A little while back, I reviewed the Falling Down II various artists collection put out by the French ‘zine of the same name. I’ve made my opinions on reviewing comps well known over the course of however long it’s been at this point, but Falling Down II was noteworthy because it was almost exclusively previously unreleased material from bands like Ufomammut, White Hills and U.S. Christmas, and the news came in the other day that the next installment, Falling Down IIV, is being prepared.

Mathematically, the Roman numeral still works out to three, so it’s right even though it’s wrong (you’d usually see it as III and not IIV, which is two before five: three via a longer route), but more important than being a stickler for accurate portrayal of ancient numbering systems is the list of bands involved. Still tentative as far as some artists are concerned, but the folks behind the comp sent over a list of who’s already on board and it looks like it’s going to be another win. Here are the names, followed by a trailer from the YouTubes:

The first confirmed bands are:

Mouth of the Architect (US)
Karma to Burn (US)
Julie Christmas (US)
Terra Tenebrosa (SWE)
Year of No Light/Mars Red Sky (Special Collaboration – FR)
Hopewell (US)
Rosetta (US)
Black Sun (SCO)
Ahkmed (AUS)
Vanessa Van Basten (IT)
Sendelica (UK)
Ayahuasca Dark Trip (PER)
Ocoai (US)
The Winchester Club (UK)
Planning for Burial (US)
Vespero (RUS)
Rorcal (CH)
Ethereal Riffian (UKR)

Available in 2012, all the tracks will be unpublished. Only unpublished tracks: this is our main priority.

Tags: Falling Down, France

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