Retrospective (X Marks the Pedwalk album)
Retrospective is a compilation album by the German electro-industrial band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was released in 1992 on the Zoth Ommog label. The album serves as a collection of tracks from the band's early releases, primarily focusing on material preceding their more commercially successful albums like "Meshwork" and "The Killing Sun."
The tracklist consists of songs from earlier EPs and albums, offering a look back at X Marks the Pedwalk's formative sound, characterized by a raw, aggressive electronic style. It includes selections from their first few years of activity, giving listeners a sense of their evolution.
While not featuring entirely new material, Retrospective is valuable for fans interested in exploring the band's discography and hearing the foundations upon which their later work was built. It provides a snapshot of X Marks the Pedwalk's development within the electro-industrial scene of the early 1990s.