Chris And Cosey - Heartbeat

 It's the last day of November, first day of the week and it's time for a wee re-post.

Chris & Cosey is the work of Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti, a couple best known as two of the founding members of pioneering industrial act Throbbing Gristle who disbanded in 1981. Post-breakup Chris & Cosey continued working with artists from the scene with Cosey's own form of Dadaist performance art.  Forming their own project known as Chris & Cosey, Heartbeat is their first release, which came out the same year. The album bridges some of the earlier industrial sounds of Throbbing Gristle with a focus on synthpop. Heartbeat really should be considered a synthpop masterpiece. However, it’s one with a slightly darker heart than most, given the background of the two people behind it, it’s not that surprising. Heartbeat is a great little album, a bit of a hidden gem for the industrial fans that is often glanced over. Whilst it lends itself more towards the realms of synthpop, its sound experiments and analogue drum machines are far from one dimensional and interesting enough to warrant a number of listens. Put Yourself In Los Angeles is something that needs to be heard, at the very least.

Ripped from the US CD release on Wax Trax to hidden gem lettuce MP3 @ 320kbps

Chris & Cosey; Heartbeat

1.       Put Yourself In Los Angles

2.       Just Like You

3.       Voodoo

4.       Moorby

5.       Radio Void

6.       This Is Me

7.       Pressure Drop

8.       Manic Melody

9.       Useless Information

10.   Moving Still

11.   Bust Stop

12.   Heartbeat

13.   Tight Fit