Lo-fi Synthpop 4

Chanson Deux - Hinter Den Dingen (1986)

Here we have a long sought-after LP from Germany. It contains the well-circulated track "Der Staat" and, not surprisingly, a few other gems. Unfortunately this isn't the best rip, but I tweaked it as well as I could... so it'll have to do for now. Other faves from this one would be "Où", "To Je Pravda", "Je Suis Seule", and "Masse Mensch". I've gotta run for now, have a nice Sunday, everyone. Enjoy!

Track List:

A1 - Masse Mensch
A2 - To Je Pravda
A3 - Der Staat
A4 - Mirrors
B1 - Je Suis Seule
B2 - Play For Love
B3 - Où
B4 - Hinter Den Dingen

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Moresque Foray - Long Distance Sex (1989) +

This is a pretty slick 12" from Germany with a very club-friendly sound to it. I know very little about the band, other than the fact that this is not their only material. You may have also heard this song (from 1986, I think) at a wave party/club. It's definitely the winner of the bunch for me. Anyway, like I was saying this one feels most at home in the club atmosphere, and hopefully you'll start hearing it there. Strange Shock is pretty nice and I definitely prefer the alternate mix of Real Command -- sick synths for the time. Enjoy!

Track List:

A1 - Strange Shock
A2 - Real Command
B1 - Real Command (Long Distance Mix)

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Various Artists - Climax (Cassette) (1985)

Well, I have to start this post by saying this is probably the best tape compilation I have ever heard. Probably the best compilation on any format, actually. I almost want to tell you to stop reading this and just download it ASAP. If you download anything from this blog, or forward anything I've posted to your friends, this would be a great place to start.

This tape features some of the best from Belgium. Absolutely crisp, dark, icey, danceable synth perfection throughout. Many of you will be familiar with the Asmodaeus track, as well as the Emotional Violence track called "Feeling The Cold", which has floated around the internet incorrectly tagged as "Asmodaeus - Feel The Cold".

There's an interesting and somewhat humorous note on the insert:

Writers note: it was my intention to make you a cassette with a large amount of variations and I succeeded quite good. You see, I bring you: depression of Asmodaeus, semi-industry with Magthea, romantic stuff from Somnambulist, commercial acts from Emotional Violence, Schicksal and Braindamage.

Haha! ..."and I succeeded quite good"... No arguments from me. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that this is, of course, related to the Climax Productions LP I posted a while back. Well, I think I've rambled enough about this for now. Enjoy!

Track List:

A1 - Schicksal - Time
A2 - Schicksal - Saturday
A3 - Danton's Voice - I Hear The Bells
A4 - Somnambulist - Mystical Landscape
A5 - Braindamage - Captive
A6 - Asmodaeus - Radiation Dance
B1 - Somnambulist - Ashamed
B2 - Braindamage - Braindamage
B3 - Asmodaeus - Meet You In Poland
B4 - Emotional Violence - Spider's Web
B5 - Emotional Violence - Feeling The Cold
B6 - Magthea - City Fever
B7 - Magthea - Saxa Pullations

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Soma Holiday - Shake Your Molecules (1984)

This one should indeed inspire you to shake your molecules to its ultra groovy, dance-floor ready beat. Jane Honicker lays down some of the best female vox you can find. Dark, creepy, and Siouxsie-esque at times. My copy of this is a little noisy here and there, but good enough. Enjoy!

Track list:

A - Shake Your Molecules (The Neutron Dance)
B - Too Many People (Version)

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Cold Cave - Love Comes Close (2009)

Not going to upload the entire album of this currently active band, but I thought I'd shed some light on new acts too. By now this band is fairly well-known, but if you haven't yet heard of them, I recommend it. They put out most of their stuff on vinyl too, which I happen to appreciate!

Track list:

A1		Cebe And Me
A2		Love Comes Close
A3		Life Magazine
A4		The Laurels Of Erotomania
A5		Heaven Was Full (download)
B1		The Trees Grew Emotions And Died
B2		Hello Rats
B3		Youth And Lust (download)
B4		I.C.D.K.

If you like it, you can buy the LP (or CD) at Insound.

Electronic Suicide - Promo CD (2002)

Here we have a rare and magnificent darkwave masterpiece. I don't know much about this other than the band comes out of Hamburg, and that this was never officially released/sold. It was released only as a promo, as far as I know.

I took the liberty of adding an extra track, an edit of the standout track, "Ich Wollt". I removed the intro from an already long song, and sped it up a bit. I think you'll like the results.

Tracklist:

01 - Fear
02 - Ich Wollt
03 - Wild Kisses
04 - Ich Wollt (Vanilla Face Edit)*

*unofficial

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Let me know if you like it!

3 Miles From Here - Heroes / Until Then (1989)

I'm fortunate enough to own this rare gem. I don't know much about this Swedish band, beyond the fact that they disappeared after making this brilliant Synth / EBM 7" which was (in my opinion) ahead of its time. The b-side track, "Until Then" is pretty well circulated, but you don't run into the A-side often. Both tracks are fantastic, so if you don't know it already, be sure to check it out.

Track List:

A - Heroes
B - Until Then

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