"German electronic producer Hanno Leichtmann describes his new Gesetz Der Oktaven project as being influenced by classic electronic dance artists such Liasons Dangereuses and DAF , and there s certainly a palpable EBM-centred feel to the five muscular tracks that comprise this debut 12 EP "Semen Contra"....

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...

Having previously released some rare solo material from Ende Shneafliet member Hanjo Erkamp AKA Dr. C. Stein , Artificial Dance is now serving up something special from the cult Dutch minimal wave band s lesser-known side project, King Ende Shneafliet . Adding King to their name in honour of original...

Konstruktivists create their own brand of Industrial, using electronics as a base and tape loops, percussion, lurching rhythms and droning melodic arches on top. Check Konstruktivists are a UK Industrial group formed by Glenn Michael Wallis in 1982 out of the ashes of Heute . In the late 70's/early 80's...

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...

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...

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"...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...