IF TWO WORLDS KISS LP (Black Vinyl)

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  • RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 9, 2019
  • Official remastered reissue of the debut LP, out of print since 1987
  • Reissued alongside the second album, META, on the same release day
  • Includes song not included on original vinyl release “A Moment Sometimes”
  • Includes DOWNLOAD CODES

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PINK TURNS BLUE
IF TWO WORLDS KISS
Official remastered reissue of the debut LP
out of print since 1987
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 9, 2019

Includes song not included on original vinyl release “A Moment Sometimes”

SIDE A:
I Coldly Stare Out
After All
Walking on Both Sides
State of Mind
When it Rains

SIDE B:
If Two Worlds Kiss
That Was You
Missing You
A Moment Sometimes
When The Hammer Comes Down

recorded 1986 – 1987 @ Studio N. Cologne
by Mic Jogwer (vocals and guitars), Ruebi Walter (bass and keys), Marcus Giltjes (drums)
additional guitars and backing vocals by Tom Elbern on tracks marked with +

(p) 2019 DAIS-RECORDS, New York / Los Angeles

CATALOG NUMBER: DAIS138

Founded in Cologne, Germany in 1985, Pink Turns Blue’s blend of atmospheric pop informed by European post-punk contemporaries and buzzing punk dissonance of Hüsker Dü (the band is named after the Zen Arcade song) immediately tapped into a new canon of sound that was foundational to the emergence of darkwave.

Tom Elbern (vocals, guitars) formerly of Seltsame Zustände and Mic Jogwer (vocals, bass) were joined by Marcus Giltjes (drums), and Ruebi Walter (keyboards) and caught on through diligently pounding the club circuit and circulating their early, self-financed recordings.

Despite the commitment to their craft and initial grassroots success, securing label support proved difficult as they refused to sing in German and their sober tone lacked the shimmer of pop and optimism that executives felt formulaic to success. Still, the band persisted with the duo of Elbern and Jogwer sharing vocal duties and song credits, each informing the other’s compositions until Elbern halved the song production and left the band in 1987. Continuing to perform and record as a three piece, the band eventually found roots with FunFactory!, an independent label based in Münster whose manager Axel Seitz shared the band’s appreciation of the Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol’s Factory vision, urging them to forego releasing singles and focus on a full-length.

Released in 1987 and now remastered by Josh Bonati for vinyl release through Dais, If Two Worlds Kiss is a seminal offering to the canon of dark wave’s DNA – a liquid lesson in melody, mood, and pacing – each track continuously adding to the journey like a unique push pin on a map of melancholy. Defined by their dynamic song-writing, their debut added a new urgency and depth to guitar-driven gothic rock by allowing fast songs such as the lead single “Walking on Both Sides” to possess the same sullen punch and melancholy as slower anthems like “When the Hammer Comes Down”, which derives its power on the downbeat. More rhythmic variety is added through beat-driven dancefloor tracks with triumphant singalong choruses like “That Was You”, showing they could swing hard – as well as swirl…

Dais is proud to present the first ever official reissue of this classic deathrock / darkwave masterpiece. Limited vinyl edition is repackaged from the original art assets, in 24 pt reverse board jackets with inner euro sleeves with lyrics. Includes bonus track not included on original vinyl release “A Moment Sometimes”.

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Weight 0,3 kg
Dimensions 31,5 × 31,5 × 0,5 cm