- Audio CD (23 May 2011)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: Rpm
- ASIN: B004TRKHZI
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 56,830 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Statik Dancin' |
| 2. To Get Inside |
| 3. Babylonian Tower |
| 4. Cold Life |
| 5. Morpheus Secrets |
| 6. Next One Is Real |
| 7. The Well |
| 8. Not Knowing |
| 9. My Will |
| 10. When I Go |
| 11. Sananat |
| 12. Ararat |
| 13. Low Flight |
| 14. Late Night |
| 15. Everything Is Wonder |
| 16. New Clear Twist |
| 17. Immigrant Song |
Product Description
CD Description
· Minimal Compact's Statik Dancin' was dance-inflected post punk that revelled in the band's Israeli origins. Still a dance floor filler, Statik Dancin' is timeless, yet still a classic of the era.
· Back in 1981 there was no such thing as world music, but Minimal Compact infused their music with the feel of their home country, even though they were based in Belgium and signed to Brussels' Crammed Discs.
· Raging and Dancing is the first career spanning Minimal Compact anthology. Band-approved with liner notes that include an interview with founder member Samy Birnbach, it takes them from 1981 to 1987, when the band called it a day after issuing their meaning-laden overhaul of Led Zeppelin's `Immigrant Song'.
· Along the way, they worked with members of Wire, Tuxedomoon, John Fryer (producer of The Cocteau Twins and M/A/R/R/S). Their covers were designed by luminaries like Neville Brody and Eno/David Sylvian designer Russell Mills. Their `When I Go' featured on the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' Wings Of Desire. Minimal Compact were integral to the era.
· Minimal Compact were post-punk at its most exotic and danceable. Raging and Dancing is the definitive collection.
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Superior overview of the Israeli post-punk band
4 Jan 2013
By Scott Kirklin
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This is the best overview of this unsung band from the dawn of post-punk. Most of these tracks are derived from their irregular output on Belgium's Crammed Discs. The sound quality varies and it's all direct form the original master tapes with seemingly little enhancement or re-mastering. Somehow, this fits their ethos well - jagged and bit unkempt. Great angular guitar jabs, the errant piece of Middle-Eastern musical flourish and haunting vocals. Well executed compilation.
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