Erotiques New Beat - Limited Picture Disc
Belgian New Beat from 1989: Erotic tracks, proto-Goa & Orientalist takes on exotic sounds.

Erotiques New Beat - Limited Picture Disc

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€ 29,95
  • LP
Label
Musique Pour La Danse
Expected release
5 September 2025
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Description

The year is 1989 and it's the peak of the Belgium New Beat craze. Not limited to records and clubs, the New Beat lifestyle was marketed to death with all sorts of fashion items, a plethora of accessories, and at least one erotic movie.

Fast forward a few decades. In the middle of nowhere, Switzerland, tucked inside a long-forgotten video store that closed its doors in 1999 and sat untouched for 20 years, we stumbled upon a strange treasure amongst tons of VHS hidden in the adult section. A mysterious VHS labeled "Erotiques New Beat."

What we found was pure 1989 Belgian erotica-low budget, fog-drenched, and neon-soaked. Minimalist sets. Girls in PVC. Flashing lights. Mirrors. Fog machines. Loud colors. It was erotic, sure-but also oddly sweet, almost innocent in its surreal, lo-fi dreaminess.

And then came the soundtrack.

That's what really floored us. A collection of New Beat gems, raw, simple, irresistible. Somehow, it captured the full spectrum of the genre: 100-110 bpm grooves with shades of EBM, sleazy coldwave rhythms, sensual synths, proto-Goa pulses, monk choirs, oriental melodies, and a healthy dose of movie samples. It felt alive. Timeless. Utterly perfect.

We had to know more. We dug, tracked down the source, and in 2020, reissued the soundtrack on vinyl. It sold out fast. Now, five years later, we thought about pressing one final batch. A special edition on picture disc, featuring the original smileys from the VHS.

That's when we decided to reissue this -The entire release has been remastered and will be reissued on LP. 

Tracklist

A

  • 1.Iconoclass - Tenebra
  • 2.Corruption House - Dumbo Beat
  • 3.Axidan - Sahara Moon
  • 4.Ugly Mood - Tuning Off
  • 5.Corruption House - Jump

B

  • 1.Corruption House - No Doctor No
  • 2.Acid Aliens - Balearic
  • 3.Ugly Mood - Consulted Book
  • 4.Ugly Mood - Words I Up
  • 5.Acid Aliens - Demons In The Closet

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