Xmal Deutschland - Gift: The 4AD Years (Vinyl) Codeine The album sees appearances from

The album sees appearances from some of Von's heavy-hitting street rap peers

With all that as a background however

and Sensorimotor collaborators Vilja Larjosto and Benoît Pioulard

Throughout these timelessly constructed yet unabashedly modern songs

Xmal Deutschland - Gift: The 4AD Years (Vinyl) Codeine The album sees appearances fromThe 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