Release date: 2/18/2022.
2xLP green + clear vinyl in gatefold with download.
2xCD.
Les Disques du Crepuscule presents a new double vinyl remaster of two seminal albums by German synth wave pioneers Gina X Performance, whose groundbreaking singles Nice Mover, No G.D.M. and Kaddsh remain enduring electroclash staples after four decades of club supremacy.
Formed in Cologne in 1978, the core of Gina X Performance composed vocalist Gina Kikoine and producer/keyboard/vocoder wizard Zeus B. Held. ‘I had in mind science fiction-inspired tracks,’ explains Zeus. ‘Really cold sounding music, with no blues-ey chords or melodies, no guitar and nothing rocky.’
Originally issued on German imprint Crystal 1979, icy, noirish debut album Nice Mover spawned two radical Eurodisco hits, with gender-bending single No G.D.M. becoming a firm favourite at the legendary Blitz Club in London’s Soho. At the same time Zeus B. Held also became an in-demand producer, working with John Foxx, Fashion, Rockets and Dead or Alive.
The third GXP long player, Voyeur, from 1981, followed a brief spell on EMI and saw the duo return to their experimental, avant-gardist roots, the material by turns seductive, provocative and confrontational. Since then countless electronic artists have acknowledged or betrayed the influence of Gina X Performance, including Depeche Mode, Propaganda, Ladytron and Peaches.
Critical praise for Gina X Performance: “Pioneering electro-pop from 1979 with hints of Kraftwerk, Nico and Studio 54-era Grace Jones” (Mojo); “Like an artier Moroder” (Uncut); “No G.D.M. is one of the most influential songs to come out of the Continent” (Q); “Disco for the intellect” (NME)
Remastered for vinyl in 2021 by Zeus B. Held and Lars Lafeyette Fassbender, the double album set is housed in a gatefold sleeve with new artwork and pressed on clear and green vinyl. This pressing is limited to 1000 copies only. The inner sleeve features a brand new interview with Zeus.
The set is also available as a deluxe 2xCD set (TWI 1249 CD) with bonus remixes by DJ Hell, Headman, Red Axes and Psychonauts
2xLP tracklist:
A1. Nice Mover
A2. No G.D.M.
A3. Plastic Surprise Box
A4. Casablanca
B1. Be A Boy
B2. Exhibitionism
B3. Black Sheep
B4. Tropical Comic Strip
C1. I.C. Code
C2. Horror Vacui
C3. Babylon Generation
C4. Kaddish
C5. Video Dragueur
D1. Hypnosis/Hypnose
D2. Pederast Dissection
D3. Hom Intern
D4. Kiruna
2xCD tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Nice Mover
2. No G.D.M.
3. Plastic Surprise Box
4. Casablanca
5. Be A Boy
6. Exhibitionism
7. Black Sheep
8. Tropical Comic Strip
9. No G.D.M. (Psychonauts Remix)
10. Nice Mover (VV Instrumental)
11. No G.D.M. (Red Axes Mix)
12. No G.D.M. (Berlin 1992 Remix)
13. No G.D.M. (Headman 2016 Rework)
Disc 2:
1. I.C. Code
2. Horror Vacui
3. Babylon Generation
4. Kaddish
5. Video Dragueur
6. Hypnosis/Hypnose
7. Pederast Dissection
8. Hom Intern
9. Kiruna
10. Eurode
11. Drive My Car
12. Nice Mover (DJ Hell Remix)
