Cobalt

In the Nursery members operate here under the name Les Jumeaux (French for "the twins") as a hard-edged alter ego of themselves. The sparse but seductive electronic compositions are coolly seductive. While mostly instrumental, the French lyrics, sung by Dee de Rocha, add to the smoky charm. Especially representative of the alluring, velvet-gloved touch of Les Jumeaux is "Strange," a shiny-black gem. The entire collection is an arsenal to bring out post-dusk during quality time spent with your significant other. The selection of original material from the Humberstone brothers and company comes with contributions by Beaumont Hannant and guest re-mixers Protagonist and Lunatic Eclipse. Les Jumeaux dates from pre-production for the In the Nursery/the Sabres of Paradise "Smokebelch II" single, followed by remix work including Andrew Weatherall's "Haunted Dancehall" and "Glenn Street Assault Squad," through to the Les Jumeaux debut album Feathercut in 1996. ~ Tom Schulte