Kirlian Camera – Ocean (Europe 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986

-DjPaulT Recommended 12″

“Ocean” is a 1986 single by Italian Electro/Dark Wave group Kirlian Camera.

Mainly known for a dark, gothic sound which has elements of Darkwave, Industrial, Neo-Classical, EBM & Synth-Pop, the project was founded in Parma in 1979 by Angelo Bergamini and was a pioneering act of the Italian synthpop scene.

SIDE A:
Ocean (Extended Version) 6:59
Written-By – A. Bergamini*

SIDE B:
Ocean (7″ Version) 4:34
Written-By – A. Bergamini*

Nightship 451 5:31
Written-By – A. Bergamini*, C. Mallozzi*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Virgin ‎– 608 776
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 1986
Genre: Electronic
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer – Dario Caglioni
Graphics – Fragola & Panna
Other [Logo] – Fabiana Bocchi
Photography By – Guido Harari
Producer, Mixed By – Allan Goldberg, Oderso Rubini

NOTES:
Made in West Germany

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Schiit Mani
Soundcard:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Username: btg
Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

11 Comments
Newest
Oldest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
kurth
kurth
August 10, 2023 7:36 pm

»Oops! That page can’t be found.«

🙁

kurth
kurth
Reply to  kurth
August 10, 2023 7:45 pm

especially that version of Nightship

David Gerard
David Gerard
February 2, 2019 9:29 am

Don’t forget, they’re still around and recording! Last coupla albums here:

https://kirliancamera.bandcamp.com/

CL
CL
January 17, 2019 4:41 pm

🙂

Daniel
Daniel
January 16, 2019 4:00 pm

Wow Paul! You are absolutely phenomenal! You make me so happy once again. I love this song since I heard it for the first time on the radio back in 1986. Kirlian Camera is another much underrated band. This single really deserved to be successful. It makes me also happy that you like it.
You really are the only one to give these records a chance to be discovered. Like Jeff said, I love your daily posts and I’m always grateful.
Just listening to this wonderful rip, I’m completely overjoyed.
PAUL YOU ARE MY HERO, MY MUSIC ANGEL.

Jeff
Jeff
January 16, 2019 12:28 pm

Paul!! Just reading the description of this 12-inch gave me chills!! Do I know this? No, but whenever I see that it’s a “DjPaulT Recommended 12″” I know it’s gonna be extremely special. Gosh Paul, I love your tastes in music. And also, I’m a very big admirer of Darkwave, Industrial, EBM, etc. so this is record is going to be a real treat for me. Oh Paul, I feel really great right now. I love your daily posts and please know I’m always grateful.

Excited!!

Jeff

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  DjPaulT
January 17, 2019 5:47 am

I positively love this Paul. As it played, I was enraptured. Talk about getting totally lost in the music. All those sounds swirling around my head, I felt like I was in a trance. Would love to hear this in a club-type situation. Gosh Paul, I really love this record. And because of it and you, I’m going to further check out this band. Thanks for a phenomenal new discovery.

Jeff

Daniel
Daniel
Reply to  Jeff
January 17, 2019 10:24 am

So glad to read your feedback about this record, Jeff. Like Paul your musical tastes are phenomenal. I so love this single since its release here in Europe back in 1986. I never understood why it wasn´t a hit. Luckily we have Paul giving these forgotten records a second chance.
Have a great day 🙂

Jeff
Jeff
Reply to  Daniel
January 17, 2019 10:46 am

I love your tastes too Daniel. How cool that you knew this record since its release. I’m so jealous of the European music scene. I’ve always resonated more with records from other continents than my own, although the U.S. does have its moments too. I just love all music, just love the records that are different from the same old same old.

And you have a delightful personality Daniel. It’s always a happy occasion when you comment on one of Paul’s postings. I love your positivity and personality.

Have a wonderful day!!

Jeff