Philipp Münch - Elysium

2016-06-09 (News)

In ancient mythology elysium is an afterlife, a blessed and happy place chosen by the gods for the righteous and the heroic. If we take a close look around the life we are living we will realize elysium is already here on earth, but for the very few. A place where a very small percentage of human population is spending its time in rapture while the rest of us are condemned to a permanent life of struggle and conflict. This very special definition of elysium was the starting point for Philipp Münch's fourth solo album - a claiming, haunting and partly dystopic opus.

This release is an arc of suspense starting with rhythmic pieces, leading to the long dark ambient track 'Fighting Back (long version)' and concluding with more beat oriented tunes. A huge variety of stylistic devices were applied to bring arc of suspense into a more detailed focus, from atmospheric cinematic textures and technoid electro patterns to classic industrial strikes. A fascinating survey of sounds including surgically precise loops, disturbing walls of noise, varied electronic percussion and processed vocals.

Date at Midnight - Songs to Fall and Forget

2016-06-09 (News)

5 years after their full length debut and after five long years of extensive touring and composing new material, Date at Midnight return with their new album, "Songs to Fall and Forget". The 12 new songs add lots of additional wave melancholia to their dark and impacting goth/postpunk sound, widely appraised and respected during the band's numerous live appearances all across Europe. Date at Midnight formed in Rome in 2007, the current line-up features Daniele De Angelis (voice), Pasquale Vico (bass), Francesco Barone (guitar) and Francesco Mignogna (drums).

Displacer - Curse of the Black Vinyl

2016-06-08 (News)

'Curse of the Black Vinyl' is an outstanding continuation of 'Curse of the Black Lotus' from Displacer.
Three exclusive tracks as 'Freefall', 'Unbreakable' and the overdub mix of 'I'll be Bach' which showcases vocalist Teslee Snipes and Keef Baker on bass. Furthermore, 'Curse of the Black Vinyl' presents four remixes by French artist Hologram_, american breakbeat / abstract musician DJ Swamp, Jonah K(Amphorst) from Canada, and legendary Meat Beat Manifesto mastermind Jack Dangers. The original tracks by Michael Morton and the processed remix works result in a masterly done, coherent revision - seven exciting aural explorations between breakbeats, electronica, trip hop, industrial synthwork and etheric, airy melodies. Simultaneously haunting and soothing, this album should be defined as a blessing instead of a curse.

Weltschmerz - The Norwood Scale

2016-06-07 (News)

As a basis for this new endeavour, Joost Gransjean has used a feeling of melancholy towards humanity as a race for not reaching their full potential, a feeling of longing for a better world which will never come. Human decay and its consequences also became an important topic for this project's first album whose title 'The Norwood Scale' comes from the corresponding set of images depicting the different stages of male pattern hair loss.

Weltschmerz sonically is about the power that basic rhythmic music can have, a power that is beyond language - slow, moving and massive in its minimalism and strength of tone and flow. 'The Norwood Scale' features ten highly energetic tracks of repetitive concise beats and precisely positioned pad strikes underlaying hypnotic ambient noisescapes. Continual loops referring to technoid, experimental and industrial origins generate an irresistible undertow activating both body and mind.

Ataraxia - Ena

2016-06-06 (News)

Ataraxia: "ENA (one = unity in Greek) is our musical contribution to overcome duality, conflicts and separation trying to go towards a resonant, open-hearted attitude. What we seed in our life, in others' lives, on the earth is what we receive. We are One, separation causes blindness and destruction.(...) Knowledge and Experience happen at the same time and all of this is a sacred announcement, a message that doesn't need rationality to be caught. It is a sort of spiritual call coming from the depths. Memory and singing are linked, they enable a deeper subtle "sight". The ancient wisdom was based on letting go, forgetting ourselves, our ego and masks in order to feel and live "the moment". A deeply felt thank for all what we have received from Greek philosophy, poetry and mysticism. Without this inspiration we wouldn't be here to do what we do."

Various Artists - Electronic Saviors IV

2016-06-05 (News)

Promoter, DJ & musician Jim Semonik was diagnosed in 2008 with stage 2B of cancer. While fighting it, he created the beloved, massive "Electronic Saviors" industrial compilations. This fourth volume continues the series where the bands, artists, and label donate 100% of their proceeds.