Black Devil Disco Club / Eight Oh Eight

Lo Recordings

The third and final part in the Black Devil Disco Club's Cosmic Trilogy is complete at last. Thirty years, three albums--the first in 1978, the second 28 years later, and the third in 2008. Eight Oh Eight...  The exact significance of the number eight is yet to be revealed, but perhaps one should ask the Chinese: In Chengdu, China, the telephone number 8888-8888 was sold for $270,723, and this year's Beijing Olympics will open on 08/08/08 at 08:08:08 p.m.  In the Jewish Cabbala, eight is the number representing abundance, authority, leadership, cosmic awareness, prosperity, and infinity.  "Seven is heaven, eight is a gate."  Like its predecessors Eight Oh Eight features six tracks, all with the trademark Black Devil sound--but now even more haunting and bizarre. If the last album was like Giorgio Moroder meets Joy Division, then this one is like Salvador Dali meets Cerrone; surrealistic disco for space cadets. Totally unique, yet disturbingly familiar--a sinister, psychedelic, analogue throb that moves you like no other.  "Phenomenal... like Cerrone remixed by Martin Hannett." --Other Music   "Full-on Euro-disco ... genius ... irresistible." --Pitchfork   "Italo house archivists will chew their faces off for a copy of this astounding record." --Dazed & Confused   "Six incredible 'new' tracks from Black Devil." --Vice   "Beautiful... glitterball decadence." --BBC Collective   "Truly strange disco magic." --Uncut   "... like Lindstrom and Prins Thomas on very evil acid." --ID

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