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LES DISQUES DU CREPESCULE
★★★★
Belgium’s Les Disques Du Crepuscule was born out of a Brussels arts space, Planet K. One of its scouts, Annik Honoré, helped lure rising British bands to Planet K, including Joy Division, whose Ian Curtis Honoré befriended. In 1980, the label’s first release was a 21-track compilation cassette, which encapsulated Les Disques Du Crepescule’s arty intentions and growing relationship with Factory, whose bands provided a number of tracks and continued to grace Planet K’s stage. Durutti Column’s Sleep Will Come commemorated Curtis and featured A Certain Ratio’s Jeremy Kerr on vocals, while on Haystack Kevin Hewick “auditioned” for New Order’s surviving members just weeks after Curtis’ death. ACR’s funk on Felch, recorded live in New York, was as uncomfortable as the track’s title. This time capsule offers further fascination: John Foxx provides several “jingles”, there’s a 10-minute interview with Brian Eno - who explains his “painterly” approach to music-making - and another with actress Jeanne Moreau, while Harold Budd, Gavin Bryars and Michael Nyman all anticipate the contemporary New Classical movement. A magnificent 10” hardback 2CD version adds a further 18 tracks.