A  Don't even think about it
B  Poker play

Don't even think about it is a song from 1989 released under the name Chayell by Peter Bonne. Chayell is mostly known for being a member of A Split Second, but he has also released a couple of singles on his own under the name Chayell.

This is New beat with a dark and gothic touch. Very heavy on the bass and rather minimalistic. Quiet refreshing with a bit of darkness in a genre where most of the songs are about sex, drugs and partying.

The b-side is like a instrumental remix of the a-side.

Found my copy at Discogs and I payed 8 €.

A1  Burnout
A2  Bodycheck
B1  On command
B2  Flesh

This is as classical as it can be. A forceful debut from 1986 with songs that has relevance for both the EBM scene and the New beat scene.

It starts with Burnout, a funky collaboration between Peter Bonne a.k.a. Chrismar Chayell and Marc Heyndrickx a.k.a. M. Ickx. A really good song for the dance floor with heavy rythm and funky synths.

The second song on the a-side is Bodycheck. Another example of the funky side of A Split Second, with the addition of guitars. Not a bad song, but the weakest on this EP.

On command, the first song on the b-side, is one of A Split Seconds heavier songs, and a classic amongst the EBM:ers. A really hard and industrial sounding song, with lots of precussion and a hard pounding bass.

The last song on the record, Flesh, has it's own mythology, beeing a part of the birth of the New beat scene in Belgium. According to the legend the song was played by a DJ named Marc Grouls at the club Boccaccio. Instead of playing it at it's normal speed at 45rpm, he played the record on 33rpm with the pitch at +8. This slowed down version became very popular and DJ:s started experimenting with other electronic songs the same way.

Soon after producers picked up on this trend and started to make electronic music with slower beats in their studios. They also added influnces from the acid scene and had thus created a new genre. New Beat was very popular for a couple of years in Belgium, with the release of hundreds of singles during a short period.

The slowed down (New beat) version of the song Flesh.