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"After three years of wood-shedding in the pine forests, electronic rock trio Mobius Band is trading up. Ben Sterling and Peter Sax have migrated to Brooklyn to 'alleviate the boredom' -- a move that has also lent a confident sheen to their modern backwoods aesthetic. Accordingly, The Loving Sounds of Static presents ten of the most sincere and refreshing songs in recent memory. Is it electro-pop fortified by expansive guitars and Noam Schatz's hard-hitting live drums? Or is it rock augmented by striking electronic textures? Either way, between the whimsical buoyancy of 'Twilight,' the rocked-out, Mick-Jagger-death sequence of 'Radio Coup' and the title track's driving urgency, this is the rare sort of record that aggressively cross-pollinates genre and idea into a seamless new model."
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"Steeped in the shadows of Chicago, Kill Memory Crash (a.k.a. A. SanFacon and A. Sieczka) follow 2003's When the Blood Turns Black with American Automatic, ushering in a new era of industrial music with a calculated assault on the post-Warp electronic scene. Each song on American Automatic develops the band's exploration of the prickly outer edges of human psychology and neurosis, building a formidable musical arsenal. The air of mystery about American Automatic is nearly tangible, underpinning the album's highly relevant focus on the darkness of the modern era. As such an affecting and rejuvenating fusion of rock, electro, and industrial styles, American Automatic will leave an indelible mark not only on the psyche and the dancefloor, but also on the scene from which it was born."
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"Kill Memory Crash are back. The follow-up to their debut mini-LP, When the Blood Turns Black, 'Never Forget' takes the intensity of their debut and amplifies it ten fold. More violence, more blood. 'Never Forget' gives a look into thier 2004, yet-to-be-named full-length, that will surprise with more ambient moments as well. The flipside is a remix of one of Blood's standout cuts. The menacing 'Technasty' gets a facelift by the Crash boys and the result is a heavier, meaner monster."
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Artists: Twine, Kiln, Kosik. 5 new tracks from the Midwest's premier ambient artists. New chipboard embossed sleeve. First of three limited SMM 12"s.
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"For over 10 years, Alex and Adam of Chicago's Kill Memory Crash have developed their own blend of dark electronic music without major release. Starting their musical career in Detroit, the group began performing at raves and warehouse parties in the mid-to-late 90's, slowly translating their leftfield influences into a new, cryptic language. Standing on the dividing lines between techno and other musics forced the duo to develop their own style, and early works resembled dark chasms of industrial noise. Their indifference to the popular styles of the day led them into an almost self-imposed exile from the music business and only extremely limited vinyl pressings ever surfaced. Alex and Adam have honed their music to its current state, a sinister blend of industrial, ambient and IDM, working away at the boundaries that held them as outsiders until now. When the Blood Turns Black is a bold first look at a group who blend a complex production style with a searing early electronic attitude. The result is a relentless debut of IDM-infused Industrial and twisted
machine-funk. Kill Memory Crash has a sound that calls upon their heroes (Ministry, Coil, etc.), but that is made completely their own in the process. Bone-hard and Electrified, this is the sound of the machines gone bad."
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Features a well-sequenced selection of mostly exclusive tracks from Ghostly's current/future roster: Dabrye, Midwest Product, Charles Manier, Matthew Dear, Kiln, Kill Memory Crash, James Cotton, Dykehouse, Outputmessage, Tadd Mullinix, Kero. "Idol Tryouts represents the avant-pop of a new generation of Midwestern producers, straddling the edge of abstract electronics, shimmering indie rock, Detroit techno and cutting-edge hip-hop. It is the point where the avant-garde and the popular meet, tearing away from the hierarchy of genres and the strain of electronic puritanism in order to create new and engaging sounds. The diverse artists featured on Ghostly International and its sister label, Spectral Sound, showcase Ghostly's brand of musical regionalism. Having been raised on and influenced by Detroit electronic music and its noir-ish themes of future, an indelible mark has been left on the city's suburbs. Ann Arbor, a stone's throw from this famed center of modernist production, is Detroit's freeform other-half. The music on this collection showcases a dramatic spirit with an equal focus on both art and dancefloor interests, seeking contemplative and humanistic ideals. A new generation of artists are searching for the space between heady academia and willful naiveté in music and are finding results that represent the spirit of the age, rather than its machines. The music on this collection represents these conditions and the zeal of its creators in making music that is post-'IDM' and furthermore meaningful in various contexts. So exists the Ghostly International company and this collection of artists whose work exemplifies not only the diversity of their personal interests, but the expanding tastes of a new generation of music lovers who have become fans of electronic music, the music of this generation."
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"Tadd is back and the tension resumes... The follow-up to Mullinix's critically acclaimed debut and his Dabrye LP's, Panes is a dense racket of thick swamp music, heavy with the weight of his own psyche. A visceral look inside the mind of the artist, Panes is the aural equivalent of psychoanalysis, revealing influences of dub and artful noise between layers of emotional comeuppance. First edition in a special cardboard package." 27-minute mid-length release.
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Third volume in the 12" series, featuring: Adult, I-f, Mat-101, Susumu Yokota.
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"Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau is a compendium of the Robot Disco sound as seen through the eyes of contemporary electronic musicians. The Disco in question, or 'Disko' as it is often referred to, is the electronic dance music from the late 1970's and early 1980's spawned from the icy textures and synthesized basslines of Giorgio Moroder ('I Feel Love'...). This music harkens back to an era of colorful futurism encompassing the boom of video game culture and also perhaps the last great visual futurist agenda that has succeeded in changing our commercial landscape, from font types to fashion. Visions of both high optimism coupled with the hope/fear of a computerized tomorrow, define an era that will be remembered for excess and vanity, of innovation and dream-like plasticity." Artists include: Mat-101, Adult, Legowelt, Solvent, Daniel Wang, Charles Manier, Ectomorph, I-F feat. Nancy Fortune, DMX Krew, Perspects, Lowfish, Susumu Yokota, Hong Kong Counterfeit, Memory Boy. All exclusive tracks specially commissioned for this project. 2nd pressing in digipak cover.
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