REGIS - 'GODFLESH SUPPORT SET' 15:9:2015 @ 'WARSAW'. GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN.

Having dedicated her life to unearthing the long lost gems of the early 80s via her Minimal Wave imprint, as well as curating thrilling modern music for her sub-label Cititrax, Veronica Vasicka has made a name for herself calling the shots from behind the curtain. Today, she steps into the spotlight as the headline artist with her highly anticipated debut solo 12″ on Regis’ imprint, Downwards. ‘From Here’ was recorded in 2004, with no intent to be released. Framed by a larger, more intimate process for Veronica, who was then keeping a sonic diary of her daily adventures via a 4-track recorder and analog synths, it puts into perspective the personal evolution and singular nature of one of today’s most acclaimed DJs and selectors to frequent the stages.

Setting up an out and out anxiogenic, eerie industrial atmosphere from your darkest fantasies, Veronica’s original mix burns slowly, like a glowing candle in the cold night. Exposing a musical identity both sensuous and disenchanted, the track gets all the more dancy and carnal in the hands of Regis, who tweaks it into a smooth libertine late-nighter. Second to counter-seal ‘From Here’, former Nitzer Ebb and Depeche Mode collaborator Paul Kendall transforms it into a more riff-charged, busy sound design where textured membranes dangerously bleed into one another as distortions convulse recognisable shapes into an abstract tableau of machine whispers and altered fragrances. To top things off in regal manner, Robert Hampson – founder of the legendary band Loop and also Main – adds a propulsive, hi-NRG twist and delay-soaked dimension to the vibrant multiverse that makes for a variedly-nuanced debut 12″. A unique, shape-shifting object that suits Veronica Vasicka’s complex musical persona like a glove. And finally, the artwork is designed by Veronica herself, featuring two self-portraits she shot on 35mm film at 16 years of age.

Original track written & produced by Veronica Vasicka
A2 mix by Regis
B1 mix by Paul Kendall
B2 mix by Chasm aka Robert Hampson
℗ & © Downwards 2018
Cat. No. LINO80 – all rights reserved.

A1. Veronica Vasicka - From Here (Original 2004 Mix)[LINO80]

Grebenstein and Seefried – radical autodidact and trained musicians – have been working together for 6 years between longer periods of rest, intensive musical output emerged in short and concentrated sessions. A stripped back way of working, with only one drum machine, one synthesizer, and one voice, is reflected in the minimalistic and uncompromising songs they produce. Those who get drawn into the songs of the duo will find themselves simultaneously shocked into overdrive and lulled into a temporary peace – always guided by Seefried’s warm and deep voice.

At the end of 2019, in the year of the label’s 25th anniversary, they will be back on Regis’ Downwards Records with their new release “Raging Tender“.

Written and produced by Jan Grebenstein and Christine Seefried, "Raging Tender" is the title track of Grebenstein & Seefried EP out on Feb 1, 2019 in vinyl 12” and digital download.


Cat. No. LIN081 – All rights reserved.
℗ & © Downwards 2019

Raging Tender

Grebenstein & Seefried – Raging Tender [LINO81]

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2. epic soundtracks - i wanna be free
3. the jesus and mary chain - nine million rainy days
4. death in june - hail ! the white grain
5. einsturzende neubauten - total eclipse of the sun
6. wiseblood - someone died in my pool
7. current 93 - summer of love
8. the willing sinners - jackel jackel
9. coil - ostia ( death of passolini )
10. the cocteau twins - pearly dew-drop drops
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12. rowland s howard - ocean

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