Ataraxia

The Unexplained (LP, RCA, 1975, US)

Repost.

I thought I would link back to the original post so everyone can read the comments section, it was pretty humorous.

HERE

Notstandskomitee

Maschinenberichte (Cassette, Block 4, 1992, Germany)

1. Maschinengott
2. Ausnahmezustand
3. Bericht Aus Fliegenden Maschinen
4. Parasit
5. Retortenkind
6. Endkampf
7. Die Zeichen Des Unterganges
8. Pausenmelodie
9. Überleben
10. Neuer Mensch
11. Kleine Außerirdische
12. EBK
13. Interstellare Liebe
14. Uhrwerkwelt
15. Informationszeitalter



Elektronisches Picknick (Cassette, Block 4, 1993, Germany)

1. Ouvertüre
2. Der Geheime Kanal
3. Graue Säule
4. Produktionseinheiten
5. Das Fremde Im Herzen
6. Die Neue Pest
7. Der Tägliche Krieg
8. Trauer
9. GSG 9
10. Die Wand
11. Ausflug
12. Ich Lebe 5m Vor Dem Abgrund
13. Wo Bist Du?
14. Schrei Lauter!
15. Elektrische Kerzen
16. Robotik
17. Tot Durch Regen

Reposts!

Totally sick rhythmic industrial electronics. A project by Malte Steiner.

block 4
notstandskomitee
das kombinat

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Notstandskomitee - Maschinenberichte
Notstandskomitee - Elektronisches Picknick

Chris & Cosey and John Duncan

Nicky (7", AQM, 1983, Japan)

1. Untitled
2. Untitled
3. Untitled
4. Untitled
5. Untitled

Left Channel:
John Duncan: Shortwave, tape (Jonestown P.A. broadcast).

Right Channel:
Cosey Fanni-Tutti: Synth, fetal heartbeat.
Chris Carter: Synth, tape.

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Chris & Cosey and John Duncan - Nicky

Indoor Life

Indoor Life (12", Indoor Life Records, 1980, US)

1. Voodoo
2. Gilmore Of The Fillmore
3. Archeology
4. Madison Avenue

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Indoor Life - S/T

AK-47

Stop! Dance! (7", Output Records, 1981, UK)

1. Stop! Dance!
2. Autobiography
3. Hilversum - AO

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AK-47 - Stop! Dance!

Palais Schaumburg

Das Single Kabinett (LP, ZickZack, 1981, Germany)

1. Kinder Der Tod (Erstversion)
2. Rote Lichter
3. Glücklich Wie Nie
4. Telefon
5. Kinder Der Tod
6. Aschenbecher

Repost. More coming later.

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Palais Schaumburg - Das Single Kabinett

Releases by J. Orion, Audrey Brown, Corporate Park, and Shane English coming soon.

Hello readers & listeners.

What should I re-upload?

Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel

Executive Slacks

This will be a great evening. If you're in the area of Denton, TX, you should come check it out.

Program 15: Suspense

Here's some dark/dreamy stuff I've been freaking myself out to lately.

Abner Malaty - Open [link]
Grønvirke - Appendicitis [link]
City Of Worms - Hichotomy [link]
Coup De Grace - Sick Of Living / Unwilling To Die [link]
Ewald Spiss - Siebenglasfuss [link]
S·Core - Symptom [link]
La Kuizine - Raomem (I'm Naked) [link]
Croiners - Untitled [link]
Atrax Morgue - Something Bad [link]

total: 43:50

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Suspense

Morton Subotnick

The Wild Bull (LP, Nonesuch, 1968, US)

1. The Wild Bull Part 1
2. The Wild Bull Part 2

One of the best parts about being on tour, is being able to go to record stores all around the country and find great deals. I found this record at my new favorite record store in Austin, Texas, Breakaway Records. It is a small, but extensive shop... all exclusively vinyl. Everything was totally reasonably priced, as well. I found this record in the "other/electronic" section. They had an awesome selection of 45's, psychedelic, rock, punk, some industrial, and some just completely whacked-out stuff I have never heard of. I strongly suggest going there if you're in the area.

About the record...

Morton Subotnick is a legend in electronic composition. His most famous pieces were his two commissioned for Nonesuch; Silver Apples Of The Moon (posted by The Thing On The Doorstep, here) and The Wild Bull. These were both composed on Subotnick's Buchla modular synthesizer system. Donald Buchla worked directly with Subotnick to design this peculiar instrument to his specifications. The sound from Buchla machines is immense and overwhelming, especially with Subotnick on the controls.

Notes from the back of the LP sleeve:

" The first side of this record was almost complete when I came across "The Wild Bull", I was very impressed by the poem and quickly began to feel an affinity between the poem and the composition I was working on . . . in fact, the first three notes of the work seemed to me a kind of human/wild-bull moan . . . and later I added a human breathing sound to one of the notes.
There was never an attempt to 'portray' the poem (I don't think music is about that), but at the same time it became harder and harder to disassociate myself from the pathos and restrained cry of personal loss which spoke to me from such a distant point in time. The state of mind which the poem evoked became intimately tangled with the state of mind my own composition was evoking in me. To title the work after the poem seemed natural and to offer the poem seems equally natural. " - Morton Subotnick

I couldn't find a proper text of the poem, and I have some time to kill, so I decided to type it out, because I believe it's necessary.

THE WILD BULL

The wild bull, who has lain down, lives no more
the wild bull, who has lain down, lives no more,
Dumuzi, the wild bull, who has lain down, lives no more,
the wild bull, who has lain down, lives no more.

O you wild bull, how fast you sleep!
How fast sleep ewe and lamb!
O you wild bull, how fast you sleep!
How fast sleep goat and kid!

I will ask the hills and the valleys,
I will ask the hills of the Bison:
"Where is the young man, my husband?"
I will say,
"He whom I no longer serve food"
I will say,
"He whom I no longer give to drink"
I will say,
"And my lovely maids"
I will say,
"And my lovely young men?"

"The Bison has taken thy husband away,
up into the mountains!"

"The Bison has taken thy young man away,
up into the mountains!"

"Bison of the mountains, with the mottled eyes!
Bison of the mountains, with the crushing teeth!
Bison!-He sleeps sweetly, he sleeps sweetly,
He whom I no longer serve sleeps sweetly,
He whom I no longer give to drink sleeps sweetly,
My lovely maids sleep sweetly,
My lovely young men sleep sweetly!"

"My young man who perished from me
(at the hands of) your men,
My young Ababa who perished from me
(at the hands of) your men,
Will never more calm me (with) his loving glance
Will never more unfasten his lovely bright clasp
(at night)
On his couch you made the jackals lie down,
In my husband's fold you made the raven dwell,
His reed pipe-the wind plays it,
My husband's songs-the north wind sings them."

Sumerian, c. 1700 BC, translated by Thorkild Jacobsen.

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Morton Subotnick - The Wild Bull

Seesselberg

Synthetik 1 (LP, Self-Released, 1973, Germany)

1. Overtüre - "Jeder Ist Heutzutage Glücklich" - If Someone Survives, We Will Have A Return - Match (Konditionsmusik - 1972) (3:41)
2. Eintrachtkreis-Paranoia (Die 200jahrfeier Findet Nicht Statt - Kondominatsmusik - 1972) (1:02)
3. Verhütungsfreudenwalzer (Kontinenzmusik Für Eine Akademie 1973) (1:27)
4. Speedy Achmed (Verhaltensanweisung 1973) (3:46)
5. Studentenzucker - "Tue Gern, Was Du Tun Mußt!" (Konfektionsmusik 1973) (0:36)
6. "Die Menschen Sind Glücklich, Sie Kriegen, Was Sie Begehren, Und Begehren Nichts, Was Sie Nicht Kriegen Können - Laubsägebastler, Briefmarkensammler Und Brieftaubenzüchter Bilden Das Rückgrat Der Menschheit" (Kondolenzmusik 1973) (10:42)
7. Phönix - 1972 (10:14)
8. "Was Dir Heute Freude Macht, Das Verschieb Nicht Über Nacht!" (Kondensmusik Aus Einem Konzert Im Gallery-House London - 1973) (4:16)
9. Auszug Aus Einem Konzert In Der Düsseldorfer Kunsthalle 1971 (7:45)

This was posted by Mutant Sounds about two years ago, and blurbed about on Matrixsynth about a year ago, but I thought I would bring forth this mammoth recording once again. Seesselberg were a little known German brotherly experimental electronic duo. They recorded this record between 1971 and 1973 and released it themselves in a run of 1000. I am assuming this was all recorded using an intense rig of modular synthesizers and effects... I have a guess that they were using Serge machines from their lone YouTube video online, but also could have used hand-built equipment. This recording makes incredible use of the stereo spectrum. Rich filter sweeps and sample and hold patterns whoosh around your head. Some of the most impressive and out-of-this-world synthesizer sounds I have ever heard. Anyone that is a fan of abstract electronic music and/or freaked out psychedelic music should definitely check this out.

A small German compact disc label, Plate Lunch reissued this recording in 2002... which you can (I think?) purchase here.

The files are separated into two sidelong mp3s.

download here:
Seesselberg - Synthetik 1

On Tour

with this band.

be back next week.

La Kuizine

Maeror Tri

Subliminal Forces (Cassette, Tonspur Tapes, 1991, Germany)

1. Ambrosia
2. Unconscious Confusion
3. Sonitus 1
4. Caelum
5. A Mystic Smile
6. This Wonderful Sadness
7. Abditus
8. Memento

"This tape is dedicated to the Sub-Conscience!
For best effects use headphones and play at high volume!
Recordings made July 1990-January 1991.
Thanks to Stefan Schwab.

..like a waterfall in your mind..''

Headphone music, anyone?

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Maeror Tri - Subliminal Forces

Kapotte Muziek + Vidna Obmana post reuploaded, here.

Harsh Ears Now!! 2

Harsh Ears Now!! 2 (Cassette, Midas Tapes, 1986, Netherlands)

1. Kapotte Muziek - De Opstanding/Het Leven
2. THU20 - 4023
3. Dwarf Farm - I Wait For My Cure
4. Club Rialto - They Needed Me
5. Happy Halloween - Oh! The Night
6. The Vital Parts - Kindergarten
7. Jacinthebox - Taste
8. Jacinthebox - Dada
9. THU20 - 6554

Volume number two in a great compilation series from Midas Tapes. Lots of intense rhythms.

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Harsh Ears Now!! 2

International Musique Concrete Assembly

I.M.C.A. 1 (Cassette, Midas Music, 198?, Netherlands)

1. Untitled
2. Untitled

C-30 mail collaboration tape between 3 somewhat well-known sound manipulators. The initial recordings were by Frans De Waard (Kapotte Muziek)... then they were processed by Jos Smolders (IOSS), and John Hudak.

Interesting release. I definitely heard some teeth brushing in there.

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International Musique Concrete Assembly - I.M.C.A. 1

Mystery Hearsay

Rifles Aimed At The Heart (Cassette, Midas Music, 1987, Netherlands)

1. Tried And Tested
2. Signals Home
3. Sights Centered
4. Astral Panes

Here's a nice experimental/industrial tape from Mike Honeycutt aka Mystery Hearsay. Lots of overlapping strange synth sounds and noises. There were some conflicting tracklists on Discogs, so I went with the one on the j-card. Correct me if I'm wrong. More from Midas Music/Tapes to come later tonight.

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Mystery Hearsay - Rifles Aimed At The Heart

The Centimeters

download album via Mutant Sounds, here.

myspace page

A Certain Ratio

Sextet (LP, Factory Records, 1982, UK)

1. Lucinda
2. Crystal
3. Gum
4. Knife Slits Water
5. Skipscada
6. Day One
7. Rub Down
8. Rialto
9. Below The Canal

Classic album from one of the legendary Factory Records bands. Every time I pick up a bass I play the main line to "Knife Slits Water." They are definitely one of the biggest influences on my own music.

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A Certain Ratio - Sextet

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transmission 14

Cabaret Voltaire - Your Agent Man
White Stains - Soft Explosion
Vox Populi! - Fassle
La Sonorité Jaune - La Boucle Du Desir
Geins't Naït - Picnic
Public Image Ltd. - Banging The Door
Nocturnal Emissions - Acres Of Gold
Zone - Sunbathing
Arcane Device - Diabolis Ex Machina Part 3
John Cage - Sonata #5
Section 25 - Hit

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snowy in the valley of vapors

The Art Of Noise

(Who's Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise! (LP, Island Records, 1984, UK)

1. A Time For Fear (Who's Afraid)
2. Beat Box (Diversion One)
3. Snapshot
4. Close (To The Edit)
5. Who's Afraid (Of The Art Of Noise)
6. Moments In Love
7. Momento
8. How To Kill
9. Realization

I suppose this record is considered "classic" and has been posted elsewhere time and time again, but for some reason I haven't actually listened to it until recently. Very interesting and ahead of its time for when it came out. You can hear many different samples in this record that made their way into massive pop songs in the 90's.

Excellent sample heavy, experimental pop music.

download here:
Art Of Noise - (Who's Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise!

Check out my friend Jason Moore's interesting blog:

Pax Absurdia

Margaret Leng Tan plays John Cage's "In The Name Of The Holocaust."

transmission 13

I'm still here! I just haven't really had the time to post lately, sorry---but here's something to hold you over until I get to posting more releases. It's a pretty diverse set of some of my favorite tracks I've found on blogs and the internet recently.

You should check out TheeBradMiller's TBM Radio site. He does something very similar to this , with some podcasts of great industrial musick and great exploitation film screen shots.

(I added some links for the tracks-- so you can go to the respective blogs I got them from and download the album)

tracklist:

Philippe Laurent - Desordre Et Distorsion
Kosa Nostra - For The Best
Brigade Internationale - Remember My Death
Moments Présents - A.D.
Le Syndicat - Le Statent Du Lepreux
Mad Tea Party - Modern Time's Pop
MLD - Perpetual Motion
Two Daughters - So I
32 Guájar's Fáragüit - Preterpret
Ain Soph - Credo (G. Kremmerz)
White House White - Africa Intrigues
Pierre Schaeffer - Etude Violette

P.S. -- This recorded at somewhat low volume for some reason... so turn it UP!!

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transmission 13

Happy New Year!!!!

The power's been out at my place. I will get back to posting and reuploading requests as soon as possible.

Sorry for the delay.

Y Pants post is re-uploaded.

Esplendor Geométrico

Sheikh Aljama (CD, Daft Records, 1991, Belgium)

1. Baraca
2. Trafica
3. Introspeccion
4. Medinati
5. Descontrol
6. Jeque de Aljama
7. Min Dahul
8. Animatriz
9. Sinaya

Heavy, heavy rhythms with a middle-eastern theme throughout the album. Released on Dirk Ivens' label Daft Records.

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Esplendor Geométrico - Sheikh Aljama

re-uploads

Monoton
La Nomenklatur
Geile Tiere

transmission 12

I thought it would be fun to upload another podcast. I think I'll start doing these more often again. Thanks to enborRa, Sickness Abounds, Nostalgie De La Boue, 433rpm, and The Thing On The Doorstep.

Die Form - Sing Song
Esplendor Geométrico - Dinamo 3
Mecanica Popular - Daguerrotipo
Jacula - Triumphatus Sad
Order 1968 - Sturm
Geins't Naït - Vaclav
Gerechtigkeits Liga - Narkomanie
Pornosect - The Lie Becomes The Truth
Pacific 231 - Ma Douce Amie
P. Children - Social Life
Anne Gillis - Untitled

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transmission 12

Minny Pops post is re-uploaded.

La Nomenklatur

La Légende Des Voix (Cassette, Les Nouvelles Propagandes, 1986, France)

1. Ouverture
2. Ultima
3. Insure Post Mortem
4. Arth
5. Ouverture II
6. Merith.D.
7. Ankhare
8. Merith.B.
9. Exthrem.O.

Intense rhythmic industrial solo project of Philippe Escartin (aka Tiburce). You can read more about the Les Nouvelles Propagandes label here, at the excellent Nostalgie De La Boue.

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La Nomenklatur - La Légende Des Voix

Vidna Obmana

Gathering In Frozen Beauty (Cassette, The Decade Collection, 1989, Belgium)

1. Dazzling Array 1
2. Lost In The Swirling Distance
3. Dazzling Array 2
4. Before Mutual Grace
5. Upon Steels Heaven
6. Into Grey Divides
7. Gathering In Frozen Beauty

From Discogs:

"Belgian composer Dirk Serries chose the name Vidna Obmana for his musical persona because it means "optical illusion." in Serbian language. Thirteen years hence, Vidna Obmana still finds that the name gives him a feeling of freedom to place his music first, before his own personality and philosophy. Like water, Vidna Obmana continues to change form over his musical career. As a self-taught electronic musician, Vidna Obmana explored different musical areas before discovering the techniques of looping and shaping harmonies, merging layers of sound and minimizing the configurations to a few notes. His style of atmospheric music creates trance-like states in listeners who understand the language of sound."

Gorgeous minimal ambient release.

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Vidna Obmana - Gathering In Frozen Beauty

Oveo

Ancient TV (CDr, Self-Released, 2007, US)

1. Ancient TV

Here is a nice document of the experimental scene in my town- Denton, Texas. Oveo was a project of two prolific local musicians, Jason Moore and Andrew Michael. Ancient TV is their minimal dronescape masterpiece. They utilize various electronics and effect treatments. AM's signature Korg drum machine gives a pulse throughout the 18 minute long piece, while foggy, lush, meditative sounds wash in and out. For fans of any dark ambient music...

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Oveo - Ancient TV

Re-Ups

I will be working on re-uploading some requests by some of you soon. Sorry for the lack of posting/replying. Right now I see that the Guerre Froide and Minny Pops are requested. Anything else?

Aube

Drip (Cassette, G.R.O.S.S., 1992, Japan)

1. Drip Part 1
2. Drip Part 2

"Original Live Recording At On Gallery Osaka 2. May 1992 'Water 1992' By Takashi Sasaoka.
Edited, Re-Recorded & Re-Mixed At Studio Mecca July & August 1992."

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Aube - Drip