Front - The Lost Tapes LP / 10"

"Front: The Lost Tapes. For decades, it was the phantom album - the one that might have been, could have been, but never was. Whispers of its existence have haunted the stories of a time when German music stood at the precipice of reinvention, embracing a wild sense of new beginnings. The mystery of Front fit the mood perfectly. No interviews, no photos, no spotlight, just music, as elusive as the band itself. As with so many stories in pop music, the roots of this one stretch back to England, late 1970s. Punk had exploded, ripping through rock's conventions and leaving space for something new. They called it post-punk, a name almost too clean for the unpolished energy it unleashed. Across the Channel in West Germany, cities like Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg became laboratories for a sonic avant-garde. In rehearsal rooms and on underground stages, bands searched for sounds that could challenge, provoke, and inspire." (label info)