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Music For Teenage Sects (limited gatefold blue vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: HYPSPLP 04. Rel: 24 Dec 21
Review: Baby Buddha was Charles Hornday, David Javelosa, Meg Brazill and Todd Rosa, a band that released just one album in 1981 then a second in 1987. Their debut is a cult classic that brought new ideas to the world of no wave and synth, electro and rock. With its chilly minimal computer beats and post-punk vocal deliveries, it makes for a still future-sounding world of sound that is danceable and atmospheric as it covers classics like 'Stand By Your Man' and 'All Shook Up' in a hugely idiosyncratic fashion. This is weirdly wonderful, playfully scary and artfully DIY music that manages plenty of reference points and ends up sounding like nothing else.
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Life Is A Grand (reissue) (limited 180 gram vinyl LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: CTRUE 33. Rel: 30 Apr 25
Review: After over four decades out of print, Henry Badowski's 1981 debut Life Is A Grand finally comes reissued by Caroline True Records. Despite cult status, this is a can't unhear record whose privies are never lost on those who love it. Badowski built a quiet reverence for himself over the years, eluding mainstream rediscovery while gathering admiration from those drawn to its peculiar charm. Though he eventually slipped away from music and began a succession of other jobs - fans often wondered how such a gifted musician could just disappear - Badowski was known to have been a teenage bassist in Chelsea briefly linked to The Damned, later stepping away from punk's sharp edges to craft something far more whimsical and idiosyncratic. Drawing on his affection for Roxy Music, Ian Dury and Jethro Tull, he wrote, arranged and played nearly everything on the album himself, rom the baroque pop of 'Swimming With The Fish In The Sea' to the instrumental strut of 'Rampant'. Rich in synth flourish, sardonic lyricism and melodic invention, and now pulled up by the pinky and thus saved from the gorge of obscurity, Life Is A Grand returns with its sly wit and strange beauty completely intact.
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East Of North (180 gram vinyl LP limited to 300 copies)
Cat: ZZZV 22008. Rel: 09 Feb 23
Review: Music For Dreams label head Kenneth Badger was so inspired by the Tangerine Dream soundtrack to the classic Michael Mann film The Thief that he and Tolga Bo0.95yu0.95k from the Turkish band islandman decided to write their own soundtrack to an imaginary movie. They managed to write 10 tracks within 24 hours while imagining a film that told a story about two people stuck on the arctic ice cap where one tries to fool the other. Influences from Vangelis, John Carpenter, and Tangerine Dream all feature in what is a superb and escapist listen.
… Read morePlayed by: Manu Archeo, Chris Coco
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Review: Kris Baha has been on a serious roll over the past few years, notching up releases on Bahnsteig 23, Pinkman and many more besides. Now feels like the right time for him to drop an album, and where better to do such a thing than Cocktail D'Amore? The Berlin-via-Melbourne producer's sound comes through loud and clear - minimal wave and industrial influences abound, executed with ferocity and flamboyance in equal measure to create a many-shaded set of deviant dance bangers. "Living Nothingness" is the ultimate nihilistic beatdown, "Steel Sands" channels early Nine Inch Nails to perfection, and "Defied" has a propulsive thrust that would make Al Jourgensen proud. Baha wears his influences on his sleeve, and why not? They're great influences that he creates stunning music with.
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Ghosts In The Machine (purple & pink merge vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: F 029WP. Rel: 12 Aug 24
Review: CyberindustrialEBMwavepost-punkIDMmutantelectro. No commas, no punctuation, just one throbbing, convulsing, dystopian mass informed by the bleakest visions of a sci-fi future we deserve but definitely don't want. Originally hailing from Australia, but long-since relocating to Berlin's eastern ends, Kristian Bahoudian, AKA Kris Baha, has clearly absorbed his surrounds, grown through them, and learnt how to channel that brutalism into something truly potent. It's also narratively driven, with the titular spirits in the system a reference to humans in the age of advanced artificial intelligence - beholden to dictatorial codes that rob us of our essence, vitality and individuality. An awakening among a select few means a small number of people become self-aware, again, and can begin pushing back. And this point of tension, between human and machine, plays out sonically. Talk about painting a vivid picture.
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Cosmic The Original (white vinyl 2xLP + booklet limited to 300 copies)
Cat: UVR 17022W. Rel: 26 Sep 22
Review: Originally released back in 2007 on CD, Cosmic is named after the legendary and influential Italian club of the same name where the legendary Daniele Baldelli was resident DJ. This vinyl reissue features selections from said mix, all seminal and diverse tracks that were altogether part of Baldelli's distinct Afro-cosmic sound. From the neon-lit Italo of New Music's 'While You Want' to the spaced-out dub of Culture Club's 'Murder Rap Trap' (feat Captain Crucial), through to the tunnelling psychedelia of Axxess' 'Pages' and the hypnotic tribal minimalism of The Pools' 'Jamiaca Running' among many more - this is a true zeitgeist of one magical era.
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Review: Legendary DJ and producer Daniele Baldelli has put his name to many different compilations in his time, and plenty have been on this Use Vinyl label such as Cosmic Drag and Baia Degli Angeli 1977-1978. Now he's back with a second volume of his Cosmic Step album collection which comes across two slabs of wax and includes a lovely coaster. These are disco not disco sounds with stiff synths and rugged arps over steely retro-future drum machine sounds. Kraut, wave, psych, funk and many other influences colour the tunes and help make it such a top collection.
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Romantic Times (gatefold 180 gram vinyl LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: LITA 123LP. Rel: 08 Dec 14
Review: Lewis' gentle and bewitching L'Amour, which came complete with a bizarre backstory involving the disappearance of the blonde-haired would-be-matinee-idol on its sleeve, was one of the surprise delights of the year. Yet the release of the hitherto unsuspected follow-up Romantic Times, which was originally recorded in 1985, only adds to the mystique surrounding this off-kilter auteur. The abstract croon and expressionistic mood may remain, yet the pastel shades and beachside calm of his earlier effort are gone, replaced by brooding atmosphere and vocals that betray a troubled soul beneath the luxurious veneer. Residing somewhere between lounge lizard thrills and outsider art chills, Romantic Times is a portrait of a true one-off.
… Read morePlayed by: Haules Baules, Elenacolombi
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Review: Italian composer and modular synth wizard Caterina Barbieri makes a debut on the Light-Years label here with a profound work of ambient beauty. Known for her musical vortexes, she warps space and time with her compositions and has done ever since breaking through with 2017's double-album Patterns Of Consciousness. Spirit Exit again finds her start up her modal rug and get to work in her home studio amidst Milan's two-month pandemic lockdown in 2020. It's a personal work that "takes inspiration from female philosophers, mystics and poets spread across time." The transportational sounds are as complex as they are emotive from front to back.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Experimental
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Spirit Exit (gatefold silver vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: LY 001LPC. Rel: 08 Jul 22
Review: Italian composer and modular synth wizard Caterina Barbieri makes a debut on the Light-Years label here with a profound work of ambient beauty. Known for her musical vortexes, she warps space and time with her compositions and has done ever since breaking through with 2017's double-album Patterns Of Consciousness. Spirit Exit again finds her start up her modal rug and get to work in her home studio amidst Milan's two-month pandemic lockdown in 2020. It's a personal work that "takes inspiration from female philosophers, mystics and poets spread across time." The transportational sounds are as complex as they are emotive from front to back.
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Review: Italian composer Caterina Barbieri has enjoyed a walloping career so far as a contemporary experimental electronic music composer and producer, in part thanks to her rather mind-melting explorations in computational and generative methods, which have aided her creation of icy, god-playing deconstructed 'scapes. It was hardly expected she'd stop at her Mego debut Ecstatic Computation or the more recent Spirit Exit, though, and now comes the curt six-track statement Myuthafoo. A new effort via Barbieri's own label light-years, this one was actually written at the same time as her debut, and contains an array of modular-modelled sequences in similar fashion, backed up by intensely spiritual augmentations (such as ultra-deep reverb and clever portamentos) on the production end.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Experimental
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Myuthafoo (translucent red vinyl LP)
Cat: LY 003LPC. Rel: 27 Jul 23
Review: Caterina Barbieri has rightly earned her position as one of the leading lights in modern minimal synthesis, following the legacy of the great composers of the 20th Century and presenting stark, compelling ideas revolving around spare, purposeful compositions. Her 2019 album Ecstatic Computation was her calling card to the world, and many high profile performances have followed since. Now we're being invited back into the thinking behind that first record with an expressly-framed sister piece recorded at the same time called Myuthafoo. Hey algorithmic approach to composition yields powerful effects as she ruminates on time, space, memory and emotion, presented across six additional pieces which add wonderfully to the narrative from her debut album.
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Review: Off The Record sees German label Bureau B offer up a wonderful presentation of music from ex Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos. Apparently originally conceived whilst Bartos was part of the iconic group, these twelve tracks have been fully developed from the musical diary he kept all those years ago. What was initially a secret collection of rhythms, riffs, hooks, chords and melodies have been reconceived and re-contextualised by Bartos in a modern setting and Off The Record should make for compelling listening for the legions of Kraftwerk completists out there. "The Binary Code" stands out, a swooping array of 8bit arpeggios unfurling and taking your senses with you whilst "Musica Ex Machina" is the sort of chugging, busy vocoder led machine funk you'd feasibly hear in a Weatherall back to back set with Smagghe
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Experimental
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Review: Musician, writer and sometime member of Kraftwerk Karl Bartos wrote The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari as a tribute to the iconic 1920 silent horror film whose original music score had long been lost. Through electronic compositions, Bartos skilfully captures the eerie atmosphere and psychological depth of the movie, enhancing its haunting narrative with his sonic reinterpretation. The album immerses listeners in a world of suspense and mystery, blending ominous synth melodies with pulsating rhythms and cinematic soundscapes. Bartos' masterful fusion of retro-futuristic aesthetics and contemporary electronic music was made after he dug deep into his own archives to recreate epics he wrote as a young classical musician and offers an all-new perspective on the original soundtrack.
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The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari (limited hand-numbered vinyl 2xLP + DVD box + booklet)
Cat: BB 400LPBOX. Rel: 26 Feb 24
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Review: While Fritz Lang's Metropolis has enjoyed reams of revisionist soundtracks in the near-century since it was released, Robert Weine's The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari has remained a more cult concern of Weimar-era cinema. Karl Bartos, one of the early members of Kraftwerk, has indulged his passion for the art of this unique period between world wars, when technology and art was changing as rapidly as the world around them. Employing his considerable experience and well-appointed studio to the task of re-soundtracking, Bartos has created this vibrant new score for Weine's film, pressed up here on double vinyl with an accompanying 16-page booklet.
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Review: A narrative. An odyssey. The journey of a lifetime. As the world locked itself away and the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, Battaglia stepped into the record studio and evidently fired up the ignition rockets. Travel in the literal sense may have been off the cards, but Season One certainly transports the listener through a deep and complex sonic tapestry, telling a tale of struggle from fear into hope and onto something altogether unique and new and enlightened. Plenty here has been inspired by the aural work of John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream, to name but two influences, but ultimately where Battaglia is taking us feels resolutely new. More so, tangibly unchartered. Out to the farthest reaches of the known galaxy and back again in a stunning collection of strange and beguiling electronic business.
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Review: A core member of Dzeltenie Pastnieki throughout the early 00s, Ingus Bauskenieks is all about abstraction and experimentation. Since he came back from a long stint in the shadows, the Latvian musician has self-released a heap of wonderfully surreal music that is often overlooked and slept on. While many talk about freedom of expression, this guy does it for real, and this latest album, Spoki, comes through on Stroom with a very clear concept and a maturity to experimentation that is often not heard. It's not all bleeps and bloops and, in fact, he manages to add in his own nation's heritage thanks to several moments of neo-folk vocalism that works ever so well with the myriad of drum machines and samples housed under tunes like "Roni" or "Lidojums Uz Sauli" - the latter of which is a house reinterpretation of Latvian pop music. This is something for those who want something new, unheard, and attention-grabbing. A fine album - TIP!
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Review: Beak> returns with their fourth studio album, >>>>, embracing the concept of head music to be experienced as a cohesive album rather than individual tracks. Recording began at Pen Y Bryn in Talsarnau, Wales, amidst the remnants of the COVID era, before transitioning back to Invada studios in Bristol. The opener, 'Strawberry Line,' a tribute to their furry friend Alfie Barrow, sets the tone for the album. This release marks their debut on Temporary Residence in North America. ;Brean Down' is a more confident Barrow with vocals prominently featured in a traditional verse-chorus structure. The track pairs sparse arrangements with shrieking guitar, a doomsday bassline, and Barrow's militant drums, maintaining their dedication to crafting modern Krautrock. 'Alle Sauvage,' the lead single, exudes cosmic dread with coarse synth arpeggios and a rhythm section that builds tension and cinematic soundscapes. The album cover, depicting Barrow in a hazmat suit, hints at an apocalyptic theme. >>>> captures Beak>'s essence, delivering a raw and deep, introspective journey.
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Modern Streets (180 gram vinyl 2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: ZEN 206. Rel: 20 Jan 15
Review: Beat Spacek aka Steve Spacek is a man who has seen it all and done it all. Well, not quite all because this latest project is quite possibly his best in recent years. Having worked with artists as diverse as J Dilla and dBridge, his sound is characterised by a hugely varied conglomeration of styles and influences, but also methods. For instance, we've been told that this LP is made up exclusively of sounds generated from iPhone and iPad apps, so it's easy to see the man's versatility and openness to new sonic territories. "Modern Streets" itself is an intricate cocktail of ideas, incorporating remnants of drum & bass, digital dancehall and curb-side poetry. The whole LP is a daring and successful view into Spacek's multifaceted mind as a musician. Recommended.
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Review: You could be forgiven for thinking some of Belbury Poly's work was actually borrowed from early-90s RPG video game soundtracks, although the production is clearly based on much more than the limitations of chips and cartridges. Nevertheless, there's a real wholesome, back home on the ranch kind of ambience at play throughout much of what's here.
You might say folk moods built from Radiophonic Workshop and BBC library music parts, or something along those lines. Veering from the moody 'Copse', to 'Corner Of The Eye', a track that invokes a real sense of wonder and mystery, and 'Magpie Lane' with its take on psychedelia, despite stylistic variety there's consistency in the strength and lure of the melodies, not least the wonderfully plucked synth effects on the epic 'Sticks & Stones'.
… Read moreYou might say folk moods built from Radiophonic Workshop and BBC library music parts, or something along those lines. Veering from the moody 'Copse', to 'Corner Of The Eye', a track that invokes a real sense of wonder and mystery, and 'Magpie Lane' with its take on psychedelia, despite stylistic variety there's consistency in the strength and lure of the melodies, not least the wonderfully plucked synth effects on the epic 'Sticks & Stones'.
Played by: Juno Recommends Leftfield
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Review: Jim Jupp aka Belbury Poly has been running the Ghost Box imprint for over ten years now and, from the sound it, he has no intention of stopping his lust for sleek, spectral electronica with a vintage feel. New Ways Out is a perfect companion to the rest of his catalogue, and the sounds within are workable in more than one situation - on your headphones, on a beach, in a car, or even in a corner of some hedonistic bar. The ten track on this LP offer the listener a 360 degree experience, a wide-eyed foray into the weird and wonderful mind of this multi-talented producer who seems to stretch the meaning of electronica to its very limits.
… Read morePlayed by: Simon Heartfield, Juno Recommends Experimental
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Image Of Love
Review: Belong's latest offering, Realistic IX, presents a mesmerizing journey through acid-washed landscapes of sound. Michael Jones and Turk Dietrich craft an heavily processed sonic experience, where bleached guitars, hypnotic drums, and buried vocals coalesce to create shifting gradients of haze and hypnosis. Melodies ebb and flow, sometimes surfacing before submerging into feedback-laden currents. Despite a 13-year hiatus since their last Kranky release, Common Era, Belong's synergy remains undiminished. Their commitment to motorik drone and liminal emotion evolves on Realistic IX, offering a tactile and unreal exploration of sound. Tracks like 'Souvenir' showcase distant vocals shrouded in dissonance, while 'Image of Love' introduces drum machine work and reverberated melodic changes. Overall, Realistic IX is a shimmering comeback for Belong, capturing the band's enigmatic allure and pushing their sonic boundaries with finesse.
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Conscience (remastered) (limited 180 gram translucent white vinyl 2xLP with obi-strip)
Cat: NEW 9241LPC. Rel: 28 Nov 24
Review: The Beloved's Conscience, originally released in 1993, is set for a long-awaited reissue as a 2xLP, showcasing its timeless influence on the electronic music scene. This edition brings the iconic singles back to life, with Conscience capturing the era's fusion of pop melodies and dancefloor-ready beats. Tracks like 'Sweet Harmony' and 'Outerspace Girl' still shine, offering a nostalgic yet fresh listening experience. Alongside them, deeper cuts such as 'Celebrate Your Life' and '1000 Years From Today' re-emphasise The Beloved's talent for crafting emotive, euphoric anthems. The 2xLP format gives the album the space it deserves, letting each track breathe in full analogue warmth. This reissue isn't just a nod to the past but a celebration of the group's lasting impact on electronic and dance music. Whether it's the buoyant groove of 'Spirit' or the reflective undertones of 'Lose Yourself In Me,' Conscience is as much a piece of dance music history as it is a timeless classic.
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Review: Superior Viaduct never cease to amaze and please all of our senses; from aural to olfactory, we're always trying sniff out what these mighty archivalists are up to. Yet again, they've picked the right sort of gear to please newbies and vintage diggers alike thanks to this resurrection of John Bender's glorious and pioneering minimal work from 1980. I Don't Remember is a serious piece of forward-thinking, seven majestic piece of experimental synthism that are both timeless and bound by an icy layer of machine fuzz, an edgy yet poppy feel that sits perfectly with the rest of the label's activities. Reissue of the week? We think so. Limited, stamped, and comes in bloody red.
… Read morePlayed by: Dj soFa
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Plaster Falling (reissue) (limited numbered blue vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: SV 102. Rel: 08 Dec 16
Review: A record that has always carried a certain renegade mystique, 'Plaster Falling' originally arrived in 1981 with its white sleeve literally covered in the plaster of the title, meaning the purchaser was forced to cut it open to get at the sounds within. Once there however, the Suicide-style minimal electronica, as stark as it was alluring was its own reward. This Superior Viaduct reissue is the first time these blankly beguiling strains, lurking somewhere stylistically on the astral plane between the no wave of Ike Yard and the off-kilter modern romance of John Maus, have been available once again for the curious and the synth-addicted alike.
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Review: Ben Edwards, better known by his pseudonym Benge, is famed for his grasp of authentic vintage synth technology, called in to produce John Grant aming many others as well as Wrangler and Creep Show. He's been exploring the sonic possibilities of electronic instruments since he was a young boy, in the 1970s, and The View From Vega, his debut solo album on the DiN imprint, is primarily an ambient suite of tracks inspired by the space-music typically produced in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It uses a selection of vintage synthesisers, sequencers and FX units to provide a fertile sonic landscape to explore. The idea was to use simple sequences (using both analogue and digital units), sustained synthesiser pads and electronic piano improvisations, alongside various ancient delay, flange and reverb units. The beautiful, warm quality of the tones that exude from such instruments are very evident on the six tracks that slowly unfold their oscillations in organic, melodic soundscapes.
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Review: Beokraft features Yugoslavian electronic music pioneers Dejan Stanisavljevic (group Beograd), Zoran Jevtic (DATA, Sizike, The Master Scratch Band), Nikolaj Bezek (Consequential). Their debut effort entitled Time Machine features nine tracks inspired by legendary German outfit Kraftwerk. Whether it's the soundtrack to showroom dummies dancing after hours on 'Robot Men', the slo-mo sci-fi disco of 'Ex Yu Roy At The Control' or the computer funk of 'Men, Women & Inbetween' among others, this is something any record collector whose tastes go beyond the mainstream will value.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Electro
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Cat: PAN 053. Rel: 14 Aug 19
Review: First released digitally back in 2015, Flavien Berger's impressive sophomore set "Contrebande 01. Le Disque De Noel" finally comes to vinyl after four long years. Built around sturdy hardware drums, vintage-sounding synthesizer lines, stylish electronics and the producer's own occasional vocals, the eight-track set flits between off-kilter synth-pop, leftfield electro soundscapes, skittish up-tempo workouts (the ambient techno throb of "PGRM 85") and minimalist electronic pop that tends towards the dark and drowsy. The album's headline attraction is undoubtedly "Liquide", a 13-minute slab of krautrock and new wave-influenced goodness that ends with five minutes of trippy, alien sounding ambient.
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Atmospherics (30th Anniversary Edition) (audiophile vinyl 4xLP limited to 200 copies)
Cat: PITP 53V. Rel: 28 Jan 25
Review: James Bernard's 1994 ambient masterpiece Atmospherics is now 30 years old. To mark its anniversary the landmark record has been meticulously remastered and paired with a brand-new, track-by-track reinterpretation by Bernard's longtime friend and collaborator, bvdub. Together, these works span four slabs of wax and offer a profound exploration of ambient soundscapes that honour the original while also presenting some fresh, emotive perspectives. A must-have work for your ambient section.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone, Zakè
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Romanticism (limited LP + 12" + insert)
Cat: ET 039. Rel: 24 Apr 15
Review: Gothenburg's Tobias Bernstrup returns with his fifth album and it's a follow up to 2011's Sing My Body Electric. The dude is back with some more of his signature sound, a truly singular approach which spans across vast musical landscapes, from coldwave to techno and peppered in its own particular air of nostalgia. This collaboration between the Enfant Terrible and Gooiland Elektro imprints is the sort of club music for the headphone dweller, one which will get bodies moving on the floor but still contains enough pop sensibility to be enjoyed in other, less intense environments. Check "Revolution" in particular, you'll be humming its groove in no time...
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Review: Honey Soundsystem's Dezier comes correct with this immaculately detailed debut album. From the circuit board presentation to the album narrative itself Parler Music is a lavish affair that stretches the perception of everything we've learnt about him on labels such as Cin Cin, HNYTRX and Public Release. Back again on Dark Entities (where it all began for this alias five years ago) Parler Music is a fluorescent romp through tempos and emotions; the white knuckle synthwave of "Un Subalterne Insubordonne", the iced-out electro of "Teleconference", the sleazy off-beat slinks and triumphant chords of "Entr'acte", the pregnant cosmosis of "Une Salade Oblongue", the list of immersive synthscapes and stories goes on. A genuinely beautiful debut album.
… Read morePlayed by: Midland, Ali Renault
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Review: The Birthday Massacre, hailing from Canada, command a bracing gothic blend of 80s electronica and aggressive guitar work. Formed in 2000 as Imagica, the band is led by vocalist Chibi and guitarists Rainbow and Michael Falcore. They debuted in London, Ontario, before moving to Toronto and rebranding, with the 2002 self-released Nothing and Nowhere inducting us into their horror-comedic sonic aesthetic, drawing on macabre cabaret and Grande-Guignol rock. Though little light but fan speculation has been shed on their new album Pathways, this purple detour has sparked rumours of a fresh direction and stylistic tangent for the band, coming helmed up by the pre-released streamer single 'Sleep Tonight', lighting up oneiric stadia worldwide with their mega-metal shreds and huge electronica arrangements.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Leftfield
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Review: Here come one of the electronica scene's most famous electronic artists with another concept album that builds on what went before with their own learned new perspectives. The Grey Album is of course best known as a mashup record by Danger Mouse of Jay-Z's The Black Album with samples of the Beatles' self-titled ninth album. But now it is also this record which finds The Black Dog return to their old school and early ways of working after doing similar on their recent Black EP. They used practices, set up with one synth per person and limited the use of their computers to really tap into raw creative intuition - and it has worked. This is a vinyl version with a CD version also available.
… Read morePlayed by: Joachim Spieth
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Review: Among many of the producer's aliases and side monikers, Black Zone Myth Chant is surely Maxime Primault's finest accomplishment as an artist. Having come through via Low Jack's unfailingly pleasing Editions Gravats over the last few years, he has now begun to establish himself as our go-to man for sounds that truly lie on the periphery of what is deemed normal or sane. Feng Shen is his new LP, once again coming out through Editions Gravats, and it's a wild, ethereal journey from start to finish. The frameworks are loose and cavernous, but most tracks going further than ambient or drone do contain plenty of rhythmic flow, making them playable on the more open-minded of dancefloors. "Spiritual Decay Dub" perfectly reflects the diversity of sounds on here, their mysticism, and Black Zone Myth Chant's ability to construct meaning out of sparse sounds. Warmly recommended!
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Enter Universe (180 gram vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: CPU 01110011. Rel: 16 Feb 23
Review: Blackplod is one of the key artists in the Central Processing Unit set up and he has been for a little while now. Helping to cement his status is his debut album Enter Universe which comes after a trio of top EPs since 2021. Here he levels up his sound across 12 tracks of dizzying leftfield electro that draws on the classics while sketching out the future of the sound. 'Pulsation' sets a great tone from the off with meandering synths and stepping basslines then there's mystery and intrigue on the likes of 'Material Collapse' and squelchy and bleeping alien lifeforms that bring tracks like 'The Mission' alive.
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Review: Originally a folk guitarist from Baltimore in the 1960's, Gary Blanchard's musical career only took off twenty years later with something totally different and unexpected. Something that may have been too far ahead of its time back in the 80s, but that sounds just right hearing it in 2016. Entitled Original Soundtrack, this is Blanchard's only LP and is about as far from folk as techno is from classical; there's a similarity in texture and mood, perhaps, but the construction of the songs are a world apart. Coming out through Spain's excellent Domestica label, Gary Blanchard's album is a one-off piece of minimal experimentation of the highest calibre. It is drenched in a familiar 80's romanticism and melancholia, but tunes like "Polyester From Hell", or "Technology Mythology" are blissful drum machine experiments that look in every possible direction in terms of influences. Check it, there's some gold in there.
… Read morePlayed by: Dj soFa
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Review: It's madness to think that Blancmange have been going strong since the late-1970s. And by going strong, we really, really mean going strong. Private View is their 18th studio album to date, and far from feeling like a band rehashing the same old tropes, this sounds like a group in their prime. Coherent, well-conceived, and expertly executed, with a truly individual personality that's hard to compare to many peers.
Of course, on the face of things, this is synth pop, with elements nodding to the big guns like New Order (circa early-80s) and Depeche Mode. However, Blancmange have far closer ties to cold and synthwave than those names, managing to create huge sounds fit for big screen dystopia while retaining an underlying feeling of humanism and romance.
… Read moreOf course, on the face of things, this is synth pop, with elements nodding to the big guns like New Order (circa early-80s) and Depeche Mode. However, Blancmange have far closer ties to cold and synthwave than those names, managing to create huge sounds fit for big screen dystopia while retaining an underlying feeling of humanism and romance.
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Review: Not to be confused with the sweet dessert made from milk, cream and sugar, thickened via rice flour, gelatine, or Irish moss. To us, Blancmange refers to the English synth pop outfit formed in London circa 1979. Over seven years, Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe gave us a lot of incredible music, before calling time in 1986, only to return in the late-2000s eventually putting out a fourth album, Blanc Burn, in 2011. For the most part, Everything Is Connected celebrates their most fertile period through ten quality tracks (more are included on CD and DL versions), although technically what's here does span a 45 year period. Curated by Arthur, UK top ten singles 'Living On The Ceiling', 'Blind Vision' and 'Don't Tell Me' are here, but so too are some of their more overlooked gems.
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Everything Is Connected: Best Of (limited translucent green vinyl LP)
Cat: LMS 1725115. Rel: 09 May 24
Review: Everything Is Connected (Best Of) marks a significant milestone in Blancmange's illustrious 45-year career. Curated by their now sole member, singer Neil Arthur, this collection expertly captures the essence of the band's evolution, blending iconic hits with personal favorites. Emerging from the UK's post-punk DIY scene, Blancmange achieved widespread acclaim with their 1982 LP Happy Families, earning gold status in the UK and spawning international hits. With seven Top 40 singles and 70 weeks in the UK album charts, Blancmange's influence extends far beyond their genre. Their impact on British synth-pop reverberates through the words of admirers like Moby, John Grant, and Honey Dijon, who recognize their pivotal role in shaping the house music scene. Everything Is Connected features timeless classics such as 'Living On the Ceiling', 'Waves,' 'Blind Vision,' and a poignant cover of Abba's 'The Day Before You Came.' Alongside these hits are recent favorites like 'What's The Time,' 'Reduced Voltage,' and 'Some Times These,' showcasing Blancmange's enduring relevance and innovation. This compilation is a fitting tribute to a band whose music continues to resonate with audiences worldwide.
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Review: Although Blancmange are usually associated to the synth pop sounds of 1980's Britain, they've undergone something of a revival in recent years. A string of gigs, new music and also a development in their sound has opened them to a new audience, something which has resulted in their latest album Semi Detached. Electronica, hints of post-punk and a dash of house make for an extremely pleasant listening experience. Tracks like "I Want More" or "Paddington" (a kind of ode to Ian Curtis) are both effective as club stormers as they are pop crossover hits. In brief, it's an LP which can be appreciated by music aficionados and electronic nerds alike. Terrific.
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Review: Commercial Break is the 14th album from legendary London synth-pop band Blancmange. It has been co-produced by Benge and continues on the group's usual musical path. That is to say it explores acoustic textures and field recordings, with spoken word pieces delivered over twisted synths and electric saws. Sometimes waves break, at others a dishwasher goes off, or an ambient mic delivers some weird background noise. It is a living and breathing electronic record that is adventurous yet accessible, abstract yet human and real. This one is sure to bring in plenty of new fans as well as please the oldies.
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Review: Since Stephen Luscombe stepped aside to deal with health issues, Blancmange founder Neil Arthur has delivered some of the band's most potent material in decades. "Wanderlust", his follow-up to 2017's "Unfinished Rooms", is another fine collection of cuts in the band's distinctively icy, analogue-rich synthpop-style. While there are a few bold, early Blancmange style sing-alongs present (see "TV Debate" and "White Circle, Black Hole"), much of the album's most magical material is rather melancholic and bleak in tone. Given that Arthur says he was inspired by, "the pretence of a normal world being erased", it's perhaps unsurprising. Regardless, his bleak inspirations have resulted in some seriously good music.
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Review: It's almost impossible not to have a huge amount of admiration and respect for Neil Arthur. Now in his 62nd year, current undertakings include names like Near Future and Fader, and tour and remix duties for Kincaid (his son). Which is before we mention the 80s synth legends Blancmange, revitalised and reconfigured for our times in 2011.
We can only hope we have the same energy when we get to that life stage, but can't imagine still having innovation and ideas as seemingly infinite resources. 'Mindset' might retain the nuances and signature notes the band have always been known for, but it's so fresh you could be forgiven for thinking this whole sound had only just been conceived. Combining hefty, hugely danceable lows, glittering, hypnotic high ends and that iconic combination of spoken word and sung vocals, it's one for the collection to say the least.
… Read moreWe can only hope we have the same energy when we get to that life stage, but can't imagine still having innovation and ideas as seemingly infinite resources. 'Mindset' might retain the nuances and signature notes the band have always been known for, but it's so fresh you could be forgiven for thinking this whole sound had only just been conceived. Combining hefty, hugely danceable lows, glittering, hypnotic high ends and that iconic combination of spoken word and sung vocals, it's one for the collection to say the least.
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Bright Black Heaven (limited hand-numbered gatefold 180 gram audipphile clear vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: MOVLP 3337. Rel: 09 Aug 23
Review: Blaqk Audio aka AFI members Davey Havok and Jade Puget dropped their second album Bright Black Heaven back in 2012. It now gets reissued via Music On Vinyl and has been cut on 45rpm for extra low-end punchy and louder volume. It comes on individually hand-numbered clear vinyl and is housed in a gatefold sleeve so is a special collector's piece indeed. Upon release, the album topped the US charts in the Billboard Dance and Electronic categories and has a moody synth vibe, darl pop sounds and plenty of 80s flourishes all bottled up with some gothic overtones.
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Ding r (blue vinyl LP + hand-numbered insert limited to 300 copies)
Cat: FC 20. Rel: 23 Mar 23
Review: Blauer Montag's debut album Ding*r keeps up a high-quality run of reassess from the Feral Child label. This one was recorded across many years and many different locations including Glasgow, Rutherglen and Lochailort in Scotland and location recordings in the Isle of Arran and the Swedish Arctic. Some of the music dates back to 2007 but that doesn't matter because this is a raw mix of synths and guitars that will never date. There are heavy Krautrock leanings as well as space rock ideas and plenty of more experimental pieces that exist in between those worlds.
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Edouard (hand-numbered heavyweight vinyl LP limited to 300 copies)
Cat: OR 17. Rel: 25 Oct 16
Review: Blind Delon is a previously unheralded producer from Toulouse, France, and this is his debut 12". It's a rather stellar first outing, all told, full of clandestine moodiness and stylish, 1980s-inspired compositions. "Edouard", the title track, is the real killer. It sounds like a French take on Joy Division, albeit mixed with additional cold wave influences and occasional Balearic guitar solos. The stylish, underground synth-pop feel is explored further on "Alcoolemie", while "Seuer" sounds like John Carpenter sound-tracking a sweaty late night chase through Marseilles' roughest neighbourhoods. For those who feel like they need more dancefloor thrills, Drvg Cvltvre has supplied a raunchy - read intensely throbbing - acid techno interpretation of "Alcoolemie"
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Review: There's arguably few modern bands pushing and expanding the confines of death metal like Denver, Colorado based genre provocateurs, Blood Incantation.
Combining intricate tech-death stylings with psychedelic, prog-rock passages all awash in sci-fi hues led to 2019's 'Hidden History of the Human Race', landing on several end of year lists.
The much anticipated follow up, 'Timewave Zero', is a purposeful 180 from their formula, eschewing vocals, riffs and malevolence for ambient, synth-based science fiction psychedelia akin to latter day Tangerine Dream.
It may seem a perplexing departure, but one the group have envisioned since prior to releasing their 'Starspawn' debut in 2016. Continuing to carve out their own path, and craft a solely unique vision may lose some riff-raff semi-fans, but those willing to follow Blood Incantation on their ever unfolding cosmic journey, have just been handed the keys to the unknown.
… Read moreCombining intricate tech-death stylings with psychedelic, prog-rock passages all awash in sci-fi hues led to 2019's 'Hidden History of the Human Race', landing on several end of year lists.
The much anticipated follow up, 'Timewave Zero', is a purposeful 180 from their formula, eschewing vocals, riffs and malevolence for ambient, synth-based science fiction psychedelia akin to latter day Tangerine Dream.
It may seem a perplexing departure, but one the group have envisioned since prior to releasing their 'Starspawn' debut in 2016. Continuing to carve out their own path, and craft a solely unique vision may lose some riff-raff semi-fans, but those willing to follow Blood Incantation on their ever unfolding cosmic journey, have just been handed the keys to the unknown.
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Absolute Elsewhere (limited gatefold 180 gram translucent red vinyl LP + poster + insert)
Cat: 198028 265416. Rel: 03 Oct 24
Review: Denver, Colorado based progressive death metal auteurs Blood Incantation have become renowned for their overarching science fiction themes and cosmic reimagining of genre motifs, with 2019's sophomore triumph Hidden History Of The Human Race garnering immense acclaim and exposure. Unexpectedly, their 2022 follow up would rip a page right from the book of Tangerine Dream with Timewave Zero being made up entirely of ambient synth-laden pieces designed to serve as a soundtrack to passing through the stars. With this unpredictable penchant and clear lack of genre boundaries illuminated, anticipation was rife to see if the band would have the balls and brains to marry both opposing sonic guises and that's precisely what Absolute Elsewhere delivers. Named after the mid-70s prog collective (who once featured King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford), and even featuring Tangerine Dream's Thorsten Quaesching, the album is made up of two tracks, both broken into three segments each, that weave hallucinogenic death metal with synthwave prog, Krautrock, and euphoric alien ambience to conjure a uniquely transcendental listening experience. This ain't your granddaddy's prog rock, nor is it your daddy's death metal, but in a sense, it's kind of both.
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Absolute Elsewhere (limited gatefold 180 gram gold vinyl LP + poster + insert (indie exclusive))
Cat: 198028 265515. Rel: 07 Oct 24
Review: As Denver, Colorado progressive death metal outfit Blood Incantation become increasingly renowned for their science fiction indebted, cosmic reappraisal of the extreme metal genre, it only makes sense that following on from the towering heights of 2019's sophomore effort Hidden History Of The Human Race, and the unexpected 2022 follow up Timewave Zero which saw their Tangerine Dream worship amped up to 11 with a project consisting solely of ambient synthwave pieces acting to serve as soundtrack to passing through the stargate, that eventually these disparate styles from the same artists would eventually collide. Taking its title from the mid-70's prog collective (who once featured King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford), with Tangerine Dream's own Thorsten Quaesching even offering contributions, Absolute Elsewhere boasts two lengthy tracks, segmented into three pieces each, weaving their signature brand of hallucinogenic death metal with synth-laden prog, krautrock, and euphoric alien ambience to conjure a uniquely transportive listening experience. While not exactly your granddaddy's prog rock, nor your daddy's death metal, in a sense, it's kind of both.
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Absolute Elsewhere (gatefold 180 gram translucent green vinyl LP + poster + insert limited to 300 copies (indie exclusive))
Cat: 198028 28791. Rel: 03 Oct 24
Review: Following on from the creative highs of 2019's sophomore effort Hidden History Of The Human Race and its sidewinder of a successor Timewave Zero some three years later, which saw their love of Tangerine Dream ramped up to a previously undiscovered intensity with ambient synthwave pieces in place of their more trademark progressive death metal, Blood Incantation from Denver Colorado have gone one step further and featured contributions from the long lasting prog/synth crew's Thorsten Quaesching on Absolute Elsewhere. The album boasts a pair of (very) long tracks, chopped into three interlocking pieces each, incorporating their signature brand of hallucinogenic death metal with synth-laden prog, Krautrock and euphoric alien ambience to conjure a uniquely transportive listening experience. It's neither your traditional prog rock nor conventional death metal, but at the same time kind of both.
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