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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.

Victrola - Maritime Tatami

Garbage

Garbagemx

Tri Repetae

Eutow

Crash Course In Science performs a Key Studio Session at WXPN in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 25th, 2012.

The Key Studio Sessions July 25, 2012

"It Costs To Be Austere" by Crash Course In Science recorded live at WXPN

MidNight 808ss

11/6/2025 (1) @club9ine

Love's Secret Domain

Windowpane - Coil

from album "Too Many Voices" (2016)
https://www.discogs.com/Andy-Stott-Too-Many-Voices-/release/8444700

Too Many Voices

Andy Stott - New Romantic

Scramblers

Trench

A Guide for Beginners: The Voice of Silver / a Guide for Finishers: a Hair of Gold

Further Back and Faster