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BIPPP: French Synthwave 1979/85 : various artists
Interview, Feb, 2008 by Stephen Mooallem
> Obscurantists and beard-strokers, we've got the record for you: "Esoteric" would be a generous way to describe the songs on this compilation, which delves into the wacky subgenre of Synthwave, a blippy, beepy off-shoot of New Wave that emerged in France in the late '70s. Though not much here will ring many bells--most of the songs were culled from obscure 7-inch singles by acts with the longevity of fruit flies--the collection as a whole is a veritable treasure trove of post-nuclear pop: Ruth's "Polaroid-Roman-Photo" is an infectious sort of "Je T'aime Moi Non Plus" for the technocratic age; Visible's "Le Jour Se Leve" is a bleak, tinny, march-of-the-robots anthem; and Comix's "Touche Pas Mon Sexe" is a masterpiece of Devo-esque nerd-rock.
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