video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_3TJF9S9t8

I like that you are not obsessed with me,
I like that I have no obsession either,
And not for once in the eternity
The heavy earth beneath our feet will wither
I like I can be funny and be free,
Be careless with words and never bother
To be betrayed by tide of blush when we
Brush with our sleeves when passing one another.

I also like that in my company
You’re confident enough to hug the other,
You don’t foretell infernal suffering
To me for being kissed by other lovers.
I also like you never call in vain
The sweet inflection of my name, my sweetie
And that we’ll never live to see the day
When wedding bells hail us with nuptial greetings.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart
For loving me so much quite unawares:
For nightly peace that you will never thwart,
For twilight dates that can not be more scarce,
For moonlight walks that we will never start,
And for the sun above that'll never wear us,
For you, alas, who’re not obsessed with me,
For me, alas, with no obsession either.

Marina Tsvetaeva

RR34.2 - POLADROÏD - No Obsession Either - Roulette Rekordz

A Smashing Tape Records Release
Cover by Boris Barksdale

Religius Order - Violent Vision ( SMA 013 )

Buy here: https://pinkman.bandcamp.com/album/lights-out

Bertram debuts on Dutch cult label Pinkman Records. Fueled by nostalgia, 'Lights Out' aims to execute industrial old school dancehall and dub within a raw electronics framework. It combines old drum machines, vintage synths, acid bass lines, Sherman-laced vocals by Bertram and the people in his life, and clever approaches to the creative process and production. He believes in a ''it takes a village" approach and worked closely with label head Marsman to iterate the project. The release is blessed by remixes courtesy of C.L.A.W.S. and Chris Mitchell.

Lights Out

BANDCAMP

Bertram - Lights Out (PNKMN48)

Premiere of the track "Immanent" by The Wheel Of Rituals, an alias of Roberto Auser, taken from his upcoming release on the sub-label of Enfant Terrible called Freedom Club.
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Artist: @robertoauser
Track: "Immanent"
Title: "Immanent"
Label: Freedom Club / @enfantterriblenl
Format: Edition of 100 copies CD, 8-panel foldout xeroxed artwork in
hand stamped sleeve + Digital
Release date: September 11, 2023
Pre-order: https://freedomclubx.bandcamp.com/ || https://www.enfant-terrible.nl/releases/the-wheel-of-rituals-immanent-ep/

Mastering: R.A. User
Artwork: Planet Ausland

"The Wheel of Rituals is an alias of Roberto Auser, veteran Dutch electro
/ electronic music producer , and his darkest sounding project.
Music-wise the “Immanent EP” is a minimal electronics effort in the
purest sense of the definition: a perfect mix of old school elektro
sounds and early industrial moods. Some of these tracks will take you
down a haunting road while some others are there for the dark club
nights which dare to cover music to move to but avoid a typical pounding techno beat."

Premiere: The Wheel Of Rituals - Immanent [FC3]

MM PREMIERES are meant to transcend the ordinary and immerse themselves in the sacred realm of music, beholding the unseen and embracing the new melodic tapestry even before it unveils itself to the world.

From the midst of global tension and unease emerges a collision of continents, uniting creative forces! E.L.I. weaves coarse rhythms and unwavering basslines, creating a sonic landscape where Up North's LBEEZE takes the stage. The mic is passed, and a new chapter unfolds.

Enriched with poignant strings and vocals carrying a sense of melancholy, this collaboration possesses the ability to stir tears or ignite passionate outbursts. It's a tapestry of emotions waiting to unravel.

A tangible experience awaits, with only 30 tapes available, each adorned with the expressive artwork of Unlocked Youth. The sonic landscape has been meticulously crafted by Cameron Macphail. Circle September 20th on your calendar, as this masterpiece makes its debut.

Pre-order here: https://upnorthrecordss.bandcamp.com/album/e-l-i-feat-lbeeze-mort-lint-rieur-unr011

Artists: @crossovernetwork & @lbeeze1
https://www.instagram.com/MikeNetwork789/
https://www.instagram.com/lbeeze_upnorth/

Label: @upnorthrec

Pre-Order

MM PREMIERE 005 | E.L.I. Feat LBEEZE - Comin' Home [Up North Records]

Premiere of the track "After Fiction" by Dj Nephil, taken from his upcoming release on Kri label.
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Artist: @djnephil
Track: "After Fiction"
Title: "Horizon Rising"
Label: @kri-records
Format: 12" + Digital
Mastering: Zarkoff
Artwork Pic by @najlepsemestonasvetu
Design by Multipraktik
Release Date: September 21, 2023
Pre-order: https://krirecords.bandcamp.com/album/horizon-rising

Premiere: Dj Nephil - After Fiction [KRI004]

Calling all freaks! Northern Nightmares returns for a third instalment. Alongside the usual suspects, Up North welcomes some new blood to the party. NN III also has the honour of lifting the veil from Parrish Smith's latest project, METAL! From Antonio's blistering basselines to Eindkrak's twisted rhythms, this intoxicating compilation will shatter speakers and clench fists.
-Mike Smith

Out September 30

Mastering By Cameron MacPhail
Art by Unlocked Youth

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V​/​A - Northern Nightmares III (UNR012)

Marseille-based art-techno-punk artist, under his Cardinal & Nun moniker, through his 2021 album on L.I.E.S completely flipped the script, fusing gothic vocals, raw guitars and analog sounds to huge acclaim. Exclusive to Curses’ "Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX" compilation, "Freak and Weak" is another startling track from the Frenchman, where haunting vocals, reverb-drenched guitar and skeletal rhythms align to sound like something that escaped from the same sessions that produced The Cure’s Faith LP.

Exclusive to Curses’ "Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX" compilation, the darkly surreal haunting romance "Freak and Weak", WL//WH is very pleased to premiere, is another startling track from Bodjollé where haunting vocals, reverb-drenched guitar and skeletal rhythms align to sound like something that escaped from the same sessions that produced The Cure’s Faith LP.

"Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX" is the second compilation for Eskimo Recordings compiled and curated by Berlin-based Musician and DJ Luca Venezia, aka Curses, to explore the darker side of club music. Spread across 3CDs and three 2LPs Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX features a mammoth 49 tracks that join the dots between early industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle, EBM legends like Nitzer Ebb and the post-punk experiments of people like Malcolm McLaren and Big Audio Dynamite with some of the most exciting artists around today, such as Boy Harsher, Nuovo Testamento and Years of Denial.
"Chapter 2" moves the night on, and this is the sound of the clubs I love to both play and just hang out in these days, clubs where the people involved put a lot more time into digging through the crates than working on their Instagram Reels. These are places where you're as likely to find a band on stage as you are a DJ, where 80's German electro-pop by a band like Boytronic seamlessly flows into tracks like Silent Servant’s 'Non Fiction'. Timeless music that can be romantic, dreamlike and ethereal one moment, then veer into dark, industrial sounds the next.
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Artist: Cardinal & Nun (@cardinalandnun)
Title: "Freak And Weak"
LP Title: Curses (@cursesforever) presents "Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX"
Label: Eskimo Recordings (@eskimorecordings)
Cat #: 541416667030
Release date: October 20, 2023
Format: 3x 2LP // 3CD // Digital
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CARDINAL & NUN:
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/cardinal_and_nun/
- Soundcloud: @cardinalandnun
- Bandcamp: cardinalandnun.bandcamp.com/
CURSES
- Soundcloud: @cursesforever
- Bandcamp: cursesforever.bandcamp.com/
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/cursesforever
ESKIMO RECORDINGS 
- Website: www.eskimorecordings.be
- Soundcloud: @eskimorecordings
- Bandcamp: eskimorecordings.bandcamp.com/
- Instagram: |www.instagram.com/eskimorecordings
For more info check WL//WH Blog: https://www.whitelight-whiteheat.com/p94onm-jj0/

WL//WH Premiere: CARDINAL & NUN - "Freak And Weak" [Next Wave Acid Punx DEUX // Eskimo Recordings]

"Sonidos Subterraneos Presents:
Estado De Golpe lll

ESTADO DE GOLPE - born as a result of the abuse by the state of the Colombian people in 2021. In this third and final part we have the pleasure of bringing together artists from all over the world who through music reject all types of abuse."

Artist: Mule Driver
Track: Taxi to Ras el-Satan 
Release: Estado De Golpe III
Label: Sonidos Subterraneos 
Release Date: October 6th 
Artwork: Bipolar Disorder

Buy Link: https://sonidossubterraneos.bandcamp.com/album/estado-de-golpe-lll


PREMIERE • Mule Driver - Taxi to Ras el-Satan [Sonidos Subterraneos]

Dance Mécanique EP: Unleashing the Pulse of the Mechanized Symphony

Embark on a sonic journey through the labyrinthine landscapes of machinery with Alpha Sect's upcoming EP, "Dance Mécanique." This vinyl release, destined to echo through the underground, serves as a pulsating manifesto against the encroaching takeover of our world by cold, relentless machines.
In Meredith, Alpha Sect crafts a sonic portrait of a world on the verge of mechanization. His haunting voice, draped in delay and reverb effects, weaves seamlessly with the beats of EBM and the cold melodies of Post-Punk. This sonic tapestry creates a hypnotic soundscape that mirrors the evolving relationship between man and machine.
Dance Mécanique, the titular track, unravels the dance of humanity entrapped in the mechanized rhythm of everyday life. Here, the gritty beats of EBM and ethereal echoes of Coldwave serve as a mirror reflecting how, at times, we move mechanically, lost in the repetitive motions of a world dominated by cold efficiency.
Liberty serves as the closing act, a sonic plea for emancipation from the cold embrace of industrial gears. The track's pulsating energy builds to a crescendo, echoing the urgency of breaking free from the constraints of the mechanized world.
The EP also features remixes from two legendary figures in the electronic music realm—The Hacker and the dynamic duo of Mick Willis & Blackmoon77. Brace yourself as they deconstruct and reconstruct the mechanized symphony, adding their unique signatures to this sonic manifesto.
The vinyl's artwork, a depiction of marionettes suspended in the cold embrace of industrial gears, encapsulates the EP's thematic core. It's a visual metaphor for the dance between man and machine, a tango on the edge of automation.
"Dance Mécanique" is not just an EP; it's a rebellion against the mechanization of our world. Feel the rhythmic pulse of resistance as Alpha Sect invites you to dance on the edge of the impending revolution.
As the needle meets the vinyl, let the resonance of "Dance Mécanique" immerse you in a world where man and machine collide in a dance of defiance, awakening us from the mechanical stupor that threatens to engulf our existence.

Tracklist:

A1 - Dance Mécanique
A2 - Liberty
A3 - Meredith
B1 - Dance Mécanique (The Hacker Remix)
B2 - Meredith (Mick Wills & BLACKMOON77 Remix)

Mastered by Alden Tyrell 
100 copies limited edition, black vinyl
Out on November 6th 2023

Preorder here: https://velenoviola.bandcamp.com/album/alpha-sect-dance-me-canique

Alpha Sect - Dance Mécanique (w/ The Hacker & Mick Wills + BLACKMOON77 Remixes) [Veleno Viola 014]

Dalmata Daniel ‎– DDS08
Filmmaker / Petros Spatharos
[12" Vinyl / Digital]

Dalmata Daniel welcomes Filmmaker and Petros Spatharos for the eighth part of their split series. This obscure 3-3 track vinyl is the debut of the Columbian music maker on the label. However, for the Athens-based producer it's a return after his participation on "Dalmata Daniel eats Lahmacun" compilation. But this project isn't their first collaboration, because Petros released his first album on Body Musick, Filmmaker's own imprint.

Filmmaker probably doesn't really need to be introduced to those who are comfortable with contemporary underground music. In less than five years he has composed and released a huge and relevant oeuvre by himself or on labels such as the UK-based Opal Tapes, Dutch Tartarus, Greek Phormix or the German Veyl, etc. To add Dalmata Daniel to this list is kind of a dream come true for the label, because they have been following his musical journey since the beginning. And no doubt, his side of the vinyl is another testament to his already perfected sound. What you recognise from the first moment of this noisy, industrial, sometimes dissonant ebm driven electro, infused with a film noir atmosphere and total darkness.

While on the flip side, Petros Spatharos keeps the obscurity going, which is the real link with his split partner's music. Only his sound is clean, not chaotic, but rather underworld techno with an extremely restrained tempo and some beyond-the-grave acid screams. That's how this inferno journey will be complete with full of dark emotional atmospheres and hypnotic textures.

A1 ‎– A2 ‎– A3 Written & Recorded by ‎– @flmmkr in Envigado, 2022
B1 ‎– B2 ‎– B3 Written & Recorded by ‎– @petrosspatharos in Athens, 2020-2021

Art Direction‎ – Daniel Jani (Studio Jetski)
www.instagram.com/studiojetski

Mastered by ‎– A.P (GS Mastering & Post)
www.ghostsounds.net

Executive Producer ‎– @maximilliansinclair

Photography - Juan Esteban Gartner

Dalmata Daniel: @dalmata-daniel
Triple Vision Record Distribution: https://distribution.triplevision.nl

DDS08

DDS08: Filmmaker / Petros Spatharos [SNIPPETS]

Up North is a independent Record / Tape Label founded and run by LBEEZE. prioritizing in Electronic Body Music, Post-Punk, Techno, Experimental, Live cuts and even Hip-Hop. From showcasing new talent from all over the globe, to throwing parties in the heart of Melbourne. 



Contact: upnorthrecords@outlook.com

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