Sample of Disintegrators "Transmissions Unknown" taken from the forthcoming Color Tapes album "Cold Waves Of Color Volume 4" released on LP on  2nd December 2016. VINYL NOW SOLD OUT

Cold Waves Of Color Vol.4

Disintegrators - Transmissions Unknown

Sample of Modern Art "Hello/Goodbye" as featured on the forthcoming LP reissue of Modern Art's "Underwater Kites" released on 2nd December 2016. Vinyl sold out

Underwater Kites

Modern Art - Hello/Goodbye

Modern Art "Fatal Crash Immersed The Start" released on "Cold Waves Of Color Volume 2" compilation CD released on Color Tapes/Lion USA. VINYL SOLD OUT.

Cold Waves Of Color Vol.2

Modern Art - Fatal Crash Immersed The Start

Taken from the first volume of "Cold Waves Of Color" released in 2014 on LP and CD. 

Cold Waves Of Color 

Berserk In A Hayfield - Code

Included on "Cold Waves Of Color" LP and CD released in 2014. 
A superb album compiling electronic synth pop, cold wave and minimal tracks from the Color Tapes label spanning 1981-1985.

The Color Tapes label was the brainchild of a young Gary Ramon after being
inspired by cassette labels such as Fuck Off Tapes, Weird Noise and other underground UK labels, and also by the music of the late '70's and early '80's such as Cabaret Voltaire, Suicide, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget, as well as electronic musicians such as John Cage, La Monte Young, Stockhausen, Pierre Henry, Moondog, and others that were being discovered after the Kraftwerk assault with "The Man Machine".  And incidentally we made a Color Tape tribute cassette to John Cage called A Tribute To Jo Change - but don't be
confused with James Chance!   

These tracks from this compilation album originally came out only on limited cassette runs of 100 copies sold at gigs, mail order and record shops such as Small Wonder Records. 

The compilation features tracks by: Lives Of Angels, Modern Art, Mystery Plane,The Lord, Disintegrators, WeR7, Berserk In A Hayfield and Stereo Machines & Kinesis. 

The majority of these tracks are electronic music made by synthesiser, drum machines, sequencers, EMS VCS3, Minimoog, Korg MS-20, Roland Juno 6, TR-808 so you know how they could sound. Machines that today fetch high prices and are in electronic museums or big collections. 

Remastered from original analogue source tapes by Denis Blackham, this is a must-have for electronic, synth and cold wave collectors. 


Modern Art - Alternative Universe (Edit)

Featured on "Cold Waves Of Color Volume 2" LP & CD release. 

Cold Waves Of Color Volume 2

The Lord - Out Of Space And Out Of Time

Featured on "Cold Waves Of Color Volume 3 released on LP and CD 2016.

Cold Waves Of Color Vol.3

Berserk In A Hayfield - Club Paris

Taken from the 2013 Modern Art box set "Sonic Dimensions 1982-85 3-LP+DVD Box set released by Vinyl On Demand. It is now sold out.

Sonic Dimensions

Modern Art - Early Warning

Cristiano

Modern Art - Sight and Sound

Taken from the forthcoming vinyl and CD reissue of "Oriental Towers", the second album from Modern Art originally released on cassette in 1983. VINYL IS NOW OUT!!!

Modern Art Sad Delusion

Taken from the forthcoming reissue on LP and CD of Oriental Towers by Modern Art. Originally released in 1983 as a rare cassette only album. VINYL IS NOW RELEASED!

Modern Art Discover

Taken from the forthcoming "Cold Waves of Color Volume 5" LP
release TBC due November 2017

Modern Art - Colliding World

Taken from the forthcoming Cold Waves of Color Vol.5 LP release November 2017 TBC

Berserk In A Hayfield - Berserk

Taken from the forthcoming Cold Waves of Color Vol.5 album due November 2017 TBC

Echophase - Silent Sky

taken from the COLD WAVES OF COLOR VOL.6 LP+CD released April 2020

Berserk In A Hayfield - After Dusk

Taken from "Cold Waves of Color Vol.6" released on LP+CD April 2020

Disintegrators - Radioactive

Taken from "Cold Waves of Color Vol.6" LP+CD released April 2020

Modern Art - Golden Corridor

The Color Tapes label launched in 1982 and was the brainchild of a 16yo Gary Ramon after being inspired by cassette labels such as Fuck Off Tapes, Weird Noise and other UK DIY labels, and also by the music of the late '70's and early '80's such as Cabaret Voltaire, Suicide, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Throbbing Gristle, Fad Gadget, as well as electronic musicians such as John Cage, La Monte Young, Stockhausen, Pierre Henry, Moondog, and hip hop electro pioneers Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash that were being discovered after the Kraftwerk assault with "The Man Machine". 

The label relaunched in 2014 with "Cold Waves of Color" for a series of vinyl & CD compilation albums taken from the labels 1980's archives and select reissues from a choice of more than 75+ albums. 

The majority of these tracks are electronic based music made by synthesiser, drum machines, sequencers, EMS VCS3, Minimoog, Korg MS-20, Roland Juno 6, TR-808, TB-303, DMX and Linn Drum, so you know how they could sound. Machines that today fetch high prices and are in electronic museums or big collections. 

All the tracks are remastered from original analogue source tapes by Denis Blackham, and these are must-have recordings for electronic, synth and cold wave collectors. 

"Great stuff. A worthy companion of the "Cold Waves : Minimal Electronics" and "Mutazione" cd's. Anyone who is a fan of Cabaret Voltaire/Human League/Throbbing Gristle/Robert Rental/Chris & Cosey/Coil era electronics will find something they love on this." - ★★★★★ Amazon

"This retrospective is well overdue. As you might expect, much of the material sounds like a cross between early Depeche Mode, curious Italian coldwave and proto- EBM. Pleasingly all the material has been remastered by legendary engineer Denis Blackham, giving the original analogue sounds a whole new lease of life. Essential stuff" - Juno

"A must have collection of English post-punk rarities sourced from the
legendary Color Tapes label" - Boomkat review

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