A Blaze Colour

Against The Dark Trees Beyond

Sought-after Belgian minimal synth finally reissued & compiled on LP and CD They were interesting times, the early eighties. Against a backdrop of cold war and economic crises, the DIY attitude of the earlier punk movement had spawned near countless new genres where artists and bands broke the three-chord guitar mould and experimented with new content matter, singular song structures and - in many cases - new instruments. Synthesizers became affordable and were no longer the sole privilege of rock millionaires. All around the globe, musical creativity boomed as never before, and Belgium was no exception: Digital Dance, Snowy Red, The Names, Pseudocode, Marine, 1000 Ohm, De Kommeniste, M.Bryo & D.M.T., De Brassers, Struggler, Siglo XX are but a few legendary names of bands and artists who started making a name for themselves. In Leuven, things were happening as well. Until then, the music scene in this rather provincial town had been dominated by straightforward rock and blues acts. Not for much longer, though: in places like Arno'z and (later) The Gladhouse, where young budding artists met with kindred spirits, bands were often formed on the spot and, more importantly, started to make ripples. Ludo Camberlin and Karel 'Bam' Saelemaekers already had a certain track record in Leuven's burgeoning music microcosm. But what they shared would become the cornerstone of A Blaze Colour (Against The Dark Trees Beyond): a fascination for new forms and instruments, a penchant for sonic adventure and a profound love for gripping songs. The full band name, by the way, was inspired by a phrase from the Irish-American novelist J.P. Donleavy, a writer who belongs in the definitely-worth-checking-out section.

Price
€ 18.75
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release date
09-12-2022
Label
Item-nr
560464
EAN
3481575604645
Availability
In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. AN ADDICT OF TIME 3:15
2. DARK TREES BEYOND 2:50
3. THE NEW ONES 3:33
4. NOWHERE ELSE 3:36
5. THROUGH WITH LIFE 5:04
6. ALTITUDE 3:15
7. COLD AS EVER 3:30
8. MEANS TO AN END 3:57
9. FOLLOW THE SIGNS 4:23
10. OR LIE AGAIN 4:05
11. THE ULTIMATE FIGHT 2:39
12. UNKNOWN 4:20
13. FISK V.2.0 2:57
14. THROUGH WITH LIFE 7:06 (CASSETTE VERSION)
15. THE NEW ONES 3:44 (CASSETTE VERSION)