New Music Just in a Forbidden

Dummy Run - Five A Side
"Ten one minute cuts snatched from the first Dummy Run CD, Pink Rocket. First time on vinyl for these high entertainment/low bit rate tracks."

Schaefer, Janek - Recorded 7"
"Voice activated tape recorded sent through the post, quick splice voyeurism as you can put yourself in a cardboard box and put your life in the Posties hands. Now you can pay to know what really goes on in the little red vans [that's Royal Mail postal delivery mechanisms for those grounded somewhere out of the UK]."

Chopin, Henri - Alphebet 7"
"Previously obscure sound poet still alive! Shock! Shock! Shock? Never before released 13 minute piece by the undisputed maestro of the 1 microphone/2 tapedeck technique. The sound of 100 wet rats eating 13 PCP addicted, tripped Lap dancers ALIVE, all conjured from the golden vocal chords of this 75 year-old maniac."

Semi-Conductor - Surgical 7"
"Six tracks of digital tension in various veins, Semi-Con's computer inexplicably picks up distress signals from people trapped aboard weather satellites. Instead of handing the recordings over to the authorities they twist and grind them into distorted microsoft-core dittys that should give even a 2 kilo tone-arm a phase-tracking run for its money."

Panacea - Twisted Design

Stereolab/Fontaine - Calimero cd single

Tarwater - Silur
Brand new third full length, an intense and mood-reflective masterpiece from the contemporary German universe -- one of finest albums of the era within it's context. "Bernd Jestram and Ronald Lippok aka Tarwater have been around for a while now. First and frequently with Ornament und Verbrechen (the legendary Eastern German pop art- underground), Lippok still as one third of To Rococo Rot and Jestram in his 'Bleibeil' studio, where he works on recordings for fellow musicians and stage/ film productions. It is in this studio that Tarwater recorded their new longplayer Silur. DJing (loops, breakbeats, cut up, speaches), electronic experiments and classical song structures lay next to each other in Tarwater's music, which leads them in the direction of artists as DJ Shadow or Tricky. ...and one can find a long list of other references: early 90s East Coast Hip Hop, the Coil of the Horse Rotovator Phase, the Crooklyn Dub Consortium, the minimal electronic sets of DJ Kazi Lenka and Taschensound,
and the compositions of Carl Wilson. Still: the intuition kicks out the strategy and gives this music a rather mysterious pop-appeal."

Jandek - Ready for the House

Jandek - The Beginning
There were plenty of significant events in 1978, ("You're The One That I Want" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton John was quite a popular track, for example), and one of the most low-key yet significant events was the debut LP release on the Corwood Industries label out of Houston, TX. Mysteriously enough it came out under the name "The Units", but it was obviously a singular vision and not a band. That individual would come to be more commonly known as Jandek, and a total of 28 albums have been issued on Corwood to date. In 1978 however, there was no telling what was to come. Ready For The House was a mostly acoustic guitar/vocal record, of ethereal, shambling post-blues form. It set the stage for one the most individualistic and fascinating bodies of work in contemporary music. The original LP was casually issued in a beautiful color sleeve, featuring a mundane but striking image of a living room chair & table (replicated with almost pop-art brilliance on this CD). No other information was ever offered. As it remains today. Ready For The House sounded like no other record, and it's doubtful that more than a handful of copies were sold at the time (promotional copies sent to out radio stations and reviewers were more voluminous). A second Jandek album wouldn't come out till 1981. By the mid-80s a wealth of documentation had occurred and the early Corwood albums became notoriously unavailable just as people were finally getting up the gumption to
consider buying them. This record has been "in demand" for over a decade now and Corwood has finally caved in and reissued it proper. Find out what you've been missing for the 21 years!"

Clayton,Kit - Repetition
"Kit Clayton is a producer and DJ of electronic music. His music generally drifts from minimal and moody techno/house to abstract sound sculpture. We think you'll find his finely-tuned blend of beats and atmospheres makes a fine compliment to the sounds coming from such labels as Chain Reaction, Kanzleramt and i220. Indeed, this superb mini-LP stakes Kit's claim as a world-class talent in electronic music. Influences include the likes of: Rob Hood, Dan Bell, Moritz Von Oswald, Juan Atkins, Richie Hawtin, Chez Damier, Ron Tent, David Tudor, Steve Reich, David Behrman, Ron Kuivila, Sun Ra and Anthony Braxton."

Various - State of Emotion

Pop Artificielle - St cd

Pop Artificielle - st lp
lb = Atom Heart (Rather Interesting) aka Lisa Carbon aka Lassigue Bendthaus. Hilarious, yet invigorating new wave synthesis of classic rock structure. The tunes selected are "Superbad" (James Brown), ""Sunshine Superman" (Donovan), "The Future" (Prince), "Jealous Guy" (John Lennon), "Ashes To Ashes" (David Bowie), "Thatness And Thereness" (YMO), "Angie" (Rolling Stones!), etc. But you've never heard them like this before, bubbly and effervescent. "Concept and realization by lb. Raw software by lb . Raw does vocal simulation based on vocal resynthesis generated from original vocal raw material. This is a 'composition versus combination' product. Viva l'art pour l'art renaissance!"

John Spencer Blues - Heavy Remix

Mouse On Mars - Niun Niggung cd
Mouse on Mars - Ninun Niggung lp
"12-track full length outing (after Glam, Instrumentals, Autoditacker, Iaora Tahiti and Vulvaland, and singles twofold, all over the last five years) from mssrs. Toma/Werner, expanding their already impressive tool kit of electro(n)-pop mechanics quite drastically to include room for recent DSP technologies and acoustic/analog instrumental timbres (influence attained no doubt through direct exposure to O's Hagan/Rourke and Stereolab, the first track starts of with GUITARS for Christ's sake...). Amazing how these two devise extra hours in the day to think/conceive/dream up this stuff, and moreso how they seem to grasp
granted 'difficult' techniques with one hand while keeping the fishing pole dry with the other (effectively mocking just about anyone who's ever tried to make music that's both pop and immensely complex at the same time). Brilliant, listenable stuff; if this one doesn't get them signed to Dreamworks, we should all sign a petition to have Elliot Smith (& his robot arm) assassinated. For real." -- Hrvatski.

Scanner - 20 to 2000
8th release (August 1999) in this monthly series. One twenty minute piece, "Cystic", written by Robin Rimbaud. Nicely developed droning electronics and nothing to be afraid of.

Various - Love Comes Shining
"78 minutes of the finest contemporary electronics from both wellknown and unknown Norwegian artists and composers. All tracks and versions are exclusive for this compilation. Information (duo signed to Tromsø label Beatservice; their first CD, Artifacts, was last year nominated for a Grammy in Norway. Currently working on a new 99 track CD, the main theme being the importance of chance), Phonophani (Espen Sommer Eide from Alog; this is his first recorded output since his quite brilliant debut for the Biophon label a couple of years ago), Düplo (something as old fashioned as a band; improvised electronics, analogue synths, treatments), A Threatened Logical Unit (according to himself, "skewed" is
his final try to bridge elements from the Detroit scene and his own, more abstract electroacoustic universe. Oivind Idsø is his name), Arne Nordheim (taken from an outdoor installation where a collection of randomly selected soundscapes continuously change according to the weather conditions, meaning that this selection is totally unique and will never be repeated in the exact same way), Monolight (first sign of life since the selftitled debut 5 years ago), Deathprod (outtake from the Nordheim Transformed session), Plirk (improvised live recording from art collective type of project, the main man being Morten Skogly), Supersilent (selection from live improvisation set to a screening of the classic silent movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in Oslo last autumn), Furuholmen/Bjerkestrand (from A-ha and composer Ketil Bjerkestrand
with slightly different mix from track off hermetic on Rune Grammofon), Alog ('we did a really good recording, you know, high quality, analog-digital-analog, noise and hiss. We have all the warm sound, all the really organic quality of sound: percussion instrument, piano, machinery, little old, but working well.
the other: the voice, or wind instruments, field-recordings -- poor technology, clear crystal nature of sound. and so say all of us'), Marhaug/Rishaug (the longtime electronic/noise master behind the Jazzassin label), Biosphere/Deathprod (live recording from their sold out church concert in Oslo last year)." Beautiful digipak cover and the finest in digital soundform. An excellent introduction to the label

Christopher - Watcha Gonna Do?
"The official and first-ever CD reissue of the legendary USA 1969 Psych LP by Christopher. 30th anniversary release of one of the absolute rarest American privately pressed hard psychedelic rock LPs of the 60s. An enduring work of stunning proportion, all the more amazing for having come out of the
Carolina's at the time. All originals, high quality material, extended jamming, lysergic lyrics, effects, some fine vocal harmonies, and musically transporting, gutsy, creative heavy guitar work. Acid rock mixed with acid blues, and lovely melodic rock songs, at times reminiscent of Corpus, Moving Sidewalks, Quicksilver, American Blues Exchange, Dragonfly, Litter (circa Emerge), Love, Tripsichord, and many others. Had it been a major label release it would have been a staple in every hippie's ear diet. [NOTICE: this is NOT the S/T LP by the other Christopher on Metromedia]."

Soul Center - st cd
Soul Center - st lp
"First release on a new Cologne-based imprint, possibly linked to the Max/Ernst/Freunde/Suppose set of labels, although logistics (and the inner workings (red-tape) of R.E.S.P.E.C.T.) succeed in quashing any/all rumours (I'm sticking with 'anonymous', for the safety of my children's children). What starts out as a Detroit-esque minimal techno exercise slowly reveals itself as a series of 'variationen' on themes from classic (i.e. Stax/Curtom era) soul CHARTERS, barely recontextualized and completely discernable to any student of the genre (hence previous/intended paranoia). If it's any consolation, Brinkmann is thanked [alongside J(ürgen) Paape, G(eorge) Clinton, Theo Parrish, (the) U(ndisputed) Truth, D(an) Bell, F(our) Tops, R.R.R., etc]... Spherical."

Vanio, Mika - Ydin
"The new label Wavetrap opens its catalog.. Ydin (Finnish for 'core') is a set of eleven tracks flowing into each other and extended over 74 minutes of dark haunting beauty. The package is a heavy-paper digifile and the package is laminated. Edition of 1000 copies." "Mika Vainio is one half of Pan(a)Sonic, records perceptual-techno as Philus, Ø, and Tekonivel, and works under his own name as a sound sculptor/installation artist/rockabilly DJ. This is a 74-minute collection of abrasive bursts and gliding drones, it should open everyone's ears (and eyes, Leif Elggren cover art) to a world of non-digital possibilities (Vainio comes off as the revered luddite in the tech-gallery) in a suddenly flooded pool of cracked-(l)app(top) applicators. Something, clearly not nothing. Something else." -- Hrvatski.

Various - Ischemic Folks

"The Schematic music company proudly presents a variety pack entitled Ischemic Folks in the compact disc and double vinyl (forthcoming) formats. Features multiple compositions by Phoenecia a.k.a. Soul Oddity (Warp/Astralwerks), Richard Devine a.k.a. Trapezoid (Dropbass Network, Communique), Jeswa
(1/2 Phoenecian warrior), Push Button Objects (Skam/Chocolate Industries), new tricks by Gliese and special honored guest, Montreal composer David Kristian. This compilation defines the Schematic sound that has caught the hearts and minds of beautiful people everywhere." A mesmerizing, defining compilation that could have the same impact in the US as Artificial Intelligence did in the jolly ol' UK. It's that heavy duty in statement of intent. Totally appropriate Designers Republic graphic representation tops it off.

Boxhead Ensemble - Niagra Falls
"The Niagra Falls EP represents the final installment of the Dutch Harbor project. Recorded on the Dutch Harbor United States film screening tour at NYC's legendary Knitting Factory and Boston's Middle East. This incarnation of the Boxhead Ensemble features Darren Richard, Charles Kim and Ryan Hembrey from the esteemed Pinetop Seven, David Grubbs (no introduction necessary), Windy City virtuoso Fred Lonberg-Holm, and Jim Becker."

Coil - Black Light District lp
Last remaining copies of the double LP version (in full color gatefold sleeve, blue vinyl). "Those who shine darkly are: Peter Christopherson, Otto Avery, John Balance, Drew McDowall, Louise Weasel, Jenny De'Ath, John Absolom, and Rufus Pool."

Drone Hill - 225
"South of a disused caravan site (elevation 225) and north of a sheep wash (elevation 238) is a point where electrified wiring descends from a hilltop and meets. Mr. Harrison has been recording at this focus in varying weather conditions over several years using only piezo transducers and portable MD equipment. By this simple technique the entire hillside is turned into a microphone." -- liner notes. "All I really know about this Richard Harrison bloke is that he's some sort of ad-hoc Alan Lamb, attaching piezo microphones to discarded wiring in the countryside, recording resultant 'alien' transmissions on MiniDisc machines & compiling them for future broadcast/release. SERIOUSLY tweaked stuff, similarities to Lamb evident or not (I'd take 1 field-recorder of acoustic/electric phenomena over 200 'Autechretians'); 'wind-in-the-willows' style spookery, frequencies of sub-timpanic amplitude, ghost-voice/chain rattling, alarm-clock buzzing, interference-pulse, all presented in some off-center fidelia, ranging from very distant to 'in the room. Don't turn around...'." -- Hrvatski.

Dummy Run - Ice Cream Headache lp
"Second outing, from late'97 or so. Massively twisted drum n' bass/noise meld with a dizzying array of processes run and found non-sensical chaos. By far the most finely tuned post-jungle amalgam this side of Worm Interface/Spymania output. Insane cracked short-attention span fuckstep for your toddlers. Bonkers" --Hrvatski.

Aemic - Aleph
"The three tracks are produced by André Estermann and Michael Fakesch, the talkative half of Funkstörung. André and Michael have quite the same opinion about musc and besides that get along well with each other, so it was just a matter of time to start a common project. They met in André's analogue-monster studio and instead of drinking beer and philosophizing 'bout women, they really have produced three wonderful tracks with such a confusing beat programming, that you have to listen closely to detect it. The melodies remind of Fukstörung, but sound much warmer and more pleasant. By the way, all sounds are 'hand-made', no samples or pre-sets."

Electric Sheep - Locust 12"
"Munich actually houses other people, who are producing music besides all that horrible commercial techno/trance/Eurodisco crap. This one is produced by Jan Bruhnke, who came into the Delirium store nearly one year ago and left -- a little shy -- '...a tape for the Funkstörung guys...'. The tape itself was really a big surprise -- very noisy rhythms, which sound like the last sighs
of a nearly dead drumcomputer. Sometimes the melodies and analogue sounds are influenced by old trashy science-fiction soundtracks, but sometimes they remind also of Funkstörung, if they would just sound a bit more 'cheerful' and analogue."

Gescom - Keynell 12"
"Reissue of the third in Skam's series of Gescom EP's. Gescom is Sean Booth (aut), Rob Brown (echre), Darrell Fitton (Bola), Andy Maddocks (Skam broker), probably Lego Feet (& that Jeb bloke as well), but NOT Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Mike P, the bogey-man OR any combination of Pritchard/Middleton/Handley/Turner/Downey. Gescom stands for Gestalt Communications. One would argue that Gescom sounds like Autechre doing hip hop, another would say that it's Autechre's 'abstract' project, most likely these two have only every heard one of these records as they're all very different.
Skam have done a very smart thing with this reissue; while they have replicated the bubble-pack sleeve and label art, said label art is re-constructed POORLY from the original by using converted JPEG graphics files as source, which are also negated from the original label art making this inferior repress a poor
candidate for trade-in fraud. Same four tracks, same playing speed debate (I know it says 33, but 'Keynell 2' is SO 45...). People who have never seen the original (population -500) will most likely become sweaty,
greedy, or catatonic upon spotting this." -- Hrvatski.

Kid 606 - dubplate style 12"
"The first and probably the best 12" from VC emo/electronic/hardcore/jungle/gabber/noise superstar Kid
606. Five wicked tracks and a few locked grooves, including the classics 'Dropkick' and 'Don't Sweat the Technics', as well as two new remixes by America's most popular electronic duo Matmos and rising IDM star Lexaunculpt. Includes material which will be made available only on vinyl."

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