Radio Berlin: The Selection Drone (Ache)

Radio Berlin are Canadian and this came out in 2001 but they sound like they are British and that this should've come out in 1981. Their singer is called Jack Duckworth but i sincerely doubt that it is the Jack Duckworth. They have firmly taken the postpunk/goth sound of Pornography-era Cure and the otherwordly nature of Magazine and crafted something that it is often dangerously close to a tribute bad ('Green Teeth' is so close to the cures 'Siamese Twins' to be a near cover) but equally often becomes something quite unique. This is down to some fantastic drumming that tends to drive each song, especially as it's so high in the mix. I am guessing that the heavy drumming comes from a hardcore influence from the same time period and i like this meshing of two distinct styles. I gather that they've since broken up - which is a shame as it would probably sit very well with the post punk revival that came to a head about 5 years after this came out. So i would class these as dreadfully unlucky in both being 20 years behind the times and 5 years ahead of their time.