ACT_003_METAL URBAIN_ANARCHY IN PARIS CD

Issued on January 19, 2004, on the Acute label, under licence from Seventeen, this compilation CD is exclusive to the USA. It presents for the first time on this territory the incomplete Metal Urbain singles and LP recordings, remastered with a few bonus tracks.

The concept was simple yet unique: marry the post-Stooges guitar aggression of the "class of 77" punk school with the artsy electronically-processed aesthetic of Roxy Music, Robert Fripp and Brian Eno.

The sound: big killer punk rock guitar hooks, squealing textural synth noises, shouted French vocals, and a cheap, adrenalin-fueled drum machine. While most people were just discovering punk, Metal Urbain were blazing the trails for what was to become "post-punk", with a sound so distinct that Rough Trade would make them their first ever release.

Sure, echoes of Metal Urbain can be heard in popular indie bands from the '80s like Big Black and The Jesus and Mary Chain, but only now, almost 30 years after their first release, can their genius and foresight be fully appreciated.

PS : Don't believe the hype : this CD presents an incomplete collection, with some of the tracks on the double CD 'Chef d'oeuvre', but not all. A good taster to begin with.

- METAL URBAIN OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.metalurbain.com

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ACT_003_METAL URBAIN
ANARCHY IN PARIS

Single CD with 16 pages booklet.
Seventeen / Acute Records US pressing.
Distributed by Caroline.

Tracklist :

01. Panik
02. Paris Maquis (Single Mix)
03. Hystérie Connective
04. Lady Coca Cola
05. Clé De Contact (Single Mix)
06. Pop Poubelle
07. Fugue For A Darkening Island
08. Ghetto
09. Ultra Violence
10. Futurama
11. Snuff Movie (Mix 82)
12. Numéro Zéro
13. 50/50
14. Atlantis
15. Anarchie Au Palace
16. E 202
17. Creve Salope (Mix 82)

Bonus tracks:
18. Hystérie Connective (mix 2)
19. Colt 45 (Demo 79)
20. The Train Kept A-Rollin'
Version 2 (Demo 79)
21. Sweet Marylin
22. Little Girl Of Love (Demo 79)
23. Tango Sudiste
24. Panik (Instrumental)