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Synth-Wave / Post-Punk

Release info: ghostly.com/releases/hinterland

Recondite - Abscondence

Debut album from Soviet Soviet.

Order the album here: http://bit.ly/14OCRAM

Order

Soviet Soviet - 1990

http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-040-monuments-age-lp

We are pleased to present a crown jewel of the early 80s Italian Minimal Synth scene. 
The MONUMENTS came into being in January 1981 in Turin when Mauro Tavella (keyboards, programming) and Andrea Costa (keyboards, voice) pooled their artistic experiences. From the outset they produced exclusively synthesised music, following the natural evolution in electronic music from the early days with monophonic synthesisers to the latest virtual sounds generated with the aid of computers.

The MONUMENTS released in 1984 their only official record on Discordie, a mini LP called "Age" comprising six incredibly fantastic electro-pop tracks, here reissued by Mannequin Records with 2 bonus tracks, "Veiled Lady" and "The Seals", which are out-takes from the same period. All the tracks were recorded on a Tascam 8-tracks, with external synchronisation of the percussions, at the TKS Studio in Torino.

From 1987 onwards, they focused exclusively on music for theatre, radio and independent film, writing scores for the opening sequences of programmes for some of the most important Italian TV companies as well as soundtracks for documentaries.  

Anna Logue Records released "XXVII" CD in 2009, an anthology of their music that contains the best of their early work from the years 1981-84. 

Some critics thought of this mini LP as being the best electropop record ever coming out of Italy.  A masterpiece!

 - 12’’ LP on black vinyl, 33 RPM - Limited edition of 300 copies
- 2 Bonus Tracks from 1984 (The Seals, Veiled Lady) 
- Artwork reworked from the Original cover from 1984  

Strongly recommended to fans of New Order, Kraftwerk, Chromagain, Lisfrank

Monuments  - S.A.L.T.

http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-041-tommy-de-chirico-close-your-eyes-12-ep

Mannequin Records is proud to present a true pearl of the Italian Minimal Synth from the 80's. Tommy De Chirico founded the post-punk band Politburo in Turin during 1981 togheter with Maurizio Rubinetti (Sick Rose) and Massimo Aluffi (Ivan Siberia). On his own, he released the 7" "Close Your Eyes / Flower Into The Factory", produced and recorded at TKS Studio by the Monuments’ Mauro Tavella between 1982 and 1983 and subsequently released by Turin’s Shirak Records in 1984. 

When Politburo split in 1986, Tommy continued to experiment with various projects and sounds, including Thugs, Quiet (with members of Monuments and Deafear), Noxeda and Lacrimal, with whom he still plays today. 

Presented here are also 3 bonus demo tracks: a rare version of "Close Your Eyes", and 2 out-takes from 1983, "Vuh-Ya" and "Tuxedo Dance".

The original graphic cover was realized by Bruno Zanichelli aka Pennarex, an underground artist from Turin, who died prematurely some years after. 

For 'Flower Into The Factory' Luca Pastore from Chromagain realized a videoclip. We are really happy to announce that we were able to restore it after 25 years.

- 12’’ EP on black vinyl, 33 RPM - Limited edition of 300 copies
- 3 Bonus Tracks 
- Artwork designed by Mushy and Alessandro Adriani  

Strongly recommended to fans of Martin Dupont, Oppenheimer Analysis, Das Kabinette, Victrola, Neon.

Tommy De Chirico - Close Your Eyes

from the album Penny Penny "Shaka Bundu" (ATFA008), out now on Awesome Tapes From Africa.
Order LP/CD/Tape/Digital: https://pennypenny.bandcamp.com/album/shaka-bundu

http://www.awesometapes.com/

Penny Penny — Shichangani

Connan Mockasin - I'm The Man, That Will Find You EP [PH31]

12" Black Vinyl & digital

Side A: I'm The Man, That Will Find You 
Side B: She Lives In My Lap

Out now on vinyl & digital:
Phantasy Webstore http://po.st/ConnanMockasinPH31
Rough Trade http://po.st/PH31rt
Phonica http://po.st/PH31ph
Piccadilly Records http://po.st/PH31pr
iTunes http://po.st/PH31itunes 

Taken from the new album by Connan Mockasin - 'Caramel' out 4th November (UK) & 5th November (US)
CD / LP/ Digital
(UK/EU) https://soundcloud.com/phantasysound under exclusive license to https://soundcloud.com/because
(US) Phantasy under exclusive license to https://soundcloud.com/mexicansummer

Pre-order the limited edition 12" here: http://po.st/ConnanMockasinPH31

You can buy 'Caramel' from:

Phantasy 
http://po.st/caramelPH

Mexican Summer
http://po.st/CaramelMS

Record Store
http://po.st/caramelRS

Rough Trade
http://po.st/caramelRT

Piccadilly Records
http://po.st/caramelPR



Caramel

I'm the Man, That Will Find You

Track A5 from "MODULECTRON" LP, Synthetic Shadows SS11.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Synthetic-Shadows/302217019880495

Deca is a project of Federico De Caroli started in the early Eighties. He moved from the spacey and melodic style influenced by Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Cosmic Couriers to experimental sounds, involving elements of Industrial, Noise, "Musique Concrete" and even Dark Ambient. His extensive discography (vinyls, tapes and CDs) is the representation of his creative genius that makes Deca one of most interesting musicians in the world of Electronic music. 
"Modulectron" is an anthology of unreleased material recorded between 1984-1986, a small jewel of Italian Electronic music of the ‘golden age’. As he says: “The artistic soul of a musician never dies, it hardly loses its spirit, actually, it is quite the contrary, and it can only grow with time: you can find new forms of inspiration, try new musical routes, mix new and old sounds together. The tracks of ‘Modulectron’ still feature the sound of my first pioneering tape recordings of 25 years ago”. 

Pressed on limited edition 400 copies with insert. 
Recorded, mixed and mastered at nightmare studio between november 1984 and february 1986.
http://www.discogs.com/Deca-Modulectron/release/4956441

Released 21 October 2013 
All tracks composed by DECA (Federico De Caroli) 
All tracks performed by DECA playing an original Roland JX3P stynthesizer.

Buy on Bandcamp

DECA - Modulo 1 (Italian '80s ELECTRONIC/EXPERIMENTAL)

Order meadow:watt on CD/Vinyl in The Ghostly Store: http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/kiln-meadow-watt

KILN - Boro

Artist: Majeure
Title: Romance Language
Album: Romance Language EP
Order Here: http://shop.temporaryresidence.com/trr230

Order LP Here

Majeure - Romance Language

Debut album from Soviet Soviet.

Order the album here: http://bit.ly/14OCRAM

https://www.facebook.com/pages/soviet-soviet/147071194809 
https://twitter.com/sovietsoviet 


Soviet Soviet - Together

Twin Crystals cover featuring Nick Carlisle. 
From MEDDICINE + V cassette tape split out on SixSixSixities Records on the 21st of October 2013.
http://sixsixsixtiesrecords.bigcartel.com/product/meddicine-v

MEDDICINE "SPELL ON YOU"

www.facebook.com/empressof

1 November. . .Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavic
2 November. . .Pitchfork Paris
3 November. . .Hit the City Festival, Eindhoven
5 November. . .Birthdays, London
14 November. . .El Plaza Condesa, Mexico City
16 November. . .Atico Club, Guadalajara

you want to let it be
but the beat is different every time
crying is a crime
because you love to do it every time

grow a little more
and you let go a little more
and if the circumstances change
you can learn to play the game

freedom ain't free
if i can't get free with you
just like me ain't me 
if i can't be me with you

realize you

i want to be your boyfriend
and i want to be your girlfriend 
and i want to take you to there
and i want to watch you do it

but you grow a little more
and you let go a little more
and if the circumstances change
you can learn to play the game

freedom ain't free
if i can't get free with you
just like me ain't me 
if i can't be me with you

realize you

have you
been you 
with you
lately?

because you haven't been you with me

realize you

Realize You

Album 'Evergreen' out March 3rd via Inner Ear Records in Europe and Crash Symbols in USA.

Vinyl: goo.gl/hwAj3P
Cassette: goo.gl/HBEVIi
Digi: goo.gl/v1DfJt

Plastic Flowers - Vicious Victims

The Sun Days - You can't make me make up my mind

The sun days - You can't make me make up my mind

Ambient / Electro / Surf 
http://www.millionyoung.com 
Indie &amp; Electro

MillionYoung - Mien (Revisited)

Alternativa / Experimental / New Wave
http://themorninglightproject.com/track/under-my-red-carpet
Indie &amp; Electro

The Morning Light Project - Under My Red Carpet

Holiday - HEAT

THE DISINTEGRATION LOOPS by William Basinski

Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set

Order while supplies last: http://temporaryresidence.com/descriptions/trr194.php

9xLP
5xLP
1xDVD
144-page full-color coffee table book
Includes liner notes and foreword by Antony, William Basinski, James Elaine, Ronen Givony, Michael Shulan, and David Tibet (Current 93)

Remastered from the original recordings by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering, UK.

Tracklisting
1. dlp 1.1 (63:36)
2. dlp 2.1 (10:50)
3. dlp 2.2 (32:40)
4. dlp 3 (41:51)
5. dlp 4 (20:11)
6. dlp 5 (52:21)
7. dlp 6 (40:37)
8. dlp 1.2 (21:44)
9. dlp 1.3 (11:58)
10. dlp 1.1 Live at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 11, 2011 (42:34)
11. dlp 1.1 Live at The 54th Venice Music Biennale, October 18, 2008 (15:16)

William Basinski - Dlp 1.3 (Remastered 2012)

Remix by Mick Wills and Isabella Venis

Mastered By Rude 66

MinimalRome

Der Noir - Another Day (Mick Wills Remix)

'Bite You Awake' is New Town Smell's first Single taken from their upcoming debut-album "Autumn" DOWNLOAD NOW FOR FREE!!!

Bite You Awake

Originally released on Bella Union as a limited edition limited edition vinyl EP for Record Store Day 2012.  Released digitally in November 2012.  

Includes the following 3 songs:
1. "Isn't It A Pity" featuring Graham Nash on guest vocals (George Harrison cover) 
2. "Trials of Jonathan (Happy and Artie Traum cover)
3. "Tomorrow's Child" (Apryl Fool cover)

Isn't It A Pity

MNQ 034 VARIOUS - THE END OF CIVILIZATION LP 

Mannequin has the dual and parallel aim to unearth hidden or unpublished gems, running along a road that starts from the period of reference for this kind of music (late 70s – mid 80s) and comes to nowdays, with a vision deeply influence by Factory Records / 4AD labels. 

Catching the same spirit of such great labels, we asked to the italian synth wave princess Mushy to create a compilation starting from a tabula rasa. The mission was hard. Following her tastes and heart, she had to select a dozen of new bands from all over the world with unreleased and unique for this project tracks, picking up the title and realizing the graphic design and artwork. The full process of "The End Of Civilization" took almost 1 year but the result was touching us ￼deep into our soul. 

Mushy began her career crafting noise bursts and aggressive oblique instrumentals before, in her newest form, blooming into a beautiful, epic and heart-heavy icy synth sound, having both "Faded Heart" (2011) and "Breathless" (2012) as album of the week at Rough Trade. "The End Of Civilization" perfectly represents her double sided synth-wave / kraut-psychedelic soul. Every track she selected for us is an absolute highlight, moving from the analog minimal / cold wave sounds of Police Des Moeurs, ASSS, The Circa Tapes, TEEEL and Rosemary to the tempestuous post punk and psychedelia of Deathday, The Murder Act, Phosphor and The Strange Forces, ending with spectral cold folk of Tablets and The Long Wives. 

- Limited edition of 500 copies on black vinyl 
- Digital distribution by The Orchard 
- Exclusive unreleased tracks 
- Artist Selection and graphic design by Mushy
credits


Police Des Moeurs - Tout Ce Qui Te Fait Mal Te Fait Du Bien

MNQ 034 VARIOUS - THE END OF CIVILIZATION LP

Mannequin has the dual and parallel aim to unearth hidden or unpublished gems, running along a road that starts from the period of reference for this kind of music (late 70s – mid 80s) and comes to nowdays, with a vision deeply influence by Factory Records / 4AD labels. 

Catching the same spirit of such great labels, we asked to the italian synth wave princess Mushy to create a compilation starting from a tabula rasa. The mission was hard. Following her tastes and heart, she had to select a dozen of new bands from all over the world with unreleased and unique for this project tracks, picking up the title and realizing the graphic design and artwork. The full process of "The End Of Civilization" took almost 1 year but the result was touching us ￼deep into our soul. 

Mushy began her career crafting noise bursts and aggressive oblique instrumentals before, in her newest form, blooming into a beautiful, epic and heart-heavy icy synth sound, having both "Faded Heart" (2011) and "Breathless" (2012) as album of the week at Rough Trade. "The End Of Civilization" perfectly represents her double sided synth-wave / kraut-psychedelic soul. Every track she selected for us is an absolute highlight, moving from the analog minimal / cold wave sounds of Police Des Moeurs, ASSS, The Circa Tapes, TEEEL and Rosemary to the tempestuous post punk and psychedelia of Deathday, The Murder Act, Phosphor and The Strange Forces, ending with spectral cold folk of Tablets and The Long Wives. 

- Limited edition of 500 copies on black vinyl 
- Digital distribution by The Orchard 
- Exclusive unreleased tracks 
- Artist Selection and graphic design by Mushy
credits


Deathday - After Dark

Music and Lyrics by Brandenburg.
Recorded at FWD Recording Studio.
Produced by Artem Amatuni.

Brandenburg - tangled

Spacer Woman - Charlie

The Open Club, 2013
Sound Producer:  Martin Schütze
Recorded at the Artbunker Studio by Alexander Belonosov 

The Open Club is a young band of friends from Moscow. Originally the band's  first recorded track Yours was intended for a German car company commercial. But the ad wasn’t to get on the air. Nevertheless, the commercial director Aleksander Bach found the track so attractive, that he offered to shoot a video for the band. The Director of Photography is Emil Klang known as a founder of The Weeks of Dasha project (www.theweeksofdasha.com). Anna Vinnik, a talented producer from Moscow, was involved in the video production as well. The video was shot in a country house not far from Moscow early autumn.  


The Open Club - Yours

"No Shelter" is the first singe the upcoming record 'Imperium' out September 17th on Captured Tracks, worldwide.

Buy "No Shelter" Single Here : http://goo.gl/Ib65X

Pre-Order 'Imperium' Here : http://goo.gl/RiWlB

Blouse // No Shelter (OFFICIAL SINGLE)

Blouse // A Feeling Like

multiple meanings with existence born in 2012.

Soviet Soviet - Together

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