Foreign Affair - East On Fire (1989)

Berry Sakharof and Rami Fortis left the great Israeli band Minimal Compact to start Foreign Affair in 1988. They used a tribal vibe and Middle Eastern rhythms along with synthesizers to make the 1989 release East On Fire. On a couple of tracks you can also hear the infamous Roland TB-303 Bass Line being used. Very few early 80s musicians actually use this. It was not until the late 80s Detroit techno and Chicago house scenes that this machine gain its popularity as the acid bass sound you heard all through the 90s. Foreign Affair, along with their previous band Minimal Compact & Ofra Haza helped popularize Middle Eastern flavored dance music in Europe.

released 01 January 1989