MR-007 Guyer’s Connection
Guyer’s Connection were a Swiss duo that started making electronic music in 1982.  Tibor Csebits and Philippe Alioth were merely 14 and 15 years old and were armed with simply 2 synths, a drum machine, and a 4-track tape recorder.  They are best known for their highly-sought after self-produced and released album “Portrait” in 1983.  It is now considered a classic minimal synth pop masterpiece.  Several other members joined the band in 1984 and worked together for some time.  Philippe Alioth has been very active in the music business writing, producing, and running a Swiss studio as well as running a Swiss label (Sonic Content).  This extraordinary collection of tracks was discovered in a dark recess of Philippe’s achives of 4-track tapes in his studio.  The tapes were recorded from 1982 to 1984 but were rediscovered in 2005.  A portion of the songs were restored/remixed/remastered.  The German record label Kernkrach released the tracks in 2005 in a limited viny-only pressing of 330 copies.  This sought-after release has long been out of print.  Medical Records in collaboration with Philippe Alioth is proud to present another presentation of these glorious tracks.  Featuring 13 tracks (including several never before released and a few reworked versions of tracks released in 2005), this will appeal to all lovers of minimal synth, electro-pop, flexi-pop, and the like.  Standout tracks include the vocoder tinged “Discoqueen II”, the hyper-catchy “Ar Isch Schon”, and a slightly modified version of “He Sabine!”.  New tracks include an interpretation of a German children’s song and “Macky Messer” featuring words by Kurt Weill.  The LP features newly created front and back artwork.  Presented on 180gm green vinyl in a limited edition of 600 hand-numbered copies. Released: July, 2011 - LP Sold Out, Digital Available.

Guyer’s Connection - He Sabine! (MR-007)

Das Ding - Reassurance Ritual

Martin Dupont - Just Because

satan

Produced – Pascal Pinkert
Vocals – Pascal Pinkert
Written By – Miriam Bruijning
Mastered By – Ruud Lekx

Released By - Knekelhuis / 18th of January
Pre-order: www.bordelloaparigi.com/?p=6468
Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/De-Ambassade-Wat-Voel-Je-Nou/release/7890276

Wat Voel Je Nou

A1 - De Ambassade - Wat Voel Je Nou

Geneva Jacuzzi - "Casket"

Parade Ground - Gold Rush

The original extended mix of Proximity Switch. Renamed by the InDisk record distributor as Accidents in Paradise in 1987. Seminal Analogue Pure that was released originally by Last Chance Records in Dortmund in 1984. And good lick to them, because we certainly didn't make any money out of this one!

Proximity switch

Circuit 7 - Video Boys

taken from the album "Safe and Elegant" (CYM02) - 2008
More info at: www.velvetcondom.com


VELVET CONDOM - Self Injury

Minimal Wave presents the long awaited 30th anniversary release by Futurisk.
The Player Piano LP culls material they recorded between 1980-1982, featuring all the tracks
from their two 7” releases as well as some early 4 track tapes and rare studio recordings. The record is pressed on 180 gram vinyl, comes in a matte printed innersleeve (with old photos and press) and orange matte outer jacket .
Vinyl available at http://minimalwave.com/artists/artist/futurisk/  and   http://www.juno.co.uk/products/394745-01.htm
Download FUTURISK MP3 &amp; WAV at Juno: http://bit.ly/ftrskjnodl  iTunes: http://bit.ly/ftrsktns   and  Amazon: http://amzn.to/ftrskamzn


Meteoright (1982)

FUTURISK was a pioneering electro-punk group that recorded and performed in the pre-midi era of the early '80's. They had two vinyl releases that sold out, a legendary live show and some videos, but for a number of reasons by 1984 Futurisk was history. Eventually the main core of Futurisk would be the Kolosine/Hess/Howard line up, but in '79 when a teenage Jeremy Kolosine won studio time &amp; money in a competition with his drum-machine triggered guitar-synth act called 'Clark Humphrey &amp; Futurisk', he decided to form a band around the name to record a more punk release "The Sound of Futurism 1980/Army Now". It was an ambivalent anti-war anthem, with Jack Howard on drums, Frank Lardino on synth and Kolosine on vocals and guitar synth. In '81,Kolosine, who had gotten absorbed in a new synth/sequencer replaced Lardino withsynthesist/recordist Richard Hess who had a myriad collection of Moogs, Oberheims and KATs,etc. and the line up for the "Player Piano EP" was cast. The EP, like the live show, was a strange blend of punk/minimalist/disco influenced electro pop, with drum-machine triggered synths and often frantic real drums all led by Kolosine's schizophrenic Bowie/Ferry/Foxx adulations (and about 20 seconds of punk-funk guitar). It was recorded by Rich and the band in the rooms of Ron K's house.The drum sound, gotten in a bathroom, rocks, even today. Reportedly, Futurisk may have been the 1st synth-punk band in the American South...or something, and 1981's track 'Push Me Pull You (pt. 2)' was an early pre-'Rockit' excursion into electro-funk.
In 2003 LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy gave a complimentary wink to Futurisk by using the track on the delightful Colette # 5 DFA Comp CD. 
In 2007 an unreleased 1982 version of the track "Meteoright" was included on Minimal Wave's "Found Tapes" vinyl LP.
In 2010 Minimal Wave Records released  the long awaited 30th anniversary Futurisk retrospective "Player Piano LP", 
and in 2011, Futurisk's " Lonely Streets Remixes" , with remixed tracks by Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle,Chris & Cosey), Tom Furse (The Horrors), Prince Language (DFA, Editions Disco) and Complexxion was released on Minimal Wave / Cititrax Records. 
Available at:
http://minimalwave.com/artists/artist/futurisk/
For more go to http://futurisk.net
