the prayer 'Gebet gegen die Arbeit' was written by Michael Stein in 1998

https://www.surfpoeten.de/jobs/gebet-gegen-die-arbeit/

bronko taubenheim - gebet

Thought Forms - Only Hollow

Irma

Gnoomes – Xmas Decay

For LER 1023, we've put together a collection of recordings taken from the elusive Berlin band I.A.O., spanning their third phase from 1988 to 1995. Phase III commemorates the bands final line-up of three members; Achim Kohlberger, Ralf Östereich and Carsten Zielske. The sounds on this retrospective vary widely, however, link with threads of melancholic sequences, angular jamming and a focus on electronic soundscapes.
 
The tracks are pinned against a backdrop of political and social unrest in Berlin at the time. Two different cities had become one with the fall of the wall, driving a bubbling subculture attempting to reunite the capital. Seemingly irrelevant to what I.A.O. was producing, these territories dance parallel to one another. In the late 1980’s, Achim Kohlberger of the band and partner Dimitri Hegemann, were orchestrating ‘Atonal Festival’, these days known as Berlin Atonal. Soon after, they set-up of one of the first techno clubs in the world - UFO, today known as Tresor.
  
I.A.O. cites the cast of personalities they would come across in the clubs and pubs as influential in their songwriting, artists, outsiders or the ‘general dropouts.’ However, the works of IAO far resemble techno music. Phase III’s opening track Gospel IV introduces the band with their patience and restraint, synthesizers work to reveal folding melodies. The downtempo voyage continues with Marshmallow Girls, an insight into the band’s sensitive observations and hazy imagery. All Is Bliss presents a vocal mantra cooperating with nagging bass lines and euphonic percussion. Meanwhile, two instrumentals Love and Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Little Star  both typify and defy timeless dancefloor paradigms. The compilation signs off with Ferns, binding the icy yet bright tones found throughout.

Phase 3

Feel The Forgotten Sense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AudE4dcVDP4

Bruch - Chemical Pt. 2 SOS Tape

Methods of Dreaming, a new album by Hawksmoor (aka musician James McKeown) is 'a guidebook for achieving expansion of consciousness, cerebral escape & transcendence' created from Moogs, soft synths, tape loops & processed guitar, with live bass providing rhythmic pulses.

Released via digital download and on limited hand numbered cassette via Spun Out Of Control. Head to www.spunoutofcontrol.com to order

HAWKSMOOR - METHODS OF DREAMING - STRICT PARALLELS

Taken from the album 'Drug of Choice' out 12/02/21.

Order: https://alterstock.org/product/drug-of-choice/

VED - The Embrace Of The Oarfish

Rocket Recordings

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