Eight-X (16)

Hello, Eight-X time again, it caused me some more trouble as i had to switch computers again, the new powersupply was so noisy it made my ears ring for almost an hour afterwards, < 20 db my ass, white noise is just not my thing, anyway naturally in the current economic model shops don't do just in time they just sell no, 4 pc shops and just one decent powersupply but you guessed it much more expensive , hopefully i have a new silent power supply running tomorrow. As i don't have access to a record player with this pc i had to look out for some Eight-X cd's for source material. Mink Deville sure is a different New Yorker as he's shown his love for cajun and delta blues. However in the beginning of his career he recorded in New York before moving to New Orleans via Paris. With his third album his record label lost faith in his cashcow capabilities and Willy Deville went elsewhere, however they milked him some more and released this compilation of his Capitol years (77-80), Savoir Faire. My next band, Propaganda was treated much worse by their label, put on hold for a year after their first hit, a remix album released against their wishes, and when they finally got to reading the fine print they found out they / their work were fully owned by the label and no money would be forthcoming-ever..Exploitation at an unbelievable level, the Germans just didnt have that much grasp of legal english. Legal battles followed, turned out label mates Frankie GTH were screwed by ZTT aswell. It was the end for Propaganda, they never recovered the ground they had won. Hunters and Collectors were big in Australia finding a foothold in Europe or the US eluded them..the world was a lot bigger back then and reaching out to the public (their strong point) was just not possible in a world without the internet and you tube... so here's your chance beyond the great music barrier reef..


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Mink DeVille - Savoir Faire ( 81 flac 245mb)

Willy DeVille (born William Boray in 1953), a native New Yorker who in 1971 traveled to London to form a band; unable to find compatible musicians, he worked as a solo performer before returning to the U.S. and settling in San Francisco, where he founded the first incarnation of Mink DeVille in 1974 with bassist Ruben Siguenza and drummer Tom "Manfred" Allen. After playing in Bay Area leather bars and lounges under a variety of names including Billy DeSade & the Marquis and the Lazy Eights, the trio read a music magazine feature spotlighting the Ramones; duly inspired, Mink DeVille relocated to New York, where they recruited guitarist Louie X. Erlanger. After debuting with three tracks on the Live at CBGB's compilation, the band entered the studio with legendary producer Jack Nitzsche and surfaced in 1977 with Cabretta, an energetic, soulful outing highlighted by "Spanish Stroll" .

After recording 1978's Return to Magenta, Willy DeVille dismissed his bandmates (save for Erlanger) and moved to Paris to record Le Chat Bleu, a record steeped in traditional French-Cajun romantic ballads -- complete with accordion backing -- and recorded with session luminaries including bassist Jerry Scheff, saxophonist Teenage Steve Douglas and drummer Ron Tutt. Dismayed with the results, the group's label, Capitol, delayed its American release for over a year, prompting Mink DeVille to jump to Atlantic for 1981's Coup de Grace. Despite a new, young band and a reunion with Nitzsche, the magic seems absent. Meanwhile Capitol released this -Savoir Faire- a compilation of Mink Deville's first three (Capitol) albums.

Where Angels Fear to Tread is a great comeback record of new DeVille originals, starting with the soulful and sweet "Each Word's a Beat of My Heart." This uncluttered and uncomplicated tribute to DeVille's chosen forebears — Sam Cooke, Phil Spector, the Drifters, Joe Tex, James Brown — also includes forays into Spanish Harlem and other wondrously nostalgic time warps. DeVille's songwriting and singing have returned to top strength, and the record burns with sincerity and warmth. After the release of 1985's Sportin' Life, Mink DeVille had ceased to be an actual group long before Willy stopped using the "Mink" moniker on 1987's bland and gimmicky Mark Knopfler-produced Miracle. A rootsy covers collection, Victory Mixture, provides a welcome antidote to Miracle's misguided modernity, making the most of the singer's relocation to New Orleans with backup from such local legends as Allen Toussaint, Eddie Bo and Dr. John. By contrast, the mostly self-penned Backstreets of Desire skillfully draws on DeVille's prior genre explorations to create music that's wholly contemporary.

Big Easy Fantasy, a mixture of studio tracks and New York concert recordings, is another successful exploration of New Orleans' musical heritage; the re-energized DeVille holds his own while sharing the stage and the spotlight with an even more impressive array of Crescent City luminaries. A decade later, and DeVille's still at it, growing into soul music and Delta blues. He begins Crow Jane Alley with "Chieva," a song about recovering from heroin addiction, but soon turns his attention to romance and getting it all night. Why DeVille isn't as popular in America as Europe, will always be a mystery to his fans, he suffered from drug addiction for many years, which surely stifled his career, but among musicians and songwriters, he is highly respected artist.



01 - This Must Be The Night (2:50)
02 - "A" Train Lady (3:24)
03 - Spanish Stroll (3:38)
04 - Cadillac Walk (3:16)
05 - Soul Twist (2:35)
06 - Just Your Friends (4:10)
07 - Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl (3:47)
08 - Guardian Angel (3:13)
09 - Savoir Faire (3:08)
10 - Gunslinger (2:10)
11 - One Way Street (2:50)
12 - Mazurka (2:30)
13 - I Broke That Promise (3:00)
14 - Just To Walk That Little Girl Home (3:51

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Propaganda - A Secret Wish (85  Flac 450mb)

Propaganda was formed in Germany by vocalist Claudia Brücken and drummer Michael Mertens plus keyboard players Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dorper. The quartet moved to England in 1983 and signed to ZTT Records, their first single, "Dr. Mabuse," reached the British Top 30 in early 1984, but the band's second release was more than a year in coming ZTT had no time (and money) for them. Finally, in May 1985, "Duel" trumped the debut single and found them in the spotlights again. This time their debut album A Secret Wish appeared soon after. The group (again, minus Ralf Dörper) spent the rest of the year on their "Outside World" tour, taking in Europe and America. They were joined once again by Derek Forbes on bass, his fellow ex-Simple Minds cohort Brian McGee on drums, and Kevin Armstrong on guitar, with backing tapes used for most of the keyboard parts.

In the meantime a remix album, Wishful Thinking, was compiled by Paul Morley and Bob Kraushaar, and released in November 1985. Originally intended for the American club market, the album was also released in Europe, against the wishes of the group themselves. In late 1985 their management introduced them to the London based music lawyer Brian Carr of Compton Carr, who studied both contracts Propaganda have been given to by ZTT Records and Perfect Songs, contracts which had been signed by the band members without legal advice. The lawyer explained to the group that under these contracts, the members of the group could go on making records for the rest of their lives and never make any money from them (total exploitation !). Dorper became the first original member to leave the band, and Propaganda splintered soon after, Claudia Brücken left Propaganda her postion became impossible, having married the ZTT co owner and publicist Paul Morley. She joined Thomas Leer to form Act, who in 1988 released their only album Laughter, Tears and Rage. The rest successfully sued to be released of the contract (as did Frankie Goes to Hollywood) but obviously something was broken.

In 1990, the band signed to Virgin Records and Mertens returned with a new Propaganda lineup which included vocalist Betsi Miller, and two former Simple Minds members, bassist Derek Forbes and drummer Brian McGee. The result was a new album called 1234, a good album , but the new Propaganda were not a huge success, times were changing, house was hip.
In 1998, Mertens, Brücken and Freytag reunited, and began working on new material. Several tracks were completed, even a video for one song, "No Return", was produced in Morocco late 1998. However, no album materialized, and in January 2002, Brücken announced, "The reunion was worth a try, but did not work out." Later that year, an untitled nine-track CD was leaked via file-sharing networks on the Internet. In early 2005, Propaganda, now Susanne Freytag and Michael Mertens, started to release new material on the German independent label Amontillado-Music. Meanwhile ZTT is still exploiting their
catalogue and have released A remastered Secret Wish aswell as a SACD version should this compressed version have you wanting the bigger then the real thing version.



01 - Dream Within A Dream (9:10)
02 - The Murder Of Love (5:12)
03 - Jewel (6:22)
04 - Duel (4:41)
05 - Frozen Faces (4:21)
06 - p: Machinery (3:50)
07 - Sorry For Laughing (3:27)
08 - The Chase (4:04)
09 - Dr. Mabuse (10:41)
10 - Strength to dream 3:20
11 - Femme fatale (The woman with the orchid) 3:20
12 - Dr. Mabuse (13th life mix) 6:32
13 - Duel (Bitter sweet) 7:38
14 - PMachinery (Beta wraparound) 10:49

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Hunters and Collectors - Collected Works (90 flac 373mb )

The band took its name from "Hunters and Collectors", a song by the German band Can on the album Landed. As that suggests, the original band was influenced by the Krautrock genre and the productions of Conny Plank, featuring strong percussive influences, noisy guitar, and driving bass lines. The group was originally formed in post-punk 1981 in Melbourne as a collective rather than a band, an excursion into funk-rock rhythms and industrial Krautrock. Mark Seymour (guitar & vocals), John Archer (bass), and Doug Falconer (drums) met at the University of Melbourne in the late 1970s. The first version of Hunters and Collectors included Seymour, Archer, Falconer, Geoff Crosby (keyboards), Greg Perano (percussion), Ray Tosti-Gueira (guitar), and Robert Miles (their sound engineer and art director, he stayed with the band throughout their career.) Tosti-Gueira was later replaced by Martin Lubran, then by Barry Palmer.

The group's early performances are remembered as chaotic, with audience members encouraged to join in on the banging rubbish bin lids or fire extinguishers. The extended line-up included a massed horn section known as the Horns of Contempt. Inside all this was lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter, Seymour--the older brother of bassist Nick Seymour of Crowded House--was the linchpin of the group, with an ear for a melody and a taste for lyrical poetry. The Hunters' reputation spread to Europe where a stripped-back band spent six months in 1983, recording a second album The Fireman's Curse in Germany with producer Conny Plank (Can, Kraftwerk). Pruned back to its essentials the band recorded another album with Plank, The Jaws of Life and a single-only song "Throw Your Arms Around Me" in the ""Talking to a Stranger" mould. Hunters And Collectors was at a crossroads.

Their breakthrough commercial success in Australia came in 1986, with the release of the album Human Frailty where singer Mark Seymour's deep songs about alienation and sexual politics came to the fore. It featured the single "Throw Your Arms Around Me", as well as other fan favourites such as "Say Goodbye" and "Everything's on Fire". It was at this point that the band signed a parallel deal with I.R.S. Records for North America. "Throw Your Arms Around Me" remained one of the most popular songs in Australia for years. From now until their end Hunters And Collectors would remain one of Australian rock's favourite live attractions.The next album, What's a Few Men?, was released in 1987, the American configuration of the album, was retitled Fate. Guitarist Barry Palmer (ex-Harem Scarem) joined the band in 1988. Ghost Nation was released in 1989 , Hunters & Collectors supported Midnight Oil on that band's North American tour of 1990. Although the band struggled to find success in the US and elsewhere, they maintained their status in Australia.

In 1992, Hunters and Collectors recorded the album Cut with the producer Don Gehman, it became the band's most successful album, retaining a balance between the band's artistic core and its commercial ambitions. It was marked by the anthemic single "Holy Grail", inspired by Napoleon's march to Russia in 1812. The song has since become an Australian anthem due to being broadcast at the start of Australian rules football broadcasts. Cut was followed in 1994 with Demon Flower, which was dominated by themes relating to the politics. A double live album, Living ... In Large Rooms and Lounges, was released in 1995, with one disc consisting of an acoustic set the other being a more typical pub performance. Juggernaut, their last studio album, was recorded and released in 1997. Hunters & Collectors embarked on their final tour of Australia in 1998, with the last concert being performed at one of their favourite venues from over the years, Selina's at the Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney. This gig was recorded for posterity and released on CD and DVD as Under One Roof. Hunters & Collectors retains a reputation as one of the premier acts in Australian rock music history.



01 - Talking To A Stranger (3:51)
02 - Run Run Run (9:14)
03 - Lumps Of Lead (4:10)
04 - Wheels (3:20)
05 - Carry Me (4:11)
06 - The Slab (3:57)
07 - Say Goodbye (3:50)
08 - Everything's On Fire (4:25)
09 - Throw Your Arms Around Me (4:11)
10 - This Morning (6:43)
11 - January Rain (4:26)
12 - Faraway Man (3:08)
13 - Do You See What I See? (3:37)
14 - Blind Eye (4:29)
15 - When The River Runs Dry (5:01)

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