When I was rooting around the 'Net for the release date of the single (December 1982, by the way), I came across a post Friend of Rachel Worth from Cathedrals of Sound did a few years ago, He said "Christian" "includes a synth line that manages to be catchy but haunting at the same time and I'm not sure there is a mellower synth song from that era." Well said, sir. If you know much of China Crisis' work, this song is a fascinating listen. It's the first step in an evolution that continued for the entire decade.
China Crisis - Christian (mp3)
Buy 'Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain.'
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I got in the car this morning and decided I had listened to enough of the current stuff I have on the playlist I put together Monday and scrolled down to my China Crisis playlist whic is titled Paradise.... First track on the Playlist - Christian! It's one of the three track I can never do without that CC made...The other two Tragedy and Mystery and You Did Cut Me.
The debut being the first CC album I ever heard it retains a special place in my collection that even WWFAS can't touch. Christian was certainly a highlight. There's a band called Phoenix Foundation whose Fandango album (2013) contains shades of the CC sound, and Destroyer's Kaputt was almost a total rip (or homage, however you want to slice it), but I don't see nearly enough mention of the influence this band had on the indie electronic acts of today nearly enough. Long live China Crisis!
Ah, the China Crisis fans together again. Thanks for sharing, fellas.
For the second time in as many weeks you have forced me to abandon my very well researched weekly playlist and reach for my CC discs!
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