Martin Dupont - Hot Paradox (1987)

From: France
Genre: coldwave, post punk, minimal synth
Year: 1987
Label: Facteurs d'Ambiance
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Review: Martin Dupont was without a doubt one of the biggest cult bands of the French New Wave scene of the early 80s!
They were New Wave, dreamy electro, and coldwave yet completely accessible. Originally from Marseilles, Martin Dupont formed in 1981 and went on to release a single, a cassette, several albums, and played several live shows, supporting big acts such as Siouxsie & the Banshees and countless others.
The group consisted of Alain Seghir, Brigitte Balian and Beverley Jane Crew, with Catherine Loy in the original line-up. Their music style was classified as minimal synth mixing both male and female vocals.
This third and last album originally released in 1987 shows the trio in all its flaming, the four bonus tracks from the same period show how their creativeness was unlimited.

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Voyage, Facing The History Of French Modern Psychedelic Music (2007)

From: France
Genre: psychedelic
Year: 2007
Label: Pan European Recording
Review: First Pan European Recording compilation. The album includes tracks by 15 modern french psychedelic/progressive/krautrock/electronic rock bands, including One Switch to Collision, Lisa Li Lund, Aqua Nebula Oscillator, Wolf Rayet, Service, Juan Trip, Butch MC Koy, Chicros, Mogadishow, Kill For Total Peace, Muzikasphaera, Turzi, Ulysse, Etienne Jaumet.
Amazing compilation!!!

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Argo - Discophonia (1980)

From: USSR
Genre: electronic, space disco, progressive jazz
Year: 1980
Label: Melodia
Review: The ARGO electronic music group was formed at the Kaunas Musical Theatre in 1979. It includes members of the Theatre orchestra. Giedrius Kuprevicius, the artistic director of the group, thus describes the activity of ARGO: "The predominance of electronics in the creative work of the group bears out our desire to master and artistically interpret the possibilities of modern musical instruments.

We are the first who are entrusted with testing the Vilnius-5 model of a new electronic organ. We are sure of good prospects of the instrument.

The group takes part in performances of the Musical Theatre, it has prepared a theatricalized concert "The Deepest Well Reflects the Sky". The present record is the first one. The music recorded in it has been created for this particular purpose. We sought to make use of wide possibilities afforded by recording equipment, Discophony consists as if of two musical layers: disco-intended for entertainment and based on dance rhythms, and -phony-music for listening with predominating, electronic sound. The vocal part is interpreted in an instrumental way. Julius Vilnonis, the leader of the ARGO group, makes his debut with one of the compositions (A3). If the whole work of ARGO could be compared to days of week, then "Saturday" would be the day of "Discophony".

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The Dukes Of Stratosphear - 25 O`Clock (1985)

From: UK
Genre: psychedelic rock
Year: 1983
Label: Midnight Music
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Review: The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the British rock band XTC in the mid to late 1980s, concurrently with XTC's continued musical activities. XTC spent the first half of the '80s dropping out of the new wave rat race in favor of cultivating an eccentric English garden. It was a move that mirrored the Kinks ignoring psychedelia for songs about subdivisions and afternoon tea, but when XTC decided to cut loose, they did so by adopting alter egos to create a riotous tribute to the very psychedelia the Kinks shunned. They turned into the Dukes of Stratosphear and cut the EP 25 O'Clock, a brilliant, clever distillation of the sounds of 1967, filled with knowing allusions and outright thievery from psychedelic classics both popular and well-known. For those well-versed in '60s rock, it's irresistible to draw parallels to the Beatles, the Yardbirds, the Move, and Pink Floyd, but 25 O'Clock practically begs listeners to connect the dots through its swirling kaleidoscope of phased tapes, fuzz guitars, murmured voices, and burbling Mellotrons -- and that's not even taking into account lyrical allusions, like how "Bike Ride to the Moon" twists around Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle." All this makes 25 O'Clock something closer to pop art than mere homage, but what makes it enduring -- even strangely timeless -- pop music is how XTC's reinvigorated creativity extends far beyond the mere form to the songs themselves. The six songs on the EP are XTC at their very best, their braininess tempered by the discipline of writing six songs that could have been legitimately seen as forgotten gems from the late '60s (which indeed this EP was initially presented as upon its April Fools Day release in 1985). Although there is certainly considerable pleasure in peeling back the layers of the production to puzzle out the references or simply revel in its sound, what is striking about 25 O'Clock is how joyous and immediate it feels, a trait it shares with the very best pop music -- which it certainly is. By Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Plan 9 - Dealing With The Dead (1983)

From: USA
Genre: psychedelic rock, garage rock
Year: 1983
Label: Midnight Music
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Review: Plan 9 was one of the best bands to come out of the Paisley Underground scene, and one could argue this was one of the best records as well. The band hailed from Rhode Island, and consisted of Eric Stumpo, Deb DeMarco, John DeVault, Evan Williams, Mike Ripa, Tom Champlin, John Florence and Steven Andersen. Prior to the release of Dealing With The Dead the band had released a 45 and EP on the Voxx label. Dealing With The Dead was released in 1983 on Midnight Records, sporting R.K. Sloane fluorescent artwork and a comic book to boot. There is nothing flowery or pretty on this record, Plan 9 had more of an acidic garage sound than a hippie vibe, sometimes it can even be spooky. If you fancy a wall of guitars, whirling keyboards this is for you. By Gasmusic.

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Circulatory System - s/t (2001)

From: USA
Genre: psychedelic rock
Year: 2001
Label: Cloud Recordings
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Review: Circulatory System's self-titled debut is as close as you can get to another Olivia Tremor Control record. The album is standard fare for Elephant 6 fans: beautiful and childish melodies served over psychedelic backgrounds (some of these are presumably supplied by listeners who responded to a call for dream sequences in the liner notes of Black Foliage). The cast features the same familiar faces of the Olivias' albums, the only notable exceptions being Bill Doss, who parted ways to form the Sunshine Fix, and Robert Schneider, who was never really a bandmember anyway. The mood, however, is darker and more pensive than anything the Olivias ever released, with William Cullen Hart's somber chord progressions and breathy, mumbled vocals replacing the ecstatic gaiety of his past work. Gone, too, are the Olivias' trademarks: the dream-like sonic density, the non-sequiturs, the tape loops, and the accidents involving scissors and glue. The sounds here are similar, but come off as quirky and clean instead of gritty and experimental. This is not to say that William Hart should stick to the formula, but he should decide whether to make another Olivia Tremor Control record or not to make another Olivia Tremor Control record. This sounds like something in between, and so the album turns out ambivalent and unexceptional. By Alex Farrill.

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