Various – Reminiscent

Needs to be reissued on CD (with original sound) urgently - the vinyl is very hard to find and too pricey.

This is a mile-stone in the recent "minimal wave" revival, a real bible (holy grail, whatever) for the collectors. You could hardly find a better introduction to "Electro, Synth-Pop, Minimal" genres than this beautiful Genetic Music box set compiled by Marc Schaffer who later started his own label Anna Logue Records. Great tracks on all three LPs through from various bands across the globe, surprisingly there is no single track originating from . From dreamy analogue synth pop (TWR/Autumn/Linear Movement, The Actor) to guitar driven electro wave (V-Sor X, Lou Champagne System) to pre-EBM of Absolute Body Control to pure neo-romantics (Second Glance, The New Occupants) to funereal, almost industrial sound of Ende Shneafliet... and much more actually, each song here is unique.

It is no surprise the price for this gem doesn't go lower than 150,- nowadays, but it's worth every penny. The box set was originally intended as a charity project for german animal shelters but I sincerely doubt that guys who sell second-hand copies for quadruple prices would proceed a single cent of the profit.