Xmal Deutschland - Gift: The 4AD Years (CD) Dream Chambers And true to the Africa

And true to the Africa 70’s most sprawling compositions

Calling Out Of Context features 12 previously unreleased tracks of Buddhist Bubblegum Disco Electro Pop including the anthemic "That's Us/Wild Combination"

4) Some Kind Of Beautiful

The album spent 45 weeks on the New Zealand Album charts and won the 'Best Album' award at the 1984 New Zealand Music Awards

Xmal Deutschland - Gift: The 4AD Years (CD) Dream Chambers And true to the AfricaThe extraordinary impact Xmal Deutschland 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