.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Hymne Au Roi Soleil
02) Le Chant Des Solitudes
03) Au Dela Du Cercle De Lumière
04) Sous Le Soleil De Novembre
05) Désirs Dans La Poussière
06) Rouge Est Sa Lune
07) La Chasse A Courre
08) Cherche Lune
09) Les Coquelicots

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Cérémonies - Le Goût Du Saké (1984)

Another cold miracle from Paris. Obsessed with japanese poetry and cinematic deaths.
This is the band's only release. Recorded 8/12/1984 at DB Studio.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Le Goût Du Saké
02) Kiss Of Death

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"L'Appel De La Muse, Vol. 2" compilation (1992)

French gothic rock (or maybe you should call it "post-coldwave") compilation. Excellent continuation to the first LADLM part!
There is just one lack in a disc scheme - "more rock, less wave".
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Ellysgarden - Gods From Factory
02) The Dark - War Of Men
03) Rosa Luxemburg - Day After
04) Rosa Luxemburg - Winter
05) Decades - Bien Et Mal
06) Every New Dead Ghost - The Promise
07) Lucie Cries - L'Oeil De Chronos
08) Asylum Party - Green Wisdom
09) Babel 17 - Lo Mi Hi
10) In Articulo Mortis - Winterland
11) Ellysgarden - Over, The Fancies
12) The Architect Of European Decay - Coliseum
13) The Dark - Scream For You
14) M.A.T. - Sex Bomb
15) No Words - Again And Again
16) Neutral Project - Head In The Sky
17) Tuatha De Danann - Traversée
18) Passions Mortelles - She Cared Neither For God Nor Man
19) Lucie Cries - Ultima Verba

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"Unreleased III" compilation (1990)

Full of modern classical signs and coldwave's despair, this compilation would be a great part in your music collection. Well, my personal hope in seeing the re-edition is still alive.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) No Words - Futile Research
02) Vincent Legallo - Helioneiros N° 1
03) No Words - Silent Call
04) Asylum Party - Wet Button
05) Rise And Fall Of A Decade - Unity Mitford
06) Trees Dance - Fracture
07) Rise And Fall Of A Decade - Theme Kurland
08) No Words - Classical Side
09) In The Nursery - Seraphic
10) Trees Dance - Lust In Holy Dust
11) Rise And Fall Of A Decade - Galdhöppigen Glittertind
12) Trees Dance - No Access
13) Vincent Legallo - Orgues Allemands
14) No Words - Prémonition
15) No Words - Hommage A Gaétan Blondeau

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Crux Ansata - I Feel The Atmosphere (1989)

Another Endraum-related project.
I think, it's amazing! You should give a try to this music.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) I Feel The Atmosphere
02) No Time For Lies
03) Imprinted In My Mind
04) This Night Of Memories

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Opfer Der Hingabe - Felicity (1991)

Well, it's raining hardly and my mood is pretty blue...
Still a good moment to post this melancholic tune-box, which included Roman Rütten (Endraum) and Dieter Mauson (Nostalgie Eternelle).
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) The Victim
02) Prediction (Brainwave-Version)
03) Felicity
04) I Don't Care
05) Prediction (Visualised Version)
06) Opfer Der Hingabe

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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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Relatives Menschsein - Moritat (1991)

Today is the day for the dramatic NDT act, Relatives Menschsein, and its first release "Moritat".
Highly recommended to Goethes Erben fans.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Verflucht
02) Tempel
03) Sehnsucht (Homerecorded)
04) Der Clown (Homerecorded)

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