ART ABSCONs - Der Verborgene Gott LP 14,99 € (Label: Blind Prophet)

Der Verborgene Gott is the debut vinyl release of Germany's ART ABSCONs. Full of catchy pop hooks, lush ethereal soundscapes, strong rhythms, and a deep underlying intellectual spirituality, Der Verborgene Gott is destined to be a long-lasting classic within the neofolk and post-industrial genres. Sometimes bringing to mind mid-period Death In June, Der Blutharsch or even the later works of Einstürzende Neubauten, Der Verborgene Gott maintains a strong identity and evokes a sound that can only be described as: ART ABSCONs. Der Verborgene Gott features collaborations with members of: Luftwaffe, Sinweldi, Gnomanclast, and Valence.

Der verborgene Gott is limited to 500 hand numbered copies and housed in a deluxe foil embossed gatefold sleeve.

Atmosphere 0 - S/T 12'' EP 12,99 € (Label: Minox Records)

This is a contemporary minimal electro act from Italy consisting primarily of Matteo S.B. (Ex-Spiritual Bats singer, Italian Gothic Rock). Here Matteo works with virtual analogue synthesizers only, pure electronic stuff! This 12”EP comprises the tracks “Intro – Cold Light”, “Atmosphere 0”, “Red Mars”, “New Age” and “Blue Light” and was released in a blue vinyl edition (100 copies only) and a black vinyl edition (500 copies) privately on Matteo's label Minox Records in 2003.

http://www.myspace.com/atmosphere0 

Atmosphere 0 - S/T 12'' EP BLUE VINYL 19,99 € (Label: Minox Records)

Blue vinyl edition (100 copies only) on Matteo's label Minox Records in 2003. 

http://www.myspace.com/atmosphere0 

Atmosphere 0 - Atmo 1 LP Black Vinyl 9,99 € (Label: Minox Records)

After the success of the self-titled ep 12'' and the cd compilation, Atmosphere 0 aka Matteo S.B. (Ex-Spiritual Bats singer, Italian Gothic Rock) returns with a fresh new release, with great minimal synth and electro wave tracks, probably his best release at all! Black vinyl edition (500 copies) privately on Matteo's label Minox Records in 2003.

http://www.myspace.com/atmosphere0

Atmosphere 0 - Atmo 1 LP Blue Vinyl 11,99 € (Label: Minox Records)

After the success of the self-titled ep 12'' and the cd compilation, Atmosphere 0 aka Matteo S.B. (Ex-Spiritual Bats singer, Italian Gothic Rock) returns with a fresh new release, with great minimal synth and electro wave tracks, probably his best release at all! Blue vinyl edition (100 copies) privately on Matteo's label Minox Records in 2003.

http://www.myspace.com/atmosphere0

Atmosphere 0 - Electronic Set LP 13,99 € (Label: Minox Records)

Brand new release for Atmosphere 0 aka Matteo S.B.on Minox Records

Automelodi - Automelodi LP (Wierd) 14,99€ 

Wierd Records is proud to present the self-titled debut from Montreal's Automelodi. Lead by vocalist and songwriter Xavier Paradis who has long garnered a cult underground following with his solo minimal synth project Arnaud Lazlaud active in Canada since the late 90's, the band was formed in 2006 and is a welcome new addition to the international wing of the Wierd Records community in Brooklyn.

Autumn - Synthesize LP, Clear Green 180 Gram 22,99€ (Label: Minimal Wave) 

A 'best of' collection of songs originally released on cassette in the 80s and includes the tracks 'Synthesiz'e and 'The Third Autumn', from the band's only previously released vinyl from 1981.

Avant-Garde - ST 12'' EP 7,99 € (Label: Self-released)

First 12'' from this italian post punk band, based in Rome. Limited to 300 hand-numbered copies. Packaged in a poster bag. This record was intended to be released on Krylon Records but it was retracted before it got released. The sleeve still carries Krylon as label though.

http://www.myspace.com/avantgarde1994

Bakterielle Infektion - In Grief 12'' EP 11,99 € (Genetic Music)
 
Finally a new 8-track EP from the cult minimal synth act Bakterielle Infektion. Very EBM-ish again! Eight tracks, excellent production; highly recommended.

Bal Paré - Sommerwind 10" ltd ed. 500 copies 12,99€ (Label: NLW) SOLD OUT

The first release after 13 years from Bal Paré, that was originally active between 1980 and 1989 (if even under aliases) and founded in Hamburg by Matthias Schuster (aka Im Namen des Volkes, Jeanette und das Land Z, Geisterfahrer, Ritual, etc), Kirsten Klemm and Jan T. Krahn. They released the album “Hamburg–Paris–Catania” in 1982 (Konkurrenz) and MLP “Metamorphose” in 1985 (Kraut Records) followed by the retrospective compilation CD “Best of …” (Tatra) in 1994, all very rare and expensive nowadays. Now Matthias has revived the project (if only solo) and fortunately (and also incredible) he was 100% able to capture the original sound and atmosphere while concentrating on the catchy side of things, thus creating the perfect BAL BARÉ record with six of his wonderful tracks ever!

BeNe GeSSeRiT - HaLF-UNReLeaSeD MaDNeSS LP (Onderstroom) 17,99€ 

Very cool compilation of unreleased BeNe GeSSeRiT tracks. The husband & wife duo of Alain Neffe & Nadine Bal counted as one of the most frivolous & quite impressive live acts around during the eighties. On top of a catchy but minimal synth basis created by B GHoLa (Alain Neffe) runs the strange, & playfull voice by BeNeDiCT G (Nadine Ball). This is minimal synth pop for the crazy ones among us, but aren't we all a bit mad?

Limited edition of 400 copies. Cover sleeve & insert by B GHoLa

Blank Dogs - Diana The Herald EP 12'' Different colored sleeve 11,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones)

The second 12" offering from this mysterious bedroom synth project that’s been shrouded in secrecy from the start. Blank Dogs lives in the grey space between early Minimal Synth pioneers and current experimentalists like Blues Control and Excepter. Offensively limited cloth-bound edition is long gone. So is the orange cover. 

Blank Dogs - Land And Fixed LP (Captured Tracks) 400 Hand-numbered copies with silkscreen sleeve variant 14,99€ SOLD OUT


If you’ve been keeping track of Mike Sniper’s career as Blank Dogs, you’ll have noticed that he’s gradually been moving away from the heavier, muddier early material and into a cleaner, brighter (and sometimes pretty heavy on the treble) world of jittery guitar lines and cold synths. The new record Land and Fixed takes Blank Dogs the furthest in that direction, turning everything super crisp and, at times, extremely minimal. “Longlights” is our personal favorite at the moment, and a perfect bridge from the older sound into this new territory. (via Fact)

Blank Dogs - On Two Sides LP Yellow Vinyl 2nd Press 15,99€ (Label: Troubleman Records) SOLD OUT

LP 2nd press version of the first Blank Dogs full-length On Two Sides. Yellow vinyl.

http://www.myspace.com/blankdogtime

Blank Dogs - The Fields EP 12'' 13,99€ (Label: Woodsist)

BlankDogs are actually singular: It's the insanely prolific one-man Brooklyn-based band of Mr. Blank Dog. We don't know too much about the biography of the guy behind the bedroom new-wave pop/punk and he's usually covering his face with masks or bedspreads, but that's fine. The aura of anonymity allows you to focus on the sounds -- and, really, he might be releasing a ton of things, but there's definitely a higher jam to crap ratio. It's like Joy Division vocal lines with the Cure's synth and guitar melodies filtered through ancient submerged keyboards and eroded recording equipment.

Blessure Grave - Learn To Love The Rope EP 12'' 13,99€ (Label: Captured Tracks) SOLD OUT

Learn to Love the Rope EP is the San Diego band’s first 12″ release after the excellent Unknown Blessures tape issued earlier this year. Blessure Grave are a bit of an oddity… currently they’re getting lumped in alongside lo-fi revivalists like Wavves, Blank Dogs & Woods and well having this come out on Captured Tracks probably doesn’t really help escape the association. But the obvious comparisons in lo-fi aesthetics aside, Blessure Grave probably have a lot more in common with Death in June than Guided by Voices… just look at the cover design!

Borghesia - Ljubav Je Hladnija Od Smrti LP Red Vinyl reissue (Dark Entries) 17,99€ SOLD OUT

Borghesia is an electronic music group from Ljubljana, Slovenia, created in 1982 by Aldo Ivancic and Dario Seraval who were members of the alternative theater troupe FV-112/15. Along with Laibach, Borghesia is the most successful band from the territory of former Yugoslavia who launched the activist movement and managed to turn sexual freedom into an important political issue by creating the New Slovenian Art scene.
After two cassette-only releases the band recorded their debut vinyl LP Ljubav Je Hladnija Od Smrti (“Love Is Colder Than Death”) during the winter of 1983-84. The band was eager to use early sampling techniques to construct tracks from cut up radio noises and movie dialogue. They developed their own brand of EBM (Electronic Body Music) that combined symphonic synthesizers (Korg PolySix), funky basslines, military drum beats (Roland TR-808) and harsh, crisp sequenced rhythms that repeat in trance-like loops (Roland TB-303). All songs from Ljubav Je Hladnija Od Smrti are sung/recited in Croatian and use the imagery of the prohibited, tabooed and repressed. Equal parts Chris & Cosey, Cabaret Voltaire, Art of Noise and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
All tracks have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studio in Berkeley. Pressed on blood red vinyl, each disc is manufactured with its own unique pattern: no two discs are identical. Each LP is housed in an exact replica of the original large 6-panel fold out poster with lyrics and photos. Limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies

Brigade Internationale - Regard Extrême LP 15,99 € (Label: Eirkti) SOLD OUT

Originally released in tape 25 years ago, it still remains one of the finest exemplars of the French coldwave scene. Brigade Internationale, an obscure act formed in 1982 really shook the scene right from its foundations by exposing it to their dark-mannered claustrophobic syntheses. To which track should we really draw our attention? ‘First Time’?, ‘Normal Night’?, ‘In Obscurity’?, ‘Le desert des tortures’? To which other really, if not all? An extensive synthesis composed of fearful trombonnes, profound bass-rhymes, intense dark synths executing minimalistic maneuvers in all. Finally, after all these years the group’s magnificent material is released in a proper format ready to re-construct cold ambiences and re-vitalize memories as per their concept of rebellious act against political totalitarianism and unjustifiable violence (Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it..). Eirkti is finally ready for this strictly limited edition of 500 copies including a special info-card.

12” Black vinyl - black colored sleeve - Includes a sleeve-sized insert.

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Camera Obscura - Horizons Of Suburbia LP 17,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) BACK IN STOCK - Ltd 100 copies second edition with postcard

Some of you may know Camera Obscura (consisting of Peter Oldroyd and Nigel James from York, UK) from their 1983 7" single release "Destitution/Race in Athens" on the UK
based Small Wonder label. Besides that single they only released one further track called "Village of Stars" on the 101 International 2LP-compilation "Directions". The 10 tracks included on this LP were all recorded in 1983 and are all previously unreleased. Limited pressing of 400 copies. Great minimal wave tunes here!!!

http://www.clancamera.com/

Camera Obscura - Live in Hannover 8-10-2005 LP+7'' 18,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

After the release of “Horizons of Suburbia” (ANNA 001) in summer 2005, CAMERA OBSCURA definitely wanted to enter the stage again after more than 20 years of stage absence. They were invited to play at a small Minimal Electro festival called “Alles in einem” (“All in one”) in Hannover, Germany, Oct, 8th, 2005 together with the German projects Sickdoll and Solitude FX. Peter and Nigel performed a fully professional set with lots of love, enthusiasm and fun. Eight tracks from this show were chosen to be released on this vinyl album for those who were there and for those who were not. “Vincent van Gogh” and “Fever Pitch” are yet unheard newly recorded versions.It also includes the 7” Strange Faces/Moving The Mercury.
Limited pressing of 400 copies. The 12" + 7" comes with a hand numbered one-sided lyric sheet.

http://www.clancamera.com/

Cccandy - Lonesome Berlin LP white vinyl ltd 300 copies 13,99€ (Label: Avant!) SOLD OUT

Cccandy is a one man solo project from Berlin, Germany, not terribly dissimilar from Blank Dogs and all of his bedroom dwelling contemporaries. However, "Lonesome Berlin", Cccandy's debut LP on the Italian label Avant!, has a much more minimal synth / DAF influence on it than most of the synth-heavy bedroom pop releases of late. Cccandy categorizes himself as "morbid pop" and "Lonesome Berlin" sounds like it could've been released in 1982, but it's brand new on white wax and it comes in a hand silk-screened sleeves with a lyric sheet insert. Limited to 300 copies.

Car Crash Set - Join the Car Crash Set LP 14,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

CAR CRASH SET were one of the very few electropop acts coming out of New Zealand  and have released several vinyls nationally between 1983 and 1986. Basically, the CAR CRASH SET consisted of synthesists/composers David Bulog and Nigel Russell and guitarist/producer Trevor Reekie, and was formed in late 1981. They created such outstanding electropop songs with a Roland TR-606/808 and such lovely sequencing, - e.g. “Fall from Grace” is definitely a song that Anna will take with her into her grave – that it is indeed a shame that they didn’t receive more attention. Anyway, their 1983 12” ‘Two Songs’ (including “Outsider” and “Fall from Grace”) and the V/A ‘We’ll do our best’ LP (including CAR CRASH SET’s “Toys”) are at least highly collectible items amongst electropop connoisseurs and many people will be happy to see these tracks being available again as well as four previously unavailable demos from both their earliest and later days.Limited pressing of 400 copies. A must have.

http://www.myspace.com/jointhecarcrashset

Carl Simmons - Honeysuckle Tendrals LP+7'' ltd 400 copies 19,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones)

Honeysuckle Tendrals is a lost recording. It resides within a canon of musical output by a singer/songwriter no one has heard of, from a place that the world has almost entirely written off.

Recorded in 1999 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Honeysuckle Tendrals was Carl Simmons’ 2nd effort at a full length recording. He released it into the world in a miniscule edition of cassette tapes on his own Unconscious Piano Productions imprint. To say it was poorly distributed is an understatement. It was handed out to friends, and perhaps sold at various open mic nights, where he would sometimes pass off his own songs as Bob Dylan tunes to an unsuspecting audience.

Incorporating numerous collage elements—and very few guitar strings—Honeysuckle Tendrals weaves in and out of song in a spacey wash of psychedelic imagery by way of nursery rhymes and fairytales. Owing influence to writers like Lewis Carroll, and filmmakers like Herzog and Lynch, as much as any musical influence, Carl’s music can have something of a cinematic feel. Though perhaps best classified under the floppy umbrella of “outsider” music, Honeysuckle Tendrals displays remarkably complex arrangements utilizing a staggeringly simple arsenal of instruments: a broken guitar, sound collage, and heavily layered vocal tracks filtered through an array of effects. Think Peter Grudzien reading mother goose, The Cheshire Cat conducting the Langley School Music Project, or Bob Dylan singing unknown lullabies with a head full of helium.

2009 marks the 10th year anniversary of the recording of Honeysuckle Tendrals, and we at Sacred Bones are proud to give it a proper audience after so many years. The LP is an edited and slightly resequenced presentation; carefully curated, remastered for vinyl, and housed in a handmade jacket in the Folkways tradition. It includes a bonus 7-inch EP including two alternate takes from the LP and two outstanding and completely exclusive non-album tracks.

Chrisma - Chinese Restaurant LP (Medical) 15,99€ 

High-quality 180gm orange vinyl reissue directly licensed from the artists. Hand-numbered limited edition of 500 copies.

Chrisma - Hibernation LP (Medical) 15,99€ 

High quality 180gm clear vinyl reissue (similar to a limited pressing in 1979), directly licensed from the artist. Hand-numbered limited edition of 500 copies.

Chromagain - Any Colour We Liked LP (Mannequin / Anna Logue Records) 14,99€ 

Limited edition of 500 copies
 
The first collaboration between Mannequin and Anna Logue Records is the highly anticipated release from the top-notch Minimal Electro Wave band Chromagain, hailing from Torino, Italy. 
 
Includes their ultra rare and sought-after Mini-LP “Any Colour You Like” from 1985 (originally released for the cult italian wave label Supporti Fonografici, home of Weimar Gesang), the song “Ethnicbox” from the “Tracce” LP compilation plus four additional unreleased earlier tracks on the vinyl version, and a total of nine additional tracks on the CD version.
And all those tracks are nothing but amazing, with a more raw edge (wonderful Roland TR-808 drum machine action!) and also showing their (post-)electro-punk roots on their earliest tracks! 
 
Electronic wave, with some debt to New Order's ‘Movement’ and ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’, but also highly original, the tracks are assembling an out of the blue mix between dark and mournful ballads and outbursts of joy for cutting-edge dancefloors.
 
Surely a true classic and not be missed!

LP features:
 
- 12" black vinyl, 180 grams, 33 1/3 rpm 
- high quality pressing made in the Netherlands 
- limited pressing of 500 copies 
- handnumbered and signed postcard 

Circuit 7 - Video Boys LP 180 gr green vinyl 22,99€ (Label: Minimal Wave) 

Minimal Wave presents a full length LP by UK band Circuit 7. Circuit 7 is Martyn Good and Andy Partington who made essential new wave, releasing two 7" singles in 1984, Video Boys and Modern Story followed by the release of two songs on a highly sought after compilation called The Offering Of Isca.
The LP features both previously released and unreleased tracks (including the single version of Video Boys as well as an unreleased studio version), is pressed on neon green 180 gram vinyl and comes in an inner sleeve printed with all their lyrics as well as a heavy weight outer jacket. 

Clair Obscur - A Collection Of Isolated Tracks 1981-1988 BOX 2LP+7"+T-Shirt 49,99€ (Label: Vinyl On Demand) SOLD OUT

A Collection Of Isolated Tracks 1982-1988 was previously released on CD by Apocalyptic Vision in 1995 and contained 15 tracks. This new vinyl release includes 13 more titles previously unpublished or appearing on compilations. All tracks have been re-mastered for vinyl.  This is the special boxset edition: It comes in a screenprinted boxset, which contains the regular double LP VOD 41, an additional 7" (VOD 41.S), three inserts, an 30x30cm b/w art print on heavy paper, a white on black t-shirt.  Limited numbered edition of 400 copies. 

Crisis - Hymns Of Faith MLP Reissue 14,99€ (Label: La Vida) SOLD OUT

We are extremely happy to announce that CRISIS - Hymns of Faith MLP is finally reissued after 30 years of his original release. CRISIS is a band we have loved since the first time we listened years ago and that years later still gets played at home on a regular basis. A leftfield punk band that we believe deserves their records to be available for everybody that missed them the first time around 30 years ago.

Cult Of Youth - Filthy Plumage In An Open Sea! 12’’ MLP 11,99€ (Label: Avant!)

'Filthy Plumage In An Open Sea!' is the third vinyl release from Brooklyn's dark folk act Cult Of Youth. After the first 7-inch and the acclaimed LP on Dais, this new effort documents a very dark time in a young man's life. It was somehow completed despite severe alcoholism, drug addiction, and deep-seeded emotional problems. Nonetheless, it contains a brighter and more focused side of Cult Of Youth that once again challenges the established boundaries of neofolk and post-industrial music. This record is a farewell to the past, and it's card is the three of swords. Hurrah!

Scums stats: 6-track 45rpm 12'' black vinyl record. Full color sleeve, comes with F/B insert featuring lyrics, pics and band notes. A press of 500.

Cultural Amnesia - Enormous Savages LP 14,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

The English band CULTURAL AMNESIA were first active 1979 to 1983, making a kind of post-industrial electropop. With her listeners' tastes in mind, Anna has selected nine tracks to introduce this original and interesting postpunk electro band. None of the music has been available for more than 20 years, and three of the songs are released for the very first time on the LP 'Enormous Savages'. COIL fans will be interested to know that the lyrics to three of the songs were written by Geoff Rushton/John Balance, who was a big supporter of the band. Limited pressing of 400 copies.

http://www.culturalamnesia.com/

Cultural Amnesia - Press My Hungry Button 2LP 19,99€ (VOD) SOLD OUT

Press My Hungry Button is a second selection from the archives of Cultural Amnesia. It contains many of the best of their released songs, along with tracks from their large collection of unreleased material.CA were a band of young recordists operating for about three years at the start of the 1980s. The recordings here were made between December 1980 and March 1983. Active at the height of British post-punk, at the tail end of early industrial music and amidst the stirrings of postindustrial, they created a large, varied and experimental output, ultimately fashioning a kind of skewed electropop. They had a close associate in one of the key figures of postindustrial music, Geff Rushton, a.k.a. John Balance of Coil. Three of his songs for the band are included here.

Produced by Cultural Amnesia and VOD-Records. Limited handnumbered edition of 600 copies.

The Cultural Decay - Eight Ways to Start a Day LP 17,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records)  SOLD OUT

Cultural Decay existed from 1980-1982. The band’s collective discography is comprised of a highly sought after 7" single and two song 12" EP. The latter was produced and features additional accompaniment by future Revolting Cocks co-founder Luc Van Acker. The band played a total of 15 gigs in local clubs—with like minded Belgian acts such as Struggler, De Brassers, and Siglo XX—before disbanding.

Eight Ways To Start a Day is the first official release in close to three decades from this fabled Belgian coldwave band. Their sound, a collision of ethereal one-note synth lines and dark post-punk aggression, recalls the controlled ferocity of Crisis and The Southern Deathcult at their best. The recordings on these releases comprise the band’s entire recorded output and both the LP and CD include an extensive booklet including photos, liner notes and a comprehensive band history from member Joseph V.

In addition to the previously released songs the LP includes three unreleased demos, “Eight Ways to Start a Day,” “Thin Rope,” and “Exit Calls.”

Tracklisting:
Brave New World
End of the Corridor
Eight Ways to Start a Day
Thin Rope
Side B:   
Business Business / Fragile Object
Song of Joy
Exit Calls

Daily Void - The Eclipse of 1453 12'' EP 13,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

The third installment in Sacred Bones’ 12-inch EP series comes from Daily Void. The Chicago band which includes 3⁄4 of the Functional Blackouts and who cut their teeth with singles for Boom Chick, HoZac, and Florida’s Dying pick up where they left off on their previous full length with a half dozen songs of disjointed, death-tinged noisy punk. Shades of Rudimentary Peni and some off the lesser celebrated acts on Crass Records course through this slab of vinyl.

Das Ding - S/T LP 180 gram vinyl with inner sleeve  22,99€ (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

Minimal Wave presents a full length album by Dutch electro pioneer, Das Ding. Das Ding is Danny Bosten, who was active in the early 1980s releasing his music and friends’ music via his own cassette label called Tear Apart Tapes. While studying graphic design in art school, he designed all the tape covers himself. Meanwhile, he recorded his own music as Das Ding. Powerful dark electro, some tracks are quite addictive and danceable while others are more for at home listening enjoyment. The dancefloor killer is somewhere between Reassurance Ritual and H.S.T.A. The record features lovingly remastered tracks, and is pressed on 180 gram vinyl with a printed inner sleeve featuring Danny's drawings

Das M - Leidenschaft Und Produktion LP Clear Vinyl ltd 500 copies 17,99€ (Hertz-Schrittmacher) SOLD OUT

DAS M is the solo project of Sinusforscher and coming from Austria. He released some cassettes only in the early 90’s. He produces a lovely mixture of analogue electropop and electro with German lyrics. Transparent vinyl limited to 500 copies!

Dark Day - Window LP Reissue 17,99€ (Dark Entries) 2nd pressing SOLD OUT

Dark Day was the brainchild of Robin Crutchfield  formed after leaving New York’s seminal No Wave band, DNA. Following the first few incarnations and various lineups, 1981 saw the direction of the project morphed into an electronic keyboard duo where Robin was joined by Bill Sack. Together they recorded an album of nine songs entitled Window that was released on Plexus Records. Lyrics were inspired by various sources including occult texts by Colin Wilson and art by Leger, Bruegel, Malevich, Man Ray, Duchamp and Jean Cocteau. The mechanized sound of Window is less one of the man machine robots in charge of Kraftwerk than man at the mercy of his machines. The infectiously-engaging toy-like instruments captured the ears of fans worldwide with popcorn drum rhythms. A Synare borrowed from Jeff and Jane Hudson lent a “Bette Davis Eyes” crack to the percussion on the percolating tracks. The instant polaroid images, an homage to Japanese recording artist Susan of “The Girl Can’t Help It,” adorned the album sleeve in two stark headshots of musicians at work, haunted by the unseen. The front cover, a Crutchfield-designed collage in two tones of salmon flesh and Mediterranean watery blue show a string of rickety children in diaper togs, forced much like the children of “Cat In The Hat” to spend a dreary day indoors. The look on the children’s faces asks you to determine whether they are needing to be rescued from their enclosure, or inviting you to join and play. Is the window something you look out, or in? You must answer that question.
Carefully remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley and limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. This re-issue also includes a 24-page newsprint zine “Darker Days As I Recall Them” by Robin Crutchfield with silk screened cardstock jackets and an 8×11 lyrics sheet with song meanings and reflections from Robin Crutchfield and Bill Sack on the making of Window!

Daybed - Preludes 12'' EP 13,99 € (Not Emb Blanc)
 
DAYBED are dear friends of Mannequin Records. Carla Marschall (vocals, lyrics) from the US and Tim Farland (vocals, lyrics, music) from New Zealand, being released as the fourth release of No Emb Blanc, are almost purely electronic, creating a dancey electropop à la early-to-mid 80’s underground electropopbands without trying to adapt a pure raw analogue sound. DAYBED are creating music of the past, but they live in the present. „  So, if you like bands like Nina Belief, Ronin, Led Er Est, Xeno & Oaklander, Tobias Bernstrup,GD Luxxe, then you are right lying down in the DAYBED. Highly recommended.

De Brassers - 1979-1982 2xLP 19,99 € (OnderStroom Records) 

De Brassers are one of the most notorious bands in the Belgian new wave/punk history. With their no nonsense attitude they scared the shit out of the local catholic community of Hamont. De Brassers were a local mixture of the Sex Pistols (in the lowest gear) and Joy Division (they always performed a cover version of Joy Division’s Shadowplay). The 2xLp presented here takes you back to that time. All tracks of “En Toen Was Er Niets Meer” their first 7″ & the selftitled 12″ are here, as well as rare & unreleased tracks taken from live performances & the cassette “Levend”. Comes with doublesided insert. Limited to 500 copies.

Décima Víctima - Décima Víctima 3xLP Box Set (Munster Records) 59,99€ SOLD OUT

It included their 2 LPs 'Décima Víctima' and 'Un Hombre Solo' plus a LP compilation and a 24 pages booklet.

Der Plan - Geri Reig LP Green Vinyl 180 gr  (Medical) 14,99€ 

Limited Edition green vinyl pressing - 550 individually numbered copies for the world* Medical Records turn their attentions to legendary NDW band, Der Plan, following lovingly presented reissues of Chrisma and Alexander Robotnick classics. Der Plan are essentially the pioneers of Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave), heralding the intrepid electronic pop of the '80s with a blend of minimal synth music and avant-garde ideology on their debut album 'Geri Reig'. They certainly weren't alone in Dusseldorf's late '70s/early '80s electronics scene, with Kraftwerk honing their man-machine and E.M.A.K. making pristine proggy experiments, but Der Plan stood out by a mile, coming from noisier industrial roots courtesy of sometime DAF members Kurt Dahlke and Robert Görl. In the very early days circa this album, the group are caught in transition between the rawer industrial pop style, and more refined influences from Kraftwerk and The Residents, resulting in a fascinating, extraordinary milestone of German music and electronic music in the widest sense. Highly recommended!

Der Plan - Normalette Surprise LP Blue Vinyl 180 gr  (Medical) 14,99€ 

Limited Edition Dark Blue vinyl pressing - 550 individually numbered copies* Digging into the roots of NDW (Neue Deutsches Welle), Medical Records pluck out Der Plan's seminal and influential 2nd album 'Normalette Surprise'. Following the raw experimentalism of their debut album only a year prior, and a surprise hit single with 'Da Vorne Steht Ne Ampel' (included on the flipside here with B-side tracks as bonus), Der Plan arrived at an often surreal style of electronic schlager or "hit songs", slyly crossbreeding their art-pop with archaic German pop to give birth to the NDW sound, which in turn would spawn groups such as Thomas Fehlmann and Moritz Von Oswald's Palais Schaumberg, and to a certain degree, decades on, V/Vm. The sound on 'Normalette Surprise' was so pop sharp and relatively accessible that even major labels were knocking on their door by this point, but aside from licensing the single to Teldec, the group remained independent on their own Ata Tak label. Inside there's the irresistible ditty 'Leb Doch', and more sinister electro-pop like 'Gerenäle Essen Gerne Erdbeereis' next to straight-up Schlager collages like 'Kleine Schlager-Revue' and the more warped varieties of 'Wenn Der Sonne Ist Verbluht'. Fans of twisted pop music from V/Vm to Rinus and far beyond should consider this an essential.

Deutsche Wertarbeit – Deutsche Wertarbeit LP Red vinyl 180 gr. 24,99€ (Label: Medical Records) SOLD OUT

Fantastic and long out of print solo project of Dorothea Raukes.  Dorothea is the ex-singer in of the famous German progressive, Krautrock band Streetmark (founded 1968 in Düsseldorf and released 4 albums between 1976-1981).  Dorothea Raukes was one of the few female characters of German progressive rock scene.  LP was previously released by Sky Records in 1981.  The LP is instrumental and reminiscent of a style similar to other classic late 1970’s synth pioneers (Cluster, Tangerine Dream, Wolfgang Riechmann, etc.).  LP is released on high-quality 180gram vinyl in a limited edition of 500 (individually numbered).  The LP consists of 6 beautiful synth tracks and will be certain to appeal of fans of the above mentioned artists or any fans of early minimal wave, synth soundtrack, or other lost classics from the era of late 1970s/early 1980s.

Deux - Decadence LP 180gr 22,99€ (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

Minimal Wave is proud to present a full length LP by French duo Deux. Gérard Pelletier and Cati Tete formed Deux after meeting in Lyon in 1981. Their music can be described as minimal synth with stripped down rhythm compositions and suitably cold duets. Their influences are a perfect blend of Kraftwerk and French synthpop. Between 1983 and 1992, they released a cassette and several rare singles. They also appeared on the V/A BIPP LP (2006) and most recently on V/A The Minimal Wave Tapes: Vol 1 LP.  Check out their Felicita video here. The Decadence LP will feature selections of their old material, newly remastered. It is a hand numbered edition, pressed on 180 gram vinyl and housed in a heavy matte jacke

Die Bunker - Peut-être Qu'il n'y a Plus Rien? LP 14,99 € (Label: Eirkti)

Eirkti is a greek label only specialized in vinyl production: 'Peut-Être qu’il n’y a plus rien? 1983-1984' repress Die Bunker’s first ever tape material from 1983 on vinyl format. It includes also a bonus track from 'V.i.s.a. presents' compilation. 12” Black vinyl - 380gr white & black colored sleeve

http://www.myspace.com/diebunker

Dilemma - Invisible Noise Hunters LP+live 7"EP 18,99€ (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

Dilemma was Klaus Hahn and Christoph Schaller, originally from Viersen, Germany. Out of a deep admiration for rough early 80’s minimalistic electrobands like DAF, Portion Control or The Klinik they themselves started early to create some weird tracks with borrowed synthesisers, found metal parts and whatever did create some noise.  They recorded around seven tapes in between 1986 and 1990, and made vinyl appearances on the highly collectible releases “Christmas EP” (7” on Dirk Ivens’ Body Records) as well as on “VA – Forms of Elektronik Body Music” (LP on Impuls Records). Also they supported The Klinik on a tour in 1989. Unfortunately, Dilemma didn’t have much luck since with people letting them down when it came to an album production or even stealing their ideas for other productions, so Dilemmaeventually stopped in 1991. Most tracks of this release are taken off their cassette “Dismember your Body” (1988), as well as from “Pure Epitaxial Dilemma” (1987), plus adding three tracks from a 1988 live performance to the 7”.  Dilemma’s music is pure raw electronic minimalism in the vein of DAF, but with a touch of the mid-80’s Belgian hard electro bands such as The Klinik or Vomito Negro. A monotone Roland TR-505 punches through the tracks with hard sequences and sparse synth effects from the Roland SH-101 and Yamaha CS30m. 

Limited pressing of 500 copies. First 250 copies incude hand numbered and signed b/w photo.

Dolina - Dolina LP (TUT) 14,99€ SOLD OUT

12-inch LP, black vinyl - with insert - lim. edition of 320 copies

Make a wish and close your eyes… Cross the bridge to the cloudy skies, hungry nights and drunken smiles that are the world of DOLINA.

Treue um Treue are very proud to present the long overdue debut album of the Franco-Belgian electronic trio, known for their contributions to various samplers (“Festival Der Genialen Dissidenten” and “Radio Resistencia” on Enfant Terrible and "Circuit d'actes" on La Forme Lente) as well as many live appearances since their creation in 2006. While their music undeniably carries the heritage of French Cold Wave - think DIE BUNKER and TRISOMIE 21 - their synth ethics are more akin to those of David Harrow or N.O.’s Gillian Gilbert. With their brothers in arms PIERRE NORMAL they share a taste for carefully arranged lyrics and electronics, but if their take on French Chanson is equally synth-driven, it is also far more sombre, flirting at times with Angst Pop and even Bat Cave. Powerful anthems, ghostly waltzes and chilling sweet-sour ballads, served by male and female vocals in French and English, haunt the grooves of this eponymous first LP, which reveals the band as one of the spearheads of the Cold Synth-Wave renaissance.

Doris Norton - Raptus LP, Limited edition w/poster 19,99 € (Label: BW)

Doris Norton (pioneer in the early electronic/computer music) began her musical carrer playing avant-garde and progressive music using synthesizers such as Roland System 700, Roland system 100M and Minimoog (Jacula, Antonius Rex). In december 1980 she recorded, at the Fontana Studio 7 (Milan), her first solo album entitled "Under Ground" (Musik Research). Sponsored by Apple computer and the Roland Corporation music instshe was more involved in experimental electro computerized music and recorded the albums "Parapsycho" (1981), "Raptus" (1981, Durium), "Nortoncomputerforpeace" (1983), "Personal Computer" (1984), "Artificial Intellingence" (1985). In 1986 she became an official consultant for IBM Computer Music and recorded tworuments, she was more involved in experimental electro computerized music and recorded, after “Parapsycho” (1981), in the same year “Raptus” with the help of Antonius Rex, Lorenz Schulze and Tullio De Piscopo. this is the 30th Anniversary edition. Doris Norton is really an Italian Icon of Experimental Electronic Music...a sort of Klaus Schulze in Italian land! so..do not miss it!!

13th Chime - The Lost Album LP 14,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones)

In the liner notes which told of the 13th Chime’s formation and brief ascent as deathrock contenders it was noted that there was a number of recordings that were intended for a full

Doxa Sinistra – Newflashes 2xLP 17,99€ (Trumpett)


November 2011 sees the re-issue on wax of the third and final Doxa Sinistra album: Newsflashes, originally released on cassette in 1988. This fully remastered version comes as a double-12", in an edition of 350, on Trumpett itself.
Having operated as a duo on the previous albums, for Newsflashes Doxa Sinistra expanded to a four piece band, with the participation of the guitarists of Det Wiehl (Lebel Period/Staalplaat). As a result the sound was no longer merely industrial, and the compositions covered a much wider range than they had on Via Del Latte and Conveyer Belt. In a review, 23 years ago, Newsflashes was described as:
"Manicured noise with superior musicianship & ideal textures equal the leading edge of intelligent sound. Synthesizers and excellent guitar riffs team up with full-speed rhythm boxes and vocoder vocals! This is progressive industrial music with a unique bite."

Dr. C. Stein - Liège In The Spring 10'' (TUT) 11,99€

Second chapter of Treue um Treue’s collaboration with synthesizer magician Dr C. STEIN, "Liège in the Spring" presents a new selection of songs which, like the analogue gems released last year on 'Echo Trip', were all initially recorded between 1983 and 1988. But this time the mood is different, more versatile and adventurous. Limited to 514 coies. Tip. [minimal-electro-wave]

Eleven Pond - Bas Relief LP 17,99€ (Dark Entries Records) SOLD OUT

Dark Entries Records is proud to announce the reissue of the debut album by Eleven Pond. Long sought after by collectors, the Rochester, NY band only released a single LP in their time together before dissolving into obscurity. Their sound–a merging of post punk’s dark dance and synthpop’s melodic arrangements–reflected the originality of gifted songwriters who met in art school with a shared interest in 4AD and Factory Records.
In cooperation with the band members, the entire album has been remastered from the original 2-track analogue masters by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The recordings on this release comprise the band’s entire recorded output and the LP includes an original insert including photos, lyrics and liner notes.

Reissue limited to 500 hand numbered copies. 

Release includes:
11x11 cardstock lyrics/artwork sheet.
2 Eleven Pond postcards
1 Dark Entries Sticker

 E-Man - E-Man LP 17,99 € (Label: Hommage Records) SOLD OUT

This is the vinyl release of E-Man, the first project by Geir Jenssen (later of Bel Canto and Biosphere)!

This project, lead by Jenssen and featuring guest vocalists Ragnar "Spiss" Larsen and Frank Jensen, released its only cassette on Likvider in 1984. Originally, it was meant to be a c46, but it was re-edited to a c30, meaning four cuts had to be left off. These tracks are now back on the list, and the LP also features an unreleased, early bonus track!
The songs show a multitude of styles, from hard-hitting percussive EBM-influenced tracks to jangly electro to pure synthpop to the proto-ambient soundscapes one might have hoped for from the man who defined the genre in the early nineties. All fresh-sounding and surprisingly modern, and all brushed up from the original mastertapes by Geir Jenssen himself and Veronica Vasicka of Minimal Wave, NYC.

End Of Your Garden / De Må Være Belgiere 12'' Split (Dark Entries) 17,99€ SOLD OUT

This split LP combines two 7″s from the Danish bands End Of Your Garden and De Må Være Belgiere originally released on the Replik Muzick record label in 1981/83.
End Of Your Garden were a trio from Haderslev who took their name from the Joy Division song “Eternal”. Inspired after reading an NME review of the first Young Marble Giants release, the band formed in late 1980. Using a DIY mentality, they employed a sparse, simple sound built around synthesizer, rhythm box, bass, guitar and violin, which set them apart from their contemporaries. The recording for the Celebration 7″ took place during one weekend in the summer of 1981 with producer Ingolf Brown of Danish synthpop band Moral. The four songs on the Celebration 7″ showed the diverse range this band covered during their short life. After recording the Test 7″ in 1982 the band broke up and members went on to form Tristan T.
De Må Være Belgiere were a four-piece from Aarhus formed in 1982. Their sole release was a 7″ recorded in February 1983 and the music was a product of the Factory Records post punk sound conveying a melancholic and mournful mood. The band played guitar, bass, drums, sang in their native language of Danish and shared a love for Echo and the Bunnymen, Josef K., The Cure and Joy Division. Sadly the group broke up in 1984 after a handful of live shows, one of which was recorded and released on CD in 2006 by Tryghed & Tristesse Records.
All songs were remastered from the original reel to reel tapes by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP includes a lyric sheet with unreleased photos of each band and is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies.

Ende Shneafliet – Synthimental Love Songs LP 14,99€ (Trumpett)


In November 2011, to celebrate Trumpett's 30th birthday, these gems are released on LP as yet, titled Synthimental Love Songs (TRUM 0748), after a track from the band's 1983 VPRO Spleen concert. The record comes on crystal clear vinyl in an edition of 320.
Twistin' On The Tombstones, Air Zaïre and Voices Of The Dead, were released on vinyl before, on the long out of print Trumpett Sounds and Trumpett Days compilation LP's on Enfant Terrible. Symphoy Romant (J. Tesla Schnitt) is a previously unpublished edit of the full lenght studio recording that featured on the rare and mythical Reminiscent boxset.
The remaining 7 tracks are all unreleased on vinyl before. They include the shamelessly catchy synth tune My Mother Sells Tupperware, the nihilist ditty Poison, the up-tempo minimal dub cut Panzerfaust 60m, the sinister Ant People, and Lauda Und Reutemann: unintentionally sounding like the instrumental part of Dance Sister Dance, from Santana's 1976 Amigos album, but easily beating the original. Minimal Electronics? Minimal Wave? What?

Ensemble Pittoresque - For This Is Past LP+CD 21,99 € (Label: Clogsontronics) back in stock

Way back in 1982 after their first demo tape was no reason for two record companies to give them a record deal, the members of Ensemble Pittoresque invested into more equipment to record and release their first album themselves. In November 1982 they gathered all their songs, idea's and equipment to start recording in a squatted monumental building in Wassenaar called Huize Rijksdorp. Clogsontronics released this what later would became their best known record in the beginning of 1983. Called 'For This Is Past', the album title also refers to Störung's 'This Is Future' album. Now 25 years later this collectors item is re-released in the new Clogsontronics format as Vinyl + CD in one package. The package features a Hansaboard sleeve with glued-on picture, inner sleeve with lyrics and credits as well as two "HoSuMuKu Collective" stickers (the never established art collective). Again the original mastertape was used. With minor sound enhancements and pressed on 180 grams vinyl as well as offered on CD, the quality of the re-issue clearly surpasses the original release from 1983. Limited edition, 700 hand-stamped and matched numbers for Vinyl and CD.

Ensemble Pittoresque - The Art Of Being LP 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

This album was originally submitted to Polydor (NL) in 1982, but they didn't find it commercial enough, and asked the band to come up with some material for a single release instead. Ensemble Pittoresque decided that they didn't want to compromise, and thus went on to release recordings on their own Clogsontronics label. The songs have been restored and mastered from the original tape, presented here as an LP entitled "The Art of Being". The music speaks for itself. With impeccable song writing, and heartfelt vocals; there is a true timeless feel to their music.Limited to 500 numbered copies with insert, 180 gram vinyl.

Europa – La Última Emoción LP (Dark Entries) 17,99€

Europa was a short-lived synthpop group from Valencia, Spain formed in 1980 by Julio “Nexus” Pastor (synthesizers), Alfonso Aguado (vocals, guitar), Lino Oviaño (vocals, drum machine), and José Luis Macias (synthesizers). The quartet championed the use of synthesizers, drum machines and other polyphonic gadgets in a city that was stuck in the throws of progressive rock. They recorded and released their only album La Última Emoción in 1981 on cassette, released by DAI (Division Avanzada Independiente) a label interested in bands “capable of building electronic sounds from drum machines, sequencers, synths and effects, rather than conventional instruments like guitars and basses.”
The original issue of La Última Emoción was a single-sided cassette and limited to 500 copies. The band mixed all the tracks at their home studio using a Roland Juno 60, Casiotone 202, Korg Polysix, MS-20, MS-10 and the KR-55 drum machine. As part of the Spanish Techno-pop movement of the 1980s, Europa’s songs featured arpeggiated synthesizers and upbeat drum machines that flashback to the sound of Vince Clarke’s Depeche Mode days. Comparisons could be made to other Spanish Techno-pop bands like Aviador Dro, Vocoder or Metal y Ca but Europa weaved a unique style of driving, energetic rhythms, bouncy keyboards and soaring vocals perfect for dancing or speeding into outer space. Shorty after their debut release the band would switch their name to Última Emoción releasing an EP in 1983 and an album in 1984 before breaking up. Alfonso Aguado went on to front Los Inhumanos, Julio Pastor launched the Valencia techno bands Megabeat and Interfront, while José Luis Macias and Lino Oviaño formed Comité Cisne. In 2010 the original Europa line-up reformed to play a few select live shows celebrating the re-issue of their 1984 cassette Máquinas Románticas on Turia Records of Spain. Their sound remains clean, rhythmic and futuristically strange, transporting crowds to another dimension.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley for vinyl. Each LP includes an 8-page booklet originally housed in the 1981 cassette long-box complete with bi-lingual liner notes, lyrics and photos. 30 years later the futuristic sounds of Europa are ready to usher in another new wave.

Sound clips of all songs here: http://soundcloud.com/darkentriesrecords/sets/europa-la-ultima-emocion/

Excès Nocturne - L'Echo Des Silences 12'' EP 12,99 € (Label: Brouillard Définitif)

New release from Excès Nocturne on the fantastic label Brouillard Definitif, 4 tracks in a 12'' maxi vinyl, limited to 400 copies, every copy with a different and handmade cover.

 

Experimental Products - Prototype ----- Plus Garage Tracks 2LP+7'' 79,99€ (VOD) SOLD OUT

Based in Philadelphia, USA, this new wave synth-pop band released their debut album Prototype in 1982, plus two further EPs in 1984 and 1987. Independently released in limited numbers, that debut original has become highly collectable, fetching up to £1,000. Now cash-strapped fans can hear it in its original analogue glory, complete with bonus cuts, as a double-vinyl issue. It will be of interest to all minimalist electronica fans, while tracks such as The Addict and Streetwalk offer enough melodic pop tones to keep you hooked, via a slice of glossy, early Depeche Mode styling. That said, there’s also enough cold-wave edge to keep things interesting enough to please the early Ultravox supporters.

This expanded reissue of the original 1982 LP Prototype (Short Circuit Records) comes with additional recordings made in 1985.

This is the subscribers edition with bonus 1982 demo 7" limited to 250 handnumbered copies. 

Experimental Products - Tracks To Glow In The Dark 2LP 24,99€ (VOD) SOLD OUT

This Double-Lp is the second Lp of Experimental Products on VOD-Records. It contains all their previous official Vinyl-Releases on Lp1 plus more ultra-rare or unreleased MinimalSynth and dance-Classics by Experimental Products on Record 2 plus a Live in the Studio performance from 1985 on Side B.

Factums - The Sistrum LP 11,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

Full-length follow-up to last year’s LP on the recently resurrected Sitlbreeze label from this band that vaguely circles in the A-Frames/Intelligence/Fruit Bats orbit. Critics have compared Factums to Tronics, Cabaret Voltaire, or Pere Ubu’s more chaotic moments also citing some heavy Kraut influenced flashes. Includes three song 7" EP.

http://www.myspace.com/factums

Factums - Flowers LP 14,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

Flowers is the latest full length from Seattle’s bleak and ominous Factums and is their second for the Sacred Bones label. Recorded between 2006 and 2007 but only now seeing a proper release, Flowers is dark and disturbing. The album has twenty two tracks that fluctuate from sound collage to soundtrack-esque moments as well as more structured songwriting. This album also has flashes of abrasive electropunk that has garnered them well-deserved comparisons to Chrome, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and much of the early Wax Trax catalog.

Fockewulf 190 – Microcosmos 82-86 2xLP (Vinyl On Demand) 21,99€

Heavyweight double gatefold with individually numbered insert. Limited to 600 individually numbered copies** Germany's amazing Vinyl On Demand label present a massively overdue debut album by the enigmatic and near-mythical Italo group, Fockewulf 190!!! It collects the group's two original singles, 'Gitano' and the legendary 'Body Heat', together with new remixes and their other demos made between 1982-86 to make many Italo fans dreams a reality. As one of those fans, we were turned on to the group by the Clone-affiliated CBS radio, and more specifically I-F's legendary top 100 countdown. 'Body Heat', featuring "the voice of Italo" aka Fred Ventura, featured in their end-of-year charts, causing I-F to exclaim "...it rocks so hard, it's a scandal", and we were in total agreement; I mean, who can knock the intent behind nonsensical lyrics like "Hey You, Take A Look At Me, Look Me Deep Inside, It's The Way I Feel"?!? But, to be fair, we had no idea as to the full extent of their mystic sonic concepts, which dealt with the esoteric integration of Kabbalah into electronic music. The group's mastermind, Victor Life perhaps sums it up best: "The Fockewulf 190 project was created as a shape equal to a substance, experimental analogyc electronic music connected to the theatrical and mimic power of rock and the romantic and esthetic force of the electronic dance of the 80s. We translated those expressive channels with the force of a psychedelic mind folded into a magic and evocative world, a profound research into ourselves. This personal and futuristic mistycism originated the dark side of italo disco.

Frank Alpine – Frank Alpine  LP 14,99 € (Label: Wierd Records) SOLD OUT

Frank Alpine is the alias of Rich Moreno, a veteran of LA's punk and darkened indie underground scenes, as well as a former member of New Collapse and The Boy Scouts of Annihilation. Alpine uses only consumer Casio synths to create a sound that's so thick and so harsh at times, to call it lo-fi would be to suggest something far weaker than the sounds themselves express. And while the atmosphere and gritty electronics might hearken to certain strains of industrial music or power electronics, the decided pep of the songs, and their almost blues-like simplicity situate Alpine's music much more squarely in the realms of punk and even old-fashioned rock and roll. Whether "No Exit" intends to reference Sartre's existential drama is irrelevant; the mood conjured is apropos of a post-death limbo. The album's second track, "Heart is Grey" finds Alpine crying out the song's title ad infinatum, as if to take the tired tropes of mope rock and give them new life as the ritualistic refrain of a headbanging electropunk dirge. And the wordless, relentlessly menacing "Through Your Window" invites one to nervously contemplate the voyeurism suggested by the song's title. What's being seen, and by whom? Fascinating, yet remarkably uncomplicated tricks such as these carry Frank Alpine's brand of minimal electronics to areas both cerebral and viscerally primal.

While many contemporary electronic artists' sound hints, however heavily or slightly, towards a European sensibility, Frank Alpine lives more in the realm of David Lynch's disturbed Americana, or the sinister aggression of No Wave. Somewhere between the warped intensity of the former and the acidic straightforwardness of the latter, Alpine has carved out his distinctive space: an eccentric loner squealing from inside the decay, making noise with a pulse that's paranoid and mechanical, yet unmistakably human.

Frank (Just Frank) - The Brutal Wave LP (Wierd) 14,99€ SOLD OUT

Wierd Records proudly presents the debut album from Frank(just Frank) from Paris, France entitled The Brutal Wave. The Brutal Wave draws from many rich traditions of US and UK guitar driven wave, minimal synth, early black metal and new indie rock from Brooklyn respectively - layering lush washes of atmospheric anglophilic guitars above a warmly orchestral analogue synth and drum machine fueled minimal electronic backdrop.

Frank (Just Frank) / Soviet Soviet 12'' EP Split 13,99€ (Label: Mannequin) SOLD OUT
Frank (Just Frank) / Soviet Soviet 12'' EP Split Silkscreened Art Edition 24,99€ (Label: Mannequin) Limited to 50 copies SOLD OUT

Mannequin  is proud to release a freely inspired split album between Frank (Just Frank) (FR/UK) and Soviet Soviet (IT), which gathers materials from two original musical personalities who made a name into vintage coldwave synthesised sonic excursions/ post-punk’s freaked out damaged epics.

The A Side of the split is devoted to the ultra-minimal electro chilled out rhythmspaces of the french based band Frank (just) Frank. Each track involves into electronic pop music territories, providing a solid mixture between pretty much metronomic-icy repetition, efficient catchy melodies for semi-goth like guitar and pleasantly pop-ish vocals. A delicate melancholic-moody atmosphere is floating upon the compositions.

The B Side offers the post-punk agitated songs of Soviet Soviet, from Italy, based on raw-nervous guitars and utterly nihilistic ambiences, bringing the post-punk genre to its limits, sometimes overflowing on epic convoluted dark wave epics. Ignoring timestamps and geographic restrictions, SS assimilate the explosive retro sounds of the UK and Italian 80s (Killing Joke, Wire, CCCP), assembling a specimen uniquely theirs - from the frenetic opening gallop to the frayed-string finish.

−  Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies in glossy and silver paper, it includes 2 inserts.
−  Cover on hand-made serigraphy on hard carton closed with black sealing wax for the first 50 copies.

The Fresh & Onlys - August In My Mind 12'' Mini LP 11,99€ (Label: Captured Tracks)

The San Francisco crew’s releasing a great six-song EP on Captured Tracks early next month called August In My Mind... they kick up an excellent, hazy dust storm with the standout opener “Diamond In The Dark.” Really, people should pay more attention to these folks…

Futurisk - Player Piano LP 180gr 22,99€ (Label: Minimal Wave) 

Minimal Wave presents the long awaited 30th anniversary release by Futurisk. Originally from Florida, Futurisk was a pioneering electro-punk group that recorded and performed in the pre-midi era of the early '80s. They had two vinyl releases that sold out : The Sound Of Futurism 1980 / Army Now and the Player Piano EP. They played a legendary live show and had some TV appearances and videos (check their video for Army Now here), but for a number of reasons by 1984 Futurisk was history. The Player Piano LP culls material they recorded between 1980-1982, featuring all the tracks from their two 7" releases as well as some early 4 track tapes and rare studio recordings. The record is pressed on 180 gram vinyl, comes in a matte printed innersleeve (with old photos and press) and orange matte outer jacket. 

Gary War - Horribles Parade LP 14,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records)  

Horribles Parade is the new full length from Gary War. This is the second album and the followup to last years’ New Raytheonport LP on SHDWPLY Records. The album expands on the more stripped down sound of his Sacred Bones “Zontag” single, plying layers of warm fuzz and feedback on top of psychedelic pop song structures.

Gary War - Police Water 12'' EP 13,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records)  

On the heels of the recently released 7-inch, Reality Protest, New York City’s mastermind Gary War delivers a new six song EP. Recorded just this summer (2010), Police Water sees War’s audio explorations breaking new ground in electronic prog and pop other-worlds. These new pieces reveal new experiments in song-approach, structure, sampling, and tightly synced synthesization. Meanwhile War delves further into tape manipulation and post-future digital recording techniques. The overall feel of Police Water vibrates with post-apocalyptic urgency but ultimately carries the listener in through the darkness and out into light. This new work spans War’s full emotional range, and never abandons his hopes of a more enlightened collective consciousness for the future of the human race. Heavily experimental yet highly accessible and hook- laden, Police Water is the next stage in War’s singular and specific vision of a real future pop music. Gary War will be touring Europe this fall and recording a live split album in Italy with label mate Zola Jesus. This winter, War will start working on a follow-up full length to his critically acclaimed (Wire Mag’s #23 album of 2009), Horribles Parade.

Graham Philip D'Ancey - The Sacred Project LP White Vinyl 19,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

The 11th release on Minimal Wave, is Graham Philip D'Ancey's The Sacred Project EP. A 12" pressed on white 160 gram vinyl, the EP is presented in a matte white cover with a drawing called the Eyes of The Universe printed on it. The project consists of 4 tracks, all of which have been remastered and sound incredibly warm and full. The first track was originally released in 1981 as single entitled Sacred Heart and is highly sought after today.  Aside from that single, Graham released several LPs in the early 80s. Alluma, which is a pure analogue synth soundtrack style LP and Chinese, a library LP with some unusual instrumentation plus a couple of killer electronic cuts. Very interesting and wordly stuff. Limited to 500 numbered copies, 160 gram white vinyl.

Guerre Froide - Abrutir Les Masses LP 14,99 € (Label: Brouillard Définitif) SOLD OUT

3 years already after the release of "Angoisses Et Divertissement", Brouillard Définitif is happy to present you, in collaboration with Guerre Froide’s label Flashbacks Futurs, their 2nd album "Abrutir Les Masses" is definitely orientated into the future, still dark but featured of many more rich sounds. Between the tracks "Hypnose" and "Canal Historique", the band attracts us in their personal universe. Well approched lyrics, mindblowing music, attractive refrains, inspired by the society in derivation such as the track "Des Illusions" shows it. Even "Identité Variable" or also "Le Fil" does explains that. Sometimes the mood is more close-friend as on "L'Expérience", a kind of strange variation of a certain "Espérance". We found on this opus somemany tracks already played live, or unreleased till now such as "Sauvage" and "Abrutir", or which are present on the mCD released some months ago with the tracks "Nom" and "Entre Nous", here provided on the new album with a different mixing. Guerre Froide pulls us toward to some new unexpected musical horizons, with various inspirations. 10 tracks showing us that the band still have many things to tell us ;)

Jeff And Jane Hudson - Flesh 2xLP (Dark Entries/Captured Tracks) 21,99€

Dark Entries and Captured Tracks have teamed up to re-issue the debut album Flesh by Jeff & Jane Hudson expanded with an extra LP of singles and EP material.

LP 1 is the Flesh LP and LP 2 features the No Clubs and Special World singles plus the World Trade EP. Each double LP set comes in a gatefold sleeve with unreleased photos, original artwork and a lyrics sheet. The front cover is a photo by Mark Morrisroe, downtown NY 80s punk and art photographer. This the first time since the original issue that Flesh is reappearing on vinyl format and the first wide-scale digital and CD release these recordings have yet to see. All LPs come with a free digital download card!

Kindest Lines - Covered In Dust LP (Wierd Records) 14,99€


Covered in Dust the debut LP from Louisiana's Kindest Lines, opens suitably with a beat that sounds a lot like like an industrial rendition of The Ronettes' 'Be My Baby'. Brian Wilson cited that song by the legendary New York girl group as the greatest pop recording ever, and many refer to it as the perfect example of Phil Spector's "wall of sound" production. Those artists established many of the templates for how modern music is made, but what still stands out is the sense of that music having been simply dreamed-up. With organic washes of layered melodic guitars and lush songcraft, this New Orleans-based trio is definitely doing some dreaming of their own. Kindest Lines are blazing a unique path into an enchanting realm of darkened electronic indie pop that is at once welcoming and foreboding.

Produced by cerebral electro-experimentalists Alfredo Nogueira and Josh Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv, yet brimming with spacey guitar work and hooks aplenty, Covered in Dust is a record that thrives on harmonious disparities while maintaining all of its thematic and sonic cohesion. The Ronettes pined, "Oh won't you please be my baby." Updated by Terry? "Psychotic outbursts in the name of love, always wanting." When you get down to the bleeding heart of the matter, it's kind of all along the same lines.

Hands Of Cain - The Only Sound LP+7'' 18,99€ (Label: Anna Logue Records)

The Hands of Cain is a band  from Athens, Greece. In 1983 they evolved from of one of the first groups of the Greek punk scene of the early 80’s called Ausschwitss when their music was gaining a darker shade and their lyrics were changing to English. Unlike their former group, The Hands of Cain had very little public exposure, but built their reputation amongst the lively Athenian dark wave/post punk scene of the time with a few live gigs in clubs like ‘Skylab’ and ‘Pegasus’. They finally split up in November 1985, and although none of their recordings was ever released their fame lived on. The quality of The Hands of Cain’s song writing is amazing, these are just strong compositions, and without any doubt, this album will perfectly line up with the best ever goth/dark wave albums being so close to Christian Death’s first recordings as well as the best songs by Bauhaus. Their tracks are pure mid 80’s despair and melancholy, typical of the goth/dark wave scene of the time. Prepare yourself for a milestone not only in Greek music history, but also in goth/dark wave history!

Limited edition of 500 copies. All copies include hand numbered and signed b/w photo.

HNN - Pièce Radiophonique LP 14,99€ (La Forme Lente)

HNN is the 'mirror project' of Gregg Anthe (from In Broken English), born around 2005 after the vanishing of Morthem Vlade Art. It displays an electronic music with cinematic qualities without losing anything of the hymnic side of the last MVA productions, like the soundtrack of an imaginary retro-futuristic movie, between Blade Runner & a “(das Himmel über) Berliner” Bowie. Or when John Foxx meets Moroder in the heart of Metropolis... "

Limited edition 500 copies

HTRK - Nostalgia LP 180gr 14,99€ (Label: Fire Records) SOLD OUT

HTRK (formed 2003) are a mysterious three-piece from Melbourne who reside in Berlin and London. Inspired by the sounds and images of David Lynch, The Birthday Party and electronic artist Pita, HTRK effortlessly create music of sublime tension and beauty. Heavily processed and bathed in reverb, 'Nostalgia' is a collection of 7 live recordings from 2004. It was after 'Nostalgia' that Rowland S. Howard became interested in HTRK, eventually going on to produce their forthcoming debut album 'Marry Me Tonight', which will be released later this year.

Nostalgia was recorded with two microphones and an old tape deck, prior to their first tour of Sydney in 2004. Says Nigel, "We ran through our set and the performance was uncanny... we called it Nostalgia because of our hatred of bands and fans who suck the past dry, as well as our own guilty nostalgia for the nihilistic energies rampant in the 80s underground, and the strange role that the Tarkovsky film Nostalghia played in the earliest days of the band's creation up in the Macedon hills. It is in many ways our definitive introductory statement."

Human Flesh – Second Hand Emotions And Half Forgotten Feelings LP (Onderstroom) 17,99€ 

Human Flesh is a long lived project of Alain Neffe. The tracks presented here are all unreleased songs recorded in the mid 80s. With a wide range of unconventional instruments Neffe & his compadres create their own dark & twisted world. WIth a lot of improvisation & cracked up minimal synth going on this makes up a great album. Besides synths & rythm boxes we hear zither, bells, strings, tarang, ocarina, Yugoslavian voice, reel to reel tape scratch & more.

Limited edition of 400 copies. Coversleeve & insert by Alain Neffe.

Humour Malade - S/T LP 12,99€ (Label: Brouillard Définitif) SOLD OUT

End of 1988, Aix-en-Provence. Marcel & Wil bury their common project, Phase Critique to give birth to Humour Malade. During this period they were fans of bands released by the famous Factory Records as well as artists coming from the belgian electronic wave scene like The Klinik. Combining the pure spirit of 80's coldwave with it's coldness and morbidity with the rage of post punk, they created a mountain of tracks, one better than another ! Brouillard Définitif is proud to release the long-deserved vinyl record of this forgotten band. It is a 33 rpm concept album, showing a sad and dark "Cold Face" and a brilliant and more rhythmic "Hot Face". A true masterpiece for any lover of this kind of dark tunes.Clear 12'' vinyl in 120 gramms, limited edition 500 copies. For free a Brouillard Définitif sticker!

http://www.myspace.com/humourmalade

In Aeternam Vale - LP 180 gr clear vinyl 22,99€ (Label: Minimal Wave)

And finally, the fourth release in our series to celebrate Minimal Wave's 4 Year Anniversary is a full length album by cult French band In Aeternam Vale. Having made over 200 recordings, I.A.V. were one of the most prolific bands of the French underground scene. Headed by Laurent Prot and featuring Pascal Aubert, the band released many cassettes illustrated with Laurent's wonderful collage work. Their sound is extremely original, overflowing with character, and crossing between genres: electro, minimal, noise, and even garage. "With the passing of time, In Aeternam Vale's work remains astonishingly powerful, cold and caustic with its uncompromising minimalism, but also provocative and capable to smash your ass on the dance-floor"(-Douche Froide Magazine, 2002). The record is pressed on 180 gram clear vinyl and comes in a heavyweight matte jacket with cover artwork by Laurent

Intelligence Dept. - Sleeping City LP (Mannequin / Anna Logue Records) 14,99€ 

The second collaboration between Mannequin and Anna Logue Records is the top-notch Minimal Electro Wave band INTELLIGENCE DEPT., hailing from Ferrara, Italy.  
 
The release includes both their complete and impossible-to-get demo cassettes “Sleeping City” (1984) and “The Big Trouble” (1985), thus also including their well-known beautiful tracks “Sleeping City”, “Anger Inside”, “Too Late To Love” which were also featured on the 1984 LP compilation “A White Chance”, and “Loneliness” from Mannequin’s “Danza Meccanica – Italian Synth Wave 1982-1987” LP/CD compilation, as well as a cover version of “Sister Europe”, originally by The Psychedelic Furs.  

In Trance 95 - Cities Of Steel And Neon LP 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) 

Minimal Wave proudly presents Cities Of Steel And Neon, a compilation of early tape recordings by Greek electronic pioneers In Trance 95. In Trance 95 was formed by Alex Machairas and Nik Veliotis when they were just 18 years old. From its inception, the duo shaped their sound using portable analogue synthesizers and drum machines, becoming one of the first artists in the minimal synth / cold wave / EBM vein to come out of Greece in the 80s. They released two singles, one 12”, and one album as well as appearing on several compilations at the time. Now for the first time ever, songs from their vast archive of unreleased 4-track tape recordings have been made available.
Cities Of Steel And Neon features material recorded between 1988-1989: the unreleased 4-track recordings, the highly lauded first single Desire To Desire / Brazilia, and a rare version of 21st Century European Temptation. The LP is pressed on 180 gram black vinyl and housed in a matte sleeve with semi-gloss inner sleeve depicting 1989 video stills of the the duo.

Kebab - Life It's A Joke / We Live In A System 19,99€ (Soft Spot) SOLD OUT

"Life It's a Joke" originally appeared on a 1982 7", and finds the quartet's angular guitars and bouncing basslines sounding a lot like those of contemporaries Delta 5 and Bush Tetras. The original "Life It's a Joke" 7" was long a staple on record collector want lists, but now it's been reissued on vinyl and compiled with all of the band's known studio recordings and key selections from its original 1981 demo tape.

Kaa Antilope  - VPRO RadioNome April 2 1982  (12" mini LP LTD 500 copies ) 12,99€ (Enfant Terrible)

Kaa Antilope from Belgium is possibly one of the better kept secrets from the 1980's. Known to few people but loved by those. The reason is simple... this band was unique with their wo

Kuruki - TV Scape LP 12,99€ (Label: Onderstroom Records) 

Kuruki was a Ghent-based minimal synthpop project. Gerry D'Haeyer and Alain Bureau were the main forces behind the project. They had several hits including 'Crocodile Tears' and 'Just a Cat'. The lp TV Scape has been a hidden treasure for many many years.

Led Er Est - Dust On Common LP 11,99 € (Label: Wierd Records)

Wierd is proud to present the debut LP by Led Er Est: Dust on Common. The band's first full-length release shows the three piece clearly breaking out of the Wierd minimal synth underground they have been a vitally integral part of since its inception in Brooklyn to create an undeniably contemporary set of highly crafted and restrained, icily psychedelic pop songs.

Synthesizing countless disparate musical influences from first wave British industrial music to house, disco, and the largely unknown cold wave (aka 'La Vague Froide') tradition in Northern Europe, the 9 killer trax on Dust fly by, straight out of the frozen hot, lonely cold plains of vocalist Samuel Kklovenhoof's native central Texas. After digesting a few songs of this rich dust, the listener can do no other than lie down in the wild wierd Laredo bunker to revel in the refreshingly brisk blast of hedonistic analogue pleasure dancing through the airwaves in the sky above...Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Led Er Est!

Led Er Est - May 12'' EP 14,99 € (Label: Captured Tracks) SOLD OUT

Following up their excellent Wierd Records debut LP "Dust on Common" and the Mannequin split-12", Led Er Est return with a new 12" EP, the aptly named "May," their second release on C/T. The trio describe the record as a ".. collection of theme-based songs, almost like a dark sci fi film soundtrack..." The songs were written at various points some were written on the long drives over their last European tour.

Side A opens with the dancefloor friendly "Lonsome XOXO", "a song about a girl obsessed with death" while "Plants" contains a cosmic disco bassline and use of 12-string guitar, showing their influences fall outside the narrow margins of electronic music. This is further evidenced by "Madi la Lune" a nod to British underground songwriter Bill Fay. Side B gets darker and heavier with the apocalyptic sci fi synth punk opener "Opto 5." This mood continues into "May" and ends with the instrumental brain melter "Drosophilia Melanogaster." 

Led Er Est / Ancien Régime 12'' EP Split 14,99€ (Label: Mannequin) SOLD OUT

Led Er Est / Ancien Régime 12'' EP Split Silkscreened Art Edition 24,99€ (Label: Mannequin) Limited to 50 copies SOLD OUT



Mannequin had a dream and it has come true, a split vinyl between Led Er Est (New York, US) and Ancien Régime (Rome, Italy).

Led Er Est hailing from Brooklyn are one of the leaders of the new cold wave and minimal synth scene, signed to scene leaders Wierd Records and recently released their ‘Dust On Common’ album which could have quite happily been released on Mute in 1979 alongside Fad Gadget and The Normal. Cheap drum machines and synths hammer away relentlessly forming a post-industrial soundscape for sombre yet emotive vocals.

Ancien Régime hailing from Rome, moving closer to the spirit of the 80s new wave, the band's sound incorporates influences from '80s dark wave music and modern indie-alternative rock. For the 12'' Split the 4 tracks were produced by Alessandro Adriani with a full analog synths and drum machines setup at Mannequin studio.

- Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies in glossy and normal paper, it includes 2 inserts.

- Limited edition cover on hand-made serigraphy on hard carton closed with black sealing wax for the first 50 copies

Le Syndicat Electronique - Philosophie 2xLP (Invasion Planète Recordings) 14,99€

We have few copies in stock of this long-time sold out amazing double LP from LSE, year 2003. Be quick.

Ligne D'Hiver - Für Immer LP 14,99€ (Label: Brouillard Définitif)

Already known for an appearance making your blood run cold on the split 7'' "Ligne Froide" - the grooves of which were shared with Saison Froide - the members of Ligne d'Hiver are back with this posthumous mini LP.
Something else to offer ? That's for sure ! You will be stunned by the different compositions of "Für Immer", notarily the track "Black Monday" already heard on the Leiv Traumas tape released in 1989 on the label Aspect d'une Certaine Industrie.
On account of its surprising adaptation, you can't as well fail to respond to "Trouble" - a mysterious reinterpretation of "Crime Passionnel" featuring on "Ligne froide" 7'' . Though at that time "Walls and Bridges" wasn't recognised as such, it's virtually certain that the track will retrospectively become a 80's-dance-floor hit, which stands as a unique chance for you to catch back that missed hit! Let's not forget the mesmerizing "Pourquoi ?" - a track overwhelming you while you're caught by its rhythmics - or the strange "Titihoya" in a Szajner/Ptôse/Illitch's vein. At last the wonderful masterpiece " Deauville " - belonging to a rare genre and which had to be included in this "Für Immer" we're pleased to present you.

Linear Movement - On The Screen LP 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

MW new release is the so long waited On The Screen LP from the Belgian band Linear Movement originally slated for release in 1983. Linear Movement is mastermind Peter Bonne (A Split-Second, Twilight Ritual, Autumn) joined by Peter Koutstaal, and Lieve Van Steerteghem on vocals for several tracks. Some tracks appear on the exquisite Pulse Music cassette  while the rest are previously unreleased. Linear Movement was featured on V/A The Lost Tapes compilation LP with their highly acclaimed The Game, described as an "unstoppable pop song". Linear Movement have been called "a more primitive, cold wave Visage", and have been compared to the Human League. Peter differentiated LM from his other projects TR and Aut by the distinct sound of the compositions: they were poppier.

Lisfrank - Mask Rewind LP+7" 19,99 € (Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

LISFRANK was an obscure one-man project from Savona area, Italy, active from 1980 onwards but not releasing much music ever since apart from a few tracks via the own Mask Productions label in 1982 and 1983. The first and only LISFRANK stand-alone release was the 12”EP “Man Mask” (Mask Productions, MKX 01, 1982), definitely one of the best and rarest early 80’s minimal electro 12”s ever and on top of most want lists ever since, including the super hit “It’s Life”, as well as “Violence in my Mind”. “Man without Limits” appeared on the label’s equally rare and sought-after vinyl LP sampler “First Relation” (Mask Productions, MKLP 02, 1983). Another very experimental track called “Ombre” was released on the cassette compilation “The Voice/La Voce” (Area Condizionata AC2, 1983). That was the official story so far, even though LISFRANK was truly a pioneering project with a live appearance at the so-called “New Wave Party” in Savona, already in November 1980! So they were almost as early as Florentine stars Neon. Anyway, it took Anna almost a lifetime to track down LISFRANK, but with the key hint by Fulvio Delprato (thank you so much again!), he was finally found and convinced to release an album which has been entitled “Mask Rewind”. It captures the majority of available recordings from 1980 onwards. LISFRANK’s music is completely analogue electronics with drum machine (or real drums on two tracks), very unique and each a track a classic of its own kind. The early tracks until 1983 are rough and dark, and form the 12” album together with similar early composed but later recorded tracks thus creating an overall and coherent dark atmosphere throughout the whole album. As the 1984/85 tracks “Stay with me” and “My Toy” were more pop-oriented they didn’t perfectly fit to the album’s atmosphere and were thus put onto the accompanying 7”. LISFRANK’s lyrics are very dark and full of despair, dealing with personal fears, self-perception and the problems arising from this and other human interactions (“My mind is like a stormy sea – violent”, “Here is all my bitterness”, “Man without limits – Sees hope die - Man without limits – Sees darkness fall within”, “Imprisoned in a nightmare - My terror becomes desperation” or “Your true identity upsets me”), or other topics like ecological pollution (e.g. “I don’t want to breathe your smog - I don’t want to breathe your poison”). All in all, this release is maybe one of the most important and interesting albums coming out of Italy, made by an intelligent person and great composer who is now occasionally recording again. An alternative mix of “Identity” is also going to be released these days on the LP sampler “Danza Meccanica – Italian Synth Wave 1982-1987” (Mannequin/In The Nighttime, MNQ 005/NT012, 2009).

Lost Tribe - S/T LP 14,99 € (Label: Blind Prophet)

Blind Prophet Records is very proud to present the debut album from Richmond, VA's Lost Tribe. Lost Tribe play apocalyptic post-peacepunk darkwave but with with a solid d-beat & crust backbone that makes this a record both for punks and dark music freaks alike. The atmosphere is comparable to that of The Mob, New Model Army, or The Chameleons but with the power of Discharge or Amebix's rhythm section. It goes without saying that their live show is not to be missed, and you can expect a healthy dose of smoke machines, sweat, studs, and leather. Features members of Aghast, Empty Grave, Syndrome, and Caves Caverns. Comes in a deluxe foil embossed gatefold jacket with a printed inner sleeve (with lyrics!) and pressed on 150-gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies

Luc Van Acker - VPRO RadioNome December 18 1981 (12" mini LP LTD 520 copies) 12,99€ (Enfant Terrible)

Luc Van Acker is all except an obscure musician. Already from his solo records in the early 80's he has been building a name for himself as a multi talented musician and performer. While his early works are rather experimental he later joined forces with other musicians (who have become famous with bands like Front 242 and Ministry) to create a more rock orientated industrial / electronic act called Revolting Cocks. The session on this record is from 1981 and thus a very early piece of music in the discography of Luc Van Acker. For this occasion he performed with live electronics, a violin and various other gadgets and tools. The music must be seen as somewhere in between old style industrial music (thus experimental) and modern classical music. This live performance takes the listener from rhythmic pieces into more soundscape like baths of sound and was done as part of the legendary RadioNome radioshow broadcasted by the VPRO in the early 80's. The session has been tranfered from the original tape and is edited and re-mastered to make it available for a new audience. The liner notes have been written by Luc Van Acker himself.

Makina Girgir - The Spell 12'' 9,99 € (Label: Das Drehmoment)

Makina Girgir's "The Spell" is a nice 5 track piece of cold Synth- meets Electro Pop of the new style. Fitting for Wave-/Indie-/Electro Pop-venues as well as for real clubs and dancefloors the french outfit Makina Girgir is about to hit a wide audience with their mixture of hyper-clean beats and ethereal strings /sound arrangements plus tiny little melodies appearing here and there. Blue vinyl, it includes a Makina Girgir sticker.

http://www.myspace.com/makinagirgir

Magas  - Violent Arp - 12" Ltd.ed + MP3 Coupon 13,99€ (Label: Punch)

Violent Arp is exactly what the name implies. This 6-song mini LP is crammed with wild and diabolical Arp Odyssey sludge riffs, earth-shaking 808s and tough, surreal vocals all grounded firmly in a hard rocking sensibility. Carelessly welding ultra-minimal techno to vintage hard rock excess, MAGAS comes barreling toward you like some kind of burning train-wreck of Robert Hood and Sir Lord Baltimore.  Whether it's the unhinged leads on "Cool American", the howling mid-tempo stomp'n'sway of "Statue" or the re-imaged version of COUCH's "Devil Is Flying", you are guaranteed to hear nothing but Violent Arp  Following in the footsteps of Niccolo Paganini and his demonic violin, MAGAS has unrepentantly claimed the ARP Odyssey 2800 Mk I as his instrument of destruction.

Includes coupon for free mp3 download of entire album!

Mark Lane - When The Night Is Cruel 2LP 24,99€ (VOD) SOLD OUT

The package includes two chocked full LPs of 80’s tracks (29 in all) that include rare songs previously not made available on vinyl, never heard and previously unreleased material, as well as classics from that era that have not been available on vinyl for nearly three decades. The two discs will be packaged in one of those 70’s style gatefold covers first popularized buy the progressive bands of that time. It will contain rare Mark Lane photographs of that era, and liner notes that include interesting facts about each track. If that’s not enough it will be a limited edition of only 600 copies making these beauties extremely rare.

Martial Canterel - Confusing Outsides LP 14,99 € (Label: Genetic) SOLD OUT

Debut album of of the lovely Martial Canterel from NY, one of the most talented and dedicated artists of today's minimal synth scene. Beautiful minimal wave hymns topped with a stunning voice.

http://www.mcanterel.net/

Martial Canterel - You Today LP 14,99 € (Label: Wierd Records)

Wierd Records is proud to present the new album by Martial Canterel entitled You Today. Since his first live performances in 2002, Sean McBride, aka Martial Canterel (who also performs as half of the duo Xeno & Oaklander), has produced a rich catalog of self-released and limited edition LPs, cassettes, and compilation tracks. The carefully crafted, private, raw, and often feverishly aggressive 'minimal synth' sound he has pioneered has been a pillar influence for the Brooklyn minimal electronics scene and and beyond. Merging the influences of the first wave of relatively unknown minimal electronic bands in northern Europe, and seminal industrial noise bands such as Throbbing Gristle and SPK, with the smoothly stylish songcraft of early British New Wave, Martial Canterel records and performs using analogue synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines exclusively. Thoughtful yet distinctly danceable and infectious, this record is the apex of McBride's icily idiosyncratic sound.

Martin Dupont - Lost And Late LP compilation 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) back in stock

The twelfth release on Minimal Wave is the long awaited "Lost And Late" LP, by one of the biggest cult bands of the French New Wave scene, Martin Dupont. This release brings you selected cassette tracks from the Inédits 81-83, the Your Passion 7" and the original version of 'Just Because' as it appeared on the Just Because LP. The release is a limited edition of 999 pressed on 180 gram vinyl, accompanied by a heavy cardstock insert printed with old band photographs by Michel Bresson. Huge thanks to Lorenzo Mattotti for the beautiful cover painting.

 Mazing Vids - Drastic Myrth LP 11,99 € (Label: Stricken Records)

Mazing Vids are two members, Ryan Byzantine (of Tallboys and Soft on Cuba fame) and Ryan Sovereign (AKA "Redux," of the esteemed Lasereye Stingray and also of the defunkt Soft on Cuba). Their typical configuration has the duo trading off instruments (Yamaha synth. and Fender Jazzmaster) while an 808 drums on. Both players lyricize and (dare I say it!) sing however it is Byzantine who really holds forth, talking psychotically and/or hysterically chanting in a style redolent of any number of post-punk ranters, and particularly channeling (thru years of practiced transmutation) Mark E. Smith (that original of literary histrionics). Vids have a particular pop knack, the knack of bands as disparate as Cabaret Voltaire (the early drum-machine based stuff especially), The Clean (and Flying Nun Recs. in general), Desperate Bicycles, Theoretical Girls and others of stripped-down/total-intensity post-punk/electro expertise.

Medio Mutante - Inestable (Cititraks) 15,99€ SOLD OUT

Influenced by hip-hop, jazz, Latin freestyle and New Wave records from Europe, America and Japan, Medio Mutante wrings a mutated blend of raw and propulsive energy from their limited analogue gear. Six immaculate danceable electro tracks pressed on 160 gram vinyl.

Mekanik Kommando - Blue Bananas 10'' Clear Vinyl 180 gr ltd ed 475 copies w/ postcard 17,99 € (Label: Tone Float) SOLD OUT

If you never could lay your hands on a real Mekanik Kommando record, because they are so hard to find, this is your chance! This record features their first and previously unreleased recordings (recorded in Nijmegen, November 9, 1979). Comes in a nice designed limited edition of 475 copies on 180 grams clear vinyl in custom printed pvc sleeve, with numbered postcard.

Metro Decay - Υπέρβαση LP + 7''' (Eirkti)  19,99€ SOLD OUT

Insert with lyrics.
Postcard with credits for LP in both greek & english.

Limited edition of 400 hand-numbered copies (both LP and 7"). 

The Metronomes - The Ballad Of The Metronomes 2xLP+7'' 24,99€ (Label: Mannequin)

Mannequin is more than enthusiastic to announce the re-release of both the LPs (“Multiple Choice” from 1980 and “Regular Guys” from 1985) plus the 2 singles seven inches “Saturday Night / Sunday Morning” and “A Circuit Like Me” from this legendary minimal synth band from Australia. The group was an integral part of the early electronic music scene in Australia and their releases have become a collector’s item in Europe, as they are mostly impossibile to find.

The Metronomes first appeared in Melbourne in 1979, initial members were rock journo-synth player Al Webb, the bass player Andrew Picouleau (Secret Police, Sacred Cowboys) and the synth-pioneer Ash Wednesday, nowdays a live tour member of Einsturzende Neubauten. Al himself will admit later that Ash’s ingenuity in creating something out of very little was the key to the Metronomes sounding as ‘produced’ as they did.

Record features:

2×12’’ black vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm (Multiple Choice LP + Regular Guys LP)

7’’ black vinyl, 33 1/3 (Saturday Night / Sunday Morning 7’’ + A Circuit Like Me 7’’)

Handnumbered limited pressing of 500 copies

Gatefold cover for the 2LP with rare pictures

Insert with The Metronomes history by former member Al Webb

First 100 copies will include a 3 tracks BONUS CD-r “The Metronomes Play Their Favourites” SOLD OUT

Minks - By The Edge LP (Captured Tracks) 15,99€ SOLD OUT

With the release of "By The Hedge," MINKS further the ability to make you feel eternal autumn. Frontman and songwriter Sean Kilfoyle's ability to capture the raincoat grey Boston mornings of his youth, have the desire to make you feel like you are listening to a dream while awake and standing in the pouring rain. put on your raincoat and enjoy the splendor."

The Misz - Eddy Merckz LP 19,99€ (Label: Onderstroom Records) back in stock

Released in an limited edition of 300 on Onderstroom Records

Beside the usual noise- and experimental-projects there were also great new-wave-bands like The Misz. Eddy Merckz is a good example for the extreme high quality of the 80's cassette-culture-scene. Their very catchy sound is comparable to early Virgin Prunes with some more pop-appeal; fine harmonies and male/female singer made this band to remarkable milestone in european new-wave, although they unfortunately never reached a bigger audience. And "Eddy Merckz" is in my eyes their best work: politics and music found together..."

 http://www.myspace.com/themisztheband

Modern Art – Circuit Lights (1982-1986) LP (Domestica) 19,99€ SOLD OUT

The songs that Gary Ramon edited during the Modern Art era (from approximately 1982 to 1989) was basically from cassettes; most of his music didn't take off outside of the English 'Underground' scene in the 80's, probably due to the fact he only had limited copies of his albums, in some cases less that 50.  

Inspite of the circumstances his songs are still fondly remembered by many lovers of independent music and after many years others have also discovered his surprisingly fascinating work, (partly) thanks to the internet. Nowadays it's much more difficult to enjoy his music in it's original format and even more so to enjoy his completed work. For all these reasons we have decided to produce this selection which gathers up and represents part of the original work during the most experimental era of Gary Ramon's music career. We constantly wonder why this compilation has not been thought of before now.

Edition: 320 copies, cover with cutting cardboard.

Moderne - Moderne / L'Espionne Aimait La Musique 2LP+Poster 34,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

A limited edition double 180 gram vinyl LP release of Moderne's: Moderne (1980) & L'Espionne Aimait La Musique (1981), remastered from the original analog reels and housed in a matte laminate gatefold jacket with an 18"x"24" poster featuring an interview, and band photo.
Moderne was a minimal/synthpop band formed in Tours, France in 1979. After releasing two albums & two singles between 1980-1981, nothing was heard from Moderne aside from "Switch on Bach" (released on the compilation So Young But So Cold). Moderne remains notoriously hidden in the past, and their albums and singles have become collectors' items. The albums were mixed by Joschko Rudas and Henning Schmitz at Studio Rudas Düsseldorf, the same studio Kraftwerk used for Man Machine (1978). The production is exceptional. This is French new wave at its best

Moon Duo - Killing Time 12'' EP 14,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

Moon Duo is a project of Wooden Shjips guitarist and singer Ripley Johnson. Under the Moon Duo moniker, Johnson and collaborator Sanae Yamada create expansive Krautrock influenced tapestries of warm cascading fuzz and controlled feedback, organ, and accenting keyboard. This four song 12-inch is the second release and incorporates a much more concise, composed and driving sound than before. The Duo expand on ideas only hinted at on the Sick Thirst 12-inch (which is already long gone) adding a driving drum machine beat behind the thick walls of layered sound. Don’t sleep on this one.

Mt. Sims - Revaluation 12" Ltd. ed. 330 copies mixed colour vinyl 12,99€ (Label: Punch) SOLD OUT

What happens when Adriano Canzian, Christopher Kah, Crossover,  Equitant and  Magas choose one song each from Mt. Sims's "Happily ever after...again" and have their way with it.
Well prepare yourself... turn all your lights off... turn your speakers up at full volume... and remove any sharp objects from your immediate reach...unless of coarse you like to dance on glass.
"Revaluation" is coming !

Mueran Humanos - S/T LP 14,99 € (Label: Blind Prophet)

Blind Prophet Records is proud to present the vinyl edition of Mueran Humanos' stunning debut album (also available on CD through the legendary Italian industrial label Old Europa Cafe). Tomas and Carmen of Mueran Humanos embody the classic counterculture tradition of an "us against the world" couple driven to greatness through their love of each other and their passion for art. Think of them as a post-industrial Lux and Ivy, a garage rock Chris and Cosey, or even a psychedelic Johnny Cash and June Carter.

Mueran Humanos also perfectly embody a sonic balance between their native Buenos Ares and the city of Berlin where they now reside. The record is dripping with Argentinian swagger and sexiness but also manages to capture the futuristic spirit of Berlin's krautrock, industrial, and electro heritage.

Ultimately what Mueran Humanos have done is create a record for everyone to enjoy. It touches upon moments of psychedelia, EBM, garage rock, industrial, kraut rock, post punk, post industrial, and minimal synth and it ties them all together in a well executed and well recorded package with strong male and female vocals sung purely in Spanish. The end result is a truly spectacular journey from the dimly lit streets of Buenos Ares to the crowded and sweaty nightclubs of Berlin. Don't miss out on what is sure to be one of the most celebrated albums of 2011.

Vinyl edition is limited to 1000 hand numbered copies (including a printed inner sleeve and a 8.5 x 11 lyric sheet in Spanish and English) and contains the bonus track Éxito de una Ex Santa.

Mushy - Faded Heart LP White Vinyl 300 copies (Mannequin) 13,99€ SOLD OUT

Mannequin is seriously proud to announce the release of the first full-lenght vinyl of Mushy, the stage name of Valentina F., 26 years old sound-experimentalist rising from the dusty ruins of Rome, making music all by her lonesome since the year 2003.
 

For the lo-fi atmospheres and the tales of lost loves, ʻFaded Heartʼ might be considered the italian answer to the magnificient Zola Jesus release ʻThe Spoilsʼ on Sacred Bones (NY). Home-recorded, ʻFaded Heart' was lately mixed and processed at Mannequin studio by Alessandro Adriani with a full analog setup. Valentina describes the album thus “The songs are a one-sided dialogue with my soul, a desperate and melanchonic psychedelia. The music is a repetitive and obsessive loop drum / synth / acoustic guitar pattern with an ethereal processed by effects voice on it. You can consider it as my personal second reading of blues music”. 
 
Apart music, Valentina is an architect and an highly regarded graphic designer for the italian label Mannequin. Her cover artworks were exposed in many art exhibitions around the world, such as Zumba & Goliath EXPO 2010, Australia.

Limited white vinyl edition, 300 copies.

Nagamatzu - Sacred Islands Of The Mad LP 17,99€ (Label: Dark Entries Records) back in stock

Totally unbeknownst, Lagowski started out his electronic career in a synth duo; Nagamatzu. The twosome of Andrew Lagowski and Stephen Jarvis released a cassette album, ‘Sacred Islands of the Mad’, in 1986. Dark Entries have now put that 25 year old tape onto vinyl. The dark dense “Lift Off”opens the vault doors. An intense guitar string is the backbone of the track as industrial tones permeate throughout. String warmth is at the heart of the instrumental “Ionesco”with “Carmine”following down similar lines. The tracks have an atmospheric Joy Division feel to them, with some even hinting at later techno sounds like the dubby “Watch And Waste” and drum machine happy “Schlaggefahr.” The factory returns with the epically mechanised “Roma Distruta.” The track aches of early EBM, with heavy strings emulating a clean Neon Judgement sound. Vocals are not employed by Nagamatzu. Instead the group employ a series of samples in certain tracks. Their use of repetitive looping again seems like a future echo of what techno would later do to the sample, but here the technique is used in a much similar way to the likes of The Sisterhood. In many respects the album is very early synth wave, such as the addictive “150 Murderous Passions.” But, it is strings that dominate the record and keep it in anchored in the realm of industrial and darkwave.

Neon - Rituals LP reissue 14,99 € (Label: Spittle) 

NEON are undoubtedly one of the most influential and enduring bands of the Italian New Wave.
From the beginning, the band's music was perfectly aligned with continental trends-integrating the attitude of early post-punk with certain types of electronic music that had timidly begun popping up on the club circuit, and an aesthetic that was a cross between late romanticism and decadentism.
After a string of 12"s (five altogether) and a 7", the band finally released their first LP, Rituals in 1985 for KinderGarten (also known for Pankow's first 12").
This crucial album, which unquestionably represented the band's creative peak, has now been re-released by Spittle not merely for the sake of the album itself, but also as part of a wider campaign to document the Italian New Wave scene.

The Neon Judgement – Early Tapes LP (Dark Entries) 19,99€ SOLD OUT
The Neon Judgement – Early Tapes LP (Dark Entries) 17,99€ 2nd edition BLUE cover

Arriving just in time to celebrate the Neon Judgment’s 30th anniversary, Early Tapes showcases the band’s brash and seedy lyrics, with raw synth stabs and repetitive drum machine beats adding to this rhythmic discourse. The result is a combination of lo-fi technology and emotional sincerity to create a sound both warm yet alienating that has stood the test of time and 30 years later, still evokes the same magic.

Neva - Untitled 12'' Picture Disc 14,99€ (Label: Brouillard Définitif) back in stock

Finally, yeah, finally! Now we're proud to purpose you our very first « picture record », and even more happier about because this one is consecrated to a cult band from the french scene : NEVA. This emblematic trio from the scene between 1982 and 1991 was suggesting a music at half way between cold wave and batcave rock. Weird live scenic-performances, minimal but nor minimalistic music, voices from graves, Neva never let anybody indiferrent to such point the band was considered as the french « Virgin Prunes ».

They left behind them a discography composed by an unique two-titled 7'' and two tapes, today, requested by collectors from all over the world*. Brouillard Définitif purpose you to discover or discover back this band throught this present 12'' – Two tracks from each tape period : « Individu » and « Fausse Conscience », two tracks per face – 4 tracks never edited before on vinyl since nowdays. 

Nice Face - Immer Etwas LP 13,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

Immer Etwas is the first full length release from this one man bedroom recording project turned full on 5-piece live band. Nice Face have been turning out singles, comp tracks, and cassettes at a steady clip over the past two years and change. This LP is a solid thirteen tracks of drum-machine driven blown out hook-laden punk rock that one reviewer prone to curmudgeonly ranting proclaimed “locks Blank Dogs in the pound, erases ‘Psychedelic’ from Psychedelic Horseshit, makes purses and boots out of Crocodiles, and, oh I don’t know…makes a puddle out of Wavves?” We think that is the cheesiest sentence ever written, even though it was intended as a compliment. Live, the band now counts members of Livefastdie and Imaginary Icons among its ranks.

Nina Belief - System Of Belief 10'' 13,99 € (Not Emb Blanc)
 
NINA BELIEF is Tushna from Miami, USA, and already known from being the female half of RONIN, but here recording solo. She has already appeared with “Android Emotions” on the “We’re Punch addicted” compilation CD (Punch Records) and is now delighting the world with five more fantastic songs from the realms of the analog synth underground. Like the other usual suspects (the analog synth freaks from the US: Martial Canterel, Sleep Museum, Staccato Du Mal, etc.) she appears to only play original early 80’s analog synthesizers and drum machines (Roland CR-78, TR-808, Boss DR-110), which gives this music much heart and soul, and authenticity – for Anna it makes the difference! The music is cold and dark, due to the vocals some similarities to The Vyllies (“Exile Queen”), November Növelet, and also Anne Clark (“Ice in Air”). This is the first release on newly founded German label No Emb Blanc Records, actually a side label of Genetic Music.

No Tears - Fragments CD+LP+MP3 limited edition of 300 copies 19,99 € (Label: Str8line Records) SOLD OUT

No Tears are back in 2010 with a new album called 'Fragemnts', available only in a n amazing collector edition : Vinyl 33″ + CD + MP3 card + Innersleeve poster with lyrics – Limited to 300 ex

Nový Svět – Into Your Skies LP (Reue um Reue) 13,99 €

First record to emerge from the exploration of the Novy Svet archives, “Into Your Skies” gathers 22 previously unreleased tracks from the years 2001-2003. Most of them were originally composed and recorded for an English Folk album which never came into being – until today. Passionate, vindictive and oh so emotional, those stripped-down songs of love and hate, death and despair hit the bull’s eye with their bitterness, misanthropy and gut honesty. If the English-only lyrics come as a surprise, in style and mood this lost and found opus is pure, quintessential Novy Svet… the ultimate “combat-folk” album!

Packaged in 6-panel fold-out poster-sleeve
Sleeves come in 3 different colours: grey, fawn and sand
Limited to 507 hand-numbered copies

Octavius - Laws LP 14,99 € (Label: Mannequin)

Glacial, barren and difficult, OCTAVIUS' Laws arrives in stark contrast to synth pop-derived efforts of recent fashion.  Informed specifically by Bowie's Low, New Order's Movement and Tricky's Pre-Millennium Tension, Laws is OCTAVIUS in a daringly raw, beats and noise and vocals only moment. 

Laws features significant musical contributions from DJ/Producer Barbeau, who has worked with Doc Martin, Les Rhythmes Digitales, Donald Glaude and is the producer behind Hollywood sex act Dirty Sanchez's sound.  The album also includes a number of other collaborators, including No'a Winter Lazerus (producer/engineer for Pink Floyd, Laurie Anderson, Michael Jackson and Tom Waits), Data Bomb (Skinny Puppy and Otto von Schirach collaborator) and Jay Sonic (HOTTUB, LeHeat Records).

Limited Edition of 500 copies + 16 pages booklet

Opera Multi Steel - K7 Tapes Archives MCMLXXXIII-MCMLXXXVII 3LP BOX 49,99€ (VOD) SOLD OUT

VOD presents this collection of wonderful tracks by french Darkwave-Masters. Franck Lopez and the other band-members have digged into their Archives and compiled a great selection from their very rare Tapes plus other treasures. In parallel to its official vinyl/CD discography, OPERA MULTI STEEL recorded during the eighties several K7 tapes including many unreleased tracks: « Autres Appels » (1985), « Eternelle Tourmente » (1986), « OMS/Modern Art » (1987), « Je regarde la Pluie »(1987),« Regret qui s’écaille » (1987) . Those K7's were home-duplicated in those times in very limited quantities (between 100 and 300 copies).
This 3LP Box set is an anthology of the tracks featured on those different 80’s K7 tapes (originally 2-track reel tape recorded) that were the seeds of some songs rearranged or rerecorded later and even contains some demo versions of never-released songs. Those different limited edition tapes are nowadays deleted and considered as real collector’s items.

Limited edition box set including an LP-sized booklet.

Opera Multi Steel - Les Douleurs De L'Ennui LP gatefold (Orcadia Machina) original from 1990 24,99€

Opera Multi Steel was born during the winter 1983-1984 in Bourges, a city in the centre of France. In the beginning, the band was first set up by Franck Lopez, his brother Patrick L. Robin and Catherine Marie. « Les Douleurs de l’Ennui », a 11 track album, was released in 1990. The sleeve was decorated with a painted photograph made up by Pierre et Gilles, designers from Paris. It represent a female medieval knight. On this record appeared for the first time Jean-Marc Bougain (drums and percussions). The quartet became a quintet and the rythmic section of OMS was from now on thicker and louder on records as on stage.

Opera Multi Steel - A Contresens LP (Orcadia Machina) original from 1988 39,99€ SOLD OUT

Opera Multi Steel was born during the winter 1983-1984 in Bourges, a city in the centre of France. In the beginning, the band was first set up by Franck Lopez, his brother Patrick L. Robin and Catherine Marie. In 1988, Eric Milhiet (bass guitar, recorders, keyboards... ), an old friend who had already played with Franck in other bands before OMS, joined the band for the recording session of the 8 track album « A Contresens ». This heterogeneous album is considered as a real step between two different periods of OMS.

 

Oppenheimer Analysis - S/T 12'' Third Edition 19,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) third edition back in stock

 The first release from Minimal Wave, Oppenheimer Analysis, is back by popular demand. The EP is a second pressing limited edition (500 copies) on 180 gram vinyl of selected tracks from the Oppenheimer Analysis cassette entitled "New Mexico" released in 1982, as well as two others that were previously unreleased. Andy Oppenheimer (nuclear weapons consultant) and Martin Lloyd (previously involved in the Survival Label, also known for his project "Analysis") formed Oppenheimer Analysis in the early 80's shortly after meeting one another at a Science Fiction Convention in London. They opened up for such bands as Hawkwind and Spizz Energi, and were reviewed in Melody Maker back in the day. 500 numbered copies with full color poster insert, 180 gram vinyl. Note: the spot color on the sleeve is a different color from the first edition.

http://www.oppenheimeranalysis.com

Oppenheimer Analysis - Science / Washington 10'' (Signals) 9,99€ 

Grab your white laboratory coat; pull out the RadioShack science kit, stick on that vhs copy of Dr Strangelove and enjoy these two beautiful, quintessentially english minimal wave tracks from synth pop duo Oppenheimer Analysis.

Science & Washington are two marvellous and catchy treats that you would only expect from the rediscovered talent of Andy Oppenheimer and Martin Lloyd. Remastered and presented on glorious 10" black vinyl, 45 revolutions per minute of pure genius! A classic release!

Purchase while you can because it's limited to 250 copies!

 Passion Polka – Obsessions EP 12'' EP 13,99€ (Label: Anna Logue Records) 

Limited edition, comes on 180 grams vinyl with UV varnished sleeve and glossy DIN A3 poster.

Pavillon 7B - Dark Life LP with patch 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

Pavillon 7b were a band from Dijon, France and were prominent in the cold wave scene in €pe during the 80's. "Dark Life", their first album to be released in 20 years, includes tracks from their first two cassettes recorded during the early years (1984-1985). They have appeared on numerous compilations, as well as releasing a full length lp in 1987. Wonderful, and simple dark, cold wave with vocals in French and English. Limited to 500 numbered copies, 180 gram vinyl, with very special embroidered patch insert. This one won't last.

Paul Chambers - Stations / Absorptions LP+CD 21,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records)

Stations/Absorptions” is a comprehensive LP+CD set by PAUL CHAMBERS hailing from the UK and being known for his contribution of the two stunning tracks “Steering Solo” and “Take A Ticket” to the “The Apprentices Dance” LP compilation from 1981 (on US label Sounds Interesting Records, SILP 007). These two tracks, full of Roland CR-78 action and analogue synths, made Anna want to find Paul so hard, thus in-house detective Jochen Lange was once again called into action and dear Paul couldn’t hide in obscurity for much longer. PAUL CHAMBERS was truly a pioneer of dark minimal electronic music, starting to record already in 1978! He used a Boss DR-55, Roland SH-1, Korg MS-20 and EDP Wasp, just to name a few, and it’s nothing but pure analogue synthesizer bliss with lots of emotional undertones and the pure honesty of an independent do-it-yourself artist. The LP “Stations” comprises 12 tracks including the majority of his rare vocal tracks (thus also including “Steering Solo” and “Take A Ticket”), recorded between 1979 and 1983, which mark milestones of the minimal electro wave genre while not knowing any boundaries: there is incredible lead synths on “In Tune With The Infinite” or “Mood Two”, noisy guitar accompaniment on “The Appointment With Fear” or a distant distorted lead guitar in “Mood Three”, a certain softness in “You Are Time” and “Crazy Lazy”, a sequencer madness in “J2”, a rather mystic atmosphere in “Never Is Just A Word” and an icy thrill in “Title Name”. The CD “Absorptions” comprises instrumental and more experimental tracks recorded between 1978 and 1981, which can easily be lined up with the recordings especially by Chris Carter/Throbbing Gristle and The Human League from around the same time, while Paul also acknowledges the influence of Fad Gadget, John Foxx/Ultravox, early Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Gary Numan/Tubeway Army, The Normal, Genocide, Cabaret Voltaire, Suicide, Chrome, Cluster, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Thomas Leer and Robert Rental. The really incredible restoring of very old and very noisy audio tapes and the mastering (or as we called it later on … ‘the magic’) was done by Ton Willekes, to who we owe a deep debt of gratitude. Also, Ton got Anna in contact with the talented artist Jen Clark whose works formed the basis of all artworks in this production, which was – as always – patiently and accurately designed by Steve Lippert. This is a rare merging of individual creativity to one almost perfect whole. Music-wise, finding Paul and unleashing his archives was truly a revelation, so that a total of 28 raw minimal experimental electronic wave tracks from the very early days of home-recorded synthesiser music are now finally seeing the light of day after 30 years time! Paul, this is for you!

Parade Ground – The Golden Years LP (Dark Entries) 17,99 €

Parade Ground has always been the duo of brothers Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly from Brussels, Belgium formed in 1981. Taking cues from Post-Punk, Coldwave, Dada and Surrealism, Parade Ground channeled suffering, tension and rage through pulsing synthesizers, skeletal guitar, severe bass and Jean-Marc’s expressive vocals as the most melodic and emotional instrument. The Golden Years is an 11-song, career-spanning collection of Parade Ground’s long out-of-print 7” and 12” singles as well as rare compilation tracks from the pioneers of emotional body music created during 1982-1988.

Each LP includes a 6-page press kit with lyrics, discography, photos and liner notes by Daniel B. of Front 242. The history of Belgian electronic music would not be complete without a trip through “The Golden Years” of Parade Ground.

Pas De Deux - Cardiocleptomanie LP 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) 

Minimal Wave is proud to present Belgian pop trio Pas De Deux, best known for their participation in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest. The group was formed in 1982 by Walter Verdin joined by Hilde van Roy and Dett Peyskens. They released two LPs and several singles along with some incredible video work produced by Verdin himself. Stylistically, their music is a bit post-punk and completely new wave with vocals reminiscent of the indie girl bands of the late 70s and early 80s. The slower tracks are quite dreamy, repetitive and hypnotic – resembling dream pop. The title track Cardiocleptomanie (originally released as a flexi-disc in 1983 and recently made available on V/A The Hidden Tapes) has been described as “a ‘less is more’ sum composed of drum machine, wood blocks and bongos, a few tasty minimal synth lines, and an overlay of repetitive female vocals that touch a Krafwerkian harmonic nerve.”
The Cardiocleptomanie LP gathers the best of Pas De Deux’s newly remastered studio recordings and presents them as an edition of 999 hand-numbered copies on 180 gram blue vinyl. The record is housed in a printed inner jacket and spot color printed outer jacket with band photo and song credits.

Pesteg Dred - Years Of Struggle Against The Lies, The Stupidity And The Cowardice LP  17,99 (Label: Dark Entries Records) SOLD OUT

Totally unbeknownst, Lagowski started out his electronic career in a synth duo; Nagamatzu. The twosome of Andrew Lagowski and Stephen Jarvis released a cassette album, ‘Sacred Islands of the Mad’, in 1986. Dark Entries have now put that 25 year old tape onto vinyl. The dark dense “Lift Off”opens the vault doors. An intense guitar string is the backbone of the track as industrial tones permeate throughout. String warmth is at the heart of the instrumental “Ionesco”with “Carmine”following down similar lines. The tracks have an atmospheric Joy Division feel to them, with some even hinting at later techno sounds like the dubby “Watch And Waste” and drum machine happy “Schlaggefahr.” The factory returns with the epically mechanised “Roma Distruta.” The track aches of early EBM, with heavy strings emulating a clean Neon Judgement sound. Vocals are not employed by Nagamatzu. Instead the group employ a series of samples in certain tracks. Their use of repetitive looping again seems like a future echo of what techno would later do to the sample, but here the technique is used in a much similar way to the likes of The Sisterhood. In many respects the album is very early synth wave, such as the addictive “150 Murderous Passions.” But, it is strings that dominate the record and keep it in anchored in the realm of industrial and darkwave.

Philippe Laurent - Hot Bip LP 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

Minimal Wave is proud to present a full length LP by French mastermind Philippe Laurent. The LP is entitled Hot-Bip, a pseudonym Laurent used throughout the 80s and 90s and also the title of his 1983 cassette on Fraction Studio. Hot-Bip features tracks recorded between 1979-1988, most of which have either remained unreleased or only previously appeared on scarce 80s experimental cassette compilations. Laurent’s music can be described as spacey synthpop, containing much depth and range. It is edgy, political and pushes the limits, transforming his sound beyond one specific genre. Hints of classical influence as well as electro influences can be heard.
Hot-Bip showcases Laurent’s best musical output from the 80’s and includes some very avant-garde pieces from as early as 1979. A limited edition of 999 hand-numbered copies, this LP is pressed on 180 gram, translucent red vinyl and housed in a black and white matte printed heavyweight sleeve.

Pink Noise - Alpha LP 13,99€ (Label: Almost Ready)

Follow up to their great debut LP. More great sci fi tinged pop tunes. On the always great Almost Ready.

The Pink Noise - Birdland 12'' EP 13,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records)

This is the deluxe remastered LP edition of the previously cassette only release on Beniffer Editions. It is their third official full length, described as “a totally peaced out collection of destructo boombox symphonies.” Sounds about right to us. This French Canadian duo, who’s output has been prolific already—two full lengths, two cassettes, a single and an appearance on the “World’s Lousy Vol. 2” comp—is mining territory similar to Chrome and Suicide channeled through warm layers of fuzz and broken Casio beats.

The Pink Noise - Dream Code LP 13,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

The first full-length release from this French Canadian guitar and electronics duo. Those who caught their track on Almost Ready’s “World’s Lousy With Ideas Volume 2” comp have been craving another fix. Drum machines, pop-hooks, processed guitars, distorted vocals, boombox recording aesthetic.

http://www.myspace.com/thepinknoise2

The Pink Noise - Graffiti Youth LP 13,99€ (Label: Kill Shaman)

The PInk Noise’s 3rd(?) full-length LP. A follow up to their great releases on Sacred Bones and Almost Ready. Awesome, pulsing lo-fi synths surrounded by dirty drum machines and distorted vocals from this Canadian two-piece. Highly recommended if you ever enjoyed the Residents or anything in that vein. A bit dirtier and more analog than some of their previous work, “Graffiti Youth” is 12 tracks of pure analog noisy synth pop. Limited to 500 copies on black vinyl, this will go fast.

Poeme Electronique - The Echoes Fade 2LP 21,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records)

POEME ELECTRONIQUE was Dave Hewson (synthesisers, production), Sharon Abbott (lyrics, lead and backing vocals), Julie Ruler (backing vocals) and Les Hewson (bass), formed in 1980 by Dave Hewson in South London, UK, in 1980. Dave was studying music and as a rare kind of student species he had a deep fascination for New Wave and electronic music thus also playing and recording electronic music ever since like using the Boss DR-55, Cosmo Sound Super Drum, Elka Rhapsody 610, EMS Synthi AKS, Korg MS-20(X2)/Polysix/Polyphonic Ensemble 1000/VC-10 Vocoder, Linn Electronics LM-1, Octave Kitten, Roland RS-09/VP-330 Vocoder Plus, Simmons SDS-V Kit and Yamaha CS-80 on this retrospective POEME ELECTRONIQUE album with original material from 1981/82 only. Over the period of more than two years, Dave has remastered these tracks using the latest high-end tools making them sound better than ever before. The deluxe 2LP vinyl album comprises 16 tracks of which 14 have never been published before. “The Echoes Fade” and “Voice” are the original versions taken off their original 7” from 1982. The album “The Echoes Fade” cannot be described other than being a masterpiece and one of the best-ever early 80’s electropop records ever, and it surely has to be lined up with Rational Youth or Experimental Products’ cult albums (in terms of being minimal synth/wave scene reference albums), but to be frank, Anna thinks that POEME ELECTRONIQUE were even above their level. Truly, they had deserved to go on the successful path like Depeche Mode, OMD or Soft Cell, but fate was against them as it seems. The main difference to other electropop groups of the time was definitely that Dave did not only master his synths technically-wise, no, he also knew how to actually play, and when you hear his amazing multi-track ‘manual sequencing’, programming skills, great harmonies and melodies throughout the tracks, along with the two girls’ performances - well they can really sing! – you will agree there is some something remarkably extraordinary in these tracks. You will find minimal electropop super hits like “Rendezvous”, “She’s an Image”, “Fragile”, or “Dilemma”; hauntingly beautiful melancholic tracks like “A Mourner’s Lament”, “This Night” or “It’s in the Atmosphere”; darkest minimal electronics on “Inside his Head”; and even more poppier tracks like “Follow”. This record will hopefully be loved by any electronic music lover and most probably marks the highlight in the growing Anna Logue Records catalogue – therefore Anna did not shy away from any costs and the album is truly an outstanding release in every single aspect including sound and artwork presentation. Apart from the bonus tracks you will find in the 2LP deluxe vinyl edition glossy inner sleeves with lyrics to all songs, as well as individual mini 7” sleeves for each song designed by our dear graphic designer Steve Lippert plus many additional group photos on the gatefold sleeves’ inner. After so many efforts and more than two years passing by, Anna is so over the moon to see this release being ready now and we have done all we could to make this an outstanding release, so now it’s up to you to give the band their final glory, but Anna is in no doubt that – at least after hearing the sound samples - you will.

Polar Praxis – Music For Fireworks LP coloured vinyl (Onder Stroom) 15,99€ 

In 1985, Polar Praxis released "MUSIQUES POUR FEUX D'ARTIFICE" on Play it Again Sam's "Scarface" sub-label, a two side/two songs LP containing rythmic dance-like electronic music, which pre-figured the DJ'S of the end of the 90's !  Later, on the new label created by S3 and Kenny Gates of PIAS, "CIRCLE RECORDS", Polar Praxis released a second, and last, mini-album "FIREWORKS",  a collection of songs all titles "Music for Fireworks", repetitive music in the style and inspiration of Philip Glass and Steve Reich. Both were actually used as music for profesionnal fireworks in Belgium and Europe.

* Remastered from the original masters
* 160gr. vinyl
* Firework Colour vinyl
* Black & White Glossy cover

Polyphonic Size - Saison 1979-1982 (30 Years After) 4xLP+10'' 79,99 € (Label: VOD) SOLD OUT

SMASHING COMPLETE 1979 - 1982 POLYPHONIC SIZE REEDITION IN A 4 VINYL LP BOXSET + UNRELEASED TRACKS + DEMOS + OUTTAKES ! FEATURING : ALL SINGLES, MAXI SINGLES, 1ST LP PRODUCED BY JJ BURNEL (Live For Each Moment), B-SIDES AND RARE TRACKS, PLUS SUPERB UNRELEASED MATERIAL (in excellent sound quality), CAREFULLY SELECTED AND REMASTERED FROM ROGER-MARC VANDE VOORDE'S ARCHIVES.

It includes unreleased songs (Me Or You, Citizen Of Science, Asakusa Dub, Her Toys Dub), unreleased electronic instrumental tracks (Electronic 14-7, Electronic 65-4, Electronic 69-7, Electronic 15-5, ...), fantastic rehearsings with Bernard Dradin on vocals (Space Rejection, Girlscout, Saison), alternate versions and demos.
10" bonus includes extended instrumental tracks taken from Live For Each Moment sessions, plus Saison (from Algorhythmic EP sessions).

Red Violet Red – Relaxed In Upstate Rain LP (Domestica) 15,99€

3 pannel album, presented in white heavy weight textured-reverse cardboard and coated red-violet ink. 180 gram vinyl.

Ruins - The Art Dance LP 180gr 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) 

Minimal Wave proudly presents a full length LP by Ruins, an Italian electro-wave duo. Ruins formed in Mestre in 1978 with the intention of experimenting with electronic devices and mixed media. They mainly created music out of self-expression without any intention of joining the mainstream. They were interested in multimedia and had a strong visual aesthetic apparent via their album art, videos and projections. The classic hit ‘Fire’ is one of our favorites to date, so powerful with its great energy and beautiful production. It’s where Italo meets Minimal Wave. The Fire video is a must-see in order to grasp the full effect of the song.

The LP entitled "The Art Dance" features a collection of songs, some previously released, others never released before (amongst them a dub version of 'Sexual Desire' called 'Pure Desire'), pressed on 180 gram vinyl and housed in a glossy gatefold jacket lined with the band's history and photos.

Ruth - Polaroïd/Roman/Photo LP (Angular) 19,99€ SOLD OUT

Reissue of the LP originally released in 1985. Pressed on 180gm Heavyweight Virgin Vinyl.
Comes in a gatefold sleeve with free mp3 download coupon for a digital version of the album and additional six bonus tracks. Includes a 12 page booklet of lyrics and photos.

Sad Lovers And Giants – Epic Garden Music LP (Radiation Records) Reissue 13,99€ 

Sad Lovers and Giants originally formed in 1981 and produced 'classy alternative pop music,' a psychedelic post punk sound. The guitars chimed above atmospheric keyboards held together by a rock solid rhythm section underpinning very accessible song writing and the strong haunting voice of singer Garce. Think Chameleons, early Cure, and latterly bands like Interpol. After their initial split in 1984, interest in the band grew at home and abroad prompting them into reforming in the late 80s and producing several more great albums but Epic Garden Music is the starting point. Also includes six bonus tracks taken from three 7-inch releases: 'Imagination,' 'Landslide,' and 'When I See You' (from Cle); 'Colourless Dream' and 'Things We Never Did' (from Colourless Dream); 'Lost in a Moment' (from Lost in a Moment).

Sad Lovers And Giants – Feeding The Flame LP (Radiation Records) Reissue 13,99€ 

Sad Lovers And Giants' first full album, a brilliant atmospheric post punk album, elements of Joy Division and The Chameleons and more tellingly of bands that followed. Recorded in 1983, Feeding The Flame showcases the original line up at their very best. Featuring the bonus track 'Close To The Sea.' Innersleeve with lyrics.

Second Decay – Le Décadence Électronique LP 17,99€ (Label: Dark Entries Records) SOLD OUT

Dark Entries presents, for the first time ever on vinyl, the debut full length album by German electronic darkwave pioneers, Second Decay. Formed by Christian Purwien and Andreas Sippel in 1987, Second Decay hit the underground dark dance scene with their 12″ Killing Desire and then worked on their debut album from 1988 to 1992. La Décadence Électronique is an album full of addictive analogue electronics that combine synthetic sounds and constant rhythms with memorable vocals. Each song has been carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley and is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies and includes an insert with lyrics and photos.

Septimo Sello - Vuelo 747 (Atemporal) 15,99€  

The first release on the spanish synth-pop / minimal synth label Atemporal from Valencia is a full-lenght of Septimo Sello, a long-time forgotten project of Mariano Lozano-P.


Vinyl limited edition,320 copies for collectors.

11 original remastered synthpop songs from 1984-1985.

The Shortwave Mystery - Down And Out In A Town Of Yardsales LP Edition Marbled Vinyl + Poster (W|S Collective) 22,99€ SOLD OUT


The Shortwave Mystery was founded in Central California, 1984 by synthesist/songwriter/programmer Gregory Windrum- Scoggin. The name of the band was taken from a Hardy Boys novella of the same name. The band existed from 1985-1987. Shortwave Mystery full length 'Down and Out in a Town of Yard Sales' 12" vinyl, with remastered original, unreleased songs dating back to 1984-1986 off the original reel to reel tapes the songs were recorded to. LP Edition Marbled Vinyl + Poster.

Siglo XX - Siglo XX LP + fanzine (Onderstroom) 17,99€ SOLD OUT

“I hear noises, imaginary sounds”. Re-issue of their first tape. Recorded in April 1981, distributed among friends and at gigs, this tape was the first product of their collaboration. And what a tape this is! Heavily influenced by the likes of Joy Division & the whole Factory scene, Belgian’s finest produced a total of nine incredible dark but catchy cold wave tunes. Add to this two bonus tracks from their first demo cassette & you have an essential document of the first Siglo XX years.

Limited to 500 copies, pressed on high quality 160gr. vinyl.

The Silicon Scientist - Windows on the World LP / Colourblind 7" 15,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

THE SILICON SCIENTIST is Stefan Bornhorst from Hamburg, Germany, and you will hear that he definitely has a deep fascination for analogue synthesizers and Electropop. In the early 90’s, he started composing and recording many tracks under the name of DREAMS ENCODED, from which a compilation LP and 7”EP is due later on ANNA LOGUE RECORDS. Some may also know Stefan from playing in the Wave group THE CONVENT in which he played synths both live and in the studio between 1999 and 2003. Also, in 2003, Stefan founded the well known wonderful German Elektropop-NDW group SONNENBRANDT together with CONVENT’s guitar player Jojo Brandt and Jojo’s wife Frau Sonne. Their first proper album is said to be finished very soon, so stay tuned! In his solo project THE SILICON SCIENTIST Stefan continues on a more melancholic path of Electropop, recorded solely with analogue synthesizers and drum machines.

The Silicon Scientist - Poly + Bookmarks II LP+CD set 17,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

Anna is incredibly proud that Stefan / THE SILICON SCIENTIST has chosen to release his second album entitled “Poly” again with Anna Logue Records. His first album “Windows on the World” has received wonderful feedback, from both fans and other musicians worldwide, and he is nowadays recognized as a great influence to many other contemporary electronic music artists. Stefan is indeed one of Germany’s most talented contemporary composers of electronic pop music and taking into account that his time for music is rather limited and that his efforts in playing and finalizing the debut album with SONNENBRANDT in 2008 also took away much of his time for his solo project, his high quality output on all fronts is outstanding. With “Poly” he proves his continuous ability to write substantial and timeless melancholic electropop and electronic wave songs while most of the album’s sounds have been generated on the wonderful Polymoog synthesisers, hence the title! “Silicon Beach” shows the Polymoog’s great versatility to even create lovely South American flute sounds along the all analogue warm and dark synth sounds. On “Meltdown”, fans of The Cure’s Disintegration album will almost get a heart attack from joy – what a wonderful track with real bass and acoustic guitar accompaniment! The album versions of "Oceans of Green" and "Lost City" are reworked and remixed versions of the tracks previously released on the “Colourblind EP”. This time Anna and THE SILICON SCIENTIST are the CD "Bookmarks II" to all copies which is definitely more than just a bonus: it contains 72 minutes of outtakes from the "Poly" recording sessions, tracks from samplers, early mixes of tracks from the previous album and tracks from the very first THE SILICON SCIENTIST album "Inselwinter" which was never released. "Seven" is based upon a demo recording by Marc Schaffer and was accordingly co-written and solely recorded by Stefan. All synthesiser sounds on “Poly” and most of “Bookmarks II” have been generated on real analogue synthesisers (among them Korg MS-10, MS-20, Multimoog, Roland CR-78, SH-101, Solina String Ensemble, Waldorf Pulse Plus) - no virtual machines or plug-ins! The only exception is "Inselwinter I" which contains some sounds from the virtual analogue Access Virus synth... "Poly"/"Bookmarks II" is a masterpiece of melancholic electropop and can hardly be imagined that anyone out there will not love it!

Sixth June - Back For A Day 12'' EP 11,99 € (Label: Mannequin)

Mannequin is so happy to release under its wings one of the best talents in the minimal synth new scene that you better don’t miss.We are talking about the serbian duo Sixth June – Laslo Antal and Lidija Andonov – who are rising from the mostly unknown music scene in Belgrade but nowdays re-based in the analog paradise called Berlin. Sixth June started their musical adventure back in 2007 and in their tracks you can let your heart listen their deep influence for everything that has a synthesizer sound and found its origin in the Eighties; the duo represents perfectly the two sides of the same coin, in fact while Laslo is producing obscure but expressive, powerful and danceable textures, on the back side the voice of Lidija is living the shape to a wobbling atmosphere you won’t escape from.
 
Their debut album “Everything”  released on Genetic Music’s side label No EBM Blanc had got an enormous positive feedback from  the Minimal Electronics-fans worldwidethey were playing live at BIM Belgian Fest 2010 in December 2010 togheter with Absolute Body Control, Portion Control, Twice A Man and many other amazing bands.

Sounds: http://snd.sc/l94TuM
 
Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies, with insert. 

Sixth June - Everytime LP 15,99€ (Label: No Emb Blanc) 

Sixth June is a duo from Serbia that have just released their debut LP on the Genetic Music sublabel No Emb Blanc. Even before the LP came out they had some very nice video tracks circulating on the internet. These served as teasers for the upcoming album, and even more as the songs featured were really good.

Any fan of some good old elektro wave will have to dig this. It is nothing new but it is done with conviction and that is what you hear througout the album. Eleven melancholy tracks, which at times are down tempo but also some real dancefloor fillers, come and go and lead you the way into a mellow state of mind. This band sounds a bit like Nine Circles mixed with Clan Of Xymox (two first albums on 4AD) and maybe even a bit of Frozen Autumn from time to time. Even though Sixth June could appeal to some goth fans the music could as easily be consumed by indie-tronics lovers. Also the artwork hints more to the indie scene as the goth/wave scene. A very good choice!

Sleep Museum - Dream Of Waking LP 12,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

In autumn 2005, Robert Anthony approached Anna via e-mail asking if she’d be interested in releasing a record from his dark, New York-based minimal synth project, SLEEP MUSEUM. Anna was sceptical at first, but after listening to a few tracks, she was convinced! The tracks are dark and melodic and are produced using vintage electronic early 80's equipment — Robert has a very special voice and way of singing making his music very personal and quite unique. All tracks are new material written by SLEEP MUSEUM. Listen to the sound samples by clicking on the album cover. And see SLEEP MUSEUM's website at http://www.sleepmuseum.com

Snowy Red – The Ultimate Edition 1980-1984 (5xLP Box Set Ltd 500 copies)  (Onder Stroom) 64,99€ 

Tremendous 5xLP box by one of the highest acclaimed minimal synth bands active during our favorite decade. The Snowy Red project started as a one-man band by Micky Mike. With a few synthesizers, a 12/2 mixing desk and a 2-track reel to reel recorder he created repetitive synth masterpieces in the vein of Suicide and Polyphonic Size.

These black synthetic pearls were spread over two albums: the self-titled "Snowy Red" and "The Right To Die", both are included in this box, officially remastered, and with original artwork. Only a few months ago, when the project was nearing completion, Michael Thiel (the son of Micky) made the discovery we were all waiting for, DEMO tracks of the first album!!  Besides proto-versions of "Blood Blood Blood", "Maud Is Dead" and Deep Desire", the main discovery is the 22 minutes version of “The Wild Boys”: an electronic trip you do not want to end!

And there's more... Underground club hit "Breakdown" was released throughout the eighties in several different versions. Included in this box are the 12 inch and the 7 inch versions, both featuring the beautiful Carol on vocals. Further down the line on disc four we find Micky Mike's solo version of the track which was first released on "Walking After Midnight" in 1980. This is an absolutely raw and honest version. Also included are the unreleased tracks "Lies In Your Eyes" and "Red Skies", both excellent additions to the Snowy Red puzzle, and three stripped down demo's made for the “Vision” album..

* Remastered from the original masters
* 180gr. vinyl
* Poly-ligned innersleeves
* Glossy cardboard box
* 24p Booklet with unseen photos and extensive background information.

Soft Metals - The Cold World Melts 12" EP White Vinyl (Captured Tracks) 13,99€ SOLD OUT

Canny synth-pop craft from Portland duo of Ian Hicks and Patricia Hall, the latest arrival from the excellent Captured Tracks label. Having only formed last last year (2009) 'The Cold World Melts' is their debut release, following a string of well received live shows. They play pulsing, romantic synth-pop on an authentic array of Roland contraptions, Micro Moog and pedals, approaching the sound of IDIB starlets Glass Candy, but with a dirtier thrust, somewhere between darkwave, Italo and the kind of industrial stuff which infected the clubs of early 80s Chicago. There's a couple of real peaches to be found, namely in the coked-up fashion-party shimmy of the title track and the Hasbeens-style suicide-pop of 'Another Goodbye'. Awesome.

Soft Metals - S/T LP (Captured Tracks) 14,99€ 

Of the billion-odd synth-pop groups coming out of the US right now, Soft Metals are undoubtedly among the most accomplished.

The Portland duo of Patricia Hall and Ian Hicks will release their self-titled debut album on July 19 via Brooklyn’s Captured Tracks, home to Blank Dogs, Wild Nothing, Led Er Est et al. Formed in 2009, they claim to be variously influenced by “early industrial music, minimal synth, 1980s Chicago house, synth pop, and italo disco”, and it’s fair to say that traces of all these underground sounds can be detected in their svelte synth-pop productions.

But what makes them stand out from the myriad other biters of these sounds is their punchy, purposeful songwriting, their flab-free arrangements and the crystalline vocals of Hall, which come over like a heavily reverbed, robotized descendent of Young Marble Giants’ Alison Statton. This is proper electronic pop music, coolly (retro)futuristic but sweepingly romantic, and highly recommended to fans of John Foxx, early Human League and modern day standard-bearers like Xeno & Oaklander and John Maus." -FACT Magazine

The Soft Moon - S/T LP (Captured Traks) 14,99€  SOLD OUT

On the heels of two sensually dark 7 inches, Luis Vasquez of The Soft Moon, has completed his self-titled debut full-length on Captured Tracks.
Raised under the burning sun of the Mojave desert, Vasquez channels both his punk upbringing and Afro-Cuban heritage to sculpt decidedly dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics. It's a record set somewhere in the near post-apocalypse where technology enchants as much as it destroys.

The Soft Moon - S/T LP Black & White Marbled Vinyl, 1000 copies (Captured Tracks) 15,99€  SOLD OUT

Limited edition of 1,000 on Black & White Marble vinyl. Released on Record Store Day/Black Friday 2011. Contains MP3 download coupon with two bonus tracks "Phantoms" and "Bones".

The Soft Moon - Total Decay 12'' EP (Captured Traks) 13,99€  

Following on from last year’s self titled debut full-length, the songs on this EP are horribly fascinating works of art, not so much songs as cold and alienating sculptures or brutalist structures, devoid of warmth or approachability. You might think I’m setting this up as a dressing-down for Total Decay, but the opposite is true. Vasquez has produced a quarter of an hour of intense music that despite seemingly wanting to be isolated bears repeated listens.

Solitude FX/Solitairen Effekten - S/T 10'' white vinyl 13,99€ (Enfant Terrible) SOLD OUT

Solitairen Effekten serves neo-romantic minimal wave tunes with Neo Deutsche Welle touches, a melancholy mood and irresistible rhythms. This is truely music to dance to and to listen to! On this mini LP you will find analogue electronic pop music brought back to its essence. No midi and computers were used in these recordings. Solitairen Effekten stands for authentic and real craftmanship... enjoy!

Sonnenbrandt - Gestern LP 14,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

'Gestern' is a co-production between the 3 labels Anna Logue Records, Hertzschrittmacher (KernKrach) and NLW, joining forces to help SONNENBRANDT finding their way onto the road to success, just because there is no other contemporary act that deserves a wider audience than they do! SONNENBRANDT hails from Hamburg, Germany, was founded in 2003, and consists of Stefan Bornhorst (THE SILICON SCIENTIST, Dreams Encoded, The Convent – synthesisers, programming, vocoder), Jojo Brandt (Voll Wirksam, Liquid Dreams, The Convent – synthesisers, programming, guitars, lyrics, vocals) and his wife Sonja ‘Sonne’ Brandt (lyrics, vocals). They perform the perfect mixture of early 80’s Electropop and Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW) – or “Elektronische Volksmusik” (electronic folk music) as they cutely describe it themselves - paired with German lyrics being entertaining in a funny way, and also as cross as two sticks. The tunes are very catchy, melodic though with some darker melancholic undertones. Also worth mentioning is a slight participation of Alain Seghir from MARTIN DUPONT as well as the guys from THE MARY ONETTES in “Rotes Telefon”. It includes also a cover version of LIO’s “Amoureux solitaires”!!!

LP VERSION - 180 gramms vinyl - 11 previously unreleased tracks/versions - limited pressing of 500 copies + hand numbered and signed photo

http://www.myspace.com/sonnenbrandt

Spiritual Bats - Spiritual Bats 12'' EP 14,99 € (Label: Rouge Et Noir)

The Spiritual Bats project was conceived in 1992 by Dario Passamonti (Alchemisti Painters) and Matteo Bracaglia. Being a painter, Dario composed the music out of the need of transmuting Image into Sound. Matteo was the singer and author of the lyrics. The vinyl EP "Spiritual Bats" was recorded in 1993.

Spirit Photography - Circle In The Fire LP ltd 300 copies Randomly Colored (Aural)  14,99 €

Members of Christmas Island give us 10 spontaneous, organic guitar explorations and dissonant post-punk swagger.Hypnotic riffing and primitive drum pounding combine to form black clouds of dark energies.A constant swirl of goth/psych-bliss provides the perfect backdrop for Craig Oliver's deep baritone versing and haunting croon.Like Ian Curtis' lingering ghost backed by a more psych-heavy DIJ.As deep and affected as their Time Is Racing 7" on Sacred Bones.A stunning debut.

Staccato Du Mal - Sin Destino LP (Wierd Records) 15,99€ SOLD OUT

Wierd Records is proud to present the new LP by Staccato du Mal, entitled Sin Destino. Freezing out the heat-seeking Miami scene with his cold minimal synth for the past decade, Ramiro Jeancarlo (1/2 of the industrial outfit Opus Finis) offers up ten tracks of analogue darkness.

Sung in both English and Spanish, the forthcoming album is informed by Jeancarlo’s half Chilean, half Venezuelan background. Pervasive throughout the LP is an aura of dread and claustrophobia that without a doubt evokes the hot, dry, lonely landscape of suburban South Florida. But beyond the dismal swamplands, it's possible to detect the mournful ambiance of cultures plagued for centuries by colonization, civil war and political turmoil. Whether Jeancarlo means to offer "Salvation Through Suffering" as an alternative to everything from Catholicism to revolutions-turned-tyrannies is not explicit, but the distinctive mood of dread conjures something more monolithic than plain nihilism. Therein lies the fascinating duality: "Lost Image" could as easily land in a soundtrack to a film about a lonesome teen in desolate suburbia as it could a film about Pinochet's Caravan of Death.

Starter - Starter LP (Dark Entries) 17,99€

STARTER was a minimal electronic/synthpop group from Switzerland, formed in 1980 by vocalist and fashion designer Francis Foss, Claudine Chirac (from fellow Swiss Wave group Grauzone) and Jet Harbour. Originally the band also included Stephan Eicher who co-wrote two songs but departed before the band recorded their debut album. STARTER began in the city of Bern when Francis, Claudine and Jet decided to create their own brand of New Wave music inspired by Gary Numan and Kraftwerk.They released their debut, self-titled album STARTER in the summer of 1981, making this summer the 30th anniversary of this long out-of-print and extremely hard to find LP!

Each LP includes a lyrics sheet with unreleased photos and a STARTER badge/button.

Stephan Eicher - Spielt Noise Boys LP 14,99 € (Label: Born Bad) SOLD OUT

The french label BORN BAD RECORDS has now re-issued the absolute(!) “Minimal-Synth” classic. Strangely enough the label claims this to be an “LP”, though it runs of 45rpm, also selling it at the same rate as their full-length LPs. Then again, no reason to complain, since you get more than enough value for money. In contrast to the legendary 7″ on swiss label OFF COURSE with 5 songs on it, this re-release contains all 7 songs from the original cassette-recordings from 1980. And most of all, what you get is fully capturing EVERYTHING that ever was and is good and great about the so-called Minimal-Synth genre. It never got any better than this. So with getting just this one record, you will experience as much knowlegde about this style of music, as any stupid nerd can do by collecting 1000′s of minimal-synth records. This brilliant record sums it all up! (And most probably Stephan Eicher didn’t even know that he invented a whole new genre, nor may he give a shit about it…)

Stereo - Somewhere In The Night LP 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) back in stock

The fifteenth release on Minimal Wave, presented in a printed jacket of original artwork, is Stereo's 'Somewhere In The Night' LP. Two of the tracks: Somewhere In The Night and No More first appeared on their 12" releases in 1982 and 1983 respectively, and are now highly sought after. Both tracks became cult dance floor hits, and received radio airplay in €pe and the US throughout the 80's until now. The rest of the LP brings together the French band's best studio recordings from 1982-1985,. The LP is pressed on 180 gram vinyl and includes a large heavy card insert with photos of the band. Limited to 999 hand-numbered copies.

Störung - This Is Future LP+CD 21,99 € (Label: Clogsontronics) back in stock

Störung was brought to life in 1981 by two young individuals from €pe. Eugenius and Arian Brunwin gifted the eighties their unique style of experimental minimal wave. First released in 1982 as SG002, Clogsontronics has re-released the Störung album 'This Is Future'. The original mastertape still in perfect condition has been used for this re-release. Carefully some minor corrections were applied to make it sound like it should have compared to the original pressing. Clogsontronics presents this product in a new concept: a release both on vinyl and CD in one package. The buyer gets the art and analog feeling of the vinyl as well as the convenience and technical quality of the CD. For best results the vinyl was cut using the DMM cutting process and pressed on 180 grams vinyl. Also included in the package are 2 stickers similar to the ones the band used for promotion back in the old days. The release is limited to 700 hand number stamped copies (matched numbers for both vinyl and CD) with lyrics and credits on the inner sleeve.

http://www.storung.net/
http://www.myspace.com/storungnet

Stranger Station - Echoes In Infinity LP 14,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

STRANGER STATION was Simon Driscoll (music, words, vocals) with some support from Judith Golberg and David Holecombe on studio and live synthesisers, all from the UK. STRANGER STATION released only one 7” in 1981, including the minimal electronics evergreen “Minutes to Silence”, and “Strangers”, and appeared with “Welcome to the Night” on the ultra-rare compilation LP “Synthetic Romance” in 1982. Both vinyls have absolute cult status among collectors worldwide and regularly fetch three- to even four-digit-amounts. Anyway, STRANGER STATION did record another seven tracks back in 1981 which remained unreleased so far. It is thanks to Martin Kleefeld‘s efforts on his web information platform Minimal Elektronik, that made Simon aware of some interest in his old music. He sent Martin the tracks, and that’s when they also made it into Anna’s ears, and then served as the basis for this release, 28 years after their creation. The music is quite weird and improvised minimal electronics, maybe comparable to the similarly weird musical world of ADN’ Ckrystall, but even darker and melancholic. There is a lot of playfulness within these tracks, and you can hear they could play and handle their ARP synthesisers, brooding elctronics, wonderful melodies, great use of any effects section of the synthesiser and many changes and new ideas coming and going within the tracks. The lyrics are dark and quite depressive, well influenced by the time when living in Britain back then. All three aforementioned tracks are also included to “Echoes in Infinity”. Truly a classic electronic music album.

Limited to 500 copies on 160 gram vinyl includes printed inner sleeve and hand-numbered postcard.

Sudeten Creche - Are Kisses Out Of Fashion? 12'' LP ltd 500 copies 16,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

The fourteenth release on Minimal Wave is a 12" EP by UK band, Sudeten Creche. The EP includes their cult song Are Kisses Out Of Fashion? (originally released on the 1982 compilation EP €pe in the Year Zero ), as well as an unreleased version of Kindergarten (the original version was released on Illuminated Records in 1983). The songs are from their original tape reels, and they're pure electropop bliss. Release limited to 500 hand-numbered copies pressed on 180 gram vinyl.

Suicide Booth - Aura 12'' 9,99 € (Label: Das Drehmoment)

In the vein of Classic B-Movies like “Omega Man ” or “Planet of the Vampires ”, Suicide Booth started to create their own Robotic Soundtrack to snatch you to the cosmos of solitary vampire slayers! Aura - the Demon Planet – beams you up into the age of glamorous new wave disco sounds which strike you once with their punchy synthlines, then caress you with catchy 80s hooks and heartbreaking vocals - cosmic interferences to hit your private charts…
Cover illustrated in watercolours by the musician + painter NORA BELOW (Bomb Boutique, Bpitch).Cosmic RMX by DIVIDER alias Berlin based producer keen K/Starcluster (Clone, Aube) 

Limited edition of 500 copies, it includes a Suicide Booth sticker!

Sympathy Nervous - Automaticism LP 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

Sympathy Nervous is the project of Japanese artist Yosihumi Niinuma. Influenced by both classical and Krautrock, he began recording in 1979, and released several records on the highly coveted Vanity label. He continued to record and self-release much of his work throughout the 80s and 90s. His sound is intelligent and probably the most unique minimal synth to come out of Japan. Exploring dystopian themes, his music is well balanced and beautifully recorded.

Automaticism features songs Yosihumi Niinuma recorded between 1979-1981. Most were originally slated for a cassette release but never saw the light of day until now. When the Tsunami washed away the coast of Japan last March 2011, Niinuma lost everything: an entire lifetime of recordings, instruments, hand built sequencers, and even his home. Fortunately, he had sent us his audio masters prior to the disaster. This release is fully dedicated to him, in memory of all his lost recordings. The record is pressed on 180 gram ultra clear vinyl and comes in a printed heavy clear sleeve, with Niinuma's account of what happened on that day of March 11, 2011 and the months that followed. This is a benefit album, all the proceeds go to the artist. Special thanks to Narumi Omori for translation assistance and Gustavo Eandi for cover art.

Systematics - What We Did In The Afternoons​ 2LP 23,00 € (Label: Tu-134) SOLD OUT

Limited edition of 500 handnumbered copies.​ Comes in gatefold cover​ with 12-​page-booklet.​The first​ LP of this double album​contains everything​ The Systematics have ever released on vinyl​:​ The "​Pulp Baby"​ 7", "Fat Cows Go Down An Eastern Beach"​ 7" EP, "Rural"​ 12" EP and the two Systematics tracks from the M Squared compilation albums "Growing Pains"​and "A Selection"​.​ The second LP contains previously​ unreleased​ material - Demo versions as well as tracks that have never​ been released before in any format.​

System Liliputt – Harpa LP (Dark Entries) 17,99€

System Liliputt was the solo project of Geir Vasseng from the Stavanger area of Norway in the early 1980s. He released one cassette, Harpa a mini-album of 6 songs in Feburary 1984 on his own label Geva Tapes & Studio that was limited to 150 copies. 27 years later Dark Entries has baked and transferred the original master tapes, adding 5 bonus tracks, restoring this lost piece of Norsk D.I.Y. dark post-punk.
Harpa, in its entirety and all the demos were recorded in Geir’s home studio from November 1982 to September 1983. All tracks were written, produced, recorded and performed by Geir without the involvement of any others. Influenced by the darker/melodic post-punk bands Young Marble Giants, Fra Lippo Lippi and Seventeen Seconds/Faith era Cure, System Liliputt created rich atmospheres with intricate guitar work, ethereal synths and sombre vocals. Whereas the original six Hapra songs capture a brooding and downbeat feel the demos showcase Vasseng’s ability to write a catchy, wistful pop song with minimally treated instruments.
English translations by Geir’s son! Another piece of Norway’s rich post-punk past is ready for your ears.

Sound clips of all songs here: http://soundcloud.com/darkentriesrecords/sets/system-liliputt-harpa/

Television Set - Normal Day 12" 8,99 € (Label: Genetic) SOLD OUT

TV Set delivers two absolute stunners, which are just so much fun here cut on a 12". Already on the highly acclaimed debut album TV Set served us hits in the likes of Snowy Red. The album is sold out, so don't miss this 12"!

//TENSE// - Memory LP 14,99 € (Label: Desire Records) SOLD OUT

«Itʼs sexy. itʼs scary. itʼs apocalyptic as fuck. itʼs music for the times we live in but nobody seems to be brave enough to admit.» 423 Gallery LJTX
Memory is the first //TENSE// album for desire and includes 10 tracks with heavy electro beats, great synths hooks and haunted vocals.


Ltd edition of 300 copies

//TENSE// - Escape 12'' EP 11,99 € (Label: Mannequin)

We are really excited to introduce you the cold factory sounds of the Houston duo
//TENSE//, with a 12'' 5-tracks, surely one of our top-notch releases for 2011.
 After an acclaimed tour opening for Nitzer Ebb in North America and a prolific production for Desire Records, //TENSE// is back in their creepy studio and the result is a constellation of brooding synth bass lines, pounding electronic drum pad sounds, movie samples and distorted vocals that sound pitch perfect underneath all of the madness.   
 
//TENSE// are definitely bringing back to life the earlier days of EBM, in a funky-industrial
mixture that is so close to the shiny mid 80s period of Cabaret Voltaire or earlier Ministry,
think early Wax Trax-era US industrial (Ministry, Skinny Puppy) crossed with the more
minimal european wave sound (Absolute Body Control, A Split - Second).
 
Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies.
  

Tobias Bernstrup - 1984 EP 12,99€ (Label: Enfant Terrible) SOLD OUT

Swedish visual and performance artist Tobias Bernstrup looks like a 21st century Klaus Nomi. His visual work is presented at exhibitions world wide. Next to that he is a gifted musician. He is able to create extremely catchy synth /elektro pop tunes while never crossing the line of delivering overproduced tracks. The sound of his tracks is like a hybrid of the arty side of Klaus Nomi with the pop side of Pet Shop Boys. This 4 track EP is built around the theme (and title track) ‘1984’. But this theme is extended and made up to date. The Orwellian theme of total state control in which civilians are constantly watched and reality is manipulated is probably more actual as ever. This central theme is given a more individual and neo-romantic touch with the track ‘Light Years Apart’, while the hostile state aspect is getting more of a sci-fi interpretation in ‘Enemies Of The Earth’. Closing  track ‘Data Love’ combines the Orwellian sentiments of loneliness with the more contemporary vision on modern mankind of Houellebecq.

The cover sleeve consists of two paintings by Tobias Bernstrup himself and fits the central theme perfectly. Despite the rather serious theme of the record this EP features simply excellent decadent music for the dancefloor. It combines elements of classic synth pop, elektro, EBM, italo disco and laser dance. There is no escape... you will have to love it!

The Rebel - Northern Rocks Bear Weird Vegetable LP 13,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

Sacred Bones Records presents Northern Rocks Bear Weird Vegetable—the next full-length from London, England’s The Rebel. The alter ego of Country Teasers’ Ben Wallers, The Rebel dates back to the tail-end of the 80s—having existed side-by-side throughout Country Teasers’ prolific career—often releasing records at a steadier clip than Waller’s main project with songs too madcap to fit into even their William-Burroughs-by-way-of-The-Residents take on country music. Wallers’ characteristic self-aware irony and surreal gender/race ruminations are still present but sitting backseat in this more fleshed out concept album about decaying conditions on the planet 3AR7H. Although Burroughs comparisons are inevitable, Northern Rocks Bear Weird Vegetable could only have been scripted by The Rebel.

Those Attractive Magnets – Electromagnetic Pulse LP (Dark Entries) 17,99€

Electromagnetic Pulse is the first ever compilation of a number of tapes Those Attractive Magnets produced during their three creative and prolific years of song writing, 1980-1983. This LP contains remastered versions of both songs from the 7″ as well as 2 songs from the cassette EP and a different version of the song that appeared on Synthetic Romance.

Transparent Illusion - Still Human LP 29,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) last copy in stock

TRANSPARENT ILLUSION was the brainchild of Roy Young (a pseudonym), hailing from Haverhill, Suffolk, UK. Equipped with just one synthesiser and a drum kit, he entered Octopus Studios, located in Stowupland, Suffolk, and run by Dave Hoser, in 1980/81 to record the ultimate minimal electronic music album. Roy’s music is nothing but rather unique, there were not many bands around that created a similar sound, except maybe for Neural Circus that are coming to mind. Once again, Roy is a pristine example that limitation can be the perfect source for a massive amount of creativity: the rather raw sound is based solely on his Korg MS-10 synthesiser which was monophonic, of course. Anyway, Roy seemed to have a great imagination as even though the tracks are mostly very short they are far from being poor in textures, with brilliant analogue synth sounds all through (bass, monophonic lead synths, effects, synthetic percussion). Engineer Dave Hoser is said to have helped in the performance, thus it can be concluded that, as a team at least, they truly mastered the MS-10. While the lyrics are a testimony of an angst-ridden teenager living in the Thatcherian-Britain-Cold War era (“This cage is barred – I’m trapped inside”, “I just recede – I dream I’m you”, “Dead bodies decaying – all over the town”, “There’s no way out of this nightmare”), the music, to some surprise, is coming up with many uplifting moments in terms of unexpected melodic parts. So, over the recent years, some people have described “Still Human” as being the ‘Holy Grail’ of minimal electronic music, while others say it is totally overrated. From own experience, it can be said that the album needs its time and a good amount of attention to be understood. Also, to be frank, it must not really be classified at all, as - as mentioned above - it is rather an unique electronic music album, that simply has been too much unavailable for too long in an official form. The original vinyl album “Still Human” and the single “Vortex” were released on Roy’s own label Vex Records but only a few copies managed to sell. TRANSPARENT ILLUSION and Vex Records then vanished into obscurity, but the album and single were remembered by a select few. The value of these rare records continued to rise and over the last years four-digit prices were asked and paid if ever a copy had popped up. People not only tried hard to find those records, many also tried hard to track down the mysterious Roy Young. Nobody managed to succeed – until one day in 2009. It wasn’t an overnight success – and that’s why Anna Logue Records refer to the ‘Holy Grail’ in terms of the true quest that was undertaken to find Roy – but Jochen Lange had persevered for more than two years. Public directories and government records were thoroughly checked and letters were sent …
… and received when finally the TRANSPARENT ILLUSION materialized: the highly anticipated letter from Roy himself! The quest was over, the myth became a reality. The result of this chain of events is now in your hands.

The man – alive and … Still Human!

The album has been carefully remastered from an original vinyl copy by Stefan Bornhorst (aka The Silicon Scientist). Two original demo recordings from 1980 have been added: “Concepts” and “Vortex”, which were taken off the original master tape by courtesy of Nicolas Delbarre and Dave Hoser. The artwork was accurately adapted from the original album by Steve Lippert.

Turquoise Days - LP 180 gr white vinyl + poster 22,99€ (Label: Minimal Wave) 

Minimal Wave presents a full length album by synthpop band Turquoise Days. Hailing from Jersey, Channel Islands, Turquoise Days was formed in 1981 by Luciano Brambilla and David Le Breton. Throughout the 1980s, they self-released many cassettes, as well as the renowned masterpiece Grey Skies / Blurred 7". They were selected for the Radio Luxembourg song contest in 1985 and received press for their releases and appearance there. Their music can be described as melodic, emotive new wave. Watch their Channel TV appearance here. The record is pressed on 180 gram white vinyl and comes in a matte heavyweight jacket designed by Phil Yamada accompanied by a matching poster.

Units - History Of The Units - The Early Years: 1977-1983 LP 14,99€ (Label: Community Library) SOLD OUT

Units Vinyl Version!!!! The LP features almost all of the material on the band's original LP and 7"s, and includes a download coupon which lets you download all of the 21 CD tracks for free.White vinyl versions (limited to 300 copies) are available here exclusively.

Various - 5th Anniversary Compilation Vol.1 LP 12,99 € (Label: Das Drehmoment) SOLD OUT

Das Drehmoment, Berlin based record store and label for electronic music, celebrates its 5th anniversary in 2005 with a special edition of its compilation line for lovers of old-/new school electro, new wave, robodisco and electro pop. Limited Edition with sticker set. Gatefold cover. 

Various - 5th Anniversary Compilation Vol.2 LP 12,99 € (Label: Das Drehmoment)

Five years of Das Drehmoment, the second compilation between electro, italo and minimal wave beats. Limited Edition with sticker set. Gatefold cover.

Various - Analoges Russland - Musik Aus Der Zukunft LP ltd 333 copies Handspray cover 18,99€ (Hertz-Schrittmacher) SOLD OUT

Great minimal synth compilation,  featuring only contemporary, still relatively unknown, Russian bands. Eleven great songs with Roboti, Private Entertainment, N.E.M.O., Klax and Electrodynamique.  Numbered limited edition of 333 copies in handsprayed cover, 180g vinyl, and info sheet.

Various – Bay Area Retrograde (BART) Volume 1 (Dark Entries)  15,99€


Bay Area Retrograde (BART) Volume 1 is Dark Entries’ first compilation of underground music from San Francisco (and the greater Bay Area) in the 1980s. Towards the end of the 70s, San Francisco experimental music clashed with the aftermath of punk and gave birth to a vibrant underground scene. By the early to mid 80s the DIY music scene of the Bay Area was a hotbed for experimental and quirky new wave, post punk, and synthpop, quite similar to New York’s No Wave scene and Berlin’s Neue Deutsche Welle. This compilation literally connects the (transit) lines between these varied musical offerings and tells the secret story of eleven forgotten Bay Area bands and contains four previously unreleased tracks on vinyl, until now!

Featuring: Necropolis Of Love, Microwaves, Units, Voice Farm, Batang Frisco and many more!

Various - Body Section LP Reissue 14,99 € (Label: Spittle) back in stock

Originally released in 1983 (Electric Eye) just as the "new Italian rock" movement was beginning to gain momentum, this compilation reflects the impact of a 'post-Joy Division' British new wave on the genre. Divided into two sections, the softer "blue section" and the more electric "red section", this compilation presents some of the most eclectic groups of the period (DIE FORM, RINF), as well as more sophisticated bands like FRIGIDAIRE TANGO and JEUNESSE D'IVOIRE. It also marked the baptism of two bands (LITFIBA and DIAFRAMMA) that would become synonymous with he future of Italian rock' for the next ten years. Reissue of the original vinyl.

Various - Circuit D'Actes 12'' EP compilation 13,99€ (Label: La Forme Lente) back in stock

Circuit D'Actes is a wonderfully diverse display of what is happening in minimal synth at the moment. The 12" contains artists from different countries, but the sound is steeped in the French aspect. Each track has an indefinable reassured anxiety to it. Layers of uncertainty and optimism clash and combine across the record. For anyone interested in this second coming of minimal synth and wave this is definitely worth a look.

Tracklist:
A1    Bonjour Tristesse  -      Partner In Crime   
A2    Automelodi  -      Employé Terne   
B1    Dolina  -      To Be Scared   
B2    Frank (just Frank)  -      The Closet Song 

Various - Circuit D'Actes Vol.2 12'' EP compilation 13,99€ (Label: La Forme Lente) back in stock

Amazing synth-wave french compilation, featuring :codes, Nihiltronix, Makina Girgir, Former Airline, Ssleeping desiresS

Various - Close Circuit Connection LP (Minimal Maximal)  19,99€

"Close Circuit Connection", the brand new electro/wave compilation LP on Minimal Maximal, compiled by Dirk Ivens and including rare and unreleased tracks from The Neon Judgement, Luc van Acker, à;GRUMH..., The Arch, Insekt, Liquid G., Parade Ground, The Klinik, A Split-Second, Vita Noctis and Suicide Commando.


Limited edition of 520 hand numbered copies.

Various - Cold Waves + Minimal Electronics Volume One 2LP 24,99€ (Label: Angular) SOLD OUT

Angular Records are proud to announce the forthcoming release of 'Cold Waves and Minimal Electronics Vol.1' - a new 17 track compilation put together by New York's Wierd Records founder Pieter Schoolwerth and Angular's Joe Daniel. Wierd Records founder Pieter Schoolwerth has been fostering an archive of cold wave and minimal wave for almost thirty years. His unrivalled collection gave birth to the “radically confusing and glamorously uncomfortable” club night and now this compilation. Pieter has been waiting almost three decades for the rest of the world to be turned on to what he views as “a true movement of humanistic resistance against the vacuous contemporary excesses of modern laptop pop”. Containing songs that have only been available up to now on ultra rare 7”s, lost radio sessions and cassette tapes , as well as never before seen photos and extensive sleeve notes about the genre.
‘Cold Waves and Minimal Electronics Vol.1’ is finally here to teach us all a thing or two about the history of electronic music the world over.

Full tracklist here.

Various - Discreet Campaigns 2xLP Splash Vinyl 24,99€ SOLD OUT


Originally releases in 1985 on Rorschach Testing, this compilation represents a true gem for every post-punk/new wave/synth collector. It features previously unreleased tracks including full-lenght versions never issued before on vinyl.

Pressed in a limited edition of 250 handnumbered copies, this release comes with a transparent silk-printed jacket and two amazing deluxe multi-colored vinyls with one insert sheet that works also as a front cover.

Includes rare tracks from Cocteau Twins, New Order, The Wake, Eyeless In Gaza, Chris & Cosey, Durutti Column, Resistance and many more.

We have available some of the first 120 copies, pressed on Pink/Grey vinyl, the others come on Red/Grey/White vinyl

Various - Doppelhertz Vol. 2 2xLP Gatefold + Black Bag 25,99€ (Hertz-Schrittmacher) SOLD OUT

Featuring exclusive tracks from: Newclear Waves, Daybed, Coma Noir, Microwelt, Cosmic Hula Radiators, Bloodygrave & Die Lust!, Risk Risk, Videododir and many more!!

Various - Echoes From Our Past LP + 7'' 19,99 € (Label: Anna Logue Records) SOLD OUT

This is the first compilation on Anna Logue Records bringing you electronic pop music from international artists dating back to 1979 to 1984 - as already mentioned somewhere else here - the anna/logue years! Most tracks are heard for the very first time. It was indeed a task compiling this one but it was so worth it! DADA DI MUSICA and The TWO are projects by Dutch artist Hero Wouters, JEFF WALTON was normally not into electronics but some day the American seemed to feel like recording this electropop hit. BOYS DU SEVERE was a Canadian project from around the mysterious MONTY CANTSIN/Neoism circles. INFORMATICS and their member VALEK from Australia need not much presentation, you all surely know their release ‘Accidents in Paradise’. BERND KUNZE from Germany was found by accident He’s a home recording artist much in the vein of IAN ELMS. THE HIGHER PRIMATES from the USA are also well-known by now. VEX from Canada comprising Alan Lord and Bernard Gagnon (CHAM PANG) present the earliest track on this compilation dating back to 1979, a truly pioneering work! INVISIBLE ZOO from the USA bring us a powerful electropop tune. SOLITAIRE from the USA was a one-man project with pioneering live-electronics. GILDED YOUTH from Australia are known now as well including a member from SECOND GLANCE and having been released on the Reminiscent compilation. PERFECT JEWISH COUPLE from the USA present a track from their recently self-released CD and The TWO close the album with a demo version of one their songs from their sought-after LP. Many thanks to all artists for their support and endless patience! These songs are the echoes of Your past.. Limited pressing of 500 copies. 

Various - Gathered LP Reissue 14,99 € (Label: Spittle) SOLD OUT

Originally released in 1982 (Electric Eye), this historic artifact represents the very FIRST compilation of a movement known as "new Italian rock". Reissue of the original vinyl. Groups include: VICTROLA, STATE OF ART, X RATED, NOT MOVING, BLAUE REITER, DEATH SS, DIRTY ACTIONS, B SIDES, STYLE SINDROME, WAX HEROES, EAZY CON and PANKOW. Original artwork. Collector's item.

Various - Goot From The Boot LP 14,99 € (Label: Gonna Puke/Spittle)

The long awaited official vinyl reissue of this seminal and groundbreaking 1984 compilation of Italian hardcore, punk and new wave. Originally the first release on the legendary Spittle records, a label that covered both the extreme HC/punk side and the art/wave side of the Italian underground music scene of the mid-eighties. Featuring lost gems from Italian bands like Cani, Putrid Fever, Juggernaut, Grey Shadow, NoiseNoiseNoise, Funny Fashion and Mind. An essential piece of Italian music history and a must for any Killed By Death fan. 

Various - Koude Golven: A Collection Of Belgian Cold Wave & Punk 1979-1984 LP + 2CD Digipak (Onderstroom) 24,99€ SOLD OUT

After a long exhausting work OnderStroom gives birth to Koude Golven: A Collection of Belgian Cold Wave & Punk. This compilation has it all. Belgian’s best cold wave cult group (De Brassers), Belgian’s biggest new wave export product (Siglo XX), The first cold wave band of Stijn Meuris, a veteran in the Belgian music industry (Gruppenbild), the first punk wave bands (Struggler, Suspects) and many more underground bands to (re-) discover. All bands on the comp are present with their first 7” or 12”. This unique document of time gives a view into one of the most intriguing eras of the Belgian music history. Bass Korg Guitar Vocals.

The Lp is limited to 500 copies & comes with a 2xCD where you’ll find 1 or 2 tracks more of each band.

Various - La Forme Lente 1 LP compilation 13,99€ (Label: La Forme Lente) back in stock

First release of a new French label that is as far as I can judge focussing on contemporary French cold wave sounds. This first LP is a compilation featuring ten bands which are mostly rather new/upcoming/obscure.


Tracklist:
A1    Press Gang Metropol  -      Ost   
A2    Neon Tie Club  -      Stray   
A3    Garçons Coiffeurs  -      Garçon Coiffeur   
A4    Dazed  -      She   
A5    ADN' Ckrystall  -      Choice Of Life   
B1    Pierre Normal  -      Je Mourrai   
B2    Coy   -      He Runs   
B3    Underbahns  -      In My Little Home Of Pain   
B4    Les Modules Etranges  -      End (Who Are You To Decide Whether I Should Live Or Die)   
B5    Le Voyage Dans La Lune  -      Comptine #1

LP in a limited edition of 500 copies

Various - Milano New Wave Redux LP 14,99€ (Label: Spittle) back in stock

Following an idea of Italian disco guru Fred Ventura to publish some recordings that have remained in the vaults for more than 25 years, and thanks to the skillful "mastering touch" of Giovanni Versari, we have finally realized what seemed like a dream: a representative and intense snapshot of the Milanese new wave scene of the early eighties, 12 tracks (vinyl redux issue: the CD version features 8 extra tracks) that recount the salient steps of the brief but intense career of four Milanese bands--- from the post-punk of Other Side, to the oblique funk of State Of Art, to the evident Kraftwerk influences of La Maison, to the electro pop-wave of Jeunesse d'Ivoire---four bands that illustrate the mood of an underground scene that burned out rapidly, mostly due to the indifference of the media and recording industry during those years. Limited edition.

Various - Orgelvärk 2xLP 32,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) 

Minimal Wave proudly presents a newly remastered vinyl edition of the cult Swedish cassette compilation Orgelvärk, subtitled “en stadig samling svensk synthmusik” – “a solid collection of Swedish synth music”. Orgelvärk is a compilation of Swedish synthpop, experimental and industrial music representative of the underground tape scene that thrived there in the 1980s. Many of the bands didn’t quite fit into one particular genre, and most remained unknown. They lived in small villages and were making what can be described as electronic folk music.
Orgelvärk was originally compiled and released on cassette in 1986 by Tor Sigvardson, also known for his own musi- cal project 18:e Oktober and cassette label Neuköln. The vinyl edition includes five previously unreleased tracks which were submitted to Tor for the original 1986 cassette release but due to space limitations, never made it on there. All the audio has been remastered from the original tapes especially for vinyl by Tor himself. Limited edition of 999 hand-num- bered copies, pressed on 160 gram vinyl and presented in a matte gatefold jacket with a letter from Tor accompanied by further information on the bands.

Various - Rückwärts im Uhrzeigersinn 2xLP 19,99 € (Label: Das Drehmoment) SOLD OUT

Cosmic disco, Electro and EBM compilation on Das Drehmoment. 2x12" vinyls.
Col. printed cover + added silkscreen.

Various - The Hidden Tapes LP compilation 22,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) 

A compilation of Minimal Wave from Around the World ‘79-‘85. The Hidden Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks from as far as Japan and the former Yugoslavia. Most of the bands on this compilation recorded on 4-track tape in their bedroom studios while two of them went further to collaborate by sending tapes through the mail. The sounds on this record range from raw proto-industrial to naive danceable Belgradian new wave, to filmic synthesizer music to more complex, vocal-driven melodic synthpop. The Hidden Tapes presents songs from Danton’s Voice, Oskarova Fobija, The Fast Set, Sympathy Nervous, Pas De Deux, Unovidual + Tara Cross, SS-Say, Robert Lawrence + Mark Phillips, Kym Amps and Reservé, all lovingly remastered. Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen. Limited edition of 999 numbered copies, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, and housed in heavy printed jacket accompanied by inner jacket with photos and info.

Various - The Found Tapes LP compilation 24,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

A compilation of North American Minimal Wave '81-'87. The Found Tapes is a follow up to The Lost Tapes compilation of €pean Minimal Wave '81-'86. It features previously released, rare tracks, as well as some unreleased tracks from Futurisk, Iron Curtain, Deo Toy, Experimental Products, Mark Lane, Ohama, Crash Course In Science, Dark Day, Craig Sibley, and Tara Cross. This release represents synth bands from the North American scene during that 80's period, some of them you may already know and if not will soon surely love.Limited to 500 numbered copies with insert, 180 gram vinyl.

Various - Shadows In The Dark 13,99 € (Label: Minimal Maximal) SOLD OUT

A 100% Belgian underground electro compilation album, selected by Dirk Evens (Absolute Body Control, Klinik, Dive, Sonar). Comes with leaflet that holds the biographies of the 10 groups featured on this compilation and advertises for the showcase and release party at Hof Ter Lo in Antwerp, Belgium on 6/10/07

Various - The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume One 2LP 19,99 € (Label: Stones Throw Records, Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

Minimal Wave: both a genre of underground DIY electronic music from North America and €pe in the late 1970s and 80s, and the name of the label devoted to unearthing these recordings. The Minimal Wave Tapes is the first official anthology (on CD, LP and digital) of Minimal Wave music from this label. Most of the songs were originally released on limited edition cassettes or vinyl by the artists themselves, and only a handful of people knew about them. They’ve been remastered from their analog source tapes and compiled here by Minimal Wave's Veronica Vasicka and Stones Throw's Peanut Butter Wolf.

The Minimal Wave musical genre was hallmarked by the use of the analog synths and drum machines manufactured in the 70s and 80s, and characterized by simple music structures made by musicians working in the early D.I.Y. asthetic: recording on tape in their home studios, creating their own album artwork, and often collaborating via postage mail. The fanzine CLEM (Contact List Of Electronic Musicians) was very influential in creating a worldwide community for this sort of music, before digital technology and the internet came into play.

Full tracklist here.

Various - Synthetic Memento 2LP coloured 17,99 € (Label: Radio Cosmos)

This is the third release on the fantastic french label Radio Cosmos. As usual with a marvellous painted cover of gil formosa and a damn good selection of finest disco, cosmic, synth-pop, new wave stuff!
Highly RECOMMENDED!!!


2x12"/LP special edition of 200 in dark and white marbled vinyl

Various - Belgian Wave & Pop Songs From The 1980's LP (Pop Wave) 14,99€ 

This vinyl only release is a collaboration between Rush Hour (Amsterdam) and Wally's Groove World.

These tracks are the first to be re-issued from a batch selected by long time collector and DJ Koen van Immerseel (Koenie!).
The idea is to highlight the exciting music of the region / era on a fairly priced and well pressed vinyl issue. Rush Hour assisted in assembling the final shortlist of songs and the overall production.

The release features artwork from burgreoning Amsterdam based artist, Roel De Boer.

Tracklisting:
1.Subject - I See You
2.Vitor Hublot - Aller simple
3.Vitor Hublot - Histoire de p'tite Annick
4.kaa antilope - Island Girl Games
5.kaa antilope - Rise Up Helicopter
6.Bene Gesserit - American Orphan Girl
7.Bene Gesserit - Kull Wahad
8.Pas de Deux - Cardiocleptomanie

Various - Underground Belgian Wave Volume 1 LP 17,99€ (Label: Walhalla Records) 2nd edition 

Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies with insert !! The main purpose of Walhalla Records is bringing back to life the famous cassette scene of the 80's by releasing records on high quality vinyl (180 gr), this is their first release.

The compilation feat. many great bands such as Asmodaeus, M. Bryo, Vita Noctis, Ratbau, Dantons Voice, Schicksal, Snippets and Emotional Violence.

Various - Underground Belgian Wave Volume 2 LP 24,99€ (Label: Walhalla Records) SOLD OUT

Limited edition of 520 hand-numbered copies with insert. The main purpose of Walhalla Records is bringing back to life the famous cassette scene of the 80's by releasing records on high quality vinyl. Underground Belgian Wave volume 2' is a compilation of Belgian wave only released on tape before.

It features Autumn, Tangible Joy, The Misz, Emotional Violence, Berntholer, Elisa Waut, Enzo Kreft and more. This is classic minimal synth, postpunk or coldwave from the golden age.

Various - The Temptation Tapes Volume I 17,99 € (Label: Hommage Records) SOLD OUT

Hommage Records proudly present this first LP of recordings by the Temptation Records artists - The French Connection, Clockwork Orange, Downers and Horsemen!
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Various - Wierd Compilation 3xLP+ 7''+32 pg Book 39,99€ (Wierd) SOLD OUT

An international collection of 39 trax by 30 bands producing contemporary music with analogue synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines. This release is made up of four vinyl
LPs packaged in a deluxe gatefold sleeve and accompanied by a 32 page 12" x 12" book containing lyrics, band bios, and over 300 photos, many taken from live performances at the weekly Wierd label party, which has been active in New York City since 2003. Also included in the booklet is a statement of purpose for this vast project entitled '2008 : The Analogue Synthesizer as a Folk Instrument of Humanist Resistance' that is as ambitious conceptually as it is musically.

Various - Wierd Compilation Vol.II 4xLP+ 32 pg Book 39,99€ (Wierd) SOLD OUT

An international collection of 39 trax by 30 bands producing contemporary music with analogue synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines. This release is made up of four vinyl
LPs packaged in a deluxe gatefold sleeve and accompanied by a 32 page 12" x 12" book containing lyrics, band bios, and over 300 photos, many taken from live performances at the weekly Wierd label party, which has been active in New York City since 2003. Also included in the booklet is a statement of purpose for this vast project entitled '2008 : The Analogue Synthesizer as a Folk Instrument of Humanist Resistance' that is as ambitious conceptually as it is musically.

Various - The Lost Tapes 24,99 € (Label: Minimal Wave) SOLD OUT

 A compilation of €pean Minimal Wave '81-'86 (with an emphasis on Belgium). The Lost Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks from Bene Gesserit, Absolute Body Control, Stratis (the first track the duo ever recorded!), Ensemble Pittoresque, ADN' la catastrophe (ADN' Ckrystall side project), Portion Control, Elisa Waut, Unovidual (with Tara Cross), Linear Movement (the Game!), Autumn (pre-Twilight Ritual), and The Neon Judgement. This release speaks for itself, take a listen here. Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen. Limited to 500 numbered copies with insert, 180 gram vinyl. Read the review here. Note: second edition.

Various - Various Distractions LP (Mauerstadtmusik) 15,99€ SOLD OUT

Featuring: Spotch Forcey, Plast, Voice Patrol, De Brassers, Menn, Rob Van Wijngaarden, Emmanuel Hubaut Concept With DDAA, Mutter, Beerdigung, Stigma, Baader Pop Gruppe.

A limited edition with card insert include tracklist and credits.

Vermillion Sands - Miss My Gun 12'' EP 12,99 € (Sacred Bones) SOLD OUT

The second installment in the Sacred Bones 12-inch EP series comes from Treviso, Italy’s Vermillion Sands who sound like they could be the house band at the dystopian oceanside resort that features prominently in the J.G. Ballard short story collection from which the group takes their name. The Vermillion Sands’ ramshackle female fronted country tinged garage rock gives off some serious Mekons-meets-Headcoatees vibes or a femme fronted counterpart to the records Dan Melchoir has been pumping out as of late. Reverbed whips and twangs and a little mouth harp underlie some serious hooks and melodies. Look out for the debut full length out soon of Fat Possum.

Violet Tremors - Time Is The Traitor LP 17,99€ (Label: VT Records)

Time Is The Traitor is Violet Tremors' (Los Angeles) stunning self-produced, self-released debut LP. It's not only an exciting new work within the modern minimal/neo-synth movement, it's also the deeply personal aesthetic manifesto of these two gifted women, opening up new sonic possibilities for a genre often too in love with a bygone pre-digital electronic musical era. Time Is The Traitor entices us to daydream about long lost loves and unrequited crushes, to create imaginary cinematic tableaux, and it even makes us want to dance. And when the album's over, we might just be able to face the anxiety and uncertainty of this contemporary world of ours.

Limited run (500) on clear purple vinyl. 

Vita Noctis – Against The Rule 2xLP, Gatefold (Dark Entries / Minimal Maximal) 21,99€

Dark Entries and Minimal Maximal have joined forces to re-issue the complete discography of Vita Noctis on a double vinyl LP. Previously these songs were restricted to limited self-released cassettes, compilation appearances and a sole 12″ Mini LP. Beware, this is abrasive, primal music made by irritated teenagers full of angst!
Each double LP comes in a deluxe gatefold jacket with cover art by original designer Stephan Barbery and never before seen band photos and lyrics for each song.

Vonbrigði - Ó, Reykjavík LP (Mauerstadtmusik)  14,99€ SOLD OUT

 Limited Edition vinyl with A-4 insert of one of the best post punk acts from Iceland!

The Vyllies – The Vyllies 12'' EP (Geheimnis Records) 21,99€ SOLD OUT

Remastered at "Zoom Recordings" studio, November 2010. Limited edition of 300 copies. Comes with a record-size insert with additional credits and rare photos of the band. Black inner sleeve.

Zola Jesus - Conatus LP 14,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records)

In the last three years, Nika Roza Danilova has gone from being an outsider, experimental, teenage noise-maker to a fully-fledged, internationally-celebrated, electronic-pop musician. Conatus is a huge leap forward in production, instrumentation and song structure. The definition of the title says it all: the will to keep on, to move forward. From thumping ballads to electronic glitch, no sound goes unexplored on her new record. It is an icy exploration in refined chaos and controlled madness, an effort to break through capability and access a sonic world that crumbles as it shines.

We offer you the Sacred Bones U.S. edition, LP clear vinyl, including digital download

Zola Jesus - The Spoils LP 14,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

Sacred Bones is proud to present The Spoils from Zola Jesus. Hailing from the unsuspecting locale of Madison, WI, Zola Jesus—the alter ego of Nika Roza Danilova—occupy a sphere of sparse industrial rhythms, no-fi drones, and ethereal femme vocals. Those who have seen her handful of live shows, heard her WFMU set, or caught any of the acclaimed, sought after, and now mostly out of print releases on Die Stasi or Troubleman Unlimited already know. For those uninitiated The Spoils may be the most fully realized representation of her sound. Zola Jesus have two previous releases on Sared Bones, the Souer Sewer single and a limited CD of a live performance from WNYU. The CD contains the entire “Soeur Sewer” 7" as well as the three songs from the Die Stasi single.

Zola Jesus - Stridulum 12'' EP 13,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

Since her debut LP for Sacred Bones last summer, Zola Jesus’s profile has grown exponentially. Her video for “Clay Bodies” debuted on The Fader and her likeness was plastered all over the Internet. The Spoils made dozens of year-end lists including The Wire, Pitchfork, The Fader, and Dusted, and fans and critics alike now seem rabid for new material. So without further ado, we present Stridulum, the new, far less lo-fi 6-song EP from Nika Roza Danilova. Recording her vocals for the first time with professional instruments, Nika’s voice is brought to the powerful forefront of the mix unleashing the full range of emotions that had previously only been hinted at in her previous work. It’s a siren song for the apocalypse, which manages to come across immensely nurturing at the same time.

Zola Jesus - Valusia 12'' EP 13,99€ (Label: Sacred Bones Records) SOLD OUT

Saying the last six months have been a whirlwind for Sacred Bones’ youngest roster artist would certainly be a bit of an understatement. In addition to turning 21 successfully, by the time you read this, she will have also graduated college with a double major, and left her home of Wisconsin for the significantly less flat pavement of Los Angeles. But beyond the collegiate and personal milestones, Zola Jesus has attained some crucial career milestones since her last EP as well. She will be heading out on her first proper tours this fall, (three of them back-to-back, actually) supporting Fever Ray and Xiu Xiu abroad and The xx stateside. Don’t worry, there will be plenty of headline shows sprinkled throughout as well, and yes, most of the shows will be with her full backing band.

She has also worked with a producer (Chris Coady) for the first time, the fruits of which labor appear here on the first track, “Poor Animal,”featuring Cult of Youth member Christiana Key on violin. Gone are the morose, gothic low-fi vibes, and in their place is an airy, almost dance track that still sounds as true to form as other endeavor Danilova has ever undertaken. An old hit and recent show-stopper live track, “Sea Talk” has been re-recorded as well, and this new, well mic’d version is breathtakingly good. There will be a video coming for that soon too directed by Jacqueline Castel. Closer “Lightsick” is a straight piano ballad—not synth, real piano. And for her darker fans, “Tower” still has that Mad-Max apocalyptic creep we know and love. Additionally, the artwork for this record presents a softer, blonder ZJ as photographed by her mother in the woods near their home. Less chocolate tasting and lovely in a whole new way.

Wermut – Ether 2xLP (Reue um Reue) 22,99 € SOLD OUT

After four years of intense cosmic labour, here comes full-length number five from the prog-electro duo, now turned trio with multi-instrumentalist NIEDOWIERZANIE joining forces, and assisted by guest drummer FALKO GRAU. The four long trance inducing Berlin-school influenced psychedelic pieces will take you on an 85 minutes long journey to the fountain of life. This new opus is without a doubt the band’s most traditionalist work to date, reflecting on the quintessence, the doctrine of the five elements, the cycles, the holy mountain, the world tree and what has been the bands most recurring symbolic interest: the heart of the world. Some “Tomhetian” melodies here, a hint of Southern Rock à la EARTH and Post-Rock à la GYBE there, a soupcon of 80s minimal wave romanticism and a bit of Cascadian feeling combined with loads of pulsating analogue sequencing in the style of ASH RA TEMPEL, TANGERINE DREAM and TIM BLAKE, “Ether” is the logical continuation of works like “Anna” and “Les Nuits Dalmates”, moving further away from the new wave of the 80s and investigating the more obscure psychedelics of the 70s… Enter the realm of metaphysical Post-Kraut-Rock!

DLP - black vinyl - in gatefold sleeve - lim. edition of 310 hand-numbered copies

Zwischenfall - Heute 12'' EP 17,99€ (Label: Dark Entries) SOLD OUT

Zwischenfall formed in 1982 with Michael Sass (synths), Martin Urban (bass/vocals) and Stephan Kraemer (guitar/drums)--all of German descent. They were united by musical sensibilities that combined electronic and traditional instruments developing the basis for their 1982 demo recordings. By chance Patrick Codenys of the Belgian electro pioneers Front 242 heard two songs and decided to record a 4-song EP for the electro band's newly formed label MASK. The 'Heute' EP was released in 1983 after a week of recording in Front's private studio under the direction of sound-whiz Daniel B. Bearing in mind MIDI had not been invented at the time, the recording involved some extensive sound sculpting including the use of individual synths (PPG Wave, Syrinx, Roland System 100, etc.) for separate drum sounds. To create an organic feel to the combination of acoustic and electric guitar, a trumpet and a bass were incorporated into the electronic arrangements.
Sonically way ahead of their time, Zwischenfall have a distinct sound with hard rhythms and melancholic melodies that blend minimal yet catchy electronics to create a very danceable production. Remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios, the EP features two bonus tracks from the Heute sessions never before released on vinyl: the uptempo "Tausend Jahre" and "Katastrophe" the demo version of Flucht. The Dark Entries’ release of 'Heute' will include an original press kit with lyrics and band photos and is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies.

YOU. - Demonstration 12" 13,99 € (Label: Blind Prophet)

Twisted and creepy beat driven minimal synth electro. YOU. are a Brooklyn (via Detroit) duo whose debut 12" ep sometimes brings to mind the stranger side of early Belgian electronic music (think Bene Gesserit) or Detroit techo heroes Drexciya but with an attitude that's totally punk! You'd be a fool to miss this one...

Limited to 500 handnumbered copies.

Xeno & Oaklander - Sentinelle LP 14,99 € (Label: Wierd Records) 

The long-awaited full-length debut album from Xeno & Oaklander is now available! Functioning as the absolute core of the electronic wing of the Wierd world since their beginnings in 2004, Miss Liz Wendelbo and Sean McBride here present a carefully composed, restrained and complex form of moody electronic pop music that is simultaneously romantically melancholic and affirmatively aggressive.

Recorded entirely live in the studio with exclusively analogue instruments, Sentinelle situates itself as a series of highly crafted cinematic vignettes which takes as its vantage point a fictitious era in a long-passed distant age: a time of wandering desert travelers, forgotten underwater cities, and exquisitely sculptural objects; of arid land, sea-farers and ferrymen, blinding light and lonely rooms, precious metals and poisonous corrosion. Themes of paranoia and disaffection associated with the transformation felt during the industrial revolution(a stand-in for our contemporary digital malaise), as well as odes to the many gifts of its legacy - motion pictures, cameras, synthesizers, and voltage control, are traversed throughout the epic journey of this minimal electronic masterpiece, allowing the listener to gaze out of the frozen cold window onto the many radical paradigm shifts of the twentieth century, and is a true sonic portrait of this eminently fragile era in transition.

Xeno & Oaklander -  Sets & Lights LP 14,99 € (Label: Wierd Records)

A portrait emerges in the video for the lead single from Xeno & Oaklander's Sets & Lights: one of two separate yet unmistakably intertwined individuals. Liz Wendelbo gracefully ascends and descends a menacing staircase while Sean McBride stands patiently in the ambiguous, blurred distance. The time is warped, the architecture is unfriendly, and the relationship between both people and their physical environment is made anxiously questionable. And yet, dominating the proceedings is an air of exoticism and pervasive sensuality in the face of what feels like an impending violent event. The collision of these tensions, atmospheres, and personas is soundtracked on this latest offering from Wierd Records.

Xeno & Oaklander create a universe where technology is beautifully timeless, where electricity pulses with vigor and effortless finesse. The standard meaning of "ghosts of technology," with its equally standard images of looming architecture and lifeless shells of machines, is rendered obsolete. Nimble electronic melodies sing, stretch and glow like elegant apparitions. Grandiosity and restraint live harmoniously side-by-side, just as the dual vocals of McBride and Wendelbo weave in and out of one another, sometimes an isolated croon and sometimes a layered texture. From the title track, with its thumping robotic heartbeat to the orchestral (yet still danceable), transportive instrumental "Italy," Sets & Lights is a record that invites the listener to become fully immersed. Tracks like "Blue" and "The Staircase" are punchy sing-a-long industrial pop songs while "Desert Rose" uses lush synthesizer textures to rival the most forlorn folk balladeer.

The interplay between McBride and Wendelbo yields very little that is conventional, but quite a lot that's alluring. Theirs is an enigmatic combination of various sensibilities that nevertheless produces a singularly focused vision. McBride sings, "the theater, the stage, the sets the lights, masking some grand delight." This is a record that makes the most of the power of electronic instruments to set a scene, to evoke intrigue, and to invite the mind to wander into those shadowy places where grand delights hide.

Xeno & Oaklander - Vigils LP (Wierd Records) 14,99€ (Label: Wierd Records)


Wierd Records is proud to announce the release of a vinyl edition of Xeno & Oaklander's Vigils EP, originally self-released by the band as a limited edition CDR in 2006, here remastered with a previously unavailable bonus track. Merging the cold, cinematic aesthetics of artist Liz Wendelbo with the architectural exactitude of Sean McBride (a.k.a. Martial Canterel), Xeno & Oaklander have been the sharpest spearheads of twenty-first-century minimal synth since their formation in 2004. Using analogue synthesizers and instruments exclusively, the duo record all of their songs live in the studio, a challenge to the common practice of cut and paste recording where immediacy is often sacrificed in favor of a far-removed drag and drop electronic pop.

Recorded in one continuous take on October 1st, 2006, and played to loving death by all of the DJs at the weekly Wierd party for the past four years, Vigils has long been a cornerstone and inspiration to a new young generation of electronic bands in the Brooklyn synth scene and beyond. Uptempo, echo-laden synthesizers and drum machines provide a spacious backdrop for Miss Liz's ephemeral vocal presence. Their melodic, mournful oeuvre is an invocation of a lost future that was abandoned years ago in favor of something less human. These 8 tracks are both fragile and psychedelic, suggesting an electronic equivalent of the British shoegaze bands while maintaining the wildly aggressive stripped-down, raw and unmediated spirit of punk and the seminal industrial noise groups that informed the ideals of the original wave of €pean minimal electronic bands.

Xex - Group: Xex LP (Dark Entries) 17,99€

Released in 1980 to little fanfare, Xex’s sole album, Group: Xex, has become something of a Holy Grail item for collectors of US minimal synth since its (re)discovery in the late ’90s. Destined to reach higher and higher prices on the collector’s market, Dark Entries Records has remedied the situation by rescuing and re-mastering this lost gem for synth lovers everywhere. Comprised of five friends from Rutgers College, these New Jersey weirdoes constructed ultra-minimal pop songs with nothing but electronic instruments and a cynical sense of Cold War-era humor (on “SNGA” for example: “Soviet nerve gas is fun/ If your pleasure is killing everyone”). Obvious nods to Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! abound throughout Group: Xex, as the band takes the general feel of Devo tracks like “Jocko Homo” or “Shrivel Up” and strips the sound down even further to its most basic elements. Yet, Xex are hardly some cheap Devo rip-off; there are few records of the era that sound quite so charmingly strange and perfectly art-damaged (though Der Plan and the Residents’ early discography certainly comes to mind — this album at hand even features some cool moments of tape loop noise and odd sound manipulations that will certainly please fans of both bands).
Group: Xex ultimately plays out like some strange cry from the distant past, or alternately, a document sent back to us from some very bizarre future. Alternating male and female vocals chant some of the most strangely humorous lyrics over the 12 tracks, as synthesizers buzz and twinkle over metronomic drumbeats. This is some of the most minimal of all minimal synth records (there’s no dancefloor fillers here), yet fans of bands like Crash Course in Science, Ceramic Hello, Experimental Products’ Prototype, or even Devo enthusiasts wondering what all this minimal synth hubbub is about will find a lot to love here. I also have to take this moment to congratulate Dark Entries on another really beautiful reissue. The design is a fantastic reproduction of the original LP, and the album comes with an awesome ‘zine packed full of photos and information about Xex. A really stellar reissue! 

Xoris Perideraio - Horos Gia Mousiki LP 14,99 € (Label: Eirkti) SOLD OUT

Eirkti repress a classical Greek synth wave album: formed in Athens in late 1983, Xoris Perideraio were one of the most interesting Minimal Synth act in whole €pe.  Members were Nick Aggelis (keybords and vocals), Kostas Kollias (keybords) and Pantelis Petronikolas (guitar). In 1983 released the 7" from "Art Nouveau" and in 1985 the lp (translated in English) "Dance For Music", here repressed. In this record participated John Drenogiannis (ex member of Cpt Nefos), George Drakopoulos (keybords) and Stefanos Laretzakis (drums). After the release of the record the band split. 

12” Black vinyl - 380gr white & black colored sleeve - Includes a 4-page info sheet & postcard

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