Various - Soul Jazz Presents: Cold Wave #1Soul Jazz Records new Cold Wave is a collection of current electronic artists who have all been shaped by the early European cold wave artists of the late 70s and early 80s. This is the first release of Soul Jazz Records new Cold Wave overview and a second volume will follow. These first artists created new electronic musical landscapes as well as pursuing a stubborn DIY aesthetic, often releasing material on cassette and pioneering use of lo fi

resplendent

recorded during the same sessions which was omitted from the original demo tape

On the plus side

‰ÛÏThis is music from the time before selfies

and conscientious production

we had taken a few 'purple sweets' prior to recording and we were all in the best of humour for a change

extensive sleeve notes from Rose McDowall and 2 bonus tracks culled from the bootleg 7" 'Don't Fear The Reaper

and occasionally added to

smiling and sliding their feet off the floor - a reflex picked up from dancing in rural villages to avoid kicking up the dust”

although the recordings on Clouds Of Glory actually dated back to the earlier part of the decade

" Little chance of that with Something Special -it was originally released only in Germany

which quickly sold out