This Belgian three piece formed in 1981 when the band members where still in high school! As you can see by the title of the record, the band was unfortunately short lived. Before disbanding however, they managed to record a 4-track promo tape called Partie, which is all included here. The fine folks at Nausea decided to include the band's 8 track demo to make this a bonafide full length release, and thank the maker they did! The original band members just uncovered these tracks just a couple of years ago! This is the kind of thing that actually does keep me up at night. The thought that a brilliant band like this exists in obscurity out there somewhere and it just passes me by like a warm breeze in the night. All of the tracks here have been restored and remastered too by the way and they sound great! The demo portion of this release sounds excellent, the production is a tiny bit leaner just because that's how it was originally recorded I'm sure, I mean hey, they were just demos after all. But otherwise those songs are virtually indistinguishable in quality from the fully produced Partie promo EP. T-Red's music has a classic New Wave sound that to me falls somewhere between New Order and early Echo & The Bunnymen. But the band definitely has a unique feel and sound that's all their own. Its not as bloated or anthem-y as New Order can get sometimes, but it has a sprinkle of that ol' McCulloch melancholy woven throughout. This is one release that I am truly grateful I caught before it went back into hiding for another 40 years. I don't think I'll survive another cycle like that! Nausea Records is now taking pre-orders for this, limited to only 200 on deluxe 12" blue vinyl so I suggest you move your ass!
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