Absolute Body ControlAbsolute Body Control

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Minimal

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Tracklist

Weaving Hands
Touch Your Skin
Baby's On Fire
So Obvious
Total Control
A Broken Dream
Do You Feel It Inside
Game For A Laugh
Shake

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    Cover of Absolute Body Control, 1981, Cassette Absolute Body Control
    Cassette
    Body Records – Body Tapes 001 Belgium 1981 Belgium1981
    Cover of Untitled, 2009, Vinyl Untitled
    LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, First Edition, White
    Vinyl-on-demand – VOD 37.1 2009 2009
    New Submission
    Cover of Untitled, 2010, Vinyl Untitled
    LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Second Edition, Red
    Vinyl-on-demand – VOD 37.1 2010 2010
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Untitled - 1981, 2013-01-16, File Untitled - 1981
    12×File, AIFF, Album, Reissue
    Sleepless Records Berlin – none 2013 2013
    Cover of Absolute Body Control, , Cassette Absolute Body Control
    Cassette, Reissue
    Body Records – Body Tapes 001 Belgium Belgium
    New Submission
    Absolute Body Control
    9×File, MP3, Reissue, 128 kbps
    Not On Label (Dirk Ivens Self-released) – none Belgium Belgium

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    Reviews

    • Vilss's avatar
      Vilss
      The tune of Waving hands by Absolute Body Control appears to have influenced 'The Damned Don't Cry' by Visage...
      • AnnaLogue's avatar
        AnnaLogue
        ABSOLUTE BODY CONTROL was Dirk Ivens (aka The Klinik, Absolute Controlled Clinical Maniacs, Dive, Blok 57, Sonar) and Eric van Wonterghem (Insekt, Sonar) from Belgium, and probably one of the godfathers of minimal electronic pop. In recent years they have seen an immense renewed interest in their works, so many releases both re-issues and new material have been made available on various labels including Vinyl-on-Demand (VOD). This LP is the second edition re-issue of their first cassette, originally released in 1981 on Body Records (Body Tapes 001) which featured nine tracks full of Korg KR-55 (and Boss DR-55 on “Touch your Skin”) action, most simple synth bass lines and harmonies and sweet little melodies, sometimes broken down to the very minimum (“Do you feel it inside”). The VOD vinyl includes three bonus tracks (“Intro”, “A better Way”, “Turning around”), recorded live 22/1/83. “Baby’s on Fire” is a cover version of a Brian Eno track. Pure cult, what else?!

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