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Cat: LMUTEL 30. Rel: 3 May 21
Coldwave/Synth

Side 1 - Track 1. The Beat Goes On/Off Side 1 - Track 2. Moskow Diskow Side 1 - Track 3. Twist A Saint-Tropez Side 1 - Track 4. Euro-vision Side 2 - Track 1. Dance To The Music Side 2 - Track 2. Drama Drama Side 2 - Track 3. Exercise Is Good For You Side 2 - Track 4. L’amour Toujours Side 3 - Track 1. Radio-Radio Side 3 - Track 2. Rendez-vous Dans L’espace Side 3 - Track 3. Beautiful Li(F)e Side 4 - Track 1. The Number One Song In Heaven Side 4 - Track 2. La Bamba Side 4 - Track 3. Dear Prudence

Forced into retirement after the death of founding member Marc Moulin in 2008, Telex's legacy is as colourful and memorable as it is boundary-pushing. The Belgian electronic pioneers emerged at a point in time when synths were just beginning to find favour outside the laboratories of scientific creatives, but while aural peers of the time like Kraftwerk threw themselves fully into a robotic future, Telex would quickly garner a reputation for a more fun vision of man-machine musicians.

Bouncy, jaunty, uptempo and - for want of a better phrase - much rowdier than many rigid structures of formative era electronic pop, newcomers are likely to find the work spread over this career-spanning singles collection immediately engaging. Setting a benchmark at the time, and helping create a blueprint that's still audible in may contemporary outfits (Metronomy, Jacques Le Cont), it might be erring on batshit crazy but that's precisely the point.