The second phase in Crammed Archives reissue series focuses on hidden gems released by the label during the ‘80s, including lots of colourful, ahead-of-its-time music: electronic global pop, pre-techno/hip hop/dub-infused beats and more.
…Made up of highlights from the six singles, EPs, mini-albums, and albums released on the same day, and bundled with demos, remixes and one-off singles, Rare Global Pop is a history lesson for anyone who only knows Crammed for Tuxedomoon or Colin Newman. Most of the material comes from indie-dub collective People in Control, Kinshasa’s rumba funk innovator Maurice Poto Doudongo, Arabic electro-pop producer and Adrian Sherwood collaborator Nadjma, Brussels band Des Airs, US/Mexican beatbox duo Volti,…
…and new wave band By Chance, but there’s plenty more in there for the heads.
Particularly interesting is an FM-heavy Jean-Marie Salaun remix of Zazou Bikaye’s ‘Angel’ that might be just as playable as the original, and Gilles Martin and Marc Hollander rework of Karl Biscuit’s quirky ‘La Morte’. Best of all is a completely spannered mix of Bikaye’s ‘Dju Ya Feza’ by film composer Simon Boswell (he scored Dario Argento’s “Phenomena”) that sounds like an industrial techno subgenre that never materialized. — boomkat.com
1. People In Control – When It’s War [03:24]
2. Band Apart – Jaguar [04:11]
3. Zazou Wemba – Dansez le Malimba [04:54]
4. Volti – Corazón (Crisp Mix) [03:41]
5. Maurice Poto Doudongo – Tika [04:23]
6. Karl Biscuit – La Morte (Gilles Martin/Marc Hollander Remix) [03:44]
7. Sussan Deyhim – Got Away [04:34]
8. Nadjma – Koolish Baared (Your Heart Is So Cold) [03:50]
9. Des Airs – Moi j’aime Berlioz [04:08]
10. The Honeymoon Killers – [03:16]
11. Zazou Bikaye – Angel (Jean-Marie Salaun remix) [05:27]
12. Volti – New York [03:06]
13. Maurice Poto Doudongo – Yelele [04:35]
14. Foreign Affair – Bonus b/EA/S/T (Mr Big Mouse Remix) [04:45]
15. Aksak Maboul – Luxury Zombie (demo) [02:29]
16. Zazou/Bikaye – Dju Ya Feza (Simon Boswell remix) [06:12]
17. Sonoko – La poupée qui fait non (VK’s disco remix) [03:16]