hello. this is the suction records' email thingy no.012
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SUCTION RECORDS - ROBOT MUSIC FROM CANADA:
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all things suction,
all things lowfish,
all things solvent:
http://www.suctionrecords.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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SECTION-001: SOLVENT/LOWFISH release news
SECTION-002: SUCTION RECORDS release news
SECTION-003: SKANFROM "hand-picked fragments" press
SECTION-004: new SUCTION RECORDS sublabel: TAPE RECORDINGS
SECTION-005: chart
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SECTION-001: SUCTION RECORDS release news
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---> OUT NOW:
quoted 1 line SOLVENT remixes Adult.: "Don't You Stop (Toy Chop mix)"
>>SOLVENT remixes Adult.: "Don't You Stop (Toy Chop mix)"
artists: [VARIOUS]
title: MISINTERPRETED
format: 12" EP
label: ERSATZ AUDIO
cat#: EZ-016
MORE INFO:
http://www.ersatzaudio.com/html/disco/ez016.html
---> OUT NOW:
quoted 1 line new LOWFISH track: "memory hole"
>>new LOWFISH track: "memory hole"
artists: [VARIOUS]
title: TELE:PORT
format: 12" EP
label: CHAIR RECORDINGS
cat#: CHAIR014
MORE INFO:
http://www.techno.ca/chair/
---> COMING APRIL 9 2002:
quoted 1 line new LOWFISH release!
>>new LOWFISH release!
title: THE ACCIDENT CAUSER
format: 12" EP
label: ERSATZ AUDIO
cat#: EZ-019
tracklist:
A1. domination
A2. the accident causer
B1. tolex
B2. dark matter
INFO:
Lowfish is relentless.
Continuous beats and pulses nervously persist, bouncing on the surface,
while driving arpeggios and lush electronic melodies sink in. A master at
structure, Lowfish keeps the compulsory head nodding consistent through his
work, while scientifically degenerating from any sense of unnecessary
repetition.
Here with "The Accident Causer" ep, Lowfish delivers 4 new exclusive songs,
specifically written for Ersatz Audio. Deviating enough from his signature
sound, while still maintaining his sensibilities that are unmistakably
Lowfish, this ep fits perfectly in the Ersatz Audio lexicon, from "Dark
Matter's" dance floor devasting bassline arpeggio to "Domination's"
impeccably tasteful vocoder line (the first vocoder line to rival Skinny
Puppy's masterpiece of vocoder work on "Warlock").
Be prepared to be pulverized by exactness.
MORE INFO:
http://www.ersatzaudio.com/html/disco/ez019.html
---> COMING APRIL 16 2002 (new release date confirmed):
quoted 2 lines new LOWFISH track: "no longer accepting complaints"
>>new LOWFISH track: "no longer accepting complaints"
>>new SOLVENT track: "my radio"
artists: [VARIOUS]
title: "Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau"
label: Ghostly International
format: CD LP / 12" EP series (3 volumes)
cat#: GI-5 / TGNT2002
MORE INFO:
http://www.ghostly.com/tangent/
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SECTION-002: SUCTION RECORDS release news
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---> COMING MAY 28 2002:
quoted 1 line new LOWFISH release (another!)
>>new LOWFISH release (another!)
title: MAINTAIN THE TENSION E.P.
format: CD / 12" EP
cat#: suction014
cd/12" tracklist:
1/A1 maintain the tension
2/A2 theme to parked cars
3/- the superuser [*cd only]
-/A3 subversive rats [*12" only]
4/B1 starting the stereotypes
5/B2 flakmot
6/B3 cadmium red
INFO:
Hello. Hot on the heels of his recent 12" for Detroit's Ersatz Audio label,
Lowfish (aka Gregory De Rocher) returns to Suction Records for "Maintain the
Tension," a new 6-track EP of precision drum machine electropop. This is
Suction014.
The title refers to a certain set of glorious knobs on one of Lowfish's
prized vintage synthesizers, but we won't bore you with the details....
Lowfish's recent output has taken a turn towards dance-floor-friendly
electro, but don't be scared of Lowfish's dj-friendly beats! This is classic
Suction robot pop, and Lowfish's rich & timeless synthpop melodies make
these clubhits more akin to Depeche Mode circa 1981, than to Gigolo Records
circa 2002, that's for certain.
"Speak and Spell" comparisons aside, this is utterly modern electronic
dancemusic that is beautiful, engaging, & beyond trends.
Forget Electroclash, this is Electroclass! Robot music from Canada.
Thankyougoodbye.
---> COMING AUGUST 27 2002:
quoted 1 line new G.D.LUXXE release!
>>new G.D.LUXXE release!
title: VENDETTA E.P.
format: CDep/12"
cat#: suction015
cd/12" tracklist:
1/A1: reasons
2/A2: words
3/A3: garden
4/B1: quiet life (g.d.x.mix)
5/B2: metawelt
INFO: tba
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SECTION-003: SKANFROM "hand-picked fragments" press
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SUCTION's most recent release, "hand-picked fragments" by SKANFROM, has
received some very nice reviews (thank you!)...
here's 2 of our favorites:
Mixer magazine (USA):
What is it?
The first full-length album by closeted electro lover Skanfrom.
Should I buy it?
That Toronto's Suction imprint grabbed Hand-Picked Fragments is a feather in
their analog preservationist cap; this is rudimentary electro pop at its
finest. Forget digging up your old Kraftwerk or tossing on your Adult 12"s;
Skanfrom, like Suction artists / co-owners Solvent and Lowfish, makes love
music for your old Atari and Commodore machines collecting dust in the
attic. "Phon Sweet Phon" mocks the mechanical throb of Vangelis' Chariots of
Fire, sticks to the electrical wiggles and wobbles that compliment the
artificiality of such rigidly executed music. "Phon A," on the other hand,
shows how electro has matured since the early '80s, with delicate notes
undulating up and down an arpeggio like the early melodic works of ?-Ziq.
For fans of:
Anthony Rother, Solvent, Human League
Essential Tunes:
"Cashier 2," "Phon A," "Synthetic"
Rating: 8 out of 10
Exclaim! paper (Canada):
"Hand Picked Fragments" is just that: pieces of raw musical ideas via a
synthesis of electro-styles. This album is nowhere near as energetic, pop
melodic or refined as Suction's founders, rather one might call Skannfrom
"Solvent and Lowfish light." "Hand Picked..." is not without its charm; it
is very cute and quirky, in a lonely electronic bedroom producer kind of
way. Songs like "Frozen Milk" and "Sleeping Cat" convey a preoccupation with
mundane events. Robot vocals, like on "Confused Machines," spill through the
album like cryptic free verse utterances to musical jingles. A nice, sweet
electronic music sketchbook.
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SECTION-004: new SUCTION RECORDS sublabel: TAPE RECORDINGS
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SUCTION RECORDS is pleased to announce the creation of a new sublabel,
called TAPE RECORDINGS, which will be launched later this year. TAPE
RECORDINGS is SOLVENT's new brainchild, created to faciliate a release that
he's been planning in his head since 1999, when he was given a CDR dub of
an LP called "The Absence of A Canary" by CERAMIC HELLO. SOLVENT has long
been a collector of early '80s synthpop, but he had never come across or
even heard of this obscure 1981 MANNEQUIN RECORDS release from Burlington,
Ontario (Canada). Sounding like a lo-fi, slightly morose take on John Foxx's
seminal "Metamatic" LP, SOLVENT was intrigued, and after several more
listens, hooked! SOLVENT resolved to re-issue this gem, and in 2002 he
finally managed to make contact with CERAMIC HELLO & MANNEQUIN RECORDS, and
the deal is now underway....
So why the sublabel? Well, whereas SUCTION represents an idealised,
modernised, and ultra-tight revision on synthpop (we call it Robot Music),
TAPE RECORDINGS will focuss on a more primitive, crass form of synthpunk
(DIY). The name is a reference to an analog recording format that has been
largely abandonned, but that is still prefered by many due to the musically
pleasing quality of its own inherent imperfections. The music on TAPE
RECORDINGS celebrates the beauty and timelessness of raw, homemade synthpop
recordings. TAPE RECORDINGS' plan is to continue reissuing obscure
proto-electro music, but will also consider contemporary music that
maintains the true DIY spirit and aesthetic of synthpop/punk circa '78-'82.
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SECTION-005: top 12 - does not include suction-related releases
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1. the BASSLINE from: felix da housecat - "madame hollywood" (track, emperor
norton)
2. legowelt - "disco rout" (track, ghostly international)
3. adult. - "nite life" (track, ghostly international)
4. kitbuilders - "wake up" (lp, world electric)
5. it & my computer - "sur une cigarette" (12", creme organization)
6. charles manier - "bang bang lover" (track, ghostly international)
7. adult. - "limited edition" (7", ersatz audio)
8. steril - "white-dressed domina" (track, lazergun)
9. dexter - "i program" (track, clone)
10. nancy fortune - "the secret life of" (12", viewlexx)
11. stuktur - "0" (track, citizens paralleles)
12. boards of canada - "geogaddi" (lp, warp)
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thankyouforchoosingsuctionrecordsgoodbye.
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gregory de rocher
suction records
http://www.suctionrecords.com
PO BOX 867
31 Adelaide St. East
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2K1
Canada
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