Secession - Sneakyville (Extended Mix) 12"

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Secession - Touch (Part 3/Part 4) 12"

What are the ingredients of a successful synthpop recipe? Danceable rhythms, deep dark voice and catchy melodies. That's what Secession is all about. If you happen to love Depeche Mode, Camouflage and Red Flag, I strongly recommend all their singles!

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Weather Theatre - Bridge To Heaven 7"

I was bike cruising on a perfect sunny afternoon when little to my expectation I would stumble upon on this one of the hardest to find I must say 7" at one of the shops in Ventura Boulevard. Weather Theatre (not to be mistaken with the 90s German band) is the name. A highly sought-after record in the blogsphere, few of the bloggers have been asking me if I own any material by them including Northern Picture Library (name of the blogger, not the band). The sound is very post-punk, similar to The Chameleons UK, The Church, Japan and Joy Division. The voice is so deep, a true trademark of 80s new wave. I've googled the name to see if something will come up and as expected no information about this obscure band. Based on the record sleeve the band comprises of Eric Burnham on guitar, John Massoni on voice, David Thierry on drums and Liz Wick on bass guitar. It was release by A Sun And Steel Production in 1988. Prepare to be amazed and hear it for yourself, make sure to add this on your want list!

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Another Sunny Day - Rio 7"

Morrissey-like vocal, mesmerizing acoustic guitar with a touch of harmonica, what more could you ask for?

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Heavenly - P.U.N.K. Girl 7"

It reminds me of Ash but with a female vocal.

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V/A - International Pop 7"

Undoubtedly one of the best indie pop compilation ever produced in the early nineties. Its a collaborative project by two of the highly respectable record label in the indie community, Mind The Gap from Germany and Season Records from Australia. The compilation features Red Sleeping Beauty, The Sugargliders, The Yesterday Sky and The Legendary Bang. Super-highly recommended!!!

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Comet Gain - Kill Rockstars 7"

Yet another indiepop band ready to be exploited. A homegrown from Washington, home of the legendary indiepop label Subpop, Comet Gain I would say is a fusion of punk and indiepop for its fast-paced yet jingly-jangly guitars appealing to jangle pop followers. Kinda harsh for a traditionalist yet subtle for experimentalist. Judge it for yourself, just have an open mind and soul for this is not your typical ear candy treat!

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Northern Picture Library - Last September's Farewell Kiss 7"

A strange approach to downtempo indiepop, NPL's title track combines accordion, pitch bending synth and occasional guitar distortion to brew an almost perfect melody. The first time I heard this song I thought they sounded very much like Field Mice only to find out in Wikipedia that some of the members were indeed from that legendary band. The flip-side is not to be missed. Its straight out clean acoustic guitar pop with equally brilliant melody.

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Moose - Uptown Invisible EP

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Moose - Cool Breeze EP

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Moose - Little Bird EP

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