Hard Corps - Radio Sessions

Hard Corps' "Radio Sessions" is a collection of tracks recorded for BBC radio broadcasts, offering a raw and captivating glimpse into their unique blend of electronic music. The album showcases the band's signature cold, electronic sound, driven by Regine Fetet's enigmatic vocals and the band's experimental approach to rhythm and instrumentation. The "Radio Sessions" is considered a must-listen for fans of electronic music, especially those interested in the early days of synth-pop and industrial sounds. 

Hard Corps were like a piece of a jigsaw that didn’t quite fit. Utilising aesthetically entrancing Kraftwerk-like electronic minimalism, produced by the legendary Martin Rushent and Daniel Miller, but restrained by a major label record contract that meant that they never fulfilled their true potential and only belatedly released one full length album ‘Metal & Flesh’ in 1990. Clive Pierce, Hugh Ashton, Rob Doran and Regine Fetet were a candle that burned exceedingly brightly, but still left a small but none the less important legacy of synthetic music which could give their German counterparts a run for their money. Tracks such as ‘Je Suis Passée’, ‘Dirty’ and ‘Porter Bonheur’ still remain classics of their genre with the band supporting Depeche Mode and The Cure before dissolving a few years after their conception. Hard Corps vocalist Regine Fetet cut an enigmatic, but controversial figure by infamously disrobing during their Depeche Mode support slots; but tragically passed away in 2003.

Interview with the band available to read here Electrictyclub.co.uk and Radio Sessions is available here

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1 - Metal & Flesh 5:15

2 - To Breathe 4:38

3 - Desolation Land 6:44

4 - Je Suis Passee 6:34

5 - Dirty 4:46

6 - Bravo 3:38

7 - Sacred Heart 6:56

8 - The Bell 3:58

9 - For Pleasure 6:12