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,...

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),...

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...

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....

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...

Essential recordings by the minimal synth master of our age. Deluxe edition of 500 copies. With the staccato surge and somber vocalizing of DAF , the distorted synthetic soundscapes of Dirk Ivens ' eeriest work, and the industrial strength of The Young Gods , Martial Canterel 's earliest outings are...

Essential recordings by the minimal synth master of our age. Deluxe edition of 500 copies. With the staccato surge and somber vocalizing of DAF , the distorted synthetic soundscapes of Dirk Ivens ' eeriest work, and the industrial strength of The Young Gods , Martial Canterel 's earliest outings are...

"Here is the debut release by Italian duo R A D K O their music is a blending of post/cold wave and shoegaze elements both the songs and the production have a typical nostalgic feeling but are rather modern at the same time instead of being overtly dark the sound and overall mood is much more melancholy...

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,...

Oppenheimer Mk II is Andy Oppenheimer and Mahk Rumbae . Andy Oppenheimer Singer, songwriter and formerly one-half of 1980's synth-pop duo Oppenheimer Analysis , one of the leading bands of the minimal synth scene, and inspiration behind the Minimal Wave label. Mahk Rumbae Electronic musician and producer...

Peripheral Minimal is proud to present V/A Prophecy + Progress: UK Electronics 1978 1990 LP, a thirteen-track compilation that represents the burgeoning electronic music scene in the UK. This categorically isn't simply another generic synthpop compilation, or some indulgent, nostalgic frippery, but showcases...

This new release by Colin Potter, The Abominable Slowman , is the logical follow-on from his previous 2015 LP Rank Sonata . Like that album, there are elements that were recorded many years ago, but this work also contains new music. Again, the emphasis is on rhythm , although the rhythmic components...