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Berghain resident Marcel Fengler is one of the frontmen of raw and forward pushing techno. Judging by his previous three EPs for the label, it’s clear to see how Fengler’s work revolves around a love for tough, angular and edgy tools for the floor. This fourth offering continues the energy with three jacking, factory-forged tracks leading us further down his mysterious path.
Like a hot-headed live jam in a humid Chicago basement, ‘Rapture’ gathers up all the energy of classic house, infuses it with a pacy no-nonsense progression and then throws it into the deepend. Rumbling bass and straight, raw percussion make this a perfectly funky blend of high and low, downstairs and up.
‘RazKaz’ jumps off the platter with nervous intensity as a warbling synth scape massages itself into our consciousness. Heavy percussion underpins this tender fugue with ear-pleasing texture and grit. The track summises that special place in electronic music where unfamiliar melodic elements play on the emotions, warming and provoking thought, while driving the dance instinct ever forward.
The B side carries the deeper voyage that is ‘Enigma’. Droning, melancholic tones swirl organically under the heavy barrage of chattering drums and Fengler’s trademark fizzing hats. A moment of transience, this powerful recording allows for inner reflection while pinning us to the groove devotedly.
Tracks:
01. Simple Addition
02. Paralyzed
03. Killed In Action
04. Rotten Time
05. Pathetic
06. Tackle
07. The Hurting Light
08. The Plague
09. Caution, Breakable
10. Ugly City
11. Mensch Gegen Mensch
12. Glorious Days
13. Fools Are Blind
14. The Hurting Light (NTRSN Remix)
15. The Hurting Light (Defence Mechanism Remix)
16. Paralyzed (Titans Remix)
17. Tackle (LPF12 Remix)
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…Now here is the second electro-strike….
REIZSTROM are back!
After their debut release last year, singer MeCha and musician Skip Intro are about to release their second album DWARFS LIKE GIANTS to prove that they can uphold or even raise their level. A lot of things happened last year, REIZSTROM could be found on several albums and compilations, including both remixes and original songs and the number of friends and fans increased continuously, so they wanted to live up to their reputation with their second piece of work.
They have remained true to their love of playful and multifaceted songs and claim the term „Synthetic Beat“ for their music because it lies somewhere between electro, synthpop and EBM. There are songs to dance to (The Hurting Light, Paralyzed, The Plague) as well as to dream to (Pathetic) and to think about (Caution, Breakable). Furthermore their good friends NTRSN, DEFENSE MECHANISM, TITANS and LPF12 have done excellent remixes for the album. It’s their stated aim to bring on delicacies that don’t taste like junk food but satisfy the sophisticated sense of taste without being forgotten in the blink of an eye.
DWARFS LIKE GIANTS will again self distributed by the band. The first 100 CD’s are limited and will be released as digipack and if you are not a nostalgic person you will be able to get the album in digital form as well. Now it’s your turn to get excited with this album and to tell the tale REIZSTROM are back to shake the scene again!
Content:
– Live Tracks –
01 Seventeen
02 Wipe No Tears
03 Missing Light
04 Desolation
05 Runaway
06 My Back
07 Never Look Back
08 Abattoir
09 Never Dare To Ask
10 Facer
– Bonus –
01. Picture Gallery
02. Extensive interview with the band
03. Backstage impressions
04. Video of “Seventeen”
05. Video clip “Danger”
Live tracks: complete re-union concert of XMTP, recorded at WGT 2010.
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Als “X Marks the Pedwalk” im Jahre 1987 ihre Karriere, damals noch unter dem Bandnamen “Scarecrow” und der Single “Black Door”, begannen, konnte wohl noch Niemand ahnen welche Tragweite die Band in der EBM/Electro Landschaft einmal einnehmen würde. Oft als die “deutschen Skinny Puppy” bezeichnet waren sie eine DER treibenden Kräfte der frühen Electro/Electronic Body Music Bewegung! Heute, über 23 Jahre und unzählige wegweisende Veröfffentlichungen später, ist die Band zurück, ausdrucksstark wie nie! Alben wie “Human Desolation”, “Drawback” oder “Meshwork” sind noch heute legendär und bereits zu gesuchten Sammlerstücken avanciert, Songs wie “Abattoir”, “Facer” oder “Cenotaph” fester Bestandteil vieler DJ Sets weltweit! Mit der Single “Seventeen” und dem Album “Inner Zone Journey” läuteten Sevren Ni-Arb und Raive Yarx ihr Comeback, nach fast 15 Jahren Schaffenspause, im Jahr 2009 eindrucksvoll ein. Vorrausgegangen waren Wiederveröffentlichungen der Tonträger “Abattoir”, “Centotaph” und zuletzt “Facer”, mit umfangreichem Bonusmaterial, im Rahmen der INFACTED RECORDINGS Klassiker CD-Serie. Nach über 15 Jahren Bühnenabstinenz konnte die Band dann 2010 für ein exklusives Re-Union Konzert, dank der Mithilfe der Agentur INMOVE, auf dem WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN gewonnen werden! Für die Band war es ein immenses logistisches Unterfangen sowohl Videokünstler als auch Produktionsfirma zeitgenau zu koordinieren. Eine Generalprobe in Nürnberg (hier wurde extra eine Halle angemietet) war die einzige Möglichkeit Musik und visuelle Elemente vor der grossen Show auf dem WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN in Einklang zu bringen. Eben jener Auftritt wurde dann der ideale Zeitpunkt dieses Event erstmal auf DVD zu bannen. Ein echtes Unikum in der Bandgeschichte da es bisher noch nie ein visuelles Dokument des Bandschaffens gegeben hatte. Unter dem Titel “Visual Journey” präsentiert die DVD alles was das Fanherz begehrt! Das komplette Wave Gotig Treffen Konzert mit einem “Best of” Set angereichert mit exklusivem Backstage Material (die Band trifft hier u.a. Ronan Harris von VNV NATION), einer Bildergallerie zum Konzert (alle Bilder exklusiv geschossen von Daniela Vorndran), den Videoclips zu “Seventeen” und dem Klassiker “Danger” (der aufwendig digital aufpoliert wurde) sowie einem ausführlichen Bandinterview. Ein Zeitdokument das diese äusserst aufwendige Konzertproduktion mit Laser-Bank und drei gigantischen Videoscreens für immer auf Silberscheibe bannt! Besonders das Interview auf der DVD ist für den Fan ein wahrer Informationsquell, so schaut Sevren Ni-Arb hier zurück in der Historie, bietet aber auch gleichzeitig einen Ausblick auf das was da kommen mag und plaudert fleissig aus dem Nähkästchen. Nicht nur für Fans der Anfangstage dürfte diese DVD ein absolutes Must Have darstellen!
When “X Marks the Pedwalk” first established in 1987 under the former bandname “Scarecrow” with their single “Black Door” no one would have ever imagined which way their musical career would take. Often called the “german Skinny Puppy” the band did set standard in the EBM/Electro world! A true force in innovation and catchy dance songs! Album releases such as “Human Desolation”, “Drawback” or “Meshwork” became true collectors items and are most wanted subjects in the collection of all electro/EBM maniacs! With their single “Seventeen” and the come back album “Inner Zone Journey” Svren Ni-Arb & Raive Yarx returned after a musical break of almost 15 (!) years! Re-releases of cult hits such as “Abattoir”, “Cenotaph” or “Facer” made their way for a great comeback! In cooperation with german concert agency INMOVE we managed to get them together for a unique re-union concert at this year edition of famous german WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN in Leipzig. The stage appearance was filmed with six cameras and cut together to an outstanding documentary of the bands great history! Old and new material mixed together to a nice best of set including their most wanted songs! Together with a nice interview, backstage footage, picture gallery and video-clips for SEVENTEEN and DANGER this DVD turned out as a true must have collectors item! The first visual document by X Marks the Pedwalk in the bands long history! With this DVD you get an inside view to the band as well as great video footage of this breathtaking stage appearance during WGT 2010! A MUST have for OLD and NEW fans of the band!
Tracklist:
01: Beautiful People
02: Falling Empire
03: Falling Empire (Bonus Beats)
04: Happiness Is A Prison
Track 04 is digital-only!
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Heralded as one of the more interesting newcomers to the underground scene, Lucyʼs refreshing style of intuitive dub techno has found a natural home with Luke Slaterʼs Mote-Evolver label. Having come together earlier this year via Slaterʼs remix of Gmork on Lucyʼs own Stroboscopic Artefacts imprint, this EP for Mote-Evolver showcases Lucyʼs affinity with the darkly elegant and warped atmospheres.
Shrewdly crafted with the intention of creating exhilarated mayhem, “Beautiful People” is a sonic bomb with a long fuse; steadily discharging intense waves of uptight energy before exploding into life via screaming sirens and raw kick drums.
“Falling Empire” blurs the line between techno and electronica as tough, rolling beats contrast starkly against a backdrop of weaving harmonic soundscapes to create a disorientating ambiance that is simultaneously energizing and dreamlike.
“Happiness Is A Prison” is included as a digital bonus, closing out the release neatly by drawing together both functional and abstract flavors evident elsewhere on the record in a marriage of punchy rhythms, abrasive bass and off-kilter keys.
Mute Records, founded by Daniel Miller in 1978, is an independent label again. Eight years ago it was acquired by EMI Group after a long partnership.
Today it was announced that Daniel Miller will continue the Mute brand as a new label including most of the artists. A major part of the back catalogue will be licence back to Mute again. Unfortunately great bands like Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Kraftwerk, White Rabbits and Richard Hawley stay with EMI and leave Mute.
Mute and EMI will also work together in the future as Daniel Miller will be an A&R advisor at EMI and EMI will support Mute in issues like royalty administration and business affairs etc.
