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18:e OKTOBER - Kulturvetarnas Kongress LP SE 2007 dp5 17 Tracks 44'35'' Buy

18:e OKTOBER was the mid-80’s analogue Electropop project of Tor Sigvardson, hailing from Sweden and releasing several cassettes on the Neuköln cassette-only label. The material on this LP dates back to 1985 (A-side), and 1985 to 1988 (B-side), respectively. Instead of going in detail on how the music sounds like, here the highlights from the equipment list: Korg Mono/Poly, Roland SH-101/TB-303/TR-606/TR-707/TR-808, Sound Master Memory Rhythm SR-88, Yamaha DX7 (first digital synth, but what the …) … speaking for itself! Our thanks due to Jan from Börft/Djuring Phonogram Records for releasing this fantastic album! Hope there’s more to come!

Sound samples can be found here.

LPs are new and limited to 300 copies only.

Price: EUR 13,50 plus postage & packaging

 

 



2VM - Placita/Daybreak 7” D 2005 Genetic 024 2 Tracks 5'48'' Buy

Simply brilliant Minimal Electronics from Veronica Vasicka and Marc Houle from New York City, USA. “Placita” is definitely one of the best tracks recently released from contemporary artists. In my opinion, a must-have for everyone being into Minimal Synth/Wave.

7”s are new and come with a black & white insert with lyrics to both tracks.

Price: EUR 6,50 plus postage & packaging

 

 


 

 



A² - For Sale LP D 2008 Treue um Treue 009 10 Tracks 37'43'' Buy

A² is Andreas Arndt from Germany also known from playing in various Industrial projects amongst them Irikarah, but letting out his ‘poppier’ side in A² for which he can also look back on quite a number of released material. On the new and third album Andreas performs a mixture of minimal electro, electro, hard electro always danceable. “Wir tanzen” is quite reminiscent of Liaisons Dangereuses, “Freefalling” has some heavenly Kraftwerkian influence, “Cold Heart” could be a November Növelet track, “Remember” is a mixture of early Skinny Puppy and The Klinik, while “Maschinenmann” is typical minimal electro for the dancefloor and “Coroned” will appeal to fans of Martial Canterel. Basically nothing new or innovative, but after a couple of spins this album does rock! The best A² so far!

LPs are new and limited to around 320 copies only.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 



A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS – The Best of CD EU Jive 12 Tracks 58'44'' Buy

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS was formed in 1980 in Liverpool, UK, and featured Mike Score (vocals, keyboards), Paul Reynolds (guitar 1980-84), Ali Score (drums 1980-86), Frank Maudsley (bass 1980-86), Chris Chryssaphis (keyboards 1984-86), and Gary Steadman (1984-86) and like their city mates OMD they have written some of the most substantial and time-resistent New Wave/electropop hymns of the early 80’s: “I ran”, “Space Age Love Song”, “The more you live, the more you love”, “Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You)”, the latter two also included here in their extended versions, “(It’s not me) Talking”, or the maybe less known yet beautiful “Transfer Affection”. This is an essential collection of one the best New Wave bands ever, and it is believed that you will play this CD even in another 25 years. A hint: put this CD in your car CD player and you will see that every journey can be lovely, and now with Spring coming up, the perfect music for a perfect day!

CDs are new.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 



ADN’ CKRYSTALL - Coda 7”/3”CD/Poster NL 2008 3 Tracks 14'36'' (x2) Buy

ADN’ CKRYSTALL’s latest release includes three new compositions and marks the first release on Dutch Clogsontronics label with contemporary and non-Dutch material. “Just a Coda” is linked musically more to the “Synthesizers...” album, mainly due the use of the Alesis SR-16 drum machine, still a very good track. As for our beloved elder sound there is “Mini-Romance”, using the CRB 1969 Diamond 742 S drum machine again, which thus could have easily found its way onto the “Minilab” album (Anna 013). “Rhino” is powerfully driven by the Korg KR-33 and additionally by new band mate Jeff’s bass; it would have also fitted perfectly onto the “Minilab” album. So music for any ADN’ lover, and great to hear that Erick writes great songs on and on... Apart fro all tracks being delivered on vinyl and CD, there is a fantastic and very dark DIN-A1 poster, originally painted by Erick himself!.

7”/3”CD/Posters are new and limited to 450 copies only.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 



ADN’ CKRYSTALL - Synthesizers and other electronic masturbators LP F 2005 10 Tracks 49'01'' Buy

Érick has left an ever lasting impact on Anna with his incredible 1982 album “Jazz’ mad”. After exploring the fields of ambient electronics in recent years, now he’s back with his second proper ADN’ album including both new compositions as well as unreleased older tunes. No computer, no MIDI system, just a man and his machines.

LPs are new, limited to 500 copies, EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED and include a huge poster with lots of photos and informations.

NEW Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging

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ADN’ CKRYSTALL - Trilogie (1978-1988) 3x10”+1x7”EP box D 2008 VOD54 24 Tracks 114'49'' Buy

ADN’ CKRYSTALL need not much presentation here (if needed, please refer to ANNA 013 in the Releases section). Vinyl-on-Demand has convinced Érick to dig even deeper into his archives and he found another incredible amount of unreleased tracks. These are divided into three sections: Vol. A: Museum Sessions (1978-1984), Vol. D: Éxhumation (1985-1987), and Vol. N: Rock Noire (1987-1988). VOD membership subscribers do also get an additional 7”EP (including “Deutsch Napalm” from the original ultra rare 7” from 1984) so Anna is happy to also offer the membership edition here in very limited supply. So be fast or be late!!!

Boxes are new, include 3 10”s, 1 7”.

Price: EUR 50,00. plus postage & packaging


 

 



ADOLF FILTER – The other Hand on the Knob 7” NL 2008 petit004 4 Tracks ' '' Buy

ADOLF FILTER is Daniel Persson and Conny Klenze from Gothenburg, Sweden. Inspired by analogue synthesizers, drum machines and cassette recordings, and they started playing in various electronic bands over the years since 1986. Having started as ADOLF FILTER in 2004, they eventually appeared on various compilations, amongst them the “Doppelhertz” 2LP, the “Festival der Genialen Dilettanten” LP and “Vågform Volym 1” CD (all available in this shop). The whole concept is to keep the music free from any software synthesisers what so ever thus using only physical instruments. In general they do sound a lot like early FRONT 242 (thus in their best era 1981 to 1983) making use of a lot of Roland SH-101 and TR-606. Very nostalgic, thus very good!

7”s are new and are limited to 300 copies.

Price: EUR 8,00. plus postage & packaging

 

 

 



ALOA – S/t LP D 1982 Offers OMP8202 13 Tracks 43'19'' Buy

ALOA’s only LP is in no doubt one of the most incredible and rare German underground minimal electronics/NDW ever! Anna has tried almost 10 years to track down a copy, without success! So she is happy that someone else did and gave away some copies for inclusion in this shop. ALOA were A. Kanz and M. Brendel from Kassel, Germany, recording this brilliant album in 1982 with a minimal set of equipment (Sequential Circuits Prophet V, Roland TR-606 and various percussive elements). “Weisser Wal”, “Traumfrau”, “Deutsche Begegnung” and “Fremdes Haus” are essential hits and definitely not to be missed. Anyway, ALOA had a very own yet versatile sound and great lyrics, too. Maybe comparable to some extent to VIDEOCLIPS, 1. FUTUROLOGISCHER CONGRESS, TRICK 17, and D.A.F. Three-digit prices were usually paid if ever a copy showed up, so here’s your chance to grab your copy at a reasonable price.

LPs are new.

Price: EUR 45,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



ALPHA SEQUENZ – Axial Equilibrium LP F 2008 SD013 12 Tracks 31'40'' Buy

ALPHA SEQUENZ is the solo project of Rigeck Rodgers from France, who is also running the Secondhand Daylight Records (SHDR) label, and was started in late 2001 as an all-analogue synth project. With ALPHA SEQUENZ, Rigeck tries to reflect nature and transform his feelings into musical ideas and landscapes. Therfore most songs are instrumental, some dark and reminiscent of Sleep Museum and November Növelet, some more poppy like the highlight track “Mehr Licht”. All tracks were recorded between 2001 and 2004 using Boss DR-55/DR-110/Voice Transformer VT-1, Clavia Nord Lead 2, Crumar Bit-01, Fender Precision Bass Guitar, Kay Memory Rhythm Machine, MFB 501, Moog Prodigy/Source, Realistic Concertmate 970, Roland DR-202/Juno-106/TR-707, SCI Prophet-5, Sound Master Memory Rhythm SR-88, Yamaha CS-15/DX-7. A delightful record and perfect for the current autumn days.

LPs are new, limited to 500 copies and the ones from Anna come with an exclusively personal message and autograph by Rigeck.

Price: EUR 16,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



ARNAUD LAZLAUD – Le Malade Roi/Élan 7” D 2008 Hertz 022 2 Tracks 10'47'' Buy

ARNAUD LAZLAUD is Xavier Paradis from Montréal, Canada (hey btw, that’s where Rational Youth came from…), also known from being a member of Echo Kitty and Automelodi. The tracks are pure and danceable electropop with a slight melancholic touch and French vocals, and though dating from 1998/99 they actually sound like being from 1984. The two tracks are …. simply beautiful, and honestly, Anna is a bit jealous as these tracks would have indeed fit so perfectly to Anna Logue Records … So, definitely this – in Anna’s humble opinion - is the best release ever on Hertzschrittmacher/Kernkrach. Leaves open the question when an album with the remaining ARNAUD LAZLAUD material will be released? Hopefully soon!!!

7”s are new, come in transparent red vinyl, with two small inserts and are limited to 350 copies only.

Price: EUR 7,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



ART DIVISION – Tears of a new Dawn 7” SE 1988 FMP 006 2 Tracks 7'17'' Buy Currently sold out !

ART DIVISION was some Mauritzson, Magnusson, Börretzen, Gottleib and Widell, obviously Swedish folks. On side A they present “Tears of a new Dawn”, a lovely melancholic synthpop with some sparse but fitting guitars and some rather eccentric vocals similar to the one of Alexander Hofman from S.P.O.C.K. The flipside brings us “As the Years” which is a ballad based on an acoustic guitars and vocals only, thus more for those into sort of Backworld, Oral Constitution, Psychic TV, neofolk stuff etc. and for those maybe who like the 7” by the Horsemen from Norway.

7”s are new and available in very limited quantity only.

Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



ATMOSPHERE 0 – 2006-2003 CD I 2006 20 Tracks 61'02'' Buy Last copies !

The first full-time album from ATMOSPHERE 0 compiling their output from 2003 to 2006. Pure minimal electro with virtual analogue synthesizers. The CD includes the same titled 12”EP from 2003.

CDs are new and shrinkwrapped. The first 20 come signed (and are thus not shrinkwrapped).

Price: EUR 12,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

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AUPHEUS - Stay with me/End of Story 7” UK 1986 AUP 001 2 Tracks 8'34'' Buy

This double-A-sided single was produced for promotion to the A&R dept's, via most the major record labels. A few were sold, and even fewer still, were hidden away - forgotten in the top of a cupboard. The single was written and recorded in just two long days by Aupheus. 'Aupheus' is these days a Forensic Parapsychologist - using advanced technology to investigate the paranormal (look at the cover image….). He is currently in discussion with various TV production companies, with a view to heading up a TV factual series. Incidentally, the original cover artwork (photo montage - before computer image manipulation!) was produced by his brother, founder of The Gadget Shop, and Red5.

The 7” comprises two Electropop tracks with brilliant sequencing and vocal harmonies and though recorded in 1986, they have an earlier feel to it. So if you are into early 80’s synth and like stuff like TURQUOISE DAYS, don’t let this go. Your last chance!

7”s are new and come signed on the innersleeve by the member as “Aupheus”.


Price: EUR 12,00 plus postage & packaging.

 



BAKTERIELLE INFEKTION - Early Recordings 2CD D 2007 GEN027 32 Tracks 99'33'' Buy

Retrospective double CD on Genetic Music featuring Anna’s darling Roger Semsroth a.k.a. Skanfrom on synthesisers. The CDs feature tracks from the "First Demo" tape, 1996 (not on label), from "Scheintod Gaswaffen" tape, 1997 (A.D.S.R.), from "Sleepless" CD-R, 1998 (White Head Records), from "A.D.S.R. 007" LP, 1999 (A.D.S.R.), from "A.D.S.R. 002" tape (lim. 20), 1997 (A.D.S.R.) as well as 15 previously unreleased tracks. In their early days, they were pretty much influenced by Industrial music (“Schienenstrang” à la De Fabriek, Dive; “Run” à la The Klinik, and, of course, there’s tracks already leading to where Roger released alone as Skanfrom. The booklet includes liner notes by Genetic Music and both Uwe and Roger.

2CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.

Price: EUR 14,90 plus postage & packaging.


 



BAL PARÉ - Sommerwind 10” D 2009 NLW024 6 Tracks 24'10'' Buy

BAL PARÉ was originally active between 1980 and 1989 (if even under aliases) and founded in Hamburg by Matthias Schuster (aka Im Namen des Volkes, Jeanette und das Land Z, Geisterfahrer, Ritual, etc), Kirsten Klemm and Jan T. Krahn. They released the album “Hamburg–Paris–Catania” in 1982 (Konkurrenz) and MLP “Metamorphose” in 1985 (Kraut Records) followed by the retrospective compilation CD “Best of …” (Tatra) in 1994, all very rare and expensive nowadays. They created some of the most beautiful analogue electro pop songs ever (“Palais d’Amour”, “Les Mots”, “Rien ne va plus”) and now Matthias has revived the project (if only solo) and fortunately (and also incredible) he was 100% able to capture the original sound and atmosphere while concentrating on the catchy side of things, thus creating the perfect BAL BARÉ record with six of his wonderful tracks ever! To cut the short short: perfect analogue electro pop with most beautiful synth sounds and melodies and drum machine (mostly Roland TR-606) – Germany 12 points! A must-have for everyone.

10”s are new, limited to 500 copies and the first few copies come signed by Matthias Schuster.

Price: EUR 13,33 plus postage & packaging.


 



BLACK TURTLENECK – Musical Chairs CD CDN 2006 NRML 03 11 Tracks 41'27'' Buy

BLACK TURTLENECK is Jason Amm from SOLVENT and Thomas Sinclair both hailing from Toronto, Canada. They bring us vocal electropop that they say is influenced by the likes of early Depeche Mode, The Human League and Soft Cell, in the end imagine SOLVENT’s music with a vocal performance similar maybe to that of the German futurepop project Neuroticfish. Expect pure analogue synth sound here with lots of analogue drum machine sounds. Many outstanding tracks here, e.g. “Discontinued Parts” is just beautiful with great catchy vocal lines, and sparse bright synth parts towards the end - sparseness is the key here anyway, some may wanna call it minimalism - or the instrumental title track “Musical Chairs”, or “Mall Song” that ‘behaves’ like some late 70’s/early 80’s British tune. All in all, a great minimalistic retro electropop album that’s maybe more easily accessible for those who miss a vocal performance on some Lowfish or early Solvent music.

CDs are new, come as digipak, shrinkwrapped.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 



CENTRAL UNIT – Central Unit + Loving Machinery CD ITA 2003 MPRCD043 14 Tracks 62'13'' Buy

CENTRAL UNIT was Natale Nitti, Alberto Pietropoli, Enrico Giuliani, Roberto Caramelli and Alvise Cristinelli from Bologna, Italy. They formed in 1980 and released their first 12”EP “Loving Machinery” in 1982 album, followed by the self-tiltled album in 1983. Both became highly collectible and very expensive records. Actually, CENTRAL UNIT wasn’t an electropop group, but more of an avantgarde art ensemble combining lots of electronics with bass, piano, sax and violins, thus very reminiscent of Tuxedomoon and then no wonder they did a cover of “What use?” on the first 12” even leading to Peter Principle’s participation on their album. Anyway the more conventional electrowave track “Saturday Nite” (in the vein of Hysterica Passio) and the minimal electro track “Orient-Express” secured them an on-going interest in the minimal electronics scene. Most interestingly CENTRAL UNIT (to Anna’s knowledge) were the only group apart from Metal Y Ca who had a programmable Korg KR-55 and this is what Roberto once told Anna about this: ”It actually was a Korg KR-55 made programmable by a computer whiz named Mauro "Tunez" Mattioli. Mauro built an interface to let his computer communicate with the tool, and he wrote the entire software in machine language. The software run on the Commodore 80 PC (I think […]), and allowed me to fully program all the events. […] Mauro built a little box with buttons that allowed me to switch each element on and off in addition to setting the volume.”

CD are new.

Price: EUR 14,90 plus postage & packaging

 

 



CLAIR OBSCUR – C.O.I.T. 1981-1988 2LP+7” box D 2007 VOD41 28 Tracks ' '' Buy

CLAIR OBSCUR is truly a French Dark Wave legend with quite a number of rare original releases on both tape and vinyl format which fortunately have mostly been reissued to date. This release on VOD is the “Collection Of Isolated Tracks 1981-1988”, a massively extended vinyl version of a previously released but out-of-print CD compilation and includes tracks from rare singles, compilations and much unreleased material. The box set also includes an informative booklet with photos as well as a T-shirt and bonus 7”EP which contains a 2007 remix of “Dark Edit” and four live tracks from 1983 on the flipside.

Boxes are new and include the 2LP, 7”, T-shirt, booklet and are limited to 400 copies.

Price: EUR 49,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 



COLD PHOENIX – Your Eyes are my Eyes MCD I 2009 AirPlane AICD1406 6 Tracks 28'16'' Buy

COLD PHOENIX were Vittorio Barion (bass), Alessandro Paltretti (guitar, vocals), Alessandro Ruggeri (drums) and Alberto Verri (keyboards) hailing from Bologna, Italy. They formed in 1985 and released a single four-track 12'' EP “Your Eyes are my Eyes” (AILP1406, 1985). “Stonehenge” is a very simple yet typical dark wave track with real drums, distorted guitar, simple bass and keyboard accompaniment. “Sensation” is turning darker then with reminiscence to early Christian Death. “La Fleur du Destin” is thee killer track, with the drums coming from the Roland TR-606, this track soooo beautiful and touching. The desperate sparse guitars, a wind blowing, the crashing-in wall of sound, the additional percussive snare, and the beautiful vocals in French. Anna is so in love with this track, and the CD is worth buying alone for this track! Then there’s “Binding me to a Dream” which is similar to the first track with some sparse additional piano. The CD re-issue comes in a nice six panel digipak with full lyrics and unpublished pictures of the band, plus two previously unreleased bonus tracks, “Stop just a Moment” and “The Greatness of Love”. A must for those into groups like Die Unbekannten, Last Man In Europe, Days Of Sorrow, Marcie’s Still Waiting, Little Nemo, etc.

CDs are new, come as digipak and are limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 12,90 plus postage & packaging

 

 



CONRAD SCHNITZLER – Rare Tracks 1979-1982 12”EP D 2008 EDM1017 4 Tracks 16'15'' Buy

CONRAD SCHNITZLER is truly a pioneer of German avant-garde/minimal electronics. He was Joseph Beuys’ first student and early line-up member in TANGERINE DREAM and KLUSTER, then going solo in 1972, and also recording together with his son Gregor Schnitzler. This new 12”EP compiles rare tracks from various CONRAD SCHNITZLER vinyls re-edited by Dompteur Mooner (aka Zombie Nation and founder of the Erkrankung durch Musique record label). It comprises "Auf dem schwarzen Kanal" and “Elektroklang” originally released on “Auf dem schwarzen Kanal” (12“, RCA, 1980), “The 4:08 to Paris“ originally released as BERLIN EXPRESS (with Gregor Schnitzler and Peter Baumann) on "The Russians are coming" (12”, Portrait, 1982) and “Tanze im Regen“ originally released on "CON 3" (LP, Sky, 1981).

12”EPs are new, come on heavy vinyl, are limited to 300 copies only and include small stamped card signed by Conny.

Price: EUR 8,90 plus postage & packaging

 

 



CRASH – Pile ou Face/Vaughan’s Ballad 7” F 2009 PAPE 005 2 Tracks 12'05'' Buy

After the release of PHILIPPE DORAY’s LP "Nouveaux Modes Industriels" and ILITCH’s LP "10 Suicides", Thierry Müller (aka RUTH) and Philippe Doray (both great readers of JG Ballard) decided to work jointly on a project for concerts: CRASH was born. The two tracks “Pile ou Face” and “Vaughan’s Ballad” on this 7” were recorded in 1984 and both are great. They used EMS Synthi A, Farfisa VIP 233, Roland SPV-355 and Korg MS-20. “Pile ou Face” is purely electronic and a slow piece of typical French minimal electro melancholy. “Vaughan’s Ballad” is a great instrumental piece featuring lovely guitars and simple lead synth and great synth effects, simply perfectly entertaining and fun to listen to. So far, definitely the best release on Poutre Apparente.

7”s are new.

Price: EUR 7,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 



CULTURAL AMNESIA – Enormous Savages Enlarged CD AU 2009 kg124 15 Tracks 68'16'' Buy

CULTURAL AMNESIA consisted and consists again of Ben Norland, Gerard Greenway and John Peacock from the UK. They were first active 1979 to 1983, making a kind of post-industrial electropop and being very active in the underground cassette culture. In 2007 Anna Logue Records released the retrospective LP “Enormous Savages“ (Anna 007) including some of their more accessible, catchy and more electronic based material from ’81-‘83. The sound is quite dark and electronic by nature, no wonder when using the fantastic analogue Sound Master Memory Rhythm SR-88 drum machine and Korg MS-20 synthesiser, plus adding some weird distorted guitars and Gerard’s unique voice and lyrics. Includes amongst others the minimal electro super hit “Materialistic Man”, “Repetition for this World” which is quite reminiscent to V-Sor, X as well as three tracks with lyrics written by Geoff Rushton/John Balance of Coil. Now re-released on CD on the Austrian Klanggalerie label it also features the beautiful early 80’s ambient/electronica track „Wee Sorg” plus five additional tracks recorded after 2000 and showing that they have lost nothing of their creativity and unique sound, including the beautiful “I heard it on the Radio”.

CDs are new and limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging

 

 



CULTURAL AMNESIA – Press my hungry Button 2LP D 2007 VOD45 30 Tracks 123'27'' Buy

After the “Enormous Savages” LP this is the second selection from the archives of CULTURAL AMNESIA, bringing us another incredible 30 (!) songs. All tracks date back to 1980 to 1983 and are either taken from their rare cassettes “Video Rideo” (1981), “Sinclair’s Luck” (1983) and “The Uncle of the Boot” (1983) or are previously unreleased. “Press my hungry button”, of course, presents a wider range of CULTURAL AMNESIA’s skills with tracks ranging from weird electropop to atmospheric electronics and more experimental structures. Also, you’ll get another three songs with words by the late John Balance of COIL/PSYCHIC TV.

LPs are new and include a lyrics sheet.

Price: EUR 21,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 



DARK DAY - Trapped 12”EP US 1981 Lust/Unlust JMB 238 7 Tracks 15'13'' Buy

Well, you all know Robin Crutchfield’s DARK DAY, don’t you? His “Window” LP from 1982 is among the all time top ten minimal electronics records for sure and still on many want lists. Before that he released another great album (“Exterminating Angel”, 1980), a 7” (“Hands in the Dark”, 1979) and this 12”EP, which is said to be Robin’s favourite work. The material on this record is slightly more experimental, i.e. the tracks on the b-side (“The Exterminations 1 thru 6”) are presented backwards for some unknown reason. On “Trapped”, Steven Brown from TUXEDOMOON does perform as well. Anyway, DARK DAY vinyls belong to any collection of minimal electronic/wave, so grab it while you can!

12”s are new and still shrinkwrapped.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 



DAS M - Leidenschaft und Produktion LP D 2008 Hertz 023 14 Tracks 41'52'' Buy

DAS M is a solo project of a guy calling himself Sinusforscher and coming from Austria. He released some cassettes only in the early 90’s. He produces a lovely mixture of analogue electropop and electro with German lyrics and makes use of some of the usual suspects of analogue synthesisers and drum machines. The songs are spacey, catchy, minimalistic with some having a strong reference to KRAFTWERK, but you can clearly feel that he never cared much about success or fashions and simply recorded the music he likes. Equipment used: Ensoniq ASR 10, Korg Wavestation, Roland CR-78/JX-3P/MC-202/SH-101/TB-303/TR-606/TR-808, OSC Oscar, SCI Pro-One, Yamaha TX-81Z. Hertzschrittmacher are doing a great job recently, after the Arnaud Lazlaud single, this album is another definiter must-have for lovers of the ‘anna/logue’ sound.

LPs are new, come in transparent vinyl and are limited to 500 copies!

Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 



DATAFREQ vs DANELLATRON - Monumental 10” CDN/D 2008 L10Bomb 4 Tracks 16'45'' Buy

“Monumental” is the latest release by Dave Rout’s DATAFREQ project this time featuring DANELLATRON (Danella Hocevar from An April March) on vocals. Being released on his very own Bombshelter Records (though heavily supported by Das Drehmoment) it seems quite to be an effort of making a conceptual ‘minimal dansepop’ record. “Monumental” is a sequencer driven killer minimal-electropop-retro-dance track with lots of 80’s nostalgia (sampled Korg KR-55). “The only Place I go” was already featured on Das Drehmoment’s double LP “Rückwärts im Uhrzeigersinn” but comes here as a cool remix version to match the concept. “Love’s tainted Love” rings up a bell: very strong similarities to “Young Hearts of Europe” by U-BAHN X. Last track is a cool cover version of Trooper’s “Boys in the bright white Sports Car” in the aforementioned style, of course. All in all, maybe imagine this sounding like Fischerspooner with female vocals and great record!

10”s are new, come with insert and are limited to 300 copies only..

Price: EUR 11,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

 



DATAFREQ - Fun for the whole Family CD D 2006 Das Drehmoment dd004 10 Tracks 37’23” Buy

DATAFREQ is Dave Rout, known to most of us by being a second incarnation member of RATIONAL YOUTH in the late 90’s. DATAFREQ’s first vinyl appearance was on last Das Drehmoment “5th Anniversary Compilation” with their smasher “Just like 1981” which just opens this first 10 track album. Vintage Electropop as we love it!

CDs are new.

Price: EUR 13,00 plus postage & packaging

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DER MUßIKANT – Distanz CD D 2005 gen023 29 Tracks 55'52'' Buy

It is indeed a shame that Anna needed so long to add this CD to her online shop. This is simply a cult album and isn’t it that raw analogue synthesiser sound that we all love so much? Well, if you like this style, maybe call it German minimal electronics with a KORG MS20 in the vein of IM NAMEN DES VOLKES or early TOMMI STUMPFF, every single track will be a hit for you! DER MUßIKANT (Rolf Schobert from Reutlingen/Stuttgart, Germany) released four cassettes as DER LUSTIGE MUSIKANT/DER EWIGE MUSIKANT in between 1980 and 1982, as well as a 7”EP as DER KÜNFTIGE MUSIKANT in 1982. Also, the Musikant was one half of HEUTE with G.A.W. on vocals. Conclusion: must-buy!

CDs are new.

Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 




DEUX – Agglomérat CD F 2006 16 Tracks 65'44'' Buy

Deux were already pretty well known in the minimal synth scene due to their two classic 7”s “Felicita/Game and Performance” and “Europe/Paris Orly” both released in France in 1985. It is great to see those rare tracks being re-released on CD format together with many previously unreleased tracks (demos, studio and rehearsal) ranging from 1982 to 1992, among them the great early tracks “Minimaliste”, “Le Couloir”, “Decadence” and “Dance with me” which is so incredibly typical French. The original 7” track “Europe” is unfortunately not included on this compilation, but an English sung take called “Sex and Trouble” can be found so you need not start crying.

CDs are new and come exclusively signed by the original members Gérard and Cati!

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 




DIE BUNKER – Peut-être qu’il n’y a plus rien? (1983-1984) LP GR 2008 eirmi01 9 Tracks 42'51'' Buy

Oh beloved French melancholy! Still Anna can’t help it: those Frenchies must be living in a parallel universe made up solely of sadness and melancholy. Like Clair Obscur and others, they just have their very own sound. DIE BUNKER was one of them, an artistic ensemble from St. Mandé, France. They released a first self-titled cassette in 1983 (Visa, Androidia Flux 004), followed by the vinyl LP “Dreams are not free” in 1988 (Visa, Ultima Flux 005), the LP “Mother” in 1990 (Houlala Zelig 9018) and appeared on several compilations. This new album re-issues the original 1983 tape while adding one bonus track “In den letzten Zügen lieben” from the 1984 “Visa présente:” compilation. The sound is purely electronic, simple, very raw, very melancholic though melodic, and Anna has rarely heard such a cool rough drum machine, boy it ‘rocks’ (in an electronic analogue way, of course!). Cult tape, therefore cult vinyl! Buy or die!

LPs are new, come with info sheet and are limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 




DIE KAPAZITÄT – Leichte Stimmen CD D 2009 NLW023 26 Tracks 77'49'' Buy

DIE KAPAZITÄT were Wolfgang Marx, Christoph Willumeit and Stephan Braun from Hamburg, Germany. There was no strict assignment of roles, any member could play any instrument simply by best knowledge or skills as this was perfectly the spirit of the (post) punk times. Their tracks were built up around a drum machine (Roland TR-808 or real) and/or sequence, with some guitars and/or weird synth noises added. In 1981, they released the 12”EP “Bündig” on the Konkurrenz label, followed by the full length album “Leichte Stimmen” in 1982. Both are featured completely on this full time CD compilation along with 8 previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded between 1981 and 1983. So, their sound was quite typical underground New Wave/NDW, fortunately with predominance of synths. Comparisons coming to mind may be Der Plan, Die Doraus und die Marinas, Geisterfahrer, Mittageisen, Grauzone and Keine Ahnung.

CDs are new and in DVD box with mini booklet.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 




DOXA SINISTRA – Conveyer-Belt LP NL 2008 Enfant12 12 Tracks 41'47'' Buy

DOXA SINISTRA was Brian Dommisse (Freakowitz) and Hanjo Erkamp (Dr. C. Stein) of ENDE SHNEAFLIET fame, who recorded their second album “Conveyer-Belt” in 1984/85 which was eventually released on Trumpett/ADN on cassette format. In DOXA SINISTRA they lived out their experimental and noisy though always purely electronic side, somewhere between Ende Shneafliet, Nocturnal Emissions, Skinny Puppy and S.P.K. Truly another classic album from the huge Trumpett archives, and probably/hopefully not the last one to experience a revival on the vinyl format. So, to cut the story short: Trumpett rules, ok!

LPs are new and are limited to 600 copies!

Price: EUR 15,50 plus postage & packaging.

 




DREAM DISCO – Take me home/In your Eyes 12”EP D 2008 Das Drehmoment 012 5 Tracks 27'43'' Buy

DREAM DISCO is the Italo Disco project of Rotterdam based producer DJ OVERDOSE who already had remarkable releases on Viewlexx and Bunker. He appeared with Alden Tyrell and on I-F’s “Space Invaders are smoking Grass". “Take me home” comes in two versions and is indeed pretty much a typical Italo Disco track with some reference to Italian “Endzeit (end time)”/Sci-Fi movie soundtracks including male and female vocals. “In your Eyes” is similar though even a bit more poppy. The remix by DJ TECHNICIAN comes in a cool minimal electronic dance version while the SPECULATOR remix is a lovely kinda minimal electronica pop reminiscent of Solvent or Skanfrom. Both great remixes so all in all a great record for those into Italo and danceable electropop, and simply another great record from Das Drehmoment!

12”EPs are new and come in Das Drehmoment disco sleeve.

Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 




DR. C. STEIN – Liège in the Spring 10“ D 2007 TUT008 7 Tracks 28'24'' Buy

Here finally is the follow-up to last years’ “Echo Trip” LP release, again on Treue um Treue, and again Anna can only highly recommend this artist/record. The tracks range from 1983 to 1988, and it is just great listening to this brilliant analogue synth programming and Roland TR-606 and TR-808 rhythms. The tracks range from atmospheric to electropop, while the atmospheric part is dominating. Also, you’ll find a rare vocal performace by Hanjo Erkamp. Well, it is hoped that even more music from Hanjo/ENDE SHNEAFLIET will be released, especially when the great music comes in an equally beautiful artwork! Essential stuff.

Sound samples can be found here!

10”s are new and are limited to 514 copies.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 




DUO!!! 7” D 2008 Schaul003 4 Tracks 12'42'' Buy

DUO!!! was Kai A. Knipper (lyrics) and Matthias Klein (music) from Berlin, Germany, who recorded these lovely CasioPop tunes in 1986/87, on a cassette recorder in their living room. As for CasioPop, it is understood that this is not really synthesiser stuff, but made with these cheap little keyboards for kids with their very own, strangely enough, very melancholic sound (here a Casio MT-65 was used). DUO!!!’s tracks are just wonderful, and for those who love this sound, the melancholy, the ultra DIY and lo-fi-sound and some weirdness, simply a must! As a comparison, maybe think of Charles Lindbergh n.e.V., as no wonder: Schallplatten aus Lurup (Schaul) is his label...!

7”s are new, come in lilac-brownish vinyl, with crazy photo and are limited to 150 copies only.

Price: EUR 7,00 plus postage & packaging.

 




ENSEMBLE PITTORESQUE – For This Is Past LP+CD NL 1983/2008 SG 007 10 Tracks 40'24'' (x2) Buy

ENSEMBLE PITTORESQUE in 1982 were Paulus Wieland, Richard Neumöller and Ton Willekes and they released their first vinyl album in early 1983 on their own Clogsontronics label, which is widely regarded as one of the master pieces of Dutch Electropop music and has been a highly collectible item ever since. Now the album gets its wonderful re-issue on the recently revived Clogsontronics label, once again – like the STÖRUNG re-issue – in a beautifully remastered set of both vinyl LP and CD. Basically recorded using Korg MS-20/Polysix, Oberheim OB-4, Roland SH-09/TB-303/TR-808, and Siel Orchestra one wouldn’t except other than a great album and it is. It is guessed you all know about it and that you want it, so don’t be shy and get it while you can!

LP+CD sets are new, 180g vinyl, limited to 700 handnumbered copies and include two stickers.

Price: EUR 22,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



ENSEMBLE PITTORESQUE – The Art of Being LP US 2007 MW007 8 Tracks 40'25'' Buy

ENSEMBLE PITTORESQUE has seen quite a continued interest in their works which has not only led to some of their early recordings being made available for the first time but also to the re-installation of their own Clogsontronics label. “The Art of Being” was the first re-issue of early material, originally recorded between mid 1981 and early 1982. These tracks were submitted as a demo to Polydor who – not to much surprise – rejected the material. For us obviously absurd as this material is just fantastic from the very beginning to the very end! Beautifully equipped with a Roland TR-606 and CR-78, along with Elka Electric Piano, Roland Jupiter-4, Korg MS-20, Pearly Syncussion SY-1, Siel Orchestra, Yamaha CS-30, ENSEMBLE PITTORESQUE knew how to use this gear and elicited the most dark and mesmerizing sounds from them and simply wrote brilliant, atmospheric and danceable songs. Includes also Anna’s favourite “A Distant Dance”, no other than another must-have!

LPs are new, come on 180g and with lyrics sheet, and are limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 21,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



EXCÈS NOCTURNE – L’Echo des Silences 12”EP F 2009 BD LP 005 4 Tracks 16'28'' Buy

EXCÈS NOCTURNE was a Cold Wave group from North France active from 1985 to 1989, but revived in 2006 and now consisting of Corine “Ariane” Zimny (lyrics, vocals), Rémy Lozowski (guitars), Richard Horon (bass, programming) and Doobig (arrangements). This EP features the new recording “Moi dans le Silence” plus the three newly recorded, remixed and re-arranged tracks “Mémoire”, “Le Soleil s’est noyé” and “La Vie peut être cruelle”. Somehow an unusual approach using a Roland TR-909 in conjunction with guitars and bass, but it works so well. Electronic sparkles are present here and there, and Corine has an interesting rather chansonesque yet eccentric voice. Those who loved the last Guerre Froide CD will surely love this EP, too, and will be happy to read that EXCÈS NOCTURNE are working on a CD album. Also exceptionally beautiful artwork!

12”EPs are new and all come with the additional unique artwork by singer Corine (these are limited to 300 copied – total edition is 500 copies).

Price: EUR 12,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



EXKURS – Fakten sind Terror CD D 2004 NLW006 19 Tracks 61'50'' Buy

In 1981, EXKURS released their only one eight-track LP named “Fakten sind Terror” on the German Konkurrenz label. Thanks to NLW, this album has been made available again as a CD version which includes the complete album, being digitally remastered and having added eleven (!) previously unreleased tracks to it by follow-ups projects EXKURS II and EXKURS III. Their most well-known hits “Warten” and “Natur” are, of course, included.

CDs are new and come in shrink wrapped DVD case with informative booklet.

Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS – Prototype plus Garage Tracks 2LP+7” D 2008 VOD51 25 Tracks 97'10'' Buy

EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS were Mark Wilde and Michael Gross from Philadelphia, USA. In 1982 they self-released their only album “Prototype” in an edition of 300 copies only which has become one of the very best and most collectible vinyls of electropop music ever. Fortunately VOD has now made available again the whole album in a greatly remastered form plus an additional album with a live performance 6/12/83 (incl. the previously unreleased “Dreamworld” and an early version of “Mannequin”) and fantastic demos from 1985. VOD membership subscribers did also get an additional 3-track 7”EP with demos from the Prototype ear (incl. a demo of “Clear Image”) and Anna is happy to also offer this extended edition here in very limited supply from a forgotten box found in the vaults of VOD. So better be fast or be late, this is almost 100 mins of pure analogue electropop bliss!!!

LP/7”s are new and this is the VOD extended member but unnumbered edition and most likely you will not see this one go cheaper at any other place.

Price: EUR 50,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



FANZINE – Llegas Tarde 7”EP ES 2008 SPSR-001 3 Tracks 12'27'' Buy

FANZINE and their even earlier project Tomates Electricos were pioneering Spanish Electropop (“tecnopop”) groups active in the early 80’s and hailing from Valencia. They wrote amazing and catchy tracks with our beloved machines, the Korg KR-55 and MS-20 being the main work horses, and anyhow they still sound pretty typical Spanish, very similar to Metal Y Ca, Ultima Emocion or Grupo “Q”. On this limited 7”EP release three of their songs are presented: “Llegas Tarde”, “Noches de Fiesta” and “Deja de Lamentarte”, all from 1983, and all are hits. Shall Anna dare to tell you already that a double CD release from FANZINE/TOMATES ELECTRICOS on Anna Logue Records is in its planning stage? Si, es de necesidad absoluta.

7”EPs are new and-numbered and include an insert; limited to 520 copies.

Price: EUR 9,00 plus postage & packaging.


 



FAST FORWARD/JAMES HIMSELF – Bye bye Love 7” USA 1981 Pink Noise 2 Tracks 8'19'' Buy

With some massive support from the Netherlands (many thanks to K.H.), Anna is now able to offer another batch of original stock vinyls, so here comes one that is truly an all-time minimal electronics classic: “Bye bye Love” recorded in 1981 by FAST FORWARD. Originally a track by the Everly Brothers (!), Fast (as he calls himself) turned it into a monotonous, rhythmic-metallic and purely synthetic electronic orgy full of weirdness. On the flipside we get JAMES HIMSELF which actually comprised Blaine Reininger and Steven Brown who you know, of course, from being in TUXEDOMOON. Their track “City of Merchandise” is a chaotic though rhythmic cacophony in perfect harmony with TUXEDOMOON’s releases from that time, so for all collectors of this band, it’s time to grab your copy while you can. In no doubt another must-have!

7”s are new and come in polyethylene sleeves for both vinyl and sleeve.

Price: EUR 12,00 plus postage & packaging.


 



FEMME FATALE – Prag Attack/Velours 7” D 2004 GEN 017 2 Tracks 7'28'' Buy

FEMME FATALE is one of the minimal electronics projects of Tobi Margaux a.k.a. DER KÜNSTLICHE DILETTANT (Invasion Planete Records) and BASTARDS OF LOVE. His most influential group is Portion Control, so his own musical attempts are not too far away from their earlier material. “Prag Attack” is a short minimal electro pearl played – as guessed – entirely on the Korg MS-20, and well suited for any minimal electro dancefloor. “Velours” is a bit more versatile, and may also make your bodies shake in ecstasy while the strobelights are flashing through the dark rooms. With Genetic Music releases you normally cannot do wrong, can you?

7”s are new.

Price: EUR 7,00 plus postage & packaging.


 



FLESH GOLEM – Flesh Golem 7” D 2007 PDSW 999 4 Tracks 13'42'' Buy

FLESH GOLEM is Menis (synths, drum machines, vocals) and Kriis (guitar, backing vocals) from Athens, Greece, releasing their first record on the German WSDP sublabel PDSW. In the first track “In Gin and Grace they doused” one can clearly hear where their inspiration comes from: Joy Division! Both music and vocals must really be regarded as a tribute to them. “Unseen” is more electronic, still with a strong dark wave touch though. “The Golem” and “Non-Creation” take the same line, and all in all this EP will appeal to those who like dark wave with a strong electronic edge. Maybe this was a bit too early for a vinyl release but nice for a debut on a small label for a small crowd of people into music what nowadays is obviously referred to as minimal wave.

7”s are new and are limited to 250 copies only.

Price: EUR 6,50 plus postage & packaging.


 



FRAK – Love beyond Synth Saga LP SE 2007 dp4 8 Tracks 42'03'' Buy

FRAK have a long tradition releasing many tapes and vinyl tracks in Sweden from the late 80’s till today. They actually perform a wide range of electronic music styles, but probably this LP wouldn’t have ended up here in Anna’s shop if it wasn’t kind of experimental analogue Electropop this time. Though recorded in 1991 the material sounds definitely more and perfectly like 1981, which is probably due to the excessive use of our beloved Boss DR-55 drum machine and analogue synthesisers. The material presented here is previously unreleased and should appeal to fans of minimal electronics as performed by John Bender, Gen Ken Montgomery or A.T.R.O.X.

Sound samples can be found here.

LPs are new and limited to 300 copies only.

Price: EUR 13,50 plus postage & packaging.


 



GD LUXXE – Vendetta MCD CDN 2002 Suction 015 5 Tracks 21'40'' Buy

GD LUXXE is Gerhard Potuznik from Vienna, Austria, who started to compose electronic pop music already in the mid-80s, but while working on various projects he became GD Luxxe not before 1999. All tracks on “Vendetta” were written between 1986 and 2002. “Reasons” is simply a club hit, perfect for the dancefloor lining up on a DJ’s possible set list along Fischerspooner and the likes. Great punchy beats, fantastic synths paired with great melody and vocal lines, quite an almost perfect (electro) pop song. “Words” has a more atmospheric/IDM touch that would have nicely fitted onto a release by German label Morr Music. “Garden“ is another great track to dance to but a little more restrained. ”Quiet Life (GDX Mix)” is a co-composition with Jason Amm from Solvent, wonderful music, of course. “Metawelt” has some additional 90’s Depeche Mode influences, so all in all another goody for those into Fischerspooner-like electro, but aren’t we all ?

Price: EUR 6,50 plus postage & packaging.


 



GRAF+ZYX – Early Recordings 77-83 LP D 2007 VOD 42 14 Tracks 47'06'' Buy

GRAF+ZYX are an interdisciplinary art group from Vienna, Austria, consisting of Inge Graf and Walter Zyx who are still working together today. In 1981, under the name of ZYX, they released the LP “Trust no Woman” and several cassettes. On this new LP, Vinyl-on-Demand compiles some of their Electropop and Minimal Electronics tracks from the rare cassettes “Wien-Tokyo-Wien” (1983), “Eissalon” (1983), Museum of Private Arts 1984 Vol. U4” (1983) and “GRAF+ZYX 77-82” (1982). The album is wonderful and actually much better than the ‘81 album. More versatile and dynamic and it includes the hauntingly beautiful “O.T. 1” which is one the best tracks Anna has heard in years. Also it includes the Minimal Electronics cult track “Get Away Dark Side”, originally released on the 1981 compilation LP “WienmusikK” under the name of ROTER ROT. This new LP was probably the nicest surprise for Anna of all releases in 2007!

LPs are new, heavy vinyl and limited to 600 copies.

Price: EUR 15,50 plus postage & packaging.


 



GRAF+ZYX – Trust No Woman Plus CD AU 2007 gg84 24 Tracks 74'40'' Buy

“Trust no Woman” was released under the name of ZYX as LP on OK Musica in Austria, 1981, and was probably one of the earliest (and almost only?) Austrian electronic albums made solely with synthesizers and drum machines, amongst them the Roland CR-78. This CD re-issue strangely includes only eight of the ten album tracks plus an additional ZYX track from 1984 and fourteen additional tracks by GRAF+ZYX recorded between 1977 and 1986 (two of them overlapping with the preceeding vinyl compilation on Vinyl-on-Demand) as well the well known “Get away dark Side” by ROTER ROT. So those who enjoyed the original LP or the album on VOD, will also like this one, of course, as GRAF+ZYX had a unique style.

CD are new and limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.


 



GRAUZONE – Die Sunrise Tapes CD BE 1989 BIAS 331 16 Tracks 54'38'' Buy

GRAUZONE was founded 1980 in Bern, Switzerland, by Martin Eicher, GT, and Marco Repetto, soon joined by Stephan Eicher. Unfortunately the superficial music industry and listening crowd reduced GRAUZONE down to the one song, “Eisbär”, which was ‘abused’ in the commercially exploited NDW wave. Anyhow, GRAUZONE instead were the critical anti-heroes, focusing on the music instead on fame, art over pop! Consequently they refused to play “Eisbär” live but prefered to play improvised synthesizer music. Of course, people didn’t understand and didn’t want to listen. Actually, their 1981 released self-titled album (also consequently not having added “Eisbär” to the track list) is most probably one of the – if not thee - most important record coming out of Switzerland in the early 80’s (let’s say Yello were very important, too, yes). The music is deep, intelligent, melancholic, full of interesting synthesizer and percussive sounds and ideas, kind of experimental pop by use of synthesizers, bass, guitar, drums (electronic and real), but that was NDW, too, if money wasn’t the reason for its production. “Film 2” is pure minimal electro cult, the perfect opener for any minimal party, the KR-55 rules, as well as “Wütendes Glas”! Then just beautiful tracks like “Der Weg zu zweit”, maybe Anna’s favourite track… The CD adds six bonus tracks to the album (strangely “Eisbär” has made it’s way on position 2 where “Schlachtet” was residing on the original album…) as well as tracks from the 7”s. Unlike the comment in the booklet for completeness of all GRAUZONE songs, this CD is not complete. A masterpiece though!

CDs are new.

Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging.


 



GUERRE ÉCLAIR/DEADLY NIGHTSHADES Split E.P. 7” D 2008 Kernkrach 020 2 Tracks 10'34'' Buy

GUERRE ÉCLAIR was a German project consisting of Gereon Tolle and Susanne Schubert. Here they present their track “Un détournement d’avion” from 1986 which combines electronics and guitars and thus reminds of groups like Störung, Shock Therapy or The Fair Sex. DEADLY NIGHTSHADES are said to have consisted of Tom Esche from Kernkrach City (Warendorf) and Giorgio Pisanelli, who – as we are told again - was a Caucasian immigrant performing on stage showing tricks with his goat Picco. For some reason they recorded some tracks using Korg Polysix, Multimoog and Roland System-100/CS-100/TR-606, but one must really get used to the squeaky voice first on their track “Too late”.

7”s are new, limited to 300 copies and come with xeroxed info sheet.

Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.


 



GUERRE FROIDE – Angoisses et Divertissement CD F 2007 BD 001/1 12 Tracks 47'37'' Buy

This was Brouillard Définitif’s first release, and has sold out pretty quickly. Therefore a second edition has been made available, for good as this is simply a brilliant album all through: “Guerre Froide comes back with a new line-up: Yves Royer and Fabrice Fruchart as the origins, and also has a newly-welcomed bass player: Samuel Druon. The CD is essentially made up of new tracks which have been freshly recorded and mastered between Dec 2006 and Mar 2007. The album is melancholic, gentle and marvellous. It is a tribute to great writers from past centuries, such as Saint Exupéry, with a track called "Saint Ex", and Arthur Rimbaud with "L'éternité". It also includes cover songs for older tracks such as "A corps perdus" by Pour L'Exemple, the legendary "Demain Berlin", and "Romance" which is a rendition of "La Chanson d'Ian", a track taken from their demo released in 1980.” (BD promo text)

CDs are new, second edition.

Price: EUR 12,90 plus postage & packaging.


 



GUERRE FROIDE – Nom CDS F 2009 BDFF 3 Tracks 11'53'' Buy

GUERRE FROIDE haven’t been lazy since their comeback two years ago. A lot of gigs were done and now new recordings which perfectly line up with the tracks on their last album “Angoisses et divertissement”. All three tracks on here are wonderful. “Nom” would have fitted a hundred percent onto the last album, so GUERRE FROIDE standard (good) stuff. Then “Entre nous” which is definitely a track for the Dark Wave/Goth clubs where you will see dark figures dancing slowly dancing to this track, with their eyes closed. The last track “Planète hurlante” is simply a great and powerful club hit with more synthesiser presence and driving bass, can’t stop playing it! Makes us definitely longing for the new album which is said to be scheduled for Autumn 2009, so let’s be patient and spin these three tracks on and on and on…

CDSs are new, limited, shrinkwrapped and Anna’s copies come signed.

Price: EUR 5,00 plus postage & packaging.


 



HERMANN KOPP – Mondo Carnale LP D 2005 VOD14 14 Tracks 49'25'' Buy

HERMANN KOPP is a German musician who started recording already in the 70’s, creating an unique sound by using mainly violin, synthesisers, and occasionally electronic percussion/drum machines, electric bass, piano, choirs and other devices. With these creates unusual atmospheres and sounds, from dark to funny, from threatening to strangely mesmerizing, from almost sacral to industrial, from weird to surreal, and always so interesting and adventurous. His first releases were “Aquaplaning in Venedig” (MLP, 1981), “Pop” (LP, 1983) and “Kitsch Tape” (MC, 1984), and he also was part-time member of the well-known electropop group KEINE AHNUNG, who are especially known for their hit “Plastik”. Later he composed parts of the soundtrack to Jörg Buttgereit’s disturbing movies “Nekromantik” (1987), “Der Todesking” (1989) and “Nekromantik 2” (1990). “Mondo Carnale” compiles tracks from the aforementioned releases as well as remixes and unreleased tracks, therefore the subtitle “Best of 1981 - 1989”. Recommended to those who dare to enter the wonderful world of Hermann Kopp, it’s truly worth it!

LPs are new and are limited to 500 copies only.

Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.


 



HERMANN KOPP – Under A Demon’s Mask CD D 2008 Galakthorroe 021 13 Tracks 42'58'' Buy

HERMANN KOPP, and the world he lives in… Still he creates pictures in your mind that you really don’t want to see at all! Paranoid violins, dark drones, spooky Theremins, children’s toy pianos, strange percussions and sparse synthesiser notes … making you wake up realizing you are in the middle of a perverted mind-blowing freak show. Suddenly a lisping narrator/HERMANN KOPP with supporting vocoder telling of disappearing women and hilarious music … Expect the unexpected. This is perfectly following up on his previous releases and a must for those loving to stray Hermann’s bizarre world, and a nice first insight for those who dare! Truly a bizarre inner cinema experience.

CDs are new and come as digipak with 20-pages booklet.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.


 



HERO WOUTERS – Muziek voor Leven en Dood LP NL 2007 Enfant08 10 Tracks 37'40'' Buy Last copies !!!

Hero Wouters from Holland, may be known to some for being member in The TWO (the Terlaak Wouters Orchestra) who released the acclaimed and sought-after “Has it ever started” LP in 1982. He was also in DADA DI MUSICA, recording as a solo artist and collaborating with such people like Edward Ka-Spel from the LEGENDARY PINK DOTS. The tracks presented here were recorded in 1982, 1984 and 1986, and were composed for both a Dutch motion picture and theatre play. Thus, you may imagine, the music has a more soundtrack like soul, being dark, slow, and in a more experimental vein. An album that needs time and need to listen closely to.

Sound samples can be found here!

LPs are new, come in clear transparent vinyl, include info sheet, postcard and are limited to 515 copies.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.


 



HORIS PERIDERAIO – Horos gia Mousiki LP GR 2008 eirmi02 9 Tracks 37'29'' Buy Last copies !

XORIS PERIDERAIO (Χωρίς Περιδέραιο, engl.: Without Necklace) was one the few Greek electro-wave groups that made it onto vinyl back then. They released a single 7” in 1983 (“Anosi”), and then their only LP “Horos gia Mousiki” in 1985. Their music was mostly weird though catchy electropop with some guitar accompaniment. Having quite their own sound they are most likely similar to Spanish groups of that era like Metal Y Ca and the likes, with lots of Korg KPR-77 and Simmons drum action. Definitely a brilliant album and one of the best LPs ever coming out from Greece. Surely belongs to any collection, though “Anosi” is sorely missed on here.

LPs are new, come 4-page info sheet & postcard and are limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 


 

 

HUMOUR MALADE S/t LP F 2007 BD 003 7 Tracks 40'02'' Buy

HUMOUR MALADE was Marcel Tessier-Caune (Bass, Rhythm box, Samples, Synths) and William Pierrangeli (Vocals, Guitar, Synths) from Aix-en-Provence, France, active from 1988 to 1992. “End of 1988, Aix-en-Provence. Marcel & Wil bury their common project, Phase Critique to give birth to Humour Malade. During this period they were fans of bands released by the famous Factory Records as well as artists coming from the belgian electronic wave scene like The Klinik. Combining the pure spirit of 80's coldwave with its coldness and morbidity with the rage of post punk, they created a mountain of tracks, one better than another! Brouillard Définitif is proud to release the long-deserved vinyl record of this forgotten band. It is a 33 rpm concept album, showing a sad and dark "Cold Face" and a brilliant and more rhythmic "Hot Face".” (BD promo text)

LPs are new, come on clear vinyl and are limited to xxx copies only.

Price: EUR 13,50 plus postage & packaging.


 



IAN NORTH – My Girlfriend’s Dead CD UK 2006 REPEAT2 14 Tracks 44'21'' Buy

After being in two rock bands, IAN NORTH decided to go on solo in 1979 and set up his own miniature studio in Brooklyn, NY, after acquiring an 8-tracker, Korg KR-55 and MS-20. Using this equipment meant automatically that he had to do electro pop, and so he did. “My Girlfriend’s Dead” was released in 1980, but failed to succeed. Well, what to expect if the wrong people in the right position think: “You can’t make albums with a drum machine”. Kraftwerk, John Foxx, Depeche Mode or OMD proved different! Anyway, “My Girlfriend’s Dead”, while still having a slight ‘rock’n’roll touch’ to some songs, includes true electro pop classics, amongst them “We’re not lonely” and “Interview with a Vampire”. In 1982, Ian released his totally brilliant 4-track “Rape of Orchids” 12”EP, this time using a Roland TR-808 drum machine. All tracks on here are simply beautiful electropop with a lot of DIY feeling and truly a classic! So this is a great re-issue and not to be missed in any electronic pop collection.

CDs are new.

Price: EUR 12,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 



IRON CURTAIN – Artifact LP US 2008 Pylon 013 7 Tracks 39'00'' Buy

IRON CURTAIN was mainly Steven Fields from Santa Barbara, USA, with some support from Doug Norton, Bruce Cooper and a few other guests. For Anna simply one the best acts ever coming from the States with some four vinyls output in between 1983 to 1988. The mood IRON CURTAIN did create is just enthralling, the unique monotony of drums and bass lines are like a “trademark” and are simply never boring. There is a darkness and a melancholy in those songs in which Anna can completely drown and find comfort. On “Artifact” early previously unreleased demos and live tracks are compiled, and there is just not a single drop out. While the songs are mostly electronic they do remind more of Joy Division or early Fra Lippo Lippi maybe. Oh Anna just loves this record or do you think you can elude tracks like “Acting out” ? Also there’s early versions of “First Punk Wars” and their probably most well-known track “Condos”. Strong advice: get it while you can! 350 copies are quite few for this release.

LPs are new, come on black vinyl and are limited to 350 copies only!

Price: EUR 18,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 



IRON CURTAIN – Desertion 1982 - 1988 CD US 2008 Pylon 010 12 Tracks 59'19'' Buy

This CD compiles IRON CURTAIN’s complete vinyl output from 1983 to 1998 and adds Steven Fields solo 7” plus “The Condos” in a 1982 live version to it. Again, in Anna’s opinion there is just no bad IRON CURTAIN song to find, they are all fantastic. Also quite unique Steve’s motivation for writing such sociocritical lyrics. Includes the “Terror Story/Anorexia” 7” (1983), “Tarantula Scream” 12”EP (1984), “Like a Family/Telephone” 7” (1985), “Shadow/The Burning” 12” (1987), “Legalize Heroin” 7” (1988). Nothing left to say but must-buy for any lover of dark minimal electronic/wave!

CDs are new and are limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 



I SATELLITE – Auto:matic CD USA 2003 Omeganaut 001 10 Tracks 42'42'' Buy Currently sold out !

I SATELLITE is Rod MacQuarrie and his armada of solely analogue gear. Hey, is there some jealousy when you go through his list of gear when checking the booklet or his web site? Oh yes, it is guessed so…. But anyway, what would it bring being in your hands, let’s have Rod do the dirty job and he does it so well. This is simply pure and lovely analogue synthpop and you will regret not owning a copy. A shame it wasn’t released in vinyl, but hey that’s America, isn’t it? Featured is also the well-known “Bubbleboy” (see below V/A – BubbleBoy Remixes), as well as the beautiful “12:15 Friday Night”, the minimalistic “Orion”, but anyway, all tracks are great!

CDs are new and come EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED!!

Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 



IM NAMEN DES VOLKES – Volksmusik CD D 2008 Suboptimal 003 20 Tracks 59'37'' Buy

The CD version of “Volksmusik” includes the complete „Volksmusik“ LP (2007), the sold out “Weisses Rauschen” 7”EP (2006) as well as the “Electrofu*k” 7”EP which is yet to be released on vinyl on NLW at a later date in 2008; it contains an additional four tracks from 1980 with same sound/style. As the album was praised to be album of the year in 2007 what else could be added here apart from that it is nice to have a more convenient and clear digital CD format. Twenty tracks of essential analogue synth bliss.

CDs are new and come SIGNED by Matthias Schuster.

Price: EUR 13,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



IM NAMEN DES VOLKES – Volksmusik LP D 2007 NLW019 13 Tracks 39'09'' Buy

It has to be admitted in advance: this is the ALBUM OF YEAR!!! This record will simply blow you away! For Anna, these songs incorporate the essence of analogue minimal electronics: rough and weird analogue synthesiser sounds, monotonous sequences, simple melodies and vocoded voice, indeed very reminiscent of DER PLAN. It is the second release of early material from IM NAMEN DES VOLKES on NLW, recorded between 1979 and 1982, and remastered by Matthias Schuster himself in 2007. Let’s hope Matthias finds even more tracks from the good old days, Anna now is and addict and needs more! For the gear freaks: ARP Odyssey, Korg MS10, MS20, MS50, SQ10, VC10, KR55, PPG System 300, 1002, 1020, Roland System 100, CR-78, SH-09, Space Echo … If you don’t get your own copy quickly, it’s your own fault!

LPs are new.

Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



KAA ANTILOPE – VPRO RadioNome MLP NL 2009 Enfant13 10 Tracks 26'16'' Buy

KAA ANTILOPE was Bernard Vranckx and Frédéric Walheer (also in Waving Ondulata and co-founder of the Sub Rosa label together with Guy Marc Hinant who also wrote the liner notes to this LP), with some support from Bernadette Dupont, all hailing from Brussels, Belgium. Unfortunately they were active only in the years 1981/82 so that they released no more than one 7”EP (“Some Other Bivouacs”, Sandwich Records, SR18, 1982) and some further unreleased tracks on the LP compilation “Coal Heart For Ever” (Sub Rosa, SUB 33011-16, 1988; re-issued on CD in 1992, SUBCD 021-40). KAA ANTILOPE is nothing but unique, and pure beauty. Their sound and melancholy are a class of is own and if you open your mind and heart you can be part of their very own universe. There are references to Throbbing Gristle (“Tribute to Walter Spiess” and “Red Bushes”), or to Death in June in their earlier electronic phase (“The Break of Day”), but most lovely are the tracks “Rise up Helicopter, like a Bird”, “Arabesques”, “Island Girl’s Games” and “Les Rameurs”. This MLP comprises their live performance, recorded April 2nd, 1982, on Dutch radio show RadioNome, which was created by Stephen Emmer, and aired between October 1981 and September 1982. A fantastic document from an unique and far too short-lived group, but they will stay in our (coal) hearts for ever.

MLPs are new.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

KASSETTENFACHENTSTAUBER - Der schwarze Roboter 7”+MC D 2008 Hertz 024 5 Tracks 17'29'' Buy

The KASSETTENFACHENTSTAUBER (the removers of the dust from the cassette shelf) are a contemporary German minimal electro project consisting of Mark Debil (…) and Zerrissen und Genäht (Torn up and sewn). They present „Lieben wir“, „Der schwarze Roboter“ and „Die schnelle Bewegung“ on the vinyl 7“ as well „Die seltsamen Unheimlichen“ and „Buttons und Striemen“ on the accompanying cassette. Comparisons coming to mind are Im Namen des Volkes, Aloa or other German early 80’s minimal combos always having a great amount of wanted (?) dilettantism, e.g. in the vocal performance.

7”s are new, limited to 300 copies and come with three additional sheets/inserts.

Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

KÜNSTLER TREU – Treutronics ’81 7”EP D 2005 krach 012 4 Tracks 14'41' Buy

KÜNSTLER TREU was Achim Treu, who recording these four tracks all alone in 1981 in his child’s room. It therefore reminds of the works of Felix Kubin. “Noie Doitsche Welle” uses excessively the Korg MS-10, also as a percussive instrument, thus pure minimal electronics. “Maalox” is also pure electronics, too, but beautifully ambient. “Fisch unter Deinem Socken” (Fish under your sock...) comes along with rough and distorted guitar (probably also run thru the MS-10), recorded live - minimal-electro-noise-punk? And “Orion” comes along very chilled-out and cheesy, with trashy analogue drum machine, organs and warm monotony. Achim performed solo and as Dauerfisch, and later became a member of DER PLAN!

7”EPs are new, come on green vinyl attached to 7” tape reel, and are limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 7,90 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

LEGION - En tusendel av tiden CD SE 1992 LRS 002 12 Tracks 49’38’’ Buy

Yes, they even did a very nice full time album full of lovely synth pop tunes. If you liked the 7” tracks this one is right for you! CD also features “The Show” in the so called STE Mix.

CDs are new.

New Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

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LIGNE D’HIVER/SAISON FROIDE – Split 7”EP F 2008 BD SP01 4 Tracks 14'34'' Buy

This is the first 7” vinyl from French label Brouillard Définitif that is specialized in the French Cold Wave. Always amazing to hear that this is indeed a genre of its very own, the French groups just had their very own style, their very own atmosphere. LIGNE D’HIVER was Loїc d’Hiver and Frédéric Hameury from Rennes, using bass, synth/keyboard and a Boss DR-110, here performing “Tired” and “Crime Passionel (live)”, which are incredibly close to Clair Obscur in both musical and vocal performance. SAISON FROIDE is Flav who formed this project in 2001, and here performing “Une certaine Elégance” and “Les Appartements tristes” with lovely and melodic bass and guitar playing accompanied by sinister vocals and a light drum machine, definitely close to and thus a must-have for fans of Clair Obscur and Opera Multi Steel! For Anna, the best release on BD so far along with Guerre Froide.

7”EPs are new and come with an accompanying withered leaf.


Price: EUR 7,90 plus postage & packaging

 

 

LIMBO – Early Works (1984-1987) 2CD I 2008 Spittle 9 20 Tracks 77'06'' Buy

LIMBO was formed in 1984 by Tuscan artist Gianluca Becuzzi (vocals, synthesisers, programming and songwriting) and fellow art students Bruno Farese (synthesisers) and Carlo Mallegni (bass synthesiser). Beautifully equipped with Roland SH-2, TR-606 (oh how lovely rough it sounds), Korg MS-10, Poly-800 and a Solina String Ensemble, the band soon compiled its first demo tape "Limbo" full of dark and rough analogue electronics maybe in the vein of early Attrition, purely electronic yet with a kinda gothic touch and including the killer track “Sense of Sin”. Already in 1985 they recorded the tracks for their first vinyl, the mini LP “(Poisoned Kisses) In Limbo”, eventually released early 1986 on Spittle Records. Equipped with new digital synths, the sound already changed a bit, yet fully electronic with lots of gothic tendencies. Both aforementioned releases were compiled on this 2CD, together with additional compilation submissions, demos and lost tracks. Quite a piece of Italian electronic music history here with no need to hide behind Neon or Pankow.

2CDs are new.


Price: EUR 18,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

LOWFISH – 1000 Corrections per Minute CD CDN 2003 Suction 018 13 Tracks 48'30'' Buy

In 2003, LOWFISH released its third full time album and the cover – depicting a loudspeaker system like being taken off a noble audiophile magazine - gives a hint on what to expect: precise sound and precise composing. The sequences and drum machines punch in quite powerful, while the beautiful strings and lead synths lay very clear within the mix and anyway every sound is a revelation. On this album Gregory seemed to have pursued an approach to record a somewhat more straight electro that it’s good to dance to, the vanished earlier high complexity has made room for more melody and danceability, so to cut the story short, this is simply beautiful electronic music of which one cannot get enough. The CD version contains seven tracks more than the stripped down vinyl EP version. Very recommended!

CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 

LOWFISH – Fear not the Snow and other lo-fiing Objects CD CDN 1999 Suction 004 16 Tracks 50'15'' Buy

LOWFISH is Gregory De Rocher from Toronto, Canada. Gregory has been founding Suction Records in 1996, together with Jason Amm from Solvent, on which they released their unique sound of complex and intelligent compositions of purest electronic music. “Fear not the Snow” was LOWFISH’s first full-length album and was mainly recorded using Roland gear (Jupiter-6, System-100, S-750, TR-808) along with an ARP Odyssey. Acknowledging among others Skinny Puppy and Autechre, you may get a clue of what to expect: sophisticated synthesiser sounds, complex arrangements, lovely distorted TR-808 and enlightening sounds to keep the soul soothed. Maybe “Fear not the Snow” is not Gregory’s most melodic work, but interesting any time. CD is soon out-of-print, so secure yourself a copy if this is your thing.

CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 

LOWFISH – Frozen&broken CD CDN 2008 NoiseCD941 10 Tracks 51'19'' Buy

When Suction Records slowly ceased to exit, LOWFISH could obviously concentrate on the music production and it seemed to have been the right choice: frozen&broken is simply a masterpiece of electro(pop) music! The first track “Things fall apart” already slingshots you directly into the analogue electro(pop) heaven where you will stay in high ecstasy state for almost one hour. Those sounds and melodies are just amazing, so this is without any doubt very highly recommended, or in other words: a must-buy, or in even other words: if you won’t love this album then you’re definitely visiting the wrong web site here.

CDs are new, shrinkwrapped and come as digipak.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 

LOWFISH – Maintain the Tension 12”EP/MCD CDN 2002 Suction 014 6 Tracks 25'01''/23'34'' Buy

In 2002, “Maintain the Tension” already showed LOWFISH fancy with more electropoppy structures as given in “Theme to parked Cars” and the electroesque “The Superuser”: beautiful Roland TR-808 as always, less complex sequencing and sparse but lovely melodies make this mini-album so easy and lovely to listen to. On the CD version “The Superuser” replaces “Suversive Rats” which is included on the 12” only in order to make up the overall LOWFISH CD versus vinyl availability ratio of those tracks as “The Superuser” has only been available on 7” before, while “Suversive Rats” was only featured on the CD compilation “Snow Robots Vol. 1”.

12”EPs/MCDs are new, the MCDs shrinkwrapped.

Price: EUR 9,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 

LOWFISH – Now we are dead 12”EP CDN 2008 Suction 020 4 Tracks 16'49'' Buy

Now we are dead – Suction Records is dead. A sad thing one might think, but it’s good to see (or hear) that Gregory and Jason can now fully concentrate on recording music. The A-side brings us LOWFISH’s “Theme to a Dead End” and SOLVENT’s “Divided into Units” and both are just pure instrumental electropop beauty. It should appeal simply to anyone … B-side brings SOLVENT’s “Incision” and LOWFISH’s “Shattered”, which are both a bit darker, yet great tracks, of course. Anna is happy to offer the Suction Records mailorder edition with ‘blood spattered’ labels to illustrate the dead end, limited to 250 copies only. Of course, as always highly recommended!

12”EPs are new, limited to a total of 400 copies only.

Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 

LUC VAN ACKER – VPRO RadioNome MLP NL 2009 Enfant14 5 Tracks 27'00'' Buy

LUC VAN ACKER is from Tienen, Belgium, and a rather enigmatic figure of the Belgian electronic music scene, both recording solo and being a member in – amongst others - Arbeid Adelt and the Revolting Cocks (together with Front 242 and Ministry members). In 1980 (or 1982), when at the age of 18, he self-produced his first album “Taking Snapshots” (which includes the minimal electro hit “Find a Way” and the beautiful “Frozen Tears”) and sold it in the streets of Europe as it is said. This MLP features his live performance, recorded December 18th, 1981, on Dutch radio show RadioNome, which was created by Stephen Emmer, and aired between October 1981 and September 1982. Incredible to hear that “Samadhi” and “Buharata” already sounds like what later the Revolting Cocks were doing. “Dohan Viola” sounds like one of the tracks from Brad Fiedel’s The Terminator soundtrack, with brooding dark synth drone and scratching violin, metallic percussions and strange creatures howling, a masterpiece of ambient drone industrial music. “Fanfaro Piano” is a mix of ambient industrial electronics and modern classical touches. Another historical document, maybe not so much for the electropoppers out there but for those with a tendency towards more experimental structures.

MLPs are new.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging

 


 

 

MAKiNA GiRGiR - The Spell 12”EP D 2007 Das Drehmoment 008 5 Tracks 21'58'' Buy

The latest Das Drehmoment release brings us fantastic instrumental Electropop from Philippe Hayet’s project MAKiNA GiRGiR hailing from France. All tracks are catchy and melodic and danceable with great ideas and wonderful synth sounds. They come in a good flow though “The Spell” is the outstanding track with its punchy bassline. The tracks make Anna dance at home and thus Anna thinks this is the best release on Das Drehmoment so far. Highly recommended! Tracks: “Plans For Today”, “Grey Shape”, “Join Us”, “Moonshower” and “The Spell”.

12”EPs are new and come in wonderful blue vinyl.


Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

 

MARTIAL CANTEREL - Confusing Outsides LP D 2005 Genetic 018 10 Tracks 41'30'' Buy

Sean McBride’s great Minimal Synth/Wave project from New York City, USA. The project was previously called Moravagine. You can’t do wrong here!

LPs are new.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARTIAL CANTEREL / SILENT SIGNALS – Views beyond the City Wall CD BE 2007 TNT002 17 Tracks 58'21'' Buy

Martial Canterel (famous ever since releasing Confusing Outsides on Genetic Music) and Silent Signals (Echo West side-project) come together on this split CD release. Neither Silent Signals nor Martial Canterel needs an introduction with minimal lovers. Nevertheless, what is quite surprising though is that both projects have their own typical style of minimal music – Silent Signals going really dynamic whereas Martial Canterel is more into 1 take, less dynamic, more 'rough-diamond' style of minimal music - and yet both projects blend really really nicely together on this album. (Tarantulla promotional description)


CDs are new digipaks and come with an extra sheet.

Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

MARTIN DUPONT – Hot Paradox CD F 2009 Fin 043 14 Tracks 62'30'' Buy

1987 saw the release of MARTIN DUPONT’s last album: “Hot Paradox” with probably their most accessible material as their most (electro) poppy and least analogue, but not for bad as they had fantastic synthesiser programming abilities. From the dark, slow and oriental sound of “My Analyst” to the catchy title track “Hot Paradox”, which is even reminiscent of Strawberry Switchblade, they have many yet typical facets. Includes “He saw the Light” and the super beautiful “Inside Out”. This CD re-issue includes four unreleased bonus tracks plus a video of “He saw the Light”.


CD are new and come as digipak.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

MARTIN DUPONT – Just Because CD F 2009 Fin 041 17 Tracks 54'08'' Buy

MARTIN DUPONT was formed in Marseilles, France, in 1981 and consisted of Alain Seghir, Brigitte Balian and Beverley Jane Crew, and Catherine Loy in the original line-up. After the first 7” Your Passion (Turquoise D) in 1982, their first album was released on Facteurs d’Ambiance in 1984: “Just because”. And what an album! 13 tracks of probably the most amazing dark electronic wave ever coming out of France! Wonderful Roland TR-808, brilliant synths sounds and song writing including also discreet basses and guitars plus both female and male vocals. The four bonus tracks are obviously from the very same era and do perfectly form a queue. Essential analogue electronic wave, simply a classic!


CDs are new and come as digipak.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

MARTIN DUPONT – Other Souvenirs 4CD/T-shirt box set F 2009 Fin 044 62 Tracks 222'18'' Buy

This fantastic box set includes all the three recent CD re-issues in exactly the same form, plus adding an additional bonus CD exclusive to this box and containing all the tracks from 1985 cassette-only release “Inédits 81-83” (Facteurs d’Ambiance) plus another four unreleased tracks, which are, of course, essential for any minimal electropop lover! It contains only hits anyway, including the 1985 remix of “Just because”, powerful minimal electro hits like “No Hands” or the simply beautiful “Wagui”. So better don’t let it go, you’ll regret it! The French label Infrastition, the band and the engineer (member u-0176 from Celluloide) did a great job in putting this box and material together so that now everybody gets a chance to listen to MARTIN DUPONT’s great music without having to pay three-digit-amounts or downloading illegally. MARTIN DUPONT had an immense potential, so maybe seeing this re-issues which have been realised with lots of passion is a better-late-than-never reward for their great efforts.


Box sets are new, include a six pages biography (in French only) and limited to 444 copies only – shirts either sized M or XL.

Price: EUR 57,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

MARTIN DUPONT – Sleep Is A Luxury CD F 2009 Fin 042 14 Tracks 49'24'' Buy

1985 saw the release of MARTIN DUPONT’s “Sleep is a Luxury”, a six-tracker. Equipped with a new drum machine they followed their path of writing lovely tracks, maybe getting a little more playful and New Wave. Includes the fantastic tracks “It’s so” and dark minimal electro hit “Broken Memory” which is reminiscent of Twice A Man’s greatest early sound. Then this CD re-issue has been put an additional eight (!!) bonus tracks to the disc including the first 7” from 1982, which included the beautiful dreamy and seducing “Your Passion”, as well as tracks ranging from electropop to experimental New/Dark Wave.


CDs are new and come as digipak.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

MATTHIAS SCHUSTER – Atemlos (+ Bonus) CD D 2004 NLW005 22 Tracks 78'02'' Buy

Hamburg’s MATTHIAS SCHUSTER is truly a pioneer in German Minimal Electronics, Electropop, NDW and Dark Wave, playing in various well-known projects like GEISTERFAHRER, BAL PARÉ, and IM NAMEN DES VOLKES, of course. This CD compiles his brilliant early Minimal Electronics/Wave works: “Atemlos” LP (solo, 1979-81), “Ritual” 12”EP (with Hans Keller of GEISTERFAHRER, 1981), the famous 7”EP by IM NAMEN DES VOLKES (1979) plus a 1998 remix of “Ritual IV”. Essential piece of history, what else?!

CDs are new, come with informative booklet and SIGNED by MATTHIAS SCHUSTER.


Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

MEDIO MUTANTE – Boom Boom Romance/Mutant 7” D 2008 PDSW 777 2 Tracks 6'15'' Buy

MEDIO MUTANTE are José Cota, Mariana Saldaña and Seth Nemec from Brooklyn, New York, USA, bringing us that typical wonderful handmade analogue electropop coming out of Brooklyn that we all love so much (Martial Canterel, Sleep Museum, 2VM, Xeno & Oaklander, Three To Forgotten). To cut the story short: this 7” is brilliant! “Boom Boom Romance” comes along with the Korg KR-55, beautiful soft bass synth, simple melodies and Spanish language thus very reminiscent of Metal Y Ca or Ultimá Emocion, and the aforementioned Xeno & Oaklander. “Mutant Menace” is of the same calibre, less romantic with the Boss DR-110 bringing in a bit of drive. Killer record and far too short! Must-buy!

7”s are new and are limited to 500 (250 for USA, 250 for the rest of the world) copies.


Price: EUR 7,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

MITTAGEISEN – 1981-1986 2CD CH 2008 Mital-U U-7CD-A8 19 Tracks 84'56'' Buy

MITTAGEISEN were Markus Schulthess (guitar, voice), Daniel Schnüriger (guitar), Markus Stocker (bass), Manuela Heer (synthesizer) and Bruno Waser (synthesizer, rhythm, voice) from Lucerne, Switzerland. In varying line-ups they released “Im Niemandsland am Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts” (MC, 1981), “Mittageisen“ (LP, 1983), “Automaten“ (7”/12”, 1985), and the compilation “…alles ist anders…nichts hat sich geändert” (CD, 1994) which are all out of print and highly collectible. Their name is derived from Siouxsie & The Banshees’s track of the same name which was dedicated to John Heartfield’s drawing of “Hurrah, die Butter ist alle!”. Both musically and topically they were following clearly the path of their country mates Grauzone while using monotone drum machines, lots of synthesisers, simple bass patterns, sparse post-punk/NDW guitars and Bruno’s critical lyrics in German. Truly a piece of Swiss electro, post-punk and new wave history, fully remastered and with four previously unreleased tracks from 1983 and 1986!

2CDs are new, come as digipak with 24-page booklet.


Price: EUR 21,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

MORAL – And Life is … and more CD DK 2007 Karma KMCD ARP 1 16 Tracks 54'08'' Buy

MORAL were Ingolf Brown (synths), Hanne Winterberg (vocals) and Marco Andreis (guitar) from Århus, Denmark. They were active between 1981 and 1984, releasing the two cassettes "Dance of the Dolls" (Ådsel Service, 1981) and "Whispering Sons" (Ådsel Service, 1982) and one LP "And Life is...." LP (ARP Records, 1984), as well as contributing three tracks to the 2LP compilation "Somewhere Outside - Etellerandetstedudenfor" in 1983 on the well-known Irmgardz label. Their music is almost all synths, ranging from playful electropop (with a Roland TR-606, Boss DR-55) to ambient electronic soundscapes with Hanne’s mesmerizing vocals making many of the tracks sounding very similar to The Vyllies or some of the ethereal bands from the Projekt Records label, and musically also some similarities to Twice A Man. This CD re-issue is more than justified as the music is just superb and the original releases are ultra rare and if available at all, very expensive. Includes, of course, their cult hit “Lady Happiness”.

CDs are new.


Price: EUR 15,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

NEON – Memories 1980-1986 CD RU 2008 INT28004 14 Tracks 68'26'' Buy Currently sold out !

This CD on Russian label Intuition comes as a best of NEON and thus compiles 13 tracks from Italy’s leading early-to-mid-80’s electro/new wave/goth band. Starting as an experimental electronic duo in 1979 (see “Oscillator” CD) NEON went on being a minimal electronic, then electronic dark wave and lastly goth rock group. “Memories 1980-1986” includes “Information of Death” (7”, 1980), “Boxes”, “Spiders”, “Lobotomy” (from “Tapes of Darkness”, 12”EP, 1981), “Drivin’” (from “Obsessions”, 12”EP, 1982), “My Blues is you (12”, 1983), “Dark Age” (12”, 1984), “Isolation”, “Last Chance”, “The same Ritual”, “Harry” (from “Rituals”, LP, 1985), and “Red Light (12”, 1986). Also it includes a video clip of “Isolation” directed by Carlo Isola in 1986. All in all you get a good survey on their early 80’s work and all hits for small money. NEON has been playing live again over the last few years and are currently recording a new album.

 

CDs are new.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

NEON - Oscillator CD I 2008 Spittle12 7 Tracks 56'31'' Buy

NEON that was… Information of Death … Tapes of Darkness … Obessions … and several other great releases from 1981 onwards, and simply pure minimal electronics/dark wave cult on vinyl. But NEON, who in their earliest incarnation consisted of Marcello Michelotti (synths, voice) and Stefano Gasparinetti Fuochi (synths), regarded themselves more as a live electronics group, and they were already active and performimg before any of the aforementioned vinyl releases. In winter 1979, they performed a live set (which was recorded by Maurizio Fasolo and Massimo Michelotti who later themselves founded Pankow) at the Banana Moon club in Florence, Italy, that was pure electronics, “the synth rules”: noise, drones, distortions, metallic effects, roughness, and triggered synths thus rhythmic, definitely in the tradition of Throbbing Gristle. Also coming to mind are, of course, Cabaret Voltaire, S.P.K., Nocturnal Emissions, and also to some extend early Kraftwerk though in a more influential aspect. Fortunately Spittle Records have made the performance widely available as this is truly a historical recording, showing that NEON was definitely the most influential electronic act in Italy’s early electronic musical landscape.

 

CDs are new, come in shrinkwrapped digipaks and are limited to 1000 copies.


Price: EUR 14,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

NEONCOIL - Non-Stop Electronic-Cabaret CD D 2008 KD.05 12 Tracks 74'03'' Buy

NeonCoil is Felix Keuling from Stuttgart, Germany. Equipped with the all-time favourite Roland TR-808 drum machine and a great armada of synthesisers Felix brings us fantastic (apart from some vocal samples) instrumental electro that will appeal to everyone sharing a similar taste to Anna. The tracks are dark and mysterious on the one hand, bright and rhythmic on the other always in brilliant harmony with each other. If you know the Swedish project RAISON D’ÊTRE and imagine it to sound slightly more electronic at times then you shall have a good idea how NeonCoil sounds like. This album was long overdue (since a planned record on wrlc never happened due to the label’s unfortunate decline), but now NeonCoil’s time has come.

 

CDs are new and come EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED for Anna’s shop.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

NEONGRAU - Spam n Space CD D 2007 Das Drehmoment 007 10 Tracks 48'18'' Buy

NEONGRAU is Oliver Gerling from Germany bringing us a wonderful mixture of 80’s influenced electronics and modernist minimal electro(pop). GARY NUMAN and JOHN FOXX are mentioned as main influences and this is indeed evident throughout the tracks! “Short” for example has a deep FOXX-ish feel to it. Also there’s a bit of electroclash (“E-chicks Hero”). All in all, no drop-outs really (apart from a cover of DEPECHE MODE’s “Photographic” which is maybe a bit weak) and for Anna maybe the German counterpart to FISCHERSPOONER (“Lunar Motel”). Great album!

CDs are new, digipaked and shrinkwrapped.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

NEURAL CIRCUS – Neural Circus 7”EP D 2009 MM 06 4 Tracks 14'26'' Buy

After releasing the great Strange Devotion 7” Mauerstadtmusik comes up with another masterpiece of early 80’s UK minimal electronics. NEURAL CIRCUS were from Harrogate, UK, and they released only one 7”EP in 1980 on the Luggage label, not even with a sleeve, ultra rare piece of vinyl! Not only the rareness, but, of course, its amazing raw and pure analogue electronics made this a so sought-after record, therefore great that Mauerstadtmusik rereleased this great EP in remastered sound plus adding the originally intended artwork to the package. The whole EP will cause orgasmic states in those who love Transparent Illusion (“Exit” sounds like off the “Still human” LP), Bern Balders or Dark Day. So, no discussion: a true classic, definitely a must-have!

7”EPs are new, includes card and is limited to 500 copies.


Price: EUR 7,70 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

 

NJURMÄNNEN – Vem är Pavul? LP SE 2008 dp 6 9 Tracks 29’00'' Buy

“Finally, NJURMÄNNEN’s first release from 1984 is now available on vinyl LP. For all of you that not have heard the original tape this is the time to discover the roots of NJURMÄNNEN and others who have heard it you know it´s a great piece of Swedish electronic music history. This album contains nice electro-pop melodies, real experimental raw songs and sounds for horror movies...” (Börft)

LPs are new.


Price: EUR 13,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

 

NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS – Lest We Forget 4xLP+7”EP box D 2008 VOD56 65 Tracks 235'40'' Buy

NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS is an UK outfit born in 1980 from the creative minds of Nigel and Danny Ayers, as well no other than our beloved, and so sadly late Ms. Caroline K. NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS have an extremely huge catalogue of releases comprising various styles over the years (noise, experimental, ritual/natural, electropop, ambient, etc.) among them several recordings leaving indeed lasting impressions (e.g. Anna thinks that everyone should have heard their “Stoneface” CD at least one time in their lives). Thanks to VOD a huge collection of tracks comprising recordings from some of their rare early tape only releases – namely “Deathday” (live 1981, Sterile Records 3, 1983), Whisky (live 1982, Sterile Records 5, 1983), “Dyskinesia” (Sterile Records 7, 1983), “The Fight Goes On” (Staaltape 00D, 1984), “Duty Experiment 1982-1984 Years (Soleilmoon 05, 1988), as well as some previously unreleased outtakes and material from THE PUMP which was their project prior to NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS – is now available again in lovely high quality vinyl. Many will be happy to finally see “Don’t believe it’s over” coming from the black spinning little thingy. Highly recommended from the furry friends.


Boxes are new, include 4 LPs as well as bonus 7”EP in black vinyl (member edition includes 7” in red vinyl).


Price: EUR 69,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

NORMA LOY – Message from the Dead 2LP+DVD D 2009 VOD64 22 Tracks (+12 Tracks on DVD) 79'46'' (+DVD) Buy

NORMA LOY was founded in 1981 in France, performing Cold Wave. The members were not connected to music only, but also into other art forms including the writing of books, making exhibitions and performances. In 1983 they released their first 12“ Romance (New Wave Records, NWR 01) followed by a tape, 12” and video on their own CPM label. Anyway, they are still active on many fields up to today. This 2LP on Vinyl-on-Demand includes their very first recorded track “Crazy” from 1981 as well as unreleased demos, rehearsals and live tracks. Also included is the DVD: “Live at Atheneum 87” which is “mixing concerts' images with minifictions..” as the band say itself.

2LP/DVDs are new.


Price: EUR 26,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

NOSZTALGIA DIREKTÍVA – Nosztalgia Direktíva 7”EP NL 2008 petit003 4 Tracks ' '' Buy

NOSZTALGIA DIREKTÍVA is a project from Hungary that obviously prefers to remain anonymous, so not much is known about them. A member has already appeared as G.K. Agenda on the defunct French Invasion Planete Records label. As NOSZTALGIA DIREKTÍVA one track was released on Enfant Terrible’s last compilation “Festival der Genialen Dilettanten”. All tracks are pure analogue synth, very early 80’s, and very cold, most comparable to November Növelet sytel with Laibach-alike vocals.

7”s are new and are limited to 300 copies.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

NOVEMBER NÖVELET – Magic CD D 2007 Galakthorrö 019 12 Tracks 46'11'' Buy

After one single and one album - and also recording as HAUS ARAFNA - this is NOVEMBER NÖVELET’s second album again released on their own Galakthorrö label. We are being served beautiful analogue synthesisers, synthesised percussions and monotonous rhythms always set to dark mode with some sparkling undertones here and there. Maybe somewhere between IM NAMEN DES VOLKES, RITUAL and MARTIAL CANTEREL, with cold female vocals though. The title track “Magic” makes any dancefloor being filled with people … though probably all will be dressed in black.

CDs are new, come in digipak, with booklet and EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED!!


Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK – Architecture & Morality CD UK 2003 DIDCDR12 16 Tracks 61'24'' Buy

“Architecture & Morality” was OMD’s third album and proved to become their most successful album and “our finest hour” as Paul put I, with being “a culmination of everything we had learned to that point about song writing and song textures”. It included the massive worldwide mega hit “Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)” plus the highly successful and popular “Joan of Arc”, “Souvenir” and “She’s leaving”, along with all-through great compositions with deep atmosphere and sound experimentation in “Sealand” or “Architecture and Morality”. The album here comes in perfect digitally remastered sound and having a total of seven bonus tracks added, including an extended version of “Souvenir”, the minimal electropop pearl “Sacred Heart” (if you don’t know it yet, change it, it’s truly a discovery and revelation with its Roland CR-78, string synths and deep’n’dark synth attacks) plus “Of all the Things we’ve made”



CDs are new.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK – OMD CD UK 2003 DIDCDR2 16 Tracks 61'06'' Buy

February 1980 saw the release of OMD’s debut album featuring tracks Andy and Paul had written when aged between 16 and 20 years old, or “two teenagers […] playing with the most ridiculously cheap load of second-hand equipment and playing the with self-taught knowledge – one-fingered melodies and simple primary chord structures” as Andy later put it, recorded in their self-built studio with the money they had been given by the record company (a wise decision). Actually, they created a wonderful lively synthetic sound with synthesisers, brilliant electronic percussions (plus the Roland CR-78) and Paul’s bass guitar. Numerous catchy and classic tunes like “Bunker Soldiers”, “Almost”, “Electricity”, “Messages” plus slight experimental approaches (“Dancing”) make the album a time-capturing all-time classic, here in perfect digitally remastered sound and having added a total of six bonus tracks including a cover of Lou Reed’s “Waiting for the Man” and alternative versions of “Electricity” and “Almost”. Of course, a must-have for anyone.



CDs are new.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK – Peel Sessions 1979-83 CD UK 2000 Virgin 15 Tracks 50'13'' Buy

OMD need not much presentation, everyone knows and surely love at least some of Liverpoolians Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys’ tracks, and Anna is proud to finally offer some of their wonderful music here. “The Peel Sessions 1979-1983” combines four different OMD recording sessions (20.08.79, 14.04.80, 29.09.80, 29.01.83) for and aired on John Peel’s legendary show BBC Radio 1. The first three sessions thus cover tracks from the first two albums “Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark” (e.g. “Bunker Soldiers”, “Messages”) and “Organisation” (e.g. “Enola Gay” and it’s 7” flip-side “Annex”), while the fourth session covers the album “Dazzle Ships” (e.g.“Of all the Things we’ve made”). The Peel Sessions generally revealed a more raw and unpolished sound giving ways to more popular versions versions, but truly they reveal all their potential and organic nature, and some may even prefer this. Lastly, added is the original 7” version of “Electricity” on Factory Records as a bonus track.



CDs are new.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

OPERA MULTI STEEL – MCMLXXXIII-MCMLXXXVII K7-Tapes Archives 3xLP box D 2008 VOD55 36 Tracks 143'05'' Buy

OPERA MULTI STEEL was formed in late 1983 by Franck and Patrick Lopez, and Cathérine Marie in Bourges, France. There is no other way than to describe their music as unique and just beautiful - analogue synthesisers, drum machines (mostly a Boss DR-110) along with acoustic instruments like recorders and percussions. This box set on VOD includes rare tracks from their 80's cassettes "Opera Multi Steel" (promo-only, 1984), "Autres Appels" (1985), "Eternelle Tourmente" (1986), "Opera Multi Steel & Modern Art" (1987), "Je regarde la Pluie" (1987), "Regret qui s'écaille" (1987), as well as never ever released before demo recordings! For most collector's it's even a pleasant news that are also demos from tracks from their first EP and "Cathédrale" LP, with a more rough and minimal touch. A must-have for any fan and those daring to enter their world.



Boxes are new, include 3 LPs, booklet, T-shirt (member edition).


Price: EUR 60,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

OPERA MULTI STEEL – Parachèvement de l’Esquisse 2CD BRA 2008 Wave W014 30 Tracks 120'07'' Buy

Unlike the recent vinyl box set on Vinyl-on-Demand which presented mostly unreleased/unavailable cassette material from OPERA MULTI STEEL’s early phase, this double CD compilation on Brazilian label Wave Records gives you a wider overview on OPERA MULTI STEEL’s work covering their official releases from 1984 to 2002. A total of 30 tracks described as the ‘Ultimate Anthology’ have been compiled by the band members themselves ranging from their very first 4-track vinyl EP “Eponymous EP” (1984), to “Cathédrale” LP (1985), “À Contresens” LP (1988), “Les Douleurs de l'Ennui” CD (1990), “Stella Obscura” CD (1992), “Histoires de France” CD (1996), “Eternelle Tourmente” CD (1999) and “Une Idylle en péril CD (2002). Therefore you get a good opportunity to get known to this exceptional French group working with lots of electronics in combination with natural instruments, e.g. flutes and acoustic guitars, thus creating and maintaining their very own and unique sound. On the later recordings you will also find members of Collection d’Arnell-Andréa contributing.



2CDs are new and come in transparent plastic sleeve (not original plastic tray).


Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

PERFECT JEWISH COUPLE - Time Capsule CD USA 2007 7 Tracks 27'24'' Buy Currently sold out !

The PERFECT JEWISH COUPLE is Shari Lauter and Kelly Hale from Cincinnati, USA. You surely know their greatly acclaimed track “The Fall” from their 1985 7”EP “Ménage à trois”, which is, of course, also included on this CD. Also here you will find “Nuclear Blues”, which will also be featured on the first Anna Logue Records vinyl compilation coming this year, as well as “Heart on my Sleeve”, “April 85”, “New York Rain”, “In Search of an Atonal Thunderstorm” and “Voo Doo Dance”, all dating back from around 1984 to 1987 and being digitally remastered.

CDs are new and come EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED!!


Price: EUR 12,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

PINK INDUSTRY – Low Technology CD D 2008 Isegrimm 002 20 Tracks 62'21'' Buy

PINK INDUSTRY were basically Jayne Casey (vocals; also in Big In Japan, Pink Military) and Ambrose Reynolds (bass, guitar, synths, drum machines; also in Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Royal Family & The Poor) from Liverpool, UK, being active between 1981 and 1985. In the height of post-punk they perfectly line-up with Joy Division and the likes, combining lovely bass patterns with sparse guitars, dark atmospheric electronics, various industrial percussions, fortunately mostly the all-time classic Roland TR-808 drum machine and Jayne’s voice which is a bit reminiscent of Claudia Brücken’s. They created a rather melancholic and hypnotic atmosphere that one cannot easily escape. This CD re-issue includes PINK INDUSTRY’s first 12”EP “Forty-five” (1982), “Low Technology (1982) plus 7 previously unreleased bonus tracks from 1982/83 including the fantastic “Taddy up”, all remastered in 2005! Includes, of course, the all-time classic “Don’t let go”. The remaining albums are said to be re-issued in chronological order soon. Looking forward!

CDs are new, comes in a beautiful digipak and are limited to 1000 copies.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

POLYPHONIC SIZE – Saison 1979-1982 4xLP+10” Box D 2009 VOD63 63 Tracks 236'55'' Buy

POLYPHONIC SIZE was founded around 1979 in Brussels, Belgium, by Roger-Marc Vande Voorde with Dominique Buxin who wrote the lyrics, They released their first 7” in 1979, thus probably starting the first minimal electronics project in Belgium even before Alain Neffe or Front 242 enter the scene. In 1980 Jean-Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers) started to produce them. PS was then joined by Martine Bourlée and Jean Marc Lederman (Kid Montana, The Weathermen), France Lhermitte and Bernard Dradin (Noh Mask) and Kloot Per W played bass. Other guests were Luc Van Acker, David Salamon (Arbeid Adelt) and Phil Wauqaire (Digital Dance). This brilliant box sets documents the early stage of the group and includes all official releases when they were going from pure minimal electronics to electro pop: Algorhytmic 7”EP (Sandwich Records 001, 1979), Pragmatic Songs 7" (Sandwich Records 002, 1980), Nagasaki Mon Amour 7” (Sandwich Records 005,1980), Kyoto from Nagasaki Mon Amour 7" (Radical Records 001, 1981), Mother’s Little Helper MLP (Enigma Records 002, 1982), Kyoto from B 9 compilation LP (Sandwich Records 007, 1981), Live for each Moment/Vivre pour chaque Instant LP (Sandwich Records 014, 1982), P.S. 12“ Sandwich Records 009, 1981), Winston & Julia 12" (Lark Records ind 127638, Sandwich Records SR 25, 1982) plus 33 (!!!) previously unreleased outtakes, demos and instrumentals.

Boxes are new and come as the VOD membership edition including the additional 10”.


Price: EUR 65,00 € plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

PSYCHE – Tales from the Darkside (1982-1987) CD D 1990 Animalized 16 Tracks 55'06'' Buy

PSYCHE was always one of the most underrated bands and would have deserved to achieve the major breakthrough at least in the late 80’s but fate was obviously against them. Founded in 1982 by brothers Darrin and Stephen Huss (and joined by Dwayne Rudolph Goettel of later Skinny Puppy fame in the early days) in Edmonton, Canada, they created outstanding electronic music combined with horror elements in the vein as it was done simultaneously by their country mates Skinny Puppy – for example their tracks “Eraserhead” and “Empty Spirit” – that’s raw, pure and noisy electronics, just brilliant synthesiser sounds and only preceded by the likes of Portion Control, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and Soft Cell. This CD compiles previously unreleased early tracks as well as alternative versions and a live track from their early period. When you listen to “Another Billion Eyes” for example with its Boss DR-55, fantastic punchy bass synth line, lovely lead and great synth effects then you are in analogue synth heaven – alone worth the buy! But the CD includes also, of course, “The Brain collapses”, “The Crawler”, “Waiting for the Stranger”, etc. Essential group, essential material.

CDs are new and getting rare these days!


Price: EUR 14,00 € plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

PSYCHIC YOUTH – Step in Time/The Future now 7” US 1982 private 2 Tracks 6'15'' Buy

This top notch cult 7” from 1982 starts with a Korg KR-55 drum roll intro, so what else can you ask for ? You mean: brilliant synth sounds and sequencing, synth percussions, cool vocals and futuristic lyrics ? OK, you’ll get it all on here! “Step in Time” sounds perfectly like an early hit from EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS (Prototype era), even the male vocals are so very similar. “The Future is now” is even better and comes along with female vocals and oh-what-fantastic synths! Pure analogue synthesiser bliss! Maybe this is the best Minimal-Electropop 7”s from the United States ever?! And most probably this is your very last chance to grab an unplayed copy (that also does not have a water damaged sleeve). Now or never, killer record!

7”s are new and available in very limited supply only.


Price: EUR 30,00 € plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

PTÔSE (PRODUCTION) – Early Recordings 79-83 2LP D 2006 VOD34 33 Tracks 91'18'' Buy

PTÔSE is a French cult Minimal/Experimental Electronics group with quite a number of rare original releases on tape and vinyl format. This release on VOD is a collection of rare, mostly tape-only material recorded between 1979 and 1983. All in all a total of 33 tracks coming from the tapes “Hand-made electronics”, “Seigneur des Mouches”, Apparaitre/A Paraitre”, “Moxisylyte N.”, “Poisson Soluble”, “Night of the Reptiles” and “Women on the Moon” from their vinyl 7”. Wonderful analogue synthesiser weirdness all through and maybe somewhere between THE RESIDENTS and DER MUßIKANT.

LPs are new and limited to 500 copies.


Price: EUR 20,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

Q4U – Q2 (1980 - 1983) CD ICE 1996 Norður & Niður 001 34 Tracks 72'48'' Buy Currently sold out !

Q4U was founded in Reykjavík, Iceland, in April 1981 by Steinþór Stefánsson, Gunnþór, Helgi and singer Ellý. In perfect accordance with the punk attitude the group´s policy was not to rehearse, so that the group played 12 gigs before rehearsing for the first time. Starting as a rather typical punk combo (with drums, bass, guitar) in varying line-ups their music was changing to a more electronic sound when synthesiser player Árni Daníel was joining the line-up and the Roland TR-808 drum machine was replacing the drummer. This resulted in a rather unique electro-punk-wave sound with female vocals, maybe reminiscent of X-Mal Deutschland, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Malaria, Ti-Tho or especially the Swedish group Cortex, sound-wise. In 1982 they released the ultra rare MLP “Q1” on Gramm Records, a classic in the field of minimal electro-wave with far too less known hits like “Breiðabόlsstaður” and “Why”. The complete MLP is featured on this retrospective CD compilation adding a total of 28 additional songs to the track list, ranging from pure punk tracks (with electronic or real drums) to dark wave, from further electronic wave mayhems (“Sigurinn”, “Miracle Man”) to pure synthesizer pop (“Snjóhvít“). Of great interest for Kraftwerk fans, the songs “Creeps” has kinda ‘borrowed’ some music of a song of theirs about some good-looking girl, but the lyrics are truly … different! Truly Icelandic music history on here!

CDs are new and already rare as hell as long out-of-print.


Price: EUR 22,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

RASPUTEEN – Minimal Scheissegal 7”EP D 2009 hertz 027 4 Tracks 11'46'' Buy

RASPUTEEN is a side project by well-known electronic music activist Philip Münch, known for his works in THE RORSCHACH GARDEN, SYNAPSCAPE or with keen K. RASPUTEEN is like an out-of-control version of Rorschach Garden, not so melodic and just much weirder with lyrics that must be ‘heaven-sent’…. After a few CD albums here’s RASPUTEEN’s first stand-alone vinyl and the tracks are: “Minimal Scheissegal”, “Ein Kinderspiel“, “Vorbei“ and “Die Mordkommission“. Solid minimal electro with some similarity to DAF maybe.

7”EPs are new, come with insert and limited to 300 copies.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

RATIONAL YOUTH – Cold War Night Life CD SE 1997 OCT 043 11 Tracks 48'01'' Buy

RATIONAL YOUTH … well, actually no other group has so deeply inspired Anna and reinforced her love for synthesisers (and especially the Roland TR-808 drum machine) and electropop than Bill Vorn and Tracy Howe did with their 1982 album “Cold War Night Life”. Anna has no doubt that it is THE BEST EVER RELEASED ELECTROPOP ALBUM OF ALL TIMES, simply pure and incredible synthesiser pop perfection with the most amazing synth sounds and pop compositions full of wonderful harmonies and ideas. RATIONAL YOUTH was formed in 1981 in Montreal, Canada, when Bill and Tracy found out they had the same fascination for synthesisers and the German electropop pioneers Kraftwerk. It is guessed they didn’t think they could do even much better than their idols, but they did! In 1981 they released a first 12” on YUL records featuring the classic tracks “I want to see the Light” and “Coboloid Race”, soon to be followed by “Cold War Night Life”, recorded with a maximum efficiency gear of Moog Source, Logan String Melody, Roland SH-5, MC-4 MicroComposer, TR-808, System-100, System-700, Vocoder SVC-350, Space Echo 201 and Casio VL-1. CD includes the complete album plus the aforementioned 12” tracks plus “Power Zone” from the “City of Night” 12”. This is synthesiser poetry and this album belongs to any collection of any sort of electronic music, if not in any collection in general!

CDs are new and available in very limited quantity only as these are the last copies of the original edition on October Records.


Price: EUR 18,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

RATIONAL YOUTH - To the Goddess Electricity CD SE 1999 OCT 054 11 Tracks 42'43'' Buy

While RATIONAL YOUTH ceased to exist already within the 80’s their classic album “Cold War Night Life” left an ongoing interest in the group, mainly in Europe and especially in Sweden where they still have had many fans. In the late 90’s this led to the decision to play a few gigs there and also to record some new music. Bill Vorn was unfortunately too busy with his work on robotics to further play in RATIONAL YOUTH, so he was needed to be replaced by Jean-Claude Cutz (Digital Poodle, Din) and Dave Rout (Datafreq). It is clear that a mastermind like Bill Vorn could not be replaced and that the new material shouldn’t be a plagiarism of the early 80’s RATIONAL YOUTH. Anyway, they tried to retain the spirit while transporting RATIONAL YOUTH into the here and now. So “To the Goddess Electricity” turned out to be a great electro-/synthpop album with a modern awareness still with lots of references to old RATIONAL YOUTH and, of course, Kraftwerk. And Tracy’s unique and warm vocals contribute to the fact that this is a justified RATIONAL YOUTH record and worthy follow-up album. Unfortunately, again after this album RATIONAL YOUTH was put to rest, hopefully ready for the next resurrection.

CDs are new.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

RESCUE 1 - Movie Viewers LP NL 1981 Plexus MKF 218709 8 Tracks 25'42'' ' Buy

Recorded in 1980 and released in 1981/82 on both Plexus USA and the Netherlands, this one really deserves to be called a cult record in the field of minimal electro. Otto von Ruggins and Robert Crash performed pure and weird synth stuff using our beloved Korg KR-55 drum machine. The record includes the well-known “Movie Viewers”, as well as “Chateau 19”, “Waveland Avenue” and “My Name Isn’t Here”. And as if this wouldn’t be enough, all tracks come in two versions - original and Charles Ball mixes - running on two double-grooved sides… no more than a must-have!

LPs are new, a few are still sealed and include the 4D glasses.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

RICHARD BONE – Emerging Melodies CD-R US 1982/2008 11 Tracks 30'22'' Buy

RICHARD BONE is, of course, not unknown to the connaisseurs of early 80’s minimal electronics and electropop. His hits “Alien Girl” or “Monster Movie” are familiar with everyone, no? “Emerging Melodies” though was one his first more experimental works and originally released in a very limited run of 50 vinyl LPs in 1982. Created as the soundtrack to a pioneering piece of experimental video, “Emerging Video”, which aired on the USA cable channel, these tracks contain 11 amazing forays into early electronica before the term ambient became a household word. Some tracks are slightly rhythmic, some are experimental but all feature Richard's unmistakable sense of melody with wierd analogue synths sounds, synthetic percussions, and deep atmospheres lurking in every corner.

CD-Rs are new and are made on-demand only.


Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

RICHARD BONE – Experiments ‘80-‘82 CD US 1982/2008 10 Tracks 48'38'' Buy

Many RICHARD BONE fans have spent half of their lives on trying to track down copies of his most rare recordings which were released on the cassettes “Quiz Party” and “Life in Video City”. Less than 50 copies of these original cassettes were ever made and it still seems impossible to find an entirely intact copy of them. Fortunately, at least 7 of those tracks have been saved from vanishing into obscurity by re-releasing them on the limited CD “Experiments ‘80-’82”. The other three tracks, with the collective title “Alternate Music for the Hindenberg Lounge”, come from “The American Music Compilation LP”. All of these abstract recordings were inspired by the pioneering electronic works of Morton Subotnick, Charles Dodge and Tod Dockstader and were made using a MiniMoog, Korg MS-10 and a Roland SH-1, recorded in New York on a 4 track cassette and mixed to 1/4 track reel between '80-'82. Really a rare opportunity to get your hands and ears on some of Richard’s most rare recordings ever.

CDs are new, limited to 300 copies only!


Price: EUR 11,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

ROBERT MARLOW – The Peter Pan Effect CD SE 1999 Energy 138 11 Tracks 34'47'' Buy

In between 1977 and 1982, Basildon, UK born ROBERT MARLOW already played in various bands featuring Alison Moyet (Yazoo), Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure) and Martin L. Gore (Depeche Mode). With obviously some massive help from Vince Clarke (“programmed by Vince Clarke and Eric Radcliffe”) he recorded a couple of tracks between 1982 and 1984, under his own name and released on Vince and Eric’s Reset label. In no doubt, these tracks do perfectly line up with Vince’s other works in Depeche Mode and Yazoo, but the Robert Marlow material, though easily accessible pure electropop, failed to succeed commercially. Thanks to Energy Rekords, the back then recorded but never released album was made available in 1999 at last. The CD also features a CD-ROM track with the video of “The Face of Dorian Gray”. Essential stuff for any Vince Clarke, early Depeche Mode or simply synthpop fan!

CDs are new and long out-of-print.


Price: EUR 18,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

RUTH – Mescalito/Mon Pote 7” F 200 PAPE 004 2 Tracks 9'32'' Buy Last copies !

RUTH was Thierry Müller (aka Ilitch) and Ruth Ellyeri with some support of Philippe Doray all hailing from Paris, France, and well known for their minimal electro hit “Polaroïd/Roman/Photo” from 1985. Both tracks on this 7” date from 1978 though and sound very different. They are still in the tradition of Rock, Krautrock or whatever, but well what does Anna know about this? Hehe. “Mescalito” has already been released on the compilation “125 Grammes de 33 1/3 Tours” in 1979 (Oxygène Records) while “Mon Pote”, which already features one of the first affordable synthesisres, the EMS Synthi AKS, has remained unreleased on vinyl so far and it actually a very good track and the reason for inclusion of this 7” to this shop. To summarize: definitely not for the pure electro pop fans but for those into this kind of music and collectors or those simply looking for this 7” while it is getting rare.

7”s are new.


Price: EUR 7,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SEPÜLCHRE INC. – Celebration/Resurrection 7” SE 1988 FMP 005 2 Tracks 10'30'' Buy

Not much is known about SEPÜLCHRE INC. apart from them having been from Sweden and having releasing only this vinyl 7” on the Front Music Production label. Their music was pretty much inspired by Vomito Negro, Front 242 and Skinny Puppy and lines up nicely with the debut album by their colleagues Cat Rapes Dog, with voices directly coming from the cold grave. “Celebration” is minimalistic hard electro track with lyrics like “the empty brains – celebrating Christ – I … celebrate myself”. “Resurrection” is pretty much in the same vein, with madman’s vocals, metallic percussions, dark and monotonous synths and threatening sounds and atmosphere. The 7” was also always a wanted item in the minimal synth scene, and if you like the bands mentioned (in their earlier stages), then don’t let it go!

7”s are new and long out-of-print.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SEVERED HEADS – Adenoids 1977-1985 5LP box D 2008 VOD49 67 Tracks ' '' Buy

SEVERED HEADS were one of the earliest and most pioneering electronic music acts coming from Australia, originally founded by Richard Fielding and Andrew Wright in Sydney and soon joined by Tom Ellard who eventually became the sole continuing member of the group. In the beginning their music was very vanguard with conventional pop structures creeping in later when the group eventually turned into an electropop project. This release on VOD gives a nearly complete overview over the groups early phase. VOD membership subscribers do also get an additional T-Shirt and printed pillowcase so Anna is happy to also offer the membership edition here in very limited supply. So be fast or be late!!!

Boxes are new, include 5 LPs, booklet (normal edition of 600 copies), or 5 LPs, booklet, T-shirt, pillowcase (membership edition of 250 copies only)


Price: EUR 69,00 (normal edition) plus postage & packaging.
Price: EUR 79,00 (membership edition) plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SICKDOLL - s/t LP D 2007 Hertz 021 13 Tracks 42’09” Buy Last copies !

SICKDOLL is … sometimes maybe living in a parallel universe?! By creating his music he seems to be leaving his physical form to fly through time and space and rooms and spheres (or maybe it is a circle with its foldings – who knows? – still reflecting his earthly experiences. SICKDOLL’s music is lovely melodic electropop and every song is a charming one. Unfortunately, the track list is not included with the LP, so here you go: Krautboy, Dritte Tür links, Little Monsters, Konsumopolis, Kalte Liebe 2, The Legend of Musicman, Zu spät, Schweinehälftenfrau, Ardu Reflektion, Versuch Nr. 480, Down in the cave, Dancing in France, Zukunft war heute.

LPs are new, include insert, limited to 350 copies.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SILVIA – S/t CD D 2003 gen011 9 Tracks 37'17'' Buy

TOMMI STUMPFF is a legendary underground musician from Düsseldorf, Germany. He first performed in the punk combo DER KFC, but fortunately he started to record music on his own with synthesisers only. His early tracks are pure minimal electronics galore, brilliant analogue synth sounds, sequences and raw synthesised drum sounds. Besides his own solo-LP “Zu spat ihr Scheisser” he wrote enough tracks for another album to be sung by female punk girl Silvia. The album was released in 1982 on the German Schallmauer label and includes numerous killer tracks, amongst them the well-known “Zuerst ich”, as well as “Ich bin nicht die”, “Sauf und stirb” and “Das Ende vom Traum”. If you like raw analogue synth music in the vein of IM NAMEN DES VOLKES or TI-THO this one is a must for you!

CDs are new.


Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SKANFROM – Hand-picked Fragments CD CDN 2002 Suction 012 20 Tracks 52'37'' Buy

SKANFROM is Roger Semsroth from Berlin, Germany, and the only German ‘robot’ having released on Suction Records. This CD compiles 13 tracks from his earlier tape- and vinyl-only releases on a.d.s.r. from 1998 to 2000, plus seven previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1999 and 2001. SKANFROM is simply some of Anna’s all-time favourite music, just listen to tracks like “England” and “Data 6”, and you’ll know why …. And there’s a lot of early Kraftwerk influences on here (“Phon A”, “Synthetic”), also mentioned are Bochum Welt, Aphex Twin, Isan, Solvent, so you’ll get a clue, but anyway SKANFROM seems to create tunes totally freed from any outer input like a child creating things from heart and soul, simple, pure, in harmony with the world, and just beautiful. As a technical note, this is pure Roland SH-101 action.

CDs are new, shrinkwrapped and getting rare these days as almost out-of-print.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SKANFROM – Soothing Sounds for Robots CD D 2003 Genetic 013 22 Tracks 55'08'' Buy

The CD starts with a voice sample telling us “The music you are listening to is completely electronic.”, haha, wonderful! And well, that is exactly what Roger Semsroth from Berlin, Germany, serves us. Anna cannot stop loving this wonderful simple, melodic minimal electropop music. The tracks are short, instrumental, occasionally with some voice samples from a Talking Translator. "Soothing Sounds for Robots" was released on Roger’s a.d.s.r. label by the end of 2002 as a 12"EP limited to 800 copies. The digital version on genetic music includes the tracks 14-22 as additional unreleased bonus tracks.

CDs are new.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SOLITAIREN EFFEKTEN - S/t 7” 10” NL 2007 Enfant Terrible 07 6 Tracks 16'06'' Buy

SOLITAIREN EFFEKTEN is the German language alter ego of SOLITUDE FX releasing exclusively on Enfant Terrible. Due to the limited equipment and experience in recording back then you will want to expect a very rough and very early 80’s sounding minimalistic uptempo Electropop with considerable influences from the Neue Deutsche Welle, maybe basically due to the use of the German language. The artwork or the whole release package is just awesome: white 10” vinyl, gold imprinting, double-sided lyricsheet and an oh-so-matching-the-concept sleeve design.

10”s are new and are limited to 529 numbered copies.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SOLVENT – Demonstration Tapes (1997-2007) 2CD US 2007 Ghostly GI-70 27 Tracks 108'14'' Buy

For those who want to get an overview on SOLVENT’s backcatalague, Ghostly International have released a double CD set with material from across all SOLVENT releases plus sampler contributions (incl. SOLVENT’s amazing version of Slowdive’s “When the Sun Hits”) and four new previously unreleased and brilliant tracks: the vocoder track ” In Light”, “Creepy Crawler” with its mixed Roland CR-78 and TR-808 drum sounds, the spacejourney-like “Sample And Hold” and the dreamlike “An Introduction To Ghosts (Extended)”. Of course, “My Radio” is included in its extended version plus some remixes, as well as “Think like us”, “For You”, “Quiet Life” (with GD Luxxe) and many more tracks you will enjoy.

2CDs are new and come exclusively signed!


Price: EUR 18,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SOLVENT – Elevators and Oscillators CD US 2005 Ghostly GI-43 13 Tracks 51'15'' Buy Last copy !

A half a year after the release of “Apples & Synthesizers”, Ghostly International put another log in the fire by releasing this compilation with six new compositions plus seven remixes of SOLVENT tracks. It is almost embarrassing how often the words “wonderful” and “beautiful” have been used recently to describe SOLVENT’s (or Lowfish’s) music, but how would you do it ?!? The first track “Wish” is simply nothing but ……ful, and “Devices and Strategies”, too... Then, to Anna’s big surprise, all the remixes/remakes (but one) are very good as well: THE MITGANG AUDIO’s easy chilling “My Radio”, LOWFISH’s standard brilliance in “For You”, LEGOWELT’s anarcho remake of “My Radio”, ISAN’s typical warm and organic interpretation of “For You”, or SCHNEIDER TM MUSTANG’s cool version of “My Radio”. Anna just thinks you need this one, too, so go fot it!

CDs are new, come as digipak and are exclusively signed!


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SOMNAMBULIST / M.BRYO – Split 7” US 2007 MW006 3 Tracks 8'21'' Buy

SOMNAMBULIST and M.BRYO were both projects of Mark Burghgrave from Belgium. “Facing the Moon” and “The Tribe” are taken off SOMNAMBULIST’s “Withered Land” cassette, and “Show me your Hands” is taken off M.BRYO’s “Homo Fabre” cassette, both originally released in 1982 (Central Tapes). “Facing the Moon” is a dark depressive minimal electronics track with a Roland TR-808, simple synth accompaniment and organ. “Show me your Hands” is as minimal as it gets – only a one-note synth ‘sequence’ and vocals, wowy! “The Tribe” is a lovely little tune with a slightly Asian touch it. Definitely for those who love the minimalistic nature and sound of Absolute Body Control or group: xex.

7”s are new, come as transparent vinyl, include insert and are limited to 500 copies.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SONNENBRANDT - Urlaubsgruss mit Sonnenbrandt ep MCD D 2004 NLW008 5 Tracks 19'20'' Buy Last copies !

SONNENBRANDT are one of the most promising Electropop/NDW groups, hailing from Hamburg, Germany. Consisting of Stefan Bornhorst (aka THE SILICON SCIENTIST), Jojo Brandt and his lovely wife Frau Sonne, they perform entertaining Electropop with mainly analogue gear, male and female vocals, funny German lyrics. The MCD contains their sold-out four-track 7”EP plus the wonderful previously unreleased track “Radio”. Irresistable tunes that make you sing along and dance to. To cut the story short: five songs - five hits! …speed up things guys, we’ve been already waiting for too long for the fulltime album!

MCDs are new and come in shrink wrapped DVD case.


Price: EUR 9,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

STEREO – Somewhere in the Night CD US 2008 MW015 10 Tracks 52'48'' Buy  

STEREO were Terry Noritop and Michael Billes from France being now re-issued on both LP and CD on Minimal Wave Records with use of some original artwork on the cover. In some way a strange release for MW as we are being served pure Italo-Disco-Synth-Pop, very catchy, fortunately with some dark undertones ‘justifying’ the release for a dark wave/synth oriented crowd, while still it is believed this was/will be given more rotation in gay clubs than in dark wave clubs. “Somewhere in the Night” comes from their first 12” (Carrere, 1982) and must definitely not hide behind the super hits of the Italo movement, and so does “No More”, and “Then I kissed her” from their second 12” (CBS, 1983). Then six tracks from their only album “Assembly Line” (Bernett, 1985) plus the previously unreleased track “Lover on the Run” from 1985. The CD includes 2 bonus tracks not featured on the vinyl edition.

 

CDs are new, come as digipak with insert and mini-poster and are limited to 999 copies.

Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

STÖRUNG – Europe Calls/Radio Lines 7" USA 2007 MW008 2 Tracks 7'20'' Buy  

STÖRUNG were Eugenius and Arian Brunwin from the Netherlands who formed the group in 1981. In 1982, they released the “Dreadful Dance” 7” (Störung Records 001) and the “This is Future” LP (Clogsontronics 002) both recorded/produced by no other than Ton Willekes from Ensemble Pittoresque. “Europe calls” is great and danceable minimal dark electropop track, very simple with TR-808, sequencer driven synth and female vocals reminiscent of X-mal Deutschland or Malaria, so perfect for your dark wave disco dancefloors. “Radio Lines” is also very minimal, dark, slow, threatening, with guitar and vocal experimentation.

 

7”s are new, limited to 500 copies and come with a photo from 1985.

NEW Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

STÖRUNG – This Is Future LP+CD NL 1982/2008 SG 008 10 Tracks 38'37'' (x2) Buy  

First released in 1982 as SG002, Clogsontronics now puts out a re-release of the STÖRUNG album “This Is Future”. The original master tape still in perfect condition was used for this one. Carefully some minor corrections were done to make it sound like it should have compared to the original pressing. Clogsontronics brings out this one in a new concept: A release both on vinyl and CD in one package. The buyer gets the art and analog feeling of the vinyl as well as the convenience and technical quality of the CD. For best result the vinyl was cut using the DMM cutting process and pressed on 180 grams vinyl. Also included in the package are 2 stickers similar to the ones the band used for promotion back in the old days. (Description taken from Clogsontronics)

 

LP+CD sets are new, 180g vinyl, limited to 700 handnumbered copies and include two stickers.

Price: EUR 22,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

STRANGE DEVOTION – Again the new Formation 7” D 2008 Mauerstadtmusik 05 2 Tracks 8'35'' Buy

STRANGE DEVOTION is Dominic Butler from the UK who recorded a single demo cassette in April 1982. “Again the new Formation” sounds perfectly like a mixture of VICE VERSA and TRANSPARENT ILLUSION using Korg MS10 and Sound Master Memory Rhythm SR-88. “Danger Line” sounds like the perfect mixture of HUMAN LEAGUE’s “Being boiled” and VICE VERSA, pure minimal analogue electronics heaven!!! Can’t wait to see VOICE PATROL being released, oh boy … TIPP!!

7”s are new, include postcard and come as a limited edition!

Price: EUR 7,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

 

STRATIS - As Life goes by CD D 2006 Temporary Music 004 19 Tracks 79'37'' Buy  

Incredible but true, Antonios Stratis and Albert Klein are recording together again! This CD (not a CDR!) contains both new recordings as well as remastered tracks from the early tapes. The new tracks have a slight modern dancefloor feel with a heavy beat, but also ambient touches. Most fortunately, this CD includes the tracks “Foggy Weather” and “Mystery Trip” from the “New Face” tape, as well as the wonderful “Under Water”. In my opinion, the very best tracks from STRATIS after the evergreen “Herzlos”. Also included here is the alternative instrumental version of “Herzlos”, namely “Nightfly”, which appeared on vinyl last year.CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.

 

NEW Price: EUR 6,00 plus postage & packaging.

Click here for detailed tracklisting

 

 

 

SUB MURIS – Honesty/Open Doors MCD-R UK 2008 Sub Muris 7 Tracks 34'48'' Buy

SUB MURIS were David Palmer, Bruce French, David Rollisson and Sarah Deekes from the UK, and they only released one 7” back in 1983 (Dog Rock Records SD 104). Now, 25 years on, the band members re-issued the two tracks (adding 5 additional mixes, too) once they noticed that still their music is still appreciated by connaisseurs of early 80’s minimal electro, cold wave, post punk or new wave. SUB MURIS are in the tradition of Joy Division/New Order with a melancholic attitude transported via mainly bass, keys, drums, sparse piano and male/female vocals similar to maybe A Modest Proposal, Arte Moderno, Die Unbekannten or such and they would have fitted perfectly on the “Your Secret's Safe With Us” compilation if this is of further help. Good to see

MCD-Rs are new and made in limited quantity.

Price: EUR 6,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SUICIDE BOOTH – Aura EP 12”EP D 2007 Das Drehmoment 009 5 Tracks 22'59'' Buy

SUICIDE BOOTH are Spif Anderson and Stefan Fenzel from Munich, Germany, saying their music is inspired by Science-Fiction movies with B-movie character. Well, the concept makes sense when seeing the cover artwork, but when listening to the record a “B-character” should not be applied. Wonderfully versatile they do present danceable Electro (“I am Legend”), kind of Italo (“Aura”, “Rendezvous”) and a fantastic instrumental Minimal Electropop track (“Raumpilot”). As a last track this EP comes up with a great remix of “Rendezvous” by DIVIDER (keen K). Cool record!!

Listen to sound samples here!

12”EPs are new, black vinyl, come with sticker and are limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SUICIDE BOOTH – Terror from the Sky CD D 2008 Biohazzard 14 Tracks 64'42'' Buy

After the “Aura EP” on Das Drehmoment Records from 2007, SUICIDE BOOTH have finally released their first full time album. It starts with sampled surface noise and crackles from vinyl records giving you an idea where Spif and Stefan are aiming at: a nostalgic voyage through 80’s electropop landscapes with influences ranging from New Wave to Italo Disco, from Minimal Electro to Synth Pop with lots of melodies, spheres, danceable beats (among them sampled analogue drum machines), some sparse guitars and vocoders, as well as Dead Can Dance-like guitars (“Arrival”) or “Hypnotic Tango”-like sequences (“Unchanged Love”) and whatever... Also B-Movies, Sci-Fi, Trash and Horror seem to have been influences here. SUICIDE BOOTH is a great new band with a great potential and a great capability of writing catchy tunes. And btw, a suicide booth is said to be a fictional machine for committing suicide. Okay!

CDs are new and come SIGNED by Stefan and Spif.

Price: EUR 13,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SUNEATERS – Cosmic Insight, Baby (Part One) 10” D 2007 RUR 005 2 Tracks 25'54'' Buy

The SUNEATERS are Tobias Fischer and Mirko Uhlig from Germany teaming up on this release to bring us cosmic sequencer electronica anno ‘70s. The tracks presented here are mythically entitled “Embryonic Pancake Empire” and “Solar Suneaters Transmission”. The first track is indeed referring very much to the 70’s TANGERINE DREAM with lots sequencing, strings and cosmic fizzing. The second track reminds a bit of COIL, a bit more atmospheric and drone-like than the first track with many great sounds. A very interesting and exciting release as this kind of electronics is freed from time.

The artwork and packaging is outstandingly beautiful, so all in all a great release for those interested in electronic music.

10”s are new, come in golden vinyl and are limited to 347 copies.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

SYNTHENPHALL - Laut + deutlich 7” D 2004 WSDP 018 3 Tracks Buy

SYNTHENPHALL incorporated ANDI ARROGANTI which can be clearly heard throughout this release. His Roland CR-78 and monophonic synthesiser do sound familiar and were also used in his solo project as well as in DUOTRONIC SYNTERROR. The three songs presented here come from the “Laut + deutlich (loud an clear)” cassette released in 1981 on the local Wartungsfrei cassette label. Pure minimal electronics. Great stuff!

7”s are new and limited to 300 copies.


Price: EUR 5,00 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

 

 

TECHNOQUAKE – Crack Baby 12” SE 1990 EBA 004 3 Tracks 14'05'' Buy Last copies !

This 12”EP was the only follow-up release to their great debut 7” and while the 12” is equally good it is a shame that Rod didn’t go on with his projects PINK AND BLACK and TECHNOQUAKE. Anyway, he did not fully stop to record and release under the name DEVOID. The tracks on this EP are “Crack Baby” and “Running Scared” plus “You say I said” known from the 7”. For anyone into dark late 80’s electropop with some slight melancholy and emotion with nice mix of male and female vocals.

12”s are new and available in very limited quantity only.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

 

TECHNOQUAKE – You say I said/Trust in me 7” SE 1989 EBA 001 2 Tracks 9'28'' Buy

TECHNOQUAKE was Rob Stroud, Firyal and Kevin Taylor from London, UK. Rob Stroud is well-known for having been the early drummer in Sex Gang Children, but for us he entered the Hall of ElectroFame by releasing the brilliant 12”EP “Sometimes I wish” under the name of PINK AND BLACK (Illuminated, 1984). This group also featured Andy Cousin later in All About Eve. With TECHNOQUAKE Rob went further down the electro path fancying the hard electro trail that was hip in the late 80’s. So, no wonder TECHNOQUAKE ended up on the Swedish label Electronic Beat Association set up for this sort of music. But don’t be fooled, TECHNOQUAKE is still fine and pure electropop, and “Trust in me” is truly a pearl having made this 7” a sought-after vinyl also in the minimal electronics scene. Long deleted, a few remaining stock copies were found and Anna is happy to offer them here!

7”s are new.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

 

TELEVISION SET – Normal Day 12” D 2004 GEN 019 2 Tracks 6'31'' Buy

TELEVISION SET is a project by Roger Semsroth a.k.a. SKANFROM, BAKTERIELLE INEKTION, SLEEPARCHIVE and obviously having been given its name fro an early DEPECHE MODE track. Having already released a 12”EP and LP on Genetic Music, this 12” marked the last output from this project. It actually doesn’t differ from BAKTERIELLE INFEKTION apart from Roger seeming to sing on his own here. “Normal Day” comes along with simple synth sequence, distorted Korg KR-55 and the usual nice little melodies and sounds that Roger is so famous and loved for. “Future Today” sounds like a hybrid of Skanfrom and BI, and seems to have Uwe on vocs (a guess). So, essential stuff for all lovers of Roger’s music, well Anna is one of them!

12”s are new.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

 

THE ARMS OF SOMEONE NEW – Love, Power & Justice CD US 2000 Projekt:Archive25 17 Tracks 73'13'' Buy

The second Projekt:Archive release of THE ARMS OF SOMEONE NEW material brings together previously unreleased tracks and demos, alternative versions and rare compilation tracks from around 1985 to 1987. Since the release of their first album they had acquired a new drum machine (Roland TR-707) as well as some new synths (Casio CZ-101, Yamaha DX-100) which gave their sound an even softer tone. With some contributions by The Moon Seven Times members Brendan Gamble (also in !Ack-Ack!), Henry Frayne (also in Lanterna) and Lynn Canfield (also in Area together with Steve), “Love, Power & Justice” was meant to become an album on its own in 1986, and marks in Anna’s opinion in this CD format the groups’ best release, with some of their most wonderful tracks, eg. “Next Year in Jerusalem”, “Your Evening at Home”, “The Sense of an Ending”, “Everything at once”, etc… Has been getting regular rotation at Anna’s place since years, so truly recommended!

CDs are new, and come in a transparent plastic sleeve (not original plastic tray).

Price: EUR 12,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



THE ARMS OF SOMEONE NEW - Susan Sleepwalking CD US 2000 Projekt:Archive24 18 Tracks 73'22'' Buy

THE ARMS OF SOMEONE NEW was Mel Eberle and Steve Jones originally from Champaign, USA, with a little support from Nick Rudd. They formed in 1983 and with a limited amount of gear and recording equipment they composed some beautiful music in a genre of its own at that time, giving ways of what Projekt Records soon was about to release, like a sort of atmospheric, ethereal sound combining beautiful soft vocals, sparse simple bass and guitars with synthesiser/keyboard/organ and drum machine (Boss DR-110) accompaniment. This CD release in the Projekt:Archive series compiles the groups first three and nowadays very rare vinyl releases on the groups on label Office Records: “Susan Sleepwalking” LP (1985), “Burying the Carnival” MLP, 1984” and the “Holy Dance” 7” (1984). This compilation might appeal to those into minimal wave as well as those into sort of Alex Fergusson/Psychic TV/Current 93 style.

CDs are new, have a cut-out in inlay spine and come in a transparent plastic sleeve (not original plastic tray).

Price: EUR 11,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 



THE HIGHER PRIMATES - Taking in the Summer/Living in a Vacuum 7” USA 1980 Tekno Tunes/Irresponsible Music Les035 2 Tracks 5'39'' Buy Currently sold out!

No, you are NOT dreaming! This is the ORIGINAL 7” by THE HIGHER PRIMATES from 1980!!! With a friends’ help I managed to track down the band members and fortunately they had some stock of this brilliant minimal synth pearl. In agreement with the band members, Anna is not selling this gem at exorbitant prices, and there’s quite some copies left so everyone being interested shall be able to get a copy.

7”s are new and come with the original sleeve (very few copies signed).


Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

 

THE MITGANG AUDIO – The View From Your New Home CD CDN 2003 Suction 019 10 Tracks 44'39'' Buy

THE MITGANG AUDIO is said to be “the solo project of Ray Sweeten, temporarily residing in a windowless room in Brooklyn, NYC. Ray Sweeten is also known for his musical contributions to the Sesame Street program (seriously), and as a member of the NYC synthpop / multimedia-performance band, The Plantains. […] the full-length debut by The Mitgang Audio […] is a stunning collection of music as diverse as his influences: Ultravox, Wendy Carlos, Alexander Robotnik, Thomas Tallis, Giorgio Moroder, The Slits, ...” Actually we are indeed being served tracks ranging from punchy electro(pop) (“Minor Causes”, “Tokyo Scope”, “La Mantide”, “Stella di Radio”) to moody soft electropop (“Passenger Perspective”, “Soldato”), from almost sacral/classical interludes (“The Escape”) to trancey dance stuff (“Binary Life”) and IDM (“Forme”), always with vocoded vocals. Versatile and some very good music on here.

CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL WAS A MONITOR - S/t LP D 2007 Vinyl-on-Demand 43 14 Tracks 46'27'' Buy

How great is that to see VOD releasing a fulltime LP including all three original 7”s by this legendary minimal electropop outfit around John Mayfield from Sheffield, UK, and even pumping up the whole thing by adding six previously unreleased songs to the flipside ?! Fantastic, of course!!! All tracks date back to 1980 to 1982, so this is pretty much a pioneering electropop work. This record is worth every cent, alone for the track “Is all I need?”, one of Anna’s all-time favourites! Go and buy it while you can!


LPs are new and are limited to 600 copies only.


Price: EUR 15,50 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

 

THE PHONE – Discreet Affair/The Phone 7”EP UK 2008 ATCO1 4 Tracks 7'27'' Buy

THE PHONE is a minimal electropop project around some Jonni, Jacki, Steve and Diane, releasing this EP on Steve Lippert’s newly founded Attractive label in the UK. “Discreet Affair” sounds perfectly like Soft Cell anno 1980, and - DJs read carefully - will make the people shake their bodies on your dancefloor for sure! “The Phone” comes along with familiar Casio VL-1 sounds and rhythms, and samples around the topic - guess what - phone, ya, and it’s also made to keep your legs in motion! And then there’s “Discreet Dub” which sounds like Einstürzende Neubauten on a weird minimal electro/C64 trip. All tracks are fueled with lots of analogue synth and percussion sounds, great effects, some familiar sounds and a cool male voice. The sleeve comes in a do-it-yourself manner. Make sure you order quickly as only few copies seem to carry the very rare sleeve! The UK is back in flesh and vinyl! Highly recommended… but and now excuse me, please, but “I’m talking on the telephone…”

7”EPs are new, and limited to 300 copies.


Price: EUR 6,50 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

 

THE SYSTEMATICS – What we did in the Afternoons 2LP D 2008 TU-134 33 Tracks 89'04'' Buy

THE SYSTEMATICS were Patrick Gibson (synths, rhythms, vocals; also YA YA CHORAL, SCATTERED ORDER), Fiona Graham (synths, rhythms, vocals; also YA YA CHORAL) and Michael Filewood (guitar) hailing from Sydney, Australia, and being active between 1979 and 1982. This double album’s first LP contains remastered versions of everything that THE SYSTEMATICS are said to have ever released on vinyl: The "Pulp Baby" 7" (1979), "Rural" 12" EP (1980), "My Life in the Field of Cows" 7" EP (1982), and the tracks from the M Squared compilation albums "Growing Pains" (1980) and "A Selection" (1982). The second LP contains previously unreleased material - demo versions as well as tracks that have never been released before in any format. Partially adventurous cult minimal electronics and other avant-garde weirdness from Down Under. An overdue rediscovery!

2LPs are new, come in gatefold cover with 12-page booklet, handnumbered and limited to 500 copies.


Price: EUR 22,00 plus postage & packaging.

 


 

 

TOBIAS BERNSTRUP – 27 12” SE 2002 Tonight TR-001 3 Tracks 14'47'' Buy Last copies !

After the release of “Re-animate me”, Tobias found his own label Tonight Records. The A-side brings us “27” in the extended “Laser mix” which is very different from the album version (which for completionists is also included here on side B). Far more electronic (bass sequences), dancy and powerful and far more Italo Disco/Electro-oriented, this one’s for the dancefloor, simply a hit! As a third track we are being served a remix by AbnormalVAG which is simply great! Cool Minimal Electro with an irresistible punchy drum pattern, but still some Italo element left in there. Definitely worth checking out for fans of Electronome, MAT101, etc.


12”s are new, 180g vinyl, limited to only 500 copies and come EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED by Tobias!


Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TOBIAS BERNSTRUP – Enemies of the Earth CD-S US 2008 2 Tracks 7'54'' Buy

Tobias’ latest release is a CD single including the two tracks "Enemies of the Earth" and "This is Silence". Originally produced, pressed in a total edition of 1000 and exclusively sold with the NYC based artist run art publication "North Drive Press No.4” who themselves describe the book as “bargain cult compendium of loosely gathered artists' multiples”, you now get the rare chance to grab a copy of the CD only, though available in very limited supply only. Comes packed in a white paper bulk sleeve with transparent window. Once again Tobias brings us his typical Electropop with Italo influences and melancholic undertones, recorded in 2007, and here dealing with the human fear of computers striving for an own life and uniting against man.


CD singles are new, limited to 200 (1000) copies and these come signed by Tobias.


Price: EUR 5,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TOBIAS BERNSTRUP – Killing Spree CD SE 2005 Tonight TR-004 12 Tracks 52'29'' Buy Last copies !

After “Re-Animate me” from 2002, this is TOBIAS BERNSTRUP’s second album released in 2005 on his own label Tonight Records. Tobias is able to perform a great variety of styles while Italo Disco is pre-dominant, with some analogue electropop and New Wave sparkling through here and there. The tracks are well produced, always catchy with a good ear for nice sounds, melodies and harmonies. All songs were recorded in New York between 2002 and 2005 and one even by Sean McBride (Martial Canterel, Xeno & Oaklander). The album was produced and is distributed by Kunsthalle Nürnberg.


CDs are new, include fold-out poster booklet and come EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED by Tobias.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TOBIAS BERNSTRUP – Midnight Blue 12” F 2008 FIR 001 3 Tracks 15'51'' Buy

TOBIAS BERNSTRUP’s fourth 12” comes as the first release on newly founded French label Falco Invernale Records run by aratkiLo/Makina Girgir & Frau G. Still, Tobias’ music is so deeply rooted in the 80’s electropop with a strong italo influence, well-produced and very catchy with many oh-i-recall-this-sound moments, so perfect for those who like to reminisce about the old times while singing and dancing along. To cut the story short: lines up perfectly in your previous Bernstrup collection that you all call your own, no?!


12”s are new, come as blue transparent vinyl and are limited to 325 copies only.


Price: EUR 9,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TOBIAS BERNSTRUP – Neon Love 12” SE 2007 Tonight TR-005 2 Tracks 10'50'' Buy Last copies !

“Neon Love” is Tobias’ latest release from 2007 and what a fantastic song this is! Anna simply can’t stop playing this wonderful electropop 12”! Brilliant synths and irresistable chorus will make you wanna dance and sing along. Also we get some French spoken vocals by Miss Liz Wendelboo who we all know from being one half in XENO & OAKLANDER. This 12” is already now a classic. Good to know Tobias is currently working on a new album! And in case this is a reference, Anna would have released this song as well … “Oh Neon Love is in the air tonight…” TIPP!!!


12”s are new, 180g vinyl, limited to only 200 copies and come EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED by Tobias!


Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TOBIAS BERNSTRUP – Re-animate me CD SE 2002 Färgfabriken FF-001 13 Tracks 62'01'' Buy

This is Tobias’s first album from 2002 and what a great debut! Already here he presents a great mix of Electropop, classic Italo Disco and some darker synth moments. Simply includes many catchy tracks, a pretty cool homage to Trans X’s “Living on Video” (“Videodrome”), and the wonderful “The Sniper”. This CD was not available for quite a long time but now a stock has re-surfaced so that some more people can finally get their hands on this album at a very very nice-price. Go for it – you never know how long stocks last!


CDs are new, limited to 1500 copies and include fold-out poster.


Price: EUR 12,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TWICE A MAN – Slow Swirl CD SE 2008 Xeno 12 11 Tracks 56'22'' Buy

“Slow Swirl” was TWICE A MAN’s fifth album, recorded between 1983 and 1985 together with Jocke Söderqvist, and released in 1985. Consequently they turned away a bit from pop to more atmospheric and organic undertones. Still only comparable to Twilight Ritual, the album has many fantastic moments and classic like “Observations from the Borderline”, “Swirl”, or “Tribal Ways”. Also this CD re-issue features the rare bonus tracks “Plan F” (from V/A My Radiant Mistress, LP, 1987), “Only Relief” (from “Across the Ocean”, 12”, 1984), and the previously unreleased “Japanese Letters”. Classic album in brilliant sound quality!


CDs are new and come as digipak.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TWICE A MAN – The Sound of a Goat in a Room CD D 1997 Yellow 2266-2 12 Tracks 53'14'' Buy

TWICE A MAN is mainly Dan Söderqvist and Karl Gasleben, from Gothenburg, Sweden. Before TWICE A MAN they were cult formation COSMIC OVERDOSE who released 4 brilliant records in between 1980/81. When changing lyrics to English, they also changed name and released numerous albums since, being helped on early records by Lars Falk or Jocke Söderqvist. “The Sound of Goat in a Room” was their second album as TWICE MAN that included Mikael Fölsch, released on MC in February 1983. The music is consists of mainly pure electropop with a Roland TR-808 that is totally in the vein of Twilight Ritual, Autumn, Linear Movement, and a few tracks of experimental electronics (similarities to Einstürzende Neubauten or The Art of Noise). Essential Swedish electropop history!


CDs are new and include a CD-ROM track for Mac and PC (Win9x/ME) featuring lyrics, infos, photographs and two video files in Quicktime format (.mov).


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TWILIGHT RITUAL – Rituals CD D 2004 gen020 14 Tracks 59'25'' Buy

TWILIGHT RITUAL are Geert Coppens and Peter Bonne from Belgium, also known from playing in AUTUMN, LINEAR MOVEMENT or A SPLIT SECOND and also being involved in many other projects. They were very active since 1980 releasing an incredible number of tracks on cassettes and compilations worldwide. In TWILIGHT RITUAL they perform intelligent and deep electronic pop music. “Rituals” is their only vinyl album originally released on the Spanish Auxilio de Cientos label in 1985, and it soon fetched incredibly high prices in the collector’s scene (note there is a re-issued bootleg version around, so don’t get fooled!). This CD version includes the full album as well as four bonus tracks (all tracks recorded between 1982 and 1985) and a video-clip of “Elegy” from 1982! This album needs time for active listening to, but then it reveals that masters were at work. Also check out their “Organic” CD release from the mid-90’s, another masterpiece for those taking the time listening closely to it.


CDs are new.


Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

TWIST NOIR - S/t 10” D 2007 Kernkrach 018 7 Tracks 27'39'' Buy

TWIST NOIR came from Germany, and formed in 1984 from the remnants of PLASTIKTANZ and GRÜNE ROSEN. The seven tracks presented here date from late 1985 and though mainly electronic they have a bit of a goth feel, maybe due to the female vocals. Also there are pretty evident electronic percussion elements deriving from the band’s selfmade instruments. All in all they seem to have been the more unknown German counterpart to the UK based ATTRITION and THE MOBILES. They also even supported EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN and played together with KOSMONAUTENTRAUM. So this more of an experimental electro approach - though “Leave me” is indeed a great minimal electropop tune - but did you expect anything else from Kernkrach?


10”s are new, include two inserts, a postcard and is limited to 350 copies. The sleeve has individual broken mirror parts glued to it.


Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

V-SOR, X – A Strip of Light but still too dark CD D 2001 Genetic 007 11 Tracks 40'35'' Buy Last copies !

V-Sor, X is mainly Morgan Bryan from the UK and well-known for the classical minimal electronics 7”EP “Authors 2” from 1981. In 2000, I had contacted Morgan asking for more material, which he indeed had. It was forwarded to Genetic Music who then released this great CD compiling the best unreleased tracks from 1981 to 1986, including the all-time classic and essential minimal electro hits “Prey Room”, “Commercial Breakthrough”, “Conversation With” and “Arctic Desert”. The first two mentioned tracks also appeared on the now sold out 3-LP box set “Reminiscent” on Genetic Music. Morgan has a great and very unique voice, the lyrics are very personal, working up experiences with the music business, trying hard to get a job or such. A must-have.

CDs are new.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 



2 Hemden & 2 Hosen Vol. 6 7" EP D 2008 Krach 021 4 Tracks 11' 55'' Buy

Already the sixth in this series, this time some more known from the early 80’s are presented: the wonderful HEUTE are featured with the fantastic “Schon lange” from 1984 which should have given them more success. SÜTTERLIN presents the rough, cool and also fantastic “Frohe Kunde” from 1981, recorded with a Korg MS-10 and real drums, and very much in the vein of D.A.F. - it has been previously released on the “VA – Stimmt an” cassette in 1982. The b-side brings us the lovely and previously unreleased track “Inside outside” from 1983 by well-known Canadian artist LOU CHAMPAGNE SYSTEM. The last track is “Ende” by PLASTIKTANZ.
7”EPs are new, come in stitched up outer sleeve with insert and limited to 300 copies only.


Price: EUR 8,20 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – 5th Anniversary Compilation Vol. 1 LP D 2005 Das Drehmoment 005 11 Tracks 43'40'' Buy

This is the second compilation on Das Drehmoment from Berlin to celebrate their fifth anniversary. It brings us a great mixture of electro and electropop: power electro by OSTZILATOR, soft electronica by KEEN K, dance stuff by KITBUILDERS, electro-EBM by MAS 2008, lovely analogue electropop by LESBIAN MOUSECLICKS, the now well-known electropop hit “Just like 1981” by DATAFREQ, IMIAFAN, BETA EVERS sounding nearly like Vita Noctis, THE QUAKES with a KMFDM/RevCo-like track, the far too short and super beautiful electropop by KEEN K/PMUENCH (The Rorschach Garden), and the slow ending title by JAQUES DUBROIX.

LPs are new, come in gatefold sleeve and come as LIMITED EDITION of only 100 COPIES that include the sticker set!


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – 5th Anniversary Compilation Vol. 2 LP D 2006 Das Drehmoment 006 10 Tracks 40'58'' Buy

Follow-up compilation with another nice mixture of electro, dance beats and minimal electropop. Many hits on here like: DIVIDER (a.k.a. keen k) brings us his brilliant analogue, minimalistic, melodic and danceable electropop, SILENT SIGNALS (a.k.a. Echo West) with his best track ever “Waiting for Reaction”, “Aberglaube” from 1984 by ICH here being treated by KEEN K, MAKINA GIRGIR who contributes a track with rare female vocal performance, FBS with some dark though up-tempo electro, AURICA a bit reminiscent of Ladytron, fantastic anaglogue electropop by ELECTROSEXUAL, LEGOPOP’s first vinyl appearance, ZHARK with late 80’s dark EBM-like track and SNEAK-THIEF.

LPs are new and come in gatefold sleeve.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Analoges Russland LP D 2008 Hertz025 11 Tracks 40'25'' Buy

Here’s a fantastic new compilation on Hertzschrittmacher this time presenting contemporary minimal electro/pop bands from the Russian Federation only. There is no drop out on this record, all tracks are great, really! While surely not everything is made on 100% analogue equipment here, the direction and sound is always right. The tracks are mostly very danceable, with, of course, lots of early 80’s atmospheres. The bands are N.E.M.O., ROBOTI, PRIVATE ENTERTAINMENT and KLAX, the latter two already known from the previous compilation Doppelhertz. Get it, you won’t regret it!

LPs are new, 180g vinyl, come with info sheet and are limited to 333 copies only.


Price: EUR 15,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Body Section LP I 2009 Spittle8 10 Tracks 41'52'' Buy

Originally released in 1983 on Electric Eye (EELP 002) just as the “new Italian rock” movement was beginning to gain momentum, this compilation reflects the impact of a ‘post-Joy Division’ British new wave on the genre. Due to the various styles (electronic wave and gothic/rock) the LP has ever been an ultra highly collectible item in both the minimal scene and Italian rock scene. Includes MONUMENTS with “Wonderful Woman” (which is not featured on the compilation CD “XXVII” on Anna Logue Records), JEUNESSE D’IVOIRE with their well known and super beautiful “A Gift of Tears”, KIRLIAN CAMERA with the exclusive track “Dreamtime”, LITFIBA with their great hit “Transea”, MODO plus the more guitar based DIAFRAMMA, VOX REI, DIE FORM, RINF and FRIGIDAIRE TANGO.

LPs are new.


Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Close Diode Compilation 7” SE 2009 Tissel & Tassel 4 Tracks 11'18'' Buy

Self-produced DIY 7” vinyl organized by Swedish group ADOLF FILTER with all four bands joining forces to release this kind of a fan-edition vinyl for “Analogue Fetishists”, but not everything being labelled analogue contains analogue, you know. First band is the German DILEMMA with “Step forward”, probably the best track off their 1990 cassette “Wires of Pain” – will appeal to Portion Control and Formal Defect fans for sure and is the stand-out track on here. Next is TWIZE MY SIZE from Sweden, obviously a rare kind of a girl duo, presenting a weird cheesy little minimal electropop tune. B-side starts with French solo project ANTI-HUMAN definitely not offering his best tune – rather uninspired monotone sequencer, accompanied by the Korg KR-55’s hi-hat only plus a few spacey synth sounds, sorry it’s rather boring. And ADOLF FILTER presents the now already rather typical/standard sound of theirs as known from the tracks released on Enfant Terrible. Normally this 7” is only sold via the bands themselves, but Anna, always striving for the perfect service, stretches out her jacks anywhere so that you won’t miss anything!

7”s are new, include xeroxed A4-insert and limited to 250 hand numbered copies only.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Doppelhertz DLP D 2007 Hertz 020 25 Tracks 86'31'' Buy

Here’s the new compilation on Hertzschrittmacher with 25 international artists and a focus on giving the more unknown projects a chance to get some publicity and some music on vinyl. The music is quite versatile ranging from Minimal Electronics to Electropop, from Italo to Dark Synth and EBM to rhythmic Industrial, … or whatever. Featuring Chris Denerf, A², Dr. Doomsday & His Nuclear Wisemen, Dadatronics, Roithamer, Notstrom, Foucault, Die Perlen, Private Entertainment, Gary Flanagan, Superdome 80, Wave Tank, Liquid Dreams, Klax, Imiafan & Veronica V., Fan Of '83, Adolf Filter, Seth Nemec, 317 Wurst, ZE422, Projekt Ortsschild, Atmosphere 0, Konform, Kinder aus Asbest, Radio Murmansk.

DLPs are new, the packaging is brilliant as always and limited to 500 copies.


Price: EUR 21,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Festival der Genialen Dissidenten LP+7” NL 2008 Enfant Terrible 11 11 Tracks 41'50''Buy

After the now long sold out “Electronic Renaissance” compilation with “Festival der Genialen Dissidenten” Enfant Terrible releases a new compilation with again only contemporary artists persuing a true analogue electronic sound concept. They are: Agent Side Grinder, Dolina, Vincent K., Nosztalgia Direktíva, Adolf Filter, :Codes, Le Triangle De L'Androgyne, Pierre Normal, Yseult Descieux, Jongbloed featuring Sofia E.R., Coeurvert. Note for CHRISTIAN DEATH collectors: The track “White Sheet Glory” by Vincent K. is actually a cover version of “Romeo’s Distress”! In short: great compilation showing there are indeed still bands around being able to reproduce the kind of original sound that we love so much.

LP+7”s are new and limited to 620 copies.


Price: EUR 18,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Hamburg Hit News 2006 10” D 2006 NLW 014 9 Tracks 29'56'' Buy

The first vinyl sampler from Hamburg’s NLW label in 10” format brings us 80’s electronics, NDW and synth pop. Opened by the wonderful SONNENBRANDT, here indeed is the first hit, “Herz aus Geld”, being unequalled electronic NDW this track alone is worth buying the record! The other artists are: ANTI TRUST (a bit 90’s synth pop with stompy beat), MATTHIAS SCHUSTER (hello to Robert and Gabi, no ?, from 1981!), VOLL WIRKSAM (typical German minimal electronics/NDW from 1981!), KONFORM (Malte Steiner’s minimal electronic gadgets), OPPENHEIMER ANALYSIS (wonderful synthpop heroes), THE SILICON SCIENTIST (ah, Stefan is just releasing on Anna, so what can I say, but his music is hautingly beautiful), KLINGELTON 17 (an excerpt only, but nice when finished one day), DAS INSTITUT (reminds me a bit of Kirlian Camera, not the lyrics though…).

10”s are grey marbled vinyl, new and come with two inserts and a wonderful 80’s sampler ripped sleeve.


Price: EUR 13,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – I SATELLITE: BubbleBoy (Remixes) MLP D 2003 We rock like crazy 01 7 Tracks 29'48'' Buy

When Rod MacQuarrie of I SATELLITE asked me to contribute a remix of “Bubbleboy” to this project, I started a three weeks theoretical work on totally re-arranging the track and then recorded a fully own SOLITUDE FX version also changing the whole story by adding some new lyrics to make it a nice little love story with a happy ending (oh how nice is that?!). Interestingly and so far probably unknown, Rod contributed the vocoder parts and an additional synth part in the break as well as the swirling synth sound in the beginning and at the end. Regarding this track today as one of my masterpieces, I am happy to offer the last remaining copies (after the sad decline of WRLC Records) here at a very small price. Of course, the original I SATELLITE version is included and also to be found is fantastic another remake by THIS FISH NEEDS A BIKE (that is Eddie aka Sista Mannen Pa Jorden, Page, S.P.O.C.K). Also featured are Freischwimmer, Charly Kent, Echo West and It & My Computer.

MLPs are new and come in beautiful blue transparent vinyl, limited to 500 copies.

Price: EUR 6,00 plus postage & packaging.

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS – IVG vol.1 : Futur Antérieur France 75/85 LP/CD F 2008 Palp 003 14 Tracks 40'28'' Buy

After the “BIPPP” compilation the French label Born Bad Records releases - in co-operation with Poutre Apparente - another compilation namely IVG (Instruction Vinilyque Générale) Vol. 1 which is full of obscure and weird French Underground music from 1978 to 1985 and ranging genre-wise from post-punk to tape experimentation, from minimal electronics to other forms of French madness. Featured groups are ALESIA COSMOS, ATOM CRISTAL, C.O.M.A., CRISE DE NERF, D.D.A.A., DEAD HEAT (“Damnée petite Sophie”), NINI RAVIOLETTE, PROROKY, RUTH (“Mon pote”), STABAT STABLE, SPOTCH FORCEY (“Frustré”), THEATRE COMMERCIAL, WARUM JOE.”

LPs/CDs are new.

Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS – Maskindans – Norsk Synth 1980-1988 2CD NO 2009 Hommage HRCD001 41 Tracks 158'24'' Buy

“If you can dream it, you can do it!” That must have been what dear Øystein must have had in mind when starting his label Hommage Records and coming up with the rather weird idea of releasing a double CD being “a comprehensive guide exploring the electronic post punk of Norway in the 1980s”. Well, Norway is indeed not known for ever having revolutionized pop music whatsoever, but a small number of connoisseurs and collectors of rather unusual musical paths have ever been aware of th e fact that there was quite a number of fine Norwegian artists that have created some honest and wonderful music, unfortunately almost always in vanishingly little editions. Fortunately the synthesiser was a present instrument here and there. So this compilation delivers an almost complete overview of the Norwegian underground electropop music, with many obscure but brilliant artists: Kito, Cirkus Modern, Clockwork Orange, Det Gylne Triangel, Beranek, Johnny Yen, The Cut, E-Man, Bern Balders, Adrian Cox, Ole I'Dole, Krim U, Ym:Stammen: Menneskene På Broene, Holy Toy, Boxbury Beat, Famlende Forsøk, ExLex, Grå, Bel Canto, Svart Klovn, Bearburger, Ulf Knudsen, Thorbjørn Grønning, Vidar & Gærne, Jørgen Knudsen, Brød & Sirkus, Downers, Head Set Junta, Den Tredje Generasjon, Fra Lippo Lippi, Headcleaners, Blue Mathue, Jeg Falt, White Lord Jesus, Mørkelagt Bevegelse, Horsemen, El, 3rd Man, Guttene Fra Gokkohjørnet, Im Nebel, PLX 15. Example: listen to E-Man, oh boy this is eternal synthesiser bliss!!! So: Norway, 12 points! MUST-HAVE!!!

2CDs are new, come in individual digipaks, include 52-pages booklet and the first six copies come as the already out-of-print first edition of 1000 copies, shrinkwrapped.

Price: EUR 24,00 plus postage & packaging.

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS – Mein bester Freund ist tot 7“EP D 2008 Hertz 1111 4 Tracks 14'25'' Buy Last copies !

This is a special edition release and a tribute to Dr. Kernkrach’s beloved late dog Bärbel (she is depicted on the labels). Four friends who remain anonymous to date recorded a song each exclusively for this purpose. They are PHILIPPE & PHLUFFIE (“Daisy May”) with an irresistible dancy electropop track with female vocals and great instrumental chorus, NO-BELL-PREIS (“Dein Körbchen ist leer”) with a balladesque ode to late Bärbel, TREUE SEELEN (“Ein Leben lang”) with an instrumental track leaving room for own thoughts and NACKTMÜLL 1 (“Automatik Hund”) with a great noisy Casiopop track finishing this versatile EP. An extraordinary release especially for those knowing how wonderful and valuable it is to have such a furry friend.

7”EPs are new, come in doggy bag and are limited to 220 copies only!

Price: EUR 7,50 plus postage & packaging.

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS – Milano New Wave 80-83 CD I 2009 Spittle14 20 Tracks 72'11'' Buy

Following an idea of Italian disco guru Fred Ventura to publish some recordings that have remained in the vaults for more than 25 years, and thanks to the skillful “mastering touch” of Giovanni Versari, it has finally been realized what seemed like a dream: a representative and intense snapshot of the Milanese new wave scene of the early 80’s. Twenty tracks that recount the salient steps of the brief but intense career of four Milanese bands - from the post-punk of OTHER SIDE, to the oblique funk of STATE OF ART, to the evident Kraftwerk influences of LA MAISON, to the electro pop-wave of JEUNESSE D’IVOIRE - four bands that illustrate the mood of an underground scene that burned out rapidly, mostly due to the indifference of the media and recording industry during those years. (info text: Spittle)

CDs are new.

Price: EUR 13,00 plus postage & packaging.

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS – Minimal Baby CD D 2008 Skull SLCD001-08 19 Tracks 78'15'' Buy

Minimal Baby is the first proper CD production from SkullLine, Germany, and brings us Minimal Electro, Electropop, Retro or whatever you wanna call it from around the globe, though mainly from Germany. The featured bands are: A2, ARMA DEI, BLEIBURG, DATAFREQ (known from Das Drehmoment label and Rational Youth participation), ECHO WEST, ELEKTRONIK, INSEKTRONIC, KLEMENT, LEGOPOP, NEJET NOK, NEUROVEX, PERVERSE TEENS, SECOND PLANET, SICKDOLL (hey Marcel!), SOLITUDE FX (Oops, we did it again…), SUIZIDFAKTOR, THE RORSCHACH GARDEN (best song on this compilation!), TRANS-ACTIVE NIGHTZONE (ft. Echo West, keen K), and ZHARK. The extra limited edition comes with bonus CD-R with an additional eleven tracks (among them SHIIFT 69, SOLITUDE FX, GmbHOFFNUNG, A², etc).

CDs (normal edition) are new and limited to 500 copies; CDs/CDRs (nappy edition) are new, come wrapped in nappy with baby spoon and are limited to 100 copies only.

Price:

EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging (normal CD edition).
EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging (limited CD/CD-R edition).

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS – M Squared “Pardon me for barking in like this (1979-1983)” 5xLP+10”Box+T-Shirt D 2009 VOD62 81 Tracks 257'05'' Buy

M Squared was an independent record label based in Sydney, Australia, founded by Mitch Jones (Scattered Order), Michael Tee (Scattered Order, Ya Ya Choral) and Patrick Gibson (The Systematics), active around 1980 to 1984, and releasing some of the weirdest minimal electronics, industrial, experimental and avant-garde records ever, amongst them a single by SPK. This retrospective box set includes LP 1: SCATTERED ORDER “Waiting for you to come home”, LP 2: PATRICK GIBSON/THE SYSTEMATICS “Tsk! Not another bloody world!”, LP 3: THE MAKERS OF THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST “Style Noodle”, LP 4: A CLOAKROOM ASSEMBLY “mrrk + MRRK”, LP 5: VARIOUS ARTISTS: Prod, Height / Dismay, East End Butchers, Jonathan Dunshea, A Volatile T Shirt, Pleasant Peasants, Shane Fahey (aka The Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast) plus the member bonus 10”: THE SYSTEMATICS “What we did in the Evenings”.

Boxes are new and come as the VOD membership edition including the additional 10”.

Price: EUR 77,77 plus postage & packaging.

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS – Radio Resistencia CD NL 2009 ET001 18 Tracks 73'20'' Buy

On its first CD release Dutch label Enfant Terrible does not restrict itself to serving only a certain genre, it is more a call for being open minded, thus bringing together international groups ranging from pure minimal electro to experimental chanson, from almost gothic rock to ambient electronics. If Anna can get used to SWANN DANGER’s distorted guitar noise is rather questionable, but BLACK ICE - reminding a bit of Christian Death or maybe Faith & the Muse - do appeal to her, and so does the experimental lovely and noisy waltz by HEADCOLLISION. SARALUNDEN is maybe melancholic indie chanson? Same goes for LUISA LaCHOUF with some sort of an experimental chansonesque tune. After these five rather unusual tracks the pure electronics fraction starts with POPSIMONOVA, FYLING BODIES (feat. Beats Evers and Charles Kent), FLORENCE FOSTER FAN CLUB, the F242 clone :CODES, AGENT SIDE GRINDER, DOLINA. Then first highlight: the Turkish (!) KIM KI O with a nice sparkling electro track, MODEL Z with the minimal electro hit “Military March” (Roland TR-606 action). Also LE MOINE delivers a very nice atmospheric instrumental electro track called “Amnesia” followed by the lovely ambient-electro of ANTLERS MULM. DISTEL delivers a dark soundtrack, angst pop is the mentioned in the description, ok then, followed by our darlings WERMUT with an almost eight minutes monotonous yet constantly building-up instrumental track with some voice sampling and an atmospheric melancholic lead guitar, great track! Last song by OPLEN (from ASG) with a rather weird mixture of punchy rhythm, cheap organs and spacey sounds like from a cheap Sci-Fi B-movie. As said earlier, this is for more open minded people and maybe not for those with a strict 80’s affinity, but this is what Enfant Terrible was never about, so only consistent with their label policy.

CDs are new, come in digipak and limited to 1000 copies.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS – Rückwärts im Uhrzeigersinn 2LP D 2008 DD 010 16 Tracks 73'15'' Buy

Latest compilation “Rückwärts im Uhrzeigersinn” (that’s like “Backwards clockwise”) from Berlin’s Das Drehmoment label, this time even as a double album, with some of the usual suspects as well as new projects: KALSON, DJ GIO MC-505, LESBIAN MOUSECLICKS, TRANS-ACTIVE NIGHTZONE (ft. Echo West, keen K), SÝN (ft. Nora Below), REPLICANT, MAKINA GIRGIR, JAQUES DUBROIX, DIRECT CONTROL, KÉPESLAP (ft. Imiafan), STARCLUSTER ft. ELKE BRAUWEILER, DREAM DISCO, DATAFREQ, POLYGAMY BOYS (ft. Sneak-Thief and DJ Gitano), GREG PUNKOV and HARDLEFT. Once again, keen K has provided the super hit of the album (Starcluster), oh-so-wonderful and a must for fans of Jean-Michel Jarre and The Silicon Scientist. In general, as always a great mixture of danceable electro, retro electronics, dreamy electropop, and even tekrok, for you to dance to in your living room and on your favourite discotheque’s dancefloor.

2LPs are new and limited.

Price: EUR 19,00 plus postage & packaging.

 



VARIOUS ARTISTS - Snow Robots Vol. 1 CD CDN 2001 Suction 010 16 Tracks 73'39'' Buy

First compilation on Suction Records that is bringing together tracks from releases 000 to 002, 009 plus featuring two back then yet unreleased tracks by SOLVENT and LOWFISH. Also featured are Gregory De Rocher’s PEST(E) with the two beautiful ambient electro tracks “Wrinkle” and “Agamemnon”, a total of six tracks by LOWFISH, four tracks by SOLVENT plus a cool remake of SOLVENT’s “Flexidisc” by ADULT., and two tracks by DAVID KRISTIAN (who, btw was responsible for the fantastic music on Psyche’s album “The Influence” from 1989), plus a remix by LALI PUNA. The first days of Suction Records saw them creating and releasing less melodic music, but having a focus on sound and complex rhythm programming, sometimes rather hectic, something one needs to get used to when coming from the pop edge of the electronic music spectrum. Anyway, a great release and getting rare soon.


CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Snow Robots Vol. 2 CD CDN 2001 Suction 011 14 Tracks 72'01'' Buy

Second compilation that brings together tracks from Suction 003, 005, 007, 009 as well as the great “Quiet Life” from G.D. LUXXE vs SOLVENT (015). This time more versatile as more bands appear on here: SOLVENT, LOWFISH, ISAN, D’ARCANGELO, MAT-101, PLUXUS, TINFOIL TEAKETTLE, BRIOCHE KRETZAAL, PERSPECTS and SKANFROM. Outstanding tracks are “1982 for You” (great title btw) from TINFOIL TEAKETTLE who are no other than Jason from SOLVENT and Gregory from LOWFISH joining forces. Also included is a remix by PERSPECTS, as well as the monotone yet lovely ‘SH-101 remake’ of PEST(E)’s “Wrinkle” by SKANFROM, of course.


CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.


Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Snow Robots Vol. 3 CD CDN 2003 Suction 017 13 Tracks 49'21'' Buy

Two years after the release of “Snow Robots Vol. 1 and 2” one can clearly see a change to more melodic pop structures when looking at SOLVENT and LOWFISH, and the choice of other acts like ORGUE ELECTRONIQUE, THE MITGANG AUDIO, BLACK TURTLENECK and SKANFROM. Only DAVID KRISTIAN is featured with a more experimental track. So, this is most probably the best compilation from Suction for you if you are an electropop lover, and not only because of the smasher “Think like us” by TINFOIL TEAKETTLE. Also for the minimal freaks out there, there is an original 1981 track by LAURENT BOUDIC that sounds like Crash Course In Science, and a cover version of Joe Crow’s 1982 anthem “Compulsion” that has been already covered by no other than Martin L. Gore. Go for it, recommended!


CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.


Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Synthesize me LP F 2007 Radio Cosmos 001 9 Tracks 40'44'' Buy

This is the first vinyl release on previous web download-only label Radio Cosmos specialized in Italo, that is we’re talking about Electropop, Italian style, of course. And you will hear that Italo is still alive and kicking, as being shown by ANTILLES, MAKiNA GiRGiR, LASERTANZ, KEEN K & DORIAN E, WELTWIRTSCHAFT, ALKALI TANZ, DIVIDER, ALDO BERGAMACHINE and ORBITFIGHTERS. Anna really enjoys listening to this album, looking forward to grey autumn and cold winter days when this album enlightens her moog, … errh sorry mood, hehe! … and those who enjoyed already KEEN K & DORIAN E’s “Ocean Grass” will need this album, too, as the track presented here is in no way worse than that!

Listen to soundsamples here!

LPs are new, come in transparent blue vinyl and are limited to 500 copies only.


Price: EUR 13,50 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Synthetic Memento 2LP F 2009 RC 003 16 Tracks 74'26 '' Buy

After “Synthesize me” and “SynthStation” finally the third in the series of Radio Cosmos’ typical compilations and the good news first: nothing changed, for good, of course! Like before we are being served wonderful danceable, dreamy and melodic electro-space-pop and italo disco tracks for your ecstatic dance trips through space including some of the usual suspects: Boele Gerkes’ wonderful dreamy electronica project S.C.D (2x), KEEN K and KEEN K & P MUENCH’s typical high-class light electronic space pop, INFINITYNIGHT (2x) with some great light italo and electropop mixture, ALDO BERGAMACHINE (2x) with some playful bright sparkling electronica pop, KINKY ROLAND who while still very danceable shows some Jean-Michel Jarre influence on here, YOUNG MONDAY, VISION TALK and ANTILLES with pure italo disco, BRIAN E (2x) with some modern retro electropop and CHINESE THEATRE with some italo synth pop. And also again, of course, fantastic artwork by Gil Formosa. Already now another classic of the genre!


2LPs are new, come on pink and white vinyls and limited to 500 copies.


Price: EUR 19,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Insane Music Box 4LP+7”+T-shirt D 2009 VOD59 46 Tracks 171'07''Buy

Vinyl-On-Demand here presents a massive retrospective document of one of the greatest and biggest tape labels having promoted the international cassette culture of the ‘80s: Insane Music, run by Belgian fellow Alain Neffe. Alain has gone deeply through his archive it seems and found many obscurities and unreleased material in combination with ‘80s tape-classics and has compiled this wonderful box set. All sets contain the LP “(SWeeT SouR) BeLGiaNS FRoM OuTeR SPaCe” by BeNe GeSSeRiT (recorded 1981-1986), “Young Flesh” by HUMAN FLESH (recorded 1981-1986), the LP “Life on Stage” by PSEUDOCODE (recorded 1981/82), the split LP “The Light Side of Life” by SUBJECT (recorded 1981-1984) and “Prehistoric Madness” by I SCREAM (recorded 1972-1978), plus a 2-track 7” of newly recorded material by BeNe GeSSeRiT. Unique minimal electronic music with an experimental edge to it (from ambient to noise, from chansonesque to electropoppy, from weird to whatever) thus perfectly fitting on the VOD label (and btw, lots of Korg KR-55 action all way through).

Box sets are new, include huge 16-pages booklet with a long interview with Alain Neffe and discography, and come optionally with T-shirt (S, M, L, XL)


Price:

EUR 59,90 (without T-shirt) plus postage & packaging
EUR 69,90 (with T-shirt) plus postage & packaging

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Trumpett Days LP NL 2007 enfant 09 13 Tracks 42'15'' Buy

The follow-up to the “Trumpett Sounds” compilation (enfant 02) brings us again into the creative minds of the Trumpett family members, who were definitely some the most active and talented analogue synth activists of the Netherlands in the early 80’s. Compiled here are tracks from between 1981 and 1983 coming from the projects DR. PHO, here with an experimental introductory track, THE ACTOR with their most wonderful electro pops tracks “Picture 210”, “Modern Air” and “Seit wir uns kennen” from their first 1982 cassette, DOXA SINISTRA and A. VAN GARDE with again more experimental synth adventures, ENDE SHNEAFLIET with their great atmospheric and emotional “Air Zaïre”, as well as ANDRÉ DE KONING and ERKAMP & POPMA. All in all greatest analogue synth madness and synth pop from one of the most overlooked and underrated label and artists of the early 80’s.

LPs are new and limited to 500 copies.


Price: EUR 14,90 plus postage & packaging

 

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Vågform Volym 1 CD SE 2007 Vågform 19 Tracks 71'21'' Buy Last copies !

“Vågform Volym 1” is a CD compilation that was selfproduced by various underground electronic music acts joining forces to get their music out to the public in the convenient CD format. The contributing bands are: AUDIOSCOPE perform minimalistic hard electro à la (The) Klinik and the wonderful dark and slow “100(1).000 Souls”, NORTHERN ELECTRIC come up with three Italo Disco tracks reminiscent of mid-80’s Starter, PROTOTYP see themselves being influenced by hard electro/EBM bands while their last track does have a close reference to Covenant, CHINESE THEATRE perform very catchy minimal synthpop with female vocals to s(w)ing along, ADOLF FILTER - our Swedish Roland SH101 freaks - present solid minimal material but can surely do better, and MAXX IMPACT/LIQUID G. bore with some kind of rhythmic power ElectronicsBM (?). All in all a nice sampler worth supporting with various styles and some very nice tunes.

CDs are new and limited to 200 copies only!


Price: EUR 11,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - World of Disorder 12”EP D 2005 Disorder 04 5 Tracks 20’04'' Buy

The fourth release on the Berlin based label Disorder brings us five brilliant tracks from German Minimal Electro acts: File not Found – Star (After releasing a CD as “We.” Daniel and Martin went on as File_Not_Found, fantastic electronic pop with lots of great sounds), Notstandskomitee – Uhrwerkwelt (tape version – Malte Steiner’s Minimal Electronics), Trans-Active Nightzone - Eyes are Burning (Dirk from Echo West and Keen K together, for Anna the best Electro-Wave track in years), Bakterielle Infektion - My Life’s Unreal (clean version), Stratis – Nightfly (basically the varied instrumental version of “Herzlos”, but with additional insect noises).

MLPs are new. Limited to 500 copies.


Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VISION TALK – Dirty Italo Disco CD SE 2009 SSR00008 14 Tracks 50'42'' Buy

VISION TALK are Krister Petersson (aka Chinese Theatre), Stefan Olsson, Richard Flow and Martina Ramstedt from Sweden, and album title already tells you what to expect: italo disco, assolutamente si, but not as dirty as they claim, more of the very catchy kind paired with some analogue synth pop as typically coming out of Sweden. If you like that sort of stuff then every song is potential hit song for you. All the others may be assured that the music is truly nostalgic and very good with great synth sounds and arrangements. Krister did obviously analyse the 80’s artists very well and captured their sound and atmosphere quite perfect. Credited italo artists include Savage, Fancy and Mike Mareen, but also bands ranging from Njurmännen to Visage and from Indochine to Nitzer Ebb are mentioned, so you get a clue where the band members got the inspiration from. Is there actually an italo disco revival going on that we didn’t know about? Give it a try, you won’t regret it now that summer is almost here, so the perfect time for happy moods and catchy tunes!

CDs are new (and come without plastic CD tray).


Price: EUR 13,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

VOYAGE/SIGHT FROM LIFE – Split 7”EP SE 1989 PRO 701 4 Tracks 15'03'' Buy

This is a rare self-released split 7”EP by Swedish synthpop group VOYAGE and hard electro project SIGHT FROM LIFE. VOYAGE was Henrik Malmquist, Anders Brattström, Mattias Brygt (all on synths) and Niclas Augustsson (vocals) from Emmaboda who performed great pure synthpop obviously inspired to some extand by Boytronic and Yazoo, and similar to the German group New Scientists – both tracks “Haggard” and “Recluse” are truly very good. SIGHT FROM LIFE was Esbjörn Sjögren also from Emmaboda and presents “All these Speculations” and “Schpreckna” which have a rougher edge similar to their hard electro country mates Inside Treatment and Cat Rapes Dog from back then. A rare record from two of the numerous Swedish bands active in the 80’s who almost all remained totally obscure.

7”EPs are new and include insert.


Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

WE - Departure CD D 2006 Genetic Gen026 12 Tracks 44'32'' Buy

The Arp Odyssey, Korg MS-20, Korg SQ-10, Roland CR-78 and Roland SH-09 are depicted in the booklet and oh boy this is really what you get! Full analog power! Then there is even more rhythmic work from old Korg Mini Pops and Casio keyboards and manually played sequences and melodies on the VL-1…. what else can you ask for ? So, if you wanna drift back to 1981 with its cold and harsher atmosphere, buy this … in no doubt a fantastic album from the beginning to the end!

CDs are new and shrinkwrapped.

Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 


 

 

WE BE ECHO – Decades LP D 2009 VOD57 17 Tracks 59'58'' Buy

WE BE ECHO was the minimal electronics solo project of Kevin Thorne, who is also known from being a member of Third Door From The Left (btw, he met his band mate Iham at a Throbbing Gristle gig in 1979) that have also just released an LP on VOD. The LP “Decades” compiles a total of 15 extremely rare tunes from his tapes “Cezi Eva” (1983, Cause for Concern, with tracks from 1981-83) , “Nothing Left“ and “Pressure Point” released in 1985, and 1986, respectively, on Mystery Hearsay, as well as some compilation submissions. The music is almost pure electronics with a Roland TR-606 drum machine, occasional guitars, and some vocal/speech samples preceding even Skinny Puppy. Kevin also runs the cassette-culture-forum (http://www.cassetteculture.net/). Additional info for the hardcore Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV collectors: Tibetan thigh-bone trumpet was played by Iham and Genesis P. Orridge. Maybe for those who like a rawer sound à la group: xex.

LPs are new and limited to 600 copies.

Price: EUR 14,90 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 


 

 

WELTKLANG – VEB Heimat (Demo) 7" D 2007 VOD1980 1 Track 2'26 '' Buy

WELTKLANG was Thomas Voburka who released a single 7” under this alias “VEB Heimat/Hoffnung (Sehnsucht)” in 1980 on his own label Exil-System (on which also Mono/45rpm and P1/E were released and which has been revived in 2006). This 7” is most probably the prime example of the term ‘minimal electronics’, pretty much unequalled in radical electronical minimalism, thus a highly collectible and expensive cult record ever since. Obviously Thomas had found a demo version of VEB Heimat which was not known to the world until its release on this special 7” on VOD. This version is even more minimal, rough, and instrumental. Most probably this short single is more for the collectors and fans of the obscure electronics, but truly a relict of the good old times.

7”s are new, one-sided, white labelled and limited to 333 copies only.

Price: EUR 9,00 plus postage & packaging.

 

 

 

 

WERMUT – Together/Away 7” NL 2008 Enfant Terrible X 2 Tracks 6'32'' Buy

Being said to not have been planned to be released at all, we now have to deal with it, hehe. Anyway, we should feel happy as both tracks – dating back to 2003 – are nice tracks and worth being made public to a wider audience. “Together” is a rhythmic minimal electro tune sung in parallel by male and female and will surely make it to the DJ playlists of both web radio stations and discotheques. “Away” is pure lovely minimalistic electronica melancholy for the lost souls that might even appeal to those who love the more balladesque VNV NATION tracks.

7”s are new and limited to around 300 copies.

Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging

 

 


 

 
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