Minim­al Wave is proud to pre­sent a second volume of selec­tions from our French favorites, In Aeter­nam Vale. Cul­led from a vast archive of re­cord­ings, these tracks were original­ly self-released on vari­ous cas­settes by the band’s frontman Laurent Prot bet­ween 1985-1988. The sound ran­ges from early EBM / in­dustri­al to grist­ly col­dwave to dark re­ver­by guitar psyc­hedelia. This re­cord il­lustrates the stylis­tic range that, through ex­perimen­ta­tion and fear­less­ness, Laurent Prot and Pasc­al Aubert were cap­able of pro­duc­ing. To quote a re­view from In Aeter­nam Vale’s self-titled LP (2009) : “All the caus­tic, lazy, lowbrow/highbrow genius is there and even though the music is still raw, ramshackle and DIY-sounding, it’s pro­duced and mas­tered like a MOT­HERF***R!”. MW036 is a li­mited edi­tion pre­ss­ing of 999 hand-numbered co­p­ies, housed in matte heavy weight prin­ted sleeve and black paper in­nersleeve. Speci­al thanks to Eamon Ore-Giron for pro­vid­ing the cover paint­ing. Sound sam­ples below. Re­lease date: May 24th.


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Dust Under Bright­ness (2)
Dance Bi­naire
Twist Again
Mat
Metal
Annie
AL W
Straw­ber­ry Flow­er