Best known for their participation in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, legendary 80s Belgian synth pop band Pas De Deux present their complete collection. These songs were made in 1982 and 1983, including the cult hits ‘Cardiocleptomanie’, ‘Mani Meme’ and various versions of ‘Rendez-Vous’. These songs were never available together on one album. Some of them were only released as singles or on some special compilations made in Spain and Germany after their much discussed participation to the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in 1983. The complete compilation is a tangible thing, a must-have for the fans with some new photos from the band’s first video and all the info, credits and lyrics of the songs.
Highlights of the release:
Track "Rendez-vous in München", released for the first time ever! “At the ESC we performed Rendez-Vous, a 'minimalistic synth-pop song', accompanied by the Dieter Reith Orchestra, directed by Freddy Sunder, on a backing track with synthesizers and drum machines. Apart from the Eurovision broadcast on 23 April 1983, this (mono!) recording was never released before. We’ve put it on this compilation, together with 4 other alternative versions of the original song.”
CARDIOCLEPTOMANIE
“Cardiocleptomanie was part of the compilation 'The Hidden Tapes' by Minimal Wave in 2011. It was also the title of a personal compilation of our songs by Veronica Vasicka of Minimal Wave (sold out vinyl). It became our N°1 digital track.”
MANI MEME
“On our mini-LP “Des Tailles” (Parsley, 1982) we covered ”Mani Meme”, an unreleased song by DE NOTA. To our happy surprise, the song was chosen by the GUCCI Epilogue collection 2020 for their campaign video. It boosted our audience internationally.”
Released Earl April 2022 by Pas de Deux.
Tracks Listing:
01. The Lonely Guys
02. Little Danny
03. Iedereen is Zot
04. Mani Meme
05. Lits Jumeaux
06. Take a Cigarette (Edit 2018)
07. Rendez-Vous
08. A Million Miles
09. Cardiocleptomanie
10. Instant Karma!
11. Cold Turkey
12. Rendez-Vous in München
13. Rendez-Vous (French version)
14. Rendez-Vous (Mix)
15. Rendez-Vous (English version)
16. Rendez-Vous (Instrumental)