Ruins
Occasional Visits LP

Stroom pluck out a proper peach for Valentine’s day, creaming the archive of Venice, Italy’s Ruins for a super memorable and woozy collection of stylish, emotive electro-wave circa 1981-1984, highly recommended if you're into Vazz, Antena, Maximum Joy...

Previously included on compilations from Minimal Wave and Mannequin, the four-piece Ruins ran from the turn of the ‘80s until late ’85, a golden run which resulted a trio of LPs and four 12”s, from which this compilation is sourced.

In key with New Wave pop’s experimental tendencies, Ruins make songs first and foremost, but they’re detectably porous to influence from nascent US disco-rap-funk as much as David Bowie and Japan, nailing a classic sound marbled with a playfully ambiguous idiosyncrasy.

Produs Nou / Anul aparitiei: 2019

Tracklist:

A1 Elegant Shout

A2 Alone

A3 You're Like A Cigarette

A4 Skeleton In Love

B1 Fit Of Nerves

B2 Boys And Girls

B3 Everybody Knows Me

B4 It's Not Too Grand