Vono -Dinner für 2 -BUREAU B / INDIGO LP Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

01. "Dinner für 2"
02. "Tanzstunde"
03. "Im Schein des Neon"
04. "Lottozahlen"
05. "Lover Werner"
06. "Mit mir zum Siege"
07. "Mauertanz 1"
08. "Bitte wenden"
09. "Tief im Dschungel"
10. "Hirnregister"
11. "Der Zauberer"
12. "Nimm alles mit"
13. "Leben in Irland"
14. "Mauertanz 2"
15. "Hitze"

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Dinner Fur 2 by Vono, released 23 November 2017, includes the following tracks: "Im Schein Des Neon", "Lover Werner", "Mauertanz (1)", "Tief Im Dschungel" and more. This version of Dinner Fur 2 comes as a 1xLP. The vinyl is pressed as a opaque disc. -

LP version. Bureau B present a reissue of Vono's debut album Dinner Für 2, originally released in 1982. Among the lesser known dark-electro/post-punk bands of the early 1980s, the Berlin duo Vono really stood out. The radical nature of their music, the cold sound and sparse lyrics - Vono were arguably on a par with the more prominent ambassadors of the genres (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, Liaisons Dangereuses, etc.). Extreme even for the early eighties, their minimalism was constructed purely on synthesizers and heavy on bass. With lyrics to match, their debut album Dinner Für 2 was unique. Auspicious beginnings for Vono back in 1982 offered no warning that the name would later fade into relative obscurity. Two brothers, Norbert and Volker Schultze, founded the project in the late seventies. They generated a substantial following in the cooler clubs of Berlin, playing a huge number of notoriously loud gigs. It was their producer Stephan Kaske who pointed them in the direction of legendary German label Sky Records (home to seminal albums by Cluster, Brian Eno, Michael Rother, Conrad Schnitzler, Asmus Tietchens, etc.). Kaske had released records of his own on the label, under the name of Mythos. Sales of Vono's debut album vastly exceeded expectations, to the satisfaction of the musicians and the label. Nevertheless, the brothers chose to embellish the sound of their sophomore work with guitar and drums, moving closer towards rock music. Given it's consistently minimalist ethos, Dinner Für 2 is surprisingly varied. Dark and danceable electro-pop dominates, but spherical sounds and gentler moments are also there to be found. The songs are, for the most part, built on a framework of just one or two recurring bass patterns or melodies, coupled with lyrics which are barked rather than sung and delivered with Teutonic rolled "R"s and exaggeratedly uttered final syllables. Some tracks have a rather Dadaistic flavor, featuring a single line like "Tief I'm Dschungel Sitzt Ein Haifisch" (deep in the jungle, a shark lurks) or numbers shouted into the microphone, as on "Lottozahlen" (lottery numbers). An occasional instrumental track offers some light relief. What a shame that Vono did not stick to their radical concept. At least this gem of electronic music can now be presented to a wider audience.

On back sleeve and labels: Originally released in 1982 on Sky Records (Sky 073). ?+© 2017 Bureau B under exclusive license from Sky Records. Made in the EU On inner sleeve: Produktion Mythos Studio Berlin

Manufacturer No.:

05148281

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