DARK ENTRIES RECORDS 2933 16th Street
******************** San Francisco
CA 94103
U S A
2012 640 Turk Street
Apt.11
San Francisco , CA 94102
U S A
2018 835 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
USA
www.darkentriesrecords.com
darkentries@darkentriesrecords.com
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Start : spring 2009
Found : Josh Cheon (DJ and collector)
Distr. : GE - (t)reue um (t)reue/Anna Logue/Cool Record Store/
Das Drehmoment/Generic/Kernkrach/ Anost/
UK - Boomkat/Volcanic Tongue/Juno/
US - Aquarius/Flat,Black & Circular/Fusetron/Heaven Street
/Insound/Isolation Tank/Other Music/Weird/Midhaven-Revolver US/
Redeye/Rubadub/
FR - Desire/La Forme Lente/Trinity/Vulcanoid/
BX - Rush Hour Clone
GR - Eirkti
IT - Mannequin/Goodfellas/
ME - Mecanica
SP - Domestica
JA - Disk Union
Style : reissue - synthwave / electro / alternative / industrial / EBM /
post punk / dark dance /synthpop / new wave / DIY garage
/ synth weirdos /
Dark Entries was born in the spring of 2009 to release out of print and unreleased
underground music as well as contemporary bands. A project of Josh Cheon, a vinyl
-focused DJ and collector, Dark Entries takes great care in preserving sound quality
and respecting the aesthetics of its artists. All of their releases are a carry over
from the DIY days of the 1980s independent record labels.
[From: https://anost.net/en/Labels/] jan.27, 2015
DE 001 ELEVEN POND BAS RELIEF LP 07.2009
Tear And Cinnamon / Watching Trees / Days Hence / Tightrope / Portugal / Asterisk ////
Moving Nowhere / Changing Face / Temporeal / Ignorant Father / Ask (Jealousy)
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DE 002 DEATH DOMAIN ETHIDIUM BROMIDE 7" .2009
(Note : 7" , lim.to 400 silk screened , hand-numbered , 4 different covers)
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DE 003 SECOND DECAY LE DECADENCE ELECTRONIQUE LP .2009
(Note : LP , 500-hand-numbered copies)
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DE 004 ZWISCHENFALL HEUTE EP 12" .2009
12" 09.2016
1. Atemlos
2. Heimatlose
3. Millionen
4. Flucht
5. Tausend Jahre
6. Katastrophe
(Note : 12"EP , 500 hand-numbered copies)
Zwischenfall formed in Belgium with Michael Sass (synths), Martin Urban (bass/vocals)
and Stephan Kraemer (guitar/drums) in 1982. They were united by musical sensibilities
that combined electronic and traditional instruments developing the basis for their
1982 demo recordings. By chance Patrick Codenys of the Belgian electro pioneers Front
242< heard two songs and decided to record a 4-song EP for the electro band's newly
formed label Mask.
The “Heute” EP was released in 1983 after a week of recording in Front's private studio
under the direction of sound-whiz Daniel B. Bearing in mind MIDI had not been invented
at the time, the recording involved some extensive sound sculpting including the use
of individual synths (PPG Wave, Syrinx, Roland System 100, etc.) for separate drum
sounds. To create an organic feel to the combination of acoustic and electric guitar,
a trumpet and a bass were incorporated into the electronic arrangements. Sonically way
ahead of their time, Zwischenfall have a distinct sound with hard rhythms and
melancholic melodies that blend minimal yet catchy electronics to create a very
danceable production.
All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The EP features two
bonus tracks from the “Heute” sessions never before released on vinyl: the uptempo
"Tausend Jahre" and "Katastrophe" the demo version of “Flucht”. Each copy includes an
6-page press kit booklet with lyrics and photos and is housed in an exact replica of
the original jacket.
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DE 005 THOSE ATTRACTIVE MAGNETS : ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE LP .2010
(Note : LP , 500 hand-numbered copies)
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DE 006 DARK DAY WINDOW LP .2010
(Note : LP , 500 hand-numbered copies)
LP Plexus ?? 1981 US
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DE 007 NEON JUDGEMENT EARLY TAPES LP .2010
(Note : LP , 500 hand-numbered copies)
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DE 008 PESTED DRED : YEARS OF STRUGGLE AGAINST THE LIES , LP .2010
THE STUPIDITY AND THE COWARDICE
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DE 009 NAGAMATZU SACRED ISLANDS OF THE MAD LP .2010
(Note : LP , 500 hand-numbered copies , orig.on cassette 1986)
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DE 010 BORGHESIA LJUBAV JE HLADNIJA OD SMRTI LP .2010
(Nopte : LP , 1000 hand-numbered copies)
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DE 011 END OF YOUR GARDEN/DE MA VAERE BELGIERE : SPLIT LP .2010
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DE 012 XEX GROUP:XEX LP .2011
(Note : LP , 500 hand-numbered copies)
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DE 013 V / A BAY AREA RETROGRADE BART 1 LP .2011
NOMINAL STATE Middle Class
BATANG FRISCO Power
NECROPOLIS OF LOVE Talk
WASP WOMEN Kill Me
DISTANT THUNDER Tin Soldiers
VOICE FARM Voyeur
DANNY BOY & THE SERIOUS PERTY GODS : Castro Boy
QUIET ROOM Yangtzee River
LOS MICROWAVES Silent Screamers
STANDARD OF LIVING N.F.A.
UNITS Mission
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DE 014.015 JANE & JEFF HUDSON FLESH 2LP .2011
(Note : co-release with Captured Tracks Rec.)
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DE ?? 016 STARTER STARTER LP .2011
TARTER was a minimal electronic/synthpop group from Switzerland, formed in 1980 by
vocalist and fashion designer Francis Foss, Claudine Chirac (from fellow Swiss Wave
group Grauzone) and Jet Harbour. Originally the band also included Stephan Eicher
who co-wrote two songs but departed before the band recorded their debut album.
STARTER began in the city of Bern when Francis, Claudine and Jet decided to create
their own brand of New Wave music inspired by Gary Numan and Kraftwerk.They released
their debut, self-titled album STARTER in the summer of 1981, making this summer the
30th anniversary of this long out-of-print and extremely hard to find LP!
Using early analog Roland and Korg synthesizers, STARTER’S music seamlessly merges
wistful electronics from Germany’s Neue Deutsche Welle movement and powerful vocal
stylings from French Chanson. Alongside their Swiss Wave contemporaries like Grauzone,
Yello, Liliputt/Kleenex, STARTER created a new brand of hallucinatory ‘Techno-Pop’
made up of chopped rhythms, energetic and almost epileptic vocals that are immediately
catchy and hypnotic, perfect for the dance-floor. In 1985 STARTER reformed as a duo
with Francis Foss on vocals again and Gary Grey on synth/rhythm programming. Their
first single “Victim” took cues from Italo Disco and Bobby Orlando’s Hi-NRG dance
sounds and is the bonus track on Side B of this LP. The song “Part of You” was chosen
as the lead track on the Gomma compilation CD Teutonik Disaster 2 in 2003 recruiting
new fans worldwide and ushering Francis Foss to release a homemade CD-R/DVD comp. of
the entire STARTER discography in 2004.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley
in 2011. Each LP includes a lyrics sheet with unreleased photos and a STARTER badge
/button.
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DE 016.017 VITA NOCTIS MAD IN BELGIUM 2LP .2011
(Note : co-release with Daft Rec.)
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DE ?? 018 XYMOX : SUNSEQUENT PLEASURES + 4 AD RECORDS DEMOS LP .2011
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DE 018 PARADE GROUND THE GOLDEN YEARS LP 07.2011
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DE 019 SYSTEM LILIPUTT HARPA LP 08.2011
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DE 020 EUROPA LA ULTIMA EMOCION ! LP 09.2011
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DE 021 THE DANCE SOCIETY DEMOS VOL.1 LP .2011
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DE 022 BUZZ SEE YOU SIOUX LP .2012
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DE 023 SIC THOUGHT NOISES LP 02.2012
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DE 024 INHALT VEHICLE EP 7" 04.2012
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DE 025 DARK DAY EXTERMINATING ANGEL LP 04.2012
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DE 026 VOCODER CUADRO SINOPTICO EP 12" 05.2012
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DE 027 STRESS CONSPIRACY THEORY LP .2012
(Note : LP , comes with 16 p.booklet)
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DE 028 LINEA ASPERA LINEA ASPERA EP 12" .2012
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DE 029 X-RAY POP LA MACHINE A REVER LP 07.2012
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DE 030 ADN' CKRYSTALL JAZZ MAD LP 10.2012
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DE 031 LINEA ASPERA LINEA ASPERA LP 10.2012
1 Synapse
2 Eviction
3 Preservation Bias
4 Fer-De-Lance
5 Malarone
6 Hinterland
7 Lamanai
8 Reunion
Dark Entries is proud to present the debut album of contemporary British band Linea
Aspera. Linea Aspera is the London duo of Ryan Ambridge (Synths/Programming) and
Alison Lewis (Vocals/Synths). They began the project in November 2011, technically
drawing inspiration from electronic music from the early 1980s. Within the duo, Alison
writes and performs all vocal elements, while Ryan is responsible for the writing and
performing of the electronics, as well as recording and mixing of the final recordings.
For their debut album they utilized small, simple analog synthesizer set up: Roland
SH-09, Roland Juno 6, Vermona DRM MKiii, Korg Poly 800 and Analogue Solutions
Semblance. Linea Aspera's sound includes clear influences from early electronic
body music, classic synth-pop and, in some instances, industrial and noise.
Lyrically the band incorporates the sciences of osteology, neuroscience, and
anthropology weaving a new medical language around themes of desire, despair and
renewal. Linea Aspera serve up an icebox of dark doom riding on Alison's powerful
vocals with a soft but sharp touch. All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is housed in a specially designed jacket
by Dovile Shurpo and includes a full sized insert of all lyrics.
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DE 032 LIVES OF ANGELS ELEVATOR TO EDEN LP .2012
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DE 033 ALTRES ARCHIVES LP .2012
(Note : electro-imrpov band from Dundee , Scottland who formed in 1983)
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DE 034 THE PRODUCT ALIVE AGAIN LP .2012
(Note : post punk band from Denmark ; early 80's)
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DE 035 SMERSH THE ALLURE OF DATED SOUNDS 2LP .2012
(Note : noise0industrial duo of Mike Mangin and chris Shepard ; from New Jersey, USA;
late 70's)
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DE 036 V / A THE THING FROM CRYPT 1981 LP .2013
A. EXHIBIT A Rain
SAD LOVERS & GIANTS Take Me Inside
MEX Evil Creatures
GAMBIT OF SHAME Dancing With The Turks
FLYING BEECHCRAFT Bugger Off
IMAGINE IN RUIN Tank
S-HATERS Necromancer
B. SOFT DRINKS Pepsi Cola
FLYING BEECHCRAFT Frog Girl
IMAGINE IN RUIN Bottle
S-HATERS Canal
AXHIBIT A Echoes
SAD LOVERS & GIANTS Clint
MEX Functioning Fripp Girls
GAMBIT OF SHAME She Lawn
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DE 037 INFORMATICS : DANCE TO A DANGEROUS BEAT 1981-84 LP 02.2013
What A World / Hungry Pets / Sattelite To Russia / Imagination Is Wild / Stop It, Don't
Dance / This Is Product Is Frozen / Concorde Affair //// Proximity Switch / New Values
/ Great X1 / Factory Nightlife 03
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DE 038 FALL OF SAIGON FALL OF SAIGON EP 02.2013
Visions / Blue Eyes / She Leaves Me All Alone //// So Long / On The Beach At Fontana /
The Swimmer
(Note : French post punk , 1982)
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DE 039 KITCHEN & THE PLASTIC SPOON : BEST OFF LP 03.2013
In Bars / Blatta / Happy Funeral / Fantastic / Ice Cream To God / (-) //// The Poet /
Liberty / Filmen / Psch / Pajazzo
(Note : punk band fro Sweden , 1980)
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DE 040 Q4U Q1 DELUXE EDITION 1980-1983 LP 04.2013
Boring / Plo / Breioabolsstaour / Amdp / Tiskufrik / Why / Onward / Creeps //// Barbie
/ Sigurinn / Draugasaga / Miracle Man / Skemitistaour / Plastic Vision / Turninn /
Family
(Note : band from Reykjavik, Island)
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DE 041 BELABORIS ONCE UPON A TIME LP 03.2013
Kuolleet Peilit / Yo Vanhassaa Talossa / Odotus / Kolme Askelta / Baby Pop ////
Monsteribaari / Mita Lapsille Tapahtui / Odotus (demo) / Kolme Askelta (demo) /
Rakkauden Jalkeen
(Note : Finnish punk band was born 1n 1982)
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DE 042 ALGEBRA SUICIDE : FEMALE SQUARED (CHICAGO 1982-85) LP+DVD 06.2013
True Romance At The Worlds Fair / Recalling The Last Encounter / Praxis / In Bed With
Boys / An Explanation For That Flock Of Crows / Somewhat Bleecker Street / Tonight /
Agitation / Father's By The Door / Walking Through Sleep //// Little Dead Bodies / Sub
Rosa / Please Respect Our Decadence / (A Proverbial Explanation For) Why No Action Is
Taken / Tuesday Tastes Good / Let's Transact / Lethargy / Waiting For Delmore
(Note : from Chicago , 1982)
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DE 043 XEX CHANGE LP+DVD 06.2013
Fast Food / Trust In Machines / Fun In The Sun / Vietnam Vet //// Heartbeat / From
Follows Function / Dance For The Limbless
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DE 044 LOS MICROWAVES LIFE AFTER BREAKFAST LP+DVD 06.2013
Time To get Up / What's That Got To Do (With Loving You?) / Reckless Dialogue / TV In
My Eye / Home Alone / Forever //// Postpopned Is Not Forgotten / La Voix Humaine /
Coast To Coast / Is There Life After Breakfast? / You Bet... / Radio Heart
(Note : from New Jersey, 1981)
(Note : from San Francisco, 1980)
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DE 045 ELEVEN POND ASSEMBLAGE LP .2013
Blood Ruins Film / Watching Trees / Kiss By The Hotel DeVille / The Stain //// Turn To
Silence / Green & Gold / Land Of Yellow / Vandykes Collar
(Note : orig. released in 1986)
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DE 046 DARK DAY HANDS IN THE DARK EP 12" .2013
A. Hands In The Dark / Invisible Mam
B. The Exterminations (1 Thru 6)
(Note : minimal electronics band, 1979)
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DE 047 NAGAMATZU SHATTER DAYS LP .2013
Nikto / Possessions / Faith / Deliberation //// She Speaks Close / Bird, Spider, Fly /
Muslin / Operator Dead, Post Abandoned / Radio Song
(Note : LP , a collection of songs rec. between 1983-1988)
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DE 048 BÉZIER ENSCONCED EP 7".DL 08.2013
A. Ensconced / Silhouette / Templar
B. Nautilus '78 / Mecanique / Servile
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DE 049 FIGURE STUDY LESSON ONE 7" 09.2013
A. Lesson One
B. Pirouette
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DE 050 LEAETHER STRIP TEENAGE DEMOS LP 09.2013
Dreaming (First vers.) / Do The Dance / Don't Leave Me / Complaining //// Dreaming (2nd
vers.) / Way Out In Blue / You Don't Look The Same To Me (instr.) / Northern Boy /
Never Trust Anyone At The Carnival
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DE 051 INHALT OCCUPATION EP 7" 09.2013
A. Panopticon / Black Sun
B. Programming / Occupation
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DE 052 PATRICK COWLEY SCHOOL DAZE 2LP 10.2013
CD 01.2014
LP 1 Zygote / Mocking Boird Dream / Nightcrawler / Pagan Rhythms //// Seven Sacred
Pools / School Daze / He's Like You
LP 2 Journey Home / Out Of Body //// Primordial Landscape / Tides Of Man
(Note : double LP , first 500 copies comes with a bonus insert)
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DE 053 FIGURE STUDY FIGURE STUDY LP 11.2013
Answers / Wait / Bad Side / Paralyzed / Maze //// Interaction / Station / Invisible /
Divide / Window / Rain
For their debut self-titled album, Figure Study utilizes a carefully tailored set up
of vintage analog synthesizers and drum machines. Figure Study creates a lush sound
where haunting vocals echo over dark melodies that reflect an isolated and
disintegrating world. Songs flux between dissonant dance numbers and more sparse,
somber compositions, each carrying a sense of urgency and modernism. Figure Study's
sound includes influences from such early underground artists as Kirlian Camera,
Nine Circles, and The Actor.
The album was recorded in their small Chinatown studio using a sparse set-up of
analog synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers. It was mixed at The Wave Lab in
Brooklyn by AJ Tissian and mastered for vinyl at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley by
George Horn. Each LP is packaged in a specially designed jacket by Nathan Antolik.
Figure Study draw their own model using shapes and forms from the synthetic landscape.
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DE 054 MAX + MARA LESS NESS LP 11.2013
Hands / No One / Another Cop / Rest In War //// Unseen / Lake / Concrete Lines
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DE 055 VICTROLA MARITIME TATAMI 12" 01.2014
A. Maritime Tatami
B. A Game of Despair
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DE 056 LE TRAVO ERRING AND ERRANT LP 01.2014
Arapaki / Something New / Guernica / Hips / Amarcord / Heyday / Chiaroscuro / Caterwaul
/ Glow of Gnome /E La Nave Va
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DE 057 BIG BEN TRIBE : TARZAN LOVES THE SUMMER NIGHTS 12" 01.2014
A. Tarzan Loves The Summer Nights
B. Tarzan
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DE 058 PSYCHE RE-MEMBERING DWAYNE LP 03.2014
1. Torture
2. Krieg
3. Eye Of The Hurricane
4. The Crawler Theme
5. Screaming Fire
6. The Crawler
7. Krieg (Dub)
8. Torture (Alternative Mix)
(Note : each LP includes a 12-page booklet with excerpts from Darrin Huss' diary,
unpublished photos of Psyche with Dwayne, and an essay by Darrin reflecting on
Psyche's past and the Goettel legacy as well as lyrics)
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DE 059 CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE : SIGNALS FROM PIER THIRETEEN EP 03.2014
1. Cardboard Lamb
2. Crashing Song
3. Flying Turns
4. Factory Forehead
(Note : the vinyl is housed in the original jacket featuring stark black and white
photos of Pier 13. Each LP includes a double sided 11x11 insert with lyrics,
photos of the band and the atmospheric pier)
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DE 060 LASSIGUE BENDTHAUS MATTER LP+7" 03.2014
1. Automotive
2. Circulat (Hertz)
3. Transitory
4. Lanternslide
5. Mortal_Immortal
6. Rotation Mecanique
7. Velocity Life
8. Static
9. Inured (Pink Elln Mix)
10. Relate
(Note : each LP includes a 2-sided insert with original album reviews, press clippings,
photos and liner notes by Atom)
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DE 061 TREK WITH QUINTRONIC LANDING PLUS (1980-1981) 2LP 04.2014
LP 1 LANDING (1980)
A1 You Might Be Lonely
A2 As We Sing
A3 Heaven Tonight
A4 Winners Don't Win
A5 You're Fired (Roy Boy)
B1 Meet The Beat
B2 Landing
B3 Crusher
B4 All And All
LP 2 TREK w/ QUINTRONIC (1981)
C1 Take It Off
C2 Be There Later On
C3 Twin Forces
C4 Cheap For The Chance
C5 When I Was Young
D1 White Hoods
D2 Wally And The Rich Kid
D3 Zolian Space
D4 Nursing Homes (Other Side Of Love Dove)
D5 A Little Name
(Note : LP set comes in a gatefold sleeve with 2 postcards featuring live photos, an
instrument list and quotes)
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DE 062 CUTE HEELS SPIRITUAL LP 04.2014
SIDE A 1. La Symphonie
2. SV Forest
3. Watch The Neon
4. Spiritual
SIDE B 1. Metal Disco
2. Methaphysic The Method
3. Calibre 2000
4. Future Dancers Last Rockers
(Note : each LP is packaged in a custom-made jacket by our in-house designer Eloise
Leigh and incorporates the geometry of analog synthesizers and celestial rose
patterns)
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DE 063 SKI PATROL : VERSIONS OF A LIFE (REC. 1979-1981) LP 04.2014
Side A 1. Everything Is Temporary
2. Silent Scream
3. Agent Orange
4. Driving
5. Extinguish (March '81 Dub Mix)
6. Cut (Alternate Version)
Side B 1. Faith In Transition (Alternate Version)
2. A Version Of A Life
3. Concrete Eternal
4. Extinguish (April '81 Vocal Mix)
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DE 064 PETER RICHARD WALKING IN THE NEON 12" 05.2014
A. Walking in the Neon (Club Version)
B. Walking in the Neon (Dub Version)
(Note : pressed on neon orange vinyl, as it was when
originally released in 1985)
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DE 065 ART FINE DARK SILENCE 12" 05.2014
A. Dark Silence (Art Fine Version)
B. Dark Silence (Long Version)
(Note : both songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The vinyl is housed in the original jacket featuring a photo of the
duo and that Art Fine logo in puzzle pieces. Each copy includes a double sided
postcard insert with lyrics and liner notes by Fabrice Bellini)
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DE 066 HELEN WITCH/ZANIZBAR 12" 05.2014
A1 Witch (Vocal Version)
A2 Witch (Instrumental Version)
B1 Zanzibar
B2 Zanzibar (Afro Mix)
(Note : all songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The vinyl is housed in the original jacket from the "Witch" maxi
single, featuring artwork by Elena Feretti. Each EP includes a fold out poster
with the nude female model)
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DE 067 OPERA MULTI STEEL OPERA MULTI STEEL 12" 08.2014
1. Fetes Komité
2. Jardin Botanique
3. Massabielle
(Note ; Opera Multi Steel was born during the winter of 1983 in Bourges, a city in the
center of France. The band started off as a trio with Franck Lopez (Vocals,
Keyboards,Recorder, Guitars), his brother Patrick L. Robin (Vocals, Percussion)
and Catherine M. Marie (Keyboards, Vocals); All songs have been remastered for
vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The jacket is die-cut
replica of the original sleeve using master templates the band created in 1984
and offset printed on heavy French off-white card stock. Each copy includes an
inner sleeve printed with lyrics and perspective line drawings by Jean Vredeman
de Vries from the 17th century)
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DE 068 SUMERIAN FLEET JUST PRESSURE LP 06.2014
1. Just Pressure
2. On To You
3. Unfulfilled Desire
4. Gone for Good
5. Orbiting
6. Nebelwerfer
7. Dirty Water
8. Patient #7
9. 2047
(Note : all songs were recorded at Mr Pauli’s studio in Den Haag and Alden Tyrell’s
studio in Rotterdam. The album has been mastered for vinyl at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley by George Horn. Each LP is packaged in a custom-made jacket by our
in-house designer Eloise Leigh, incorporating Mesopotamian pyramids and occult
symbols, offset printed with gold ink at Stumptown Printers in Portland. Debut
eponymous EP was released on Clone’s West Coast series in 2010 and the “Sturm
Bricht Los” EP came out in 2012 on the Creme Eclipse branch of Creme Organzt.)
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DE 069 REDREDRED PATTERN COMPLETION LP 06.2014
1. Contract/Dream
2. Enforcer
3. Ego Manifest
4. A Pattern Completion
5. Concrete/Sand
6. Skyline
7. Movement
8. Distance Among Objects
(Note : debut album from San Francisco-based contemporary artist Michael Wood as
REDREDRED. Previously recording as one half of Primary Colors, Wood started
his REDREDRED project in 2012. All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is housed in a jacket featuring
photography by Melissa Joy Brenner and contains a double sided insert 11x11
with lyrics)
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DE 070 SEVERED HEADS DEAD EYES OPENED 12" 07.2014
1. Dead Eyes Opened
2. Bullet
3. Mount
(Note : Severed Heads are one of the longest standing bands to have emerged from the
Australian post-punk and experimental scene)
All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in the original jacket featuring the iconic photograph of a girl with a painted
face wrapped in some cloth by Juilee Pryor. Each copy includes a fold-out newsprint
poster with a large photo of the band wearing Art Unit skull shirts on one side and
liner notes and press clippings on the other.
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DE 071 EXECUTIVE SLACKS EXECUTIVE SLACKS 12" 07.2014
1. The Bus
2. 30 Years
3. Cinema
4. So Mote it Be
(Note : Executive Slacks was spawned in the humidity of post-industrial Philadelphia
by three restless art students - Matt Marello, John Young and Albert Ganss.
Starting out with performance art in subways,they soon took their angst-ridden
act to galleries and night clubs. They recorded four songs in the fall of 1982
that became their self-titled EP released by local independent label Red Rec.
in 1983)
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DE 072 XYMON SUBSEQUENT PLEASURES 12" 07.2014
1. Going Round
2. Moscovite Musquito
3. Strange 9 to 9
4. Call it Weird
5. Abysmal Thoughts
(Note : Xymox was founded in Nijmegen, a city in the east of the Netherlands in 1983 by
Ronny Moorings (Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers) and Anka Wolbert (Vocals, Bass).
In April of that year Mooringa bought a TEAC 144 four-track tape recorder and
the duo moved to Amsterdam. They began to record songs utilizing a Yamaha CS-
15, Korg MS-10 and MS-20, a BOSS Dr. Rhythm DR-550, guitar and effects pedals.
They layered the drone-like tones of monophonic synthesizers alongside tape
loops and rhythm tracks, then played guitar and bass, without the use of
computers. The 5-song EP Subsequent Pleasures was released in 1984 and limited
to 500 vinyl copies, and served as a precursor to the dark wave sounds they
would champion on their self-titled debut on 4AD the following year. Also of
note, the track “Muscoviet Musquito”, was later re-recorded for the compilation
album “Lonely Is An Eyesore” released by 4AD in 1987.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. All jackets have been silk-screened with pink and grey paint, using
the original plates Anka created in 1984. Each copy includes a fold-out pink
newsprint poster with never before seen photos of the band, lyrics and liner
notes by Anka and Ronny. See the colors and waves in this 30th anniversary ed.
of a classic piece of Dutch history, highly sought after by collectors)
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DE 073 KIRLIAN CAMERA UNO LP+flx 09.2014
1. News
2. No One Notices Them
3. Rays
4. Autumn Room
5. Last Lights Near the Highway
6. News (Embryo)
7. Myths
8. Unknown
9. For A Different Moment
10. Observers
11. Minitech
(Note : Italian electronic act. All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Housed in the original jacket featuring a painting
of a royal Italian noble on the front and black and white photos of the band on
the back. Each copy includes a 2-sided postcard with a never before seen photo
of Angelo and Simona taken from an early concert)
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DE 074 impLOG HOLLAND TUNNEL DIVE 12" 09.2014
A. Holland Tunnel Dive
B. On B'Way
(Note : impLOG was the solo project of Don Christensen after leaving New York No Wave
group The Contortions in 1979. All songs have been remastered from the original
master tapes for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The
jacket is an exact replica of the original. On the front cover is an
illustration of a hydraulic pump against a taxi-cab yellow background. Each
copy includes a double sided insert with lyrics, never before seen photos and
liner notes by Don Christensen)
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DE 075 V / A : BAY AREA RETROGRADE (BART) VOL.2 LP 09.2014
DE 075 V / A : BAY AREA RETROGRADE (BART) VOL.1 + 2 CD 09.2014
SIDE A Factrix Night To Forget
Chrome Meet You In the Subway
Red Asphalt Red Asphalt
Tuxedomoon Day to Day
Ki Di Me Islamatic
SIDE B Indoor Life Gilmore Of The Fillmore
Baby Buddha Little Things
Timmy Spence Brand New Dance
Human Being Men Human Dub
Wonder's Of Science Let’s Start A Rumor
Zru Vogue Nakweda Dream
CD 1. Nominal State Middle Class
2. Batang Frisco Power
3. Necropolis of Love Talk
4. Wasp Women Kill Me
5. Distant Thunder Tin Soldiers
6. Voice Farm Voyeur
7. Danny Boy and the Serious Party Gods : Castro Boy
8. Quiet Room Yangtzee River
9. Los Microwaves Silent Screamers
10. Standard of Living N.F.A.
11. The Units Mission
12. Factrix Night To Forget
13. Chrome Meet You In the Subway
14. Red Asphalt Red Asphalt
15. Tuxedomoon Day to Day
16. Ki Di Me Islamatic
17. Indoor Life Gilmore of the Fillmore
18. Timmy Spence Brand New Dance
19. Baby Buddha Little Things
20. Human Being Men Human Dub
21. Wonders Of Science Let’s Start A Rumor
22. Zru Vogue Nakweda Dream
(Note : all tracks have been carefully remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. Each LP is housed in a large 6-panel, 2-sided fold out poster
designed by Eloise Leigh, featuring original photos and fliers from each band’s
personal archive plus a 36”x24” print of a photograph by Ruby Ray from 1978)
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DE 076 TOM ELLARD 80's CHEESECAKE LP 09.2014
1. Anthem 82
2. 303B The East Is Red
3. Big eats
4. The Ritualistic
5. Babies
6. These are the Words
7. Word
8. Touch
9. Cross
10. Hold
11. Our Work for Love at Home
12. In Her Hair
(Note : Tom Ellard is the creative force behind Australian post-punk band Severed
Heads. In 1982 he self-released two cassettes of solo material,“80s Cheesecake”
and “Snappy Carrion”. All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The jacket artwork incorporates the original “80s
Cheesecake” cassette. Each copy includes a fold-out poster with a large photo
of Tom Ellard on one side and liner notes and press clippings on the other)
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DE 077 CHARLIE SPACER WOMAN 12" 10.2014
A. Spacer Woman
B. Spacer Woman (Instrumental)
(Note : for the first time ever, the 12” is housed in a silver, metallic picture sleeve
with an android female model drawing, taken from the original 7” jacket. Each
copy includes a 2-sided post card insert with lyrics. Eerie and unforgettable
more than 30 years later, “Spacer Woman” is the ideal robotic space-age love
song)
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DE 078 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SYSTEM : DANCING THERAPY 12" 10.2014
A. Dancing Therapy
B. Love Games
(Note : vinyl comes housed in a glossy jacket with original artwork featuring an iconic
photo with each band member in side profile view. Each copy includes a post
card insert with lyrics and liner notes)
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DE 079 PSYCHIC TV ALIEN BE-IN REMIX EP 12" 11.2014
A 01. Alien Be-In
02. Alien Be-In (Fred Giannelli Mono Mix)
B. 03. Alien Be-In (Silent Servant Remix)
04. Alien Be-In (Silent Servant/John Tejada Remix)
(Note : All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The 12” is housed in a mind-alerting, metallic silver die-cut sleeve
and a neon green label that pops through, featuring the psychic skull transform
into an alien cone head label all designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy includes
a 2-sided 11×11 square insert with black and white photo of the band from 1988
and liner notes by Fred Giannelli)
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DE 080 PATRICK COWLEY & JORGE SOCARRAS : CATHOLIC 2LP 11.2014
DE 080 PATRICK COWLEY & JORGE SOCARRAS : CATHOLIC CD 11.2014
01 Memory Fails Me
02 Robot Children (Do You Love Your)
03 I Never Want To Fall In Love
04 I'll Come See You
05 I Remember
06 Cars Collide
07 She Had Her Nerve
08 Eddie Go To My Head
09 Room
10 Soon
11 I Am Your Tricks
12 In And Out
13 Lost Horizon
14 You Laugh At My Face
15 Burn Brighter Flame
16 Hurdy Gurdy Man
(Note : feat. over 80 min. of music, never before released on vinyl, this compilation
contains two bonus tracks not on the CD. The tapes were meticulously restored
by mastering guru Rashad Becker at D+M, in Berlin, then remastered for vinyl by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA. The vinyl comes housed in a
glossy dual pocket gatefold featuring the intended album cover from the
original “Catholic” photo shoot in 1979 plus original handlettering by Arch
Connelly aka A. Style for the first 45rpm single that never was. Inside the
gatefold sleeve contains lyrics and an essay from Jorge Socarras. For the 32nd
anniversary of Patrick's death, Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem present
a glimpse into the innovative minds of two geniuses. These recordings shine a
new light on the experimental side of a disco legend who was taken too soon.
All proceeds from “Catholic” will be donated to the San Francisco AIDS Housing
Alliance)
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DE 081 NU-SOUND II CREW/MAGNUS II : SPLIT 12" 01.2015
A1 Nu Sound II Crew - The Speed Of Light
A2 Nu Sound II Crew - The Speed Of Dub
A3 New Sound II Crew - 1001 Beats
B1 Magnus II - Space Age
B2 Magnus II - Space Age (Dub)
B3 Magnus II - Space Age (Remix)
(Note : all songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The jacket is specially designed by Eloise Leigh and features orig.
illustrations from 1988 by Kevin Mann of an Egyptian pharaoh "steppin' forward"
and the Roman numeral II. Each copy includes a post card with a photo of the
Nu Sounds crew DJing in 1984)
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DE 082 DIE FORM DIE PUPPE LP 01.2015
1. Automatic Death
2. Invalid
3. Eastern Ghost
4. Darkness
5. Prefazione Di Pompei
6. After The Crime
7. Love With Animal
8. Lectura
9. Night Over My Life
10. Re-Search
11. In A Tea-Room
Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977. The name 'Die
Form' means '(the) form/shape' in German, like the Bauhaus diary and is a play on the
English homonym 'deformed' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (deformed). Die Form is
the primary project of electronic musician and multimedia artist Philippe Fichot. He
began by recording a number of experimental cassette releases in the late 1970s and
formed the Bain Total label to release these early cassettes and various side projects
including Krylon Hertz, Mental Code, Camera Obscura, Eva-Johanna Reichstag, Hurt and
Fine Automatic.
All songs have been remastered from the original master tapes for vinyl by George Horn
at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of the original 1982 ed.
designed by Philippe Fichot, with a photograph of a porcelain doll holding a syringe.
Each album includes two post cards with never before seen photos of Philippe with
lyrics and liner notes by the band. Prepare to indulge your lustiest hedonistic
fetishes.
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DE 083 VAN KAYE+IGNIT A SLIGH DELAY 2LP 02.2015
1. Negroe In N.Y
2. Cool
3. Schmerz
4. Love You Generator
5. Tonite
6. Into Plan A
7. Glad To Be Home
8. Thinktank
9. Beach
10. Excerpt From Toys
11. America Can Wait
12. Picassos On The Wall
13. Chapel
14. Opera Of Worms
15. Goin Thru Life
(Note : Van Kaye + Ignit is the Dutch duo of Ed Van Kasteren (Van Kaye) and Ignatine
Bekken (Ignit), who joined forces in the city of Arnhem during early 1980.
While at university, Van Kaye was the singer of The MoNoMeN, a local new wave
band. By the end of'79 he had become more interested in the use of electronics
and rhythmic industrial patterns. In April 1980 he released a demo cassette
with 30 minutes of his own work titled “A Slight Delay". While experimenting
with synthesizers and developing extreme sounds, he met Ignit, who had prev.
worked in the fields of art and performance. Together they recorded their first
4 songs with guest musician Williem Wisselink (Wizzkopf) in the summer of 1981,
and released the "Picassos on the Wall 7“ later that year on their own Ding
Dong label. Van Kaye + Ignit then began work on their debut 60 minute cassette
album, A Slight Delay. Like the 7”, all songs were recorded and mixed by Van
Kaye at his home studio on a TEAC A-3440 four-track recorder.
Self-released in 1981, the album pairs conceptual sophistication with disarming
naiveté in a way that has been difficult to replicate since the formative years
of 'bedroom' electronic music. Both members handle vocals (or non-vocals), and
songs feature everything from new wave riffs to slowly shifting oscillator
buzzes and eerie electronics over mechanical rhythms.
This reissue includes the entire 11-track original c-60 cassette A Slight Delay
as well as all 4 tracks from the "Picassos on the Wall 7” spread across two
vinyl discs. For the first time ever, the original 1/4” master tapes have been
transferred and remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The jacket is a replica based on the original A Slight Delay cassette
artwork, which was designed by the Van Kaye, with a hand-colored textured
photograph resized and laid out by Eloise Leigh. Each album includes an 8x14
double sided insert with photos, lyrics, liner notes by the band, and a fold
-out poster)
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DE 084 NO MORE A ROSE IS A ROSE LP+7" 05.2015
No More are a band from Kiel, Germany, founded in the summer of 1979. Their music is
rooted in early Post Punk / No Wave. No More began as a quartet with Andy A. Schwarz
(vocals, guitar, bass), Tina Sanudakura (synthesizers), Christian Darc (drums, vocals)
and Thomas Welz (bass, vocals). They self-released their debut 7" four song EP "Too
Late" in 1980. The EP was reviewed in the German ‘Sounds’ magazine as "strangely,
archaic music, a brute sound that seems to be rec. with a purposely damaged 4track".
This reissue compiles all 8 tracks from the mini-LP, both tracks from the “Suicide
Commando” 7” plus 3 demos from 1982. As a bonus each LP includes the original “Too
Late” 7” EP remastered and housed in an exact copy of the original jacket.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket is a replica of the original “A Rose Is A Rose” 10” artwork designed by
Stefan Brose, resized for a 12” LP and laid out by Eloise Leigh. Each album includes an
11x14 double-sided, foldout poster insert with photos and lyrics. As DJ duo Optimo
said of “Suicide Commando”: “A song that refuses to die. A couple of years after these
Germans recorded this it spread like a virus to become a cult classic. The virus is
still spreading to this day.”.
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DE 085 PORTION CONTROL I STAGGERED MENTALLY LP 02.2015
1. He Is Patriotic
2. Out Of Order
3. Plateau Stage
4. All Present And Correct
5. Karsic
6. Sex Crimes
7. Sure Is Kinda Spooky
8. Mass Disorder
9. Fiends
10. Sort Out
(Note : Portion Control is a British electronic and industrial band from South London.
The trio of John Whybrew, Ian Sharp and Dean Piavani started out experimenting
with electronics in 1980. Linking up with In Phaze Records, they released
a number of cassettes and records before signing with Illuminated Records in
1983. There followed a series of classic 12" singles: “Raise the Pulse”, “Rough
Justice” and “Go-Talk”, which have become underground dancefloor hits. The band
classifies their music style as “Hard Rhythmic Electronics” and were a major
influence on Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly and Depeche Mode.
Going back a few years, the band released their first official vinyl album I
Staggered Mentally on In Phaze Records in 1982. This album laid the template
for the harder edged rhythmic industrial sound of the 80s and 90s. I Staggered
Mentally is as raw as electronic music gets. Dean Piavani’s anguished vocals
are the lone human element amidst electric drones, metallic beats and alien
analog flickers. Lead synths and effects were created with the Roland SH-09 and
RS-09. The rhythm section was provided by the Roland TR-606 and then brand new
TB-303 Bassline. Pulsing rhythmic tones were generated using the sample and
hold feature of the Moog Rogue. This album documents the band's transition from
Cab. Voltaire-inspired experimentalists into proto-EBM and electro-industrial
pioneers. It remains a shockingly brutal and viscerally exciting statement.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of the original 1982 edition featuring
a pixelated man screaming. Each copy includes a 8 page, stapled pamphlet that
contains press releases, concert flyers and photos circa the recording of I
Staggered Mentally. The perfect soundtrack for the harsh, even malignant, urban
-industrial nightmare.)
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DE 086 LENA PLATONOS GALLOP LP 03.2015
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(Note : (Lena Platonos) is a Greek musician, pianist and music composer. One of the
pioneers in the Greek electronic music scene of the 1980s, she remains active
until today. Lena was born on the island of Crete and grew up in Athens. She
began learning how to play the piano at the age of two and became a profess.
pianist before turning eighteen. Soon afterwards, she received a scholarship
and studied in Vienna and Berlin where she was exposed to jazz, rock and Middle
Eastern music. She permanently returned to Greece in the late 70’s and began
working with the Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. Her debut album was released in
1981 and marked a innovative change in Greek music by featuring the strong use
of synthesizers, which Platonos had begun to experiment with.
(‘Gallop’) was Lena Platonos' second record that she solely composed, produced
and sang. The record was released in 1985 and had a profound effect on the
contemporary Greek music scene. ‘Gallop’ was composed in the wake of a painful
separation and took several months to complete. Lena says, “It’s a study in the
mythology of urban population of the contemporary metropolis and also a gaze
into the future life of it.” The album is made exclusively of synthesizers and
heavily features the iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine. Lena’s narrates each
song, reciting her own surreal Greek poetry with unique skill. Lyrics deal with
heartbreak, dreams, desires and the foresight of society’s obsession with
computers in our daily lives. ‘Gallop’ is an album ahead of its time and Lena
has an exceptional talent for conceiving issues that were to conquer Greek TV
screens and newspapers many years later.
All songs have been remastered from the original master tapes for vinyl by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of
the 1985 edition featuring Lena’s original collage. Each copy includes a two
-sided lavender 11”x11” insert with lyrics, photos and liner notes by Lena,
filmmaker Antonis Boskoitis and fellow Greek musician Vassilikos. Prepare to
become fully enveloped and entranced by this haunting masterpiece.)
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DE 087 MORAL AND LIFE IS... LP 03.2015
01 Airscape
02 Lady Happiness
03 Still Remaining
04 On Serial Rendau
05 Dance Of The Dolls
06 Trees In November
07 Juice
08 The Wedding
09 Slottet I Luften
10 Frosty Nights
11 The Average Life
12 Whispering Sons
(Note : Moral was the trio of Marco Andreis (Guitars, Bass), Hanne Winterberg (Vocals)
and Ingolf Brown (Synthesizers, Rhythm Box, Sequencer) from Aarhus, Denmark
formed in 1981. They released their debut mini-album “Dance of the Dolls” on
cassette in 1981 and the album “Whispering Sons” on cassette in 1982. The group
played very few concerts, but supported both Monochrome Set and Nico. In May
1983, they contributed three songs to the Irmgardz Records sampler “Somewhere
Outside”, a compilation featuring groups from outside of Copenhagen.
During the summer of 1983, Moral recorded and produced their debut LP, “And
Life Is…” at Ingolf Brown’s home studio. It was the first release on Ingolf’s
label ARP Gramophone in August 1984. Influenced by early 4AD Records, Joy
Division, Brian Eno and Wire, the band crafted their own brand of Nordic
melancholic Post Punk. The album develops the band’s signature sound of airy,
glacial synthesizers with crepuscular guitar and serpentine melodies. The main
synthesizers used are the primitive Roland TR-606 Drumatix, the percussion side
-kick to the TB-303, plus the BOSS DR-55 Dr. Rhythm drum machine. Hanne’s
hauntingly beautiful vocals walk the line between germanic chill of Nico and
Alison Statton of Young Marble Giants. Lyrical themes of cold nights and
blossoming relationships paint a detailed picture of youthful life in
Scandinavia. This deluxe edition contains three bonus tracks that originally
appeared on the “Somewhere Outside” compilation.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of the original 1984 edition featuring
a photo by Per Wiklund of a wave crashing into the sea. Each copy includes a
double sided 11”x11” insert containing lyrics for each song and photos of the
band. This reissue is dedicated to Ingolf Brown who passed away in 2012.)
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DE 088 THOMAS LEER PRIVATE PLANE 12" 04.2015
01 Private Plane
02 International
03 Kings of Sham
04 Absent Friends
(Note : Thomas Leer is an innovative electronic musician who was born in Port Glasgow,
Scotland. He began singing for a local band at age 13, and was writing his own
music by 18. By 1977, he had moved to London, where he fronted Pressure, a
Clash-esque punk group with fellow experimental Scottish musician Robert
Rental. After hearing Kraftwerk, Leer became interested in synthesizers – not
long after, he was exploring the experimental techniques of Eno, Zappa,
Beefheart, Faust, and Can
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of the 1978 handmade edition enlarged
for the 12” format, featuring a cut and paste collage by Thomas. Each copy
includes a two-sided newsprint insert with never-before-seen photos, an
interview, and liner notes by Professor Keith R. Laws. 37 years later this is
fresh UK D.I.Y. post-punk, compelling pop with a dark heart, vacillating
between the pretty disturbing and the disturbingly pretty)
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DE 089 JOE CROW COMPULSION 12" 04.2015
01 Compulsion
02 Absent Friends
03 Each To His Own
04 Funny To You
05 We Said We Wouldn't Look Back
(Note : Joe Crow is a post-punk musician from Birmingham, England. He was a member of
legendary Brum band The Prefects, and hung on long enough after the name-change
to appear on a couple of early Nightingales singles. In 1981 Joe began his solo
career and recorded a 2-song demo “Compulsion” and “Absent Friends”. Joe sent
copies of the finished recordings to Cherry Red, who thanks to Lawrence of
Felt, ended up releasing the single in 1982. An edited version of the single
would later appear on the compilation “Pillows & Prayers” that collected songs
which originated as 45s or EPs. Martin Gore of Depeche Mode subsequently
covered “Compulsion” on his ‘Counterfeit’ EP in 1989 forever solidifying its
status in the cannon of UK melancholic synth pop.
All songs have been remastered from the original master tapes for vinyl by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of
the 1982 edition enlarged for the 12” format, featuring front and back photos
of Joe from a dawn beach shoot at Hayling Island, Hampshire, England. Each copy
includes a two-sided newsprint insert with lyrics, never-before-seen photos and
liner notes by Joe Crow and Robert Lloyd of the Nightingales. These songs are
perfect new wave / post-punk tracks, full of attitude and dark romanticism.)
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DE 090 SMERSH SUPER HEAVY SOLID WASTE LP 05.2015
1. Out Demon Out
2. Highway Surplus
3. Palomar
4. Entre Nous
5. Under Your Hoop
6. The Land Of Feeling Good
7. Spook House
8. Tu Quoque, Fili Mi
Smersh was the duo of Mike Mangino and Chris Shepard, who began making music together
in the late 70s. They were uninterested in traditional notions of songwriting or live
performance. Everything they needed was in Piscataway NJ: a basement full of analog
gear, a Roland TR-606 (the same “Roland” who was listed as a member of Big Black),
a SH-09 (Cabaret Voltaire’s favorite synth), and a TB-303 (the sound of acid house).
Most Monday nights, they would write a new song from scratch. A couple hours later, the
song was recorded, never to be performed again.
Each song has been carefully remastered from the cassette originals for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in a sludge-infused jacket
designed by Eloise Leigh, using art motifs and textures sourced from their original
cassettes, as well an 11×11 offset printed insert.
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DE 091 MAX GULD FOR ENDEN AF CORRIDOREN LP 05.2015
Max Guld is a post-punk musician from Glostrup, Denmark one of the western suburbs of
Copenhagen. In 1983 he formed a band called Den Forspildte Elite with a friend from
high school taking inspiration from experimental art punks The Residents. From the
beginning of 1984 to the beginning of 1985, he recorded a solo album in his 30 square
meter apartment. The result was a 40 minute cassette titled ‘For Enden Af Corridoren’
released in 1985 on Hub Records that was limited to 100 copies. Six of the eleven songs
on the album are instrumentals ranging from ‘For Enden Af Corridoren’ was written,
produced, recorded and performed by Max without the involvement of any others. Infl.
by the avant-garde electronic sounds of Brian Eno and Kraftwerk, Max created eerie
synthesizer driven songs with intricate guitar work and mechanical vocals. More than
half of the album are instrumentals. All songs were recorded using a borrowed Moog
Prodigy, Roland Organ/Strings, Korg KPR-77 rhythm machine, Gibson Les Paul De Luxe and
a Rickenbacker bass. A spring reverb from a TV was also used and an old reel to reel
for effects like echo. No sequencer, equalizer or noise reduction was used.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket is a replica of the original cassette artwork resized for a 12” LP and laid
out by Eloise Leigh. Each album includes an double-sided insert with photos, lyrics
and liner notes by Max Guld.
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DE 092 CARLOS PERON DIRTY SONGS EP 12" 05.2015
Dark Entries is honored to release a 4-track EP by Swiss musician Carlos Perón,founding
member of Yello. Carlos was born in '52 in Zurich and began collecting music at a young
age. Inspired after attending a concert of Karlheinz Stockhausen in the 1960s, he began
to compose Musique Concrete pieces using a 4-track reel to reel and found sounds. In
1979 Perón founded the trio Yello with musician Boris Blank and vocalist Dieter Meier.
Yello released their first album in 1980 and the following year Carlos released his
first solo album ‘Impersonator’. In 1983 Carlos left Yello in order to pursue a solo
career and released the soundtrack to “Die Schwarze Spinne" and 1984 his second solo
album “Nothing Is True; Everything Is Permitted”. In 1988, Belgian label LD Records
released a 4-song EP of instrumental tracks from 1984 that predated, influenced and
became staples in the New Beat scene.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket features a never before seen black and white photo of Carlos taken in 1988.
Each album includes an double-sided postcard feat. the cover art from the “Frigorex”
EP. Prepare to make your own movie to the Swiss John Carpenter soundtrack vibes of
Carlos Perón.
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DE 093 BLUE RUSSELL I WANNA FLY AWAY 12" 07.2015
A. I Wanna Fly Away (Vocal)
B. I Wanna Fly Away (Instrumental)
Blue Russell was the husband/wife duo of Manlio Cangelli and Lorella Ghilardi from
Milan. Cangelli was a session musician and composer for many Italian singers, making
music for commercial TV and working long days in the studio. He had a strong passion
for the analog synthesizers of the time and discovered the latest drum machines. After
appreciating a healthy dose of Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer, he set out to make
dance music similar to the Disco sounds of the late 1970s. The duo would go on to write
and produce many Italo classics for artists such as B. Rose, Wish Key, Clay Pedrini,
Jerry Moon, Scotch and more.
“I Wanna Fly Away” was recorded in Milan in the Spring of 1984 and released later that
year on Disco Magic Records. The band created their signature sound using an Oberheim
OB-X, Elka Synthex and Roland JX-3P as well as a cache of drum machines like the
Oberheim DMX, Roland TR-808 and E-mu Drumulator. Cangelli uses double octaves, a
technique where one hand plays the high notes of the chords on one synthesizer and at
the same time another hand plays the bass notes of the same chords in a shorter time.
This skillful alternation creates the unique arpeggios signature to Cangelli’s stylized
sound. Lorella’s vocals are haunting and powerful. She oozes charisma as she sings
about the loss of a lover and the sadness she feels, wishing she could escape this
world. The B-side features an instrumental version with monolithic synth lines and
throbbing drums.
Both songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The
vinyl comes housed in a jacket with original artwork of a Lorella standing in the
cockpit of a plane, ready to fly away at any moment. Each copy includes 2-sided
postcard with lyrics, photos and notes designed by Eloise Leigh.
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DE 094 CLAY PEDRINI NEW DREAM 12" 07.2015
a. New Dream (Vocal)
b. New Dream (Instrumental)
Clay Pedrini is a musician and singer from Milan. He released his only single, “New
Dream”, in 1984 on Sensation Records.
Both songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The
vinyl comes housed in a jacket with original photo of Clay playing a synthesizer framed
by a television screen with block typography by Filippo Maniscalco. of a female model
lying on the floor grabbing the leg of a mannequin.Each copy includes 2-sided postcard
with lyrics, photos and notes designed by Eloise Leigh
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DE 095 WISH KEY : ORIENT EXPRESS/LAST SUMMER 12" 07.2015
1. Orient Express (Vocal)
2. Orient Express (Instrumental)
3. Last Summer (Vocal Version)
4. Last Summer (Instrumental Version)
5. Last Summer (Go Go Version)
Italo Disco group formed by the husband/wife duo of Manlio Cangelli and Lorella
Ghilardi in Milan.Their first single “Orient Express” was released in 1983 by
Discomagic Records. The song was arranged, composed and recorded by Manlio, with the
lyrics by Lorella.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The vinyl comes housed in a jacket with original artwork of a train shuffling through
the desert by Adriano Merigo. Each copy includes 2-sided postcard with lyrics, photos
and notes designed by Eloise Leigh.
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DE 096 SECOND LAYER WORLD OF RUBBER 2LP 08.2015
Definition of Honour
In Bits
Fixation
Save Our Souls
Distortion
Underneath The Gloss
Zero
Japanese Headset
Black Flowers
Courts Or Wars
Metal Sheet
Germany
State Of Emergency
I Need Noise
The Cutting Motion
1. Intro
Split Screen
Death Process
The Telephone Call.
Deadly Norwegian Attack
side project of Adrian Borland and Graham Bailey, members of post punk band The Sound.
The project was born from early punk band The Outsiders, which had both Graham and
Adrian as members. Second Layer featured the voice and guitars of Adrian mixed with the
bass and pioneering electronics of Graham. The music was bleak, detached, and desolate,
but very beautiful. Honest songwriting and a harsh sonic backdrop set them apart from
their peers.
The band’s first two singles were released by Tortch label. The first was ‘Flesh As
Property’ EP in 1979 and the second ‘State Of Emergency’ EP in 1980. By 1981 Second
Layer had found a home on London-based label Cherry Red and released their debut album
“World of Rubber” in November of that year. Full of hard mechanical sounds produced by
Adrian’s guitars and Graham’s homemade drum machines, the album actively engages the
listener. Songs are manic and twisted, pervaded with haunting subterranean atmospheres.
Adrian’s anguished voice tackles lyrics that are politically charged and morbidly
fixated. Metallic guitar riffs, moody basslines, and Wasp synthesizer beeps are set to
the band’s cache of processed tape loops. They are a homegrown electronic garage band
that sit alongside their contemporaries Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire and Public Image
Limited.
This deluxe 2xLP edition features the complete recorded output of Second Layer plus 5
unreleased demos from 1978-80. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn
at Fantasy Studios. Each LP comes in an exact replica of the original metallic sliver
nd black jacket from the 1981 issue with a never seen before fold out poster made by
the band in 1980 with liner notes, photos and press clippings. Though Adrian passed
away in 1999, his genius lives on in these recordings. “Clap the headphones on, squeeze
the volume up.”
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DE 097 BÉZIER TELOMERES 12" 06.2015
1. Telomeres
2. Centrifuge
3. Automation
4. Laboratory
5. Necropolis
6. Fukushima
Dark Entries is proud to release the sophomore EP from Bézier entitled “Telomeres.
” Bézier is the moniker of local SF musician Robert Yang, who also is part of the
illustrious Honey Soundsystem crew. “Telomeres” is the follow up to Bézier’s debut EP
“Ensconced”, released in 2013. The title relates to themes of time, science, analytics
and procedures. Bézier integrates the refrains of Spanish new wave and Italo disco with
the attitude and aggression of underground styles like synth-punk and industrial. These
six tracks were written, produced and mixed by Bézier at his home studio in SF between
2014 and 2015, and feature the debut of his own vocals.
All songs have been mixed by Mark Pistel (of Meat Beat Manifesto fame) at Room 5, San
Francisco and EQed for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The vinyl comes housed
in a jacket featuring an illustration by in-house designer Eloise Leigh riffing on
early 80s computer graphics. The matted sleeve is meant to resemble the side panels of
early computing instruments like Macintoshes or the Commodore 64. Each LP includes a
postcard with a photograph of actual telomeres captured by a microscope camera by the
Blackburn Lab at UCSF. “Telomeres” are life’s building blocks, changing the lengths of
chromosomes to determine lifespan. This music is an investigation of a future in which
time elongates as well as contracts.
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DE 098 MISS KITTIN & THE HACKER : LOST TRACKS VOL.1 12" 08.2015
1. Leather Forever
2. Nightlife
3. Miss Crazy Bullshit
4. Loving The Alien
Miss Kittin & The Hacker are the Electro duo of Caroline Hervé and Michel Amato from
Grenoble, France. The pair met during the early 90s at a rave and soon after bought
turntables and began DJing. In 1996, they began writing music heavily influenced by 80s
synth and post-punk bands like Fad Gadget, DAF, Liaisons Dangeuresues, and Yazoo, as
well as Italo Disco. Bored by the techno scene at the time, they set out out to lighten
the serious tone and bring a campy sexiness to the dour musical landscape. Upon hearing
their demos DJ Hell signed them to his Munich-based International DJ Gigolo label and
released their first 2 EPs in 1998 and 1999. Their debut album ”First Album” was
released in 2001.
“Lost Tracks Vol. 1” contains 4 previously unreleased demos recorded between 1997 and
1999. The duo fused 80’s European New Wave/Italo Disco with 90’s Detroit Electro acts
like Le Car and Dopplereffekt. By utilizing verse-chorus structures, they playfully
shook up the loop based hard techno and electro that was popular at the time. Their
studio set up at the time was a Korg MS-20, Roland SH-101, TR-606, TR-808, Siel DK80,
and Boss DR-660 drum machine. The songs are direct, spontaneous, seemingly improvised
in places. Miss Kittin sings about falling in love with an alien, sexy nightlife in
Berlin, and explicit S&M leather play, all in her cheekily derisive French accent
All songs have been transferred from the original DAT tapes by the band and mastered
for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The vinyl comes housed in a glossy jacket
featuring a black and white photo of the duo taken in 1996. Each LP includes a postcard
with liner notes from Miss Kittin and The Hacker designed by Eloise Leigh. As Miss
Kittin says of these demos, “We were naive, innocent, adventurous and we didn’t expect
anything in return”.
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DE 99 LIQUID G LIQUIDATION LP 10.2015
01. LIQUIDATION
02. THE POWER OF...
03. SELFDESTRUCTION
04. NEVER LAND (TAPE VERSION)
05. INSIDE - OUTSIDE
06. SUICIDE
07. SHORT CIRCUIT
08. PRESSURE
09. AVERSION
Liquid G. (Liquid Garbage) is the one-man project of EBM stalwart Peter van Bogaert
from Melsele, Belgium. In 1987, he began to record music and self-release limited
cassettes on his own label Liquid Produkts. Between 1987 and 1990, Peter composed over
nine albums, in addition to a split release with Vomito Negro. Liquid G. made their
first vinyl appearance on the Expo 87 7" compilation, courtesy of Dirk Ivens Body
Records.
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DE 100 SHOCK CORRIDOR EXPERIMENTS IN INCEST LP 10.2015
01. KHARTOUM
02. ON REFLEXION
03. ARTIFICIAL HORIZON
04. ICEBERG
05. IN AN EMPTY ROOM
06. TRAVELLING BY HAND
Shoc Corridor was the London post-punk quartet of Paul OCarroll (Voice, Synth), Andy
Garnham (Synth, Bass, Drum), Chris Davis (Guitar, Bass, E-Bow) and Nogi Prass (Synth)
named after the Sam Fuller film from 1963. Chris met Nogi shortly after moving to
London in 1979, started playing music together, fell madly in love and decided to form
a band. They recruited Andy, who had previously played in a band with Steve Luscombe of
Blancmange, and lyricist and vocalist Paul. A home studio was set up at Andys flat in
Notting Hill, where the band recorded and rehearsed. More interested in studio
experimentation than live performance, the band only played a handful of gigs. Their
influences were wide reaching: Kraftwerk, Neu, Cabaret Voltaire, Eno, PIL, and Joy
Division. Their equipment list included a Korg MS-20, Wasp, Pro-One, Roland TR-808,
WEM Copicat, guitars, bass, e-bow and an assortment of effects pedals. The crucial
fifth member of the band was, of course, a TEAC reel-to-reel 4-track recorder.
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DE 101 BOYTRONIC BRYLLYANT 12" 10.2015
01. BRYLLYANT (33 1/3 PLUS 8 REMIX)
02. TRIGGER TRACK
03. BRYLLYANT (US REMIX)
04. YOU (12" EXTENDED MIX)
Boytronic is a synthpop group from Hamburg, Germany founded by by Holger Wobker and
Peter Sawatzki in 1982. The duo began composing music as the soundtrack to sex shows on
Hamburgs famous "Mile of Sin". Soon after, Holger started working in a local record
shop where he played early Boytronic demos during his shifts. A representative from
Mercury Records came to the shop, heard the songs and gave the band a contract. They
would go to release many singles and two albums "The Working Model" in 1983 and "The
Continental" in 1985. By 1986 the record company claimed rights to the band name and
put together a completely different line-up fronted by Hayo Lewerentz. This new
incarnation continued to record under the Boytronic name until the mid--90's.
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DE 102 CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE : JUMP OVER BARRELS 12" 02.2016
A1. Jump Over Barrels (3:32)
A2. Jump Over Barrels (1981 Demo) (3:32)
B1. Jump Over Barrels (Charles Manier Remix) (3:33)
B2. Jump Over Barrels (early Rehearsal Version) (3:07)
Crash Course In Science are a post punk band that formed in 1979 in Philadelphia. The
band members, Dale Feliciello, Mallory Yago and Michael Zodorozny, met while attending
art school, where they began to experiment with crude electronics and off-beat lyrics.
CCIS avoided conventional instrumentation by using toy instruments and kitchen
appliances to augment the distorted guitar, drums and synthesized beats. Their first
single, “Cakes in the Home” was released in 1979 followed by a 4-song 12" EP “Signals
From Pier Thirteen” in 1981.
“Jump Over Barrels” was recorded at the Third Story Studio in Philadelphia in 1981, one
year after “Signals From Pier Thirteen”. The song remained unmixed and unreleased at
that time for a proposed album titled “Near Marineland”. Lyrically the song tackles
overcoming obstacles, self imposed or otherwise, with vocal interplay between Michael
and Mallory. On the A Side is the original mix and a demo mix from 1981. Then on the
flip is a brand new remix by prolific Ann Arbor producer Charles Manier, a pseudonym of
Tadd Mullinix, who toughens up the track. Also included is an unreleased demo version
of the song from 1980, accentuating the raw and skeletal nature of the track.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
It is in a custom-made jacket by our in-house designer Eloise Leigh that incorporates
waveform-esque squiggles jumping over abstract barrel symbols, plus a postcard with
lyrics and notes.
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DE 103 BILL CONVERSE MEDITATIONS/INDUSTRY LP 02.2016
1. Inward Fathoms
2. Sea Bering
3. Phantom Pain
4. Between Electrons
5. Meditations/Industry
6. In Love/With Light
7. 302636797.77082
Immersed in the early days of the 90s midwest rave scene, Bill Converse began DJing at
a young age in Lansing, Michigan. Luminaries such as Claude Young, Traxx, and Twonz
were key early influences. Since moving to Texas in 1998, he has experimented with
analog techniques in varied studio bunkers. Early techno, noise, ambient, tape, and
paranormal processing are all part of his uncanny sound palette.
“Meditations/Industry” is Converse's debut vinyl release, collecting material from
a cassette release on Obsolete Future. The tracks were recorded to tape with no
overdubs in 2012-2013. As the title implies, the album places meditation inside tactile
sonic processes. Bill is informed by his surroundings, influenced by scenes of
desolation in nature, the sea, the desert, and places of industry, like power stations,
old factories, and warehouses. The songs on this full length reveal a sublime influence
from Detroit techno, early Chicago house, and Acid.
The album was recorded and mixed by Bill at his home studio in Austin and mastered by
Dave Alex. All songs were EQed for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
A custom-made jacket designed by our in-house designer Eloise Leigh incorporates the
abstract cobalt glaciers, reminiscent of blueprints, over a dark gray background. Each
copy includes a postcard with notes and a photograph of a mountain range that looks
like ocean waves.
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DE 104 SEVERED HEADS PETROL EP 12" 11.2015
A1. Lamborghini (Petrol 1982) (3:55)
A2. Petrol (Live At Metro July 1982) (4:32)
B1. Petrol (Country & Western 1984) (4:53)
B2. Petrol (Version 1985) (2:45)
Dark Entries digs deeper in to the archives of Severed Heads, one of the longest
surviving bands to emerge from the Australian post-punk independent music scene. They
began in Sydney in 1979, incorporating elements of ‘industrial’ noise-generation, tape
cutting & looping and electro sound synthesis. As the project developed song-structures
and vocals were employed in a more-or-less recognizable mutant electro pop style. In
1986 the band released the 12” single “Petrol” on Nettwerk Records. We’ve decided to
shed light on the evolution of “Petrol” with this EP showcasing four earlier
incarnations of what became an instant synth pop classic.
All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in a jacket featuring brightly colored, distorted, VHS graphics output by
Stephen Jones’ video synthesizer created by Tom Ellard video piece “Kato Gets The Girl”
in 1985, designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy includes a postcard with notes and orig.
hand-written lyrics by Garry Bradbury. More than 30 years later Severed Heads are still
paving the way for powerful imaginative challenging music far and wide.
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DE 105 SEVERED HEADS : PLEASE CLIFFORD, DON'T LIVE IN THE PAST 2LP 01.2016
Please Clifford, Don’t Live In The Past is a retrospective collection of Severed Heads,
a bunch of Australian post-punk, synth-pop, tape-experimental heads whose work is
getting some reissue attention from the Dark Entries label. Lots of excting odds and
ends here, with live, demo and unreleased tracks along with band members’ solo record.
Double LP on Dark Entries.
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DE 106 PATRICK COWLEY MUSCLE UP 2LP 10.2015
DE 106 CD PATRICK COWLEY MUSCLE UP CD 10.2015
01. Cat's Eye
02. The Jungle Dream
03. Deep Inside You
04. Somebody To Love Tonight
05. Pigfoot
06. 5oz of Funk
07. Don't Ask
08. Uhura
09. Timelink
10. Mockingbird Dream 2
Dark Entries present another, unheard haul of Patrick Cowley's gay porn soundtracks in
their ongoing reissue of the San Fran disco legend's prized archive.
Pursuing the brilliant School Daze compilation, the music in Muscle Up is also boldly
innovative, esoteric and off-centre, covering themes ranging from sunken downbeat
romance and psychedelia thru to immersive, atmospheric epics and supremely sleazy (yet
classy) disco grooves and cracked-off funk breaks.
It all provides an insight to the rarified, genuinely underground world of San Fran's
long-rooted and open-minded queer scene which the majority of listeners will never
experience, and as such works on a cryptic level full of sonic signifiers and tones
that may well have a meaning in their original context that doesn't directly translate
to straight crowds. You'll just have to guess.
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DE 107 WOLFSHEIM : THE SPARROW AND THE NIGHTINGALES 12" 02.2016
1. The Sparrows & The Nightingales 06:45
2. The Sparrows & The Nightingales (Ancient Methods Ode To
The Night remix)
Wolfsheim are a synthpop duo from Hamburg, Germany consistsing of Markus Reinhardt
(music) and Peter Heppner (lyrics and vocals). The band was founded in 1987 by Markus
Reinhardt and Pompejo Ricciardi and was named after Meyer Wolfsheim, a fictional
character from F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel ‘The Great Gatsby’. Ricciardi soon left the
band and was replaced by Peter Heppner, a childhood friend of Reinhardt's. Together
they produced their first demo tape, “Ken Manage”, in 1988.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Designer Eloise Leigh has updated the record's original design with two sparrows
enclosed in a blood moon circle against a deep black purple backdrop. Each copy comes
with a black and white photo postcard notes by Carlos Peron and the song's lyrics. This
release comes in time to celebrate the single’s 25th anniversary.
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DE 108 THE FROZEN AUTUMN TIME IS JUST A MEMORY LP 02.2016
1. Is Everything Real?
2. There's No Time To Recall
3. Dusk Is Like A Dagger
4. Wait For Nothing
5. Silence Is Talking
6. This Time
The Frozen Autumn is an Italian darkwave band, formed in May 1993 in Turin, Italy.
Originally the solo project of singer, keyboardist and synth programmer Diego Merletto,
guitarist Claudio Brosio joined on during early studio sessions and live performances.
Together they recorded and released two albums, “Pale Awakening” in 1995 and “Fragments
of Memories” in 1997. In 1998, Claudio left the band and Diego recruited Arianna (aka
Froxeanne) who sings, programs and composes. After 18 months of work, The Frozen
Autumn's third album, “Emotional Screening Device”, was released in April 2002.. “Time
Is Just A Memory” is a 6-track overview of songs from The Frozen Autumn’s first three
albums. Characterized by a blend of melancholic vocals, atmospheric gothic-wave and
1980s-style electropop, the duo call their style "frozen wave”.
The Frozen Autumn have stated that labelmates Clan of Xymox have been their main source
of inspiration over the years. Other influences include Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins,
The Sisters of Mercy, Xmal Deutschland, David Sylvian and Depeche Mode. These six
tracks stand out for their rich melodies, from the guitar-laden early tracks “Dusk Is
Like A Dagger”, “Wait For Nothing”, “There's No Time To Recall”, and “This Time,” to
the electronic sheen on later songs “Is Everything Real?” and “Silence Is Talking”.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The release is housed in a custom-made jacket by Peer Lebrecht, from German electro
/synthpop band The Dust Of Basement, incorporating a photograph by Diego over a
textured background that recalls early 4AD designs. Each copy comes with a double sided
11x11 insert with lyrics and notes.
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DE 109 FRAK SUDDEN HAIRCUT EP 12" 03.2016
A1. Sudden Haircut
A2. Synthfrilla
B1. Synthgok
B2. First Glimt I Ogat
Frak are Björn Isgren, Johan Sturesson and Jan Svensson, a trio of synthesizer lovers
from Sweden. The band was formed when Svensson and Isgren’s older sisters were best
friends and they introduced their little brothers to each other. Inspired by Severed
Heads, DAF, Human League, Devo, Skinny Puppy,the boys began collecting analog equipment
and started Studio Styrka. While the band were still in their early teens they released
the first FRAK cassette album in 1987 on their own record label Börft.
Almost 30 years later, FRAK continue to release their bizarre brand of Scandinavian
techno with their debut release on Dark Entries. “Sudden Haircut” was recorded in 2015,
a ten-minute brooding, heavy hitting acid attack full of 808 drum claps aimed at the
dance floor. The three remaining songs come from a studio tape the band found in their
archives named 'FRAK "After The Silence" 2001-2010' “Synthgök” and “Synthfrilla” were
recorded in 2010 and originally released on the ‘Börft’ EP by Sex Tag Mania in 2012.
Utilizing a 808, 303, 101 and MS-10, both are supreme cuts of electro leaning acid
techno that perfectly fit the sweatiest moments of any club land experience. The
deliciously rugged final track “First Glimt I Ögat” is a vintage unreleased Frak song
from 2001 recorded one month before the track “Second Coming” (later released as B1 on
‘Börft’ EP).
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Designer Eloise Leigh has created a playful DIY jacket based on a mysterious black and
white photo of the band in their classic tin foil masks. Each copy comes with a black
and white postcard featuring a distorted back stage photo of FRAK in their teens.
“Forget all you know about Swedish electronic music, this is Börft crew, the core
underground of "söta bror's" techno history - here represented by Frak - a full out
techno acid punch.” Juno Records
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DE 110 KONSTRUKTIVISTS A DISSEMBLY LP+flx. 03.2016
1 Asylum / Semi Sex Act
2 Karnage
3 Kalm
4 Francis Bacon
5 Beirut
6 Karnal
7 Physical Jerk
FLEXI: Smack (Original Mix)
Konstruktivists are a UK Industrial group formed by Glenn Michael Wallis in 1982 out of
the ashes of Heute. In the late 70's/early 80's Wallis was heavily involved with
Throbbing Gristle and the Industrial Records crew. Influenced by Krautrock bands like
Can, NEU!, Cluster/Harmonia as well as Tuxedomoon, Yello, Chrome, SPK, and early Clock
DVA, Glenn began to record his own material. After several cassette releases through
Flowmotion under his own name, Konstruktivists’ first LP “A Dissembly” was released in
1982.
To record “A Dissembly,” Glenn went into IPS Studio in Shepherds Bush, London. Glenn
played synthesziers, percussion and vocals, with help from Dave Rouse (guitar), Adrian
Grover (piano, tape loops) and Dave Kenny (engineer, treatments, tapes). The equipment
used for this album includes a Korg MS-20, Casio MT-40, Roland TR-606 and TB-303, Korg
Space Echo 555 and an Eventide Harmonizer previously used by Throbbing Gristle. In the
studio was an old broken piano which was recorded with two microphones onto an 18 foot
tape loop. Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle modified Glenn’s TR-606 with separate
outputs for snare and bass drums to help create the slap back snare sound heard through
the album. Konstruktivists create their own brand of Industrial using tape loops and
lurching rhythms arched by droning melodies.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record is housed in an exact replica of the original jacket, featuring a black and
white photograph of a church by Dave Byatt and hand lettering and line drawing by Lorna
M. Each copy includes a 2-page double-sided 8x11 insert with liner notes by Glenn
Wallis, press clippings, and photos, plus a bonus flexi-disc containing the song
“Smack”, which was recorded during the same session as “A Dissembly”.
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DE 111 LENA PLATONOS RED AXES REMIXES 12" 02.2016
A1. Witches (Red Axes Remix)
A2. No 9 (Red Axes Remix)
B1. And We Hear I Love You (Red Axes Remix)
B2. Liqueur Ruby (Red Axes Remix)
Lena Platonos is a pioneer of the Greek electronic music scene of the 1980s. She
produced and released her second solo album, ‘Gallop’, in 1985 that we reissued in
2015. The album is made exclusively using analog synthesizers and heavily features the
iconic Roland TR-808 drum machine. Lena narrates each song, reciting her own surreal
Greek poetry with unique skill. Lena says of ‘Gallop’, “It’s a study in the mythology
of urban population of the contemporary metropolis and also a gaze into the future life
of it.”
We’ve asked Red Axes to chose their four favorite songs from ‘Gallop’ and create
remixes for each one. Red Axes is Tel-Aviv based producers and DJs Dori Sadovnik and
Niv Arzi, releasing their own productions and remixes since 2009 on I’m a Cliché,
Correspondant and Hivern Discs. The duo was raised on a steady diet of post-punk,
new-wave and Italo-disco at fogged out warehouse and basement parties. They’ve
transform “Witches” and “And We Hear “I Love You”” into solid dancefloor tools.
“No. 9” and “Liqueur Ruby” transport the listener to a hypnotic state tripped out in
a psychedelic mist, with the latter featuring middle eastern rhythms by fellow Tel Aviv
musicians The Dirty Lizards.
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket riffs off the original ‘Gallop’ cover, isolating the photograph of Lena
layered on a grid backdrop designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy includes a two-sided
postcard with a manipulated frame from one of Lena’s music videos. “In an era where we
are obsessed with nostalgia, Red Axes achieved something against that grain while still
paying homage to the underrated greats that came before them.” – Anthem Magazine
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DE 112 ZYX TRUST NO WOMAN LP 04.2016
SIDE A 1 Get Away Wisdom
2 Hey You
3 Little Boy's Desires
4 Away To Freedom
5 When Darkness Comes
SIDE B 1 Trust No Woman
2 Sister Green Eye
3 Mawkish
4 Bad Manners
5 What Do You Live For
ZYX are the duo of Inge Graf and Walter Eberl formed in Vienna, Austria in 1977.
Committing themselves to the “aestheticisation of everyday life” in all fields of art,
their works with video, photography, graphic design, and music are visually influenced
by Pop Art, Constructivism, Futurism, Dadaism and musically rooted in Beat and
Electronic Rock of the 60s and 70s. They are considered pioneers of multimedia art
worldwide and continue to remain active to this day.
Trust No Woman' is the debut album from ZYX released in 1981 on the label RCA Music.
Recorded from March to August 1981 at Recorded, mixed and mastered at SM&S-studio
Vienna. Building on the early work of Gary Numan and the original Human League designed
their short, immediate songs around a barrage of analogue synths, rock-solid electro
beats and controlled, low-key vocals. It is an exceptional showcase of electro-pop,
cold and mechanical robotic rhythms under a claustrophobic atmosphere. Songs are sung
in English with a heavy German accent and lyrics resemble obscure, existentialist
dialogues. Each song is infused with the spirit of hopeful discovery that accompanied
the introduction of affordable home computers and synthesizers at that time. It is a
album that advances the sounds set forth by The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire,
Tuxedomoon and Yello.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The vinyl comes housed in replica of the original jacket design, which features a
photograph from a video still by ZYX. Each LP includes a copy of the double sided 11x11
full color insert that was included with the original pressing featuring photos and
lyrics plus a postcard. ZYX may not be as revered or, indeed, as important as Kraftwerk
; yet their work shares the technological melancholy that suffuses through the music of
the men from Düsseldorf.
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DE 113 LUNAPARK GEFANGENE VOEGEL LP 04.2016
SIDE A 1 So Verliebt
2 Komm Her
3 Gefangene Vögel
4 Dieser Tag
5 Worte
SIDE B 1 Lederhosen
2 Eine Frage - Keine Antwort
3 John Lennon
4 Renn, Wenn Du Kannst
5 Der Tunnel
Lunapark is the trio of Burkhard Ballein, Klaus "Schlips" Gebauer, Reinhard "Zoppen"
Benisch from Wuppertal, Germany. Formed in 1981 when the boys were dissatisfied with
their surrounding musical environment. They packed their instruments and a cassette
recorder and set off to create their own brand of Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW "New German
Wave”). Their influences included The Beatles, Colloseum, Roxy Music, Frank Zappa as
well as Sex Pistols, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Blondie and The Cure.
“Gefangene Vögel’ (‘Prisoner Birds’) is their debut album released by Intakt Records,
Stuttgart in 1982. Utilizing a simple set up of guitar, bass, drums, drum-computer,
Korg MS-10 and Korg MS-20 they recorded 10 tracks that make up the album. Songs bridge
the Belgian-type industrial and cold sounds with NDW quirkiness. In the vein of Sad
Lovers and Giants, and Schleimer K they blend post-punk and new wave music with
electronic influences. All songs are sung in German with monotone vocals and epitomized
the urban Zeitgeist of the Cold War.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The vinyl comes housed in a replica of the original jacket design, which features a
drawing of birds on a grid. There are 4 different color versions of the screen printed
jacket: blue, yellow, magenta and turquoise. Each LP includes a copy of the double
sided 11x11 insert that was included with the original pressing with lyrics and photos.
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DE 114 V / A HOUSEHOLD SHOCKS LP 04.2016
SIDE A 1 Product Of Reason Active Repetition
2 Thunderboys Fashion
3 One Gang Logic Playtime
4 Sinking Ships Weight Loss
5 Juveniles Another Kind Of Guy
6 Mystery Girls Killing Time
7 Product Of Reason Five
8 Defectors - You Only Laughed
SIDE B 1 Juveniles Scratched Blue Vinyl
2 Sinking Ships 3rd World
3 Fault 151 Radiation Man
4 Urbantech 9-5 Figment
5 Product Of Reason Your Song
6 Thunderboys Rich Bitch
7 Thunderboys F.B.I.
8 One Gang Logic The Stand
Dark Entries is proud to present “Household Shocks”, a 16-track compilation of UK DIY/
Synth/New Wave/Post-Punk originally released in 1980. The album showcases 9 bands from
the thriving post-punk scene in Scunthorpe and the North of England. Operating on a
shoestring budget, co-producers Chris Leaning and Paul Singleton (both of One Gang
Logic), released "Household Shocks" on Stark Products, a label they founded in 1979. At
almost 50 minutes of music, the album took four weeks to produce at the Studio
Playground in Lincoln. It was supported heavily by the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The vinyl comes housed in replica of Chris Leaning's original jacket design, which
features a black and white photograph of a doll shocked by a vacuum cleaner. Each LP
includes a copy of the double sided 11x11 insert that was included with the original
pressing. “It was such an exciting time for everyone involved, creating and producing
music was still quite new to many of us let alone running a record label and pressing
vinyl”
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DE 115 SAD LOVERS & GIANTS : LOST IN A SEA FULL OF SIGHS LP 03.2016
SIDE A 1 Imagination
2 When I See You
3 Landslide
4 50: 50
5 There Was No Time
SIDE B 1 Colourless Dream
2 Things We Never Did
3 Lost In A Moment
The Tightrope Touch Sad Lovers & Giants are a post-punk band from Watford, England who
formed in 1980. The original lineup included vocalist Garçe (Simon) Allard, guitarist
Tristan Garel-Funk, bassist Cliff Silver, drummer Nigel Pollard and keyboardist/sax.
David Wood. They released their first 3-song 7” EP “Clé” followed by the "Colourless
Dream" single both in 1981 and “Lost In A Moment” 7” single in 1982. They released two
studio albums, “Epic Garden Music” (1982) and “Feeding the Flame” (1983) before
disbanding and reforming in 1987.
“Lost In A Sea Full Of Sighs” is a collection of 9 songs recorded between 1981 and
1982. Compiling all seven song from their first three 7” singles plus one demo and one
song recorded for a John Peel Session in 1981. Lead singer and songwriter Garce Allard
was influenced by the works of Satre, Orwell, Huxley, Dali and Kafka and especially
T.S. Elliot’s ‘The Wasteland’. The sense of alienation from reality in the stream of
conscious-like prose, perfectly echoed his own experience. Many of the lyrics on this
collection are vaguely autobiographical and tend towards melodrama and personal
relationships. The music is moody, dense, cerebral, bass-driven, awash with synthesizer
swirls and sax interjections like The Chameleons, Modern English and The Cure.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket features a drawing of an espalier used for "horizontal training”,a technique
to control the directional growth of plants designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy incl.
an 8 page black and white zine booklet with lyrics, liner notes and drawings plus a
8.5x11” gig poster from the band’s archives. “This small anthology of songs, by a
little known and perverse English band from the 1980’s means as much to us as I hope it
will to you.” (Grace Allard)
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DE 116 GHIBLI I'M LOOKING FOR YOU 12" 04.2016
SIDE A I'm Looking For You
SIDE B I'm Looking For You (Instrumental)
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DE 117 SOME BIZARRE DON'T BE AFRAID 12" 04.2016
SIDE A Don't Be Afraid
SIDE B Don't Be Afraid (Instrumental)
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DE 118 BRAND IMAGE ARE YOU LOVING 12" 04.2016
SIDE A Are You Loving?
SIDE B Are You Loving? (Instrumental)
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DE 119 DARIO DELL'AERE EAGLES IN THE NIGHT 12" 04.2016
SIDE A Eagles In The Night
SIDE B Eagles In The Night (Instrumental)
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DE 120 DEUX FILLES : SILENCE & WISDOM/DOUBLE HAPPINESS 2LP 05.2016
The short, mysterious career of the female French duo Deux Filles is bookended by
tragedy. Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule met as teenagers at a holiday pilgrimage
to Lourdes, during which Coule's mother died of an incurable lung disease and Forque's
mother was killed and her father paralyzed in an auto accident. The two teens bonded
over their shared grief and worked through their bereavement with music. However,
after recording two critically acclaimed albums and playing throughout Europe and
North America, Forque and Coule disappeared without a trace in North Africa in 1984
during a trip to visit Algiers. The short and terribly unhappy lives of Forque and
Coule are at the root of the small but fervent cult following the mysterious duo have
gained since their disappearance, not least because the placid, largely instrumental
music on the duo's albums betrays no hint of the sorrow that framed their personal
lives.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The vinyl comes housed in gatefold sleeve with original front covers of both albums,
and a centerfold of archive images and the original liner notes. Each LP includes a
sticker of the Lino cuts by Adrian Gill that was included with the original pressing.
“Like an early French film soundtrack with melodramatic overtones, the sound is jagged
and disjointed but never harsh. Lilting guitars and ample use of echo smack of Vini
Reilly, relying on the hypnotic qualities of the sound rather than abrasive noise"
(Sounds, 03/1983)
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DE 121 PHANTOM FORTH THE EEPP LP 05.2016
Phantom Forth were the brother sister team of Paul Luker (Guitar, Bass, Vocals),
Debbie Luker (Drums, Guitar, Vocals) and Lorraine Steele (Keyboards, Percussion,
Vocals). They formed in 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand. Paul began recording his own
music after purchasing a 2-track from Oceania Sound. He formed a band with his
flatmate and eventually met Lorraine through Debbie. With a shared love of Young
Marble Giants and Cabaret Voltaire they started to rehearse at LAB Studio.
‘The EEPP’ was recorded in 1983 within a few weeks at Progressive Music Studios.
Slated for release in February 1984, the mini-album finally appeared in November on
Flying Nun Records. It contained seven moody sketches of Auckland. Their sound blends
cold wave guitars, drum-machine propelled post-punk with female vocals. The core
recording set up was a Casio-Tone VL, Boss DR-55 Dr. Rhythm, Roland TR-606 and an
acoustic Yamaha bass. All original vinyl copies contained many clicks and pops and
due to paper bits from previous jobs that pressing plant melted down. Included with
this reissue are two early demos recorded at LAB in 1982, made prior to Lorraine
joining the band, plus a recording from the Flying Nun live compilation ‘The Last
Rumba’.
All songs have been remastered from the original master tapes for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in sleeve with original
artwork collage designed by Paul Lurker. Each LP includes a two-sided 8.5x11 poster
with notes and photos.
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DE 122 PHILIPPE CHANY RIVE GAUCHE LP 05.2016
Philippe Chany is a French songwriter, film music composer and producer from the town
of Gap in the southeastern region of the Hautes-Alpes. He formed Love International
with Philippe Krootchey and Fred Versailles in 1981 and released the #1 boogie disco
hit single “ Dance On The Groove And Do The Funk”. The B-side of this single featured
a cover of Dave Brubeck’s “Unsquare Dance” released as a single in late 1981 credited
solely to Chany.
In 1983 Philippe went into Studio O.M. to record songs for his solo project. The album
titled “Rive Gauche” was released in 1983 by Polydor Records. Philippe was inspired
by experimental film composers Michel Magne, Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifrin. Songs
are a fusion of Chanson synth pop, experimental Italo funk, majestic balearic disco
and arabesque instrumentals. He enjoyed making blends, combining rhythms with
scratches, utilizing a Roland TR-808, Jupiter 8 and various Akai samplers. All the
songs are recited in French and English and revolve around themes of love and
mysticism plus a passage read from Antonin Artaud’s 1925 poem “L’ombilic des Limbes”.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in an exact replica of the original jacket, which features a photo of Philippe
by Jean-Baptiste Mondino on the front and a painting of him by Nadia Back on the back.
Each copy includes a 11x11 insert with lyrics and archive photo. “Fiction talks right
to your brain, Never the same…Be different!” (Philippe Chany, 1983)
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DE 123 CUTE HEELS THIRD SKIN 12" 06.2016
SIDE A 1 Third Skin
2 Lipstick Information
SIDE B 1 Third Skin (Steffi Remix)
2 Third Skin ( The Hacker Remix)
Cute Heels is the solo project of Victor Lenis, a contemporary artist living in
Barcelona, Spain. He grew up in Bogotá, Columbia during the 1990s, surrounded by the
radial punk scene. Over the years, Victor's passion and fascination for synthesizers
and drum machines to produce and compose resulted in various digital-only releases as
well as his debut album “Spiritual" for Dark Entries in 2014. Cute Heels has been
called ''the new blood and spirit for the next step in techno music'' by Electro/
Techno pioneer Juan Atkins.
“Third Skin” is a 4-track EP that connects the dots between Detroit techno, early
Chicago house and Belgium electronic body music. Inspired by equal parts Liaisons
Dangereuses, Drexciya and Black Devil Disco Club. On the A-side are two fresh
compositions recorded in 2015. “Third Skin” kicks things in a metallic EBM funk with
a pounding bottom end. “Lipstick Information” takes the listener on a dark,
psychedelic and twisted journey through thrillingly intense arpeggiations. On the
flip we present two remixes. The first is from Steffi, House and Techno DJ and
producer born in The Netherlands and residing in Berlin. She picks up the pace for
an uplifting, percussion-driven, DAF-eque dystopian stomper. The second remix comes
from Michel Amato aka The Hacker, French born DJ and producer and frequent collaborator
with Miss Kittin. His early musical influences of bands such as Cabaret Voltaire,
Throbbing Gristle and Front 242 shine through on this pumping and sophisticated remix
ready for any dance floor.
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record comes in a custom-made jacket designed by Eloise Leigh featuring a
photograph by Corinne Schiavone printed with hi-gloss finish. Each copy includes
a postcard with with notes and image for fetish lovers.
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DE 124 SPACE ART NOUS SAVONS TOUT 12" 06.2016
SIDE 1 A Nous Savons Tout
SIDE 2 B Mélodie Moderne
Space Art was the French electronic duo of Dominique Perrier (keyboards, vocoder) and
Roger Rizzitelli (drums, percussion). Between 1977 and 1981, they released three
albums of comsic synth pop, in which they laid much groundwork for French electronic
music to follow. After their third album in 1981, they toured around the world with
Jean Michel Jarre in support for his “Concerts in China” album.
Space Art's third single “Nous Savons Tout” was released in 1978 on IF Records. Their
sound was similar to Jarre's early analog albums, but with the addition of real drums.
Dominique plays an ARP Odyssey, Clavinet, Eminent, and Minimoog, maximizing their warm
textures. Roger plays the drums in an intricate fashion, influenced subtly by jazz
fusion. “Nous Savons Tout” features an early prototype of the Vocoder, which the
band used to create the chorus. On the flip is the slower "Melodie Moderne", an
electronic take on classical rock songs of the 1970s. Both tracks were recorded at
Studio Ferber Paris in June 1978. Like Richard Pinhas/Heldon and Yellow Magic
Orchestra, Space Art created their own brand of dark space disco, paving the way for
bands like Air and Mellow.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record comes in a sleeve featuring the original cover art of a firefighter in
a knight-like pose, painted by Gilles Lacombe. Each LP includes a postcard with liner
notes by surviving member Dominique Perrier. The sounds here evoke a Parisian noir
thriller set in a discotheque circa '78 - steamy and dark, equal parts erotic and
existentialist.
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DE 125 AXODRY YOU 12" 06.2016
SIDE A 1 You (Beauty & The Beast Mix)
2 You (Beasty Dub Mix)
SIDE B 1 You (Razormaid Mix)
2 Mechanic
Axodry was the duo of Andreas “Talla 2XLC" Tomalla and Ralf "Ra/Hen" Henrich, who
formed in Frankfurt, Germany in 1982. The two met at City Music record store where
Talla 2XLC worked, supplying the local DJ scene with dance 12”s. From 1984 to 1991
they released six maxi 12” singles. Both members were leading figures in the European
electronic scene during the 80's and 90’s, forming bands like Bigod 20, Tribantura,
Micro Chip League, Moskwa TV, Pluuto and Robotiko Rejekto.
In 1988 they released the maxi 12” single “You” on ZYX Records/Combeat. Influenced
by Depeche Mode, Gary Numan and John Foxx, the duo crafted high impact Industrial,
Synth Pop and Electronic Body Music. Their basic set up for recording at RaHen’s home
studio was a Moog Rouge, Roland SH-101, Teisco synthesizer, Linn Drum and Fricke
sequencer. Ra/Hen performed dramatic vocals, which tell of a lost love found in
dreams. Included here are the Beauty & The Beat Mix and the Beasty Dub Mix from the
1988 single. On the flip is the Razormaid Remix, performed by Art Maharg and Joseph
Watt, that originally appeared on the "Welcome To The Technodrome” compilation in
1989. Also included is “Mechanic”, originally released in 1991 as the B-side for
their final single “Losing You”.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record comes in a sleeve featuring the original black and blue cover art with
hand-painted typography by Dr. Draw, The Gruesome Grapholoic. Each copy includes
a postcard with with notes. What Else Is There To Say?
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DE 126 SERIES-A-EVOLUTION TECHNOLOGY 12" 06.2016
SIDE A 1 7” Vocal 4:41
2 Dub - Mix 5:58
SIDE B 3 JTC Remix 7:00
Series-A was the duo of Sam Anderson aka DJ Maestro and Dave Webb aka Kid Fresh. Sam
and Dave both grew up listening to the sounds of the Electrifying Mojo on WJLB in
Detroit. They met in 1983 at a DJ gig that they were both hired to play. In 1986,
they collaborated on the Nu-Sound II Crew project. After developing a friendship with
Juan Atkins, they became hip to the emerging new club sounds that were to become
electro and techno.Their subsequent project, Series-A, was named after different car
model numbers, but also hints at the evolution of humankind into a new species.
In 1987, Series-A recorded the single “Evolution Technology” at Spectrum Sounds
Studio in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Their set up was a vocoder, E-mu Emulator III,
Roland 909 drum machine, and an Otari 24-Track recorder. They landed a record deal
with Satellite Records in Burbank, California, which had been founded by Pete Moore
of The Miracles. After pressing 50 promotional copies, the label ran into financial
problems, and the record never reached a full release. Taking cues Kraftwerk, Grand
Master DST, Grandmaster Flash & Jam Master Jay, Series-A created dark electro beats
in an era when sampling appeared to be the future of music. Lyrically the song
addresses our species' entry into the technological age. For this EP reissue, the
7” Mix and Dub Mix are included on the A-side. On the flip is a new remix by prolific
Ann Arbor producer JTC, an alias of Tadd Mullinix (aka Dabrye, SK-1, & Charles Manier).
JTC speeds up and expands the song to seven minutes. Drawing on influences from Ron
Hardy to Jeff Mills, he drives around suburban techno landscapes while simultaneously
launching the listener into deep space.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket is specially designed by Eloise Leigh and features a cyborg fossil motif
with RGB color band and gradients. Each copy includes a post card with with notes.
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DE 127 NAGAMATZU ABOVE THIS NOISE 12" 07.2016
SIDE A 1 Der Gute Kamerad (Life ’85 Version)
2 Melancholy Oxide
3 Under The Roof
4 Shroud
5 Tilted
SIDE B 1 Crackle Black
2 Evil Ed
3 Carmine (September 1986 Version)
4 The Sunlight Home (Passions Organiques Version)
Nagamatzu were the British duo of Andrew Lagowski (SETI, Legion, Terror Against Terror)
on synths, guitar, and programming and Stephen Jarvis (Pure Motorised Instinct,
Terraform) on synths and bass. Formed in 1982 after messing around with old tape
machines and drum boxes, making numerous contributions to international compilations
and erratically releasing their own cassettes. Their name comes from a character in
JG Ballard‘s “Atrocity Exhibition” and their music reflects his influence. Nagamatzu
self-released their debut cassette “Shatter Days” in 1983 after messing around with
old tape machines, drum boxes and effects.
“Above This Noise” is a compilation of 9 songs recorded in the period between the
release of ‘Sacred Islands of the Mad’ in 1986 and ‘Igniting the Corpse’ in 1991. It
gathers tracks which surfaced on some of the international compilation cassette
releases that the band were invited to contribute to in the 1980s as well as some
previously unreleased songs. The band’s working method was for Andrew to first record
a backing track, usually rhythm, sequence, samples. Then both members would layer more
electronics, samples, guitar and bass over the top, recording the whole piece in one
take. These instrumentals combine stuttering bass, guitar bursts and funeral keyboards
draped over a dragging drum machine beat, calling to mind Clock DVA, early New Order
or Cocteau Twins. Their sound is full of complex rhythm patterns and dark electronics.
All songs have been remastered from the original tapes for vinyl by George Horn at
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in jacket silver and black
designed by Eloise Leigh. Each LP includes a fold out poster with liner notes by
Stephen Jarvis and an early gig flyer. Finally rescued from the UK D.I.Y. cassette
underground and restored, “Above This Noise” presents 9 Nagamaztu tracks for the first
time ever on vinyl.
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DE 128 EXECUTIVE SLACKS SEAMS RUFF LP+flx. 08.2016
SIDE A 1 I Don’t Know What To Do
2 Radiation Baby
3 Boring
4 Semi-Boring
5 30 Years (Original)
6 Inside/Out
SIDE B 1 Filet Mignon
2 Join the Army, Johnny
3 Who Am I?
4 I Bang My Head (Against the Wall)
5 They Read
6 I'm Coming (Bedroom Version)
FLEXI DISC (SIDE C)
1 I'm Coming (Live on WXPN 1980)
Executive Slacks began in the hot, humid summer of 1980 Philadelphia by Matt Marello,
John Young and Albert Ganss, three bored, broke, anxious art students. Starting out
with performance art in subways, they soon took their angst-ridden act to galleries
and night clubs. The band found their moniker in a run-down bookstore after seeing an
ad for men’s polyester pants. They pieced together sounds that captured the growing
paranoia of an age predicted by Orwell and the growing inequalities of the 1980s.
In 2014 we reissued their 4-song debut EP from 1982 and asked the band if they had any
demos. They excavated two cassettes that contained their earliest recorded material
from 1980 and 1981. "Seams Ruff" is a 13 song compilation from these cassette
collections plus a bonus flexi disc featuring a live performance on WXPN from 1980.
The tracks were created with the use of heavily modified synthesizers and noisemakers,
the broken innards of a grand piano, metal oil drums and a spray painted Harmony
Rocket guitar. The Slacks drew their influences from contemporaries like Cabaret
Voltaire, SPK and Tuxedomoon, as well as Disco and Dadaism. Dripping in nihilism, the
song’s lyrics tackle the existential dread of the late 20th century and three of the
songs are taken from “Mann ist Mann” a 1926 play by the German modernist author
Bertolt Brecht. Executive Slacks' unique brew of primitive electronics, harsh guitars
and aggressive vocals inspired many bands like Ministry, Front 242 and Skinny Puppy.
All songs were remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The front cover was designed by John Young and features an xeroxed black and white
photo of the group taken by Daniel Perry. Each copy includes an 11x11 double sided
hand-drawn insert by Matt Marello with lyrics, photos and a collage from the band’s
archives.
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DE 129 BILL CONVERSE WAREHOUSE INVOCATION 12" 07.2016
SIDE A 1 Warehouse Invocation
2 Senys Magick
SIDE B 1 Riverbank
2 Consulted Acid
Immersed in the early days of the 90s midwest rave scene, Bill Converse began DJing
at a young age in Lansing, Michigan. Luminaries such as Claude Young, Traxx, and
Twonz were key early influences. Since moving to Texas in 1998, he has experimented
with analog techniques in varied studio bunkers. Early techno, noise, ambient, tape,
and paranormal processing are all part of his uncanny sound palette.
“Warehouse Invocation” is Converse’s debut 12” release, collecting material from a
cassette release on Obsolete Future plus a new unreleased song. Three of the tracks,
“Warehouse Invocation”, “Senys Magick” and “Consulted Acid”, were recorded in Austin
TX between 2012-2013 at home and direct to tape with no overdubs or multi-tracking.
“Riverbank” was also recorded at home in early 2014 in one take with a mic placed
outside of the window to record the the sounds of the river late at night. Bill is
informed by his surroundings, influenced by scenes of desolation in nature, the sea,
the desert, and places of industry, like power stations, old factories, and warehouses.
The songs on this EP length reveal a sublime influence from Detroit techno, early
Chicago house, and Acid.
The album was recorded and mixed by Bill at his home studio in Austin and mastered
by Dave Alex. All songs were EQed for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. A custom-made jacket designed by Eloise Leigh features a mystical collage
by Josua Dorje Ngodup with acid yellow hues on a deep blue-purple background. Each
copy includes a postcard with notes and a Buddhist mandala.
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DE 130 THE POOL : DANCE IT DOWN/JAMAICA RUNNING 12" 09.2016
SIDE A 1 Dance It Down
2 Dance In Dub
3 Dance It Down (European Remix)
`SIDE B 1 Jamaica Running
2 Jamaica Resting
3 Jamaica Running (European Remix)
Patrick Keel is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and performer. The Pool
was his solo project, the sum of fifteen years of experience in live bands, studios,
and home recording. Patrick was heavily influenced by the radio of the early and mid
1960’s in Dallas. The British bands and Black soul of the era gave him a distinct
style, and shaped his musical attitude. The New Wave/Punk/D.I.Y. attitudes of the late
1970s inspired him to express himself in a new way. 1980 saw the release of "Pool
One," a sixty minute home-produced cassette. "Pool Two" followed in 1981, which
received much praise and little distribution. In 1982 he released a 5-song self-titled
vinyl EP of tight, skeletal, synthetic dance music.
In 1983, “Dance It Down/Jamaica Running” 12” EP was released on Moment Productions.
Based on response from D.J.’s in New York and the Bronx, Patrick went back in the
studio and remixed two songs from the self-titled EP for rapping, scratching and break
dancing. "Jamaica Resting" was sped-up, extended, and reconfigured as "Jamaica Running"
The whirlpool synth-strut of “Dance It Down” came out of the studio as “Dance In Dub”,
with a heavier kick and extended dub outro. These spacious versions were optimal for
DJ play, slotting regularly in sets at hip clubs like Danceteria. For this reissue
we’ve added two bonus European remixes from the 1984 12” of “Dance It Down/Jamaica
Running”, released on Nunk records from Belgium. Both songs employ the use of a Boss
DR-55, Korg MS-20, Korg PolySix, and a Prophet 5, and were mixed on a 16- track Ampex
recorder. The Pool's spartan, self-assured songs are experiments you can dance to.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record comes housed in a newly designed jacket by Eloise Leigh, updating the
magenta and blue grid and Pool logo of the Moment Productions release. Each copy incl.
a 12-page booklet with a never seen before photos, press clippings and notes.
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DE 131 EXPANSIVES LIFE WITH YOU 12" 09.2016
SIDE A 1 Life With You (Vocal Version)
SIDE B 1 Life With You (Instrumental Version)
Gianluigi “Gigi” Farina and Francesco Rago are to be counted among Italo disco's true
originators. Operating as a duo under many monikers, they brought us masterpieces such
as Wanexa's “The Man From Colours”, ‘Lectric Workers' “Robot Is Systematic”, and
Decadance's “On And On”. Their sound is propulsive and ethereal in equal measure
- dense, psychedelic, and tinged with melancholy. Their first composition was under
the name Expansives.
“Life With You” was recorded in Milan in 1981 and released on Leader Records in 1982,
and features then 16-year old Xenia Monneret on lyric-writing duties. They wanted to
incorporate a more electronic sound to break the classic disco mold, and in the
process, they created an early, raw example of what would come to be known as Italo
Disco. A thumping bass synth and processed drums set the groove, while Francesco sings
of his loneliness. Tension is released when he later breaks into a Bee Gees-esque
falsetto, but in the context of such an unusual song, the uncanny becomes familiar,
the familiar becomes uncanny. Unfortunately they were not able to afford a professional
recording studio and had to re-record each take over the same reel of tape. This caused
a subtle surface noise buzz that adds to the warm analog feel of the song. On the
B-side is the instrumental version with extended breaks, drum claps and dubbed out
bass lines.
Both songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The record comes housed in a newly designed die-cut jacket by Eloise Leigh,
updating the orange and green color scheme of the original. Each copy includes a double
-side postcard insert with lyrics, notes, and a never seen before photo from a fashion
show.
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DE 132 WANEXA THE MAN FROM COLOURS 12" 09.2016
SIDE A 1 The Man From Colours
SIDE B 1 The Man From Colours (Instrumental Version)
Gianluigi “Gigi” Farina and Francesco Rago are to be counted among Italo disco's true
originators. Operating as a duo under many monikers, they brought us masterpieces such
as Wanexa's “The Man From Colours”, ‘Lectric Workers' “Robot Is Systematic”, and
Decadance's “On And On”. Their sound is propulsive and ethereal in equal measure -
dense, psychedelic, and tinged with melancholy.
“The Man From Colours” was recorded in Milan in 1982 and released on Discomagic
Records the same year. The song’s music was composed by Rago and Farina, with lyrics
written by Xenia Monneret, who was only 16 at the time. Mournful synth pads are buoyed
by an 808 groove, while Lyana Galis provides haunting vocals, singing of a man who will
bring color to this grey world. “The Man From Colours” was influential on early House
and Techno music thanks to support from WBMX in Chicago and and WJLB in Detroit. It
was later a cornerstone in the 90's Hague electro scene, frequently appearing in DJ
sets by I-F and Intergalactic Gary. On the B-side is the instrumental version with
extended breaks, drum claps and additional vocoder verses. There is a slight warble
in the beginning of each version that was due to the band re-recording multiple takes
on the same reel of tape.
Both songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The record comes housed in a newly designed die-cut jacket by Eloise Leigh,
updating the pink and green color scheme of the original Discomagic Records label.
Each copy includes a double-sided postcard insert with lyrics, notes, and a never seen
before photo from a fashion show.
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DE 133 JAGO I'M GOING TO GO 12" 09.2016
SIDE A 1 I’m Going To Go
2 I’m Going To Go (Instrumental)
SIDE B 1 I’m Going To Go (Plant Mix by Frankye Knuckles)
Jago was the studio project of Michele Violante created in Milan, Italy in 1983. The
line-up also included Luciana Cirrillo aka Kynsha, who wrote lyrics and sang back up
vocals. The name Jago comes from Iago,
the main antagonist in Shakespeare's ‘Othello’. In those years, Michele produced a lot
of songs and published material for Full Time Records.
“I’m Going To Go” was recorded at Forum Studio in Rome in 1983 and released on Full
Time the same year. He made an electro-funk demo with a Gibson Les Paul, but during
practice the song became soulful funk but arranged with new wave electronics. The song
revolves around a slick atmospheric bassline, driving electronic percussion, and tight
rhythm guitar and synths. The setup for the recording was a Casiotone MT-40 keyboard,
Boss DR-55 and Sequential Circuits Drumtraks drum machines, an Akai cassette recorder,
and a Revox A77 for multi-tracking. Lead vocals were done by session musician Bruno
Kassar, delivering Kynsha’s playful lyrics along to the lead melody. Also on the A-side
is the Instrumental Version which became a hit in New York after Larry Levan played it
repeatedly at the Paradise Garage. Full Time asked Levan's long time friend Frankie
Knuckles to make a remix. It was released in 1985 as the “Plant Mix”, and is included
here on the B-side. This was Frankie’s first released remix, although the record label
misspelled his name as ’Frankye'. The remix clocks in at over 8 minutes, and is a dub
edit made using the stereo master of the instrumental track.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record comes housed in a newly designed die-cut jacket by Eloise Leigh, updating
the purple and blue color scheme of the original Full Time label. Each copy includes
a double-sided postcard insert with lyrics, notes, and a never seen before photo of
Kynsha from 1982.
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DE 134 ZWISCHENFALL SANDY EYES 12" 09.2016
SIDE A 1 Sandy Eyes
2 Polar Magazine
SIDE B 1 Flucht '84
2 Sacred Time
Zwischenfall formed in Belgium in 1982 with Michael Sass (synths), Martin Urban (bass/
vocals) and Stephan Kraemer (guitar/drums). They were united by their interest in
combining electronic and traditional instruments, which developed the basis for 1982
demo recordings. By chance Patrick Codenys of the Belgian electro pioneers Front 242,
heard two songs and decided to record a 4-song EP. The “Heute” EP was released in 1983
after a week of recording in Front 242's private studio under the direction of sound
-whiz Daniel B.
In 1984 Martin Urban left the band and was replaced by vocalist Iben Larssen and
bassist Thomas Kürsten. They recorded their second 12” single, “Sandy Eyes”, which
contained a remake of their song “Fluct”, sung in the English this time. Some fairly
revolutionary techniques were used, including the introduction of sampling (with an
Emulator I and Ensoniq Mirage), and ‘gated reverb’, in which the sound of a large
reverb room was processed through a Yamaha CS15's envelope follower. This record was
originally released in 1984 on both Les Disques du Crépuscule and Fuzz Dance, packaged
in three different covers. Our reissue EP features two bonus tracks from the 1984
recording sessions previously unreleased on vinyl: the saxophone drenched instrumental
“Polar Magazine” and street beat dance track “Sacred Time”.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record comes housed in a newly designed die-cut jacket by Eloise Leigh, updating
the magenta and yellow color scheme of the Fuzz Dance release. Each copy includes
a double-sided insert with lyrics, notes, and never seen before photos.
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DE 135 DISENO CORBUSIER STADIA LP 09.2016
SIDE A 1 Festival Para Dos
23 Silencio
3 El Circulo De La Infancia
4 Flanco - Dama
5 Malinconia
SIDE B 1 Le Chat
2 Chiquillo 83
3 Clónica
4 La Fanatica
5 Mi Propia Vision
6 Harakiri
7 Arde En Sus Ojos La Luz
DiseDo Corbusier is the avant-garde electronics duo of Javier G. Marín and Ani Zinc,
formed in Granada, Spain 1981. Like Sheffield’s relation to London during the punk
explosion in the UK, Granada developed an experimental music scene 400 kilometers south
of Madrid. As a child, there were no records in Ani’s house, so she grew up listening
to the radio and was hypnotized after hearing ‘Remember Love’, by Yoko Ono. While
attending university in Granada she responded to an ad in a music magazine by Javier,
“If you’re into bands like Cabaret Voltaire or Flying Lizards, call me”.
The duo recorded their debut album “Stadia” in 1982 and self-released as a limited
edition cassette on their label Auxilio de Cientos. They drew influences from
contemporaries like SPK, Throbbing Gristle, Esplendor Geométrico and DAF. They employed
the ’cut-up' technique William Burroughs used to write his books to splicing their
magnetic tape loops. Instruments used included a Korg Lambda, Boss DR-55 drum machine,
Roland SH 101, and MFB 501 drum machine. The lack of money to buy more expensive
instruments forced the duo to be more creative. Everything was recorded directly to
a cassette player that was plugged into a Revox B77 reel to reel tape machine to add
echo. Ani manipulated and treated her naive, menacing vocals to match Javier’s
processed rhythms. These early sketches contain atonal, arhythmic, thick shifting
curtains of synth, loops and radio samples. For this reissue we’ve added 7 bonus
tracks taken from various cassette compilations, as well as three previously unreleased
songs. Elements of industrial music, primitivistic techno and vocal manipulation are
fused with a Dadaist approach utilizing modern technology.
All songs were remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The front cover is an exact replica of the band's original design, restored by Eloise
Leigh. Each copy includes a 4 page xeroxed booklet with photos, press clippings and
liner notes from Javier. “Powerful and evocative, soundtrack music for a rising storm
or revolt.” Sound of Pig magazine 1985
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DE 136 DIE FORM ZOO (1980-1982) LP 09.2016
SIDE A 1 Message Through Hertz
2 Sex By Force
3 Ouverture
4 Ton Retrait Des Eaux
5 Hand In Hand
SIDE B 1 Leders Klub
2 Invisible Man
3 Zoophilic Lolita
4 Stranger
5 After The Last Gaze
Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977-1978. The name
'Die Form' means '(the) form/shape' in German and is a play on the English homonym
'deformed' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (deformed). Die Form is the primary
project of electronic musician and multimedia artist Philippe Fichot. He began by
recording a number of experimental cassette releases in the late 1970s and formed the
Bain Total label to release these early cassettes, as well as various side projects
such as Krylon Hertz, Camera Obscura, Eva-Johanna Reichstag, Hurt and Fine Automatic.
In 1982 Die Form released their debut vinyl album, “Die Puppe” in a limited edition
of 1,000 copies. “Zoo” is a compilation of 10 tracks recorded during the “Die Puppe”
sessions from 1980-82. These were the first esoteric electronic experiments, often
improvised. Underlying themes of eroticism, death, and other 'taboo' subjects become
apparent in both the music and the album artwork, which Philippe also produced. The
album was recorded with entirely analog equipment, including a Roland MC4 Micro
-Composer, TR-808 Rhythm Composer, ARP 2600, and Kawai 60F recorded to a Revox B77
reel to reel tape machine. Songs range from hypnotic, minimalistic proto-IDM to daring
experimental sound manipulation. 4 of these songs were featured as a bonus 7” to
accompany the 1989 vinyl reissue of “Die Puppe” but remixed for the project. The
remaining 6 songs were also remixed and released on CD in 2001. For this reissue we
asked the band to transfer the analog Revox tapes to release never before heard
original versions of all 10 tracks.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The front cover was designed by Eloise Leigh and features a black and white photograph
by Philipe. Each album includes a double sided post card with liner notes and a rare
photo of the band.
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DE 137 BOCAL 5 MUSIQUE ELECTRONIQUE LP 09.2016
SIDE A 1 Cobra
2 Folie D’ice
3 Gourmandise
4 Vampire
5 La Souris Verte
6 BB Coquin
7 Mr Pickett
8 Un Evenement
9 Tarzan Réglisse
SIDE B 1 Moska
2 Babouin Calin
3 La Bombe a Toto
4 Camion Solo
5 Faune Plum
6 Boule De Gomme
7 Bel Angelo
8 En Hop et en Air
9 Maud
10 Gogol Le Lézard
Bocal 5 were a No Wave art group composed of Doc Pilot (synths, vocals), Zouka Dzaza
(bass), Florian Guillou (synths), Mickey Lepron (electronic drums, bass) and Evy
Tinguette (lead vocals). The project was born in November 1980 in Tours, France as the
brain child of Doc Pilot. Between 1981 to 1986 Bocal 5 recorded one 7” single and
a cassette-only album before taking a year off in 1984 to launch X-Ray Pop. Influenced
by Erik Satie, Brigitte Bardot, Suicide and Young Marble Giants, they call their music
"minimum naive new wave."
“Musique Électronique” is a 19-track compilation of songs recorded across 1983, most
of which have never been released on vinyl before. 16 tracks appeared on the “From
Bocal 5 To X-Ray Pop” album originally released on cassette by Sound of Pig in 1984.
Both tracks from their debut 7” originally released in MB5 1984 are included and show
a progression in sound as a result of newer recoding equipment and techniques. Also
present is a song from the tape compilation “Andreas N°3 L'Animal" released by Fraction
Studio in 1984. Armed with a Korg 770, MS-10, Prophet Pro-One, Roland TR-707 and TB-808
they crafted their own brand of quirky synthesized electronic pop. Songs are short,
concise and well structured; richly textured, moving at a quick speed with hardly
a pause. Evy’s pouting, tongue-in-cheek vocals (sung in French) come together for
a catchy, sensuous, danceable, eccentric psychedelic ride. This collection shows the
group’s sense of humor, vitality and carefree playfulness.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Each jacket displays a bright neon green collage of photos and ephemera from the band’s
archives designed by Eloise Leigh that exudes the project’s DIY spirit. Each copy incl.
a 6-page xeroxed booklet with photos, original artwork and press clippings.
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DE 138 CUPOL LIKE THIS FOR AGES 12" 10.2016
SIDE A 1 Like This For Ages
2 Anchors
3 Norde
4 Quicken Your Step
SIDE B 1 Kluba Cupol
Cupol was an English post-punk band that formed during Wire's 1980-1984 hiatus. The duo
consisted of Bruce Gilbert (gt., vocals, synthesizer) and Graham Lewis (bass, vocals,
synthesizer). Building on Wire’s more experimental work, their dark, minimal pieces
were devoid of pop structure and filled with atmospheric twists. Having already
established the side project Dome, the name Cupol came from "cupola”, following an
architectural theme.
The "Like This For Ages” EP was an homage to the Master Musicians of Joujouka, released
in 1980 on 4AD. The A-side, "Like This For Ages", is a concise four and a half minutes
of crunchy synth sounds, pained vocals, and eerie atmospheres. The B-side, "Kluba
Cupol" is an instrumental percussion-driven companion piece full of trance-inducing
rhythms that stretches over 20 minutes. “What sounded oddly danceable on the A-side
becomes bleak and cold, putting this more in line with Current 93, Sleep Chamber, and
other purveyors of ritual industrial and dark ambient. "Kluba Cupol" can even be
considered the first example of isolationist music.”, Richie Troughton describes. The
title 'Kluba Cupol' was inspired by current affairs. "It was an anagram of Kabul,” says
Graham Lewis. We’ve included three bonus tracks to the A-side for the first time on
vinyl, Gilbert and Lewis’ sole John Peel session from 1980.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record is housed in an exact replica of of the original jacket featuring a painting
of Bruce Gilbert’s, inspired by Arabic mosaic. Each copy includes a double sided insert
designed by Eloise Leigh with with liner notes by Graham Lewis and Cupol collaborator
and photographer Russell Mills. Also incl. are two color postcards of Cupol performing
live at Notre Dame Hall in 1980 taken by Mills.
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DE 139 De-Bons-en-Pierre (B. Wanzer/M.Mazzocchetti) : Crepes 12" 01.2017
1 Seul Comme Sombre
2 Whole Body Irradiator
3 The Mud Man is Coming
4 Francine
5 The Eyebrows Salesgirl
6 Démissionne en Tuant Ton Patron
De-Bons-en-Pierre is a project featuring Beau Wanzer and Maoupa Mazzocchetti. This
12-inch contains 23 minutes of garbles, sludgy synths and leviathan rhythms, surfing
the slippery slope between industrial and electro, but never quite falling in.
All songs are mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Housed in a
sewage green/blue jacket featuring a crepe-masked duo reminiscent of pulpy VHS covers.
Designed by Eloise Leigh and Florent Mazzocchetti. Each copy includes a 2-sided
postcard with a photo taken during the recording session.
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DE 140 PARTICK COWLEY & CANDIDA ROYALLE : CANDIDA COSMICA LP 09.2016
SIDE A 1 Candida Cosmica
2 Elementals
SIDE B 1 Shimmering (Where Am I?)
2 Tantum Ergo
3 Tomato Song
Patrick Cowley is an electronic music trailblazer and a revolutionary in the canon of
disco music. He created his an original brand of Hi-NRG dance music, "The San Francisco
Sound." Born in Buffalo, NY Patrick moved to San Francisco in 1971 at the age of 21.
He studied at the City College of San Francisco where he founded the Electronic Music
Lab. During this time, Patrick, along with his classmates Maurice Tani and Art Adcock,
would create electronic pieces using the school's equipment: first a Putney, then an
E-MU System, and finally a Serge synthesizer. The Lab was interested in creating sounds
that mimicked nature, like drops or birds, and also very unnatural sounds unattainable
any other way. Patrick was a young alchemist discovering new elements all around him.
He would layer experimental soundtracks by blending various types of music and adapting
them to the synthesizer.
In 1972 Patrick was living in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood with some friends from
back east. Through these roommates he met Candice Vadalla, a singer, actress and art
student from Queens, NY. Candice would later take the stage name Candida Royalle
becoming a pornographic film actress, a producer and director of feminist erotic films,
and a sex educator actress before passing away on September 7, 2015. Candice was
performing in shows with Cockettes splinter troupe The Angels of Light as well as
performance projects Warped Floors and White Trash Boom Boom she formed with friends.
Patrick arranged, embellished and recorded music pieces for these theatrical
performances in his bedroom studio. Candice, meanwhile, played both musical muse and
sex goddess to Patrick. Playfully enamored with each other, the pair became occasional
lovers, the sexual energy fueling their musical collaborations and improvisations.
In the collection of pieces compiled here, Candice’s sweet, melodic and playful voice
hints at the more public persona she would cultivate as Candida Royalle. Influenced by
Tomita and Wendy Carlos, Patrick crafted his electronic sound from synthesizers (Serge
modular, Electrocomp system, Arp 2600), percussion, modified guitars, and hand-built
equipment. Candice’s multi-octave range chirps, soars, and growls, going into operatic
staccato runs a la Yma Sumac and ‘Illuminations’ era Buffy Sainte-Marie. The vocals add
an organic, human element and at times lyrics can be deciphered such as in alchemic
adaptation of the Latin hymn “Tantum Ergo.” As a bonus included is the sultry, jazzy
“Tomato Song” that Candice sang a capella for the Angels of Light ‘Kitsch-On Show’
in 1973.
Featuring over 30 minutes of music recorded between 1973-75 found on tapes in Maurice
Tani’s attic. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy
Studios. The jacket features an alluring photo of Candida seductively sprawled with
a broken Virgin Mary statue around her head, originally commissioned by Jorge Socarras
for an Indoor Life single, and shot by Arne Svenson. Each copy includes a 16-page
booklet with never-seen-before photos, interviews and liner notes from Patrick and
Candida’s friends, roommates and musical collaborators. Released on the week of Patrick
(Oct 19) and Candida’s (Oct 15) 66th birthday, “Candida Cosmica” presents a glimpse
into the liberated, playful wonderland that San Francisco was at the time. These
recordings shine a new light on the early experimental collaborations of a disco legend
and of a feminist pioneer who were taken too soon.
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DE 141 SMERSH DEEP HOUSE ANTHEMS 12" 10.2016
SIDE A 1 Rhythm Crash
2 The Home Circus
SIDE B 1 Motor Hum
2 Hard Wired
Dark Entries returns to the New Jersey basement studio of Smersh to unearth a 4-track
selection from the ‘Deep House Anthems’ cassette. Smersh was the duo of Mike Mangino
and Chris Shepard, who began making music together in 1978. They were uninterested in
traditional notions of songwriting or live performance. Recording in a domestic setting
necessitated the abandonment of live drums for rhythm machines, and the Smersh sound
would gradually change with each new bit of gear they acquired. The Electro-Harmonic
Rhythm 12 gave way to TR606, TB303, and SH-09. Most Monday nights, they would write
a new song from scratch. A couple hours later, the song was recorded, never to be
performed again.
By 1988, they had already put out at least 16 different tapes on their own Atlas King
imprint. They would be followed by as many more. “Some of those [subsequent] tapes
there were less than 10 copies that got made because nobody wanted them. They couldn’t
get reviewed,” says Mike Mangino. As these tapes traded their way across continents,
Smersh developed a devoted following in places far beyond Piscataway, leading to
releases on dozens of other labels from around the globe. Smersh’s sound is a lush
hybrid of techno, industrial, dance, and experimental. Most songs revolve around
driving EBM style beats, intricate industrial noise manipulation and synth melodies.
For ‘Selected Deep House Anthems’ we selected 4 tracks of pulsating acid techno, which
were recorded live, direct to DAT. All songs were originally recorded and released in
1991, and this the first time all but one of these songs are appearing on vinyl.
Each song has been carefully remastered from the cassette originals for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in a replica of the ‘Deep
House Anthems’ sleeve which designer Eloise Leigh modified using art motifs and
textures sourced from the original cassette, plus an oversized postcard with notes.
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DE 142 LENA PLATONOS SUN MASKS LP 10.2016
SIDE A 1 (Child of the Eve)
2 (The Beehive)
3 (Blue)
4 (Mirabillia)
5 (Stop)
6 (Summer Alibi in 39° C)
SIDE B 1 Lego
2 (Mistaken Love)
3 (Saturday Break)
(Lena Platonos) is a Greek musician, pianist and music composer. One of the pioneers
of Greek electronic music, she remains active today. Lena was born in Heraklion, Crete,
and grew up in Athens. She began learning how to play the piano at the age of two and
became a professional pianist before turning eighteen. Soon afterwards, she received
a scholarship to study in the the Berlin and Vienna Academies , where she was exposed
to jazz, rock and Middle Eastern music. She returned to Greece in the late 70’s and
began working with the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.
Released in 1984, (‘Sun Masks’) was Lena Platonos’ first record to feature her own
words and vocals. All instruments were performed by Lena herself.. ‘Sun Masks’ was
inspired by Argentine writer, Julio Cortázar as well as the film ‘The Wall’ by Pink
floyd. "I began to reverse my thought process, to let melodies fade out, to turn to
minimalism, to experiment on my Yamaha C60 synthesizer and a variety of “boxes” which
I used to change the sound of my voice as well as the sound of the synthesizer” says
Lena. The album featured experiments with different sounds and a new batch of
electronic equipment, such as the legendary Roland TR 808 drum machine. Lena narrates
each song in deadpan fashion, skillfully reciting her surreal Greek poetry. Her lyrics
deal with the futility of love, the gap of human relationships, consumerist alienation
in the bourgeois lifestyle of the 1980s.
All songs have been remastered from the original master tapes for vinyl by George Horn
at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of the 1984 edition,
featuring a photograph of Lena wearing sunglasses or “sun masks”. Each copy includes
a two-sided 11”x11” insert with lyrics in both Greek with English, and liner notes by
Lena.
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DE 143 KIRILIAN CAMERA HELDEN PLATZ 12" 01.2017
A Helden Platz
B Helden Platz (7” Version)
Burial
Dark Entries is proud to release “Helden Platz”, a long out of print 12” maxi single
from seminal Italian electronic act Kirlian Camera. Keyboardist/vocalist Angelo
Bergamini founded the project in Parma in 1979 and named it after an electronic device
that photographs the electromagnetic halo around objects and living beings. By 1980,
Angelo had recruited singer Simona Buja, keyboardist Fabrizio Chiari, and bassist
Mauro Montacchini. Their demo cassette, “Dawn”, attracted the attention of Italian
Records, a popular independent label. Over the next few years the band would release
their first mini-LP, “Kirlian Camera”, the full length “ It Doesn't Matter, Now”, and
the singles “Communicate,” “Edges,” and “Blue Room”. The latter was a significant hit,
eventually landing them a deal with Virgin Records.
By 1987 the line up consisted of Angelo Bergamini on all instruments, Charlie Mallozzi
on electronic drums and Simona Buja on vocals. Virgin wanted the band to provide
another hit single in order to exploit the success of “Blue Room", refusing to release
the band's less commercial material. In 1987 the band went Lark Studio at Carimate
Castle, Italy to record with Italo disco producer Oderso Rubini. Thanks to the
insistence of Bergamini, the label agreed to release “Helden Platz”, German for
“Heroes' Square,” in 1987. The song features Kirlian Camera’s brand of dark wave,
marked by haunting melodies, slow moving synth washes, and orchestral strings. The
song features the stark, dramatic vocals of Simona Buja, who sings about the “Blue
blood of Winter” in a tale of Germany and Austria during World War II. Included here
is the extended 12” mix, the 7" edit, plus the original B-side “Burial”, an instr.
that evokes a funeral procession soundtrack.
All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. It
is housed in the original jacket, featuring a photo of a headstone from Zentralfriedhof
Cemetery in Vienna. Each copy includes a 2-sided postcard with lyrics and photos of
the band.
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DE 144 EAST WALL EYES OF GLASS 12" 01.2017
A Eyes Of Glass (Vocal)
B Eyes Of Glass (Instrumental)
East Wall was an Italian electronic dark wave band formed by Fabrizio Chiari (ex
keyboardist of Kirlian Camera) and Wilma Notari in 1982. After a series of demos and
live performances, the duo recruited Angelo Bergamini of Kirlian Camera to help with
arrangement and synthesizers. In September 1984 they booked a recording time at Master
Studio 33 in Cremona Italy. Working with produced Ray Masola, they recorded their debut
single “Eyes Of Glass”, which was released on No Comment in early 1985. The equipment
set up was a PPG Wave 2, Roland ProMars, Roland Juno 60, Simmons drum, and an upright
piano. “Eyes Of Glass” is an outstanding example of 1980s Italo disco full of dark,
moody atmosphere and depth. Wilma Notari’s coy vocals cast a spell on the listener as
she weaves a story about lost love and “bitter tears”. Included here are the original
extended 12” mix and instrumental version with mid-song breakdown and dubbed out
chorus.
All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in the original jacket featuring a photo of a boy by Pushe 27. Each copy incL.
a 2-sided postcard with photos of the band, lyrics, and liner notes by Flemming Dalum.
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DE 145 EAST WALL SILENCE 2x12" 01.2017
A Intro
Silence
B Ice Of Fire
Twenty Five Sunsets Before Dawn
C Blue
Angelo
D Privacy
Twenty Seven
East Wall was an Italian electronic dark wave band started by Fabrizio Chiari
(ex keyboardist of Kirlian Camera) and Wilma Notari in 1982. After a series of demos
and live performances, the duo recruited Angelo Bergamini of Kirlian Camera to help
with arrangement and synthesizers. They released their debut single “Eyes Of Glass”
in 1985 which had huge success in Germany, leading to a deal with ZYX.
By 1991 the band consisted of Fabrizio Chiari (Synthesizer, Electronics, Keyboards),
Tiziana Wells (Vocals, Synthesizer) and Angelo Bergamini (Synthesizer, Piano,
Arrangement). At the beginning of the year, they recorded their next batch of songs
at Prominence Studio in Cremona and A Love Sound Studio in Piacenza. "Silence" was
self released by the band in 1991. The lead track “Silence” was a left-over song by
Kirlian Camera recorded in 1985 with vocals by Simona Buja under the alias Lorenza
Larini. It was recorded largely using a variety of now-classic Roland, Yamaha, and
Oberheim synthesizers.
The album displays East Wall’s maturity and unique aesthetics, with instrumental
pieces reminiscent of Angelo Badalamenti’ Twin Peaks score. Tiziana Wells
sings with pure emotion, hypnotic at times, upbeat and carefree at others. Frankie
Teardrop (of the Wierd party and the Systems of Romance blog) describes this album
as "possibly the closest thing to darkwave freestyle that exists.” We decided to
expand the album, releasing it as a deluxe double LP cut louder at 45 RPM. We have
also included an unreleased extended version of “Ice Of Fire” and the bonus track
“Intro”, found on the DAT tapes Fabrizio Chiari sent us.
All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. It
is housed in the original jacket, featuring a dramatically lit photograph of the band
by Andrea Gambetta. Each copy includes an 11x11 double-sided insert with photos of the
band, lyrics, and liner notes by Intergalactic Gary, who’s Despair Mix turned us onto
to this album
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DE 146 THE ARMS OF SOMEONE NEW : SUSAN SLEEPWALKING LP 03.2017
SIDE A 1 St. Catherine
2 The Fisherman
3 Song For Krista
4 With Louise
5 The Turning
SIDE B 1 Seven Days From Now
2 Karen Said
3 Rainbows
4 Susan Slept Here
5 A Turner Sky
The Arms of Someone New was formed in 1983 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois by Mel Eberle
and Steve Jones. Steve managed and helped record Mel’s band The First Things; while
in the studio to demo some of Mel’s songs, they started collaborating. Both grew up
around their families’ pianos and got into psychedelic rock drawing inspiration from
Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, taking their name “The Arms of Someone New” from a line
on a Beatle’s X-Mas Fan Club Single. They modeled their sound after the melancholic
side of Factory Records, The Cure’s “Faith” period and The Teardrop Explodes. Between
1983 and 1985 they released four cassettes, one 7”, and one 12” EP.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in the original jacket featuring a blood red-tinted photograph with ghostly
textures. Each copy includes a 2-sided 11” square insert with lyrics and press
clippings from the band’s archive.
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DE 147 BERANEK SOUND OF DANGER LP 03.2017
SIDE A 1 Sound Of Danger
2 Pictures And Paintings
3 Crystal Dream
4 How Could We Simply Die
5 Search
SIDE B 1 So Many Things
2 Doorway
3 A Prisoner In A Silent Way
4 Can't Go To Sleep
Espen Beranek Holm is a Norwegian musician and comedian, born 1960 and began his music
career as a clarinetist. Inspired by early
synthesizer bands Kraftwerk and The Residents, he began making experimental pop music.
His debut single “Dra te’ helvete” was released in 1981 and was immediately banned by
national TV/radio channel NRK due to explicit lyrics. This gave the young artist tons
of publicity, helping the single spend almost 6 months on the national charts.
Beranek returned to the Starholm Studios in Oslo from June - September 1981 to record
nine new compositions. His debut album, “Sound of
Danger”, was released on Mind Expanding Records in November 1981. Nowhere near as
accessible as the previous single, the album fared
poorly commercially. Withdrawing from the single’s fun, kitsch pop, the album is cool
and static, driven by thin rhythm boxes, cold synths,
and glacial guitars. Taking heavy cues from David Bowie, all of the songs are sung
in a nasally English accent, a rare occurrence in Norway at the time. The lyrics are
melancholic, but tinged with paranoia. There are also upbeat tracks that evoke a prog
or glam sensibility a la King Crimson, Alan Parsons, or Roxy Music.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in the original jacket featuring red,
black, and white lines that evoke a visualized Richter Scale designed by Monica
Moltzau. Each copy includes a 2-sided 8x11” insert with lyrics and an autographed
press photo of Beranek.
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DE 148 NEON JUDGEMENT COCKERILL-SOMBRE 12" 02.2017
1 Please Release Me, Let Me Go-Go
2 Too Cold To Breathe
3 The Fashion Party
4 1 Jump Ahead
The Neon Judgement, hailing from the Belgian town of Leuven, gave birth to the New
Beat and EBM scenes worldwide with the release of the first two cassettes 'Suffering'
(1981) and 'TV Treated' (1982). Always a consistent duo of Dirk Da Davo (synthesizers,
vocals) and TB Frank (guitar, drum machine, vocals), The Neon Judgment worked in a
parallel world alongside Suicide, Cabaret Voltaire and the Neue Deutsche Welle. In
1983 they released the infamous 4-song 'Cockerill-Sombre' EP containing the dance
floor smash 'The Fashion Party' on Anything But Records. Here's a fine reissue of that
ground breaking release.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in the original jacket featuring a black and white photo of the duo performing
live. Each copy includes a 2-sided 11” square insert with photos of the band, lyrics,
and liner notes by Dirk Da Davo.
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DE 149 HELENA HAUFF A TAPE 2LP 04.2017
SIDE A 1 c45p
2 hdowed
3 for i am dead
SIDE B 1 pps
2 tape7
3 Split Scission
SIDE C 1 ff297-3
2 btdr1123
3 l#+#l
SIDE D 1 $§"$43
2 29acid3
3 yyh
We are honored to present ‘A Tape’, a double LP of early work by Helena Hauff, a DJ
and record producer based in Hamburg, Germany. ‘A Tape’ is a compilation of Helena’s
earliest recordings from 2011 and 2014, originally released on limited cassette by
Handmade Birds in 2015.
All songs have been mastered by James Plotkin with vinyl EQ and lacquer cut by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record is housed in a custom made jacket
designed by Eloise Leigh, featuring a checkered graphic and black lines, highlighted
by yellow and green for maximum visual tension. Each copy includes a double-sided
postcard with notes.
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DE 150 HIGH MOVES TRANSDANCE EP 12" 02.2017
SIDE A 1 Transdance (New York Disco Mix)
2 Transdance (GC1 Version)
SIDE B 1 Transdance (Robot Rock) (U.K. Club Mix)
2 Transdance (U.K. Disco Mix)
The first version of "Transdance" was recorded in late Spring 1981 at Ridge Farm
Studio in Surrey and within the week Michael had a recording deal with GC Recordings.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in the original jacket featuring a black and white photograph of two mannequins
dancing set against a cantaloupe hue. Each copy includes a 2-sided 11” square insert
with lyrics and drawings of all 36 victims of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire. Also incl.
is a 6 page booklet with liner notes, original press kit sheets and photographs from
the band’s archive. 100% of all profits will be donated to the Oakland Fire Immediate
Relief Fund.
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DE 151 RUBELLA BALLET BALLET BAG LP 04.2017
A. 01. EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL
02. BELFAST
03. A DREAM OF HONEY
04. NEWZ AT 10
05. SLANT & SLIDE
06. ME
07. BLUES
08. EXIT
B. 09. KRAK TRAK
10. ME (PEEL SESSION)
11. BALLET DANCE (PEEL SESSION)
12. BELFAST (PEEL SESSION)
13. T (PEEL SESSION)
14. SLANT & SLIDE (PEEL SESSION)
15. EXIT (PEEL SESSION)
Rubella Ballet are a gothic anarcho-punk band formed in autumn 1979 by former Fatal
Microbes Pete Fender (guitar) and Gem Stone (bass) with vocalist Zillah Minx, and
Flux of Pink Indians drummer Sid Ation. Sid and Zillah were living with the Poison
Girls at Burghley House in Epping. Pete and Gem were the son and daughter of Poison
Girls singer Vi Subversa. The band used Poison Girls equipment to jam and write songs,
and their first performance was when they jumped up on the stage at a Crass concert.
Zillah created and designed ultraviolet hand painted day-glo clothes for the band and
dyed their hair multicolored to differentiate themselves from the death rock bands
who tended to wear black, army-surplus style clothing. For their psychedelic stage
show they used nothing more than black lights, strobes, and a bit of smoke to
illuminate the band.
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DE 152 SILVIA SILVIA LP 03.2017
SIDE A 1 Zuerst Ich
2 Ich Bin Nicht Die
3 Mata Hari
4 Mörderinnen Küsst Man Nicht
5 Das Ende Vom Traum
SIDE B 1 Sauf Und Stirb
2 Stammtisch
3 Wintergarten
4 Sex Im Aquarium
Silvia is the name of a Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW "New German Wave”) project created
Tommi Stumpff and Silvia Nemanic. The pair met in Düsseldorf in the late 1970s and
started dating when Tommi was the singer of punk band Der KFC. Silvia was absolutely
inexperienced in musical things, she said, “I’ve played the recorder.” Tommi rented
Klangwerkstatt studio for a few days in January 1982 to record his an album with his
bandmate Ferdinand Mackenthun aka Käpt’n Nuss of Der KFC, but finished earlier than
expected. With one extra day that was already paid for, they quickly wrote some more
songs and recorded them. All they needed was a singer, so they asked Silvia.
Simply titled “Silvia”, the record was released in mid-1982 on cult label Schallmauer
Records, which had released many German punk, NDW, and New Wave records in the 80’s.
Tommi and Käpt’n Nuss played all instruments and wrote the lyrics. Since Silvia had
a very deep voice, Tommi slightly pitched up her vocals to sound higher on the
recordings. The album displays Tommi’s transition from punk rock to cold electronics,
EBM and eventually Techno. Tommi’s instrument set up was a Sequential Circuits Pro One
and Moog Prodigy controlled by a Fricke sequencer and a Korg SQ-10 Analog Sequencer.
Silvia urges the listener to save themselves and says “No miracle will happen You die
tomorrow, young and guilty” evoking the urban Zeitgeist of the Cold War.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in the original jacket featuring a full color of Silvia on the front with hand
drawn magenta type. Each copy includes a replica insert of the original lyrics sheet
in German and a postcard featuring a black and white photo of Tommi and Silvia. Sadly
Silvia passed away in 2009 and this reissue is dedicated to her.
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DE 153 FROM NURSERY TO MISERY : PIXIES IN THE WOODS LP 04.2017
A. 01. THE OAK TREE
02. THE FATAL BITE
03. AGE OF DESTINY
04. DUST
05. KILL YOUR DANCING DREAMS (PART 2)
06. PHOENIX DRAGON
B. 07. PRIMITIVE LANDS
08. DREAMING OF YOU
09. DESIRE
10. BE PATIENT CHILD
11. INSIGHT
12. THE RITUAL
13. THE ENEMY IS LISTENING
From Nursery to Misery were three teenagers who grew up together on the same street
in Basildon, Essex. Formed in 1987, the band was comprised of vocalists (and identical
twins) Gina and Tina Fear, along with keyboard player and producer Lee Stevens. Lee
invited the twins to over to record some music with him, suggesting they try singing
over some instrumentals he had written and recorded on a newly purchased 4-track.
They played a sum total of four gigs before splitting in 1991. Their recorded output,
however, was relatively prodigious, with the band appearing on over 22 compilations,
as well as self-releasing two album-length tapes The Oak Tree (1989), and Equilibrium
(1990), and a split EP with Germanys Nostalgie Eternelle, Art is the Tool (1990).
All these releases were home-produced, hand-made cassettes distributed and swapped
via the Mail Art scene.
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DE 154 SOLITARY DANCER DUALISM 12" 04.2017
SIDE A 1 Anything
2 Losing Touch
SIDE B 1 Emails 2 Myself (Feat. Marie Davidson)
2 Emails 2 Myself (Out-Of-Office Version)
We are honored to release 'Dualism', the sophomore E.P. from contemporary Montreal
-based duo, Solitary Dancer. They released an eponymously titled debut E.P. on
Midland's label Graded in late 2016 after their track ‘Desire & Apathy’ was featured
in his Essential Mix. They are known for their elegant, richly-sculpted sound design
and knack for propulsive club rhythms that eschew rigid 4/4 drum patterns.
All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record
is housed in a custom made jacket designed by Eloise Leigh, featuring photographs by
Scott Pilgrim, which explores themes of duality— an individual looking into a mirror,
conjuring the image of a mannequin. A juxtaposition highlighting the ideal as the
female self. Each copy includes a double-sided postcard with notes.
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DE 155 THOMAS LEER 1979 2LP 05.2017
SIDE A 1 Semi Detached Suicide
2 Torment Weekly
3 Urbaine
SIDE B 1 Surprising Variations
2 Crossmaglen
3 Ad Astra
SIDE C 1 Fixed Focus
2 Structures
3 Sleepless Nights
SIDE D 1 Monorail
2 Back of the Mind
3 High Rise
4 Crouch End
5 Never Met an Actress
Thomas Leer is an innovative electronic musician from Port Glasgow, Scotland. He began
singing for a local band at age 13, and was writing his own music by 18. By 1977, he
had moved to London, where he fronted Pressure, a Clash-esque punk group with fellow
experimental Scottish musician Robert Rental. After hearing Kraftwerk, Leer became
interested in synthesizers – not long after, he was exploring the experimental
techniques of Eno, Zappa, Beefheart, Faust, and Can. In 1978, Thomas released his
first single, “Private Plane”/“International”, on his own Oblique Records that we
reissued in 2015.
“1979” is a 14-song collection spread across two pieces of vinyl clocking in at 70
minutes. Leer says, “1979 was a great year for making music. The punk explosion two
years earlier, cleansed the palate and opened up minds to new sonic possibilities. It
was in this spirit I took to exploring electronics and set up my first little home
studio. Bearing in mind this was before such luxuries as Portastudios or affordable
multi-tracks, I decided sound quality was less important than experimentation and
innovation, so I pressed on with the meager equipment I had. My tabletop studio in
Crouch End, North London, consisted of two cassette machines, a copycat tape echo,
some FX pedals, Ring Modulator, Guitar, Bass & Wasp Synthesizer.” Songs range from
half serene atmospheres, to minimal rhythmic workouts, to tape loops layered behind
distorted guitars, to cold layered singing, all with a psychedelic lo-fi attitude.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket features an industrial photo of a man standing on an overpass with a passing
truck taken by Thomas’ brother Andy Wishart in 1980. Each copy includes a two-sided
black and white postcard with liner notes by Thomas. 38 years later this is fresh UK
D.I.Y. post-punk, compelling pop with a dark heart, vacillating between the pretty
disturbing and the disturbingly pretty.
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DE 156 DZELTENIE PASTNIEKI LENTU GABALINI LP 05.2017
SIDE A 1 Kapec Tu Mani Negribi
2 Dziesma Par Kroketa Spelesanu
3 Sliekuteva Valasprieks
4 Nevaru Saprast Ta Neko
5 Noguris
SIDE B 1 Mana Vasara Aiziet
2 Trisi, Trisi, Siksparnit...
3 Milžu Cina
4 Mana Kafejnica Ir Salauzta
5 Rudens Pastaiga
Dzeltenie Pastnieki are a Latvian new wave band formed in 1979 in Riga, Latvia. Their
name means “The Yellow Postmen" in Latvian. The constant core members of the band have
remained Ingus Bauškenieks (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Viesturs Slava (guitar,
keyboards, vocals), with Zigmunds Streikis (keyboards) and Ilgvars Riškis (drums).
They released six albums between 1981 and 1987. All were recorded at the band’s home
studio and distributed on 1/4" reel-to-reel tape and compact cassette, with no artwork.
Their sound ranges from electronic post-punk to experimental tape manipulation all
sung in Latvian.
‘Lentu Gabalini’ is a 10-track compilation featuring songs from each of the band’s
six albums, all songs appearing on the vinyl for the first time. In Fall 1981 the
band recorded their debut album, ‘Bolderkjas dzelzcejš’ (The Railroad of Bolderaja)
a mix of dubbed out guitar/bass/drums. For their second album ‘Man joti patik jaunais
vilnis’ (I Really Like New Wave, 1982) the band used a Estradin Pulsar drum machine
made in Russia and adopted a synthesizer-based sound. Following a period of inactivity,
the band were asked to compose the music for an amateur stage adaptation of Lewis
Carroll's ‘Alice's Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking-Glass’. The
resulting album, 1984's ‘Alise’ (Alice) adopted a colder minimal electronic sound,
largely due to its modest recording circumstances. Leftovers from ‘Alise’ as well as
even earlier sessions formed the basis for the fourth album, ‘Vienmer klusi’ (Always
Quiet) also released in 1984. ‘Depresiva pilseta’ (The Depressing City) was assembled
from out-takes, alternate versions, and solo tracks by individual members of the band
in 1986. ‘Naktis’ (Nights, 1987) could be seen as a 'back to the roots' effort that
made use of the progress of home studio advances made by Bauškenieks over the previous
years.
All songs have been mastered from original tapes at Bicycle Systems, R Riga, by Ingus
Bauškenieks and remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket features an photo of the group from 1981 with textured wallpaper designed
by Eloise Leigh to represent tape pieces. Each copy includes a double sides 11x11”
insert with never before seen photos and liner notes.
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DE 157 RICH LA BONTE MAYAN CANALS LP 06.2017
SIDE A 1 White Magician
2 Red Giant
3 Bright Yellow Star
4 Show Me Pictures
5 Postcard
SIDE B 1 Mayan Canals
2 Night Train To Albany
3 Chance Circumstance
4 Drums Along The Maple Wood
Rich La Bonte is a musician, writer and editor from upstate New York born in 1946.
At age 11 he figured out how to record a piano backwards with his first tape deck and
discovered Monk, Mingus and Art Blakey. In 1965 Rich moved to Ithaca, bought an
electric guitar and started singing in garage rock band the huns. After the band
dissolved, he moved to NYC and played bass and sang in the original cast production
of the musical Godspell. In the late 70s La Bonte moved to Hollywood with Shari Famous,
released a a few 7” singles as Dada2, and started fLAtDiSk Records, a vinyl subsidiary
of Dave Gibson's Moxie Record Company.
Rich released his debut solo album ‘Mayan Canals’ in 1981. The seven songs were
recorded between 1973 and 1980 while living in New York, Pennsylvania and Hollywood.
Influenced by everything from Apple Records to Zappa, the album veers from oozy
psychedelia to synthesized breezy folk. Vocally Rich sounds like a cross between
Tom Verlaine and Lou Reed. Some tracks feature an EMS Synthi A synthesizer, known
to generate the sci-fi sounds from Dr. Who. Other songs utilize feedback from a Maestro
Fuzztone box into a TEAC 4-track SimulSync tape recorder. Lyrically La Bonte tackles
themes of dying celestial bodies, the birth of his daughter, and a critique of Bowie's
character in The Man Who Fell To Earth. Included on this reissue are two bonus tracks
originally released on the double A side 7” single Chance Circumstance/Drums Along
The Maple Wood, a tribute to Irwin Chusid, the eminent WFMU DJ, with vocals by Shari
Famous.
All songs have been remastered from original tapes by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. The jacket features a replica of the original jacket with a Mayan figure
screen printed using the original rubber stamps from Rich’s archives. Each copy
includes a 6-page xeroxed booklet with lyrics, never before seen photos, and liner
notes by Rich La Bonte.
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DE 158 BILL CONVERSE : THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME 2LP 06.2017
SIDE A 1 Thank You
2 Currents
SIDE B 1 Dorje Ngodup
2 Threshold
SIDE C 1 Position Of Home
2 Tolerance
SIDE D 1 Magnetic
We are pleased to present the sophomore album from Austin, Texas analogue hardware
enthusiast Bill Converse. Immersed in the early days of the 90s midwest rave scene,
Bill began DJing at a young age in Lansing, Michigan. Luminaries such as Claude Young,
Traxx, and Derrick May were key early influences. Techno, noise, ambient and tape
processing are all part of his uncanny sound palette. His debut album ‘Meditations
/Industry’ was released on cassette in 2013 and edited for a vinyl release in January
2016 followed by two 12” singles ‘Warehouse Invocation’ and ‘7 of 9’ the same year.
‘The Shape Of Things To Come’ is a 70 minute journey spread across two pieces of
vinyl. It's comprised of seven tracks recorded directly to tape with no overdubs,
made at Converse's home studio. At the time of recording, Bill was sending this
material to Josh Vance (Josua Dorje Ngodup) for feedback. Most of the time Josh would
respond in the form of artwork, and then Bill would create another track inspired by
this feedback chain. Converse has dedicated this series of tracks to him. The songs
on this album reveal a sublime influence from Detroit techno, early Chicago house,
and Acid. For this album Converse slightly bumped up the tempos geared for dancefloor
energy. Built around vintage synthesizer lines and gritty drum machine percussion,
the tracks evoke “how things have changed and how they have come to be.”
All songs were mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Each LP is housed in a gatefold jacket with a painted photograph portrait by Dietmar
Busse and layout design by Eloise Leigh. The gatefold conceals an otherworldly collage
made by Josua Dorje Ngodup. Each copy includes a postcard featuring artwork from
Bill’s sister with notes.
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DE 159 M&G WHEN I LET YOU DOWN 12" 04.2017
SIDE A When I Let You Down
SIDE B Boogie Tonight
M&G was the duo of Maurizio “Sangy” Sangineto and Mirko Galli from Vicenza, Italy.
Sangy began his music career in 1979 with Italian disco group Firefly and recorded
a solo album "Steps" in 1980. Two years later he co-founded Italo-disco band The
Creatures and synth-funk crossover act The Armed Gang. He met young DJ Mirko Galli
at L'Altro Mondo Studios in Rimini. Their first collaboration was the song “Baila
Bahiana” from the Cosmic LP by Daniele Baldelli in 1984. The duo was urged to create
a new production for the dance clubs by Guerrino Galli, manager of L'Altro Mondo
Studios.
In 1986 the pair spent a few days at Sandy Dian’s Recording Studio working on what
would become their sole 12” maxi single “When I Let You Down”/ “Boogie Tonight”
released on Sensation Records. Their basic set up for recording was various Korg
synthesizers, Yamaha DX7, Fender piano, Lynn and Oberheim drums. Sangy wrote the
lyrics, while Mirko sang both of the songs.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Each record comes in a full color sleeve featuring the original cover art plus a
postcard with lyrics and with notes.
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DE 160 JOE GARRASCO & M.M. ACTION EP 12" 04.2017
SIDE A 1 Joe Garrasco & M.M Action (Extended Version)
2 Joe Garrasco & M.M Action (Instrumental Version)
SIDE B 1 Garrasco’s Love Sex For Sale
2 Garrasco’s Love Sex For Sale (Other Mix)
We are proud to present a 4-song EP of songs by the Italo Disco duo of Domenico
Ricchini and Joe Garrasco. Domenico formed his first rock band in 1974, and four
years later his first Disco band. During the early 80's he produced records under
various names like Delanua, Bob Salton and Sylvi Foster. In 1983 he took the alias
Joe Yellow and started recording with the producers Roberto Turatti and Miki
Chieregato to release one of the biggest Italo Disco singles "Lover To Lover". In
1985 he teamed up with Joe Garrasco, a DJ at Free Club a Super Dancing Discotheque
in Braone, Italy. Their first composition together was another hit single for Joe
Yellow, “I’m Your Lover” released in 1986.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Each record comes in a full color sleeve featuring the original cover art from both
singles on the front and back plus a postcard with a photo and notes.
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DE 161 FLYING MARILYN 12" 04.2017
SIDE A Marilyn
SIDE B Marilyn (Remix Version)
Flying was the Italo Disco project of Marzio Benelli and Andrea Venturoli from Firenze,
Italy. Marzio specialized in sound engineering at various recording studios in Milan
throughout the early 1980s. He opened Emme Studio where we worked with major national
and international artists as Claudio Baglioni, Renato Zero, Venditti, Marco Masini,
Pieces, Mia Martini, Litfiba, Mick Ronson. In 1984 he met Andrea, a sound programmer
who knew his way around analog synthesizers. Their first collaboration was that same
year on the song “Computer Sourire” for Alexander Robotnick debut album.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Each record comes in a full color sleeve featuring the original iconic cover with
misspelling of the title art plus a postcard with lyrics and with notes.
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DE 162 TONY MORE TONIGHT 12" 04.2017
SIDE A Tonight (Vocal Version)
SIDE B Tonight (Dub Vesion)
Tony More was the Italo Disco project of Marzio Benelli and Andrea Venturoli from
Firenze, Italy. Marzio specialized in sound engineering at various recording studios
in Milan throughout the early 1980s. He opened Emme Studio where we worked with major
national and international artists. In 1984 he met Andrea, a sound programmer who
knew his way around analog synthesizers. Their first collaboration was that same year
on the song “Computer Sourire” for Alexander Robotnick debut album.
In 1985 the duo recorded ‘Tonight’, the debut single for the vocalist Tony More that
was released the same year on Sensation Records Their basic set up for recording was
a PPG Wave 2.3 Synthesizer, Elka Synthex, Roland TB-303, TR-808, TR-909 and Fender
4 String Electric Bass. The song written by Marzio and his sister-in-law, Antonella
Bianchi from Italo Disco group Plustwo, who also sings back up vocals. The song feat.
dark, driving bass, solid drums and melodic synthesizers that Tony’s deep vocals
float over. Lyrically the song is a romantic dream where the singer falls in love
forgetting the bittersweet disappointment of day to day reality. On the B-side is
the slightly shorter instrumental version with extended breaks, drum claps and dubbed
out bass lines. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy
Studios in Berkeley. Each record comes in a full color sleeve featuring the original
iconic blue portrait of Tony with the same misspelling of his surname plus a postcard
with lyrics and with notes.
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DE 163 LENA PLATONOS SUN MASKS REMIX EP 12" 06.2017
SIDE A 1 Lego (Avalon Emerson Version)
2 Lego (Lena Willikens Remix)
SIDE B 1 Hoping By Shopping (Kim Ann Foxman Remix)
2 Wrong Love (Borusiade Remix)
(Lena Platonos) is a Greek musician, pianist and music composer. Her debut solo
album, (‘Sun Masks’) was produced in 1984 and reissued by Dark Entries in 2016. The
album featured experiments with different sounds and a new batch of electronic
equipment, such as the Roland TR 808 drum machine and Yamaha C60 synthesizer. Lena
narrates each song in deadpan fashion, skillfully reciting her surreal Greek poetry.
Her lyrics deal with the futility of love, the gap of human relationships, consumerist
alienation in the bourgeois lifestyle of the 1980s.
We’ve recruited four of our favorite contemporary producers to remix their favorite
tracks from ‘Sun Masks’. First up is “Lego” remixed by triple scorpio supernova
Avalon Emerson, who is based in Berlin. Her remix morphs the track into a solid
dancefloor twister. Next is “Lego” remixed by Lena Willikens, Cologne based DJ and
resident at Salon Des Amateurs in Düsseldorf. She provides a deep and psychedelic
journey through the darker shadows of the early night or morning. On the B-side is
New Yorker and Firehouse Recordings boss Kim Ann Foxman remixing “Hoping By Shopping”.
She transforms the spacey robotic vocoder track into a dynamic deep house workout,
tough and dreamy all at once. Closing out the EP is a remix of “Wrong Love” by Berlin
via Bucharest producer Borusiade aka Miruna Boruzescu. Enhancing the original
melancholic piano ballad to a cosmic processional with poignant bass lines that build
and recess like the ocean tides.
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket is a reinterpretation of the original ‘Sun Masks’ cover, isolating the
photograph of Lena wearing sunglasses designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy includes
a two-sided postcard with a manipulated film still from one of Lena’s music videos.
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DE 164 SHOC CORRIDOR A BLIND SIGN 12" 06.2017
SIDE A 1 A Blind Sign
2 Sargasso Sea
SIDE B 1 On Reflexion
2 Sargasso Sea (1981 Demo)
Shoc Corridor was the London post-punk quartet of Paul O’Carroll (Voice, Synth), Andy
Garnham (Synth, Drum), Chris Davis (Guitar, Bass, E-Bow) and Nogi Prass (Synth) named
after the Sam Fuller film from 1963. Chris met Nogi shortly after moving to London
in 1979 – they started playing music together, fell madly in love, and decided to
form a band. They recruited Andy, who had previously played in a band with Stephen
Luscombe of Blancmange, and lyricist and vocalist Paul. Their influences were wide
reaching: Kraftwerk, Neu, Cabaret Voltaire, Brian Eno, PIL, and Joy Division.
The group recorded a 4-song demo during 1981 in a tiny flat Chris shared with Nogi
in Notting Hill. As their collection of instruments grew they set up studio a few
blocks away in Andy’s flat at 20 All Saints Road. There they re-recorded “Sargasso
Sea” along with “On Reflexion” on a TEAC reel-to-reel 4-track machine. In the summer
of ’82, the band was booked into Decibel Studios in Stoke Newington for two and a
half days with Mark Easton of Shout Records, where they reworked the two songs. The
group usually worked through studio experimentation rather than constructing their
songs in a conventional way. Their equipment list included a Korg MS-20, Wasp,
Pro-One, Roland TR-808, WEM Copicat, guitars, bass, e-bow and an assortment of
effects pedals. “On Reflexion” began as a Blancmange backing track, since Stephen
Luscombe would sometimes use Andy’s 4-track, Korg MS-20 and drum machine. Chris has
memories of Paul disappearing from time to time to the neighboring graveyard for
inspiration, where they had to procure him from to lay down vocals. Their debut
3-song 12” single, “A Blind Sign”, was released in October 1982 on Shout Records.
For this re-issue we’ve included the original skeletal “Sargasso Sea” 4-track demo
from 1981. Evocative and dreamy, the music escorts you on a tour of icy landscapes,
with Paul’s rich vocals guiding the way.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Each
EP comes in an exact replica of the original jacket, designed by Chris Davis with
artwork by Paul and Jerry Neal. Each copy includes an 8x11” 2-sided insert with liner
notes, lyrics and photos designed by Eloise Leigh.
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DE 165 CODEK TAM TAM/CLOSER 12" 06.2017
SIDE A 1 Closer
SIDE B 1 Tam Tam
Codek is the brainchild of Jean-Marie Salaun who grew up in Paris influenced by the
folklore of the inner city. In 1978 he joined art rock group SpionS alongside Gregory
Davidow and recorded two singles. Diving into the Paris post punk scene he met Claude
Arto and designed the artwork for Claude’s single on Celluloid “Kwai Systeme / Betty
Boop.” Robin Scott (M “Pop Music”) had produced the SpionS first single and wanted
to collaborate further. With Claude, Jean-Marie wrote “Me Me Me”, intended for a
choir, for M. Then SpionS split and Robin was off to Switzerland to record an album
to follow-up his hit single. That left Jean-Marie alone in London, where he began
working as Codek, a play on the brand name Kodak The “Me Me Me” single was released
by MCA Records in 1980. Back in Paris, now with some studio experience, Celluloid
Records hired Jean-Marie to produce records for Artefact and Les Orphelins. Over
the next 2 years he began working on ideas for the next Codek single “Closer
/ “Tam Tam”
“Closer” started its life as an electric baseline played by Jean-Marie. Claude Arto
sequenced the floating synthesizers. Laurent Grangier and Frédéric Lapierre of reggae
band Immigration Act played the horns. The lyrics “Hard to say. Easy to do. We don’t
need to say what we do” were a statement on creation as narration expressed Jean
-Marie’s ennui, “I’m tired with it.” “Tam Tam” was inspired by Burundi drummers
playing on the plaza in front of Beaubourg where the song was recorded. Jean-Marie
enlisted one of the drummers from the circle, Georges Atta Dikalo, to lay down
percussion for the song. The female singers were from the French Caribbean and added
falsetto tribal chants. JM was part of the the African night scene in Paris, remixing
Xalam’s “Kanu” and Touré Kunda's “Salaly Muhamed.” Claude achieved complex rhythmic
patterns using a modular synthesizer and heavy processing. Jean-Marie recorded himself
beating his chest for the thump noises. The recording of “Tam Tam” and “Closer”
spanned over two years. They started on 16-track in Studio d'Auteuil, where JM blew
the woofers, before resuming in Studio Centre Georges Pompidou with an added 8-track
recorder. Jean-Marie was producing other bands, and a lot of this was recorded on
"borrowed" studio time. The single was released in 1981 on West African Music, a tiny
label from the Ivory Coast, and was re-released a year later by Island Records in the
UK (where the B-side was re-named “Tim Toum”). Both tracks were staples in the DJ
sets of Beppe Loda and Daniele Baldelli, finding a spiritual home in the Cosmic scene
of Italy.Both songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of the 1981 edition with artwork by Angela
Boy, inspired by primitive electronics and African paintings. Each copy includes an
doubles-sided insert with photos and liner notes by Jean-Marie Salaun.
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DE 166 GREYHOUSE NEW BEATS THE HOUSE 12" 06.2017
SIDE A 1 New Beats The House
2 New Beats The House (Remix)
SIDE B 1 New Beats The House (Jared Wilson Remix)
2 Move You're Assit (Acid Version)
Greyhouse was the first of many aliases adopted by Dutch DJ/producer Marcel Hol.
In the late 80's the first signs of 90's optimism and euphoria started. Marcel was
young, creative and ambitious because he got his hands on some new equipment like
the sampler. Electronic music was within reach. Greyhouse landed a recording contract
with Hip Hop Records, a dance label founded by Erik Van Vliet based in Rotterdam.
In 1989 he released his debut single “Move To The Groove / New Beats The House.
” Renaat Vandepapeliere from R & S Records cleverly spotted the record's potential.
re-releasing it with “New Beats The House” as the A-side With this new exposure the
song became one of the biggest hits of a New Beat sub-genre called Hard Beat.
“New Beats the House” is peak sampledelia, based on a synthesizer line taken from
Kraftwerk “It's More Fun To Compute” and vocal samples from Kraze “The Party”
(Gimme a fat beat), Art of Noise “Opus 4” (No sun, no shade), Ice-T “The Hunted
Child” (Bangin' for the thrill, man), and Ian McShane reading an excerpt from Ian
Penman's essay ”The Annihilation of Rhythm". Weaved throughout is the TB-303 line
that made this song an Acid House anthem. The song also features one of the very
first appearances of Jochem Paap aka Speedy J, credited for scratches. This reissue
is backed with a 1989 remix by Marcel Hol that adds additional synthesizers and
removes some of the vocal samples. On the B-side is Detroit’s Jared Wilson with his
7777 Acid Remix full of modulated 303, reverberated snap-claps, and a sample from
Jesse Jackson’s speech 'I Am Somebody' from Wattstax Music Festival in 1972. Also
included is “Move Your Assit” (Acid Version), the second single by Greyhouse. The
track was originally released in 1989, and showcases a searing acid line over a beat
from Stock, Aitken, & Waterman's “S.S. Paparazzi”.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The jacket is an exact replica of the 1989 R & S Records edition, feat.
a drawing of figures dancing on a yellow vinyl record set against a bright pink
background. Each copy includes a neon pink and yellow sticker and a postcard with
liner notes by Marcel Hol.
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DE 167 KROOTCHEY : Qu'Est-Ce Qu'Il A (D'Plus Que Moi Ce Négro La?) 12" 06.2017
SIDE A 1 Qu'Est-Ce Qu'Il A (D'Plus Que Moi Ce Négro La?)
2 Whatazzy
SIDE B 1 Hot Voodoo Dub
Philippe Krootchey was an electro DJ and creator during the 70s and 80s on the Parisian
electro circuit who apparently had a big hit with his group Love International and the
single ‘Dance on the Groove (and Do the Funk)’.
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DE 168 LOOKY LOOKY FLAMINGO BOOTS 12" 06.2017
SIDE A 1 I'll Just Be a Minute 6:10
2 Nurse Coven Rides Again 6:34
SIDE B 1 Crotch Rocket 5:16
2 TheHandoff 6:34
(NOte : 12" each copy includes a postcard with notes and a photo of the duo)
LOOKY LOOKY is the new project from JEFFREY SFIRE and IAN CLARK, both residing in
Detroit, Michigan.
"The pair met in the late '90s when Ian was performing as one half of LE CAR with
Adam Miller of ADULT. Ian also recorded under the moniker PERSPECTS, and released on
Clone, Ersatz Audio and Interdimensional Transmissions. Jeffrey has released a series
of singles and remix EPs with Samuel Long as SFIRE on CockTail d'Amore Music and
Ultramajic. The duo released their 8-track debut album ‘Part Flamingo’ in 2016.
All 8 tracks represent one body of work but are presented as 2 distinct concept
EP’s: ‘Part Flamingo’ and ‘Nurse Coven’. They’re loose, fun pastiches of '80s movie
soundtracks with accompanying imagery.
For the Flamingo Boots EP we chose 4 songs from the album which the pair extended for
maxi 12” throbbing dance mixes. Looky Looky describe the project as equal parts light
and dark, a contemporary recasting of Italo, Hi-NRG and electro. The songs infuse
bright ‘80s sonic textures with a seedy, sweaty thump. The Motor City duo is about
a year into the project, but is already known for their hardware-heavy live set after
playing the Honcho Summer Campout last year and the 2017 edition of Gays Hate Techno
in northern California."
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DE 169 TOBIAS BERNSTRUP 27 12" 06.2017
SIDE A 1 27 (Original Remix)
2 27 (Laser Mix)
SIDE B 1 Ventisette
2 Ventisette (Instrumental)
3 Dirty Money
(Note : 12" + double-sided postcard)
OBIAS BERNSTRUP is a contemporary musician and video artist born 1970 in Gothenburg,
Sweden. He received an MFA from Royal College University of Fine Arts Stockholm in
1998.
Using the visual language of pop culture, video games, sci-fi, classicism and gothic
noir, he has created a stage persona with notorious live performances. Dressed in
elaborate costumes of skin-tight rubber suits and fetish gear, Tobias’ external
appearance is androgynous. He raises questions about representation of identity, the
body and physical space in both virtual and non-virtual realities. Between 1997 and
1998 he self-released two limited CD-R EPs. In 2002 his debut album Re-Animate Me was
released by Tonight Records followed by two limited 12” singles for the song “27” and
the Italian version “Ventisette”. 27 is a 5-song EP collecting 4 different mixes of
the title track plus one unreleased song from the Re-Animate Me recording sessions.
The material on this EP is closely connected with the world of computer games which
Bernstrup also inhabits. Bernstrup’s music is influenced by 1980s Italo disco and
synth pop, reminiscent of Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode and Ken Lazlo. On the A-side is the
original mix at 115 bpm followed by the Lazer Mix set to an faster beat and additional
arpeggiations and heavier bass drum beats. Lyrically the song tells the story of a
good looking 27-year old boy from a small town searching for love with any man who
can spoil him. On the B-side are both the vocal and instrumental of “Ventisette”,
the Italian translation of the song “27.” Both versions of “Ventisette” are stripped
back compared to the A-side but keep the melodies in tact. Also released for the first
time ever is the demo “Dirty Money” a Pet Shop Boys influenced song about male
prostitutes ready for a night out working the streets."
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DE 170 3 TEENS KILL 4 NO MOTIVE 12" 06.2017
SIDE A 1 Hold Up
2 Tell Me Something Good
3 5/4
4 Crime Drama
5 Stay and Fight
SIDE B 1 Circumscript
2 Hut / Bean Song
3 Hunger
4 Visitation
5 Desire
Each copy includes a 12-page booklet with liner notes from each band member, photos,
lyrics and press clippings.
3 TEENS KILL 4 was born in the summer of 1980 in the East Village of New York City.
They took their name from a New York Post headline. The group consisted of Doug
Bressler, Brian Butterick, Julie Hair, Jesse Hultberg, David Wojnarowicz.
He was a music lover who understood how to avoid covering over the band’s non
musicality. Their debut 7-song mini-album No Motive was recorded in Fall 1982 and
self-released in 1983. Utilizing rhythm boxes, tapes of news reports, odd percussion
tools, snatches of song, they chanted political narrative ideas about the modern mess
at the time. The album is an amalgam of urban life, a twisted, anti-rhetorical
approach to social issues. Songs weave together to create an intelligent, jarring
sound. Razor sharp guitar licks and hauntingly ominous bass lines create a tense,
oblique abstraction of pain and chaos. For this reissue we’ve added 3 previously
unreleased bonus tracks."
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DE 171 BEZIER PRIMES 12" 07.2017
SIDE A 1 Primes Stranger (feat. Doc Sleep & Nicole Ginelli)
SIDE B 1 Imperial Transam
Dark Entries is proud to release the latest offering from Bézier, a 3-track EP titled
‘Primes’. Bézier is the moniker of San Francisco based musician Robert Yang, who is
also part of the Honey Soundsystem crew. A multi-instrumentalist, Robert planted his
roots in San Francisco in 2005. Over the years in SF he has built an impressive
analog synth-based studio, which also serves as the creative hub for his riveting
live performances.
‘Primes’ represents the theme of primordial origins and creation with three tracks
that explore disparate, sonic environments in each song. The title track flows and
ebbs like currents in an oil slick. Out of something messy (like primordial ooze)
arises organized chaos. “Stranger” is a moody dark electro/wave track for a sweaty
night cruising on the west coast of Holland. Set against an underwater sound canvas
the song features seductive guest vocals and lyrics by Nicole Ginelli. Doc Sleep of
Jacktone Records provides additional production duties. The final track, “Imperial
Tranz Am”, is an airy, ethereal slow burner clocking in at over 13 minutes. It
originally appeared as the soundtrack to an experimental queer fantasy film of the
same name by SF film maker Aron Kantor.
All songs have been mixed by Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto, Consolidated) at
Room 5, San Francisco and EQed for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The vinyl
comes housed in a jacket featuring a Quadtone pastel earthtone of pixelated celluar
ooze designed by Eloise Leigh. Each EP includes a postcard with an image still from
the 'Imperial Tranz-Am’ movie. “Do I hear what I see, is it real or just a feeling,
a vibration of N-R-G.”
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DE 172 LIVES IN ANGELS HOLE IN THE SKY LP 07.2017
SIDE A 1 Call Moscow
2 I Know About You
3 Nothing Yet
4 She Turns Aside
5 Popular Violence
6 Heartland
SIDE B 1 Somebody Else
2 Threatened
3 Look Out Kid
4 After Dark
5 The Infinite Corridor
Lives of Angels was the brainchild of Gerald O’Connell from London, England. At the
end of the 1970s, O’Connell had been working on material for Mystery Plane, a band
that included his wife Catherine on keyboards and backing vocals. In 1980 the pair
of them left to form Lives Of Angels and focus on O’Connell’s own songs, which he
felt were more “oblique, atmospheric and evocative” than the narrative style and
social commentary of Mystery Plane. The result sounds both of its time, comfortably
nestling under the gloomy clouds of British post-punk and goth, and oddly out of
time; its homemade quality placing it outside of obvious chronological signifiers
as the motorik riffs and spartan drum patterns loop over and over to infinity.
O’Connell was unimpressed by the musical offerings of the early ’80s (with the
exception of New Order, Cocteau Twins and Depeche Mode, he notes), instead drawing
from San Francisco psychedelia, Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, Congolese guitarist
Dr. Nico and the full pantheon of krautrock (especially Amon Düül II, whose song
‘Archangels Thunderbird’ contains the line, “There is no elevator to Eden but a
hole in the sky”). Keyboards and some vocals were provided by Catherine, who also
acted as editor, making changes to the arrangements or pointing out inappropriate
drum patterns (hence her credit in the sleeve notes as “percussion censor”).
“Elevator to Eden” was originally released in 1983 on cassette by Color Disc and
reissued on vinyl in 2012 on Dark Entries, in slightly condensed form. ‘Hole In The
Sky’ is an 11-track compilation of material from the Lives of Angels archives.
Including two tracks from the original Elevator To Eden’ cassette omitted from our
vinyl reissue, two tracks from Color Disc compilations and 7 previously unreleased
tracks. This compilation features the very earliest Lives of Angels recordings
“Call Moscow” and “Somebody Else” as well as the final composition from 1986 “The
Infinite Corridor” plus original mixes of “After Dark” and “Look Out Kid” different
than the versions on the ‘Color Supplement’ compilation. ‘Hole In The Sky’ is an
impressive example of early ’80s home recording; a DIY interpretation of the elegance
and ambition of the previous decade’s krautrock.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Each
copy comes in custom made jacket designed by Eloise Leigh and includes an 11x11
double-sided insert with liner notes, lyrics and photos. “You have no idea how
rewarding it is that people are interested in what we did all those years ago,”
says O’Connell. “Catherine had a very happy time doing all that stuff, it was
brilliant, and I felt that it was a success artistically. It deserved more attention.
Better late than never.”
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DE 173 SAVAGE HYMN LA VIDA SIGUE IGUAL 12" 07.2017
SIDE A 1 La Vida Sigue Igual
2 La Vida Sigue Igual (Instrumental)
SIDE B 1 Animals V1
2 Animals V2
Dark Entries is proud to present ‘La Vida Sigue Igual’, the sophomore EP from Savage
Hymn. The project is a collaboration between Miami born-and-bred Mystic Bill Torres
(Trax, Relief, Classic) and native New Yorker Jake Reif (Device Control, Upsetting
Keys). Jake spent some musically formative years in the Midwest, drawing influence
from the cultures of Chicago and Detroit. Fueled by the underground energy of warehouse
and loft parties of the era, he began his DJ career in the early 1990s. Bill grew up
going to goth and industrial clubs in Miami before moving to Chicago where he held
residencies at clubs with Johnny Fiasco, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, and Ralphi
Rosario. The duo is heavily influenced by the early Chicago house and Detroit techno
sounds as well as European electronic body music like Front 242 and Liaisons
Dangereuses. Their first release “Indecision” was a white label for Rong Music in 2015.
‘La Vida Sigue Igual’ is immediately a more physical affair than its predecessor,
kicking off with the title track, a hard hitting percussive monster. The sparse
simplicity of the machine gun synth work & monotone Spanish vocals by Mystic Bill
evoke classic 80's industrial and art house dance tracks. We’ve included the
instrumental version for adventurous DJs who want play doubles. On the B-side are
two versions of the track “Animals”. Version 1 explores the underbelly of NY with
maniacal industrial rhythms and samples from Diamanda Galas and Travis Bickle (Robert
DeNiro) in Taxi Driver. Version 2 ventures into dark freestyle territory, fueled by
the underground energy of Chicago’s Warehouse and Medusas clubs.
All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The vinyl comes
housed in a jacket with hand drawn illustration of night time jungle themes designed
by Eloise Leigh and screen printed in muted teal pantone on french environment paper
by Stumptown Printers. Each EP includes a postcard with a black and white photograph
of the duo.
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DE 175 TRANCEONIC NEW CRIME LP 10.2017
1 Criminal Energy
2 The Bostich
3 Police Action In Zurich
4 Steelhammer No. 13.0
5 Yeah
6 Arachnoteck
7 America Is Happy
8 Butterfly
9 Skilift
10 CCCP Calling
11 Islamabad Memories
Tranceonic is the duo of Carlos Perón and Boris Blank of Yello who met in 1971 in
their hometown of Zürich, Switzerland. At this time Carlos studied Free Jazz while
Boris listened to bands like Pink Floyd and Queen. The two bonded over a conversation
about The Mahavishnu Orchestra album ‘The Inner Mounting Flame’ and became musical
friends. From 1973 to 1976 they played in the New Wave group Urland. After the split
of the group Perón founded the Tranceonic studio with his equipment in his private
flat. Carlos invited Boris over to his studio and a concentrated work began. The
idea was to make experimental new music with the hopes of having a hit in the United
States. Everybody at this time was into punk, but Tranceonic loved industrial and
electronic sounds. Their foresight and innovation created new ideas. Perón and Blank
made electronic avant-garde music informed by the Berlin and Cologne schools. By 1978
the two had enough material to record an album and made a trip to San Francisco to
visit Ralph Records. The Residents promised to release the music if the duo removed
all the tape hiss, which never materialized.
‘New Crime’ is the first ever vinyl compilation of material produced, recorded,
performed and mixed at Tranceonic Studio between 1976-1979. The equipment set up
at the studio included a Farfisa Synth Orchestra, WERSI string ensemble, ARP Odyssey
with Sequencer, ARP Quadra, Roland SH 3A, CR-78, Space Echo and Korg Minipops 120P
and many effect boxes normally used for guitars. Samples were self-recorded using
a Revox cassette deck and turntables. Blank and Perón experimented with manipulated
tape loops, echo effects and snippets of found sounds. Blank also explored foreign
near-equator exotics playing Arabesque percussion and a homemade bamboo flute. Perón
experimented with CV triggering and dubbing super 8 film effects from vinyl. Both
members took turns singing Carlos’ lyrics. Stylistically the songs anticipate the
feeling of Yello’s ‘Solid Pleasure’ album and included here is the first instrumental
mix of “Bostich”. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. Cover artwork features a photo of Carlos in Los Angeles taken by Boris
in 1978 and design by Maycec. Each copy includes an insert featuring photos and liner
notes by Carlos Perón.
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DE 176 TOM WARE TOM WARE LP 10.2017
1 Road Trip
2 Moon's End
3 Chinatown
4 The Fourth Circle
5 Getting Off
6 Closet Funk
7 The Vision
8 Take Time To Hurry
9 Simple Dreams
10 Finding The Answer
Tom Ware is a Grammy nominated engineer, producer and musician from Omaha Nebraska.
Throughout the 70s and 80s Tom was the drummer for many bands, including Norman & The
Rockwells, Toy boat Toy boat Toy boat, and Hit N Run. Because of his love for
electronics, mechanics, and machines of any kind, he was always the only one who
truly knew how pa systems worked. Tom got an entry level job at a Rainbow Studios
and would work at the recording studio during the day, play evening gigs till 2 in
the morning, then go back to the studio and work on new ideas all night. During these
teeth cutting sessions, Tom worked by himself, following his instincts and creating
sounds he loved to listen to.
His reckless abandon approach and thrill to learn was a high octane fuel that resulted
in his first solo self-titled album. The album’s 10 songs were recorded and mixed
between August & December of 1983 and self-released in early 1984. The album would
be re-released in 1985 by independent Krautrock/Kosmische Musik label Sky Records in
Germany and re-titled ‘The Fourth Circle’. Some of the instruments used on the LP were
a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, & Pro One, Simmons SDSV electronic drums, Roland
TR-606 drum machine, & Hammond B3 organ. While recording this album Tom was influenced
by new wave sounds of Yellow Magic Orchestra, the Berlin and Düsseldorf schools of
pulsing synth music and the celestial realms of Jean Michel Jarre. All songs have
been mastered and lacquer cut by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Each LP is housed in a replica cover with computer graphics by Lars Erickson and
photos by Ken Mayer and includes a postcard with liner notes by Tom Ware.
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DE 177 ALESIA COSMOS EXCLUSIVO! LP 10.2017
1 Dépassement
2 Pat'lin D'Merde
3 Gaspacho
4 So Far
5 Bro Ho Tado
6 Le Vol Du Bourbon
7 First Funk
8 Sans Les Griffes, Avec Les Dents
9 H-Co
10 Ojja
11 Clap
12 Tubulaire
Alésia Cosmos was a collective of musicians led by Bruno de Chénerilles formed in
the early 1980s in Strasbourg, France. The group consisted of Pascal Holtzer
(guitar, synthesizer, tapes, drum machine, vocals), Pierre Clavreux (vocals, gong),
Marie-Berthe Servier (vocals), Bruno (guitar, tapes, synthesizer, drum machine,
vocals) and Tunisian percussionist Lotfi Ben Ayed (darbukas, bendir). In 1981 Bruno
composed and wrote some sci-fi radio plays for French state radio channel France
Culture. Under the influences of William Burroughs, John Cage, Pierre Henry and
others, he developed tape music studio work. By 1982 he appeared for the first
time under the name Alésia Cosmos Furi Show. It was a solo performance on guitar,
voice, analog synth and tapes. This experimental show lead to a music project based
on Bruno and Pascal's compositions to be performed and recorded with other musicians
in the beginning of 1983.
Exclusivo! was the group’s debut album recorded and self-released in 1983 on
Planetarium. Pascal and Bruno would compose tunes in their personal home studios.
Then they would bring the tapes, electronics, guitar lines and lyrics to experiment
and rehearse with the other members of the group. Improvisations and adaptations
brought more ideas and the album was recorded in a few days. The result was a musical
mixing of electronic music, field recordings, North African and Asian percussion,
electric guitars and voices, compositions and free improvisations. All four musicians
take turns singing onomatopoeic phrases and backing vocals, even sometimes in an
unknown language, a sort of mixed bag between Breton and Japanese. All songs have
been remastered cut by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is housed
in a replica of the 1983 cover and includes a 6-page insert with photos, lyrics,
reviews and liner notes by Bruno de Chénerilles.
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DE 178 SUMERIAN FLEET PENDULUM LP 09.2017
1. Pendulum 04:41
2. This Game Has No Name 04:02
3. Seven Sins 05:51
4. Still Walking 05:05
5. All Against One 05:11
6. Blackrooms 05:43
7. Wasteland 04:59
8. Thorazine 04:34
Alden Tyrell, Mr. Pauli and Saša Rajkoviæ’s Sumerian Fleet cross time and space to
deliver their 2nd LP payload of EBM and cold wave synth-pop on Dark Entries.
Pendulum continues in pursuit of the dark alleys stalked on Just Pressure [2014] and
a pair of cultish 12”s before it, but this time the song-writing is tighter, darkly
romantic, and the production ever closer to the archetypes of Front 242, Nitzer Ebb,
Ministry, Skinny Puppy.
https://boomkat.com/products/sumerian-fleet-b0b87eac-212b-472a-aa32-887686a1744f
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DE 179 HYPNOBEAT PRPTOTECH 2LP 09.2017
1 The Arumbaya Fetish
2 Moon Jump
3 Slash!
4 Buffalo Eats Brass
5 Kilian
6 Donna's Gift #2
7 Can God Rewind?
8 Mission in Congo
Dark Entries and Serendip Lab have teamed up to release ‘Prototech’, the first vinyl
retrospective by German electronic trio Hypnobeat, recorded 1984-86. James Dean Brown
and Pietro Insipido formed Hypnobeat in 1983, but it was the addition of Victor Sol
only a few months later that found the project reaching, as Brown puts it, "the desired
level of technical sophistication." In time, Tobias Freund also lent his talents (and
equipment) to this loose-fit sonic scheme, where the protagonists sought a new,
electronic manifestation of mankind’s tribal music roots. Two cassette releases
surfaced – 1985’s "Huggables", and "Specials/Spatials" the following year. By this
point the Frankfurt-based group had already explored fiercely mechanical creative
expression through various configurations of hardware and personnel, revolving around
core ingredients such as the TR-808, TB-303 and MC-202. The project lived on in spirit
as Brown activated Narcotic Syntax in the 90s. While a more modern, digital concern,
rooted in the Perlon label family, NS still channeled the Hypnobeat concept of a "new
tribalism", not least on their "Provocative Percussion" double 12" released in 2006.
For all the punky veneer, there are instances where these tracks reach staggering
levels of sophistication, not least on "Slash! Buffalo Eats Brass" with its intricately
programmed 303 lines and nimble beats that sound a far cry from most machine music made
in 1986. Prescient "Can God Rewind?" is also dazzling in the complexity of its
percussion and the richness of its synth lines in C as they throb out a bastardised
version of acidic Disco straight out of the rhythm collider. Elsewhere, some tracks
are more primal in their execution. Visceral opening track "The Arumbaya Fetish" was
a cathartic venting of Brown’s least favourite sound on the 808, the iconic cowbell,
while the astounding proto-Acid miniature "Moon Jump" places limber 303 lead lines in
a hail of thunderstruck patterns. "Kilian" has a stripped down quality that speaks
more to the industrial era that Hypnobeat was conceived in, and "Mission In Congo" is
a raw, reverb-soaked drum workout that captures the percussive-obsessive nature of
Hypnobeat perfectly. Six of the seven tracks selected on this collection were primarily
powered by two 808s. "I am amazed that the release sounds like we really had a plan
back then…" states Brown, but this accidental magic is in fact the raison d’etre of
Hypnobeat. They weren’t the only ones prefiguring the next big revolutions in
electronic music in the mid 80s, but there certainly weren’t many artists stumbling
across modes of expression that sound so relevant today.
All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in a jacket featuring cave engravings by Pietro Insipido of an archer and animal
printed in a wallpaper pattern style designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy includes an
transparent insert of an x-ray photograph from 1984 of Romulus Coeurque holding the
circuit board of a BOSS DR-55 rhythm machine.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/166858
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DE 180 LP SEVERED HEADS : COME VISIT THE BIG BIGOT 2LP 09.2017
1 Come Visit The Big Bigot
2 Twenty Deadly Diseases
3 Army
4 Phantasized Persecutory Breast
5 Casey's Ion
6 Propellor
7 Confidence
8 Sam Loves You
9 Strange Brew
10 Harold and Cindy Hospital
11 Legion
12 Harold And Cindy Hospital (Casualty Mix)
13 Twenty Deadly Diseases (Extended Mix)
14 Disease 22
15 Disease 23
16 Son Of
17 George The Animal
18 Nature 10
19 Propellor Three (Kamikazee Mix)
Dark Entries is proud to present the deluxe 2xLP reissue of ‘Come Visit The Big Bigot’
by Severed Heads, oone of the longest surviving bands to emerge from the Australian
post-punk independent music scene. They began in Sydney in 1979, incorporating
elements of ‘industrial’ noise-generation, tape cutting & looping and electronic
sound synthesis. As the project developed song-structures and vocals were employed
in a more-or-less recognizable mutant electro pop style. After many line-up changes
featuring Garry Bradbury and psychedelic guitarist Simon Knuckey, Severed Heads was
the vehicle for composer Tom Ellard. ‘Come Visit The Big Bigot’ was Severed Heads’
first record to be released commercially simultaneously in Australia, North America
and Europe in 1986. It was a prime period for this 'industrial dance music' and Bigot
was a respected album that did well from the tour they did with Skinny Puppy that
same year. Quite a few people still define the band by this period. ‘Come Visit The
Big Bigot’ was made on a Fostex 16 track recorder in Tom’s bedroom, employing the
newly acquired AKAI S612 sampler and Roland SH-101 to create most of the drum sounds.
The album signaled a new direction, flirting with the dance floor and the pop song.
Presenting the Heads at their most cohesive, while retaining their distinctive musical
stamp. Tom’s vocals are harmonized, slowed down, sped up, run through fuzz boxes,
backwards, drum machine rolls, sampled guitars, horn sections, and voices but with
a subversive rather than malevolent intention. Tape loops are more subtle and define
their own space and texture. Like the original Australian version of the album, we’ve
included a bonus disc featuring three extended remixes by Sydney DJ Robert Racic (who
produced the edited 7” version of “Petrol” we reissued in 2015), plus three B-sides
from the ‘Twenty Deadly Diseases’12” and two additional tracks from the same recording
sessions. Dark Entries is proud to present the deluxe 2xLP reissue of ‘Come Visit The
Big Bigot’ by Severed Heads, oone of the longest surviving bands to emerge from the
Australian post-punk independent music scene. They began in Sydney in 1979,
incorporating elements of ‘industrial’ noise-generation, tape cutting & looping and
electronic sound synthesis. As the project developed song-structures and vocals were
employed in a more-or-less recognizable mutant electro pop style. After many line-up
changes featuring Garry Bradbury and psychedelic guitarist Simon Knuckey, Severed
Heads was the vehicle for composer Tom Ellard. ‘Come Visit The Big Bigot’ was Severed
Heads’ first record to be released commercially simultaneously in Australia, North
America and Europe in 1986. It was a prime period for this 'industrial dance music'
and Bigot was a respected album that did well from the tour they did with Skinny Puppy
that same year. Quite a few people still define the band by this period. ‘Come Visit
The Big Bigot’ was made on a Fostex 16 track recorder in Tom’s bedroom, employing the
newly acquired AKAI S612 sampler and Roland SH-101 to create most of the drum sounds.
The album signaled a new direction, flirting with the dance floor and the pop song.
Presenting the Heads at their most cohesive, while retaining their distinctive musical
stamp. Tom’s vocals are harmonized, slowed down, sped up, run through fuzz boxes,
backwards, drum machine rolls, sampled guitars, horn sections, and voices but with
a subversive rather than malevolent intention. Tape loops are more subtle and define
their own space and texture. Like the original Australian version of the album, we’ve
included a bonus disc featuring three extended remixes by Sydney DJ Robert Racic (who
produced the edited 7” version of “Petrol” we reissued in 2015), plus three B-sides
from the ‘Twenty Deadly Diseases’12” and two additional tracks from the same recording
sessions.
All songs have been remastered by Tom Ellard, who worked very slowly and methodically
with much better equipment over two years, letting each track have its own breath.
Final vinyl EQ and lacquer cutting by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Housed in a gatefold jacket featuring brightly colored, distorted, VHS graphics output
by Stephen Jones' video synthesizer, from the first vinyl edition on Ink Records with
layout by Eloise Leigh. Inside the gatefold are liner notes, lyrics and song meanings
by Tom Ellard plus an 3-page booklet with photos, interviews and press clippings from
the period. “On ‘Bigot’ we finally achieved the sound of a watermelon thrown out of
a top story window and smashing, recorded from the inside” Tom Ellard, 1986".
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/166859
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DE 181 VIRGINIA BLUE PYRAMID 12" 10.2017
1 Blue Pyramid
2 Blue Pyramid (Khidja Remix)
3 Blue Pyramid (Bézier Remix)
4 Blue Pyramid (Mark Pistel Remix)
Dark Entries and Emotional Response team up to further explore Psychic TV’s Acid
House years. Psychic TV was formed by Genesis P-Orridge and Peter Christopherson of
Throbbing Gristle with Alex Fergusson of Alternative TV in 1981. After various line
up changes, the band shifted direction to dance oriented songs influenced by the
House and Techno scenes of Detroit and Chicago. By 1988 the group included Dave Ball
of Soft Cell, Fred Giannelli of Turning Shrines and Matthew Best of Carcrash
International. During the summer of 1988 the group recorded a batch of songs at
Time Square Studios in London that would appear under the guise of various artists
compilations Jack The Tab’ and ‘Tekno Acid Beat’. The idea behind these ‘compilations'
of imaginary artists was creating a sense that a healthy acid house scene existed in
the UK.
Virginia was the studio project of Dave “Mista Luv” Ball and then-wife Virginia
“Gini” Ball, a classical violinist who toured and recorded with Siouxsie and the
Banshees and Marc Almond. The duo had previous collaborated on Dave’s solo album
‘In Strict Tempo’ in 1983 and with the group Other People in 1984. The name "Blue
Pyramid" was inspired by a photograph from Pink Floyd's album ‘Dark Side of The
Moon’. Also at the time Dave was taking quite a lot of acid and came across some
stuff ironically called "Blue Pyramid". Gini’s violin has an arabic feel, adding
to the already bright and hypnotic dance rhythms. For this reissue we’ve backed
the A-side with a remix from Bucharest DJ and producer duo Khidja who add more
acoustic instrumentation for a world-beat psych-out. On the flip is San Francisco
analog wizard Bézier who ups the tempo for some late-night peak NRG. The final remix
comes from San Francisco producer and engineer Mark Pistel of Consolidated, Hercules
& Love Affair, and Meat Beat Manifesto, who offers a slice of non-stop ecstatic
dancing. All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. The 12” is housed in a trippy, majorelle blue and purple die-cut sleeve
with classic yellow Psychic TV skull label, all designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy
also includes a 2-sided 6x6” square insert with a photograph by Fred Giannelli of
the Emax disc for Blue Pyramid, and liner notes by Dave and Gini Ball.
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DE 182 FLESH WORLD INTO THE SHROUD LP 09.2017
1. Destination Moon 04:51
2. Into the Shroud 03:02
3. Knock to Answer 03:43
4. To Hell With Your Purity 02:39
5. Problem in the Youth Bulge 02:31
6. Tell Me I'm in Exile 04:00
7. Ship Him to Shanghai 03:36
8. This Great Cheap Face 02:31
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DE 183 PEPPERMINT LOUNGE PERFECT HIGH 12" 10.2017
1 Perfect High (Radio Version)
2 Perfect High (Instrumental)
Dark Entries Editions is proud to reissue "Perfect High" the 1983 debut 12” by
Peppermint Lounge from Germany. The group consisted of Matthias Elvers (synthesizers,
bass), Regina Petersen (vocals) and Jorg Burckhardt (drums, strings). They took their
name from a popular 1960s discotheque in New York City. Treading the lines between
Italo Disco, Electro, and New Wave, the trio crafted a unique sound difficult to
classify. Regina’s powerful vocals command attention as they tell the sad tale of
a boy searching for the perfect high. The lyrics are based on the poem “The Perfect
High” by Shel Silverstein. Melancholic arpeggiators, a throbbing baseline, stuttering
samples, vocoder and the classic Roland TR-808 drum machine run throughout the track,
which builds to a majestic crescendo, ala Klaus Schulze or Jean-Michel Jarre. This
reissue includes the original vocal version, backed with a shorter instrumental
version.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The 12” is housed in an exact replica of the original sleeve with black and white
Dali-esque drawing. Each copy also includes a 2-sided postcard lyrics and notes.
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DE 184 THE HACKER : LE THEATRE DES OPERATIONS 2LP 10.2017
1 Underwater Sequence
2 Frozen Voices
3 Time X
4 Dancing Mekanik
5 Dark Neon
6 Body Diktat
7 Complicated Dances
8 Camisole Chimique
We are honored to announce the latest album from Michel Amato aka The Hacker,
‘Le Théâtre des Opérations’. Michel began making music in 1989 a the age of 17
in Grenoble, France. He grew up listening to New Wave bands like Duran Duran,
The Cure and Depeche Mode as well as the darker side of electro Kraftwerk, Cabaret
Voltaire and D.A.F. In 1990s he released a series of 12” singles and an album of
cold, calculating and relentless techno. In 1997 he teamed up with Caroline Herve
aka Miss Kittin and to release landmark singles and albums that effortlessly
channeled the carefree spirit of 80s electro pop (of which we released an EP of
lost demos back in 2015). Michel’s new live project sees the enigmatic artist go
back to his roots, performing a 100% analogue set directly inspired by his first
true loves of New Wave and dark, powerful techno.
‘Le Théâtre des Opérations’ features 8 new tracks spread evenly across 2x12”s cut
at 45rpm for maximum sound quality and DJ utility. The title comes from a metaphysical
journal by French-born Canadian science fiction writer Maurice G Dantec. Passionate
about avant-garde techno, The Hacker has taken his influences and crafted a potent
homage to the power of the synthesizer. Songs veer from gritty, raw EBM to dark,
subterranean electro, effortlessly channeling the strains of the Michel’s musical
DNA: Front 242, Jeff Mills, Dopplereffekt, Drexciya. The only vocal track features
an appearance by longtime friend and collaborator Miss Kittin, named “Time X” after
the French science fiction television series Temps X. All songs have been mastered
and lacquer cut by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Cover artwork features
a collage by London-based artist Anthony Gerace, and each copy includes a postcard
featuring a photo of a young Michel from 1989.
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DE 185 PATRICK COWLEY AFTERNOONERS 2LP 10.2017
DE 185 PATRICK COWLEY AFTERNOONERS CD 10.2017
1 Big Shot
2 Surfside Sex
3 Hot Beach
4 The Runner
5 Furlough
6 One Hot Afternoon
7 Leather Bound
8 Bore & Stroke
9 Cycle Tuff
10 Jungle Orchids
11 Take A Little Trip
12 Love Come Set Me Free
Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem Records have teamed up once more to release the
final volume of gay porn soundtracks by San Francisco-based musician and producer,
Patrick Cowley. One of the most revolutionary and influential figures in the canon
of disco, Cowley created his own brand of Hi-NRG dance music, “The San Francisco
Sound.” Born in Buffalo, NY on October 19, 1950, Patrick moved to San Francisco in
1971 to study at the City College of San Francisco. He founded the Electronic Music
Lab at the school, where he would make experimental soundtracks by blending various
types of music and adapting them to the synthesizer.
Featuring 70 minutes of music never before released on vinyl. All songs have been
remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA. The vinyl is housed
in a gatefold jacket designed by Berlin-based artist Gwenael Rattke, featuring black
and white photos of Patrick in his studio that opens to a full color array of x-rated
scenes from the Fox Studio vaults. Included is a fold-out poster featuring a handmade
collage using photography and xeroxed graphics of classic gay porn imagery and an
essay from Drew Daniel of Matmos. For Patrick’s 67th birthday, Dark Entries and
Honey Soundsystem Records present a glimpse into the futuristic world of a young
genius. These recordings shed a new light on the experimental side of a disco legend
who was taken too soon.
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DE 186 GROUP RHODA WILDERLESS LP 10.2017
1 Trespass
2 The Ice House
3 June
4 Mexi Meri
5 Agua De Florida
6 Sea Or Be Sea
7 Scia
Group Rhoda is the solo electronic music project of Mara Barenbaum, based out of
Oakland, California. The project started around 2009 with a debut album ‘Out of Time,
Out of Touch’ in 2012 on Night School Records and ‘12th House’ in 2013 on Not Not
Fun. She is also one half of Max and Mara who released the album ‘Less Ness’ in 2013
on Dark Entries Records. She is committed to live performance, situated within the
analog synthesizer and drum machine medium.
‘Wilderless’ is Group Rhoda’s third full length and first for Dark Entries Records.
Each of the these 7 songs draw forth tones of tropical darkwave and soft industrial;
while negating the sound of conformity and control. The album explore themes of
societal and spiritual displacement, contemporary serfdom, the depths of empathy,
regeneration through destruction, and the tyranny of claiming recognition and power.
Lyrics are poetically expressed through allegory and explore archetypes rooted more
in abstract observation rather than hard line experience. Through transgression and
imagination, Group Rhoda explores the arc of songwriting interwoven into stark
electronic environments; and creates a bridge between the corporeal and the dream
worlds.
Each song was mixed by Mark Pistel at Room 5 in San Francisco and mastered by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is packaged in a jacket featuring a
colorful custom made collage by Hugo Barros and includes a full color sticker and
digital download card.
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DE 187 SMERSH SIDEWAYS 12" 10.2017
1 Sideways
2 Sideways (JTC Remix)
3 Sideways (Charles Manier Remix)
Dark Entries returns to the New Jersey basement studio of Smersh to unearth an
18-minute jam session from 1989, backed with two contemporary remixes. Smersh was
the duo of Mike Mangino and Chris Shepard from Piscataway, NJ who began making music
together in 1978. They were uninterested in traditional notions of songwriting or
live performance. Between 1981 and 1993 they released over 40 cassette albums on
their own Atlas King imprint. As these tapes traded their way across continents,
Smersh developed a devoted following in places far beyond New Jersey, leading to
releases on dozens of other labels from around the globe.
“Sideways” was taken from a cassette titled ‘100’, which refers to a 100-minute jam
session the band recorded to tape on June 12, 1989 in Piscataway. The track was
composed and performed by Mike, utilizing a Roland TB-303, TR-606, SH-09 and an
ARP 2600. A frenetic hybrid of techno and acid with driving EBM style beats,
“Sideways” weaves intricate industrial noises with synth melodies that drift in
and out of phase. On the flip are two fresh remixes by different aliases of prolific
Ann Arbor producer Tadd Mullinix. As JTC, he expands the sound palette, adding organ
stabs and lush pads, drawing on Detroit deep house and UK garage.The Charles Manier
remix features chanted vocals on top of an array of pulsating synths, stark percussion,
and post-punky guitar effects. Each song has been carefully remastered for vinyl by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record is sleeved in a replica of the
‘100’ artwork, which designer Eloise Leigh modified using motifs and textures sourced
from the original cassette. Also included is an oversized postcard with notes.
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DE 188 ROBERT RENTAL & GLENN WALLIS LP 11.2017
1 Track 1
2 Track 2
3 Track 3
4 Track 4
Robert Rental was the stage name of Robert Donnachie (1952–2000), a British pioneer
of post-punk, DIY, and industrial music. Originally from Port Glasgow, Scotland, he
moved to the south of England with Thomas Leer in the late 1970s where he met Glenn
Michael Wallis. Glenn was recording music with the group Heute and leaving to start
his solo projects NKVD and Konstruktivists. Both were heavily involved with Throbbing
Gristle and the Industrial Records crew.
In the Summer of 1979, Robert invited Glenn to his studio in Battersea to jam. Robert
on guitar and Glenn on an EDP Wasp synthesizer. For each session that summer they
would play for about 40 minutes, maybe longer, stoned. Robert suggested they record
it, many times erasing and over recording one session for the next. The music had no
titles, as they were never intended to be released. On these recordings, Robert
enjoyed playing like Robert Fripp of King Crimson, while Glenn channeled Wolfgang
Flur of Kraftwerk. Influenced by Krautrock bands like Can, NEU!, Cluster/Harmonia,
as well as Terry Riley and Brian Eno the duo forged a unqiue brand of Industrial
music. Tape loops and synthesizer sounds played backward conjure dark ambient moods.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The LP is housed in a jacket that features a drawing by Robert Rental from Glenn’s
archives as well as a handwritten note from Robert to Glenn. Each copy includes 2 photo
postcards featuring a transcription of Robert’s letter and liner notes from Glenn
Wallis.
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DE 189 E MEYERS LOVE/HATE 12" 11.2017
1 Love
2 Hate (Version)
3 Hate
Contemporary producer E. Myers has self released four limited edition white label 12”s
since 2015, whilst managing to remain low profile. Whoever they are, we guess they’re
huge fans of late 1980s Chicago House, Shep Pettibone, Colourbox and most of our
reissues. So much that they asked us to re-release their second 12” ‘Hate / Love’
from 2016 backed with new remix of “Hate” made for Dark Entries. “Love” kicks off the
A-side “beats out a wood-cut tattoo of tuff drums rubbed with balloon-squeak synths
to sound like Gesloten Cirkel meets Helena Hauff,” said Boomkat. “Hate” is a dreamy
house number that ultilzes a Roland TR-707 drum machine with a rounded bassline, horns
and strings that lift it into the stratosphere. For the new remix of “Hate” Myers
subtly shifts the pace and deepens the groove, stretching out the song to over 7
minutes of dubbed out New Beat phantasia. All songs have been remastered for vinyl
by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The 12” is housed in a die cut disco
jacket that features an original design by Eloise Leigh.
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DE 190 SOLID SPACE SPACE MUSEUM LP 11.2017
1 Afghan Dance
2 Spectrum Is Green
3 Destination Moon
4 The Guests
5 New Statue
6 A Darkness In My Soul
7 Radio France
8 Tenth Planet
9 Earthshock
10 Contemplation
11 Please Don't Fade Away
12 Tutti Lo Sanno
13 Platform 6
Dark Entries is honored to finally present the first ever official vinyl reissue of
Space Museum by Solid Space. Solid Space was the British duo of Dan Goldstein
(keyboards, vocals) and Matthew 'Maf' Vosburgh (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals)
formed in 1980. Dan and Matthew met at the age of 11 while attending school in north
London. In late 1978 at at the age of 14, they formed Exhibit 'A' with Paul “Platypus”
and Andrew “Lunchbox” Bynghall. They recorded two EPs in 1979 and 1980, self-released
on Irrelevant Wombat Records and appeared on 'The Thing From The Crypt' compilation.
After the dissolution of the group, Mathew started taking his guitar over to Dan’s
house where he’d play his Casio MT-30 and they would record songs. Eventually a
second hand drum machine and Wasp synthesizer were acquired from classified ads in
Melody Maker and the Solid Space sound was born. By this time they were just turning
18 and finally found the freedom to make the music they’d had in their heads.
Each song has been carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. The record is sleeved in a replica of the cassette artwork featuring the
Cybermen and Jamie from the Doctor Who episode "The Wheel in Space". Every copy
includes a double sided 11x11 insert with lyrics, notes and never before seen
photographs of the band taken by Maf as well as a postcard featuring an original
advert for the cassette.
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DE 191 RED AXES NYX TAPE EP 12" 11.2017
1 5 Min (feat C.A.R.)
2 Nyx Tape (feat Gina X)
3 Solid Space - Destination Moon (Red Axes Edit)
4 X Ray Pop - La Machine á Rever (Red Axes Edit)
Dark Entries is honored to release a 4-track EP by Red Axes, the prolific production
duo of Dori Sadovnik and Niv Arzi from Tel Aviv. The pair were raised on a diet of
post-punk, new-wave, and Italo-disco at fogged out warehouse and basement parties.
Their own productions and remixes have appeared on labels such as I’m a Cliché,
Correspondant, and Hivern Discs. ‘Nyx Tape’ features two new compositions backed
with two edits from our catalog. First up is the slick electro anthem “5 Min” another
collaboration with French-Canadian born singer Chloé Raunet aka C.A.R. Followed by
“Nyx Tape” featuring charismatic singer-lyricist Gina Kikoine aka Gina X, who reached
out after hearing their remix of her classic single “No GDM” that was a huge anthem
on the Tel Aviv 80s underground scene. The track is an ecstatic dance to the rhythm
in the darkness with Gina’s ice cold Teutonic spoken word taking creative inspiration
from the Jewish Mourners’ Prayer – The Kaddish. On the B-side “Destination Moon” by
Solid Space from 1982 has been given a dancefloor makeover with moody synths and a
haunting guitar line reminiscent of an Adrian Sherwood dub. Closing this EP is a
hypnotic edit of “La Machine á Rever” by French bedroom synth freaks X-Ray Pop from
1984 slowed down to a 4/4 groove that takes the original to outer space and back.
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The EP is housed in a custom made jacket that features an original collage by Eloise
Leigh representing Nyx, the Greek goddess of the night. Each copy included a postcard
with notes and lyrics.
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DE 192 TRISOMIE 21 LE REPOS DES INFANTS HEUREUX LP 11.2017
1 Il Se Noie
2 There Is Something Strange Tonight
3 Logical Animals
4 Coming From Darkness
5 Breaking Down
6 Is Anybody Home (Part 1) (Demo)
7 La Fete Triste (Demo)
8 See The Devil In Me (Demo)
9 We Have Not The Choice
Trisomie 21 is a post punk band formed in 1981 by Phillipe Lomprez (vocals, drums)
and Hervé Lomprez (guitar, electronics), two brothers from Abscon, in the North of
France. They began composing songs at the age of 16 while studying at school. The
brothers were influenced by Kraftwerk, The Residents, Yello, P.I.L as well as the
films of George A. Romero. Their music consists of lush soundscapes that do not
easily fit into any one category. Lyrics are sung in English because in the north
of France the duo sought to contradict the trend at the time for everything to be
sung in French. Musically their mood is melancholic and one can hear traces of Joy
Division, Durutti Column and The Cure. Since 1983 they’ve recorded 15 albums and
appeared on numerous compilations and remain active to this day.
In early 1982 they set out to record their first album joined by Jean Michel Matuszak
(keyboards) and Pascal Tison (bass). Soon after that they sent out a demo tape and
the Amiens-based record company Stechak offered them a deal. The mini-LP "Le Repos
des Enfants Heureux" was released in January 1983. It was received well by both the
public and the media, especially outside of France. Originally featuring 5
compositions, we’ve added 4 demos never before released on vinyl. All compositions,
lyrics and music were made collectively from shared experiences bonding over travels,
literature and cinema. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The LP is housed in a replica of the original jacket
featuring a black and white collage by Nadia Zibirskala and each copy includes a
photo postcard featuring lyrics and notes.
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DE 193 TRISOMIE 21 PASSIONS DEVISEES LP 11.2017
1 See The Devil In Me (Special Mix)
2 Relapse
3 Djakarta
4 Moving By You
5 Is Anybody Home? (Part I)
6 La Fete Triste
7 No Way
8 Love For A Life
Trisomie 21 is a post punk band formed in 1981 by Phillipe Lomprez (vocals, drums)
and Hervé Lomprez (guitar, electronics), two brothers from Abscon, in the North of
France. They began composing songs at the age of 16 while studying at school. The
brothers were influenced by Kraftwerk, The Residents, Yello, P.I.L as well as the
films of George A. Romero. Their music consists of lush soundscapes that do not
easily fit into any one category. Lyrics are sung in English because in the north
of France the duo sought to contradict the trend at the time for everything to be
sung in French. Musically their mood is melancholic and one can hear traces of Joy
Division, Durutti Column and The Cure. Since 1983 they’ve recorded 15 albums and
appeared on numerous compilations and remain active to this day.
After the success of the debut mini-LP the band returned to the studio and spent
October 1983 to March 1984 recording their sophomore album. ‘Passions divisées’
was released by Stechak Products in October 1984. Pascal Tison was replaced by
Laurent Dagnicourt on bass guitar. Featuring eight cold wave compositions including
the instrumental funeral waltz “La fete triste”. Songs cross genres, moving from
post-punk to synthetic electronics. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The LP is housed in a replica of the
original jacket featuring a artwork by Sourdeval and includes a photo postcard
featuring lyrics and notes.
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DE 194 TRISOMIE 21 WAIT & DANCE LP 11.2017
1 Waiting For
2 Crying Wolf
3 Relapse 2
4 Shadows Of Time
5 Son Of Time
6 Waiting For (Remixed + New Vocals)
7 Crying Wolf (Remixed)
8 Relapse 2 (Remixed)
9 Shadows Of Time (Remixed)
10 Son Of Time (Remixed + Some New Instruments)
Trisomie 21 is a post punk band formed in 1981 by Phillipe Lomprez (vocals, drums)
and Hervé Lomprez (guitar, electronics), two brothers from Abscon, in the North of
France. They began composing songs at the age of 16 while studying at school. The
brothers were influenced by Kraftwerk, The Residents, Yello, P.I.L as well as the
films of George A. Romero. Their music consists of lush soundscapes that do not
easily fit into any one category. Lyrics are sung in English because in the north
of France the duo sought to contradict the trend at the time for everything to be
sung in French. Musically their mood is melancholic and one can hear traces of Joy
Division, Durutti Column and The Cure. Since 1983 they’ve recorded 15 albums and
appeared on numerous compilations and remain active to this day.
In Spring 1985 the group went back into the studio to record a new batch of songs.
Trisomie 21’s notoriety had increased following two concerts in Belgium and the
Brussels recording label Play It Again Sam decided to sign them. In September 1985
the 5-song mini-LP ‘Wait & Dance’ was released by PIAS sub-label Scarface. It
contained the band’s first female guest vocals on two of the tracks. Sadly some of
the songs had phase related problems and caused partial cancelation playing back
monophonically, so the band remixed the songs and reissued them on CD only in 1987.
We have added the 5 remixes as bonus tracks here presented for the first time ever
on vinyl. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. The LP is housed in a replica of the original jacker featuring a artwork
by Sourdeval and includes a photo postcard featuring lyrics and notes.
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DE 195 TRISOMIE 21 CHAPTER IV 2LP 11.2017
LP 1 1 The Last Song
2 There's No Trouble There
3 Memories
4 Pleasure
5 The Cave And The Light
6 Nightflight
7 Is Anybody Home? Part 2
8 Is Anybody Home? Part 3
9 Your Dream
LP 2 1 The Last Song (Re-Recorded)
2 There's No Trouble There (Remixed)
3 Memories (Re-Recorded)
4 Pleasure (Remixed)
5 The Cave And The Light (Remixed)
6 Night Flight (Remixed + New Edit)
7 Is Anybody Home? (Part 2) (Remixed + New Edit)
8 Is Anybody Home? (Part 3) (Remixed)
9 Your Dream (Remixed)
Trisomie 21 is a post punk band formed in 1981 by Phillipe Lomprez (vocals, drums)
and Hervé Lomprez (guitar, electronics), two brothers from Abscon, in the North of
France. They began composing songs at the age of 16 while studying at school. The
brothers were influenced by Kraftwerk, The Residents, Yello, P.I.L as well as the
films of George A. Romero. Their music consists of lush soundscapes that do not
easily fit into any one category. Lyrics are sung in English because in the north
of France the duo sought to contradict the trend at the time for everything to be
sung in French. Musically their mood is melancholic and one can hear traces of Joy
Division, Durutti Column and The Cure. Since 1983 they’ve recorded 15 albums and
appeared on numerous compilations and remain active to this day.
For their fourth album the Lomprez brothers spent September and October of 1985
recording nine new compositions. In January 1986 ‘Chapter IV, Le Je-ne-sais quoi et
le presque-rien’ was released by PIAS sub-label Scarface. The title came from a 1957
book by French philosopher and musicologist Vladimir Jankélévitch. The songs on the
album, including the emblematic “The Last Song”, were captivating, original and
without concession. This record further opened the door to new opportunities, and
the band’s music spread further internationally. Sadly some of the songs had phase
related problems and caused partial cancelation playing back monophonically, so the
band remixed and re-recorded the songs and reissued them on CD only in 1987. We have
added the nine remixes/re-recordings as bonus tracks here as a double LP. All songs
have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The LP
is housed in a replica of the original jacket featuring artwork by Stephan Barbery
from a Goya painting and includes a double sided insert with lyrics, notes and photos.
“This record is dedicated to nobody”
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DE 196 CUTE HEELS FT. AGA WILK : STATE OF MIND 12" 01.2018
1 State of Mind
2 Golden Tears
3 State of Mind (LA-4A Remix)
4 State of Mind (Noncompliant Remix)
Cute Heels is the project of Victor Lenis, a contemporary electronic artist living
in Berlin, Germany. He grew up in Bogotá, Columbia during the 1990s, surrounded by
the radial punk scene. Over the years, Victor's passion and fascination for
synthesizers and drum machines to produce and compose resulted in his debut album
“Spiritual" for Dark Entries in 2014 as well as the “Third Skin” EP in 2016.
Inspired by equal parts Liaisons Dangereuses, Drexciya and Black Devil Disco Club,
Cute Heels connects the dots between Detroit techno, early Chicago house and Belgium
electronic body music.
“State of Mind” is a 4-track EP featuring the vocal talents of Berlin artist Aga
Wilk, of electro-punk projects Walkman Music and 77TM, on the the title track.
On the A-side are two fresh compositions recorded in New York and Bogota between
2016 and 2017. Victor says, “State of Mind refers to the subconscious as dominated
by real facts, natural, unnatural ,metaphysical or virtual and dynamism of the body
as physical shield.” The track is a slow building foray into techno, elegantly suited
for intangible moments. “Golden Tears” kicks off with Cute Heels’ signature metallic
EBM funk played with punchy, percussive analog synths. On the flip we present two
banging club remixes. The first is from LA-4A, techno DJ and producer Kevin McHugh
aka Ambivalent, who adds a strong kick drum and lacerating hi-hats that build up to
a mind melting breakdown with a full on acid squelch attack. The second remix comes
from Noncompliant, Midwest US-based producer Lisa Smith aka DJ Shiva, who creates
a raw, thumping exercise though off-kilter mechanics and punishing percussion. All
songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The record comes in a custom-made die-cut jacket designed by Eloise Leigh featuring
suggestive rope bondage graphic printed spot black matte on black hi-gloss finish.
Each copy includes a postcard.
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DE 197 VILLA ABO MAGNETIC MOVES 2LP 01.2018
1 Again Again
2 The Tiny One
3 Doortest
4 Dreams of Italy, Assiduous Dreams
5 Massive Duometer (Raw mix)
6 Bianco Festival
7 Water Galaxy (Version D)
8 Short Relaxing End
Villa Abo in the alternative solo project of Swedish musician and producer Jan
Svensson, who has been making electronic music for the better part of 30 years
as the artist behind such aliases as Frak, Studio SS and Alvars Orkestra. Svensson
also runs legendary Swedish dance and experimental music label Börft, the product
of a mutual appreciation for Severed Heads and Terse Tapes. As Villa Abo he released
two records in 1997 on Börft and remained inactive for 17 years until the Dutch
label Bio Rhythm coaxed him into revisiting the project and released a double 12"
in 2014. Jan has since followed with a steady stream of 12” singles for Kontra
-Musik, Noise In My Head and Radio Lundberg.
“Magnetic Moves” is Villa Abo’s debut album, originally released in an limited
edition of 65 hand-numbered cassettes by Funeral Fog in 2016. Clocking in at over
46 minutes, this first-ever vinyl edition spreads the 8 ragged techno tracks across
four sides for maximum loudness. Some songs are aggressively potent, with cyclical
synth riffs and razor-sharp acid lines riding a heavy, funk-fuelled techno groove.
Others tracks are more fluid, vintage Underground Resistance or Derrick May with
killer drum machine workouts that come in handy as DJ tools. All songs have been
remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record is housed in
a custom made jacket designed by Eloise Leigh, featuring a photograph of Jan’s
mother’s house, the meaning behind “Villa Abo”. Each copy includes a double-sided
postcard with notes.
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DE 198 INTENSE MOLECULAR ACTIVITY : I.M.A. LP 01.2018
1 Blurb
2 Points In Space
3 Just Testing
4 Blinxong
5 Beat Street
6 Battery Life
7 Rapid Ear Movements
8 The Look
IMA (Intense Molecular Activity) is the duo of Don Hunerberg (synthesizers) and
Andy Blinx (drums and percussion). Based in New York City and active between 1979
and 1982. Don, a studio Sound / music engineer and musician, Andy an electronic
clothing designer, drummer and sound reinforcement engineer at downtown clubs like
Max's Kansas City, Mudd Club and CBGB. In between doing sessions at Radio City
Music Hall Studios for groups such as Ramones, Richard Hell, Sonic Youth, Liquid
Liquid, John Zorn, Glenn Branca and many others, IMA took advantage of off hours
to create their own music. As far as influences go, Don's background was in
electronic music and Andy's in prog rock. To produce the songs, Don used his own
method of creating patterns from 2-track tape loops and then edited them together
on to a 24-track recorder adding more tracks of overdubs, In a very similar way that
sequencers are used today.
By 1980 the duo honed their own unique sound and version of Post Punk and No-Wave
with the tools of the trade of the early 80s. Situated above the proscenium of the
Radio City Music Hall stage, the studio was outfitted with a variety of orchestral
instruments (timpani, bells, xylophone, etc). They self-released a 4-song EP titled
“IMA” on an 8” flexi-disc which was distributed by Ed Bahlman of 99 Records. The
music bridges the wild psychedelic-rock of the 60s, the synth-punk of the late-70s
and the elaborate constructions of progressive-rock. There are nods to the freak-outs
of Chrome and the super neurosis of Suicide, but IMA takes a more clinical approach
which also takes notice of Hawkwind and Pink Floyd's interstellar overdrive. We’ve
added 4 bonus tracks recorded during the same studio sessions and included them here
for the first time on vinyl. DJ Hell lifted elements of IMA's song "Blurb" virtually
intact and uncredited for his electroclash club hit "Keep On Waiting" 20 years later.
All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The
record is housed in an exact replica of the original jacket featuring a spray painted
IMA tag a top a red dashed “Do Not Enter” sign. Each copy includes a double-sided
postcard with notes. This Album Is dedicated to the memory of Andy (Blinx) George.
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DE 199 CALENDAR CROWD PERFECT HIDEAWAY 12" 01.2018
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DE 200 BEZIER PARLER MUSIQUE 2LP 02.2018
1 Parler musique
2 Organisation maritime
3 Un subalterne insubordonné
4 Téléconférence
5 Myéline
6 L'Ordre cannibale
7 Entr’acte
8 Une salade oblongue
Dark Entries is proud to release the debut album from Bézier titled ‘Parler Musique’.
Bézier is Taiwanese-American musician Robert Yang who is also part of the Honey
Soundsystem crew. A multi-instrumentalist, Robert grew up in Southern California then
planted his roots in San Francisco in 2005. Over the years in SF he has built an
impressive analog synth-based studio, which also serves as the creative hub for his
riveting live performances.
Parler Musique clocks in at over 52 minutes with 8 tracks are spread across four sides
for maximum loudness. The album title is a French transliteration on the phrase
“Parlor Music” and is evening music for a meeting of minds in a drawing room or
a literary salon. To ‘talk about music’, the actual translation of the title, the
album is a hotbed of ideas. Different genres are crisscrossed: punk, synthpop, jungle,
new romantic, industrial and new wave. Airy melodies, surging arpeggios and symphonic
breakdowns counterpoint cold digital drum sounds to convey beauty within inescapable
and impending daily processes. The track titles for ‘Parler Musique’ zoom in on
Romantic preoccupations with mystery, unknowns, depths--where themes combine to form
an occult revelatory experience.
All songs have been mixed by Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto, Consolidated) at
Room 5, San Francisco and EQed for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The
vinyl comes housed in a jacket featuring a surreal circuit board pattern with pink
bubbles flickering on an abstract horizon of water designed by Eloise Leigh. Each
copy includes a postcard risograph-printed in fluorescent pink and dark blue with
Dadaist text by Justin Aulis Long.
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DE 201 INSTANT MUSIC INSTANT MUSIC LP 04.2018
1 My Boy
2 Do Not
3 Joyboy
4 Everybody's Gotta Mutate
5 Charade
6 Optimate Minimum
nstant is the trio of Bernd Schöll (Bass, Vocals, Rhythm), Mike Hauer (Guitar, Synth,
Percussion), and Marion Siekmann (Vocals) from Munich, Germany. They formed in 1980
after meeting through mutual friends attending the local art and graphic design school.
The trio were dissatisfied with their surrounding musical environment. Inspired by the
Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, and Giorgio Moroder, they set out to create their own
brand of Neue Deutsche Welle fusing Dada, disco, and Krautrock.
Over the course of 2 weeks in Summer 1980 the band teamed up with local producer Mario
Strack to record 6 songs. These would make up their debut eponymous album that was
originally self-released on 10” vinyl in 1981. They utilized a simple set up of guitar,
bass, and keyboards, plus the BOSS DR-55 Dr. Rhythm drum machine. Metal scraps clanging
appear on the tracks “Do Not” and “Optimate Minimum”, and a washing machine was sampled
on the track “Joyboy”, which features Marion reading from the appliance’s instruction
manual. The A-side features 4 tracks in 11 minute, while the B-side hosts 2 songs in
the same stretch of time. “Charade” features no wave saxophone accompaniment from Kai
Taschner of Munich New Wave band Luna Set. Marion’s vocals are between Nico’s Teutonic
chill and Alison Statton’s (Young Marble Giants) playfulness, while Bernd takes a
monotone approach. Lyrics for “My Boy” and “Everybody's Gotta Mutate” were adapted
from ‘Rotwang’, a fragmented novel written by Tim Hildebrandt, one of the brothers
famous for illustrating the works of Tolkien.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The vinyl comes housed in a replica of the original jacket design, which features a
neon red screen-printed drawing of a cut-out doll family on a stark white background.
Each LP includes a postcard insert with lyrics.
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DE 202 FOKEQULF 190 BODY HEAT 12" 02.2018
1 Body Heat (Vocal)
3 Body Heat (Instrumental)
Fockewulf 190 was a New Wave group from Milan formed in 1980 by Vittorio Barozzi aka
Victor Life and Dario Dell'Aere. In 1979 the duo met outside a cinema and began a
lifelong collaboration of projects: Diamond Dogs, Ice Eyes, Demode Boulevard and
Fockewulf 190, named after the model jet planes Dario fanatically built. Musically,
the duo were inspired by the Human League’s “Reproduction” and John Foxx’s “Metamatic”,
while they took visual cues from the New Romantics Visage and Ultravox. With the
Fockewulf 190 moniker, they created their own dark blend of Italo disco and New Wave,
and released two singles in 1984 and recorded an album’s worth of music that eventually
saw the light of day in 2010.
By 1983, local DJ and guitarist Salvatore Nonnis aka Stan After was added to the group.
The band were searching for a producer and found Giuseppe Mincioni of Market Records
who serviced the local DJs at the Taxi Club where Stan worked. Mincioni immediately
proposed to make a hit with the Italo Disco production team Miki Chieregato and Roberto
Turatti behind such acts as Den Harrow, Joe Yellow, Stylóo, Flexx. Dario handed them
a demo called “Walking Out” and Turati thought the John Foxx-esque vocals were not
commercial enough so they suggested vocalist Fred Ventura. Fred accepted their offer
and wrote lyrics for the song politically inspired by living in a world divided in
East and West, the Cold War, terrorism, and street violence. The debut single “Body
Heat” was released in 1984 on Market Records with the band’s name misspelled as
Fokewulf and vocals wrongly credited to Dario. Clocking in at over 6-minutes, the
song features Fred’s New Beat style vocals over melancholic, sweeping keyboards and
hard edged drum rhythm patterns. On the B-side is an instrumental version with the
occasional “Hey you take a look at me” chorus. All songs have been remastered by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record is housed in an exact replica of the
original jacket featuring a black and white mannequin bust shrouded in fog by Filippo
Maniscalco. Each copy includes a double-sided postcard with lyrics, notes and photos.
This reissue is dedicated to Vittorio Barozzi aka Victor Life who passed away in 2014.
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DE 203 MONO BAND GHOST TOWN 12" 02.2018
1 Ghost Town (Vocal Version)
2 Ghost Town (Ghost Version)
Dark Entries Editions is proud to reissue “Ghost Town” the 1984 debut 12” single by
Mono Band from Italy. The project was conceived by producer Rene 'D'Herin and Massimo
Fantinatiti aka Fantenax. They teamed up with songwriter and guitarist Luigi Venegoni
aka Svengile who had previously worked with progressive and jazz-rock bands Arti &
Mestieri and Venegoni & Co. as well as cosmic disco group Stratosferic Band. Treading
the lines between Italo Disco and the darker side of New Wave, the trio crafted a
mysterious sound. Melancholic arpeggiators, a throbbing baseline, stuttering samples,
and the classic Linn drum machine run throughout the track. Vocals were handled by an
uncredited Carlo Rossi who raps about a ghost town filled with fear. When female
vocalist Elena Sansonetti begins to softly whisper the chorus one might get goose
bumps. The trio were joined in the studio by DJ Mike aka Michele Paolino of Make Up
/Mike Up, DJ Moody, Fabrice Bellini of Art Fine and producer Miceli. The song was
recorded in a few days at Dynamo Sound Studio in Turin and originally released on the
popular Discomagic Records. This reissue includes the original vocal version, backed
with a longer dubbed out instrumental “Ghost Version” on the B-side. All songs have
been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The 12” is
housed in an exact replica of the original sleeve with an astrological photo the
planets orbiting the sun. Each copy also includes a 2-sided postcard.
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DE 204 FANTASY LIFE OVER AND OVER 12" 02.2018
1 Over And Over
2 Over And Over (Dub Version)
Fantasy Life was a one-off Italo disco studio project that consisted of various
producers, songwriters, and vocalists from Turin, Italy. The line-up included Lorenzo
Avico, Maurizio Camoletto and Sergio Bergamin. They recorded their only single “Over
and Over” at Minirec Studio in 1985 with mixing engineer Gigi Guerrieri. It was
released that same year by Thick Record a sublabel of Il Discotto Productions and
became one of the most coveted Italo Disco 12”s. “Over and Over” is a parable that
describes the story of a girl growing up, comparing her life to the changes of the
moon. Signature Linn drum and Simmons drums create the driving rhythm track that
hauntingly sways back and forth. The vocal version has a nearly two minute extended
instrumental break in the middle of the song heightening the dramatic pace. On the
B-side is a Dub Version with extended instrumental breaks, bass lines and occasional
vocals. Both songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The vinyl is housed in the original jacket featuring a painting by Andrea
Franzoso and includes a double sided postcard with lyrics and notes.
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DE 205 V / A : OUTER HIMMALAYAN PRESENTS LP 04.2018
1 Soft Drinks Pop Stars In Pyjamas
2 Soft Drinks Cinzano Wet Dreams
3 Soft Drinks Dangers of Drink
4 Soft Drinks Misconception
5 The Magits Fragmented
6 The Magits Disconnected
7 The Magits Disjointed
8 The Magits Detached
9 The Magits A Pawn In The Game
10 S-Haters Death Of A Vampire
11 S-Haters Research
12 S-Haters The Deepest Of Reds
13 S-Haters Drift
14 S-Haters Industry & Nature
15 S-Haters 1980
Dark Entries and Sacred Bones team up to release the early discography of UK synth-punk
and Deathrock label Outer Himmalayan Records. Between 1979 and 1982, Nick Blinko and
Martin Cooper’s Outer Himmalayan Records released 7-inches by three short-lived bands
– The Magits, Soft Drinks, and S-Haters – who would nonetheless cast a massive shadow
on the UK’s burgeoning post-punk/anarcho punk scene. Outer Himmalayan Presents
collects all of the music found on those original records, along with rare and
unreleased tracks by all three bands. It’s a snapshot of a period of frenzied
creativity by some of the UK’s most thrilling experimental punks.
Before Blinko went on to found the essential anarcho band Rudimentary Peni, whose
storied body of work also appeared on Outer Himmalayan, he and label co-founder
Cooper were The Magits. The lone release by the minimal synth-and-vocals duo, Fully
Coherent, was the inaugural release on Outer Himmalayan — and, in fact, Blinko and
Cooper’s impetus for starting the label. The four tracks on Fully Coherent are short,
sharp bursts, comprising a total of four minutes. Here, they’re presented alongside
the five-and-a-half minute “A Pawn in the Game,” a song that sees Blinko and Cooper
get truly weird with the extra space the longer runtime afforded them.
The next release on Outer Himmalayan was S-Haters’ Death of a Vampire 7", which the
quartet quickly followed with Stories as Cold as the Irish Sea. The band was
recognizably a deathrock act, their gothic punk in the same lineage as Joy Division
and PIL’s Metal Box, but it showed the same sonic adventurousness that characterized
the rest of Outer Himalayan’s output. “1980,” an oddity taken from the rare Another
Bouquet on the Grave of Free Enterprise cassette comp, shows the most experimental
flourish, with dueling male/female vocals and a prominent acoustic guitar.
The final Outer Himmalayan release before it became strictly a Rudimentary Peni
label was Soft Drinks’ Popstars in Their Pyjamas 7". Popstars ended up being the
tongue-in-cheek synth-punk trio’s only release before their breakup, though they
would also record “Dangers of Drink,” for the Bouquet of Barbed Wire comp and
included here, as well as the one-off track “Misconception,” previously unreleased
but now available exclusively on Outer Himmalayan Presents.
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
Cover artwork features a collage by Eloise Leigh and each copy includes a 20-page
zine featuring liner notes and ephemera associated with the original pressings plus
never before seen photos.
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DE 206 DsorDNE E UN SOLE LP 03.2018
1 La Zona
2 Delitto E Passione
3 E Un Sole
4 In The Mouth My Heart
5 Centro D'Erezione
6 Antenne
7 Il Senso Di Torpore
8 Emoraggia Sensoriale
DsorDNE (pronounced Disordine) is a project from Torino, Italy that evolved as group
out of the electronic experimental post punk project Novostj in 1987. At the core of
DsorDNE is Marco Milanesio, musical engineer and co-founder of the HAX record label,
joined by a revolving cast of musicians. Their spectrum ranged from experimental to
structured electro-poetry and Soundtrack like instrumental electronic music. In 1987
they released their first track on a split-single with The Legendary Pink Dots.
Between 1987 and 1994 they released 6 full length albums, 3 split-EPs and appeared on
various cassette compilations.
E Un Sole (It’s a Sun) was the group’s only vinyl full length originally released in
1990 on HAX. It’s 8 tracks of electro-beat poetry and experimentation recorded between
July 1989 and January 1990 by Marco Milanesio (music) and Roberta Ongaro (vocals) with
guests Claudio Burdese (guitar), Danilo Beltrame (guitar) and Cristiana Bauducco
(vocals). The album is broken up into two distinct halves. Side A contains four chunks
of hard hitting, percussive patterns and rushing bass sequences. Dark, moody female
vocals force their monologues through the machinery in their native Italian tongue. The
traditional song structure is carefully avoided by giving lyrics equal opportunities
be they recited, half-sung, whispered or spoken. Side B displays moodier moments,
less savage attacks and subtler sensuality, veering towards the more melodic and
existential. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in
Berkeley. The record is housed in an exact replica of the original jacket featuring
a black and white drawing with silver metallic spot color housed in a clear PVC plastic
cover with a three color screen-printed design. Each copy includes a 11x11” double
-sided lyrics sheet with English translations as well an 8x11” sheet with original
press notes from 1990 by Marco Pustianaz. Limited to 800 copies.
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DE 207 CYRNAI CHARRED BLOSSOMS LP 08.2018
Charred Blossoms
SIDE A
1 Phobic In Ruins
2 Waydom
3 Noct (Mourning Glare)
4 Incision Tree
5 Sensitivity
6 Windmill
SIDE B
1 Be Happy Or Go Straight
2 Waydom (Demo)
3 Burnt Shadows
4 Progress After Distance
5 A Prosaic Afternoon
6 Power to Wait
7 Kemoflosh 2
8 The Day Inside
We are honored to reissue the debut album from Carolyn Fok / CYRNAI, an Asian-American
female solo artist from the Bay Area. Carolyn’s adventures in sound began with
recording stories on a tape recorder at age 9 in 1976. A short time later, exploring
the scattering of musical instruments and effects units her father left lying around
the family home. She became especially fascinated by his TEAC reel-to-reel recorder
that set off a lifelong fascination with sound design. By the age of 16 Carolyn had
become inspired by industrial electronic act Cabaret Voltaire, as well as anarcho-punks
Crass. Creating the stage name CYRNAI, a rearranging alphabet of Carolyn Fok, she
played in several Bay Area bands including Treason, A State Of Mind, Trial and Rhythm
& Noise between 1983 and 1991.
The 6-track 12” EP was released in 1985 by Mind Matter Records with a 48-page zine
featuring Carolyn’s poetry and drawings, re-printed here. For this reissue we’ve added
8 unreleased bonus tracks recorded between 1980-1984 and included a 6-page press kit
with photos and notes by Carolyn. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at
Fantasy Studios.
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DE 208 CYRNAI : PARTS OF THE INSOMNIC WHEEL 2LP 08.2018
Parts Of The Insomnic Wheel
SIDE A
1 Constant
2 Red Carpet Hallways
3 Dungeon of Leftovers
4 The Pitchfork of Womanhood
5 Prison Tree Duet
SIDE B
1 Numb Machinery
2 White Sky Moving
3 Tibetan Bowls Signaling
4 Fluorescent Nerve Endings
5 Spirals and Diameters
6 Clutching A Pencil
SIDE C
1 Time Has The Humor
2 Cinder Theory
3 Indoor Lighting
4 I Was Over-born
5 Dig a hole
6 Oh, Sun Come In!
SIDE D
1 A Goodbye Peck
2 Storing The Past in Formaldehyde
3 Prison Tree
4 Dreamer’s Paralysis
5 Have You Heard My Life
6 Ride Into Your Energy
We are honored to reissue the 2nd full length from Carolyn Fok/CYRNAI, an Asian
-American female solo artist from the Bay Area. Carolyn’s adventures in sound began
with recording stories on a tape recorder at age 9 in 1976. A short time later,
exploring the scattering of musical instruments and effects units her father left
lying around the family home. She became especially fascinated by his TEAC reel-to-reel
recorder that set off a lifelong fascination with sound design. By the age of 16
Carolyn had become inspired by industrial electronic act Cabaret Voltaire, as well
as anarcho-punks Crass. Creating the stage name CYRNAI, a rearranging alphabet of
Carolyn Fok, she played in several Bay Area bands including Treason, A State Of Mind,
Trial and Rhythm & Noise between 1983 and 1991.
Originally released by Ladd-Frith in 1986, this reissue adds 4 unreleased bonus tracks
recorded during the same period. Each copy includes a 16-page zine with lyrics, photos
and notes by Carolyn. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
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DE 209 CYRNAI HYPNO-SEIZURE LP 08.2018
Hypno-Seizure
SIDE A
1 Is It Colored Numbers?
2 A Thousand Eyes On One Street
3 Going Under Hypnotized
4 Hallucination, Custom Cut
5 Robot State
6 I Will Have You
SIDE B
1 A Rainbow of Business
2 The Promise of Happiness
3 Brushed With Water
4 Oh Why
5 My Nocturnal Journal
6 Reclusist
7 Everlasting Eye
We are honored to reissue the 2nd full length from Carolyn Fok/CYRNAI, an Asian
-American female solo artist from the Bay Area. Carolyn’s adventures in sound began
with recording stories on a tape recorder at age 9 in 1976. A short time later,
exploring the scattering of musical instruments and effects units her father left
lying around the family home. She became especially fascinated by his TEAC reel-to-reel
recorder that set off a lifelong fascination with sound design. By the age of 16
Carolyn had become inspired by industrial electronic act Cabaret Voltaire, as well
as anarcho-punks Crass. Creating the stage name CYRNAI, a rearranging alphabet of
Carolyn Fok, she played in several Bay Area bands including Treason, A State Of Mind,
Trial and Rhythm & Noise between 1983 and 1991.
Originally self-released in 1988, this reissue adds 3 unreleased bonus tracks recorded
during the same period. Each copy includes a double sided insert with lyrics, photos
and notes by Carolyn. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
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DE 210 CYRNAI TO SUBTLE-DRIVE 2LP 08.2018
To Subtle-Drive
SIDE A
1 To Subtle Drive
2 Techno-Guillotine
3 Pocket Zimbabwe
SIDE B
4 It’s a Crazy Fear
5 Subliminalogy
6 Far Above The Clouds
7 Electric Meditation
8 Falling
SIDE C
1 Suppressionist
2 Death Row Lingo
3 Climb the Sun
4 Lost Your Soul
SIDE D
1 Backbone Beat
2 Friction Song
3 When The Morning Comes
4 The Guidelines of Labor
5 Always
We are honored to reissue the 2nd full length from Carolyn Fok/CYRNAI, an Asian
-American female solo artist from the Bay Area. Carolyn’s adventures in sound began
with recording stories on a tape recorder at age 9 in 1976. A short time later,
exploring the scattering of musical instruments and effects units her father left
lying around the family home. She became especially fascinated by his TEAC reel-to-reel
recorder that set off a lifelong fascination with sound design. By the age of 16
Carolyn had become inspired by industrial electronic act Cabaret Voltaire, as well
as anarcho-punks Crass. Creating the stage name CYRNAI, a rearranging alphabet of
Carolyn Fok, she played in several Bay Area bands including Treason, A State Of Mind,
Trial and Rhythm & Noise between 1983 and 1991.
This reissue adds 5 bonus tracks recorded during the same period spread across
a double LP set. Each copy includes a double sided insert with lyrics, photos and
notes by Carolyn. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
"Old-soul beat tracks on cassette with time and techno-guilotine songs."
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DE 211 ARIA ROSTAMI & DANIEL BLOMQUIST : DISTANT COMPANION LP 04.2018
1 Polaris Aa
2 Polaris Ab
3 Polaris B
4 Distant Companion
Aria Rostami and Daniel Blomquist are from San Francisco, CA, though Rostami has
recently moved to Brooklyn, NY. Rostami and Blomquist's work occurs in two stages:
the gathering/preparation of source material and the live performance. Rostami and
Blomquist's source material primarily focuses on the exchange of information,
repetition and decay, and surrendering aspects of creative control. The source
material is either sampled and altered by Blomquist or composed and recorded by
Rostami. Sometimes this material is repeatedly passed back and forth to be altered,
others, it’s barely touched.
Following prior albums on Glacial Movements and Jacktone, the duo return with their
third full length, "Distant Companion" named after the multiple star Polaris. Comprised
of Polaris Aa in orbit with Polaris Ab which in turn, are in orbit with a distant
companion, Polaris B. Polaris, aka The North Star, was the star that American slaves
followed to freedom. It carries with it a history of Civil Rights, a cosmic history
of our origins, as all stars do, and a glimpse into the past as it floats light years
away. The first two songs of "Distant Companion" were recorded during a protest
performance at Grey Area Foundation of the Arts in San Francisco that featured artists
representing communities, cultures and countries on the travel ban list (Executive
Order 13769.) For this performance they sampled voice recordings of Persian poets
Rumi, Hafez and Forough Farakhzad. Every generation seems to find, in their own way,
that the pursuit for equality is not linear, but that we must know our pasts, be in
tune with the present and have a will for a better future. This record stands on the
shoulders of communities, artists and movements that have made art in protest of
oppression, and we hope, in some way, to make a contribution to this conversation.
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
Cover artwork features a collage by London-based artist Anthony Gerace, and each
copy includes a postcard featuring a photo of the duo.
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DE 212 LENA PLATONOS LEPIDOPTERA LP 04.2018
1 Araschnia Levana
2 Aurorina Selene
3
4 Cyaniris
5 Eros Pantoriana Pandora
6 Brenthis
7 Aporia Maturna
8 (Hesperia Iris Greca)
9 Erynnis Eroides
Lena Platonos is a Greek musician, pianist and music composer. She was one of the
pioneers in the Greek electronic music scene of the 1980s, and she remains active
today. Lena was born on the island of Crete and grew up in Athens. She began learning
how to play the piano at the age of two and became a professional pianist before
turning eighteen. Soon afterwards, she received a scholarship to study in Vienna and
Berlin, where she was exposed to jazz, rock, and Middle Eastern music. She returned
to Greece in the late 70’s and began working with the Hellenic Broadcasting
Corporation. She released three collaborative albums between 1981 and 1983, but it
was her “triptych” of solo albums, Sun Masks (1984), Gallop (1985), and Lepidoptera
(1986) that would lead many to call her the “Greek Laurie Anderson” or “mother of
Greek electronica”.
Released in 1986, Lepidoptera was Lena’s third solo album, which was inspired by
a scientific book on butterflies she found in a trashcan one day. The Latin genus
and species names were mysterious and paralleled the changes in Lena’s personal life.
“My concern in this work is transformation as a metaphor, or transcendence as an
existential condition,” says Lena. Compositions follow minimalistic motifs and
carefully-staged soundscapes. Vocals are processed through electronic filters, and
at times plays a central role. Lena’s surrealistic verses are delivered in a direct
fashion, touching on themes of metamorphosis, rebirth, love, and alienation. At times,
she expresses tenderness; at others, a childlike innocence.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
The jacket is an exact replica of the 1986 edition, featuring an original collage by
Lena and photography by Spyros Stateris. Each copy includes a two-sided 11”x11” insert
with lyrics, photos and liner notes by Lena, with English translations by Stathis
Gourgouris.
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DE 213 INHALT COMMERCE EP 12" 06.2018
1 Alles
2 Language
3 Schwarz
4 Commerce
Dark Entries is proud to release ‘Commerce’, the third EP from San Francisco-based
trio INHALT, German for “content”. The group was founded in 2009, and for the purposes
of this recording are Matia Simovich, Philip Winiger and Steven Campodonico. INHALT’s
core operative strategy is of sonic fidelity and integrity rather than nostalgia.
Their first release was a split 12" on World Unknown in 2011 followed by two EPs on
Dark Entries, a remix EP on Emotional Especial and a Part Time Punks Session on
Cleopatra.
The record was produced over four years at the bands own Black Sun Loft recording
studio and Different Fur Studios. Paul Lavigne mastered the EP in London, England at
Kontrast Mastering and George Horn handled the vinyl EQ curve at Fantasy Studios,
Berkeley. Each EP is housed in a specially designed jacket by Leo Merz and includes
a lyric sheet with English translations.
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DE 214 COLIN POTTER THE WHERE HOUSE? 2LP 06.2018
1 Yoursmine
2 Alleys
3 In The Hall
4 Away From The Public Eye
5 Later, That Same Night
6 Vertigo
7 Ssroi'asitjk
8 Just Another Five Minutes
9 For All Your Knew
10 The Long Road
11 Leer
12 Jackpot
13 The Burrowing Engine
14 The State
15 Marsh Fog
16 Potters Wheel
Colin Potter is a sound engineer and musician currently based in London. He has
worked within the fields of electronic and experimental music for over 35 years,
collaborating with the likes of Current 93, The Hafler Trio, Organum, Andrew Chalk,
and most notably as a key part of Nurse With Wound alongside Steven Stapleton. He
started the esteemed ICR (Integrated Circuit Recordings) label in 1981 releasing
a clutch of wonderful home recordings of his own, over half a dozen small run
cassette only releases.
‘The Where House?’ was recorded in 1981 at IC Studio, a converted wash house in
Sutton on the Forest in North Yorkshire. The album was self-released on cassette
that same year via ICR. This expanded double LP edition features all 13 tracks from
the original tape on vinyl for the first time plus 4 bonus tracks. ‘The Where House?’
is a prime example of early UK post-punk/industrial electronic music. “Combining dub,
electro, and krautrock rhythms with psychedelic, kosmische noise in multiple mutations
ranging from almost pop-wise songcraft to horizon-scanning motorik flights,” says
Boomkat. Most of the damage was done by Colin using guitars, synths, sequencers,
drum machines, percussion, and modified toy keyboards with fairly primitive 4-track
recording equipment. He was assisted on some of the tracks by Stephan Jadd-Parry
(guitar, percussions), Jon Caffery (guitar, bass, e-bow, percussion) and Nick Jackson
(synth). All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. The record is sleeved in a replica of the original cassette artwork by
Jonathan Coleclough. Every copy includes a double sided postcard insert with notes
from Colin.
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DE 215 RICHARD WAHNFRIED TIME ACTOR 2LP 06.2018
1 Time Actor
2 Time Factory
3 Charming The Wind
4 Grandma's Clockwork
5 Distorted Emission I
6 The Silent Sound Of The Ground
7 Time Echoes
8 Time Actor (Maurizio Delvecchio Remix)
Dark Entries is honored to re-issue one of the greatest and most overlooked albums
of the 1970s. "Time Actor" was the result of a collaboration between legendary Crazy
World & Kingdom Come visionary Arthur Brown and German synthesizer and ambient genius
Klaus Schulze, recording under the pseudonym of his alter-ego Richard Wahnfried.
"Richard" is the name of Klaus’ son born in 1979, and the first name of the German
composer Wagner. "Wahnfried" is the name of Richard Wagner's house, from the German
"wähnen Frieden fand" (that his search and hopes will find peace). The album was
a unique fusion of Brown's eccentric musical vision and Schulze's mastery of
synthesis. The album was originally released in 1979 on the German Innovative
Communication label. Time Actor stands out amongst Schulze's massive catalog as
a masterwork of avant garde new age. Schulze helms the project on electronics, and
guests include Michael Shrieve on percussion, Vincent Crane on keyboards, and vocalist
Arthur Brown, who sings – or should we say, speaks – on top of it all. Schulze
describes the Wahnfried project in the liner notes as “the collective pseudonym of
an idea: Time-Electronic, an experiment between avantgarde and muzak: Utility-music
for sound-covered environment, in which a new generation grows up: Richard Wahnfried
is this generation: Music between genius and nonsense: New ideas transported by an
old medium to your ear.”
This newly re-mastered reissue expands the original 60 minutes of music across a double
LP to help with playback and distortion experienced on original pressings. We’ve added
a bonus track in the form of a Cosmic 12-minute extended remix by Italian producer and
DJ Maurizio Delvecchio from 1983. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Housed in a gatefold jacket with original album
artwork featuring a surreal painting by German artist Peter Nagel plus lyrics and
3notes. “I wish you plenty of TIME” - Klaus Schulze
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DE 216 MISS KITTIN & THE HACKER : LOST TRACKS VOL.2 EP 12" 06.2018
1 Upstart
2 Love on 26
3 Snuff Movies
4 The Building
Miss Kittin & The Hacker are the Electro duo of Caroline Hervé and Michel Amato from
Grenoble, France. The pair met during the early 90s at a rave and soon after bought
turntables and began DJing. In 1996, they started writing music heavily influenced by
1980s synthpop and post-punk bands like Fad Gadget, DAF, Liaisons Dangeuresues, and
Yazoo, as well as Italo Disco. Bored by the techno scene at the time, they set out out
to lighten the serious tone and bring a campy sexiness to the dour musical landscape.
Upon hearing their demos DJ Hell signed them to his Munich-based International DJ
Gigolo label and released their first 2 EPs in 1998 and 1999. Their debut album
”First Album" was released in 2001 followed by . in ?.
“Lost Tracks Vol. 2” contains 4 previously unreleased demos recorded between 1997 and
1999. The duo fused 80’s European New Wave/Italo Disco with 90’s Detroit Electro acts
like Le Car and Dopplereffekt. By utilizing verse-chorus structures, they playfully
shook up the loop based hard techno and electro that was popular at the time. Their
studio set up at the time was a Korg MS-20, Roland SH-101, TR-606, TR-808, Siel DK80,
and Boss DR-660 drum machine. The songs are direct, spontaneous, seemingly improvised
in places. Miss Kittin sings about falling in love in the new millennium, snuff movies
and controlling the unknown trip to death, all in her cheekily derisive French accent.
All songs have been transferred from the original DAT tapes by the band and remastered
for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The vinyl comes housed in a glossy jacket
featuring a black and white photo of the duo taken in 1996. Each LP includes a postcard
with liner notes from Miss Kittin and The Hacker designed by Eloise Leigh. As Miss
Kittin says of these demos, “We were naive, innocent, adventurous and we didn’t expect
anything in return”.
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DE 217 UMO VOGUE JUST MY LOVE 12" 08.2018
1 Just My Love (The Boiled Sweet Mix)
2 Just My Love (Demo)
3 Time Of Your Life (Extended Mix)
4 Make It Real
5 Erotica
Umo Vogue formed in Bristol by Stig Manley, Russ Crook and Neil Deamer who were in
Bath based ska rock outfit ‘The AT’s’, along with Bristol based singer Debbie Marlow.
Neil’s Brother Clive joined the band bringing a fantastic new dynamic to the band on
drums, percussion and heavy artillery. The band name is a deliberate misspelling of
the ultra-chic Italian fashion magazine ‘L’Uomo Vogue’. After winning the Bristol
‘Battle of the Bands’ in 1982 they were signed to Phonogram and dropped a few months
later. They then signed to EMI in ’83 and released their first single ‘Just My Love’
released in early 1984. The second single was ‘Make It Real’ and was never released
as the band were culled from the EMI roster in late ’84. For this reissue of their
debut single we’ve added 3 bonus tracks, a demo of “Just My Love”, the unreleased
follow single “Make It Real” and a bedroom demo “Erotica.” Each song displays
ridiculously catchy melodies and innovative electronic rhythms. The drum tracks,
a combination of rhythm machines and hand percussion, were mixed down from the 4-track
tape used as backing on stage, with the rich slap bass and Roland SH09 synths weaves
fluid lead lines in between the harmony vocals. All songs have been remastered by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The record is housed in an exact replica of the orig.
jacket and includes an 8-page booklet with photos, notes and press clippings from the
band’s archive. “We’re synthetic but not antiseptic. We are interested in the naivety
and spontaneity of music.” - Umo Vogue
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DE 218 DEUX+MARTIN KRAFT NUR FUR MADCHEN LP 08.2018
1 Computermädchen
2 Mädchen (Lass Das Sein!)
3 Mein Ding
4 Wir Tanzen
5 Video King
6 Ich Möcht' Ich Wär' Ein Millionär
7 50 Jahr, Blondes Haar
8 Gangster Tscha Tscha
9 Spieglein, Spieglein
10 Gletscher
El Deux is the Swiss electro-pop trio of Gutze Gautschi (guitar, vocals), Steno Onetz
(bass), Martin Kraft (vocals, drum machine). Formed circa 1981 in Aarau by Gutze and
Steno who played together in punk/New Wave band Fresh Color aka Frische Farbe feat.
a pre-Yello Dieter Meier. Gutze’s minimal electronic compositions did not fit the
concept of Fresh Color, so they formed a new project with their live mixer, Martin
Kraft, on vocals. The group was quite successful with many concerts, mainly in southern
Germany and various TV appearances in Germany and abroad. Between April/September 1982
they recorded and mixed their debut album ‘Nur Für Mädchen’ in 15 days at Powerplay
Studios, Zurich. The LP was released later that year on Gold Records. Influences at
that time were of course the NDW “Neue Deutsche Welle'' movement and also from
Gutze’s time as a musician & guitarist since 1965. Their step up for recording was
a Moog Prodigy, Korg Rhythm 55 (KR-55), Simmons Drums, Casiotone 202, Guitar and Bass.
We’ve added a bonus track “Video King” that was originally released as a follow up
single in 1984 before the group disbanded. All songs have been remastered by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios. The record is housed in an exact replica of the original
jacket and includes an insert with photos and lyrics.
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DE 219 POLAROID SENZE RESPIRO LP 08.2018
1 Dietro ai vetri
2 Occidente
3 Alibi
4 Charme
5 Altri Giorni
6 Vita Immaginaria
7 Tutto cio che ami
8 Jezz-Ah
9 L'uomo del sogno
10 Un'estate inclemente I
Polaroid were an Italian post-punk/new wave band, formed in Turin in 1981. The original
lineup of the band consisted of Marcello Zavatto (voice, guitar), Massimo Vagnarelli
(bass, drum-machine), Evandro Fornasier (guitar), Claudio Vagnarelli (synthersizer)
and Marco Farano (Drums). Polaroid made their debut with the cassette 6-track EP
‘Senza Respiro’, self-released in 1984. Influenced by Bauhaus, Joy Division, The Cure,
Pere Ubu as well as Chic and Talking Heads. The music was dark and cold, but also
melodic especially with regards to guitars and voices. At the end of 1984 the band
added vocalist Michele Cantoblundo while drummer Marco left and was replaced by
a Roland TR-909. With Michele began a period of very dark and poetic music, influenced
also by bands like Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and The Sisters of Mercy. The band peacefully
broke-up in 1987. This vinyl re-issue of ‘Senza Respiro’ contains all 6 original songs
with 4 bonus tracks from the band’s later period. All songs have been remastered by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The record is housed in custom jacket designed by
Eloise Leigh and includes 4 polaroid sized postcards with photos notes and lyrics.
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DE 221 RAW FRAGMENTS 12" 10.2018
1 Dreams Of Leaving
2 Server
3 A Strange Traveller
4 Sand Drip
5 Sisyphus
Raw formed during the summer of 1990 in Athens, Greece when keyboardist Giannis
Papaioannou and percussionist Makis Faros started composing music for imaginary
waiting rooms. They combined the traditional cut-up technique of tape-loops, the
industrial timbres of musique concrete with the harmonics of world music, all
filtered through digital sampling and computer programming. Their first recordings
generated an 8 track demo, which was freely distributed among friends and the local
underground press. After 6 months of work and several sessions with guest musicians
on acoustic and electric instruments, Raw self-released their first album ‘Land’
in December 1991 on Elfish Records. In 1992 they recruited the band’s sound engineer,
Coti K., as a third member, both on stage and studio sessions. ‘City’ was their
second album fully inspired by the mechanisms of their home town. Presenting
a different electronic face of Raw, manipulating rhythms with analogue synthesizers
and harsh sampling to evoke the atmosphere of Athens. ‘City’ was released on CD
only by Elfish Records in 1994. ‘Fragments’ is a collection of 4 songs from ‘City’
presented on vinyl for the first time plus bonus track recorded during the “City’
sessions previously released on a compilation in 1992. All songs have been remastered
by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each copy includes a double sided
postcard with photos and notes.
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DE 222 BILL CONVERSE HULLED EP 12" 09.2018
1 Landing 4:55
2 Beneath The Ice 6:46
3 Endless Tide 6:48
4 Station Life 6:33
We are pleased to present a 4-track EP from Austin, Texas analogue hardware enthusiast
Bill Converse. Immersed in the early days of the 90s midwest rave scene, Bill began
DJing at a young age in Lansing, Michigan. Luminaries such as Claude Young, Traxx,
and Derrick May were key early influences. Techno, noise, ambient and tape processing
are all part of his uncanny sound palette. His debut album "Meditations/Industry"
was released on cassette in 2013 and edited for a vinyl release on Dark Entries in
2016 followed by two 12” singles ‘Warehouse Invocation’ and ‘7 of 9’ the same year.
In 2017 Converse released his second album ‘The Shape Of Things To Come’ followed by
the double EP "Salt Of Mars".
‘Hulled’ is a 25 minute journey spread across 4 tracks of glacial abandon. All tracks
were recorded directly to tape with no overdubs, made at Converse's home studio. Bill
says these tracks represent “ocean waves in stormy conditions, dark grey blue water,
or more generally speaking something ominous and beautiful.” The songs on this album
reveal a sublime influence from Detroit techno, IDM, and Acid. Built around vintage
synthesizer lines and gritty drum machine percussion, the tracks ebb and flow like
the effect of sun shimmering on water, woozy, gauzy and ephemeral. All songs were
mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each EP is housed
in a die-cute jacket designed by Eloise Leigh with peachy pink patterns landing on
an alien water planet and seeing mysterious playing forms under the turquoise water.
and the. Each copy includes a postcard featuring photo of Bill with notes.
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DE 223 COLD BEAT A SIMPLE REFLECTION 12" 09.2018
1 Jennifer
2 Love Is A Stranger
3 She's Invisible Now
4 Step on the Beast
5 Never Gonna Cry Again
6 Invisible Hands
7 Monkey Monkey
Cold Beat is a San Francisco-based quartet fronted by Hannah Lew (synths, vocals) with
Kyle King (synths, guitar), Luciano Talpini Aita (synths) and Sean Monaghan (guitar).
Formed in 2013 the band has released three albums and two EPs. ‘A Simple Reflection’
is a 7-song collection of Eurythmics covers, yet feels just as personal as any of their
original material. While digging through a collection of 12"s for her record shop
Contact Records, Lew stumbled across the earliest Eurythmics B-sides and was floored.
This lead to the discovery of their debut album ‘In The Garden'. Annie Lennox’s
abstract and poetic lyrics really struck a chord with Hannah. What had started out as
a single cover quickly snowballed into a full blown obsession. The synth and drum
programming resonated with her songwriting process, so reimagining them was very
creatively fulfilling. The covers on this EP are simultaneously dynamic and atmospheric
post-punk that plays to Lew's ethereal vocals and King’s crystalline guitar. All songs
have been mixed by Mikey Young (Total Control) and mastered by George Horn at Fantasy
Studios. The record is housed in a jacket designed by Eloise Leigh, which features pink
and purple clouds that evoke a dreamy softness and DIY playfulness and photos Lew in
her best Lennox-inspired drag. Each copy includes a postcard with photos and notes.
“Sometimes a song seems to sing just for you, as if someone knows your most inner
thoughts and feelings and has found a way to describe them effortlessly” - Hannah Lew
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DE 225 ANGELA FANTASY 12" 08.2019
1 Fantasy
2 Painted Love
3 I Gotta Little Love
4 Kites
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DE 226 SEPEHR BODY MECHANICS EP 12" 11.2018
1 Body Mechanics
2 Befallen
3 Velvet Dream
4 Roses + Thorns
5 Frantik
6 303 Diaries
We are excited to release a 6-track EP from San Francisco based DJ, producer, and
remixer Sepehr Alimagham. The San Jose native has been a fixture in the Bay Area
house and techno scene for quite awhile now — on the dance-floor, behind the decks,
in the studio, or all of the above. Early influences like Boards of Canada, Aphex
Twin and post-hardcore bands later in high school started his affinity for off-kilter,
underground music. In 2017 he began performing live PA sets, utilizing his immense
production backlog to perform vivid and electric sets, from potent dance music to
psychedelic and esoteric soundscapes.
"Body Mechanics" is six tracks of acid drenched dance music that ebb and flow from
floor filling club thumpers to more cerebral soundscapes. Inspired by the new wave
of the acid sound as well as nostalgia from his formative years in the San Francisco
music scene, 'Body Mechanics' takes a functional, yet psychedelic approach to 303
styled techno and electronica. Attention demanding basslines, indiosyncratic
structures and hallucinatory atmospheres provide an effective framework for Sepehr's
vision. The themes of the track titles take root from a series of dreams Sepehr had
with a common atmosphere of strange characters and textures, akin to scenes from
David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks'. All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy
Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in a jacket featuring a dark and inviting
cyborg hand holding a rose designed by Nicole Ginelli.
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DE 227 BILLY NIGHTMARE REALITY CHECK EP 12" 09.2018
1 I've Seen The World 5:37
2 Is This The Life For Me 6:30
3 Dance,Shake,Swing 7:02
4 Dance,Shake,Swing Version 2 6:10
Digging deep into the Chicago Rave vaults to re-issue the debut EP from Billy Nightmare
aka “Mystic Bill” Torres. Growing up in Miami, Bill was involved in various parts of
the music industry, from working at Flamingo Record Pool, to playing guitar for the
band Life In Sodom (80’s Synth/Goth band). His interest in both House & Industrial
music inspired him to make his move to the Windy City. Bill quickly became involved
in the night scene with residencies at clubs like Shelter, Crobar, & Smart Bar.
His studio work began with a remix of Kay Ladrae's “Lack Of Love” with Vince Lawrence,
followed by a string of releases, including an LP on Trax Records. He has recently
relaunched two record labels and several releases and remixes out each year.
"Reality Check" was released in 1996 on Woody McBride’s label Sounds. Originally the
project was to be titled " Billy's Nightmare", but to avoid being jinxed for life,
Torres decided to switch it to Billy Nightmare. He put the Mystic Bill alias aside,
got a hair cut, changed his sound and became this new persona. "Reality Check"
consists of 4 tracks, recorded at Mirage Studios in Chicago in 1996. Two tracks on
the A-side are dark thumpers and will haunt your head for days. Side B has 2 versions
of the same song, lighter and funkier in mood both show the diversity Mystic Bill is
capable of producing. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
Each EP is housed in a custom designed jacket by Eloise Leigh featuring a 90s photo of
Billy Nightmare staring into TV static and includes a postcard with notes.
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DE 229 TALKING DRUMS COURAGE EP 12' 09.2018
1 Courage 7:50
2 Parasuicide 4:15
3 Descartes Lives 2:34
4 Lost in the 20th Century 3:14
Dark Entries is honored to reissue the debut 12” single "Courage" from Scottish band
Talking Drums. Formed in Glasgow in 1981 when Charlie and Dot lived above a pub and
discovered their downstairs neighbor, Carol, was a sensational singer. They quickly
recruited Stewart on bass and Derek on drums and started gigging. Scotland in the
early 80s had a live music scene where unsigned bands could gather a serious following
and the band played every major city, helped by catchy, indie-pop tunes and Carol's
explosive performances. The recorded their debut album "Fighting To The Finish" all
in a week in March 1982 and released it on cassette. "Courage" was their first vinyl
outing in the independent, cottage-industry spirit of the times, originally released
on Sticky Music in late 1982. The group added a horn section and congas extending the
song to 8 sprawling minutes of dubby disco funk in the vein of ESG and William
Onyeabor. The studio owner, Ian, had just bought a new piece of equipment called an
Aphex Aural Exciter and put the whole mix through it-maybe one reason why “Courage”
sounds strangely ahead of its time. For this first time vinyl reissue we’ve added
bonus track “Lost in the 20th Century” from 1982, previously available only on their
debut cassette album. All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy
Studios in Berkeley. Each copy includes a double sided insert with ephemera, photos
and liner notes by the band.
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DE 230 STROER DUO FLUCHTWEG MADAGASKAR EP 12" 10.2018
1 Vietnam
2 Jetzt
3 Osterseen
4 Talking Drums
5 Treck
6 Step Song
7 Machen Wir Nicht
8 Kumasi
9 Foukara
10 Neid
11 Abendprogramm
Fleisch-MarschHans P. and Ernst Ströer are the Ströer Bros. Based close to Munich,
Bavaria, they work as composers, arrangers, musicians, producers and authors,
traveling between many different musical worlds. Hans plays bass, guitars and piano,
Ernst plays all kinds of drums and percussion. The two of them descended from the
wildly expanded jazz brew of the ’70s. In early 1979 Hans went on a six week tour
through eleven African countries as a bass player in Jazz guitarist Volker Kriegel’s
group Mild Maniac Orchestra. Inspired by his experiences on tour, Hans suggested to
do a freestyle album together with Ernst. Avantgarde pianist Wolfgang Dauner’s Jazz
label Mood Records offered them one week of studio time in the well equipped rooms
of an old sugar factory between Christmas and New Years Eve 1981. They spent every
minute in the studio, sleeping in the recording room, switching between mixing
console and musical instruments. The brothers recorded their own performances and
engineered the mixes, drumming, playing bass, guitars, all kinds of percussion and
keyboards, singing and yelling. The result was the album ‘Fluchtweg Madagaskar’
(“escape route to Madagascar”) released in 1982. The contrast between African and
German lifestyles, underlined by the early 80s tensions between nuclear warheads and
the peace movement can be felt at the very core of this album. The fear that Germany
could become an atomic battlefield made many young Germans think about emigration.
Using a walkman hidden in their pocket, the brothers took numerous field recordings
sampled over gripping, heavily accented rhythms. A true independent album, music
and early sound design without boundaries nor limits. All songs are remastered by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each copy includes double sided insert
with lyrics, photos and liner notes by the duo.
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DE 231 DAVID JAVELOSA AND BABY BUDDHA : EVERYONE IS MY AGE LP 10.2018
1 Overture
2 Think It's You
3 Big Generation
4 Do I
5 Selfish Heart
6 Whats Going On
7 Everyone Is
8 Clear Eyes
9 Emotion 2
10 Night
11 My Age
12 Chantilly Lace
Baby Buddha is the experimental new wave duo of Charles Hornaday (vocals, guitar,
electronics, drums) and David Javelosa (vocals, electronics, clarinet). Born from
late night improvisations of San Francisco synth-punks Los Microwaves with a rotating
cast of musicians. Live shows would include music, projections, dance and performance
art in both clubs and gallery spaces. In 1980, Howie Klein's 415 Records released
their first single of Tammy Wynette's “Stand By Your Man”. In 1981, ‘Music For
Teenage Sex’ was their first full length album released via Poshboy Records.
It featured Los Microwaves’ Meg Brazill, Poshboy boss Robbie Fields, and Kathy Peck
as "Tammy Why-not", who later went on to found H.E.A.R (Hearing Education and
Awareness for Rockers). In January 1983 Kathy, Charles and David went into the
studio with a couple of Kathy's original “country” songs and began working on a
sophomore album. They also incorporated songs from a live multi-track recording
of a concert at the Graffiti Club on June 6th 1984. The album titled ’Everyone Is
My Age’ sat unreleased until 1987 due to relocation to Los Angeles and eventually
found a home on David’s Hyperspace Communications, the original label for the first
Los Microwaves singles. For this first time reissue we’ve added a previously
unreleased bonus song “What’s Going On,” a Kathy Peck original. All songs have
been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes
housed in the original jacket featuring a collage by David Javelosa and includes
an insert with lyrics, photos and liner.
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DE 233 CARDOPUSHER MUSCLE MEMORY LP 11.2018
1 Regress To Nowhere
2 Into The Motion
3 Sewer Escape
4 Muscle Memory
5 Leaving (feat. Ivy Barkakati)
6 Nambu Line Dub
Born in Venezuela and based in Barcelona, Luis Garban aka Cardopusher has spent the
last decade creating a wide variety of noisy dancefloor assaults. Although his roots
lie in the breakcore scene, he’s slowly gravitated toward a raw, electro-infused take
on techno that is no less compelling. Along the way, he’s released music via labels
like Terminal Dusk, Murder Channel, Hyperdub, and Tigerbeat 6, and has also found
the time to launch his own Classicworks imprint, which he continues to run alongside
co-founder Nehuen. Cardopusher has also forged a relationship with German bass
enthusiast Boys Noize, issuing a pair of EPs as well as two full length albums.
We are proud to present a new 6-track EP titled ‘Muscle Memory’ that takes the
listener on a deep and gritty ride through his diverse sound, from techno to electro,
acid, rave, and house. Luis is inspired by labels like Warp, Schematic, Planet Mu,
Rephlex, as well as EBM and New Beat. Hard-smacking claps and raw TB-303 sequences
merge with robotic vocals, solid and perfect for dark dance floors. The B-side feat.
one track with haunting guest vocals by fellow Barcelona musician, Ivy Barkakati.
Luis says the main themes of this EP are obscurity, desperation, confusion, nostalgia,
escaping the world’s indifference. All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios. Housed in a workout themed die-cut jacket designed by Eloise
Leigh with raw acid-style mixed bold type and sporty graphics.
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DE 234 PROCESS BLUE PROCESS BLUE LP 12.2018
Process Blue was an experimental group from Dayton, Ohio that blended electronic
music with acoustic instruments, non-musical instruments and tape-manipulated sounds.
This compilation features tracks previously available on an (obscure) cassette release
as well as never-before-released recordings, all from the years 1981 and 1982.
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DE 235 VICROLA : BORN FROM THE WATER (DEMOS 1983-85) 2LP 01.2019
1 Maritime Tatami
2 Game Of Despair
3 Tenderface
4 Luca's Theme
5 Point Of No Return
6 No Memories
7 The Mutant Glow
8 Beyond The Door
9 Waves Under Mine
10 In Tandem With You
11 Neveride
12 Explorer
Victrola is the duo of Antonio "Eze" Cuscina and Carlo Smeriglio from Messina,
Italy. The band formed in 1979 but shortly thereafter relocated to Florence take
part in a rich musical scene alongside Neon, Pankow, Alexander Robotnick, and
Diaframma. Beginning as a 4-piece (two guitarists, bassist, drummer) they slimmed
down to a synthesizer and guitar-based duo by 1982. Their sole release was the now
classic ”Maritime Tatami"/"A Game Of Despair" EP from 1983, which we reissued in
2012.
‘Born From The Water’ is a 12 song collection of unreleased demos recorded between
1983 and 1985. The band sent us over 100 cassettes, through which we dug to compile
the first volume of their archival darkwave ballads. They used an array of Roland
synthesizers (TR-606, TB-303, TR-909, Juno 6) plus a Korg Polysix, Yamaha DX7,
Casio VL-Tone VL-1, DR-55 Dr. Rhythm, and Fender Stratocaster and Jazz Bass. Some
of the songs would later appear on various compilations, but the versions presented
here are unique. Victrola engulfs the listener with trance-inducing synth lines,
oblique minor-key bass lines, angular guitar riffs, and melancholic vocals. The
songs tell tales of youth, love, karma, and the decline of civilization in modern
times. Each song has been carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy
Studios in Berkeley. The records come housed in a jacket designed by Eloise Leigh,
which uses motifs from the band’s sole release and includes an insert with liner
notes and photos.
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DE 236 DE BONS EN PIERRE EP NO.1 12" 04.2019
DE 236 DE BONS EN PIERRE EP NO.2 12" 04.2019
EP1 1 Wrong Dose Nice Things
2 Pop Corn Sous le Lit
3 Insect Repellent Company
4 No Cure for Cancer
5 A Very Bad Meal
6 The War Room
EP2 1 His Name Is Fud
2 Frog Stoemp
3 Least Liked
4 Gras Saturé
5 The Terrible Translation
6 Centipedes
7 Ebmeme
We are proud to present two new EPs from De Bons en Pierre, the duo of Beau Wanzer
& Maoupa Mazzocchetti. Beau Wanzer spends the majority of his days sifting through
paraffin embedded animal tissues and reading old issues of Fangoria, occasionally
breaking his monotonous routine to record in various fits and bursts. As well as solo
material, he is also in numerous projects including Streetwalker, Mutant Beat Dance,
Civil Duty, and Corporate Park. Maoupa Mazzocchetti is the pseudonym of Florent
Mazzocchetti, a French producer based in Brussels. His sonic vision is one which
constantly straddles the line between wild experimentation and rhythmic compatibility,
drawing influence from early concrete, 80's tape scene and Birmingham school techno.
After working together on the ‘Crepes’ EP that we released in 2017, De Bons en Pierre
reunited for a two day recording session in Brussels. The duo recorded 13 tracks that
we’ve split across 2 EPs with 6 tracks on ‘EP No. 1’ and 7 tracks on ‘EP No. 2’.
Beau says, “We hooked everything up and just pushed play. We didn’t really discuss
much about the process….it was very ‘spur of the moment’.” The equipment set up
included a Roland TR-808, TR-606, SH-101, CR-78, CR-8000, two Syncussions and effects.
Each EP contains 25 minutes of dance floor perversions that tackle an array of rhythmic
forms. Sludgy synths, serrated percussion and viscous distortion goops over leviathan
rhythms. All songs are mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
‘EP No.1’ is housed in a sewage green jacket featuring a monster mask duo and spiky
motifs designed by Florent Mazzocchetti, and ‘EP No. 2’ is radioactive orange with
a different pair of monster masks.
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DE 238 MY MINE HYPNOTIC TANGO 12" .2019
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DE 239 PHOTONZ ETHERIC BODY MUSIC EP 12" 11.2018
1 Viperidae
2 Dagger Ceremony
3 Hospital Acid
4 New Advent
5 Playing With Fire
6 Mysteric Teachings
Photonz is the alias of Marco Rodrigues a DJ, producer and driving force of Lisbon's
underground scene. For little over a decade now, he's been crafting his own deeply
personal style of Portuguese house and techno for labels such as Créme Organization,
20:20 Vision, Don't Be Afraid, Skylax, Unknown To The Unknown and his own One Eyed
Jacks. As a DJ, Photonz grew a reputation for deep crates and intensely euphoric
sets and in 2017, together with Violet (co-founder at his Radio Quantica) and Lisbon's
own Rabbit Hole collective, he started the now infamous Mina parties - a monthly,
sex-positive, queer and intersectional-feminist techno party aimed at using the
dissociative potential of intense raving to create a temporary space of suspension
away from patriarchal expectations.
Etheric Body Music is Photonz’s debut 6-track EP for Dark Entries and a simultaneous
reference to hermeticism and EBM (Electronic Body Music). Marco loves that
“aesthetic when 80s industrial and EBM bands split up and start to make trance in
the early 90s and all the ritual magick pushes them to zen stuff and they do
ecstasy.”
There's this concept in theosophy and hermetic philosophy of the Etheric Body, which
is an energy body superimposed and connected to the physical body, similar to the
acupuncture idea of an energetic body. That idea manifests itself as six primal club
cuts, which also channel early techno, Drexciyan rhythms, balearic & old school jack.
Raw arpeggiated synth lines and bass blast jut against metallic stabs and highly
percussive shakedowns to create mournful atmospheric warped house. All songs have
been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed
in a psychedelic jacket with snakey green and purple velvet in an electric acid
spewing weird biological alien energy form designed by Eloise Leigh.
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DE 240 ROY GARRETT & MAN PARRISH : HOT ROD TO HELL LP 02.2019
DE 240 K7 ROY GARRETT & MAN PARRISH : HOT ROD TO HELL CS 07.2019
Roy Garrett born Roy Samber in Newark, New Jersey arrived in New York City hungry
to explore the sex and porn scenes he’d seen advertised in the Village Voice’s
classified section. He danced in Times Square theaters The Gaiety, Ramrod, and Big
Top before moving into adult film. From 1979 through 1983 Garret starred in ten
films, five of them for Joe Gage, including his lead role in 'Heatstroke'. Throughout
this period of self-discovery, he wrote the suite of 48-poems that became ‘Hot Rod
to Hell’. In 1982 he recorded and self-released the poems on cassette with haunting,
atmospheric score by Man Parrish, who also did several soundtracks for Gage. The
project was produced for the stage by Manhattan illustrator Robert W. Richards who
calls 'Hot Rod', "a searing voyage through the labyrinths of modern male sexuality;
it’s geography ranging from porn theaters to back room bars to the intimacy of shared
beds. Only a man born at exactly the moment in gay history that Garrett was could
have lived through and conceived this work.” Roy Garrett tells his stories of sex,
violence, truth, and illusion, a visceral and personal a record as any of that moment
in gay history pre-AIDS. Joe Gage, describes 'Hot Rod' as, “…sweet danger. This is
a perceptive look at the underside of love. It is funny, scary, surprisingly moving
and best of all, extremely acute in observing the specifics of the human condition.”
All poems have been carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. The records come housed in a jacket designed by Gwenael Rattke and incl.
an 44-page full color magazine with all 48 ‘Hot Rod’ poems plus 44 previously
unpublished poems from Garrett’s archive. All proceeds from ‘Hot Rod’ will be donated
to Housing Works, a New York City based non-profit fighting the twin crises of AIDS
and homelessness.
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DE 241 STRATIS NEW FACE LP 01.2019
1 Technotown
2 Humanly Possible
3 Birds In A Cage
4 Mystery Trip
5 Die Kur
6 She’s Dancing
7 Theatre
8 Foggy Weather
Stratis is an electronic duo from Cologne, Germany, formed by Antonios Stratis and
Albert Klein in 1981. They took inspiration from the progressive electronic synthscapes
of Tangerine Dream & Vangelis and the proto-techno of Chris & Cosey and Yello, as well
as jazz and funk. The duo recorded 5 cassette-only albums between 1982 and 1986
- Exotic, New Face, Musica da Ballo, Film Musik, and Raging Beauty - which were
released on their own label Creative Tapes (later called Temporary Music), and which
were also licensed to Colin Potter's Integrated Circuit Records (ICR) label.
We are pleased to announce the first ever standalone vinyl reissue of their sophomore
album “New Face’, which was recorded and released in 1983. It consists of eight future
-fixated tracks that could have been composed for movies like Blade Runner or Tron.
A wide range of minimal electronics are presented, from robotic synth pop to
melancholic cold wave to Neue Deutsche Welle electro. The masters for this reissue
came from a new transfer made by Colin Potter at ICR in May 2018, and each song has
been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl
comes housed in jacket designed by Eloise Leigh using motifs of the cassette artwork
on a neon red background, and includes an insert with lyrics and photos.
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DE 242 BODY WITHOUT ORGANS ISIS AND THOTH 2LP 04.2019
1 She-Women Of The SS
2 Vanishing Pentagram
3 I Am In Hell
4 Dada Kabalah
5 Alchemy I
6 Alchemy II
7 Osiris Rises
8 The Market
9 Scrap
Body Without Organs were a duo from New York City consisting of Richard Behrens
(lyrics, vocals, guitar) and Carl Howard (electronics, effects) formed in 1982.
The pair brought together skill and ideas from such diverse areas as writing, poetry,
ceremonial magic, studio technology, and mass media sounds and images. The name Body
Without Organs could mean several things: a body, being an organization, without
organs, or hierarchy; a form of anarchy, certainly opposed to the capitalist system,
and if not directly opposed, then deeply skeptical of its effects on society. Richard
was interested in anthropology and mythology and the Golden Dawn System of Magick as
a meditative tool. Sort of aural performance artists doing their performance work who
released four cassette albums through Howard’s Audiofile Tapes between 1985 and 1987.
We are proud to reissue their debut album “Isis and Thoth” from 1985 on vinyl for the
first time. The album’s title pays homage to Isis: the protectress of the dead whose
mournful tears for her husband/brother Osiris [the god of the dead who was murdered
by his brother Set] were said to flood thee Nile annually, and unto the ibis or baboon
headed Thoth: the heart [intelligence] and tongue [voice] of the sun god Ra. The nine
compositions were created as scenes or moods with taped effects, delay pedals and
found vocals. The duo employed droning synth syncopated with sparse percussive accents,
esoteric vocal chanting, looping delayed beats, dissonant guitar and stuttering bass
lines. Richard sadly passed away in 2017 and his widow Anna sent us the entire BwO
cassette archive and we discovered a previously unreleased track “Scrap” included
here. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
Each copy includes an 8.5x11 insert with photos and interview with Richard Behrens.
“When you will have made him a body without organs, then you will have delivered him
from all his automatic reactions and restored him to his true freedom"-excerpt from
the radio play by Antonin Artaud: "To Have Done with the Judgment of God" (1947).
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DE 243 KITTIN COSMOS LP 10.2018
1 Cosmic Address
2 Are You There
3 Question Everything
4 Elevate
5 Atoms
6 Multiverse
7 Last Day on Earth
8 Deep Station Space
9 Scanner
10 #MeToo
11 White Magic
12 Utopia
Reclaiming her original moniker of Kittin, electroclash pioneer - formerly known
as Miss Kittin - presents Cosmos, a continuous twelve-track LP of organic, leftfield
electronica due 2 November on Dark Entries. Throughout her illustrious career, Kittin
has carved a considerable niche for herself, assimilating references from New Wave
and 90s techno to form an inimitable sound that resonates with electronic music fans
the world over. Despite being most recognizable with ‘Miss’ before it, Kittin was in
fact her original artist name - the prefix often added without her consent at
promoter’s will and eventually becoming the norm.
Cosmos is her most spiritual release yet, influenced by her time in the French
countryside after a bout of touring exhaustion. She gives up any formulas from her
past; verses/chorus, pop or club beats, to come to the essence of chords and
textures, peeling away the non-essential to find joy in music yet again.
In retrieving her chosen name from more than 20 years ago, Kittin also returns to
the essence of her musical journey. By liberating herself from the constraints of
formal structure she opens the door to a new set of aesthetics, exploring her
influences without restraint. Sonically, the voice acts a central instrument, whilst
the album drives continuously forward with no breaks, paying homage to her love for
ambient and electronica whilst wandering calmly into the unknown. “With Cosmos
everything is energy. We go back to the core with curiosity and freedom.” - Kittin
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DE 244 LENA PLATONOS LEPIDOPTERA REMIXES 12" 02.2019
1 Cyaniris (Anatolian Weapons 6 a.m. Eternal)
2 Araschnia Levana (Pasiphae Remix)
3 Cyaniris (June Remix)
4 Aporia Maturna (Morah Remix)
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DE 245 CODEK TAM TAM REMIXES 12" 02.2019
1 Tam Tam (Daniele Baldelli & Marco Dionigi Remix A)
2 Tam Tam (Daniele Baldelli & Marco Dionigi Remix B)
3 Tam Tam (Whatever/Whatever Remix)
4 Tam Tam (Whatever/Whatever Extended Edit)
Codek is the brainchild of Jean-Marie Salaun who grew up in Paris influenced by the
folklore of the inner city. In 1978 he joined art rock group SpionS and collaborated
with Robin Scott (M “Pop Music”). He began working as Codek, a play on the brand
name Kodak with the “Me Me Me” single released in 1980. In 1981 the “Tam Tam”/“Closer”
single was released on West African Music, a tiny label from the Ivory Coast, and
re-released a year later by Island Records in the UK (where the B-side was re-named
“Tim Toum”). “Tam Tam” was inspired by Burundi drummers playing in the plaza in front
of Beaubourg where the song was recorded. Jean-Marie enlisted one of the drummers
from the circle, Georges Atta Dikalo, to lay down percussion for the song. The female
singers were from the French Caribbean and added falsetto tribal chants. Claude Arto
achieved complex rhythmic patterns using a modular synthesizer and heavy processing.
Jean-Marie recorded himself beating his chest for the thump noises. The recording of
spanned over two years. They started on 16-track in Studio d'Auteuil, where Jean-Marie
blew the woofers, before resuming in Studio Centre Georges Pompidou with an added
8-track recorder.
In 2017 we reissued the “Tam Tam”/ “Closer” single and shortly after the 24-track
master tapes were discovered in Paris by original engineer Gérard Chiron. We arranged
for graphic designer Maycec to pick up the tapes and immediately began to think of
remixers for this project. First up is producer and DJ Daniele Baldelli who gave
the original single a spiritual home in the Cosmic 80s scene of Italy. Here he’s
teamed up with Marco Dionigi for two remixes. Remix A goes full on funky disco
baseline while Remix B a more balearic affair. We remember Justin sharing a memory
of DJing the original Island Records promo at the Mudd Club in 1981 so we had to ask
him for remix. He teamed up with his Whatever/Whatever production partner Bryan Mette
and delivered an hypnotic pulsing house remix and an extended edit. All songs have
been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The jacket
is new twist designed by Eloise Leigh on the 1981 edition artwork by Angela Boy,
inspired by primitive electronics and African paintings.
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DE 246 VIN SOL PLANET TRASH 2LP+FLX 04.2019
1 Masking Tape
2 Hardboiled
3 Misguided Until Today
4 Planet Trash
5 Bottom Of The Hill ft Matrixxman
6 Dissident
7 Sutro Tower
8 The Bohemian Club
9 Turned
Bonus flexi disc:
1 Crumbling
We are honored to announce the debut album from Vin Sol, who’s taken club-goers on
a trip with his tracks and sets for the past two decades. Vin Sol is a 3rd-generation
San Franciscan of Salvadorean descent who has released on Unknown to the Unknown,
Clone, Delft, Honey Soundsystem, and Ultramajic. His DJ sets expertly span the
genres of house, electro, techno, italo, disco, soul, funk, and whatever other finds
he digs up. He’s also a musical partner of Matrixxman, AKA Charlie Duff, with whom
he started the Soo Wavey label. His current focus is on the wild monthly party and
label Club Lonely, which he runs with Primo Pitino and Jeremy Castillo.
‘Planet Trash’ consists of 10 tracks spread across 2 slabs of vinyl and a bonus
flexi disc. Vin started working on the album in the winter of 2017 while taking
a break from making club tracks. Simultaneously he also wanted to disconnect from
the grip of the internet and 24 hour news cycle. Spending more time outside, he
became entranced by the Bay Area fog. Sutro Tower wholly enveloped in mist is a view
that inspired the ambient tracks on the album. You will also hear hints of the Latin
freestyle and classic acid that informed Vin's youth. By spring of 2018 Vin headed
to Berlin to finish the album and work on a collaboration with Matrixxman, an homage
to SF musical institution Bottom of the Hill that kicks off side C. Vin's musical
approach is honest, using the tools of the trade to both innovate upon and pay
respect to classic forms. All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each copy is housed in a jacket using photos by Vin
Sol, and designed by Kevin McCaughey of Boot Boyz Biz. It includes a 4-color giant
newsprint fold-out poster and golden flexi disc.
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DE 247 LHASA ACETABULARIA 12" 03.2019
1 Acetabularia
2 Acetatechno
3 Into The Desert
4 Gather Like Dust
5 Premonition
6 The Call
Lhasa is the brainchild of Alain Raes from Siegen, Germany. As a teenager he was
inspired by Tubeway Army's “Are Friends Electric” and Art Of Noise’s “Beatbox”. In
1985 he began collecting analog equipment (Prophet-5; Oberheim OB-X; Linn LM-1) as
digital synthesizers had started to become more popular. In 1986, New Beat was born
in Belgium. Dancers tapped into the darker side of synth pop, and DJs would play
45 rpm records at 33 with the pitch control set to +8. Alain was playing in New Wave
bands and had started production work and synth programming for other acts.
In 1988 he self-released the debut Lhasa single ‘Acetabularia’ / ‘Acetatechno’, with
help from Kris Tremmery on vocals and concept. The record combined the icy melodies
of Gary Numan and John Foxx with with the mechanical rhythms of Detroit techno and
EBM. Thematically, both tracks revolve around the end of life on Earth, and include
samples from ‘Dr. Strangelove’. For this first time reissue, we’ve added 4 bonus
tracks rescued from a 1990 recording session DAT tape. These demos show further
development of the Lhasa sound with updated instruments (Roland D-20, Yamaha TX16W,
Korg 707), faster tempos, and menacing proto-rave energy. All songs have been mastered
by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each copy includes an 11x11 poster with
photos and liner notes by Alain.
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DE 248 GHOSTS OF DANCE WALKING THROUGH GARDENS LP 05.2019
1 Ghosts Of Dance
2 Walking Through Gardens
3 Till I Wake
4 Calling
5 Sunset Across Kyoto
6 Saigon
7 Portrait of Eden
8 Black Sheep
9 Celebrate
10 Day Like I've Never Seen
11 Inspiration
We are proud to release a compilation from British post-punk/Futurist group Ghosts of
Dance formed in North Devon in 1981. The members were Yvette Norriss (vocals), Kevin
Maynard (drums), Daryl Hunt (bass), Mark Butcher (keyboards), and Pete Heaton (guitar).
Ghosts of Dance took their name from the song 'Ghosts' by David Sylvian which appeared
on the first Japan album. After playing an early gig in Barnstaple, a gentleman in the
audience named Richard Newman expressed his interest to start a record label and
release their music. Richard scheduled a recording session for the band at Otter
Studios in Georgeham with producer Harry Williamson, son of Henry Williamson, member
of progressive rock band Gong. The debut single ‘Ghosts of Dance’ was released in 1982
on Plastic Canvas Records to mixed reviews as it was very different from anything being
released at the time. Our compilation includes their debut single along with 9 bonus
tracks recorded between 1981 and 1983 on vinyl for the first time. The band call
themselves “Vocal Trance Music” on the 7” sleeve credits and it’s accurate. We call
it melancholic pop with gloomy atmosphere and dream-like melodies. The final track
shows the band moving in a New Romantic direction with Mark taking over the main
vocals. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Each copy
is housed in a jacket featuring original artwork by John Hurford and includes an
insert with photos, lyrics and liner notes by Pete Heaton.
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DE 249 DOC SLEEP CREME FRAICHE 12" 04.2019
DE 249 DOC SLEEP CREME FRAICHE CS 04.2019
1 Creme Fraiche
2 Never Eating Again
3 Creme Fraiche (Violet Remix)
4 Creme Fraiche (Rroxymore Remix)
Cassette/Digital Bonus Tracks:
1 In Silico
2 M2M
We are proud to showcase more Bay Area family with the release of a new EP by Doc
Sleep who cut her chops as a DJ in San Francisco’s vibrant scene the past decade.
In 2016 she made the move to Berlin and became a resident of Room 4 Resistance.
Since 2013, she's been the co-owner of Jacktone Records, which specializes in
techno, ambient, and experimental electronics. In 2016/2017 she released her
first 12's on the Hot Mass-affiliated Detour Records and Bottom Forty. She also
co-wrote a track with Bezier and Nicole Ginelli, titled “Stranger,” that we released
on the ‘Primes’ EP in 2017. Her latest release, ‘Your Ruling Planet’, was released
on Jacktone in March 2019.
We first heard “Creme Fraiche” on Doc’s soundcloud page and begged to release it.
The track has the feel-good vibes you get on early morning dancefloors as things
are winding down or up. Paired on the A-side is the pulsating dark jam “Never
Eating Again” that previously appeared on ‘Run The Length Of Your Wildness V.2 and,
like that compilation, proceeds from this track will be donated to Ghost Ship Fire
victim Cherushii's family. On the B-side are two remixes from close friends of
Doc. First up is a fresh breakbeat remix from Violet: DJ, producer, boss of Naive
records, co-founder of Rádio Quântica, and mina resident shaking up Lisbon's
nightlife. Second is Berlin-based producer and fellow R4R resident, rRoxymore, who
presents an innovative remix of future-facing techno and bass variations adding her
own vocals on top. For this release we’ve teamed up with Jacktone to release a
cassette version, our first in this format, featuring two peak-time bonus tracks.
All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Each copy is housed in jacket designed by Eloise Leigh with neon pink and lavender
gradients echo morning sunrises with a collage of dreamy elements using a photo by
Doc of Club Toilet in Detroit.
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DE 250 SUZANNE DOUCET NEW AGE BOX SET 1982-84 5LP 06.2019
LP 1 1 New Age - Transformation
2 Attunement
3 The Neverending Path
4 Transformation
5 Drop Out
6 Cosmic Consciousness
7 Love
LP 2 1 New Age - Transmission
2 Good Friday
3 Shiva's Dance
4 Moonlight
5 Transmission
LP 3 1 Suzanne Doucet - Reflecting Light Vol. I
2 Rising
3 Spiral Dance
4 Seacliff
5 Diving
6 Turning Point
7 Koan
8 Reflecting Light
9 9 Roses
LP 4 1 Suzanne Doucet - Reflecting Light Vol. II
2 Forever...
3 ... and Here
LP 5 1 Suzanne Doucet & William Wichmann - Brilliance
2 Rose Skies
3 Brilliance
4 Eternal Dreams
5 Blue Wind
6 Crystal Flight
7 Starglider
Suzanne was born in Tuebingen, Germany where as a three year old, Doucet discovered
her innate artistic gifts. Instinctively, she was always drawing, playing music,
singing, and writing. By the age of 18, Suzanne was an established pop star in Germany
with several #1 hits. She also made her mark as a composer, actress, TV moderator,
director, engineer, and producer. At age 25. she took a sabbatical from the music
business to go on a spiritual odyssey. In 1970 she released a triple album of field
recordings and mind-expanding psychedelia under the name Zweistein. For the next ten
years, she developed her own style of New Age music while exploring many areas of
metaphysics and spiritual practices, including astrology, music therapy, tarot, yoga
and the Kabbalah.
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DE 251 ZRU VOGUE ZRU VOGUE LP 06.2019
01. THE DREAM STOPS
02. NAKWEDA DREAM
03. PRETTY GIRL
04. FOR THE TIME
05. LOUBELLA EXTENDABLES
06. EXPLORING THE UNDERWORLD
07. UBUHUHA
08. DO THE ZRU
Zru Vogue is a two man post punk avant-pop group from Palo Alto, California,
combining the talents of Andrew Finkle and Rick Cuevas. The band began in 1980
as a four member group: Rick, Andy, Tom Sanders and Nancy Miller. Tom and Nancy
left the group shortly after the first single, "Nakweda Dream", was released by
independent San Francisco label Adolescent Records in February 1981. Inspired by
rave reviews and heavy airplay on alternative radio stations, Andy and Rick went
back into the studio, now as a duo, to record some new ZRU tracks. The self-tilted
LP was released on the band’s Zero Risk Records in 1982. It contains eight
compositions blending African tribal and Middle Eastern rhythms, avant-garde rock,
minimal electronics, and funk-rock guitars. The duo’s sound is inspired by the art
and anti-art movements of Dada and Surrealism. All songs have been remastered by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Each copy is housed in a replica of the original
jacket, which features artwork by the group members, and includes the original
2-sided lyric sheet.
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DE 252 ALGEBRA SUICIDE STILL LIFE LP 07.2019
1 After Charles
2 Seasonal Zombies
3 After Rilke
4 No War Bride
5 Tractor Pull
6 Horizon
7 Amusing One’s Self
8 Seven Song
9 Alphabet Song
10 Gist
11 Sinister
12 Heat Wave
13 Mantic Sway
14 Tales Of Brave Ulysses
15 Connoisseurs of Lightning
16 Brewing
Algebra Suicide was a Chicago poetry-music duo consisting of poet and visual artist
Lydia Tomkiw and musician Don Hedeker. They formed in 1982 and self-released a 4-song
EP that year. It featured a 60's Vox Guitar Organ, a precursor to the synthesizer
guitar, and a Multivox Rhythm Ace drum machine. In 1984 they released their 2nd EP
ditching the guitar organ for a Casiotone MT-40. Their debut album ‘Big Skin’ was
released in 1986 on cassette and featured 13 new compositions with more complex
arrangements. A vinyl compilation album, "The Secret Like Crazy", was released in
1988. It collected 20 tracks picked from ‘Big Skin’ and the first two EPs plus
unreleased songs. In 2012 we released an 18-track compilation of their first 3
singles with bonus tracks.
“Still Life” is a 16 track compilation that collects the 9 remaining songs from
‘Big Skin’, 3 songs from ‘The Secret Like Crazy’, and 4 songs from various
compilations. Lydia and Don call their approach "Avant Garage" citing inspiration
from Patti Smith, Frank O'Hara, Leonard Cohen and Lou Reed. Don plays guitar in
a hauntingly stark style like Glenn Branca, Tom Verlaine, or Vini Reilly. He then
adds.
Casio keyboards and minimal electronic percussion, creating a moody, atmospheric
backdrop for Lydia's poems. Lydia's words span a broad range of twisted real-life
observations, and are delivered in a deadpan fashion with her distinct Midwestern
accent. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
Each LP is housed in a jacket designed by Eloise Leigh and a 16-page booklet with
lyrics, press clippings and photos. Though Lydia passed away in 2007, her genius
lives on in these recordings. Please respect her decadence.
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DE 253 LINEA ASPERA PRESERVATION BIAS LP 06.2019
1 Preservation Bias (K7 version)
2 Attica
3 Kinabalu
4 Detachment
5 Antipodean Tedium
6 Syncretism
7 Royal Straight
8 Vultures
Dark Entries continues celebrating our 10 year anniversary with ‘Preservation Bias’,
a compilation of lost songs and rarities from Linea Aspera out June 28th. The group
formed in London in November 2011 by Ryan Ambridge (Synths/Programming) and Alison
Lewis (Vocals/Synths). Within the duo, Alison writes and performs all vocal elements,
while Ryan is responsible for producing, recording and mixing the electronics.
We released their debut self titled album in June 2012 that was followed by a
posthumous vinyl reissue of their tour cassette “II” on Weyrd Son Records in 2013.
For all recordings Ryan utilizes an analog synthesizer set up: Roland SH-09, Roland
Juno 6, Vermona DRM MKiii, Korg Poly 800 and Analogue Solutions Semblance. Linea
Aspera's sound includes clear influences from 1980s electronic body music, synth-pop,
industrial and noise. Lyrically the band incorporates the sciences of osteology,
neuroscience, and anthropology weaving a new medical language around themes of desire,
despair and renewal. Linea Aspera is the muscle attachment on the back of the femur
and translates to 'rough line' in Latin. ‘Preservation Bias’ features all three songs
from the limited ‘II’ tour cassette EP, four songs from the 2012 self-titled limited
cassette EP and one song from the Desire Records 2013 compilation ‘And You Will Find
Them In The Basement’. All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
in Berkeley. Each LP is housed in jacket designed by Niall Greaves and includes a
double-sided insert with lyrics.
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DE 255 BILL CONVERSE HALLWAYS 2LP 06.2019
1 Seen 3:39
2 Living Chord 8:56
3 Identical to Nothing 7:33
4 Relentless Imitation 4:18
5 Az Ah Zee 5:21
6 Said & Done 9:16
7 Flood 5:39
8 Errant Wish 6:27
9 Scrubbers 7:53
10 W.A.T.B. 7:51
11 Raft 5:35
12 Harbour Air 6:40
Bill Converse returns to Dark Entries with a third LP of murky techno voyages.
Hallways takes the work of early pioneers like Derrick May and puts it through
a freakbeat ringer. The resulting sound is an off-kilter mix of whirring synths
and lurching drum programming. As such, Hallways slots in neatly alongside recent
releases from artists such as Eric Copeland and Metrist - albeit with a touch more
of Posthuman’s acid revivalism thrown in for good measure.
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DE 256 VELODROME NA VELODROME 141 12" 07.2019
1 Na Velodrome 141
2 Glasfabrik
3 Capataz
We have been working on this reissue since we began the label 10 years ago, and finally
its ready to share with the world. Velodrome need no introduction to most, but for the
uninitiated, they are the duo of Krishna Goineau (Electronics + Vocals) and Jordi Guber
(Electronics + Programming). At age 15, Jordi played guitar in Barcelona punk band
Ultimo Resorte, and formed Líneas Aereas with Frank Palomo after becoming interested
in electronics. Krishna had been performing with Chrislo Haas and Beate Bartel in
Liaisons Dangereuses. Krishna and Jordi met in 1979 through Jordi’s brother Raul, who
was in the no wave group Xeerox. The idea of collaborating came when Krishna paid
a visit to the rehearsal studio that Xeerox shared with Líneas Aereas. After dissolving
Liaisons Dangereuses in 1983, Krishna, who was impressed by Jordi's synthesizer skills,
decided they should move to Brussels. There they formed the short lived Metropakt,
releasing two songs on various compilations in 1985. Not long after, they re-named
their project Velodrome and began to rehearse with greater discipline. Experimenting
with the latest Roland machines, which were equipped with MIDI, was an exciting
challenge for the duo. In November 1987 they recorded three songs, “Au Velodrome 141”,
“Glassfabrik” and “Capataz” at ICP Studios in Brussels, with additional vocals from
Annemie Gers. They found a home on German label Animalized, and the songs were released
in 1988 as the ‘Na velodrome 141’ EP. The record is striking, dynamic, challenging yet
accessible, with Krishna's frenzied vocals sharply contrasting with the cool, angular
production. In more recent years, the release has become much sought after by fans of
techno, electro, minimal synth, and avant-garde music. Each song has been remastered
by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The vinyl comes with a postcard and features the
original jacket art with a photo of the rings of Saturn, echoing Krishna’s words,
"we slide very well through the velodrome, there are no limits, only ice."
http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/store/vinyl/velodrome-au-velodrome-141/
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DE 257 PHOTONZ NUIT 2LP 11.2019
1 Xentra
2 Shifting Symbols
3 Ode To Nuit
4 Celestial Palace
5 Shakti
6 No Body
7 Avalon
8 Lusting
9 Doomsday Dub
10 Brighter Tomorrows
11 Genesis
Royal blue and neon yellow jacket with duality/birth symbolism and trance-hieroglyphs
designed by Eloise Leigh. Glow-in-the-dark sticker. Postcard.
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DE 258 KONSTRUKTIVISTS GLENNASCAUL 2LP 10.2019
LP 1 A1 Konstruktivists
A2 Carlou
A3 Two Hands Held
A4 How You Say
B1 White Design I
B2 Half Hearing
B3 New York
LP 2 C1 Incognito
C2 Maribel
C3 White Design II
C4 Sierra Nevada
D1 New York Remix
D2 Ikon
Konstruktivists is the Industrial project of Glenn Michael Wallis from Kent, England.
In the late ’70s Wallis was a “control agent” for Throbbing Gristle and the Industrial
Records crew. Influenced by Krautrock bands like Can, NEU!, Cluster/Harmonia as well
as Tuxedomoon, Yello, Chrome, and SPK, Glenn began to record his own material. After
several cassette releases, Konstruktivists’ first LP ‘A Dissembly’ was released in
1982 followed by ‘Psykho Genetika’ in 1983 and ‘Black December’ in 1984. That same
year Wallis collaborated with his friend Chris Carter, of Throbbing Gristle and Chris
and Cosey fame, on CTI’s ‘Conspiracy International One’.
In 1985, Glenn spent a week at Chris and Cosey’s studio recording 11 tracks that
would become the ’Glennascaul’ album originally released on Nigel Ayers' Sterile
Records. Produced and mixed by Chris Carter, it marked a complete change in style
for the band towards a beat-orientated rhythmic sound. ‘Glennascaul’ is proto electro
at its very best, with Glenn’s hallucinogenic vocals on top. A musical collage
designed to invoke images in the mind. The back cover clearly states “No guitars.
No Fairlights.”
For this deluxe reissue we’ve added two bonus tracks recorded around the same time,
now vinyl for the first time ever. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record is housed in an exact replica of the
original jacket featuring cover art, which is a co-production of Trevor Brown, Nigel
Ayers and an image Glenn Wallis supplied. Each copy includes a double-sided 8x11
insert with liner notes by Nigel Ayers, press clippings, and photos.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=178441
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DE 259 MEKANIK KOMMANDO DANCING ELEPHANTS 12" 07.2019
1 Stop And Play
2 Beauty Of Language
3 Window
4 'A Swan In The Ocean'
5 Miss B.
Mekanik Kommando was a post punk / New Wave band from Nijmegen, the Netherlands founded
in 1979 by Peter van Vliet and Laszlo Panyigay. The duo became a quartet with the
addition of Simon van Vliet and Mirjam van Hout. The name Mekanik Kommando comes from
the album ‘Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh’ by the French progressive rock band Magma.
Inspired by a DIY ethos, Kraftwerk and Magma, the band began recording songs at home
using two tape recorders. Their demo cassette was discovered by Wally van Middendorp
of Minny Pops and owner of Plurex Records, who booked them for a gig at Paradiso in
Amsterdam. In 1981 they were asked to contribute music on a flexidisc for the first
issue of newly established magazine Vinyl. In the summer of that year the band
recorded their debut album ‘It Would Be Quiet In The Woods If Only A Few Birds Sing’
released on Torso.
In February 1982 the band secured five days of studio time at Salisbury Sound in
Dordrecht. The end result was the mini-album ‘Dancing Elephants’ released on Torso
later that year. Musically, the five songs are a mix between cold wave, experimental
electronic and industrial pop. The band utilized two bass guitars plus a Korg 770,
KR-55 drum machine, violin, effects, metals and plastics. Lyrics explore themes of
decay and morality, hypnotically spoken on top of playfully metallic sounds.
All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each EP
is housed in a replica of the original jacket, which features artwork by the group
members, and includes a 4-page booklet with lyrics and notes designed by Eloise Leigh.
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DE 260 V / A TENS ACROSS THE BOARD LP 12.2019
DE 260 V / A TENS ACROSS THE BOARD DL 12.2019
1 Parade Ground The Light’s Gone
2 Diseno Corbusier La Esperanza está en Antenas
3 Lena Platonos -
4 Victrola Luca (Instrumental)
5 Borghesia Magla
6 Tom Ellard Ga Duum Blitzfonika
7 X-Ray Pop Corto Maltese
8 Second Decay Lübeckerstrasse
9 From Nursery To Misery : Contentment
10 Cyrnai Digital Grit Box (Demo)
All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The vinyl is housed
in a custom designed jacket by Eloise Leigh featuring our label’s colors black-white
-red with connect-the-dots pattern linking the 10 songs via maps/timeline/location,
all relating to the reissue process, plus source images from San Francisco, our
hometown. For this landmark release we've also printed a 2-sided fold-out wall poster
that includes every artist we've released in our first 10 years 2009-2019 in black,
red and silver metallic ink, plus an 8x11 insert with lyrics, notes and photos.
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DE 261 VIOLET BED OF ROSES LP 07.2019
1 Tears In 1993
2 Bed Of Roses
3 In The Aquarius
4 Half Crazy
5 Fuck A Bully
6 They Don't Wanna Know
7 Glory Voyage
8 Bed Of Roses Part II
9 Spectral
10 Never Leave
We are honored to release the debut album from Violet, the alias of Ines Borges
Coutinho, Lisbon born and raised DJ, producer boss of Naive records, co-founder of
Rádio Quantica, and mina resident. Violet began producing music in 2012 and has
released music on One Eyed Jacks, Love on the Rocks, Paraíso and Naive. Ines uses
her seemingly boundless energy to amplify other artists all the while progressing
her own creative practice.
‘Bed of Roses’ contains 10 songs made as a sort of childhood-teenage memories diary,
a return to things Ines liked then and also the difficult things she’s been through.
The feeling behind the album is self forgiveness in an optimistic way but also in an
adult way, aware of the bruises (thorns) but also of the invaluable love and life
experiences (roses). The title comes from the Bon Jovi song that Ines loved as a
9-year old and doubles as an intent of positivity paired with the inescapable darkness
of life. Ines says, “I wrote this music as a healing device that I hope can somehow
help heal others too.” All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
The jacket features an original design by Eloise Leigh that incorporates themes of
self-inspection and hope mixing a teen bedroom girly vintage scrapbook aesthetic with
contemporary 3D mapping techniques. Each LP contains a postcard featuring a childhood
photo of Ines with notes.
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DE 262 V / A ENDANGERED SPECIES VOL.1 12" 09.2020
DE 262 V / A ENDANGERED SPECIES VOL.1 DL 09.2020
1 John King Munich
2 The Actor Picture 210 (Demo)
3 Brazil Tvoj Svijet
4 Jamal Khe L'Étranger (Ana Gharib)
5 Nightless Abemus Mind
All songs were mastered for vinyl by George Horn. The sleeve is the first in
a series of endangered animal designs by Eloise Leigh, featuring the glam tiger
in its natural, 1980’s habitat. Also included is an insert with lyrics, photos,
and notes. Please assist us in our efforts to preserve this planet’s weirdest
beasts.
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DE 263 DARK DAY DARKEST BEFORE DAWN LP+DLc 12.2019
DE 263 DARK DAY DARKEST BEFORE DAWN DL 12.2019
1. a) Meadowlands
b) Down To Elephantine
c) Letters From The Dead
2. Darker Days
3. Shod With Boots Of Ether
4. In Sickness And In Health (The Broken Vow)
5. The Haunted Child (Wales Whales Wails)
6. Lost In The Shuffle
7. Giantess (The Old Ones Come Home)
8. The Disappearance
9. Wheel Whirl-Thing (Little Snails In The Big Woods)
10. Equestrian (The Trojan Horse)
11. Pedestrian (Heads Will Roll)
12. Rise To Fall (Finding The Fountain Of Youth)
13. Heroine (Coronation Of The Queen Of The Cannibal Isles)
Dark Day is the ‘80s synth-based project of musician, artist and writer Robin
Crutchfield. He began the project in 1979 after leaving no wavers DNA, a group he
formed with Arto Lindsay and Ikue Mori. Darkest Before Dawn collects together songs
that were recorded between 1985 and 1986. This is the first time the songs have been
released on vinyl. They were previously released on CD in 1989.
LP housed in jacket featuring illustrations from Thomas Bewick’s ‘Vignettes’ and
includes a double-sided insert with photos and notes. Remastered for vinyl by George
Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.
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DE 264 SEXUAL HARRASSMENT I NEED A FREAK 2LP 07.2021
01. I NEED A FREAK
02. IF I GAVE YOU A PARTY
03. YOU ARE MY SEXUAL CONNECTION
04. EXERCISE YOUR ASS OFF
05. K-I-S-S-I-N-G
06. WE DIDNT SAY IT
07. WE WANT PRINCE
08. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I LIKE
Including the cult-hit titletrack 'I Need A Freak', this 1983 electro funk masterpiece
by the project led by Cleveland-based DJ Lynn Tolliver a.k.a. David Payton sees its
awaited reissue on DOUBLE-LP, complete with remastered audio. The album comes in a
gatefold sleeve featuring the original artwork. Also included are lyrics, photos and
liner notes by Lynn Tolliver and drummer Dale Jackson.
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DE 265 SEVERED HEADS CLEAN 2LP 01.2020
DE 265 SEVERED HEADS CLEAN DL 01.2020
1 Food City
2 Our Own Home
3 Charivari
4 Nightsong
5 Car Advertisment
6 Love
7 Dont Saxophone
8 Book
9 Tiny Fingers
10 Heavily Tatooed Men + Women
11 Violins And Moonlight
12 Stomach
13 You Will
14 Turtledove
15 Flower
16 Clean Loops
17 Floopness
18 Ladies + Gents Digital
19 Somehow Pain
20 Subjective
21 Always Randy
22 Unbreakable
23 Traumat
24 Opera
25 Siren
Our first release of 2020 is a deluxe 2xLP reissue of Severed Heads’ debut 1981 album
‘Clean’. One of the longest surviving bands to emerge from the Australian post-punk
independent music scene, they began in Sydney in 1979. Severed Heads is basically a
nom-de-plum for Tom Ellard, who incorporates elements of industrial noise-generation,
tape cutting & looping and electronic sound synthesis. As the project developed
song-structures and vocals were employed in a more-or-less recognizable mutant electro
pop style.
‘Clean’ was amongst the first vinyl releases under the Dogfood Productions banner
of Terse Tapes, previously a cassette-only label. For this records Tom used an array
of synthesizers (Kawai 100F, Casiotone, Roland CR78+SH1+CSQ100), sequencers, tapes
and occasional guitar and violin played by Garry Bradbury. Severed Heads have a
language of their own, music that juxtaposes all sorts of noise, in all sorts of ways
so that a structure evolves, (fragmented) melody and rhythm being almost a by-product.
As one reviewer said in 1981, “It is an ugly album that you simply cannot ignore, it
thuds and screeches and makes you stare just to wonder what kind of people would
procure such an album.” For this deluxe reissue we’ve included a bonus disc featuring
13 songs, 5 of which have never been released before, culled from live performances,
the ‘Side 3’ cassette and a ‘Clean’ demo tape that only surfaced last year, plus
"Food City" missing from previous reissues.
All songs have been remastered by Tom Ellard, with vinyl EQ and lacquer cutting by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each copy is housed in a gatefold jacket
featuring black and white xeroxed artwork from the first vinyl edition. Inside the
gatefold are liner notes by Tom Ellard plus photos and press clippings from the
period. ‘Clean’ is original and powerful and everybody should listen to it at least
once, just so they know where the boundaries lie.” Ashley Crawford, Virgin Press 1981.
25% of proceeds will be donated to the Australian Fire Relief Fund for First Nations
Communities, that offers specific direct support to some of those communities with
critical costs to cover expenses.
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DE 266 BORUSIADE FORTUNATE ISOLATION LP 02.2020
DE 266 BORUSIADE FORTUNATE ISOLATION DL 02.2020
1 Welcome Them
2 Time (No Time)
3 When I Read The News Today
4 Mirror Hall (This Relief)
5 They Pass By
6 The Death Of A Desire (A Ghost)
7 Lament (Fortunate Isolation)
8 To The Self
9 Follow
We are proud to release ‘Fortunate Isolation’ the sophomore album from Borusiade.
Born and raised in Bucharest, Romania, Borusiade aka Miruna Boruzescu started DJ-ing
in 2002 as one of the very few female DJs in the city’s emerging alternative clubbing
scene. Influenced by a classical musical education, a bachelor in film direction and
fascinated by raw electronic sounds, Borusiade first combined these universes in the
construction of her DJ sets and starting 2005 also in her music production. A sound
of her own has slowly crystallized, often dark with poignant bass lines, obsessive
themes and by all means melodic. She has released EPs on labels like Pinkman, Unterton,
Cititrax, Correspondant and Cómeme, who released her debut album ‘A Body’ in 2018.
‘Fortunate Isolation’ is perhaps Borusiade’s most personal release to date. Eight
songs that capture a bystander witnessing the world as it undergoes drastic changes.
We have disconnected ourselves from ecology, humanity, preservation, care for what
surrounds us, for what is still alive. Borusiade adds, “| know that this place, our
home has went through so many other extinctions, but | believe things will find their
own way on this planet only once we are gone. Entropy creates a time-line but also
a transformation - a new beginning.” The album’s sound is gloomy and powerful mixing
sonic film sequences, rhythmic excursions and soothing yet obsessive vocals that touch
one’s deepest senses. Lyrically the songs tackle themes of forgotten memories,
spirituality, mortality, and destruction. All songs have been mastered by George Horn
at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each copy is housed in a jacket designed by Eloise
Leigh with decaying daguerreotypes against a rust color palette and includes an insert
with lyrics.
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DE 267 TV OUT DUSK TILL DAWN 12" 11.2019
1 Morning Light
2 Sun
3 War Zone
4 Lord
5 Product Of My Environment
6 Slippery Slope
Tel Aviv born, Berlin based duo TV.OUT make their Dark Entries debut with a 6-track
EP titled ‘Dust Till Dawn’ out Black Friday 2019. Doron Mastey Charly & Ori Itshaki
have made a name for themselves the past few years putting on impressive live sets,
DJing around the world, and running Parallax Records releasing various strains of
rugged, well informed electronic music. Clocking in at 36 minutes this collection
moves in hot pursuit of their two previous EPs for L.I.E.S. Side A opens with the
metallic hi-hats of “Morning Light” that echoes early Euro/Goa techno-EBM sound to
the 8-minute sleek, pounding industrial darkroom vibes of “Sun” and closes with the
titanium-tipped 808 warped electro of “War Zone”. Side B leads off with the heavy
New Beat scorcher “Lord”, a song we first heard on a mix from Cardopusher and knew
we had to release. Then comes “Product Of My Environment” a slow-motion mutant menace
that flows into the final song “Slippery Slope” a classic West Coast of The Hague
‘90s style electro perfectly suited for complete dance floor drama. All songs have
been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed
in jacket designed by Eloise Leigh with black-white-red apocalyptic vibes and bold
type.
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DE 268 RED AXES VOOM 12" 12.2019
DE 268 RED AXES VOOM DL 12.2019
1 Voom
2 Dosa
3 Mister Q
4 Prblems
Our final release of 2019 is a 4-track EP by Red Axes, the prolific production duo
of Dori Sadovnik and Niv Arzi from Tel Aviv. The pair were raised on a diet of post
punk, new-wave, and Italo-disco at fogged out warehouse and basement parties. Their
own productions and remixes have appeared on labels such as I’m a Cliché,
Correspondant, and Hivern Discs. “Voom” kicks things off with wild percussive
toms and bubblegum female chants over a fat electro break. “Doom” rightly brings
us into a dark, menacing cave where see pulses of light in the form of carefully
placed synth lasers. “Mister Q” serves up metallic rhythms a la Front 242 backed
with a strobe-ready sound. “Prblems” is the 10-minute anthem that closes the EP
in typical Axes fashion: militant drums, battered electronics and lovingly drowned
traditional instruments hypnotically pulse and reverberate. All songs have been
mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The EP is housed in a die
cut jacket that keeps the dancefloor vibes with a bold, DIY design by Eloise Leigh.
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DE 269 PATRICK COWLEY MECHANICAL FANTASY BOX 2LP 10.2019
DE 269 PATRICK COWLEY MECHANICAL FANTASY BOX CD 10.2019
1. Out of Body (Intro)
2. Right Here, Right Now
3. Broken Dishes
4. Breakdown
5. Moving Bodies I
6. Grisha's Tune
7. Sensitivity
8. Shrouds
9. Lumberjacks in Heat
10. Mechanical Fantasy Box
11. Thrill of the Hunt
12. Before Original Sin
13. Sea of China
Patrick Cowley was one of the most revolutionary and influential figures in the canon
of electronic dance music. Born in Buffalo, NY on October 19, 1950, Patrick moved to
San Francisco in 1971 to study music at the City College of San Francisco. By the mid
’70s, Patrick’s synthesizer techniques landed him a job composing and producing songs
for disco diva Sylvester, including hits like “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)”,
“Dance (Disco Heat)” and “I Need Somebody To Love Tonight.” This helped Patrick obtain
more work as a remixer and producer. Cowley created his own brand of peak time party
music known as Hi-NRG, also dubbed “The San Francisco Sound.” By 1981, Patrick had
released a string of his own dance 12" singles, like “Menergy” and “Megatron Man”.
He also co-founded Megatone Records, the label upon which he released his debut album,
Megatron Man. Around this time Patrick was hospitalized and diagnosed with an unknown
illness: that which would later be called AIDS. Throughout 1982, he composed two more
Hi-NRG hits, “Do You Wanna Funk” for Sylvester, and “Right On Target” for Paul Parker,
as well as a second solo album Mind Warp. His life was cut short on November 12, 1982,
when he passed away 24 days after his 32nd birthday from AIDS-related illness.
Mechanical Fantasy Box is a new collection of 13 unreleased songs recorded between
1973-80 released in tandem with Cowley’s homoerotic journal of the same title. Feat.
Patrick’s first electronic compositions in the Electronic Music Lab at CCSF when
synthesizers were new technology to songs made at his semi-professional studio on
Minna Street equipped with an Oberheim DS-2 digital sequencer. The sounds flows from
funk to kraut to psychedelic ambient electronics inspired by Tomita and Krafterwerk.
As Maurice Tani wrote in the liner notes that accompany this release, “What you hold
in your hand is a collection of Cowley's work from the years preceding his meteoric
rise as a pioneer of Hi-NRG dance music. This was before drum machines. Before
programmable, polyphonic digital synthesis. This was before “cutting edge”. This was
experimental music in every sense.”
Some songs were mixed from 4-track stems by Joe Tarantino and all songs have been
remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studio in Berkeley, CA. The vinyl comes housed
in a black and white gatefold jacket designed by Gwenaël Rattke featuring a photograph
by Susan Middleton and include an essay from music partner Maurice Tani and an 8.5x11
insert with notes. Proceeds from Mechanical Fantasy Box will be donated to the San
Francisco AIDS Foundation, who have been committed to ending the pandemic and human
suffering caused by HIV since 1982.
http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/store/vinyl/patrick-cowley-mechanical-fantasy-box/
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DE 271 FEAR-E : GREY SKIES IN A DEAR GREEN PLACE 12" 03.2020
1 Puro
2 Acid Conversion 5
3 Distant Past, Still In The Future
4 Craig's Wee Sweet Shop
5 Approach It Like A ‘90s DnB Banger
6 The Mouth From The South
All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. For the cover, Scott
commissioned legendary Detroit illustrator Alan Oldham, who’s artwork has graced
established an identity for Transmat and DJAX-UP-BEATS, to create a futuristic portrait
of Glasgow in black & white and with green kryptonite flourishes by Eloise Leigh.d.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/180417-fear-e-grey-skies-in-a-dear
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DE 272 SHCURO PARTICLE OF MEMORY LP 02.2020
A1 Afterlife (Featuring ELLES) 05:07
A2 Afterlife (Decadent Dub) 05:06
A3 Left At Dawn 04:31
B1 Can't Let Go 04:44
B2 The Predator's Dream 05:01
B3 Is It Real 05:22
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DE 274 ROBERT RENTAL PARALYSIS LP 07.2020
DE 274 ROBERT RENTAL PARALYSIS DL 07.2020
1 Paralysis
2 A.C.C.
3 G.B.D.
4 Untitled
5 Ugly Talk
Robert Rental is an artist as influential as he is overlooked. An anchor of the early
British DIY and post-punk scene, his name is most frequently uttered alongside
illustrious collaborators such as Thomas Leer and Daniel Miller. Dark Entries and
Optimo ally to illuminate some of Rental’s early solo works with an expanded reissue
of his debut 7” Paralysis /A.C.C.. Both labels have previously excavated Rental’s
catalog; we reissued the collaborative LP with Glenn Wallis in 2017, and Optimo
released a collection of demos in 2018.
The double A-side Paralysis /A.C.C. 7” was self-released on Regular Records in
1978, around the same time as Leer’s Private Plane/International 7”. The record
is a perfect document of the DIY ethos. It was recorded with the assistance of
Leer in the council flat that Robert lived in, using an assortment of budget
electronics: a Roland drum machine, a Stylophone, an Electroharmonix DrQ, and
a TEAC A3440 4-track recorder. The record’s sleeves were surreptitiously
photocopied after hours at the offices of Virgin Records by Robert's partner
Hilary Farrow, and the labels were hand-stamped The initial print run was a scant
650 copies. With its prominent notes of Krautrock, prog, dub, and ambient,
Paralysis /A.C.C. points to a then-emergent musical form. “Paralysis” makes its
four and a half minute runtime feel like an eon, an endless morass of processed
vocals and mournful melodies underpinned by the static whirrings of synthesizers.
“A.C.C.” is an angular pop song that is at once both fractured and droning, like
a skipping record that sounds incrementally more warped with each iteration.
The original 7” material is joined here by three previously unreleased tracks.
Instrumentals “G.B.D.” and “Ugly Talk” evidence Rental’s outre-prog and melodic
electronic sides, respectively. Sitting between the instrumentals is “Untitled”,
a sparse gem that layers Rental’s gently processed vox with guitar and druM
machine, beautiful in its simplicity.
The Paralysis EP has been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy studios.
The record comes in a sleeve with the original xeroxed 7” artwork. Also included
is a four page booklet with lyrics, photos, and archival press material.
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DE 275 RED AXES RED AXES LP 06.2020
DE 275 RED AXES RED AXES DL 06.2020
1 They Game
2 Zeze
3 Shelera
4 Hold
5 Sticks & Stones (feat. Adi Bronicki)
6 Moonlight Ride
7 Break The Limit
8 Watching You
9 Brotherhood (Of The Misunderstood) (feat. Autarkic)
10 Udibaby (feat. Beatfoot)
11 Arpman
2020 marks the tenth of collaboration for Red Axes, the Tel Aviv-based duo of Dori
Sadovnik and Niv Arzi. Informed by post-punk, new wave, and a plethora of club sounds
old and new, they have cleaved a singular path with their hefty discography.
To celebrate their anniversary, they reunite with Dark Entries for an eponymous
11 track LP brimming with jagged guitars, spacy arpeggios, and hypnotic vocals.
Although Sadovnik and Arzi have previously released LPs on I’m A Cliche and Garzen
Records, Red Axes is their first effort written and conceived of as an album-length
listening experience. This work flows effortlessly through a variety of stylistic
detours, highlighting their ears as both keen listeners and skilled DJs. Opener
‘They Game’ is a grooving number that unifies the psychedelia of cosmic disco with
the early 90s ‘baggy’ sound. The energy mounts further with “Shelera”, a guitar
driven acidic banger, and “Sticks and Stones”, a certifiable club hit fueled by
sassy vocals courtesy of Adi Bronicki. Launching Side B is “Break the Limit”, an
EBM-laced number that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Razormaid compilation.
The following tracks wax moodier, with “Brotherhood (Of the Misunderstanding)”
touching on darkwave territory. “Udibaby” and “Arpman” close out the album with
their respectively dense and sparse takes on kosmische lysergia.
Red Axes was mixed by Steve Dub and mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
The album’s artwork starkly depicts the project’s name in blood-red smear.
Also included is a postcard with full credits and album art. It’s rare one finds
an album that so casually challenges classification while still being firmly rooted
on the dancefloor.
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DE 276 CRUSHED SOUL FAMILY OF WAVES 12" 08.2020
DE 276 CRUSHED SOUL FAMILY OF WAVES DL 08.2020
1 Gravitational Field
2 Scalar Property
3 Family Of Waves
4 Diffusion Of Heat
Berlin-based, Dutch-born Steffi possesses near-boundless prowess. As a DJ, she’s
proved her effortless mastery of disco, house, electro, and techno; as helm of labels
Klakson and Dolly, she’s long maintained her status as tastemaker; as a producer,
she has graced us with three solo LPs and numerous 12”s. Dark Entries is now honored
to unveil the debut of her project Crushed Soul, a moniker she had used only once
in 2013 for an Ostgut Ton compilation track. The mutual esteem of Steffi and DE has
been previously fruitful, with Steffi providing a remix for Cute Heels’ 2016 EP on
DE, but this is their first full-length collaboration.
The Family of Waves EP represents both familiar and novel pastures for Steffi.
While her love of electro and classic Detroit techno have been oft-evident, here
we witness the darker shades of new wave and industrial creep to the forefront.
This turn for the twisted feels not just natural, but predestined, an inevitable
succumbing to morbid forces. But Steffi also views Family as “a playful association
...a mix of my past and new modern waves". There is a kernel of whimsy, even joy,
lurking within the record’s temporal jumblings. The A-side opens with “Gravitational
Field”, which juxtaposes its gnarled bassline with unearthly percussives and a
recurrent resonant gong. The wild sonic palette speaks Steffi’s singular voice.
“Scalar Property” continues the paranoid propulsion with an unhealthy dose of what
can only be described as Metroid-funk, its staccato bass jabs interlaced with ghastly
vocal pads. The B-side contains a diptych of slower tracks that juggle reference
points both retro and futurist. In “Family of Waves”, a churning EBM-esque bassline
battles acerbic yelps. On this track, the collision of past and present is most
pronounced, as if A Split Second were covering Mike Parker. “Diffusion of Heat”
closes the EP with what feels like a perfect synthesis of Steffi’s musical
passions: funky, warbling chord stabs; intricate rhythmic diversions; the ecstasy
of repetition. Here, disco, new wave, and techno marry harmoniously, if only to
inform us of the disharmony of our present.
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios.
The sleeve and accompanying postcard were designed by Eloise Leigh using video
art stills by Goldenliustra.
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DE 277 SEPHER SHAYTOON LP 04.2020
01. ZENDEGI INTRO
02. CONTAMINATION
03. HALLUCINATION EXPRESS
04. COUP DETAT
05. CONSORTIUM
06. MAGMA
07. NEOPHYTE DELIGHT
08. ROOZ-E MARG OUTRO FT SAHRA
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DE 279 GROUP RHODA PASSING SHADES LP 02.2021
DE 279 GROUP RHODA PASSING SHADES DL 02.2021
1. Flow 06:54
2. The Beauty's in the Waste 05:40
3. Alibi 04:08
4. Mute 03:28
5. Twin Studies 04:59
6. This Flame 04:47
7. Earthly Ark 04:44
8. Nevermore 03:29
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DE 280 CLAN OF XYMOX PEEL SESSIONS LP 03.2021
DE 280 CLAN OF XYMOX PEEL SESSIONS DL 03.2021
1 Stranger
2 Muscoviet Mosquito
3 Seventh Time
4 After The Call
5 Agonised By Love
6 Mesmerised
Dark Entries reunites with longtime idols Xymox, also known as Clan of Xymox, to
reissue their Peel Sessions. Xymox was founded in Nijmegen, Netherlands in 1983 by
Ronny Moorings and Anka Wolbert, who were joined shortly by Frank Weyzig and Pieter
Nooten. Melding the synthesizer-driven experiments of post-punk and New Wave with
the doom-laden atmospherics of the burgeoning goth rock scene, Xymox were one of
the key progenitors of dark wave. The success of their 1983 debut EP, Subsequent
Pleasures (reissued by Dark Entries in 2014) paved the way for a string of epochal
releases on 4AD, where they honed their lush, despairing sound. Following their 1985
debut LP, Clan of Xymox, DJ and tastemaker John Peel invited them to BBC studios to
record for his Radio 1 show. These recordings were released in 2001 via the Strange
Fruit label on CD and are now available here for the first time on vinyl and digital
formats.
Side A of Peel Sessions was recorded on June 4, 1985 at Maida Vale 5. Ronny and
Anka recount facing anxiety and technical difficulties that day, with their
complicated MIDI routing and a necessary plug conversion eating into their scant
studio time. But their craft shines on these recordings, unmarred by the stressful
circumstances. A reverb-drenched rendition of “Stranger”, the brooding hit single
from Clan of Xymox, opens the record. “Muscoviet Mosquito”, a cult number from
Subsequent Pleasure, follows. It is reworked here in a more robust fashion, similar
to the version that would appear on the 1987 Lonely is an Eyesore compilation.
Anka’s vocals take center stage on side closer “Seventh Time”, allegedly the song
that charmed John Peel. Side B was recorded during a second Peel session on
November 3, 1985, and illustrates the band’s continued development with three
tracks that would appear on their 1986 album Medusa. “After the Call” was written
and sung by Pieter Nooten, and has subtle echoes of Morricone amidst its proto
shoegaze drone. “Agonised by Love” and “Mesmerize”, which would later be retitled
“Medusa”, both point towards the smoother, softer anguish that would characterize
their sophomore LP.
All songs were remastered by George Horn at Fantasy studios. The sleeve, by
Eloise Leigh, evokes classic Vaughn Oliver designs for 4AD, and features a
photograph of the band mid-performance. Also included is a 2-sided insert with
archival photos and notes from both Ronny and Anka on their experiences recording
at the BBC studio.
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DE 281 RISQUÉ III ESSENCE OF A DREAM 12" 04.2021
Released in 1987 as K’Alexi Shelby’s first solo single as Risqué III, ‘Essence Of
A Dream’ rapidly became a Chicago house classic. The jacking, flexing, TR-909-powered
house rhythms and passionate vocals were influenced by the scene’s progenitors like
Frankie Knuckles. B-side ‘Risqué Madness’ is also a complete gem.
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DE 282 JASMINE INFINITI BXTCH SLAP 2x12" 01.2021
1. BXTCH SLAP (Intro)
2. NXT2U
3. HOTT
4. GHETTRO
5. DOWNHILL
6. DEMONHOLE
7. YES, SIR
8. SPOOKED
9. BE READY
10. WELL FAIR
11. <3 (HEART)
12. HOWEVER
13. SHONUFF (Bonus Track)
Brooklyn-based queer nightlife luminary Jasmine Infiniti self-released her debut
album, BXTCH SLÄP, in March 2020. Dark Entries steps forward to present the album
remastered and on double vinyl. Over the thirteen disruptive club cuts of BXTCH
SLAP, Jasmine conjures occult rave incantations with sub-tectonic bass and seductive
harmonies. Audaciously championing R&B, vogue, and hip-hop sounds, Jasmine Infiniti’s
latest collection of techno-hybrid dance tunes is built for the dancefloors of
underground nightlife.
While SiS, her debut EP, was an ode to queer solidarity, community, and sisterhood,
BXTCH SLAP refines the art of personal myth-building. It is an unflinching and
uncompromising album, but it also boasts surprising range, moving briskly between
ethereal hardcore house (“HOTT”), anxious dark electro (“SPOOKED”), and certifiable
techno bangers (“YES, SIR”, “WELLFAIR”). Meanwhile album standout “<3” hovers just
above 100 BPM, a defiant statement of euphoric sensuality that’s no less gripping
for its dramatic deceleration. Closing number “SHONUFF” clocks in at ten and half
minutes, but not a second of this acid-laced adrenaline rush feels wasted. BXTCH
SLÄP might be suited for the high-impact dancefloor, but this music takes on a new
life in the moments we spend between the parties, alone and full of desire.
BXTCH SLÄP was mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The sleeve features
photography from Guerrilla Davis and hand drawn Infiniti logo designed by Eloise
Leigh with a 3-D chrome effect by Sebastian Ortega. Each copy includes a 3-D chrome
die-cut sticker. The Queen of Hell is back and her powers are stronger than ever.
All hail The Queen!
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DELP 283 PATRICK COWLEY SOME PUNKETTES LP 10.2020
01. DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA
02. DYNOMITE
03. I FEEL LOVE
04. PAPA WUZZA ROLLINSTON
05. SPIKED PUNCH DUB
06. SPIKED PUNCH
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DE 285 LP V / A : BACK UP-Mexican Tecno Pop 1980-1989 LP 06.2022
1. Avant Garde - Pesadillas
2. Vandana - Cambios En El Tiempo
3. Syntoma - No Me Puedo Controlar
4. Artefacto - Mundo Sin Viento
5. Cou Cou Bazar - Cou Cou Bazar
6. Volti - Corazón
7. Nahtabisk - La Dama De Probeta
8. Escuadrón Del Ritmo - Las Cucarachas
9. Década 2 - Alfabeto (Cold Version)
10. Silueta Pálida - El Paso Del Tiempo (Versión Remezclada)
(Note : LP , includes 12-page booklet printed on neon green, pink, and orange
paper, which features photographs, band biographies, lyrics, and liner notes.
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DELP 286 LENA PLATONOS BALANCERS LP 12.2021
(Note : LP , includes an insert with lyrics in both Greek and English)
previously unreleased material from Greek pianist Lena Platonos. Renowned for
experimenting with then-cutting-edge electronic music on her mid-Eighties albums
‘Galop’, ‘Sun’s Masks’ and ‘Lepdoptera’, the fourteen tracks here date from
roughly the same time period of 1982 to 1985.
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DE 290 BEZIER VALENCIA 12" 02.2022
1. Resurrection 05:22
2. Past The Marshes 02:57
3. Valencia 04:53
4. Reservoir 06:40
5. Scrupulous 02:07
6. Ravel 04:26
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DET 21 TRISOMIE 21 CHAPTERS I-IV 5LP
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DE 207-210 CYRNAI CYRNAI 1980-1990 6LP 09.2018
DE 207 Charred Blossoms
SIDE A
1 Phobic In Ruins
2 Waydom
3 Noct (Mourning Glare)
4 Incision Tree
5 Sensitivity
6 Windmill
SIDE B
1 Be Happy Or Go Straight
2 Waydom (Demo)
3 Burnt Shadows
4 Progress After Distance
5 A Prosaic Afternoon
6 Power to Wait
7 Kemoflosh 2
8 The Day Inside
Bonus Covers 7”
SIDE C
1 In Your House
SIDE D
1 The Holy Hour
2 It’s Her Factory
DE 208 Parts Of The Insomnic Wheel
SIDE A
1 Constant
2 Red Carpet Hallways
3 Dungeon of Leftovers
4 The Pitchfork of Womanhood
5 Prison Tree Duet
SIDE B
1 Numb Machinery
2 White Sky Moving
3 Tibetan Bowls Signaling
4 Fluorescent Nerve Endings
5 Spirals and Diameters
6 Clutching A Pencil
SIDE C
1 Time Has The Humor
2 Cinder Theory
3 Indoor Lighting
4 I Was Over-born
5 Dig a hole
6 Oh, Sun Come In!
SIDE D
1 A Goodbye Peck
2 Storing The Past in Formaldehyde
3 Prison Tree
4 Dreamer’s Paralysis
5 Have You Heard My Life
6 Ride Into Your Energy
DE 209 Hypno-Seizure
SIDE A
1 Is It Colored Numbers?
2 A Thousand Eyes On One Street
3 Going Under Hypnotized
4 Hallucination, Custom Cut
5 Robot State
6 I Will Have You
SIDE B
1 A Rainbow of Business
2 The Promise of Happiness
3 Brushed With Water
4 Oh Why
5 My Nocturnal Journal
6 Reclusist
7 Everlasting Eye
DE 210 To Subtle-Drive
SIDE A
1 To Subtle Drive
2 Techno-Guillotine
3 Pocket Zimbabwe
SIDE B
4 It’s a Crazy Fear
5 Subliminalogy
6 Far Above The Clouds
7 Electric Meditation
8 Falling
SIDE C
1 Suppressionist
2 Death Row Lingo
3 Climb the Sun
4 Lost Your Soul
SIDE D
1 Backbone Beat
2 Friction Song
3 When The Morning Comes
4 The Guidelines of Labor
5 Always
Dark Entries will reissue the first 4 full-lengths from Carolyn Fok / CYRNAI, an
Asian-American female solo artist from the Bay Area. The 6xLP box set contains all
of Carolyn's officially released music as CYRNAI between 1980-1990, as well as bonus
materials. Most of these songs will see their first vinyl appearance ever in a deluxe
edition limited boxed set (333 copies). Remastered by George Horn, the set features
an exclusive 48-page booklet with photos, quotes, interviews and liner notes written
by Carolyn and introduction by Greg Allen (author of "Klaus Schulze, Electronic Music
Legend"). Over 70 songs, 4 hours of music, spread across six records plus an exclusive
bonus 7” of cover songs by The Cure and Gang Of Four all packaged in a black matte
wrap box with crimson red foil stamping.
http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/store/vinyl/cyrnai-1980-1990-6xlp-box-set/
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DED 1 V / A LOST AND FOUND VOL.1 DL 07.2020
1 Bézier Fig
2 Bill Converse Another Day
3 Billy Nightmare 106 Miles
4 Borusiade The Fall
5 Doc Sleep Traces
6 Group Rhoda Neptune
7 Magnus II Roctronic (Remix)
8 Maxx Mann Stolen Moments
9 Patrick Cowley Pagan Rhythms
10 Sepehr Tribalism
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All notes taken from mail contact: darkentries@darkentriesrecords.com
www.darkentriesrecords.com
www.normanrecords.com
http://www.sonic.nl/sonic_nl/mailing/712upcsh.htm