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out now: Man + Machine – Birthmarks [Crave Tapes]

Artist:
Man + Machine

Title:
Birthmarks

Label:
Crave Tapes

Cat#:
CRAVE013

Release Date:
06th March 2026

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Tangled Hearts

02.
Dream Machine
[feat. Zaphomet]

03.
Regrets

04.
Hope

05.
Tangled Hearts
(Sugar Rody Remix)

06.
Dream Machine
[feat. Zaphomet]
(Munsinger Remix)

Press Info:
Birthmarks is the latest EP by the Hungarian producer and DJ, Man + Machine, released by the Berlin-based label Crave Tapes. The record is a dense, unsettling sound collage: a cacophony built from EBM, post-punk, industrial, and darkwave elements, sketching the contours of a dystopian future.

This vision of the future is not unambiguously hopeless on the material, rather, it is conflicted. Resigned and worn down, yet stubbornly clinging to a primal instinct for survival. The tracks on Birthmarks carry both the exhaustion of an inevitable outcome and the paradoxical presence of hope: that state where it’s no longer clear whether there is a way out, but the search itself refuses to stop.

The release features four original tracks and two remixes. Among the originals, Dream Machine stands out, featuring Zaphomet, vocalist of the Hungarian band Hellfreaks—her voice at once deeply human and eerily alien, perfectly attuned to the record’s dark, mechanized world.

On Tangled Hearts, Man + Machine himself takes on vocal duties (just as the writer of the lyrics), adding a more personal and vulnerable layer to the material.

The remixes were crafted by Estonian producer Sugar Rody and French producer Munsinger, each pushing the tension and perspective of the original compositions further in their own distinct way.

Birthmarks is Man + Machine’s most personal release to date. Its title carries a double meaning: the marks life leaves on us, and a quiet dedication to his daughter. Born into a world shaped by a turbulent past and an increasingly unsettling present, the record doesn’t surrender to despair. Instead, it insists on looking toward a chaotic future with fragile but deliberate hope.

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Special:
“Crave Cast 036”

Recommendations:
Man + Machine’s “Silent Planet EP” on Diffuse Reality Records
all releases on Crave Tapes

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out now: Alpha Sect – Felt Her Knife EP [Crave Tapes]

Artist:
Alpha Sect

Title:
Felt Her Knife EP

Label:
Crave Tapes

Cat#:
CRAVE012

Release Date:
07th November 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Felt Her Knife
(Intro)

A2.
Felt Her Knife

A3.
Felt Her Knife
(Tobias Bernstrup Remix)

B1.
Drowning

B2.
Fight In The Light

B3.
Fight In The Light
(Radondo Remix)

Press Info:
Crave Tapes strikes back with its second vinyl release.

Felt Her Knife – an ode to romanticism and betrayal, portrayed by the Greek artist George Core McCall, known as Alpha Sect.

This 6-track EP opens with an invitation to take a step back in time, with a charming introductory descent, like the opening of a post-rock album. A melancholy cry, “Felt Her Knife”, follows our journey into the psyche of this EP, driven by Alpha Sect’s sentimental but powerful vocals. “Drowning” merges the boundaries of what is real and what is lost in an ocean of despair. Not all those who wander are lost, and the “Fight in the Light” shows, with its powerful rhythms, that our guidance is within us. The call is stronger than we sometimes think.

The vinyl is completed with beautiful remixes by the Swedish synthwave legend Tobias Bernstrup and Radondo from Slow Motion Records, adding an extra touch of “dancefloor-oriented” hopelessness and melancholia.

Have you felt her knife yet?

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Special:
“Heptaseas 004”

Recommendations:
Alpha Sect’s “Fragmented Reality EP” on Soil Records
all releases on Crave Tapes

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out now: Babes Of Enola Grey – Wie Auf Schienen (Single) [Crave Tapes]

Artist:
Babes Of Enola Grey

Title:
Wie Auf Schienen (Single)

Label:
Crave Tapes

Cat#:
CRAVE011SNGL2

Release Date:
28th February 2025

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Wie Auf Schienen

02.
Wie Auf Schienen
(909distortion & Axggaa Remix)

03.
Wie Auf Schienen
(Kay-Chi Remix)

Info:
Second single taken from the forthcoming album “Krieg Und Wohlstand”.

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Video:
“Wie Auf Schienen”

Related Releases:
album “Krieg Und Wohlstand”

Recommendations:
Babes Of Enola Grey’s “Anfang Vom Ende (Remixed)” on Crave Tapes
Babes Of Enola Grey’s “Anfang Vom Ende” on Crave Tapes
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out now: Babes Of Enola Grey – Doppelt Frei (Single) [Crave Tapes]

Artist:
Babes Of Enola Grey

Title:
Doppelt Frei (Single)

Label:
Crave Tapes

Cat#:
CRAVE011SNGL1

Release Date:
14th February 2025

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Doppelt Frei

02.
Doppelt Frei
(The Undertaker’s Tapes Remix)

03.
Doppelt Frei
(KRSSV Remix)

Info:
First single taken from the forthcoming album “Krieg Und Wohlstand”.

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Video:
“Doppelt Frei”

Recommendations:
Babes Of Enola Grey’s “Anfang Vom Ende (Remixed)” on Crave Tapes
Babes Of Enola Grey’s “Anfang Vom Ende” on Crave Tapes
all releases on Crave Tapes

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out now: Babes Of Enola Grey – Krieg Und Wohlstand [Crave Tapes]

Artist:
Babes Of Enola Grey

Title:
Krieg Und Wohlstand

Label:
Crave Tapes

Cat#:
CRAVE011

Release Date:
14th March 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
In Der Finsternis

A2.
Der Deutschen Wirtschaft

A3.
Doppelt Frei

A4.
Die Kugel Und Das Herz

A5.
Panik

B1.
Wie Auf Schienen

B2.
Die Heuschrecken

B3.
Victor

B4.
Krieg Und Wohlstand

Press Info:
Crave Tapes is more than happy to announce the release of the second album from Frankfurt’s underground post-punk/dark wave band Babes of Enola Grey, Krieg und Wohlstand.

Krieg und Wohlstand sees Babes of Enola Grey follow the path of their 2021 debut, Anfang vom Ende, and take a step further into the realm of melancholic and disillusioned soundscapes. While keeping a certain retro character to the songs, Deborah Vision, Salvador Islero and Fabian van Castorp focus on quite contemporary themes, which some might call the most German obsessions: War and prosperity.

But this is not the only reference to the band’s heritage. Sometimes more, sometimes less, there are musical allusions to various German influences and contributions to (modern) music and music history. While Doppelt Frei is a nod to EBM and bands like DAF or the early Die Krupps and Wie auf Schienen as well as Die Heuschrecken pay homage to German düster punk bands like Fliehende Stürme or EA80, Panik and the title track Krieg und Wohlstand refer to the romantic German art song tradition of the 19th century (not to mention the obvious hint at a certain successful German Schlager in Die Kugeln und das Herz).

This makes Krieg und Wohlstand not only a worthy epigone of the band’s debut, but also takes the album and the artistic approach to another level. Commenting on the chosen format (12″ vinyl), the band members said: “It was clear to us that we wanted to release this album on vinyl. When you look at German history, war and prosperity have to be seen as two sides of the same medal, or in this case of a record”.

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