Limited Edition Deluxe Tri-fold, UV Foiled Digipak sleeve containing 16 Bonus tracks, including all the hard to find club mixes all together on one CD for the first time. Included also are several B-sides and 2 unreleased songs from the same albums sessions. All of this bonus material is not available for download in North America.

Tracklisting CD1:

Nr. Track Zeit
1 Cherry Blossom --
2 Hear Me Say --
3 Kick It --
4 I Thought --
5 Flood Water --
6 Border Talk --
7 In Decline --
8 Living Out Of A Bag --
9 Boy --
10 Our Own World --
11 Bonus: Friend (Brittle Mix) --
12 Bonus: Beats Me --
13 Bonus: Skintight (Previously Unreleased) --
14 Bonus: Dead Gone (Previously Unreleased) --
Tracklisting CD2: Bonus

Nr. Track Zeit
1 Kick It (Popular Music Mix) Remixed By Bon Harris And Randy Wilson --
2 I Thought (Final Sin) --
3 Kick It (Adrian Sherwood Compulsion Edit) --
4 I Thought (Sucked In Sucked Out) --
5 Kick It (The Secret Knowledge Velvet Dm’s Mix) --
6 Kick It (Banjo Sin Remixed By PK) --
7 Kick It (Short Dub) Remixed By Adrian Sherwood --
8 Kick It (Logical Edit) Remixed By PK --
9 Kick It- (Adrian Sherwood Main Mix) --
10 Kick It (Hippy Grip) Remixed By Randy Wilson --
11 Kick It (Sherwood Dub) --
12 Kick It (Addiction Edit)




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Orange Color Vinyl
Showtime Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
Side 1
1. Getting Closer
2. Nobody Knows
3. One Mans Burden
4. All Over
5. My Heart
Side 2
1. Lightning Man
2. Rope
3. Hold On
4. Fun To Be Had
Side 3
1. Lightning Man (The Industry Vs. The Ebb Remix) - Bonus
2. Fun To Be Had (Long Mix George Clinton) - Bonus
3. Getting Closer (The Kitchen Mix) - Bonus
Side 4
1. Fun To Be Had (Dust Brothers Master Mix) - Bonus
2. Lightning Man (RSW Mix) - Bonus
3. Getting Closer (The Trance Mix) - Bonus


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Limited Edition Deluxe 2 CD SET
16 Bonus Tracks
Limited Edition Deluxe Tri-fold, Spot UV finish Digipak sleeve containing 16 Bonus tracks, including the highly acclaimed "AS IS" EP, along with some hard to find remixes on CD for the first time. All of this bonus material is not available for download in North America.
Track Listing:
CD 1
Reasons
Lakeside Drive
I Give To You
Sugar Sweet
DJVD
Time
Ascend
Godhead
Trigger Happy
Family Man (Jaz Coleman Mix) - Bonus
Lovesick (Flood Mix) - Bonus
Come Alive (Alan Wilder Mix) - Bonus
Higher (Barry Adamson Mix) - Bonus
Stray Cat Blues-Bonus
CD 2
I Give To You (Elemental-Bonus
Ascend (Vince Clarke Anonymous Mix) - Bonus
Godhead (Purified Version) - Bonus
I Give To You (Alan Wilder Full Version) - Bonus
Ascend (Pro-gress Three Vocal Mix) - Bonus
Lakeside Drive (Remix) - Bonus
I Give To You (Pestilence Mix) - Bonus
Godhead (Alternate Purified Version) - Bonus
Ascend (Remix) - Bonus
Trigger Happy (Sparse Mx) - Bonus
Godhead (Remix By Flood) - Bonus


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This recording comprises some of the earliest Nitzer Ebb material ever, Basic Pain Procedure was a cassette-only release, until 2012 when Pylon Records released it on vinyl. This recording was primarily a tool to attract attention from record labels, but was also available for purchase at the time. It was recorded in Essex countryside in 1983, a year after the band played their first ever show at the Chelmsford, YMCA and was virtually the extent of their then live set.
The live recording isfrom December 9, 1983 at the Chelmer Institute of Higher Education. What is featured here are two live songs which have not been released before, A Whiter Shade of Pale, and Smear Body.

Tracklist
1 Faded Smiles 3:29
2 Tradition 3:47
3 The Home 2:24
4 Star 2:26
5 The Passage 3:51
6 The Book 3:33
7 Crane 2:25
8 Trust Ran In Colours 2:20
Live At CIHE, Chelmsford December 9, 1983
9 Tradition 3:44
10 The Home 2:44
11 Star 1:24
12 The Book 2:42
13 Crane 2:23
14 Violent Playground 2:44
15 A Whiter Shade Of Pale 2:08
16 Smear Body 5:04



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4 Bonus Tracks
Street Date: October 19, 2018
Limited Edition Embossed Tri-fold CD containing 4 Bonus tracks, including the 12" mixes of "Join In The Chant", " Let Your Body Learn", " Warsaw Ghetto" and rare instrumental version of "Murderous". The original US release did not contain these 12" mixes.This is the first time all these bonus tracks have been collected together on one release.

Track Listing:
Fitness To Purpose
Warsaw Ghetto
Violent Playground
Murderous
Smear Body
Join In The Chant
Alarm
Let Your Body Learn
Let Beauty Loose
Into The Large Air
Murderous (Instrumental)
Fitness to Purpose (Mix Two)
Join In The Chant (Burn! 12" Mix) Bonus
Let Your Body Learn (12" Mix) Bonus
Join In The Chant (Metal Mix) Bonus
Warsaw Ghetto (Original 12" Mix) Bonus



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Color of the vinyl is Yellow.

Big Hit Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
Side 1
1. Cherry Blossom
2. Hear Me Say
3. Kick It
4. I Thought
Side 2
1. Flood Water
2. Border Talk
3. In Decline
4. Living Out Of A Bag
Side 3
1. Boy
2. Our Own World
3. Friend (Brittle Mix) - Bonus
4. Beats Me - Bonus
Side 4
1. Kick It (Adrian Sherwood Compulsion Edit) - Bonus
2. Kick It (Popular Music Mix) - Bonus
3. I Thought (Final Sin) - Bonus





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A1 Faded Smiles 3:26
A2 Tradition 3:43
A3 The Home 2:22
A4 Star 2:24
B1 The Passage 3:50
B2 The Book 3:30
B3 Crane 2:22
B4 Trust Ran In Colours 2:21

This recording comprises some of the earliest Nitzer Ebb material ever, Basic Pain Procedure was a cassette-only release, until 2012 when Pylon Records released it on vinyl. This recording was primarily a tool to attract attention from record labels, but was also available for purchase at the time. It was recorded in Essex countryside in 1983, a year after the band played their first ever show at the Chelmsford, YMCA and was virtually the extent of their then live set.



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Limited Edition Double CD Set
13 Bonus Tracks
Limited Edition Deluxe Tri-fold Embossed, UV Varnish Digipak sleeve containing 13 Bonus tracks, including all the major hard to find club mixes all together on one CD for the first time . All these bonus material is not available for download in North America.
Track Listing:
CD 1
Hearts and Minds
For Fun
Control I'm Here
Captivate
T.W.A
Blood Money
Shame
Drive
Without Belief
K.I.A. (PK Mix) - Bonus
Time Slips By (PK Mix) - Bonus
CD 2
Control I'm Here (Hardcore Mix) - Bonus
Control I'm Here (Command Control Confront Mix) - Bonus
Control I'm Here (Strategic Dance Floor initiative Mix) - Bonus
Hearts & Minds (Mix Hypersonic) - Bonus
Hearts & Minds (Mix Subsonic) - Bonus
Captivate (William Orbit Mix) - Bonus
Shame (Mix No 2 William Orbit) - Bonus
Backlash (Mix No 2) - Bonus
Shame (Mix no 3-Painful Emotion by Daniel Miller) - Bonus
Backlash (William Orbit Mix) - Bonus
Without Belief (instrumental) - Bonus

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Color of the vinyl is RED and Green Translucent

Ebbhead Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
Side 1
1. Reasons
2. Lakeside Drive
3. I Give To You
4. Sugar Sweet
5. DJVD
Side 2
1. Time
2. Ascend
3. Godhead
4. Trigger Happy
Side 3
1. Family Man (Jaz Coleman Mix) -Bonus
2. Come Alive (Alan Wilder Mix) - Bonus
3. Lovesick (Flood Mix) - Bonus
4. Higher (Barry Adamson Mix) - Bonus
Side 4
1. Ascend (Vince Clarke Anonymous Mix) - Bonus
2. I Give To You (Pestilence Mix) - Bonus
3. Godhead (Remix) - Bonus



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Tracklist:

Before You Win
Become
Loving The Alien
Days Become Dark
Seven Deadly Sins (Part Three)
Aurora
Your Skin Is My Sin
Clubscene
Star City
Never

PYLON releases the fifth and final studio album by VISAGE.STEVE STRANGE was working on the album prior to his untimely death this year. Ten tracks featuring collaborations with DIDIER MAROUANI of SPACE, ex-SIMPLE MINDS' MICK MACNEIL, plus album cover designed by BOY GEORGE.

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A1 Faded Smiles 3:26
A2 Tradition 3:43
A3 The Home 2:22
A4 Star 2:24
B1 The Passage 3:50
B2 The Book 3:30
B3 Crane 2:22
B4 Trust Ran In Colours 2:21

This recording comprises some of the earliest Nitzer Ebb material ever, Basic Pain Procedure was a cassette-only release, until 2012 when Pylon Records released it on vinyl. This recording was primarily a tool to attract attention from record labels, but was also available for purchase at the time. It was recorded in Essex countryside in 1983, a year after the band played their first ever show at the Chelmsford, YMCA and was virtually the extent of their then live set.



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This recording comprises some of the earliest Nitzer Ebb material ever, Basic Pain Procedure was a cassette-only release, until 2012 when Pylon Records released it on vinyl. This recording was primarily a tool to attract attention from record labels, but was also available for purchase at the time. It was recorded in Essex countryside in 1983, a year after the band played their first ever show at the Chelmsford, YMCA and was virtually the extent of their then live set.
The live recording isfrom December 9, 1983 at the Chelmer Institute of Higher Education. What is featured here are two live songs which have not been released before, A Whiter Shade of Pale, and Smear Body.

Tracklist
1 Faded Smiles 3:29
2 Tradition 3:47
3 The Home 2:24
4 Star 2:26
5 The Passage 3:51
6 The Book 3:33
7 Crane 2:25
8 Trust Ran In Colours 2:20
Live At CIHE, Chelmsford December 9, 1983
9 Tradition 3:44
10 The Home 2:44
11 Star 1:24
12 The Book 2:42
13 Crane 2:23
14 Violent Playground 2:44
15 A Whiter Shade Of Pale 2:08
16 Smear Body 5:04



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Orange Color Vinyl
Showtime Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
Side 1
1. Getting Closer
2. Nobody Knows
3. One Mans Burden
4. All Over
5. My Heart
Side 2
1. Lightning Man
2. Rope
3. Hold On
4. Fun To Be Had
Side 3
1. Lightning Man (The Industry Vs. The Ebb Remix) - Bonus
2. Fun To Be Had (Long Mix George Clinton) - Bonus
3. Getting Closer (The Kitchen Mix) - Bonus
Side 4
1. Fun To Be Had (Dust Brothers Master Mix) - Bonus
2. Lightning Man (RSW Mix) - Bonus
3. Getting Closer (The Trance Mix) - Bonus


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Color of the vinyl is RED and Green Translucent

Ebbhead Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
Side 1
1. Reasons
2. Lakeside Drive
3. I Give To You
4. Sugar Sweet
5. DJVD
Side 2
1. Time
2. Ascend
3. Godhead
4. Trigger Happy
Side 3
1. Family Man (Jaz Coleman Mix) -Bonus
2. Come Alive (Alan Wilder Mix) - Bonus
3. Lovesick (Flood Mix) - Bonus
4. Higher (Barry Adamson Mix) - Bonus
Side 4
1. Ascend (Vince Clarke Anonymous Mix) - Bonus
2. I Give To You (Pestilence Mix) - Bonus
3. Godhead (Remix) - Bonus



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Color of the vinyl is Yellow.

Big Hit Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
Side 1
1. Cherry Blossom
2. Hear Me Say
3. Kick It
4. I Thought
Side 2
1. Flood Water
2. Border Talk
3. In Decline
4. Living Out Of A Bag
Side 3
1. Boy
2. Our Own World
3. Friend (Brittle Mix) - Bonus
4. Beats Me - Bonus
Side 4
1. Kick It (Adrian Sherwood Compulsion Edit) - Bonus
2. Kick It (Popular Music Mix) - Bonus
3. I Thought (Final Sin) - Bonus





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Stark, which is side project of Nitzer Ebb's founding members David Gooday and Simon Granger are set to release a charity record 12" of Iggy Pop's Fall In Love With Me.

This record is for donald rodie. he was a good friend to all the people involved in these recordings and to a great many other people too. it may be that you knew him as well. if you didn't then that is ok. he was one of us. you would have liked him. a meticulous collector of music, always listened first, and then he would speak. he was around before and during all the nitzer ebb years. not only that he really loved iggy and saw him over fifty-five times. his enthusiasm became ours and this song became his. he knew we were planning a cover version but we never got to tell him which song as it was going to be a surprise. the surprise was donald left all of us in april 2018. these versions were recorded over a few days in the late summer of that year. this is for donald, his wife sharon and his children marianne and jimmy. pylon49. pylon records 2019. all proceeds from this recording will be going to cancer reseach uk

A1 Stark feat. David Arscott - Fall In Love With Me
B1 Stark feat. Nitzer Ebb - Fall In Love With Me

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Limited Edition Deluxe 2 CD SET
16 Bonus Tracks
Limited Edition Deluxe Tri-fold, Spot UV finish Digipak sleeve containing 16 Bonus tracks, including the highly acclaimed "AS IS" EP, along with some hard to find remixes on CD for the first time. All of this bonus material is not available for download in North America.
Track Listing:
CD 1
Reasons
Lakeside Drive
I Give To You
Sugar Sweet
DJVD
Time
Ascend
Godhead
Trigger Happy
Family Man (Jaz Coleman Mix) - Bonus
Lovesick (Flood Mix) - Bonus
Come Alive (Alan Wilder Mix) - Bonus
Higher (Barry Adamson Mix) - Bonus
Stray Cat Blues-Bonus
CD 2
I Give To You (Elemental-Bonus
Ascend (Vince Clarke Anonymous Mix) - Bonus
Godhead (Purified Version) - Bonus
I Give To You (Alan Wilder Full Version) - Bonus
Ascend (Pro-gress Three Vocal Mix) - Bonus
Lakeside Drive (Remix) - Bonus
I Give To You (Pestilence Mix) - Bonus
Godhead (Alternate Purified Version) - Bonus
Ascend (Remix) - Bonus
Trigger Happy (Sparse Mx) - Bonus
Godhead (Remix By Flood) - Bonus


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Limited Edition Deluxe Tri-fold, UV Foiled Digipak sleeve containing 16 Bonus tracks, including all the hard to find club mixes all together on one CD for the first time. Included also are several B-sides and 2 unreleased songs from the same albums sessions. All of this bonus material is not available for download in North America.

Tracklisting CD1:

Nr. Track Zeit
1 Cherry Blossom --
2 Hear Me Say --
3 Kick It --
4 I Thought --
5 Flood Water --
6 Border Talk --
7 In Decline --
8 Living Out Of A Bag --
9 Boy --
10 Our Own World --
11 Bonus: Friend (Brittle Mix) --
12 Bonus: Beats Me --
13 Bonus: Skintight (Previously Unreleased) --
14 Bonus: Dead Gone (Previously Unreleased) --
Tracklisting CD2: Bonus

Nr. Track Zeit
1 Kick It (Popular Music Mix) Remixed By Bon Harris And Randy Wilson --
2 I Thought (Final Sin) --
3 Kick It (Adrian Sherwood Compulsion Edit) --
4 I Thought (Sucked In Sucked Out) --
5 Kick It (The Secret Knowledge Velvet Dm’s Mix) --
6 Kick It (Banjo Sin Remixed By PK) --
7 Kick It (Short Dub) Remixed By Adrian Sherwood --
8 Kick It (Logical Edit) Remixed By PK --
9 Kick It- (Adrian Sherwood Main Mix) --
10 Kick It (Hippy Grip) Remixed By Randy Wilson --
11 Kick It (Sherwood Dub) --
12 Kick It (Addiction Edit)




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Limited Edition Double CD Set
13 Bonus Tracks
Limited Edition Deluxe Tri-fold Embossed, UV Varnish Digipak sleeve containing 13 Bonus tracks, including all the major hard to find club mixes all together on one CD for the first time . All these bonus material is not available for download in North America.
Track Listing:
CD 1
Hearts and Minds
For Fun
Control I'm Here
Captivate
T.W.A
Blood Money
Shame
Drive
Without Belief
K.I.A. (PK Mix) - Bonus
Time Slips By (PK Mix) - Bonus
CD 2
Control I'm Here (Hardcore Mix) - Bonus
Control I'm Here (Command Control Confront Mix) - Bonus
Control I'm Here (Strategic Dance Floor initiative Mix) - Bonus
Hearts & Minds (Mix Hypersonic) - Bonus
Hearts & Minds (Mix Subsonic) - Bonus
Captivate (William Orbit Mix) - Bonus
Shame (Mix No 2 William Orbit) - Bonus
Backlash (Mix No 2) - Bonus
Shame (Mix no 3-Painful Emotion by Daniel Miller) - Bonus
Backlash (William Orbit Mix) - Bonus
Without Belief (instrumental) - Bonus

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Limited Edition Single CD
4 Bonus Tracks
Street Date: October 19, 2018
Limited Edition Embossed Tri-fold CD containing 4 Bonus tracks, including the 12" mixes of "Join In The Chant", " Let Your Body Learn", " Warsaw Ghetto" and rare instrumental version of "Murderous". The original US release did not contain these 12" mixes.This is the first time all these bonus tracks have been collected together on one release.

Track Listing:
Fitness To Purpose
Warsaw Ghetto
Violent Playground
Murderous
Smear Body
Join In The Chant
Alarm
Let Your Body Learn
Let Beauty Loose
Into The Large Air
Murderous (Instrumental)
Fitness to Purpose (Mix Two)
Join In The Chant (Burn! 12" Mix) Bonus
Let Your Body Learn (12" Mix) Bonus
Join In The Chant (Metal Mix) Bonus
Warsaw Ghetto (Original 12" Mix) Bonus



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2 LP GATEFOLD,
first time ever on vinyl in a special coated texture paper sleeve with incredible artwork! This is a must have purchase for fans of the minimal wave & retro 80's
includes among others The Singles Terror Story / Anorexia (7", 1983), Like A Family / Telephone (7", 1985), Shadow / The Burning (12", 1987), the excellent Tarantula Scream E.P. (12", 1984)....

01 THE CONDOS
02 FIRST PUNK WARS
03 LOVE CAN NEVER DIE
04 TARANTULA SCREAM
05 SHADOW
06 TERROR STORY
07 THE BURNING
08 LIKE A FAMILY
09 TELEPHONE
10 LEGALIZE HEROIN
11 ANOREXIA


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Essential 5 track LP from New York via Detroit minimal wave producer, who takes the kraut of Kraftwerk, the sublime groove of early New Order, and the funk of Liquid Liquid to create vintage electronic masterpieces. Sleeve has a classic Factory chic to it. Listen and get transported back in time.

1 CHANTICLEER TEARS
2 22-00 HOURS
3 TRABERT
4 CADMUS
5 COERCIONS

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A Like A Family 4:27
B Telephone 4:13


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A Terror Story
B Anorexia

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Tracklist:
A1 Quiet Mind
A2 Television Saved My Life
A3 Black Gloves
A4 Acting Out
B1 One December Day
B2 First Punk Wars
B3 Condos

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Peter Hook and The Light are an English rock band, formed in May 2010 by bass guitarist/vocalist Peter Hook, formerly of the influential post-punk bands Joy Division and New Order.
The band is noted for performing the Joy Division and New Order albums live.Their setlists primarily feature the two Joy Division albums, Unknown Pleasures and Closer or the first two New Order albums, Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies, depending on the respective tour.
The very concept is bound to stir up conflicted feelings -- bafflement, interest, cynicism, anger -- in any Joy Division fan. Here’s that band’s Peter Hook, singing lead and playing bass, supported by a guitarist, drummer, keyboard player, and additional bassist. In front of a Melbourne crowd, the band roars through the entirety of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures, book-ending the album with six additional reinterpretations. The musicians play their hearts out, and Hook is absolutely locked into the material. One can’t deny the man’s conviction. The moments of aggression are far more suited for his gruff, seething vocals than the likes of “Candidate” and “I Remember Nothing,” where he has some trouble dialing it down. As an in-the-flesh experience, this was probably quite thrilling. As a home listening experience, it seems unnecessary -- at best, a curiosity -- especially when the source material is a couple clicks away.


A1 No Love Lost
A2 Leaders Of Men
A3 Glass
A4 Digital
A5 Disorder
B1 Day Of The Lords
B2 Candidate
B3 Insight
B4 New Dawn Fades
C1 She's Lost Control
C2 Shadowplay
C3 Wilderness
C4 Interzone
C5 I Remember Nothing
D1 Warsaw
D2 Failures
D3 Transmission
D4 Love Will Tear Us Apart

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The Standard Edition - Territory - NO Sales to Japan
Ryo Fukui's 1976 highly sought-after jazz masterpiece SCENERY-
LP Edition: Mastered at half speed, 140g vinyl, Sticker

We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records' new sister-label) is proud to present its first release, the official reissue of Ryo Fukui's highly sought-after masterpiece Scenery (1976), sourced from the original masters and available on limited edition 180g vinyl mastered at half speed for audiophile sound and on digipack CD.

Unquestionably one of the most important Japanese jazz albums ever recorded, Scenery reveals Ryo Fukui as a miraculously brilliant self-taught pianist fusing modal, bop, and cool jazz influences for a very personal, dexterous and game-changing take on classic standards made famous by Bing Crosby and John Coltrane among others. From "It Could Happen To You" and its serene and calm intro which magically flows into a jubilant and upbeat piece, to the out-of-this-world piano solo of "Early Summer", or the incredible teamwork of "Autumn Leaves" where Fukui leads Satoshi Denpo (bass) and Yoshinori Fukui (drums) into groove heaven, every single note on the album oozes precision, confidence and flair and every single section slides seamlessly into one another, creating a supreme and elegant blend of jazz. Often compared to McCoy Tyner or Bill Evans, Ryo Fukui was a genius in his own right, a true master of his craft whose perfectionism gave birth to some of the greatest music ever recorded. Scenery is his magnum opus and an absolute must-have.

The Hokkaido wizard-pianist followed Scenery with the soulful gem Mellow Dream (also available on We Release Jazz) in 1977. He then focused on improving his live skills, often performing at Sapporo's Slowboat Jazz Club (which he co-founded with his wife Yasuko Fukui) and releasing 2 live albums. Ryo Fukui sadly passed away in March 2016, leaving behind a legacy of works that is sure to captivate jazz lovers for generations to come.


Tracklisting Vinyl LP
A1 It Could Happen To You
A2 I Want To Talk About You
A3 Early Summer
B1 Willow Weep For Me
B2 Autumn Leaves
B3 Scenery


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Metronomy release their third album, 'The English Riviera' on April 11th through Because Music. The follow up to 2008's critically acclaimed 'Nights Out', 'The English Riviera' is a sonic progression of epic proportions and affirms Metronomy front man and producer, Joseph Mount, as a rare British talent.
Since 'Nights Out', the band have swollen to a four piece with new members Anna Prior on drums, Gbenga Adelekan on bass, original member Oscar Cash on keys/sax, and Joe himself on vocals, keys and guitar. This expansion of personnel is reflective of a new record that is mapped by vast soundscapes, incredible depth and warmth, and big pop hooks
Part love letter to the area of Devon coast Mount grew up in and part concept album about his own semi-fictionalised vision of "The English Riviera", the tone for the album is set by the opening sounds of seagulls, distant waves and a Music Hall string quartet. However, any notion of whimsy is swiftly dispelled, as the seismic bass line of 'We Broke Free' shudders and ushers in waves of layered guitars and synths.
Having produced and remixed everyone from Roots Manuva to Kate Nash and the forthcoming album from Nicola Roberts, this is the first Metronomy album that Mount has taken out of his bedroom and recorded in a proper studio. The results are telling.
Characterised throughout with a sense of warmth and richness, 'The English Riviera' is in parts reminiscent of seminal 1970s West Coast studio albums from the likes of Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles, but due to Mount's studio wizardry, the record sounds vibrant and entirely of its time.
Few other albums released this year will so successfully transcend such a plethora of influences and ideas and form such a coherent body of work.

Tracklisting:
Side A:
The English Riviera
We Broke Free
Everything Goes my way
The Look
She Wants
Trouble
Side B:
The Bay
Loving Arm
Corinne
Some Written
Love Underlined


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1 Format: LP

2. GENRE/S: modern classical

3. TRACKLIST:
SIDE A

1. Hear me out 3:43
2. I'm praying for silence 5:32
3. If dreams were life 5:04
4. Believe in yourself 4:39

SIDE B

1. It's not all lost 3:17
2. If you could get back to the roots 4:28
3. It's not too late 4:35
4. Searching for a lost world 4:38
5. Into the light 4:20


4. SHORT INFO:

I can say that the album It's not too late has been created by chance.
Few years ago together with Lisa Gerrard we visited synagogue in a small town hundred kilometres from Cracow, Bobowa. When we entered the synagogue Lisa started to sing. It appeared that the place had spine-tingling acoustics. I said then to Lisa: " let's try to record something here".
The rule was simple: I prepared themes and we recorded live performance. Lisa heard what I was playing for the first time during the recording and she improvised. We recorded nine compositions in 45 minutes. It supposed to be a holiday joy.

Six years later I returned to the material we recorded and decided to finish it. What is left from the original recording is the voice of Lisa. I composed and recorded everything else in my studio. Dominik Wania played piano, Magdalena Pluta - cello and Jerzy G?owczewski- saxophone.
That's the way the album It's not too late came in to being.

We live in the most dangerous time since the Second World War.
Lisa Gerrard and I want to tell you about the world we share. Our weapon is music. It doesn't kill, it resurrects, and it brings hope to life.
It's not too late.

Zbigniew Preisner


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WORLD EXCLUDING GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA (GSA) , AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND

Special remarks :

Lenticular-Cover
2x12" 180g black
Gatefold
2x printed Innersleeves
Dl-Card
D1 "Running" exclusive track - only available via album vinyl

Genre: Electronica/Dance

Tracklist 12":
A Side
1. Laura
2. The Prey
3. We Don´t Sleep
4. Harlem River

B Side
1. Into The Glow
2. Otherside
3. Don´t Hold Back

C Side
1. Falling
2. Under Dark
3. Reflections

D Side
1. Running
2. Regen (Interlude)
3. Take Me Away



Short Info:
Released in 2018, Monolink's debut album, Amniotic, has collected over 100 million combined streams to date. The project was largely supported through remixes from the titans of the modern house and techno scenes such as Patrice Bäumel, Tale Of Us, Rodriguez Jr, Ben Bohmer, Artbat, Adam Beyer and Nicole Moudaber. These remixes all went on to achieve Beatport Top 10 placings, with Artbat's remix of 'Return to Oz' reaching a staggering 43 million combined streams.
"Under Darkening Skies" will pick up where "Amniotic" ended.


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Format Notes:
2024 first time double vinyl reissue with exclusive bonus track, 140g double vinyl, remastered audio with restored artwork


Track List:

A1 Intro 0:50
A2 WordPlay 3:17
A3 Spontaneity 4:08
A4 Rugged Ruff 3:08
A5 Interlude 0:29

B1 I Confess 4:06
B2 UKNOWHOWWEDU 3:35
B3 Interlude 1:09
B4 Total Wreck 3:26
B5 Innovation 3:23

C1 Da Jawn 5:19
C2 Interlude 1:05
C3 True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Sh*t) 3:41

D1 3 Tha Hard Way 4:12
D2 Biggest Part Of Me 4:51
D3 Path To Rhythm 3:24

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Bahamadia’s 1996 debut album Kollage is rightly regarded as one of the greatest rap albums of the 1990s. For the first time ever, Be With present the definitive double LP version of this eternal hip-hop classic, including the legendary "Path To Rhythm" which never appeared on the original LP or on vinyl, anywhere. An indelible VIBE from start-to-finish, Kollage presents Bahamadia's swirling rhymes delivered with an irresistibly butter flow and razor-sharp assuredness over a steady slew of smoothed-out, jazzed-up, blunted beats. Achingly cool and effortlessly funky throughout, it's an absolute must for true 90s hip-hop fanatics.

The entire Kollage project was recorded at D&D Studios and the ties to Gang Starr are keenly felt, with DJ Premier producing five tracks in addition to the killer songs Guru had already produced with her. Working with the cream of the mid-90s East Coast sound, Kollage is, accordingly, a record that demonstrates a varied musical taste with disparate influences, as Bahamadia has previously stated: “The title Kollage was a reflection of my state of mind. I first got interested in music from playing my parents’ and grandparents’ records, as well what I heard on the radio. I wanted Kollage to reflect that diversity both lyrically and sonically."

With intelligent, poetic lyricism and a laconic verbal style bursting with both warm texture and deceptive energy, Bahamadia’s flow was as inspired by Aretha and Nancy Wilson as it was Q-Tip, Schoolly D and Lady B. Swaggering out the gate, "WordPlay" finds Bahamadia confidently showcasing her considerable old-school battle-rhyme skills over a Guru beat that utilises an infectiously bouncy bassline with splashes of sultry jazz horns and a Jeru vocal snatch for the hook. Up next, the quietly shimmering and ruggedly beautiful "Spontaneity" is one of the most alluring on the record, Da Beatminerz crafting a brilliantly soulful and jazzy soundscape for Bahamadia's effortless vocals to float across. It's followed by "Rugged Ruff", where the rapper carefully constructs a swift off-beat flow over Premier's raw jazzy fire.

With smooth spacey synth vibes overseen by former Geto Boys producer N.O. Joe, "I Confess" is, without question, a fly love song and soothing (p)-funk groove. "UKNOWHOWWEDU" is an airy, chilled tribute to her hometown. Produced by Ski Beatz & DJ Redhanded, it rides a gloriously mellow break. It's a true Philly anthem, shouting out a who’s who of the entire city’s scene. Early banger "Total Wreck" follows, presenting a murky Guru instrumental elevated by jazzy horns. Bahamadia invokes the title's suggestion, firing her brilliant bars more aggressively than we’re accustomed to. More Beatminerz-brilliance comes in the way of "Innovation", an opportunity for the MC to invoke Freestyle Fellowship in her forward-thinking and literary verses. "Da Jawn" features hometown buddies The Roots, with Black Thought gliding into a back-and-forth with Bahamadia over ?uestlove’s warm, snapping percussion. With the strut club banger "True Honey Buns (Dat Freak Sh*t)", DJ Premier provides some laidback vibrant boom bap for Bahamadia to share a wild, cautionary tale about a night out with her girl, Kia.

Fan favourite "3 Tha Hard Way" is a hypnotically sinister cut, with Bahamadia, K-Swift and Mecca Star taking star turns to coast over DJ Premier’s raw beat whilst the tender "Biggest Part Of Me" is a heartfelt stunner dedicated to her son. Incredibly, only the European and Japanese CD versions of Kollage was released with the brilliantly breezy “Path To Rhythm”, featuring Ursula Rucker. Whilst ostensibly a "bonus track", it's anything but, to our ears. Very much in sonic conversation with KRS-One's stretched-out sleeper classic "Higher Level", it's absolutely essential so we had to include it, appearing on wax for the first time here, exclusively. Quite a coup.

Somewhat predictably, whilst Kollage was released to significant critical acclaim, it suffered from disappointing sales. In the intervening years - and for far too long - it was a criminally underrated record, an increasingly hidden gem. We hope this double LP reissue - which looks and sounds amazing - will go some way to correct this. This 2024 Be With double LP re-issue has been mastered for vinyl by Simon Francis, cut by Cicely Balston and pressed at Record Industry. It's too bold and beautiful to remain overlooked and underserved.


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CD
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Funk

Tracklisting CD
01. Shrimp Dance
02. Kuro To Shiro
03. Walk Tall
04. Cat
05. Romance


Info

We Release Jazz is ecstatic (purrrr!) to announce the official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki's glorious jazz-fusion-funk Holy Grail Cat (originally released in 1976), sourced from the original masters and available on limited edition 180 gram vinyl mastered at half speed for full audiophile sound, as well as on digipack CD. Both versions come with liner notes by Teruo Isono.
Cat was recorded in October 1975 at at Nippon Columbia Studio, while Hiroshi Suzuki was visiting his home country of Japan after moving to Las Vegas in 1971 to play with Buddy Rich and perfect his craft. Back on his old stomping grounds, the man known as Neko (Cat) immediately reunited with his dear friends for an epic two day session of groove magic. The chemistry was still intact. The skills and style had grown.
The result, Cat, is a smooth masterpiece, a deep and soulful affair where stunning trombone solos by Hiroshi Suzuki flirt with Takeru Muraoka's heavenly saxophone and the sensual rhythm section of Hiromasa Suzuki (keyboards), Kunimitsu Inaba (bass), and Akira Ishikawa (drums).
Celebrated in jazz collectors circles, in the lofi beat scene, and among music diggers around the world, Cat has become one of the most sought-after Japanese jazz albums of all time and, much like Ryo Fukui's Scenery, has fascinated old and young generations alike.

Points of interests

- For fans of jazz, fusion, funk, trombone, Japanese jazz, smooth rides, cats, allure.

- Official reissue of the glorious jazz-fusion album by Japanese trombonist extraordinaire Hiroshi "Neko" Suzuki.

- 10th release from We Release Jazz, following Ryo Fukui's Scenery, Mellow Dream, A Letter from Slowboat, and Ryo Fukui in New York, the soundtrack of Le Cercle Rouge by Eric Demarsan, Stuff Combe 5 + Percussion, Marc Moulin's Placebo Live 1971 and Boillat Thérace Quintet albums. We Release Jazz is the sister-label of Geneva-based WRWTFWW Records (Midori Takada's Through The Looking Glass and Lunar Cruise with Masahiko Sato, Pierre Barouh's Le Pollen, Jun Fuka-machi's Nicole, Grauzone's discography, …)


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Pejzaz (aka Bartosz Kruczyski) returns with two captivating new collage albums. Divided into two records LIST I (which was released end of September this year) & LIST II - which premieres end of movember - delves into the realm of 90s/Y2K Eastern European CD releases. Employing hundreds of samples, Pejzaz sculpts a mesmerizing and distinctive body of work.

LIST II guides the listener into the night, combining trip hop and dub influences, dusty samples, wailing blues guitars, and cold-wave synthesizers. Its haunting soundscapes provide an apt soundtrack for winter in Eastern Europe.

Notably, this marks Pejzaz first foray into a fully instrumental album. Although devoid of lyrics, the bittersweet blend of samples infuses the music with a profoundly Polish essence, further enhancing its distinctive allure.

Tracklist:

A1 List II
A2 Duchy Lasu
A3 Imperium Znaków
A4 Blues Trzeci
A5 Bez Grawitacji
A6 Ogród

B1 Serce
B2 Po Godzinach
B3 Wizje
B4 Dziennik Pisany Noc?
B5 Linia Pi?kna


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Genre: Electronic, Experimental

Tracklist

01_Going Home (IRCAM version)
02_All These Worlds Part. I
03_All These Worlds Part. II
04_Tomorrow Part. II
05_They Glow
06_Enemy
07_Fight

Twin Color - Vol 1 marks the grand return of Murcof to producing a full-length album in all its glory and generosity, nearly two decades after the release of Cosmos in 2007. Celebrated for his classical, minimalist textures and unique soundscapes, Murcof has established himself as a master of modern ambient music alongside Tim Hecker, Alva Noto, and Johann Johannsson. With this new album, Murcof takes a bold step forward, embracing a distinctly cinematic and dystopian narrative influenced by the great science fiction films of the 1980s. This new direction immerses the listener in atmospheres that are at times dark, at times filled with nostalgic brightness, drawing inspiration from post-punk and synth-wave, while partially reconnecting with his early experiments with the Nortec Collective.

Premiered at Mutek Montréal in August 2024, Twin Color is also an unprecedented audiovisual performance, created in collaboration with Simon Geilfus, based in Brussels, who has nourished and colored the album’s production. This immersive performance, conceived in the IRCAM studios in Paris in 2022, unfolds the album's tracks against a backdrop of moving natural landscapes, as mysterious as they are fascinating, highlighted in the album's visual elements.

Twin Color - Vol 1 will be available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats, each with track listings adapted to the listening experience. This album reaffirms Murcof’s unique sonic signature, blending analog synthesizers with modern production techniques to create a multisensory experience, propelling Murcof into an exciting new decade.





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UPC: 5060281619082 - pale green vinyl, CD included + 4 Pages Poster Release: 19.01.2015
Features the CD.Original Lp artwork. Remastered from original tapes .Also includes a 4 pages 30 cm x30 cm poster-booklet with photos, biographic notes (in english) & reminder of all vinyl references available

“SUPERNATURE“ (Cerrone III) 1. Supernature 2. Sweet drums 3. In the smoke 4. Give me love 5. Love is here 6. Love is the answer







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Genre: Electronic, Experimental

Tracklist

A1_Going Home (IRCAM version)
A2_All These Worlds Part. I
A3_All These Worlds Part. II
A4_Tomorrow Part. II
B1_They Glow
B2_Enemy
B3_Fight

Twin Color - Vol 1 marks the grand return of Murcof to producing a full-length album in all its glory and generosity, nearly two decades after the release of Cosmos in 2007. Celebrated for his classical, minimalist textures and unique soundscapes, Murcof has established himself as a master of modern ambient music alongside Tim Hecker, Alva Noto, and Johann Johannsson. With this new album, Murcof takes a bold step forward, embracing a distinctly cinematic and dystopian narrative influenced by the great science fiction films of the 1980s. This new direction immerses the listener in atmospheres that are at times dark, at times filled with nostalgic brightness, drawing inspiration from post-punk and synth-wave, while partially reconnecting with his early experiments with the Nortec Collective.

Premiered at Mutek Montréal in August 2024, Twin Color is also an unprecedented audiovisual performance, created in collaboration with Simon Geilfus, based in Brussels, who has nourished and colored the album’s production. This immersive performance, conceived in the IRCAM studios in Paris in 2022, unfolds the album's tracks against a backdrop of moving natural landscapes, as mysterious as they are fascinating, highlighted in the album's visual elements.

Twin Color - Vol 1 will be available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats, each with track listings adapted to the listening experience. This album reaffirms Murcof’s unique sonic signature, blending analog synthesizers with modern production techniques to create a multisensory experience, propelling Murcof into an exciting new decade.





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LP, 180G Black Vinyl, Sticker, 50th Anniversary RE-Edition, f irst-ever official reissue on vinyl since 1975,
Re-Cut carefully overseen by Manuel Göttsching
Quadro Fold Out Sleeve, exactly replicates complex/original OHR die-cut jacket, A2 Poster, 2x (German and English) A4 Inlay with Original Bio Sheet written by Manuel Göttsching (1970)

2. GENRE/S: Krautrock, Kosmische, Early Progressive-/Psychedelic-Rock, Early Electronics

3. TRACKLIST:

A. "Amboss" 19:40
B. "Traummaschine" 25:24


Personell:
Hartmut Enke - Gibson bass,
Manuel Göttsching - Electric guitar, Vocals, electronics,
Klaus Schulze - Drums, percussion, electronics

Engineered by: Conny Plank
Artwork: Bernhard Bendig

Recorded in March 1971, Star Studio Hamburg





4. INFO:

Ash Ra Tempel is the eponymous debut studio album by the Krautrock band Ash Ra Tempel.
It features guitarist Manuel Göttsching with drummer Klaus Schulze and bassist Hartmut Enke.
Engineered by Conny Plank it was recorded in March 1971 and released in June 1971 on Ohr Records.
This 50Th Anniversary Album will be Released in Memoriam of all the Musical Contributors to this Release and on Manuel Göttsching´s MG.ART label.
It´s the fourth and headlining edition in this series and was finalised, carefully overseen by Manuel Göttsching himself in the late Autumn of 2022.

Much has been written about the record and band.

Having finished a first musical chapter with their Steeple Chase Bluesband and still at very young age of only 17 and 18 years old Manuel Göttsching and Hartmut Enke met Klaus Schulze. Together they started to write and and compose what, to many,
became one the holy grails of Psychedelic Rock and early Electronic Music -
the German variant which was later also named "Krautrock":

Ash Ra Tempel´s self-titled first album "Ash Ra Tempel".

"The trio of Klaus Schulze, Manuel Göttsching and Hartmut Enke decided to abandon conventional composition and song writing, in favour of free-form improvising and developing a new musical language. As such, they became notorious for jams that could exceed 30 minutes." Says Discogs. "Some of these recordings can be found on Manuel Göttsching´s "The Private Tapes" releases", which will be re-released on MG.ART as well, following this edition.


"Krautrocksampler" author Julian Cope mentioned it to be "… one of the greatest rock 'n' roll LPs ever made." (Julian Cope Presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Reviews | Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel". 15 March 2000.)

AllMusic called the album "both astonishingly prescient and just flat out good, a logical extension of the space-jam-freakout ethos into rarified realms."



Here we would like the Band to be heard, for what can easily be said as the first time in 50+ years, with the exception of some early Journalists for whom the young Manuel Göttsching wrote a statement of intent (the original text can be found inside this edition) as following:

"Our musical concept is based on a combination of blues rock and delicate collages of electronic sound. These two elements should remain inseparable. And in their complex unity, the different musical philosophies of each musician find a common sweet spot. Our music is a permanently impulsive experience left to develop as it will, starting from a common fixed point of departure. This is where the difficulty of the music begins: No standardized formulation of our music can and should be possible. Only the constant reaction within the band can determine the musical result. And this requires constant listening with full concentration on the part of the creators. The idea of a particular musician will be - if flexible enough - absorbed by the others, transposed to their own instrument, and reflected back into the music as an individual contribution. This reciprocity within the band is then transferred over to the audience. And this process means that their reaction is not only a contribution to the end result; it actually makes them jointly responsible for the creation of the final musical product.
…
On our album, the track "Amboss" represents the first layer. Conventional instruments communicate familiar music which is in part expanded through electronic means. In the second track of the album - "Traummaschine" - the actual basic sound approach is dissolved into an electronic Nirvana which no longer allows the concrete identification of actual instruments. Innocent, virgin listening, free from any and every association, can finally begin - and the music can be absorbed and processed free from the limitations of categorization. That is the purpose of our music: To convey freedom without any predetermined criteria or traditions.

Thank you for your attention."
(Taken from the original A-R-T Bio 1970)


Hartmut Enke, Manuel Göttsching and Klaus Schulze aka. Ash Ra Tempel travelled to Hamburg in March 1971 to record their debut, with assistance of another Icon, legendary engineer Conny Plank.
The rest is history.



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Double LP: Heavy 350gsm Sleeve, Liner Notes, Sticker
- Official reissue of Grauzone's album with 9 bonus songs including the megahit "Eisbär" and more, straight from the original reels!

Genre: Post-Punk, Electronic, New Wave, Cold Wave, Pop, Synth, Industrial, Experimental

Tracklisting Double LP Album

A1. Film 2
A2. Schlachtet!
A3. Hinter Den Bergen
A4. Maikäfer Flieg
A5. Marmelade Und Himbeereis
B1. Wütendes Glas
B2. Kälte Kriecht
B3. Kunstgewerbe
B4. Der Weg Zu Zweit
B5. In Der Nacht
C1. Eisbär
C2. Ich Lieb Sie
C3. Moskau
C4. Ein Tanz Mit Dem Tod
D1. Traüme Mit Mir
D2. Ich Und Du
D3. Wütendes Glas (Maxi Version)
D4. Raum
D5. Film 1

WRWTFWW Records is very happy to reissue Swiss cult band Grauzone's self-titled album in an expanded 40 Years Anniversary Edition packed with the original 1981 album plus 9 extra songs, as well as extensive liner notes by Swiss music historian Lurker Grand. The 19-track album is available as a double LP vinyl in heavy 350gsm sleeve and a digipack CD, both sourced from the original reels and put together under the supervision of band member and all around legend Stephan Eicher.

The pioneering band from Bern (Switzerland) had a short-lived but highly-regarded career which birthed a cult discography that still fascinates and resonates today. Consisting of core members Martin Eicher, Stephan Eicher, and Marco Repetto, and on-and-off participants Christian GT Trüssel, Claudine Chirac, and Ingrid Berney, the elusive group broke new grounds in the early 80s, experimenting with punk and industrial music, early techno sounds, minimalism, new wave, pop, and various electronics. With an innovative and polished approach to design, visuals, performance, and all around style and philosophy on top of their superb music, the constantly transforming unit developed a whole experience - the Grauzone experience: wild and unpredictable, yet sophisticated and cohesive, or as Swiss music historian Lurker Grand would call it, "an Art band with a Punk attitude".

Completely rejecting the music industry rules and refusing to play the game of promotion, touring, release schedules, and TV appearances even though they had a multi-platinum international hit with the song "Eisbär", the band quickly disintegrated in full convention-defying glory, leaving behind an inspiring music legacy for the world to discover and discover again, one generation after the other.

This extended version of their debut (and only) album beautifully crystallizes the Grauzone miracle/accident - where pop and youthful experimentation meet at (new/cold/no) wave and industrial crossroads, and where classic hits ("Eisbär", "FILM 2", "Raum", "Träume Mit Mir", "Der Weg Zu Zweit"…) flawlessly mesh with unconventional deep cuts ("In Der Nacht", "Film 1", "Maikäfer Flieg"…). Very simply put: GOOD timeless music with an edge.

Stephan Eicher went on to be, arguably, the most successful Swiss musician ever, with an international career extending from pop chanson to experimental escapades and collaborations with Moondog, artists Sophie Calle and Sylvie Fleury, and author Martin Suter among many other luminaries. Marco Repetto flourished as a techno and ambient producer, releasing multiple projects including releases on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label.




Points of interests

- For fans of electronic, post-punk, new wave, cold wave, Swiss wave, no wave, Neue Deutsche Welle (Welle means wave!), synth, pop, industrial, proto-techno, 80s, Stephan Eicher, Marco Repetto, Liaisons Dangereuses, Tristesse Contemporaine, Young Marble Giants, The Cure but weirder, Switzerland, romance, mountains, polar bears, contemporary art, wearing nice (white) shoes in dirty basement squats, and xerox machines.

- New release from WRWTFWW Records (Grauzone's Eisbär and Raum, Midori Takada's Through The Looking Glass, Kenji Kawai's Ghost in the Shell Original Soundtrack, John Carpenter's Dark Star Soundtrack, Ryo Fukui's Scenery, Dominique Guiot's L'Univers de la Mer, Bernard Parmegiani soundtracks and more).


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