Sean Turner of Ex-Rental; On my new “Futuristic Covers” EP of Human League songs, I arranged “Circus of Death” to sound a lot like The Cure, circa 1980. That version uses synths but features guitar sounds quite prominently. So, for the remix, I decided to ‘re-synthesise’ the song, taking it in a much more electronic synthpop direction. I took inspiration from other electronic pop artists emerging around 1980, such as John Foxx, Telex, Depeche Mode (Vince Clarke era), Landscape, and OMD. As a result, both my versions are very different to the dark eccentricity of The Human League’s own versions. I even wrote a short original ending for this version, referring back to Philip Oakey’s spoken introduction on the b-side of “Being Boiled”.
 
If you’d like to hear the “Futuristic Covers” EP, it can be downloaded on Amazon and iTunes (except in North America, India and Pakistan, due to rights issues) and streamed on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. Here’s the tracklisting:

1.	The Black Hit of Space
2.	Circus of Death
3.	Dominion advertisement
4.	Empire State Human (instrumental)
5.	Don’t You Want Me (demo)
6.	The Black Hit of Space (extended version)

I’m pleased to say Human League co-founder Martyn Ware listened to the EP, saying I’d done a great job and that he liked my creative approach.  😊 I guess I did alter all the songs quite a lot!
 
For more information about Ex-Rental, check out the Facebook page at https://facebook.com/ExRental - and while you’re there, check out my https://facebook.com/BlindYouthHumanLeague page if you love the League’s first two albums.

Circus of Death (resysnthesised)

Ex-Rental - Circus of Death (resynthesised)

More fun with the Minibrute, all monophonic parts are the Brute, the  polyphonic stuff is a Novation KS5. The drums are a Roland MC307. The samples I rediscovered whilst listening to some old tapes, they must be taken off the radio probably back in the very early 80's.

Game Show Revolution by Milkrota 2013

Pre-order Ltd EP Tape: https://thechapband.bandcamp.com/album/burger-sauce

The first single taken from The Chap's forthcoming 10-track EP 'Burger Sauce'.
Using 'Merch' as a jumping off point, the John-Carpenter-style techno piece from their previous album 'Digital Technology', with the track 'Burger Sauce' we arrive in a place where the narrator’s voice resembles an axe-murderer in a melancholy mood, drawing parallels between food poisoning and interpersonal alienation.

The Chap 'Burger Sauce'

Still swings but a bit straighter with some DFA-ish bass

Warm Leatherette (French for Horse Edit)

Statue Machine is the musical collaboration of Surrey electronic music creator and producer Milkrota and south coast lyricist and musician Innes X.
Curtis is  a tribute to Joy Division’s Ian Curtis who left us 45-years ago in May.
Innes said the idea of the song came from watching the classic live footage of the band performing Transmission.

unreleased

Curtis

Hwages (school Rmx)

Sometimes you meet Idols in a backward way, Neil Arthur Aka Blancmange was remixed by Kincaid, A Track taken from the Blancmange album, 'Unfurnished Rooms. Kincaid our latest addition to the family, is coming to you with a few bangers on Disco Halal 2018,  Something to look fwd to!


@kincaidofficail

Game Show Revolution by Milkrota 2013

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