ðə ɡˈɑːɹdiənz lˈuːi pˈæɾɪsən hɐz stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z fɹˈɛntʃ kˈoʊld wˈeɪv bˈændz sˈʌtʃ ɐz lˈɛs pɹəvˈɪswɑːɹz ænd ɐsˈaɪləm pˈɑːɹɾi "stˈɑːɹɾᵻd plˈeɪɪŋ ɡlˈuːmi pˈoʊstpˈʌŋk ɪn ðɛɹ nˈeɪɾɪv tˈʌŋ, ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ ðɪ ˈaɪsi ɡɪtˈɑːɹz ænd stˈuːdɪˌoʊpɹədˈuːst dɹˈʌm sˈaʊndz paɪənˈɪɹd baɪ fˈæktɚɹi ɹˈɛkɚdz pɹədˈuːsɚ mˈɑːɹtɪn hˈænɪt.
The Guardians Louis Pattison has stated that during the 1980s French cold wave bands such as Les Provisoires and Asylum Party "started playing gloomy post-punk in their native tongue, inspired by the icy guitars and studio-produced drum sounds pioneered by Factory Records producer Martin Hannett.