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...

Madrid Fue Una Ciudad Mundial compiles four of the most important Spanish electronic projects from the 80's. A compilation released in cooperation with a show organised in Madrid last May, 18th where Aviador Dro, Flash Cero, Azul y Negro and Esplendor Geométrico played together for the very first time....

Düsseldorf in the early 1980s. Punk was finished, but its pathos still drifted desolately through pubs and shared flats. At the same time, Synthesizers had become increasingly affordable due to digital electronics, allowing more and more people to make music. This music pushed ahead slightly in order...

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),...

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,...

Montréal synth pop Police des moeurs are one of the finest and rawest bands in the minimal synth/wave and cold wave scene. 'Dédales', their third full lenght, is keeping the pure energy of their previous efforts while leaving greater room for atmospheric and textural considerations. The album will lead...

10 years of Bodyvolt (active since 2007)! We celebrate this with a third exquisite release in the Bodyvolt Vinyl Series (Cat.Nr. BVV-03). 9 tracks by various artists: Bruta Non Calculant (formerly known through Invasion Planete Records and his project Le Syndicat Electronique. Now: Hieratique Records),...

The classic French cold wave tune revised with Italian artist Mushy on vocals and extended for the dancefloor. B-side comes with two more tracks of the Französich-Italienische-Freundschaft. Limited edition of 600 copies on white vinyl. Comes with download code, 2014 release. Polaroïd/Roman/Photo/Remix...

When Jon Leidecker phoned in early 2012 with a proposition, it seemed a little too good to be true. Jon, part of a loose-knit west coast collective of sound artists whose work I much admired, wondered if Dieter Moebius and I might be interested in meeting him in a spectacular Montana mountain studio...

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...

"The Future of Pop Music" THE GAMES were a pioneering three-piece synth-pop outfit, formed in 1980 and consisting of Brendan Coyle (synthesisers, percussion, vocals), Colin Hughes (synthesisers, percussion, organ, vocals) and Steve Knott (synthesisers, guitar, vocals), from Wirral, UK. The same year,...

For all your discotheque, roller rink and amusement arcade needs Finders Keepers Records in collaboration with synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani bring you the full version edit of her intergalactic vocoder driven TV jingle for Ataris classic Liberator arcade game. Originally proposed for a possible promotional...