Inc The Call - Inc The Call (1981)

Another underground french band, that released this longplay just after "Politics" 7inch.
I think, this was a "Scopa Invisible" production (so like their 7inch).
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Politics
02) I Know You
03) Red Or Grey
04) Definitive Decision
05) Lignes
06) Mirror
07) Pure As Ice
08) Friday Girls
09) We Know You

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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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Kosmonautentraum - Ungehörtes Unerhörtes (2005)

This is one of my favourite NDW acts, outstanding and precious.
Released by "Vinyl-on-demand" in 2005 as a rare tracks collection.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Kosmonautentraum Nr. 3 Der Deutsche
02) Kosmonautentraum Nr. 6 Nur Zum Spass - Nur Zum Spiel
03) Süsser Mond
04) Juri Gagarin
05) Wir Tanzen Tango
06) Tanz Den Kosmonaut
07) Waffenbrüder Für Den Frieden
08) Goldene Nacht
09) Bärte Entstellen Wärter
10) Geduld
11) Lösch Das Feuer
12) Hyperthrommatatronic
13) Husarengebrechen
14) Kosmonautentraum Nr. 1
15) Kosmonautentraum Nr. 2 Alltag

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Persona - Presque, Tout, Cassure (1989)

Coldwave band with some industrial/experimental influences. This project was a collaboration between two genious musicians: Marc Collin and Xavier Jamaux. If you're looking for sombre and weird pop music, then click Download.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) Angst
02) Vogler
03) Emak Bakkia
04) Haiku
05) Moyoas
06) Spirit
07) Abadona
08) Portrait De Bela En Vert

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"Sacrilège" compilation (1991)

The first release of legendary label "Prikosnovénie". To me, it's a cult work compilation. Actually I think about this stuff as the coldwave's resign till the 2000's.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) A Gethsemani - Linconnsing Finalay
02) Cherche-Lune - Noir-Ciel
03) Dada's Noise - Maria
04) A Gethsemani - Aux Alcôves Divines
05) Persona - Analogie
06) Interim - Père Lachaise
07) Complot Bronswick - Any Kind Of...
08) Pro Memoria - Brûler Manchester
09) Anastoria - Sir Bottom
10) Dada's Noise - La Maladie
11) Vincent Legallo - Infiniment Petit

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Art Decade - Urban Line (1990)

Fantastic (and, sadly, almost unknown) coldwave project from France. I believe there was a Brigade Internationale guy on vocals.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
01) 1980
02) Game Over
03) α
04) Inferno
05) β
06) Art Decade
07) Γ
08) Waking Of Tears
09) Sans Titre
10) δ
11) Urban Line
12) Once Upon A Time
13) If I'd Tried
14) Hanging Around
15) Lies
16) Game
17) 1990

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"La Muse Vénale" compilation (1985)

An outstanding coldwave compilation from Marseille side.
Released by Exil in 1985 as the cassette.
There's only one act, which may be called "famous" (Martin Dupont), others are almost unknown.
If you're looking for Closed Session material, look here (and be thankful to Capa Nostra).
About Formes Nouvelles: according to discogs.com, they released a CD. I'm still searching for this one.
Enjoy!

Tracklist:
Chapitre I:
01) Prelude
02) Vision Baroque - Mugarax
03) Vision Baroque - Send No Flowers
04) Vision Baroque - Le Goût Du Sang / The New
05) Corps Diplomatique - Sin Of Flesh
06) Corps Diplomatique - Puzzle Sheeps
07) Corps Diplomatique - Les Métamorphoses
08) Local Passion - Le Faiseur De Songes
09) Local Passion - Le Bouclier D'Athena
10) Local Passion - Nouvelle Histoire
11) Without Sense - Schizophrenia
12) Without Sense - Black Magic

Chapitre II:
01) Seventeen Steps - Melancholy
02) Seventeen Steps - Here Is To Her Smile
03) Martin Dupont - He Calls The Sky Hector
04) Martin Dupont - Accident Of Stars
05) Martin Dupont - Top Of The Pyramid
06) Closed Session - What Have You Learnt
07) Closed Session - Proctis Day
08) Formes Nouvelles - Present And The Lost
09) Formes Nouvelles - The Sun, He, Never Lies
10) Formes Nouvelles - Greece On The Morning
11) Outro

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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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