Orange Ice & Wax Crayons
(Cat|Sun) CD $14.50
Reissue of early ’80s demos collection by Martyn Bates and Peter Becker, with seven tracks from Document’s 1992 edition, and four previously unreleased tracks (“Formerly at Midnight,” “Egg Box Mask,” “Red Letter Day,” and “Music For Playgrounds”). Moody, quirky and atmospheric pop rock, influenced by Eno, late-’70s Bowie, Kraftwerk.