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Releases
In 1984, the MONUMENTS, consisting of Andrea Costa and Mauro Tavella from Torino, Italy, released their only official record, a mini LP called “Age” comprising six incredibly fantastic electropop tracks. Anna ever thought of this mini LP as being the best electropop record ever coming out of Italy. Unfortunately, the duo didn’t make it any further under the name of MONUMENTS, though even to this very day they follow their careers as composers, studio owners and explorers of electronic music. Anyway, the MONUMENTS were already formed in 1981 and a couple of demos were recorded which never saw the light of day, but were only given to a few friends. Their nature is a bit more rough and never drift towards the more commercial Italo synth pop. So what you get on this CD is indeed an essential retrospective compilation album of one of Italy’s pioneering underground electronic music acts. And while Andrea and Mauro want to close this chapter with this release, a project entitled MONUMENTS II is maybe on its way … CD features: - limited edition of 500 copies Price: 14,00 € plus shipping & packaging.
POEME ELECTRONIQUE … oh didn’t we all dream of finding their only vinyl release, ‘The Echoes Fade/VOICE’ 7” single (Carrere Records, 1982) some day? Well, most of us didn’t and probably won’t, and finding the members was equally hard, but thanks to J. Lange’s investigative nature (hey, you’re great!), Dave Hewson, the composer in the group was finally tracked down. To anyone’s surprise, Dave is nowadays a highly respected professional composer working for such institutions like the BBC - definitely not the common career of an early 80’s New Wave/Electropop underground artist. Dave’s kindness and enthusiasm on reworking old POEME ELECTRONIQUE material and reviving the group is extraordinary, and so is his level of production quality. Now one might think that remixes are uninteresting or useless, but when you will hear the work that Dave did on the 7” tracks, you will surely get the impression that some improvement has occurred. The tracks just sound incredible, and now more versatile. For example, in ‘VOICE’, a chorus, though already written in 1982 but never used, has eventually been added and also the vocals have been completely rerecorded this summer. Truly, Sharon and Julie’s voices sound as fresh as 25 years ago! Anna is incredibly proud of releasing this record, and you will be happy to read that this is not the end of story! Record features: - 7" black vinyl, 45 rpm Price: 7,90 € plus shipping & packaging.
ADN’ CKRYSTALL is Érick Moncollin (aka Dr. Strange), an artist from France and truly a pioneer in electronic music since the mid-70’s. Already in 1976, he was jamming with Vangelis and Tim Blake in Paris, and he was also testing the KORG MS20 in its flat prototype version (and is still owning and using a MS10 prototype today!). In 1982, he released his first album “Jazz’mad” which definitely is in Anna’s Top-5-electronic-music-albums list. The unique weirdness and brilliance of this album is unequalled and a class of its own. Érick never stopped playing and recording electronic music, but, of course, styles changed over the years. In late 2006, “Jazz’mad” was nearing its 25 years anniversary, and thus Anna asked Érick if he wasn’t interested in recording a sister album to it - in “Jazz’mad” style, of course! Érick enthusiastically agreed and armed himself with his two Kawai Synthesizer-100Fs, Korg KR-33, CRB’1969 Diamond 742, Roland Juno-60, Roland JX-3P, MXR phaser 100, Boss Flanger BF-2 and SDE200 Delay. Paired with his weird performing skills, “Minilab” is a worthy companion to “Jazz’mad” and no-one into minimal electronics shall miss out on it. Record features: - 12”LP, 160 gramms, 33 1/3 rpm plus 7", 45 rpm, black vinyls Price: 17,90 € plus shipping & packaging.
SUDETEN CRECHE is Mark Warner and Paul Carlin from the UK and probably they need not much presentation. Their minimalistic electropop track “Are Kisses are out of Fashion”, originally released on the 1982 compilation EP “Europe in the Year Zero” (which amongst others also featured Yazoo), is widely known and respected. Furthermore, they released the four-track 12”EP “Kindergarten” in 1983 on Illuminated Records, which is, of course, very hard to find these days. Anyway, Mark and Paul teamed up again and recorded new tracks for their upcoming album “Kisses from the Creche” - for more info please visit www.sudetencreche.com - and the 7”EP released on Anna Logue Records kind of marks a pre-release presenting alternative versions of “Glorious Treason” and “Wounds”, while “Rogues” is an exclusive track for this vinyl release. This is electropop at its best, both for the dancefloor and the mind and shall bring SUDETEN CRECHE back to publicity and a promising future. Record features: - 7" black vinyl, 45 rpm Price: 7,50 € plus shipping & packaging.
NEW SHINY THINGS were primarily Sara Ayers and Billy Harrigan with some support from Richard Fuller and Art Snay on additional keys. They were shining from Albany, NY, USA, and released the beautifully haunting “Changing Colors” and the powerful “Breadlines and Dissidence” as a 7” single on Blotto Records in 1982 which nowadays is impossible to find. Both tracks have so much substance and have left an ever-lasting impression on Anna, so that she decided to re-release those tracks plus adding the slightly weirder and previously unreleased ‘post-punk’ track “Crayola Psychosis” (written in 1980, recorded in 1984) to the flipside which was composed and recorded by Billy under the name of OPERATION PLUTO. So, this 7”EP, remastered by Art Snay, and presented in a totally new and beautiful artwork made by Sara, is a great reminder of the work of the late Billy Harrigan, who left the earthly domains in 2001, and Sara who is still a recording artist today. Record features: - 7" black vinyl, 45 rpm Price: 7,90 € plus shipping & packaging.
Some may remember CHAIN OF COMMAND from their only vinyl appearance on the brilliant and highly sought-after compilation LP “Subtle Hints” (UK 1983, Sane Records) for which they submitted the track “Some Aspects”. They had recorded a few more tracks which unfortunately didn’t make it onto any further release. Thus, Anna is very proud to present the first CHAIN OF COMMAND vinyl, which makes Matt, Dave and Neil pretty happy today even if the release of their songs has delayed for some 24 years. The 7”EP includes four previously unreleased songs recorded in 1982, and you will surely need to call this vinyl your own! Record features: - 7" black vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm Price: 7,90 € plus shipping & packaging.
This is the first compilation on Anna Logue Records bringing you electronic pop music from international artists dating back to 1979 to 1984 - as already mentioned somewhere else here - the anna/logue years! Most tracks are heard for the very first time. It was indeed a task compiling this one but it was so worth it! DADA DI MUSICA and The TWO are projects by Dutch artist Hero Wouters, JEFF WALTON was normally not into electronics but some day the American seemed to feel like recording this electropop hit. BOYS DU SEVERE was a Canadian project from around the mysterious MONTY CANTSIN/Neoism circles. INFORMATICS and their member VALEK from Australia need not much presentation, you all surely know their release ‘Accidents in Paradise’. BERND KUNZE from Germany was found by accident He’s a home recording artist much in the vein of IAN ELMS. THE HIGHER PRIMATES from the USA are also well-known by now. VEX from Canada comprising Alan Lord and Bernard Gagnon (CHAM PANG) present the earliest track on this compilation dating back to 1979, a truly pioneering work! INVISIBLE ZOO from the USA bring us a powerful electropop tune. SOLITAIRE from the USA was a one-man project with pioneering live-electronics. GILDED YOUTH from Australia are known now as well including a member from SECOND GLANCE and having been released on the Reminiscent compilation. PERFECT JEWISH COUPLE from the USA present a track from their recently self-released CD and The TWO close the album with a demo version of one their songs from their sought-after LP. Many thanks to all artists for their support and endless patience! These songs are the echoes of Your past. Record features: - 12”LP, 160 gramms, 33 1/3 rpm plus 7", 45 rpm, black vinyls Price: 18,90 € plus shipping & packaging.
DESIGN are Edouard Janssens and Eric Brusselmans from Belgium. In the early 80’s they released two tracks on Belgian vinyl compilations: “Premonition” on the sought after “Topless Game” LP (1983) and “Sunset Boulevard” on the “Nuit Blanche” LP (1984). “Premonition” was recorded in September 1982 on 24-track and mixed in Dan Lacksman’s (TELEX) SynSound studio in Brussels. In the same session the previously unreleased track “Fashion & Seduction” was recorded but never made it to any further release. Anna is happy to release these two great tracks, the first one heard for the first time, the other one long deleted and now even remastered by Edouard himself. Definitely not to be missed! Record features: - 7 " black vinyl, 45 rpm Price: 6,00 € plus shipping & packaging.
The English band CULTURAL AMNESIA were first active 1979 to 1983, making a kind of post-industrial electropop. With her listeners' tastes in mind, Anna has selected nine tracks to introduce this original and interesting postpunk electro band. None of the music has been available for more than 20 years, and three of the songs are released for the very first time on the LP „Enormous Savages“. COIL fans will be interested to know that the lyrics to three of the songs were written by Geoff Rushton/John Balance, who was a big supporter of the band. In the last few years CA have been making music again, and the first 130 „Enormous Savages“ will be accompanied by a „Little Savage“, a four-track mini-CD of new and recent material. For further information please refer to: www.culturalamnesia.com Reviews: Click here Record features: - 12" black 160g vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm
Price: 13,00 € plus shipping & packaging.
CAMERA OBSCURA "Strange Faces (2006) / Moving the Mercury (2006)"
After CAMERA OBSCURA had played their concert in Hannover in 2005, they were so enthusiastic in pressing ahead with the band. Peter was quite unsatisfied with the original sound quality of the recordings of “Strange Faces” and “Moving the Mercury” so the next step had to be the rerecording of those tracks. It was taken much care in keeping the original spirit of the tracks also by using the original equipment but using modern recording techniques to have the tracks sound great. “Strange Faces” has a far more electronic nature now and shall appeal to listeners with a tendency for pure electronics while “Moving the Mercury” sticks pretty tight to the original, but simply sounds far much better now. Record features: - 7" black vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm - PLUS bonus-LP: CAMERA OBSCURA "Live in Hannover 8-10-2005"
After the release of “Horizons of Suburbia” (ANNA 001) in summer 2005, CAMERA OBSCURA definitely wanted to enter the stage again after more than 20 years of stage absence. They were invited to play at a small Minimal Electro festival called “Alles in einem” (“All in one”) in Hannover, Germany, Oct, 8th, 2005 together with the German projects Sickdoll and Solitude FX. Peter and Nigel performed a fully professional set with lots of love, enthusiasm and fun. Eight tracks from this show were chosen to be released on this vinyl album for those who were there and for those who were not. “Vincent van Gogh” and “Fever Pitch” are yet unheard newly recorded versions. Performing the then totally unknown “Moving the Mercury” eventually led to the release of the 7” (ANNA 002). It was a fantastic evening and we hope this live album has captured some of its great moments. Record features: - 12" black vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm Price: 15,50 € plus shipping & packaging
THE SILICON SCIENTIST "Windows on the World"
THE SILICON SCIENTIST is Stefan Bornhorst from Hamburg, Germany, and you will hear that he definitely has a deep fascination for analogue synthesizers and Electropop. In the early 90’s, he started composing and recording many tracks under the name of DREAMS ENCODED, from which a compilation LP and 7”EP is due later on ANNA LOGUE RECORDS. Some may also know Stefan from playing in the Wave group THE CONVENT in which he played synths both live and in the studio between 1999 and 2003. Also, in 2003, Stefan founded the well known wonderful German Elektropop-NDW group SONNENBRANDT together with CONVENT’s guitar player Jojo Brandt and Jojo’s wife Frau Sonne. Their first proper album is said to be finished very soon, so stay tuned! In his solo project THE SILICON SCIENTIST Stefan continues on a more melancholic path of Electropop, recorded solely with analogue synthesizers and drum machines. For more details on his projects please refer to: www.myspace.com/thesiliconscientist Record features: - 12" black vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm - all records include the 2-track 33 1/3 rpm 7" Colourblind featuring the tracks: THE SILICON SCIENTIST "Colourblind ep"
- the first 200 copies include the 12-track CD-R Bookmarks featuring the tracks: THE SILICON SCIENTIST "Bookmarks"
This CD contains various tracks from the time in which the „Windows on the World“ album was written and recorded. Tracks that didn’t make it on the album for some reason. Tracks that were recorded to form the soundtrack of a German serial play but finally remained unused because they sounded “too electronic” to the ears of the play’s producer. Tracks that were recorded for no special reason (except having fun) at home and on holiday in sunny Greece and frosty Denmark. (text taken from back sleeve of “Bookmarks”, written by Stefan Bornhorst) IMPORTANT NOTE: It is a well-known fact a CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) is sensitive to UV light, large temperature variations and oxidization. In order to retain a long data storage, keep the disc at a stable temperature, away from direct sun light and well-kept in a container or sleeve. Anyway, CD-Rs seem not to have a “life long” data storage capacity. Thus we highly recommend to save a hard disk copy of the audio data to prevent loss of data. ANNA LOGUE RECORDS is not responsible for any loss of data occurring after the sale of the CD-R and will not replace any CD-Rs due to loss of data. If you don’t agree to the terms of sale, please do not buy this product or choose the edition without accompanying CD-R. Thank you, ANNA LOGUE RECORDS, 28/11/2006. Price:
Robert is working hard on pressing ahead with SLEEP MUSEUM (and his side project AFTER THE SNOW) and has recorded many new tracks since the release of the “Dream of Waking” album. Anna has picked out the three ones she liked the most to put together this great 7”EP. All tracks are new material written and performed by SLEEP MUSEUM. Listen to the sound samples by clicking on the cover. And also stop by at SLEEP MUSEUM's website at www.sleepmuseum.com as well as www.afterthesnow.com. Record features: - 7" black vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm Price: 6,00 € plus shipping & packaging
In autumn 2005, Robert Anthony approached Anna via e-mail asking if she’d be interested in releasing a record from his dark, New York-based minimal synth project, SLEEP MUSEUM. Anna was sceptical at first, but after listening to a few tracks, she was convinced! The tracks are dark and melodic and are produced using vintage electronic early 80's equipment — Robert has a very special voice and way of singing making his music very personal and quite unique. All tracks are new material written by SLEEP MUSEUM. Listen to the sound samples by clicking on the album cover. And see SLEEP MUSEUM's website at http://www.sleepmuseum.com Record features: - 12" black vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm Price: 12,00 € plus shipping & packaging
When CAMERA OBSCURA were playing in Germany last year, they were also playing a fantastic tune yet unknown to the audience. Anna asked them what it was and they said it was another old tune called “Moving the Mercury”. To Anna, it was clear right away that it had to be released on vinyl as well, but it needed quite some convincing to get Peter’s and Nigel’s OK, which was not due to the potential of that song but due to the poor sound quality of the original tape. Anyway, now it has been restored to make it available to you. The next day, Peter told Anna that they had another tune called “Strange Faces” which, back in 1984, was supposed to become a 7”. But, like with the album, this never happened. But, fortunate as you are, Anna once again attended to the affair and so you can get these great songs on a black vinyl-7” oddly enough spinning at 45 rpm on the A-side and 33 1/3 rpm on the B-side. Record features: - 7" black vinyl, 45 rpm (A-side), 33 1/3 rpm (B-side) Price: 6,00 € plus shipping & packaging
* Previously unreleased extended demoversions Some of you may know Camera Obscura (consisting of Peter Oldroyd and Nigel James from York, UK) from their 1983 7" single release "Destitution/Race in Athens" on the UK based Small Wonder label. Besides that single they only released one further track called "Village of Stars" on the 101 International 2LP-compilation "Directions". Anyway you can read their story on their own web site at http://clancamera.com together with some never before seen pictures and additional informations. The 10 tracks included on this LP were all recorded in 1983 and are all previously unreleased. They were mastered by Peter himself and the best thing even is that through all this they teamed up again to record as Camera Obscura and even on the original equipment! We shall be curious! Record features: - 12" black vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm Price: 12,00 € plus shipping & packaging |
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