Misunderstanding

UK based record label Weapons of Desire was born on the 30th November 2017. The brain child of three friends Alex Handley, Mick Clarke and Toni Aslam. Alex and Toni first met Mick two years before when they had a couple of Auto Sound City EPs out on Mick’s long running Flight Recorder label. 

The saying “Being around the block a few times” is an understatement when you look at the recording history of them all. Playing, making and releasing music all the way back to the 80’s (even further in Mick’s case) seemed like a natural progression when talking about a potential label and the vision they had before its creation using their recording names (Iron Blu and Auto Sound City) to make the kind of music they wanted to dance to. The ethos was and still is to release tough dancefloor publications as stated in the label description "Spinning an endless cable of steel sound".

Over the years Weapons Of Desire has released vinyl as single-sided two track hand stamped records, four track EPs, a couple of six track compilations entitled Machine Funk Vol. 1 and 2, double packs and an album. The label Is also now fully integrated with regular digital releases too.

31 releases and a total of 33 different artists, Weapons of Desire has a seat firmly at the table with more chairs added for 2025. Afterall without great music, life would most certainly be a mistake



Weapons Of Desire takeover w. Timothy J. Fairplay [05.05.25]

Amy and Mathilda discuss the 2007 fantasy adventure film Stardust, starring Claire Danes and Charlie Cox.

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Something different and special for Dungeon Module 008, Timothy J. Fairplay invites artists he admires both new and established for music on Working Overtime Volume One. The compilation begins with ‘Master Blaster’ by RZ-1 warrior and REALM resident Oyster, then Alex Israel keeps up the jackbeat intensity with ‘You Forgot The Briefcase’. Chupacabras is next with pressure building Thanet party electro jam ‘OFF Planet’. Hope Of The States frontman Sam Herlihy debuts his electronic project Total Mathematics with the cinematic ‘Warningcamp’ to close the side. ‘Set Phasers To Stun’ starts side B, analogue house by Computerdisco constructed in a workshop of vintage synths overlooking the Bristol Channel. Timothy first met Rebecca Goldberg playing at Tresor, ‘URNOTALONE’ is hypnotic Minimal Nation style Detroit techno featuring field recordings from her recent trip to Roswell. Alan Harman appears with ‘Blast Zone’ in his instantly recognisable and unparalleled cold wave style. Timothy J. Fairplay finishes the album with the lo-fi synth, melodica and Space Echo of ‘Night Warden Dub’.

Available on limited Cassette and digital Download.

Side A
Oyster - Master Blaster
Alex Israel - You Forgot The Briefcase
Chupacabras - OFF Planet
Total Mathematics - Warningcamp

Side B
Computerdisco - Set Phasers To Stun
Rebecca Goldberg - URNOTALONE
Alan Harman - Blast Zone
Timothy J. Fairplay - Night Warden Dub

Released September 5th, 2025

A1 Written and produced by Oyster. A2 Written and Produced by Alex Israel. A3 All sounds recorded at Studio Brodsteyr by Jeremy Rodriguez. A4 Written and Produced at Hex Library by Sam Herlihy. B1 Written and produced by James Bell. B2 Produced and arranged by Rebecca Goldberg. B3 Written and produced by Alan Harman. B4 Written and produced by Timothy J. Fairplay at Dungeon Module studio, published by House Of Klart.
Mastered by Alden Tyrell. 
Artwork by James Bell & TJF. 
©Dungeon Module 2025.

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