TITLE....... No Songs Tomorrow: Darkwave, Ethereal Rock & Coldwave 1981-1990 (4CD)
STYLE...... Darkwave, Coldwave, Gothic Rock, Post-Punk, Ethereal
LABEL...... Cherry Red Records
QUALITY.... 320kbps / FLAC
COUNTRY... UK
As the post-punk dust began to settle, a particular strand of artist began applying a knowingly distant, colder aesthetic to their work. While much of the scene began to be dominated by bigger budget, commercially minded former punk and new wave acts, a darker undercurrent did survive, often more interesting, more dangerous and sexier than anything that could be heard on Top Of The Pops at the time. The first generation of the darkwave movement consisted of bands that were equally influenced by the fractured drama of Depeche Mode, Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Cure as they were by the art damaged experimentation of Cabaret Voltaire, Wire and Throbbing Gristle, always rich in Gothic spirt, societal displacement, urban isolation and sexual energy. NO SONGS TOMORROW collects together the true progenitors and risk takers of this Venn diagram scene, each of whom set forth in uncharted territory in the post-punk minefield, expressing parts of themselves others dare not in the truest and darkest of fashions. From familiar names to underground gems and collectables, and painting with a broad international palette, this might be considered a companion piece to several of our previous offerings, ‘Silhouettes And Statues’, ‘Close to The Noise Floor’, ‘Still In A Dream’ and ‘Cherry Stars Collide’ among them. We recommend late night listening, either home alone or dripping with sweat on a rotting dancefloor.
Tracklist:
CD1 1. The Cure – The Funeral Party (4:14) 2. Babel 17 – Come Into Hell And Murder Hate (5:39) 3. Black Tape For A Blue Girl – Within These Walls (2023 Stereo Mix) (4:07) 4. Days Of Sorrow – Wild World (5:59) 5. Cocteau Twins – Blood Bitch (4:35) 6. Lars Falk – See My Friend Fall (2023 Remastered) (5:19) 7. Rise and Fall of a Decade – Nothing To Say, Easy To Answer (2:47) 8. Dead Can Dance – Avatar (Remastered) (4:34) 9. Executive Slacks – Say It Isn’t So (5:46) 10. In the Nursery – Lost Prayer (4:44) 11. Psyche – The Crawler (2:20) 12. Kas Product – Tina Town (4:55) 13. Eleven Pond – Tear and Cinnamon (5:04) 14. Requiem In White – A Prodigal Son (4:47) CD2 1. UV Pop – No Songs Tomorrow (Album Version) (3:34) 2. Soft Cell – Heat (6:13) 3. Lowlife – From Side to Side (4:14) 4. Parade Ground – Moans (3:59) 5. Cranes – Focus Breathe (3:51) 6. Lycia – From Foam (2:58) 7. Sad Lovers & Giants – Clocktower Lodge (4:18) 8. Section 25 – Looking from a Hilltop (4:24) 9. Fra Lippo Lippi – Now and Forever (4:43) 10. The Essence – Only For You (3:31) 11. Mittageisen – Automaten (Radio Edit) (3:20) 12. Beautiful Pea Green Boat – The Screw (5:40) 13. Autumnfair – Novy Mir (Remix) (5:29) 14. Minimal Compact – My Will (3:46) 15. Cuddly Toys – Pierrot Lunaire (Malice Pt 2) (4:20)
CD3 1. Clan Of Xymox – Louise (7” Version) (4:17) 2. Iron Curtain – The Condos (4:46) 3. Neon – Dark Age (12” Mix) (6:29) 4. Die Form – Poupee Mecanique (3:30) 5. Kirlian Camera – Blue Room (4:20) 6. The Danse Society – Danse / Move (4:52) 7. SS-Say – Care (4:47) 8. For Against – Amen Yves (3:54) 9. Heavenly Bodies – Rains On Me (Short Version) (3:54) 10. Invisible Limits – Demand For Supply (3:48) 11. Xmal Deutschland – Sickle Moon (3:40) 12. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Hand on Heart (3:48) 13. Little Nemo – City Lights (Long Way) (7:02) 14. The Royal Family And The Poor – Discipline (4:06) 15. Bushido – High Rise (5:53) 16. Mankind’s Audio Development – Craving (6:34)
CD4 1. Attrition – The Last Refuge (5:50) 2. Two – Picture Frame (4:16) 3. Soul – Love (3:47) 4. Alien Sex Fiend – In and Out of My Mind (4:47) 5. Museum of Devotion – Gauge Field (5:05) 6. Malaria! – You You (5:37) 7. No More – Suicide Commando (3:22) 8. Twice A Man – Decay (4:09) 9. Collection D’Arnell-Andrea – A L’Aurore Assassine (3:34) 10. The Vyllies – Give Me A Name (4:26) 11. Bel Canto – Dewy Fields (4:03) 12. The Arms of Someone New – Every Seventh Wave (3:13) 13. Single Gun Theory – Exorcise This Wasteland (4:11) 14. Tones On Tail – Performance (7″ Version) (3:12) 15. Pieter Nooten And Michael Brook – Clouds (4:28)
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