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For our 55th release we are launching a special series called Dark Entries Editions, dedicated to 12" singles made for the dance floor. The first release in this series is Victrola, the duo of Antonio "Eze" Cuscinà and Carlo Smeriglio from Italy. The band formed in Messina, but later relocated to Florence to join the rich musical scene there with Neon, Pankow, Alexander Robotnick and Diaframma. Beginning as a 4-piece combo (two guitarists, bassist, drummer) in 1979, they slimmed down to a synthesizer and guitar-based duo a few years later.
Their sole release was the "Maritime Tatami"/"A Game Of Despair" EP, from 1983. Using an array of now-classic Roland synthesizers (TR 606, TR 303 Bassline, Juno 6) plus a Korg Polysix and Fender Stratocaster, they crafted two darkwave ballads. "Maritime Tatami" engulfs the listener with trance-inducing synth lines and melancholic vocals over its epic 8 minutes. Oblique minor-key bass lines provide an anchor while snappy, brittle 606 rhythms propel the track along. The lyrics tell the story of Tatami, a boy from a fishing town who yearns for a new life in the big city. "A Game of Despair", on the flipside, is a haunting crawl through the eyes of a woman left by her lover. An angular guitar riff repeats hypnotically, as fragile icy synth lines chime emptily above it.
Each song has been carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in an exact replication of the original jacket, and includes an insert with lyrics and never-before-seen photos. Victrola's only release is a truly singular and timeless masterpiece—it’s from a dimension of its own.

Victrola - Maritime Tatami

Watching Trees (1986)

Deux - Sex And Trouble

Soft Skin

Black Leather Gloves

The Songs By T21

The Last Song (Original Version)

Artist: Sextile
Track: Current Affair (feat. Sienna) 
Label: felte

Current Affair - Single 

Current Affair

Sextile - Current Affair (feat. Sienna)

METROPAKT - Neue Strassen

taken from the album "Stadtgeil" (CYM04) - 2012
More info at: www.velvetcondom.com

VELVET CONDOM - Rouge City

VELVET CONDOM - Samt und Stein

Riki

Böse Lügen (Body Mix)

Taken from SPECIAL INTEREST 'Street Pulse Beat’ MAXI 12", out January 8th, 2021 on Nude Club records. 

PRE-ORDER: https://nudeclubrecords.bandcamp.com/merch

People who purchase the 4 track 12” on Bandcamp, will receive a free download of 'The Passion Of: Remixed’ (12 tracks.

All proceeds go to House of Tulip (houseoftulip.org), which was co-founded and is currently co-led by two Black transgender women. House of Tulip provides trans and gender-nonconforming communities in New Orleans, Louisiana with economic stability and safety through zero barrier permanent housing and pathways to education, healthcare, employment, and homeownership.

Street Pulse Beat 12"

SPECIAL INTEREST - Street Pulse Beat (Boy Harsher Remix)

The Last Song (Original Version)

TRISOMIE 21