Various Artists

Due to popular demand, this compilation is now available on CD with 2 bonus* tracks! A compilation of Minimal Wave from Around the World ‘79-‘85. The Hidden Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks from as far as Japan and the former Yugoslavia. Most of the bands on this compilation recorded on 4-track tape in their bedroom studios while two of them went further to collaborate by sending tapes through the mail. The sounds on this record range from raw proto-industrial to naive danceable Belgradian new wave, to filmic synthesizer music to more complex, vocal-driven melodic synthpop. The Hidden Tapes presents songs from Danton’s Voice, Oskarova Fobija, The Fast Set, Sympathy Nervous, Pas De Deux, Unovidual + Tara Cross, SS-Say, Robert Lawrence and Mark Phillips, Kym Amps and Reserve, all lovingly remastered. Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen.

• 01 care
• 02 bell dekolte
• 03 i hear the bells
• 04 polaroid
• 05 cardiocleptomanie
• 06 computer bank
• 07 kaleidecon
• 08 destination pour l inconnu
• 09 you dont know my name
• 10 microphone connection
• 11 oops its an accident (extended)
• 12 rain in the south