NADANNA proudly presents its new project, the Canadian synthpop act TECHNIQUES BERLIN! Formed in 1984 by high school buddies Andreas Gregor and David Rout, the band started experimenting with synthesizers, drum machines and guitars. In the early stages, TECHNIQUES BERLIN was heavily influenced by UK new romantic acts like Japan, Spandau Ballet, Visage, The Human League, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Yazoo and Depeche Mode as well as rising Canadian synthpop bands Rational Youth (Dave become a member in 1998/99), Men Without Hats and Trans-X. It took them a few years to master their electronic toys and create a unique blend of addictive electropop melodies and beautifully crafted alternative beats. In the late 80s, TECHNIQUES BERLIN played live on a regular basis and their 3 cassettes, released on their own Bombshelter label, received frequent local airplay in Canada. Despite their moderate success, the band failed to secure a record deal. A&R reps would comment that ..

 Sleezy romantic synthpop/Wave..

POP, SYNTH POP Edition of 314 copies. Includes hand-numbered double-sided A4 lyrics sheet.Elegant Divide used the following equipment in the making of this album:Nord Lead 2, Polyfusion Modular, Yamaha DX7, Novation Bass Station, Akai S5000, Paia Fat Man, Moog Source, Moog Prodigy, Roland TR-909, Roland TR-808, Roland TR-707 (circuit bent), Roland TR-505 (circuit bent), Yamaha RX17 and Otari MX70.  ..

Synth pop new wave... Limited edition of 360 copies. Comes on 180 grams black vinyl with printed inner sleeve including lyrics.  ..