Expected 2012: Soho Preachers - Wake Up (LP limited edition clear vinyl)
NEW ARRIVALS: Bronze – Copper (LP)
Bakterielle Infektion – In Grief(MLP or CD) UV Pøp - Anyone For Me / Bendy Baby Man(CD, Remastered + bonus tracks)
Various – Svensk Bonnasynth (MLP, 3 bands, 320 copies)
Human Puppets – Sounds Of Solitude (LP clear vinyl 300 copies)
Various – Doppelhertz Vol. 2 (2LP limited edition 300 copies)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: Soho Preachers - Wake Up
Pre-order here! LP (Seja, 17 february 2012), limited to 320 copies on clear vinyl
This is a ‘Wake Up Call’ from Soho Preachers who carefully worked on their repertoire to make a smashing debut with this album. Slightly distorted bass lines, a combination of electronic- and live drums, atmospheric synth scapes and additional guitars make Soho Preachers a perfect match for all indie as well as electronic music fans. All with a destinctly old school wave feel.
Bronze - Copper LP (Rvng Intl., 2011) Every song Bronze produce is solid gold... after a 10" and two 7 inches here is the debut album with trance indulging songs with elements from psychedelic music, minimal synth and post-punk... resulting in what you could call urban tribal music... Truly an outstanding band with a sound of their own... Order here Price: 16 euro
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Bakterielle Infektion – In Grief (MLP / CD) MLP (Genetic Music, november 2011) Finally a new 8-track EP, available on CD as well as 12" MLP with an excellent production. Very EBM-ish again! The poppier sounds of the past have been engulfed by industrial influences and grittier vocals."In Grief" is cold and introspective, but does provide an attractive overall sound with "Liquid Sky" as a definite highlight. A must for every minimal lover. Highly recommended! Order here Price: 12 euro
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UV Pøp - Anyone For Me / Bendy Baby Man CD (Genetic Music, november 2011) This is a really nice reissue of two 80s gems; the legendary "Anyone For Me" EP & "Bendy Baby Man" LP by UV PØP from Doncaster(Sheffield), on one CD +2 bonus tracks. Post-punk, poetic ballads, synth tunes, truely exceptional indie songs from dreary times in England! Happy happy! Order here Price: 14 euro
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Human Puppets – Sounds Of Solitude LP (Fifth Floor Entertainment, 2011, limited edition of 300 copies on transparant vinyl) "Sounds of solitude", combines the band's distinctive,raw,minimal synth sound with crystal clear,new wave elements and post punk references. This is definitely a more mature and avant garde side of the band,yet true to the d.i.y. philosophy and the all-analogue spirit. After listening to this record as it is,you'll get a bittersweet pinch to your heart,widely known as Melancholy. We call it Minimal Synth. Order here Price: 17 euro
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Various – Svensk Bonnasynth 12" MLP (Enfant Terrible, 2011, limited edition of 320 copies) The musicians involved in Adolf Filter, Kord and Monster Apparat have a long tradition in producing electronic music and have been active in the Swedish music world for years. With this record they serve us roots music coming from analogue synths… traditional and conservative elektro and synth music... but effective as it can get! Including a mystery track for which is no information available on the record or labels. The record stops playing by a reverse groove after A3. You can play A4 by manually placing the needle further. Order here Price: 15 euro
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Various – Doppelhertz Vol. 2 2 LP (Hertz-Schrittmacher, 2011, limited edition of 300 copies) International compilation with 22 bands!Featuring: Fiese Art (D), Hyperbubble (USA), Sternrekorder (D), Daybed (USA(NZL), Coma Noir (D), Newclear Wavs (ITA) Neonlichter im Ausverkauf (D), Sturm Café (SWE), Mircowelt (D), Dr. Doomsday & his nuclear wisemen (D), GRX-8 (CHI), Nett & Vielleicht (D) Selecto (SLO), Die Erstarrten (RUS), Cosmic Hula Radiators (D), Sauzeug (CAN/D), Relative Kälte (D) Bloodygrave &Die Lust! (D), Risk Risk (D), AvonRim (D), Videododir (SRB), Grillhähnchen & Pommes (D), Petra Flurr (D) Order here Price: 23 euro
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Artifecal – I Sell My Blood EP 7" EP (Hex Grammofoonplaten, 2011, Limited to 150 copies, in 2 versions of 75 numbered copies) From Spain comes Artifecal to spice up your acid party. In an unheard raw way Artifecal brings together 60’s psych pop/rock and 80’s lo-fi electronic tunes. In doing this the act creates trashy songs that sound like Crystal Stilts on a casiotone trip. This is stuff that if made in the 1960's would have made it to the Pebbles / Nuggets series. It has the same lo-fi garage feel but, as said, adds the cheap electronic instruments from the 1980's. A rather wild mix! Order here Price: 12 euro
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Kania Tieffer / Family Jewels – Split EP 7" EP (Hex Grammofoonplaten, 2011, limited edition of 250 copies) While Kania Tieffer was always crazy, twisted and trashy elektro pop, her new project Family Jewels is like a Crystal Castles zonked out of their heads on acid. So be prepared for this next attack!
Sololust – Total Loss 7" (Enfant Terrible, 2011, limited to 250 numbered copies. Orange vinyl.) “Total Loss” / “Sight Shuffle” is simply superb synth pop of the highest possible level. The A-side is a moody electronic pop song in a style the artist himself calls emotronics. It has that special Wolfsheim kind of quality, but it is darker then Wolfsheim has ever sounded.
The B-side fits perfect with the A side, only it is an instrumental piece which gives the track an ambient touch. This is an excellent track for playing in your car while driving at night. Nighttime music at its very best! Order here Price: 8 euro
Various – Close Circuit Connection LP (Minimal Maximal. september 2011, Limited Edition 520 copies)
Never released and rare tracks by:
Insekt, Parade Ground, à;GRUMH... Vita Noctis, Suicide Commando, A Split-Second, The Klinik, The Arch, Luc Van Acker, Liquid G. and The Neon Judgement.
Subject / Human Dance – The (Almost) Insanely Happy EP 7" EP (Ee Tapes. 2011, Limited Edition 250 copies) Again exclusive stuff from the vaults of Alain Neffe & co, featuring Human Dance & Subject!
Nostalgie Eternelle – EP 7" EP (Ee Tapes. 2011, Limited Edition, No Repress, 250 copies) Nostalgie Eternelle (1986-1991) were the German duo Stefan Heinze and Dieter Mauson. Theybring you dark minimal synthpop / wave of outstanding quality. The 4 songs on this EP were released earlier on cassette-compilations.
Absolute Body Control – Mindless Intrusion Vinyl LP (Minimal Maximal. 2011, Limited Edition, No Repress, 520 numbered copies) "Mindless Intrusion" is a collection of remixes, whose original versions can be found on the latest album "Shattered Illusion". The 10-track album also holds 2 exclusive extra tracks. The vinyl will be available in a hand numbered edition of 520 copies on 180 gr. vinyl. Produced by Belgium electro pioneers Dirk Ivensand Eric Van Wonterghem as a special gift for their fans! Order here Price: 18 euro
Martial Canterel + Tobias Bernstrup – Strange Land7" single (Mannequin 2011, 300 copies) Martial Canterel, a talented artist in electronic underground music of our time, is the pioneer and instigator of what has now become a new movement of minimal electronic bands in the United States. Tobias Bernstrup is a swedish contemporary artist working with videos, interactive works, live performances and electronic music, mixing electro pop, italo disco and some darker synth moments. Martial Canterel and Tobias Bernstrup - four-hands / two voices - played entirely live in one go and using only vintage analogue synthesizers and sequencers, in an hypotetical night-time “outside”, where shadows and confusion are leading the way. Order here Price: 8 euro
Doxa Sinistra - Via Del Latte (12" LP ltd edition of 325 copies. First 100 copies come with an A4 size silkscreen print of original cassette artwork) Doxa Sinistra release their debut tape “Via Del Latte” from 1982 on vinyl for the first time. This first tape is serious freaky stuff. Dissonant electronic sounds and weird tunes make up for a sort of sci-fi / horror B-movie soundtrack.
Velvet Condom - Stadtgeil LP, 9 tracks, red clear vinyl, (Cymbeline, ltd edition of 500 copies) Second full lenght album by Velvet Condom and again released on their own imprint. On 'Stadtgeil' the band shows an even more cohesive sound and turns it into a true style of their own. From dancefloor hits to pure pop tunes it is all their, like Viva La Fete on a Neue German Welle trip but doing that in a The Jesus & Marychain way... Watch & listen video here Order here Price: 16 euro
Saralunden vs Tobias Bernstrup – Fat Boy12" EP 33 RPM (F.I.R. 2011, 300 numbered copies) All tracks composed by Sara Lundén except Fat Boy composed by Sara Lundén and Tobias Bernstrup
Cover Painting by Tobias Bernstrup
Sleeve Design by Fred Hell
300 hand numbered copies. No repres
White Car - White Car12" (4 songs) 45 RPM, EP (Rainbow Body Records, 2010) The debut EP White Car is a record of eccentric paranoia and restrained emotion, characterized by a voice of hushed stammers and deep obsessive murmurs. The skeleton of the music is created by a solid rhythmic foundation of funk, vintage electro and proto-industrial references. The music utilizes classic heavy hitting EBM rhythms and early digital synthesis while integrating ideas of pop sensibility, post-punk funk and minimal synth music. Watch & listen video here Order here Price: 13 euro
Dolina - Dolina LP (Treue Um Treue, dec. 201o, limited edition of 320 copies) Finally here is the album debut of the French-Belgium trio Dolina 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). This album has a poetic taste for carefully arranged lyrics combined with dark and moody electronic music. Subtile crossovers in French and English lyrics give extra tension to the songs. Listening Dolina it feels you’re stuck in a weird kind of costume drama play.
Black Ice - Sooner Or Later 7” clear bright vinyl, 33 rpm (Enfant Terrible, Artifact limited edition of 150 copies (in an edition of 2 x 75 copies) Ever since their debut from 2003 Black Ice has been among the most interesting and adventurous bands in the contemporary post-punk/Goth Rock scene. Band member Kelly Correll Brown is also known as a visual artist. Two of her drawings are printed in small limited editions of 75 copies each. With these drawings comes a crystal clear 7 inch vinyl record with with hand stamped labels. Together this makes up for a special collectors item and a great artifact... Listen + Listen Order here Price: 9,95 euro
V/A The Insanely Happy EP 7”vinyl, 33 rpm (Ee Tapes, Febr 2011, 6 tracks, 250 copies.) A collection of vintage 80s tracks by various Insane groups from Belgium, compiled by Alain Neffe. Four projects featuring Neffe himself in different disguises: Pseudo Code, Human Dance, Subject and Bene Gesserit, and one track by M.A.L., long-time Insane collaborator.
These songs have never been released before, except for B1 and B3 which are taken from the LP “A High, Happy, Perverse And Cynical Cry Of Joy” on Insane.
1997EV - Zeta Reticuli LP - marbled dark red (Reue Um Reue, 2010) limited to 315 copies Zeta Reticuli” is a long, dark, trance inducing ritual journey verging on astral bad trip. Spooky, spacey, percussion-driven and guitar-loaded ballads unfold with a Voivod-like weirdness in the back of your mind, served by AndreaEV’s deep, hypnotizing vocals and an occasional drift of intoxicating Theremin sounds.
Absolute Body Control - Shattered Illusion CD (Daft Records, October 2010) Na ruim 20 jaar komt Absolute Body Control met een totaal nieuwe cd. Eerder al heeft de band oude nummers opnieuw ingespeeld en herwerkt op de comeback cd `Wind - Rewind` en later herhaalt op de “Never Seen”- EP. Eind 2010 zijn er dan eindelijk met tien nieuwe nummers om je vingers bij af te likken. Absolute Body Control zijn de meesters van de minimal electro die qua intensiteit en kwaliteit maar zelden of al helemaal niet wordt benaderd.
V/A Kamp Holland 2LP (Enfant Terrible, 19 juni 2010), limited to 600 copies. Met de dubbelaar “Kamp Holland” (werktitel "Royal Dutch Underground") geeft het cult-label Enfant Terrible een schitterend overzicht van de hedendaagse Nederlandse electronische muziek scene. Met o.a. Distel, Bakeliet, Pornologic, Lesbian Mouseclicks, Peter Quistgard, Logosamphia en vele anderen.
Kim Ki O - Dans mlp (Enfant Terrible, september 2010), limited to 523 copies. "Kim Ki O is een duo uit Istanbul. De twee dames putten rijkelijk uit de muzikale traditie van de indiepop uit de jaren tachtig. Een goede referentie is een combinatie van New Order en de Cocteau Twins. Dit resulteert in catchy droompop, breekbare vocalen aangevuld met pulserende baslijntjes. Het is een schitterende plaat waar het Enfant Terrible label weer eens verrassend mee uit de hoek komt. 4AD zal jaloers zijn...
Tobias Bernstrup - 198412" EP (Enfant Terrible, December 2009), limited to 517 copies. Tobias Bernstrup is een Zweedse beeldend kunstenaar die her en der al de 21ste eeuwse versie van Klaus Nomi wordt genoemd. Zijn werk is wereldwijd te zien in musea en galleries. Deze EP heeft als thema ‘1984’. Dit is in zijn hedendaagse context geplaatst. Ondanks het serieuze onderwerp staat deze plaat vol met decadente muziek voor de dansvloer met elementen van klassieke elektro, synth pop en italo disco.
Luc Van Acker - VPRO RadioNome December 18, 1981 12" MLP (ET, 2009) 520 copies Het Nederlandse label Enfant Terrible brengt in samenwerking met de VPRO een serie platen uit rondom de live sessies die in de jaren tachtig zijn uitgezonden als onderdeel van de VPRO-radioprogramma’s RadioNome en Spleen. RadioNome en Spleen brachten eigenzinnige en afwijkende popmuziek onder de aandacht.
Een belangrijk onderdeel van de programma’s waren live sessies van zowel Nederlandse als internationale bands.
Kaa Antilope - VPRO RadioNome April 2, 1982 12" MLP (ET, 2009) 500 copies Het Nederlandse label Enfant Terrible brengt in samenwerking met de VPRO een serie platen uit rondom de live sessies die in de jaren tachtig zijn uitgezonden als onderdeel van de VPRO-radioprogramma’s RadioNome en Spleen. RadioNome en Spleen brachten eigenzinnige en afwijkende popmuziek onder de aandacht.
Een belangrijk onderdeel van de programma’s waren live sessies van zowel Nederlandse als internationale bands.
Neurobit - Till It All Fades Away 7" (Enfant Terrible, oktober 2010), limited to 300 copies. Bij de naam Neurobit slaat bit op het aantal bits waarin digitaal geluid wordt aangeduid. En neuro als in neurotisch. Neurobit heeft al verschillende platen en cdr's uitgebracht en was ook al van partij op de Kamp Holland compilatie. De extreme bliepende en knorrende psychedelica van Neurobit laat zich beluisteren als een 8 bits versie van Klaus Schulze on speed. Een must voor fans van minimal electronics.
bran - Fuscum Subnigrum Here we are with our most expensive 7" record so far. Apparently there's a good reason for it. This is not only a strictly limited record (150 copies), but it's also a piece of art in itself as it has a handprinted cover by bran (in 2 editions of 75 copies each) and a very nice 12 page booklet with drawings, also by bran. Next to that the labels are hand stamped with self designed stamps. Already sold out at the label! Listen + Listen Order here Price: 12 euro
Distel - Mrok / Regn
Although Distel was present at the Radio Resistencia compilation cd, this is their real debut release. Moody and gloomy soundscapes and whispered vocals (sometimes in Dutch) draw you into the world of Distel. The music is poetic, sophisticated and above all a very intense listening experience. This is what we call angstpop...
vinyl 7" (Enfant Terrible, petit enfant 006 - March 2010) limited to 300 copies. Listen
V/A – “Radio Resistencia”CD (Enfant Terrible, 2009) edition of 1000 copies
Op "Radio Resistencia" hoor je 18 bands, komende uit alle uithoeken van de wereld, die bezig zijn met elektronica en de erfenis van wat ooit was. Deze internationale verzamelaar is duister en angstaanjagend het ene moment, lichtvoetig en meeslepend het andere. Etherisch of folkachtig soms. En ga maar door...
Een verzamelaar die er toe doet; "Radio Resistencia" heeft een keur aan onontdekte schatten te bieden.
Mekanik Kommando - Blue Bananas10" (Tonefloat, 2010) clear vinyl limited to 475 copies
Nog nooit gelukt om een echte Mekanik Kommando plaat te bemachtigen, omdat ze nauwelijks nog te vinden zijn? Dan is dit je kans! Tonefoat bracht eerder dit jaar op 10 ", 180 grams doorzichtig vinyl, hun eerste niet eerder verschenen opnames uit. Opgenomen in Nijmegen, 9 november, 1979. Binnenkort ongetwijfeld weer een collectors item.
Mekanik Kommando - Shadow Of A Rose
CD-re-issue (Cat Sun Records, 2010), limited to 500 copies. Mekanik Kommando komt op hun voorlaatste album met een totaal andere sound aanzetten: een mix van New Wave (met synths en drummachine) met naar de sixties refererende psychedelische rock. De gitaar, bas, ritmebox en syntheffecten van de pure New Wave periode blijven behouden, maar worden nu aangevuld met instrumenten als viool, mandoline, melodica en zelfs mellotron. De strakke, koude, minimal en cold wave uit de beginperiode wordt ingewisseld voor een veel zweverige en warmere sound. Watch & listen video here Order here CD re-issue : 12 euro
Djuring Phonogram / Börft Records
Style: Synth-pop, Minimal Kord - I Play My Flute/KGB Vinyl 7" (Djuring Phonogram, dp7- 2009)
Limited to 250 copies
Aimless Device – Coats Of Many Colours CD (Onderstroom Records, 2010), 600 copies. Aimless Device is een groep uit Leuven die tussen 1985 en 1989 rockgitaren koppelde aan drummachines en synthesizers. Dit resulteert in een geluid dat ergens zweeft tussen de uitersten Duran Duran en de Sisters Of Mercy. Deze cd bevat alle officiële releases van de band; inclusief de eerste LP ‘Hard To Be Nice’ (1985) en alle drie 12"s + nog 2 bonustracks. Kortom in één klap het complete overzicht.
Ad Absurdum - AusuferungLP with printed cardboard inner sleeve.
(Treue Um Treue, Dec. 2008) Limited to 317 hand-numbered copies. After his infamous appearances on the „Todesblei“ and „Retours d’Acide“ compilations, AD ABSURDUM, aka the Giorgio Moroder of Black Minimal Chiptunes, aka the Grand Master of Viking Synthie Pop, is back with a whole album of his own. Here comes True German Black Minimal Chip Tunes!
His Divine Grace / De Grâce - RévélationLP (Reue Um Reue, 2009) limited to 315 copies After 11 years in the bleak realm of magick electronics Moonchild Erik moves to the desolate woods of ambient post-black-metal. Exit “His Divine Grace”, enter Erik's new project “De Grâce”, featuring LaMort on chords and vocals. “Reue Um Reue” and LaMort's label “Just Another Winter” join forces to celebrate the transition, in the shape of a split LP between the dying and the newly-born.
Suneaters - Cosmic Insight, Baby (PART 1) 10" vinyl (Reue Um Reue, 2007)
Golden vinyl limited to 347 handnumbered copies in special fold-out sleeve. The electronics of the legendary 70s "Berliner Schule" are coming back to life again! Tobias Fischer (Feu Follet/Naarmann und Neiteler) and Mirko Uhlig (solo/Aalfang mit Pferdekopf) are openly displaying their love for floating pads, pulsating sequencers, dynamic melodies and freely breathing soundscapes. The duo combines the warmth and deepness of analogue "cosmic music" with emotional drones and contemporary electronics.
Bene Gesserit - First Time In Aachen CD (EE Tapes) Limited to 300 copies. Obscure electronic duo from the 80s known as B. Ghola and Benedict G., but rather well-known as Alain Neffe and Nadine Bal who ran the legendary cassette label Insane Music. Those were the days.... The work presented here is an exclusive registration of a full live concert on 11-11-1990 in Aachen, Germany. Their live performances were as unique as rare, so make sure to book your ticket in time as only 300 seats will be available worldwide!”
Dark Day - Window LP (Second edition, Dark Entries, Nov. 2010) Limited to 500 copies. 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 originally released on Plexus Records. .
AY! - Winny On Tour / In Der Gruft 7" (Sid Records / Kernkrach, oktober 2010),
limited to 150 copies. Nieuwe 7" single van het beroemde Kernkrach label met een re-issue van een uiterst obscure release uit 1989. AY! speelt snelle vuige minimal synth met een hoog punkgehalte. Minimale oplage en daarom alleen al voor de verzamelaars een must.
Gertrud Stein - Blümchen 7" (Hertz-Schrittmacher, september 2010), Limited to 300 numbered copies. Includes insert, plastic knife and single puck. Comes in hand-made stamped sleeve. Een jaar geleden kwam Gertrud Stein met haar single debuut "Daytime TV" in een gelimiteerde oplage van 100 stuks en die waren binnen no-time uitverkocht. Nu is er een nieuwe single en zijn er dus nieuwe kansen. Gertrud Stein speelt minimal synth met een duidelijk NDW stempel. Recht voor zijn (haar) raap en dansbaar.
A-kant is 45 rpm & B-kant is 33 rpm.
Order here 7" turquoise vinyl , 45/33 RPM : 8,95 euro
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Minimal Das M - Ist Das Wirklich Nötig? Vinyl 10", 33 RPM (Hertz-Schrittmacher, HERTZ 028, 2009)
limited to 333 copies on pink vinyl
Rasputeen - “Minimal-Scheissegal”
This is not a mix of DAF and Der Plan; this is RASPUTEEN! Conducted with lyrics like "Ich mag Minimal, denn alles andere ist mir Scheißegal" the analog sounds rise up to real dancefloor killers. The design is as nice as unusual; this 4 tracks single comes in a printed bread bag.
Scorpion Violente - Uberschleiss LP (Avant! Records, oktober 2010), 500 copies.
Scorpion Violente is het sexbeest uit Frankrijk. Geobsedeerd door analoge electronica vermengd met een vuige portie trash duikt ze in de krochten van de ziel. De openingstitel van deze plaat ‘Viol Et Revanche’ geeft richting aan wat we verder aan inhoud mogen verwachten. Lichtvoetigheid is, ondanks de heldere produktie, niet te verwachten. Maar dat was hier ook niet de bedoeling. Na het debuut, de 7" split met partners in crime ‘The Dreams’ op "Enfant Terrible", en hun net verschenen 12" ‘Scorpion Violente’ op het label "Bruit Direct Disques" is dit de eerste langspeler van de band. Watch & listen video here Order here LP: 13 euro
Cccandy - Lonesome BerlinLP (AVANT! Records, 2010) white vinyl, limited to 300 copies
Cccandy is een muzikant van Duitse origine, die zijn LP "Lonesome Berlin" heeft uitgebracht op het Italiaanse AVANT! Records. De vormgeving refereert met zijn gezeefdrukte hoes aan de DIY periode eind '70/begin '80-er jaren. Op "Lonesome Berlin" klinken de synths kouder dan nooit voorheen, minimaal maar steeds met gevoel voor de poppy factor. Dit is één van de beste minimal synth-releases die je zult horen dit jaar…
Human Puppets - Future From The Past CD (Disorder Records, digital 02, 30 October 2009). Limited to 500 copies.
Originally released on vinyl in 2006. Including 8 bonustracks including the highly sought after "Untitled" 7".
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