bX-59cppw (has left the building...)

Index Sign - Second Exposure

2011-11-11T11:00:00.001-08:00

http://www.discogs.com/Index-Sign-Second-Exposure/release/2357828
http://www.multiupload.com/03HWNXUSJF

Now that's totally...weird, for 2 reasons at least...at first,
because i am certain that i had posted both lps from this band,
(but i can't find an entry for Second Exposure here?!)...and secondly,
because i was asked to also..update / fix it, since there were skips in the 1st track...
Unless i had never posted it in the first place and my memory deceives me?
Anyway...track a1 is correctly ripped now...more fixes in the next days...

Update: ...frankie just notified me that for some obscure reason,
i simply never got to post it in the first place,
but simply that the rip of it out there was skipping,heh...
So ok, at least it turns out that neither i've gone nuts / got amnesia,
neither blogspot is playing tricks on me or something...

Some "fixes": corrected the rip for Tirami Su's first 7" here:
not essential for sure, but since that's what i was asked for...
Also corrected the rip for Hôtel Du Nord's "Rose Marie La Guerre",
again, the first track was skipping in the rip of it out there
(that one i'm certain that i hadn't post it):
http://www.multiupload.com/STM17PF4LU

Another fix/update (18/11/2011):
Re-ripped Final Academy's 7" and updated the entry here
(there were noticable glitches from dust/dirt in the middle of Night Café).
Make sure to visit them over at their Myspace page,
to also listen previously unreleased material from them...

Chris Jones - Diversions: An Odd Electronic Assortment

2011-11-11T03:26:00.000-08:00

http://www.discogs.com/Chris-Jones-Diversions-An-Odd-Electronic-Assortment/release/2351047
http://www.multiupload.com/FX5HEWKHTP

...here's a very rare tape from Chris Jones,
the ones that are dedicated to constantly dig such material to speak off,
are certainly already familiar with his name from his Sea Of Wires project...
Chances are as well that most readers might already have heard the track "S.O.W.",
since it had been included in the (unofficial) Flexi-Pop compilation series...
Absolutely essential listening for the fans of oldschool diy electronics,
experimental / minimal synth etc etc...

...ok, so i eventually thought of also posting something,
which hasn't appeared previously in the blogosphere,
and thereby i will slightly delay people's requests for re-rips/fixes for the next days...
I've decided to NOT make new separate entries for those,
(well, doing so seems a bit of an overkill to me, don't know...),
ie. i"ll simply edit that very same post here,
so that the interested parties know what i've re-ripped/updated...

...please, do not expect me to post any other ..."novelties" here though:
at least when it comes to synth-related material,
my friend Nick has quite lots of great stuff lined up from what i'm aware...
Saying that because personally, for the most part of it lately,
i've been mainly revisiting some good old new wave and/or post-punk bands.,
that's where my "roots" are after all...
( Normil Hawaiians - More Wealth Than Money anyone out there?) :-)
Pretty much the only reason i never got to post much of such material here,
is because others out there had already done so way before me,
and also, way much better than what i could possibly do myself... :-)

Per Request => Act - Ping_Pong 7"

2011-11-09T08:15:00.000-08:00

http://www.discogs.com/Act-Ping_Pong/release/1638141
http://www.multiupload.com/LLS9MWP5IG

... some guy mailed me asking me if i had the...b side of this great 7",
which actually kinda surprized me, as i would have even placed a bet,
that this one had been already posted in the blogosphere long time now,
and thereby, easy to be found...but apparently i had the wrong impression.
I don't own a hard copy of this vinyl (and never did to be precise),
but i do have a full rip of it, hence, there you go... :-)

..."Ping_Pong" is a quirky, up-tempo and fast-paced synth wave-alike track,
which was also included 5-6 yrs ago,
in the nowadays widely known BIPPP : French Synth-Wave 1979/85 compilation.
"Black Dove" on the b side though moves in a pretty different direction,
being an exceptional melancholic coldwave song, and if you ask me,
by far my personal favorite from this 7".
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PS: ...i get some occasional requests in my mailbox to re-rip some stuff,
which i had previously posted here... i'll see what i can do about that, in due time...
For a start though, i've re-ripped and updated the entry here,
for Force De Frappe's "Europe (Reveille-Toi)",
since it's one that many people had asked me about it...
ie. it appears to be in high demand and priority :-)
Per occasion, i do update some stuff previously posted here,
but in a somewhat "silent" mode though,
ie. i don't make newer separate blog entries about it,
(maybe i should? i'll think about it), eg. a random example that came to mind, here.

Der Lustige Musikant - Schöne Musik...

2011-07-23T11:45:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Der-Lustige-Musikant-Sch%C3%B6ne-Musik-F%C3%BCr-Sch%C3%B6ne-Menschen-Aus-Einer-Sch%C3%B6nen-Welt/release/2696887
http://www.multiupload.com/CQ1G283X4J

...and here's 1 more extremely rare tape from what i consider to be,
by far the greatest minimal band/project to have emerged from Germany...
But you already knew that...isn't it? :-)

This one goes up for Twist (hopefully he/she still checks this blog from time to time),
for being more than kind enough to share this one back on March 2010.
In my agenda, that was by far the best moment in this blog,
as it represents exactly the..."spirit of blogging" to speak off.
Ie. filling the gaps for the rest of rare and long time now out of print material,
so that the people that still insist in digging such great music, can enjoy it...

The material above was handed to me as a cdr-copy from a very good friend,
and the actual tracklisting might not match 100% what is mentioned over at Discogs.
In specific, total duration is around 60 min above,
while on Discogs i see that the original tape is listed as c46.
Not much i can do about it, and i'm not really sure,
exactly what bonus material might possibly have been included above.
Since i unfortunately don't speak german,
i'm certainly unable to identify/match the exact track names for you... ;-)

Back in October 2010, Genetic Music came up with this small cd compilation,
hence, before it eventually goes out of print...
My guess is that for 99% of the people out there,
this will be one of the very few opportunities / chances,
of ever owning an original Der Musikant / Heute release in this life.
And even more, without having to pay an arm and a leg on eBay...
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Hopefully everyone found something of interest in this blog during the last few months.
Blog goes now into..."sleeping mode", i can not predict if this will be permanent or not.
From what i can tell though, the fellow bloggers listed in the sidebar,
will certainly keep the... hungry for out-of-print material ears,
more than busy for quite some time... ;-)

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Still - Pale Face + 2

2011-07-23T10:35:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Still-Pale-Face-2/release/2861161
http://www.mediafire.com/?vtgb9b15k0jkfk2

...since back from early/mid May,
that i had ripped and uploaded the Pale Face ep here,
i've noticed that it got reposted in at least ...2 other blogs out there.
Nothing wrong with that obviously - in contrast,
it means that there are quite a few people who appreciated the great music,
that this band had came up with back in their time...

...in 1 out of the 2 blogs though,
i saw a weirdo/funny...statement in the description that...
"Pale Face has a by far better production than Real Time".
Well, this is certainly not the case...not really sure how this conclusion was made.

Through the last 2-3 years, i've seen 3-4 copies of that 7" being for sale online,
and all of them were more or less heat-damaged...couple of examples:
http://www.popsike.com/STILL-7-84-JAPAN-PRIVATE-FEMALE-SYNTH-GOTH-DARK-WAVE/110492652257.html
http://www.popsike.com/STILL-private-Japan-80s-female-synth-gothic-dark-wave/290406543869.html

Where "foggy" means...heat damaged in plain english,
and in the other listing, it is clearly stated as such.
But that fact obviously has nothing to do with it's production back then.
Ie. chances are that a few copies of Real Time,
were being kept forgotten in an inappropriate enviroment for...decades,
and thereby, when they eventually were found and appeared for sale online,
all of them exhibited more or less the same audio artifacts...
Another hard-proof that the production,
in both Pale Face and Real Time was more than fine,
is the above cd compilation of their works, from '91...
where obviously everything sounds crystal clear.

In short...i don't mind spreading the music uploaded here,
but please, try not to spread incorrect info along with it... :-)

PS: ...i've also included in the archive,
the vinyl rip from Pale Face 's bonus flexi / live recording,
since that one hadn't found it's way in the cd reissue above.
Mainly for historical reasons though :-)

Ian Elms - Good Night

2011-07-23T09:01:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Ian-Elms-Good-Night/release/1561266
http://www.multiupload.com/MFA2X1F3II

...here's a long-time now out of print record,
which gave me quite a bit of a hard time, in order to eventually manage to listen it,
although it's certainly not the rarest item out there...
It's a very desired item in the wantlists of oldschool synth collectors though,
thereby it always ends up at pretty high 3-digit prices...
one of the records that i've eventually lost quite a few times when auctioned on Ebay... :-)

The rip here was supplied to me from a very kind person,
who was willing to trade it with me...not sure if he wants his name mentioned though.
Since it always fetches high prices, and there are currently...
49 other people over at Discogs who have it in their wantlist,
i thought it certainly deserved to be shared and listened with a wider audience...
Personally, i have to admit i wasn't disappointed at all with it...
quite the contrary: excellent semi-experimental diy release,
comprising mainly of short melancholic instrumentals...
I'm way way far from being talented in coming up with detailed descriptions though,
hence, listen and judge for yourselves...hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as i did :-)

More nice material to be uploaded today,
since i'm leaving tomorrow for summer vacation...

Ironing Music

2011-07-10T11:23:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Ironing-Music-EP/release/2046919
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~toxicoh/ironing.htm

...blah-blah...electro, blah-blah...rare, blah-blah...scarce,
...blah-blah...synth, blah-blah...wave, blah-blah...have a nice Sunday... ;-)

PS: 1 more post around here, and then i'm off for summer vacation...

C.Memi + Neo Matisse – No Chocolate / Dream's Dream

2011-06-24T12:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/CMemi-Neo-Matisse-No-Chocolate-Dreams-Dream/release/2357172

...and what we have here is a...
"...rare record that i really enjoyed, when it arrived in my mail few days ago"...
Freshly ripped for your listening pleasure,because...
"...at the end of the day, we're all one big happy obscure family"...

-> ...have a nice weekend ;-)

(Another) Small Pack Of 7"s

2011-06-03T06:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Plant-Bach-Ofnus-Awst-Llwyd/release/764097

http://www.discogs.com/Laboratorija-Devica-69/release/2897884

http://www.discogs.com/Nadagen-Kult/release/936776

http://www.discogs.com/Der-Gegenschlag-Lach-mit-Oxo/release/2601500

...and here's another small pack of 7"s,
say until i find the spare time and patience, to rip and clean up a full blown lp...
All of them in a single archive, since it's rather small to download,
plus that you don't have to click / wait lots of times... ->
http://www.multiupload.com/BGJPXOUR0A

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Except from Plant Bach Ofnus, nothing else in this small pack is my own rip,
which means...(besides thanks to whoever ripped those in the first place),
that you shouldn't waste your time mailing me if i'm willing to...sell those ones!... :-)

Don't really know much about Plant Bach Ofnus, besides the info listed over at Discogs.
They were from Wales, and actually, Fiona Owen was also the singer for Eirin Peryglus.
Material from Eirin Peryglus can be found previously here,
and also, over at the excellent Capa Nostra Syndicate here.

Regarding this 7" from Plant Bach Ofnus now...
Awst is a pretty cool electro-pop track,
which is most probably suitable for the dancefloor,
and Llwyd is an excellent dark-wave/ambient-alike track,
(and the one if prefer personally / matter of taste though).

From what i'm aware, in their Weitharmonisch release 2 years afterwards,
they moved towards a more clearly techno-pop,
and ambient style (depending on the track).
Their final tape in 1990, Symudiad Ymddangosol Y Lleuad,
abandoned all the pop variants altogether,
being clearly ambient/experimental or so. You can find that one here as well.

...From the rest 7"s above, i probably know even less than the above.
My favorite among them is by far the a side track from Laboratorija's 7",
highly impressive material and way ahead from it's time,
considering this one came out from Yugoslavia in 1982...

...Der Gegenschlag's 7" goes up especially for GothP,
since he enjoys weirdo and/or forgotten ndw-related material... :-)
If all goes smoothly, more ndw curiosities will follow soon most probably...

Grey Parade - The Reason

2011-05-27T08:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Grey-Parade-The-Reason/release/2806901
http://www.multiupload.com/1FPER240I2

...and here's a pretty rare lp that has gained somewhat of a...
"mythical" status for those digging deeper in the 80s wave/synth-pop scene,
and which has been requested quite a few times in the past (eg. over in nwoutpost).

In contrast with their widely known singles "Asleep" and "Exteriors",
(both of which can be found and purchased with minor effort very cheap),
their sole full-length release remains widely unknown and pretty hard to find,
since it never got the wide distribution it deserved in the first place,
not mentioning various other production problems that delayed it's release as well.
More precisely, while it was already recorded since 1983,
it eventually got printed on vinyl 2 years afterwards, in 1985.

To keep it short here...
(and because i dislike copy/pasting info from elsewhere in the net),
pretty much everything you wanted to learn regarding this LP,
along with a very extensive biography of Grey Parade,
short preview samples of their material etc, can be found here...

Tirami Su

2011-05-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tirami+Su
http://www.mediafire.com/?vxvhka79zip4j2k

...both 7"s included in the archive.
Personally, i prefer by far their 1st 7" from 1983,
"Für Eine Nacht", your mileage may vary obviously...

Update 11-11-2011 /
Per request, new rip below for "Für Eine Nacht",
(first track was somewhat incorrectly trimmed of towards the end of it):
http://www.multiupload.com/5XNO21K5UG

Repp + Bela Ha - The Twist

2011-05-24T17:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Twist-Repp-Bela-Ha-1984/release/2802964
http://www.multiupload.com/VOAFWZ7AYO

Dole - Haircut 7"

2011-05-14T04:29:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Dole-Haircut/release/388464
http://www.multiupload.com/38FANRP1VX

...due to Blogger's outage yesterday,
some things around might not have been restored 100%,
more specifically, i think that some comments are missing or so?... Anyway...moving on :-)
New wave at it's best moments here, in a 7" which was also produced by Luc Van Acker.
Very very easy to find in the online vinyl market, and at pretty reasonable prices as well,
which really makes me wonder how comes this hasn't been already posted before.
Way too much plagiarism out there, and thereby, way less innovation... :-/

PS: ...in the past, i had also posted their Small Town EP here,
and their sole full-length LP, Speed Of Hope,
can be found over at my friend PhoenixHairpins here...

Still - Pale Face

2011-05-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Still-Pale-Face/release/1592091

Link to vinyl rip removed - check here for update...

Final post for today,
and in a totally different vein than the previous ones:
haven't ever posted anything from the distant land of the rising sun,
so i thought it was about time i would do so...

Not many info that i can provide regarding Still:
in 1985, they had 2 vinyl releases on Strawberry Records,
the Pale Face ep and an excellent 7" called Real Time,
both of which were collected and re-issued on cd in 1991.
They also contributed a track in the 1987 compilation,
"Rebel Street IV - Some Girls" (no Discogs entry for that one currently).
Can't really say anything else (extra info is always more than welcomed),
except maybe that Toshie Santo's voice is pure bliss to my ears...

PS: ...their excellent "Real Time" 7" has already been posted back in 2008 here:
since the download link over there appears dead,
for the sake of easiness (and before people start asking me to re-post it etc etc.),
i've re-uploaded it [link removed - check above] for everyone to enjoy...

Christoph Kreutzer - Ruhm & Reichtum

2011-05-12T04:53:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Christoph-Kreutzer-Ruhm-Reichtum/release/2001362
http://www.mediafire.com/?2r0pjkew3xu4qrv

Funky synth-poppish LP from 1982,
exposing a wide variety/mix of styles (typical ndw "weirdness" to speak off...)
Pretty much what a seller's description over at Discogs states about it:
"Totally wicked Minimal Sequenzer Fun !!! Tip ! For fans of Silvia; Monopol ..."
Released on the same label which was responsible for stuff like Die Idole,
and also early material from Videoclips, Lichtblick etc etc...

Deca - Deceit Of Time

2011-05-12T04:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Deca-Deceit-Of-Time/release/377197
http://www.multiupload.com/VJK9VF1ZI8

...excellent dark ambient / industrial-alike electronics in this rare tape from Deca,
whose early vinyl releases on Videoradio, are sadly out of print since back then... :-/
At some moment in the past, i had also posted his amazing "Claustrophobia" here...

Grey Pavilion

2011-04-22T05:52:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Grey-Pavilion-Grey-Pavilion/release/1888480
http://www.multiupload.com/ZO6VN4O9TI

...Chances are that you already knew "Tell Me The Story",
but well...you did wanted to listen to the rest of it, isn't it so? :-)
Simply excellent wave here...freshly ripped at 320kbps.

PS:...not gonna be around for a few days,
hence there won't be any new posts here at least until late next week or so...
If i ran out of spare time, (which is most probably what it's gonna be during May),
i'll simply mark the blog here as "inactive",
so that people don't waste their time checking it every once in a while.
There are a couple very rare ones, which really deserve to be widely listened,
and which i didn't had the ability to rip yet :-/
No matter the case though, time permitted,
i''ll continue submitting old rare material via friendly blogs... :-)

Ton Epoche - Glanz Von Heute

2011-04-20T11:24:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Ton-Epoche-Glanz-Von-Heute/release/1450515
http://www.mediafire.com/?kgj7gnlkycegn75

...and here's something for those who need their oldschool synth-wave dose,
"Stufen", "Ist Es Liebe" , "Spiegel" and "Halt" is probably what you were looking for... :-)

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PS:...for the guy who complained...twice (?!) over at Google,
for a specific post i had made here at some moment during previous year...
It would most probably require way less time / effort to simply leave a message here,
than filling a complaint form for a...30 yrs old out-of-print "copyrighted material".

No artist/label has ever complained in this blog for the stuff i've posted,
yet though, even as such (and without EVER having been asked to do so),
i've removed material from here just by myself ,
simply because i noticed that reissues are planned...
Random examples that came to mind, here and here...

There are numerous ways i can think of,
in order for something to NEVER ever be deleted from here...
Easiest one that comes to mind, is to come up with a local Wordpress installation,
and then have it hosted at a chinese-located web hosting provider...
as most of them don't give a damn, even if you're hosting the worst kind of malware.
Another easy and successful method would be the one which was followed in the past,
by the widely-known "100 Mirrors Project"...
That's not my goal here though...

...to keep it short, it's pretty rude to complaint / remove someone's post,
without asking him first in a civilized and polite manner to do so...
and well, especially in this specific case...
i would have expected you to know what savoir-vivre means...
You get my point here... ;-)

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime - Anomaly

2011-04-15T10:55:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/LASs-Crime-Anomaly/release/2711069
http://www.mediafire.com/?vrzkrz06uecc4bf

Obscure and widely unknown project from Italy,
who were playing an excellent mix of oldschool electro/ebm/darkwave etc.
In the past, i had also posted their Inanitas tape here.
And from what i see now over at Discogs,
they apparently had released (at least) 2 more tapes: Electa and Korobi.
If anyone out there is able to share rips of those two as well,
i'd be more than interesting obviously :-)

PS: Tracks cannot really be splitted in separate tracks,
without disrupting the music's flow, hence, it's left simply as side a and side b.
If for whatever reason though you insist on having the tracks separated,
you could use mp3directcut to do so completely losslessly.
More nice stuff from Italy to come as well... :-)

Mecanique Vegetale – Musique Pour Self-Service

2011-04-15T10:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Mecanique-Vegetale-Musique-Pour-Self-Service/release/1234260
http://www.mediafire.com/?8dofw85b6aa8a2t

Multiupload was acting funny for me today,hence Mediafire...
Btw,if anyone wants anything previously posted here to be re-uploaded,
leave a comment asking me to do so (now that i have spare time to do so...)
Do not ask me though to re-upload material which has been removed,
due to it having been officially reissued in the meanwhile....

Wahib - My Eyes 7''

2011-04-14T06:10:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Wahib-My-Eyes/release/1895812
http://www.multiupload.com/2YYM0PUK2L

...dedicated to all those who still have illusions,
that not all of the forgotten pearls will be eventually revealed,
in order to earn the wide recognition they deserved in the first place...
They know who they are... :-)

Just A Visitor - Demo Tape 1982

2011-04-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

http://www.multiupload.com/6PR8C8JHNV

...a few people have been asking me for info regarding "Just A Visitor",
since the moment that my good friend Nick had included "A Special Place",
in his excellent synth-based compilation here...

Story short, i don't really know much about it,
except that it was released back in 1982,
and if i remember correctly, it was a one man's project.
This tape was originally posted in the magnificent DualTrack blog,
which has gone offline since quite some time now unfortunately,
ie. if there was anyone who could actually provide more info...
Now if anyone knows/remembers more than that,
i would obviously be more than interested to hear about it... :-)

Calling Rain - Laid In Ruins 7''

2011-04-12T08:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Calling-Rain-Laid-In-Ruins/release/313823
http://www.multiupload.com/PC3DDY533B

Danny And The Doorknobs - In Exile

2011-04-12T03:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Danny-And-The-Doorknobs-In-Exile/release/2790674
http://www.multiupload.com/5H0FWQV5S0

Trash Town - Unlucky Numbers 7''

2011-04-12T02:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Trash-Town-Unlucky-Numbers/release/2822216
http://www.multiupload.com/P5Z7K0961Y

Witha - Alltagsspiele 7''

2011-04-11T09:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Witha-Alltagsspiele/release/827955
http://www.multiupload.com/G572C3VAGH

VA - A Chance Encounter

2011-04-09T10:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Various-A-Chance-Encounter/release/2197046
http://www.multiupload.com/WOQLXI0CHW

...and here's a pretty rare and obscure compilation, dated in 1982 and released on Essex,
for which i'm afraid that i can't really provide much info,
which is more than usually the case regarding most of the stuff i've shared around here...
I've seen this one mainly in the wantlists of minimal synth collectors,
most probably due to track B1, "Devil Is In Me" from Caplo Banaal,
whose sole 7'' called "Is This Love", (released on the same label, Rambert Records),
had been shared some time ago by...(who else?), my good old friend Nick here... :-)

* -> Kindly ripped / donated by my friend profitis <- *

Small Pack of Singles / EPs

2011-04-07T10:34:00.000-07:00

...so i've finally found some spare time this week,
hence i thought of sharing some music in the blog here locally as well...
With a bit of extra luck, ie. if everything flows nice and smoothly,
regarding real life issues that i have to deal with...
i might also get to post few more rarities in the next few days... :-)

http://www.discogs.com/Elephants-Never-Sleep-Jungle/release/1224213
http://www.multiupload.com/T16U7UO2Y3

By far my personal favorite among this nice bunch of eps/singles,
minimal / ndw / punk, all nicely mixed up in here...the way it should be... :-)

http://www.discogs.com/Nova-Express-Jerk-En-Chine/release/2756330
http://www.multiupload.com/KHF10LNUM0

Not really much to be found out there regarding this french band.
This is their sole and pretty rare 7'',most probably released in 1982,
(no exact date mentioned anywhere in the cover or the 7'' itself).
They contributed 2 more tracks in the following compilation from 1986,
which was kindly shared by Goutroy merely few days ago:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Untitled/release/526560
http://goutroy.blogspot.com/2011/03/various-artists-untitled-lp.html
The a side of this 7'' is rather weak (for me at least - your mileage may vary obviously),
maybe kinda reminiscent of Indochine in their more pop-pish moments...
The b side though is THE real gem here...a truly excellent coldwave track...
it's melody is certainly gonna stick in your mind for quite some time... :-)

http://www.discogs.com/Sic-Cover-Girls-Smile-Between/release/429606

Link removed - Complete SIC collection coming anytime soon on Dark Entries!!!

...most probably you are already familiar with this one,
since both tracks from this 7'' have been included in unofficial compilations...
I really dislike the rip of it which has been lurking out there though,
thereby, here it is in all it's...glory, ripped from a near mint copy... :-)
Few months ago, my good friend PhoenixHairpins,
had also posted in his amazing blog their Voltage Control 7'':
http://phoenixhairpins.blogspot.com/2011/01/sic-voltage-control-7.html

http://www.discogs.com/E-Herd-K%C3%B6rper/release/1456832
http://www.multiupload.com/ENOCJZ9P1R

Pretty cool synth-based ndw here...
the a side track was also included in the (unofficial) compilation series,
"Abgang Innen Senkrecht". Recommended for those digging rare ndw material...

The following 2 aren't ripped by me personally,(credits to whoever did so in the 1st place),
but i still thought they worth to be shared and listened from a wider audience...

http://www.discogs.com/A-Day-In-Paris-Rhymes-On-Vinyl/release/1403043
http://www.multiupload.com/N2SAEVENM5

http://www.discogs.com/Aboriginal-Voices-EP/release/1437825
http://www.multiupload.com/WTO331IZ0P

Update July 2011:
Absolutely magnificent follow-up regarding A Day In Paris,
over at VinylObscurity here - not to be missed!!!

-> Vyllies Re-Issued <-

2011-04-05T01:28:00.000-07:00

...my good old friend Panos just informed me, that he just reissued the very 1st Vyllies ep:
originally released back in 1984 from the legendary Creep Records ,
a record that has earned a truly cult status in the "underground" music scene,
and which has became a pretty expensive collector's item since long time now...

...now, almost 27 years afterwards,
it has been carefully remastered from the original master tape,
and actually, this was done from...
the very same sound engineer behind 1984's release!!
Release is limited to merely 300 copies, hence,
you can expect that it won't really be available for a long time...
it's a relatively small country here, which means that good news travel pretty fast :-)
Orders can be placed over at Discogs, via the label's Myspace page,
and over at the Update Records' store here as well...
============================================
...the full press release from Panos himself (along with soundclips),
over at Geheimnis Records' Soundcloud page here ... :-)
============================================

The Shining Path - Basic Training Manual

2011-02-22T05:00:00.001-08:00

http://www.discogs.com/Shining-Path-6-Basic-Training-Manual/release/2274891
http://www.multiupload.com/KCVHDBNHLY

...i've stopped updating this blog since quite some time now,
having chosen to occasionally co-operate/contribute to friendly bloggers instead,
depending on spare time,and more importantly,
because i strongly believe that joint efforts yield better results for everyone's benefit...

...i've decided to make a very special one-off exception,
for this (also very special!) specific record...
which is certainly not one to be found in your local vinylstore's bin,
and neither you will see it being listed on eBay every once in a while...
A few of you might have noticed/heard the 1st track in "New Wave Complex 11"...
for the rest part of it, i'll simply let the music speak by itself ;-)

-> Credits for this tremendously generous rip, go up to my friend profitis:
he's the one you should be thanking for this rare and great gift... :-)

2010-09-27T02:49:00.000-07:00

# 200 (Part 2)

2010-08-22T06:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Lise-Lo%C3%AFal-C%C5%93ur-Perdu/release/1319477
http://www.multiupload.com/EG26XHNQF1

http://www.discogs.com/Synthetic-Dreams-Sulphate-Suicide-Voices/release/1519272
http://www.multiupload.com/5Z9I6G4FYL

http://www.discogs.com/Dorian-Grey-Lonely-Pride/release/2128737
http://www.multiupload.com/U38SOWN77S

http://www.discogs.com/Drama-Loneliness/release/1192681
http://www.multiupload.com/EUBY5B6G99

http://www.discogs.com/Wunderlich-Ut/release/589328
http://www.multiupload.com/MVIHEFCW9U

http://www.discogs.com/Bobby-And-Synthia-Thirty-Six-Hours/release/1438200
http://www.multiupload.com/LXHON86XXD

...So here is # 200 (Part 2) as well,
a few of them were found via extensive p2p digging, some are my own rips,
and others came from people who were more than kind enough,
in order to trade/exchange mp3 rips of them with me...
No spare time for detailed descriptions above,maybe at some later moment...

...Records that have arrived here,but that i didn't had the spare time to rip them yet,
hence there will also be a further # 200 (Part 3) post, in the next weeks or so:
Good Shepherds - One -> ...it has never been posted from what i'm aware...
Pop Negatif Wastad -> ...i've never seen a complete rip of it posted,thereby...

# 200 (Part 1)

2010-08-08T09:53:00.000-07:00

...not all of the stuff which i've been expecting has arrived here yet,
plus that i didn't really had much of spare time,
so i wasn't able to rip at once all that i've wanted to share around here... :-/
Thereby the..."final post #200" will be...splitted in...2 parts,
as i don't like keeping the readers of this blog in "awaiting" mode or so...

http://www.discogs.com/Glamor-Cult-Tropical-Romance/release/1948973
http://www.multiupload.com/KPEY9BFDN8

...credits for this one go up to Capa Nostra Syndicate,
if he hadn't posted few months earlier the "Forever Strangers" ep here,
most probably i would had never discovered this awesome band/project...

...as a bonus,here's also the title track from the "Tokyo Streets" ep:
http://www.multiupload.com/V669QD9AAE
Haven't been able to locate this ep in any online vinyl shop yet,
so don't ask me for the whole of it...if anyone has it and is able to rip it,
so that we can have Glamor Cult's complete discography,this would be awesome... :-)

-> Hint: ...for those who are really deep into rare vinyl hunting,
they can probably also try searching for Eric Simpson's earlier work here... :-)

http://www.discogs.com/V-Sor-X-Authors-2/release/876863
http://www.multiupload.com/TRH8HR568X

...yeap,i do have certain weaknesses...and mr.Morgan Bryan's music is one of them,
lyrical,high emotional and deeply melancholic minimalistic new wave...
You can also read a few notes about this 7'' in V-Sor,X 's own site here...

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Insane-Music-For-Insane-People-Vol-4/release/218169
http://www.multiupload.com/M9NXBQ741S

Probably my favorite volume of the "Insane Music" series:
uber-'insane' to speak of...and highly recommended! ;-)
=======================================
...the following 3 releases are excellent contributions from my friend profitis,
ie.you should thank him for these ones...i've merely upped these for people to enjoy :-)

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Herzlichen-Gl%C3%BCckwunsch-The-Sampler/release/2334790
http://www.multiupload.com/47H1G2C0I0

Uber-rare ndw tape,in the well-known spirit of ExtremMist-Cassetten:
more great and rare releases from that label,
can be found over at the excellent TapeAttack - not to be missed!

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Scaling-Triangles/release/710088
http://www.multiupload.com/YJVW5A88SL

Pretty much what the Discogs entry states above:
essential listening for 80s people - great mix of post-punk,minimal,new wave etc...

http://www.discogs.com/Various-A-Warped-Sense-Of-Human/release/2324287
http://www.multiupload.com/QNPF8T6DG0

...and another rare (and uber-unknown) compilation:
i won't really say anything about this one,except maybe from...
you really need to listen to "N.A. Pop 2000 - Panic In Your Mind" :-)

...off to vacation for about 1 week or so,hopefully the couple of records i'm waiting for,
will have already arrived when i get back here,so that i can post those few as well...

Konstruktivists - Kollektion 78-95

2010-07-28T09:53:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Konstruktivists-Kollektion-78-95/release/311534
http://www.multiupload.com/TM44JS0F6X

...one of my favorite experimental/industrial-alike projects,
and what you get here,is a pretty good introduction to it...
Klanggalerie re-issued "Black December" in 300 limited copies during 2010,
and from what i saw,merely today,"Glennascaul" got reissued as well... :-)

PS 1: ...i'm searching for the "Spanish Movements" tape,
which at least from what i'm aware of,it hasn't been reissued since back then,
so,if anyone is able to post a rip of it,i'd be more than grateful...
PS 2: ...since my next post will be the final one (number 200 as i had said earlier),
i will most probably upload more than one items at once,to make everyone happy... :-)

Scattered Order - Comfort

2010-07-25T10:19:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Scattered-Order-Comfort/release/874713
http://www.multiupload.com/7ZGHRNPI0A

...find...girl...in boeing...find... ;-)

VA - Insanités

2010-07-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Insanit%C3%A9s/master/94720
http://www.multiupload.com/LB63LWI731

...released two times as a tape (on 1984),and once as a cdr on 1992:
for those who haven't guessed it yet,pretty much as the name implies,
it's kinda of a 'best of Insane Music' earlier works... :-)
I've ripped this from the remastered 1992 cdr,highly recommended...

PS:...i've noticed in Google's search results,
that some people are trying to...estimate this blog's value (?!),
and even worse,they try to do it via automated site report tools,heh...
Since they most probably haven't got the slightest idea about seo etc,
here's a couple of hints/advices to them...
1) There are absolutely no ads in this blog,thereby,there is no revenue obviously.
2) 99% of those automated site report tools can't evaluate sites hosted in blogspot.com,
and as such...they return all kinds of funny and ridiculous results... :-)
In contrast,Websiteoutlook (which works correctly in most of the cases),
simply reports "Not a Valid Domain" for every blogspot.com hosted site.
3)Last but not least,not everything in this world is valued/counted in...money.
But if you insist,oh well,i think i can help you,check my site's value below... :-)

(The) Fog

2010-07-18T06:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.multiupload.com/8AG55J16E8

...not much to be found out there about this act,
except from the following entry over at Sub-Bavaria's wiki.
Some of their material has also appeared in VA - Musik Aus Einer Toten Stadt 1",
and also in the (unofficial?) "VA - Minimal Radiation"...
Ripped by Leichenschrei (credits to be given where they should),plus,
i've added 2 bonus tracks as well,taken from "VA - Minimal Radiation"...

Aerial FX - Take It From Here 7''

2010-07-09T11:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Aerial-FX-Take-It-From-Here/release/1141529
http://www.multiupload.com/7LGJNW5HF0

...another 7'' which i've only seen posted incomplete,
(i believe the a side track had appeared in a low quality rip as a torrent few years ago),
thereby here's a fresh rip of both sides...
You can get their "Watching The Dance" mini-lp over at Systems Of Romance,
and their "So Hard" 7'' can be found over at isksp...
I wasn't personally able to locate their "Instant Feelings" 7'' in the blogosphere,
but it can be found with relative easiness in p2p networks,so don't ask me about it ;-)

In Aeternam Vale - Tape Recordings

2010-07-09T06:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.multiupload.com/ZFTGUO84S5

...19 tracks in total here,dated from 1983 up to 1988:
nothing which can't really be found at p2p networks,
with a bit of luck and extra patience maybe...
but since i had numerous requests about it though... :-)

...in a side note,according to the logs here,
In Aeternam Vale, (along with Der Künftige Musikant),
are by far the most frequently encountered keywords leading to this blog,
hopefully this will ring a bell to the music labels out there,
so that more material gets remastered/reissued...

Tracklist

01 - Base 1 (1983)
02 - Crisiss (1984)
03 - Bye Bye Love (1984)
04 - Touche Pas A Mon Globo (1984)
05 - La Lune Explose (1985)
06 - La Mélopée (1985)
07 - Le Maitre Du Monde (1985)
08 - Trompé D'Autobus (1985)
09 - Valse 77 (1985)
10 - Respiration Artificielle (1985)
11 - La Plage (1986)
12 - What A Nice Day (1986)
13 - In Your Mind (1986)
14 - La Langouste Noire (1987)
15 - Alone Song (1987)
16 - Here (1988)
17 - She Says (1988)
18 - Metal (1988)
19 - So Many Things To Happen (1988)

X Ray Pop - Dirty Love

2010-07-08T11:11:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/X-Ray-Pop-Dirty-Love/release/1392408
http://www.multiupload.com/7AA5MC1YEZ

Lo-fi homemade tape recordings...you've been warned,so don't complain afterwards... :-)
Some of the tracks here have also appeared in other releases of theirs,
check previously here and over at Capa Nostra Syndicate for more great material...
Take a special note on 'Elliet Nina'...great track,and exclusive to that release as well...

Watts Noÿs - Eyes Of Death 7''

2010-07-05T06:36:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Watts-No%C3%BFs-Eyes-Of-Death/release/877168
http://www.multiupload.com/VLOHVF21P8

...simply excellent early new wave/synth-based post-punk 7'',
which was pressed in white vinyl...although to be honest,
i'd prefer it if they had spent the money in the sound engineering,instead of the color... :-)
Their equally excellent Heart In Flames can be found over at Capa Nostra Syndicate...

PS:...all nice things come to an end eventually in this world,
and this post marks the beginning of the reverse countdown...
I've already extended this blog's life way more than what was my original intention,
thereby i'll post few stuff which i've been already requested and/or promised to do so,
and that's all there is to it...for purely symbolic reasons,i'll try reaching the 200 posts... ;-)

John Bender - Compilation

2010-07-03T03:47:00.000-07:00

No Discogs entry for this one,yet though,you can read about it here...
In short: except from the tracks taken from 'Plaster Falling' and 'Pop Surgery',
(both of which can be found in their complete form over at Mutant Sounds),
you get about 35 extra minutes of music,taken from John Bender 's tape recordings...

Update - December 2011:
Download link removed -> 7xLp Boxset to be released soon from Vinyl-On-Demand!

Andi Arroganti - Benzin In Berlin

2010-07-01T04:29:00.000-07:00

http://www.multiupload.com/KSYFJCBD12

No Discogs entry for this one / it was released in 1981 according to NDW-Wiki ...
More great music from Andi Arroganti over at Mutant Sounds,
and way even more,over at the excellent TapeAttack...

The Tier Garden - India 7''

2010-07-01T02:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Tier-Garden-India/release/889574
http://www.multiupload.com/AHAKPL21KC

Ghostwriters - Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear

2010-06-28T10:24:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Ghostwriters-3-Objects-In-Mirrors-Are-Closer-Than-They-Appear/release/1402319
http://www.multiupload.com/F4PSLEVK8X

...for those who enjoy reading in-depth reviews,
a very detailed analysis of it can be found over at Thrift Store Music...

Ian Boddy - Elements Of Chance

2010-06-28T10:19:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Ian-Boddy-Elements-Of-Chance/release/1841575
http://www.multiupload.com/81QFP7595I

End Of Your Garden - Test

2010-06-26T09:10:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/End-Of-Your-Garden-Test/release/995115
http://www.multiupload.com/MVMYYR5D26

Simply excellent dark experimental synth-based music in this pretty rare 7'',
which goes for some pretty high prices from what i can see...

PS 1:...you can get their Celebration 7'' either over at Capa Nostra Syndicate,
or over at Return To The East...(haven't checked if it's the same rip or not)...
PS 2:...from what I read in the comments over there,
there are plans for a re-issue from the Dark Entries label during this year,
thereby the link above will be removed,if i'm requested to do so... :-)

Scattered Order - King Of Blip

2010-06-26T08:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Scattered-Order-King-Of-Blip/release/874724
http://www.multiupload.com/9V126IU56V

PS:...more early 80s material from Scattered Order out there in the blogosphere:
previously here,over at Mutant Sounds,and over at Capa Nostra Syndicate ...

Suuka 7''

2010-06-25T02:50:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Suuka-Cest-La-Vie/release/1221466
http://www.multiupload.com/ACKXPCCEY8

...another one which i've seen lurking around in the net incomplete,
thereby here's a fresh rip of both sides...excellent new wave/synth-pop 7'',
some generic info about it in the following Facebook entry here as well...

Die Neue Weltmacht

2010-06-23T01:51:00.000-07:00

http://www.multiupload.com/PGJF5BF9M8

...no Discogs entry for that one,
it's listed over at NDW-Wiki though,and over at Popsike as well,
according to which,this 7'' was released in 200 copies...
Pretty cool synth-based new deutsche welle weirdness here,
and personally,i prefer way more the b side track,'Orientträume',
exactly because of it's...oriental elements... ;-)

Dole - Small Town

2010-06-21T06:51:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Dole-Small-Town/release/520284
http://www.multiupload.com/MGR9AD3C2J

...another excellent ep which i've only seen incomplete in p2p networks in the past,
so here's a fresh rip of it,from a very good quality vinyl...
New Wave at it's best moments ever...
"The Street" being my personal highlight here.

PS: ...their excellent "The Speed Of Hope" lp from 1986,
can be found over at Phoenix Hairpins...not to be missed.

No Unauthorized - Réincarnation

2010-06-20T06:07:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/No-Unauthorized-R%C3%A9incarnation/release/1216404
http://www.multiupload.com/HAHVXIKRMU

One of the greatest projects to come out of France in my opinion,
L'Avis G821 also were involved in 1 track in the aformentioned tape...
Other works from No Unauthorized to be found on the net:
1) Their own Podomatic Archive has many tracks as free download...
2) Last.fm has 3 live cds as free download: here, here, and there...
3) Their excellent "Invasion" 1987 tape can be found over at archive.org here...

PS: ...questions,requests,complaints and...flaming,
can now also be forwarded to the e-mail address that i've added in my profile...
Feel free to spam lots there...and thanks for your understanding :-)

VA - Insane Music For Insane People Vol.5

2010-06-18T10:37:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Insane-Music-For-Insane-People-Vol-5/release/808670
http://www.multiupload.com/EQWOAJKFZG

Peter Westheimer Re-Issues Are Coming!

2010-06-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

"Acclaimed video clip from title track,
from the 1985 Peter Westheimer vinyl album Move,
to be available digitally late in 2010."

...do i need to say anything more?Except maybe...hell yeah! :-)
The links to Peter Westheimer's vinyl rips which have been posted previously here,
will therefore be removed from here before the remastered digital re-issues come out,
and obviously,if i'm requested to do so,i'll remove them even earlier...

More videos and info at Peter Westheimer's Youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/peterwestheimer

Update - January 2011:
A complete back catalogue of previously unreleased material,
is now available over at mr.Westheimer's official site!! ->
http://peterwestheimer.com

Corps Diplomatique - Paradis I

2010-06-15T06:23:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Corps-Diplomatique-Paradis-I/release/1722344
http://www.multiupload.com/PLFU9PU8OP

...simply excellent electro/coldwave-alike 7'':
i've only seen a low bitrate 128kbps rip of the b side track (instrumental version),
lurking out there in the net...thereby,here is a fresh rip at 320kbps of both sides,
for everyone to enjoy... :-)

PS: ...you can also get the 1985-dated "VA - La Muse Vénale" tape,
(in which Corps Diplomatique had contributed 3 more tracks),over at Mutant Sounds...

Basking Sharks - Sharkassette

2010-06-15T04:56:00.000-07:00

http://www.multiupload.com/1XLTZWAMOA
...rare tape from 1984...no Discogs entry for that one either :-)

PS 1:...material from Basking Sharks out there in the blogosphere:
a) Both their 'Shark Island' lp and their 'Diamond Age' 7'',
can be found over at frankie's blog,namely here and here...
b) Their 'Thrill of The Game' 7'',
along with an interview and info about the band,can be found over at Positive-Noise ...
c) Also,their 1983 BBC Jon Peel session,can be found over at Fruitier Than Thou...

PS2:...check their official site here,
where copies of the original pressings of their rare/collective vinyls,
along with other goodies,appear to be still available for purchase...

Terminal Beach 7''

2010-06-09T01:50:00.001-07:00

http://www.multiupload.com/F4RV6CB09S
No Discogs entry for that one,it has been listed over at Popsike in the past though...

Zoo Boutique - Forgive And Forget 7''

2010-06-09T01:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Zoo-Boutique-Forgive-And-Forget/release/1676003
http://www.multiupload.com/IIYK8IG9Y9

Bunny & The Lakers - Numbers

2010-06-06T04:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Bunny-The-Lakers-Numbers/release/1918604
http://www.multiupload.com/L5LXKRRT3R

...and here comes a very generous and pretty rare offer from profitis:
from what i was told,lots of people had asked him about it in the past,
thereby now that he eventually found the spare time to rip it,
he thought it should be shared with the people who had requested it...
In short,he's the one you should be thanking for it,i'm merely the carrier... ;-)

Overall,it's a quite unusual album,
in the sense that it exposes a pretty wide variety of different styles,
something which makes it's listening experience pretty enjoyable for me ;-)
Post-punkish aggressiveness,minimal synth melancholic tunes,
semi-industrial weirdness,late 70s kraut influences and what not...
all nicely mixed up in here,thereby i can't really think of a suitable term,
in order to describe it in specific,except from the generic 'experimental' tag...

PS:...some further info abound the band's members,along with 3 tracks of the lp,
as a quick preview of it's diversity of musical styles,can be found over at WFMU.

Jih - The Shadow To Fall

2010-06-04T09:57:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Jih-The-Shadow-To-Fall/release/1976548
http://www.multiupload.com/5J17H1LG1H

...now this was a 100% blast from the past...
I was browsing redoalfo's Youtube channel,when i stumbled upon 'Big Blue Ocean':
remembered it instantly,being played on the radio as a kid or such...
didn't knew what the band/artist's name was though,
and now,after all these years,i had finally learned it... :-)

...except from 'Big Blue Ocean',
'Wake Up' and 'As U Fall' are my personal favorites,your mileage may vary obviously...
I would really love to write something about McNally's amazing voice,
but i'm afraid that my knowledge of the english vocabulary is rather poor...
There is a very extensive review regarding Jih over at Retro Dundee,
you should check there for more information...
and here's redoalfo 's preview of 'Big Blue Ocean' as well:

Die Werkpiloten - The Wonderful World Of

2010-06-03T07:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Die-Werkpiloten-The-Wonderful-World-Of/release/734372
http://www.multiupload.com/CPYL9L4H1V

...one of the best tapes i've ever heard by far,
'War Pilots' keeps haunting me for days every time i listen it...
This masterpiece had also been posted back in previous August,
over at the excellent TapeAttack...in the meanwhile,
i was lucky enough to get myself a way much better rip of it,
and i thought it strongly deserves to be widely spread to people out there...

PS 1: ...more tapes with works from Die Werkpiloten out there in the net:

'VA - Der Werkpilot' over at TapeAttack, 433rpm and EBM Old School ...
'VA - Bolsche Vita' over at TapeAttack and 433rpm ...
'VA - Life '85' over at 433rpm...

PS 2: ...if anyone is able to share 'VA - Der Werkpilot 2',i'd be more than greatful... :-)

Motion Pictures - Jon / Audio Scan

2010-06-02T16:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Motion-Pictures-Audio-Scan/release/1670487
http://www.multiupload.com/W35DJHU7QG

...so here is the other 7'' from this band as well...

Curare - Visions And Dreams

2010-06-02T16:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Curare-Visions-And-Dreams/release/410739
http://www.multiupload.com/10BNAOCS3K

DsorDNE - E' Un Sole

2010-06-01T08:30:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/DsorDNE-E-Un-Sole/master/217312
http://www.multiupload.com/EIY2K4KQQ9

''Ripped by trantor'' -> credits to be given where they should...
More excellent music from DsorDNE previously posted here,
over at 7'' From The Underground, and also over at MutantSounds...

Secret Sides - Station Twang

2010-05-27T08:09:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Sides-Station-Twang/release/1157364
http://www.multiupload.com/AB87INN8VB

Peter Westheimer - Move

2010-05-27T03:07:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Peter-Westheimer-Move/release/1522879

Update - December 2010
Download link removed, since this great lp is gonna be properly remastered,
and officially reissued by mr.Westheimer himself anytime soon.
For further details and updates, check over at his official site here:
http://peterwestheimer.com/rel-move.php

PS: Lots of previously unreleased material over at the official site as well! :-)

The Valley Forge - From Across The Sea

2010-05-21T11:25:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Valley-Forge-From-Across-The-Sea/release/1791288
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MPTX8SGD

One of the best records i've ripped and posted around here by far,
especially the first track from the b side,''All The Love In The World''...

PS: ...seems to me that nowadays it's a trend,
for lots of 80s synth-based music to be renamed/tagged as "minimal synth",
in order for some smart guys to be able to sell easily their old dusty records,
at extremely ridiculous high prices over at eBay/Discogs etc...
So,i thought i should come up with my very own "tag",
in order to describe my previous entry..."post-prank" ;-)

- - - Mystery Minimal Synth Post - - -

2010-05-20T11:20:00.000-07:00

...i won't reveal the identity of this one,or else,what kind of a mystery post would it be?...

PS: ...let's see now,just how many 1000s of hits an entry with such a title gets... ;-)

Roy Finch - Fiction Music

2010-05-20T03:07:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Roy-Finch-Fiction-Music/release/832398
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NV6VSX1Q

'Fear Of Death' was included in 'New Wave Complex Vol.7',
'Mind Over Matter' in 'Return Of Flexi-Pop Vol. 4',
'Buildings' in 'Return Of Flexi-Pop Vol. 10'...
Way ahead from it's time (...just have a listen at 'Buildings'),
and freshly ripped at 320 kbps...

Thealonian Music - Syno Cat

2010-05-19T04:39:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NPK3BH04

PS 1: ...their excellent 'Project X Chromosome X' tape is over at Mutant Sounds here...
PS 2: ...credits to be given where they should:
uber-thanks to the guy who ripped that one...
since there wasn't a "...ripped by x..." tag in the mp3 files,
i wasn't really sure if he wants his nickname mentioned around...

PS (extra!):...in these few months that this blog keeps going,
there have also been some comments from the artists themselves,namely from:
Final Academy, Lyke Wake and Buzz.
Support the artists / independent labels,buy the re-issues whenever available,
or else,you're the one who will be sorry afterwards...

Pression Fun 7''

2010-05-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Pression-Fun-Out-Of-Your-Mind/release/860634
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q1BQ7VST
Mirror Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?igx31akwymn

''No Day Is Your Day"...well,it certainly was my day when i bought this 7''! :-)

...here's a preview made by redoalfo over at Youtube:

Two - Waiting For Winter

2010-05-16T04:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Two-Waiting-For-Winter/release/1154720
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LZ09B2SM

Excellent dark and experimental minimalistic electronics here:
i've ripped it at 320 kbps (as usually...),yet though,
it's not really the greatest production ever made...
In a side note,those searching for their next dancefloor killer,
are most probably looking at the wrong post... ;-)

PS:...'Dreaming Spires' can be found over at Goutroy,
'Trace Of Red' at Capa Nostra Syndicate,and '2 X 2' over at Phoenix Hairpins...
Thereby,i think that this 12'' should now conclude their full discography...

Update 22 Mai:
...since quite a few people asked for it,after Goutroy kindly gave me his permission,
i've uploaded his rip of 'Dreaming Spires' as well over at Multiupload here,
so that people can have more options between filehosting servers...

Katia - Alles Nur Staub

2010-05-14T05:42:00.000-07:00

http://www.ndw-wiki.org/index.php?title=Katia
http://www.discogs.com/Katia-Alles-Nur-Staub/release/962195
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XW71QLN7

...this one usually can be found for 20€ - 30€,i was lucky enough to get it for merely 7€,
and i wouldn't sell my copy not even for 700€,heh...then again,my guess is,
that it all comes down to what kind of drugs you're into,lmao... :-)
Ripped it with pleasure,at 320 kbps cbr...here are 2 tracks for preview:

Motion Pictures - Twisted Avenues 7''

2010-05-13T07:42:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Motion-Pictures-Audio-Scan/release/1670490
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X4ZH91MF

Discogs entry above is slightly mistyped,but whatever...
Next to nothing that i could find about them,
except from the following page over at MySpace...

VA - Ti Dico Demo

2010-05-12T02:58:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7VPK8S4G

...very rare post-punk/darkwave tape from Torino,1985,
with tracks from Carmody,Chromagain,Deafear,Monuments etc... ;-)
No Discogs entry for that one - the only notable reference i've found about it is here...

V-Sor, X - From The Mouth Of No King

2010-05-10T11:56:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/V-Sor-X-From-The-Mouth-Of-No-King/release/1992567
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UERGRYQM

...most probably known nowadays from the 2002 cd from Genetic Music,
called 'A Strip Of Light But Still Too Dark',
and which contained their earlier minimal synth-alike works...
Their sole full lp release in 1989,is no less than...New Wave at it's best moments ever:
you can read the history behind this masterpiece in the band's own site here as well...
Fresh rip at 320 kbps,obviously... ;-)

The Wave - Sometimes (You Enter My World)

2010-05-10T06:22:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Wave-Sometimes-You-Enter-My-World/release/568250
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1TMIR1TR

Genocide - Images Of Delusion

2010-05-10T06:14:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Genocide-Images-Of-Delusion/release/825490
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JKC8XVD2

...this one had been posted back in 2008 over at Raiding The Vinyl Archive,
namely in the following 2 entries here and here:
since the Mediafire links there have expired ,here you go...
Excellent 7'',in the spirit of early Human League,Gary Numan,John Foxx etc...

Update: Added a mirror link (per request),over at Mediafire (per suggestion) :-)

X Ray Pop - Baby Speedock Freak's Army

2010-05-08T07:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/X-Ray-Pop-Baby-Speedock-Freaks-Army-Cosmofuzz-Ballroom/release/1745247
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1A0S286U

...excellent double cd,released back in 1997,
and which contains lots of earlier works...namely:
the 'DS / El Gato' 7-inch from 1984,
the 'Cosmofuzz Ballroom' LP from 1988,
the A side from 1987's 'Welcome to My Guinea Pig's Box' LP,
plus 3-4 extra tracks as well... ;-)
Ripped it at 320 kbps cbr...

PS:...more stuff from X-Ray Pop can be found over at Capa Nostra Syndicate...

VA - Favorite Sound Miniatures - Acts 6

2010-05-08T01:11:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F879PK64

Tracklist

01 - mark und melanie litten - that's quite a lot
02 - cleaners from venus - prince of the winter
03 - o'shea & taylor - heading back home on no. nine
04 - m.a.l. - deviation of destiny
05 - materialpech - regentanz
06 - kronstadt - denkt an die feuer
07 - frak - noskapium
08 - populare mechanik - gib dem affen zucker
09 - selbstfahrer - du bist glcklich i
10 - dajat inja - just for you
11 - m.a.d. - transmigracion
12 - vox populi! - pygmies in the park
13 - kevyn dymond - only a dog
14 - smersh - trans-europa express
15 - ungawa - i ain't sad
16 - psyclones - fall in time
17 - p.w.b. - lebensraum amerika
18 - human flesh - heavy (20th human attempt)
19 - gilligans insel - diaprojektion
20 - perfect vision - worksong
21 - schlafengarten - urge
22 - minimal man - he_she
23 - g.w. - guem
24 - der plan - gefahrliche clowns

Nejet Nok - Eiszone

2010-05-05T09:39:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XAFJPWOP
Released by Nejet Nok in 1992 - no Discogs entry for that one either...

This Perfect Day - The Garden 7''

2010-05-05T08:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DJCGV570
No Discogs entry for that one,it was released in 1983...

Beatrain - Change The World / Two Worlds

2010-05-01T06:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Beatrain-Change-The-World-Two-Worlds/release/1791268
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OGR85F6H

...so,instead of the outrageous 80€ price that you can check in the Discogs entry above,
i bought this for merely 7€ one week ago...no need for someone to waste a whole fortune,
out of his/her hard daily work,in order to get some really good music...

which is even more true since the money doesn't even end up in the artists themselves.
In short...the right product,for the right price... ;-)

...Before downloading,you can also preview both tracks over at Youtube:
here is "Change The World",and here's "Two Worlds" as well...
As for the band/project,there's no info i could find whatsoever out there,
then again,i was stupid enough to have studied French only for 2 years as a kid,
and i can barely even remember those few nowadays...
The 7'' mentions under the tracks' titles in parenthesis "(The Grave)":
maybe this was the actual name of the band,
and 'Beatrain' was simply what they called the single itself?
Who knows...whatever the case,it's one of the best post-punk singles i've ever heard...

PS1:...for those interested,the lame switches that i've used for it,where:
m s -V 0 -q 1 -lowpass 20.3...
No tags there...not even a "ripped by bx59-cppw" comment or similar,
because personally,i couldn't care less if i'm credited for ripping it or not,
feel free to repost and share at will,as mentioned in the blog's sidebar notice...
PS: ...my wishes for a great Labour Day to all the visitors around...and not only ;-)

Deca - Claustrophobia

2010-04-30T10:56:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Deca-Claustrophobia/release/1916427
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8LIZPNNT

PS:...if anyone is able to rip and post any other earlier works of Deca,
ie.Alkaid or Synthetic Lips,i would be eternally greatful... ;-)

Peter Westheimer - Laminex Lovers

2010-04-30T09:56:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Peter-Westheimer-Laminex-Lovers/release/1683367

...no words needed to describe this one,at least for me...100% 80s synth masterpiece ;-)

Update - January 2011:
Removed the link to the homemade rip above,
as it has been properly remastered / reissued by the artist himself:
http://peterwestheimer.com/rel-laminexlovers.php

PS: Lots of previously unreleased material over at the official site as well! :-)

Sally Patience - The Triangle Man

2010-04-30T09:41:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=31K30WXX

No Discogs entry for that one either: according to Popsike though,
it was released in UK back in 1984...NOT to be missed!

The Eleventh Episode

2010-04-30T09:17:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FEEIJAMQ

No Discogs entry for that one i'm afraid...
Ampnoise had posted 1 out of the 2 tracks back in October 2009,
and here you can now get both of them...

Frische Farbe - Die Stärke Im Minimum 12''

2010-04-30T08:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Frische-Farbe-Die-St%C3%A4rke-Im-Minimum/release/1829112
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ON3BIHUV

Pretty nice ndw/synth-pop ep (although quite a bit over-rated if you ask me...),
with 2 tracks appearing under both german and english lyrics...

VA - Home-Made Music For Home-Made People Vol. 6

2010-04-30T04:58:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Home-Made-Music-For-Home-Made-People-Vol-6-Crazy-But-Chic-Harsh-Blend/release/411970
http://www.multiupload.com/QU5AW9NEYY

PS:...more "Home-Made Music" to be found previously here...

Update - 16 July 2011:
Re-uploaded per request.

VA - Favorite Sound Miniatures - Acts 2

2010-04-29T05:35:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZFF0JRVM

Tracklist

01 - Van Kaye & Ignit - Negroe In N.Y.
02 - Absolute Body Control - A Better Way
03 - Sovetskoe Foto - Sunday Evening Walk (No.2)
04 - Zen Faschisten - Lisa
05 - Tranquil Eyes - Walks
06 - No Unauthorized - The Human Being
07 - Zone Verte - Brabanconne
08 - Halo Svevo - Again
09 - Time Kode - In The Year 2525
10 - Johnson's Fiver - Paradise
11 - Fektion Fekler - Reality In Doses
12 - Pol Silentblock - Untitled
13 - Hanzel & Gretzel - Martiens Apllinaives
14 - Cult Goes Culture - Zersetzung
15 - Flagrants D'Eli - A Story Of Furs
16 - Liebes 'Akt - Rio On My Mind
17 - DSIP - Cockpit Command
18 - Siegmar Fricke - Point It Out
19 - M. Nomized - Cactus
20 - Masaki - Ti Mi Mou Ryo
21 - M. Franklin & R. Clare - Sea And Sky

Night In Cologne - Just A Whisper

2010-04-29T04:01:00.000-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RO7W6G3H

...no Discogs entry for that one,
and almost next to nothing that i know about this act i'm afraid...
I'm not even sure if this is the complete release (although i believe it should be...)
Pretty much the only info i could find about these guys,
is that they participated in the 1984 compilation "Forty Minutes Of Daylight",
which went for about 100£ back in January,
and nowadays,merely 3 months later,it seems to go up for 180£...yeah right... ;-)
Any further info is more than welcomed...

Message - Dernière Nuit

2010-04-29T03:51:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Message-Derni%C3%A8re-Nuit/release/505864
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5QA0ZEHC

VA - Insane Music For Insane People Vol.8

2010-04-29T03:36:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Insane-Music-For-Insane-People-Vol-8/release/732584
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OVXRKBRH

PS:...vol.9 previously here,vol.10 also here,plus,
vol.13 can be found over at Systems Of Romance...

The Wedding - Tomorrow I Set Sail / Cry

2010-04-28T07:11:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Wedding-Tomorrow-I-Set-Sail/release/1991290
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UIRBKKL7

A Method Of Danse - Generic White

2010-04-28T06:52:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EV4TPFOI
No Discogs entry for that one i'm afraid,still though,you can read the story about it here...

Deux - Europe / Paris Orly

2010-04-28T06:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Deux-Europe/release/646405
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OR5B4HJT

The Romance - Bailarina / Colours In My Life

2010-04-28T06:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Romance-Bailarina/release/937393
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M7NIT6VX

Schmutz - Straight From The Heart 12'' + Lipservice

2010-04-08T07:54:00.001-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Schmutz-Straight-From-The-Heart/release/379457
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P2PBP37C

http://www.discogs.com/Schmutz-Lipservice/release/379540
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YBS9SJMF

...exactly as Houbi describes it over here:
'somewhere in between the lines of the Cure and A-Ha'...

Katze - Tid Att Älska 7''

2010-04-07T10:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.discogs.com/Katze-Tid-Att-%C3%84lska/release/716176
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NDCCELKU

...very uneven 7'': an excellent song on the first side,
(probably already known from "Tribute To Some Bizarre Vol.9"),
and a totally uninteresting track on the b side...at least for me... ;-)
For those who were curious about it though,there you go...

PS:...''ripped by sunserious'',according to the tags...

VA - Favorite Sound Miniatures - Acts 4

2010-04-07T04:46:00.001-07:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CLEA2WZU

Tracklist

01 - berntholer - toys
02 - chel white - usa dreams of tunnels
03 - heute - unkenntlichkeit
04 - machine maid men - heads, hands and feet
05 - deleted - ich, violent
06 - schmertz der welten - mucke im bier
07 - monochrome bleu - stan or 90
08 - m. nomized - beat brain
09 - siemar fricke - central processing crew
10 - v2 schneider - love in slow motion
11 - mission possible - hi-ho
12 - voll zick zack de luxe - a pornodarf and a little poke
13 - grizzly's hip stars - the carpet dwarfs
14 - s.m. nurse - hot day in istanbul
15 - bullworker - love in the fridge
16 - port said - indian ocean, voyage 2
17 - the hi-tones - ibrahim
18 - edition grundmann und neubert - open all inside

PS:...more volumes from the 'Favorite Sound Miniatures' series previously posted here...