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Various
Terra Incognita

Terra Incognita
Terra IncognitaTerra Incognita

Artists

Various

Catno

ERC034

Formats

1x Vinyl LP Compilation

Country

UK

Release date

Jul 1, 2017

Emotional Rescue starts its 5th year by shining a light on one of Europe’s best underground 80s’ label in Spain’s Auxilio De Ciento. Their Terra Incognita Volumes I and II collated an international mix of synth-pop, new wave, world and industrial sounds to a small but appreciative following.

Released in 1985 and 1986, the Volumes have become highly regarded and rightly sought after, finding a place in discerning playlists from London to Amsterdam and Dusseldorf to Glasgow. Here, taking a premise of avoiding the songs unearthed on other recent reissues, is a unique album itself.

Starting with Denis Mpunga & Paul K’s esoteric Criola, a fusion of fourth world ideals and poly-rhythmic funk. The music of Mal, Bene Gesserit and La Caida De La Casa Usher, however, soon highlight that the decade also belonged to dark, minimal synth as to shiny balearic ideals.

The inclusion of Hector Zazou with Bony Biyake and their contribution Komba, is a fitting continuation from their cult Noir Et Blanc LP before, things continue with US avant-artist Danny Alias and his humorous Big Brother “response” to Laurie Anderson’s Superman O.

Image Pour Image loose indie-pop and the inclusion of seminal Beast Of Burden lead again to a Zazou contribution, this time in his collaborative Stranger In A New Light, before the compilation eclectically ends with the dadaesque Lakota and the post punk dub of Instead Of’s closer, Angels .
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Media: NM or M-i
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A1

Denis Mpunga - Criola

3:26

A2

Mal - A Letter From Yellowland

1:58

A3

Bene Gesserit - Broken Toy

2:42

A4

Zazou Bikaye - Komba

2:14

A5

La Caida De La Casa Usher - Caballos

3:16

A6

Kastrieste Philosophen - Heroina

5:20

B1

Danny Alias - Big Brother : The Answer

4:20

B2

Image Par Image - Where Is The Love In This World

3:21

B3

Attrition - Beast Of Burden

3:05

B4

Zazou - Stranger In The New Light

4:00

B5

Kastrieste Philosophen - Playin The Fool

3:07

B6

Instead Of - Bad Angels

4:41