The Hidden Side

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***Parade Ground march back to Dark Entries with The Hidden Side, a compilation of B-sides and unreleased material. Brothers Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly started Parade Ground in Bru ssels in 1981. Their Dada-laced brand of post-punk fuses propulsive drum machines and icy synths with skeletal guitar riffs and Jean-Marc's distinct and powerful voice, pioneering the subgenre of emotional body music. The brothers met Daniel B. and Patrick Codenys of Front 242 in 1982, marking the beginning of an enduring collaborative partnership. In 2011, Dark Entries released The Golden Years, a compilation chronicling the band's A-sides and exposing them to a new generation of EBM enthusiasts. The Hidden Side continues this mission, illuminating lesser-known facets of the band's oeuvre. The tracks here were written between 1982 and 1989, and showcase Parade Ground's range of styles - all cold, dark, and brooding. Tracks like 'Riddle in the Stain Glass Window' and the previously unreleased 'Looking Through Keyholes' see the band in menacing coldwave mode, rocking chorus-drenched bass guitar and blasts of analog synth. The band's dancier proclivities shine elsewhere, like on 'Off-Balance' or the supremely funky 'Hollywood (The Sexiest Fish),' a floor-filler driven by bass guitar and thumping digital drum machine beats. Also included is 'Marble Mind,' a previously unreleased latter-period track from the band recorded by Patrick Codenys at 242 Studio. The Hidden Side includes liner notes featuring lTracks1~1~Riddle In The Stained Glass Windows1~2~When The Fever Stops1~3~Looking Through Keyholes1~4~This Luxury1~5~The Net1~6~Snake1~7~Off Balance1~8~The Chosen One1~9~Hollywood (The Sexiest Fish)1~10~Marble MindDetailsCatalogue Number: DE329Format: Vinyl LPArtist: Parade GroundRelease Date: 07 March 2025Genre: RockLabel: Dark EntriesDistributor: Rocket Group Show more