A compilation CD celebrating female artists who have recorded for Les Disques du Crépuscule. Classic tracks by Antena, Anna Domino, Malaria!, Ludus and Thick Pigeon are joined by treasures from Virna Lindt, Snakefarm, Mikado, Cathy Claret, Zwischenfall and many more.
Most of the tracks were recorded in the 1980s and 1990s, with several not previously available on CD. The booklet features cover art by Crépuscule design director Benoît Hennebert, plus archive images and detailed liner notes.
CD tracklist:
1. ANTENA The Boy From Ipanema
2. MIKADO Romance
3. ISOLATION WARD Lamina Christus
4. VIRNA LINDT Shiver
5. LUDUS Nue au Soleil
6. THICK PIGEON Dog
7. ZWISCHENFALL Flucht '84
8. MALARIA! You You
9. ANNA DOMINO Take That
10. ISABELLE ANTENA Be Pop
11. FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS Pick Up the Rhythm
12. CECILE BRUYNOGHE Gymnopedie No. 1
13. MARIE DELIER & DRITA KOTAJI Ballade No. 1: L'interrompu
14. SNAKEFARM Banks of the Ohio
15. JANE KELLY WILLIAMS Boy, I'm Just Getting Over You
16. MARIE AUDIGIER Un voyage
17. DEVINE & STATTON Under the Weather
18. GABRIELLE LAZURE Petit Bateau
19. CATHY CLARET Le Lundi au Soleil
20. POWAGA SISTERS J'aime regarder les filles
Reviews:
"An absolute joy. The 1981 cover version of The Boy From Ipanema by Parisian trio Antena is just one delight on this compilation of music from Brussels label Les Disques du Crépuscule" (Word, 08/2010)
"Les Filles mines a rich seam, and like all good compilations this will make you want to check out the full albums proper by the artists on display. The immaculate sleevenotes only add to the excitement" (Record Collector, 09/2010)
"Remarkable music, more pre-pop than post-punk. I'm hoping LTM put together "Les Garcons du Crépuscule" to balance out the gender-battle" (AllGigs, 06/2010)
"Ahead of the game, and with a sense of fun" (The Brooklyn Rail, 11/2010)
"An alluring array of female artists, cooly cooing arty chansons and sci-fi lullabies' (Uncut, 09/2010)
"A wonderful compilation of discreet, confused, lascivious, poppy, relaxed, demanding, lost in reverie female voices from the legendary Brussels label" (Westzeit, 09/2010)
"Cosmopolitan Belgian label Les Disques du Crépuscule was the top of an elite tier along with Factory, Rough Trade and El" (The Big Takeover, 09/2010)
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