Newer Wave

Newer Wave is a various artists compilation album released on February 28, 1997 by 21st Circuitry.

Newer Wave
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	February 28, 1997 (1997-02-28)
Genre	Industrial, EBM
Length	69:36
Label	21st Circuitry
21st Circuitry V/A chronology
21st Circuitry Shox (1996) Newer Wave (1997) Coldwave Breaks II (1997)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Aiding & Abetting gave Newer Wave a mixed review, calling the material "a bit silly" but "a good idea, and the bands here try real hard to create new versions of well-worn tunes."[2] Tom Schulte of allmusic awarded the compilation three out of five stars and described it as "fun and a real history lesson to listen to."[1] Sonic Boom said "regardless of whether you thought the eighties was a collection of music filled with unimaginative drivel or was the groundwork of the modern electronic dance scene you'll get a kick out of this compilation" and "definitely of those compilations bound to give you fits of nostalgia for years to come."[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Turning Japanese" (The Vapors cover)	David Fenton	16volt	4:46
2.	"I Ran" (A Flock of Seagulls cover)	Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds, Mike Score, Ali Score	Assemblage 23	3:54
3.	"Red Skies" (Dead or Alive cover)	Charlie Barrett, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, Adam Woods	Beauty	4:20
4.	"Cars" (Gary Numan cover)	Gary Numan	LUXT	4:33
5.	"Candy-O" (The Cars cover)	Ric Ocasek	Out Out	2:35
6.	"Never Say Never" (Romeo Void cover)	Benjamin Bossi, Larry Carter, Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, Frank Zincavage	Kevorkian Death Cycle	5:29
7.	"The Chauffeur" (Duran Duran cover)	James Bates, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor	Battery	4:39
8.	"Destination Unknown" (Missing Persons cover)	Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo	Scar Tissue	4:59
9.	"Master and Servant" (Depeche Mode cover)	Martin Gore	Hate Dept.	5:14
10.	"I Want Candy" (The Strangeloves cover)	Bert Berns, Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer	Black Metal Box	5:43
11.	"You Spin Me Round" (Dead or Alive cover)	Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Wayne Hussey, Tim Lever, Mike Percy	Templebeat	3:42
12.	"Whip It" (Devo cover)	Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh	Collide	3:31
13.	"Relax" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood cover)	Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Mark O'Toole	Unit:187	6:09
14.	"Sex Dwarf" (Soft Cell cover)	Marc Almond, David Ball	Sabotage Q.C.Q.C.?	4:26
15.	"Whisper to a Scream" (The Icicle Works cover)	Ian McNabb	Acumen	5:37

Personnel

Adapted from the Newer Wave liner notes.[4]

• Case – featuring (1)
• Matt – cover art, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	21st Circuitry	CD	21C.CD21

References

1. Schulte, Tom. "Various Artists: Newer Wave > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. Worley, Jon (February 17, 1997). "Various Artists: Newer Wave". Aiding & Abetting (128). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
3. Christian, Chris (March 1997). "Various Artists: Newer Wave". Sonic Boom. 5 (2). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
4. Newer Wave (booklet). Various artists. San Francisco, California: 21st Circuitry. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Newer Wave at Discogs (list of releases)