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A split between Lvrin and Maoupa Mazzocchetti on Arma Records. <iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2798395436/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e32c14/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://armarecords.bandcamp.com/album/arma-020-lvrin-maoupa-mazzocchetti-split-ep">ARMA 020 / LVRIN / Maoupa Mazzocchetti / Split EP by ARMA</a></iframe> Following releases from Rude 66, Vakula and Mick Wills, Arma continues to explore the dark and wild corners of contemporary machine music via a new split 12” featuring LVRIN and Maoupa Mazzocchetti.LVRIN is a Russian producer entrenched in the guttural thrill of distorted hardware techno. His previous releases have surfaced on Pinkman, Crimes Of The Future (alongside Dmitry Distant) and Sign Bit Zero, while his A Bleak Reality alias landed on Lux Rec sublabel Mrt. These reference points make clear the sound world LVRIN occupies, where blown out boxes spit out gnarled beats and slimy basslines through an overdriven desk. The entwined scepters of post punk and industrial loom over his nocturnal incantations, the clamour of the melodies bleeding into the hiss of the reverb for a gloriously deviant end result. It’s no surprise to learn these vibrant pieces were captured in one take – the impulse and energy of the performance supersedes the need for nitpicking and refinement in the mixdown.Brussels-based Maoupa Mazzocchetti has been weaving defiantly unconventional strains of electronic music since first emerging on Unknown Precept and Mannequin. From the acclaimed Laugh Tool LP to last year’s Gag Flag on Editions Gravats and an essential leftfield reggaeton collaboration with Clara! on Les Disques De La Bretagne, Mazzocchetti’s path has been wildly unpredictable and highly original. This non-trend continues with the vivid shapes he marks out on the B side of this record. There’s a rugged, body-poppin’ thrust to the grooves that power all three tracks – all the stronger to carry the madcap sampling and mischievous synth splashes that shape out the music’s identity. These are short, sweet blasts of ideas dripping in personality and originality – equal parts deadly serious and deliriously flippant, and essential listening for anyone who enjoys straying from established paths while still rocking to the beat.Cover artwork by P.KuznetsovRelease Date: 22 March 2019

Mick Wills Cuts on Arma 17 <iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2072346157/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e32c14/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://armarecords.bandcamp.com/album/arma-017-mick-wills-m-w-cuts">ARMA 017 / Mick Wills / M.W.Cuts by ARMA</a></iframe> Arma Records returns with a rare treat from legendary DJ Mick Wills. Mick has been active in the seedier corners of electronic music for more than 30 years, first immersing himself in the world of hi-NRG and new wave before embracing the house, techno, acid and electro explosion of the late 1980s. Aligned with DJ Hell in the 90s and more recently the Intergalactic FM crew, he’s the quintessential selector. A life spent digging in the undergrowth for deviant dance music has given him the edge that makes a truly gifted spinner, without riding on hype or studio productions.However, Mick isn’t adverse to the odd outing on vinyl, having previously appeared on International DJ Gigolos both solo and as The Kinky Lovers with sometime partner Isabella Venis, but these moments are few and far between. For this release on Arma, Mick has given us two edits that speak to his distinctive style as a DJ – the original tracks are cult choices re-moulded into deadly, subversive club weapons. The brooding darkwave of “Himmelfahrt 89” is enough to turn the most indifferent bar crowd into swaying, baying denizens of the night, while “Stay Silent” pummels out a relentless electro motif that teeters on the edge of destruction for 11 thrilling minutes.These aren’t crowd-pleasing DJ tools, and neither are they slick and easy edits of obvious classics. This is a peek into the inner workings of a man with decades of experience working masses of flesh into a sweaty fever pitch using sounds you’ve never heard before.The mastering on Mick’s edits was undertaken by none other than Dutch electro legend Rude 66, while the striking artwork on the sleeve sees Arma reach out for the first time to French artist Judex. The nerve-shredding, broken Op-Art assault was originally found in a book published by cult illustrator Sam Rictus.  credits released June 10, 2017

Rude 66 is back with an EP on Berlin based Russian label Arma. <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/630458058&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/armalabel" title="Arma Records" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Arma Records</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/armalabel/sets/arma019-rude-66-the-witch" title="ARMA 019 / Rude 66 / The Witch Trials EP" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">ARMA 019 / Rude 66 / The Witch Trials EP</a></div> The latest release on Arma comes from Dutch legend and devoutly deviant underground operator Ruud Lekx, aka Rude 66. With a legacy that reaches back to the early 90s and the rough and ready Dutch electro sound of Bunker Records and The Hague, he’s maintained a distinctly non-conformist approach that touches on acid, Italo, techno and more besides, all finished with the punky attitude that sets him and peers like Unit Moebius and I-F apart.The tracks gathered together on The Witch Trials EP come from throughout Lekx’s career. As the artist himself says, “tracks from wildly different eras and sessions suddenly can combine to form one coherent EP. It’s almost like the A-side tracks were waiting for 20 years to be combined with the B-side tracks.”The overriding theme that binds together these timeless machine excursions is that of medieval witch trials – a global phenomenon that peaked in the 15-1600’s. Considering the suspicion, propaganda and mass moral panic involved in this strange curio of distant history, Lekx points to the parallels with the current age, “of political polarization and fake news accusations flying all over.” The EP title is also a tribute to two records close to his heart: The Fall’s Live At The Witch Trials, and the one-off Witch Trials project by members of the Dead Kennedys, Adrian Borland and Christian Lunch.“Werewolves & Poisoners” and “The Crusade Against Idolatry” are both archive tracks from the 1994-5 period when Lekx made his first albums for Bunker Records. The first track’s charging arps, rugged kicks, nagging acid lines and discordant paranoia all speak to that trailblazing period, while “The Crusade…” revels in canny programming of interwoven synth lines feeding into an unhinged, psychedelic rampage that reflects the righteous fervour and spiritual confusion of the EP concept.“The Absence Of Diabolism” opens up the B-side with a different tone, having been produced in 2016 and demonstrating the deeper acid undulations Lekx has become known for in more recent years. Still delivered via the same trusted tools he was using in the 90s, the sound feels like an extension of the Rude 66 vision rather than a separate entity. “Envious Are All The People, Witches Watch At Every Gate,” a cut from the late 90s, closes the EP out in a spacious, snarling exploration of broken acid electro laden with cinematic sweeps of synthesizer and a constant sense of unresolved tension.Across these four tracks, Lekx displays the scope of his craft as Rude 66 while also proving that timeless music can make sense in any context, and that the threads of inspiration in an artist’s journey can be followed, explored and even resolved 20 years later, when you least expect it.Cover artwork by P.Kuznetsov

Four tracks of industrial techno by Myztical on hin Nicz imprint, including a SHXCXCHCXSH Remix <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/849515471&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/nicz-records" title="Nicz Vinyl Record Label" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Nicz Vinyl Record Label</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nicz-records/sets/chronicles-of-decay-part-two" title="Myztical - Chronicles Of Decay (Part 2) NCZ010 12&quot;" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Myztical - Chronicles Of Decay (Part 2) NCZ010 12&quot;</a></div>

After 20 years of inactivity the Sans Pitie label was resurrected with number 5 and - here - number 6. Speedcore!

Excellent hard hip hop from Colombia on Dirty Immigrant Records based in Berlin. Contains a track 'Mentalizado' with the backing track of Personne ne voulait dormir tôt by Metatron from the Mementon Mori EP on Hijos de Puta! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YiUhbJPqCfQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Bölls Schriften und Reden, inzwischen eine Art Institution bundesdeutscher "Geschichtsschreibung", begleiten diesmal die Aktualitäten und Zeitstimmungen der Jahre 1981-1983. Vielleicht liegt es an der Stagnation dieser Jahre: Bölls satirischer Ton schlägt wieder überall durch. Die Kritik der Tagesereignisse vermischt sich mit der "lyrischen Bitterkeit", die die Böllsche Satire immer ausgezeichnet hat. (Klappentext) Kiepenheuer & Witsch 1984, ISBN 3-462-01646-6 Schutzumschlag etwas ausgebleicht, sonst sehr guter Zustand.

ein lesgedicht mit original-holzschnitten von bruno gasser. Eremiten-Presse, Broschu 164, EA 1991. Nummerierte Ausgabe 449/800. ISBN 3-87365-259-5

Latest installment in the Pi Electronics series from Greece. 2020

Full LP of soundscapes and experimental techno on Avian.Label info:The award winning Danish producer and live performer, also known for her extensive compositional & soundtrack work for video games, international theatre and dance productions – as well as her own installation projects, debuts on the Avian label with ‘Entangled’. Forged in the unique crucible of SØS Gunver Ryberg’s multidisciplinary practice ‘Entangled’, stalks a hard line at the edge of techno’s stormiest sector. A thrilling meeting of divergent disciplines and sound system metrics with a keen skill for the composition of uncompromising club works, Ryberg’s technique lies in the vital declaration of her own borders in every setting. Comprised of six club focused pieces, the mini LP applies itself to rhythmic intensity with a deft touch. Galloping granulated walls envelope you at every turn as brittle melancholic pads ease you from one moment to the next. ‘The Presence_Eurydike’ is the gentlest form that Ryberg is willing to present, whereas ‘Trispider’ builds a monumental terror out of a raw pulse. It’s at these moments that you sense the careful composition and orchestral drones, and how keenly Ryberg’s rough modulation is meant to alter states. Displaying varying approaches to form and structure across the record, the music riffs on the brooding atmosphere characteristic of the artist’s collected work by breaking up the havoc on ‘Entangled’ with a series of four microcompositions spliced between each of the tracks. Finely textured and rendered in detail they give a glimpse of Ryberg’s capacity for mesmerising sound design – or to put it another way, they give a sense of what’s barely contained by the rhythmic works. This is an expansive and hard hitting rumination on the more caustic, atonal end of the Techno genre – a truly dynamic and immersive listening experience.

We recently stocked Chronicles of Decay Vol. 2 as the first release from the Nicz label in our shop and decided to get copies of the previous two releases as well. Here's the first in the "Chronicles" series by label boss Myztical with four tracks of industrial techno. <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/826764425&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/nicz-records" title="Nicz Vinyl Record Label" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Nicz Vinyl Record Label</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nicz-records/sets/myztical-chronicles-of-decay-part-1-ncz008-12" title="Myztical - Chronicles Of Decay (Part 1) NCZ008 12&quot;" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Myztical - Chronicles Of Decay (Part 1) NCZ008 12&quot;</a></div>

Compilation on Nicz with contributions by J.K.Flesh, Surit, Headless Horsman, and label boss Myztical. See also his two Chronicles of Decay, released on the label recently.   <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/848095712&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/nicz-records" title="Nicz Vinyl Record Label" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Nicz Vinyl Record Label</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nicz-records/sets/dogfight-va-compilation-ncz009" title="DOGFIGHT - VA COMPILATION ( NCZ009 ) 12”" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">DOGFIGHT - VA COMPILATION ( NCZ009 ) 12”</a></div>

bRz vs Stij: Reset 03

2018 album by Sudden Infant on Harbinger Sound! 

SOLD OUT Limited edition of 103 numbered copies on red vinyl! The vinyl edition is now sold out, but the EP is still available in digital format via BANDCAMP. Four tracks written by Christoph Fringeli, including one with Nomex and one with the Invisible S.P.,  written ca. 1997 and originally released in 1999 Praxis 21. The record shows Praxis at the crossroads of hardcore and breakcore. Now, 21 years later, the label issues a numbered limited repress of 103 copies on red vinyl available only directly from the label and a few very selected outlets. Includes download code. <iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3558498786/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e32c14/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://praxisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/slaughter-politics-praxis-21">Slaughter Politics (Praxis 21) by Slaughter Politics</a></iframe>

The fifth lesson in the Bass Academy features teachers Bass Junkie and Gods of Technology (remixed by Phil Klein and Simon Brown)

Last copy from shop stocks, not sealed anymore, played only a couple of times in the store! NM    <iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=423527582/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e32c14/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://urbsounds.bandcamp.com/album/meizhiyong-dave-phillips-no-35">MeiZhiyong Dave Phillips | [ / ] no. 35 by Mei Zhiyong Dave Phillips</a></iframe>   Mei Zhiyong had been instrumental in arranging dp’s tour of China. When Mei Zhiyong and Dave Phillips first met in Beijing in July 2014, Mei spoke not a word of English and dp not a word of Chinese. And they we were to embark on an 18 city tour together. Verbal communication between Mei and dp was obviously difficult to say the least. It would often result in comical misunderstandings, total puzzlement or bewilderment, but it would also be a source of constant amusement with wonderful moments of instinctive trust. But then there is sound, the ultimate language… To return the favor, dp arranged a tour for Mei and himself in October 2015 through 20 European cities. Which is where the source material was recorded. dp then selected, dissected and transformed those recordings to work out something different, not just a collaboration, not just an amalgam of two styles, but something new for both. The compositions on this LP are the result.

label info:  dp's new album picks up where 'rise' (2017) left off, politically charged, hyperreal and unremitting soundscapes containing harsh social and self-criticism clad in a sense of impending doom spiced with an energizing optimism and informed by faith in the humanimal. a poignant reminder of humanity's position on this planet, the tension on this album is expressed solely through sound and 'lyrics' (as opposed to the extensive liner-notes that accompanied 'rise'), impliying a necessary shift from a rationalised perception of life to one of a sentient, a part of a whole, as suggested in dp's 'humanimalism' concept. sound sources/instruments include voice, body sounds, field recordings, cello, violin, piano, electric bass, live performance recordings and dp's organically growing bank of “hitting” sounds culled from recordings of whips, punches, slaps, smacks, slamming doors & windows, hammered chairs and tables and objects flying about and breaking. a careful playfulness with rhythmical structures, as hinted at on 'rise', is further pursued.

Matt Fraktal is back on Stratosferik! Transparent green vinyl version! near mint copy from shop stocks - Last copy! - light damage on sleeve (one corner bent, a bit of wear around the edges - nothing too bad!)

New Kareem on Aesthetical for 2020. <iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3690463972/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e32c14/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://kareem-zhark.bandcamp.com/album/ligeia-2">Ligeia by kareem</a></iframe>

DJ Hidden is once again back under the monicker of The Outside Agency with tracks in his typical mold of alternating between melodic and pounding parts. Label info: Next on the label that only releases tracks at One Hundred and Seventy Five beats per minute, come two tracks that are quite different from one another. "The Opposites" strongly relies on the contrast between melody and extremely energetic percussion, tied together by the voice of a girl who wonders how close two people can get without triggering "their crazy". The track's friendly atmosphere almost makes it a Crossbreed love song of sorts. The much harsher flip side of this release entitled "More Primitive" deals with a different kind of issue: what happens when people get pushed hard, forced to act on instinct... the moment their true, often damaged, selves are revealed. The seventeenth release on One Seven Five is proof that The Outside Agency still has a lot more tricks up its sleeve, showing the world what Crossbreed is all about. <iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=744949472/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=e32c14/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://genosharecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-opposites-more-primitive-one-seven-five-017">The Opposites / More Primitive (One Seven Five #017) by The Outside Agency</a></iframe>

Compilation of 2 of the more ravey tracks C.S.W.K. and 9 Is A Classic, backed by the early Disaster Area and The Mob Rules (the two latter originally on Super Special Corp.) NM copy from shop stocks, last copy, maybe played a couple of times in the store.