In the summer of 1982, in a cottage in the Bavarian forest a thirteen-year-old boy sits with his brother on the sofa and stares at the television. What he sees will transform his life. In rapid, revue-like sequences, young costumed people jump around in front of a painted background. They serenade tulips...

Two years after the successful Synthetic Soundscapes of Modern Urban Morality compilation, Geheimnis Records is happy to announce its follow-up, by releasing Synthetic Soundscapes of Modern Urban Morality / Chapter 2 . The spirit remains the same. New bands, artists, projects that are for the most part,...

A Compilation of Minimal Wave From Around The World 1980-1991 The Bedroom Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks all the way from Belgium to Australia to Japan. " The Bedroom Tapes " excitedly marks Minimal Waves 66th release and is a follow up in the series to " The Lost Tapes ", " The...

Crouch End based minimal synth label Polytechnic Youth , kicks off the new year with the long promised -and much requested- repackaging of its 2 compilation LPs. Still considered by PY label head, Dom, as the best intro point to the label for newcomers, his plan is to keep this one in print for a while....

División Avanzada Independiente (D.A.I.) was a collective of musicians that was formed in the early 1980s in Valencia and could compare with similar movements such as the B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation) , its Member initial were Jose Luis Macias (Glamour, Tomates Electricos, Europa and Ultima Emación),...

First chapter on Onderstroom digging into the history of Dutch minimal synth & wave. Comes in a gatefold sleeve with metallic finishing and pressed on 180gr. vinyl. Who needs a big, expensive recording studio with all those fancy high-tech machines that only make your weary head spin when you can do...

Arcane electronic duo Violence, from Quebec, Canada, show their dark side on the four track 10-inch Le Flux de la Nature. Their underground spirit of new wave, French vocals, opaque and sometimes disturbing electronics reflect the complex rhythm of nature and intense human relationships. The spectacular...

Reissue. Originally released in 1982. Among the lesser known dark-electro/post-punk bands of the early 1980s, the Berlin duo VONO really stood out. The radical nature of their music, the cold sound and sparse lyrics - VONO were arguably on a par with the more prominent ambassadors of the genres (DAF,...

Limited to 500 Polytechnic Youth unleash this killer of a debut full length from Berlin based Brit, Mark VORDERHAUS. Previously the main guy behind earlier label faves Detox Twins, Minor Activity is already being highly lauded from online blogs and early reviews and just recently, Andrew Weatherall has...

Recently "unearthed" from Morgan Bryan 's attic, we present to you some of the orginial copies of V-Sor,X 's second 7" single, original released on DOX Music in 1986. These have never been played!

This Lp of we be echo (Kevin Thorne) offers 15 extremely rare tunes from his superb 80 s Tapes Cezi Eva with tracks from 81-83 and the two Tapes on Mystery Hearsay Nothing Left and Pressure Point released in 85 as well as 80 s compilation-contributions. A Must-Buy for every seious Minimal-Electronic...

In 1980, Genesis P-Orridge and Peter Sleazy Christopherson then of Throbbing Gristle renown travelled to New York City to meet up at the fortified apartment, known as The Bunker, of famed beat writer and cultural pioneer William S. Burroughs and his executor James Grauerholz to starting the daunting...