The Golden Years
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***PARADE GROUND has always been the duo of brothers JEAN-MARC and PIERRE PAULY from Brussels, Belgium formed in 1981. Taking cues from Post-Punk, Coldwave, Dada and Surrealism, Parade Ground channeled suffering, tension and rage through pulsing synthesizers, skeletal guitar, severe bass and Jean-Marc's expressive vocals as the most melodic and emotional instrument. The Golden Years is an 11-song, career-spanning collection of Parade Ground's long out-of-print 7' and 12' singles as well as rare compilation tracks from the pioneers of emotional body music created during 1982-1988. Parade Ground first appeared on the Nationale Rockmeeting LP in 1982, striking straight to the heart with the passionate plea 'I Shut My Eyes.' Later that year the brothers met Daniel B. and Patrick Codenys of Front 242 beginning a collaborative partnership that continues to present day. In 1983 they released their debut 3-song 7' EP Moan On The Sly on the New Dance label, musically a hybrid of Joy Division and Fad Gadget. 1984 brought further explorations into the world of electronic body music with the 3-song Man In A Trance EP and 2 tracks on the live concert compilation Mask Promotion both records released on Front 242's Mask Music label. The following year the single Took Advantage/Moral Support 12' was released incorporating then, state-of-the-art modular synthesizers programmed by Daniel B. and back-up vocals from Flo Sullivan (A Formal Sigh, Shiny Two Shiny). Then in 1987 the brothers colla
Tracks
1~1~I Shut My Eyes1~2~Moan On The Sly
1~3~Retired
1~4~Fall Incognito
1~5~Moral Support
1~6~Took Advantage
1~7~Gold Rush
1~8~Action Replay
1~9~Moans
1~10~Strange World
1~11~Hollywood
Details
Catalogue Number: DE018Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Parade Ground
Release Date: 07 March 2025
Genre: Rock
Label: Dark Entries
Distributor: Rocket Group
