Bad Times Ahead / DW034, by Aimless Device

Bad Times Ahead / DW034

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1.	Bad times ahead 03:33	buy track
2.	The flame 03:40	buy track
3.	Hyena (1988 remix) 04:03	buy track
4.	Cry 03:49	buy track

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VINYL VERSION (out January 2022): Special Bad Edition in blue vinyl with different artwork, inc. metallic paper innersleeve and poster (50 copies), clear vinyl (125 copies) or standard black (175 copies), all include double sided insert + download code. PRE-ORDER at www.deadwaxrecords.es

‘Bad Times Ahead’ is a 12” EP compiling the 4 rarest songs amongst the ones ever released by Aimless Device. Except for the title song, which saw the light on the 1987 v.a. ‘From Behind The Bushes’ compilation LP, none of the rest were ever put onto vinyl. ‘The Flame’, an Annabel Lamb cover from 1986 appeared only on the v.a. ‘Mad in Belgium 3’ cassette. ‘Hyena (1988 remix)’ is a quite different sounding version compared to the 1985 original and was included in the v.a. ‘Hyena Ist Tot’ cd-only compilation. ‘Cry’ was released for the first time in 2010 on Aimless Device’s posthumous cd-only compilation ‘Coats Of Many Colours’.

We thought it was a good idea to compile these not-so-well-known songs into a 12” EP an make a very special homage to this band that we all love around here and has quite a cult following specially in Spain.

All songs have been carefully remastered and we are pleased to bring you the ‘Bad Times Ahead’ 12” in our usual split vinyl run, 125 copies in clear vinyl and 175 copies in standard black, hand numbered, housed in a matt finish sleeve with a double sided insert and download code.

But this time we also have the so called ‘Bad Edition’, which consists in just 50 copies in translucent blue vinyl, hand numbered, housed in a differently designed hand crafted sleeve with printed inner sleeve (on metallic paper!) and an awesome band poster!! It also includes the regular insert and download code. More expensive but well worth the money!!

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released January 10, 2022

All songs recorded at Anything But Studio. Produced, engineered and mixed by Ludo Camberlin. All music by Aimless Device and words by Bart Azijn, except The Flame by Annabel Lamb.

Bad Times Ahead -- Patric M (guitars), Bart Azijn (vocals, drum programming), Ludo Camberlin (synths, drum programming), 1987.

The Flame -- Patric M (guitars), Bart Azijn (vocals, drum programming), Ludo Camberlin (synths, drum programming), 1986.

Hyena (1988 Remix) -- Patric M (guitars), Edgar (synths), Bart Azijn (vocals, drum programming), Ludo Camberlin (synths, drum programming), recorded 1985, remixed 1988.

Cry -- Patric M (guitars), Bart Azijn (vocals), Ben Van Casteren (bass), Erik Sterckx (drums), Mark Thys (harmonica), 1989.

Band photography by Eric Didden. Front cover photo on DW034 by Mario Giacomelli, front cover photo on the DW034_bad variant by Jacob Holdt.

Remastered by Nicolás Zúñiga.
Artwork by David Lanna.

Eternal gratitude to Bart Azijn, Eric Didden, Danny Willems and Michel Kennis for their help.

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Dead Wax Records is an independent label just like the ones in the early 80s. We do everything ourselves out of pure passion for music, focusing mainly on post-punk, minimal & cold wave, synthpop, goth rock / pop. Quality music always, lost forgotten jewels in need of a second chance, recently discovered treasures that will see the light for the first time.

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