Release Features | NovaFuture Blog

out now: Front 242 – <<rewind<< [Alfa Matrix]

Artist:
Front 242

Title:
<<rewind<<

Label:
Alfa Matrix

Cat#:
AM1320

Release Date:
24th June 2022

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Vinyl:
01.
No Shuffle
(Terence Fixmer Remix)

02.
Don’t Crash
(The Hacker Remix)

03.
Take One
(Kant Kino Remix)

04.
Take One
(Radical G Remix)

Tracklist Digital:
01.
No Shuffle
(Terence Fixmer Remix)

02.
Don’t Crash
(The Hacker Remix)

03.
Take One
(Kant Kino Remix)

04.
Take One
(Radical G Remix)

05.
No Shuffle
(Terence Fixmer Live Version)

Tracklist Bandcamp:
01.
No Shuffle
(Terence Fixmer Remix)

02.
Don’t Crash
(The Hacker Remix)

03.
Take One
(Kant Kino Remix)

04.
Take One
(Radical G Remix)

05.
No Shuffle
(Terence Fixmer Live Version)

06.
Rewind Medley

Press Info:
It was bound to be an exclusive double-celebration anniversary release for the Alfa Matrix label’s 20th birthday and FRONT 242’s 40th anniversary, and to be revealed as a surprise at the band’s planned concerts in Brussels, Belgium (Ancienne Belgique) in 2021, however the long-casted shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic once more played spoilsport and upset our plans.

We now decided that the wait was over and that it was high time sharing this beautiful 4-track (+ 2 bonus tracks, incl. one exclusively for the digital release on Bandcamp).

“<<Rewind<<” brings us back to FRONT 242’s golden moments through the sonic kaleidoscope of the newer Electronic Body Music generation (TERENCE FIXMER, THE HACKER, RADICAL G and KANT KINO) revisiting FRONT 242’s timeless tracks like “No Shuffle”, “Don’t Crash” and “Take One”.

An intimate “fast forward jump into the past and rewind back to the future” release for the unique audience that you are.

The release comes also as a beautifull 4-track 12-inch solid blue color vinyl. With the stunning flashy yellow / blue artwork design of Etienne Augier, “<<Rewind<<” is strictly limited to 666 units worldwide.

This digital version of this EP holds a bonus dynamic live version of TERENCE FIXMER’s remix of “No Shuffle” plus also the exclusive Bandcamp only “Rewind Medley”.

Snippets:

Recommendations:
Front 242’s “USA 91 (Live)” on Alfa Matrix
Front 242’s “Lovely Day (Remastered)” on Alfa Matrix

Buy Vinyl:
Alfa Matrix Store
more soon

Buy Download:
Alfa Matrix @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Beatport
Apple Music
Clone Digital
Qobuz
7Digital
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Spotify
Deezer
Apple Music
Youtube Music

Websites:
Front 242
Alfa Matrix

out now: Atom™ – Neuer Mensch [Raster]

Artist:
Atom™

Title:
Neuer Mensch

Label:
Raster

Cat#:
R-M 201

Release Date:
10th June 2022

Format:
CD, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Nix

02.
Hartcode

03.
Neuer Mensch

04.
Sprechender Raum

05.
Sex

06.
Tanz

07.
Rot

08.
Rausch

09.
Selbst

10.
Wesen

11.
Atem

Press Info:
the continuously edited, autonomous piece of code as which atom™ defines itself enters the hot state of flow. »neuer mensch« (»new human«) is the relentless, visceral expression of metamorphosis. a projection of the metahuman horizon, an exercise in shedding the exoskeleton. dead tissue is being torn off in radical body movements. dead ideas are crushed by feet, dancing the dance of brutal elegance. somatic exorcism via hyper realistic surfaces of binary noise. physicality. unseen geometries dressed in the most basic of rhythmic patterns – simple structures of hidden symmetries. the false promise of linear progress as it shatters, hitting the barrier of sound. familiar vocal fragments speak to us in foreign tongues, languages still to be invented. indecipherable messages from another species – future faux amis. the seductive spell of artificiality and its inherent promise of tomorrow’s bliss. a soundtrack for all of you hi-tech vagabonds, you godless drifters, deprived of past and present.

[text generated by x1n]

programmed, engineered and mastered by an algorithm.

Snippets:
</p> <div style="height:15px;"> </div> <p><span style="font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:5px;">Special:</span><br /> “AIR 011”<br /> <iframe loading="lazy" width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F483158907&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&visual=false&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=848484">

Recommendations:
EP “Physik 1 EP” by Atom™ & Tobias. on Ostgut Ton
all stuff on Raster/ Raster-Noton we featured

Buy CD:
Raster @ Bandcamp
Raster Shop
Bleep
Juno
Decks
more soon

Buy Download:
Raster @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
JunoDownload
Beatport
Clone Digital
iTunes
7Digital soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Deezer
Spotify
Apple Music
Youtube Music

Booking:
Geist Agency for Atom™

Websites:
Atom™
Raster

out for a while: Belief Defect – Decadent Yet Depraved [Raster]

Artist:
Belief Defect

Title:
Decadent Yet Depraved

Label:
Raster

Cat#:
R-M 178

Release Date:
25th August 2017

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Unnatural Instinct

02.
The Conduit

03.
Submission Of Thought

04.
Slipping Away

05.
No Future

06.
Opium Den

07.
Deliverance

08.
Fake Disciples

09.
No Hope No Fear

10.
Disembarking Horizon

Press Info:
»decadent yet depraved«, the debut album by belief defect, finds shelter and complicity in raster as home and label.

familiar with the underground music scene and how its skeptical nature can also be an obstacle to overcome, belief defect abandon any claim or credit in an attempt to transcend the limits authorship imposes, avoid the boundaries or expectations earned or self imposed and find the clearest, most direct path to their music for themselves and the listener.

at the core of the album is the music that inspired them, the conclusion of countless recordings listened to in their formative years that ultimately result in a life-long devotion to electronic music: from dance floor to primal anger and self-annihilating noise, to transcendental, ambient escapism and intense self-reflexive sonic layering.

the result is a soundtrack for this apocalyptic time, an uncompromising reflection on the state of mankind and its uncertain future – underscored by a sense of religious and secular demise referenced in track titles, samples, and soundscapes scattered throughout the album.

yet, more than a political statement »decadent yet depraved« is an introspective journey, turning each listener into a spiritual soul-seeker staring into the abyss, reaching for some kind of cathartic truthfulness.

sculpture, prosthetics, photography by sarah sitken.

Snippets: