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Recommended by us on 4th January 2008
...according to our Brian on Fri 04 Jan, 2008.
Loving this wild retro electro from the Dutch archives. 'Trumpett Days' is the sequel to the classic 'Trumpett Sounds' comp of lost cassette gems from the vibrant, progressive and strange early 80's underground vaults. With acts once again displaying their cult genius being The Actor, Ende Shneafliet, Doxa Sinistra, Andre De Koning & A Von Garde (snirk!), amongst others, it's truly a bent widescreen voyage trawling through exhilarating tunes such as these. Overall you get the feeling of schizo, gyrating android synths raising hell with the bastard cousin of Kraftwerk whilst a wheezing army of analogue grandads splutters cathartically every 20 seconds with a splash of warm new wave asthma. Some tunes are minimal excursions into Netherlands Radiophonic Workshop territory, all skewed bloops and clanks, the sound of meditating analogue machines. Yes this is mint music with experimental verve and passion. Warped, fun & ESSENTIAL. Doesn't sound dated either. It's clearly influenced the recent contemporary revival, for fans of early Adult, Solvent, Lowfish & Skanfrom. Older ears may find solace if yr missing the innovation of the Human league, New Order or Soft Cell. My album of the week but who knows?After the highly acclaimed and already long time sold out Trumpett Sounds (Enfant02) compilation Enfant Terrible presents the second (and last) collection of sounds from the legendary Dutch 80's tape label Trumpett.
This time we went deeper into the Trumpett archive and came out with some material even the Trumpett gatekeeper forgot about.
Trumpett Days is maybe a little bit weirder as its predecessor (even though it also features some excellent dance tunes), it will make the true minimal electronics heart beat faster for sure!!!
Tracklisting:
A
1 Dr. Pho - Sauerklang mit Elektronische Weiterbildung
2 The Actor - Picture 210
3 Doxa Sinistra - Coolidge Effect
4 A. van Garde - Disco Chip
5 Ende Shneafliet - Air Zaïre
6 André de Koning - Genetic Surgery
7 Erkamp & Popma - Kreuzlingen
B
1 The Actor - Modern Air
2 Ende Shneafliet - Voices of the Dead
3 Doxa Sinistra - Maurizio's Minestrone
4 The Actor - Seit wir uns kennen...
5 Doxa Sinistra - Kuomintang's Space Ballad
6 André de Koning - Erwin's Masterpiece
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