Minimal Compact - One + One By One

When punk and new wave blew up in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, the fallout was felt on a global level even though acts from the U.S. and the U.K. snagged most of the attention. Minimal Compact from Tel Aviv, Israel were one of the little-known post-punk acts outside of the usual suspects. Formed in 1981 by vocalist Samy Birnbach, bassist Malka Spigel, and guitarist Berry Sakharof, Minimal Compact incorporated native Middle Eastern sounds into dark European rock, breaking ground that groups such as Blancmange and Savage Republic would eventually cross. What prevented Minimal Compact from becoming completely obscure because of their geographic roots was that they relocated to Amsterdam early in their career and therefore found support within the European music community. The band wanted refuge from their native land's provincial attitudes; moving to Amsterdam enabled them to fulfil their dream of international recognition. The group was signed to the Belgian label Crammed and released a self-titled EP in 1981. A year later, Minimal Compact issued their first LP, One by One. Minimal Compact's arty sensibilities and adventurous, experimental spirit made them true cult favourites.

Ripped from the 1988 CD to FLAC

1.       Statik Dancin' 3:43

2.       Creation Is Perfect (I Am A Camera) 4:19

3.       Ready-Made Diary 4:35

4.       To Get Inside 5:11

5.       Happy Babouge 3:22

6.       Invocation (For Things To Come) 3:19

7.       Cold Life 4:00

8.       Take Me Away 2:40

9.       It Takes A Lifetime 3:05

10.   Disguise 4:45

11.   Babylonian Tower 3:35

12.   Orkha Bamidbar (The Wandering Song) 4:29

13.   Head Section 2:19

14.   Morpheous Secrets 4:48

15.   Ships 2:01