Colophon returns to Lowercase Life with a 90’s vibe melancholic analog machine soul electro and techno. In true spirit, Melbournes’ talent Hymns (Salt Mines) delivered an elegant electro remix.
Colophon – State Vector EP [LWRC004]
electro
Die Gestalten – Wir Sind Die Gestalten [DIEGESTALTEN002]
Chino live @ DT CAMP 2018
VA – Scientia [BAREC008]
In this record you can find cosmic electro with more experimental and melodic electronica. Intelligent electronic music in its purest form.
Jensen Interceptor – WOD008 [WOD008]
Jensen Interceptor, doing what he is very reknown for, delivers a fierce electro jam and Tim Fairplay conjurs up a tremendously intense remix to seal this release pressed on limited edition, hand stamped & numbered one-sided black vinyl housed in a white disco bag with a printed insert info sheet.
Ghetto GEM – Riots EP [DYFR009]
After their collaboration in Panzerkreuz Records with Black Sites (F#x & Helena Hauff), the guys from Ghetto GEM did a series of small live performances in the The Hague squat scene. Places like Dystopia, Maakhaven and Syndicaat. Performances that took place during the Schilderswijk riots which delivered some slow and menacing tracks. Some of the recordings where found and six of these tracks can be found on this mini tape album.
VA – Five Years Of Tears Vol. 2 [PNKMN5Y2]
Pinkman delivers another sturdy record for the connoisseurs of discomforting electronics. The second 5 Years Of Tears release unifies 6 artists, each with their own interpretation of the labels ill-famed sound, embodied in vibrating basslines, metallic beats, and corrosive acid. Gear yourself up for yet more nerve-racking music and get accustomed to the obscurity of this series of releases, because the madness is all but finished.
Amato – Mécanismes Vol.1 [PNKMN30]
The Hacker pulls out his Amato moniker to deliver an abyssal, floor-ready EP, drawing on influence from the funkier side of early electronic body music. Though dark, the illustrious Frenchman seasons the A-side tracks with a healthy dose of groove for peak-time frenzy. Meanwhile the rather dejected flip side will do the trick for the murkier of dance-floors.
Identified Patient & Sophie du Palais – Don’t Exclude Anything [PNKMN28]
Identified Patient and his notorious femme fatale are back with another record of deranged darkroom anthems for Pinkman. This 12″ is where crunchy drums and heavy bass are laced with aggressively seductive vocals by Sophie Du Palais. While the theme of the songs, compared with their previous record, goes in a rather kinky direction, the raw ferocity that never fails to grip a dance floor remains.
Identified Patient – Kogeldans [PNKMN27]
Identified Patient drops another calamitous record on Pinkman. Four dungenous slowbeat cuts, brimming with energy, emotion and attitude. The EP kicks off with Geen Syndroom where jaded, murky melodies go in tandem with sexy bass lines and an obliterating broken drum beat. Thereafter, Nog Steeds High Van De Lak progressively evokes feelings of desolation and melancholia, while carrying an aggressive punch and irresistible groove. Do the flip to find two more ferocious productions in Ver Verwijderd Van Vermoeid and Haar Glans Altijd Strak. The former grips you firmly with bubbling acid and machine gun snares on the backdrop of violent kicks. The latter ends the voyage entrancingly with hypnotic synth lines, whiplash-snares and rattlesnake-hats.
L/F/D/M – Dream Bleeds [CITI026]
Cititrax presents ‘Dream Bleeds’, a new vinyl release by Brighton, UK based producer L/F/D/M aka Richard Smith. ‘Dream Bleeds’ overflows with body jerking industrial, raw acid/techno, and hints of the warehouse sound of the late ‘90s and the caustic spirit of EBM. Richard Smith says about ‘Dream Bleeds’, “attaching meaning to songs is often arbitrary but when the visceral feeling of music, particularly instrumental body music, is laid bare, the interaction is immediate and physical. These tracks thread together; each starting point completely open, each new step informed by the last. I find it interesting that the process is the same but the outcome somewhat unexpected; shaped by emotion, inspiration or even constraints of time, they evolve as they do in that time. They reach a different end point due to that evolution of circumstance.”
Fragedis – Intersection EP [MA14]
Ali Renault @ Hot Pony, Sameheads (Berlin) 23.03.2019
Dmitry Distant – Tripalium Podcast 98
Serge @ Das Werk (Vienna) 29.03.2019
Art Kinder Industrie – 88 90 [LXRC38]
Art Kinder Industrie was a band from Tarbes, south of France. Formed in 1988 by Xavier Vincent (R.I.
P.) and David Carretta it was the first EBM act in France to have distilled the legacy of DAF, Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb. Active between the end of the eighties and beginning of the nineties their output consisted of a few self released tapes and various live performances. Lux Rec selected 6 tracks produced between 1988 and 1990 to be released on vinyl. In collaboration with Unknown Pleasures Records.
Byron Maiden – Digital Tsunami 165
Tracklist:
01. Beverly Hills 808303 – Acid Planet 7 – a1
02. Gladkazuka – Ramdomlee (string)
03. X-Ray Connection – Replay (M.W. Cut)
04. DJ Ungel – Transpirits
05. Opposing Currents – Eyes Down
06. Dark Star – Hello Cleveland!!
07. Jay Fields & Bill Converse – Bodily Tension
08. Muziekkamer II – The Sun was the Stronger
09. Ruins – Elegant Shout
10. Anne Clark – Wallies
11. International Music System – An English ’93
12. Zov Zov – Hands Held Up
13. Zaliva D – Faraway
14. Gladkazuka – Naturalia
15. Nick Mackrory – Uneven Keel
16. Plein Soleil – Telegramme (Kaumwald Edit)
17. Jamal Moss – Black Herman
18. Bardar – Love Story Written In Blood
19. Clip – Applegate Mechanism (Cora Novoa Remix)
20. Plazmot – Orot Levanim
21. Electric Universe – Electric Pulsation
22. Kuniyuki Takahashi – Signifie
23. Persona Non Grata – God of snakes
24. Dunkeltier – Arcade (Dunkeltier Edit)
25. Mordd Imbet – No Orange Juice, No Love
26. Matias Rivera – Reflejo (Demo)
27. Decadance – On and On (Fears Keep On)
28. Identified Patient – Geen Syndroom
29. Terence Fixmer – Warm Leatherette
30. Andrea Paz & Oddy – Trucks
31. Chris Carter – Lab Test
32. Credit 00 – Weg von diesem Ort (Georgie D Tribute)
33. Lucrecia Dalt – Analogue Mountains
34. Dominion – Voodoo Visions
Khidja – In The Middle Of The Night [DFA2635]
Romanian production duo Khidja present their first EP for DFA. With four tracks of inner city insomnia, The Middle Of The Night soundtracks the realm between being half awake and asleep. With jagged and pulsating synths and dubbed out howling vocals, we are left disorientated in the underground tunnels that connect the clubs of Bucharest, London, and Berlin. Summoning the spirits of Kraftwerk and John Carpenter, they cast a spell on the dancefloor that is a perfect addition to the ever-evolving DFA roster.
Carl Finlow – MIDI Archeology Box Set [FR019]
Fundamental Records presents a limited to 250 copies 7×12″ vinyl record box, that includes: 4×12” with tracks by Carl Finlow, 2×12” with remixes by Radioactive Man, The Exaltics, Cygnus, Jensen Interceptor, Morphology & Sync 24, Mr. Velcro Fastener, Hardfloor, ADJ and an extra 12” from the remix contest with a selection by Carl Finlow of his favorite remixes by Brice Kelly, Relaxant, Varaz, Dibu-Z and N-Ter. Also in the box is a high quality black T-Shirt silkscreen printed: ”Electro Music There Is Only One Truth”, info-sheet about the project, silkscreen printed in white over a black paper, personally signed by Carl Finlow, and direct access to midi data, including Ableton Live project files and individual samples. All packed in a really nice stackable wooden box. Please note that because there are so many tracks on this release, our soundclips only represent a small portion of all tracks available.
V.V.A.A. – Raval Rave Breakers Pts.1 [MUSA002]
First record of the “Raval Rave Breakers” compilation. This VVAA contains 5 tracks of electro with artists like Boris Divider, the remix of the American Patricia to the Argentinean Nehuen, or the flagship artist of M.U.S.A, RNXRX delivers a psychedelic jam, an industrial acid track as catchy as it can be. Heroine From The North sounds a bit like when New Beat became faster and more agressive, being mixed with styles like EBM and trance.
The Hipodrome Of Music 