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...

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...

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...

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...

First-time ever vinyl release of this re-mastered album, which first saw the light of day in 1981. Expanded with the addition of some extra tracks which appeared on a compilation around the same time. Coming out on the Polytechnic Youth label, this is an edition of only 300 copies, in a beautiful glossy...

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...

Minimal Wave present a 7 single of two early demos Kindheitsmuster and Raid by Dutch electronic music pioneer Das Ding . The final versions of these tracks were released on H.S.T.A. and the Missing Tapes, respectively. The versions here are the most raw and electric recordings we have heard by Das Ding...

" Verloren " is like a late night pink Dutch sky after a long day of heavy rain, a sign that a warm summer s day is just ahead. It will make you sweat tonight. This long awaited follow up 7", will be released in the same form as the first: a beautifully designed disco sleeve with cardboard artwork. The...