Continuing to expand on their sonic world, BPitch Berlin present the ninth iteration of WE ARE NOT ALONE, a 12-track compilation bridging diverse forms and frameworks held together by a genuine love for the underground.

A testament to the breadth of style and genre that keeps BPitch alight, each WE ARE NOT ALONE compilation offers an insight into varying subcultures, and connects the dots between artists across the globe with a shared vision. From acid to industrial, EBM to trance, genre denominations fizzle and make way for a feeling, carving a space for each artist to document their own interpretation of an energy that has sustained the label and event series since its inception. Playful as ever, whilst never losing sight of techno’s functional core, WE ARE NOT ALONE pt. 9 is an attempt at documenting a feeling, and a crucial snapshot into some of electronic music’s most exciting voices.

Format: Black double vinyl

TRACK LIST (2LP):

A:
01 DJ Europarking - Faze Swapp (04:26)
02 BEC - Tibetan Monks (04:32)
03 Aida Arko - May Be Life Maybe Death (05:07)

B
01 Sarah Sommers - Industrial Espionage (07:04)
02 ANNE - A Tear In The Sofa (04:30)
03 Gabby Diaz - Bloody Dance (04:25)

C
01 DJ T-1000 - Unfeminine Woman (05:01)
02 Byron Alvarado - I Wish You Had Listened To My Music (04:27)
03 Omon Breaker - Interpreting Scars (feat. Garden Krist) (04:48)

D
01 X-Alox - Sexy Sexy (04:30)
02 Rebecca Delle Piane - Ammore (04:00)
03 Dr. Rubinstein x Blind Observatory - Express Lane (04:22)

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BPitch present the next iteration of their WE ARE NOT ALONE compilation series - a diverse package of sounds reflecting the spirit of the WE ARE NOT ALONE parties, and offering a glimpse into a community of artists that have committed themselves to the underground. Touching on a wide range of genres whilst never losing sight of the dancefloor, WE ARE NOT ALONE pt.8 offers twelve essential cuts for DJs, ravers, and music heads alike. Tying the threads between genres, and with the mark of quality expected from the Berlin label, this new compilation documents the next chapter in its ever-growing contribution to the culture.

WE ARE NOT ALONE pt.8 shows the label have no plans on lowering the heat, with another round of pure hedonism for the ages.

Format: Black double vinyl

TRACK LIST:

A:
01 - Boston 168 - Feeling You (06:00)
02 - Tigerhead - Alice Trough a Looking Glass (04:31)
03 - Sina XX - Rock This Place (04:24)

B:
01 - Endlec - Panther (05:47)
02 - Theo Nasa - Sex & Acid Pleasure (04:02)
03 - Shaleen - Vernalagnia (04:56)

C:
01 - Öspiel - Bygone (04:36)
02 - Raho - Panic On Acid (04:32)
03 - Diana May - Just Shut the f__k up (04:28)

D:
01 - [KRTM] - Küss Mich Jetzt (04:05)
02 - Vuuduu - Vuuduu - Snax (04:35)
03 - Madwoman - Chaos Theory (04:46)

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Returning for the seventh edition of the beloved WE ARE NOT ALONE compilation series, Ellen Allien and BPitch Berlin curate an unmissable collection of twelve new tracks celebrating the global underground that has influenced the label since its inception.

BPitch continues to expand on their limitless roster, providing a reflection of the artists who have been involved in the WE ARE NOT ALONE event series from across the world. These events put a kaleidoscopic lens to electronic music from all over, championing a vision of culture that is far-reaching and inclusive in both spirit and sound. With contributions from rising talents and established heroes alike, WE ARE NOT ALONE Vol. 7 is a testament to the pluralism of one of electronic music’s most beloved record labels, and the family of artists that make it what it is. Opening the proceedings is label founder Ellen Allien with ‘Kyiv’ - a brand new cut that weaves a vast pool of sonic references for the power hour. There are touches of acid, dub, breaks, and trance, but genre titles become futile when it’s ultimately a sound completely her own. Next up is a slice of the Stockholm underground with Andree Bohlin and Billie Jo teaming up for a high speed journey through big beats and hammerdrill piano licks. Warsaw- born producer Sept then provides some maximal trance for the weirder hours. DJ Physical applies a romantic vision of techno, drenched in melancholy and geared towards the senses on the seductive ‘Scary Night’. WTCHCRFT brings us into murkier analogue territory with ‘Unusual Photograph’, a fusion of chopped vocals and hard-edged percussive loops from the New York underground fixture. Slowing things down a touch, the legendary Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly offers up a chugging, cyclical dose of arpeggiated industrialism.
Naix - also known as revered Scottish electro maestro Galaxian - takes a chainsaw to the production booth on the searing ‘Current-Gen’. Berlin’s own Lucinee lifts things up to the skies with a glistening cut of trance radiation, before REA¨KTTOR, hailing from Colombia, presents a darkened dose of cybergoth realness on the weighty ‘Il Oscuro’. Ayako Mori and Raul Alvarez plunge straight back into a cavernous warehouse with ‘Departure To (360 mix)’, Lady Maru - a Berlin resident with a background as a guitarist, noise musician and more - puts together a no-nonsense barrage of hard techno on ‘Don’t Cross The Line’. Rounding off the compilation is Under Black Helmet’s ‘Stargazer’, a levitational voyage into a different dimension.

Just as the WE ARE NOT ALONE event series connects the dots between a sprawling and passionate network of countercultural misfits, their compilation series offers a snapshot into the true underground of electronic music today.

TRACKLIST 2LP:

A:
01 - Ellen Allien - Kyiv (4:13)
02 - Andree Bohlin - Revival (Billie Jo Remix) (4:28)
03 - Sept - Can I Taste The Sin (4:29)

B:
01 - DJ Physical - Scary Night (4:32)
02 - Wtchcrft - Unusual Photograph (5:47)
03 - Rhys Fulber - Running Out Of Sand (5:33)

C:
01 - Naix - Current-Gen (3:53)
02 - Lucinee - Turn On (4:40)
03 - Ayako Mori, Raul Alvarez - Departure To (360 Mix) (5:17)

D:
01 - Reäkttor - Il Oscuro (Original Mix) (7:40)
02 - Lady Maru - Don't Cross The Line (4:27)
03 - Under Black Helmet - Stargazer (4:48)

KEY SELLING POINTS:

- Marketing and promo via BPitch Control (240.000 receivers +), Facebook (126,3K +), Twitter (28.1K +), Soundcloud (77,7K +), YouTube (29,3K +), Instagram (52,7K +)
- Marketing and promo via Ellen Allien Facebook (949,2K +), Twitter (34.1K +), Soundcloud (143K +), YouTube (67,9K +), Instagram (630K +)
- And social media activities for all participating artists

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Ellen Allien brings you We Are Not Alone, a huge compilation series, featuring three installments with 11 tracks each. All brand new music from artists who’ve either played at the infamous event series or will be appearing at future parties. This is the new Berlin underground, brace yourself…

TRACKLIST:

A:
01 - Rebekah - Last Summer 04:59
02 - Inhalt der Nacht - In Lust Verirrt 04:45
03 - Tham - The Third Kind 05:31

B:
01 - Die Selektion - Herzschlag Der Figur 05:23
02 - Maxime Iko - Cure+ 05:14
03 - SHDW & Obscure Shape - Die dunkle Bedrohung 05:15

C:
01 - Andrew Moore - That Makes Me So Horny05:02
02 - Céilí - Where Would You Be If I Didn't Call You 05:10
03 - JakoJako - Mondschein 05:37

D:
01 - Alien Rain - Dream Inceptor 05:33
02 - Parallx - Alcea 05:07

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Berlin’s eminent technoterrestrial Ellen Allien brings us the final edition of the mammoth We Are Not Alone compilation series, featuring three installments comprised 11 tracks each. Each of the installments features fresh new beats from artists who’ve either played at the infamous event series or appearing at We Are Not Alone parties in the future. It’s the closing chapter, so let’s buckle up for a freaky finale…

TRACKLIST:

A:
01 - Ryan James Ford - EQ 10MG Base 05:05
02 - LADA (Dasha Rush & Lars Hemmerling) - Kassi 05:17
03 - Cosmin TRG - Sourde 05:13


B:
01 - Heidi Sabertooth - Innergaze 05:16
02 - Henning Baer - Nightwing Microlight 05:43
03 -Setaoc Mass - Silent Tension05:17


C:
01 - Truncate - Basic 04:45
02 - Shlomi Aber - Terrified 05:44
03 - Hemka - Culture 05:04

D:
01 - Bertrand. - Midsummer Dream 05:14
02 - Adriana Lopez - Chaos Transition 05:47

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Ellen Allien and the We Are Not Alone collective are back with a second edition of the We Are Not Alone series. A 36-track compilation split into 3 parts, each consisting of 12 cuts, dedicated to the infamous We Are Not Alone event series and the best of Berlin’s underground techno talent.

Ellen Allien's innovative party series We Are Not Alone was launched in 2016 and remains committed to inviting an exciting crew of artists to perform at the 36 hour events, now in a new home at RSO.BERLIN, where they returned with bang over 36 hours and 3 floors in May.

The We Are Not Alone compilation features artists that have played at the parties, as well as those who will join the line-up for future events. The 4th, 5th and 6th parts include music by Ellen and established names names such as Thomas P. Heckmann, Dollkraut & DJ Europarking, Francois X, Phase Fatale and Etapp Kyle. Rising stars Nene H, Nur Jaber, Stephanie Sykes, Wallis and Métaraph. BPitch signings including Rosa Anschütz, Shaleen, Matasism and Uncrat.

For this installment of the series, Ellen Allien collaborates with esteemed director and photographer Stini Roehrs for the multidisciplinary project ‘’AFTER DARK – Emotional States of Techno’’, consisting of a virtual rave film, book and exhibition produced by AKKURAT Studios, and the We Are Not Alone VA, which is to be released physically and digitally via BPitch.

The next We Are Not Alone parties take place at RSO, Berlin in July, August and October of this year. 22nd July, CSD weekend, is set to be a single night event on two floors. 20th August a We Are Not Alone floor during the RSO Club Festival and then we’ll be back for over 30 hours on 15th & 16th October. Watch this space.


TRACKLIST:
A:
01 - Reka - We Are The Future 04:30
02 - SDBX - Moon Flight 04:27
03 - Ellen Allien - Reality 04:28

B:
01 - Francois X - Toxic Angel 04:29
02 - Wallis - All You Had, You Wasted 04:26
03 - Thomas P Heckmann - Contagion (BPC Edit) 04:19

C:
01 - Crystal Geometry - Eyes Closed 04:26
02 - Matasism - Mind Control 04:26
03 - Asec - 2001 04:35

D:
01 - Uncrat - Choco Krave 05:32
02 - Karl Kave - This House Is Burning 03:43
03 - Dollkraut & DJ Europarking - MSB4000-06 03:57

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Ellen Allien and the We Are Not Alone collective are back with a second edition of the We Are Not Alone series. A 36-track compilation split into 3 parts, each consisting of 12 cuts, dedicated to the infamous We Are Not Alone event series and the best of Berlin’s underground techno talent.

Ellen Allien's innovative party series We Are Not Alone was launched in 2016 and remains committed to inviting an exciting crew of artists to perform at the 36 hour events, now in a new home at RSO.BERLIN, where they returned with bang over 36 hours and 3 floors in May.

The We Are Not Alone compilation features artists that have played at the parties, as well as those who will join the line-up for future events. The 4th, 5th and 6th parts include music by Ellen and established names names such as Thomas P. Heckmann, Dollkraut & DJ Europarking, Francois X, Phase Fatale and Etapp Kyle. Rising stars Nene H, Nur Jaber, Stephanie Sykes, Wallis and Métaraph. BPitch signings including Rosa Anschütz, Shaleen, Matasism and Uncrat.

For this installment of the series, Ellen Allien collaborates with esteemed director and photographer Stini Roehrs for the multidisciplinary project ‘’AFTER DARK – Emotional States of Techno’’, consisting of a virtual rave film, book and exhibition produced by AKKURAT Studios, and the We Are Not Alone VA, which is to be released physically and digitally via BPitch.

The next We Are Not Alone parties take place at RSO, Berlin in July, August and October of this year. 22nd July, CSD weekend, is set to be a single night event on two floors. 20th August a We Are Not Alone floor during the RSO Club Festival and then we’ll be back for over 30 hours on 15th & 16th October. Watch this space.


TRACKLIST:
A:
01 - Julian Muller - Got'Got 04:34
02 - L.F.T. - Hypothetical Revenge 04:40
03 - DJ Mell G - Juicy Beat 04:32

B:
01 - Brutalismus 3000 - Nightclubbing (Brutalismus 3000) 05:00
02 - Phase Fatale - Surgical Manipulator 04:29
03 - UR Trax - Br0ken 04:34

C:
01 - UFO95 - Pünk 05:16
02 - Gotshell - Decisiones 04:15
03 - False Witness - Nadeshiko 04:54

D:
01 - Callum Magnum - Pressure 04:26
02 - Einsiedler - In A Special Kind Of Space 04:29
03 - Stephanie Sykes - Neo Romance 04:11

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Ellen Allien and the We Are Not Alone collective are back with a second edition of the We Are Not Alone series. A 36-track compilation split into 3 parts, each consisting of 12 cuts, dedicated to the infamous We Are Not Alone event series and the best of Berlin’s underground techno talent.

Ellen Allien's innovative party series We Are Not Alone was launched in 2016 and remains committed to inviting an exciting crew of artists to perform at the 36 hour events, now in a new home at RSO.BERLIN, where they returned with bang over 36 hours and 3 floors in May.

The We Are Not Alone compilation features artists that have played at the parties, as well as those who will join the line-up for future events. The 4th, 5th and 6th parts include music by Ellen and established names names such as Thomas P. Heckmann, Dollkraut & DJ Europarking, Francois X, Phase Fatale and Etapp Kyle. Rising stars Nene H, Nur Jaber, Stephanie Sykes, Wallis and Métaraph. BPitch signings including Rosa Anschütz, Shaleen, Matasism and Uncrat.

For this installment of the series, Ellen Allien collaborates with esteemed director and photographer Stini Roehrs for the multidisciplinary project ‘’AFTER DARK – Emotional States of Techno’’, consisting of a virtual rave film, book and exhibition produced by AKKURAT Studios, and the We Are Not Alone VA, which is to be released physically and digitally via BPitch.

The next We Are Not Alone parties take place at RSO, Berlin in July, August and October of this year. 22nd July, CSD weekend, is set to be a single night event on two floors. 20th August a We Are Not Alone floor during the RSO Club Festival and then we’ll be back for over 30 hours on 15th & 16th October. Watch this space.


TRACKLIST:
A:
01 - Lokier - Disclosure 04:26
02 - Etapp Kyle - Moveon 04:25
03 - AnD - Happy In Major 04:39

B:
01 - Imchaos - Alien Cry 04:19
02 - Blush Response - Confession 04:17
03 - Shaleen - Suction Of Relativity 04:33

C:
01 - Nur Jaber - When I'm Gone 05:01
02 - Nene H - OMG 04:26
03 - Denise Rabe - Psychic Survival 04:17

D:
01 - Deepneue - Berliner Syndrom 04:35
02 - Metaraph - Dulcet Acridness 04:42
03 - Rosa Anschuetz - Nectar 04:28

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Boston 168 fuse industrial roots with acid-soaked melodies on an unmissable EP for BPitch!

BPitch present a new EP of unfiltered techno and impeccable sound design by Turin-based duo Boston 168. Following on from three releases on the label and a 2019 appearance on its hotly tipped sub label UFO Inc, the duo head for cavernous industrial spaces and vivid psychedelic trips with Gigantia, due for digital release 14.07.23.
Having produced music together since 2014, Sergio Pace and Vincenzo Ferramosca have built a name for themselves from a particularly spatial strain of techno that has afforded them an illustrious career to date. Gigantia sees the duo drawing upon the industrial roots of their hometown, merging a range of influences with a distinctly melodic take on Acid Techno.

TRACKLIST:
A1 - Boston 168 - Hit by the Star (5:46) A2 - Boston 168 - Sirio03 (5:51) B1 - Boston 168 - Before Us (5:26) B2 - Boston 168 - Gigantia (5:39)

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Tracklist

A1. Vinicius Honorio - Rathma
A2. Vinicius Honorio - Silencio

B1. Vinicius Honorio - Stay In The Rhythm
B2. Vinicius Honorio - Ominous Music


Almost a year on since his Blueprint Records debut, the London-based Brazilian, Vinicius Honorio delivers the follow-up to "Sem Rumo".
With a storied history in DJing and producing, starting in Rio de Janeiro as a D&B selector before settling into London's techno sphere, the Brazilian producer pens dark and dubby textures. Delivering releases on his own label, Liberta Records as well as the likes of Modularz, Mord, Token and of course, Blueprint he has displayed his penchant for trippy and foreboding techno whilst encapsulating the energy and passion that have come to be synonymous with his style. A style that also permeates his DJ sets which he's taken around the globe.

"Ominous Music" features four hard-hitting Techno tracks characteristic of his style. Released 31 May on vinyl and digitally.


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Tracklisting
A1 Kabay - Amnesia (rework)
A2 Kabay - Dukkha
B1 Kabay - Tribe of Liberation
B2 Kabay - All in
B3 Kabay - Breakpoint Ritual

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Tracklisting:
A1 Alarico - 9th District
A2 Alarico - 27th District
A3 Alarico - 27th District (Matrixxman remix)
B1 Alarico - Collapse of the Sybil System
B2 Alarico - Collapse of the Sybil System (Toru Katsuta remix)


Sales Note
Matrixxman's The Grid welcomes its first ever guest artist with none other than the newcomer Alarico. In a short time he has already made a name for himself with shuffling loops and blistering sci-fi sound design. The mysterious Toru Katsuta and Matrixxman assist with remix duties alongside a further contribution from legend Takaaki Itoh on the digital. Jump into Neo Tokyo and plug into The Grid!

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cut-out label sleeve / printed inner sleeve

Tracklisting:
A1 Chontane - Preserved
A2 Chontane - Arakis
B1 Chontane - Sitka
B2 Chontane - Laboe
B3 Chontane - After Images

Release Note:
Chontane delivers six dynamic techno cuts via his 'Sycamore' EP on Mutual Rytm.

A firm fixture of the VOLTAGE roster and a rising name originating from Ukraine making an impact, Berlin-based DJ and producer Chontane is quickly finding his feet following a string of EPs via ARTS, Lobster Theremin and Rekids Special Projects. Already playing key clubs at the age of just 18, blurring the lines between techno, breaks and electro with his growing trademark sound, his performances across Berlin and beyond have captured the attention of many as he showcases his up-front and powerful sound. Next, he heads to SHDW & Obscure Shape's Mutual Rytm imprint for the first time as he reveals his six-track 'Sycamore' EP.

Lead cut 'Preserved' is a rugged yet soulful opener, settling into a rolling groove guided by crisp hats and sharp stabs, while 'Arakis' propels into more eerie and menacing spheres as waling vocals emerge and disappear into the track's relentless dynamic. Opening the B-side, 'Sitka' fuses jacking drums with playful flute interludes for a production set to get dancefloors moving, while 'Laboe' keeps things fiery as a peppy track which launches into fiesta mode. Closing the flip side, B3 'After Images' reveals the most emotive production on the package,
balancing the hard-hitting kicks with soulful vocals and hazy melodies for a classy slice of techno.

Once again, digital purchasers are treated to an exclusive bonus with 'In Roots' raising the temperature and jumping right back into the action to serve up another energising anthem from a label and artist on the rise.



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2025 repress

Tracklisting
A1 Lars Huismann - Divergence
A2 Lars Huismann - Portal
A3 Lars Huismann - Neural
B1 Lars Huismann - Riot
B2 Lars Huismann - Technician

Sales Note
Lars Huismann drops fourth essential release on Mutual Rytm with 'Catharsis', following his successful 'Sounds From The Past' trilogy.

German producer Lars Huismann has a percussive and groove-driven take on techno that often comes with scintillating melodies and separates him from others amongst the genre. His releases have come on labels such as Dolly and Soma; however, he has also quickly become an essential member of the Mutual Rytm family, having contributed to the label's 'Federation Of Rytm III' VA as well as serving up a trio of forward-thinking EPs in the form of his 'Sounds From The Past' trilogy. Delivering yet more stellar material on SHDW's thriving imprint, his latest EP delivers the newest evolution in his sound while maintaining his signature sonic essence.

The hunched techno funk of 'Divergence' kicks off with plenty of plenty up energy and tight, bouncy synth vamps, while 'Portal' goes deep into a futuristic landscape with static-laced synths and oversized hi-hat ringlets that ramp up the pressure. The mighty 'Neural' is brilliantly functional and linear techno with a playful synth that rides up and down the mix as the sleek and slamming drums race onwards. 'Riot' brings some extra raved-up madness with serrated synths and raw percussive energy, and 'Technician' then slips into a deeper, more paired back sound with liquid synth lashing about the mix as dubby undercurrents power along the punchy rhythms and freaky vocals bring the menace. Digital bonus cuts 'Incognito', a fizzing, busy, textured techno workout, and the machine soul of 'Submerged' close out this high-grade EP in style.





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Troy is back on non series white with another dense, powerful 4 tracker ep

Tracklist
A1. Troy - Shadow Of The Comet
A2. Troy - Slow Burn

B1. Troy - Twilight
B2. Troy - God´s Flesh





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Although perhaps not a household name like Sergio Mendes, Marcos Valle or Flora Purim, Bororó is considered to be one of the most important and talented Brazilian musicians of his time. Taking his moniker from the indigenous people of his country, who live in the state of Mato Grosso, Bororó steadily built his career for well over a quarter of a century, along the way performing live and in the studio with such legends as Gal Costa, Milton Nascimento and Caetano Veloso.

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Nourished By Time follows up his 2023 critically-acclaimed, breakout album Erotic Probiotic 2 with his debut EP on XL Recordings: Catching Chickens, set for physical release on May 3rd. Written between 2022 - 2023 in his home studio in Baltimore, and along his world travels this past year, Catching Chickens is derived from the film Rocky, and the iconic scene in which Rocky’s trainer makes him chase and catch a flock of chickens as a test of agility. With tracks like “Hell of a Ride,” in which Nourished By Time contemplates the fall of the American empire and late-stage capitalism loneliness, and “Hand on Me,” which traces the paranoia from distrust in a post-traumatic world, Nourished By Time chronicles his own test of agility as he weaves through the motions of his newfound notability.

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The last in the Rommek ‘Set in Stone Trilogy’ with “Metamorphic”. Various established Blueprint artists transform the atmospheric and intense industrial soundscapes into with their own gripping interpretations.


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With this EP, an attempt is made at documenting the vibrant action happening during the late 1970s and early 1980s in the Pioneer Valley area of Western Massachusetts, US. The story is richer than the snapshot we present here, and a more detailed account is to be found in the accompanying book that can be purchased separately.

The Five Colleges in Hampshire County congregated a vast student population that inevitably interacted with the towns in the area. Bars, music and record stores, live music and a lot of experimentation and free thinking. Hampshire College, especially, promoted new approaches to teaching, subjects that might be considered radical by some even today, although a more favourable context would now surely exist for openly debating such topics as American Indians, Kayak Design, Black Oral Tradition, Food Management, etc. And the music? The immediate "punk effect" motivated the creation of numerous bands, many short lived, others evolving into New Wave / Power Pop territory, eventually crossing into Post-Punk experimentation. What is captured in "Noho EP" is a more electronic disposition, favoured by the existence of EMS gear and other equipment at Hampshire College and University of Massachusetts. We chose to focus on a group of musicians who, for a time, played together in different combinations under the loose umbrella of the Tekno Tunes label and the structure around it.

These musicians come from very different backgrounds and the nucleus portrayed here consisted of Christopher Vine, Elliott Sharp, James Whittemore and Nicholas Brown.

Of the several line-up changes The Scientific Americans went through, it was actually only the duo of Chris Vine and Jim Whittemore who recorded "Among Bodge Watt". Never before released, it is a companion piece to their track "El Salvador" available on the 1981 ROIR tape-album "Load & Go!". The Sci Ams were founders of the Tekno Tunes label and also created the Tekno Tours "concert promotion agency", under which name they exposed local audiences to bands such as The Stranglers, The Slits, Pylon, Pere Ubu, The Psychedelic Furs, The Bush Tetras, Steel Pulse, etc. Their own sound kept progressing but at its best there's a solid dub undercurrent, pretty obvious in "Among Bodge Watt".

Human Error was born out of a collective jam by Chris Vine, Elliott Sharp, Jim Whittemore and Nick Brown. Elliott Sharp had moved to Northampton in August of 1978 and naturally became involved in the local music scene, hooking up first with Whittemore at a hi-fi audio store where he worked at the time. Basement jams followed stimulating conversations, and other musicians joined the sessions. "Clandestinator" sounds gorgeously loose, an effortless groove coming from a quasi-dub set-up. Nothing here seems calculated, the music just flows, contagious and irregular as the handclaps in the mix.

The Higher Primates later evolved into a "proper" band but started as Nick Brown's solo project. The Primates only ever released a (now sought-after) 7" single in 1980 (on the Tekno Tunes label, precisely). Both tracks on "Noho EP" were recorded the following year and never released until now. "Auto Music in the Disco Dub Style" is self-explanatory, with a steady, mid-tempo TR808 beat running through, supporting synth squelches, echoes and reverbs, a fat bassline, dissonant melodic lines and odd vocal snippets. Kind of a DJ tool when the concept was barely in place. The more uptempo "Teresa Variations" adds a Fender Jazz bass and Selmer sax to the electronics. It actually sounds more "Disco", even with the robotic, unintelligible vocals. On top of this, the vibe is sealed by the overall Radiophonic Workshop analogue strangeness applied to a dance beat.

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Tracklisting
A1 Eusebeia & Aisatsaana - Shed A Light
A2 Eusebeia & Aisatsaana - Mists of Time
B1 Eusebeia & Aisatsaana - Wayfinder
B2 Eusebeia & Aisatsaana - Transformation

Sales Note
Closing off a four release run with Samurai Music and affiliated labels, Eusebeia collaborates with Aisatsaana for the Transformation EP on Samurai Music. The combined creative perspective and approach of the two artists results in a textural adjustment, a glistening and psychedelic sheen is sprinkled over the tempered kick/break/bass combos. It's a perfect EP that smoothly traverses mood waves.

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