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EP-4 - Lingua Franca-1 [WRWTFWW 032 CHE 2018 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

Following on from last week's re-rip of their first EP of Japanese post-punk-funk, here is the debut album by EP-4 which was originally released as a vinyl album by Nippon Columbia in 1983.

EP-4 was a Japanese collaborative formed by Kaoru Sato, the owner of new wave disco, Club Modern in Kyoto. Initially managing the independent label Skating Pears, Sato formed EP-4 as his 'house band' blending his love for funk, new wave and electro. The result was this debut long player followed by a tranche of hard to find 12" singles, some of which were released in Europe in the mid-eighties.

This is an extraordinary set, mixing elements of New York disco-wave, 23 Skidoo and A Certain Ratio at their funkiest with Sato's vocal style which reminds me of Mark Stewart in places.

You need this record!

A1 Robothood Process

A2 The Frump Jump

A3 Similar

A4 Coconut

B1 E-Power

B2 Talkin' Trash

B3 Broken Bi-Psycle

B4 Tide Gauge