The long-awaited debut album " Duistre Kamers " by De Ambassade a.k.a. Pascal Pinkert and bass-player Timothy Francis are responsible for the DIY eighties wave sound that has become integral to the bands identity. The album is perfect to sit in and listen to on a rainy day, dance to in the blazing sun...

Mannequin Records is elated to present for the first time on vinyl the reissue of Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici s first video soundtrack, originally released in 1984 as an audiotape in less than one hundred copies. Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici literally Mundane Mechanical Youth or GMM was one of the most...

Mannequin Records is welcoming back Le Syndicat Electronique with a collection of lost tracks raised up from the deepest vaults of the French synth-electro pioneer. Over a period spanning almost twenty years, " Rebuts " the French word for " thrown away ", " forgotten " is bringing back to life 8 titles...

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....

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...

TRACKLIST A1. Survival & Determination A2. Heart Of The Monster A3. Autolyse A4. Close Up A5. Damaged Corpse A6. Masochist A7. Caresse A8. Red Action B1. Lacerations & Immolation B2. Intractable Pain A.A. B3. Survival Of A Severely Burned Child B4. Catheterization B5. Anesthesia & Disfigurement B6. Medial...

Rudolf Langer formerly of Tyndall and Peter Preuß teamed up to create Lapre as a vehicle fortheir adventures in sonic experimentation. They set about capturing their nocturnal rehearsal room sessions on tape, Langer on synthesizer and Preuß on guitar. With the exception of a solitary single and a few...

Discostan Records is proud to launch its label with the release of Disco Se Aagay a rediscovered synth-pop masterpiece from 1984. Rescued from obscurity, Disco Se Aagay literally Beyond Disco is an unexpectedly perfect storm of two unlikely sources: the visionary sound of British new wave seamlessly...

Trisomie 21 is a post punk band formed in 1981 by Phillipe Lomprez (vocals, drums) and Hervà Lomprez (guitar, electronics), two brothers from Abscon, in the North of France. They began composing songs at the age of 16 while studying at school. The brothers were influenced by Kraftwerk, The Residents,...

The electronic pioneer and founding father of synthpop, Gary Numan , celebrates his 40th anniversary as recording artist. During these 40 years, Numan 's impact made itself felt; his dark, paranoid vision, theatrically icy alien persona, and clinical, robotic sound were echoed strongly in the work of...

Dennis Young is best known as the percussionist of the New York band LIQUID LIQUID, which is known for their piece " Cavern " from 1983, which in turn became very well known because Grandmaster Flash sampled it and used it as the basis for their hit " White Lines ". But Young was not only a band member....

Amsterdam, 1982. Smoke fills the streets, squatters clash violently with the police, uprising is in the air. In this disorderly mess, the worlds of activism, art, fashion, and nightlife converged into an explosion of creativity. Amidst all of this Electric Party , the brainchild of René van Rijn, released...