Highly obscure Belgian goth band with a great primitive sound you might expect from a private pressing. Some Sisters influences for sure, but also reminds me of some of the German goth bands from the later half of the 80's.
Candy Stripe - As Above So Below LP (1990, Disques-Editions TLP)
01. Missing Words
02. Between The Lines
03. I Am Crazy For You
04. What I Feel Right Now
05. Candy
06. In The Cold Night
07. Out of The Screen
08. What I Feel Right Now (Accoustic)
Here's a self-released CDR that I believe most fans of the band are likely unaware of collecting material recorded between 1989-2006. Not sure how many copies of this were produced, or if this release was sort of put together on an "on demand" basis since its appears home-made. I got a copy from the band after contacting them on myspace, so that possibility might still exist for those interested in a physical copy. This release includes three of the tracks from their 7" singles and everything else would be consider rarities. Unfortunately, I do not know if these other tracks were originally released on some of their cassettes - quite likely. Anyways, classic French coldwave band... "Le Nez Rouge" is easily one of my all-time favorite songs. The last 2 tracks on this CD are certainly from a low-quality source, so my VBR ripping method might appear that I purposely ripped those tracks at a low-bitrate... not the case. A flat 320 bitrate isn't going to solve anything in regards to the sound other than creating an unnecessarily big file.
Sombre Septembre - Le Lointain CDR (2006, Seagulls Screaming Productions)
01. Il Fait Si Froid 02. Est-ce Une Reverie? 03. La Pomme De Terre 04. Le Bas-côté 05. Le Nez Rouge 06. Des Rêves 07. Le Lointain 08. Le Sommeil De Trop? 09. Plume Et Regard 10. Déchirure 11. Passée La Nuit 12. Seul
