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VINYL FORMAT. A limited edition double 180 gram vinyl LP release of Moderne's Moderne (1980) and L'Espionne Aimait La Musique (1981), re-mastered from the original analog reels and housed in a matte laminate gatefold jacket with an 18" x 24" poster featuring an interview, and band photo. Moderne was a minimal/synthpop band formed in Tours, France in 1979. After releasing two albums and two singles between 1980-1981, nothing was heard from Moderne aside from "Switch on Bach" (released on the compilation So Young But So Cold). Moderne remains notoriously hidden in the past, and their albums and singles have become collectors' items. The albums were mixed by Joschko Rudas and Henning Schmitz at Studio Rudas Düsseldorf, the same studio Kraftwerk used for Man Machine (1978). The production is exceptional. This is French new wave at its best.