Casino Shanghai - FILM

FILM (LP)

12 Inch LP

Mecanica Records / MEC009

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Casino Shanghai was a -techno-pop- band started in the mid-80s in Mexico City. They released their debut and only album -Film- in December of 1985. An album considered today as cult status. Casino Shanghai were part of a great cultural change in Mexico and its music scene. The band made various controversial appearances on TV when a band without a drummer or guitarist was unheard of. All members had been in different notorious bands in the local scene. Ulalume was the lead singer of The Casuals (Punk-New Wave) and DenseUndergrowth (Avant-garde). Carlos Robledo and Walter Schmidt were part of Size (Post-punk) and have been playing together for many years in Decibel (Experimental). Humberto Alvarez played with MCC (Prog Rock) and is currently a well-known musician and multi-instrumentist. Before the band split-up they recorded two last songs in 1986, -Le Tombeau d Edgar Poe- and -L Action Minimal-, as part of an unreleased solo EP for Ulalume. These tracks were edited in 2014 on 12″,,, by Mannequin Records together with a remix by In Aeternam Vale. The music of Casino Shanghai was also used for the soundtrack of some Mexican films. -Crónicas de Familia- directed by Diego López and nominated for the Ariel Award for best original soundtrack in 1986, and -Juana La Cantinera- directed by José Loza. -Film- has been restored and remastered for this new edition including all original tracks plus two bonus: -Le Tombeau d Edgar Poe (Haunted Version)- and -Cuerpos Huecos- (Spanish version of -Hollow Bodies- available only on a promotional 7″,,,). Limited to 350 copies on white vinyl with a new artwork and printed inner sleeve with photos and song lyrics.

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17.19 EUR *
SKU:
ca9-o5
VÖ:
01.08.2017

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