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𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨-𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙡’𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 1985–86 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 Rock Rendez Vous: Música Moderna Portuguesa, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙤𝙛𝙩-𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩-𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚.

Named after Lisbon’s pivotal live venue *Rock Rendez Vous*, this compilation compiles tracks from a cassette-only fanzine series that documented local bands pushing post-punk, synthpop, goth, and garage sounds in Portugal's newly democratic cultural landscape. It's a snapshot of raw experimentation and unfiltered creativity in a scene still carving its own identity.

Featuring acts like Linha Geral, ADN, and Ik Mux, these tracks blend drum machine minimalism with nervy guitar textures, mutant funk, and shadowy atmospheres. Some sound closer to Factory Records; others nod to Neue Deutsche Welle or early French coldwave, but all carry the distinct accent of a Portugal reawakening through sound.

Lovingly restored and remastered by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram, and housed in a sleeve with photos and liner notes chronicling this era, *Música Moderna Portuguesa 1985–1986* is both historical document and lo-fi synth gem. Essential listening for fans of early Mute, Les Disques du Crépuscule, or the minimal synth underground.