Cold wave 1

Description

"Cold Wave" is the first volume of the new collection of current electronic artists who have all been shaped by the cold wave of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Most of the featured artists are based in Europe: Krikor, Dissemblance and VQOA from France, De Ambassade from the Netherlands, Moisture from Sweden, Kreidler from Germany, Céline Gillain and Carcass Identity from Belgium. One exception: FIT Siegel, from Detroit, who connects Europe’s electronic paths to the Motor City. They have created new electronic musical landscapes while pursuing a D-I-Y aesthetic, releasing tracks on cassette and making pioneering use of lo-fi technology, primitive drum machines and “at home” recording techniques. Many continue to produce, run labels, publish fanzines or are part of larger music collectives. Their main influences are No Wave and Post-Punk, with artists such as Suicide, Patrick Cowley, The Normal, Martin Hannett, Laurie Anderson, Public Image.