OPERA MULTI STEEL EP by OPERA MULTI STEEL
SKU | 78919 |
Artist | OPERA MULTI STEEL |
Title | OPERA MULTI STEEL EP |
Label | DARK ENTRIES |
Catalog # | DE 067 |
Tag | |
Release | W 40 - 2014 |
Format | Vinyl - US12'' |
EAN Barcode | 730669337383 |
Import | |
€ 15,99 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- Fêtes Komité
- Jardin Botanique
- Massabielle
Description
1983 French synth pop reissue !Opera Multi Steel was born during the winter of 1983 in Bourges, a city in the center of France. The band started off as a trio with Franck Lopez (Vocals, Keyboards,Recorder, Guitars), his brother Patrick L. Robin (Vocals, Percussion) and Catherine M. Marie (Keyboards, Vocals). They began to record demos utilizing a Elex Keyboard, Casio VL-Tone, Roland TR-606 drum machine, guitars and bass pedals. Layering organ-like keyboards over drum machine snares and a woodwind recorder, they created a unique style of Medieval or Baroque synth pop. The result was a 4-song debut, eponymous EP, released in 1984 on their own label Orcadia Machina.
The songs range from fast and bright, New Wave influenced by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark�s �Electricity� and slower, brooding Darkwave ballads like �17 Seconds� �Faith� era Cure. All songs were sung in French with lyrics about feeling of nihilism, disgust with life and escaping to a botanical garden in search of redemption. It was a pre-cursor to their darker and classic French coldwave sounds of their debut album �Cath�drale� released the following year.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The jacket is die-cut replica of the original sleeve using master templates the band created in 1984 and offset printed on heavy French off-white card stock. Each copy includes an inner sleeve printed with lyrics and perspective line drawings by Jean Vredeman de Vries from the 17th century.