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Mannequin Records celebrates its 10 years and 100th release with a non-retrospective compilation, Waves of the Future, out February 16th, 2018.

Edition of 800 copies. 
Regular editions are available in black vinyl (500 copies) and grey vinyl (200 copies).
Limited silkscreen mail art edition available in 100 decal numbered copies on black vinyl (comes with silkscreened insert)

MNQ100 Various Artists - Waves of the Future

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Waves of the Future // 2x12"
Release date: February 16th 2018

Mannequin’s newest project and 100th release overall: the Waves of the Future double LP compilation, which itself is not a conventional retrospective collection. Case in point – none of the artists appearing on this collection have put out their own releases on Mannequin yet, despite acting as Mannequin’s unofficial ambassadors (via DJ sets and other means). This makes the set even more compelling rather than less so, since it shows how Mannequin fits into a larger picture that includes other scene leaders and label owners including Beau Wanzer (Ecstatic), Willie Burns (WT Records), Silent Servant (Jealous God) and Ron Morelli (L.I.E.S.). Of equal importance is how Waves of the Future projects a sense of aesthetic resilience and continuity; showcasing just how well the current artists allied with Mannequin employ and re-interpret the sonic lexicon that appears on that label’s reissues of ‘classic’ acts such as Nocturnal Emissions, Bourbonese Qualk, Din A Testbild and Doris Norton.

However, none of this would matter as much if the music itself didn’t have strong potential for lighting a blaze in the dark corners of the human imagination, and of course for forcing bodies into motion. Each track here pivots around a couple of key sound elements that seem to set the stage for the next track to come: see the sputtering / chopped ghost voices on Morelli’s “Charges Won’t Stick,” which easily informs the slicing drone and authoritarian beat of Shawn O’ Sullivan’s “Ill Fit,” which then lays down the emotional foundation for the sequencer-powered “With You” from An-I & Adriani or the glassy landscape of Illum Sphere’s “Exhaustion”. Elsewhere, the wired mischief of Not Waving intersects easily with the spherical electro-funk and coded commands of Beau Wanzer. When all the disparate parts of Waves of the Future are soldered together, it perfectly illustrates Mannequin’s non-linear philosophy and Adriani’s suggestion that Mannequin listeners directly engage with the music rather than trying too hard to analyze or dissect it.

A1 / 1. Silent Servant - Defiant Pose 
A2 / 2. Ron Morelli - Charges Won't Stick 
B1 / 3. Beau Wanzer - Snake And Shake 
B2 / 4. Shawn O'Sullivan - Ill Fit 
C1 / 5. Not Waving - Secret Weapon 
C2 / 6. An-i & Alessandro Adriani - With You 
D1 / 7. Willie Burns - Light Far Over 
D2 / 8. Illum Sphere - Exhaustion

Mastering by Rude 66, Amsterdam, 2017.
Artwork and tracks selection by Alessandro Adriani, Berlin, 2017.

Waves Of The Future

MNQ100 - Not Waving - Secret Weapon [Zweikommasieben premiere]

Mannequin Records celebrates its 10 years and 100th release with a non-retrospective compilation, Waves of the Future, out February 16th, 2018.

Edition of 800 copies. 
Regular editions are available in black vinyl (500 copies) and grey vinyl (200 copies).
Limited silkscreen mail art edition available in 100 decal numbered copies on grey vinyl (comes with silkscreened insert)
Order link: http://mannequinrecords.bigcartel.com/product/mnq-100-various-waves-of-the-future

B2. Shawn O'Sullivan - Ill Fit

B1. Beau Wanzer - Snake And Shake

A2. Ron Morelli - Charges Won't Stick

A1. Silent Servant - Defiant Pose

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