MODERNE - Moderne/L Espionne Aimat La Musique: 1980-81

"A limited edition release of Moderne's two full length LPs: Moderne (1980) and L'Espionne Aimait La Musique (1981), remastered from the original analog reels and pressed on 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl, is now available. The gatefold artwork features photographs of the band, and is printed on heavyweight 350 gram double white board, with a matte laminate and black inner sleeves. The release is accompanied by a double sided 18 x 24" poster featuring an interview with the band on one side, and photograph on t he other.\r\nModerne was a Minimal / Synthpop band formed in Tours, France in 1979. The band consisted of: G_ɬ©rard L_ɬ©vy, Thierry Teyssou, Bernard Guimond, Dominique Marchetti and their videographer Patrick Millerioux. After releasing two albums and two corresponding 7" singles between 1980-1981, nothing was heard from Moderne and aside from "Switch on Bach" (released on the compilation So Young But So Cold in 2004), very little has been heard from this band. Moderne remains notoriously hidden in the past, and their albums and singles have become collectors items. The albums were recorded in their Tours studio and mixed by Joschko Rudas and Henning Schmitz at Studio Rudas D_ɬºsseldorf, the same studio Kraftwerk used for Man Machine (1978). The production is exceptional. This is French new wave at its best." - Minimal Wave.