"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,...

Vinyl only! Ltd to 300 copies. REVIEWS Twee songs die klinken alsof Das Ding nooit is weggeweest. Dansbare, moderne electro, new wave tracks met een zekere cool en ook wel een knipoog naar het verleden. - Dark Entries This Dutch electro pioneer is back with a new single. The renewed interest in the minimal...

Peripheral Minimal is excited to present the " Mithra " 12" EP by celebrated French musician Philippe Laurent . While a newcomer to the label, Laurent is an established multi-media artist well-known for his work in fields ranging from plastic arts and music to graphic and digital codes. He has been active...

SUDETEN CRECHE is Mark Warner and Paul Carlin from the UK and probably they need not much presentation. Their minimalistic electropop track Are Kisses are out of Fashion , originally released on the 1982 compilation EP Europe in the Year Zero (which amongst others also featured Yazoo), is widely known...

This is one of the most essential minimal synth wave projects, originally issued in 1980. After that, Stephan Eicher would form the band Grauzone . As a child, particularly with his little brother Martin , Stephan used a multi-track ("made in Eicher" by connecting several cassette machines together)...

Synths Versus Me is a duo formed by Vanessa Asbert and Nico Cabañas and based in Lloret de Mar (Spain) yep Benidorm style that is. In the past they had several releases out via Oráculo Records and now have moved onto Mecanica to release a fresh 12 vinyl release: 1987 (which can be ordered now). The...

After the success of A Visual And Auditory Reminder Of The Beauty Of Life, Sejas first compilation on vinyl, a second edition was about to be expected soon; people keep on asking about it. The combination of well-known and less known, European and overseas, turns this release into a scenic view of...

"Stefan Bornhorst a.k.a. THE SILICON SCIENTIST is finally back and gives us a first peek into what is to become the third THE SILICON SCIENTIST album "Outside The Night" which, as Stefan told Anna kinda sub rosa, shall be a bit more minimal and pop oriented (but dare Anna say she doubts that Stefan can...

"Nadanna proudly presents its 4th release, Ultra Arcanum The Silence Inside LP/CD. Ultra Arcanum was formed in November 2013 by Konstandinos Dorlis keyboards and Mark Thirkell vocals . Proof that music transcends physical boundaries - Mark is from the UK and Konstandinos being from Greece, their debut...

Reissue of two exquisite 80s cassettes on "Insane" comprising live and studio outtakes by Pseudo Code. I remember those releases well at the time of release back in 1984 & 1986, surprised to discover how many quality tracks had yet remained unpublished after their demise in 1982. Very proud now to...

POEME ELECTRONIQUE oh didnt we all dream of finding their only original 80's vinyl release, The Echoes Fade / VOICE 7 single (Carrere Records, 1982) some day? Well, most of us didnt and probably wont, and finding the members was equally hard, but thanks to J. Langes investigative nature (hey, youre great!),...

About 14 years ago Marc P. Schaffer and Orpheo Weidelt-Baur from SOLITUDE FX met at weekends and started jamming around with their beloved synthesizers. On this first of two volumes in the " Synthesizer Session " series they merely used two Korg Poly-61 and a Roland TR-808, played almost everything by...