ABSOLUTE BODY CONTROL

vibes4life hooked us all up with The Lost Tapes just in time for Halloween, a killer comp documenting the European 'Minimal Wave' sound from 1981-86. The name kinda threw me off. Not minimal like Phillip Glass. More like razor-synth post-punk jams from an erotic sci-fi flick. Best cuts are "Automatic I" by Absolute Body Control, "Time Is On Our Side" by Autumn and "Sex Cinema" by ADN' La Catastrophe.

All three share similar inorganic qualities and ask a similar question - what separates us humans from them machines? We pump fuel, hiss and groan just like them. We shut down for regular maintenance, destined to become obsolete by the end of our days. We repeat. The only difference? Something about sex, trapped by love something something.







The Lost Tapes