Snowy Red was the one-man electronic band of the former Chainsaw guitarist, Micky Mike. With the "Vision" LP and some tracks on the "The Beat Is Over"
LP, Snowy Red was, for a brief moment only, a band. After the Belgian
New Beat boom, Snowy Red called it quits and Micky Mike disappeared,
only for the band to resurface again in 2004 as a duo (with a guitarist)
at the Belgian Independent Music festival.
Micky Mike now is history:
He died in Bruxelles in May'2009 at the age of 52 years.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Snowy+Red
EBM pioneer Snow Red (aka Micky Mike) and the mysterious Carol made this
melancholy and incredibly beautiful song. It eventually became a duet
on Snowy’s Vision LP, but it’s this original and extremely rare
seven-inch version that you need to own. The drum programming sounds
like King Tubby, the synths like Joe Meek’s Telstar. One of my favourite
records ever.
Richard Clouston
Troughout the eighties, Snowy Red was
one of the most inspirated artist in Belgian electronic scene, master
in minimal wave, related to outfits like Digital Dance or
Tuxedomoon, and later initiator of the so called "New Beat" scene via
the cult Antler-Subway label.
This
wonderful "Breakdown" 7", sung by the mysterious Carol, was concomitant
with his debut album. Side A "Breakdown" is an unforgettable classic,
that later reappearred many times under different versions, side B "So
Low" is a true lost masterpiece.
J-M
How about a female vocalist for a change. Nice 7" written/composed by Micky Mike of Snowy Red fame. Hard to come by and pretty sought after I'm afraid. "So Low" is probably my favorite of the two nice tracks. Great/haunting synths. Enjoy.
Vanilla Face
http://crispynuggets.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/carol-breakdown-1981.html
After the release of The Beat is Over in 1989, Snowy Red called it quits and Micky Mike disappeared, only for the band to resurface again in 2003 as a duo at the Belgian Independent Music festival.
siouxmoux
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