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NZ Import. 12inch With Printed Deluxe Sleeve, Plus Lovely 2 Sided Full Size Photo InserFor its second release, Strangelove resurrects two cuts from the Australian cult synth pop duo, ARVOs, much-mythologised 1984 album Luna. Having spent time in Europe and with heads & hearts full of the continents synth-pop movements, Deborah Gray and Roy Nicolson each returned Down-under to discover a doggedly rock orientated landscape. Finding solace in Roys studio and inspired by their musical O.E.s, the ARVO concept was formed and an album took shape. A glamorous visual/electronic opus, major label misjudgment and local bewilderment left Luna to unjustly slip under the radar. Rescued here, Bikini channels an Ipanema electronic vibe, nostalgically recalling Antipodean beach culture while the synthetic undercurrents of So Deep reflect on the nature of our dreams. Also presented is a reimagined So Deep instrumental from Australias synth pop scholar-in-chief Hysteric, while French M.O.T.M. Shelter tailors Bikini into an excursion version.