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Shop For ANNA LOGUE RECORDS’ own catalogue/releases please click here. As from 01.01.2008 all prices include 19% VAT and exclude postage and handling. 18:e OKTOBER - Kulturvetarnas Kongress LP SE 2007 dp5 17 Tracks 44'35''
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''
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''
LPs are new and limited to around 320 copies only. Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging
ADN’ CKRYSTALL - Synthesizers and other electronic masturbators LP F 2005 10 Tracks 49'01''
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 Click here for detailed tracklisting
AFTER THE SNOW – Fracture MLP NL 2007 Enfant Terrible 06 6 Tracks 31'04'' Last copy!
MLPs are new. Ltd. to 310 copies only, so be quick! Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.
ALOA – S/t LP D 1982 Offers OMP8202 13 Tracks 43'19''
LPs are new. Price: EUR 45,00 plus postage & packaging.
ARNAUD LAZLAUD – Le Malade Roi/Élan 7” D 2008 Hertz 022 2 Tracks 10'47''
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.
ATMOSPHERE 0 – 2006-2003 CD I 2006 20 Tracks 61'02''
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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ATMOSPHERE 0 - S/t 12”EP I 2003 Minox 1 5 Tracks 15'29''
12”EPs are new, come with a colour print and exclusive autograph.
AUPHEUS - Stay with me/End of Story 7” UK 1986 AUP 001 2 Tracks 8'34''
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”.
BAKTERIELLE INFEKTION - Early Recordings 2CD D 2007 GEN027 32 Tracks 99'33''
2CDs are new and shrinkwrapped. Price: EUR 14,90 plus postage & packaging.
CHRIS LUNCH / FRIEDER BUTZMANN - Oi!Oi!Oi!/Butzmania 7“ D 2006 Mauerstadtmusik 04 2 Tracks 3'33''
The first 50 copies come signed by Frieder Butzmann and with an exclusive short DVD-R, but Anna does NOT have those for sale, sorry. 7”s are new and come with an insert with additional information on the recordings and an erratum on the insert. Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging
CLAIR OBSCUR – C.O.I.T. 1981-1988 2LP+7” box D 2007 VOD41 28 Tracks ' ''
Boxes are new and include the 2LP, 7”, T-shirt, booklet and are limited to 400 copies. Price: EUR 49,00 plus postage & packaging
CULTURAL AMNESIA – Press my hungry Button 2LP D 2007 VOD45 30 Tracks 123'27''
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''
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''
LPs are new, come in transparent vinyl and are limited to 500 copies! Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging
DATAFREQ - Fun for the whole Family CD D 2006 Das Drehmoment dd004 10 Tracks 37’23”
CDs are new. Price: EUR 13,00 plus postage & packaging Click here for detailed tracklisting
DER MUßIKANT – Distanz CD D 2005 gen023 29 Tracks 55'52''
CDs are new. Price: EUR 14,50 plus postage & packaging.
DEUX – Agglomérat CD F 2006 16 Tracks 65'44''
CDs are new and come exclusively signed by the original members Gérard and Cati! Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging.
DOXA SINISTRA – Conveyer-Belt LP NL 2008 Enfant12 12 Tracks 41'47''
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''
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''
Sound samples can be found here! 10”s are new and are limited to 514 copies. Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging.
ELECTRO PHONIQUE – Danse Electronique LP CH 1983 13 Tracks 59'19''
LPs are new and available in very small quantity only. Price: EUR 35,00 plus postage & packaging.
EXKURS – Fakten sind Terror CD D 2004 NLW006 19 Tracks 61'50''
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 D 2008 VOD51 21 Tracks 94'11''
LPs are new and limited to 600 copies. Price: EUR 20,00 plus postage & packaging.
FAST FORWARD/JAMES HIMSELF – Bye bye Love 7” USA 1981 Pink Noise 2 Tracks 8'19''
7”s are new and come in polyethylene sleeves for both vinyl and sleeve. Price: EUR 12,00 plus postage & packaging.
FRAK – Love beyond Synth Saga LP SE 2007 dp4 8 Tracks 42'03''
Sound samples can be found here. LPs are new and limited to 300 copies only. Price: EUR 13,50 plus postage & packaging.
GRAF+ZYX – Early Recordings 77-83 LP D 2007 VOD 42 14 Tracks 47'06''
LPs are new, heavy vinyl and limited to 600 copies. Price: EUR 15,50 plus postage & packaging.
GUERRE ÉCLAIR/DEADLY NIGHTSHADES Split E.P. 7” D 2008 Kernkrach 020 2 Tracks 10'34''
7”s are new, limited to 300 copies and come with xeroxed info sheet. Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging.
HERO WOUTERS – Muziek voor Leven en Dood LP NL 2007 Enfant08 10 Tracks 37'40''
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.
I SATELLITE – Auto:matic CD USA 2003 Omeganaut 001 10 Tracks 42'42''
CDs are new and come EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED!! Price: EUR 10,00 plus postage & packaging.
IM NAMEN DES VOLKES – Volksmusik LP D 2007 NLW019 13 Tracks 39'09''
LPs are new. Price: EUR 16,00 plus postage & packaging.
KASSETTENFACHENTSTAUBER - Der schwarze Roboter 7”+MC D 2008 Hertz 024 5 Tracks 17'29''
7”s are new, limited to 300 copies and come with three additional sheets/inserts. Price: EUR 8,00 plus postage & packaging
LEGION - En tusendel av tiden CD SE 1992 LRS 002 12 Tracks 49’38’’
CDs are new. New Price: EUR 15,00 plus postage & packaging
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LEGION - The Show/Life 7" SE 1989 LRS 8921 2 Tracks 6'19'' Last copies!
LIGNE D’HIVER/SAISON FROIDE – Split 7”EP F 2008 BD SP01 4 Tracks 14'34''
7”EPs are new and come with an accompanying withered leaf.
MAKiNA GiRGiR - The Spell 12”EP D 2007 Das Drehmoment 008 5 Tracks 21'58''
MARTIAL CANTEREL - Confusing Outsides LP D 2005 Genetic 018 10 Tracks 41'30''
MARTIAL CANTEREL / SILENT SIGNALS – Views beyond the City Wall CD BE 2007 TNT002 17 Tracks 58'21''
Price: EUR 14,00 plus postage & packaging
MATTHIAS SCHUSTER – Atemlos (+ Bonus) CD D 2004 NLW005 22 Tracks 78'02''
NEONCOIL - Non-Stop Electronic-Cabaret CD D 2008 KD.05 12 Tracks 74'03''
CDs are new and come EXCLUSIVELY SIGNED for Anna’s shop.
NEONGRAU - Spam n Space CD D 2007 Das Drehmoment 007 10 Tracks 48'18''
NILS - Freispiel/Elvis 7" D 1981 Tritt Records S 04 2 Tracks Ltd. Ed. 7’00” Last copies!
NJURMÄNNEN – Vem är Pavul? LP SE 2008 dp 6 9 Tracks 29’00''
NOVEMBER NÖVELET – Magic CD D 2007 Galakthorrö 019 12 Tracks 46'11''
PERFECT JEWISH COUPLE - Time Capsule CD USA 2007 7 Tracks 27'24''
PETER SYNTHETIK – Captain Berlin 12”EP D 2005 Krach 013 4 Tracks 18'41''
PTÔSE (PRODUCTION) – Early Recordings 79-83 2LP D 2006 VOD34 33 Tracks 91'18''
RESCUE 1 - Movie Viewers LP NL 1981 Plexus MKF 218709 8 Tracks 25'42'' '
SEVERED HEADS – Adenoids 1977-1985 5LP box D 2008 VOD49 67 Tracks ' ''
SICKDOLL - s/t LP D 2007 Hertz 021 13 Tracks 42’09”
SILVIA – S/t CD D 2003 gen011 9 Tracks 37'17''
SKANFROM – Soothing Sounds for Robots CD D 2003 Genetic 013 22 Tracks 55'08''
SOLITAIREN EFFEKTEN - S/t 7” 10” NL 2007 Enfant Terrible 07 6 Tracks 16'06''
SONNENBRANDT - Komm, wir gehn nach Hollywood/Rotes Telefon 7” D 2006 NLW 017 2 Tracks 6’36''
SONNENBRANDT - Urlaubsgruss mit Sonnenbrandt ep MCD D 2004 NLW008 5 Tracks 19'20''
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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!
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.
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 early 80’s minimal electro and late 80’s hard electro always danceable.
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.
This is SLEEP MUSEUM’s alter ego AFTER THE SNOW finally releasing the is six-track EP on the Dutch Enfant Terrible Records. While the latest SLEEP MUSEUM ep brought us more dancefloor oriented material, here we are presented tracks of a more dark and moody nature. The tracks are fully analogue, slow, atmospheric, but still sparkling with melodic elements. Those who liked SLEEP MUSEUM so far will also need this MLP from this greatly gifted New York based artist. Tracks: Calling, Betrayed, Table, Enough (Open), Slave, Rich in Thought.
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.
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!!!
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. 
This is a contemporary minimal electro act from Italy consisting primarily of Matteo S.B. (Ex-Spiritual Bats singer, Italian Gothic Rock). Here Matteo works with virtual analogue synthesizers only, pure electronic stuff! This 12”EP comprises the tracks “Intro – Cold Light”, “Atmosphere 0”, “Red Mars”, “New Age” and “Blue Light” and was released in a blue vinyl edition (100 copies only) and a black vinyl edition (500 copies) privately on Matteos label Minox Records in 2003.
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. 
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. 
Two Minimal Synth tracks from 1980. Music recorded by Chris Lunch with his EMS Synthi A, drum machine and a guitar (I suppose) and weird lyrics added by Frieder Butzmann. Quite cool stuff and pure minimalism galore! 
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
In 1983, the members of POEME ELECTRONIQUE had this album released which apart from their own compositions “Danse Electronique” and “Our last Dance” consists of cover versions mostly in an instrumental manner of well-known Electropop hits from around that time. They are: “VISAGE - Fade to grey”, “M – Pop Musik”, “YAZOO – Don’t go”, “KRAFTWERK – Das Model”, “DAVID BOWIE – Fashion”, “OMD – Enola Gay”, “HUMAN LEAGUE – Don’t you want me”, “SOFT CELL – Tainted Love”, “KIM CARNES – Bette Davis Eyes”, “DURAN DURAN – Girls on Film” and “GARY NUMAN – Are Friends electric”. How weird is that you ask? … Anna can’t tell, but she can tell that this is album is great and virtually non-existent so better grab it while you can! Your one and only chance as this is the remaining stock!
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.
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 five fantastic demos (the “Garage Tracks”) from 1985 and six live tracks, recorded 6/12, 1983. Must-have!
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!
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.
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!
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”. 
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
Quite some time has passed since Anna has first offered this 7” in her shop, and once it had sold our she had quite some requests to find more copies, so now it is finally back in! Though released in 1989 the tracks on this Swedish privately pressed 7” sound older and while “The Show” is a very catchy and minimalistic electropop tune, “Life” is the oh-so-wonderful electropop ballad that everyone will simply love and think it is a must-have while it’s still available. Both tracks are not featured on the CD also offered exclusively here!
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.
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”.
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!
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)
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?!
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.
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!
"Freispiel" is a classic and fast typically German-sounding minimal electronics tune in the vein of early MARKUS, PIEFKE & PAFKE, TI-THO and the likes. Weird synth-sounds (like pin-ball machines), Casio VL-Tone, Roland TR-808 and brilliant minimalistic and propulsive bass-synth sequencer make this 7" a must-have for your collection. The b-side "Elvis" is unfortunately not worth mentioning or listening to (in my opinion).
“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)
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.
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.
In 1982, German underground trash film maker Jörg Buttgereit (NEKRomantik, etc.) made a Super-8 motion picture namely “Captain Berlin”. It featured an incredible up-tempo sequencer-driven electronic soundtrack by some mysterious PETER SYNTHETIK. Apart from the studio version there are two live versions: one recorded in 1984 and being very early-D.A.F.-inspired, the other one from 1983 which is just incredible: nearly 12 mins pure synthesiser galore with vocoded vocals. Thanks to Berlin based Thomas Pargmann it has been made officially available on this vinyl in co-operation with the Kernkrach label 23 years later. Anna is happy that she got hold of some remaining stock copies so grab your copy now in case you don’t know it yet, already now very collectible and sought-after (not only by the minimal freaks, but the NECRomantics, too, of course). 
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.
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!
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!!!
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.
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!
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.
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.
What more can Anna say but SONNENBRANDT are just brilliant?! And forgive me, Jojo, it must be said: If you like DAS KABINETTE, buy this! True! Minimal Analogue Electropop at its best! Watch out for upcoming full time album.
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!