First 3 singles taken from upcoming DeTurning album coming on the 24.11.23

Headman - No Surprises / Not About / Sometimes

https://soundcloud.com/headman
🛒 https://headmanrobiinsinna.bandcamp.com/album/no-surprises
🔊 https://youtu.be/iWBztYf1ohM

This is the first single from the new Headman album. The track features vocals by Silver Jan and a remix by Zillas on Acid. It’s the first new material produced since the self-titled Robi Insinna mini album and SASM, the new band project with Douglas J McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb, released on Industria in 2018.

Robi Insinna has been releasing music since his debut in 2001. At the same time he started Relish Recordings, with the aim to re-create a vinyl label similar to the records he was buying at that time, obscure post–punk, new wave and disco records. Very inspired by the British Balearic scene and the Italian afro scene, he created Manhead as an opposite to Headman. The trademark Bass was always very present in Headman production.

This time Robi Insinna decided to work again under the Headman moniker. The single has a kind of NYC 80’s vibe, which is pretty much what the music was always about, strong retro raw edge funk machine driven sounds. The use of analog equipment, synthesizers, bass and loads of outboard gear is a trademark of Robi Insinna’s production. Saying that, the idea is not just to copy the past, but to take influences from it to create something new.
Zillas on Acid rework the track into a slow-driving techno chugger, taking it in a darker and more sinister direction.

No Surprises is a funky new wave track echoing the optimism of past decades.

Tracklist:

1. NoSurprises
2. NoSurprisesDub
3. NoSurprises(Zillas On Acid Remix)

PREMIERE: Headman - No Surprises [Relish]

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

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🛒 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

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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]

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 - No Surprises / Not About / Sometimes

HEADMAN/RELISH/INDUSTRIA