Mega scarce 7" here. I heard it through the grapevine that the artist was contacted as to whether he had any spare copies laying around, and he apparently wants nothing to do with that part of his life or the music industry in general, and destroyed everything he had left... How unfortunate! I'd have liked to find out whether he had some unreleased material... Oh well, enjoy!
Well, I know Phil from the incredibly great blog A Viable Commercial has been looking for this one for quite a while. So, I guess I couldn't help myself. It doesn't hurt that it's a quite outstanding minimal synth gem. A private release out of Germany, the exact release year doesn't seem to be posted anywhere, so perhaps if someone out there knew they could share? (Update in comments below). Seen this pop up on eBay a few times now, and hasn't gone for terribly unreasonable prices (whatever that means), so if you're looking for it, keep an eye out. Until then... enjoy!
Now, I know what you're thinking, and it was my initial reaction as well. However, no relation to Ruth -- that I'm aware of anyway. As far as I know this 7" is a stand-alone release by the artist. A nice French minimal wave sound on both sides, once again I fall victim to this style. Enjoy!
It's been a while since I've posted something in the funky, italo vein. So I'm going with this nice 12" EP from, you guessed it, Italy. Thanks to Ale for tipping me off to it, some time ago. The song "Fire" has a video, in two different versions actually... One of which I'll embed below, the other you can view here. Check it out and... enjoy!
Well, I figure I might as well run the gamut with Tor Dybdahl releases. Well, almost anyway. As I mentioned in the previous post, Downers were another project of this great Norwegian artist. This is a three-track 7", all of which are a nice listen. The cover art is basically representative of the sound. The version of "Run Away" here is different from that which is featured on The Temptation Tapes Vol. 1 (which you should all buy!). I've also got this slightly different version of "December Rain", which you can get here. Enjoy!
Here we have one of the few projects by the brilliant Norwegian artist, Tor Dybdahl. Also involved in one of my first posts, Clockwork Orange (as well as Downers and The French Connection). All of the aforementioned are featured on an absolutely brilliant LP called "The Temptation Tapes Vol. 1" on Hommage Records. Trust me it's totally worth buying, you can order it here. In any case, this is a true gem from my favorite Norwegian artist. Enjoy!
Here's a nice minimal synth 7" from the UK that's quite dark and moody (also known as: great). It's definitely not a record I'd consider easy to find, even at exorbitant prices, so these mp3s should do you well for now. Enjoy.
And here's the 2nd 7" to match the release below, which I believe completes the band's discography (but tell me if I'm wrong). Enjoy!
Got a pair of scarce 7"s from synth wave band Reserve to post up, the 2nd of which I'll post a bit later. A friend of mine is selling this one on eBay right now if anyone's interested. Might want to jump on it if you're a collector, definitely not easy to find! Don't have much time for a description tonight, so... enjoy!
As promised, just ripped the 2nd (or 1st, rather) Vienna 7", to accompany 1988's "Pour Ne Pas Me Toucher" (posted below). Once again, both sides of this record are absolutely brilliant. If the synths on the b-side don't make you want to move, then I'm sorry, you're broken. This one is not to be missed! Enjoy.
Nice 7" from the United States here. Radio Berlin was formed in 1981 by members of the band Futurisk (from my home state of Florida ;D). They released this 7'' and the track "Go Down" on a local compilation before dissapearing. Some pretty interesting lyrics on this one, I'm sure you'll see what I mean. Plenty of raw, analog synth as well. Enjoy.
Now, I don't consider this unknown, by any means. In fact, it's pretty well-known, I'd say. If you don't know of it... consider it a "must hear", because it's a synth masterpiece.
Here's a great 7" by a French band that has surprisingly passed under the radar. I mean, really, this is great stuff. All three members of Vienna contributed vocals on the brilliant Martin Dupont album, "Hot Paradox" (tracks: He Saw The Light, Where To Find It).
Ah, first post since the holiday break. Hope everyone had a nice time, and Happy New Year! I've got a few things lined up for the blog, mostly of the French variety, so stay tuned for those.