Avantgarde

“Benjamin Lew was an enlightened amateur, in the noble and almost Renaissance-like sense of the word: he dabbled with equal grace in photography, writing, visual arts ... and worked part-time as a cocktail mixer in a tropical bar which was one of the favourite watering holes of Brussels’ thriving artistic community of the early ‘80s. Le personnage principal est un peuple isolé by Benjamin Lew

A collection of demos and live recordings from Amsterdam/Dutch post-punk bands capture the early 80s sound and offer a unique insight into the spontaneous, DIY music style of the time. Wide representation of styles on here - from driving guitar punk to weird minimal synth .. A1 Dark Ravens Of Dance - Stumbling Round A2 Helmettes - Half Twee A3 Plus Instruments - Big Man A4 Mekanik Kommando - Money For Pleasure A5 Minny Pops - State Of Mind (Demo) A6 Streetlife - Golden Boy, Golden Lover (East) B1 Motel Bokassa - Janu B2 Nasmak - My Void B3 Neon - Headache B4 Soviet Sex - Time Time B5 The Mutant Jasz - Gold Square Garden B6 The Actor - Oh Eddy A1 Dark Ravens Of Dance - Stumbling Round A2 Helmettes - Half Twee A3 Plus Instruments - Big Man