Ptose The Official Guide To P.P. 1979-1982

The adventures of Ptôse (a collective of several artistst including John J. Cabanis, ZZe, Lionel Jarlan and Ericka Irganon) and its label PPP were very rewarding during the rise of the cassette-culture. Though they knew when to call it a day, they never stopped to assist Ericka Irganon who continues her work in the shadows of PPP until today. The output of Ptôse Productions between 1979-'86 was incredible and their label PPP released almost 20 tapes. In 1986, the miraculous Ptôse retired from the scene, still remaining a great mystery, one of its kind, in design, concept and music. After the special 2LP compilation in 2007 which already covered their early tape works and compilation contributions from 1979-83 this is now the second release of this kind. Besides officially released, but ultra-rare, recordings from early tapes it also contains a few unreleased archive recordings and alternative versions. More than half of the recordings of this release were part of a tape release on Ian Dobson's Flowmotion label in 1981 which came in a very limited edition. It was called 'The Official Guide To P.P.' and covered their first five tapes which they released between 1979 and 1981. Together with the Ericka Irganon/J.J. Cabanis split LP released at same time with this release, this is a great opportunity to dig deeper into the universe of Ptôse Productions.