MODERNE - Moderne/L´Espionne Aimait La Musique

MODERNE - Moderne/L´Espionne Aimait La Musique				SOLD OUT
Label: Minimal Wave	Released: 2009	Format: 2xLP	Price: 300.00 SEK
A limited edition release of Moderne's two full length LPs: Moderne (1980) and L'Espionne Aimait La Musique (1981), remastered from the original analog reels and pressed on 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl. The gatefold artwork features photographs of the band, and is printed on heavyweight 350 gram double white board, with a matte laminate and black inner sleeves. The release is accompanied by a double sided 18" x 24" poster featuring an interview with the band on one side, and photograph on the other. Moderne formed in Tours, France in 1979. The band consisted of: Gérard Lévy, Thierry Teyssou, Bernard Guimond, Dominique Marchetti and their videographer Patrick Millerioux. After releasing two albums and two corresponding 7" singles between 1980 and 1981, nothing was heard from Moderne and aside from the release of "Switch on Bach" (on the compilation So Young But So Cold in 2004), very little has been heard from this band. Moderne remains notoriously hidden in the past, and their albums and singles have become collectors' items. The albums were recorded in their Tours studio and mixed by Joschko Rudas and Henning Schmitz at Studio Rudas Düsseldorf, the same studio Kraftwerk used for Man Machine (1978). The production is exceptional. This is French new wave at its best. -MW
a1 Indicatif a2 Séduction a3 Histoire Ordinarie a4 Electronique b1 Vers l´Est b2 Rock´n Roll Stars b3 Sans Signalement c1 Switch On Bach c2 Mercenaire Solitaire c3 Judo-O-Dojo c4 La Romance c5 Qu´Elle Me Caresse d1 Eldorado d2 Video Idéale d3 L´Homme D´Affaires d4 Dilemma d5 Mode