Description
Welcome to the darkly enchanting minimal synth-pop and psych-tinged world of The Modern Art. As an introduction to the world of Coil and Current 93 collaborator Gary Ramon (Sun Dial) and his orbiting bandmates, you can’t do better.
This remastered reissue of “Underwater Kites,” their very first cassette album, originally released in 1982, includes five previously unissued tracks from that session—two of which are not on our recent sold-out LP reissue. Formed by Ramon in the early 1980’s, Modern Art released two albums on vinyl, and a significant amount of impossible-to-find cassettes. Some of this material was compiled in a highly regarded 3-LP (sold out) box set, made in 2013 by Vinyl on Demand. On this album you will find examples of what was going on in England during the pinnacle of the post-punk scene—an inspired time that encouraged young musicians to develop music influenced by the likes of Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and Clock DVA.
Track List:
01. Hello/ Goodbye
02. TV Screen
03. Landscape From A Dream
04. Images In Sand
05. Death Wish
06. Protect & Survive
07. Tropic Of Cancer
08. Monochrome Dance
09. 46 Botanical Species
10. (Trying To Find) The Hidden World
Bonus Tracks:
11. Vision
12. The Back Door Is Open
13. Fiction & Literature
14. Theme For A Programme
15. Underwater Kites
GENRE: Cold Wave/Dark Wave/Electronic/New Wave
BARCODE: 778578111526
RELEASE DATE: 23/08/2024
