Though Lives of Angels are were associated more with minimal synth/coldwave (I did discover them when I was on my coldwave quest, after all), there are readily apparent psychedelic elements as well, which makes for an unusual, unique sound. Their only LP was 1986 release Elevator to Eden, which appears to be hopelessly out-of-print, and all current linkage is corrupt or dead...until now! (recommended if you like Joy Division / New Order, Siglo XX, the So Young But So Cold compilation, Blank Dogs, and so forth):Elevator to Eden (obscurity level: super-high - just around 200 listeners on Last.fm!)
They also appeared on 1988 compilation Colour Supplement (which you can grab at MUTANT SOUNDS) with three tracks that are absent from their one album, along with songs from Modern Art, Mystery Plane, and WeR7, and their MySpace Music page contains some more recent recordings.
5 comments:
the Joy Div/New Order comparison is spot on, I am really, really, really, really digging this album. A few tracks (esp. 'Artificial Intelligene II') sound very Neu!.. Just a ruddy cool album, convergence of all the things I enjoy
Y'know, I thought seriously about doing a cover of "Pavilion", if I could sing...heck, I might do it anyway :P
yep, now that you've brought it up I will hold you to it, ha! I've been looking forward to some Rox vox
Their only LP was 1986 release Elevator to Eden, which appears to be hopelessly out-of-print, and all current linkage is corrupt or dead...until now
I've got mp3's of the cassette release they did.It is pretty good too.Incredibly rare as well.~
Post a Comment