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This post is the first to highlight releases from various netlabels around the web, of which there will undoubtedly be more. So this first entry is from California downtempo producer Aerotake, who according to his Myspace page is still in high school. He also states that he was drawn into electronic music by the background noodlings of the producer on Linkin Park albums. Hey, everyone had to start somewhere, right? Just kidding. For a first release by a young electronic musician, this is a very nice little mini album. It has a flowing mix of ambient, downtempo beats and some IDM passages. Very nice, and it will be interesting to hear further music from him in the future.
Tracklisting:
1. Open Your Eyes
2. Dynasty
3. Frostbite
4. Alt One Four Six
5. Widescreen Science
6. Panorama
Matthias Schuster was one of the early German minimal artists active in the 80s. He was originally part of the band Geisterfahrer, the members of which he collaborated with in various other projects. Atemlos (which sort of translates as “breathlessly”) is a CD reissue of his first solo record, and also contains two extra records never before released on CD: Rituals with bandmate Hans Keller, and the first Im Namen Des Volkes record, entitled Ich War Da, Leergebrannt. Many of the other releases that Schuster was involved with can be found on NLW, which was a German minimal electro label founded in 2003. More recently in the last few years, Schuster has been involved with a techno / ambient project entitled Das Institut, which has 3 releases out. Atemlos, however, is a fantastic CD compliation of some old minimal music that fans will enjoy very much.
Tracklisting:
01 Matthias Schuster / Für Alles Auf Der Welt
02 Matthias Schuster / Umarmung
03 Matthias Schuster / Schlaglichter
04 Matthias Schuster / Language Trainer
05 Matthias Schuster / Habari Gani
06 Matthias Schuster / An Rah Robeel
07 Matthias Schuster / Atemlos
08 Matthias Schuster / Harakiri
09 Matthias Schuster / G. F.
10 Matthias Schuster / Geschichte Der Nacht
11 Matthias Schuster / Verlangen
12 Matthias Schuster / Mussuri Sana
13 Matthias Schuster / Der Schwarze Engel
14 Matthias Schuster und Hans Keller (2) / Ritual (Intro)
15 Matthias Schuster und Hans Keller (2) / Ritual I (Neue Version)
16 Matthias Schuster und Hans Keller (2) / Ritual II (Neue Version)
17 Matthias Schuster und Hans Keller (2) / Ritual III (Neue Version)
18 Matthias Schuster und Hans Keller (2) / Ritual IV
19 Im Namen Des Volkes / Ich War Da, Leergebrannt
20 Im Namen Des Volkes / Raumkrank
21 Im Namen Des Volkes / Im Namen Des Volkes
22 Matthias Schuster und Hans Keller (2) / Ritual IV (Andere Abmischung)
Matthias Schuster - Für Alles Auf Der Welt
Im Namen Des Volkes - Ich War Da, Leergebrannt
Matthias Schuster und Hans Keller - Ritual IV (Andere Abmischung)
Invisible Limits was an early synth-pop band from Germany that started in about 1985. On their first two records, they had a darker industrial sound, but in 1986, vocalist / synth guy Thomas Ludke left the group over disputes over the direction of the music. He then formed his own industrial outfit, The Invincible Spirit. I’d like to track down the first two singles, Love Is A Kind Of Mystery and Devil Dance, but they are rather rare. Invisible Limits carried on through out the 80s and 90s as a husband-and-wife duo, but I believe they recently broke up, though there was a reunion show in Germany with The Invincible Spirit. A Conscious State was their second LP and it was released in 1989, it also includes a very nice cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart”. I think most of their original releases are out of print, but there is information on their website about a 5 CD boxed set containing all their releases.
Tracklisting:
1 Golden Dreams (It’s A Big Long Street) (4:54)
2 No Tears (Big Shambles Of Broken Dreams) (3:48)
3 Love Will Tear Us Apart (As Desperation Takes Hold) (3:22)
4 No Doubts (No Insurance, But A Lot Of Hope) (4:46)
5 In A Dream (A Conscious State) (4:18)
6 Kill Me Dearly (Waiting For Love) (4:30)
7 I Want You (Just Loose Your Head Forget It All) (3:09)
8 Power To Survive (Won’t You Get The Order To Survive) (4:13)
9 Natalie’s (Where Are You Now 2) (8:52)
10 Kill The Remix (4:13)
Released on Belgium’s underground house and techno label Music Man and compiled by French DJ Terence Fixmer, Aktion Mekanik is a 17 track, unmixed journey into the world of minimal electro and EBM industrial. Fixmer is known in circles for his productions of industrial-styled techno and his collaboration with Douglas McCarthy (former vocalist for Nitzer Ebb), as Fixmer/McCarthy. He presents a slide show of 80s underground electronic music by the likes of Nitzer Ebb, Fad Gadget, The Klinik, as well as many others. Also included are two songs by Crash Course In Science, which is strange for two reasons. One, the first one is pretty damn annoying, and two, he could have picked 2 songs by any other band. Or left one of those songs off and picked another band. But what do I know? That aside, it’s not a necessity for current fans of the genres of industrial and minimal synth. It would serve better as an introduction to someone who’s primarily into house and techno and picked up this CD based on its association with Fixmer. The more converts, the better, I suppose.
Tracklisting:
1 Nitzer Ebb / Warszaw Ghetto (4:48)
2 Crash Course In Science / Cardboard Lamb (2:27)
3 No More / Suicide Commando (3:20)
4 Normal, The / Warm Leatherette (3:19)
5 Fad Gadget / Coitus Interruptus (4:39)
6 Klinik, The* / Hours + Hours (5:32)
7 Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft / Verschwende Deine Jugend (3:48)
8 Invincible Limit, The / Push ! (3:51)
9 Skinny Puppy / Assimilate (3:47)
10 Crash Course In Science / Flying Turns (3:00)
11 Liaisons Dangereuses / Mystère Dans Le Brouillard (3:49)
12 Front 242 / Kampfbereit (3:20)
13 Neon Judgement, The / TV Treated (5:00)
14 Psyche (2) / The Crawler (2:16)
15 A Split - Second / Flesh (Remix) (2:43)
16 Snowy Red / Euroshima / Wardance (4:15)
17 Terence Fixmer / Aktion Mekanik Theme (6:22)
Electronic Classix was a 2 CD compilation issued by Cleopatra Records way back in 1996. Many of the tracks from this compilation were from the German label New Zone, which was one of many sub-labels of Talla 2XLC’s main label Music Research. I’ve heard this style music called “New Beat” but like any other randomly made up genre name, I don’t know what the fuck that really means? I mean, there’s a Wikipedia article about New Beat but that’s just really retarded. I don’t know, none of the groups mentioned, besides A Split Second, compare to the style of music on this compilation, which is a form of EBM, but with a hard European techno influence; sans vocals, for the most part. It’s hard for me to explain, but it’s some pretty obscure stuff. By and large, these are all German groups working from about the late 80s to early-mid 90s. This CD is out of print and just for the sake of ease, I just picked songs from disc one to audio embed, ok?
Tracklisting:
1.01 Metropolis (2) / Time Of War (6:31)
1.02 Konzept / Hypnautic Beats (5:57)
1.03 Umo Detic / Fahrenheit (5:01)
1.04 Blind Vision / Bestialic Beat (4:25)
1.05 U-Tek / Das Mass Der Dinge (5:14)
1.06 Scope (2) / The Future (5:37)
1.07 Nostromo Dept. / Evolution (Dali S Mix) (6:08)
1.08 Master Program / Hallo (KWK Mix) (6:07)
1.09 Noise Control / Operation S.B. (5:18)
1.10 Konzept / Last Night (Special Mix) (4:31)
1.11 Negrosex / Techno La Droga V1.4 (5:53)
1.12 Blind Vision / Tanz Den Teufeul (4:47)
2.01 Umo Detic / Carpe Diem (5:35)
2.02 Sons Of Nippon / Sepuku Beat (5:15)
2.03 Master Program / Central Europe (7:12)
2.04 Blind Vision / Don’t Look At Me (5:48)
2.05 Technoid / Technoïd (4:52)
2.06 3 Times 6 / You Can Run (6:10)
2.07 Konzept / Human Transmission (5:30)
2.08 Metropolis (2) / Poseidon (7:10)
2.09 Blind Vision / Near Dark (4:46)
2.10 Master Program / Total Fire Ant Control (4:15)
2.11 Noise Control / Metabolism (7:08)
2.12 Voi / Schwingungen (6:20)
Electronic Winter Landscape was the first cassette release by Runes Order for the noise / experimental label Slaughter Productions. Being all Italians there, it should be noted that Slaughter Productions is run by sick noise guru Atrax Morgue, who died in 2007 from undisclosed reasons (turns out he hung himself). This cassette was actually one of six that Runes Order released in 1993. There’s actually two different editions of this release, I just picked the one with the nicer artwork. This cassette actually a lot different than the material he put out later in his career; it’s more ambient / experimental, while more recent releases from the late 90s on were more electronic, with an almost soundtrack feel, inspired by Italian horror soundtracks, and the likes of Tangerine Dream and Goblin. His last release ever was in mid-2007, X! The Final Solution.
Tracklisting:
A1 Visions Of Venus (7:33)
A2 Fragments (6:02)
A3 Transfer (5:35)
A4 Winter Planet (10:30)
A5 Floating (9:05)
A6 Blue Dance (4:20)
B1 Remember (5:35)
B2 Waiting (8:35)
B3 Sun (10:18)
B4 Acid Rain (7:00)
B5 Winter I (8:45)
B6 Winter II (4:00)
Novelty Waves is a CD-Maxi single released by Norwegian ambient artist Biosphere. Fans of Biosphere are not adapt to recognize this material perhaps, as it’s a a far departure from the cold minimalistic experiments he continues to do later in his career. “Novelty Waves” was originally released on his second full-length album Patashnik and is a nice uptempo ambient house tune. In addition to two remixes by Biosphere himself, there is a decent techno remix by Mark Bell of LFO and, of course, the probable highlight of the CD, a remix by Higher Intelligence Agency. There were two different versions of Novelty Waves released by Apollo, but this one is the better because of the remixes. The other version simply has tracks that can already be found on his first two releases.
dreamSTATE is the creation of Jamie Todd and Scott Moore, two Toronto-based ambient musicians. In addition to creating music under the dreamSTATE moniker since the late 1990s, they have been the leaders of Toronto’s weekly ambient event The Ambient Ping, which is going to be celebrating it’s ninth anniversary this month. Om was released in 2001 and is a long-form live piece recorded at Canada’s Om Festival. The first edition has been sold-out unfortunately, and it’s unclear whether they will be making more available in the future. However, their other two releases, and well as a number of compilations which they appeared on are available for sale through their website. This album is full of spaced out ambient music that would have been absolutely wonderful to hear live on a big sound system. Hopefully some day, I can make it to Toronto for one of their events before they stop doing them!
This first post for musicians I discovered on Myspace is for Alessandro, a Rome-based musician who works in the style of minimalist new wave music and gothic alternative. He actually has two separate profiles on Myspace for his musical projects, both of which are instrumental affairs in the style of 4AD bands like Dead Can Dance, Michael Brook, and Cocteau Twins, plus many other groups. A small sample of his list of influences includes Tor Lundvall, Clan of Xymox, The Cure, Asylum Party, A Certain Ratio, Death in June, Joy Division and many more. All of the songs posted are short snippets, usually only a few minutes long, but would still sound enjoyable to anyone with a taste for the above-mentioned bands.
Go visit him on Myspace at the links below and tell him what you think.
Released in 1986, Brighter Than A Thousand Suns was already the sixth full-length release in as many years by seminal British pioneers Killing Joke. Throughout the 80s, Killing Joke was known for their style of new wave / post-punk music, but by the time the 90s had come around, the band had switched gears into a more heavy industrial rock style that they later became best known for. By the late 90s, a collection of remixes had been released on the UK goa trance label Dragonfly Records, but Killing Joke had gone on a short hiatus from releasing records. While the members kept busy with other projects, bassist Paul Raven became more well-known with his work in Prong and Ministry. Since the mid-2000s, Killing Joke released two albums of new material and had a large portion of their back-catalog re-released by a variety of record labels. However, with the timely death of Paul Raven in October 2007, it remains to be seen if the days of Killing Joke are numbered. RIP Paul.
Tracklisting:
1 Adorations (4:42)
2 Sanity (4:45)
3 Chessboards (5:51)
4 Twilight Of The Mortal (4:14)
5 Love Of The Masses (4:40)
6 A Southern Sky (4:38)
7 Victory (7:11)
8 Wintergardens (5:24)
9 Rubicon (7:03)
10 Goodbye To The Village (5:26)
11 Exile (6:38)
This post is the first to highlight releases from various netlabels around the web, of which there will undoubtedly be more. So this first entry is from California downtempo producer Aerotake, who according to his Myspace page is still in high school. He also states that he was drawn into electronic music by the background noodlings of the producer on Linkin Park albums. Hey, everyone had to start somewhere, right? Just kidding. For a first release by a young electronic musician, this is a very nice little mini album. It has a flowing mix of ambient, downtempo beats and some IDM passages. Very nice, and it will be interesting to hear further music from him in the future.
