Name: Grim Reality by Mentallo and The Fixer in Electro, coldwave, techno, ebm, industrial
Duration: 8 min 26 s
Description: This is from the album "Revelations 23". The version here is from "Return to Grimpen Ward". Enjoy

This is my battery, my unfailing energy sources! thanks Gary, Dwayne and Rich!

This is my battery, my unfailing energy sources! Thanks Gary, Dwayne and Rich!

The first M&TF track I ever heard. On the Moonraker comp back in 94. After that I was on a  mission to get all the albums. I bought No Rest and Revelations together. My life has never been the same.

love the samples, I'm a big user of film samples myself in my music, these are excellent

can i ask how you obtain the vocal effect on this track? it's very skinny puppy'ish, would love to know what effects or pluggins that your going through

Electro, coldwave, techno, ebm, industrial

released here : (digital)

https://circonstancesaggravantes.bandcamp.com/album/ca010-neanmoins-carnage-inutile-digital-only

Néanmoins feat. Lenore_ Stegstrasse

En el silencio de la noche profunda,
las promesas oscuras despliegan la duda,
como susurros de un secreto oculto,
que en el alma se abre sin rumbo.

En la penumbra de promesas oscuras,
se teje un manto de misterio y dudas,
donde palabras ocultan verdades,
y las promesas son sombras errantes.
Prometen luces dentro de la negrura,
sus destellos son solo impostura,
engañan y siembran siempre la duda,
Y detrás de ellas se esconde amargura.

Las promesas oscuras son laberintos,
Marcan el rumbo de nuestros instintos,
nos atrapan en redes, nos hacen creer,
que encontraremos lo que deseamos tener.

En la penumbra de promesas oscuras,
se teje un manto de misterio y dudas,
donde palabras ocultan verdades,
y las promesas son sombras errantes.
Prometen luces dentro de la negrura,
sus destellos son solo impostura,
engañan y siembran siempre la duda,
Y detrás de ellas se esconde amargura.

Al final del camino solo hallamos vacío,
las promesas oscuras son un cruel desafio,
nos dejan solos y abandonados,
corazones heridos y sueños destrozados.

En la penumbra de promesas oscuras,
se teje un manto de misterio y dudas,
donde palabras ocultan verdades,
y las promesas son sombras errantes.
Prometen luces dentro de la negrura,
sus destellos son solo impostura,
engañan y siembran siempre la duda,
Y detrás de ellas se esconde amargura.

Promesas Oscuras

From the new album, available soon on Bandcamp
Free or pay what you want...
https://this-is-the-bridge.bandcamp.com/

Artwork created by Ivan Antunovic. Featured: Images borrowed and remixed from “Carnival Of Souls” (Herk Harvey, 1962) and “The Fog” (John Carpenter, 1980).

Here I Am (from The Dead Past)

'Zetsubō'

And I dress you up
And I make you up
I dress you up
I.. I

I leave you roses in your bathtub
I leave you roses on your bedroom floor
I leave you roses on your, on your bed
I leave you roses where you rest your head

My head is hurting and my knees've gone weak
Another quiet night and I will not sleep
I can't stand the thought of being without you
I don't know what I would do

And I dress you up
And I make you up
I carry you to the altar, and pray my words do not falter

Moonlit is your room (There's no waking up)
Moonlit is your room (There's no waking up)
Moonlit is your room (There's no waking up)
Moonlit is your room (There's no waking up)

Hidden in the shadows of your room
Abyss remains, but a windowed moon
brings a slither of light
As you lay peacefully
A floor creaks begs an alarm to ring
And only if the wind could sing
It'd wake up
But you only rest now
In dreams of us
Where this love remains
Where this love remains

I went about selling salt for sorrow
Nocturnal ends a thought of tomorrow
Nocturnal ends a thought of tomorrow
Forever I remain with no tomorrow

I left you roses in your bathtub
I left you roses on your bedroom floor
I left you roses on your, on your bed
I left you roses where you rest your head

Moonlit is your room (There's no waking up)
Moonlit is your room (There's no waking up)
Moonlit is your room (There's no waking up)
Moonlit is your room (There's no waking up)

There's no waking up

Zetsubō

ℭ𝔢𝔪𝔢𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔶 𝔇𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔰 - 絶望

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Gone Forever

Dj Dee.M - Vibrations

This is from the album "Revelations 23". The version here is from "Return to Grimpen Ward". Enjoy

Grim Reality

Catephillare (short version)

Leather Ladder - Liebe Leidet

taken from Imperial Black Unit - State Of Pressure 12" [a+w XXVII]
out: soon.

State Of Pressure

Imperial Black Unit - The White Rose [a+w XXVII]

Imperial Black Unit - Now You Can Pray [a+w XXVII]

taken from V.A. - Wiedergaben Vol. 2 12" [a+w XX]
out: July 6.

Wiedergaben Vol. 2

Seen Links Schlösser Rechts - Die Nacht (Room 506 Edit) [a+w XX]

taken from Blush Response - Abuse Your Freedom 12" [a+w XXXIV]
out: August 3.

Abuse Your Freedom

Blush Response - Live In Fear Of Conflict [a+w XXXIV]

We have an honour to host Philipp Strobel, head of Berlin-based record label aufnahme + wiedergabe as our guest in Abaddon Podcast series. 3h DJ set recorded at the aufnahme + wiedergabe label night at Fold in London on May 4, 2019

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Abaddon Podcast 057 x Philipp Strobel @ aufnahme + wiedergabe label night @ Fold London

Face A of the 7" single out on Aufnahme + Wiedergabe (a+w 7"002), July 2013.

Written, recorded and produced by Női Kabát at Flesh & Bone Studios.

www.noikabat.com

Make Room! Make Room!

Mentallo and the Fixer is the industrial brainchild of two brothers from Texas, Gary and Dwayne Dassing. Mentallo and the Fixer derived its name from a pair of comic book characters whose origins have long since faded into obscurity.The Dassing brothers were raised on rock music, so their first instruments were actually the guitar (Dwayne) and drums (Gary). However, this changed when the pair discovered a number of new wave bands whose music was heavily saturated with synthesizers. Dwayne specifically lists the Cars, early Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark, and especially Gary Numan as strong influences to Mentallo and the Fixer.   Around 1984, the brothers began acquiring synthesizers, discovering the inherent sonic possibilities that these instruments allowed. They began to experiment with these instruments, with recording techniques, and even rudimentary sampling with taped based equipment.   In 1988, the brothers added vocalist Rich Mendez to their roster, and adopted the name Benestrophe. They made two tapes as Benestrophe using only a 12-channel mixer and a $100 stereo TEAC tape deck (incidentally the same equipment used for the first Mentallo release), and surprised even themselves with its sound quality. Much of these tapes are now available on Benestrophe's "Sensory Deprivation" CD and "Auric Fires" (RAS DVA). Benestrophe ended in 1990 when the Dassings moved to another part of the state, and then began their work as Mentallo and the Fixer. A DAT tape of "No Rest for the Wicked" was sent to Portugal's Simbiose Records, and was released on vinyl in a limited edition of 500. (It was re-issued on CD by Metropolis in 1998 as a double CD with additional unreleased tracks and remixes.) A subsequent tape was sent to Talla 2XLC of Zoth Ommog fame, who signed the band to a three-record deal within two weeks.   Though actually their second album, "Revelations 23" was their first proper release, and gained the attention of Metropolis Records, who began their long association with Mentallo and the Fixer with this masterpiece. Like its predecessor, "Revelations 23" was filled with anger: snarling distorted vocals, hard cutting sequencer rhythms, and a thunderous beat. Their next CD, "Where Angels Fear to Tread", displayed considerably less rage than their previous work. The CD showed tremendous musical growth and artistic maturity, being very complex and emotional, with dark Gothic overtones. The CD was met with almost universal acclaim.   In 1994, the Dassings joined forces with vocalist Michael Greene to create the trio Mainesthai, releasing "Out to Lunch" and "Mentallo Meets Mainesthai", which was more melodic and humanistic than Mentallo. Both were released in 1998. 1996 saw Mentallo's first national tour, which was met with rave reviews by both critics and audiences alike. Following this tour, Mentallo and the Fixer began on their next album, "Burnt Beyond Recognition", which was released in 1997. In addition to the album, Gary and Dwayne put together two singles for "Burnt Beyond Recognition", called "Centuries" and "False Prophets".   1999 saw the departure of Dwayne from Mentallo and the Fixer. Gary continued on his own, with the release of the "Systematik Ruin" single and the "Algorythum" full length CD. Gary's vision for this release was different from his previous work, with the incorporation of live drumming, a more experimental approach to electronics, and a more positive outlook on the state of things. Gary quickly returned in 2000 with another Mentallo and the Fixer album, called "Love is the Law" Following in the same vein as the previous release, "Love is the Law" was yet another endeavor into the more experimental and avant-garde style of electronic music. In 2001, Mentallo release "Return To Grimpen Ward", an anthology which featured fourteen re-mixed and re-recorded tracks that spanned over the first ten years of the band's career. That same year, M&TF returned with yet another new studio album, the ominious "Vengeance Is Mine". Heralded as a return to form for Gary Dassing, it fused several elements from all of the previous releases, while at the same time showcasing an artist who was sticking to his guns during a time when dance-oriented club music was all the rave. Shortly after "Vengeance Is Mine" was released, Gary fell just below the radar...but he was not sitting silent. This industrial icon was slaving away at new Mentallo & The Fixer tracks for four years to prepare for his newest sonic achievement: "Enlightenment through a Chemical Catalyst". Teaming up with the up-and-coming Static Sky Records in 2004 (and at last being united on a label with his longtime friends Fektion Fekler!), Gary Dassing would finally return to his long-waiting fans. Most currently, Gary has been busy with new work to be released in the fall of 2011 or spring 2012. Please check back for updates, until then leave your comments and download these tracks.--Jourdan Turner (Contaminated Intelligence) and Ric Laciak (Ras Dva Records)

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