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V/A - " Abstracte (Barcelona Avantgarde & Industrial 1981-1986) " LP
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- Edition of 500 numbered copies
- LP presented in a heavy weight kraft die-cut jacket
- Hand stamped sleeve and insert (30cm x 30 cm)
- Includes dossier with pictures and detailed information regarding all the bands featured on the album

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Get three masterpieces from the deepest Spanish electronic scene recorded in the 80s and never published before. ‘Tiempo 555’ LP + ‘Fernando Gallego’ LP + ‘Abstracte - Barcelona Avantgarde & Industrial 1981-1986’ Compilation LP at a reduced price of 33 euros. All sleeves hand printed with stamp and letterpress, all designed by Jordi Serrano, Domestica Records founder.

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	1.	A1. Pascal Comelade - Ball Del Pataco Monoton 03:01
	2.	A2. Scherzo - Kopek 03:11
	3.	A3. Metakrilato® - Focalidad (II) 01:28
	4.	A4. Terminal - Antigen Australia 03:44
	5.	A5. Anton Ignorant - Banal 05:09
	6.	A6. Ultratruita - L'esquizofrènic 03:11
	7.	B1. Idee Du Femelle - No Tape 04:56
	8.	B2. Autoplex - La Maldición Del Faraón 04:53
	9.	B3. Klamm - Eish Anta 06:58
	10.	B4. New Buildings - Lamento 03:08
	11.	B5. Víctor Nubla - Frigolín 03:42

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It’s been four years of hard work, with lots of surprises, drawbacks, hours of research and people involved. We can say now that this record is one of the most complex and ambitious projects we have released so far. Today we are pleased to announce the release of “Abstracte: Barcelona Avantgarde & Industrial 1981-1986”. “Abstracte” is a retrospective, a contemporary vision towards the past, a glimpse into a historical, artistic and musical moment in time, a spontaneous movement, disjointed and groundbreaking, wholly counter-culture and out of the mainstream circuits, which Barcelona lived in the late 70s/ early 80s, hardly remembered today.

It was the time, now mythical, before the ’92 Olympics, in the ancient capital of the Western Mediterranean turned into an industrial-revolution melting-pot in the previous century and ruled since then by enriched local upper-middle classes always looking up to Europe while of a strictly local mindset. Theirs were the architects, painters and city planners whose work tourists admire today.

In the long summers, one could go downtown from any of the outer areas -some still nominally independent- find parking space within half a mile from the cathedral or the Rambles, and go joyously record hunting in the convoluted streets of the old quarter without feeling part of a theme park. This petty bourgeois pleasure fell into oblivion long ago. Not that there were many records to be bought, anyway. Imports were scarce and expensive, distribution of local labels was terrible and the whole cultural scene looked fragmented and contradictory. But, after forty years of political dictatorship -which collapsed amid bloody ridicule in 1975-1980- the air was full with promise.

In fact, the city was late, as usual, for the musical revolution of 1976, but no one seemed to notice or care. Labels, bands, venues and trends were even more ephemeral than today, and the most dedicated collectors missed a great deal of product. Those were the times, and this is a cross-section of the underground scene of these days and it is also a sample, a recognition and a selection of pioneering artists, musicians who showed the path to many that followed. These projects enjoyed very little, if any, visibility. Most of them never got their work released, although their musical output was large and some acts did perform with remarkable success in the area of Barcelona. Others did not take the chance to get signed by a major, remaining stubbornly faithful to their musical ethos. Even others were self-produced and selfpromoted affairs, with the means available at the time, merely aiming at spreading their work in a notably hostile scene, with some producing their music at home, for themselves, without much conscience of what they were doing.
More than thirty years on, our perception of what this revolution in the Barcelona music scene meant has mutated and evolved. We firmly believe it our responsibility to shed some light on this litttle-known and enigmatic instant.

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- Edition of 500 numbered copies
- LP presented in a heavy weight kraft die-cut jacket
- Hand stamped sleeve and insert (30cm x 30 cm)
- Includes dossier with pictures and detailed information regarding all the bands featured on the album

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released May 16, 2017

Mastered 2017 by Yves Roussel.
Compiled by Domestica Records.

Songs:
Pascal Comelade - Ball Del Pataco Monoton: originally released as: “La Malédiction Du Pharaon” on ‘Logique Du Sens' Cassette Album, 1983 (Tago Mago).
Scherzo - Kopek: unreleased, recorded 1982/1983. Taken from the original demo tape.
Metakrilato® - Focalidad (v. II): unreleased, 1985. Taken form the original master tape.
Terminal - Antigen Australia: originally released on ‘Antigen Australia’ single 7’’, 1981 (self-released).
Anton Ignorant - Banal: from ‘Rythmetic - Compilacion Internacional’ Cassette Compilation, 1986 (Fusion D.E. Producciones).
Ultratruita - L'esquizofrènic: unreleased, recorded live in Barcelona, 1982. Taken from the original demo tape.
Idee Du Femelle - No Tape: unreleased, 1986. Taken from the original demo tape.
Autoplex - La Maldición Del Faraón: unreleased, 1984. Taken from the original demo tape.
Klamm - Eish Anta: originally released on ‘Domestic Sampler Umyu’ compilation, 1982 (Umyu). Taken from the original master tape.
New Buildings - Lamento: from ‘Live in Germany’ cassette album, (self-released) 1983.
Víctor Nubla - Frigolín: from ‘Dance Music’ cassette album (EGK), recorded 1983/1984.

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Domestica Records is an independent label based in Barcelona. We are releasing lost pieces of underground since 2011.

Our focus of inspiration is basically avantgarde music and visual art from the 80s. We like to rescue demos and material from cassettes which, despite the passing of time, remain as or even more interesting to discover today.

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