Hati - Metanous

2015-11-14 (News)

"Metanous" is a third CD in group's history, but a debut studio album labeled Hati released by Zoharum. After two years the band comes back with a new release, which is a summary of 2011-2012, when musicians played as a trio: Rafał Iwański, Rafał Kołacki and Robert Darowski. In case of "Metanous" weight of rhythmical percussions is balanced by sound of didgeridoo, which became not an addition, but a full-fledged instrument. As usual you can find here various instruments that create the Hati sound from their very beginning. Music in the new interaction is rich, tracks structures are extended, often based on a dialogue of characteristic gong rhythm with the didgeridoo sound and many other instruments, played by R. Darowski. There are also acoustic drone explorations, equally important in the group's sound. 
"Metanous" is a change (of mind). For Hati it is also a closure of certain period of activity. The band will never play again in such configuration. This album is a proof of interesting time, set in seven compositions, recorded especially for this release. Artwork is made by Tomek Mirt, mastering is done by Łukasz Miernik.

Echoes of Yul - The Healing

2015-11-14 (News)

After two albums, split and critically acclaimed EP 'Tether', Echoes of Yul comes back with a third LP and own vision of slow-motion music. Weight and intensity of previous releases give a way to atmospheric journey throughout unique conception of soundtracks, krautrock, dub and minimal-rock. Less literal and more musically abstractive, it is the Echoes of Yul with their characteristic elements, but exploring new territories and not copying already existing ideas. Michał Śliwa is not trying to move through used, checked and safe paths, but creates new, coherent masterpiece in the form of 'The Healing'. Material is produced by Michał Śliwa. Mastering of recordings is made by James Plotkin (OLD, Khanate). Artwork is made by Maciej Mehring and Michał Śliwa. Album is released in the form of digipak by Zoharum.

Celldöd - Mekaniskt Gransland

2015-11-13 (News)

"Mekaniskt Gränsland" is the debut full-length release by Sweden’s Celldöd. Celldöd’s Anders Karlsson is not a young techno producer, but a seasoned EBM musician and fanatic, a member of bands including The Pain Machinery and Bunkersex. "Mekaniskt Gränsland" (translation: Mechanical Twilight) is dirty, electronic dance floor music, hardware driven, mostly instrumental, and stripped to the bare bone. The album was made during long, late-night sessions, working with semi-functioning gear from the past (analogue synths and drum machines) as well as new, small and inexpensive machines. Karlsson’s modus operandi for Celldöd is to keep the grit and the rough edges in the production, submitting to the beauty and power of imperfection. The album was originally submitted as a collection of relentless, pounding EBM slammers, equal parts rigid and funky, but consistently geared to the dance floor… however, Celldöd decided to explore his ambient and experimental side as well, and the resulting interludes give "Mekaniskt Gränsland" a more ominous and storylike pace, an uncommon achievement in an album geared to the dance floor. From Celldöd: "Even though you exist in this mechanical twilight, you must try to move forward. Always. Never stand still. Just living is not enough. Do whatever it takes. If you stop you’ll drown."

Hearts Of Black Science - Signal

2015-11-13 (News)

The amazing Swedish duo Hearts Of Black Science, after releasing two albums prior, both getting amazing reviews worldwide for "The Ghost You Left Behind" in 2007 and  "The Star In The Lake" in 2009, it is now time for their long awaited third album. On "Signal" the band continue to develop dark atmospheric electronic landscapes with dark pop music. All wrapped up in a stunning production. Imagine an own unique blend of The Cure, Editors, Depeche Mode and M83. This is for sure one of the strongest things to come out from Sweden this year.
Limited Edition 2CD Version - only 200 Copies signed by the band.

Vromb - Chorégraphie

2015-11-12 (News)

For more than twenty years the Canadian project Vromb a.k.a. Hugo Girard has masterly transformed a plethora of different inspirations into sound. For the realization of his recent opus, Girard drastically changed his approach: instead of choosing an exterior subject he wanted to transcribe the tones and voices generated in his own mind, keep hold of them and etch them onto record, and thus he is the choreographer of imaginary sounds which become physical musical entities. 'Chorégraphie' demonstrates Vromb's incredible skills at handling his' analog electronic equipment, which means in large part the sound manipulations are created by directly using the machines with only a little part of computer assisted sequencing, audio montages and overdubs. Subliminal trance-inducing beats, mighty pulsating sub basses and repetitive sequencer textures enriched with surrealistic ambient dronescapes and Hugo Girard's recognizable voice generate a steady but everchanging semi-ritualistic flow which was, is, and will be associated uniquely with the sonic world of Vromb.

Digital Poodle - Work Terminal

2015-11-12 (News)

1st in a series of vinyl reissues by the Canadian EBM band, Digital Poodle, beginning with "Work Terminal," an early ‘90s electronic dance floor anthem, that sounds decidedly contemporary in 2015. "Work Terminal" became nothing short of a local EBM anthem, a staple in all of Toronto’s thriving alt/EBM club scene, and even crossing over into the emerging techno scene, with Digital Poodle even playing alongside Detroit’s Underground Resistance, Jeff Mills, Kenny Larkin and Joey Beltram at 1992’s The Realm Of The Techno Gods Festival. Digital Poodle’s popularity in the EBM scene spread, and their music was picked up for license on Hyperium in Germany, and Metropolis in the USA. But this banging EBM anthem, a tried and tested dance floor killer, has really never seen a proper vinyl release, until now, and is rounded out by remixes by Opal Tapes’ O/H and Ghostly’s Solvent. The 12" is also rounded out by an impossibly rare 1991 cassette version, a much more clanging and ominous take than the original. Alongside O/H’s sludgy, furious techno version, and Solvent’s driving minimal synth reduction, "Revision! vol.1" offers a diverse set of dance floor killers for the modern industrial-techno scene.