{"id":71,"date":"2007-12-21T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-21T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/?p=71"},"modified":"2024-02-15T01:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T01:02:53","slug":"kas-product-try-out-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/kas-product-try-out-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"KaS Product- Try Out LP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>KaS<\/span><\/span> Product were a French coldwave<\/span><\/span> duo from Nancy by way of Strasbourg, formed in 1980 by French musician Spatsz (aka Daniel Favre)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on electronics and Mona Soyoc, a\u00a0jazz singer from the United States <\/span><\/span>on vocal duties, piano, and guitar. The band formed in 1980, were signed to RCA for a brief period,\u00a0released a series of singles and\u00a0three seminal electronic\/coldwave<\/span><\/span> records, and split neatly in 1990, though the band has recently reunited for a series of live performances in Europe. Other scattered sources claim Rowland S. Howard of Birthday Party and These Immortal Souls fame occasionally collaborated with the band in a live setting.<\/p>\n

KaS<\/span><\/span> Product’s sound is more tense, abrasive, and synth<\/span>-driven than their contemporaries (akin to the likes of Suicide or Soft Cell’s darker material), partially due to Spatsz’s<\/span><\/span> interest in classic analog synthetics and abrasive textures, the tension in their music seemingly a result of his working stint in a psychiatric ward. Meanwhile, a trickle of Mona’s jazz upbringing creeps into the band’s style, creating a rather unique hybrid of sharp melodies and icy electronics.<\/p>\n

Though all four of their records make for solid listening, I’ve uploaded their debut album, 1982’s Try Out<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Details:<\/p>\n

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KaS<\/span><\/span> Product- Try Out<\/i> LP
\n1. One of the Kind
\n2. Man of Time
\n3. No Shame
\n4. Countdown
\n5. Never Come Back
\n6. Underground Movie
\n7. So Young But So Cold
\n8. Digging in a Hole
\n9. Sober
\n10. Breakloose
\n11. Pussy X<\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD LINK REMOVED- both Try Out<\/em> and By Pass<\/em> have been reissued on CD\/LP and digitally via iTunes<\/a>.\u00a0 Feel free to update your copies!\u00a0 You can also visit the band at their official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To watch the classic video\u00a0for ‘Never Come Back,’ click below:<\/p>\n