Bastion – Bastion, 1984

New wave pop from the Republic of Macedonia (then Yugoslavia). This was their only release, and unlike a lot of things in this vein, it’s great from start to finish. Spronky, bouncing, a little bit of angst and grit. Even the obligatory “slow track” is a strung out wash in the best way, with judicious use of fretless bass. If this is for you, it’s definitely for you.

5 thoughts on “Bastion – Bastion, 1984”

  1. Any suggestions on which browser to use to download these files? Google Chrome won't let me. Any suggestions would be most welcome. I really dig the Bastion track here!

  2. hi brian, i'm not sure why chrome isn't working for you, as it works fine for me — it might have something to do with an extension you're using? make sure you click the orange "download now" button (rather than an ad fakeout link), and if you're getting an http status 404 message, wait a few seconds, go back to the zippyshare page, and try clicking again. hope that helps!

  3. This is getting a vinyl reissue on ACC Records (A Colder Consciousness) – you can see some updates on Facebook:

    “This time blessed by music old and new from the Bastion LP forthcoming here on ACC Records, Psihokratija Gorjan Krstic, Maurice’s Hotel Death/Larry Crywater, Dsordne/@Marco Marco Milanesio, Draeil/ Perfect Aesthetics, Krisma Music, Monty Cantsin, fresh archival produce from the Trax archives on Ecstatic courtesy of Alessio Natalizia/ Vittore Baronii, crazed ’90s tapes from Musica Dispersa, some angular Smersh & some very elegant Yaws https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-colder-conciousness-26th-september-2017/

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