VUZ Records is going to publish a book dedicated to the incredible history of Parade Ground, the EBM duo formed by the Pauly brothers. Words Swords Words contains 336 pages, with over 300 unseen photos, concert posters, memorabilia, the lyrics of all their songs and, most interestingly, the band’s autobiography. Printed on heavy, glossy, 135g artpaper, full color, hardcover with softtouch finish, thread stitching and bookmark. 17 cm x 24 cm in size, more than 1000 g in weight! In addition, so that you can listen to it, as well as read it, it contains as a gift a CD entitled Ora Et Labora with unreleased tracks from rehearsals from the Rosary album period. The book, apart from the autobiography, also includes the collaboration of other bands, journalists, photographers, fans and promoters. You can order it from the label for 50 euros plus shipping. It will be released on September 13th, that is to say tomorrow and will be available in English. You can order it from here.
Parade Ground was born in ’81, and released their first single a couple of years later in ’83, the already legendary “Moan on the Sly”. The 1987 maxi “Dual Perspective” contained some of their most famous tracks: “Gold Rush”, “Moans” and “Action Replay”, and was followed by “Strange World”, another of their great classics. Some of these tracks appeared also on the great Cut Up, a must-have album of the era. The duo often collaborated with Front 242, and both Daniel B. and Patrick Codenys appeared on the duo’s first singles. The brothers returned the favor by being part of the band on 06:21:03:11 Up Evil, one of the most experimental records of the EBM pioneers. This book will help us to discover what the duo did during the following years until their comeback in 2007 with Rosary. According to what they told us in the interview we did a few years ago, they dedicated themselves to modern art but also spent two years as monks in a monastery. Undoubtedly, a very interesting part of the band’s history that we are looking forward to knowing more about. Since then, they have released The 15th Floor, A Room with a View, Sanctuary and the live Life which shows us one of the strongest side of the duo: their performances. We will tell you more about the book as soon as we get our hands on it.
