Various - Incontinence (1984)

Easily one of the scarcest items to surface on this blog. This French cassette was limited to only 100 copies. Despite featuring the likes of well-known bands like Deux, this tape has gone mostly unnoticed. That should change quickly, as this one's rather impressive throughout. The best contributions are that of Collision Expérimentale and the Bauhaus-esque Avant Post, but every band here adds a little something... for everyone. Enjoy!

Track List:

A1 - Dada Neuf - Au Pays Du Coup De Soleil

A2 - Dada Neuf - Tuillage Évolutif

A3 - Deux - Game And Performance

A4 - Deux - Felicita

A5 - Collision Expérimentale - Dans Laid Couloirs

A6 - Collision Expérimentale - Fidêle-Castrè

A7 - Avant Post - The Squealing-Call

A8 - Avant Post - Pongs And Death

B1 - Leda Atomica - No Woman's Land

B2 - Leda Atomica - Etude Du "Houlala"!!!

B3 - Leda Atomica - Jailhouse-Rock

B4 - The Grief - The Torment

B5 - The Grief - Dirty Dance

B6 - Vision Baroque - Leslie

B7 - Vision Baroque - The Death ***

B8 - A Joyce Concept - Voices And Crys ***

*** One mp3, as the tracks run together

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Project Four - Life After Life (1980)

Here's a pretty interesting 7" from the UK. I'm not entirely sure what genre I'd toss it under, as it's a little bit of a melting pot. A bizarro accumulation of sounds that blend into a rather accessible little gem. Really cool sound for 1980, I think you'll dig it. The sleeve is a foldout and I did my best to scan and piece it together, so don't forget to have a look. Enjoy!

Track List:

A - Life After Life
B - Still Life

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Lister - Aber Das! (1982)

They asked for minimal synth; minimal synth hath been received.

Track List:

A1 - The Bugaloo
A2 - Could I Have Your Autograph?
A3 - The Brown Shoes Incident
A4 - Rapuntzel
A5 - From The Love Nest
A6 - Walk On Water
A7 - Lipstick Moon
A8 - Another Pedestrian
A9 - I Wonder (Dub)
B1 - The Crawling Contest
B2 - Stains
B3 - The Real Star Of The Movie
B4 - I Wonder
B5 - The Third Person
B6 - Rapuntzel (Dub)
B7 - Maybe The Jokeman

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Vision Factory - Bird From Fez (1990)

Nice and somewhat weird gatefold 7" from Germany, hot off the needle. If you're a fan of Lisfrank type vocals (like I am), you'll probably like these. The music is a bit more strange and experimental, but still quite good. Enjoy.

Track List:

A - Bird From Fez
B - Tremendous Mates

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Wrinklemuzik - A Move To The Right (1981)

Ultra-rare minimal synth 7" out of the US, of which I know very little about. I believe it's the only release by the artist. This one really has the familiar sound of scarcity that we crave so much. The title track kicks things off nicely, with waves of trippy analog synthesizers and haunting vocal textures. What follows are two icey instrumentals, the first of which is more akin to track one, the last of which is quite strange and spacey... definitely worth checking out! Enjoy!

Track List:

A1 - A Move To The Right
A2 - Bangkok
B1 - Rein

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The Last Man In Europe Corporation - Songs From The Ark (1982)

This was requested by a few of you after I posted the Last Man In Europe 7" . My friend Cinico was kind enough to rip and post it on his blog. Check out "Midas Touch".

Get it here. Enjoy!