In 1981 the Düsseldorf band Die Krupps (Jürgen Engler, Bernward Malaka, Ralf Dörper) released a seminal album which wrote its own chapter in the history of music: the "Stahlwerksinfonie" (Steelworks Symphony) was a near thirty-minute musical monolith of metal and guitar sounds with scattergun saxophone...

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....

In the year 1975 Conrad Schnitzler recorded various pieces of music to accompany films which had yet to be made. Fittingly, he labelled this collection of songs "Filmmusik". The music is extraordinarily accessible for Schnitzler: hypnotic bass lines, stoic drum rhythms, dark drones, crystalline shards...

ALU s inception as descendants of the psychedelic group SAND, founded by Ludwig Papenberg and Johannes Vester, comes in 1980. Their first single 'Bitte Warten Sie!' appears on their own label 'Der Letzte Schrei!' in 1981. Even on these early recordings, the project s sonic orientation is discernible...

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...

It gives us immense pleasure to present this very special release: " Kiosque Of Arrows 2 " is Detlef Weinrich's a.k.a. Tolouse Low Trax first compilation for Bureau B . Echoing the spirit of the legendary samplers found on Les Disques Du Crépuscule or Made To Measure , this hybrid journal not only collates...

Do not adjust your sets. Take a step back from the tracking. This is the sound of Germany's musical youth let loose on cheap synths and pawnshop guitars. A record of a disparate scene of squat pop-stars, art-school upstarts and committed non-musicians who redefined German music in the first half of the...

Official reissue of the first De Fabriek album originally self-released in 1982. A masterpiece of minimal experimental music . It has been remastered and includes a new artwork done by the band. Limited edition of 300 copies. The digital download includes 2 songs that have been removed from the vinyl...

"Black Truffle is honoured to present the first vinyl reissue of the classic debut album from AMM , AMMMusic . Coinciding with the 50 th anniversary of its recording in 1966, this reissue makes one of the cornerstones of the experimental music tradition available again in its original form, replete with...

Cat.Nr. BVV-02. After the release of some EP's this is the first album of Beta Evers. 8 tracks made between 2006-2016. ELECTRO-WAVE. Black vinyl. Comes with download code, insert and a sticker. Artwork by Aaron VIII. Audio mastering by Alek Stark. 300 copies. Release date: 31th December 2016. Soundclips...

" Based in Flint, Michigan, USA the four young sons of an electrician welded together their debut album. This album, titled "Elektroworld", is a personal tribute to the well known pioneers of the electro-disco-beat; Kraftwerk . " While the line up of Elecktroids has been debated at length amongst the...

Latest collection of rare cold wave from the Color Tapes archives also includes a full colour poster plus a rare reprint of issue 2 of Color Tapes' own Purple Twilight fanzine from 1985, featuring articles on bands such as Bushido and Mystery Plane, plus The Subway Organization cassette catalogue from...