New tapetopia compilation cassette::
Various – United States of Melancholia
United States Of Melancholia is a joint release by Iron Curtain Radio and the tapetopia series. The ICR and the tapetopia series release Eastern Bloc sounds from the 1980s. tapetopia focuses on cassette editions from the GDR, using original layouts and track lists that were never released on vinyl or CD, but were often regarded as cult classics within subcultural circles and viewed with suspicion by official circles. ICR also turns its attention to the so-called “actually existing socialist” brother countries. The compilation is conceived as a triptych, bringing together different soundscapes within the same genre. Part I reflects the transition from punk to the emancipation from punk rock. Part II compiles songs rooted in a classic understanding of new wave. Finally, part III offers darkly tinged electronic and semi-acoustic tracks.
United States of Melancholia, Part I contains tracks by Rosa Extra, Kein Plan, Kein Mitleid, Death Joy, Volkr Zimmermann and others and has been released in an edition of 100 hand numbered copies.