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Strange World / Purple Desire
When Doves Cry
- Cat No: WDC102
- updated:2022-09-21
The mysterious label WHEN DOVES CRY takes its name from the PRINCE classic. "Strange World" is an Afro-cosmic, slowed-down gothic synth-pop cut.
File Under: Deep Downtempo / Cosmic Throb / Sensitive Soft Rock
It's a strange world we're living in and these addictive cuts mirror it well. Dancing all night in cheerful melancholy with two strictly limited edits. The A-side renders gothic synth pop at cruising tempo, spinning a web of tape delay as your mind unravels. A bassline throbs, pistons hiss and a paranoia takes hold of an icy vocal. Lose yourself in the otherwhere. We step into a pristine wilderness on the B-side, stately pads gliding over a supple rhythm section while tender chimes tug at your heartstrings. Emotion abounds on an instrumental which never was. Big boys do cry, and this dove's weeping over broken wings…
It's a strange world we're living in and these addictive cuts mirror it well. Dancing all night in cheerful melancholy with two strictly limited edits. The A-side renders gothic synth pop at cruising tempo, spinning a web of tape delay as your mind unravels. A bassline throbs, pistons hiss and a paranoia takes hold of an icy vocal. Lose yourself in the otherwhere. We step into a pristine wilderness on the B-side, stately pads gliding over a supple rhythm section while tender chimes tug at your heartstrings. Emotion abounds on an instrumental which never was. Big boys do cry, and this dove's weeping over broken wings…
Following the first release, this is the second offering from the mysterious WHEN DOVES CRY, whose records have been known to fetch five-figure prices. A dense slow-mo tune that feels like something's off, then gradually falls into place — or twists further out of shape. The B-side was apparently played early on by BASSO of GROWING BIN: a killer instrumental edit of "Sehnsucht" by 80s mellow synth-pop act Purple Schulz. (Original Japanese text by Saito)