{"product_id":"xmal-deutschland-gift-the-4ad-years","title":"XMAL DEUTSCHLAND - Gift (The 4AD Years)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2CD + Photo Booklet. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommemorating their ‘4AD years’ (1983-1984) forty years on, the mysteriously enchanting group returns now with a brand-new release entitled \u003cem\u003eGift: The 4AD Years\u003c\/em\u003e, out 9 May.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary impact \u003cstrong\u003eXmal Deutschland\u003c\/strong\u003e had upon British audiences in the early Eighties is difficult to convey forty years on. A spell was cast by the staccato rhythms, unmediated channels and mysterious (to us) language of their music, and by the vision and strength of the women involved. Their breakthrough support slot with Cocteau Twins and first two albums with 4AD dazzled and dug deep, speaking in tones and temperatures unlike any band before or since. “And at some point, it seemed to people we just...disappeared”, muses singer \u003cstrong\u003eAnja Huwe\u003c\/strong\u003e. “So this myth of Xmal Deutschland just got bigger and bigger over the years…” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGift\u003c\/em\u003e, which will fascinate newcomers just as it feeds the faithful, is brimming with presence. And if the word “gift” in German slyly relates to a kind of poison, nobody said this music was all sweetness and light. Even if its radiance resonates, four decades later. Xmal Deutschland’s 4AD years were a bold and bewitching boomerang. The magic’s back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe limited-edition \u003cstrong\u003e3xLP boxset\u003c\/strong\u003e contains 2025 \u003cstrong\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/strong\u003e remasters of their two albums released with the label (the feverish \u003cem\u003eFetsich\u003c\/em\u003e and titanic \u003cem\u003eTocsin\u003c\/em\u003e), as well as tracks off other related releases and EPs including \u003cem\u003eIncubus Succubus II\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eQual\u003c\/em\u003e, creating a package pulsating with power and poise. Gift’s striking cover artwork — featuring photography by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Schulte\u003c\/strong\u003e — was designed by \u003cstrong\u003eTimothy O’Donnell\u003c\/strong\u003e, based on original art by \u003cstrong\u003e23 Envelope\u003c\/strong\u003e. It accompanies original sleeve photography by \u003cstrong\u003eNigel Grierson\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rounding out the package is an additional photo booklet containing images by \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Cummins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Slattery\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSheila Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e, and more, as well as text by \u003cstrong\u003eChris Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"2CD","offer_id":54291167805785,"sku":"SDZ-43479","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Xmal_Deutschland_-_Gift__The_4AD_Years__-_2CD_-_2025.jpg?v=1741600183","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/xmal-deutschland-gift-the-4ad-years","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}