Polaroid were an Italian post-punk/new wave band, formed in Turin in 1981. The original lineup of the band consisted of Marcello Zavatto (voice, guitar), Massimo Vagnarelli (bass, drum-machine), Evandro Fornasier (guitar), Claudio Vagnarelli (synthersizer) and Marco Farano (Drums). Polaroid made their...

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!),...

The Second of these last PY 45s sees a lovely 5 track 7 EP from Irish minimal synth musician ph Pete Hamilton , with 5 tracks from his finally acclaimed rich body of work in electronic music. From Dublin, Ireland, in 1982, ph emerged from the demise of the peridots lower case p that previously had arisen...

Jason Letkiewicz has always swum against the musical tides, flitting between different solo pseudonyms including Steve Summers , Death Commando and Alan Hurst and collaborative projects most notably Mutant Beat Dance in order to explore different aspects of his leftfield inspirations. With his latest...

Originally released on Illuminated Records in 1983, " Viral Shedding " is surely one of the most important references for the industrial/funk dance music. Between pure noise and electronic beats, " Viral Shedding " is creating a twisted and percussive rhythmic urge, a funky disco sound permeated by digital...

Winter is coming, with " Archive Tracks 2005-2009 " by Newclear Waves as its soundtrack. For the album, Berlin-based and Italian-born producer, DJ and label owner Alessandro Adriani let us dive into the vast archives of his Newclear Waves project. The resulting collection of 8 tracks can be described...

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...

Mystery Plane formed in 1980 from the ashes of 70's new wave band 3D5 who's line-up also featured future Cure member Porl Thompson. This record was originally a demo cassette made in 1981 that was hawked around record labels with a view for release. Later Color Tapes released a 100 copies edition. To...

"To mark its 40th anniversary in 2007, the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf organized the Düsseldorf Sounds Festival of Art and Music from Düsseldorf". One particularly noteworthy event was staged in the Kunsthalles cinema auditorium: the only Dieter Moebius and Stefan Schneider collaboration ever. Dieter Moebius...

Mekanik Kommando was a post punk / New Wave band from Nijmegen , the Netherlands founded in 1979 by Peter van Vliet and Laszlo Panyigay . The duo became a quartet with the addition of Simon van Vliet and Mirjam van Hout . The name Mekanik Kommando comes from the album " Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh"...

Medical Records proudly presents Volume III of a collection of Forgotten Tracks, Sketches and Unfinished Work 2002-2004 by Martial Canterel . This release coincides as a standalone with Medical s other releases of Volume II as well as a special 3LP compiling Volumes I-III. Sean McBride has been producing...

" Taking Snapshots " or " Taking Snapshots Vol.1 " is the debut studio album of Luc van Acke r, self-released in 1982. The album was reissued on CD by Hard Records in 1994 and Fifth Colvmn Records on May 16, 1995. In 2009 the album was reissued for the first time since its release on vinyl record by...