soundhead

Finally picked this up a few weeks ago, and I'm excited to share it. Self-described as "Unconscious & Finality Music." One long, and two shorter tracks of dark & hypnotic post-punky bass, distressed vocal, drumachine & electronics stuck in Divin purgatory. Totally excellent!

Their 1985 7" flexi release is available here. It's in a much more trashcan industrial vein. Would love a chance to hear their cassettes if anyone has them.

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Justine & Juliette

2011-10-19T09:43:00.000-07:00

Kiss Of The Whip (cassette, Arbeit Group, 1988, US)

S&M themed industrial release from Arbeit Group collaborators, Elise Fife and Elizabeth Stephens-- their only tape. Recorded May '88 at the Arbeithaus. Engineered and mixed by Thomas Thorn.

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VA - Hora Aurea

2011-10-19T08:55:00.000-07:00

Various Artists - Hora Aurea (cassette, Arany Kor, 1989, Austria)

Nice ritual/ambient/industrial compilation on Gerhard Petak's (of Allerseelen) label. Artists included are Mental Measuretech, Allerseelen, Place Of Clod, Salo Mentale, Kadmon, Dependance, Luciano Dari, Vox Populi!, and Act Of Faith.

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transmission 18

2011-10-16T21:34:00.001-07:00

Here's a cavernous one.

Laughing Hands - Four

A.C. Marias - Drop

The Loved One - Crashless

Collectionism - The Side Effect

Dome - Breathsteps

Savant - Sensible Music

Mechthild Von Leusch - Rungholter Tanz 5A

Breathsteps

General Strike

2011-10-11T17:29:00.002-07:00

My Body (7", Canal, 1979, UK)

This project consisted of three experimental music figureheads-- David Cunningham (Flying Lizards, Piano Records, etc.), David Toop, and Steve Beresford. Two wonderfully brief avant-pop-dub tracks.

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Gara

2011-10-11T14:12:00.000-07:00

Manifest (8" EP, Explosion Records/Vital Plant Ltd., 1985, Japan)

Originally posted years back on the short-lived, Ghosts In The House. Unique & relentless dark postpunk/deathrock. This needed a repost.

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Sempiternels

2011-10-11T13:28:00.000-07:00

Ekphrasis (cassette, La Légende Des Voix, 1989, France)

First release from Eric La Casa's La Légende Des Voix label. Great experimental/industrial.

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Metgumbnerbone

2011-09-29T14:10:00.000-07:00

Cops Of Matter (cassette, Aeon, 1983, UK)

Rare & demented release from the enigmatic UK ritual improvisation group.

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Pacific 231

2011-09-27T17:15:00.001-07:00

The Lost Judgement (cassette, Le Syndicat, 1985?, France)

Excellent early release from french sound artist, Pierre Jolivet a.k.a. Pacific 231 (Le Syndicat 08).

A new 2xCD documenting a large amount of unheard material from this time period, 1983-86 Compendium, is available to order here.

Pacific 231 Official Site

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transmission 17

2011-09-25T20:50:00.001-07:00

In the last couple of months, I've dived head first into the world of Japanese 80's under-underground music. The dedicated bloggers at Stalking Duppi, Habit Of Sex, and a few others are solely responsible. This is a mix of some personal favorites I've found. The music is difficult to describe -- truly unique, dark, and sublime. I've included links to the tracks' respective posts.

Funeral Party - Dream Of Embryo (サンドノイズにまける子等) +

Duppi - はつねつのみやこ +

Pneuma - 滅びの塔 +

Lost - お前は呪文を唱へる +

Salaried Man Club - The Thought Of Y +

Noise - 羊 +

MLD - Dynamo +

Pale Cocoon - 自動人形 +

The Mask Of The Imperial Family - Untitled II +

A Page Of Madness

Nord

2011-09-25T13:23:00.001-07:00

Nord (LP, Pinakotheca, 1981, Japan)

Debut LP from this dark-electronic duo. Nord is best known for the tense, minimal pulse-isms of their second and third LPs, LSD and Ego Trip. This one is much more abrasive, but still hints at the atmosphere they would conjure later.

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Le Syndicat

2011-09-25T13:01:00.001-07:00

Le Document (cassette, Le Syndicat, 1982, France)

One of the earliest cassette releases from France's merciless bruitiste masters.

For an extensive history and shop catalogue visit - the official Le Syndicat site.

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EP-4

2011-09-23T15:42:00.001-07:00

Lingua Franca-X (12", Atelier Peyotl, 1984, Japan)

From what I understand, this is what R.N.A. Organism morphed in to. Excellent repetitive experimental funk in the Czukay/Plank tradition. Atelier Peyotl was also responsible for the fantastic international compilation, Sound Cosmodel.

The second track, "dB", is the obvious standout. A whoosh of atonal guitar... precise, in-the-pocket rhythm section, hypnotic bell-synth (?) line, chanted/effected vocals.... all of this, within a crowded train station during a thunderstorm. Great stuff.

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Their full-length from 1983, "Lingua Franca-1" is available to check out here.

Anode/Cathode

2011-09-23T11:20:00.001-07:00

Punkanachrock (7", Pinakotheca, 1981, Japan)

Posted years ago in the vast and essential archive which is Mutant Sounds. Supposedly recorded from 1975-77, but released by the highly sought-after Japanese Pinakotheca label in 1981 (in an awesome triangular sleeve).

There's a lot happening on this little record.... acid warped guitar, short delayed vocal ramblings, claustrophobic vibe throughout. Maybe a kindred spirit to Cabs' 70s attic explorations?

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They also appear on Vanity's elusive Music double LP compilation.

Bourbonese Qualk

2011-09-21T11:20:00.000-07:00

The Spike (LP, Dossier, 1985, Germany)

Excellent & unique third full-length from the classic early industrial(?) pioneers.

The remaining members of the group set up an online archive of nearly all of their material, which you can check out here, 100% free.

BQ instigator, Simon Crab also has a very interesting blog - stalker.

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Art & Technique

2011-09-20T14:03:00.001-07:00

Clima-X (LP, Hi-Tec Records, 1981, France)

The fantastic debut LP from France's under-appreciated avant-electronic unit. This is their only release that wasn't available for preview on the web. I thought I would change that.

Side A is quite an ambient venture in a similar synthetic, murky realm as maybe Mask Of The Imperial Family or a more muffled Empirical Sleeping Consort. Side B hints more in the direction of the record's successor, Diabolus In Mecanica, with its excellent use of rhythm boxes, sound generators and strange vocals- a la early Esplendor Geometrico, or possibly Bryn Jones' pre-Muslimgauze moniker E.g. Oblique Graph.

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More Art & Technique:

Putsch In Memoriam [7", 1981]

Diabolus In Mecanica [LP, 1982]

Alea Jacta Est [12", 1983]

YouTube channel

2011-05-02T11:34:00.001-07:00

Hello again,

I've been uploading songs via YouTube daily under the username heliae.

Check in for dark electronics/post industrial/ritual/post punk/no wave/80's underground tracks here.

transmission 16

2010-04-15T16:50:00.000-07:00

Focus on esoteric, ritualistic industrial music.

Randy Greif - The Hole To Heaven
Hex Minora - Virus Of Minora
Korpes Katatonik - Shatok
Ewald Spiss - Lachen Und Stäbe
A Place To Pray - Untitled
Ain Soph - Credo (G. Kremmerz)
LAShTAL - There Is No God But Man
Die Sonne Satan - The Garden Of Hydra
Zero Kama - Atavism Dream

download here:

the very eye of night

2009-09-15T10:06:00.000-07:00

Brume

2009-08-20T12:21:00.001-07:00

Iswari (Cassette, SPH, 1991, Portugal)

1. La Montagne Rouge
2. Les Trois Cercles

From Discogs:

Brume (Christian Renou) is a prolific French musique concrete composer/sound organizer who has been releasing CDs and cassettes worldwide. Renou is remarkable because he engages in elaborate concrete compositions without the academic pretension that surrounds much of the work in this style.

More Brume from other blogs:
Brume - Accident De Chasse
Brume & De Fabriek - Soulscape
Brume - Exit / No Use
Brume - In Death We Trust!
Bovoso / Brume - Lisza-Lisza

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Brume - Iswari

Ein Herz In Not

2009-08-20T12:06:00.001-07:00

VA - Ein Herz In Not (Cassette, Irre Tapes, 1983, Germany)

1. Part Form - Part Form
2. Leidende Angestellte - Leidende Angestellte
3. Parts Unknown - Squids Can Fly
4. Attrition - Day I Was Born Part 1
5. Attrition - Day I Was Born Part 2
6. Poison Dwarfs - DX 1000
7. Dino Martini - Dix Minutes
8. B.G.S. - The Meaning
9. Untitled track
10. Atlantikschwimmer - Keine Antwort Auf Brennende Fragen
11. Nero's Tanzende Elektropäpste - Ja Muß Man Denn Sein Herzblut Geben
12. Nero's Tanzende Elektropäpste - Die Fabel Von Der Weißen Kuh
13. Reinheit Des Herzens - Paris Hat 7 Brücken
14. Dreidimensional - Fleißig Sein
15. Flux - He Got Lost
16. Frauen Von Avignon - Eleganz
17. Kannibalen Und Missionare - Come
18. Demian - Maschine U. Mensch
19. Atlantikschwimmer - In Feuer Und Wasser Haben Sie Den Tod Gefunden
20. Ich - Komm Los

Nice compilation of NDW, post-punk, and electronics.

download here:
VA - Ein Herz In Not

Ataraxia

2009-07-01T17:27:00.001-07:00

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

Chris & Cosey and John Duncan

2009-06-16T10:04:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-16T09:51:00.001-07:00

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

2009-06-16T09:40:00.001-07:00

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

2009-06-14T11:11:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-10T16:34:00.000-07:00

Hello readers & listeners.

What should I re-upload?

2009-05-13T22:57:00.000-07:00

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

Program 15: Suspense

2009-05-08T12:50:00.000-07:00

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

Seesselberg

2009-05-04T12:47:00.000-07:00

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.

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Seesselberg - Synthetik 1

La Kuizine

2009-03-27T14:50:00.001-07:00

Maeror Tri

2009-03-15T22:07:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-04T12:16:00.000-08:00

Kapotte Muziek + Vidna Obmana post reuploaded, here.

Harsh Ears Now!! 2

2009-03-03T14:56:00.001-08:00

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

2009-03-03T14:23:00.000-08:00

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

2009-03-03T09:56:00.000-08:00

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

transmission 14

2009-02-28T18:01:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-16T19:52:00.000-08:00

Check out my friend Jason Moore's interesting blog:

Pax Absurdia

transmission 13

2008-12-31T12:39:00.001-08:00

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!!!!

2008-10-27T17:18:00.000-07:00

Y Pants post is re-uploaded.

Esplendor Geométrico

2008-10-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-24T23:57:00.000-07:00

Monoton
La Nomenklatur
Geile Tiere

transmission 12

2008-10-19T10:27:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-14T16:25:00.000-07:00

Minny Pops post is re-uploaded.

La Nomenklatur

2008-10-14T01:22:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-04T19:16:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-20T15:14:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-20T15:11:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-05T14:05:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-18T15:37:00.001-07:00

Kapotte Muziek

2008-08-14T17:48:00.001-07:00

Real Time Music (Cassette, Midas Tapes, 1987, Netherlands)

1. Real Time Music 26/X/87 AA
2. Real Time Music 26/X/87 AB
3. Real Time Music 27/X/87 BA
4. Real Time Music 27/X/87 CA

Notes from Discogs:

"All sounds by Frans de Waard and his broken tape-deck.

Limited edition of 50 copies. First 20 copies in special boxed edition with parts from this tapedeck of Kapotte Muziek.

This tape was later re-released on 7" by Midas Music."

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Kapotte Muziek - Real Time Music

Death Pact Mailmusic

2008-08-14T17:20:00.000-07:00

Death Pact Mailmusic was a sub-label of Midas Music and Korm Plastics. They released 6 tapes (8 were planned), all of which were mail collaborations between prominent industrial/post industrial/noise artists.

Kapotte Muziek + The Grey Wolves

Death Pact 2 (Cassette, Death Pact Mailmusic, 1988, Netherlands)
1. Untitled
2. Untitled
3. Untitled
4. Untitled
5. Untitled
6. Untitled
7. Untitled
8. Untitled
9. Untitled

Vidna Obmana + Kapotte Muziek

Death Pact 8 (Cassette, Death Pact Mailmusic, 1988, Netherlands)

1. Untitled
2. Untitled
3. Untitled
4. Untitled
5. Untitled
6. Untitled
7. Untitled
8. Untitled

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Death Pact 2
Death Pact 8

I've also re-uploaded the Peloquin/Sauvageau album here, by request.

Sorry for the long break....

Henri Roger

2008-07-09T15:57:00.001-07:00

Images... (LP, Tapioca, 1975, France)

1. Images...
2. Au Delà Du Langage
3. Ataraxie
4. Asyle Cosmique

Instrumental cosmic music from France. Great sounds coming from early Korg synths, and some Yamaha organs. Very cool record to sleep to, or to do whatever to. Thanks to my friend David for turning me on to this record. Looks like Mutant Sounds has some other records from this record label, I'm sure those are interesting too.

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Henri Roger - Images...

Diamánda Gálás

2008-07-05T23:33:00.000-07:00

The Litanies Of Satan (LP, Y Records, 1982, UK)

1. The Litanies Of Satan
2. Wild Women With Steak-Knives

Excellent, scary, out there album. I'm sure this has been posted by many blogs before, but anyone that hasn't heard this needs to. It's not a record you listen to every day or anything. Side A is for voice, tape, and electronics. Side B is "for solo scream."

download here:
Diámanda Gálás - The Litanies Of Satan

NOTE: No more bickering from you little anon posters. If you don't like my subject matter, you can simply not come here. Start your own blog!

Ataraxia

2008-07-04T14:31:00.000-07:00

The Unexplained (LP, RCA, 1975, US)

1. Tarot
2. Sorcerer
3. Deja Vu
4. Astral Projection
5. Seance
6. I Ching
7. Cabala
8. The Unexplained
9. Wind Dance

Ataraxia is one of the many pseudonyms that the prolific synthesizer composer, Mort Garson, goes by. This is said to be his "sequel" to Black Mass. Excellent synth tunes centered around occult themes, you can't go wrong! More early synth composer stuff to come...

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Ataraxia - The Unexplained

2008-06-27T23:25:00.000-07:00

Ridiculous Finds

2008-06-19T12:48:00.000-07:00

An angel in the form of a Factory Records distributer came down to my local record store in Denton, TX, Recycled Books & Records, and sold a crate full of ORIGINAL, MINT condition records and cassettes. I nearly cried when I found these.

Ike Yard - Ike Yard (LP, Factory America, 1982, US)

Dominatrix - Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (12", Streetwise, 1984, US)

Nasmak - 4Our Clicks (LP, Plurex, 1982, Netherlands)

Metal Urbain - Les Hommes Morts Sont Dangereux (LP, Celluloid, 1980, France)

Section 25 - Always Now (LP, Factory, 1981, UK)

WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

I had to brag a little.

Life Functions Terminated

2008-06-18T12:42:00.001-07:00

Demo (MP3, Not On Label, 2008, US)

1. Wage
2. Take Back The Artifact

download here:
Life Functions Terminated - Demo

Drexciya

2008-06-13T11:56:00.001-07:00

Bubble Metropolis (12", Underground Resistance, 1993, US)
1. Aqua Worm Hole
2. Positron Island
3. Beyond the Abyss
4. Bubble Metropolis
5. Danger Bay
6. Welcome To Drexciya

An early record of the prolific Drexciya. Check out tons of information about them at Drexciya Research Lab.

download here:
Drexciya - Bubble Metropolis

What I've Been Working On

2008-06-03T14:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I have been working on many different projects, and working close to 50 hours a week. I can offer you a few things to check out if you're interested. A long time friend/bandmate and I have been trying to get a small electronics business off the ground. In the last couple of weeks we've finished our first prototype-- a 3 octave monophonic synthesizer, the LZX Industries Monolith. We made a video demo of it, and were excited to find out that it was featured on Matrix Synth the next day. You can check out that video here:

We've also been working under a new title musically, and we've cut a few new tracks which you can listen to here:

PHANTASTES

Both tracks were recorded live in our studio with:

LZX Monolith (above)
8Z8 (Our Roland TR-808 Clone)
CGS Cynare
Thomas Henry's UD1 & Clangora
MFOS Oscillators & ENV Generators
MIDIbox SEQ v3

I've been busy! Now that internet is on at my new place, I'll be getting back to posting shortly.

Hembrug

2008-05-12T20:27:00.000-07:00

VA - Hembrug (Cassette, Finger In The Dike, 1982, Netherlands)

1. Sluik - You've Got To Listen To Me
2. Sluik - I Felt A Bit, I Was
3. Sluik - Back To Burnsley
4. Sluik - Open Window
5. Sluik - Never Ending
6. Ma Colle - Funeral
7. Ma Colle - Toys
8. Ma Colle - Rotterdam '41
9. Opel - Untitled Construction 1
10. Opel - Untitled Construction 2
11. Rob Van - On The Road
12. Rob Van - Grey
13. Rob Van - Ind. Imp. 1
14. Rob Van - Sounds, Words, Visions
15. Rob Van - Biofeedback
16. Paay - 1a
17. Paay - 4
18. Paay - 3b

Wonderful compilation of synth experimentation from 1982. This was previously posted by No Longer Forgotten Music about a year ago, but it was unindexed, which made it pretty difficult to differentiate between bands/songs.
Minimal Wave reissued the Sluik tracks from here on to a 7 inch, but it looks like they're all sold out.

Get this. It's wonderful.

download here:
VA - Hembrug

I'll be back in a bit

2008-05-11T21:05:00.000-07:00

I started a new job this week, and I'm moving into a new place next week.

I'll get back to posting as soon as I can.

-Shane

Duet Emmo

2008-05-03T13:24:00.000-07:00

Or So It Seems (CD, Mute Records Ltd., 1992, UK)

1. Hill Of Men
2. Or So It Seems
3. Friano
4. The First Person
5. A.N.C.
6. Long Sledge
7. Gatemmo
8. Heart Of Hearts

More from Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis, this time collaborating with Daniel Miller of Mute Records/The Normal/Silicon Teens/etc. This was originally recorded in 1981/1982.

download here:
Duet Emmo - Or So It Seems

C.K.C

2008-05-02T02:46:00.000-07:00

20h25 (7", Ponce Pilate, 1981, France)

1. 20h25
2. Tous Les 7 Ans

Cool French synth punk-ish no wave-ish tunes.

download here:
C.K.C - 20h25

Coldreams

2008-05-01T14:21:00.000-07:00

Morning Rain (7", Rock Hardi, 1986, France)

1. Morning Rain
2. Eyes

Very nice melancholic postpunk/wave single.

download here:
Coldreams - Morning Rain

Los Iniciados

2008-04-29T11:51:00.000-07:00

La Marca De Anubis (LP, Dro, 1982, Spain)

1. Obertura
2. La Marca De Anubis
3. La Comitiva Celeste
4. Maritatón y El Nilo
5. Isis y Osiris
6. Resurrección
7. Atlas
8. Mantis Religiosa
9. Ella Es Intangible
10. El Hombre Sin Nombre
11. Peter Pan
12. Soy El Vacio

Goofy Egyptian-themed side project of El Aviador Dro, I'm sure everyone's seen that video by now. Nice synth bloops and bleeps.

download here:
Los Iniciados - La Marca De Anubis

Dome

2008-04-29T11:41:00.001-07:00

Will You Speak This Word (LP, Uniton, 1982, UK)

1. To Speak
2. To Walk, To Run
3. To Duck, To Dive
4. This
5. Seven Year
6. Atlas

Peculiar experimental/industrial album from Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis. Really hard to explain this one, it's pretty out there. I'm not sure if the "industrial" tag is even correct. "This" is one of the strangest/coolest songs I've ever heard.

download here:
Dome - Will You Speak This Word

Blackhouse

2008-04-26T11:51:00.000-07:00

Hope Like A Candle (Cassette, Ladd-Frith, 1984, US)

1. Hope Like A Candle
2. # 11
3. What Do You Know About Me
4. Roger Wasn't.....
5. Let Me Count The Ways
6. Rhythmus
7. Mercy Seat
8. The 2 Classes Of People
9. Judgement
10. Sentence
11. Blackhouse
12. Countdown

Brutal and passionate Christian-themed industrial hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah. Who knows if they're being cheeky or not, either way... one of my favorite bands.

You can find a couple more of their releases over at §ĬÇҜИξ§§ ΛБΘЏИĐ§.

download here:
Blackhouse - Hope Like A Candle

Violent Squid

2008-04-22T15:57:00.000-07:00

I wanted to take a minute to talk about an artist from my town, Denton, TX.

This brain-melter culture-jammer improvisational group is probably one of the most interesting things going on around here. My friend, Ty Stamp, is the main instigator. A while back he made a mix that I posted here. The music may or may not be any direct influence on Violent Squid, but it's a pretty bizarre mix of sublime frequencies style foreign tunes, and some more contemporary experimental artists.

I've seen Violent Squid as a drum trio... a small army of musicians playing guitars/electronics/phototheremins/metal boxes with springs... a "turntabalist" was involved one time (and it was not as stupid as that sounds!)... I even jam with them on occasion. The only constant member is usually Ty.

I caught them last Saturday at a local club. I was a bit too inebriated to pay attention, but thankfully, Ty recorded the whole thing.

You can find that recording, a funny video, and almost ALL of their other live and studio recordings for download at Ty's blog:

violent squid autopsy

I'm going to be posting some more releases from my favorite dfw artists in the near future.

Trevor Wishart

2008-04-20T19:28:00.000-07:00

Journey Into Space (CD, Paradigm Discs, 2005, UK)

1. Birth Dream
2. Journey
3. Arrival

Self-released originally in 1973 as a 2xLP, then re-released by Colin Potter's label, ICR, on cassette and then once again on this disc. Strange experimental tape collage music, certainly way ahead of its time. Reminds me of some Nurse With Wound or Étant Donnés at times. This album's a pretty big head trip.

More Trevor Wishart can be downloaded here.

download here:
part one
part two

Blue Mathue

2008-04-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

Perfect Pictures (12", Uniton, 1983, Norway)

1. Perfect Pictures
2. In Our Dream
3. The Vision

Bad ass proto-electro, and excellent utilization of the TR-808. I'm going to try to post more from the "Uniton" label later.

download here:
Blue Mathue - Perfect Pictures

Greg Vandike

2008-04-18T16:51:00.000-07:00

Clone (7", United Artists, 1979, UK)

1. Clone
2. All Of The Girls

Nice synth-pop single.

download here:
Greg Vandike - Clone

Discussion

2008-04-17T17:05:00.000-07:00

I recently put up an album that I found in SoulSeek. I uploaded it here, because I liked it. I did not rip the mp3s myself. Is there something wrong with that? The person that ripped these files and put them in their SHARED folder, seemed to think so.

I'm very frustrated with this unwritten "rule book" for music blogging. I am doing this because I love music, playing music, music is MY LIFE. I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes. I'm not trying to say I'm better than anyone, and I'm not trying to get cool points. I'm not attempting to take credit (?) for uploading things first. I'm not even sure what "taking credit" for uploading music that isn't your own means anyway.

If anyone has anything to say about this... leave a comment. If not, that's fine too! I'm going to continue doing what I do.

-Shane/Soundhead

Portion Control

2008-04-17T12:09:00.000-07:00

Simulate Sensual (LP, In Phaze Records, 1983, UK)

1. Simulate Sensual
2. Bombay CID
3. Electrotechnik
4. Moving Towards A Waste
5. The Pressure Is High
6. New Phaze
7. Le Crunch
8. If I Could Spit
9. Return To Situation
10. He Is Patriotic
11. Come Alive
12. He Is A Barbarian

Excellent collection of various studio and live tracks from 1980-1982 from the classic EBM pioneers.

download here:
Portion Control - Simulate Sensual

Esplendor Geométrico

2008-04-17T11:39:00.000-07:00

Necrosis En La Poya (7", Tic Tac, 1981, Spain)

1. Necrosis En La Poya
2. Paedophile Information Exchange
3. Negros Habrientos

Early single from one of my favorite bands. Passionate rhythmic industrial from Spain.

download here:
Esplendor Geométrico - Necrosis En La Poya

Ike Yard

2008-04-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

Ike Yard (LP, Factory America, 1982, US)

1. M. Kurtz
2. Loss
3. N.C.R.
4. Kino
5. Cherish 8
6. Half A God

Absolutely essential dark no wave electronics and voice.

Acute Records put out a fantastic collection of Ike Yard songs. If you like this record, buy the CD from them HERE.

At the request of Acute Records, I've taken the download link down for this. Don't miss this... order the CD from them,

Rational Youth

2008-04-14T14:52:00.000-07:00

Cold War Night Life (CD, EMI Music, 1997, Canada)

1. Close To Nature
2. Beware The Fly
3. Saturdays In Silesia
4. Just A Sound In The Night
5. Le Meilleur Des Mondes
6. Ring The Bells
7. City Of Night
8. Dancing On The Berlin Wall
9. Power Zone
10. I Want To See The Light
11. Coboloid Race

CD reissue of the 1982 Canadian synth-pop record. Includes a couple other tracks (9-11).

download here:
Rational Youth - Cold War Night Life

Logic System

2008-04-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

Logic (LP, EMI Music, 1981, Japan)

1. Intro
2. Unit
3. Domino Dance
4. 天変地異 (Convulsion Of Nature)
5. XY ?
6. Talk Back
7. Clash (Chinjuy Of Sun)
8. Person To Person
9. Logic

Awesome arpeggios and synth soundscapes. Reminds me of YMO at times, which I'm sure they were influenced by. I'm a sucker for great monotone vocoder... there's some of that in here too. Great Japanese proto-electro!

download here:
Logic System - Logic

2008-04-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

Der Künftige Musikant

2008-04-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

Veitstanz (7", Scrott, 1982, Germany)

1. Warten Auf Das Grosse Ha-Ha
2. Zu Zot Um Zu Sterben
3. Es Ist Kalt
4. Ja Ja
5. Die Doofe(n) Lawine(n)
6. Mein Freund
7. Ich Bin Zu Weit Weg Für Dich
8. Laluna

Fantastic and sometimes chaotic NDW/synth.

download here:
Der Künftige Musikant - Veitstanz

18:e Oktober

2008-04-08T06:40:00.000-07:00

Hybris (Cassette, Neuköln, 1985, Sweden)

1. Stömavbrott
2. En Gömd Tid (Källar Version)
3. 18 Ugglor-Hybris
4. (Utdrag Ur) Evigheten
5. Atmosfär

Minimal wave from Sweden!

download here:
18:e Oktober - Hybris

Charles De Goal

2008-04-06T17:07:00.000-07:00

Algorythmes (LP, New Rose Records, 1980, France)

1. Exposition
2. Dans Le Labyrinthe
3. Synchro
4. L'Homme Pierre
5. Radio On
6. Hang On To Yourself
7. Frédéric
8. Ralentissement Sur L'Autoroute
9. Modem

French minimalist postpunk with some synthyness and a drum machine.

download here:
Charles De Goal - Algorythmes

Indoor Life

2008-04-06T12:36:00.000-07:00

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

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

Strange and wonderful mix of postpunk, no/new wave, and yes... minimal electronics. Get this, it's great!

download here:
Indoor Life - S/T 12"

No Big Business 2

2008-04-04T19:39:00.000-07:00

V/A - No Big Business 2 (LP, Anything But Records, 1983, Belgium)

1. Men 2nd - The Healer
2. A Blaze Colour - The Ultimate Fight
3. Maid In Belgium - Feel The Beat
4. The Neon Judgement - T.V. Treated
5. Nightcap - My Guest
6. Portrait Bizarre - Friends Could Be Friends
7. Kebab - Weekend
8. Sovjet War - The Nuthouse
9. M-Bryo & D.M.T. - The Empty Street
10. Primitifs - Open Doors

This one is for Curious Guy. Nice synth/postpunk compilation from Belgium.

download here:
No Big Business 2

Zyx

2008-04-04T04:17:00.000-07:00

Trust No Woman (CDr, Museum Of Private Arts, 2004, Austria)

1. Get Away Wisdom
2. Hey You
3. Little Boy's Desires
4. Away To Freedom
5. When Darkness Comes
6. Trust No Woman
7. Sister Green Eyes
8. Mawkish
9. Bad Manners
10. What Do You Live For

Interesting and original sounding electronic album from 1981. This was posted about on Systems Of Romance several months ago, but I noticed that the mail order site to buy this album is closed down. If you can find a copy to purchase, do so.

download here:
Zyx - Trust No Woman

Kosmonautentraum

2008-04-03T15:14:00.001-07:00

Rache! (7", ZickZack, 1981, Germany)

1. Kosmonautentraum Nr. 4
2. Kosmonautentraum Nr. 5
3. Kosmonautentraum Nr. 6

NDW synthy/postpunk weirdness. Check out other posts here and here.

download here:
Kosmonautentraum - Rache!

Spotch Forcey

2008-04-02T15:39:00.000-07:00

Frustré/Occipital (7", ?, 1981, France)

1. Frustré
2. Occipital

Weird little synth/experimental single. There isn't very much information on them. They were part of a French compilation that just came out this year called "IVG Vol.1 – Futur Antérieur, France 75/85." Sorry no pics.

download here:
Spotch Forcey - Frustré/Occipital

Monoton

2008-03-31T19:25:00.000-07:00

Monotonprodukt 02 (LP, Monoton, 1980, Austria)

1. Ein Wort
2. Dubwise
3. Wirklichkeit
4. Leben Im Dschungel
5. Teil 2
6. Teil 3

Monotonprodukt 07 (LP, Monoton, 1982, Austria)

1. Tanzen & Singen
2. Tonfolge
3. Wasser
4. Feuer
5. Tanz Auf Dem Strom
6. √1 = 1
7. J.S.C.A.
8. Kurzwellenfunk
9. Neu
10. Drehung
11. Wo Bin I Da?
12. Tonspur
13. Sägezahn
14. Fisch
15. Singsang
16. Hz. Waltzer

AMAZING dubbed-out minimal electronics. Very hazy-fuzzy textures. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

BUY HERE

Gorilla Aktiv

2008-03-30T11:55:00.000-07:00

Umsonst Ohne Risiko (LP, WSDP, 2005, Germany)

1. Mädchen In Weiss
2. Das Gesicht
3. Spiegelbild
4. Ottos Pornos
5. Die Maske
6. 7/6/4
7. Resonanz Katastrophe
8. Umsonst Ohne Risiko - Suono Seguito
9. Die Maske (Version)
10. Tuna Rampage
11. 1983
12. Kopf Und Bauch
13. Tombstone Blues

Incredible NDW/minimal synth/punk crazyness from Tommi Eckart. Tracks 1-9 were released in 1982, the rest in 1983. One of my favorite albums, highly recommended!

download here:
Gorilla Aktiv - Umsonst Ohne Risiko

Iron Curtain

2008-03-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

Desertion 1982-1988 (CD, Pylon, 2007, US)

1. Tarantula Scream
2. First Punk Wars
3. The Condos
4. Love Can Never Die
5. Shadow
6. The Burning
7. Terror Story
8. Anorexia
9. Like A Family
10. Telephone
11. Legalize Heroin (credited to Steven Fields)
12. The Condos (Live)

Highly sought after melancholy-minimal wave. I just read that their "Tarantula Scream" MLP sold for more than $400 on ebay, It's not worth that much, but it is very nice music.

download here:
Iron Curtain - Desertion 1982-1988

Y Pants

2008-03-28T13:02:00.001-07:00

Y Pants (CD, Periodic Document, 1998, US)

1. Favorite Sweater
2. Luego Fuego
3. Off The Hook
4. Beautiful Food
5. Magnetic Attraction
6. Obvious
7. Barbara's Song
8. Beat It Down
9. We Have Everything
10. Lulu
11. Love's A Disease
12. The Shah Song
13. The Fly
14. The Code Of Life
15. What Do You Take Me For?
16. That's The Way Boys Are
17. Untitled

Y Pants were a punk/no wave trio from New York in the early 80s. They are often lumped into the "new york no wave" crowd, but they were very unique in that they used unconventional instruments such as toy pianos and ukuleles. This CD includes the "Y Pants" EP on 99 Records released in 1980, and their "Beat It Down" LP on Neutral Records in 1982... and a couple tracks from compilations.

download here:
Y Pants - Discography

Alien Skull Paint

2008-03-28T10:59:00.001-07:00

Appearing From The Inside (CD, Genetic Music, 2001, Germany)

1. Strobelights
2. Spirits
3. The Enemy
4. Poison
5. Underground
6. Fly With Me
7. Citylights
8. Difference
9. Automatic Man
10. Nowhere
11. No Return
12. Angel Of Death
13. Strange World

Alien Skull Paint is the alias of the German new school minimal-waver, Holger Rixen.

download here:
Alien Skull Paint - Appearing From The Inside

Delia Derbyshire

2008-03-27T14:32:00.001-07:00

Minny Pops

2008-03-26T10:45:00.000-07:00

Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement (LP, Plurex, 1979, Netherlands)

1. Springtime 1
2. Minny Pops
3. Hologram
4. Total Confusion
5. Dolphin's Spurt
6. Motor City
7. Springtime II
8. Monica
9. Flash Goes The Eye
10. M.D. Mania
11. R.U. 21
12. Mono
13. New Muzak

First album by Minny Pops. Great post punk/electronics.

download here:
Minny Pops - Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement

Le Syndicat Electronique

2008-03-24T13:31:00.000-07:00

Super Science (LP, Invasion Planète, 2000, France)

1. Mini Machine
2. Asylum Satellite
3. Men From Westmoon
4. The Virgin Of Venus
5. Feedback
6. Telepod Successful
7. Death Programm

"French precursor musician and performer, at work since 1997, founder of the European Third Wave [ manifesto and basis of the current" Retro-garde "of the obscure minimal electronics 'come back' ] . He is also the founder of the independent label Invasion Planéte records."

Excellent new school minimal synth.

download here:
Le Syndicat Electronique - Super Science

Palais Schaumburg

2008-03-20T23:47:00.000-07:00

Palais Schaumburg (LP, Phonogram, 1981, Germany)

1. Wir Bauen Eine Neue Stadt
2. Die Freude
3. Gute Luft
4. Ahoi, Nicht Traurig Sein
5. Grünes Winkelkanu
6. Morgen Wird Der Wald Gefegt
7. Deutschland Kommt Gebräunt Zurück
8. Hat Leben Nock Sinn?
9. Eine Geschichte
10. Madonna

Early releases of the essential NDW/post punk band!

download here:
Palais Schaumburg - Das Single Kabinett
Palais Schaumburg - S/T LP

transmission 11

2008-03-19T00:37:00.000-07:00

Nightmoves - Transdance
Cold In The Head - Corrida Humaine
Felix Kubin - Krematorien
Trop Tard - Les Anges D'Aujourd'hui
Das Ding - Sad But True
Kerosene - Stivali
G.K. Agenda - The Insect Collector
Martial Canterel - Shrapnelle
Los Iniciados - El Cantor De Jazz
John Bender - 57-1 Dance
Wallagh - Software Crisis
Better Beatles - Penny Lane
Fall Of Saigon - The Swimmer

UPDATE: My internet has been zapped for the last day, and I actually had no idea that the brilliant Arthur C. Clarke has died. I took the name for this mix from a screenshot in the film 2001, because I just watched it for the nine billionth time. I did not mean any disrespect. Rest in peace Mr. Clarke. Very strange coincedence!

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life functions terminated