Formed in New Zealand at the end of 1981 Car Crash Set were a trio formed by David Bulog, Nigel Russell (both at synthesizers and song writing) and guitarist/producer Trevor Reekie. They produced locally during the 1983/86 period a 12" titled "Two Songs" (including "Outsider" and "Fall from Grace") and participated to the compilation album titled "We’ll do our best" with their track "Toys". Their mixture of electropop and new wave make me think of a mixture of New Order and late Human League (but New Order influence is massive on songs like "Heart of stone", "Another day" or "Fall From Grace"). Their sound made with Tr 606/808 drum machines and other Roland gear (Jupiter-4, MC-4, System 100m modular, System 104 sequencer as well the Korg MS20) coupled with a crispy guitar sound make their music sound still fresh. This album brings to light the songs I already mentioned plus four demos and it also prepares the audience for a band comeback as David and Nigel are working at new tunes using always the old Roland gear!