RR25D - POLADROïD - A Brute Like You

If the RR22 release was one foot in the past and one fist in the future, this one is firmly planted in the 70's and the 80's: slapping basses, detuned synths and a coldwave-ish voice.

If you missed the old Poladroïd sound, this one is definitely for you.

Release date : 29th march 2021

1. Soul City
2. Decline of The West
3. The Death of Mandy-Lou Perkins
4. A Brute Like You
5. Politicians and Pedophiles
6. A Russian Zek in Lagos

A Brute Like You

RR25D - POLADROïD - A Brute Like You - Roulette Rekordz

Pre-order : https://ar-fm.bandcamp.com/album/stakhanov
Release date: June 2, 2021

One year and a half after Jaroska’s ’Red Room Offering’ release, Lyon-based AR/FM label is back with the fourth imprint of its catalog, due for June 2021.
Following the label’s aim of exploring a widened techno spectrum while working with and promoting unsung talented friends, AR/FM is about to provide another beautiful piece of music, this time from ephemeral trio Stakhanov.

This eponymous LP offers 55 minutes of dense, fluctuant electronic experimentations, taking inspirations in the relentless Soviet worker myth. Its frantic and industrial overall atmosphere, set by sharp yet harsh paces, is eventually pulled to pieces by murky and hallucinated ambient acts, depicting a way darker story than the one told by the USSR propaganda.  
Thus, one rhetorical question remains: Could this unhealthy man-a-machine glorification come to any different end than madness?

Based upon Hugo Charpentier’s drawings, that can be found both on inner and outer sleeves, the 7-track album definitely takes advantage of its visual dimension, resulting in an elegant double-12” black-&-white gatefold layout. 

Releasing Stakhanov was also for AR/FM a way to pay tribute to the golden era of Lyon alternative electronic scene around 2013-2016, of which the project-members were three of the many faces. 
Through their different collectives and labels (CLFT Militia, SILO, Palma…) amongst others, all the instigators of this creative craze considerably contributed to the constitution of a new generation of Lyon-scene protagonists, AR/FM being one of them.

Release Infos:
Date of announcement: Monday, May 17, 2021 
Date of release: Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
Styles: Deep Techno, Dub Techno, Ambient, Industrial, Acid, Downtempo, Drone
Limited-edition of 150 double-12” Gatefold vinyls, including download code and 30*30cm insert by Hugo Charpentier.
Public price: 26 € + shipping.

Credits:
Music: Mathieu Reynaud, Léo Paillard & Fabien Ainardi 
Mastering: Lorenzo Targhetta
Artworks & Design: Hugo Charpentier 

AR/FM Links:
Bandcamp: https://ar-fm.bandcamp.com
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/aroomfmuzik 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARoomFMuzik
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/fr/label/1457939-ARFM 
Contact: contact.arfm@gmail.com

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