wave/synth/dark electronic/post-punk

"Bela Lugosi's Dead" is a gothic rock song written by the band Bauhaus. The song was the band's first single, released in August 1979, and is often considered to be the first gothic rock record to be released.[1][2] It did not enter the UK charts. The B-side featured the song "Boys" and some versions also include a portion of an early demo recording of what would be their next single, "Dark Entries". It was released on CD in 1988[3] and was compiled on the 1998 album, Crackle - The Best of Bauhaus. The original sleeve art was taken from a still of the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.[2] The authors listed on the single are David Haskins, Kevin Haskins, Peter Murphy and Daniel Ash.[4]

more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Lugosi%27s_Dead

Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (Original)

Horis Perideraio “Horos Gia Mousiki’ Lp (eirmi 02)
Horis Perideraio was one of the most underground nevertheless, prominent groups of the Greek 80s scene. Their sound was a combination of sophisticated new wave melodies and genuine, rapid minimal synth rhythms. After releasing a single in 1983 (‘Anosi’) they composed ‘Horos gia Mousiki’ Lp two years later. The Lp became an absolute rarity and it was more than impossible to find even in collectors’ sects. Eirkti managed to re-release this magnificent piece of work in a limited edition of 500 copies which were accompanied by the original two-page insert.

Χωρίς Περιδέραιο-Κρότοι Κροταλίες

Sand

Χωρίς Περιδέραιο “Άνωση” 2 x 7” single (eirmi 08)

Τρέχοντας φρενήρης συνοδεία 
σειριακών ηχητικών σχηματοποιήσεων. 

Μετά την εκκόλαψη η σύλληψη... Επανάθεση ανοικείων όρων στο οικείο τους μουσικό περιβάλλον, περιβάλλον που ενδείκνυται μόνο για τη συνύπαρξη αυτοαναιρούμενων δημιουργικών αντιθέσεων. Από απλές ηχητικές περιπλανήσεις σε αλλότροπες σχηματοποιήσεις με τη συνοδεία ήχου από τους γνώριμους Χωρίς Περιδέραιο. Το ιδιαίτερο αυτό σχήμα που κατέθεσε τα μεστά μουσικά του δημιουργήματα στο πρώτο μισό της δεκαετίας του ’80, επιδόθηκε στο φάσμα του νεοκυματικού και μινιμαλιστικού συνθετικού ύφους με ιδιαίτερα εμπνευσμένο τρόπο. Μετά την επανέκδοση του μοναδικού τους ολοκληρωμένου album, σε επανακυκλοφορία διατίθεται η πρώτη τους εκδοτική παρουσία, το single “Άνωση / Το χρώμα και το Σχήμα” που εμφανίστηκε το 1983 από την Art Nouveau records. Ωστόσο, τρεις δεκαετίες αργότερα μαζί με τα κομμάτια αυτά πρωτοεμφανίζονται και οι εναλλακτικές τους εκδοχές. Σε συνέχεια των ταχέων και εκρηκτικών μινιμαλιστικών ηλεκτρονικών ήχων που αναδεικνύουν οι αυθεντικές εκτελέσεις, και οι δεύτερες κινούνται σε παρόμοια ηχητικά μοτίβα. Ωστόσο, χαρακτηρίζονται από ενδιαφέρουσες διαφοροποιήσεις που εν συνόλω τις καθιστούν ακόμη πιο δυναμικές. 

Χωρίς Περιδέραιο-Άνωση (εκτέλεση 2η)

Xwris Perideraio + Regressverbot- Den eida aima na kyla

what pity we get
for a broken heart
and what if we let
us falling apart
rails come crashing
a lifetime's not enough
to manage all this rushing
and the death comes from above
this is my forest of hope
but I don't find a way
walking through my nightmares
while I'm searching the escape
forest of hope
but I don't mind if they
are walking straight beside me
cause I'm a separate way
...

Bleib Modern - Forest



ΑΝΤΙ... “Μουσικά ΑΝΤΙδοτα” Lp
(eirma 015 in collaboration with Wipe Out Records / WOR 527)

Moving within this oasis of illusions should we stop and wonder…
can anyone truly believe in this hypocritical intrigue?

Three years after the group’s same-titled tape release (eirma 05), eirkti is honored to provide the audience with additional musical works by this exceptional Greek minimal-punk act. The group’s birth as well as sonic progress throughout its adventurous life has already been discussed therefore, we will skip to the necessary details. The present release titled“Μουσικά ΑΝΤΙδοτα” (Moysika antidota translated as Musical ANTIdotes ), includes songs which first appeared in the original 1990 split Lp release (along with a group named Koinonika Apovlita; i.e., Social Waste in English) by the Wipe Out label. More precisely, the entire first side resurfaces five frantic synth punk compositions while the LP’s B-side includes one previously released track in the Fragmenta 7” vinyl compilation released in 1990 (i.e., Νεκρή Πλειοψηφία; Dead Majority in English) plus further compositions that were either circulated in limited-edition tapes or were well-kept in the group’s archives and do finally see the light of day.
This new and fuller edition of “Μουσικά ΑΝΤΙδοτα” further exemplifies ANTI…’s exemplary sound based on the intense use of synths, bass and drum-kit accompanied by an according riotous versification which altogether earned the band with a special place within the underground Greek scene. The listener is asked to calmly let him/herself loose and experience the genuinely-delivered arousing music of ANTI…. From the intensely captivating rhythm of ‘Εκπαιδευτικός Παροξυσμός’ (i.e., Ekpedeftikos Paroxysmos; Educational Paroxysm in English) to the electronic-punk alertness produced by ‘Αυταρχική Παρόρμηση’ (i.e., Aftarxiki Parormisi; Autocratic Impulse) and from the delirium generated by ‘Πανδαιμόνιο’ (i.e., Pandemonio; Pandemonium in English) to the smooth closure of ‘Τρυφερός Βλαστός’ (i.e., Triferos Vlastos; Tender Sprout in English). Eleven inspiring songs awaiting to be played really loud in your turntable. Comes in an edition of 500 copies. Moreover, copies are well-closed in a black garbage-bag while they include a poster plus a booklet.


ΑΝΤΙ... - Πανδαιμόνιο

Film Noir-Never Ending Dream Lp (eirma 011) 
- Passion of Memories/Glass 7” (eirma 011s)

All is black when the lights are on
nothing rhymes it’s been so long… 

A romantic work endowed with a cinematically delivered ambivalence… A collective of obscure sound maneuvers accompanying sculptured figures as those do perpetually induce imagery, sentimental vigilance and movement… It is somewhere within this low-lighting scene, that Film Noir appear… It is somewhere within this sweet melancholic ambience that Film Noir denote their musical existence… Born in the mid ‘80s, out of seminal dark-wave acts Final Sense and Hands of Cain, Film Noir positioned themselves in a special manner within the Greek underground musical milieu. Playing a mixture of dreamlike new wave and dark wave, the group not only appealed to the audience but it also demonstrated the strong musical impetus of the relevant national scene. Never-Ending Dream was the group’s first work (originally released in 1986). In fact, including six artfully delivered syntheses, this mini-album was soon to become an absolute rarity, sought after by fans and collectors. Not so strange might one think judging those syntheses’ fullness, considering those songs’ dynamics in terms of coherence and inspiration. First, the song Excuse: a proper introduction to a romantic journey impelled by the Fluid Idols toward the melancholic spin of the Drowned Kiss; an authentic dark-wave masterpiece.  Following, Decry, a resurface to rhythmically (however, seemingly) brighter landscapes further explored as one gets exposed to the Rainfall. And then, Sin a thoughtful song seemingly ending the Never Ending Dream whilst re-revealing the continuous inner-tension characterizing the album.
Finally, this re-release is accompanied by a 7” single including two previously unreleased tracks. More precisely, Passion of Memories and Glass, further dreamy and sophisticated sound strokes see the light of day 26 years after their recording and happily provide us all with additional material from this special act.  
Never Ending Dream Lp plus Passion of Memories/Glass 7” single come in a strongly limited edition of 500 copies so act fast!


Film Noir - Excuse

Alive She Died - The First Night

Film Noir-Never Ending Dream Lp (eirma 011)
- Passion of Memories/Glass 7” (eirma 011s)

All is black when the lights are on
nothing rhymes it’s been so long…

A romantic work endowed with a cinematically delivered ambivalence… A collective of obscure sound maneuvers accompanying sculptured figures as those do perpetually induce imagery, sentimental vigilance and movement… It is somewhere within this low-lighting scene, that Film Noir appear… It is somewhere within this sweet melancholic ambience that Film Noir denote their musical existence… Born in the mid ‘80s, out of seminal dark-wave acts Final Sense and Hands of Cain, Film Noir positioned themselves in a special manner within the Greek underground musical milieu. Playing a mixture of dreamlike new wave and dark wave, the group not only appealed to the audience but it also demonstrated the strong musical impetus of the relevant national scene. Never-Ending Dream was the group’s first work (originally released in 1986). In fact, including six artfully delivered syntheses, this mini-album was soon to become an absolute rarity, sought after by fans and collectors. Not so strange might one think judging those syntheses’ fullness, considering those songs’ dynamics in terms of coherence and inspiration. First, the song Excuse: a proper introduction to a romantic journey impelled by the Fluid Idols toward the melancholic spin of the Drowned Kiss; an authentic dark-wave masterpiece. Following, Decry, a resurface to rhythmically (however, seemingly) brighter landscapes further explored as one gets exposed to the Rainfall. And then, Sin a thoughtful song seemingly ending the Never Ending Dream whilst re-revealing the continuous inner-tension characterizing the album.
Finally, this re-release is accompanied by a 7” single including two previously unreleased tracks. More precisely, Passion of Memories and Glass, further dreamy and sophisticated sound strokes see the light of day 26 years after their recording and happily provide us all with additional material from this special act.
Never Ending Dream Lp plus Passion of Memories/Glass 7” single come in a strongly limited edition of 500 copies so act fast!

Film Noir - Decry

Schachmatt

Six To Twenty Seconds

Jewels Of The Nile - Hunter Explorer (A Darkwerkz Remix)

Monoton

Aimless Device (Leuven - Bélgica) 1985 rebel via Anything But Records

Gênero • Eletronic- Rock, Cold Wave, SynthPop

Aimless Device foi fundada por Bart Azijin, Patric M e o enigmático Edgar nos sintetizadores.  
Em meados de 1980, muitas coisas estavam acontecendo na cena musical belga. Em Bruxelas a cena eletrônica se desenvolvia com bandas como  Pseudo Code, Digital Dance entre outros. Em Leuven, Ludo Camberlin (co-produtor de Praga Khan & Lords of Acid) começou sua própria gravadora, a Anything But Records, criando oportunidades para bandas que tentavam algo novo, entre elas: Neon Judgement, Poesie Noire e Aimless Device que expandiram seus poderes de criação, adicionando sintetizadores e drum-machines com os elementos do rock característicos da época.



Vocals • BART AZIJIN
Synthetsizers • EDGAR
Guitar • PATRIC M
Bass • FERRE BAELEN 
Saxophone • FRITS DE CAUTER
Trumpet • LUC VAN LIESHOUT
Congas, Tambourine & BackVocals • TB FRANK
Producer • LUDO CAMBERLIN

Aimless Device • No Friends of Mine

Casting Shadows

taken from VELVET CONDOM - "VC" C-40 Tape [a+w 008]

velvetcondom.com

[a+w 008] VELVET CONDOM - Kalter Lippenstift (IN DEATH IT ENDS Remix)

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

VELVET CONDOM - Samt und Stein

Odos 55 “Same-titled” Lp (eirmi 05)

Now… out of the blackened arcades
straight to a battlement while in elation…


While being here and now… (in)actively captured by our (non)intimate ambience and vastly exposed to the present of 2012. A few years after the flash bang… a few years after the bang flashes, some unexpected acquaintances, some unexpected meetings within a different-colored context of morning-hour solitary wandering as the first shore washes up on storm… Odos 55, born in the crossroads of profoundly mature sounds and attitude began to weave their sound in 2010. Today, eirkti records presents their music dressed up with relevant existentially wakeful lines. Full of electrical intensity, in a minimally while artfully performed noisy sound-frame, their musical syntheses accompanied by expressive words motivate the listener to some kind of direct response. From the vividly performed synthetic attack of Αττική Βικτώρια (i.e., Attica Victoria) to the discrete noisy thoughtfulness of Άδειοι δρόμοι (i.e., Empty Streets). From the minimal-punk frenzied beats of Άσπρη Γη (i.e., White Earth) to the neurotic demonstration of Αεικίνητοι (i.e., Restless). From the seemingly placid track of Αταλάνδη (i.e., Atalandi) to those hauntingly delivered such as Ο Κόσμος Τους (i.e., Their World) and Για Πάντα (i.e., Forever). Seven powerful compositions of a truly inspired musical manifesto. Comes in a limited edition of 500 black vinyl copies.

Juno 60. Poly 800. BC8. SK-1. SK-10. PT-7. VL-TONE. Voice changer. Echoplex. 
Echorder EC-444. DD-20. RV-5. RC-50. TR-505. LELL UDS. GM DMG-01. SYNTHI-E.

ATHENS 2012



wave/synth/dark electronic/post-punk

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