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MNQ 052 ROYAL FAMILY AND THE POOR - THE TEMPLE OF THE 13TH TRIBE LP

The Royal Family & The Poor is the nomenclature adopted by Mike Keane, who recorded for Factory Records between 1980 and 1986. "The Project Phase 1  - The Temple of the 13th Tribe", released in 1984 (FACT 95) was produced in Manchester by Joy Divison and New Order bassist Peter Hook. Featuring the violinist John Neesham (of Walking Seeds and Mel-o-Tones) and the keyboard player Lita Hira from labelmates Stockholm Monsters, the album was done only after plenty of ups and downs in Keane's own life as well as numerous personnel shifts and incarnations, but the end results were a sometimes delicate and often enthralling combination. 

The combination of TR 808 and other drums, reverbed vocals, and aural mystery is all permeated by Keane's interest in the occult, while Hook's technological know-how adds a sharp rhythmic punch to tracks such as "Dark And Light", "Radio Egypt" and "Discipline". Other tracks include one of Mike Keane's best known songs, the affecting ballad "I Love You (Restrained in a Moment)", and the sinister, vocodered "Motherland".  

Perhaps the most misunderstood band to record for Factory Records, The Royal Family and the Poor remain for many an (oc)cult enigma, releasing only four albums in two decades, and rarely performing live after 1984. 

A lost classic, highly recommended for fans of Joy Division, New Order, Section 25, Durutti Column, Death In June. 
 
* First vinyl reissue for the 30th year anniversary
 
* Collectible limited edition of 500 copies
 
* First 100 comes with facsimile booklet

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Playlist para os NÃO CONFORMISTAS.

Tracklist:

01. In Aeternam Vale - Pray For Me

02. Motorama - White Light

03. Black Marble - Balancing

04. The Chameleons - Second Skin

05. Martin Dupont - It's So

06. Vår - The World Fell

07. Thieves Like Us - Desire 

08. The Modern English - Swans On Glass

09. Cold Cave - The Trees Grew Emotions And Died

10. Grauzone - Eisbaer

11. Iceage - Broken Bone

12. Xeno & Oaklander - Par Avion

13. Opéra De Nuit - Lumiére Rouge

14. Turquoise Days - Grey Skies 

15. Kontravoid - Forgotten

16. Molly Nilsson - Poisoned Candy

17. Martial Canterel - Sidestreets

18. Holograms - Hidden Structures

Playlist #3: Coldwave/Postpunk/Synthpop

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MNQ 062 Carmody - Sleep On Mirrors: The 1981-1985 Tapes LP

As earlier compilations of 'Danza Meccanica' have taught us, Italy gave birth to a disproportionate number of synth-pop, new wave and electronic acts in the 80s. 

Mannequin goes deeper into the Italian new wave archelogical research with a killer 10 tracks selection of Carmody. Picking their name from a science fiction novel titled "Dimension of Miracles" by Robert Sheckley, Carmody were coming from Torino, as their pairs Monuments and Chromagain. Started as a duo (Alberto Ramella and Andrea Lesmo) and later a trio with Max Casacci joining in  as a guitar player, Carmody recorded from 1981 to 1985 and issued three incredibly rare demo tapes. "Sleep On Mirrors" compiles the best tracks from those tapes, bringing you one of the most peculiar 80's minimal synth music coming out of Italy.

Tracklist

A1 - Messengers Of Love 
A2 - Most of you 
A3 - As We Down 
A4 - Ambiguos 
A5 - Psalm 
B1 - Long Breath 
B2 - Space invaders 
B3 - Sleep on mirrors 
B4 - Bones 
B5 - Time's under 

Limited edition of 300 copies. 

Mastering by Rude 66. 
Graphic design by Alessandro Adriani.

Carmody - Messengers Of Love

Today we have Sadie La Chèvre and Nora Düster - Extra Bleu Ciel, a minimal synth band based in Biel, Switzerland.
Extra Bleu Ciel is a bipolar borderline hyperactive teenager who likes to eat marshmallows at the cemetery.
Extra Blue Ciel cries with joy contemplating the flight of hysterical crows at sunset.
Extra Blue Ciel loves joyful despair and finds joy hopeless.
Extra Bleu Ciel will always be 15 years old in 1981.

"Hypersensible" is the idiosyncratic trace left by individuals oscillating between nightmare reality and waking dream, sailing between naive euphoria and lucid disillusionment, trying to defy fatality and maintain hope, dancing in the pre-diluvian mud of a dying 21st century.

Credits:
Produced and mixed: Sadie La Chèvre and Nora Düster
Mastering: Kill Shelter
Artwork: Diana Tolstovaite
Format: Tape / Digital
Release date: 14th of Mar / 2025
Order here: https://metamoto.bandcamp.com/album/extra-bleu-ciel-hypersensible

Extra Blue Ciel:
SC: https://soundcloud.com/extra-bleu-ciel
IG: https://www.instagram.com/extrableuciel_

Meta Moto:
SC: https://soundcloud.com/metamoto
IG: https://www.instagram.com/metamotometamoto
FB: https://www.facebook.com/metamotometamoto

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Extra Bleu Ciel - I Won't Take That Pill [mmd006]

I Close My Eyes

Out September 5th
Available here: https://lnk.to/LOVECUTS

https://soundcloud.com/yearsofdenial

Prolific duo Years of Denial return to Veyl with another genre bending, dance floor ready EP titled Love Cuts.

Acting as a transit between 2023’s Suicide Disco 2 and the forthcoming Suicide Disco 3, Love Cuts explores the various angles of love - ranging from the digital to the forbidden, toxic to erotic and beyond. A blend of death rock, future goth, EBM and rave, we once again find the project’s poetic, powerful lyrics fusing with motorized beats and 4x4 rhythms.

Kicking things off is the shadowy, death rock inspired, "Devil in a Skirt", an infectious ballad about a temptress that may not be what she seems. Next up, "Affaire de Coeur" delivers body fuelled stabs which elegantly bleeds into "Hide & Sick", a more high energy cut, set to scorch the floor. "We Are The Party" keeps the pulse pounding with your next EBM anthem while "In Your Bed" shatters sonic boundaries and leaves things drenched in acid rave. "AI Lover" closes things out with more future goth rave energy which acts as both a warning and a desire for more.

Love Cuts builds on Years of Denial’s previous work while setting the stage for what’s to come. Commanding vocals and dominating beats transmit a powerful message of both the dystopian and euphoric. Remaining uncategorizable, the project continues to evolve their unique sound while burning a path toward the future.

Years of Denial booking contact: antonia@altaragency.com

Years Of Denial - 'Love Cuts EP' (clips) | VEYL045

Sonidos Subterraneos is pleased to premiere a new track, this time we have the great Envigado based label: Body Musick, with the track of: Thorn and Motiv-A - Incision Protocol
"Shape Of Intent" is the release name!
The album contains 6 electronic music original tracks. ENJOY
Next we leave you the description of the release_


Artist_ Thorn
Title_ Shape Of Intent
Label_ Body Musick
Country_ Colombia
Genres_ Leftfield House, Synth Wave. Industrial
Format_ Digital
Catalogue_ BDMS047
Release Date_ August 5, 2025
Buy_ https://bodymusick.bandcamp.com/album/shape-of-intent


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| PREMIERE | Thorn and Motiv-A - Incision Protocol | [Body Musick]

PREMIERE COMME DES LARMES – CDL

PREMIERE CDL || Frank Wodorost - Mon Amour |Self Released| 2025

Artist » Frank Wodorost - https://soundcloud.com/frankwodorost 

Ep Name » You Never Know  LP  

Label » Self Released - https://soundcloud.com/frankwodorost

Warsaw, Poland

Format: TAPE + DIGITAL ALBUM

High-bias C60 cassette professionally duplicated, with printed J-card featuring custom artwork.
Limited edition of 50 copies.
Includes full digital album download.

Release Date: 19 September, 2025

💲 BUY HERE 💲 >>> https://frankwodorost.bandcamp.com/album/you-never-know

“Mon Amour” is the latest single from Frank Wodorost’s upcoming 10-track debut album “You Never Know”, set for release on September 19th in digital format and as a limited edition of 50 cassettes. This love song unfolds with delicate synths, restrained percussion, and vocals suspended between a dreamlike confession and an ethereal mantra. In line with the album’s overall aesthetic, the sound blends romantic whispers, enigmatic intonations, processed guitars, melancholic synths and fleeting outbursts of desperate screams.


Music Written and Produced by Frank Wodorost
Mastered by M.B.I
Artwork by Frank Wodorost and Sylwester Sudnik
Photography by Sylwester Sudnik and Tomasz Tomaszewski 

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Art/Designer CDL by Rennst

• SC: https://soundcloud.com/RENNST

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/_rennst_

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You Never Know

PREMIERE CDL || Frank Wodorost - Mon Amour |Self Released| 2025

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PREMIERE CDL || Hayter - Rhythm |Clear Memory| 2025

Artist » Hayter - https://soundcloud.com/hayter_cm

Ep Name » Second Set Of Ears EP  

Label » Clear Memory - https://soundcloud.com/clearmemory

Leipzig, Germany

Format: Vinyl and Digital

Release date: September 09, 2025 

💲 BUY HERE 💲>>> https://clearmemory.bandcamp.com/album/second-set-of-ears

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Tired of it all? Dreading your routine? Try the all new second set of ears by Hayter! Contains eight unique treatments against fatigue and low excitement disorder. Ranging from Electro Groove to bit-crushed Industrial. For side effects, consult your sound engineer.

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Artwork by Dr. Rekorder
Mastered by T I N
Distributed by Clone

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Second Set Of Ears

PREMIERE CDL || Hayter - Rhythm |Clear Memory| 2025

This months guest is Kutkh Jackdaw, a Scottish producer and DJ, now based in Brighton, whose productions and mixes take influence from a wide variety of different genres, from post-punk, darkwave and EBM, to synth, industrial and techno. He uses a range of techniques in his productions including a heavy use of inventive sampling, combined with extensive use of vintage 80’s hardware. 

Kutkh Jackdaw co-runs Brighton based event and podcast series Acid Reflux and is also a part of DarkDisco.org's operations team. Over the past few years, he has been spreading his unique combination of genres in cities such as Brussels, Berlin, Lisbon, London, Manchester and Glasgow.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/kutkh_jackdaw/ 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kutkh_jackdaw 
Bandcamp: kutkhjackdaw.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/KutkhJackdaw1 

🏴‍☠️ Tracklist 🏴‍☠️ 
\\\\\\\\\\Kutkh Jackdaw\\\\\\\\\\
Nightmoves - Nightdrive
Corps Diplomatique - Paradis I
Normal Bias - Prayer Of The Rollerboy
Wire Spine - Safe
Valisia Odell - Breaths
Dry_Feel - Mechanical Fever
Lvcerate - Blissful Wounds
Selfless Service - Broken Propaganda
Harlem Electronics - Contact High
Revolt - Illness Whispers
Centrifugal Force Machine - Passing Torment
General Dynamics - Something Unnatural
Fragedis - Disco Nicotina
Minimal Violence - New Hard Catch
The Hacker - No Senor
Interactive - The Bass Is On Fire
No Detail - Low Life
Blacksea Não Maya & DJ Kolt - Balebale
Raisa K - Feel It

DFTD 031 w/ Kutkh Jackdaw

Years Of Denial - Devil in a Skirt

https://soundcloud.com/fetter https://soundcloud.com/osare-editions
🛒 https://osare-editions.bandcamp.com

Fetter’s Body of Noise erupts at the threshold between ravey hypnosis and avant-pop experiment, slithering through the hinterlands of unconscious desire. Nine shape-shifting tracks conjure haunted landscapes where beauty refuses clarity and dancefloor logic warps underfoot. Vocals swoon, drift, and demand—stacking into fragments that multiply and weave through saturated pulses and shimmering, snarling synths.

Opening track "Like a Rose" traces a dreamer’s transition into the unstable physics of a perplexing but familiar dream world, where they gradually become lucid. “Beast” follows up humming with shadowed urgency, threading a path through self-sabotage and metamorphosis. “Spathiphyllums” drifts a while in a lush lostness, aching for something new before fracturing into wild, cathartic collapse. Side B’s “Do I Exist? (D.I.E)” and “The Longing” spiral into existential wonder, searching for a human origin story—both personal and collective—against a backdrop of uncertainty, while “Headache” thrusts forward as an absurd and insistent manifesto to stay the course and harness one’s own power within the madness.

Body of Noise is crafted not only for sweating bodies in motion, but for distorting time and opening psychic portals, where surrender becomes strategy and uncertainty transforms into ecstatic navigation. Rooted in all-hardware improvised production and shaped by Fetter’s years of boundary-blurring visual and performance art, their debut LP feels alive and in flux. Reminiscent of a spectral pop chorus trapped in a loop of broken machinery, or a lost broadcast from a dancefloor in a parallel realm, Body of Noise is a journey into chaos, transformation, and a bold refusal to be contained. 

Tracklist:

Side A
01 Like a Rose
02 Beast
03 Spathiphyllums

Side B
04 All the Things Ever Said
05 The Longing
06 Phantom Tail
07 D.I.E. (Do I Exist?)
08 Headache
09 Fire

PREMIERE: Fetter - Beast [Osàre! Editions]

Fear is the first stage of the Ratflak cycle.
Sampler: https://on.soundcloud.com/K0wyHPIpO7ePR27Ymj

The encounter with this sound begins in a register of unease. Psychoacoustically, the untrained ear is exposed to auditory conditions that bypass rational interpretation and act directly on the body. Heartbeat accelerates, muscles tense, and the impulse to withdraw arises. It mirrors the startle reflex described in psychophysiology, yet here the trigger is not physical danger but acoustic confrontation: sound that rejects harmony and order.

In this context, music is stripped of its aesthetic frame and processed as alarm. Ratflak’s architecture emphasizes this: percussive strikes echo the language of sirens, noise overwhelms the perceptual field and induces disorientation, synthetic timbres sound alien, beyond the natural. The listener, deprived of reference points, enters cognitive overload in which perception narrows to a single axis — the recognition of threat.

Fear, in Ratflak’s philosophy, is not an error but the beginning of transformation. It is the first red flag: sound that refuses to please, but warns. Through fear, the ground is prepared for the stages that will follow — anger, denial, and ultimately, acceptance.

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PREMIERE: Bulgakov - HU-HA [Ratflak]

Trisomie 21 - The Last Song

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

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

Phosphor - Skull

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