The Minimal Wave Tapes.. A double LP on Stones Throw which we've been keenly anticipating. The CD we give less of a shit about because we're snobby, but it does exist. As you might've guessed this is a compilation covering the generally minimal, frequently quite chilly DIY synth scene of the 1980s in both Europe and North America, territory well covered on various other releases in recent years (So Young But So Cold, Cold Waves and Minimal Electronics etc.) but this may be the best I've heard yet. If futurist knob-twiddlers like Mark Lane, Oppenheimer Analysis, Tara Cross, Somnambulist and Ohama are totally unfamiliar to you (and most of them are to us) if you've got any love for John Foxx, early Human League or the stuff Enfant Terrible put out you're gonna be in very safe hands. Compiled by Peanut Butter Wolf (Stones Throw) and Veronica Vasicka (Minimal Wave), this is obviously a complete labour of love as the message on the back proves, setting our minds at rest with the comforting words 'remastered from their analog source tapes'. Have no fears over sound quality (as with so many reissues these days) because this sounds fantastic!
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What their label says...
This is the first official volume of minimal wave music from Europe and North America recorded in the 1980s. Most of the songs were originally released on limited edition cassettes or vinyl by the artists themselves, and only a handful of people knew about them. Now, they've been remastered from their analogue source tapes for your listening pleasure, brought to you by Veronica Vasicka and Peanut Butter Wolf. 14 tracks in special gatefold sleeve sleeve, including Linear Movement, Crash Course In Science, Oppenheimer Analysis, Mark Lane, Tara Cross, Turquoise Days, Bene Gesserit, Esplendor Geometrico, Das Ding, Martin Dupont, Deux, Somnambulist, Ohama, and Das Kabinette.
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