Dark Entries is a treasure trove of synth and wave music from all sorts of scenes and eras. With Testpattern, the label offers up its first release of vintage Japanese electronics from Evelyne/Masao. The project began after Masao Hiruma, who was formerly of cult synthpop act Testpattern, met French-American model and poet Evelyne Bennu in 1984. Together they recorded 17 tracks in Hiruma's home studio that continued the lush, sophisticated soundworld of 1982's Apres-Midi, though they never saw the light of day at the time. They are now assembled here, and from the Hosono-inspired 'Sakuramochi' and 'Bird Island' to the quirky 'Alien Go Home' and skewed 'Singin' in the Rain,' the duo spans irony, minimalism and DIY eccentricity. Bennu's voice ties it all together with liner notes adding extra context.
- A1 Ich Weiss Nicht Mehr
- A2 Watashino Shonen
- A3 Paradis Perdu
- A4 Sakuramochi
- B1 Le Soleil Se Leve
- B2 La Jungle En Folie
- B3 Au Clair De La Lune
- B4 Singin In The Rain
- B5 Bird Island
- C1 Alien Go Home
- C2 Tu Te Fous De Moi
- C3 Time Out
- C4 Drole Doiseau
- D1 Time To Party
- D2 Tabac
- D3 Tale Of A Lizard
- D4 Moonman
