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

The Lot 072023 Ryan & @benbondy

mastered by @bswalk
cover by ratx.cc

@n00rj

revieval

noorj - description of an S

Tracklist:
Patricia - Hardly Able To Do Anything
Internazionale - The Pale And The Colourful
Chantal Michelle, Brian Allen Simon - Celestia 
Varnable - Hybrid
JJ + JJS - 6AM (Iris Mix)
Ana Roxanne - Suite Pour L’invisible
Martyna Basta -Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering
Toxe - Portal
Kilometre Club - Then a quick walk down the street
Tor Lundvall - The Mist
B. Lustmord, Robert Rich - Elemental Trigger
Nthng - Worldless Mass
POiSON GiRL FRiEND - Love Is...

Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering

info + featured artists: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/habitat-torpedo
https://habitattt.it/

Habitat

Habitat – Torpedo

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SHLAGGA (Mars 2025)

Mix from @rotabega and @echinacea-769317352

originally aired March 7th, 2025 on Radio Nopal
www.radionopal.com/#/inner-most

Tag Voice: Hellène Héctor

𝓇𝑜𝓉𝒶𝒷𝑒𝑔𝒶
mu tate - they’re with you always (ft. Igor Dyachenko & Mathilde)
The Radio Dept. - The City Limit
Actress - Blurring Celt
Florian T M Zeisig - Matrix Perseids
Opheliaxz - Drift
Expugnantis - Dub 2
OL - tr 08
Skudge - Convolution
Glint - Drama
Mattias Alkberg - Aldrig Mera Skog

𝐸𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒶𝒸𝑒𝒶
elvira del rocío - If I see u
Ember - here we left it
Doris Dana - Now Not Now
Nahi Mitti - humidj intro
umki - etch
jack with an o - rainin Harmonix
vanda - It Might Heal
Anu - guitar
wist - is it possible to fix this
3solang - Eternal Mist (Star Remix)
auto - The World Is Going To Drag On And On
romec - suntitled

Shelter notes 🍂 with rotabega & Echinacea

to do love—“we must retrieve and eat our own shadow.”
A mix from Laenz ahead of her debut album release, 88 Keys, out on Scorpio Red on 16th May.
Laenz is a producer based in Brooklyn, NY, working within radiophonic textures and caliginous dance music. Her work explores the sonification of indeterminate spaces, saturating abstract musical forms with intensely tender and personal observations. She uses vocals, radio equipment, and live processing in her performances, sonifying unknowable sounds into unsuspecting ears. She holds a Lot residency, and has released projects under Woozy, Early Reflex, Dance Data, and more.
Guest link https://www.instagram.com/laenzzz
With @laenzzz


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