In Loving Memory of Aqua (1982-1988), by AQUA

In Loving Memory of Aqua (1982-1988)

by AQUA

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A stellar re-discovery from the heyday of the Italian post-punk scene.
In 1985, Aqua's sole release appeared, a self-titled mini-album; the four-piece from Turin was praised by the main publications and underground 'zines of the country for their rhythmic, enveloping music, with more than one cross-reference to the British scene.
The six-track record had a lot in common with early new wave, focusing on a melodic and surreal style. A genre-defying 12" that combined some goth influences with dream-pop, with lyrics sung in English. This reissue includes 17 tracks of bonus content and detailed liner notes from veteran journalist Federico Guglielmi.
In addition to the complete 1985 record, there are three tracks from various compilations, four from their first demo, five live extracts, and five more songs tentatively scheduled for a long-player that was not to be. That is the full parabola: from the very beginning in 1982 to the unfortunate split in 1988. Through different line-ups and different ideas, with the language switching a few times from English to Italian, this is the full spectrum of Aqua's melancholic sound. RIYL: Echo & The Bunnymen, Bauhaus, The Cure.

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TRACKLIST
1 4 2:31
2 8 2:11
3 3 2:24
4 Head Of Toy 1:02
5 1 3:01
6 Due 3:33
7 Necronomicon 3:27
8 Sedici 2:59
9 Ernesto 3:12
10 1 3:04
11 2 3:16
12 3 2:30
13 4 2:36
14 Animali 3:47
15 Holoow Men 4:42
16 Elephant 2:18
17 Plastic City 3:33
18 8 2:48
19 Jeriko (Snake Talks) 5:21
20 Human Guys 3:33
21 Franklin Scooter 3:38
22 But It 2:40
23 Goodbye Aux Vents 4:40

credits

released May 12, 2015

Tracks 1-6 from first miniLP; tracks 7 & 9 from L'Italia Taglia VVAA tape compilation; track 8 from Tracce85 VVAA Lp compilation; tracks 10-14 from first demo tape; tracks 14-15 are live recordings; tracks 19-23 from the unreleased LP "Aux Vents".
Gatefold cardboard sleeve with full color booklet and inner sleeve.

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Spittle Records Florence, Italy

Spittle Records is a label started in 1984 in Italy.
After a few years of works it ended publishing but in 2005 it was restarted with the purpose of filing and reissuing most of italian 80's rock scene.

Some of the labels reissued on Spittle Records are
Electric Eye, Contempo Records and Italian Records. ... more

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