Tony Dial + Silouette Theatre - Pretty As A Picture

Cyclade - 12"
France, 1980
Dance / New Wave / Post-Punk

Two long-time favourite new wave dancers, "End of the World" and "Solo". Exist only as a French 12". Little-known, probably for the aforementioned reason.

I used to have a battered copy of this 12" I would play at every gig back when I was a vinyl-playing dj... Still consider "End of the World" one of the finest doomed new wave dance tunes I heard. "Solo" is another great song: dark, gritty, with a nagging groove. An EP just as good as Tommy Mandel's self-titled EP (another record EP I would be playing a lot in 2015-2016) and probably just as rare. (VG+ / VG+)

Tracklist

1. You Keep Coming Round
2. Solo
3. End of the World
4. Pin Cushions