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ARTIST
GRAUZONE
TITLE
Raum
FORMAT
12"
LABEL
WRWTFWW RECORDS
CATALOG #
WRWTFWW 043EP
WRWTFWW 043EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
12/6/2019
2022 restock. WRWTFWW Records is beyond thrilled to announce the first ever vinyl maxi-single release for
Raum
,
Grauzone
's best-kept secret and underground mega-gem from 1980. The four-track affair includes the full title track sourced from the original reels. The 12-inch vinyl is cut at 45rpm and comes with a never-seen cover art by band member
Stephan Eicher
and a handmade Xerox hype sticker. Initially released almost 40 years ago on the beloved compilation
Swiss Wave The Album
(Off Course Records, 1980) alongside the band's massive hit "Eisbär", "Raum" is the biggest Grauzone track people have yet to discover. An über-infectious New York style bassline played by
Christian "GT" Trüssel
and frantic drumming by
Marco Repetto
's blend with
Martin Eicher
's hauntingly hopeless lyrics and
Claudine Chirac
's saxophone escapades to personify post-punk heaven and all its wonderful anomalies. It's disco with an edge, pop filled with fear, it's
The Cure
infused with proto techno and Swiss art chic. Or maybe, it's simply one hell of a song that will make you dance and shout. Further on the A-side,
Naum Gabo
's rework takes Grauzone to modern dancefloors with a thumping track and bounce-inducing groove on which
Liquid Liquid
's very own
Dennis Young
adds magic in the form of marimba, Roto Toms, and EBowed guitar. The energy is electric, the sound is huge, a club banger with extra heart, ready for sound systems of all kinds. The B-side features
Ata Macias
's fabled extended version of "Raum" (first released in 2010 via Live at Robert Johnson) that
Stephan Eicher
described as "
the perfect Grauzone edit
" (and it is!), plus a straight to the point radio edit of Naum Gabo's rework. This release follows WRWTFWW's reissue of Grauzone's
Eisbär
maxi-single (WRWTFWW 041EP) as part of the 40 years anniversary of the band.
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