Published
Sat, Nov 29, 2014, 13:55
- Musique Pour La Danse will release a 29-track retrospective in January.
Musique Pour La Danse will issue a Ro Maron retrospective compilation called Collected on January 26th, 2015.
Maron, proper name Rembert De Smet, immersed himself in the heady New Beat scene following his work with the new wave group 2 Belgen. The forthcoming compilation documents his prolificacy within the short-lived boom—he was responsible for scores of dark, acidic tracks for acts such as Zsa Zsa La Boum, Le Mystère and Trance Trax. The press release speaks to his various aliases and work ethic during the period: "(Maron) locked himself deep into the studio and started producing music nonstop; sometimes solo under the moniker Ro Maron or Agaric, sometimes with collaborators like Ferre Baelen from TC Matic or Maurice Engelen from Praga Khan."
Existing New Beat compilations, such as the massive 2013 set, The Sound Of Belgium, have focused a survey approach to the late '80s, early-'90s boom. Collected subscribes to the auteur theory, presenting Maron's ethereal, catchy take on the pitched down, EBM-influenced genre.
Tracklist
01. Zsa Zsa La Boum - Something Scary
02. Edwards & Armani - Acid Drill
03. Phantasia - Welcome To My Acid House
04. Reject 707 - Brain Killer
05. Kaos 007 - ..ck On Acid (Instrumental Mix)
06. Miss Nude - Taste My Acid Fruit
07. Mr White - Gimme Some Acid
08. SM - SM
09. 2 Body's - Body Drill
10. Air Of Gloom - Meditation (Astro Mix)
11. Agaric - Tiled Room (Reversed Mix)
12. Sleepwalker - I Got You
13. Little Little - Just The Way Like This
14. Trance Trax - Give Yourself
15. Trance Trax - Odd Flute (UK Mix)
16. Le Mystère - Opus 303
17. Sleepwalker - Pink Zone (Sax Mix)
18. Le Mystère - On The Beat (Dub)
19. Sleepwalker - Sleepwalker
20. Sleepwalker - All Jazz
21. Beat Beat Beat - Beat In The Street
22. Alpha Beta - Games For Boys (Instrumental)
23. Little Little - It Just Makes We Want To Dance (Instrumental Dub)
24. Believe It Or Not - I Like It (Instrumental)
25. Zsa Zsa La Boum - Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas (Instrumental)
26. Rhythm Kings - A La Recherche Du Temps Perdue
27. 2 Body's - Astoria
28. Agaric - I'm Gonna Beat This (Instrumental Acid Mix)
29. Agaric-Bhab - Cute Acid
Ro Maron's Collected will be available on CD, vinyl and digital formats via Musique Pour La Danse on January 26th, 2015.