Vinyl-on-demand – VOD CD3
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Experimental Products - (2010) Tracks to Glow in the Dark 2xLP
Vinyl-on-demand – VOD 77
"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
Lp1 A: Glowing in the Dark EP 8:40 (from 12" Glowing in the Dark, Short
Circuit Records
SCR-002, 1984) Love Changes 5:30 (from 12" Glowing in
the Dark, Short Circuit Records
SCR-002, 1984) Mannequin 5:30 (from 12"
Glowing in the Dark, Short Circuit Records
SCR-002, 1984) Aviation
5:29 (recorded 1985) Burning Flame on Ice 6:03 (recorded 1985)
Lp 1B: Different Ones 5:06 (Practice Version, 1986) S.O.S. 5:18 (Practice Version)
No Answers 4:23 (Practice Version) Experiment! 6:11 (from Experiment!
12", Connection Records R8787, 1987) Who is Kip Jones 6:17 (from
Experiment! 12", Connection Records R8787, 1987) Work that Beat 3:07
(from V/A Terminal No.18 Flexi Disc, 1984)
Lp 2A: New Project 3:47 (Reversed Version) S.O.S. 5:30 (1985) Experiment
6:14 (Demo Version) My Own Way 5:26 Strawberry March 5:45
Lp 2B: LIVE Studio 1985 WXPN 1/12/85 Anaesthetic 5:38 Mannequin 6:30 Plattform 7:28 Glowing in the Dark 7:35 Modern Living 5:00"
Fockewulf 190 - (2011) Microcosmos 82-86 2xLP & 7''
Vinyl-on-demand – VOD 89
"Suberb Synth- and Wave-tunes of Fockewulf 190 incl. the two
Italo-Disco-Classic 12“ Body Heat and Gitano plus more demos and so far
unreleased treasures like Orient „Express“ collected from the archive of
Victor Life
Victor once stated: The Fockewulf 190 project was created as a shape
equal to a substance, experimental analog 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, an profound research into ourselves. This personal and
futuristic mysticism originated the dark side of italo disco .
The publishing ,25 years later, of what should have been our first album
in 1986, "Microcosmos", shines a light on the sonic creativity of the
Fw 190, also because it's a record composed only by simple original
demos; something pure and synthetic, uncontaminated by commercial
compromises."
Hard Corps - (2012) Clean Tables Have To Be Burnt LP
Minimal Wave – MW035
"Minimal Wave is proud to present our 35th release, a full length LP
release entitled “Clean Tables Have To Be Burnt” by UK legends Hard
Corps, a band we’ve been long time admirers of. Aside from their
releases on Survival and Polydor, Hard Corps gained some notoriety for
their unique and uncompromising live shows throughout the 1980s. It was
the juxtaposition between their hard edged industrial sound and the
fragile and enigmatic vocals of French frontwoman Regine Fetet that
created an unusual dichotomy, lending to their strength of character as a
band and thus allowing them to stand out from the rest.
A 12” white label, released by Survival Records, containing the
hammering rhythmic attack of Dirty and the softer, melodic, pulse of
Respirer (To Breathe) was circulated around London’s dance floors. In no
time a wave of attention hit them and throughout 1984 and into 1985
they dominated the independent pop charts.
John Peel championed them on his infamous late night Radio One show and
they headlined at his ICA Rock Week in the Mall, London. By 1985 Hard
Corps had signed with major label giants Polydor. This enabled the band
to work with a couple of their favoured and respected producers, Martin
Rushent (known mostly for his exceptional work with the Human League)
and Depeche Mode producer and Mute Records supremo, Daniel Miller. These
sessions provided the public with just one single due to the labels
non-promotion, Je Suis Passée, a sweeping arrangement of breathtaking
beauty, combining pumping sequences and sheer power of emotion of
Regine’s voice.
The band went on a major tour with The Cure in 1985 and Depeche Mode in 1988, before finally disintegrating.
Now for the first time ever, rare unreleased versions of Hard Corps
tracks from the 1980s have been remastered and are being made available.
“Clean Tables Have To Be Burnt” is a 180 gram vinyl pressing limited to
999 copies with double sided inner sleeve featuring a beautiful group
shot and all of Regine’s lyrics"
Greg Horn - (2016) Pointless LP
Vinyl-on-demand – VOD146
One of the highlights of V-o-D’s ‘80s Minimal.Synth.Wave Vol. IV
American Edition boxset, Greg Horn’s Pointless is one of those gems that
may have remained down the back of the sofa were it not for Frank
Maier’s dedication.
Greg Horn is probably best known to wave collectors for his cranky,
cultish ace Das Funk Ist Verboten, but, Pointless, which was self-issued
on tape in 1985, reveals his more popwise strengths, albeit pop with a
strong side order of expressive oddness.
In twenty succinct parts, Horn makes sparing use of a his freaky vocals,
coupled with samples and an instrumental palette ranging from punkish
guitars to his more preferable synths and drum machines, twisted into
woozy, downtempo boogies and wistful lonerisms interspersed with druggy
tape FX. Ultimately yielding what sounds like the work of at least 4
different folk, but is actually testament to his unique diversity.
Greg Horn - (1983) Das Funk Ist Verboten CS
Self-released – none
Greg Horn has started out in the late 70's as member of the Punk/New
Wave-Band 'Dow Jones and the Industrials'. In the early 80's he meet
Galen Herod and they started the Minimal/Synth/Wave-project the Tone
Set. After the release by Tone Set of 'Carl's Ranch' and 'Calibrate'
Greg released the MSW-Milestone "Das Funk Ist Verboten" in 1983. This
release is in the Top-10 collectables for Tape-Collectors paying several
hundred USD for the original. Its dominated by wonderful poppy
Electro/Synth-Tunes combined with New Wave-like dancefloor-hits. A
Must-Have for every serious collector of the genre.
100 Percent - (2016) You Are 100% 12''
Moontown Records – MWN050
Since the release of their self-titled and sold out cassette on Moontown
Records just over a year ago, 100% have hooked their new wave of synth
heavy groove firmly into Australia’s east coast. Hailing from Brisbane,
Chloe, Grace and Lena are completely self styled and continuously
working, with influences ranging from 80’s pop, 90’s House, Italo Disco,
Darkwave and EBM. A unique sound created through eclectic creative
backgrounds ranging from music, fashion, art and DIY distro. Imagine
East Walls ‘Silence’ meeting Tina Turner along a washed out Brisbane
beach on a blistering hot day for cocktails.
'You Are 100%' shows the bands progression into a more established and
mature sound. Lena’s voice resonates deeply throughout the record
between punchy live bass lines, locked in dance inducing beats and
euphoric synth lines. 'You Are 100%' is an expression of the acceptance
of a femme fatale. Espousing lessons of fragility and strength, it
forewarns one to take things as they are and as they come. The words
have taken from solo trips to the cinema, words of wisdom forgotten over
time, and a cynical reach to the empowering texts of soul and house
music. These songs speak to emotional labour and collective support. You
Are 100% is repetitive hard work that grows and lets go of what weighs
you down, it is total leisure the way 100% make it.
John Dwyer - (2021) Witch Egg LP
Rock Is Hell Records – RIP96
Transmission incoming...alien sound waves have been bouncing off the side of our ship. We’ve managed to capture some of them on plastic. They seem to appear suddenly out of the vacuum. Projected by planets. Beamed through stars. Reflected off debris. Hanging in space like dust motes. “Witch Egg is an improvised set of songs by John Dwyer, Nick Murray, Brad Caulkins, Greg Coates and Tom Dolas. Another fired expedition out in the wilds. Recorded and mixed at Stu-Stu-Studio by John Dwyer. This one is a burner designed optimally for your eco-pod sound system. When you’ve left the world behind, you will need a soundtack while you lay in dream stasis.
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
VA - (2011) Utmarken 3xCS
Utmarken – 044
A1 –Ättestupa Orostider
A2 –Ättestupa Greppet Hårdnar
B1 –Arv & Miljö Hur Allting Sjönk I
B2 –Arv & Miljö Hur Allting Sjönk II
C –Lust For Youth Black Death
D –Blodvite En Foglig Slav
E –Skuggor Luften Blev Döv
F –Sewer Election Lamslagen
VA - (2012) Sverige LP
Release The Bats Records – RTB#70
Track Listing
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1. We Have Borne Swords. We Know, Do We Not? (Arkhe) (4:06)
2. Forradarens Triumf (Feberdrom) (5:30)
3. I Cut My Eyes Out (Hander Som Vardar) (4:49)
4. Hur Allting Sjonk III (Arv & Miljo) (5:06)
5. Werken der Hand (Amph) (5:07)
6. Radiumhemmet (Landvarelser) (5:03)
7. Okular Fordunkling (Implicit Ruin) (4:41)
8. I Ett Andlost Hav (Blodvite) (4:54)
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1. We Have Borne Swords. We Know, Do We Not? (Arkhe) (4:06)
2. Forradarens Triumf (Feberdrom) (5:30)
3. I Cut My Eyes Out (Hander Som Vardar) (4:49)
4. Hur Allting Sjonk III (Arv & Miljo) (5:06)
5. Werken der Hand (Amph) (5:07)
6. Radiumhemmet (Landvarelser) (5:03)
7. Okular Fordunkling (Implicit Ruin) (4:41)
8. I Ett Andlost Hav (Blodvite) (4:54)
VA - (2013) Eros 4xCS
A Dear Girl Called Wendy – WE25
Tracklist:
A –Tongue Knax Tacks On Bare Breath
B –Mordant Karma Philtre
C1 –Arv & Miljö Bellevue I
C2 –Arv & Miljö Bellevue II
C3 –Arv & Miljö Bellevue III
D –Blodvite Theatron
E –Endless Sea Carrying A Spoon
F –Elisha Morningstar Stand To Exist And Remain
G –Skingraft There Is No Chance In Hell
H –Developer Untitled
VA - (2014) Slutstationen CS
Styggelse – 060
In Swedish “slutstation” means final station.
Tracklist:
A1 –Vit Fana Antoniuseld 5:42
A2 –Puce Mary The Course 7:46
A3 –Brighter Death Now Enough 3:23
A4 –Alfarmania Nåldyna 4:49
A5 –Shift (12) Wipe Them Out 7:35
A6 –Händer Som Vårdar Jag Blev Stolt 6:13
A7 –Theta (5) Scopaesthesia 5:38
A8 –Arv & Miljö Johnny 5:10
B1 –Ochu Sopa 4:04
B2 –Negative Climax Kaa Anta Ilahama 5:13
B3 –Treriksröset Tillägnad Gubb (Vila I Frid) 9:39
B4 –Maniac Cop Fires Blanks 4:52
B5 –Teufelsdröckh Namnlös Och Odödlig 4:49
B6 –Vårtgård Slåss 3:48
B7 –Arkhe (3) Vrakloge 8:30
B8 –A Feast For Vultures The Prodigal Returns 5:22
VA - (2014) The Palermo Protocol 3xCS
Posh Isolation – 138
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1. Fifth Trumpet (Puce Mary) (4:55)
2. Amber (Border Force) (3:24)
3. Margarita Nikolayevna (F.E. Denning) (6:14)
4. 2415 Dagar (Arv & Miljo) (5:10)
5. We Wont Always Be 21 (Hander Som Vardar) (5:15)
6. Monaco (Rosen & Spyddet) (3:34)
7. The Seared Grasses (Vanity Productions) (5:20)
8. Afstand (Sansernes Rus) (4:58)
9. Koldblodig Og Miserabel (Sansernes Rus) (3:51)
10. Constance (Vit Fana) (5:55)
11. Popular Culture & Religion 1. Sagat Blows His Horn Twice (Chrome Burden) (2:20)
12. Searchers (Rose Alliance) (6:18)
13. Rust Patch (Marcell) (4:53)
14. Always The Same (Klaus Hansen) (2:51)
15. Sammenknebne Muskler (Hvide Naetter) (6:29)
16. Illuminated Eyes (Blodvite) (5:17)
17. Hungry For Love (Marching Church) (3:13)
18. Nahid Border (Croatian Amor & Angeles) (5:45)
VA - (2018) Bränn Ner Hela Skiten LP
Förlag För Fri Musik – 009
dynamitehemorrhage:
Effectively a collection of sound snippets: some noisy, some ethereal and folkish, some of a masterbatory clown with a horn honking away solo in a bedroom. No matter how “fractured” and “lo-fi” the recording, there’s really no effective way to piece together barrel scrapings this mindless and somehow posit that it’s a document of a scene that’s worthy of documentation. Divorced from the broader context of their own (excellent) recent LP, even the Enhet För Fri Musik tracks land with all the authority of a missed left hook. The proverbial silver lining is that there will probably be someone on Discogs willing to over pay for it. (editor’s note: there was!)
Tracklist:
A1 –Schakalens Bror Bring Back The Babbitt Machine
A2 –Blod Only Friend
A3 –Pig Mist Of Confusion
A4 –Enhet För Fri Musik Alltid Hemåt
A5 –Unknown Artist Solokvist I
A6 –Arv & Miljö Leva För Sent
A7 –David Eng Fasor
A8 –Unknown Artist Solokvist II
A9 –Leda Hög Puls, På Väg
A10 –Pig Rainbow Eyelids
A11 –Pig Ingen Verklighet
B1 –Vattenskalle Bug Bite (Short Mix)
B2 –Unknown Artist Solokvist III
B3 –Enhet För Fri Musik Vi Tänker På Dig
B4 –Källarbarnen Barndom
B5 –Blod Nordens Ark
B6 –VMS Elit Eksjö
B7 –Pig Falling Apart
B8 –Blodvite Mot Strömmen
VA - (1982) Antarctica: New Music from Antarctica - Volume I LP
Antarctica Records – ACR-6201
"Antarctica is a new concern created by Kit Fitzgerald, John Sanborn and
Peter Gordon dedicated to the proposition that video and music are
created equal."
Tracklist
1. Love Of Life Orchestra – Siberia (3:23)
2. Jill Kroesen – I'm Sorry I'm Such A Weenie (2:48)
3. "Blue" Gene Tyranny – The World's Greatest Piano Player (10:39)
4. Ned Sublette – I Ain't Afraid Of Girls (2:26)
5. Rhys Chatham – Drastic Classicism For Electric Instruments (4:06)
6. David Van Tieghem – And Now This (5:03)
7. Jill Kroesen – You've Really Got A Hold On Me (5:13)
8. Peter Gordon – Waiting For The Dawn (7:19)
VA - (2011) Sonig Boxset Thing 2xCD
Deutscher Musikrat – sonig 83
For the last 14 years the label Sonig, located down a quiet
neighbourhood street in the back office of the a-Musik record store in
K?ln, has stood for uncompromising artistic freedom, absurd humour,
hallowed seriousness and irreplaceable individuality. The Sonig
aesthetic has come to be an institution, a synonym for nonconformist
stoicism in the pop business. Founded by pop-experimentalist Frank
Dommert and Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner of Mouse on Mars, the label
soon became the home to internationally revered artists such as
Workshop, Microstoria, Mouse on Mars, F.X.Randomiz, Kevin Blechdom, Usk?
Orchestra, Schlammpeitziger, Vert and Candie Hank - all of which are
featured prominently on the two-disc compilation, lovingly and
painstakingly curated by label head Frank Dommert.
In 2012 Sonig will celebrate its 15th birthday and this box sets
the party mood. Besides the music, which hasn't grown old a bit, what
really makes this compilation special is its picture-book DVD.
Sandwiched nicely in between the two slices of sonig music, the disc
contains 31 video artifacts unearthed and collected over the course of
the label's history. They are a veritable treasure trove of esoteric
high-tech clips, elaborate animations and abstract experimental films.
Morbid holiday footage from the 60s, art clips by Mouse On Mars,
classics by Schlammpeitziger, and trashy no-budget crime stories by
Candie Hank all stand side-by-side like a vaudeville freak show.
VA - (2017) Dossier Bordeaux
Nostalgie De La Boue – ndlb#104
Tracklist
1. Jorje 18 – Infini (03:04)
2. MuИ – Minute (01:34)
3. MuИ – Seconde (02:24)
4. Memory Scale – Back From the Lake (04:32)
5. Cold Colors – The Losing Game (05:00)
6. Tympan – Ağıt (09:10)
7. Julia Hanadi al Abed – Kuu-Lune de Jupiter (05:41)
8. panoptique – Swamp State (06:13)
9. Hokhmat – Toransumisshon (10:00)
10. Moxx – Aavin (04:06)
11. Roxane de Wallen – Plus Jamais Seul.E (05:31)
12. RG Rough – X-Ü & ¤ Μµ (05:28)
13. Lacustre – Communion (15:27)
14. Antoine Hubineau – Proche Décor (04:34)
15. douzirec – Jap K 2 (G mix) (06:05)
16. Monsieur Crane – Combien Sommes Nous (03:58)
17. Romain Carde – Silent Anger (06:16)
18. Bette & Davis – En El Bosque (Entre Dos Flores) (05:58)
19. Microfilmures – Broquilles (03:20)
20. Audrey Poujoula – Aorte (04:53)
21. United Assholes – Voilà Le Chemin (00:51)
22. Philippe Leguérinel – Eau-Forte (24:07)
23. .- (eaux saines) – Stray (05:25)
24. Birtawil – Ungha (12:13)
25. Quenotte – Ondine Chafouine (05:34)
26. Black Bug – Genom Natten (04:29)
27. The Je Ne Sais Quoi – Élévation (02:47)
28. NLSL – Vocomachine (06:32)
29. Aumugu – Eph.6 - Whisper in the Waters. Liquid Secret (03:07)
30. DR-42 – Triptik (16:22)
31. Pakun Jaran – Hello (feat. Daisy Mortem) (06:29)
32. OVK – Grandivs Contractio Universvm (feat. Serena Toxicat) (09:53)
33. Radiante Pourpre – IV (05:48)
34. Kraums Notho – Douce Journée Sous Tondeuse À Gazon (11:38)
35. Plimplim – 070817 (05:28)
36. H ø R D – Dead Inside (04:43)
37. Cristof Salzac – Mara Jade (Ascoa mix) (08:49)
38. Jean-Marie Colin – Projet Edp (remix) (19:32)
39. L'Armée Des Morts – Le Trône (03:54)
40. MSTRV1 – Arpi 2 (04:36)
41. Venus Berry – Capsule (10:16)
42. Papa Boyer – Par Quel Animal - (01:38)
43. L.S.D. – Living in Litter (03:56)
44. Quassine – Springfox (08:41)
45. ..,;-) – Sol Sec (03:40)
46. Jean-Luc Elie – Celtic Mood (05:19)
47. Damien Delpech – System 100 (02:30)
48. Echowired – E B C (10:19)
49. That Summer – Desire (06:28)
50. United Assholes – Shutter (01:31)
51. Dalla$ – La Cage (03:42)
52. Faction 57 – Enregistrement N° 34 (03:05)
53. Alice Keller – 8,611 Years of Lights (06:38)
54. Alkatrâaz – Papanohell (01:52)
55. Odalisque – Mirage (15:10)
56. Zumaia – Axis (01:21)
57. Tallìnn – Jäine (05:57)
58. Fléau – Goule (03:15)
59. Memory Scale – Moving Circles (02:47)
60. Nexus Sun – Larsen (06:29)
61. Monsieur Crane – La Horde (01:56)
62. Yab – Ssilc #15 (02:41)
63. Müca Özer – Hey! (03:18)
64. Manaya Project & Jowen & Nima – Sour Sunset (05:52)
65. Nicolas Merle – Ascension (14:55)
66. Julie Mansion-Vaquié – Les Larmes Ne Font Pas Fondre Les Glaciers (04:08)
67. Zeskiouss – Konstantinoupolis (06:21)
68. MuИ – Narcose (04:45)
69. Volcan – Altar of Blindness (06:37)
70. Violent Quand On Aime – Le Roi Second (01:59)
71. Martial Bécheau – Je T'Aime (31:23)
72. Nicolas Marty – 救世主 (Kyûseishu) (00:12)
73. Néoboris – La Dignité Des Étoiles (02:14)
VA - (2019) Astral Ascending: Celebrating 5 Years Of Astral Spirits Records
Astral Spirits – none
ASTRAL ASCENDING is our 5 year anniversary compilation filled to the max
with 3+ hours of incredible music culled from our back catalog as well
as 16 EXCLUSIVE TRACKS material from Astral Spirits related artists.
This compilation is also a sort of fundraiser. Rather than do the
gofundme's or other things we decided to offer you an incredible amount
of music for one low price in hopes of spreading the word about the
label and to raise some funds for some really incredible stuff happening
next year and beyond.
We're only asking $10 (feel free to donate more if you'd like or not)
for this compilation. AND for every $10 (if you pay $20 for the comp you
get 2 entries, etc) you get one entry into a drawing for a SIGNED COPY
of our 2016 release JOE McPHEE "ZURICH (1979)" by Mr. McPhee himself!
We're selling the other 4 signed copies for $120 per SO here's your
chance to enter a drawing and potentially win one!
Think of Astral Ascending as a look back and a look forward at a small
snippet of the music we've released. We've probably released too much in
the last 5 years and that's okay. Here's to more years (and a little
slower pace).
credits
released September 20, 2019
1. QUIN KIRCHNER GROUP -- Together We Can Explore The Furthest Beyond (Live)
EXCLUSIVE live track from Kirchner and his expanded nonet at the Hungry
Brain in Chicago, this was from Kirchner's LP release show. Look for
Kirchner's sophomore LP coming soon!
2. ROB MAZUREK -- Love Waves
from Mazurek's recent 2019 release "Love Waves Ecstatic Charge"
3. MICHAEL FOSTER & BEN BENNETT -- Lint Crepper
EXCLUSIVE a track from Foster & Bennett's upcoming 2020 release! A
intense followup to their 2017 Astral Spirits tape "In It."
4. REMPIS / PIET / DAISY -- Live
EXCLUSIVE track from the trio that brought us the outstanding "Throw Tomatoes" album we released back in early 2018.
5. DUSTIN LAURENZI'S SNAKETIME -- Maybe
EXCLUSIVE track recorded live at the same time as the "Snaketime" LP but not released previously!
6. BERMAN / LYTTON / ROEKBE -- Oslo (edit)
edit of the bonus track off the trio's upcoming/current LP release "Trio Discrepancies"
7. LISA CAMERON & SANDY EWEN -- Live in Austin
EXCLUSIVE live track from a rare duo gig in ATX. Look for more from this dynamic duo in 2020!
8. MAKO SICA/HAMID DRAKE -- Enchanted City (Live)
EXCLUSIVE live track from Mako Sica & Hamid Drake who have returned
and will be releasing "The Balancing Tear" in 2020!! This is a live
version of a song that will appear on the album.
9. HARRIS EISENSTADT OLD GROWTH FOREST -- Shaded Canopy
track from EIsenstadt's 2019 OGF release "II" with Jeb Bishop, Tony Malaby & Jason Roebke.
10. SPIRES THAT IN THE SUNSET RISE -- X Stat Eight
track from their now OOP early 2019 release "House Ecstatic (Cover Your Blood)"
11. PATRICK SHIROISHI -- Your Freedom is More Important Than Their Anger
EXCLUSIVE solo track from one of our favorite young saxophone players on
the scene. He's been on two different Astral Spirits releases, his
"Borasisi" quartet album we released earlier in 2019 and the upcoming
KOMESHI TRIO (w/Noel Meek & Peter Kolovos) album that will see the
light of day in Oct 2019!
12. EVANGELISTA / HAWKINS / MOHOLO-MOHOLO / WATTS - FDT
A track from the upcoming 2020 2xCD release of this unbelievable quartet
of Karl Evangelista, Alexander Hawkins, Louis Moholo-Moholo &
Trevor Watts!!! The first recordings of Moholo-Moholo & Watts
together in a long long time!
13. CHARLES RUMBACK w/RON MILES, MACIE STEWART & NICK MACRI -- Neve
EXCLUSIVE track from this Rumback led quartet featuring fellow Astral
alum Macie Stewart and legend Ron Miles! Whether this album sees the
light of day on Astral Spirits is to be seen BUT we will have another
Rumback album coming in 2020!!
14. CLAIRE ROUSAY -- Lovers
EXCLUSIVE track from Rousay, who we will hear much more from soon with
two different duos with Alex Cunningham and Carol Genetti.
15. JOHN BUTCHER & STALE LIAVIK SOLBERG -- Sunshine Harpsichord
EXCLUSIVE track from the 2/3's of the group (minus Pat Thomas) that
brought us the incredible "Fictional Souvenirs" album released earlier
in 2019.
16. TILTH -- Turquoise Socks
EXCLUSIVE track from the duo of CODY YANTIS & NATHAN McLAUGHLIN. You
may remember McLaughlin from the 2017 HMS release we did.
17. BLOOR -- Splice (for Arthur Blythe)
from Bloor's debut album "Drolleries." Sam Weinberg, Andrew Smiley & Jason Nazary doing amazing things!
18. BRANDON SEABROOK -- Celibate Cluster
EXCLUSIVE solo track from guitar maestro and all around amazing person
Brandon Seabrook! We released his String Trio "Convulsionaries" back in
2018 and we'll have another exciting Seabrook release coming in 2020!
19. JAAP BLONK / JEB BISHOP / DAMON SMITH / WEASEL WALTER -- Live at Williamantic Records
EXCLUSIVE track from this mindblowing quartet. We've been lucky to have
multiple releases with Bishop and Smith. Hopefully more soon from them
and others in this group.
20. MACIE STEWART & LIA KOHL -- Toothpick Bicycle
a track from their Astral Editions album "Pocket Full of Bees." Their officially Astral Spirits release coming at you in 2020.
21. FRED LONBERG-HOLM / ANTON HATWICH / AVREEAYL RA -- Hazmat
EXCLUSIVE track from this trio that have all graced various Astral Sprits releases over the last 5 years!
22. TASHI DORJI & TYLER DAMON -- First Cut
track from their 2017 release "Live at The Spot +1" Tashi & Tyler
make up 2/3's of KUZU as well and we'll have a brand new LP from them in
the not too distant future!
23. NATHAN ALEXANDER PAPE & PATRICK BREINER -- find the sky is a cart
EXCLUSIVE track from their upcoming Oct 2019 Astral Editions release "Ground Air."
24. NICK MAZZARELLA TRIO -- The Puzzle
track from their recent "Counterbalance" LP celebrating 10 years of the Mazzarella trio!
25. WARSAW IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA -- That (edit)
track from the 2016 split release with Bouchons d'Oreilles we did. Still love how wild this sounds.
26. ICEPICK -- Rare Rufescent (edit)
edit of a track from Icepick's (Nate Wooley, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten,
Chris Corsano) 2016 "Amaranth" LP! Look for a 3rd Icepick album
(finally) in 2020!
27. LOTTE ANKER & FRED LONBERG-HOLM -- The Frigid Air
track from their 2017 split tape release.
28. PATRICK SHIROISHI & NOEL MEEK -- Live
EXCLUSIVE track from 2/3's of the upcoming KOMESHI TRIO group.
29. TIM STINE TRIO - dB (lowercase d, Big B)
track from the self titled debut from the Tim Stine Trio back in 2016. TST will be back in 2020 with a new album!
30. KOBRA QUARTET -- Telly Attire
officially out in October, Kobra Quartet is AURORA NEALAND, STEVE
MARQUETTE, ANTON HATWICH & PAUL THIBODEAUX doing amazing things and
our first release repping the INSTIGATION FESTIVAL.
31. ROB LUNDBERG -- Pick
track from his recently released "Water Addendum Infrastructures" album on Astral Editions.
32. MATTHEW LUX COMMUNICATION ARTS QUARTET -- Israels'
track from the Lux Quartet's now SOLD OUT CS/LP/VHS and one of my
favorite tracks we've ever released on Astral Spirits. Seriously, this
is the best ever.
33. TREDICI BACCI -- Coda
track from their 2015 release "Vai! Vai! Vai!" Yep we released a Tredici
Bacci cassette back in the day and it's amazing. Maybe we'll see a
repress of it one day, who knows....
VA - (2019) Interactions: A Guide To Swiss Underground Experimental Music 2xCD
Buh Records – BR120
The project to produce this compilation began towards the end of 2016,
with an invitation extended by Chico Dub to visit the festival he
directs, Novas Frequências. There, we would meet the delegation of the
Pro Helvetia Foundation, who had great interest in knowing more about
the experimental music scene in South America. We traveled to Rio de
Janeiro to visit the Novas Frequencias festival, and to Valparaiso to
visit the Tsonami festival. The encounter was rewarding in both
directions, as I also was interested in learning about the Swiss scene.
While exchanging with Tobias Rothfahl (Pro Helvetia), I realized that
the experimental music scene in Switzerland was very active and robust,
and the idea to make this compilation started to develop.
I don’t remember exactly what was my first musical contact with
Switzerland. Perhaps when I discovered The Young Gods through their
records by the end of the 1990s. What I do remember clearly is my first
direct exchange with Swiss experimental musicians. It happened during a
series of concerts that occurred in Lima 10 years ago. Particularly, I
remember the shows put together by Günter Müller, Jason Kahn, Norbert
Möslang (Voice Crack), and Dave Phillips (Schimpfluch). They had arrived
as part of a South American tour, and performed together with many of
Lima’s underground experimental musicians.
After these exchanges, I understood that Swiss artists travelled
frequently. Partly because of the very nature of the international
experimental music circuit, but Swiss artists also travel vastly because
funding is available to promote Swiss culture abroad. Because of
Switzerland’s proximity to many other countries, there is a lot of
communication and cultural activity, especially with France, Germany,
and Italy. At the same time, there is a large number of foreign artists
living in Switzerland, well integrated with the local scene. Considering
the cultural diversity of the country, represented in its four official
languages (French, German, Italian, and Romansh), together with a high
rate of immigration, Switzerland is a country of complex cultural
convergence.
How to forget Cabaret Voltaire, in Zürich, founded by Hugo Ball from
Germany. Cabaret Voltaire was the historic meeting place of the Dadaist
movement, and housed exiled artists from different nationalities, and
different languages. Such a cosmopolitan atmosphere made possible the
emergence of the so-called “verses without words”, a non-language
capable of speaking to the most diverse crowd.
One of the most active labels in the experimental music scene in
Switzerland is Institute of Incoherent Cinematography, from Zürich,
where silent films are screened with live music performed by
experimental musicians. During these screenings, one can find often
‘free improvisation’, a genre deeply rooted in Switzerland, and one
largely practiced by Swiss experimental musicians.
Two notable experimental music venues in Switzerland are Cave 12 in
Geneva, and Misterioso Jazz Club, in Zürich. Equally important are
alternative places like Cabane B, in Bern, as well as festivals such as
LUFF, in Lausanne. LUFF is a festival of extreme music that presents
artists from different parts of the world. Other important festivals
such as Ear We Are, in Biel, and Zoom In, in Bern, are dedicated to free
improvisation.
To me, record labels perhaps are the best way to understand the
different styles and visions of how the experimental music scene has
developed. Many experimental music labels stand out: Everest Records,
Veto Records, three:four records, Präsens Editionen, Cruel Bones, A Tree
in a Field Records, Pulver & Asche Records, Wide Ear Records, and
Bongo Joe Records. Bongo Joe is also a specialized record store worth
highlighting, together with the stores Oor and Plattfon Records.
“Interactions” is a word that refers to a connection between two or more
things that influence each other reciprocally. It is a useful word in
discussing and understanding what is different, and a word that reminds
us that if something must prevail within the experimental music scene,
it is its openness towards what is different.
VA - (2019) Mysterium Lunae: A Requiem for the Invasion of the Moon
Aurora Borealis – ABX079
A concept compilation based on the invasion of the moon 50 years ago on 20th July 1969.
The album is released as a CD and 44 page A5 book, in an edition of 200.
Of those, an edition of 13 will be available with a hand-forged iron
moon charm, made especially for the project by occult blacksmith
Borealis Ironworks.
The book contains an extended essay by Cody Dickerson, (known for his
work with Three Hands Press and Revelore Press, among others), as well
as by the contributing artists: Hawthonn, Burial Hex, SUTEKH HEXEN, Anji
Cheung & English Heretic, Moon Mourning Earth, and TenHornedBeast.
Five of the six tracks are exclusive to this project, having been
composed by invitation. The audio was mastered by James Plotkin.
VA - (2019) Strain, Crack & Break: Music From The Nurse With Wound List Volume 1 (France) 2xLP
Finders Keepers Records – FKR101LP
After years of mythology, misinterpretation and procrastination Nurse
With Wound’s Steven Stapleton finally chooses Finders Keepers Records as
the ideal collaborators to release “the right tracks” from his
uber-legendary psych/prog/punk peculiarity shopping list known as The
Nurse With Wound List, commencing with a French specific Volume One of
this authentically titled Strain Crack Break series. Featuring some
Finders Keepers’ regulars amongst galactic Gallic rarities (previously
presumed to be imaginary red herrings) this deluxe double vinyl dossier
demystifies some of the essential French free jazz and Parisian prog
inclusions from the alphabetical “dedication” inventory as printed the
anti-bands 1979 industrial milestone debut.
When Steven Stapleton, Heman Pathak and John Fothergill’s anti-band
Nurse With Wound decided to include an alphabetical dedication to all
their favourite bands on the back of their inaugural LP the notion of
creating a future record dealers’ trophy list couldn’t have been further
from their minds. By adding a list of untravelled European mythical
musicians and noise makers to their own debut release of unchartered
industrial art rock they were merely providing a suggestive support
system of existing potential likeminded bands, establishing safety in
numbers should anyone require sonic subtitles for Nurse With Wound’s own
mutant musical language. Luckily for them, the record landed in record
shops in the midst of 1979’s memorable summer of abject apathy and its
sound became a hit amongst disillusioned agit-pop pickers and artsy
post-punks, thus playing a key role in the bourgeoning “Industrial”
genre that ensued. On the most part, however, the list , like most
instruction manuals, remained unreadable, syntactic and suspiciously
sarcastic… As potential “real musicians” Nurse WIth Wound became an
Industrial music fan’s household name, but in contrast many of the names
on The Nurse With Wound List were considered to be imaginary musicians,
made-up bands or booby traps for hacks and smart-arses. It took a while
for the rest of the record collecting community to catch on or finally
catch up.
Since then, many of the rare, obscure and unpronounceable genre-free
records on The Nurse With Wound List have slowly found their own feet
and stumbled in to the homes of open-minded outernational vinyl junkies,
D’s and sample hungry producers, self-propelled and judged on their own
merit, mostly without consultation of the enigmatic NWW map. But, to
the inspective competitive collector’s chagrin, one resounding fact
recurs, NWW got there first! via vinyl vacations, on cheap flights and
Interrail tickets, buying bargain bin LPs on a shoestring while
oblivious to the pending pension worthy price tags after their 40 year
vintage, Stapleton and Fothergill, even if you’ve never heard of them,
were at the bottom of the pit before “digging” became paydirt. And NOW
at huge international record fairs that occur in massive exhibition
halls (or within the confines of your one-touch
palm pilot) amongst jive talk acronyms such as SS, PP, BIN, DNAP and
BCWHES the coded letters NWW have begun to appear on stickers in the
corner of original copies of the same premium progressive records
accompanied by a customary 50% price hike to titillate/coerce the
initiated as dealers extort the taught. Like “psych” “PINA” or
“Krautrock” did before, “NWW” has become a buzzword and in the passed
decades since its first publication The List has been mythologised,
misunderstood and misconstrued. It’s also been overlooked, overestimated
and under-appreciated in equal measures, but with a growing interest it
has also come to represent a maligned genre in itself, something that
all members of the original line-up
would have deemed sacrilegious. Bolstered by the subtitle “Categories
strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden,” all bands on the
inventory (many chosen on the strength of just one track alone) were
chosen for their genre-defying qualities… A check-list for the
uncharted.
Forty years after Nurse With Wound’s first record, Finders Keepers
Records, in close collaboration with Steve Stapleton remind fans of THIS
kind of “lost” music, that there once existed a feint path which was
worn away decades before major label pop property developers built over
this psychedelic underground. As long-running fans and liberators of
some of the same records, arriving at the same axis from
different-but-the-same planets, Finders Keepers and Nurse WIth Wound
finally sing from the same hymn sheet resulting in a collaborative
attempt to officially, authentically and legally compile the best tracks
from the list, succeeding where many overzealous nerds have deferred
(or simply, got the wrong end of the stick). Naturally our lavish
metallic gatefold double vinyl compendium would only scratch the surface
of this DIY dossier of elongated punk-prog peculiarities hence out
decision to release volume one in a series which, in accordance with
Steve’s wishes, focuses exclusively on individual tracks of French
origin, the country that unsurprisingly hosted the highest content of
bands on the list. Comprising of musique concrète, free jazz, Rock In
Opposition, Zeuhl School space rock, macabre ballet music, lo-fi sci-fi,
and classic horror literature inspired prog, this first volume of the
series entitled Strain Crack And Break throws us in at the deep end,
where the Seine meets the in-sane, introducing the space cadets that
found Mars in Marseilles.
Like the Swedish flat-pack record shelves that attempt to house the vast
amounts of vintage vinyl that goes into a multi-volume compilation like
this, it is time to prepare your own musical penchants and preconceived
ideas about DIY music and hear them slowly strain, crack and break.
VA - (2019) The Warmest Hum 3xCS
VAKNAR – VAK10
The Warmest Hum is an ode to hiss and tangibility, celebrating our
label's first year in operation, fellowship and the renaissance of
visceral music.
VA - (2020) 10 Years of Echotourism CS
Echotourist – ECH011
Echotourist is a community of musicians and music lovers with similar
tastes and interests. From guitar post rock and shoegazing to dub and
deep techno we travelling with echo sound. Based in Siberia in 2010.
Since 2012 runs as netlabel. Since 2015 made releases on tapes.
VA - (2020) Moving Music: Sounds From The Rocking Chair CD
Moving Furniture Records – MFR080
In December 2019 we had a crowdfunding campaign to support
us into the year 2020. For this we asked several of our musicians
if they could contribute to this campaign. From this the compilation Moving Music: Sounds From The Rocking Chair grew.
In total 24 musicians submitted their creativity to make a total of
16 tracks. Aside from some exclusive solo tracks there are also 10
collaborations with unique combinations of musicians. To name a
few: TVO & Jos Smolders, Radboud Mens & BJ Nilsen, Matthijs
Kouw & Gagi Petrovic, and many more.
And aside from the great music that came from this, also new future collaborations are to be expected.
While each musician really has their own background in music the result
is surprisingly consistent, while also showing the diversity Moving
Furniture Records stands for. From eclectic modular
compositions by Codesira1 to the minimalist ambient drones by Freiband
& Orphax to the inspiring sounds by Phillipp Bückle & Cinema
Perdu.
Donato Epiro - (2017) Rubisco LP
Loopy – 001LPY
“Rubisco is the second full length album from Donato Epiro. Following
his debut album Fiume Nero (2014), the young Italian composer has moved
from the raw primordial chaos that characterised his first work to
develop a reflection on how a hypothetical absence of humans and
biological life could modify industrialized and civilized spaces.
Using field recordings, obscure samples and FM synthesis, Epiro draws
his abstract landscapes as a series of overexposed and imprecise
pictures made by concrete and organic architectures, amorphous rhythmic
patterns, repetitive sequences broken by oblique elements that seems
looking for a new active role into the ecosystem.
Exploring communication and transitions between the inanimate side of
the existing and the living one, the sound of Rubisco seems to be pulled
out from the walls of an abandoned building or captured while it is
lying on the ground of empty spaces or fluctuating like fine dust
through the light. It leads the listener into a form of "after rave"
limbo, or a personal hiding place, where the head projects only the
image of the sounds you've listened to during your human experience.
Giraffe - (2019) Desert Haze LP
Marionette – Marionette12
Experimental trio Giraffe crystalize time on ‘Desert Haze’, their new LP
on Marionette. Giraffe is the musical project of Sascha Demand
(guitar), Jürgen Hall (keys), and Charly Schöppner (percussion). Sascha
Demand is a composer that comes from a contemporary and improvised
musical background, collaborating with the likes of Ensemble Integrales
and Vinko Globokar. Jürgen Hall works in electroacoustic experimental
projects, theatre and film scores, with releases on Staubgold and
Edition Stora. Charly Schöppner is known for his popular music releases
such as Boytronic on major production companies in the 1980´s and
composes for theatre, dance, and film scores. With only a couple of
releases to date on the wonderful Meakusma imprint as well as an EP on
Marmo, little is known about Giraffe. After letting go of other artistic
projects, the trio now focuses solely on Giraffe by continuously
searching for and finding their own unique language.
Sascha, Jürgen and Charly have quite diverse musical backgrounds, though
morphing into Giraffe they tower into one single composer. Their music
is a critical statement, not in a political sense but rather an artistic
one. Being mindful about what it means to create and how to position
themselves as artists nowadays (without the constant hassle of being en
vogue and short-lived trends) shaped their rather rare and stoic
artistic stance. It is refreshingly honest to see their expression
develop so naturally.
On Desert Haze, they’ve created a vibrant and minimalistic tribal sound
that feels inspired by the Saharan traditional music of the Tuareg,
Jazz, and German psychedelic krautrock. Giraffe themselves also list the
radical music of the Viennese School (Schoenberg along with his pupils
Berg and Webern) as well as the Köln School with its early electronic
experiments as their main influence and inspiration. More precisely the
composition process and the organization of musical material within
space and time, where a conceptual and intellectual approach melds with
an experimental yet expressive sound searching method.
Side A focuses on the trios studio work; it is built around tone color
and pitch analysis of resonating prepared guitar sounds. Through a
unique mixture of free improvisation and a serialism "rule set”, they
develop instrumental layers and structures to form their tracks. Side B
sees Giraffe playing more freely with a reduced setup - representative
of what you may hear when listening to them live.
Desert Haze, along with its track-titles, showcases an almost mimetic
approach to art. The haptic music grabs the listener not as a passive
recipient but as an active resonant body to vibrate through. One can
almost feel the Elements, pressure and heat forming a diamond, hypnotic
overtones ringing through windy caves, shamanistic rhythms conjuring up
mysterious and ancient landscapes - where the constant cycle of
sedimentation and erosion reveals structures of fragile beauty - always
gentle to the hand’s touch and the mind’s eye.
Desert Haze will be released on vinyl and digitally end of October 2019.
The Artwork by Benjamin Kilchhofer may very well be the entrance to the
entombed sounds we hear on this album. Thanks Sascha, Jürgen and
Charly!
Greg Fox - (2019) Stone Pillar
Longform Editions – LE037
Greg Fox is a multi-instrumentalist, interdisciplinary artist, and
teacher born and based in New York City. A versatile and prolific
creative, Fox studied percussion with Guy Licata, Thurman Barker, Marvin
“Bugalu” Smith, has a B.A. in Integrated Arts from Bard College, and
has toured, recorded and released numerous records with Liturgy,
Guardian Alien, ZS, Ex Eye, Skeletons, Teeth Mountain, Dan Deacon, Colin
Stetson, Ben Frost, and many more.
Fox’s solo work is concerned with finding and creating gestural points
of procedural interaction that reconcile seemingly unrelated
interstitial spaces, using sound to create and describe emotional and
geometric architectural territories. Using the drums as a main interface
of communication, in tandem with Sensory Percussion, Fox describes,
animates and accesses hidden synesthetic landscapes.
Henning Christiansen - (2020) Peter Der Große / Gudbrandsdal 2xLP
Institut for Dansk Lydarkæologi – IDL 17
Two of Henning Christiansen’s tape works from the 1980’s, 'Peter der Große op. 174' (1986) and 'Gudbrandsdal op. 178' (1987), are now released for the first time by the Institute for Danish Sound Archaeology. Originally composed for different contexts – 'Peter der Große' as the score for a German radio feature and 'Gudbrandsdal' for a performance in collaboration with Joseph Beuys and later Bjørn Nørgaard – the two works stand out in Christansen’s extensive and many-faceted oeuvre by employing almost entirely electronic sounds. Peter der Große involves electronic instruments like synthesizer and a crackle box, while Gudbrandsdal employs a more minimal approach and aesthetics through the heavy use of echo effects and manipulation of the tape speed. Both of the tape works carry a heavy atmospheric tone and are set in a largely electronic sound world. Two absolutely enthralling and immersive pieces of tape music, now available for the first time.
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