File under: 80s Electronic Music
Snowy Red
The Ultimate Edition 1980-1984 (5CD Box)
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Tremendous 5xCD box by one of the highest acclaimed minimal synth bands active during our favorite decade. The Snowy Red project started as a one-man band by Micky Mike. With a few synthesizers, a 12/2 mixing desk and a 2-track reel to reel recorder he created repetitive synth masterpieces in the vein of Suicide and Polyphonic Size.
These black synthetic pearls were spread over two albums: the self-titled "Snowy Red" and "The Right To Die", both are included in this box, officially remastered, and with original artwork. Only a few months ago, when the project was nearing completion, Michael Thiel (the son of Micky) made the discovery we were all waiting for, DEMO tracks of the first album!! Besides proto-versions of "Blood Blood Blood", "Maud Is Dead" and Deep Desire", the main discovery is the 22 minutes version of “The Wild Boys”: an electronic trip you do not want to end!
And there's more... Underground club hit "Breakdown" was released throughout the eighties in several different versions. Included in this box are the 12 inch and the 7 inch versions, both featuring the beautiful Carol on vocals. Further down the line on disc four we find Micky Mike's solo version of the track which was first released on "Walking After Midnight" in 1980. This is an absolutely raw and honest version. Also included are the unreleased tracks "Lies In Your Eyes" and "Red Skies", both excellent additions to the Snowy Red puzzle, and three stripped down demo's made for the “Vision” album.
Very different from the first two releases, the “Vision” album was Micky's most ambitious effort. With the help of friends (Niki Mono) and the addition of saxophone and eastern instruments Micky Mike’s talent as a producer was pushed to the limit. “Vision” conceptualized a total spectacle: there was a video to accompany the album and the live shows were truly theatrical. But even without these visionary additions the album has a certain grandeur, almost like an electronic opera.
In short this 5xLP box is essential stuff for anyone interested in the history of the Belgian minimal synth god Snowy Red.
These black synthetic pearls were spread over two albums: the self-titled "Snowy Red" and "The Right To Die", both are included in this box, officially remastered, and with original artwork. Only a few months ago, when the project was nearing completion, Michael Thiel (the son of Micky) made the discovery we were all waiting for, DEMO tracks of the first album!! Besides proto-versions of "Blood Blood Blood", "Maud Is Dead" and Deep Desire", the main discovery is the 22 minutes version of “The Wild Boys”: an electronic trip you do not want to end!
And there's more... Underground club hit "Breakdown" was released throughout the eighties in several different versions. Included in this box are the 12 inch and the 7 inch versions, both featuring the beautiful Carol on vocals. Further down the line on disc four we find Micky Mike's solo version of the track which was first released on "Walking After Midnight" in 1980. This is an absolutely raw and honest version. Also included are the unreleased tracks "Lies In Your Eyes" and "Red Skies", both excellent additions to the Snowy Red puzzle, and three stripped down demo's made for the “Vision” album.
Very different from the first two releases, the “Vision” album was Micky's most ambitious effort. With the help of friends (Niki Mono) and the addition of saxophone and eastern instruments Micky Mike’s talent as a producer was pushed to the limit. “Vision” conceptualized a total spectacle: there was a video to accompany the album and the live shows were truly theatrical. But even without these visionary additions the album has a certain grandeur, almost like an electronic opera.
In short this 5xLP box is essential stuff for anyone interested in the history of the Belgian minimal synth god Snowy Red.
Details
File under: 80s Electronic Music
Cat. number: OS08
Year: 2012
Release notes
Box info (rear): Released by Onderstroom Records in 2012/ Remastered at Equus and Galaxy/ Pressed at Handle With Care/ This is OS08/ www.onderstroomrecords.net Booklet info: Recorded at Room 10 at home and at Soundworks Studio. Demos were recorded on audio cassette tapes. Digitalised and re-mastered by Equus and Galaxy from original studio analoque tapes and audio cassette tapes. Pressed at Handle With Care. Camera Obscura (Pon Pon & Stephan Barberi). S3 is Phillippe Genion. …
Tracklist
| Snowy Red / 1981 | |||
| 1-1 | How Funny Are Those Explosions | 2:04 | |
| 1-2 | Don't Loose Control | 3:05 | |
| 1-3 | Still Human? | 6:32 | |
| 1-4 | Maud Is Dead | 3:45 | |
| 1-5 | Deep Desire | 5:05 | |
| 1-6 | The Wild Boys | 8:54 | |
| 1-7 | Sinkin Down | 3:23 | |
| 1-8 | Baby Tonight | 2:59 | |
| 1-9 | Blood Blood Blood | 2:10 | |
| 1-10 | Come On Dance | 2:27 | |
| The Demo Tape / 1981 | |||
| 2-1 | Sinkin' Down | 3:56 | |
| 2-2 | Blood Blood Blood | 3:23 | |
| 2-3 | Maud Is Dead | 3:58 | |
| 2-4 | Movin' In Twilight | 4:37 | |
| 2-5 | Wait For Me | 4:13 | |
| 2-6 | Don't Loose Control | 2:42 | |
| 2-7 | The Wild Boys | 22:28 | |
| The Right To Die / 1982 | |||
| 3-1 | Euroshima (Wardance) | 4:29 | |
| 3-2 | Nowhere | 3:38 | |
| 3-3 | I'm Hurt | 2:36 | |
| 3-4 | Never Alive | 3:12 | |
| 3-5 | Relax | 4:50 | |
| 3-6 | Opium | 4:10 | |
| 3-7 | Lies In Your Eyes | 7:44 | |
| 3-8 | Madman | 3:57 | |
| 3-9 | The Right To Die | 4:33 | |
| B-Sides Unreleased & Demos / 1982 | |||
| 4-1 | Breakdown | 3:58 | |
| 4-2 | So Low | 3:39 | |
| 4-3 | Breakdown | 4:07 | |
| 4-4 | Breakdown | 4:06 | |
| 4-5 | Red Skies | 4:44 | |
| 4-6 | Lies In Your Eyes | 3:04 | |
| 4-7 | Megadeath | 4:07 | |
| 4-8 | Psychoscratch | 4:07 | |
| 4-9 | Back In My Room | 4:54 | |
| 4-10 | Reputation | 3:02 | |
| 4-11 | The Long Run | 5:05 | |
| 4-12 | Torpedo Good Luck | 3:41 | |
| Vision / 1984 | |||
| 5-1 | The Long Run | 5:12 | |
| 5-2 | Reputation | 2:49 | |
| 5-3 | Breakdown | 4:05 | |
| 5-4 | Sayonara | 4:52 | |
| 5-5 | Back To Reputation | 0:47 | |
| 5-6 | Torn Curtain | 4:18 | |
| 5-7 | Frail Memories | 4:37 | |
| 5-8 | Torpedo Good Luck | 3:46 | |
| 5-9 | Vision In Cairo | 6:32 | |
Credits
- Micky Mike
- Arranged By [All Arrangements], Producer (5-1 to 5-9), Electronics, Drum Machine [Rhythm Machines], Percussion [Syncussions], Vocals (1-1 to 1-10), Engineer [Originally], Producer [Originally], Mixed By [Originally], Performer (2-1 to 2-7, 4-5 to 4-9), Vocals [All], Electronics, Guitar, Bass (3-1 to 3-9), Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Programmed By [Sequence And Rythmic Programmation] (5-1 to 5-9), Written-By (1-1 to 3-7, 3-9, 4-5 to 4-9, 5-1 to 5-9)
- Paul Delnoy
- Arranged By [All Arrangements], Producer (5-1 to 5-9), Keyboards, Bass, Trumpet, Programmed By [Sequence And Rythmic Programmation], Recorded By (5-1 to 5-9), Photography By [Photographs]
- Michael Thiel
- Artwork [Box-Set], Design [Box-Set], Liner Notes [Text For Micky Mike'S Biography And History], Sleeve [Sleeves For Discs 2 & 4], Art Direction, Design, Artwork [Booklet]
- Robert Leff
- Drums, Percussion (5-1 to 5-9)
- Stephan Barbery
- Guitar [Guitars], Bouzouki (5-1 to 5-9)
- Jean-Pierre Rose
- Illustration [Box-Set Artwork And Design Based On Illustration], Illustration [Illustrations]
- Camera Obscura
- Illustration [Illustrations]
- Nadine Mio
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- S3
- Liner Notes [Foreword]
- Sylviane V.
- Other [Make-Up]
- Stéphane Sergeant
- Photography By [Box-Set Artwork And Design Based On Photography], Artwork [Original Album Artworks], Photography By
- Chris Azoeuf
- Photography By [Photographs]
- Marc Portée
- Photography By [Photographs]
- Paul Coerten
- Photography By [Photographs]
- Tone Loenders
- Photography By [Photographs]
- Niki Mono
- Vocals (5-1 to 5-9)
