Parade Ground march back to Dark Entries with The Hidden Side, a compilation of B-sides and unreleased material. Brothers Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly started Parade Ground in Brussels in 1981. Their Dada-laced brand of post-punk fuses propulsive drum machines and icy synths with skeletal guitar riffs and Jean-Marc’s distinct and powerful voice, pioneering the subgenre of emotional body music. The brothers met Daniel B. and Patrick Codenys of Front 242 in 1982, marking the beginning of an enduring collaborative partnership. In 2011, Dark Entries released The Golden Years, a compilation chronicling the band’s A-sides and exposing them to a new generation of EBM enthusiasts.
The Hidden Side continues this mission, illuminating lesser-known facets of the band’s oeuvre. The tracks here were written between 1982 and 1989, and showcase Parade Ground’s range of styles - all cold, dark, and brooding. Tracks like “Riddle in the Stain Glass Window” and the previously unreleased “Looking Through Keyholes” see the band in menacing coldwave mode, rocking chorus-drenched bass guitar and blasts of analog synth. The band’s dancier proclivities shine elsewhere, like on “Off-Balance” or the supremely funky “Hollywood (The Sexiest Fish),” a floor-filler driven by bass guitar and thumping digital drum machine beats. Also included is “Marble Mind,” a previously unreleased latter-period track from the band recorded by Patrick Codenys at 242 Studio. The Hidden Side includes liner notes featuring lyrics and a photo of Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly. Additionally, a newly remastered edition of The Golden Years will be released along with The Hidden Side.
Details
Cat. number: DE-329
Year: 2025
Notes:
Includes an inlay with lyrics and credits.
Tracks A1 & A2: originally appeared on '[r=363379]' 7" 1983 [url=/label/5285]New Dance Records[/url]. Produced by [...] at Studio Décembre.
Track A3: unreleased 1982. Produced by [...] at 242 Studio.
Tracks A4 & A5: originally appeared on '[r=309333]' EP 1984 [url=/label/27430]Mask Music[/url]. Produced by [...] at 242 Studio.
Track B1: originally appeared on '[r=257290]' EP 1987 [url=/label/87664]PIAS Records[/url]. Produced by [...] at Repulsion Studio.
Track B2: originally appeared on '[r=365687]' 12" 1988 [url=/label/87664]PIAS Records[/url]. Produced by [...] at A.B.S. Studio.
Track B3: originally appeared on '[r=365687]' 12" 1988 [url=/label/87664]PIAS Records[/url]. Produced by [...] at Daylight Studio.
Track B4: originally appeared on '[r=365689]' 12" 1988 [url=/label/87664]PIAS Records[/url]. Produced by [...] at A.B.S. Studio.
Track B5: unreleased 1988. Remixed [...] at 242 Studio.
Hype sticker in the right upper corner reads "Compilation of icy coldwave & synth-pop by Belgian duo spanning 1981-1988 featuring FRONT 242 and WIRE"
The runout information is hand etched.
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