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ARTIST
BLANCMANGE
TITLE
Irene & Mavis
FORMAT
10"
LABEL
MINIMAL WAVE
CATALOG #
MW 050EP
MW 050EP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
11/26/2013
"A 10" reissue of Blancmange's seminal debut EP
Irene & Mavis
. Formed in the UK by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, Blancmange recorded the six songs on
Irene & Mavis
in 1979 and released it as a 7" EP in 1980.
Irene & Mavis
, though not exactly representative of what Blancmange later went on to become, is a fascinating relic that captures the gestation period of the duo, fresh out of art school and keen to experiment. The D.I.Y. sound of the EP fits right in there with the early output of Soft Cell, the Human League, and Cabaret Voltaire; but what separates it from those like-minded releases of the time is that it's even more distinctly English. In fact it was Daniel Miller, supporter and Mute boss himself who first recognized this when he proclaimed them 'the maiden aunts of electronic music.' The
Irene & Mavis
EP is simultaneously pioneering, provincial, and surreal in its down-to-earth playfulness and lack of artifice. It stands out as an important record, capturing the mundane with modern electronics and remains as an artifact representative of the band before they went on to reach pop chart success. The
Irene & Mavis
EP has been newly remastered and will be released as a numbered limited edition 10" EP."
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