SYNDROME 81 - Prisons Imaginaires TAPE EBM Recording in Provence and London

Recording in Provence and London

' with sleazy noir-esque guitar riffs in response to a failed rumour from a local drug-addled dive bar

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and their own dash of teen spirit and unleashes it all in an earsplitting 10-song assault

Bass player Stuart Hill and drummer Mike Russell had just recruited Chris Matthews to play guitar in their fledgling hardcore band Stüge (1984-86) when they suddenly found themselves in need of a new singer as well

SYNDROME 81 - Prisons Imaginaires TAPE EBM Recording in Provence and LondonBetween the quays, the docks, the cranes and the Brest arsenal, its been almost 10 years since Syndrome 81 got down to the heavy task of bringing 80's punk rock up to date. In just a few EPs, the band has become one of the best representatives of a new French scene internationally. Syndrome 81 manages the perfect blend of various influences of the second punk wave, from the american hardcore of Negative Approach to the french punk rock of Camera