Some Vague Desire

White Gate

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

Other World

Death's Door

never a fit for the whirl
what's within the core
there was something here before
down in the commons
away from the door

and here i was always out looking for ways to stay sound
i got lost along the way
and here i was always out praying for ways to stay down
i got lost along the way

i was unfit for the game
i aimed a gun at the world
slept in the piss of the poor
down in the bottoms
away from the door

Whirl (Demo Version)

From This Point On (PTP Session)

Sentimental Animal video: https://youtu.be/cwUcLLgNXUU

SENTIMENTAL ANIMAL

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1398225347
Extracts taken from « Double Zero » – Out on 2018-06-20
Extraits issus de « Double Zero » – Sortie le 2018-06-20




Double Zero

Dark Entries is proud to present the debut album of Linea Aspera on vinyl. Linea Aspera is the London duo of Ryan Ambridge (Synths/Programming) and Alison Lewis (Vocals/Synths). They began as a project in November 2011, technically drawing inspiration from electronic music from the early 1980s. Within the duo, Alison writes and performs all vocal elements, while Ryan is responsible for the writing and performing of the electronics, recording and mixing of the final recordings.
A small, simple analogue synthesizer set up was used not only for the first demos, but also for their debut self-titled LP. Linea Aspera's sound includes clear influences from early electronic body music, classic synth-pop and, in some instances, industrial and noise.  Lyrically the band tackle science of anatomy and archeology weaving a new medical language around themes of despair and isolation.  Linea Aspera serve up an icebox of dark doom riding on Alison's powerful vocals with a soft but sharp touch. 
All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is housed in a specially designed jacket by Dovile Shapiro and includes a full sized insert of all lyrics. 


Fer-De-Lance

Recursos Inhumanos

Varsovia-Ellos Quieren Sangre

Brooklyn industrial trio Alan Watts reconfigure Dream Affair's "The Porter" into a glassy minimal electro monster.

"The Porter" is the lead single from Dream Affair's "From Now On" EP, out 26 February 2013 on Artificial Records (9 April 2013 for vinyl).

Alan Watts are Jeremy Krinsley, Patrick Stankard, and Mike Sheffield.

GM028.

Double Zero

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