Track of the Day

Keluar – Vitreum

by coldwarnightlife
written by coldwarnightlife

Keluar come from Berlin, where they are one of the most compelling of the new generation of warm wave acts. If the duo of Zoè Zanias and Sid Lamar seem familiar, it could be because Zoè was Alison Lewis of Linea Aspera and Sid is also known as Jonas Förster. This is the title track from their second EP, and it shows off Zoè/Alison’s magnificent vocals to fine effect.

You can catch Keluar live at the following events, which are curated by and feature Twice a Man:

A Warm Wave Concert (Stockholm): 30 May 2015, Facebook event page
A Warm Wave Concert (Göteborg): 29 May 2015, Facebook event page

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Naked Lunch – Emotional Turmoil (Eddie B Redux)

by coldwarnightlife
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Naked Lunch recently warmed up for Covenant, but they are stalwarts on the UK electronic scene, having appeared on the famed Some Bizarre album alongside Depeche Mode. Eddie Bengtsson of Page and Sista Mannen pa Jorden (playing in London on 19 April 2015 at The Lexington) has remixed one of the tracks from Rabies!, the most recent EP from the Lunch, and it’s a classy slice of dancefloor-friendly poptronica.

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My God Damn Territory – Beyond TQ (Redux by Eddie B)

by coldwarnightlife
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My God Damn Territory are back with new material. After The Stabby Sessions album comes a remix by Eddie Bengtsson of Page and Sista Mannen på Jorden (who are playing in London on 19 April 2015, don’t you know) of a track from their previous release, Who Are You Talk Show? Bengtsson and the band have met in the mix before: their third album, released in 2012, was billed as My God Damn Territory vs. Page. The combination is still potent, as this track shows.

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Train to Spain – Keep on Running

by coldwarnightlife
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Sweden’s Train to Spain were one of the very first bands to appear in Cold War Night Life. They were also first up on stage at our event, “An Evening with the Swedish Synth.” We like Jonas Rasmusson’s catchy, uptempo electronics. With great vocals from the Kylie-esque Helena Wigeborn, the band has enormous potential, so it’s fantastic to see them moving into video and raising the level of their production. There is an 80s thread running through “Keep on Running” that is brought out strongly here.

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Datafreq – The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar

by coldwarnightlife
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Six degrees of Trevor Horn: Horn was once told by Africa Bambaataa that his favourite song was by The Guess Who; Randy Bachman was in The Guess Who; Bachman ran a label called Legend; Trooper were signed to Legend; Trooper had a hit with “The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar” in 1979; Datafreq (Dave Rout of The Beautiful Spies and ex of Rational Youth) has recorded a new version that subverts the original with a hi-NRG feel.

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The Leather Nun – Just Like a Dream

by coldwarnightlife
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Back in the 80s, The Leather Nun played ABBA covers with a homoerotic undertone and hung out with Throbbing Gristle and the Industrial Records set. They were much more in a rock tradition than their Gristlised peers, but wrote material that was accessible to fans in a variety of subcultures. Jonas Almquist’s brought the Nun back from time to time, but the promise of new material in 2015 is exciting – particularly if this taster sets the tone.

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Delmer Darion (feat. Emily Burns) – Paris Street

by coldwarnightlife
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Oliver Jack and Tom Lenton are Delmer Darion. Their home-brewed project takes its name from a character in the movie, Magnolia, but the simmering bird-song, pads, horns and piano of this track owe something to Sigur Rós and Virginia Astley. The austere vocals of Emily Burns are a revelation. If this is what the youth of Britain are making, then there is still hope for a dubstep-free world.

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Vision Talk – Promises (Parralox Remix)

by coldwarnightlife
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Influenced by Italo disco and lethal live, Vision Talk were one of Sweden’s best-loved poptronica acts. Richard Flow, the singer, moved on to be the keyboardist in Machinista, while Krister Petersson started the SwedIT project with different singers (including Flow and his bandmate, John Lindqwister). Karin Hallberg joined Vanguard’s live show. When they were together, they knocked out this rather beautiful dance track, which got the remix treatment from John von Ahlen of Parralox.

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Melina Merkouri – Na Me Thymasai (Mikro Remix)

by coldwarnightlife
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Melina Merkouri was the popular Minister for Culture in a series of Greek governments after the restoration of democracy. Her credentials for the post included her work as an actress and singer. Mikro is a Greek electronic band on the Undo Records label, home to Marsheaux. They recently contributed this remix for a tribute album, released twenty years after Mercouri passed away. Their touch on this mix is discreet, letting Merkouri’s voice shine through. She was known to some as “the last Greek goddess,” but we are sure there are others – there just isn’t another Melina Merkouri.

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Mark Stewart – Stranger

by coldwarnightlife
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Mark Stewart’s rage is key to the sound of The Pop Group and most of his solo output, but in 1987 he offered a combination of Satie and Tackhead hip-hop rhythms as the setting for an incantation of unpredictable beauty. The righteous rage returned in short order, but for a moment (in love) Stewart tamed his beast and gave us sight of his soft side.

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