Cassette, C60
Label : Deaf Eye, Germany, 1988
The 80's post-industrial cassette network has given birth to jewels that sometimes unfortately remained obscured. Some of the most brilliant tapes were never rereleased on vinyl or CDs, such as those by Maybe Mental or La Sonorité Jaune just to mention a few names... M. Finnkrieg is one of these artists who deserved a larger recognition. Mike, the owner of Berlin-based Deaf Eye label, released three cassettes under that name. The first one, "Down The Poppy Stairs Of Heaven", was issued on Deaf Eye and later rereleased by Harsh Reality Music in the US. The second cassette, "Exit/Accidental" is my favourite ; it contains short tracks of experimental synth-pop and has always reminded me early Severed Heads records. The third and last one, "Worth Less Than Ideas", was released by Audiofile Tapes in the US and is very good as well ; I can post it later if there's any interest...
Tracklist :
A1. Private Investigations (2:20)
A2. Instan Replay (3:56)
A3. Blank Order (4:27)
A4. Dumbo’s 2nd Highschool Love (2:11)
A5. Exit - Accidental (4:33)
A6. Acid Domination (3:56)
A7. Do You...? (0:11)
A8. Into Dark Offence (4:26)
A9. Resonance (2:21)
B1. Medium (0:32)
B2. Resonance (1:30)
B3. Clean State (4:23)
B4. Dumbo’s 1st Highschool Love (2:34)
B5. Body Next To Nothing (3:23)
B6. Liberia - Wall Sportif (3:58)
B7. A Girl's Mistake (2:33)
B8. Discover The Truth (4:51)
B9. Bonus Beats!: Love simulation (4:24)
