Systems of Romance

Apologies in advance for flooding your hard drives with music, folks. Two posts in store for today- mostly because I promised some Wierd party attendees I’d drop these records immediately for download!

First, we have some killer French synth pop, highly reminiscent of Depeche Mode with some slight italo leanings. This single was released on CBS Records in 1987 and was a minor hit in the European club scene. This track also features the legendary Desireless (aka Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop) on backing vocals, hot off the heels of her own club hit. You have four mixes to choose from here, two extended 12” mixes, the lean single mix (my preferred version), and a spaced out instrumental version, which despite the title, has masked/processed vocals throughout. Think of it more like a dub mix than an instrumental…

Entre2mers released a follow up single, “Marine” in 1989 with bigger, almost Belgian-style grooves and orchestra hits. I’ve included the extended 12” mix here (sorry, don’t own this single or have the single mix digitally) as a bonus. Enjoy!

Philippe Entre2mers- Quai D’Orient 12”
1. Quai D’Orient (Version Club)
2. Quai D’Orient (Version Remixee)

Philippe Entre2mers- Quai D’Orient 7”
1. Quai D’Orient
2. Quai D’Orient (Version Instrumentale)

Philippe Entre2mers- Marine 12”
1. Marine

*download all three here*

Check out the video here:

Stay tuned for another post in just a few minutes!

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