VARIOUS – Mehmet Aslan Pres. Senza Decoro: Liebe + Anarchia / Switzerland 1980-1990 – 2LP – Gatefold Vinyl [OCT 20]

2LP- Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. Includes two exclusive edits by Mehmet Aslan. Features in-depth sleeve notes and band interviews curated by Lurker Grand alongside rare photos and original sleeve artwork. The compilation is mastered and cut by The Carvery. Compilation and artwork courtesy of Mehmet Aslan.

A new compilation explores the far reaches of the post-punk, experimental and electronic landscape in Switzerland on Senza Decoro: Liebe & Anarchia in Switzerland 1980-1990 curated by producer / DJ Mehmet Aslan.

During the mid-70s, Switzerland had embraced punk within its cities, informing the subsequent post-punk era of the 1980s as music splintered into freeform musical strands across the whole of the country. It was to become one of the most innovative periods in Switzerlands modern day music history.

It was like a wild laboratory for all forms of new and strange sounds, rackets and compositional experiments, explains writer Lurker Grand, accompanied and inspired by cutting-edge developments in electronic musical instruments. A broad, innovative scene developed and the four different language and cultural regions of Switzerland were no longer perceived to be an obstacle. There was a curiosity for the foreign and the strange. Conflicts for freedom and free spaces took place and this was reflected in the music.

It was unfiltered creativity and this free, non-commercial approach is a common denominator for the songs on this compilation. Many artists operated in their own universe; hardly any of the acts on this album actually met each other at the time. Only Liliput from Zurich achieved notable fame, building on the success of their previous incarnation as Kleenex.

Although Swiss, some bands were based outside of the country and many brought in international elements to their music. Compiler Mehmet Aslan touches on this aspect; having grown up in Basel with Turkish heritage, he is now based in Berlin. His selection travels deep into obscure musical corners. Grand continues: Mehmets selection is expansive. Christian Pfluger from Die Welttraumforscher sings about moon folklore, Jrg Nutz about a labyrinth, while Dr. Chattanooga & The Navarones found inspiration through African marabout business cards.

Released as a gatefold LP and digipak CD, Senza Decoro includes two exclusive edits by Mehmet Aslan. Both formats feature in-depth sleeve notes and band interviews curated by Lurker Grand alongside rare photos and original sleeve artwork. The compilation is mastered and cut by The Carvery. Compilation and artwork courtesy of Mehmet Aslan.

Tracklist:

A1. Dr. Chattanooga & The Navarones Kabyl Marab
A2. Mittageisen – Anfang
A3. Elephant Chteau Wir Fangen Mit Arbeit An
A4. UnknownmiX Nightmare

B1. Aboriginal Voices Le Jour LEnnui
B2. Caf Trk Syledir
B3. Lilliput Boat-song
B4. Bells Of Kyoto Asho II

C1. Schamanen Circel Arbeiter (The Worker)
C2. El Deux – Gletscher (Mehmet Aslan Edit)
C3. KonX – Basic Ground Without Voice (Mehmet Aslan Edit)
C4. Jrg Nutz Labyrinth

D1. Schaltkreis Wassermann Arabesque
D2. Die Welttraumforscher Mondfolklore
D3. Christine Scaller LOmbre Dore du Scarabe Ble