Rapoon - Blue Days

2016-01-08 (News)

After three well-received, new albums: "Time-loop Anomalies" [2012], "To West and Blue" [2013] and "Fall of Drums" [2014] and a series of reissues and archive collections, Rapoon returns with a brand new album. "Blue Days" is completely different from those previous releases. While on those three albums long, slowly developing compositions dominated, here there are as many as fourteen of them with the longest being less than eight minutes long, and the two shortest only forty seconds long. This is a record of ideas, sketches. The album is dominated with conciseness; however, all the songs create one bigger piece. They show that Robin Storey is constantly looking for new artistic paths.
The CD is housed in gatefold sleeve in the vein of Japanese-style vinyl replica and is strictly limited to 500 copies.
The cover is based on paintings by Robin Storey and the design was handled again by Maciej Mehring.
"Blue Days" was mastered by Maciej Bartkowiak who was the mastering engineer on previous Rapoon releases.
The whole production process was overseen by Michał Porwet.

Clicks - Glitch Machine

2016-01-07 (News)

It is rare that it takes as long for a band from being discovered to getting signed as in the case of Clicks. However, the Polish trio has been working on its debut album "Glitch Machine" for almost three years after gracing the underground with several nifty compilation tracks and remixes. "Glitch Machine" was well worth the wait, though, since the three musicians, Controlled-Collapse-mastermind Kr-lik amongst them, have created an original piece full of modern vibes and minimalist nonchalance. The album is a hybrid of traditional EBM, Electro clash with reserved vocals and a pinch of timeless club feeling. Nitzer Ebb, Daft Punk and Anthony Rother may serve to describe the stylistic path that Clicks explore. 
Poles responsible for this are: Kr-Lik (vocals, synth, programming), Tomek (drums, programming) and Lukasz (synth).
The title "Glitch Machine" is reflected within the music on the album, balancing perfection, improvisation and digital recklessness. Clicks are indeed the ambitious, slightly within the concept of Dark Electronics.

Dawid Bowie - Blackstar

2016-01-06 (News)

★ (pronounced "Blackstar") is David Bowie’s 28th studio album and his first since stunning the world in 2013 with the critically acclaimed "The Next Day". The release date for ★ coincides with David’s birthday. The album’s title track is the first single, and is accompanied by a short film visual directed by the acclaimed Johan Renck. Music from the ★ single has been featured in the opening title credits and trailers for the new TV series "The Last Panthers". The series, also directed by Johan Renck, began airing across Europe in late-October and will premiere in the U.S. on SundanceTV in Spring 2016. CD housed in a special 6 panel digipak design with 16 page color booklet with special varnish. In addition to the CD and digital albums, a special die-cut vinyl LP package will be available.

Forever Still - Tied Down

2016-01-05 (News)

Forever Still are a completely honest and emotional in-your-face heavy rock band with no excuses. The band's wide array of brooding beats, atmospheric electronic textures, and stocky guitar riffs, all compliment vocal powerhouse Maja Shining's emotionally revealing lyrics, which range from soft lullaby tones to scathing and aggressive full throttle screams.
Consisting of Maja Shining, Mikkel Haastrup, and Dennis Post, the band have built a large following by delivering breathtaking shows fuelled by a consecutive level of very high quality releases, especially for a truly DIY band with no major backing.
In 2014 Forever Still returned to the studio to record the first of three EPs that now make up their full-length concept album ‘Tied Down’. The record grapples with a glut of personal issues stemming from depression, anxiety, and worthlessness, through to perseverance and recovery. The first EP ‘Scars’ picked up glowing reviews, as did the second record entitled ‘Save Me’. The band hit the studio again to lay down tracks for their third and final chapter in the EP trilogy. Forever Still now unleash their eagerly awaited debut full length album "Tied Down".

Syntec - Puppets & Angels

2016-01-04 (News)

Within the past months you could surmise that Syntec would return to the electro/pop/ebm scene. First live appearances on various festivals did prove it! Syntec are back! "Puppets & Angels" is limited to only 1000 copies worldwide! Uwe Kallenbach and Tobias Hartwig aka Syntec return with "Puppets & Angels" a collection of their greatest hits, rarities and unreleased material before 2016 will see the launch of an all new studio album! The band delivers a digital remastered collection of their most important songs to date such as "Puppets", "Talk to the upper world", "Angel", "It’s a lie", "Eternity" or "It takes a word". Don’t miss this strictly limited collection! A "must have" for all old school fans and collectors of the classics series!

Aesthetische - Cold Is Clean

2016-01-03 (News)

The leaders of the techno industrial music movement in Brazil are ready to strike back again with an extended new EP release: "Cold Is Clean" on which Aesthetische feature stunning collaborations with some well-known scene singers and activists. 
The duo keeps the throttle in full pace mode presenting to us five new tracks, engineered to stomp club floors worldwide. In this new release the band relies yet again on the wonderful collaborations with singers Xev from Diffuzion on an all-new rework of the classic track, "Touch the Cold Glass", in a 2015 revamped version re-named as, "Cold Glass – 2015 rework". But also with Mari Kattman, another Aesthetische favorite partner and well known singer in the electronic scene, who imprints her beautiful voice on two versions of a completely new track – "Blue Print", re-built by Aesthetische in a club-oriented original version and as a more chilled-out oceanic mix, both fully loaded with the band’s trademark of blended electronics. "Unity" is another instrumental piece combining hard beats and melodies. 
The EP tops-off with a very well executed club-driven remix of the track "Dirt", produced by DJ Simon Carter.