Various - Ata Tak: The Collection - Box 3 Pop / Lovely

This collection is utterly fucked up to the point where it drives you to get an appointment with the doctor / psychiatrist / psychotherpist / home delivery servive of fine wines and drugs of your choice. That undoubtably reassures you that I care about your mental stability and serves as a legally binding disclaimer. ish.

Die Doraus und Die Marinas is largely attributable to Andreas Dorau. He appears have had an approach to sourcing his songs and publicity shoots that hasn't worn so well. It's weird enough without that knowledge and now you can add some sinister. Ja Ja Ja's only album is a kind of Altered Images / Bow Wow Wow hybrid with added P16.D4. Lost Gringos are always reliable and their only LP is a stabilising point that kind of passes by due to the oddness of the bread in this particular sandwich. Die Zimmermänner turn out to be a far too energetic Haircut 100 doubling up as a really fucking annoying flower seller when you are trying to relax by the pool. Finally, in a sentiment never concieved before, Picky Picnic save the day. Apparently, this is Kaoru Todoroki, Makoto Ori, Yuji Asuka who have been touted as the Japanese version of The Residents by people who have never heard The Residents ... maybe nicking the bassline for Wham!'s I'm Your Man and Airport guitar licks was ironic back then.

... and just when you think it's all over, you get a "bonus" 3" CD of live Die Doraus und Die Marinas just in case your inner child-catcher has lost it's mojo.

Let's face it, you deserve to listen to this on repeat you disreputable bastards. You would only complain if this was the missing volume.

Suezan Studio. 2011. Endure in non-MP3. You're welcome!

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