Moral "And Life Is..." (1984)

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And Life Is...
release date: 1984
format: vinyl (ARPLP 001)
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,77]
producer: Ingolf Brown & Moral
label: Arp Grammofon - nationality: Denmark

Track highlights: A) 2. "Lady Happiness" - 5. "Dance of the Dolls" - - B) 1. "Trees in November" - 3. "The Wedding" - 4. "Slottet i luften"

2nd studio album by Aarhus-founded Danish minimal synth trio Moral consisting of Hanne Winterberg on vocals, Marco de Andreis on guitar, and with Ingolf Brown on synthesizers.
The band released its debut album Whispering Sons (1982) on cassette only and with that mostly became associated with the album's title song, which had some airplay on the national radio DR P3, although, the band never was more than a mere cult-band. Moral disbanded in 1985, after which guitarist Andreis joined post-punk band Greene and Brown became keyboardist in the experimental jazz-fusion band Picnic and began working as a studio technician. Apparently, Winterberg stopped working with music.

The band appears on the fine Danish compilation Somewhereoutside - Etellerandetstedudenfor (1983).

[ collectors' item - ~ €70,- ]

"Somewhere Outside - Etellerandetstedudenfor" (1983)

Somewhere Outside - Etellerandetstedudenfor (compilation)
release date: 1983
format: vinyl 2 lp (Irmg 8) (gatefold)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5]
producer: various
label: Irmgardz - nationality: Denmark

Track highlights: A) 1. Moral "Frosty Nights" - 3. Moral "Whispering Sons" - - B) 1. Escape Artists "The Pain" - 2. Escape Artists "The Voice" - - C) 1. Næste Uges TV "Hvide flag" - 2. Næste Uges TV "Ærlige brugte"

A double vinyl compilation album of various Danish post-punk artists released on Irmgardz as 'IRMG 08, 2LP'. Side 1 features Moral, and Inspiration for Scanners. Side 2: Escape Artists, and Crap. Side 3: Næste Uges TV, and Tristan T. Side 4: World in Motion, Poets of the Signature, and De Tilfældige Fra Igår. The album is a rare 2 lp featuring bands of the Danish music underground.
Moral, Næste Uges TV, and also Poets of the Signature later showed more substantial material with full length albums and with Jens Unmack (from Næste Uges TV) forming the successful band Love Shop and with Poets of the Signature becoming The Poets.
The production is not poor, the punk era considered, but the material varies to a large extend. However, the compilation stands out because of its contribution as a remarkable musical and historical evidence.

[ collectors' item - 'near mint' 1st pressing - from ~ €80,- ]