Cities of Steel and Neon

VINYL FORMAT. The LP is pressed on 180 gram black vinyl and housed in a matte sleeve with semi-gloss inner sleeve depicting 1989 video stills of the duo. Edition of 999 hand-numbered copies. Minimal Wave proudly presents Cities of Steel and Neon, a compilation of early tape recordings by Greek electronic pioneers In Trance 95. In Trance 95 was formed by Alex Machairas and Nik Veliotiss when they were just 18 years old. From its inception, the duo shaped their sound using portable analogue synthesizers and drum machines, becoming one of the first artists in the minimal synth / cold wave / EBM vein to come out of Greece in the '80s. They released two singles, one 12", and one album as well as appearing on several compilations at the time. Now for the first time ever, songs from their vast archive of unreleased 4-track tape recordings have been made available. Cities of Steel and Neon features material recorded between 1988-1989: the unreleased 4-track recordings, the highly lauded first single "Desire To Desire" / "Brazilia," and a rare version of 21st Century European Temptation.