COLLECTED WORKS

TRACKLIST A1. Lobster (12" version) A2. Easy B1. All My Life B2. The Word INFO The Word is one of the better kept secrets of 1980s Austrian disco music. Yet once you put the needle on this record, you notice that it sounds oddly familiar. The awe inspiring signature piece šLobster› has the same analogue, slow moving aesthetic as Zenit™s timeless šWaiting› that was featured on Edition Hawara™s first release. The same goes for the three other wonderfully unconventional, proto electronic songs: šEasy›, šAll M y L ife› and the eponymous š T he W ord›. And there are even more commonalities with Zenit™s LP: The vocals are Linda Sharrock™s, who here teamed up with Karl šCharly› Ratzer and Peter Ponger, the twin brother of legendary Falco producer Robert Ponger. The result of this collaboration is, we ll, also quite legendary. How this kind of sound emerged in Vienna in 1984 is still a bit of a mystery, but clearly all the stars were aligned when Sharrock, Ratzer and Ponger were jamming in the studio. We are very proud to share this secret with you. Jus t as there are very few lobsters in landlocked Vienna, there are very few records like this out there.