In the small village, whispers quickly became truth, ancient legends became scripture. Many stories had passed through the generations about the old man and those who'd come before him; he'd been painted as maleficent, as the strange offspring of evil powers. The anger that these rumours caused began to boil up inside him, but he found nowhere to direct it, instead he bottled it up and continued to keep himself to himself. Here, people thought these tall tales gospel, and so he ostracised himself, scorned by stories beyond his control. Perhaps he'd simply meant to exist alone.

Recorded over three years (then sadly delayed for another year due to Covid) the next release from the Invisible Inc camp is finally seeing the light of day — and it's well worth the wait. Coming courtesy of Belgian multi-disciplinary artist Strapontin, who follows releases on Hard Fist, Optimo Digital Dance Force and tablon, the four tracks (backed by a remix from the ever-dependable Sascha Funke) see him depart from the dancefloor, instead exploring fuzzy rhythms and sleazy EBM and punk influences.

PREMIERE: Strapontin - Eunuque [Invisible Inc.]

Jiangtai Road NPC, Your Musical Guide! ₍^. .^₎⟆♡
Angel is a music producer and opera vocalist from China, a graduate of the China Conservatory of Music. She crafts music from ice and stars, adorned with streams and wind. She generously gives her energy, like nature bestowing abundant rain upon drought-stricken land, leaving you no room to wither-only filled with warmth and joy.
Therefore, when you find yourself at her live performance, you might also notice this: if you keep yourself nourished, get enough sunlight and fresh air... the world starts to seem like a really good place.

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