01. All These People Around Me by Wareika ( Taken from the album 'Wternal' out now via Visionquest)
02. Bang the Box (Bang the House Remix) by Matt Warren (Taken from the album 'Jerome Deradji presents Bang the Box! The (Lost) Story of AKA Dance Music. Chicago 1987-88' out now via Still Music.)
03. To Hell With You by Sleigh Bells (Taken from the album 'Bitter Rivals' out now via Lucky Number.)
04. Redlight ft. Nathaniel Pearn by Robinn (Taken from the album 'Multiphonia' out now via Compost.)
05. Jump Over Barrels by Crash Course in Science (Taken from the album 'Trevor Jackson Presents Metal Dance 2' out now via Strut.)
06. Me & U by Shine 2009 (Taken from the album 'Our Nation' out now via Modular.)
07. Postman by Melissa Laveaux (Taken from the album 'Dying is a Wild Night' out now via Naive.)

05. Jump Over Barrels by Crash Course in Science

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For our 55th release we are launching a special series called Dark Entries Editions, dedicated to 12" singles made for the dance floor. The first release in this series is Victrola, the duo of Antonio "Eze" Cuscinà and Carlo Smeriglio from Italy. The band formed in Messina, but later relocated to Florence to join the rich musical scene there with Neon, Pankow, Alexander Robotnick and Diaframma. Beginning as a 4-piece combo (two guitarists, bassist, drummer) in 1979, they slimmed down to a synthesizer and guitar-based duo a few years later.
Their sole release was the "Maritime Tatami"/"A Game Of Despair" EP, from 1983. Using an array of now-classic Roland synthesizers (TR 606, TR 303 Bassline, Juno 6) plus a Korg Polysix and Fender Stratocaster, they crafted two darkwave ballads. "Maritime Tatami" engulfs the listener with trance-inducing synth lines and melancholic vocals over its epic 8 minutes. Oblique minor-key bass lines provide an anchor while snappy, brittle 606 rhythms propel the track along. The lyrics tell the story of Tatami, a boy from a fishing town who yearns for a new life in the big city. "A Game of Despair", on the flipside, is a haunting crawl through the eyes of a woman left by her lover. An angular guitar riff repeats hypnotically, as fragile icy synth lines chime emptily above it.
Each song has been carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in an exact replication of the original jacket, and includes an insert with lyrics and never-before-seen photos. Victrola's only release is a truly singular and timeless masterpiece—it’s from a dimension of its own.

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