GIRLS FROM TAHITI - Tower Of Love 12'' 1984

Here’s a post-punk rarity that came out of Switzerland in the early ’80s. Girls From Tahiti from Zurich was a four member group, founded after BELLEVUE broke up in 1983, that took on the classic approach of the greats in the genre and emphasized not anger and energy, but mood and expression. Their only release kicks off with a rumbling gloomy gem called 'No Reply' that has fantastic background sound effects and trademark stripped-down minimal guitar arrangements. It then moves into a more tempered approach with the dissonant moods of 'Streets Of Spite.' The B-Side rolls on with two more top drawer melodramatic songs. This foursome embraced haunting melodies and isolated vocal content to produce four exquisite songs. On 21 October 1983 they played their first gig. Pending Publication of their 12" on March 23, 1984 they gave all in all 15concerts. After the recording Peter van der Zouw came for Dani on drums, then it was quiet around the band - too bad - this 12'' makes addictive and I listen to it 2-3 times in a row. This is about as good as it gets for obscure post-punk wave fans.

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