Martin Dupont - Hot Paradox (1987)

French New Wave. Eat your heart out, Godard!

Cult French New Wave heroes, Martin Dupont released this darling, Hot Paradox, in 1987. It was released by the French label, Infrastition, and to this very day still manages to sound new and invigorating. Containing loud synth sounds that etch new wave stigma, yet also carries into pre-industrial synth, it is understandable why this may be classified as cold wave. Extremely danceable, and fun to listen to on a train ride through industrial infrastructures or perhaps on a beautiful spring morning while the rain pours down. Listening to this album, vocally, at times reminded me of The Knife. So it definitely has that new wave zeal that gets you moving but also contains darker elements as well -hence this cold wave term.

Track Listing:

1. Full Moons and Mouths

2. Hot Paradox

3. My Analyst Assez
4. Pressure
5. Berlin Wall
6. He Saw the Light
7. Inside Out
8. I Never Tried
9. Where to Find it
10. Like A Lion


http://www.infrastition.com/