*250 copies, numbered edition* Since its humble beginnings back in 2013, the UK based imprint purge.xxx has steadily excavated the buried treasures of experimental film music, bringing crucial works by Frans Zwartjes, Takashi Inagaki, Dirk Schaefer, Kenneth Anger, and Carles Santos to light. Their latest archaeological dig unearths two previously unreleased soundtracks by Lodewijk de Boer and Martijn Hasebos that have remained in obscurity since the early 1980s. This groundbreaking release presents the electronic scores for Marleen Gorris' provocative feminist films “A Question of Silence” (1982) and “Broken Mirrors” - the first documenting three women who murder a male shop owner in broad daylight, the second exploring the darker territories of human psychology. These haunting synthesiser compositions reveal the sophisticated electronic textures that underscored some of European cinema's most radical statements, finally receiving their first-ever physical release after more than four decades in the vaults.

Lodewijk de Boer brings extraordinary credentials to this release through his extensive collaborations with the legendary Frans Zwartjes throughout the Dutch experimental film movement of the 1970s and 80s. His partnership with Martijn Hasebos for Gorris' "A Question of Silence" created one of the most compelling electronic film scores of the decade - a work that perfectly captures the film's exploration of female rage and societal breakdown. The synthesiser textures range from delicate ambient passages to more aggressive electronic interventions, mirroring the psychological complexity of Gorris' narrative. This collaboration represents a crucial moment in Dutch cinema where experimental filmmaking, feminist politics, and electronic music converged to create something genuinely revolutionary.

The inclusion of de Boer's solo score for “Broken Mirrors” provides essential context for understanding his evolution as a composer of electronic film music. Where his work with Hasebos on “A Question of Silence” explored the collective psychology of female solidarity, his “Broken Mirrors” score delves into more intimate psychological territories. The compositions create an unsettling sonic landscape that perfectly complements Gorris' examination of fractured identity and social alienation. Together, these two soundtracks demonstrate the sophisticated approach that Dutch experimental composers brought to electronic film scoring, placing them within the broader context of European avant-garde cinema and the emerging synthesiser culture of the early 1980s.

This landmark release comes as a numbered edition of 250 copies on 180-gram vinyl, housed in a silkscreen-printed Kraft sleeve. The package includes a Xerox-printed booklet featuring an essay by acclaimed writer Chloe Aridjis, providing crucial context for these long-lost sonic artifacts. After more than 40 years in obscurity, “A Question of Silence / Broken Mirrors” emerges as essential listening for collectors of experimental film music, Dutch avant-garde culture, and early electronic composition. Like everything purge.xxx does, this release represents another historically significant contribution to our understanding of the relationship between experimental sound and moving images.