The German industrialist will release a three-track 12″ in collaboration with Cindytalk on Diagonal.
The first of two planned releases from Factory Floor’s Dominic Butler and L/F/D/M was announced today.
Records from Mood Hut, PAN, Software, Diagonal and Houndstooth all feature in May’s selection.
Powell’s last record for his own Diagonal Records was called Body Music. It’s a name that sums up the wry sense of humour at the heart of the producer’s creaky take on techno; although his sound is visceral in its own way, it’s less down to the kind of throbbing, gut-punching basslines you’d expect from traditional EBM, and more due to the wire wool scrubbing his scratchy post-punk textures give your ears. For Powell, the notion of “Body Music” was one whose frequent forays into a 150bpm tempo zone were more inclined to invoke a loss of bodily control rather than create a physical sensation internally, positioning him outside of the concurrent wave of producers making far more conventional techno of an industrial influence.
The next Diagonal Records release will come from the label’s founder Powell.
Releases from Firecracker Recordings, Ghostly Intl, Emotional Response and Desire feature in this month’s selections.
Hear a mix from one half of the Diagonal Records team in preparation for the Berlin party in May.
The Beau Wanzer and Elon Katz project gets remixed by Juan Mendez on the label’s latest release.
Russell Haswell’s new album for Powell’s Diagonal Records is framed rather amusingly by the label as “Haswell puts a donk on it”. Haswell’s sonic experiments – whether in the live context or on record – are generally the kind of thing seemingly devoted to the sheer physicality of noise and sound, balanced with a more analytical ear. Having said that, it’s an appropriate turn of phrase for an artist whose work also doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously – much like that of Powell himself.
The multi-disciplinary artist and noise veteran will provide the London label’s second full-length release.
Powell’s label will issue the reformed iconic NYC group’s debut album Ghost Amongst The Crew next month.
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Powell’s Diagonal is really hitting its stride. Following two EPs from the man himself, Diagonal was responsible earlier this year for Blood Music’s self-titled EP, and will shortly celebrate the release of a new Prostitutes record. In the middle, though, comes easily the label’s most surprising signing to date. Shit & Shine are best known for their use of multiple drummers and their pitilessly loud live shows. They most frequently operate in the hinterlands of rock music, but on this self-titled EP they have abandoned their distorted excesses and instead honed a combination of satisfyingly skewed disco, chunnering industrialism and, in the record’s high point, a demented reinterpretation of Theo Parrish.
The Cleveland producer mixes up Madteo, Dillinja, and Psychic TV in this selection for Diagonal.
Cleveland-based James Donadio will release the Shatter and Lose EP for Powell’s label later this month.
The Powell-helmed label’s next release will come from the Texas-based “interference fiends”.
Records from Diagonal, Dekmantel, Warp and Hivern Discs were amongst the most visually appealing releases from June.
Powell’s Diagonal Records imprint will look outwards for its next release, with an EP from London outfit Blood Music.