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MW 027
27 Jun 11
Coldwave/Synth

I Say You Hello - (5:31)

The Third Autumn - (4:33)

Night In June - (4:37)

Viginaigre - (4:09)

Synthesize - (3:27)

Laughter Of A Madman - (3:52)

Not Afraid To Die - (2:50)

Aparell I Ma - (4:05)

Behind You - (4:59)

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BAL PARE

Best Of...

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MW 016X
03 Feb 10
Coldwave/Synth

Rien Ne Va Plus - (3:45)

Palais D'Amour - (3:42)

Pouppee De Cire, Pouppee De Son - (2:28)

Die Idioten - (4:25)

Kriminalitat - (4:15)

Nocturne - (3:48)

Natalie - (1:20)

1-2-3 - (3:33)

Die Hunde Sind Los! - (4:33)

Les Mots - (3:23)

Eine Nacht Im 9.Stockwerk - (3:20)

Allez, Allez - (3:49)

Natalie II - (4:05)

Tokio-Oklahoma - (4:15)

Derrick - (2:50)

La Chute - (3:47)

Raumpatrouille - (2:16)

Metamorphose - (4:10)

Meilleur Du Monde - (4:21)

Bal Pare - (3:39)

Stummfilm - (0:41)

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BAL PARE

Untitled EP

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MW 016
03 Feb 10
Coldwave/Synth

Herz Aus Stein - (2:53)

Wir Kamen Nie An - (3:10)

TV Noir - (3:40)

La Vie - (2:33)

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CIRCUIT 7

Video Boys

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MW 018
01 Jun 10
Coldwave/Synth

Video Boys - (4:10)

The Force - (6:40)

Beat Tonight - (4:45)

India - (4:10)

Modern Story - (4:45)

Russian Roulette - (4:14)

Eastern Dreams - (5:01)

Video Boys Alt - (4:01)

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DAS DING

HSTA LP

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MW 019
01 Jun 10
Coldwave/Synth

Reassurance Ritual - (3:44)

HSTA - (3:27)

Inter Caetera - (3:59)

Take Me Away - (7:16)

A Dark Place - (4:08)

Triffid Farm - (5:20)

Kindheitsmuster - (3:24)

Makimono - (5:53)

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DEUX

Decadence

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MW 022
16 Feb 11
Coldwave/Synth

Game & Performance - (3:38)

Felicita - (3:03)

Decadence - (3:22)

Dance With Me - (4:02)

Le Couloir - (3:37)

Paris/Orly - (4:23)

Sex & Trouble - (4:15)

Ministry Of Love - (3:22)

Minimaliste - (2:26)

Le Camion - (5:26)

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DEUX

Golden Dreams

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MW 040
05 Jan 13
Coldwave/Synth

Golden Dreams - (6:46)

Lassitude - (3:49)

Everybody's Night - (5:35)

Fam Fam - (4:48)

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Review: "Game & Performance" from Deux remains one of our favourite transmissions in the ever blossoming discography of Minimal Wave, and the duo of Gerard Pelletier and Cati Tete are clearly second only to fellow Lyon act In Aeternam Vale in Veronica Vasicka's affections when it comes to her personal favourite French exponents of 80s minimal synth. Having already released a Deux retrospective in 2010 entitled Decadence, the Brooklyn label now presents Golden Dreams, a four track EP of studio and demo tracks that Pelletier and Tete recorded from 1985 onwards. Typically all four tracks are previously unreleased and have been newly remastered for this release. Final track "Fam Fam" perhaps comes closest to recapturing the magic of "Game & Performances" stripped down minimal synth compositions and hushed vocal duets, but all four tracks will prove temptation personified to Minimal Wave regulars.

FELIX KUBIN

Teenage Tapes

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MW 037
17 Oct 12
Coldwave/Synth

Japan Japan - (2:14)

Agitabo - (2:51)

The Germans - (3:38)

Melancholia - (3:56)

Krematorien - (3:23)

Sonntagsspaziergang - (2:44)

Calling My Brain - (1:45)

Sie TrÃ¤umen Alle - (5:24)

Gelegenheitsexperiment 1 - (2:04)

Hans, Der Ist Nicht Artig - (3:18)

Qualitot Des Staates - (3:23)

Kunststoff Version - (2:26)

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Review: On the basis of this Minimal Wave release, the hugely prolific output of German artist Felix Kubin and his undoubted eccentric nature is swamped by his musical precocity. Teenage Tapes collates some twelve tracks Kubin recorded in his adolescent years after acquiring a Korg MS-20 synthesizer as an 11 year old, with six of them exclusive to this release. Regular collectors of Minimal Wave output will recognise Kubin - a self styled messenger of exploding lungs who rules the "syndicate of counter-noise" - from "Japan, Japan" his contribution to the Minimal Wave Tapes Vol 2 compilation released earlier this year, and that short burst of furiously uptempo, whacked out electro punk opens this compilation, setting the tone for what to expect. As with most Minimal Wave releases, the way Kubin's nascent musical ideas are indelibly tied to the musical motifs of contemporary electronic sounds proves to be enduringly fascinating, more so given how young he was when these recordings were made!

FUTURISK

Player Piano

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MW 023
16 Feb 11
Coldwave/Synth

Meteoright (1982) - (3:38)

Lonely Streets (1982) - (5:24)

Army Now (1980) - (4:31)

Poison Ivy - (2:12)

Push Me Pull You - (2:21)

Split Second Decision - (3:34)

Damsel In Distress - (4:23)

Lonely Streets (7" version) - (3:14)

Meteoright (7" version) - (3:16)

Army Now (1982) - (4:41)

What We Have To Have - (2:03)

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HARD CORPS

Clean Tables Have To Be Burnt

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MW 035
01 May 12
Coldwave/Synth

Clean Tables - (5:43)

Sacred Heart - (7:35)

Desolation Land - (4:17)

Je Suis Passae - (7:11)

Dirty - (4:51)

For Pleasure - (6:15)

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Review: The unwritten rule with any release from the Minimal Wave camp is that the illuminating nature of the music and the delightful way it's presented will almost always be matched by the story behind it - something that is undeniably true of their latest release, a collection of tracks from mid 80s UK synth act Hard Corps. Fronted by towering vocalist Regine Fetet, the band surfaced in 1984 with the two track single Dirty (the title track is included here) gained the studious attentions of John Peel (RIP) before signing with a major label and granted the chance to work with two 80s production titans in Martin Rushent and Daniel Miller. Hard Corps disbanded in 1989, having only released the one single Je Suis Passee amidst malcontent at their lack of support from Polydor. Clean Tables Have To Be Burnt collates six tracks from the Hard Corps canon, with the aforementioned "hits" accompanied by unheard archival material that will pique the fancy of any self regarding Minimal Wave fan.

IN AETERNAM VALE

Dust Under Brightness

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MW036-12
02 Jul 12
Coldwave/Synth

Dust Under Brightness - (11:42)

Highway Dark Veins - (13:13)

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Review: The Minimal Wave label present this two track accompaniment to Dub Under Brightness, the soon to be digitally released trawl through the cassette-only archives of their favourite French act of the 1980s, In Aeternam Vale. The full unedited 12-minute version of the title track is presented here and is complemented by "Highway Dark Veins", a brilliant example of proto industrial techno. If you are not familiar with the A Side, it presents the Lyon group led by Laurent Prot at their lolloping finest, a hypnotic sideways Minimal Wave throbber replete with cavernous and near indecipherable vocals and industrially charged synth waves. It's the second track that makes this release all the more special, sounding every bit like the paranoid Martian techno opus that inspired the Mills series Something In The Sky and was a definite highlight of Ron Morelli's descent into Industrial Nihilism on a recent Beats In Space show.

IN AETERNAM VALE

Dust Under Brightness

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MW 036
10 Jul 12
Coldwave/Synth

Dust Under Brightness (2) - (7:13)

Dance Binaire - (4:23)

Twist Again - (4:13)

Mat - (4:10)

Metal - (5:37)

Annie - (4:29)

AL W - (4:05)

Strawberry Flower - (6:20)

On Strike (bonus track) - (6:46)

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Review: Minimal Wave return to their self-professed "First French love" In Aeternam Vale with a second LP-shaped trawl through the bands sizeable archive of cassette only releases. The Brooklyn imprint first introduced us to the work of the hugely prolific Lyon band with an eponymous LP of remastered material in 2009, and Dub Under Brightness proves to be just as important a release. The label points to an article on the band originally published by the Douche Froide magazine in 2002, where the journalist nails their appeal in the opening gambit - "There are bands that have been acting ruthlessly in the shadow for years, in a completely confidential manner, then one day chance (but does chance exist?) makes you find one of their recordings, listen to it, and at that moment you could kick yourself for not having discovered these soundscapes earlier and you try to find all of them". If you haven't indulged in the sounds of In Aeternam Vale yet, this eight track selection makes for a perfect introductory primer.

IN AETERNAM VALE

In Aeternam Vale

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MW 021
01 Jun 10
Coldwave/Synth

Pray For Me - (5:59)

Money - (3:43)

Les Murs Berlin Wall - (5:11)

The Next Step - (5:04)

Je Ne Sais Rien - (4:35)

Peur Aveugle - (2:07)

Avoir L'Air De Dire Ah - (3:51)

Give Me Your Money George - (4:26)

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IN AETERNAM VALE

La Piscine

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MW 041
30 Apr 13
Techno

La Piscine - (14:17) 121 BPM

Calling Somewhere - (14:53) 157 BPM

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IN TRANCE 95

Cities Of Steel & Neon

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MW 029
01 Dec 11
Coldwave/Synth

Desire To Desire - (4:49)

Fairweather Friends - (4:14)

21st Century European Temptation - (4:19)

Presidente - (4:13)

Dance Another Fear - (2:10)

Brazilia - (4:24)

Something Better Than Nothing - (2:41)

Niles Swimmer - (3:22)

Broken Down Machine - (4:51)

Cities Of Steel And Neon - (4:25)

Gunshot (bonus track) - (3:13)

Oslo (bonus track) - (3:10)

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IN TRANCE 95

Shapes In A New Geometry

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MW 043
05 Feb 13
Coldwave/Synth

Post - (2:58)

In God's Heaven - (5:23)

Triangular Square - (8:41)

Fade In & Out - (3:58)

Continuum - (5:16)

No Exceptions - (3:52)

Invisible Industry - (3:21)

Shapes In A New Geometry - (5:28)

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Review: One of the highlights of Minimal Wave's 2011 release schedule was undoubtedly Cities of Steel and Neon, a compilation of minimal synth tracks from Greek synth outfit In Trance 95, formed in 1988 by Alex Machairas and Nik Vellotis when they were 18 years old. Shapes Of A New Geometry on the other hand is something much more special; an album of entirely new material from the duo originally released on limited cassette. Moving from the gloomy Bowie-esque pop of "Post" through the wall of sound that is "Triangular Square" and the proto-industrial techno of "Continuum", this album is essential listening for fans of classic synth music.

LES YEUX & DAS DING & LAB80

The Tear Apart Tapes

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MW 026
26 Jun 11
Coldwave/Synth

Les Yeux - "Interdits A Prison" - (4:44)

Das Ding - "A Standing In The Hall" - (3:20)

Lab80 - "Kill Me" - (5:22)

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LINEAR MOVEMENT

On The Screen

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MW 013
01 Jul 09
Coldwave/Synth

Way Out Of Living - (5:27)

Cytogenetic Movement - (5:25)

In My Head - (3:48)

Five Faces - (5:11)

The Game - (4:52)

Due To You - (5:38)

I Think I'm By You - (2:51)

To Another Soul - (4:25)

On The Screen - (2:13)

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LOS INICIADOS

Untitled EP

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MW 002
03 Feb 10
Coldwave/Synth

La Marca De Anubis - (3:10)

Arco Iris - (1:49)

Peter Pan - (2:40)

Soy El Vacio - (2:51)

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MARTIN DUPONT

Lost & Late...

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MW 012
03 Feb 10
Coldwave/Synth

Just Because () (1985 remix) - (4:41)

No Hands - (1:42)

Wagui - (3:02)

I Love The Lovers - (3:19)

Other Souvenir - (3:06)

Your Passion - (3:43)

Shake Your Flowers - (2:46)

Without Face - (5:42)

It's No Use - (3:49)

Lost & Late - (3:01)

Just Because - (4:58)

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MARTIN LLOYD

L'Amant Electronique

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MW 024
10 Mar 11
Coldwave/Synth

L'Amant Electronique - (3:36)

Western Dreams - (3:29)

Half-Life - (2:21)

Science Fiction Man - (4:20)

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Played by: Marc Houle

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MODERNE

Moderne

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MW 017
23 Jan 10
Coldwave/Synth

Indicatif - (3:49)

Seduction - (2:42)

Histoire Ordinaire - (3:59)

Electronique - (4:41)

Vers l'Est - (5:00)

Rock'n Roll Stars - (3:29)

Sans Signalement - (6:42)

Switch On Bach - (3:05)

Mercenaire Solitaire - (3:40)

Judo-O-Dojo - (3:37)

La Romance - (4:01)

Qu'elle Me Caresse - (3:27)

Eldorado - (3:27)

Video Ideale - (4:07)

L'Homme D'Affaires - (3:28)

Dilemma - (4:09)

Mode - (3:13)

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OHAMA

The Potato Farm Tapes

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MW 038
16 Jan 13
Coldwave/Synth

The Drum - (4:00)

TV - (4:32)

My Time (Midnite News version) - (5:16)

Of Whales - (6:22)

Mushin No Shin - (5:38)

Midnite News III - (4:27)

Sometimes - (3:44)

Julie Is A TV Set - (5:08)

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Review: "Hello. My name is Ohama, and I live on a potato farm in Western Canada" went the memorably deadpan opening to "The Drum", Ohama's contribution to Minimal Wave Tapes Vol 2, and it's also the opening track on this full length exploration of the Canadian producer's work from Minimal Wave. What's most striking about The Potato Farm Tapes however is the sense of paranoia and detachment that Ohama clearly felt recording these tracks from his studio basement beneath his parents' potato farm in Rainier, Alberta, during the latter stages of The Cold War. Intriguingly, Ohama's lyrics are heavily focused on technophobia and the subversive power of television and mass media which stands in stark contrast to the techno centric nature - with keyboards, drum machines, vocoders and analogue reel tape all utilised to create complex productions that blended found sounds with audio lifted from TV. Some of Ohama's earliest recordings from his first cassette only release Midnite News form the basis of The Potato Farm Tapes along with rare tracks that previously appeared on compilations.

OPPENHEIMER ANALYSIS

New Mexico

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MW 001D
29 Sep 10
Coldwave/Synth

Don't Be Seen With Me - (3:11)

Scorpions - (2:40)

Radiance - (4:42)

Men In White Coats - (4:59)

Modern Wonder - (5:01)

Subterranean Desire - (4:13)

Martyr - (5:00)

The Devil's Dancers - (3:04)

New Mexico - (7:39)

Security Risk - (3:03)

Behind The Shades - (5:58)

Cold War - (5:34)

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PAS DE DEUX

Cardiocleptomanie

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MW 031
05 Dec 11
Coldwave/Synth

Mani Meme - (3:22)

Take A Cigarette (short) - (3:50)

Lonely Guys - (4:11)

Rendez-Vous - (2:44)

Lits Jumeaux - (3:42)

Little Danny - (3:23)

Iedereen Is Zot - (3:02)

A Million Miles - (6:07)

Rendez-Vous (alt) - (2:46)

Cardiocleptomanie - (3:00)

Squeezing - (1:50)

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PAVILLON 7B

Dark Life

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MW 005
03 Feb 10
Coldwave/Synth

You're So Special - (5:07)

Caroline's Birthday - (3:12)

You See - (3:13)

Eichenoff - (6:14)

I Want To Live For Me - (2:37)

Overdose - (2:55)

Synthetiseur - (3:04)

Le Manege - (2:48)

Protection - (5:24)

Hard Life - (4:13)

La Balade Du P'tit Mec - (3:04)

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PHILIPPE LAURENT

Hot Bip

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MW 028
30 Jun 11
Coldwave/Synth

Distorsion - (3:40)

Exposition 5 - (2:38)

Systeme Clair - (3:29)

Et Hop - (3:39)

Rapide 5 - (5:43)

Le Temps Des Cerises - (3:49)

Industrieuse 3 - (5:34)

Industrieuse 2 - (5:27)

Dance 3 - (5:21)

Hot-Bip (bonus track) - (3:08)

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RUINS

The Art Dance

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MW 025
16 Feb 11
Coldwave/Synth

Pure Desire - (4:36)

Fire - (4:16)

Nice Song - (4:15)

Electronic Journey - (2:20)

Short Wave - (4:51)

Sexual Desire - (3:14)

It's Not Too Grand - (3:56)

Your Lover - (4:18)

Daily & Blue - (3:08)

Good Name - (4:02)

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SCHEDELVRETER

Hunker

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MW 034
02 Jul 12
Coldwave/Synth

Beast - (3:25)

Cibola - (5:02)

Sounding Heaven - (4:02)

Howl - (2:18)

Efigy - (2:50)

Desert - (5:28)

Artificial Life - (5:03)

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Review: The 34th release from Brooklyn's Minimal Wave imprint digs deeper into the musical brain of Danny Bosten. Most commonly known for his Das Ding project, the Dutch synth pioneer also dabbled in a totally un-sequenced, freeform approach as Schedelvreter (which loosely translates as "Skull Gobbler") releasing Hunter, a cassette of this material via his own Tear Apart Tapes label in 1985. Minimal Wave has now fully remastered the seven tracks from that cassette for your digital consumption. Intriguingly, the music on this release was apparently composed on a steadily malfunctioning Crumar synth Bosten was using which would sporadically throw out sounds that were eerily human, whilst drums were created by layering noise. At a time when laptops offer almost infinite possibilities, it's interesting to hear how musicians from previous ages managed to create with such limitations imposed on them.

SLUIK

Back To Burnsley

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MW 004
03 Feb 10
Coldwave/Synth

Back To Burnsley - (2:58)

You've Got To Listen To Me - (2:14)

I Felt A Bit/I Was - (1:23)

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SOMNAMBULIST/M BRYO

Split

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MW 006
03 Feb 10
Coldwave/Synth

Somnambulist - "Facing The Moon" - (4:09)

M Bryo - "Show Me Your Hands" - (2:49)

Somnambulist - "The Tribe" - (1:14)

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STEREO

Somewhere In The Night

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MW 015
03 Feb 10
Coldwave/Synth

Somewhere In The Night - (5:03)

Black Jack - (6:00)

TV News - (4:55)

Nowhere In The Island - (4:54)

No More - (3:56)

Lover On The Run - (5:35)

The Devil's Answer - (5:27)

Moonshine - (5:25)

No More (remix) - (6:25)

Then I Kissed Her - (5:03)

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STORUNG

Europe Calls

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MW 008
27 Jan 10
Coldwave/Synth

Europe Calls - (4:07)

Radio Lines - (3:06)

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SYMPATHY NERVOUS

Automaticism

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MW 032
07 Dec 11
Coldwave/Synth

Accident - (7:03)

Cold Weather - (5:49)

His Forte - (6:37)

Polaroid - (3:44)

Cabaret Voltaire - (7:15)

Extended Time - (3:39)

Quickshot Robeat - (4:31)

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SYMPATHY NERVOUS

Plastic Love

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MW 039
30 Jan 13
Coldwave/Synth

Khahi Cloud - (6:27)

Anatawa Suguni - (4:47)

She Is Lunatic Machine - (3:10)

Break In The Sunday - (5:35)

Butoubyou No Syounen - (4:21)

Quick Starttype - (3:15)

Untitled 1 - (2:43)

Plastic Love - (6:51)

Nanikaga - (3:14)

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