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Nothing But Blood – White Of The Eye [COTF005]

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‘White of the Eye’ is the first release under “Nothing but Blood” from Scott Fraser, a direct link back to Scott’s earlier 90’s work and sound around the darker realms of techno and harder-edged Chicago house. The EP title refers back to a favourite Donald Cammell film of Scott’s from 88′. ‘White of the Eye’ on the A-side is an 11 minute extended mix of the lead cut. Silent Servant on remix duties delivers an amyl fuelled techno bomb landing somewhere in an 80’s new york basement. Diving deeper on B2 it features Atlanta resident Claire Elise Tippins on vocals.

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Nothing But Blood – White Of The Eye [COTF005]

Pukemaster Gehm – 303 Degrees [SOM033]

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Pukemaster Gehm kicks four uncompromising and banging Acid tracks where you can feel his pure love for his partner in crime, the 303. Stomping basslines, twirling and chirping 303 sounds, jerking hihats and hypnotic claps all over here.

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Pukemaster Gehm – 303 Degrees [SOM033]

Ekman – GMDDI [BH015]

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Ekman returns to the Berceuse Heroique imprint with another formidable chunk of acid rave sorcery. “GMMDI” brilliantly blends relentless techno rhythms, recorded-in-a-cement-mixer synths and dancing rave melodies into the sort of throbbing techno banger that could have been recorded at any point over the last 30 years. Ekman’s old pals Breaker 1 2 (aka Greg Beato) provide the B-side remix, simmering things down whilst retaining the original’s foreboding chords and thumping beats.

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Ekman – GMDDI [BH015]

In Aeternam Vale / Ekoplekz – In The Dark Again 2 [DARK002]

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Dark and trippy sounds on a label straight from Berlin. In The Dark Again brings out music between Acid, New Wave/ Minimal Wave and psychedelic Techno and Dub. The second release comes with tracks by In Aeternam Vale and Ekoplekz.

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In Aeternam Vale / Ekoplekz – In The Dark Again 2 [DARK002]

Celldöd – Pulsdisco [SUCTION030]

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Celldöd is the solo project of Anders Karlsson, well known in the EBM scene for his involvement in the band The Pain Machinery and as a live member of Severe Illusion. Celldöd strips EBM down to it’s core, eliminating vocals and any superfluous details. Celldöd offers a raw, minimal, and purist vision of EBM; hardware tracks recorded live to tape using just a handful of machines. Celldod’s bare bones dance cuts are dirty and primitive, but manage to steer clear of retro trappings, sounding fresh and contemporary.

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Celldöd – Pulsdisco [SUCTION030]

Drvg Cvltvre / Umwelt – Horned Be The Hunter [ROD003]

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For its third release, French indie label Rave Or Die introduces two dystopian & dark tunes with haunting atmospheres from Drvg Cvltvre & Umwelt. A serious release for smoking dancefloors.

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Drvg Cvltvre / Umwelt – Horned Be The Hunter [ROD003]

VA – (Reference Analogue Audio HM​-​12115) The Acid Years (1994​-​1996)

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A Collection of Tracks released 1994 to 1996 on Hotmix’ first label launched from the shop in The Hague.

VA – (Reference Analogue Audio HM​-​12115) The Acid Years (1994​-​1996)

Pye Corner Audio – The Black Mist EP [FANDF031]

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Pye Corner Audio expands on ‘Black Mist’, taken from ‘The Outer Church’ compilation released by Front & Follow, now backed with new track and a blown-out Old Apparatus remix. The dramatic original is given time and space to let that Dr. Who-style bass riff and soaring synth to take flight across the A-side, whilst the flip brings the funereal slow techno processional, ‘Bulk Erase’, into play beside a roiling, radiant render from Old Apparatus, who also fold in oriental field recordings to abstract and exotic effect.

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Pye Corner Audio – The Black Mist EP [FANDF031]

Black Sites – Unit 2669 [PAN057]

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Golden Pudel’s Helena Hauff and F#X charge a rampant 2nd session of gristly hardware roil as Black Sites for PAN. Relentlessly bloody-minded and primed for strobe-and-smoke-lit ‘floors, both sides give up some of the most damaged no wave/acid that we’ve heard all year. A-side: ‘Unit 2669′ locks lampin’ kicks and mind-swilling 303s to a rusted thumb piano/cowbell motif for 12 minutes of noxious, incessant club fuel in the mould of classic Bunker/Acid Planet bangers. B-side: ‘Mockba’ is a different kettle of radioactive, three-eyed fish, fxxking the beats off in favour of pulsing S.O.S. signals and waves of tarry black noise with a chaotic rhythmic agenda.

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Black Sites – Unit 2669 [PAN057]

The Mover – Waves of Life [FP007]

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First ever reissue on Forbidden Planet features four tracks by The Mover, arguably one of the most influential yet underrated artists of the late 80s, early 90s. All tracks were originally released on Planet Core Productions (PCP) between 1991 and 1993.

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The Mover – Waves of Life [FP007]