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01. MONUMENTS - Eyes
02. MONUMENTS - Boundless Desert
03. MONUMENTS - Monuments From The Future
04. MONUMENTS - Waves
05. MONUMENTS - Urban Landscapes
06. MONUMENTS - 12" Inch
07. MONUMENTS - Instants
08. MONUMENTS - End
09. MONUMENTS - Clock's Room
10. MONUMENTS - Violet Lady
11. MONUMENTS - Grey Cat
12. MONUMENTS - Ask the Dust
ARTIST
TITLE
From the Future: The 1982-1983 Tapes
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
MNQ 063LP MNQ 063LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/30/2015

Mannequin Records' excavation into early '80s Italian minimal synth continues with the 1982-1983 demo tapes of Turin's Monuments, following the label's 2013 reissue of their only official release, the 1984 mini-LP Age (MNQ 040LP), which comprises six incredibly fantastic electro-pop tracks. Monuments came into being in January 1981 when Mauro Tavella (keyboards, programming) and Andrea Costa (keyboards, voice) pooled their artistic experiences. From the outset, they produced exclusively synthesized music, following the natural evolution in electronic music from the early days with monophonic synthesizers to the latest virtual sounds generated with the aid of computers. Most of tracks included here were composed between the summer and autumn of 1982 in the duo's private TKS recording studio in Turin. Some were made at the beginning of 1983, but only one, "Clock's Room," was later rearranged and included on Age. Edition of 300.