Coldwave

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

Dark Entries are clearly fans of British duo Nagamatzu, with this remastered and reissued edition of their LP, Above This Noise, the third time the San Francisco label has profiled the '80s synth act. Formed of Andrew Lagowski and Stephen Jarvis, Nagamatzu were active for just under a decade in the fertile period of UK music history where synth technology was met with experimental minds. Der Gute Kamerad Melancholy Oxide Shroud Under The Roof Tilted Crackle Black Evil Ed Carmine The Sunlight Home

The Rituals album is one of the best kept secrets of the synthpop/coldwave movement. Sinister, Dark and a bunch of touching melodies.