Iko - '83 [Hi-Res Remastering] (2014)

It's another leviathan of a reissue from the ever-impressive Medical label, and this time it's Iko's turn to exit the nutty Discogs prices and enter a new light of day. Iko were a minimal wave outfit from Canada, and although much of their work is praised by the synth freaks, it's the present 83 which has been causing a stir since its first release on Manhattan-Formula back in 1982. Nine tracks of spectral minimalism and industrial explorations here; it's all very singular, but the killers have to be "Elevator" for its utterly gnarly arrangement, "Jungle City" because it's simply out-there and way ahead of its time, and "Radioactive Mist" for that bassline! Be quick - you probably won't see this again for a few decades...