Editions Mego reissue the 2001 release Asuma by Finnish artist Ilpo Väisänen. Originally released on CD this is the first ever vinyl issue, remastered by Rashad Becker. 2001 is a landmark year for the artist following a wave of success from the notable outfit Väisänen formed alongside Mika Vanio, Pan Sonic (as they were now known then). Following a string of highly acclaimed and influential releases such as “Vakio”, “Kulma”, “A’ and “Aaltopiiri” Pan Sonic had toured the globe extensively leaving a trail of blown expectations and rumours of all manner of objects in venues cracking or falling apart due to the immense sound the duo concocted with their unique instruments.

Taking a break from the ecstatic cacophony of Pan Sonic, Väisänen retreated to work on a solo release which conjured the spirits of the former outfit whilst simultaneously carving out a more personal take on these new electronic forms.

Asuma is a precise study of drones, rhythms, clicks, ambience and gentle confusion. Whilst inhabiting a zone of abstraction the results also move in a natural field as Väisänen’s native Finland permeates these recordings as much as the idea of experimentation itself.

Autioitu 1 opens the album as delicate pinball rhythms bounce across the spectrum as a hairy drone hovers underneath. The mood is both intriguing and unsettling. Tukahduttaja is a delightfully disorientating sound sculpture that is hard to pinpoint what it actually is. Klikki is comparable to a microscopic version of Pink Floyd’s “Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict”. Asumaton is a foreboding miniature acting like a segway to Vallitseva which embraces the icy clicks that punctuates much of the Pan Sonic output. Arvioimaton Ongelma is an audio riddle whilst Jaettu jitters around a dancefloor crawl. Autioitu closes proceedings as a gentle ambient thumper. Asuma is awash with contradiction and mystery. This is time wrapped in twisted turns and rewards a neat payoff for those interested in the absolute fringes of electronic ‘dance’ music.

Ilpo Väisänen 'Autioitu 1 [2025 Remaster]' (EMEGO037)

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Oratio #9 w/ Itako - Rec @ Karmen Camina 220325 Part1

https://soundcloud.com/itako at https://soundcloud.com/karmen-camina for @ethosrecords

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Oratio #9 w/ Itako @ Karmen Camina on March 22 2025, Part 1 (07/05/25)

https://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-155-bourbonese-qualk-my-government-is-my-soul-lp

Mannequin Records proudly reissues "My Government Is My Soul", a searing 1989 statement from Bourbonese Qualk, one of the UK’s most defiant and politically engaged experimental acts. Originally released on the group’s own label, this LP captures the uncompromising spirit of a band deeply embedded in the resistance movements of 1980s Britain.

Recorded during a turbulent period of social unrest, "My Government Is My Soul" stands as a fierce response to authoritarianism, surveillance, and the neoliberal decay that defined the Thatcher era. Bourbonese Qualk fused industrial rhythms, minimal synth, distorted tape loops, and spoken-word polemics into a sound that was both confrontational and deeply physical—a weaponized form of music rooted in activism and direct action.

Widely regarded by fans as one of the band’s strongest works, "My Government Is My Soul" has earned a near-mythic status in underground circles. Fans have praised the album’s stylistic breadth—“sometimes it kisses the hem of rock, at others it bows towards the likes of Steve Reich & Philip Glass".

This reissue, fully remastered by Rude 66, reintroduces a critical work of post-industrial dissent to a new generation. Still as urgent and unflinching as ever, the album resonates with today’s climate of mass disinformation and systemic control. It is a timely reminder that sound can still be a form of resistance.

The digital edition includes five bonus tracks that were previously available only on the original CD version, now made accessible in digital format exclusively for Bandcamp. 
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release date: June 16, 2025

Bourbonese Qualk - Ton Ton Macoute

Recorded in Berlin / Event Liquid Channel (Breakfast Club) / Place Giri / Day 21 06 25

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Liquid Channel - huːliɔː nʌdʌ - dj

The Way Of Time takes loose inspiration from Elizabeth Madox Roberts’ novel The Time Of Man, sampling Joan Lorring’s voice from the 1951 radio play adaptation of the novel.
Biosphere’s signature ambient loops, soothing arctic synths and melodies combine with Lorring’s sweet, wistful and deep-south wonderings to create a record that is both deeply human and searching.

https://ad93.lnk.to/TheWayOfTime

released June 20, 2025 via AD 93

Artwork and design by Lucas Dupuy and Pavel Milyakov
Vinyl mastering by Stefan Betke

Biosphere - The Way Of Time

A special show from Malta Corrosiva, a dive into psychedelic soundscapes


ReWired Soundfields

Andriy K. - spotted

https://soundcloud.com/producedbyflaty

Flaty «A Baleful D.R.E.A.M.» [PROTO—08]
60-min grind of raw black synths, AI-shredded ballads, pagan hiss & crunch of trees. 

mixed & edit — Flaty
artwork — Kaymeera
shout out to MorganRPG

PROTOMETAL 2025

vol.8_Flaty «A Baleful D.R.E.A.M.»

Pre-order now on Markham Road Records : https://markhamroad.bandcamp.com/album/drums-dont-burn-mr009

To be released on 1 October 2025.

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Subsism - Radiant Recess (Out now on Markham Road Records)

http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-028-uv-p-p-no-songs-tomorrow-lp

http://mannequinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mnq-028-uv-p-p-no-songs-tomorrow-cd

Mannequin is honoured to offer you one of the best UK New Wave reissue from the 80's.

UV PØP were an early 80’s post-punk group from the South Yorkshire region of England. Their sound was regionally bleak and they used staccato, angular guitars lines, with vocals ranged from spoken repeated mantras to whispered and shouted political poetics. An excerpt from the album’s liner notes penned by JP Shea helps explain the political climate during which this album was recorded: “In the 1980s there was nothing to smile about; nothing to smile for. The person whom some called wrongly the iron lady brought vengeful spiteful selfishness and a narrow-minded out- look into all our lives. Instead of love and respect there was: a three-day week, Miners strike, and The Falklands War. The sound of UV PØP has always been a sophisticated blend of sadness; with morose North Country sense and a humorous confrontational sensibility. So, you might ask why ‘No Songs Tomorrow’? There is the answer. UV PØP and John White were as certain as anybody there was a strong possibility there might not be anything left with which to make a tomorrow….The fight back, the resistance came in the miners’ strike, on the streets of north Ireland and in the sovereignty of popular culture. And, there was plenty of that in Yorkshire and particularly in the southernmost parts of that region. Working class poets had not all died with the Victorians. The Rough Trade charts for one week in 1982 tell a very interesting story. Alongside acts of the caliber of Sisters of Mercy, Robert Wyatt, Sex Gang Children and Virgin Prunes are UV PØP, their place well-earned.”

We are honored to offer this reissue of their classic 1981 album and we look forward to bringing the band over to play some key shows in NY, LA, and Austin around this release.

Track listing: 
01 No Songs Tomorrow 
02 Portrait (Extended) 
03 Some Win This 
04 See You 
05 I.C. 
0 Psalm 
07 Sleep Don’t Talk 
08 Commitment 
09 Arcade Fun 
10 Hafunkiddies 
11 Four Minute Warning

* For fans of Cabaret Voltaire, Wire, Public Image Ltd. No Songs Tomorrow was pressed originally pressed in a very small edition and has since been considered a very rare, highly sought after early 80’s post-punk classic

U.V. PØP - 03 Some Win This

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