WRECKED diy electronics distro
out of pittsburgh pa
http://rhinoplex.org/wrecked
update for august 1st, 2002
NEWS
hey folks. lots going on with us here. first of all, the site updates
that i've mentioned in just about every update i do for a year are
very close to being done. so ordering from the page w/o having
to cut and paste into an email should come to fruition this month.
a graphic redesign is in the works...i'm playing around with some
ideas when i have free time.
i've got a lot of new titles on the site, including alot of new european
breakcore and experimental. i'm trying to fill out the audio
for everything i've got in stock. everything new has real-audio samples
to go with it. real-audio may not be the best quality,
but it seems to be the best for people at home with 56k connections.
finally, i'm really looking forward to two shows this month.
first, is SMASHING ART, on august 23rd, a show i'm doing with the warhol
museum.
why should you go? well, i really only need to give you one reason:
DOORMOUSE. playing live. bizarre hardcore absurdity. he's touring in
support of his
album coming out on the planet-mu label, but he's just a cool,
insane guy and this promises to be some shit your not ready for.
on top of that, i've got a crossection of local electronics producers
each doing their own thing, and they've all got skills. XANOPTICON
does manic, hyperglitchy breakcore, and has a number of releases
coming out. PIXELSTALIN is one sneaky fellow, he's responsible
for more than you could know around pittsburgh, and also
puts together some exellent electro beats and noisy sample constructions.
8CYLINDER is more into the programming side of electronics, and he
uses this talent to hack up gameboys, and makes music with
some custom software he wrote. fun shit. then there's CLIMAX STREET.
he does some seriously quality, super-clean melodies and funky, clicky
beats, and could get snatched up by warp or the like, so pay heed.
oh yeah did i mention the show is FREE, and ALL AGES. yes,
you will come. its 5 to 10PM. if you're on this list, i can also
say there will be an afterparty with an amazing lineup including
darkmatter's
turntablist genius BASEK and 215noise's darkhop prodigy DEV79 and more.
holy hot shit.
the second show is just over a week later, on august 31st,
and features the ZOD RECORDS crew. they are one of the best new
labels, originating from milwaukee WI, they combine breakcore, idm,
experimental and extremely original styles. again, three of the acts,
EMOTIONAL JOYSTICK, CURTIS CHIP, and SOPLERFLO will
be playing live, with DESTRO (not pgh's, but zods label owner) will be
spinning. i'm also going to drop some tunes, so come check it out.
it'll be $5 or so. the location is being finalized - check the site for
more info.
don't sleep on this. it promises to be one of the best shows of the summer.
i'm also going to throw this in for the electro/italo disco fans -
LEGOWELT is coming to play on a bunker records tour - not pgh, but
close enough to drive - in cleveland on september 12th. check out
http://www.experimediacommunications.com for locations, costs, etc.
hell, just check their site in general. they're doing some of the best
underground events in the region these days in general.
that's about it for now. stay tuned to the site for new updates.
i've got alot of demo and test press reviews that will be coming through
soon, as well as all the promised updates. and thanks alot, as always,
for all the support.
RELEASES
The Grey Organisation - Equals - Particle 1 - 12 - $9.00
subliminal criminal - we are industrial funk - k-produktions 1 - 12 - $9.00
Sonik Epitome - project-k - k-produktions 2 - 12 - $9.00
Caiao! Manhattan Vs Scud - Pushy! - Neon Rouge 1 - 10 - $2.00
Hekate / Ixy - The Cauldron Conundrum EP - Coven 3 - 12 - $9.00
R-Zac - p~o.16 - expressillion 16 - 12 - $9.00
unknown - p~o..5 - expressillion 5 - 12 - $9.00
Crunch - s/t - Delikatessen 2 - 10 - $8.00
Various Artists - Cavage 9 - Cavage 9 - 12 - $9.00
Abelcain / Cdatakill - Six Stigmatta EP - Zhark 5 - 12 - $9.00
Raquel de Grimstone - Venom Bites - Homewrecker Foundation 5 - 7 - $7.00
Scud / Rude-Ass Tinker - one - more remix versions - Suburban Trash 8 - 7 -
$7.00
Various Artists - On Compilation - On 1 - 12 - $9.00
Anticracy / Fire At Work - Worldwide Suicide - Idroscalo Dischi 2 - 12 -
$9.00
Flashbulb - Drain Mode On - Bohnerwachs Tontrader 3 - 12 - $9.00
Somatic Responses - Touching the Void - Hymen 39 - LP - $9.00
Scorn - Governor - Hymen 36 - 12 - $9.00
Proem - No Carrier - Component 108 - CD - $8.00
Dryft - the mytotyc exyt ep - component 107 - CD - $10.00
soundmurderer & sk-1 - dreader than dread rmx - rewind 4 - 12 - $7.00
Lost in Translation - Drop of Order - History of the Future 5 - LP - $10.00
Noise Punishment - Chaos + Disorder - Dyslexic Response 9 - LP - $9.00
Line 47 / Rusuden - Parcinx Mind - Sonic Terror 2 - 12 - $9.00
Cdatakill - Brazillian Nightmare - Eupholus 6 - CD - $10.00
Various Artists - Midas Touch - Konvex/Konkav 19 - 2LP - $18.00
Donna Summer - The unrelenting songs of the 1979 post-disco crash - Cock
Rock Disco 1 - CD - $9.00
Fringeli / Pure - Fuel for the Fire / Fight 'Em - Subversion 4 - 12 - $10.00
Huren - Boxed Meat Revolution - Zhark 13 - 12 - $10.00
Kovert - Shock Effect - Praxis 34 - 12 - $10.00
Emotional Joystick - EP2 - Zod 9 - 12 - $6.50
Various Artists - Zod Compilation 2 - Zod 7 - 12 - $6.50
Doormouse / Brodie Guy - Split EP - Zod 6 - 12 - $6.50
Venetian Snares - Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits 1972-2006 -
Planet-Mu 56 - CD - $15.00
Various Artists - Misery Loves Company - Ersatz Audio 20 - 2LP - $12.00
Various Artists - Grooves Magazine - Grooves 8 - zine - $4.50
Noise Creator - Deffered Media - AmbushCD 4 - CD - $13.00
Various Artists - Dos Dreheoment - Genetic Music 8 - LP - $13.00
Pantytec - Pony Slaystation - Perlon 28 - 2LP - $15.00
Murcof - Mortes - Leaf 23 - 2LP - $15.00
Lowfish - Maintain the Tension - Suction 13 - 12 - $9.50
Le Syndicat Electronique - East bound - MTA 4 - 12 - $7.00
Kettel - Canny - Dub 24 - 12 - $9.50
Joseph Nothing - Dreamland Idle Orchestra - Planet-Mu 55 - CD - $14.00
Dev79 - Slo Skool Shit - Seclusiasis 1 - CD - $6.00
Noisecreator - Broken Bar - Ambush 12 - 12 - $10.00
Have a Few, Get Some - S/T - Addict 7 - 2LP - $16.00
Urbana Youth Outreach - No War - Eupholus 3 - 12 - $6.50
The Grey Organisation - Equals - Particle 1 - 12 - $9.00
This is a 12" compilation of tracks from the film "Equals" composed by
communication network, somatic responces, disbootik and alpha matte, under
the collective name, the Grey Organization. The sounds paint a very harsh,
abstract, rhythmic backscape, to a film i honestly haven't seen.
Communication network starts with a thumping, tweak filled hard industrial
number that pounds under a rising and falling dark bassline. The somatics
kids contribute two cuts, in the typical, amazing somatics style. The first
is a slow, chunky hardcore hiphop number with the atmospherics that put you
on a sinking, haunted vessel. The second is more uptempo technoid breakbeat,
with crunching bass salvos launched beneath ancient, creaking hynpnotic
synth weaponary. Diskbootik drops a much warmer, almost funky, but
intelligent slow breakbeat with sombre strings and dubbed fx. And on the
flip, a harsh, looping line-level noise bit. The record closes with some
pure, tonal ambient more akin to soundtrack fodder, but extremely evocative.
Excellent selection and quality of trax.
subliminal criminal - we are industrial funk - k-produktions 1 - 12 - $9.00
a very solid piece of minimal industrial electro breaks produced for
squarely for the robo-breakers set, but from the studio of somebody
influenced by modern experimental breaks and rhythmic noise. not nearly as
mental or off-kilter dan hekate's "elektro" offshoots. moments sound like
ectomorph with a slightly more distorted style and less eerie atmosphere.
quite dj friendly, w/o alot of atmosphere, but plenty of bump. will fit
nicely in transitions for more hectic stuff like somatics into more clean
electro like dopplereffekt.
Sonik Epitome - project-k - k-produktions 2 - 12 - $9.00
slow, grindy, experimental breakbeat hardcore from this dutch imprint. three
cuts that are all very unique sounding. the a-side starts off with very
dirty sounding, slow tech breaks and a filtered percussion bit running along
the heavy beats, which eventually starts to work in a falling, string line,
and breaks down to a filtered inhaling sound, then to the strings. overall,
heavy percussion tune. the b side starts with another filtered break, which
fills in with a distorted hardcore kick drum, and more clanging, slightly
acid-sounding percussion. the final cut featurs a heavy dark, creeping
3-note hoover bass melody with slow breakbeats and psychedelic sound fx. All
of them would be best in the mix.
Caiao! Manhattan Vs Scud - Pushy! - Neon Rouge 1 - 10 - $2.00
This is a 10" from french artist Jean-Francois Pauvros, with a B-side
"remix" from DJ Scud. The original track is abstract guitar-based
noise/drone rock bits with a loopy breakbeat. Sounds like a very unfocused
sonic youth kind of thing. I think the Scud side is a remix as it seems to
take a very small noise bit from the original as some atmospheric parts
added to actually a fairly standard techstep 2step+amen cut with a very
edrush/optical sounding bassline.
Hekate / Ixy - The Cauldron Conundrum EP - Coven 3 - 12 - $9.00
Latest breakbeat weirdness from Dan Hekate and crew, this time on the Coven
imprint. This is on the drum and bass tip. Bizarre sci-fi samples, grindy
tech-step bass, and lots of strange, subtle samples and strange fx in the
mix. Extremely bizarre artwork.
R-Zac - p~o.16 - expressillion 16 - 12 - $9.00
hard, uptempo, almost hardcore electro cuts from france, with that 'free
tekno' sound. very spacious and anything goes, simple filters. the b-side is
even harsher noises with the breaks, and an almost industrial sound. fits
perfectly with the sounds of dan hekate on hex, new skin, etc.
unknown - p~o..5 - expressillion 5 - 12 - $9.00
Very strange, free tekno from france. The label info is kind of strange so
forgive me. Its got a strange ant/bug character on it with 00 on it. The
music is three cuts combining elements of techno, electro and drum and bass,
looping beats, ghostly grinding sounds and far off samples. Uptempo
dancefloor stuff. From 1998.
Crunch - s/t - Delikatessen 2 - 10 - $8.00
A new 10" of hyperslick glitchy biz from the mysterious crunch folks. Three
cuts the snap, crackle, clip and thump, with the best of them. Between
autechre, and prefuse 73. Very slick full color candybar art.
Various Artists - Cavage 9 - Cavage 9 - 12 - $9.00
Latest compilation from france's eclectic experimental label, Cavage, which
includes harsh noise and childrens samples, hardcore female french hiphop,
an awesome hiphop/hardcore track, and lots of weirdness.
Abelcain / Cdatakill - Six Stigmatta EP - Zhark 5 - 12 - $9.00
A split EP featuring three trax each from madison wisconsin's abelcain, and
cdatakill from colorado. The atmosphere is dark, the religion is pious
breakcore. Abelcain starts with a clean, precise midtempo breakbeat workout
that kicks into some harder patterns and a very minimal atmosphere for him.
The second cut is classic abelcain, perfectly timed rolls crashing into
chunky industrial hard breaks and tons of structure. The third cut is a dark
atmospheric bit. The cdatakil side features two atmospheric trax, similar to
the material on brazillian nightmare, and one cut of strict atmospheres
which drops into a d&b speed breakcore workout. For fans of gloomy breakcore
that can rock a dancefloor and be mixed.
Raquel de Grimstone - Venom Bites - Homewrecker Foundation 5 - 7 - $7.00
Dark, occult atmospherics, dispassionate vocals, and trashy broken beats
make up this newest release from rachel kozak's raquel de grimstone moniker
(aka hecate). Been compared to dhr's lolita storm, but darker.
Scud / Rude-Ass Tinker - one - more remix versions - Suburban Trash 8 - 7 -
$7.00
Suburban Trash Industries put out a concept 12" last year of
hardcore/experimental remixes of "one is the loneliest number", this 7" is
some additional remixes that they got that didn't fit on the 12. The Rudeboy
Remix from scud is full on, noisey early 90's flavor breakbeat gabber with
wailing synths keeping very little from the original track. The Rude Ass
Tinker (muziq) remix works the original vocals in alot more with filtered,
stuttered hardcore kicks and glitched up breaks.
Various Artists - On Compilation - On 1 - 12 - $9.00
An excellent 4-track compilation from the new dutch label, On, featuring
tracks from EU, L'usine, Funckarma and EOG. They range from warm,
breakbeat-laced introverted downtempo numbers, to uptempo, crunchy glitch
funk allegories, dubby bubbling synthetic electronics, and soft, far away
living dreamscapes. References older autechre, but moreso references some of
the more advanced and thoughtful work of the artists on the comp.
Anticracy / Fire At Work - Worldwide Suicide - Idroscalo Dischi 2 - 12 -
$9.00
Original sounding breakcore and abstract beats from two italian artists.
Fire at work rips an extremely long cut, which morphs from tiny, plinking
piano line over fading blast beats, into harsh acid hiphop, to a very
beautiful almost world-music sounding bed over trashy slow beats, and back
into harder beats. his second cut is heavy, slow distorted beats and a
pseudo asian synth part that washes over. Anticracy starts with a distant
drum kick over some indiscernable vocal samples. The first full on cut
starts out like an older squarepusher jam, with retriggered drums, and turns
into an uptempo, squelchy drum and bass number. The last cut is more cut-up,
breakcore flavor, hard kicks and breaks with a growling bassline.
Flashbulb - Drain Mode On - Bohnerwachs Tontrader 3 - 12 - $9.00
A variety of trax on a 12", that bears a strong resemblance (both in sounds
and the excellent quality) to the sound of warp artists like squarepusher,
and specifically chris clark. Sweet melodies, and high tempo drill-n-bass
sounds, creative beat-box sample jams, and strange, aphex-isms shaped into
downtempo cuts.
Somatic Responses - Touching the Void - Hymen 39 - LP - $9.00
The latest installment of epic, orchestral, head-damaging beats and melodies
from whale's somatic responses. Their always elusive style defies genre
classification, but with each release, they make a stronger definition of
what "technoid music for collapsing people" really is. Combining
otherworldly, overdriven synth sounds you've never heard, hardcore distorted
broken beats, and a variety of tempos, touching the void hits the dancefloor
and the headphones with equal punch. Six all new trax.
Scorn - Governor - Hymen 36 - 12 - $9.00
Dark, spacious, dubified drum-machine hiphop beats from scorn. Long, minimal
passages lead on an on with punchy drums and growling, tough bass. Six trax,
including a remix from somatic responces
Proem - No Carrier - Component 108 - CD - $8.00
Proem of N5MD and Merck Records returns with a very special 3" CD. While it
may be small is size, its going to be jammed packed with 6 new ground
breaking tracks the way only Proem can deliver. This release will be a
strictly limited pressing of 500.
Dryft - the mytotyc exyt ep - component 107 - CD - $10.00
The Ep is a daring departure from his previous album and progresses into
totallly new territory from the industrial drum n' bass that the project was
once known for. Mytotyc Exyt is a brilliant IDM/downtempo hybrid full chock
full of crunchy drums and luscious synths. Fans of Gridlock's recent work
will find alot to love about this release. The ep features 5 new tracks and
3 remixes by Exclipsect, Codec, and 02 (due to an unfortunate error, the
Codec ans Exclipsect remixes are in opposite order on the cd from the track
listing)
soundmurderer & sk-1 - dreader than dread rmx - rewind 4 - 12 - $7.00
More absolutly sick, disgusting old style ragga amen mash-up pressure from
rewind. Truely tearing. This 12 features the Dreader than Dread track from
rewind #1, remastered, to kill your bass-bins, as well as a new remix that
breaks down to some heavy hip-hop funk, before tearing out the manic
percussion.
Lost in Translation - Drop of Order - History of the Future 5 - LP - $10.00
A long awaited full-length LP from Minneapolis's Lost in Translation - both
sides play as a 'live' set, morphing from minimal bleeps, to corrosive
drone, disturbing samplescape, hyper drum patterns, and lilting, far off dub
sounds. Reminicent of Muslimgauze
Noise Punishment - Chaos + Disorder - Dyslexic Response 9 - LP - $9.00
Debut full-length from Czech Republic's Noise Punishment. 10 tracks of
throbbing, distorted noise'breaks'n'bass to shred any soundsystem. Take
elements from bombardier, slepcy, and fringeli - you've got noise
punishment. Sick. Comes w/ cut-up style noise punishment poster.
Line 47 / Rusuden - Parcinx Mind - Sonic Terror 2 - 12 - $9.00
Sick and sweet debut 12in from the sonic terror crew. Following up on their
first split 7" release, this record is three trax a side from line 47 and
rusuden. The line 47 side rips with rdjames album style string-laced
drill-n-bass, uptempo clicky beats and melodic hardcore. The flip from
rusuden is more downtempo globs of melody and ticking electro beats.
Cdatakill - Brazillian Nightmare - Eupholus 6 - CD - $10.00
13 tracks of strange, nightmarish dark ambience. subtract the beats from
your favorite dark breakcore trax, and you're left with extended, and more
thought out versions, in the form of brazillian nightmare. awesome a hand
printed cd jackets!
Various Artists - Midas Touch - Konvex/Konkav 19 - 2LP - $18.00
Konvex/Konkav hit us up with an excellent longplayer featuring some tight
and funky minimalshit from our boy Akufen, as well other exclusives from
SCSI-9, G-Man, Crane A.K., F. Brocksieper, M. Rahn, and more...
Donna Summer - The unrelenting songs of the 1979 post-disco crash - Cock
Rock Disco 1 - CD - $9.00
hyper real-sample mashups, with edited jerky breaks that smell of being
swiped from a varied record collection, and a desire to say fuck off to the
conventions of style. the closest comparison i can make is doormouse, "the
album" or the have a few get some "s/t" LP with his combination of strange
noises and stranger samples, hard beats and breaks, and also the ability to
go from goat-throwing sample metal to tricked out jazz percusson in the bat
of an eye. but i can also feel touches of hrvatski, stuntrock, and
dirty,mashup pop remixing ala kid606, albiet not in a straightforward
DSP+accapella style. aside from the comparisons though, the disk stands on
its own flava, which absorbs everything in its path and expells something
fresh and rocking'.
Fringeli / Pure - Fuel for the Fire / Fight 'Em - Subversion 4 - 12 - $10.00
Two essential slabs of breakcore mayhem from the praxis sub-label,
subversion. Fringeli's track ambushes you with trashy techstep production
that rolls out nicely and is punctuated with advancing sweeps and amen
crashes, into noisy noisey breakdowns. Pure's "fight em" is a tearout jam
with smashing amen pressure and dirgelike synths.
Huren - Boxed Meat Revolution - Zhark 13 - 12 - $10.00
This LP just throbs with distorted intensity like few others. The A-side is
pure, ultra distorted 909 flavor that decimates itself into different noise
patterns. Very clean and powerful. The flip is equally strong, but starts
with a breakbeat which deteriorates into spacing ambience. The 2nd track is
electrical factory-works powernoise industrial to kill your soundsystem, and
the 3rd is a short cut that fits into any set heavy on antzen and hymen.
Damaging.
Kovert - Shock Effect - Praxis 34 - 12 - $10.00
Extreme, shredding, distorted breaks in the praxis tradition. Six cuts that
will mash up any evil dancehall, with samples of demonic medical
exploration, monstrous bass drops and a harsh techstep edge.
Emotional Joystick - EP2 - Zod 9 - 12 - $6.50
in the span of two releases, emotional joystick has quickly become one of my
favorite artists. his output is an awesome array of tunes that trick out
funky live sounding breaks, hardcore tempos, sickly sweet melodies and
creative structures, like nobody else right now. definitely the best meeting
of drill'n'bass sensibilities, with the hardcore fuck all breakcore flava,
but he falls more into the unique artist category than somebody who makes dj
records. i can't do these tracks justice in words, but if you liked his
first EP, you'll love this, its more of the same, yet different...you know?
Various Artists - Zod Compilation 2 - Zod 7 - 12 - $6.50
this comp is the first for zod to flex the more downtempo melodic and
experimental side of its sound. you've got six trax from six different
artists. seven dials sounds like an autoclave, whirring away, unaware of the
volitile substance that bursts out, poping and whirring through the lab,
which then unleashes some tiny, confused robots. pressboard's /// sickmix
sounds like something out of otto von schirach's lab, chirping, reversing,
chiming grains seemingly randomly assemble into a dub rhythm. dartanjal's
track is so very minimal that in previous times it wouldn't be noticed.
hardly perceptable ticks and staticly bass clicks with tiny moonlit
atmosphere moves in and out. gridlock begins with long, deep, moving
strings, and begins to throw on seemingly random twisted breakbeats, which
creates a strange and strong contrast. casino vs japan's offering is rich
stream of consiousness synths waving over a plinking dub beat, adding soft
swirling bass. much like something you'd hear on neo ouija.
Doormouse / Brodie Guy - Split EP - Zod 6 - 12 - $6.50
a split 12; from doormouse, you've got two tracks, the first is brooding
secret-agent sounding funk breaks, that morphs into strange acid hardcore.
the second cut "double-sided dead end" is my pick, improv drum intro rolls
through with strange zipping sound effects that build up with mysterious
xylophone parts and sparce distorted kicks, which winds itself up tighter
and tighter with tons of odd fx, and breaks down to a preacher who sounds
like jimmy swaggart, then all the tension is released with an improbably
jazzy mashed up breakcore beat, to rock your head. this again transforms
into a sick, heavy breathing phone conversation, that leads into deep
distorted riff over the same kind of beats. and i'm seriously not doing this
justice. the flip from brodie guy, also known as cpu war is three cuts, the
first is decimated hardcore distorted hiphop flava, like something you might
hear from patric c, w/o vox. the second has a similar style, but more
waiting, simple synth melody over the whole thing, with a very nice clock
chime sounding breakdown. the last cut is an ambient piece that has a very
distorted, whispy, cosmic sound to it. extremely varied and quality 12"
Venetian Snares - Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits 1972-2006 -
Planet-Mu 56 - CD - $15.00
Snares is back, and ready to rip and shred you to bits. 10 outstanding
tracks of smashed breakbeat intensity, moving from operatic jungle parody,
to almost squarepusheresque melodic breaks, ear cookout grill'n'blastbeats,
to some actualy beautiful, somber ambience. This is electronic music with
intensity, madness, joy, elegance ... fascinating, infuriating,lovely, evil
... it's all here. 2LP coming next week.
Various Artists - Misery Loves Company - Ersatz Audio 20 - 2LP - $12.00
Disturbing vocal electro about love, loss, regret, revenge. Compiled by
Adult. All songs new and exclusive to this release. CD contains 13 tracks.
2x12" contains 11 tracks." Artists include: Pig, Cat & Co.W, Kitbuilders,
G.D.Luxxe, Magas, Adult., Solvent & Skanfrom, Tamion 12 Inch, DMX Krew,
Lowfish, Charles Manier, Goudron, Gold Chains w/ Zeek Sheck, Tommie Sunshine
Various Artists - Grooves Magazine - Grooves 8 - zine - $4.50
Featuring: BOARDS OF CANADA, The Black Dog, Harvatski, Drexciya, Anti-pop
Consortium, French Breakcore, Super_Collider, and Faust. 150+ Record Reviews
and Gear Reviews.
Noise Creator - Deffered Media - AmbushCD 4 - CD - $13.00
Stefan Senf has been a consistent force and presence in the hardcore techno
scene since he started producing back in '94, selling a ton of straight 4/4
hardcore with his own labels Brutal Chud & Russian Roulette. He branched out
into more experimental breakcore territories in '97 with his existing labels
Suburban Trash Industries & Appareil. A first outing on a UK label by this
drum & noise specialist, these tracks are a pulverising sonic barrage that
are guaranteed to tear down more twisted dancefloors and experimental
sessions in the Ambush tradition. Noize Creator's achievement here is a
measured combination of fast breaks, troughs of tense, brooding silence and
sheets of visceral, tooth-jarring noise, all executed with clinical
precision, fused into complex arrangements
Various Artists - Dos Dreheoment - Genetic Music 8 - LP - $13.00
Here is the "pick of the week!" from the record shop to look out for the
next time you are window shopping down your favorite straße in Berlin: Das
Drehmoment. Specializing in all that was and is good about the eighties
music scene, from new jacking pop to the original heroes. This compilation
showcases some of the best electro/nubeat/synthpop artist of this era.
Featuring: Lowfish, Skanfrom, Le Syndicat Electronique, The Magnificents,
and NYC's favorite porn star: Porn.Darstella. Extremely Recommended!!!!
Pantytec - Pony Slaystation - Perlon 28 - 2LP - $15.00
Yum. Boasting not only a truly superb album title but also a dancefloor
sensibility that is in turns deep, disturbed and then devestating, Pantytec
return once again and pass on the deliciousness baton to the ever-crushing
Perlon emporium...where it belongs. Those of you starting to dig the
Akufen-isms that are starting to dominate these micro-genres, and those of
you who just wanna get yr dancing shoes on and party.....look no further!!!
Murcof - Mortes - Leaf 23 - 2LP - $15.00
Murcof's debut album, Martes, is contemporary electronic music, where, for
once, soul isn't sacrificed for technique. Rife with a gooseflesh-inducing
aura of mystery and suspense, it draws together the apparently divergent
disciplines of classical orchestration and electronic minimalism. The album
is as likely to appeal to fans of Portishead as it is to fans of Warp or
Mille Plateaux releases.
Lowfish - Maintain the Tension - Suction 13 - 12 - $9.50
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
Le Syndicat Electronique - East bound - MTA 4 - 12 - $7.00
After debuting the first stop on the Mode 1 line, Scape One, Mass Transit
proudly presents the first stop on the Mode 1 line - Le Syndicat
Electronique's 'Downtown Miami' 12". The French agitator responsible for the
respected Invasion Planete label delivers six tracks of lo-fi, C-64 styled
electro from the minimal wave of 'The Masses' to the all-out dancefloor
killer 'Sweet Violence.' Le Syndicat Electronique put a darker twist on the
current in-vogue sound, and a little Miami grit into your Commodore dreams
Kettel - Canny - Dub 24 - 12 - $9.50
RESTOCK. More devastation courtesy of the mighty Dub label and Reimer
Eising, better known as Kettel. No messing on this one, crunchy hip hop in
that Dabrye/Machine Drum style, Killer stuff all around! Strictly limited
copies only.
Joseph Nothing - Dreamland Idle Orchestra - Planet-Mu 55 - CD - $14.00
Anyone who heard the album "View" by Rom=Pari would know that there was
serious talent behind it, it just needed focusing, so who better than me
(don't answer that) to pluck Tatsuya Yoshida from the obscurity of Sub Rosa
to the obscurity of Planet Mu. His brother & partner in Rom=Pari, Age
Yoshida has also since gone on to release on Fat-Cat and his own Notekrec
label. The album which Mr. Nothing has come up with is really a masterpiece
of magnificence (©Ken Hollings, The Wire) fusing pure pop ethereality and
low down dirty funk (and drill'n'bass, shhh!) in equal measures. Just listen
for yourself.
Dev79 - Slo Skool Shit - Seclusiasis 1 - CD - $6.00
amorphous solitary electro-fused gloom-hop. sparse chiming chords wander a
barren plane, occassionally feeling the rumble of a sweeping bass and the
aftershock of the lighning snare. eerie elements of cool jazz bass combine
with electibe-ish hiphop beats + noise.
Noisecreator - Broken Bar - Ambush 12 - 12 - $10.00
Crushingly harsh noise folds into throbbing drum and bass. 5 tracks of brand
new ambush-flava mayhem. Noisy as fuck, mixable and damaging.
Have a Few, Get Some - S/T - Addict 7 - 2LP - $16.00
Amazing long awaited jazz-core double LP that fits just as well into the
Ninja-Tune catalog as the Addict hardcore catalog. Jazzy breaks, tons of
samples, noise collage, weird drum+bass and conceptual hardcore, that really
fits no genre boundaries. Oh yeah and did we mention its all using Patrick
Swayze samples. Its hot, get it while.
WRECKED diy electronics
http://rhinoplex.org/wrecked
wrecked@rhinoplex.org
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