Special remarks : 1 CD


Genre: Indie Rock/ Indie Pop


Tracklist :


1 - My Isle Of Golden Dreams
2 - Die Trash Area
3 - Marguerita
4 - Friend In Need (Pt. 1)
5 - An Intimate Garden
6 - One Track Man
7 - My New Purple Shoes
8 - Friend In Need (Pt. 2)

9 - Love Turned Into Wine
10 - Elza Poppin
11 - Movies
12 - End Credits
13 - Escalator (feat LORD$)
14 - Hidden In The Gallery (feat LORD$)

Short Info :

Rémi Klein debut studio album, Friend In Need will be released on June 20, 2025 by Tricatel.

Behind his keyboards, between the walls of his bedroom or in studio, Rémi Klein fashions music that is both intimate and generous, instinctive and precise. He is a craftsman who composes, arranges and produces with obsessive meticulousness. Playing with LORD$, Please and now Clara Luciani, he built up a collective experience before recording his own album.

Signed to Tricatel, his first album, Friend In Need, due 20 June, is a plunge into his cinematic universe, where the lush orchestrations of Hollywood's golden age rub shoulders with the best of songwriting. His music and songs, rooted in the present and the future, are visceral and innovative. It's the music of today and tomorrow at its most promising and audacious. There are a million new tracks a week on streaming platforms, no two albums like Friend in Need and no two artists like Rémi Klein.





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Genre: Indie Rock/ Indie Pop


Tracklist :


1 - My Isle Of Golden Dreams
2 - Die Trash Area
3 - Marguerita
4 - Friend In Need (Pt. 1)
5 - An Intimate Garden
6 - One Track Man
7 - My New Purple Shoes
8 - Friend In Need (Pt. 2)

9 - Love Turned Into Wine
10 - Elza Poppin
11 - Movies
12 - End Credits
13 - Escalator (feat LORD$)
14 - Hidden In The Gallery (feat LORD$)

Short Info :

Rémi Klein debut studio album, Friend In Need will be released on June 20, 2025 by Tricatel.

Behind his keyboards, between the walls of his bedroom or in studio, Rémi Klein fashions music that is both intimate and generous, instinctive and precise. He is a craftsman who composes, arranges and produces with obsessive meticulousness. Playing with LORD$, Please and now Clara Luciani, he built up a collective experience before recording his own album.

Signed to Tricatel, his first album, Friend In Need, due 20 June, is a plunge into his cinematic universe, where the lush orchestrations of Hollywood's golden age rub shoulders with the best of songwriting. His music and songs, rooted in the present and the future, are visceral and innovative. It's the music of today and tomorrow at its most promising and audacious. There are a million new tracks a week on streaming platforms, no two albums like Friend in Need and no two artists like Rémi Klein.





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Genre: Bossa

Tracklist :


A1 - As Praias do Norte
A2 - Uma Cancão Francesa
A3 - Venha Comigo
A4 - Estou Louco
A5 - Queridalice
A6 - Sob as Estrelas

B1 - O Fim dos Tempos
B2 - Adeus
B3 - Beto Beto
B4 - Meu Amor
B5 - Feridas Anacronicas
B6 - Chorinho da Chuva

Short Info :

Leo Blomov studio album, Blomovinho will be released on May 23, 2025 by Tricatel.

Leo Blomov releases his third album, Blomovinho, on Tricatel on 23 May, following on from his first two albums, Carpe Noctem and L'Ermitage, on Label Attitude. This album, which sings of wide open spaces, nature and freedom, is a tribute to Música Popular Brasileira.

It's Brazil, and of course it's not Brazil, any more than the great Guy Cabay and Sean O'Hagan are Brazil. As I listen to 'Sob As Estrelas', I also hear the Brian Wilson of 'Busy Doin' Nothin' and the Paddy McAloon of "Cruel".
Louis Philippe, from his liner notes

A record that effortlessly assumes the undeniable beauty of a classic moment.
Sean O'Hagan, extract from his text for Blomovinho








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Genre: Bossa


Tracklist :


1 - As Praias do Norte
2 - Uma Cancao Francesa
3 - Venha Comigo
4 - Estou Louco
5 - Queridalice
6 - Sob as Estrelas

7 - O Fim dos Tempos
8 - Adeus
9 - Beto Beto
10 - Meu Amor
11 - Feridas Anacronicas
12 - Chorinho da Chuva

Short Info :

Leo Blomov studio album, Blomovinho will be released on May 23, 2025 by Tricatel.

Leo Blomov releases his third album, Blomovinho, on Tricatel on 23 May, following on from his first two albums, Carpe Noctem and L'Ermitage, on Label Attitude. This album, which sings of wide open spaces, nature and freedom, is a tribute to Música Popular Brasileira.

It's Brazil, and of course it's not Brazil, any more than the great Guy Cabay and Sean O'Hagan are Brazil. As I listen to 'Sob As Estrelas', I also hear the Brian Wilson of 'Busy Doin' Nothin' and the Paddy McAloon of "Cruel".
Louis Philippe, from his liner notes

A record that effortlessly assumes the undeniable beauty of a classic moment.
Sean O'Hagan, extract from his text for Blomovinho












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Genre: chanson / variété / allemand


Tracklist :

1. Je ne sais pas

2. Nuit de Noël sous les bombes

3. Chaos

4. Heidschi Bumbeidschi

5. Usines

6. Goethe à Sarrebruck

7. Le piano dans les ruines

8. Walt Disney

9. Film à Munich

10. Les vaches et les bars

11. Bouddha poupée

12. Psychanalyse

13. Paris Café Voltaire

14. Le Phoenix

15. Ultimi piaceri

16. 22h23


Short Info :



16 autobiographical songs: Nuit de Noël près de la mer du Nord: la petite fille sous la neige et les bombes, chantant Nuit sacrée; Allergies: je suis malade, je ne dors plus, cécité, psychanalyse...; Le piano trouvé dans les ruines; Premiers pas au cinéma: quelques pas sur le lac gelé; Enfin Paris.

A musical suite sung by Ingrid Caven in her husky voice from the creaking waggon factories of Saarbrucken. Song and film, between illness and melody. Phoenix always rising from its ashes, wild and sophisticated.
Ingrid Caven wrote the lyrics and composed the melodies, in which we sometimes hear hints of tunes that have inhabited her life (Snow White, Bach, Lili Marlène, Lorelei...).
Three of the texts are by Jean-Jacques Schuhl.

The filmmaker behind the project, Albert Serra, and his group of Spanish musicians, Les Molforts, are responsible for the experimental electro-orchestration and staging of a show scheduled for February 22, 2025 at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, which will also be made into a film.

The CD "Heidschi Bumbeidschi, 16 moments de ma vie" will be distributed by Tricatel.






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Genre: OST


Tracklist :


A SIDE
1. Ça, c'est Paris ! Générique long
2. Souvenirs souvenirs
3. Paris 2000
4. Grande épicerie
5. Cœur à cœur
6. Pompier ou serveur ?
7. Les jeux sont faits
8. Nuit bleue
9. Paris-Joigny
10. Rêverie

B SIDE
1. Audition
2. Patience…
3. Un ado complexé
4. Allô Agnieszka
5. Golden Boys
6. C'était perdu d'avance
7. Preshow
8. Vue de dos
9. RER A Station La Défense
10. La femme-bijou

Short Info :

Tricatel is releasing on gatefold vinyl a selection of tracks composed by Bertrand Burgalat for Ça, c'est Paris! the series directed by Marc Fitoussi, starring Alex Lutz, Nicolas Maury and Monica Bellucci.

Marc Fitoussi - extract from the sleeve notes
After collaborating on my film "Les Apparences", I knew he'd be the ideal man for this series. Someone who could make real revue music, like you'd hear at the Paradis Latin or the Alcazar, and who could also be resolutely contemporary, like when the troupe relaxes and dances in a bar to a hit of the moment.

Stéphane Lerouge - extract from the sleeve notes
It's a genre that dates back to the thirties, that of the backstage musical, a genre with well-defined codes: the struggle of a collective, a troupe of singers and dancers, to put on a show that, despite a tsunami of obstacles, will end in triumph and reveal a new star. A broad spectrum of films can be linked to this, from "Quarante-deuxième rue" to "Tous en scène", from "Chorus line" to "Trois places pour le vingt-six". And today, the original link in this long chain is the series "Ça, c'est Paris!", in which Marc Fitoussi strips away this tradition, reenchanting it, making it crackle with new energy. In the end, his mission is almost the same as that of his main character, Gaspard Berthille (Alex Lutz), heir to a cabaret, the Tout-Paris, for whom he must invent a present, or rather, a future. To carry out this delicate task, Gaspard Berthille needed an accomplice, invisible on screen: Bertrand Burgalat. His freedom, the way he juggles harmony and tonality, shines through in every measure, as if Marc Fitoussi's subject had triggered something decisive and essential in him.


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Special remarks : LP

Genre: Alternative Pop / Indie


Tracklist LP :

A Side
1. Speed It Up
2. Anyway
3. Billy Joel
4. Dick Pic
5. Zablonlove
6. Everybody Knows


B Side
1. Here We Go
2. Josie
3. Dark Interlude
4. I'd Really Like
5. Make It Alright
6. Try Again
7. Fantasy


Short Info :

LORD$'s debut album 'Speed It Up' is out on April 26 via Tricatel. LORD$ is a 5-piece band steeped in references ranging from US rap to 70s soft rock, skateboarding to video games, with Rémi Klein on keyboards and vocals, Jay Adams on bass, Zablon on guitar and vocals, Bastien Bonnefont on drums and Gary Haguenauer on guitar.

These formidable instrumentalists have given a handful of concerts, notably at the Petite Halle de la Villette in Paris, one of the hotbeds of the French jazz revival. The group also competed in the prestigious Tiny Desk series of intimate concerts, delivering a performance that impressed American public radio station NPR.
_Pascal Bertin



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On the occasion of its exceptional evening at the Cabaret Sauvage, Tricatel is releasing a superb vinyl compilation of thirteen tracks, including several previously unreleased ones. It's a collector's item for long-time fans and for those who want to discover the label.

The Tricatel Machine compilation pays tribute to this unique evening, including each artist present at the party. But not only that! Of the thirteen tracks, many are new or unreleased on vinyl.

Tracklist :


Face A


1) Madrigal - Leo Blomov
2) Billy Joel - Lord$
3) Plus vite - Charles Dollé
4) Dream - Comateens
5) Pôve tièsse - Guy Cabay
6) Fallen Snow - Louis Philppe
7) La mémoire des pierres - Catastrophe

Face B

1) Das Macht Dich Heiss - Ingrid Caven
2) Sweet Jesus !!! - Chassol
3) J'n'ai pas bougé d'ici - Stéphane Salvi & Kumisolo
4) Tee Shirt Finisher - A.S Dragon
5) The Girl of September - Bertrand Burgalat
6) Montées infinies - Karol Beffa





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Special remarks : 1 LP + PRINTED INNERSLEEVE
Genre: Bossa/Chanson


Tracklist :


Face A


1) Morrer nos seus braços
2) Île amoureuse
3) Vida nunca terà fim
4) Baby butterfly
5) Esse lugar
6) Mon bel andalou

Face B

1) Ceù azulou
2) Vai meu amor
3) M'en Aller
4) Vem aqui
5) Tout commence





Short Info :

Tricatel is proud to release for the first time on vinyl the reissue of this album released in 2001. It is a single vinyl with a printed sub-sleeve containing vintage studio photos.
Inspired by Barthes, who wrote that the resistance would probably be one day in the affirmation of happiness, I wanted to write a happy record, so happy that it would be a provocation. So I wanted to sing about love in the naive and poetic language that Portuguese is for me. It is the language of secrecy and modesty, of sensuality and eroticism.
So we recorded Azul in the offices/studios of Tricatel in four days. With the Recyclers (Steve Arguëlles, Benoit Delbecq, Christophe Minck), we created these versions on the spot and on ADAT tape for a budget of thirty thousand francs. It is, until now, my album which travelled the most, and which found the most aficionados.
This reissue for the first time on vinyl, almost 23 years later, fills me with joy. Thanks Boss!


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Genre: Psychedelic rock

Tracklist:

A1 - Follow me C1 - Aux Cyclades Électroniques
A2 - Alsthom C2 - Sugar
A3 - Ma rencontre C3 - Jalousies et tomettes

B1 - Kim D1 - A.S Dragon
B2 - Gris métal D2 - The Tears of a Clown
B3 - O.K Skorpios D3 - Easy Tiger


Short info:

This album, recorded live after the release of Bertrand Burgalat's first album (The Sssound of Mmmusic, 2000), is a unique testimony of a passionate encounter, of explosive concerts and an exceptional musical adventure, a mixture of soulful rhythms, oniric keyboards and songs with chiseled lyrics and harmonies.

Out of stock on vinyl for decades, it will be reissued and published in December 2022, with a text by Philippe Manœuvre. 21 years after its first publication, it has not aged a bit. It includes tribute covers ("Follow Me" by Amanda Lear, "Tears Of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson), and a version of "Easy Tiger", recorded at the same time for Depeche Mode.

"This album brings back the great psychedelic concerts that Bertrand gave at the time. For me, Aux Cyclades électronique is in the running for the title of most beautiful song in the world, I haven't changed my mind."
Philippe Manoeuvre, excerpt from the innersleeve note, April 2022

"A.S Dragon is arguably the best French rock band of today. Nearly an hour of psyche-magnetic madness, the spectacular collision of a Gainsbourg theorist playing his melodies to a Jefferson Airplane from Clignancourt charged with pushing all galactic limits."
Philippe Manoeuvre, Rock & Folk, October 2001

"Bertrand Burgalat meets A.S Dragon could satisfy both French Touch fans and Rock'n'Roll purists. It sounds like the resurrection of a sixties garage rock band, somewhere between Detroit and Combs-la-ville. Burgalat for charity."
Philippe Barbot, Télérama, November 2001

"This is a fantastic remix! It sounds a bit like 70's funk. Bertrand has taken the song and reworked it from top to bottom, re-recording people on every part. It sounds like a James Bond song. It's really one of the best remixes we've ever done. "
Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) on "Easy Tiger", Magic, May 2001

"I wish this song could last my whole life..."
Virginie Despentes, on "Aux Cyclades électronique", "Vernon Subutex




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Special remarks : 20th Anniversary - 1LP LIMITED EDITION - WHITE TRANSPARENT LP + BLACK SLEEVE

Genre: Rock


Tracklist :


A1 - Présence humaine
A2 - Séjour-club
A3 - Paris-Dourdan
A4 - Célibataires
A5 - Les pics de pollution

B1 - On se réveillait tôt
B2 - Plein été
B3 - Playa blanca
B4 - Crépuscule
B5 - Derniers temps



Short Info :

On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of its release, the album "Présence humaine" of Michel Houellebecq, famous French writer, is edited for the first time in a white transparent vinyl - limited edition. The album has been arranged and produced by Bertrand Burgalat. He is also the music composer of the album.




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Special remarks : 2CD REISSUE COLLECTOR - TRIPLE GATEFOLD - BOOKLET

Genre: Jazz


Tracklist :


CD1
1. Wersailles (Planeur)
2. La Négacra
3. Les Oursses
4. Les Fleurs
5. RussianKidz (La Ré Fa La)
6. Prologue
7. I lôôôve u sometimes
8. Black Pierrot from Mars
9. U were in love
10. Wersailles (Martial)
11. Wisperfallow
12. Mauriiiice
13. I lôôôôve u sometimes
14. Noise Hanoï
15. Computer Control
16. IndianKidz
17. Time
18. String Fellow Hawke
19. Wersailles (Ending)


CD2
1. Ouverture
2. Les ménagères
3. Mind Food Variation
4. Waltz of the Scary Woman
5. We're leaving
6. Re-Tour du Monde
7. Bons baisers de Neptune
8. Shostakhendrix
9. Touché par la Grace
10. Kraft
11. Scènes d'Humiliation Collective
12. Sunlover
13. Powerplay
14. 12 secondes


Short Info :

Collector reissue of a double CD, X-Pianos is a great way to discover Chassol's work : ultrascore. He harmonizes the reel, meaning that he reveals the musicality of spoken words and random sounds, such as Leonard Bernstein's work, Indian and Russian pupils, or a neighbourg playing the violin.


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Special remarks : REISSUE DELUXE EDITION 2LP + Gatefold - RSD 2021

Genre: Pop


Tracklist :


A1 - Pas perdus
A2 - TSOM
A3 - Aux Cyclades Électroniques
A4 - Ma rencontre
A5 - Île de béton

B1 - Attention amiante
B2 - Chaque jour
B3 - 14H
B4 - Nonza
B5 - Ok Skorpios
B6 - Gris metal

C1 - Des yeux roses
C2 - L'observatoire
C3 - Le pays imaginaire
C4 - Cœur inapaisé
C5 - Serpentine
C6 - Les amplis de Mayence

D1 - (Come Potrei) Scordare
D2 - Vision of Love
D3 - Biscarosse
D4 - Kim
D5 - Haute volupté


Short Info :

Bertrand Burgalat's first album 'The Sssound of Mmmusic', also known as TSOM, is released in an expanded reissue, twenty-one years after its first publication, on June 12th 2021 for the Record Store Day. Bertrand Burgalat combines lush arrangements, dreamy atmospheres and pop culture with class and humor.

In 2000, Bertrand Burgalat decided to evolve openly by releasing his first solo album 'The Sssound of Mmmusic' which had been in the works since the creation of the label 5 years earlier. This album, a true melancholic and sensual sonorama, reveals the very essence of Burgalat's art, fragile, nuanced, with a rare humility. Dotted with banjos and club bass, cascades of synthetic strings and soprano saxophone, geisha choirs and unblocked beats, 'The Sssound of Mmmusic' appears as a contrasting work where opposites unite in perfect alchemy.

Accompanied by previously unreleased tracks for the first time on vinyl, the album features songs like 'Gris métal' with a text by Michel Houellebecq, 'Vision of Love' his cover of Mariah Carey, or 'Kim' five minutes of intoxicating music.




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Special remarks : 2LP + Gatefold + download link

Genre: Pop


Tracklist :


A1 - Flash
A2 - Retrouvailles
A3 - Parallèles
A4 - Du haut du 33e étage
A5 - Spectacle du monde

B1 - L'attente
B2 - Sans accolades
B3 - L'homme idéal
B4 - La chanson européenne

C1 - E Pericoloso Sporgersi
C2 - Vous êtes ici
C3 - Correspondance
C4 - J'ai adoré cette journée
C5 - Rêve capital

D1 - L'homme idéal (Yuksek Radio Edit)
D2 - L'attente (Version instrumentale)
D3 - Du haut du 33e étage (Charles Dollé Cover)
D4 - L'homme idéal (Yuksek Extended)

Short Info :

Bertrand Burgalat's new album, RÊVE CAPITAL, will be released on Friday June 11, 2021 by Tricatel.

How many of Burgalat's songs have accompanied difficult afternoons, happy evenings and lonely mornings? The list is long. And it gets longer with this album, each track of which widens the rift between the plates of space and time.
Jean-Pierre Montal

Burgalat makes crackle what we like most in his universe: the reality of things and their discrepancy, the intimate and the universal.
Stéphane Lerouge

His first record, THE SSSOUND OF MMMUSIC, will be released in a deluxe gatefold double vinyl reissue, for the Record Store Day, on June 12, 2021.







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Genre: Pop

Tracklist :
1 - Flash
2 - Retrouvailles
3 - Parallèles
4 - Du haut du 33e étage
5 - Spectacle du monde
6 - L'attente
7 - Sans accolades
8 - L'homme idéal
9 - La chanson européenne
10 - E Pericoloso Sporgersi
11 - Vous êtes ici
12 - Correspondance
13 - J'ai adoré cette journée
14 - Rêve capital
15 - L'homme idéal (Yuksek Radio Edit)
16 - L'attente (Version instrumentale)
17 - Du haut du 33e étage (Charles Dollé Cover)
18 - L'homme idéal (Yuksek Extended)

Short Info :

Bertrand Burgalat's new album, RÊVE CAPITAL, will be released on Friday June 11, 2021 by Tricatel.

How many of Burgalat's songs have accompanied difficult afternoons, happy evenings and lonely mornings? The list is long. And it gets longer with this album, each track of which widens the rift between the plates of space and time.
Jean-Pierre Montal

Burgalat makes crackle what we like most in his universe: the reality of things and their discrepancy, the intimate and the universal.
Stéphane Lerouge

His first record, THE SSSOUND OF MMMUSIC, will be released in a deluxe gatefold double vinyl reissue, for the Record Store Day, on June 12, 2021.







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Special remarks : 1LP + Gatefold + DL

Genre: Pop


Tracklist :


A1 - Encore
A2 - Gromit
A3 - Louise (interlude)
A4 - Social Network
A5 - Les méridiens
A6 - Visages
B1 - Les grand vide
B2 - Les vivants
B3 - Gisela (interlude)
B4 - Danse tes morts, Pt. 1
B5 - Danse tes morts, Pt.2
B6 - Solastalgie


Short Info :

Catastrophe's second studio album, GONG! will be released on September 11, 2020 by Tricatel.

After Dernier Soleil (EP 2016), La nuit est encore jeune (Album 2018) and Fizzy (vinyl compilation 2020), Catastrophe returns with an album / musical comedy about forests, smartphones and the passing of time. Directed by David Sztanke (aka Tahiti Boy), this ambitious and teeming album propels us into a forty-minute marriage between Kendrick Lamar and Jacques Demy. Catastrophe locked the six of them in the same room, and made music inspired by everything they love: from Orelsan to Gilberto Gil via Brigitte Fontaine or Arcade Fire.



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Special remarks : 1LP + printed inner sleeve
DO NOT RELEASE BEFORE 29.08.2020

Genre: Bew Wave / Pop

Tracklist :

A1 - Party in my Pussy
A2 - Bruce Lee
A3 -Aria 140.66
A4 - L'enfant sur la banquette arrière (Vision de Catastrophe)
B1 - Maintenant ou jamais
B2 - Nuggets
B3 - Smalltown Boy (Nova Version)
B4 - L'Amour tout nu


Short Info :

FIZZY is a selection of eight tracks by Catastrophe, for the first time gathered on vinyl. Born in 2016, Catastrophe would like not to forbid anything, even if it means the risk of ridicule. Whether in forests, on rooftops, crossing France and summer festivals (Rock en Seine, We Love Green, Francofolies), Catastrophe imagines. On stage, surprise reigns supreme and explodes into a musical kaleidoscope.

In 33T and with printed innersleeves, this vinyl is a beautiful introduction to the world of Catastrophe. Their recent performances on major French and international stages (Eurosonic, Reeperbahn, Munich, Tokyo, Warsaw) show the growing interest for their music and energy. This selection is an ideal gateway to discover them.






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Special remarks : 2LP + gatefold + movie and music download code

Genre: Jazz / Pop

Tracklist :

A1 - Ouverture
A2 - Les règles
A3 - Sirine
A4 - Concerto pour batterie et cour de récréation

B1 - Savana, Céline, Aya (Pt 1)
B2- Savana, Céline, Aya (Pt 2)
B3 - Your Hands
B4 - Koh & Sam
B5- Mikado Walking
B6 - Poltergeist
B7 - Esatabemakuru
B8 - Tetris Synths
B9 - Tetris Crystal

C1 - I Think the Game (Pt 1)
C2 - I Think the Game (Pt 2)
C3 - I Think the Game (Pt 3)
C4 - I Think the Game (Pt 4)
C5 - Dribbles & Beats
C6 - Camarades
C7 - Rollercoaster (Pt 1)
C8 - Rollercoaster (Pt 2)

D1 - On Top
D2 - I Love Vertigo
D3 - Game Rule
D4 - Le jeu de la phrase
D5 - Wolf Music
D6 - Les Anneaux de Saturne
D7 - Wolf Music (Finale)
D8 - Générique (Benjamin)

Short Info :


Christophe Chassol is reshuffling the deck. After making his name worldwide with three magnificent ultrascore compositions (Nola Che?rie in 2011, Indiamore in 2013 and Big Sun in 2015), working with Solange and Frank Ocean, and playing the most prestigious halls, he's taking his quest to arrange reality even further with Ludi, his new project that includes an album, film and show. It's play - an all-important word in music - that underscores this impressive, masterful construction freely inspired by Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game. Everything is part of the melody: a playground or basketball players in the suburbs, an arcade in Tokyo, a roller coaster, singer Crystal Kay and rapper Kohh. Solo musicians were filmed in rehearsal, like flautist Jocelyn Mienniel and the composer's partner, drummer Mathieu Edward, who managed to reprise on stage

Chassol drew from the great German author's utopic book, where music, mathematics, aesthetics and spirituality intermingle, to create a passionate work produced by Bertrand Burgalat's label Tricatel that once again justifies his special place in the musical landscape.

With Ludi, Chassol directs his own round of Hermann Hesse's game, taking on the title of Magister Ludi, master of The Glass Bead Game. With this double album, Chassol realises his ambition: to compose unprecedented music that fills us with joy and prompts reflection.


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GENRE/S: House

TRACKLIST:
[Vinyl]
A1. Jaunt
A2. Message to Earth
B1. Grilled Romaine
B2. 3AM in AUS

High-value dance record business once again from Studio Barnhus, as Austin, TX-based label debutant Fennec jams onto one slab of vinyl four cuts of the sort of dancefloor-driving yet warmly welcoming house music the Stockholm label is not NOT known for.
Amassing a cult following from his bedroom studio over the past decade, Fennec channels the sampler titans of yore to craft club bangers for tomorrow, from the instantly captivating dancefloor call-to-arms "Jaunt" to the
frisky yet contemplative "Grilled Romaine."
With full-colour artwork by Reidar Pritzel, Fennec's Momentary Pleasure EP arrives via Studio Barnhus on vinyl and digitally on June 27.

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non-exclusive
2LP R&S and Apollo Records present an official vinyl repress of this most classicand timeless album The vinyl uses the 2013 re-masters made from original DAT tapes cut by Matt Colton and presented in original artwork.

All time favourite Aphex Twin Album. Nice and accesible experimental techno. Originally released in 1992. What else could be said here, we finally are stocking copies on arguably the most important and influential electronic album of album time, Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85–92. You will always need this!!!

Tracks: A1 Xtal
A2 Tha
A3 Pulsewidth
B1 Ageispolis
B2 i
B3 Green Calx
B4 Heliosphan
C1 We Are The Music Makers
C2 Schottkey 7th Path
C3 Ptolemy
D1 Hedphelym
D2 Delphium
D3 Actium



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»Imagination Creates Reality« returns in powerful form – reimagined, remixed, and ready for the floor, featuring four amazing artists – Italo Brutalo, Kafkactrl, The Black Chamber and Parand – each bringing their unique vision to the sound.

01 - Imagination Creates Reality (Italo Brutalo Remix) 05:42
02 - Imagination Creates Reality (Kafkactrl Remix) 06:14?
03 - State Of Consciousness (The Black Chamber Remix) 05:58?
04 - Coin Of Heaven (Parand Remix) 04:57

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Territory: World excl. US & CA

Tracklist:

A1 / Dub Lush
A2 / The Truth
A3 / Paradiddle
A4 / Complex Journey
B1 / Around
B2 / Out Of Nowhere (feat.Zopelar)
B3 / Drum Circle
B4 / Magpie's Rules


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SofaTalk is an Italian producer known for his eclectic and genre-blending approach to electronic music. Drawing inspiration from the global underground, nu-jazz, and his roots in Italy, his sound is rich, experimental, and difficult to categorize, yet always engaging. Alongside running his label Cognitiva Records and curating events and radio shows, he continues to refine his style through remixes and collaborations.

His latest project, *The Soul's Code*, released via Oathcreations, is an 8-track album that further explores his unconventional sound. Featuring collaborations with Veezo and Zopelar, the album fuses house, funk, broken beat, dub, and jazz in imaginative ways. Tracks like "Dub Lush" and "The Truth" highlight SofaTalk's ability to craft deeply textured productions, while "Paradiddle," "Complex Journey," and "Around" showcase his playful, lo-fi sensibilities and love for rhythmic experimentation. The album closes with "Magpie Rules," a dreamy, breakbeat-driven finale that captures the surreal energy of the entire release. With support from artists like Fred P, Carista, and Bradley Zero, *The Soul's Code* is another bold step in SofaTalk's constantly evolving musical journey.









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A1. Chronicles Of The Expanse
A2. Eclipsed Horizon
B1. Beyond Orion
B2. Escape From The Evil Planet

Info:

The third offering from Marco Passarani's Studiomaster label heralds a significant return: M.Chrome. Absent since 1994 when it debuted on Alan Oldham's Generator, this alias is resurrected to explore new sonic frontiers. While its roots subtly echo a certain legendary Detroit imprint, "Flare Rider" stands as a testament to evolution. This isn't just an EP; it's a series of compelling sonic narratives, guiding listeners through techno and house territories. Expect subtle acid inflections, deep cosmic voyages, and a powerful, melancholic harmonic core that defines its distinct planetary landscapes. Best experienced as the sun begins to rise and the vision of distant planets starts to fade!






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LP - First Pressing in White Color Vinyl - Limited to 150

Includes: Gatefold. stickers + poster (60cm x 60cm) + download code
Tracklist:

A1. Kisk - I Wanna Dance With You (05:46)
A2. Osunlade - Cucumber Sweat (03:32)
A3.Tuccillo - Stray (06:31)
A4.HNQO, Collateral Lab - Whisper (03:41)
A5.2KS - SayNoMore (02:55)

B1.Ghosten - III Steps II EcstazI feat Francesca Touré & IZZY NU (06:14)
B2.Marcel Vogel & LYMA - Keep The Lid On (05:55)
B3.Eduardo - Wdac (04:35)
B4.Erin Buku & Inkswel - Find Your Way feat Leonard Charles (05:19)


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15 Years, All Ears, All Heart. Fifteen years ago there wasn't a grand plan, no vision board or 10-year strategy. It wasn't about fame and acclaim, it has always been about feelings and encounters. Meeting people who made music, loved music, were music. Fast forward a bit and the family just kept expanding. It wasn't just producers and DJs anymore, designers, writers, random hype people, "vinyl faced" ones... Everyone brought something different to the table and somehow, through our filter, it took us here. House, Jazz, Techno, Experimental, it didn't matter. The only rule was that the music had to feel alive, with a Jazzy twist, where "Jazzy" means a propensity to improvisation, not just music. This is not a story about numbers or streams. It's about people and places. Every track has a face behind it: the producer who turned a three-note loop into gold, the designer who nailed an album cover in one chaotic night, the heads who spun the story for the release and the friends who supported and listened. That is the soul of Apparel Music and that's why the cover for this "B-Day15" isn't gleaming or shiny, it's real. It's a celebration of encounters. The messy, magical moments when people connect and make something bigger than themselves. It's a big THANK YOU to all the characters who hopped on this ride. This record, dropping in both vinyl and digital formats and featuring artists from all over the world, is the symbol of the Apparel Music essence. From the USA with Osunlade to Australia with Erin Buku & Inkswel; from Denmark with Ghosten (featuring Francesca Touré and IZZY NU) to Italy with 2KS and Kisk; Argentina and Brazil with Eduardo and HNQO (with Collateral Lab), Spain with Tuccillo, Germany and The Netherlands with Marcel Vogel & LYMA. It's about exploring genres, diving into far-off worlds, being curious about other places, other people and figuring out how to make them all feel comfy under the same roof, chilling in the same room. A room we've been furnishing for a while with our little treasures, some fancy furniture, some not-so-fancy, but always with passion. There's more music to make, more stories to discover, more people to meet. Apparel Music is not just a label anymore, it's a big, instinctive, unplanned love letter to everyone who's been and who'll be a part of it. 15 Years, All Ears, All Heart.





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As 2024 begins to flow onwards, what better way to accompany that than with the latest release from Oath sub-label Benthic, courtesy of label heads Lucid Void, who bring a certain kind of never-ending mood, feel, and atmosphere to the table….

The Tbilisi based duo occupy a very intriguing in-between musical space, one which touches upon the expansive feel of big yet subtle techno flourishes, progressive and floating but with a hint of melody all at once. They are able to pull at the numerous threads that the genre has expanded into, bringing together motifs of the past and the present to create something very obviously future-leaning. This hasn’t come about by mere circumstance, as the duo have spent a significant amount of time honing their craft, alongside having deep appreciation for their shared genre passions, all of which contribute to the quality and intrigue found within their music. Their previous records, which included efforts on Arts Gallery, Virtual Lounge and the 2021 release ‘Assurance’, the debut record on Benthic, all point towards a mindedness of creating bold, beautiful and thought provoking music. Deep set rhythms, delicate wobbling bass lines, and soaring metallic melodies all morph together with gusto and purpose, functionally moving through the gears but with a definite human touch – a expert interplay between human and machine, feeling, evolving, graceful.

‘Inner’ represents their most involving and expansive release to date, and the record spares no expense when it comes to covering as much ground sonically as possible. If their previous releases helped to touch upon the cornerstones of the duo’s sound, then this release acts as a summarisation of all that has come before, bringing together their aims, ambitions and musical meanderings. The record draws upon multiple frequencies and spatial dimensions in order to achieve a collectivized sound that is both broad and dense in feel, feeling its way up the walls of the mind as much as it moves through the ceiling of the club. The most significant manner in which differentials are made is the inspired use of drumming patterns to help evoke certain kinds of energy, moving through a broad spectrum of atmospheres in line with some wonderful, expressive melodic expressionism. ‘Quasar’, the opening cut, crafts a compelling yarn, with the hi hats forming a rock solid foundation for the swirling, waterfall like keys and pads which point to the stars and the infinite space that exists beyond them. ‘Escalate’ draws focus from the repeating bass note, a pulsating anchor that provides focus for the swirling tones that shift all around the peripheries and parameters of the track, encouraging the swells that linger long in the memory. ‘Transporter’ again leans into the focus on the bass note, with a particular 90s vibe being evoked here, further reinforced by the warm and thoughtful melodic notes.

The title track and ‘Signal’ move the record into a chugger space, with the regular kicks on both numbers moving the energy into the heat of the mix. The feel is one of euphoric release, allowing the rhythm rather than the mind take things away into the heavens, and it works ever so well as a counter point to the involving, tonal pieces that came before. ‘Vision’ finishes things off, and this one swings its way into hearts and minds, shifting perspective from one side of the view to the next, feeding into the human spirit and embracing the possibilities of the unknown. A fitting end to a record that promises so much, and delivers on it all – a perfect encapsulation of Lucid Void’s vision, which leaves a lasting impression.

Techno is alive and well, and it couldn’t be healthier than within the music of Lucid Void, who entice and delight listeners with their sublime take on the genre and its many offshoots. ’Inner’ is no exception, a record that doesn’t compromise or shy away from bold beautiful strokes – instead it embraces the swiftness of change, the promise found in the progressive, and the full range of emotions that people experience when engaging with melodic beauty. Moods, atmospheres and sonic environments abound within this record, pointing to many differing spaces and places, and Benthic couldn’t be prouder to feature their talents. So why not pop this one on, and drift, drift away – its quite the ride to the cosmos…..

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A pioneering force in African music, Jo Tongo has always been on top of the game. Since the late 60s he has been recording music under his early Jojo L'Explosif moniker. His debut album "Jo Tongo" was released 1976 on Fiesta/Decca and features classic tracks like Jangolo and Piani. Now, after decades of underground influence and global recognition, his second album Sa Discossa (1980) is re-released for the first time. Being an electrifying fusion of African rhythms, disco, makossa, reggae and funk it is reflecting his lifelong journey of musical exploration and cultural storytelling and claims its place as an essential recording in the Afro-disco movement.
Jo Tongo's music is inseparable from his life's story-a journey that spans continents, struggles, and victories. From his early years as a leading African musician before the global rise of Afrobeat, to his deep roots in classical training, and his time performing in France and Germany, his sound is shaped by a rich blend of influences. Having played in bands across Europe, from American military bases in Germany to the jazz and soul circuits of Paris, he absorbed the pulse of multiple musical worlds, creating a sound uniquely his own.
"My music is my life. I never saw it as a way to become a star-I am a simple man," Tongo explains. "I came into music to say something, to tell about life, to share my experiences with the world." His perspective on fame and artistry is deeply rooted in his Cameroonian background. "I wasn't interested in business. I wanted to build something with music, to create a sound that was mine."
But Jo Tongo's music has always carried a deeper message. His work reflects his strong political stance against colonialism, social injustice, and oppression. "I cannot stay silent while my people suffer," he says. "Music is a way to resist, to stand strong, and to remind people of their dignity and their power." Throughout his career, Tongo has used his platform to advocate for African identity and independence. His songs, layered with messages of social consciousness, have continued to resonate with younger generations who recognize the relevance of his words even today.
Sa Discossa is more than just a disco record. It embodies Jo Tongo's philosophy of resistance, identity, and celebration. The title itself is a blend of "disco" and "makossa," reflecting the seamless fusion of African groove and the dancefloor energy that defined the era. Tracks like Bunya, sung in his native language, carry messages of love, gratitude, and resilience-sentiments that remain as relevant today as they were nearly 50 years ago. As Tongo describes it, "Every day, give thanks and praise to your Lord. Every day, show me your love. Every day, let me show you my tender love."
Tongo's musical journey also took him through the world of reggae, inspired by his exposure to American and Caribbean artists. "At first, I didn't like reggae-it was too slow for me," he admits. "But then I heard Bob Marley, and I realized the power in its simplicity. The rhythm, the
message-it was all connected to something bigger." He later found himself embracing reggae as an essential part of his musical DNA. "I realized that my music and reggae shared the same roots. We are all connected, all telling the same story in different ways."
Having spent much of his career performing across Europe, Jo Tongo reflects on his connection with international audiences. "I've played everywhere-from Africa to Germany, from Paris to other cities in France and what I've learned is that music speaks a universal language. You don't need to know the words to feel the message."
Despite taking a step back from the stage in recent years, he remains open to new possibilities. "Music is like a fire-it never truly dies. I have a lot to say, and music is the best way to say it."
For Jo Tongo, music is more than entertainment-it's a language of truth, a testament to history, and a bridge between cultures. The rhythm of Sa Discossa lives on, stronger than ever. With Sa Discossa returning under the African Edge series on The Outer Edge label, Jo Tongo's legacy continues to resonate, proving that real music never fades.

Early DJ Support:

Delfonic, Paulita, Marian Tone, Sam Severia, Moe, Adam Cooke, Luksek, Sam Severia, Daniel Klein, Jasper Miles, Alfie

DJ Quotes - Get Down and Freak

“Love it, definitely worked on the dancefloor” - Sam Severia
“Beautiful!” - DJ Allynx
“Such a dope album!” - SIRS
“These are so nice!! Super into it” - Jasper Miles
“Wow, this one is going to be played for sure!” - Oko Stellar
“Truthfully an amazing track!” - Soulastico
“This is fire.” - Alfie, Liminal People UK
“Already liking ‘Stand Up now’ & ‘Get Down and Freak’. I think they will (or should) do well” - Patrick Steele
“Amazing tracks! Get Down and Freak is my favorite” - Luksek, Tour de Funk Florence Italy
“Pure fire! Timeless vibes–I would definitely play this. Well done!” - Oria, Conneqting the Dots
“Too good!” - Gabs Leyton
“Hurry to buy the reissue!” -Maison Blanche, Pont Neuf Records


VITAL SALES POINTS:

- First ever reissue of extremely sought after Afro-Disco LP
- Fully Licenced
- Thick 350 g picture sleeve with hype sticker
- Quality lacquer cut by SST
- Mastered by Frederic Stader

Side A
A1 Sa Discossa
A2 Stand Up Now
A3 What A Lovely Day

Side B
B1 Get Down And Freak
B2 Bunya Tengue
B3 Sona Sita



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High quality lacquer cut LP in reverse board cover.

Genre: Instrumental Hip-Hop, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist:
01 In My Head 02 Alone Again 03 Where Are You Going?
04 The L’s feat. Ivan Ave 05 123 Ah 06 303?
07 Ode til DJH 08 Life Can Get In Your Ass 09 Aw Shit
10 Headnodder 11 Dabada 12 Mmmm?
13 Yezir 14 Lease ft. Vuyo 15 Never Forget Purple?
16 Right On Schedule ft. Vuyo 17 Kawaii Leonard 18 16mm?
19 The Cat 20 So Long Purple 21 Exodus?
22 Sleep Is The Cousin 23 By Now feat. Vuyo 24 Poly m8?
25 Golden Hour 26 Purple Summers Last feat. Vuyo

Press text:

One of Norways most acknowledged and established drummers, is finally ready to unleash his debut album as an
solo artist. DUMMY THICC - who’s real name is Sigmund Vestrheim - has played for acts such as Boy Pablo,
AURORA and with his own R&B/Soul-group Giddy Gang.

This album tells the story of DUMMY THICC, with crisp
snares and drums being the focal point of the soundscape. He invites a bunch of his friends in on the
journey, members from Giddy Gang, Ivan Ave and Vuyo jumps on the mic and instruments to help DUMMY
THICC complete his awaited debut album. The album is a travel in sound, and a perfect introduction to the world
of DUMMY THICC as a producer and artist.

Sit back and enjoy 44 minutes of beautiful beats, R&B and hiphop in the spirit of DJ Harrison, Ohbliv, Madlib and other inspirational figures that have been a key source
for Sigmund.


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LP - territory: WW- UK/USA/CA/ Benelux

2LP Black Vinyl w/8pg 12” booklet

TRACKLIST:
1. Design - Premonition
2. Vision - Lucifer’s Friend
3. Richard Bone - Alien Girl
4. John Howard - I Tune Into You
5. Ian North - We’re Not Lonely
6. Selwin Image - The Unknown
7. Harry Kakoulli - I’m On A Rocket
8. Rich Wilde - The Lady Wants To Be Alone
9. Billy London - Woman
10. Alan Burnham - Science Fiction
11. The Microbes - Computer
12. The Goo-Q - I’m A Computer
13. Gerry & The Holograms - Gerry & The Holograms
14. The Warlord - The Ultimate Warlord
15. Die Marinas - Fred From Jupiter
16. Dee Jay Bert & Eagle - I Am Your Master
17. Peta Lily & Michael Process - I Am A Time Bomb
18. Sole Sister - It’s Not What You Are But How
19. Alasdair Riddell - Do You Read Me?
20. Karel Fialka - Armband (The Mystery Song)
21. John Springate - My Life
22. Incandescent Luminaire - Famous Names
23. Disco Volante - No Motion
24. Dream Unit - A Drop In The Ocean

Compiled by Philip King
“And then came the rise of synth pop : blokes with dodgy haircuts hunched over keyboard-operated
machines stuffed with wires and do-it-yourself tone oscillators making sounds like a brood of geese
passing gas in a wind tunnel. Whoopee! This is the way the ‘70s ended : not with a blood-curdling bang
bang but with a cheap, synthesized, emasculating whimper.”
NICK KENT, NME.

All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985 is a new compilation that charts the
underbelly of the epoch-defining sound of the synthesiser in 80s popular music. Compiled by Philip
King (previously seen compiling All The Young Droogs, Glitterbest and Boobs - The Junkshop
Glam Discotheque), the music here connects the dots between DIY synth enthusiasts grappling with
new, cheap synthesisers at the tail-end of punk and wannabe, jobbing songwriters enthral to the new
music pioneered by Gary Numan, Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller’s Mute Records. Featuring rare
tracks of auto-didactic progressive pop music, proto-techno punk, shoot-for-the-stars-land-in-the-gutter
chart flops and heralded, underground synth classics, School Daze paints a picture of beautiful failure.
Complete with extensive sleeve notes written by King and never before seen imagery, all 24 tracks
were remastered by RPM in-house engineer Simon Murphy, many from vinyl copies due to lost master
tapes. The story told on All The Young Droids is one of the dawning opportunity presented by both the
emergence to the market of cheaper analog synthesisers and the distribution networks plus indie labels
that exploded with the advent of punk music in 1976. While the music that sprouted out all over the
globe in the wake of these factors was decried as fake, plastic, a refutation of punk’s guitar-led
revolution, it’s telling that much of the music on All The Young Droids.. was created in bedrooms,
ramshackle studios and home-made set ups with often borrowed equipment. In the era of record labels
jumping to capitalise on the success of The Sex Pistols, The Clash (both on major labels, of course)
these artists struggled to stand out from a new gold-rush with next to no budget or PR team. With radio
and labels desperate for the new Yazoo, what resulted was a testament to necessity being the mother
of invention.

At the time, the synthesiser was the music of the future, a shiny new machine that could paint like an
orchestra with a single finger and a 4-track. In the hands of Manchester avant-pranksters Gerry & The
Holograms it’s a pulsing, sardonic weapon.. the only instrument on the Messthetics classic lampooning
of New Wave fashion. In Hamburg, a 16 year old Andreas Dorau used it to write and record (with his
female classmates on vocals) a global smash in Fred Vom Jupiter (later licensed to Mute Records).
The hard-to-find English version (Fred From Jupiter, natch) is included here. Many artists with alreadystoried careers caught the bug and recorded synthesiser-fuelled peons to space, computers, the future
and, of course, love-interests. Harry Kakoulli, late of Squeeze, recorded a solo album in 1979 that
included the incredible power-synth-pop smash-that-never-smashed I’m On A Rocket. Similarly, Ian
North of Neo and American Power Pop stalwarts Milk ’n’ Cookies bought a Korg MS20 and used a
tape machine to record We’re Not Lonely, an absolute lost-classic of minimal synth pop. We’re Not
Lonely also features on the Junkshop Synth Pop sampler 7” twinned with John Howard unreleased
track You Will See, released April 12th 2025.

There are plenty of compilation debuts in evidence. Sole Sister were a mysterious trio who were
featured on the Scaling Triangles compilation of female-fronted, queer-adjacent post-punk /
underground music that also featured The Petticoats. Selwin Image were from San Francisco and
featured members of the recently defunct power pop/punk group The Pushups. Their stupidly catchy
The Unknown fizzes with New Wave energy - think XTC to Sparks but remains unreleased until now.
Dream Unit’s A Drop In The Ocean is an early synth wave cut, positively teaming with Joy Division
instrumentation, previously only released on a long-forgotten and super rare, self-released EP.
Incandescent Luminaire’s Famous Names belies an archetypal struggle of a small-town trying to
make it in a cruel industry but is a thrilling New Romantic-Synth Wave cross over with a OMD
gloominess that’s a joy to hear. Feminist Minimal Wave track I Am A Time Bomb by performance artist
Peta Lilly and Michael Chance is a revelation destined for new found cult status. It was released on 7”
and lost until now.

The flipside to the subterranean, never-made-it synth pop mentioned above are the ambitious, even
fruity attempts at success that have a perennial elegance to their confidence. New Jersey-ite Billy
London (real name Ed Barth) tried to cash in on the synth boom with Woman, released by a major
label, a lurching new wave track built on the Louie Louie rhythm and a wonderfully camp Lou Reedstyle sleazy vocal before exploding in the synthesised chorus. The song bombed but with a chorus like
this, you have to wonder why? Ex-Glitter Band member John Springate’s My Life is truly epic, with
doomed chord progressions and massive sounding drums turning into at least 3 different songs in the
course of the track. Before you wonder what’s going on the song resolves with a glorious return to the
main refrain.

The dry-ice-dressed dance floor is well catered for too. Design’s Premonition and Vision’s Lucifer’s
Friend are stone-cold minimal synth bangers, well loved but given a new lease of life here. The
Warlord’s The Ultimate Warlord was released in 1978, a homespun proto Hi NRG banger that was
later re-recorded by The Immortals in Canada who had a club hit with it. One-man- band Disco
Volante’s No Motion was re-issued by Synth wave label Medical in 2012 but makes its first vinyl
compilation appearance here. Close your eyes and you can imagine what Lawrence of Felt would have
sounded like with some cheap Korgs a little earlier in his career. Gibraltar-based trio The Microbes
imagined a computer programming people to dance - how prescient - and ended up with a propulsive,
robo-funk track with splendid rubbery bass playing over a tectonic drum machine. Previously picked up
by Belgian label Stroom TV, Dee Jay Bert & Eagle’s heavily Euro-accented I Am Your Master
demands the listener to “come to paradise!” In a frankly terrifying manner.
All The Young Droids is the first compilation to peel away from the narrative that dour, Minimal Synth
and Cold Wave were the only musical children of the first rush of synth pop. Philip King and School
Daze Records describe a much more complicated world: along with the austere, Brutalist children of
Daniel Miller (who produced Alan Burnham’s Bowie-Low-influenced Science Fiction here) was a
plethora of desperate cash-ins, accidental mainstream hits, ambitious pop dramas and major label
punts that went nowhere. Crucially, the compilation blurs the line between junk and treasure. What if the
two things are interchangeable. What if it’s all science fiction?

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TERRITORIES: WORLD minus UK

FORMAT 2 x 140g black vinyl, full printed pantone color sleeve, dl card

TRACKLIST:

01. / A1 C4 04:48
02. / A2 BOXX 04:33
03. / A3 BLOKK 06:05
04. / B1 FLIKK 06:47
05. / B2 3D 06:16
06. / C1 707 07:07
07. / C2 II 05:28
08. / C3 SKKETCH 01:55
09. / D1 UURWERK 04:08
10. / D2 MOTHERJAM 08:55

On June 27, 2025, a long-dormant signal reactivates from Hamburg’s hidden places: Helena Hauff and F#X return as Black Sites with R4 on Tresor Records—their first full-length album and the first release under the moniker since 2014. Like a hieroglyphic recently discovered and translated, R4 feels more like a long-awaited resumption than a comeback.
Recorded to tape with minimal editing or post-production the record is a classic example of the symbiotic relationship that can come from the interaction of human and machine. This punk ethos isn’t invoked through distortion alone, but through method; in the album’s breaking from the received wisdom of hardness tethered to speed as most of the tougher pieces are lower BPM and vice versa (with one notable exception in the mind-melting stomp of BLOKK).
Across ten tracks, Black Sites traverse a landscape where genre dissolves into intention. It migrates through electro’s danceability, acid house’s corrosion, and into the liminal realm of machine funk—a genre coined by Andrew Weatherall, which sounds like the results of technology dreaming of soul where the emphasis is on live execution, on immediacy over perfection—a sound forged in the act of creating, not polishing.
In a 2013 interview, around the time of the first Black Sites EP, Hauff was quoted as saying that she wants “things to fit together properly, but on another level, I really want them to make sense together.” That principle animates R4: The album’s form reveals itself in time, with each movement echoing and amplifying the others to create a synergistic whole.
From the opening crawl of C4 (a name that like the music foreshadows the explosions to come) to the end-of-the-night bliss of MOTHERJAM via the intense peaks of BLOKK, 707, and classic acid track 3D it’s clear that R4 is a work made with serious intent; a refutation of a world where streaming has made the two-minute single the dominant musical form again. R4 demands immersion, not just attention. It is not a collection of tracks, but a singular, recursive experience: a mirror in which sound and listener repeatedly rediscover one another.


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