Mars89 is a musician whose uncompromising electronic compositions have cemented him as one of the most unique and exciting prospects within Tokyo’s underground club circuit, but his contribution to the city’s culture extends far beyond the dancefloor. 


Since moving to Tokyo in his late teens in 2008, Mars89 has established himself as someone whose creative output — in all its shapes and forms — provides a vital perspective on the vicissitudes of living in one of the most populous urban metropolises in the world.


His discography to-date is a bricolage of styles, channeling the guttural, sub-bass-infused body music from UK dubstep’s heyday and the mutant rhythms of Bristol’s signature bass music scene — some of Mars89’s foundational musical influences — as well as the auteurs of cinema, from Kubrick to Lynch, and, specifically, their unparalleled flair for all things eerie, abject and uncanny. In his arsenal, he possesses tracks that can immediately ignite the latent energy of a heaving club crowd, as well as ambient compositions that transport listeners into unsettling alien landscapes evocative of sci-fi dystopias and biotechnological collapse. It’s his ability to weave seamlessly between the two that sets him apart as an artist who ultimately uses his sensibilities to design entire worlds, and this is also reflected in his boundary-pushing VR explorations with label Bokeh Versions and collaborations with designers like Patrick Savile.


Outside of music, Mars89 has collaborated with fashion brand Undercover's Jun Takahashi, on a collection that deconstructed military garments, making them into a powerful anti-war statement in true punk spirit, as well as releasing a record through the brand. The latter referenced the show soundtrack he had created for Undercover’s AW19 collection, and featured remixes by Thom Yorke, Zomby and Low Jack, who he had played alongside at the Takahashi-curated instalment of Virgil Abloh’s club night, Sound Design. All three of the artists signed up for remix duty immediately upon request, demonstrating how highly regarded Mars89 is by his global contemporaries. 


Mars89 is also a key figure within Tokyo’s activist community, spearheading an anti-establishment ‘Protest Rave’ that has seen sound trucks drive through some of the city’s most iconic vistas while blasting out hard techno, galvanising Tokyo’s youth into new, emergent strands of political engagement.


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Once again, digging deep into the underbelly of 1980s DIY cassette culture, Contort Yourself present a weird and wild collection of minimal wave, industrial, post punk, experimental electronic and more...

OUT NOW. VINYL AVAILABLE FROM ALL GOOD RECORDS SHOPS

Juno: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/80s-underground-cassette-culture-volume-2/883082-01/  
 
Volume 1 sold out super quick so be careful...

DIGITAL: https://contortyourself-cy.bandcamp.com/album/80s-underground-cassette-culture-volume-2

IF YOU BUY THE VINYL FROM JUNO OR ANYWHERE ELSE JUST LET US KNOW AND WE'LL SEND YOU A DOWNLOAD CODE FOR THE DIGITAL

"Focusing on razor-edged techno pop, bleepy drum machine minimalism and homemade synth experiments, ['80s UCC Vol.2'] takes a global view of the 80s tape underground...saturated in a vibrant layer of multicoloured DIY ambition. But this compilation is more than a nostalgia-fuelled expansion of the archive. It bends chronologies, suggesting that A didn’t necessarily follow B in the way it’s usually assumed. A snap-shot full of surprise precursors, heroic outliers and yet to be realised possibilities." - The Quietus

"Brilliant" - Tom Ravenscroft (BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC)

"From the lurching misanthropic menace of Years On Earth to the static drum machine robo funk of M Rendell, from the dark proto-House, monochrome industrial work out of Pornosect to the primitive sample-punk of Ob Ovo, these mutants all made music brimming with life and vim under the layer of culture and reality that was the mainstream in the 80s. Think Cabaret Voltairish experimentation, sub-Fad Gadget desperation, burbling radiophonic synth tones smothering grooves, these coldest of waves and most clanging of industrial tones represent a tip or a trough of an iceberg or valley of endless invention from the decade that refuses to die." - Monorail

"Listeners with insight into the subterranean 1980s might gather they have a handle on what 80s Underground Cassette Culture Volume 2 has in store, but a mere spin of the sides reveals the contents to be more expansive than one might expect...and even better, all the cuts have been fully licensed from the artists, making this a stand-up undertaking all-around. " - The Vinyl District

TRACKLISTING:

A1. Die Achse - Under The Church
A2. Nostalgie Eternelle - Peace Of Mind
A3. Years On earth - As You're Told
A4. If, Bwana - Tiny Bladders
A5. Stefan Schrader - Attempt To Rap

B1. Misteek - Bump Beat
B2. M Rendell - CV In
B3. Dix Ferro - Bienvenidos a Neuchatel
B4. Sluik - Open Window
B5. Pornosect - Pressure Level
B6. The Horse He's Sick - Projectile Fascination

C1. M Nomized - Nitsed
C2. John J Lafia - Life Is Short*
C3. Interaccion - Newton
C4. Die Mysteriösen - Spürhund
C5. Homage a Brinkman - Französisch

D1. Solanaceae Tau - Tekno Pop
D2. Ob Ovo & Sha 261 - The CIA, It Dances
D3. Collectionism - We Are All Children Of God
D4. UPM - Anstalt
D5. Wolfgang Wiggers - Slightly Mental

*John J Lafia - Life Is Short is available on the vinyl only

All tracks licensed directly from the original artists.

FORMATS: Double vinyl LP with gatefold sleeve, printed inner sleeves and insert
                   Digital release
RELEASE DATE: 17/10/22
DISTRIBUTION ENQUIRES: milo.bragg@juno.co.uk
EMAIL: contortyourselfnow@gmail.com

80s Underground Cassette Culture: Volume 2

80s Underground Cassette Culture: Volume 2 - Double LP - PREVIEW

@conradpack 

Our next mix is by Conrad Pack. London based, running the label Selchp Recordings together with DJ Gonz. And dropped one of the most exciting releases from last year. This mix is full of forthcoming, unreleased, and music which may never be heard again. All alongside other inspirations. Hi Conrad.

Photo by Constantine Spence 

Tracklist: 
Utterance Robot
Substance - Bird Cave
Stewart Walker - CSF (Female Remix)
Excell - Sandbox
Various Artists - 8 (AE Mix)
Obscurum - Solut
Conrad Pack - Untitled
Conrad Pack - Untitled
Conrad Pack - Untitled
LEAL - Collect All
Pumpgun Pro - Kill Me
DJ Pete - Latifah (Dub Cut)
Conrad Pack - Untitled
Conrad Pack - Untitled
Obscurum - Man Pocket
Regis & Female - Guiltless
Regis - Rites
Clemens Neufeld - Impact (2015 Remaster)
Kovács Ferenc - Violin Solo

Knekelhuis # 92 - Conrad Pack

@iueke has been playing music for more than 20 years, creating sounds for underground parties, raves and ragers, which have led to collabs with Aphex Twin and label Antinote. Every month on Rinse France, he delivers an always unique, immersive listening experience.

Catch Iueke every 3th Wednesday of the month, from 22h to 00h [CET] on rinse.fr

Rinse France Podcast

The Iueke Show - 21 Septembre 2022

Rita Mikhael is one of the most exciting exports of the Toronto (Canada) scene over the last few years. And there are compelling reasons for it. With a penchant for scorched rhythms, tonnes-heavy distortions and sledgehammer beats, E-Saggila is championing the non-conformist sound deriving from gabber, break-core, electro, noise and other influences. Since entering the scene in 2015, she has not only built an extensive discography on the likes of Opal Tapes, Northern Electronics, Hospital Productions and other labels but also co-navigated Summer Isle, a DYI label, to promote the noise-centric and power electronics sound in her homeland. We had the opportunity to ask E-Saggila about her background, the recent releases and current ventures, as she dusted the decks for DT #195 podcast.

Find the interview, tracklist and more info at home: https://digital-tsunami.org/music/dt/195-e-saggila

Digital Tsunami 195

Digital Tsunami 195 - E-Saggila

Preorder via Bandcamp : https://osare-editions.bandcamp.com/album/oe-016-v-a-the-male-body-will-be-next-pt1

In 2022, Osàre! Editions founder Elena Colombi approached artists and musicians with a prompt: Every body, everyone needs love to flourish. In her book The Will to Change, the eminent author and social activist bell hooks invites men to excavate their innermost selves, challenging the way that patriarchal society limits their capacity for intimacy, tenderness, care and emotion. As hooks lays out, feminist thought and work requires the collective participation of all genders in order to realise a liberated world. How can we imagine cross-gender solidarity through music and art? And how can we tell sonic stories that facilitate our full potential as desiring beings? These are the questions that The Male Body Will Be Next starts out from.

The title of the record draws connections between hooks' writing, a film by Rebecca Salvadori and Peter de Potter's stunning photo series of the same name. In de Potter and Salvadori's depictions, men's bodies appear as vulnerable, naked and exposed.

Divided into two parts, the first instalment of The Male Body Will Be Next hinges on colliding energies – the melding of club dance floors and haunting ambient textures, agile techno and noisy experimentation.

'The sun on my skin… it’s so warm and gentle,’ speak-sings Olivia Salvadori on ‘Su Di Te M’Infrango’, visualising utopias. Laurel Halo crafts a dreamscape spun from golden threads of synth and strings. Pensive and reflective, Ben Bertrand’s bass clarinet roams searchingly, its piercing tonality full of longing. Yet, in between these lucid, cinematic passages and spoken word, The Male Body Will Be Next finds space to dance together. Moving in fervent, rhythmic patterns, Sepehr’s ‘Divooneh’ pivots between tension and release. Filmmaker unleashes a wave of energy and The Spy delivers a potent take on vintage electro, the track title hinting at the double-bind of gendered expectations. Propelled between these eclectic styles, the record encapsulates the full spectrum of sonic expression. 
credits
releases November 28, 2022

ft. @lamusalamusa @fluctuosa @99-letters @frankrodas @yasssa @/allegedwitches @brainwaltzera @anna_in @solid_blake @Galina Ozeran @chris-chondropoulos @zonautopicagarantita @flmmkr @thespy808303 @ben-bertrand-bxl @pinknoisedisco @leventepavelka @sepehr-a @upsammy @cobysey @olivia-salvadori

[ OE 016 ] : V.A. - The Male Body Will Be Next Pt1 (Snippets)

META MOTO podcast is derived from outward and inward influences, combined circumstances of temporal things and forms. From existence to succession generating things according to the natural order.

@MYNAMEISNOTMATA is often described as an enigma with a dada-Esque punk-like attitude; Someone who refuses to coalesce into a definable form. As an all-round artist, the focus is always both political and philosophical.
As a multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer and DJ she has carved out a place at the eclectic danceable frontiers of a witch-crafting and gothic, experimental, industrial music, to channel age-old questions into a distinct and transgressive musical language.

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MMP102 - MY NAME IS NOT MATA - META MOTO PODCAST

Mike Tansella Jr.
ECLECTIC DJ / SELECTOR OF NO COMPROMISES. Born in Bari ,BERLIN RESIDENT SINCE 2013. Mike’s driving force is his unquestionable appreciation for the true sound of Chicago JACK and Detroit Techno. SONS OF TRADERS CO-FOUNDER AND REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR AT MUTANT RADIO TBILISI, Mike's releases cover all the West Coast basis, highlighting the raw side of EBM, Acid, Electro,Industrial and more.

Mike Tansella Jr. [TRAM PLANET x Mutant Radio] [14.11.2022]

Rinse Podcast France

Beau Wanzer - 06 Décembre 2022

First mix of the year coming from Conor Thomas.

Conor is a member of Boomkat, one of the best vinyl stores worldwide, and the co-founder of Death Of Rave, a label that counts around 50 raw and without any limitation releases. He has been spinning records like a maniac, writing the best “verses”about the music that he digs and hell yeah... he is an amazing selector! The mix is 87-92 UK electro, Latin freestyle, Belgian new beat and early NYC/Euro techno/Proto Goa T sound which he truly loves and kinda follows on from a volume of mixtapes for Reel Torque. Recorded in one take, vinyl-only, in a smoky gooch of Whalley Range... janky bits included.


as he said 
"s/o all my Greek homies, TWH, P13, Anna G - anyone who’s hosted me on a sofa gassing about new beat at 8am. “
Press play and Enjoy! 

@thedeathofrave
https://ra.co/dj/conorthomas

Phormix Podcast #238 ● Conor Thomas

Slow-rolling mix of scorched dark music and experimental techno that touches on the haunting and cathartic as well as all those moments 
will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

Time to ooze...

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