tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83069530923544270872024-02-22T02:47:27.587+01:007'' from the undergroundThis blog is dedicated to the lost world of seven and twelve inches from the 70's/80's, mostly from minimal synth, post punk, dark wave, cold wave, industrial, no wave, experimental area.
<img src="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5523/bluetvsetcl8.jpg">Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-46360889152891992652013-01-06T08:54:00.006+01:002013-01-06T08:55:47.948+01:00Mushy - My Life So Far (Official Video) <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2GTZpR8CUU0?hl=it_IT&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2GTZpR8CUU0?hl=it_IT&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
Since so many of you seem to be enjoying the new Mushy album "Breathless", we thought we’d share the first video from it, a moody meditation on “My Life So Far.” Or as the singer/producer puts it in our exclusive track-by-track commentary, it’s about “the people I met, about what I’ve found and I’ve lost. Life is a continuous cycle and the most important thing is consciously taking part in it if we want to live”…
<br />
<br />
Buy now LP/CD: <a href="http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-030-mushy-breathless">http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-030-mushy-breathless</a><br />
<br />
iTunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/breathless/id579515622">https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/breathless/id579515622</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-19938650789131100622012-10-01T19:41:00.005+02:002012-10-01T19:41:43.057+02:00PREMIERE: MUSHY + A.R. KANE, “MY LIFE SO FAR”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://stwp.selftitledmagazi.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://stwp.selftitledmagazi.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Fresh off the news that the new </span><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://mushyyy.tumblr.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Mushy</a></strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> album (</span><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Breathless</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">) is </span><a href="http://mushyyy.tumblr.com/post/32330617907/all-is-found-all-is-lost" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">set to drop</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> on November 19th through </span><a href="http://www.mannequinmailorder.com/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Mannequin Records</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, we’re psyched to share the title track of the Italian singer/producer’s new 12”, </span><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My Life So Far</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">. Follow its dub-y downward spiral—featuring 4AD alums </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.R._Kane" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">A.R. Kane</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">—below, and grab the limited single on October 15th…</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, Garamond, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>
<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F61478585&show_artwork=true&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=000000&callback=reqwest_0&_=1349113373131" width="100%"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-7621079474525821322012-05-15T12:57:00.000+02:002012-05-21T19:55:56.642+02:00KIMBRA - SEATTLE DOWN (MUSHY REMIX)<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F47050461"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F47050461" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/earmilk/kimbra-settle-down-mushy-remix">Kimbra - Settle Down (Mushy Remix)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/earmilk">EARMILK</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-21488725430155478812012-05-13T15:37:00.001+02:002012-05-13T15:38:40.810+02:00Newclear Waves - The Black Hand<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/41980848" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>
buy lp/digital: <a href="http://soundcloud.com/newclear-waves/sets/newclear-waves-s-t-lp-desire/">newclearwaves.bandcamp.com/album/newclear-waves-s-t-lp-desire-records </a><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
Hailing from Rome – Italy, Newclear Waves is essentially the <span class="s1"> </span>solo project of Alessandro Adriani, mind and boss of <span class="s1"> </span>Mannequin Records, one of the most important synth wave <span class="s1"> </span>/ cold wave labels around, with contributions from <span class="s1"> </span>Oksana <span class="s1"> </span>Xiu, an academic russian musician devoted to analog synths. <span class="s1"> </span>Deeply influenced by the works of the early minimal <span class="s1"> </span>electronics sounds on Mute Records and 4AD, <span class="s1"> </span>Newclear <span class="s1"> </span>Waves is exploring droned out electro pop territories with <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
an interest for a refreshing hyperactive 80s New Wave. <span class="s1"> </span>finding his own identity <span class="s1"> </span>somewhere between Snowy Red, <span class="s1"> </span>The Normal and the first Human League. <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
Having turned out releases on Mannequin Records, the duo is now presenting a full‐lenght ten <span class="s1"> </span>tracks collection of caliginous pure analog minimal synth on the way on Desire Records, <span class="s1"> </span>french Cold Wave and Electro Wave label, focused both in new artists and stunning reissues <span class="s1"> </span>from 4AD like Mass, In Camera and Dance Chapter. </div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
NW releases received many features in important magazines, such as The Wire, Still Single <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
and 20 Jazz Funk Greats, an was playing besides artists such as Xeno & Oaklander, The <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
Hacker, Gesaffelstein, Fred Ventura, Veronica Vasicka (Minimal <span class="s1"> </span>Wave) and many others, <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
across Europe and United States. <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
Newclear Waves <span class="s1"> </span>was also producing remixes for bands <span class="s1"> </span>like Soft Metals, Joie Noire, Der Noir <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
and Mushy. <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
Alessandro Adriani was born and raised in Rome, Italy and in 2008 he launched Mannequin <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
Records label and mailorder and has been focused on that ever since. Aside from the label, he <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
was producing tracks in his own Mannequin studio for some of the best new bands from Italy, <span class="s1"> </span>like Mushy, Der Noir and Ancien Régime. He also DJs in many clubs around the world, mixing <span class="s1"> </span>in vinyl only some of the best italo‐cosmic‐minimalsynth‐electrowave tunes. <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
Oksana Xiu was born in Estonia, studied academic music in Russia. Academic knowledges had <span class="s1"> </span>a deep impact in the creative process of her musical entity. During several years she also sang <span class="s1"> </span>in the church's choir which is undoubtedly had influenced her work. <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<i>“'Cold Wave battle uptown. Now'” </i><span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
‐ The Wire<span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p2" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s2"><i> </i></span> </div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<i>“You want names? You don’t get them as since yesterday I will compare Newclear Waves only </i><span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<i>with Newclear Waves, simply as they’re brilliant.” </i></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
- Peek‐A‐Boo Magazine <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<i>“If I had a goth/minimal wave dance night I would play Newclear Waves’ side. The only thing </i><span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<i>better than being alone is being alone in a crowd. ” </i><span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
- Still Single <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<i>Websites </i><span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
http://newclearwaves.tumblr.com <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
http://soundcloud.com/newclear‐waves <span class="s1"> </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
http://newclearwaves.bandcamp.com/ </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-16408984749901558022012-05-11T14:54:00.001+02:002012-05-11T14:56:44.139+02:00Stream Tropic Of Cancer’s Permissions Of Love EP in full<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ToC100512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ToC100512.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Like the Henry Miller novel of the same name, Tropic Of Cancer deal in the dark, the obsessive and the sexually charged.<br />
<br />
Camella Lobo’s dark-eyed solo project finds a creepy middle ground between early Eighties coldwave and bruised indie rock. Having turned out releases on the likes of Downwards and Blackest Ever Black, the ensemble now have a new three-track collection of caliginous electro-pop on the way on Mannequin.
Permissions Of Love sees the band elaborating their trademark sound. Lobo and co are clearly not averse to tampering with a winning formula; the graceful ‘Beneath The Light’ in particular shows them assimilating previously unheard influences into their shadowy soundworld. ‘The One Left’ is tougher fare than usual, and the dreamy ‘It’s All Come Undone’ highlights the softer elements of their sound.<br />
<br />
FACT have an exclusive stream of the record <a href="http://www.factmag.com/2012/05/10/stream-tropic-of-cancers-permissions-of-love-ep-in-full/">here</a>.<br />
<br />
Permissions Of Love is available on 12″ on May 28 on Mannequin and available on pre order <a href="http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-023-tropic-of-cancer-permissions-of-love-12-ep">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-90980106981780537842012-05-09T17:20:00.001+02:002012-05-09T17:20:13.662+02:00Newclear Waves S/T LP 2012 Desire RecordsDesire Records is proud to announce the release of subtitled debut album by Italian synth-wave masters Newclear Waves.
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298693_10150340663244265_297901119264_7847942_1613530412_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298693_10150340663244265_297901119264_7847942_1613530412_n.jpg" width="720" /></a></div>
<br />
Hailing from Rome, exploring droned out electro pop territories with an interest for a refreshing hyperactive 80s New Wave, Newclear Waves’ soundscapes seem to surround a fruitful visual-graphical imaginary which deals with mass consumption, apocalyptic visions, weird machineries, post-modernism and the order of chaos. A promising new coming in the universe of home made electronic avant-gardism.<br />
<iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1936986&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-53600168931230915162012-05-01T05:41:00.001+02:002012-05-01T05:41:23.846+02:00MNQ 023 Tropic Of Cancer - Permissions Of Love 12'' EP<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/35/55/3555634717-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/35/55/3555634717-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Mannequin is really proud to announce the forthcoming brand new 12'' from Tropic of Cancer, one the most important realities in the modern post-punk and darkwave scene.<br />
<br />
Essentially the solo project of LA-based Camella Lobo, with contributions from John Mendez (aka Sandwell District’s Silent Servant) and Taylor Burch (DVA Damas) and after two sold-out releases on labels Blackest Ever Black and Downwards, Tropic Of Cancer have stoked their slow burning reputation into the makings of what isbeing referred to as a 'modern classic.'<br />
<br />
Though Tropic Of Cancer's sound has been called gothic, cold wave and drone pop, the band's take on their influences isanything but nostalgic. Lobo and Mendez have managed to imbue their own elusive gaze and craft a strangely beautiful and intoxicating sound in the wake of theirpredecessors.<br />
<br />
The three tracks on this new 12'' take us gently by the hand into a slowed-down opium dream - it's like watching the desert from the same stark corners where Lyciastood many years ago.<br />
<br />
This EP gathers the primal thrust of their bleak Post-Punk (think about Cultural Decay shaking hands with Section 25 in their psychedelic/buddhist years) and Minimal Wave aesthetics with this entirely new dimension in the music of TOC – heartfelt and deep.<br />
<br />
Cold waves have never been so warm.<br />
<br />
Tracklisting:<br />
<br />
A - The One Left<br />
B1 - Beneath The Light<br />
B2 - It's All Come Undone<br />
<br />
12'' EP Version: Limited edition of 500 copies<br />
<br />
<a href="http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-023-tropic-of-cancer-permissions-of-love-12-ep">PRE ORDER</a><br />
<br />
DIGITAL Version: Distribution through The Orchard in the most important digital stores (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon, Nokia, Spotify and many others).<br />
<br />
<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/it/preorder/permissions-of-love-single/id523610304">DIGITAL PRE ORDER</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F44531093&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=ff0004" width="100%"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-35372162265376245322012-05-01T04:13:00.000+02:002012-05-01T05:50:57.200+02:00Newclear Waves S/T LP out now!!!<br />
Desire is proud to announce the release of subtitled debut album by Italian synth-wave masters Newclear Waves. Hailing from Rome, exploring droned out electro pop territories with an interest for a refreshing hyperactive 80s New Wave, Newclear Waves’ soundscapes seem to surround a fruitful visual-graphical imaginary which deals with mass consumption, apocalyptic visions, weird machineries, post-modernism and the order of chaos.<br />
<br />
<br />
<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2269449804/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"></iframe><br />
<br />
<br />
300 copies pressed on hi-quality black vinyl. 3 panels die-cut sleeve + printed innersleeve<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
NW releases received many features in important magazines, such as The Wire, Still Single and 20 Jazz Funk Greats, and he was playing besides artists such as Xeno & Oaklander, Daybed, The Hacker, Gesaffelstein, Fred Ventura, Veronica Vasicka (Minimal Wave), Pieter Schoolwerth (Wierd Records), Post Romantic Empire festival (w/ Current 93, Mouse On Mars, Legowelt and many more).
Band Members:
AA - synths, composition, lyrics, vocals
Xiu - live synths, vocalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-51997203351084679582012-04-12T19:29:00.001+02:002012-04-12T19:32:03.954+02:00U.V. PØP - No Songs Tomorrow LP/CD<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><object height="18" width="100%" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F42384035&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=ff0004"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" height="18" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F42384035&auto_play=false&player_type=tiny&font=Arial&color=ff0004" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Mannequin is honoured to offer you one of the best UK New Wave reissue from the 80's.</span></span><br /><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">UV PØP were an early 80’s post-punk group from the South Yorkshire region of England. Their sound was regionally bleak and they used staccato, angular guitars lines, with vocals ranged from spoken repeated mantras to whispered and shouted political poetics. An excerpt from the album’s liner notes penned by JP Shea helps explain the political climate during which this album was recorded: “In the 1980s there was nothing to smile about; nothing to smile for. The person whom some called wrongly the iron lady brought vengeful spiteful selfishness and a narrow-minded out- look into all our lives. Instead of love and respect there was: a three-day week, Miners strike, and The Falklands War. The sound of UV PØP has always been a sophisticated blend of sadness; with morose North Country sense and a humorous confrontational sensibility. So, you might ask why ‘No Songs Tomorrow’? There is the answer. UV PØP and John White were as certain as anybody there was a strong possibility there might not be anything left with which to make a tomorrow….The fight back, the resistance came in the miners’ strike, on the streets of north Ireland and in the sovereignty of popular culture. And, there was plenty of that in Yorkshire and particularly in the southernmost parts of that region. Working class poets had not all died with the Victorians. The Rough Trade charts for one week in 1982 tell a very interesting story. Alongside acts of the caliber of Sisters of Mercy, Robert Wyatt, Sex Gang Children and Virgin Prunes are UV PØP, their place well-earned.”</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://static.boomkat.com/images/543433/333.jpg"><img src="http://static.boomkat.com/images/543433/333.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 333px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br />We are honored to offer this reissue of their classic 1981 album and we look forward to bringing the band over to play some key shows in NY, LA, and Austin around this release.<br /><br />Track listing:<br />01 No Songs Tomorrow<br />02 Portrait (Extended)<br />03 Some Win This<br />04 See You<br />05 I.C.<br />0 Psalm<br />07 Sleep Don’t Talk<br />08 Commitment<br />09 Arcade Fun<br />10 Hafunkiddies<br />11 Four Minute Warning<br /><br />* For fans of Cabaret Voltaire, Wire, Public Image Ltd. No Songs Tomorrow was pressed originally pressed in a very small edition and has since been considered a very rare, highly sought after early 80’s post-punk classic<br /><br />* CD includes 3 bonus tracks</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-4121337206231186552012-04-07T14:18:00.003+02:002012-04-07T14:30:20.892+02:00WR8 Rai Mixtape of Mannequin #3 presents MICK WILLS<a href="http://www.slabsofthetabernacle.com/images/377.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 260px;" src="http://www.slabsofthetabernacle.com/images/377.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />For the 3rd WR8 Rai Mixtape, Mannequin is seriously proud to presents one-hour-long dj set of our favourite DJ in the world, Mick Wills.<div><br /></div><div><br />Mick Wills starts his dj-career in 1986 at the tender age of 14, playing at small private parties in his hometown in the south of germany. He plays anything from new wave to hi nrg, and when he discovers techno, acid, and new beat in the late 80’s, there is no more stopping him. He can recite the mailorder hotline number from the hardwax record store in his sleep, but also finds old disco and funk records on fleamarkets and on record fairs.<br /><br />In 1994, one night he spins together with DJ Hell. Hell is impressed: he gives wills the chance to spin in the legendary Ultraschall in Munich, also based on the mixtapes that wills keeps handing over to hell.<br /><br />Around the same time he starts organizing parties in and around the city of stuttgart with his friend Isabella Venis. Under the moniker of ‘MB presents’ the duo bring artists like Klangstabil, Keith Tucker, Hell, Anthony “shake” Shakir, Jonzon, Claus Bachor, Roland Casper, Miss Kittin and The Hacker, John Selway, Trike, Terence Fixmer, Jay Denham, Electric Undigo, Inform3r, Legowelt, Tlr, Orgue Electronique, I-f, Rude 66 and Gitano d.j. (member of the Polygamy Boys) to their city.<br /><br />In 1996 he collaborates with Klangstabil’s Maurizio Blanco in the studio and he knows from that moment that he wants to produce records as well as play them. as wills doesn’t like to do things half, it takes him several years to get a studio together and learn all the tricks of the trade, so on each of his following records you can hear wills’ progress in the studio.<br /><br />He records his first tracks in 2001, and Hell’s Gigolo label immediately bites. the Atomic ep that also includes a remake of Bobby Orlando’s “Calling all the boys” by the Kinky Lovers is a success and two other mick wills releases and one track on the cd nine follow.<br /><br />While signed to Ggolo, his dj-career takes off. with germany not big enough anymore, ‘the Gigolo from Porschetown’, spins blistering sets in places as diverse as mayday in Dortmund 2005, Barcelona’s loft, and clubs in Valencia, Moscow, London, Athens, Budapest, Bukarest, etc. his sets are described as ‘universal, global and neo-retrolectro’. they mix the best of over 25 years of dance music in a way that few dj’s can, effortlessly switching between the cutting edge of today’s sounds and vintage chicago, detroit, italo, hi nrg, wave, acid and electro. wills is a true music freak, an avid record collector and really does play like every night is his last. again and again and again...</div><div><br />Free <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/it/podcast/mannequins-session-6-aprile/id514923729?i=112823658">Download</a> the mixtape!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-38621944410042863622012-04-05T15:38:00.002+02:002012-04-05T15:43:20.403+02:00MNQ 028 UV PØP - No Songs Tomorrow LP / CD<iframe width="400" height="100" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px; " src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=575648636/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-028-uv-p-p-no-songs-tomorrow-lp"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;MNQ 028 UV PØP - No Songs Tomorrow LP by Mannequin Label + Mailorder&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe><br /><span ><br /></span><div style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><span ><b style="font-size: 100%; ">Mannequin</b><span style="font-size: 100%; "> and </span><b style="font-size: 100%; ">Sacred Bones </b><span style="font-size: 100%; ">are honoured to join their forces to offer you one of the best UK New Wave reissue from the 80's. <b>UV PØP</b> were an early 80’s post-punk group from the South Yorkshire region of England. Their sound was regionally bleak and they used staccato, angular guitars lines, with vocals ranged from spoken repeated mantras to whispered and shouted political poetics. An excerpt from the album’s liner notes penned by JP Shea helps explain the political climate during which this album was recorded: “In the 1980s there was nothing to smile about; nothing to smile for. The person whom some called wrongly the iron lady brought vengeful spiteful selfishness and a narrow-minded out- look into all our lives. Instead of love and respect there was: a three-day week, Miners strike, and The Falklands War. The sound of UV PØP has always been a sophisticated blend of sadness; with morose North Country sense and a humorous confrontational sensibility. So, you might ask why ‘No Songs Tomorrow’? There is the answer. UV PØP and <b>John White</b> were as certain as anybody there was a strong possibility there might not be anything left with which to make a tomorrow….The fight back, the resistance came in the miners’ strike, on the streets of north Ireland and in the sovereignty of popular culture. And, there was plenty of that in Yorkshire and particularly in the southernmost parts of that region. Working class poets had not all died with the Victorians. The <b>Rough Trade</b> charts for one week in 1982 tell a very interesting story. Alongside acts of the caliber of Sisters of Mercy, Robert Wyatt, Sex Gang Children and Virgin Prunes are UV PØP, their place well-earned.” </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span ><br /></span></div><span><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 100%; " >We are honored to offer this reissue of their classic 1981 album and we look forward to bringing the band over to play some key shows in NY, LA, and Austin around this release.</span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-25880747569409820392012-04-03T02:46:00.003+02:002012-04-03T02:51:27.043+02:00FREE DOWNLOAD WR8 Rai Mixtape of Mannequin #2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJsDSGCEQJgN_WzfMzfkbKFmoSPMGDYAWFjbxmmqT4QarzDFAh9UnKCtB2QqeKlSS9NZ3oLylbcBoNxYyJrPKpDlmzKJdU6WiKMsURmlVh6bbx4IQWyAYLNbAXW2bvP6-z7KW1sEoHZg/s1600/IMG_0881.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJsDSGCEQJgN_WzfMzfkbKFmoSPMGDYAWFjbxmmqT4QarzDFAh9UnKCtB2QqeKlSS9NZ3oLylbcBoNxYyJrPKpDlmzKJdU6WiKMsURmlVh6bbx4IQWyAYLNbAXW2bvP6-z7KW1sEoHZg/s200/IMG_0881.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726969629319403394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Free download on iTunes the Mannequin Session 002 from Wr8 Rai <div><br /></div><div><br /><br />TRACKLIST<br />01 Fondation - Quand Il Faut Parler D'Amour<br />02 Ataraxia (Mort Gartson) - Tarot<br />03 Twice A Man - Decay<br />04 Lister - The Bugaloo<br />05 Danton’S VoiceI Hear The BellsBuy<br />06 Ice The Falling Rain - Illusions<br />07 Section 25 - Looking From A HilltopBuy<br />08 New Order - Mesh<br />09 Broken Tabels - Image Of You<br />10 Det Gylne Triangel - Maskindans<br />11 Colouroid - Amor Y Néon<br />12 The Fallout Club - The Beat Boys<br />13 Vo Ese - Rike´S Birthday<br />14 S U R V I V E - Dreamerz<br />15 Newclear Waves - Where The Sea Stands Still<br />16 European Stage - Subterranean Wait<br />17 Spacemen 3 - Big City (Everybody I Know Can Be Found There)<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/it/podcast/mannequins-session-2-30-marzo/id514923729?i=112594726">Download</a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-62936134979915672832012-03-24T19:03:00.005+01:002012-03-29T17:02:19.615+02:00FREE DOWNLOAD WR8 Rai Mixtape of Mannequin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXiohzmLYAFsOcv_K-Beoh6_ZC__UTlZNnjDp2eMNNpChfIHVw3kK9B-vA6g1w7GfeFFGgqLD2G6WbCnENKTNTo8abPdo9q23qyTI2Ig11nEaLRkwz585NJ_VQ8F2TMcv2dgmHVgreZ4/s1600/1332505471019mixtapes.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXiohzmLYAFsOcv_K-Beoh6_ZC__UTlZNnjDp2eMNNpChfIHVw3kK9B-vA6g1w7GfeFFGgqLD2G6WbCnENKTNTo8abPdo9q23qyTI2Ig11nEaLRkwz585NJ_VQ8F2TMcv2dgmHVgreZ4/s200/1332505471019mixtapes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725334522565122738" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Free download on iTunes the Mannequin Session 001 from Wr8 Rai <div><br /></div><div><br /><br />TRACKLIST<br />01 Martin Hall - Synthesis<br />02 Duet Emmo - The First Person<br />03 The Enter - The Contract<br />04 Autumn - Reach You From Behind My Walls<br />05 LASS Crime - I’ll Merry Go Round<br />06 Overlords - Secrets of the Universe<br />07 //TENSE// - Body Conscious<br />08 Ghibli - I’m Looking For You<br />09 Xeno & Oaklander - The Staircase (Live)<br />10 Sixth June - Come Closer<br />11 Octavius - Of Mask and Money<br />12 Frio - Someone Else<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/it/podcast/mannequins-sessions-23-marzo/id514923729?i=112365874">Download</a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-55279827230714942622012-03-21T20:50:00.001+01:002012-03-21T20:50:33.047+01:00Emika - 3 Hours (Mushy rework)<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F40486412&show_artwork=true"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-83653544641884128172012-03-08T14:55:00.000+01:002012-03-08T14:56:19.963+01:00Soft Metals - Psychic Driving (Newclear Waves Remix) (digital-only)<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F37511376&show_artwork=true"></iframe><br /><br />In July 2011, Soft Metals released their debut self-titled album on Captured Tracks to critical acclaim. Soft Metals is diverse record of forward-facing synth pop that still pays homage to a wide range of past influences, and so garnered the attention of a wide range of tastes.<br /><br />This 12" gathers 5 remixes (8 with the digital download) that represent an even further reach of those tastes, from a host of friends and contemporaries: Copy, Xander Harris, VALIS, Yard, Casa del Mirto, The Soulless Party, Newclear Waves, and The Drum.<br /><br />While these tracks are aimed squarely at the dance floor, their spirit reverberates even further, with a large part of the proceeds going directly to Doctors Without Borders, an organization of doctors & nurses that provide urgent care to victims of disaster & war.<br /><br />Soft Metals - The Remixes, available in early May on Sweating Tapes limited edition vinyl, and through various digital outlets.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-24874972575854086322012-02-18T04:47:00.000+01:002012-02-18T04:48:55.370+01:00Rome On Air: Mannequin Records (SV) mixtape"Mannequin Records is really pleased to join Satellite Voices with a pure minimal electronics mixtape, which is moving back and forth its time lancets from mid 70s to nowadays, exploring various territories and formats (tapes, 7'', vinyls). The opening is offered by Fondation, a French obscure band from 1980, mixed with Mort Gartson's Ataraxia 1975 project, described by the author itself as 'Electronic Musical Impressions of the Occult'. Being December, it was natural to move in the Scandinavian 'cold wave' 80s zone, with Twice A Man, Lister, Det Gylne Triangel and Danton's Voice killer track "I Hear The Bells", recently reissued by our lovely Veronica from Minimal Wave. On the other side, Ice The Falling Rain, with their b-side "Illusions", Section 25, New Order, The Fallout Club and Broken Tables are filling the 80s UK Synth Wave pack.<br /><br /><div><object width="480" height="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2FSatelliteVoices%2Frome-on-air-mannequin-records%2F&embed_uuid=ce23f9fb-129d-44fb-9307-68a592998dc7&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2FSatelliteVoices%2Frome-on-air-mannequin-records%2F&embed_uuid=ce23f9fb-129d-44fb-9307-68a592998dc7&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="480"></embed></object><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div><p style="display:block; font-size:12px; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin:0; padding: 3px 4px; color:#999;"><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/SatelliteVoices/rome-on-air-mannequin-records/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">Rome On Air: Mannequin Records</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/SatelliteVoices/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">Satellitevoices</a><span> on </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;"> Mixcloud</a></p><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-53290098184361479312012-01-31T03:41:00.001+01:002012-01-31T03:41:44.367+01:00Newclear Waves - live @ The Dark Side Of The Moog (2011_12_07)<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30695534&show_artwork=true"></iframe><br /><br />FREE DOWNLOAD<br /><br />ENJOY!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-60824715099666162602012-01-28T06:58:00.000+01:002012-01-28T06:59:34.370+01:00Jeunesse D'Ivoire - A Gift Of Tears (Silent Version)<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F34227563&show_artwork=true"></iframe><br /><br />One of the best electronic-cold wave tracks from Italian New Wave 80's!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-7315337195444573392012-01-26T00:59:00.004+01:002012-01-26T01:11:47.603+01:00Warm Dark Pocket – Warm Dark Pocket 12'' EP 1986<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuHIp-NQ-ltPLZRKOJ389CfUxzzlBCFDQQ5agAKuiXJtjcQzkwaFKcosEfmnDJasrez1G8JUK7wfjLPQw_ns_kquwV-_7Q9rt2IvuNgiUyIgvwQRTFiRgmwxPs59EBKamhProahrl7fo/s1600/Cover1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuHIp-NQ-ltPLZRKOJ389CfUxzzlBCFDQQ5agAKuiXJtjcQzkwaFKcosEfmnDJasrez1G8JUK7wfjLPQw_ns_kquwV-_7Q9rt2IvuNgiUyIgvwQRTFiRgmwxPs59EBKamhProahrl7fo/s200/Cover1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701724573752989970" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the rarest US wave releases by the duo from Nashville, Tennessee. Great intimate echoey male and female vox with uptempo rhythms and cold backgrounded guitars and choral synth textures. Another of the great obscuro DIY Tennesse synth/wave bands including Factual, Calculated X et al, Nashville truly had a nice scene in the middle part of the decade.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think Crispy Nuggets already posted it but well, it's a new addition in my vinyls collection i want to share w/you all :-)<br /><br />Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer – Robb Earls<br />Vocals, Synthesizer – Marilyn Blair<br /><br /><div>Tracklist</div><div><br />A1 Door Inside<br />A2 Pressure Zone <br />B1 The Other Side <br />B2 Shadows Burning<br /><br />Faction Records – 06<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ojzcluz6lzdd35j"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Download</span></a><br /><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-44399076627770524762012-01-10T18:30:00.001+01:002012-01-10T18:30:36.316+01:00Der Blaue Reiter - Through Glasses (MILANO 1981)<object height="300" width="300"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32955710&auto_play=false&player_type=artwork&color=e40205"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32955710&auto_play=false&player_type=artwork&color=e40205" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300"></embed> </object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-11115735176292616802011-12-14T18:18:00.004+01:002011-12-14T18:21:34.969+01:00Danza Meccanica Vol 2 - Italian Synth Wave 1981-1987 LP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN4GZJxJPxf1W1ZU0Um-bjr-03MiSmnv0MkB6p_uvfTBHGOLnyqhzwz8lRCGxyuPEaeZCGoCQyb2p-GEI8wUyKU56nfYemy_guHZcKZCkDqe4TUKkVn6MxH8F8e909X9Bmn52I8fKP-k/s1600/danza_sleeve_ok.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN4GZJxJPxf1W1ZU0Um-bjr-03MiSmnv0MkB6p_uvfTBHGOLnyqhzwz8lRCGxyuPEaeZCGoCQyb2p-GEI8wUyKU56nfYemy_guHZcKZCkDqe4TUKkVn6MxH8F8e909X9Bmn52I8fKP-k/s200/danza_sleeve_ok.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686034856044632818" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After 2 years of exploration into the depths of Italian Minimal Synth and Cold Wave, Mannequin is back with the second volume of the much acclaimed compilation 'Danza Meccanica - Italian Synth Wave 1981-1987'.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are three new absolutely stunning gems in streaming:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F28828131"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F28828131" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label/sons-of-science-way-of-life">Sons Of Science - Way Of Life</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label">Mannequin Label</a></span> <br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F29115193"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F29115193" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label/suicide-dada-acque">Suicide Dada - Acque</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label">Mannequin Label</a></span> <br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30562048"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30562048" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label/musumeci-harry-batasuna">Musumeci - Harry Batasuna</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label">Mannequin Label</a></span> <br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-25468401529687492172011-11-22T03:22:00.003+01:002011-11-22T03:26:41.599+01:00Vision Fortune – Black Coral / Void Of The Valley 7" (Mannequin MNQ 019)<a href="http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-3191799-1319840256.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-3191799-1319840256.jpeg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Vision Fortune – Black Coral / Void Of The Valley 7" (Mannequin MNQ 019)</b><div><br />Release Date: 26 November 2011<br /><br />7" Single - Limited Edition 300 Copies<br /><br />Vision Fortune are two brothers spirits from London, UK, who sent us a strange and entertaining short email letting us know that they had some sounds to hear up on their Soundcloud.<br /><br />“We are fans of you, maybe you will be fans of us”.<br /><br />With such a great invitation we couldnʼt help but head over for a listen and what we found were “Black Coral” and “Void Of The Valley”. Instantly, i saw “Black Coral” travelling on the train of Savage Republic, Red Temple Spirits and the Californian Trance and on the other side “Void Of The Valley” channeling in the same breath the spirit of King Crimson, so full of sax wails over a steady hynotizing bass line which frames the dual vocals that is almost a chant.<br /><br />We are pretty sure that Vision Fortune will be one of the next big things in the UK indie scene in 2012, so we are really proud to present you their debut 45 revolutions-per-minute single.<br /><br />Sounds:<br /><br /><object height="225" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1161568"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1161568" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label/sets/mnq-019-vision-fortune-black">MNQ 019 Vision Fortune - Black Coral / Void of the Valley 7''</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label">Mannequin Label</a></span> <br /><br />Official "Black Coral" video: <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3fE2L9ohI38" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />PRESS<br /><br />"It's downbeat, pretty dense in it's recording and doesn't really seem to care if the listener is having a good time." (LOST LOST LOST MAGAZINE)<br /><br />"Picture, if you can, a bunch of other-worldly belly dancers beaming down to Earth, bringing with them a musical language consisting of avant garde, jazz fusion, a raw sense of garage rock and a talent for a creating damn catchy pop hooks." (CANT HEAR MY EYES MAGAZINE)<br /><br />"Each moment that passed was one step closer to our insanity as we wandered through the void of the valley" (GOOD POP BAD POP MAGAZINE)<br /><br />"Vision Fortune sound like an unlikely jam between Abdullah Ibrahim's Dollar Brand, Bill Laswell's Material, King Crimson and Joy Division. And they definitely sound like a bunch of great musicians with a rich musical background and a true songwriting craft" (SPIRIT OF EDEN MAGAZINE)<br /><br />"Do check out their Soundcloud (in the most stable frame of mind you have) for more material from these South London drone-smiths. I'm not joking; these guys literally open new doors on perception." (SPOONFED MAGAZINE) </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-83540359454440699222011-11-02T16:48:00.001+01:002011-11-02T16:51:19.063+01:00Mannequin Festival exclusive mixtape for Dissonanze<object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F26927023&"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F26927023&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/dissonanze/mannequin-exclusive-mixtape-x">Mannequin Exclusive Mixtape x Dissonanze</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dissonanze">DISSONANZE</a></span><br /><br />Tracklist<br /><br />I brani selezionati nella mixtape vivono sospesi in un istananeo gioco di flashback e flashforward, tra cospirazioni e ispirazioni, un'eterna altalena tra brani inesplorati del passato e nuove glorie.<br /><br />Tracklist e note.<br /><br />01 Craig Leon - One Hundred Steps ('Vising' LP, 1982)<br /><br />Uno dei più famosi produttori di NYC (Blondie e Ramones tanto per spararne due a caso) qui impegnato come solista in un'orgia synth-psichedelica senza respiro. Da riscoprire e rubare a piene orecchie.<br /><br />02 Chris Carter - Interloop ('The Space Between' K7 1980)<br /><br />Fresco di ristampa su Optimo Music, nel 1980 Chris Carter tralascia il momento Throbbing Gristle per dedicarsi alla sua più grande passione: i sintetizzatori. The Man vs The Machine(s).<br /><br /><br />03 Nagamatzu - Murderous Passions ('Sacred Islands Of The Mad' K7 1986)<br /><br />Qualcuno si ricorderà sicuramente il produttore techno inglese Andrew Lagowski nel suo momento novantino. Pochi sanno però che appena 10 anni prima il buon Andrew si faceva intere dosi di dark wave in vena. Joy Division meets electro.<br /><br />04 The Soft Moon - Total Decay ('Total Decay' 12'' EP 2011)<br /><br />Previsto per il giorno di Halloween il nuovo EP firmato a nome Soft Moon aka Luis Vasquez. Il classico "can't wait for". <br /><br />05 Tunnels - Crystal Arms ('The Blackout' LP 2011)<br /><br />Se persino la Thrill Jockey inizia a pizzicare nell'underground, probabilemte quello che dicono è vero. La minimal synth o minimal electronics ha raggiunto il suo apice in termini di popolarità. Tunnels suona come Dark Day catapultato nel 2011. Magnifico.<br /><br /><br />06 The Royal Family and the Poor - Voices ('The Project Phase 1 - The Temple Of The 13th Tribe' LP 1984)<br /><br />Il lato esoterico-wave della Factory Records, ovvero la mia etichetta preferita. Disco inarrivabile, indefinibile, da lacrime. Da notare Peter Hook che fa capolino al basso in un momento di estrema lucidità creativa.<br /><br /><br />07 Brassica - Ballo Dei Morti (Various – Somewhere Out On The Nightside 12'' 2009)<br /><br />L'unico uomo in grado di fondere il testo di un pezzo degli Slayer tradotto in italiano e super-vocoderato con l'italo disco di deriva cosmic sound. Magic waves for you.<br /><br /><br />08 Xeno & Oaklander - Sets & Lights ('Sets & Lights' LP/CD 2011)<br /><br />Title-track appena premierata come traccia della settimana su Pitchfork per il duo minimal synth newyorchese più influente degli ultimi 30 anni. Liz & Sean, i love you!<br /><br /><br />09 The Night Terrors - Human Hair ('Back To Zero' CD 2009)<br /><br />Krautrocker australiani con enormi synth monofonici e il theremin di Miles Brown a guidare il tutto. Epic sound.<br /><br />10 Led Er Est - Plants ('May' 12'' EP 2011)<br /><br />Dopo le bombe atomiche 'Dust On Common' e lo split con gli Ancien Regime, i tre scatenati di Brooklyn tornano alla carica con una psichedelia di deriva synth minimale, dove si intrecciano sperimentali echi di chitarra acustica e melodie vogliosamente pop. <br /><br /><br />11 Rituals Into The Fire - Gift of Time ('Journey Through Darkness, Searching For The Sky...' 12'' 1988)<br /><br />Gruppo canadese praticamente sconosciuto, impegnato in un disco senza continuum temporale tra dark wave, ambient e new age, il tutto condito da piano e violini e due voci dell'oltretomba. Creepy.<br /><br />12 Esben And The Witch - Eumenides ('33' Demo 2010)<br /><br />Sono passati ormai due anni da quando scaricai questo splendido demo in rete (molto più grezzo negli arrangiamenti e nella produzione rispetto al successivo 'Violet Cries'), subito dopo aver acquistato il loro primo 7''. Il mio primo pensiero fu quello di contattarli per Mannequin ma alla fine non feci nulla. Male. Nel 2011 gli Esben sono stati il primo gruppo inglese a firmare per la Matador negli ultimi dieci anni. <br /><br />13 Light Asylum - Skull Fuct ('In Tension' 12'' EP 2011)<br /><br />A fine 2009 mi trovavo a NYC per presentare Danza Meccanica e Pieter della Wierd Records incensò questo duo, una ragazzona di colore e un tipo di origini italiane, a suo dire tra le cose migliori uscite nell'elettronica wave americana degli ultimi anni. Beh si, effettivamente avevi ragione da vendere, Pieter.<br /><br /><br />INFO:<br />MANNEQUIN FESTIVAL . CHAPTER #0 MARTIAL CANTEREL + TROPIC OF CANCER<br />02.11.2011<br />La Mécanique Ondulatoire, 8 Passage Thiéré, 75011 Paris, France<br />Inizio h. 21,30<br />Ingresso: 8,00 €<br />Prevendita: booking@mannequinmailorder.com o discoetchaos@gmail.com<br /> <br />MANNEQUIN FESTIVAL . CHAPTER #1 TROPIC OF CANCER + MUSHY + DIE SELEKTION<br />03.11.2011<br />Closer Club, Via Vacuna, 98<br />Inizio h. 21,30<br />Ingresso: 8,00 €<br />info: booking@mannequinmailorder.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-52597962983360233152011-09-12T07:09:00.003+02:002011-09-12T07:13:17.742+02:00FREE Download 'Of Mask and Money' and add I LIKE !!!<a href="http://cdn.alteredzones.com/post_art/octavius.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 564px; height: 567px;" src="http://cdn.alteredzones.com/post_art/octavius.jpeg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://alteredzones.com/posts/1763/octavius-mask-and-money/">http://alteredzones.com/posts/1763/octavius-mask-and-money/</a><div><br /></div><div>Download 'Of Mask And Money' for free and add 'I Like' !!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306953092354427087.post-16341045398478963752011-09-11T21:44:00.000+02:002011-09-11T21:45:14.374+02:00The Present Moment - Rejection (Mannequin MNQ 018)<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ILHIRqoBhmg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The Present Moment - Loyal To A Fault LP/CD<br /><br />Out Sept 2011 on Mannequin & Desire Records<br /><br />Music by Phillip Muench Vox and lyrics by Scott Milton<br /><br />www.mannequinmailorder.com<br /><br />Video shots from G.Dulac - L'invitation au Voyage, 1927.<br /><br />Video editing by AAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0