Cyberpunk

PRE-ORDER: http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/store/dark-entries/ski-patrol-versions-of-a-life-recordings-1979-81-lp/

Dark Entries is proud to release "Versions Of A Life", a collection of recorded works by London, UK post-punk band Ski Patrol. Formed in 1979 by singer Ian Lowery and guitarist Nick Clift, the band played moody, epic, angular music. Active until late 1981, Ski Patrol’s musical and lyrical output mirrored the dub-reggae influences of their Brixton and Ladbroke Grove home-bases, the civil unrest of post-punk Britain and the freedom to push aside the rock rulebook as had been done by their peers PiL and Gang Of Four. They self-released their first single in early 1980 with the help of Rough Trade and came to the attention of Malicious Damage, a label & management operation, formed to release the early works of Killing Joke. This association produced the band’s biggest success, the 1980 indie chart hit "Agent Orange" (featuring Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman on synth).
 "Versions Of A Life" collects Ski Patrol’s recorded output in one place for the first time. This anthology also shines a light on the darkly comic, paranoid, often elegiac gutter poetry of the late Ian Lowery, who passed away in 2001.  Including the band’s first two singles, previously unreleased mixes of their third single and three unreleased songs from their last studio session. All songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in a glossy jacket with an unreleased photo of the band. Each copy includes a reproduction of a promotional poster with lyrics from 1981 designed by Mike Coles, the Malicious Damage house artist responsible for the label’s iconic album and single covers.


Ski Patrol - Agent Orange

Poison

Nasha

Catalognumber 23 – what else is to say? While we’re feeling the spirit of William S. Burroughs blessing this very vinyl-enigma, &ME went particularly mysterious ways to transcend the category ‘dance track’ for this one.
The meditation through bass had been the major discipline of some of his latest cuts, but what you’ll find on this A-side, one could certainly call the perfection of somnambulistic peaktime-fever. The way he’s kneading the lower frequencies, how he’s channeling the expansion and decay of bass must inevitably lead to some aroused moaning. Good vocal-selection, for that matter! Then there are those tension building synths and a staccato-frenzy in the break that might be the ultimate ecstasy-trigger of the season.
“Locust” on B comes in with some smoothly looped E-guitar-coolness, adding whispering hi-hats and a comparatively rich percussive architecture. But then again: rolling bass barrels like a signature and a defence breaking build up that’s ensued by liberating pressure compensation in mighty breaks. Two demonstrations of understated and sophisticated peaktime-emphasis, so to say. Or differently put: a flawless double-A-side.

&ME - After Dark (Preview)

Coop Track for the Nordlicht Tracked Music Compo. Plain 4-Channel Protracker Mod (who needs more than 4 channels anyway ;) )
Get up your meaty asses and daaance :)

Virgill & Triace - Meat Army Power

Auxcide - Realms

vit fana - constance

New Day

Current Value - Bad Data (TERMINAL)
Taken from the PARTITION EP

Available on Beatport // 15.07.2016

Current Value //
@tim-e-aka-current-value
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Terminal // 
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TERMINAL systems breach detected – infiltration of hostile entity within primary mainframe architecture. CURRENT VALUE systemic weaponry dispatched to effect PARTITION EP protocol.

Identification of BAD DATA segment - imminent threat to core cluster. Complex syncopation algorithm unleashed // priority // restore power to satellite BALANCED ARMATURE gyroscopic component. ORBITAL DECAY predicts atmospheric incineration within current planetary cycle

Partition firewall deployed, internal bombardment commenced – deep sub layer scan of PRIMARY NODE detects anomaly... Foreign AI confirmed at quantum level – upgrade threat response

BREACH IMMINENT

CV full arsenal engaged - full system purge initiated – immediate physical atmospheric core ejection implemented.

// System restored – PARTITION EP protocol complete.

The TERMINAL collective (BAD TASTE – EATBRAIN – METHLAB) follow up the highly praised ACTIVATION EP (featuring Audeka & Disprove, L 33 Rawtekk & Maztek) with the PARTITION EP from highly respected pioneer of drum and bass – CURRENT VALUE. Featuring 4 killer tracks with a mean tech aesthetic, bristling with sharp clean edges, for one of the dnb scene’s most exciting new collective entities. With one of the scene’s leading artists, supported by 3 of the most active entities – the Partition EP sets a deep precedent for what’s to come… the Terminal digital leviathan has landed to obliterate all systems with Current Value at the helm with his hard-hitting breed of neuro.

Windscreen

Martial Canterel

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