Various Artists
Next Wave Acid Punx Deux - Chapter 1
Label: Eskimo
Genre: 80s Wave / Rock / Pop / Punk
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Where the first Next Wave Acid Punx compilation was a personal journey for Luca, a lockdown inspired exploration of his record collection to find the thread that ran through the music that had soundtracked much of his life, DEUX is a celebration of that music let loose on the world, the thrill of music performed live, the smoke and strobe filled clubs you'll hear it in and the artists you'll find on those stages.
"After our enforced break, getting back out there and playing live again really brought home to me so much of what I love about the scene I'm in but also just how important live music has been and is to club culture over the years," Luca explains. "Too often we think of club nights and live gigs as these separate things, but throughout the years it's where the two meet, the friction that can cause, that you'll find the most vibrant scenes."
"There's an energy, an atmosphere that you get with live music, an unpredictability where at any moment something can go wrong or even better right in a way you never expect. I think about a live set we played at a Lebanese festival where our MPC drum machine froze up because of all the dust and sand trapped in the pads. We had to improvise half our set, jamming bass and guitar and pedal FX and vocals, embracing this surreal environment and experience, something that could only happen in the moment."
"With Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX I wanted to celebrate those bands and artists, past and present who, to me, represent that spirit. Both full live bands and makeshift electronic duos alike, the kind of acts that you might have found wedged between DJs back in the day at The Hacienda in the 80s, Trash in the 00s or today at nights like Berlin’s MILK ME, EXBTN in Paris, Night Terrors + SC&P in London, New York City’s Synthicide or Ukraine’s Worn Pop."
"So I've put this compilation together much like my favourite kind of night, going out to see some bands play, hitting up a club where live music and DJs blur together, before the serious business of the after party. On Chapter 1 you'll find bands like Vicious Pink, DAF and Cabaret Voltaire, some of these acts are more obscure than others, some flirted with pop and even the charts but they were all embracing new ways of working in the late 70s and 80s that both set them apart and set the scene for much of what we think of as club music.
Tracklist:
A1. Throbbing Gristle - Distant Dreams, Pt. 2 A2. Mary Möör - Pre[y Day A3. Sad Lovers & Giants - Things We Never Did A4. Malcolm McLaren - Madam Bu[erfly (Un Bel Di Vedremo) B1. Big Audio Dynamite - The Big V B2. Cabaret Voltaire - Blue Heat B3. Nitzer Ebb - Hearts and Minds (Mix Hypersonic) B4. Clan Of Xymox - Obsession C1. In So[o Voce - In So[o Voce C2. Psyche - Prisoner To Desire (Single Mix) C3. Propaganda - The Murder Of Love C4. DAF - Brothers (Gabi Mix) D1. Book Of Love - Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes) (I Dream Of Jeanne Mix) D2. Vicious Pink - Cccan’t You See D3. Absolute Body Control - Total Control