Temperamental and Singles

ltm release a double cd set from kid montana, the belgian electronic pop duo who recorded a string of acclaimed releases for chic label les disques du crepuscule between 1984 and 1987. 'temperamental and singles' gathers together the temperamental album from 1986 with six track mini-album 'the las vegas gold rush' and singles such as 'revisiting yalta', 'spooky', 'love may be blind' and 'still colour waiting'. featured producers include marc moulin and dan lacksman (of telex) and gilbert lederman (berntholer). digitally remastered, the 31 track, 2 hour 2 x cd compilation also includes all tracks from the rare debut ep 'today' from 1982, and three tracks from a final unreleased demo recorded in 1987. the cd also includes mpeg versions of the video clips for 'still colour waiting' and 'spooky', directed by serge bergli. kid montana was initially the nom de guerre of jean-marc lederman, formerly keyboard player with digital dance and fad gadget. after an experimental debut ep on sandwich records in 1982, lederman spent time in london playing with the the and gene loves jezebel, before recruiting american-born singer dudley kludt for the second kid montana single, 'revisiting yalta', in 1984. the following year the duo signed with les disques du crepuscule, releasing a run of sophisticated electro-pop records, although mainstream success eluded them. the duo split in 1987, lederman afterwards recording several hard electronic albums with the weathermen, and with julianne regan as jules et jim.