iridicente

newer Coldwave & Electro Pop

Selected Works Summer 2015 Vol. 8

s-y-n-t-h

freezing hands / coldwave

Genres are too mainstream

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 & money in a competition with his drum-machine triggered guitar-synth act called 'Clark Humphrey & 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: minimalwave. futurisk.net


minimalwave.futurisk.net

Futurisk

Paying tribute to the genius of Martin Hannett, Factory Records, Tony Wilson and the music of Joy Division.

Joy Division - Heart & Soul (Deep Purple edit)

Cover of Pearl Jam Sirens off of the new album Lightning Bolt

Pearl Jam - Sirens

Exchpoptrue - Afraid

This May, Minimal Wave will take an old sound in a new direction entirely, giving Futurisk’s classic ‘Lonely Streets’ a modern shake-up through a remix package from current artists – to be released on MW’s sublabel reserved for new music and old favorites, Cititrax.

Futurisk, an electro-punk group made legendary by their anarchistic records and explosive live shows, mysteriously disappeared from a thriving scene in 1984. With an electric and dynamically layered sound (created with pre-midi instrumentation), the South Florida group left an indelible mark in the crates of disco and minimalist collectors dotted around corners of the world, including LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy (who gave a complimentary wink to Futurisk in 2003 by using ‘Push Me Pull You (Pt. 2)’ on the delightful Colette # 5 DFA Comp CD). Minimal Wave’s own history with Futurisk runs a few years back, starting first by including an unreleased 1982 version of the track ‘Meteoright’ on the label’s ‘Found Tapes’ vinyl LP in 2007. Subsequently, Minimal Wave released the retrospective full-length vinyl ‘Player Piano’ LP to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary last year, culling material recorded between the years 1980 to 1982, with all of the tracks on their two 7-inch releases mixed in with rare studio recordings and early 4-track tapes.

The Futurisk ‘Lonely Streets Remixes’ includes remixes by four of the band’s biggest fans, each of whom have a sound as iconic as the band themselves: Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle, Chris & Cosey), Tom Furse (The Horrors), Prince Language (DFA, Editions Disco) and Complexxion from the UK.

CITI004 B1 Futurisk-Lonely Streets (Complexxion Version) Sample

Released April 19, 2014. 

Digital: http://apple.co/2984FOY
Physical: https://www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/olympia-plus

Cosmetics // Honey Honey

Released at 'Werkstatt Recordings': http://synthesizer.bandcamp.com/album/119-hj-rdis-britt-str-m-diakova-vs-kriistal-ann-the-vs-series-vol-5

Hjördis-Britt Åström - Desire

Check out the story behind the remixes of this track at:  http://bit.ly/frkrmx  and get the vinyl here:  http://bit.ly/frskrmx
Get the original versions at http://bit.ly/ftrmnlp    In 1982 Futurisk re-recorded 4 of their best tracks from the "Player Piano EP" which was originally recorded in 1981 on 4-track cassette and released in 1982. This time they went to a professional studio, Ocean Sound in Fort Lauderdale with the intention of releasing an album, which never materialized. This is the version of "Lonely Streets" that came out of those sessions. It is now available on the Minimal Wave Records 30th Anniversary Futurisk retrospective vinyl release "Player Piano LP".more info  here: http://minimalwave.com/artists/artist/futurisk &amp; here: http://futurisk.net


Lonely Streets (1982 )

Watching Trees - bedroom demo (1985)

Princess Dye - Subsistence

PRE-ORDER
http://fatherdaughterrecords.bigcartel.com/product/diet-cig-over-easy
https://dietcig.bandcamp.com/album/over-easy

Diet Cig is a pop rock band from New Paltz, NY, fronted by Alex Luciano with Noah Bowman of Earl Boykins (Forged Artifacts) on drums. The five charming songs on the debut Over Easy EP, written by Alex in the comforts of her bedroom, capture the innocence of adolescence and infatuation. Over Easy was recorded on Halloween 2014 with Christopher Daly at Salvation Recording Co in New Paltz, NY (Porches, Quarterbacks, Earl Boykins) and mastered by Jamal Ruhe at West West Side Music. Over Easy will be released February 24th, 2015.

https://www.facebook.com/dietcigmusic
https://twitter.com/dietcig

Track Listing
1. Breathless
2. Pool Boyz
3. Scene Sick
4. Cardboard
5. Harvard

SHOWS
01/30 – New Paltz, NY @ Jordan’s
02/06 – Brooklyn @ The Flat
02/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Two Piece Fest
02/20 – Albany, NY @ The Low Beat
02/22 – Bard College @ The Root Cellar
03/02 – Purchase College @ The Stood w/ Rivergazer + Small Wonder
03/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium w/ Rivergazer + Small Wonder

Diet Cig - Scene Sick

Lonely Streets (Prince Language's Fantasy Mix)

Escape from Evil
Release date: March 31st (North America), March 30th (World)
Escape From Evil iTunes pre-order: http://po.st/EFEiTunes
Escape From Evil Ribbon Music CD/Ltd LP pre-order: http://po.st/EFERBN

Escape From Evil

To Die in L.A.

In your eyes there’s a fire that I could use.
To see through the darkness of my life.

New single from Priest (formerly X priest X) – The Game, out February 24th.

Buy on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/the-game-single/id962614995
Stream on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/06lhKPL3WoKbdYViO6PPn8

http://www.priestofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/xpriestxofficial

Press inquiries: mark@drilldown-media.com

http://eeemotion.se
https://twitter.com/eeemotion
https://www.facebook.com/eeemotion

Priest - The Game

This song is about those slap happy moments with someone else where you both just abruptly break into song. We’ve all done that, right? 

If you like what you hear be sure to follow us on Soundcloud and our other sites for new music updates:

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Freedom Fry - Break Into A Musical

Title track from debut EP.

Download full EP here: https://crepes.bandcamp.com/album/cold-summers

Written, performed and recorded by Crepes. Mixed and mastered by Mikey Young. Artwork by Skye Williams.

Cold Summers

Expect Delays - Killed By Death (OUT NOW)

Alex June - Rose Pourpre

Genesis

Grauzone: Eisbaer

PEINE PERDUE (Coco Gallo/Stephane Argillet) - 2010
excerpt from the album "No Souvenir" (Cold Beats records, 2014)

Les baies vitrées, tournoient
Autour du hall d'entrée
Une parade de Pull-Over
Défile à contre sens
Sur un modèle aléatoire

Assise au Bar Cocktail de l'hôtel
Je classe les fuseaux horaires
Qui nous séparent, par décalages réguliers
Le temps réel n'existe plus

Je penche près de vous, indéfiniment
Je penche près de vous, indéfiniment

Enchaîné de nuits blanches
Un panache noir
Porté par les vents
Visible depuis Londres
Efface les digitales

Un séisme lent
Dont je connais les contours
Nous plonge dans le coma
Circuits, transistors
Inondent l'éther

Catastrophe au ralenti
Explosions télescopiques

Arrachés à une chute certaine
Les complices séparés se pâment
Dans le Story-Board
D'un film perdu

Peine Perdue - JE PENCHE

Bonjour Tristesse - I Know That I'm Guilty (vinyl pre-master)

San Marino

Ghostigital  3rd album was released 30. june.
get your copy http://ghostigital.spinshop.com

Scary Scary with Alan Vega

The Walkmen - Heaven

Vocals by Mia Voltag. Music & production by Alfa Kay.
http://www.facebook.com/thelasthumansonearth
http://www.thelasthumansonearth.com

The Last Humans On Earth - Doom

"Why Not ?" appears on Photodrame, Out Now.

LP/Cassette: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr3010-trop-tard-photodrame
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/photodrame/id560119235?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Website: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections/trop-tard


Trop Tard - Why Not ?

"Les Choses Qu'On N’Oublie Pas" appears on Ils Étaient 9 Dans L’Obscurité, Out Now. 

LP: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr3011-trop-tard-ils-etaient-9-dans-lobscurite
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ils-etaient-9-dans-lobscurite/id560129982?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections/trop-tard

Trop Tard - Les Choses Qu'On N’Oublie Pas

ltd. 12" available here: itsyourunhappybirthday.bandcamp.com/album/kraken-2

unhappybirthday - Himitsu

Tim Buckley - Song to the Siren

Full-stream of Push Me Pull You Pt2 (Clark Humphrey Reference Mix) Brand new mix using purely the analog 1981 porta-studio-1 stems recorded by Richard Hess and Futurisk  in various rooms in Jeremy's brother, Ron's house.

There's also  a full-stream of Meteoright (Clark Humphrey Reference Mix) here:
http://futurisk.bandcamp.com  Brand new mix using purely the analog 1982 stems recorded by Mike Couzzi at Ocean Sound, Miami. Thanks to Veronica Vasicka for baking the masters for transfer preservation and chemical sound re-enhancement.





Get all the original Futurisk releases (taken directly from the previously unreleased 1/4 inch stereo analog and 1inch masters from 1982 studio sessions sessions) on vinyl and hi-qual d/l thru Minimal Wave Records/ Cititrax. Also available is the Lonely Streets Remixes featuring Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle,Chris & Cosey), Tom Furse (The Horrors), Prince Language (DFA, Editions Disco) and Complexxion (UK ) here:

http://minimalwave.futurisk.net

...and stay tuned for fully available remixes, including Bacalao's micromusic atari-mix of Meteoright on Marty Thau's Red Star Records!:

www.redstarmusic.net


Vinyl portrait art by Geoff Conley at Weirding Way Studios:
www.facebook.com/WeirdingWayStudios


Futurisk merch: futurisk.bandcamp.com/merch/

on Facebook: facebook.com/futurisk

Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/FuturiskVideos

Twitter: twitter.com/FUTURISK_1981


Home: www.futurisk.net

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 & money in a competition with his drum-machine triggered guitar-synth act called 'Clark Humphrey & 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 with synthesist/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 Futurisk 30th Anniversary retrospective full-length vinyl Player Piano LP .
In 2011 Cititrax /Minimal Wave Records released Futurisk - Lonely Streets Remixes with remixed tracks by Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle,Chris & Cosey), Tom Furse (The Horrors), Prince Language (DFA, Editions Disco) and Complexxion from the UK.

more:

realclarkhumphrey.tumblr.com
soundcloud.com/futurisk



Home: www.futurisk.net
credits
released 02 February 1982
(c)1982 Jeremy Kolosine
(p)1982/2010 Clark Humphrey Records/Receptors Music Inc/Minimal Wave.
tags
tags: electronic electropunk minimal wave new wave synthpop synthpunk Miami 

Futurisk - Push Me Pull You Pt2 (Clark Humphrey Reference Mix)

Bacalao remix of FUTURISK, who've recently been rediscovered by Veronica Vasicka and LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.
From the album "Marty Thau Presents VARIATIONS".
Download this track by clicking the iTunes link.

FUTURISK Meteoright (Bacalao Mix)

Once again Swedish trio Daybehavior shows their massive skill in quality songwriting and top-notch production. This time Julian Brandt (former member of Kamera, Bobby, solo-career and currently, (May 2013), in a project with Marina Schiptjenko (Page)) visits on guest vocals in this stunning duet with Paulinda.

The B-side of the single "Luci Della Citta" is a new recording sung by Paulinda in italian.

Available at
iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/for-a-thousand-years-single/id639902549
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CIM9PZE/ref=dm_att_alb2

"For a Thousand Years" is taken from the album "Follow That Car!" (Graplur 2012)
Also available as old fashion Compact Disc....
http://www.daybehavior.com/store

DAYBEHAVIOR WILL RETURN IN  " BASED ON A TRUE STORY "

Daybehavior-For a Thousand Years-SingleEdit

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/mixtapes/best-fit-mix-4-lane-8-129160

Phoenix - Trying To Be Cool (Breakbot Remix)
Le Youth - C O O L (Lane 8 Remix)
Monte - You Should Know
Toyboy & Robin - Jaded (Amtrac Remix)
Charli XCX - What I Like (Bodhi Remix)
HNQO - Don't Stop
Andhim & Superflu - Reeves
Eli & Fur - Nightmares
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (Lane 8 Edit)
CHVRCHES - Gun (Auntie Flo Remix)
Movement - Feel Real (Shadow Child Remix)
Preditah - La Playa
Lane 8 - Be Mine
London Grammar - Metal & Dust (Switch Remix)
Joel Compass - Fucked Up (Huxley Remix)

Best Fit Mix #4: Lane 8

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
