The Arms Of Someone New - Every Seventh Wave 12”

The Arms of Someone New formed in Champaign, Illinois in 1983, releasing their first 7” the following year. At first, their sound had a biting, synth-driven edge to it, which eventually gave way to the growing ethereal / darkwave scene into the late 1980s. It’s remarkable that a 2014 re-release of a song from 1988 on the C'est la Mort label can still compete with releases of today. Is it the lack of progress in dark wave music or is it a ‘sign of the times’ in which all dark wave is hip again? Fact is that ‘Every Seventh Wave’ is a bitingly danceable song with lovely 80’s synths and an equally screaming electric guitar. A slightly distorted voice completes the picture. The two semi-ballads ‘The Sense Of An Ending’ and ‘Everything At Once’ sound too much alike, but no less stellar tracks, proves that The Arms Of Someone New still had a lot of quality in reserve. The re-release this single fits perfectly in the current period in which late 80’s ethereal /dark wave is more and more seen as an important inspiration.

Ripped from the 1988 12”EP to MP3 @ 320kbps

A1.  Every Seventh Wave (Intermix)
A2.  Every Seventh Wave (LP Mix)
B1.  The Sense Of An Ending
B2.  Everything At Once