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Cheiron - Land After Life [OS 29 BEL 2015 24-Bit FLAC] Originally recorded between 1981 and 1985, however mostly never released, here is Cheiron - the third project by Dutch synthpop guru Lex Grauwen, this time with chanteuse José van Waveren. If you enjoyed my Frozen Ducks and Tranquil Eyes posts, then this is just for you. If not, then you have no clue as to what you have been missing. The title track appeared on the important Spanish synthwave compilation Pas De Deux in 1985, and Serenity World appeared on a Dutchwave compilation cassette in 1987, everything else is unreleased. Your Life Your Body and Finally Free Four are previously uncovered gems from the genre, so please sit up and pay attention to Cheiron. A1 Land After Life A2 Ping Pong A3 No Trace B1 Serenity World B2 Finally Free Four B3 Your Life Your Body

Frozen Ducks - Frozen Ducks [OS 23 BEL 2014 24-Bit FLAC] There is a burgeoning synthwave reissue market across Europe at the moment which I am certainly plugging into. You can't get anything more desirable than an album of catchy waves by a band who never actually released anything, that band is Frozen Ducks. These ducks were a spin off from Dutch synthy wavers Tranquil Eyes who have already featured on these pages. In case you overlooked that post, you really need to check out their album here . Lex and Hans Grauwen recorded about fifty tracks in the early eighties as Frozen Ducks but never actually released any of them, some have now been tracked down and feature on this splendid album. Avid post-punk synthwave fans will be hooked by listening to the first few opening bars of Beginnings and Lost Freedom. The latter track has the feel of the early version of New Order's 5-8-6 and its ital- disco roots.  Plug this in, you will probably love these ducks. A1 ...