The music featured on Headman’s DeTurning album conjures a similar effect to people who have experienced a near death encounter seeing their entire lives pass before their eyes, with a series of seemingly disconnected experiences forming a dreamlike narrative.

This collection echoes Robi Insinna's early days in London at the turn of the century where making music became a rebellion against the saccharine sound of the era. The Headman moniker and Relish Recordings were born to inject the sort of raw and live aesthetic established by bands like Gang of Four and ESG with the same sensibilities he applies to his INDUSTRIA multidisciplinary brand - repurposing vintage military gear and iconic designer pieces to create something individual, an approach he also employs on the album’s artwork.
The songs themselves double as a form of resurrection, with disused tracks found on old hard drives brought back to life.

These ruminations of the past are evident with the inclusion of friends and former collaborators akin to a musical eulogy. The album’s first single NO SURPRISES features vocals by Silver Jan for an early eighties downtown NYC vibe that could have found a home in the Mudd Club or Danceteria or by Larry Levan at Paradise Garage. Zillas on Acid rework the track into a slow-driving techno chugger, taking it in a more sinister direction. SOMETIMES finds Vongold over a nineties indie throwback instrumental with a remix
provided by Leipzig’s New Hook, and the title track features vocalist Tara complimenting the proto-electro sound.

Much of the music also doubles as love letters to his most influential artists - FASHION is less like a cover of the eponymous David Bowie song and more like a hallucination, with a deep dub aesthetic echoing a hazy memory of this formative artist, where LIVE 120 conjures the feeling of earlier Headman remixes while taking inspiration from the likes of Liquid Liquid and Shrieckback. DUB21 uses dub influences by Jah Wobble while subtly paying tribute to Andrew Weatherall, SOLINA is titled after the string organ it was composed upon, with recollections of Brian Eno and Visconti, and the dark cold wave sound on NOT ABOUT recalls J.G.Ballard through the sonic lens of Dopplerefekt and includes two remixes by
Exterminador - one with a hypnotic melody that evokes memories of Chris & Cosey and another with a more ethereal retro atmosphere.

If the artistic process resembles a deathlike experience, the resulting album is like a requiem celebrating the possible end of Headman as a moniker, while keeping open to the possibility of a transcendent afterlife with a series of new projects like Robi Insinna and SASM w Douglas McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb awaiting to be reborn.

Tracklist:
1. No Surprises (Album Version)
2. Solina
3. Sometimes feat Vongold
4. DeTurning
5. Dub21
6. Fashion Dub
7. Live 120
8. Not About
Bonus:
1. Sometimes Dub feat Vongold
2. No Surprises Dub
3. Not About Dub
4. No Surprises (Zillas On Acid Remix)
5. Sometimes feat Vongold (New Hook Remix)
6. Not About (Exterminador Remix 1)
7. Not About (Exterminador Remix 2)

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Headman - DeTurning

Spontaneity unsettled her, she liked to know what her day had in store for her; her entire life come to think of it. She'd tried her hand at new experiences; leaving everything at the drop of a hat and taking off somewhere distant; donning a fresh haircut; trialling a different vocation or hobby - it didn't suit her though. Her preference was to have things mapped out for, that way there'd be no surprises. 

For over two decades Robi Insinna has been releasing music and helming Relish Recordings, his label indebted to off kilter post-punk, new wave and disco. Under his name, and his moniker Headman, he's crafted his own take on these sounds, largely underpinned by trademark bass lines and an analog rawness. These traits are all there on his new single, 'No Surprises', which is the first to be taken off his new LP. There's a nod to the sounds of 80's NYC through its machine funk aesthetic and raw synthesis, while on the flip there's a remix from Making Time and Optimo affiliates Zillas On Acid who steer the track down a dark chugging path.

No Surprises

PREMIERE: Headman - No Surprises (Zillas On Acid Remix) [Relish Recordings]

No Surprises Dub Version taken from new Headman album!

No Surprises Dub

https://soundcloud.com/headman
🛒 https://headman.lnk.to/NotAbout
🔊 https://youtu.be/__tq3zkuaiM

This is the 2nd single taken from the upcoming Headman album. Including original vocal, dub version and 2 remixes by Exterminador.

The original instrumental was released in 2015. Robi Insinna aka Headman reworked and added vocals to this version called Not About. The dub has stripped down vocals and goes in to a more Detroit Techno dancefloor direction. Exterminador has done 2 remixes. Remix 1’s spherical and hypnotical melody evokes memories of Chris & Cosey. Remix 2 has a more distorted vibe but still keeps an ethereal retro atmosphere.

Exterminador (deutsch: Kammerjäger) is Italian born Mario Resta, now Berliner-by- choice. He collected his arts and crafts working in record stores, collaborating and DJing. He released on Marcel Dettmann‘s imprint Bad Manners and runs his own label under the same Exterminador monicker.

Tracklist:

01 Headman-Not About
02 Headman-Not About Dub
03 Headman-Not About (Exterminador Remix 1)
04 Headman-Not About (Exterminador Remix 2)

PREMIERE: Headman - Not About Dub [Relish]

@Headman – Not About

Remix by @Exterminador_Official

Label - @Relish

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Not About

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PREMIERE – Headman – Not About (Exterminador Remix 1) (Relish)

They called them outsiders; people that lived on the fringes of society and had no interest in traditional ways of living. People had their own opinions of the ways in which they chose to live their lives, not that it phased them in any way, they saw those living "regular" lives as the ones losing out. They thought of them as slaves to the system, doing what others told them. In contrast they thought of themselves as renegades - they carved out their own norms, and lived free of control.

Robi Insinna, better known as Headman, has been slowly teasing out music that will appear on his upcoming album, penned for release on his own Relish Recordings. 'Not About' is the second single to be released - a track that was originally shared as an instrumental all the way back in 2015. This brand new iteration, under its new name, features reworked and additional vocals from Robi, and in true Headman style comes complete with a dub version that veers into Detroit techno. To round off the package, he's invited Italian born producer Mario Resta, who moonlights as Exterminador, to create two special remixes.

PREMIERE: Headman - Not About [Relish Recordings]

Exterminador is Italian born Mario Resta, now Berliner-by-choice. He collected his arts and crafts working in record stores, collaborating and DJing. He released on Marcel Dettmann‘s imprint Bad Manners, Mannequin, cultivated electronics and runs his own label under the same Exterminador monicker.

ot About (Exterminador Remix 2)

Headman - Not About (Exterminador Remix 2)

This is the 3rd single taken from the upcoming Headman album. Vocals are by Mexican DJ and producer Vongold. The single features a remix by New Hook and an extra song called Live120.

Sometimes is inspired by the 90s, as Headman recalls them. A mix of Indie and dance electronica.
Vongold having already released on Relish, a collaboration with fellow Mexican artist Mufti, added Vocals to the track. 

Remix duties are by Leipzig’s New Hook. A female power-force DJ and producer duo that recently released the track Manipulation. 
They gave the original track an even more 90s dance spin.

The last track on the single is called Live120, also taken from the upcoming album. It could be described as a classic Headman track. Live Bass, a forward thumping beat and some electronic overtones.

RR120 Sometimes E.P.

Sometimes Dub

No one day was the same since they'd upped sticks and moved to the city. It had been an adjustment in the beginning but soon they'd slotted into urban life like the years spent in the countryside had never even existed. The hustle and bustle; the never-ending list of things to see and do; any food you want at your fingertips; the freedom to be exactly who you want to be without any judgment - they could no longer imagine themselves anywhere else but here... 

Robi Insinna is gearing up for the release of a brand new album under his Headman alias. In the lead up to the release he's releasing a number of singles with his signature dub versions and remixes from friends and affiliates. The third track to be released is a homage to his love of the 90s, blending elements of Indie and electronica and calling on the vocal stylings of Mexican DJ and producer Vongold to complete the track. On top of the original and the dub, the EP comes with a remix from Leipzig trio New Hook and another track titled 'Live120'.

PREMIERE: Headman feat Vongold - Sometimes (New Hook Remix) [Relish]

The last track on the single is called Live120, also taken from the upcoming album. It could be described as a classic Headman track. Live Bass, a forward thumping beat and some electronic overtones.

Live 120

Live120

http://www.soundcloud.com/headman
https://soundcloud.com/nvongold
🛒 https://headman.lnk.to/SometimesEP
🔊 https://youtu.be/8FYHv1jGgo0

This is the 3rd single taken from the upcoming Headman album. Vocals are by Mexican DJ and producer Vongold. The single features a remix by New Hook and an extra song called Live120.

Sometimes is inspired by the 90s, as Headman recalls them. A mix of Indie and dance electronica.
Vongold having already released on Relish, a collaboration with fellow Mexican artist Mufti, added Vocals to the track.

Remix duties are by Leipzig’s New Hook. A female power-force DJ and producer duo that recently released the track Manipulation. They gave the original track an even more 90s dance spin.

The last track on the single is called Live120, also taken from the upcoming album. It could be described as a classic Headman track. Live Bass, a forward thumping beat and some electronic overtones.

Tracklist: 

1.        Sometimes feat Vongold
2.        Sometimes Dub feat Vongold
3.        Sometimes feat Vongold (New Hook Remix)
4.        Live 120

PREMIERE: Headman feat. Vongold - Sometimes [RELISH]

Exclusive release on Bandcamp!

Much of the music also doubles as love letters to his most influential artists - FASHION is
less like a cover of the eponymous David Bowie song and more like a hallucination, with a
deep dub aesthetic echoing a hazy memory of this formative artist

DeTurning

Fashion Dub

Bandcamp exclusive

Headman - Fashion Dub

Dub21

HEADMAN – DeTurning
Release Date: Format:
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Friday 24.11.2023 Digital
RR121

The music featured on Headman’s DeTurning album conjures a similar effect to people who have experienced a near death encounter seeing their entire lives pass before their eyes, with a series of seemingly disconnected experiences forming a dreamlike narrative.

PRE-ORDER: https://headman.lnk.to/DeTurning
https://soundcloud.com/headman

PREMIERE: Headman - No Surprises  [ Relish ]

The car rattled and rumbled on through the night, the headlights illuminating the tarmac below and little else. All around them there was a thick dense black – the sort which might weigh you down if you were to let it.

The radio crackled from time to time as they dropped in and out of frequency – they were really in the middle of nowhere.

It was a cold out. Frosty even.

There was no turning back now…

Headman is set to release a new collection of tracks under the title ‘DeTurning’. Described as being a ‘collection which echoes Robi Insinna’s early days in London at the turn of the century where making music became a rebellion against the saccharine sound of the era.’

PREMIERE: Headman - DeTurning

https://soundcloud.com/headman
🛒 https://headman.lnk.to/DeTurning
🔊 https://youtu.be/5fguDwKpyUs

The music featured on Headman’s DeTurning album conjures a similar effect to people who have experienced a near death encounter seeing their entire lives pass before their eyes, with a series of seemingly disconnected experiences forming a dreamlike narrative.

This collection echoes Robi Insinna's early days in London at the turn of the century where making music became a rebellion against the saccharine sound of the era. The Headman moniker and Relish Recordings were born to inject the sort of raw and live aesthetic established by bands like Gang of Four and ESG with the same sensibilities he applies to his INDUSTRIA multidisciplinary brand - repurposing vintage military gear and iconic designer
pieces to create something individual, an approach he also employs on the album’s artwork. The songs themselves double as a form of resurrection, with disused tracks found on old hard drives brought back to life.

These ruminations of the past are evident with the inclusion of friends and former
collaborators akin to a musical eulogy. The album’s first single NO SURPRISES features vocals by Silver Jan for an early eighties downtown NYC vibe that could have found a home in the Mudd Club or Danceteria or by Larry Levan at Paradise Garage. Zillas on Acid rework the track into a slow-driving techno chugger, taking it in a more sinister direction. SOMETIMES finds Vongold over a nineties indie throwback instrumental with a remix provided by Leipzig’s New Hook, and the title track features vocalist Tara complimenting the proto-electro sound.

Much of the music also doubles as love letters to his most influential artists - FASHION is less like a cover of the eponymous David Bowie song and more like a hallucination, with a deep dub aesthetic echoing a hazy memory of this formative artist, where LIVE 120 conjures the feeling of earlier Headman remixes while taking inspiration from the likes of Liquid Liquid and Shrieckback. DUB21 uses dub influences by Jah Wobble while subtly paying tribute to Andrew Weatherall, SOLINA is titled after the string organ it was composed upon, with recollections of Brian Eno and Visconti, and the dark cold wave sound on NOT ABOUT recalls J.G.Ballard through the sonic lens of Dopplerefekt and includes two remixes by
Exterminador - one with a hypnotic melody that evokes memories of Chris & Cosey and another with a more ethereal retro atmosphere.

If the artistic process resembles a deathlike experience, the resulting album is like a requiem celebrating the possible end of Headman as a moniker, while keeping open to the possibility of a transcendent afterlife with a series of new projects like Robi Insinna and SASM w Douglas McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb awaiting to be reborn.

Tracklist: 

1.	No Surprises (Album Version)
2.	Solina
3.	Sometimes feat Vongold
4.	DeTurning
5.	Dub21
6.	Fashion Dub
7.	Live 120
8.	Not About
Bonus:
9.	Sometimes Dub feat Vongold
10.	No Surprises Dub
11.	Not About Dub
12.	No Surprises (Zillas On Acid Remix)
13.	Sometimes feat Vongold (New Hook Remix)
14.	Not About (Exterminador Remix 1)
15.	Not About (Exterminador Remix 2)

PREMIERE: Headman - Solina [Relish]

Robi Insinna is a Producer, DJ, Visual Artist and INDUSTRIA and RELISH owner.

Back in 2001 he founded the seminal Relish label in direct response to a then-dominant sound in club music. Its catalogue is as vast as it is varied and foreshadowing the music he'd go on to make himself under Headman/Manhead. Some highlights are IT ROUGH, Birth School Work Death, in the early years for the newer period tracks such as Be Loved, Dechainee. He also was busy remixing the likes of Roxy Music, The Gossip, Franz Ferdinand, The Units, Unknown Cases, Gina X and many more.
Relish has also been busy releasing international talents and remixes such as Daniel Avery, Red Axes, Borusiade, Manfredas.


Fast forward to 2018 he's on the move again launching new Project label, Industria with - not quite an album, not quite an EP - Hard Work. The debut was released under Robi's own name.
Industria will be focused more on vinyl releases, but not solely vinyl. The project will encompass all areas of Robi's work and ties together elements of his art and visual design projects and products.

Headman - DeTurning

HEADMAN/RELISH/INDUSTRIA