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out now: Monya – Einweg Ausweg Ende EP [HANDS]

Artist:
Monya

Title:
Einweg Ausweg Ende EP

Label:
HANDS

Cat#:
HANDSV083

Release Date:
09th December 2022

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Ich Will Schwitzen

02.
Ein Zustand

03.
Einweg Ausweg Ende
[feat. Hypnoskull]

04.
Ein Zustand
(Crystal Geometry Remix)

Press Info:
Hedonism and awareness, simplicity and intellect: The new 4-track EP „Einweg Ausweg Ende“ by techno activist MONYA brings together the realms of party and politics. Her diligent and devoted work is well known, not least by her 2019 HANDS album “Straight Ahead”, and a string of spectacular live performances. And that’s the playground for these tracks: The warehouses and clubs. And Monya has brought with her two prolific artists who surely don’t shy away from positioning themselves clearly either: Belgian noise veteran Hypnoskull and French modular techno wizard Crystal Geometry.

Let’s kick it: “Ich Will Schwitzen”, a stop-and-go techno banger does its duty proper, before “Ein Zustand” rolls out the grittiest bass line and garnishes its wave of energy with EBM-style shouts. For the title track ”Einweg Ausweg Ende with Hypnoskull“ Hypnoskull enters the stage: And he does not only bring a sack load of noise to the title track, but also a remarkable and utterly rare vocal performance. Final act Crystal Geometry, who unleashes an analogue melody that cuts through “Ein Zustand (Crystal Geometry Remix)” and spills the dopamine all over.

Available in classic vinyl and contemporary digital formats to serve DJs, and the good cause. The 12” comes in a limited numbered edition of 300 copies in turquoise vinyl with art print, and a standard edition in black.

Snippets:
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Video:
“Einweg Ausweg Ende” [feat. Hypnoskull]

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Special:
“Abaddon Podcast 122”

Recommendations:
Monya’s “Political Revolution EP” on RND. Records
Monya’s “Steine Im Weg EP” on Corresponding Positions
Monya’s “Somatics” on Berlin Consumer Records
all stuff on HANDS we featured

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out now: Templər – Myths And Consequences [HANDS]

Artist:
Templər

Title:
Myths And Consequences

Label:
HANDS

Cat#:
HANDSD298

Release Date:
04th June 2021

Format:
CD, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Road To Jounieh

02.
Let The Soul Chase The Sorrows

03.
A True Terror Corporation
[feat. Incendie]

04.
Le Crime Par La Pensée

05.
Under Pressure

06.
Camera Silens

07.
Myths and Consequences
[feat. Lapse Of Reason]

08.
I Shared A Whiskey With A Ghost

09.
The Inner Flame

10.
A True Terror Corporation
[feat. Incendie]
(Esplendor Geométrico Remix)

11.
A True Terror Corporation
[feat. Incendie]
(Test Dept TTC:ITT Mix)

12.
A True Terror Corporation
[feat. Incendie]
(Orphx Remix)

13.
A True Terror Corporation
[feat. Incendie]
(Geistform Remix)

14.
A True Terror Corporation
[feat. Incendie]

Press Info:
HANDS proudly welcomes Templer, the solo project by Thomas Chalandon of Imperial Black Unit, with a very special album release: A 14-tracks masterpiece, a one-of-a-kind album, inspired by industrial, techno and rhythm’n’noise, and yet truly genre-defying. Full value is provided by nine massive tracks and five ingenious remixes of an outstanding track of the album.

Berlin-based Frenchman Chalandon is a known face in the industrial techno underground, being one half of the EBM-heavy Imperial Black Unit as well as the founder of the AreaZ label. Given the range of influences that figure in the Templer sound, the dominant feature is an almost classic slow and grinding industrial sludge that sways. between driving dance floor rhythms and the ominous abyss. The nine original tracks on “Myths and Consequences” deal with sinister subject matters like Isolation and dystopian repression and the overall mood is a permeating atmosphere of anxiousness that sucks you in.

The guitar-heavy “A true Terror Corporation” is a track that instantly takes you back to the hey-days of industrial music. As the icing on the cake, it is this tune that gets remixed by no less than five undisputed heavyweight champions who add their distinct stamp: The repetitive primitivism of Esplendor Geométrico, the grandeur of Test Dept, the rhythmic ingenuity of Orphx, the hypnotic resonance of Geistform and the melodic, tribal finale by Harsh Mentor.

“Myths and Consequences” is a tribute to the old school industrial sound without being old school at all: A highly diverse and innovative piece of art.

Snippets:
@ HANDS @ Bandcamp

Full Track Streaming:
“Let The Soul Chase The Sorrows”

“Myths And Consequences” [feat. Lapse Of Reason]

Special:
“The Forgotten CCXXXI”

Recommendations:
New Frames’ “Schweres Wasser” on HANDS
Crystal Geometry’s “State Of Play” on HANDS
Monolith’s “Unnatural Bodies” on HANDS
Monya’s “Straight Ahead” on HANDS

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out for a while: New Frames – Schweres Wasser [HANDS]

Artist:
New Frames

Title:
Schweres Wasser

Label:
HANDS

Cat#:
HANDSV078

Release Date:
13th April 2019

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Mumiae

02.
The Last Ones

03.
Grond

04.
Farewell Legacy
(Ontal Remix)

Press Info:
Time for New Frames, time for their latest 12”: Mathis Mootz and David Frisch come up with four tracks that, again, defy categorization and chronological classification. From the rave nostalgia of their Continuum Series project to the neo-industrial sound of The Panacea, New Frames tackle a broader scope: “Mumiae” opens the EP with a bang, a functional track with a metallic drive, followed by the strongly EBM-tinged “The Last Ones” with its meaty sequence and vocal sample hook. “Grond” is a cutting edge industrial techno masterpiece with evil washes of noise and a menacing sequence of bleeps, and label mates ONTAL contribute a hard-hitting remix from the duos 2017 “Resistance through Rituals” debut album. Variation and steady onset, the requirements of an EP met in full!

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Recommendations:
“Global Death Wish 02” by New Frames & Buried Secrets on Global Death Wish
New Frames’ “Stylized Fear EP” on Haven
New Frames’ “RNF2” on R-Label Group
New Frames’ “RNF1” on R-Label Group
compilation “Various Artists III” w/ New Frames on RND. Records
compilation “Sektion I” w/ New Frames on R-Label Group
Shaleen’s “Consolidation EP” w/ New Frames remix on Seelen Records
Crystal Geometry’s “State Of Play” on HANDS
Monolith’s “Unnatural Bodies” on HANDS
Monya’s “Straight Ahead” on HANDS

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Booking:
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out for a while: Crystal Geometry – State Of Play [HANDS]

Artist:
Crystal Geometry

Title:
State Of Play

Label:
HANDS

Cat#:
HANDSV079

Release Date:
25th October 2019

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Totale Aliénation

02.
Deathcare USA

03.
Torches In The Streets

04.
Enslaved

Press Info:
HANDS is over the moon to announce a club-shattering, EBM flavoured industrial techno 4-track 12“ and digital EP by French pioneer Maxime Fabre. With his Crystal Geometry alter ego, he has caused quite a stir, churning out gritty tech tracks on labels such as SONIC GROOVE or TRIPALIUM, inspired by various dark music genres, produced with a modular system and thus resounding with hands-on analogue impact.

This release truly reflects the state of play concerning industrial-flavoured warehouse techno, historically aware and yet totally up-to-date. The musical DNA of Crystal Geometry is a perfect match with that of HANDS: Resounding with a post-punk darkness, driven by irresistible kicks and commanding vocals and propelled by sturdy EBM sequences, all wrapped up in state-of-the-art production. “State of Play” contains four hit tracks that never lose their riot-rousing, raving momentum – but let’s not forget this is not only about hedonistic enjoyment, but also conveys a clear political message.

“State of Play” accordingly comes in a limited numbered edition of 200 copies in red vinyl with art print, with an unlimited run in black also available, as well as the digital version.

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Full Track Streaming:
“Deathcare USA”

“Totale Aliénation”

Video:
“Enslaved”

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Special:
“Archaic Podcast 280”

Recommendations:
Crystal Geometry’s “Samain EP” on Sacred Court
Crystal Geometry’s “Senestre” on Sonic Groove Records
Crystal Geometry’s “Hexa Hexes EP” on RND. Records
sampler “Murder 01” w/ Crystal Geometry track on Muder Records
compilation “Infidel Selection II” w/ Crystal Geometry track on Infidel Bodies
Monolith’s “Unnatural Bodies” on Hands Productions
Monolith’s “Crashed” on Hands Productions
Monya’s “Straight Ahead” on Hands Productions
Orphx’ “Pitch Black Mirror” on Hands Productions | Sonic Groove

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Booking:
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HANDS

out now: Monolith – Unnatural Bodies [HANDS]

Artist:
Monolith

Title:
Unnatural Bodies

Label:
HANDS

Cat#:
HANDSD291

Release Date:
24th July 2020 (CD)
07th August 2020 (digital)

Format:
CD & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Bullet Proof

02.
Stop The World

03.
No Shade In The Shadow

04.
Unnatural Bodies

05.
Eyes Wide Open

06.
God Is Your Shield

07.
Fake Empire

08.
Already There

09.
Crawl Back

10.
Melting Mountains

11.
Redemtion

12.
The Flood Is Coming

Press Info:
An album every two years – Eric van Wontherghem continues his creative streak since joining HANDS in 2014. And surely the audience is well up for the refill: In just under an hour, “Unnatural Bodies” demonstrates Monolith’s mastery of his signature sound, a seamless merger of rhythmic electronic styles, a vibrant and energetic rush affecting body and soul, provoking, but never assaulting.

Avantgarde artist Jim Whiting brought his mechanical theatre “Unnatural Bodies” to public acclaim in the 1980s and continues to exhibit constantly updated versions of it. By all means comparable is the art of Eric van Wontherghem: Industrial and EBM pioneer in the 1980s, tribal rhythm noise innovator in the 1990s, embracing the techno groove ever since: The result being an irresistible fusion, made for the stage – tested positively on many performances throughout the years. “Unnatural Bodies” carries the peculiar Monolith style, an album as a tight entity, with the individual tracks epitomizing its root sources: Consider the techno drive of “Stop the World”, the earworm hook line of “Unnatural Bodies”, the EBM-ish DNA of “God is your Shield”, the heavy industrial atmosphere of “Already there”, the distorted belligerence of “Redemtion” or the nimble melodic relief of “The Flood is coming” – diversity in unity, an album the way it has to be!

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Full Track Streaming:
“God Is Your Shield”