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Release Date: 23 August 2024
Label: Color Tapes (code 7)
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 778578111823
Genres: Electronic Darkwave
Description
Blinding (not literally -- this CD will NOT cause blindness if used properly) fifth volume of cold wave/minimal synth obscurities sourced from hard or impossible-to-findtapesoriginallyissued in the early-mid 80s! Color Tapes again reveal ahithertounheard slice of British garagecold wave recordings rangingfrom certifiabledancefloor aces to synth escape pods and integersbetween.
"A dead faithful go-to for vintage wavecompilations in recent years, Color Tapes' ColdWaves Of Color Volume5extends the cherry-picked selections of minimal and new wavewith 11more aces from the likes of Beserk In A Hayfield, Modern Art,Lives of Angels and Silicon Valley, and including a natty rarityby The Good Missionaries,post Alternative TV. All material this timespans 1981-1985... As with previous installments,Volume 5impresses withits depth and quality of variety, sequencingcrisp electronic dancetracks on the same page as grainy, melodic synth-pop and hard-workingdubs in a way that makes total sense as both a historic education aswell as a heavily satisfying,play-it-again record.On the front they add up Void's punchy, bittersweet minimal wave jabber 'Isotope'beside thesoaring, romantic 'tronics of 'Silent Sky'byEchophase and the supple swang of Beserk In AHayfield, leading up tosome real gems in The Lord's warped chromatic wormhole 'Production Line,'and especially The Good Missionaries brooding beauty 'Bending A Border'[1981]which is prettyunmissable for fans of PiL or Officer! Flip over for more treats in the fluidly Chris Carter-esque electro dynamics of 'Continental Shift'byEchophase, a New Order-y turn from Lives of Angels, and the dubbed-outNRG-disco deviation of Modern Art ace, 'Colliding World'." --Boomkat Product Review of V/A "Cold Waves of Color 5" vinyl edition
"There is an edgy post-punk feel to much of the contents,with brutalist chunks hewn fromaffordable synths, but influences rangefrom science-fiction, Depeche Mode and early electro toBobbyOrlando-style hi-NRG and rhythmic industrial.The music here originally existed on Gary Ramon's early80s Color Tapes imprint. Sometimes overviews of cassette-only labelsfocuson a preponderance of lo-fi, experimental recordings, but while Ramonexplains the technicallimitations in the sleevenotes, and the music isoften pretty hermetic stuff, almost everything hereis melodic andstarkly handsome, and Denis Blackham's remastering is impressive.The delight of releases such as this is seeing theseunassuming ugly ducklings finally revealed intheir mature plumage,rescued from tape and treated with dignity..." --Record Collector Magazine
"This collection takes a look at the sinister side of synth pop thatwe've come to term coldwave,as curated by the iconic Color Tapes label,who helped the genre rise to prominence through theearly 1980s.Influenced by krautrock and industrial, it took its genre premise andfucked it upbeyond compare, leading to artists such as Lives of Angels,Disintegrators and Stereo Machines.Those artists and many others makeup the sneakily titled Cold Waves Of Color. Evil synths andevilbeats." --Norman Records
As well as all these audio treats from the Color Tapes archive--including one CD only bonus track--in the 16-page booklet you'llalso get a facsimile color reprintof the fourth issue of the Color Tape label's fanzine,originally printed in 1985!
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Modern Art
Modern Art
The Good Missionaries
Mystery Plane
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
