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E.L.I. – Violence is Bliss EP [MRT011]

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E.L.I. lands on MRT shores and pollutes them with all sort of filth. The label second last instalment takes us to Britain and it is one of the most aggressive so far. The distorted screams, the ultra darkness, the violent atmosphere it creates is tinted in black and white by the stroboscopic lights of underground clubs. A perfect mixture of relentless basslines and straightforward rhythmic patterns for the dancers with no cause, with no hope for tomorrow. Places made famous by death and disaster.

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E.L.I. – Violence is Bliss EP [MRT011]

Mures – Tools For Modern Times Restraint [MRT010]

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Mures are Joshua Cordova and Santiago Leyba. They fit perfectly as MRT010, transporting the label from the cold, grey, drowned in concrete atmospheres of Acid Ernst to the working class heat of the American south. Electronic body music, factory music, machines intensify their rhythm as degrees rise. Hot iron is forged, sweat and black stains cover bodies, hard labor, the struggle and the hammers, tools for modern times restraint. Rare Metal and Workers have just paved the way to that bullet that is Trains of Thought.

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Mures – Tools For Modern Times Restraint [MRT010]

Acid Ernst – Ehre [MRT009]

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Acid Ernst is the alias of Konstantin Unwohl. He’s reviving the MRT series with four tracks of different qualities. The A side is pushing in every direction, relentless rhythms, depressed melodies coming in waves and sombre lyrics. As to bring sadness and frustration in an otherwise angry techno room. The B side is rather sombre, with a masterpiece that goes by the name Ehering and a dark number called Deine Stiche taten Weh. The perfect starting point to close the MRT chapter, the first of 4 releases that will conclude this adventure.

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Acid Ernst – Ehre [MRT009]

Steinzeit – Wahrheit [MRT008]

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STEINZEIT - Wahrheit

Steinzeit concludes the MRT grey series. The duo is comprised of Hansruedi Schnriger, one half of Echo 106, and Bjorn Magnusson. They recorded these three tracks in a weekend’s time inside Magnusson studio, which is an abandoned factory in the middle of nowhere, in Switzerland, using bare concrete walls as an echo chamber. The pace is slow, atmosphere is bleak, tone is melancholic, drums are evil. It reflects how Switzerland feels in winter. Lonely, and this is true, like the name of the tracks.

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Steinzeit – Wahrheit [MRT008]

A Bleak Reality – Inevitable Disaster [MRT007]

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A BLEAK REALITY - Inevitable Disaster

Russia is cold, dreary, almost inhuman, one has to comes to terms with this harsh place. A Bleak Reality comes from there, he found his own answers and reasons facing all adversities and miseries of life. Lux Rec collected these and made a record out of them. MRT007 is an inventory of ways to fall. Lower than low.

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A Bleak Reality – Inevitable Disaster [MRT007]

Mitchell Goor – The Self Destructive [MRT006]

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GOOR, Mitchell - The Self Destructive

Four tracks which move from sinister corners of life to heavy concrete walls, impossible to surmounts. Blooded fists. Grey skies. And everything else MRT can be. Mitchell Goor is someone not keen on public appearance. He works in the dark, piecing together relentless drum patterns and brooding melodies. Picturing fragments of decay. The self destructive, The space in between, The tourists have lost their minds, The unfortunate, four particular moments in his life, things that changed him, for better or worse.

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Mitchell Goor – The Self Destructive [MRT006]

Assalti Industriali – Otto Minuti [MRT005]

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ASSALTI INDUSTRIALI - Otto Minuti

Assalti Industriali is a Roman triumvirate. Ruling over collapsed empires and concrete remains. As their name implies, their output is brutal, merciless, coldhearted. An EP that demands your attention, charges you full-scale, and leaves a metallic taste of blood in your mouth.

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Assalti Industriali – Otto Minuti [MRT005]

Bruno Belluomini – Agony [MRT004]

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BELLUOMINI, Bruno - Agony

MRT release number four is a relentlessly loud outcry. Bruno Belluomini delivered three overwhelming techno pieces that dive into rough, violent, dirty waters. The EP is fast and unforgiving, and if one lets it, it will take one down and never let go. The outcome is clear, as it is well known, we all did terrible things to survive.

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Bruno Belluomini – Agony [MRT004]

Dream Weapons – Reach Dystopia [MRT003]

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DREAM WEAPONS - Reach Dystopia

Athens reminds us of Berlin right after the Wall. Gritty, chaotic, dirty, and partying like there’s no future. Dream Weapons is a reflection of these confused greek days. With limited means and a DIY attitude he builds harsh, lysergic, electronic dreams on the ruins of a once splendid empire. MRT is the perfect place to do so. We believe in total failure.

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Dream Weapons – Reach Dystopia [MRT003]