"The vision and the dream”

It 'only' took TWINS NATALIA five years to complete their debut album, but to them it just had to be perfect in every aspect, from each sound, note and word to each and every pixel, and quality needs time, trying to create the perfect electro pop record. In 2008, TWINS NATALIA was formed when Marc Schaffer (Shibuya Station, Solitairen Effekten, solitude fx and Anna Logue Records) played some demo recordings to Dave Hewson (of early 80's New Wave/Electro Pop icons Poeme Electronique and since long a professional composer for EMI including library music series, commercials, jingles, etc.) who wanted to work on those tracks while graphic designer Steve Lippert (Treeline and Attractive Co-ordinates label boss) spent hours of inventing fictional "new wave" or "minimal synth" band names, song titles and artworks, too, and amongst them was the TWINS NATALIA moniker, hence the project was born. Sharon Abbott and Julie Ruler (both also of Poeme Electronique fame) were recruited on vocal duties and a first 7" was released, followed by two sampler contributions and an extended 12" - coupled with the revived Poeme Electronique in 2012 - paving the way to their debut album "The Destiny Room". The title "The Destiny Room" was coined by Dave and described Marc's little home recording studio where all tracks were demoed on almost purely analogue gear (e.g. Roland CSQ-100, SH-2, TR-808 and Crumar Performer) and according to his vision of melancholic yet melodic electro pop, slightly inspired by Experimental Products, Kraftwerk, OMD, Rational Youth and the likes. Dave co-composed, arranged and performed all tracks in his Hewsonics studio using latest technology and adding his incredible playing skills (listen to those solos!), expertise and imagination, always in close co-operation with Marc so that the analogue spirit remained while being transformed into the 21st century. Sharon and Julie added superbly professional and versatile vocal performances based upon lyrics written by Sharon or Steve, the latter making the whole package complete by adding a stunning and perfectly fitting artwork.
All in all, a high-class melodic 10 track electro pop album (14 tracks on CD including the cover of Marsheaux's "Radial Emotion", the extended 12" version of "I Avoid Strangers" plus the debut 7") - never 'cheesy' or too commercial, always still melancholic with lots of attention to detail, complexity and versatility, from the minds of creative people for the active listener, and the dancers, too.

Special thanks to Dave Hewson for understanding the vision, and making dreams come true.

LP features: limited edition of 400 copies (290 sold as single items), 180 grams black vinyl, UV varnished full-colour outer sleeve, UV varnished lyrics inner sleeve, DIN A3 poster and double-sided DIN A6 postcard

Also available:
CD: limited edition of 500 copies (390 sold as single items), 6-pages glossy Digipak with alternative artwork, 4 bonus tracks comprising previous vinyl releases:

"Radial Emotion (M. Melitsi, S. Sarigiannidou)" from ANNA 033/7UN33 7"
"I Avoid Strangers - Special Extended Night Version" from ANNA 041.2012 12"
"When We Were Young" from ANNA 017.2008 7"
"Kleiner Satellit" from ANNA 017.2008 7"

The Original Demo Recordings Picture 12" LP: limited edition of 300 copies (190 sold as single items), includes all LP's tracks in their original rough demo glory, recorded in the actual Destiny Room home recording studio, mastered by Martin Bowes (Attrition, The Cage Studios)

Box set: limited edition of 110 copies including silk-screened hardcover box (special thanks to Frank Maier/Vinyl-on-Demand), LP as above, CD as above, 12" Picture Disc as above, exclusive T-shirt (FairWear, Bio), exclusive full colour slipmat, exclusive badge - PRE-ORDER NOW by sending an email to orders (at) annaloguerecords (dot) com

Digital version: to come on iTunes.

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Decay Is A Wonderful Smith is the second single from the upcoming album "The Vigilant Sower" with bonus single Underbite (Half Mast) as a B side that will not be included on the album.
Thank you to Ariosto N. Uribe, Jacobo Levy and Liliana Del Rosario of InClub Records, Larry Green for the photography and my wife Lisa Frye for modeling.
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released February 7, 2023

All songs and lyrics composed, performed and recorded by Motuvius Rex.
Mixed and Mastered by Ariosto N. Uribe.
*Additional synth intro and outro on Underbite (Half Mast) by Tyler Bahan.

Decay Is A Wonderful Smith

Our Lady Of Sorrows

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It's been a long wait but The Vigilant Sower is finally here. While the songs themselves often come quickly, getting things recorded properly, organized and ready for post production, sent off to Ariosto (the only person on the planet patient enough to help tame my chaos) often takes longer than I wish it did. Much gratitude to Ariosto.
I am quite proud of this album. It holds much of me, my love for the land, fauna and flora of my birth. Both the sadness and the beauty of our mortal condition and the rituals to help get through to our goals, ephemeral as it all is, ultimately.
While the majority of this music is brand new, a couple of songs are reworkings of my past, as far back as thirty years. Both "Mere Breath" and "Of Sand And Saturn" were originally composed and lyrics written decades ago. Of Sand And Saturn was originally composed in 1992 and recorded in March of 1993. I am including the original recording as a bonus track (Digital only) so you may witness how time can change a song.
The same for Mere Breath but it was originally written in 1994 and never actually recorded properly. It just stayed in my head this long. The new version does, of course, have great changes from the much harsher and heavier original, as well as a proper title, additional lyrics and an end, which were not completed back then.
I am also including the B sides from the two previously released singles on the digital version as they do actually help document the entirety of these recording sessions that compile this album.
There are plans for physical media in the works but it may be a while. It takes a lot of money and even more time to get vinyl produced. The vinyl masters are finished, the printable jacket done, but the money and time are always overwhelming for artists at my level.
If you're of the financially secure audience and wish to donate to such causes, I would certainly be forever grateful. I don't expect anything like that of people by any means, it's just worth saying, I guess.
Much love and gratitude to you all and anyone that ever takes time to listen to my creations.
Thank you all, so much. 
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released July 12, 2023

All music and lyrics composed, written and performed by Motuvius Rex.
Recorded at Art Sanctuary in Louisville, Kentucky USA
Mixed and mastered by Ariosto N. Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
Artwork and design by Carrie Foster, Louisville
Media production & distribution by InClub Records, Lima, Peru
BONUS TRACKS -
Of Sand And Saturn 93∴ originally recorded at Barrick Studios in March of 1993 in Glasgow, Kentucky. Remastered from a single track by Tyler Bahan in July 2023.
*Electronic effect intro/outro on Shattered (Full Gospel) by Tyler Bahan.
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Black Locust Grove

Mere Breath

Toil and Trouble

JackWasFaster says: "If you added a beat and a bassline to a Death in June song, does it sound like Sisters Of Mercy? Sort of. Unofficial homage to one of my favorite bands."

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Death in June- Fall Apart (JackWasFaster Rework)

Crescent Moon Magus

Underbite

Motuvius Rex is a music project focused on a fairly traditional Gothic and Dark Folk sound with roots in New Wave and New Romantic history. Thematically, there is heavy influence from occultism, ritual traditions, romanticism and mortality.
Motuvius Rex is the stage name for artist Shahn Rigsby. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Motuvius Rex has performed and contributed bass for The Kentucky Vampires, as well as releasing solo music as Motuvius Rex. Currently signed with InClub Records from Lima, Peru. Motuvius Rex is also a founding member of the Dark Eclectic Music collective - Radio Arcane, also headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Decay Is A Wonderful Smith

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