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Sixth June - Back For a Day

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To accompany the release of Especial’s compilation mix CD, “Eleccio” - offering of a snapshot of the first 9 EPs on the label - a limited edition sampler EP is being released featuring 4 unreleased remixes from the label’s roster to date.
 
Ever since the first white labels appeared at the end of Summer 2013, [Emotional] 
Especial has had a busy release schedule, putting out 9 EPs that are a slightly warped take on club music. Mixing the influences of dub, electro, disco, proto-house, house and techno, a feeling, a sound, a vibe has appeared without any preordained plan.

With the release of EES10CD - a DJ meets studio compilation mix created by label 
mainstay and handyman, Jamie Paton - to mark the end of first series of the label, it was decided to included a couple of specal unreleased remixes to add a bit of new with the old in the mix.

To that end this limited edition vinyl sampler was created to include the two remixes, plus the inclusion of another two gems that needed to see the light of day.  First is the alternative “Member” remix of Inhalt by Black Merlin - a strings meets leather bar club dub out that takes things deeper and darker than before. This is followed by Jamie delivering his own take of Khidja’s massive Mustafa, with a warped, swamped out dub. 

Next is another mix from Cage & Aviary of their pals, Blancemange. Brooding low-slung rerun dub anyone? Finally there is a very special remix by Khidja of The Ganges Orchestra. Reissued on Emotional Rescue in 2013, this special remix takes the vocal mantra of the original and creates a balearic-raga tale that perfectly rounds off Especial to date.

A1. Inhalt - Occupations (Black Merlin "Member" Remix)

to see your eye already home free your mind oh you’ll be left behind left behind a sea of lies all inside to see your rage all was into hold my hand oh, we’ll be left behind left behind left behind you were left behind to your trail to your drain to die and I know all I know

TENSION

English: 

Elliot, Francis, Maxime and Simon could have met on the night of October 2nd 1988 in Middlesex, Virginia. Meeting outside a Wipers concert, they would have then started a band with a raw sound chiseled by post-punk guitars and analog synths. 

Instead, it is in Paris in 2012 that they combined their love of the guitars from Cleaners From Venus, the melancholy of The Cure and the synths of Fad Gadget and Oppenheimer Analysis to create a new band; Rendez-Vous. 

The 4 boys deliver a tight sound that vacillates between spontaneous bursts of energy and a catchy dark melodic pop ambience. Heavily influenced by both the naivete of the 80s and the resonance of the 90s. Their track "Donna" sounds like it could be blasting out of Donnie Darko's Walkman. 

Rendez-Vous is releasing their debut EP November 25 on Zappruder Records. 

Rendez-Vous - Plasticity

Boy Harsher - Lust

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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

The same female vocal of “ Fall for You”! by Maff Boothroyd & Matt Sharrat but in strikingly different ways. Here it becomes an atmospheric and minimalist element part of a hypnotic soundscape. This vocal connection creates a unique dialogue between two musical words, showing how the same voice can tell different stories depending on the context.

Sparky Key

Terror (is A State Of Mind)

Eternity Road (Reflections Of Lowlife 1985-95)

Lowlife  "Eternity road"   (7'' Inch version ) 1987

DARK DAY - no, nothing, never

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Autumn Months

Fision You

She Past Away - Disko Anksiyete

Opera De Nuit - Invitation

Opening track from Captive's 3 song demo ep....

Captive - Black Leather Glove

No demos

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Carmody - Messengers Of Love

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