Thursday, October 5, 2017

#2657 VA - Cold Waves of Color Vol. 2 (1982 - 1985)

Volume 2 opens with synthy surges, the same icy precision of the first Color Tapes comp. But then come the tones: rich, textured, and then come the proper guitars. And we see the split with volume 1, detachment is no longer a strategy, rock immediacy is smoldering: guitar buzz, bass grumbles --- this is the cavalry.

Vol 1 had bedroom closeness. And this still feels small, but the ambition's growing. The nerds are making a pass, defcons are ticking. A thrilling little evolution of this splinter scene 4/5

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