Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body & Energize (12") | Techno Drome International, ZYX Records | chapter 1 program 6, ZYX 5834 | Germany | 1988 | |
| Body & Energize (CD, Single, Mini) | Techno Drome International, ZYX Records | chapter 1 program 6, ZYX 8-5834 | Germany | 1988 |
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Reviews & Discussion
referencing Body & Energize, 12", chapter 1 program 6, ZYX 5834
This record drives the sound ideals of EBM to the maximum: beats that hit hard on the dancefloor and synths that cut the air. These tracks were made in 1988 by the prolific, multi-talented Talla2XLC, this time in connection with Jallokin, during the big times of New Beat in Belgium and its counterpart in Germany (always a bit more EBM-oriented, more underground and dubbed Aggrepo by Talla himself); but a good amount of all other New Beat/Aggrepo whatsoever, as much as I love it, sounds frustratingly tame after having played this one in a set. Extremely sharp and well-produced synths set Body To Body apart, and I wonder why these techniques were not used so often on more melodious tunes. Here both tunes are as non-melodic as it gets; Body To Body compensates it with sounding wild and chaotic while being danceable all along; Energize is (almost) pure rhythm - slower, even funky, instrumental, and again with a razorblade production.
referencing Body & Energize, 12", chapter 1 program 6, ZYX 5834
bone-crushing industrial. pure, vintage industrial with minimal vocals.
