Altered Zones

Dylan Ettinger says:
Don't let the French band name and Spanish lyrics confuse you; this band is German to the core. Founded by Beate Bartel (Einstürzende Neubauten, Mania D) and Chrislo Haas (D.A.F., Crime and the City Solution) in 1981, Liaisons Dangereuses were part of the Neue Deutsche Welle scene. The song "Los Niños del Parque" was the closest they ever got to a hit single. They combined the percussive, sequenced synthesizers and harsh, dry drum machines to create a potent form of industrial-minded dance music. There are equal traces of Giorgio Moroder and Throbbing Gristle to be heard in this track.

I can't remember the first time I heard this track, but its driving beat and great sequencer programming quickly bored into my subconscious.   I've always been drawn to dance music on the darker end of the spectrum, and this song is without question one of my favorites. The affected shrieks from Bartel pop in and out of the track in a ghostly, startling manner, while the disturbed disco-beat pulses on without pause. Krishna Goineau's bizarre ramblings in Spanish about kids hanging out in parks and smoking cigarettes top things off to make this a cold wave classic.

MP3: Liasons Dangereuses: "Los Ninos Del Parque (1981)"