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Mannequin has the dual and parallel aim to unearth hidden or unpublished gems, running along a road that starts from the period of reference for this kind of music (late 70s – mid 80s) and comes to nowdays, with a vision deeply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

No demos

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alex@neptunemusic.net / sari@neptunemusic.net

Distro > http://www.rushhour.nl

Bandcamp http://bit.ly/NcCZYL
Beatport http://btprt.dj/1eGHvo5
Juno http://bit.ly/1hZtSIH
Boomkat http://bit.ly/MBEvCM

Il progetto nasce nel 2018 dall’esigenza di sperimentare nuove soluzioni sonore e ambientazioni cinematiche, pur mantenendo un anima fortemente Punk. 
Precedentemente chitarrista e bassista di Oloferne, Chitarrista di Sister Dew,  Chitarrista e compositore di Sinking Selkis. 
Il Bisogno di evolversi e di lasciare alle spalle le vecchie esperienze muta le sonoritá delle corde amplificate in sonoritá sintetiche, lasciando tuttavia intatta la vena dark, industrial e post punk che aveva caratterizzato gli ultimi lavori. 
Sintetizzatori distorti come chitarre, dinamiche da head bangin’, atmosfere che descrivono un futuro distopico alla Blade Runner, sono le caratteristiche che definiscono questo percorso sonoro.
The future is now, il cambiamento é l’unica soluzione.
Dicono di me:
..an interesting blend of Synthwave and some sort of Trance and Goth’n’Rock. I should say it sounds really solid and gives a banging vibe.”
ULTRA VAGUE Label