Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT014LP
Release-Date:28.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT014LP
Release-Date:28.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
Tracklist:
A1) Gift And Wound A2) Infinite Roller B1) No Pills U B2) Janus Modal C1) 1 BEDO Bailiff C2) Globecore Flats C3) Blowtorch Thimble C4) Civilians D1) Inpatient's Day Out D2) Who Booed The Goose D3) 5 Millionth Cave Painting D4) Negation Loop D5) Micro Lyf
*GATEFOLD DOUBLE VINYL WITH SPOT UV FRONT COVER*
Following the skewed-unself-help-brilliance of 'Sus Dog' (which marked his first full foray into songs, abetted by Thom Yorke), and its companion piece 'Cave Dog', Chris Clark returns to the dancefloor's simple, but no less affecting pleasures, with 'Steep Stims'.
"I found it hard to pull away from listening to this record, hard to stop making it, I had to remove myself from the Stims and stop enjoying it at some point. The album feels like nature to me. I love it when electronic music feels more naturalistic than acoustic music, more potent, that's the devil's trick, the promise of electronic music." comments Chris.
"I used an old synth - the Virus on all of the tracks. I used it at Mess in Melbourne - run by my friend Robin Fox - I loved it so much I had to buy one when I got back to the UK, it took a while to find. They're a bit clunky to program but make some of my most favourite sounds."
'Steep Stims' marks a back-to-basics approach, invoking the early years of gung-ho creativity enforced by limitations in technology at the time. "Most of the tracks on this album capture the spirit of making music on old samplers, which don't have much memory time", explains Clark. "It reminds me of making 'Clarence Park', my first album, where I would have to finish tunes in the session, as they would be saved on floppy disks and I couldn't easily go between tracks. This new record is just a few synths and a few choice sounds; the writing is the important thing."
Made quickly, 'Steep Stims' reflects the immediate rave energy of his live show, but that's not to say it's basic floor fodder, as it's rife with personality, synth magic, and knack for melody. Although swift and impressionistically captured rather than laboured over, it's still formidably deft, with plenty of oddball weirdness lurking beneath the dancefloor.
Soft, orange, scorched, brutal, the opening track 'Gift and Wound' captures the classic dance music dread / awe / euphoria combo perfectly, before 'Infinite Roller' merges sparkly-minimalism with snarling bass and soft sines, which turn more dense and metallic as it progresses.
The melancholic smoke belch of 'No Pills U' gives strong classic vibrations, which is belied by its creation, made in just 20 minutes. "I love working quickly sometimes", comments Clark. "Inspiration hits, rough and ready. It's off the cuff but also screams 'don't gild the lily with nonsense, keep it simple keep it clean'". Segueing into its elder brother, the piece becomes bigger and beatier on 'Janus Modal', where it permutates for over 7 minutes of fluttering, beatific club majesty.
At '18EDO Bailiff' you inexplicably find yourself at a clearing, things have suddenly got much quieter. You enter a decrepit and eerie old house, and as you move through its unsettling interior, you arrive at 'Globecore Flats'. A real piano tuned to 18 notes per octave gives the pair of tracks a haunted, olde worlde feel, which promptly gets eaten by a huge tech step tearout monster, birthing a strange but exotic beast.
The white hot 'Blowtorch Thimble' is all hooktasm-rave-hyper-amen-energy, whilst acidic flute leaps around like Ian Anderson on pingers throughout the catchily simple jump-up lurch of 'Civilians'.
"'In Patient's Day Out' is like some sort of Morricone-does-kraut-rock-with-drum-machines, but that's probably just in my head" says Clark. "I made several versions of this then went with the early mix but cranked through some choice outboard because it just had something."
Drumless, yet still full of exhilarating-big-trance-drama, 'Who Booed The Goose' flashes by in stroboscopic fast forward, then '5 Millionth Cave Painting' gives a palate cleanser, letting "the virus with its delicious broken, luxurious reverb have a moment", before 'Negation Loop' swoops down in all its glory, with Clark's tweaked vocals leading deconstructed trance breakdowns, tape edits and brutal noisebursts.
An antidote to the bombast of its predecessor is 'Micro Lyf', which closes the set on a poignant note, of sorts. Muted staccato gives way to field recordings "that gradually put it in this outside space; alien in a meadow somewhere nameless. It feels like a sinkhole. The record kinda swallows itself up and then is gone", ends Chris.
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Germany
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A1) Gift And Wound A2) Infinite Roller B1) No Pills U B2) Janus Modal C1) 1 BEDO Bailiff C2) Globecore Flats C3) Blowtorch Thimble C4) Civilians D1) Inpatient's Day Out D2) Who Booed The Goose D3) 5 Millionth Cave Painting D4) Negation Loop D5) Micro Lyf
*GATEFOLD DOUBLE VINYL WITH SPOT UV FRONT COVER*
Following the skewed-unself-help-brilliance of 'Sus Dog' (which marked his first full foray into songs, abetted by Thom Yorke), and its companion piece 'Cave Dog', Chris Clark returns to the dancefloor's simple, but no less affecting pleasures, with 'Steep Stims'.
"I found it hard to pull away from listening to this record, hard to stop making it, I had to remove myself from the Stims and stop enjoying it at some point. The album feels like nature to me. I love it when electronic music feels more naturalistic than acoustic music, more potent, that's the devil's trick, the promise of electronic music." comments Chris.
"I used an old synth - the Virus on all of the tracks. I used it at Mess in Melbourne - run by my friend Robin Fox - I loved it so much I had to buy one when I got back to the UK, it took a while to find. They're a bit clunky to program but make some of my most favourite sounds."
'Steep Stims' marks a back-to-basics approach, invoking the early years of gung-ho creativity enforced by limitations in technology at the time. "Most of the tracks on this album capture the spirit of making music on old samplers, which don't have much memory time", explains Clark. "It reminds me of making 'Clarence Park', my first album, where I would have to finish tunes in the session, as they would be saved on floppy disks and I couldn't easily go between tracks. This new record is just a few synths and a few choice sounds; the writing is the important thing."
Made quickly, 'Steep Stims' reflects the immediate rave energy of his live show, but that's not to say it's basic floor fodder, as it's rife with personality, synth magic, and knack for melody. Although swift and impressionistically captured rather than laboured over, it's still formidably deft, with plenty of oddball weirdness lurking beneath the dancefloor.
Soft, orange, scorched, brutal, the opening track 'Gift and Wound' captures the classic dance music dread / awe / euphoria combo perfectly, before 'Infinite Roller' merges sparkly-minimalism with snarling bass and soft sines, which turn more dense and metallic as it progresses.
The melancholic smoke belch of 'No Pills U' gives strong classic vibrations, which is belied by its creation, made in just 20 minutes. "I love working quickly sometimes", comments Clark. "Inspiration hits, rough and ready. It's off the cuff but also screams 'don't gild the lily with nonsense, keep it simple keep it clean'". Segueing into its elder brother, the piece becomes bigger and beatier on 'Janus Modal', where it permutates for over 7 minutes of fluttering, beatific club majesty.
At '18EDO Bailiff' you inexplicably find yourself at a clearing, things have suddenly got much quieter. You enter a decrepit and eerie old house, and as you move through its unsettling interior, you arrive at 'Globecore Flats'. A real piano tuned to 18 notes per octave gives the pair of tracks a haunted, olde worlde feel, which promptly gets eaten by a huge tech step tearout monster, birthing a strange but exotic beast.
The white hot 'Blowtorch Thimble' is all hooktasm-rave-hyper-amen-energy, whilst acidic flute leaps around like Ian Anderson on pingers throughout the catchily simple jump-up lurch of 'Civilians'.
"'In Patient's Day Out' is like some sort of Morricone-does-kraut-rock-with-drum-machines, but that's probably just in my head" says Clark. "I made several versions of this then went with the early mix but cranked through some choice outboard because it just had something."
Drumless, yet still full of exhilarating-big-trance-drama, 'Who Booed The Goose' flashes by in stroboscopic fast forward, then '5 Millionth Cave Painting' gives a palate cleanser, letting "the virus with its delicious broken, luxurious reverb have a moment", before 'Negation Loop' swoops down in all its glory, with Clark's tweaked vocals leading deconstructed trance breakdowns, tape edits and brutal noisebursts.
An antidote to the bombast of its predecessor is 'Micro Lyf', which closes the set on a poignant note, of sorts. Muted staccato gives way to field recordings "that gradually put it in this outside space; alien in a meadow somewhere nameless. It feels like a sinkhole. The record kinda swallows itself up and then is gone", ends Chris.
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT014CD
Release-Date:28.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT014CD
Release-Date:28.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD Excl
Tracklist:
A1) Gift And Wound A2) Infinite Roller B1) No Pills U B2) Janus Modal C1) 1 BEDO Bailiff C2) Globecore Flats C3) Blowtorch Thimble C4) Civilians D1) Inpatient's Day Out D2) Who Booed The Goose D3) 5 Millionth Cave Painting D4) Negation Loop D5) Micro Lyf
*GATEFOLD DOUBLE VINYL WITH SPOT UV FRONT COVER*
Following the skewed-unself-help-brilliance of 'Sus Dog' (which marked his first full foray into songs, abetted by Thom Yorke), and its companion piece 'Cave Dog', Chris Clark returns to the dancefloor's simple, but no less affecting pleasures, with 'Steep Stims'.
"I found it hard to pull away from listening to this record, hard to stop making it, I had to remove myself from the Stims and stop enjoying it at some point. The album feels like nature to me. I love it when electronic music feels more naturalistic than acoustic music, more potent, that's the devil's trick, the promise of electronic music." comments Chris.
"I used an old synth - the Virus on all of the tracks. I used it at Mess in Melbourne - run by my friend Robin Fox - I loved it so much I had to buy one when I got back to the UK, it took a while to find. They're a bit clunky to program but make some of my most favourite sounds."
'Steep Stims' marks a back-to-basics approach, invoking the early years of gung-ho creativity enforced by limitations in technology at the time. "Most of the tracks on this album capture the spirit of making music on old samplers, which don't have much memory time", explains Clark. "It reminds me of making 'Clarence Park', my first album, where I would have to finish tunes in the session, as they would be saved on floppy disks and I couldn't easily go between tracks. This new record is just a few synths and a few choice sounds; the writing is the important thing."
Made quickly, 'Steep Stims' reflects the immediate rave energy of his live show, but that's not to say it's basic floor fodder, as it's rife with personality, synth magic, and knack for melody. Although swift and impressionistically captured rather than laboured over, it's still formidably deft, with plenty of oddball weirdness lurking beneath the dancefloor.
Soft, orange, scorched, brutal, the opening track 'Gift and Wound' captures the classic dance music dread / awe / euphoria combo perfectly, before 'Infinite Roller' merges sparkly-minimalism with snarling bass and soft sines, which turn more dense and metallic as it progresses.
The melancholic smoke belch of 'No Pills U' gives strong classic vibrations, which is belied by its creation, made in just 20 minutes. "I love working quickly sometimes", comments Clark. "Inspiration hits, rough and ready. It's off the cuff but also screams 'don't gild the lily with nonsense, keep it simple keep it clean'". Segueing into its elder brother, the piece becomes bigger and beatier on 'Janus Modal', where it permutates for over 7 minutes of fluttering, beatific club majesty.
At '18EDO Bailiff' you inexplicably find yourself at a clearing, things have suddenly got much quieter. You enter a decrepit and eerie old house, and as you move through its unsettling interior, you arrive at 'Globecore Flats'. A real piano tuned to 18 notes per octave gives the pair of tracks a haunted, olde worlde feel, which promptly gets eaten by a huge tech step tearout monster, birthing a strange but exotic beast.
The white hot 'Blowtorch Thimble' is all hooktasm-rave-hyper-amen-energy, whilst acidic flute leaps around like Ian Anderson on pingers throughout the catchily simple jump-up lurch of 'Civilians'.
"'In Patient's Day Out' is like some sort of Morricone-does-kraut-rock-with-drum-machines, but that's probably just in my head" says Clark. "I made several versions of this then went with the early mix but cranked through some choice outboard because it just had something."
Drumless, yet still full of exhilarating-big-trance-drama, 'Who Booed The Goose' flashes by in stroboscopic fast forward, then '5 Millionth Cave Painting' gives a palate cleanser, letting "the virus with its delicious broken, luxurious reverb have a moment", before 'Negation Loop' swoops down in all its glory, with Clark's tweaked vocals leading deconstructed trance breakdowns, tape edits and brutal noisebursts.
An antidote to the bombast of its predecessor is 'Micro Lyf', which closes the set on a poignant note, of sorts. Muted staccato gives way to field recordings "that gradually put it in this outside space; alien in a meadow somewhere nameless. It feels like a sinkhole. The record kinda swallows itself up and then is gone", ends Chris.
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
A1) Gift And Wound A2) Infinite Roller B1) No Pills U B2) Janus Modal C1) 1 BEDO Bailiff C2) Globecore Flats C3) Blowtorch Thimble C4) Civilians D1) Inpatient's Day Out D2) Who Booed The Goose D3) 5 Millionth Cave Painting D4) Negation Loop D5) Micro Lyf
*GATEFOLD DOUBLE VINYL WITH SPOT UV FRONT COVER*
Following the skewed-unself-help-brilliance of 'Sus Dog' (which marked his first full foray into songs, abetted by Thom Yorke), and its companion piece 'Cave Dog', Chris Clark returns to the dancefloor's simple, but no less affecting pleasures, with 'Steep Stims'.
"I found it hard to pull away from listening to this record, hard to stop making it, I had to remove myself from the Stims and stop enjoying it at some point. The album feels like nature to me. I love it when electronic music feels more naturalistic than acoustic music, more potent, that's the devil's trick, the promise of electronic music." comments Chris.
"I used an old synth - the Virus on all of the tracks. I used it at Mess in Melbourne - run by my friend Robin Fox - I loved it so much I had to buy one when I got back to the UK, it took a while to find. They're a bit clunky to program but make some of my most favourite sounds."
'Steep Stims' marks a back-to-basics approach, invoking the early years of gung-ho creativity enforced by limitations in technology at the time. "Most of the tracks on this album capture the spirit of making music on old samplers, which don't have much memory time", explains Clark. "It reminds me of making 'Clarence Park', my first album, where I would have to finish tunes in the session, as they would be saved on floppy disks and I couldn't easily go between tracks. This new record is just a few synths and a few choice sounds; the writing is the important thing."
Made quickly, 'Steep Stims' reflects the immediate rave energy of his live show, but that's not to say it's basic floor fodder, as it's rife with personality, synth magic, and knack for melody. Although swift and impressionistically captured rather than laboured over, it's still formidably deft, with plenty of oddball weirdness lurking beneath the dancefloor.
Soft, orange, scorched, brutal, the opening track 'Gift and Wound' captures the classic dance music dread / awe / euphoria combo perfectly, before 'Infinite Roller' merges sparkly-minimalism with snarling bass and soft sines, which turn more dense and metallic as it progresses.
The melancholic smoke belch of 'No Pills U' gives strong classic vibrations, which is belied by its creation, made in just 20 minutes. "I love working quickly sometimes", comments Clark. "Inspiration hits, rough and ready. It's off the cuff but also screams 'don't gild the lily with nonsense, keep it simple keep it clean'". Segueing into its elder brother, the piece becomes bigger and beatier on 'Janus Modal', where it permutates for over 7 minutes of fluttering, beatific club majesty.
At '18EDO Bailiff' you inexplicably find yourself at a clearing, things have suddenly got much quieter. You enter a decrepit and eerie old house, and as you move through its unsettling interior, you arrive at 'Globecore Flats'. A real piano tuned to 18 notes per octave gives the pair of tracks a haunted, olde worlde feel, which promptly gets eaten by a huge tech step tearout monster, birthing a strange but exotic beast.
The white hot 'Blowtorch Thimble' is all hooktasm-rave-hyper-amen-energy, whilst acidic flute leaps around like Ian Anderson on pingers throughout the catchily simple jump-up lurch of 'Civilians'.
"'In Patient's Day Out' is like some sort of Morricone-does-kraut-rock-with-drum-machines, but that's probably just in my head" says Clark. "I made several versions of this then went with the early mix but cranked through some choice outboard because it just had something."
Drumless, yet still full of exhilarating-big-trance-drama, 'Who Booed The Goose' flashes by in stroboscopic fast forward, then '5 Millionth Cave Painting' gives a palate cleanser, letting "the virus with its delicious broken, luxurious reverb have a moment", before 'Negation Loop' swoops down in all its glory, with Clark's tweaked vocals leading deconstructed trance breakdowns, tape edits and brutal noisebursts.
An antidote to the bombast of its predecessor is 'Micro Lyf', which closes the set on a poignant note, of sorts. Muted staccato gives way to field recordings "that gradually put it in this outside space; alien in a meadow somewhere nameless. It feels like a sinkhole. The record kinda swallows itself up and then is gone", ends Chris.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT007LP
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Cat-No:THROT007LP
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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LISTEN: https://clark.bandcamp.com/album/sus-dog-2
WATCH 'Medicine' feat Thom Yorke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V85QYm8h9s
For years Clark's best work has toggled between beauty and brutality, blistering noise and otherworldly calm. Sus Dog is also situated between those two poles, but in leveraging his voice like this, Clark has discovered not only a new way to guide listeners through his maze-like production, but also of expressing the strain of navigating such wild terrain" - Pitchfork
This is Chris Clark's tenth studio album released in May 2023, the electronic artist choosing to marry his signature volatile pin-sharp production to the introduction of his own emotive vocals. Challenging himself to fantasise what a record might sound like "if the Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record" Clark looked to Thom Yorke to assist in an executive production role, an ideal companion considering Yorke's most recent flights to the world of immersive electronica.
There's also plenty of occasions where the compositions lean towards cinematic soundscapes particularly on the unnerving distortion of 'Forest'. However unlike on his 'Growl Garden' EP where vocals were used in a more chilling and dystopian role, those on the likes of 'Dolgoch Tape' are far more reverential and tender, closer to the spellbound serenity found on a Sufjan Stevens LP. Vocals funnelled into textures rather than dominant leads.
Highlighting the album's contrasts and bonds between human and machine The Guardian described it as "wandering free from structure, deploying sunbursts of synths and metallic percussion, nailing melodies into your primitive brain."
The album received excellent radio support in the UK at BBC R6 with A listing for the tracks 'Town Crank' & 'Clutch Pearlers'; in the US there were plays from KEXP & KCRW.
You can read an interview with Chris Clark on the making of this album in DJ magazine here:
https://djmag.com/features/clark-singing-different-song
Vinyl tracklist:
A1) Alyosha A2) Town Crank A3) Sus Dog B1) Clutch Pearlers B2) Over Empty Streets B3) Wedding C1) Forest C2) Dolgoch Tape C3) Bully D1) Dismissive D2) Medicine (feat. Thom Yorke) D3) Ladder
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
WATCH 'Medicine' feat Thom Yorke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V85QYm8h9s
For years Clark's best work has toggled between beauty and brutality, blistering noise and otherworldly calm. Sus Dog is also situated between those two poles, but in leveraging his voice like this, Clark has discovered not only a new way to guide listeners through his maze-like production, but also of expressing the strain of navigating such wild terrain" - Pitchfork
This is Chris Clark's tenth studio album released in May 2023, the electronic artist choosing to marry his signature volatile pin-sharp production to the introduction of his own emotive vocals. Challenging himself to fantasise what a record might sound like "if the Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record" Clark looked to Thom Yorke to assist in an executive production role, an ideal companion considering Yorke's most recent flights to the world of immersive electronica.
There's also plenty of occasions where the compositions lean towards cinematic soundscapes particularly on the unnerving distortion of 'Forest'. However unlike on his 'Growl Garden' EP where vocals were used in a more chilling and dystopian role, those on the likes of 'Dolgoch Tape' are far more reverential and tender, closer to the spellbound serenity found on a Sufjan Stevens LP. Vocals funnelled into textures rather than dominant leads.
Highlighting the album's contrasts and bonds between human and machine The Guardian described it as "wandering free from structure, deploying sunbursts of synths and metallic percussion, nailing melodies into your primitive brain."
The album received excellent radio support in the UK at BBC R6 with A listing for the tracks 'Town Crank' & 'Clutch Pearlers'; in the US there were plays from KEXP & KCRW.
You can read an interview with Chris Clark on the making of this album in DJ magazine here:
https://djmag.com/features/clark-singing-different-song
Vinyl tracklist:
A1) Alyosha A2) Town Crank A3) Sus Dog B1) Clutch Pearlers B2) Over Empty Streets B3) Wedding C1) Forest C2) Dolgoch Tape C3) Bully D1) Dismissive D2) Medicine (feat. Thom Yorke) D3) Ladder
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT007CD
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT007CD
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD Excl
LISTEN: https://clark.bandcamp.com/album/sus-dog-2
WATCH 'Medicine' feat Thom Yorke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V85QYm8h9s
For years Clark's best work has toggled between beauty and brutality, blistering noise and otherworldly calm. Sus Dog is also situated between those two poles, but in leveraging his voice like this, Clark has discovered not only a new way to guide listeners through his maze-like production, but also of expressing the strain of navigating such wild terrain" - Pitchfork
This is Chris Clark's tenth studio album released in May 2023, the electronic artist choosing to marry his signature volatile pin-sharp production to the introduction of his own emotive vocals. Challenging himself to fantasise what a record might sound like "if the Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record" Clark looked to Thom Yorke to assist in an executive production role, an ideal companion considering Yorke's most recent flights to the world of immersive electronica.
There's also plenty of occasions where the compositions lean towards cinematic soundscapes particularly on the unnerving distortion of 'Forest'. However unlike on his 'Growl Garden' EP where vocals were used in a more chilling and dystopian role, those on the likes of 'Dolgoch Tape' are far more reverential and tender, closer to the spellbound serenity found on a Sufjan Stevens LP. Vocals funnelled into textures rather than dominant leads.
Highlighting the album's contrasts and bonds between human and machine The Guardian described it as "wandering free from structure, deploying sunbursts of synths and metallic percussion, nailing melodies into your primitive brain."
The album received excellent radio support in the UK at BBC R6 with A listing for the tracks 'Town Crank' & 'Clutch Pearlers'; in the US there were plays from KEXP & KCRW.
You can read an interview with Chris Clark on the making of this album in DJ magazine here:
https://djmag.com/features/clark-singing-different-song
Vinyl tracklist:
A1) Alyosha A2) Town Crank A3) Sus Dog B1) Clutch Pearlers B2) Over Empty Streets B3) Wedding C1) Forest C2) Dolgoch Tape C3) Bully D1) Dismissive D2) Medicine (feat. Thom Yorke) D3) Ladder
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
WATCH 'Medicine' feat Thom Yorke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V85QYm8h9s
For years Clark's best work has toggled between beauty and brutality, blistering noise and otherworldly calm. Sus Dog is also situated between those two poles, but in leveraging his voice like this, Clark has discovered not only a new way to guide listeners through his maze-like production, but also of expressing the strain of navigating such wild terrain" - Pitchfork
This is Chris Clark's tenth studio album released in May 2023, the electronic artist choosing to marry his signature volatile pin-sharp production to the introduction of his own emotive vocals. Challenging himself to fantasise what a record might sound like "if the Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record" Clark looked to Thom Yorke to assist in an executive production role, an ideal companion considering Yorke's most recent flights to the world of immersive electronica.
There's also plenty of occasions where the compositions lean towards cinematic soundscapes particularly on the unnerving distortion of 'Forest'. However unlike on his 'Growl Garden' EP where vocals were used in a more chilling and dystopian role, those on the likes of 'Dolgoch Tape' are far more reverential and tender, closer to the spellbound serenity found on a Sufjan Stevens LP. Vocals funnelled into textures rather than dominant leads.
Highlighting the album's contrasts and bonds between human and machine The Guardian described it as "wandering free from structure, deploying sunbursts of synths and metallic percussion, nailing melodies into your primitive brain."
The album received excellent radio support in the UK at BBC R6 with A listing for the tracks 'Town Crank' & 'Clutch Pearlers'; in the US there were plays from KEXP & KCRW.
You can read an interview with Chris Clark on the making of this album in DJ magazine here:
https://djmag.com/features/clark-singing-different-song
Vinyl tracklist:
A1) Alyosha A2) Town Crank A3) Sus Dog B1) Clutch Pearlers B2) Over Empty Streets B3) Wedding C1) Forest C2) Dolgoch Tape C3) Bully D1) Dismissive D2) Medicine (feat. Thom Yorke) D3) Ladder
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WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
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Clark - Legacy Pet
Rounding-off a landmark year for Clark which saw an accelerated drive for variety and freshness - including skewed renditions of Bach performed at the Royal Albert Hall and a hugely acclaimed score for TV series ‘Kiri’ - the leftfield legend takes it back to the source with two bangers for the massive. The riff-powered heavy electrics of ‘Branding Problem’ romp from Detroit to Belgium via Chicago and the M25. It’s platinum-grade dancefloor techno, but it’s more too. The production flair and inventive sound sculpting ensure a level of quality and originality not found in your average grist-for-the-mill DJ fodder. ‘Legacy Pet’ is hardcore and tech step dipped in loopy juice; it’s the sound of a raver wandering out from a cavernous warehouse, across fields and into an enchanted dingily dell dance, throwing gun fingers with the goblins and faeries. “I’ve been quite amused at how easy it is to stream background music these days. How accessible it all is and how entitled we all feel to it, like it’s some sort of air freshener you spray in your Uber. For some reason I’m imagining a future where Elon Musk does a streaming deal, so he can prance around controlling nano implant VR chips for 1 million amortal coastal elites, while the rest of us don’t have electricity and only manage one rave a year - to a sound system powered by rationed candles. This is music for that fantasy scenario, ha. Anyway, I don’t want these 2 tracks to be part of background air freshener world. They are limited edition club gear. I wanna play them out so badly in my live show. Influences: Hardcore UK rave, Detroit techno, Jungle, Oizo, Ed Rush and Optical, No U-Turn. The origins, the source and it’s constant subsequent mutations. BEHOLD THE CONTINUUM, HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIE.” Clark
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clark - Harpsichord E.C.S.T.
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clark - Piano E.C.S.T.
Clark revs up the first Throttle Records release with E.C.S.T. T.R.A.X., a double A-side 12” that finds him colliding music from centuries past with sounds from the future. Both tracks open the door wide to echo new modes of production for Clark by joining the dots between two great forms of the avant-garde: Rave and Musique concrète. Kicking off with Harpsichord Ecst, a track that bestows the original rave hoovers, Clark shoots off a frenetic, rapid-fire outburst that’s driven by the instrument, forging a sound that is characterized as anything other than Clark music. Its peak time 'ed rush is perfectly framed by the use of Clark’s own vocals, which are reminiscent of both Meredith Monk’s ‘Vessel Suite’ and Arthur Russell. Perfectly pitching it, our man explains, “It could sound prancingly medieval, but I kind of took a blow torch to it, and made it something totally different”. Piano Ecst meanwhile sets out to search and destroy piano hardcore, built around a single broken chord, weaved into a stroboscopic digital tapestry of flute flutters, tuned sirens, whirrs and jitters. Although inspired as much by classical/orchestral and avant garde greats, as dance music, the titles multiple meanings nod to Clark’s foundation in and continued love for rave culture, but also to far older forms of revelry, and a church-like atmosphere of religious rapture, which is clearly audible in these ecclesiastic style pieces. This fully fired up, within the abstract, effervescent, yet psychedelic electronic sound makes it clear that Throttle Records is a sure-fire one to watch...
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This album of plaintive beauty, eerie wyrd arcadian horror and childlike outsider music epitomises his constant ability to flip-the-script and coherently organise an abundance of new ideas. Mysterious and morbidly beautiful pieces driven by piano, harpsichord, clarinet, strings, electronics and voice are interspersed with fabulously unusual and highly original curveballs: Odd-in-a-brilliant-way, the faux naïve ‘Kiri’s Glee’, evokes traveling minstrels of yore accidentally eating the wrong ‘shrooms, and ‘Coffin Knocker’ has diffracted psych feel, like David Axelrod’s work with the Electric Prunes, but chopped, screwed and scorched.
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Clark has been hard at work continuously progressing his sound since 2012's Iradelphic, which featured vocals, field recordings and live instrumentation for the first time. With this new 12" single Superscope, the Warp stalwart continues to push boundaries, fusing with a sound he's been associated with in the past - one that belongs on a dimly lit dance floor. Debuting an all new live show in London after recent tour in the US with Jon Hopkins, Clark has incorporated live visuals along the lines of oscilloscope cover image, which he calls Phosphor, that is classic acid at it's core. Hard biting white noise and cutting synths unite over a sputtering female vocal that would work themselves into an Underground Resistance set as easily as contemporary producers like Jacques Greene and the Night Slugs camp.
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New six track EP! It is a counterpart to Iradelphic, featuring new variations on key album tracks as heard in his recent live shows, this includes 3 reworks of album tracks and 3 brand new tracks.
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"To me 'Iradelphic' is looming, ambiguous, radiant. Glowing, whole, invincible, complete." - Clark
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"To me 'Iradelphic' is looming, ambiguous, radiant. Glowing, whole, invincible, complete." - Clark
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Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT014CD
Release-Date:28.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT014CD
Release-Date:28.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Tracklist:
A1) Gift And Wound A2) Infinite Roller B1) No Pills U B2) Janus Modal C1) 1 BEDO Bailiff C2) Globecore Flats C3) Blowtorch Thimble C4) Civilians D1) Inpatient's Day Out D2) Who Booed The Goose D3) 5 Millionth Cave Painting D4) Negation Loop D5) Micro Lyf
*GATEFOLD DOUBLE VINYL WITH SPOT UV FRONT COVER*
Following the skewed-unself-help-brilliance of 'Sus Dog' (which marked his first full foray into songs, abetted by Thom Yorke), and its companion piece 'Cave Dog', Chris Clark returns to the dancefloor's simple, but no less affecting pleasures, with 'Steep Stims'.
"I found it hard to pull away from listening to this record, hard to stop making it, I had to remove myself from the Stims and stop enjoying it at some point. The album feels like nature to me. I love it when electronic music feels more naturalistic than acoustic music, more potent, that's the devil's trick, the promise of electronic music." comments Chris.
"I used an old synth - the Virus on all of the tracks. I used it at Mess in Melbourne - run by my friend Robin Fox - I loved it so much I had to buy one when I got back to the UK, it took a while to find. They're a bit clunky to program but make some of my most favourite sounds."
'Steep Stims' marks a back-to-basics approach, invoking the early years of gung-ho creativity enforced by limitations in technology at the time. "Most of the tracks on this album capture the spirit of making music on old samplers, which don't have much memory time", explains Clark. "It reminds me of making 'Clarence Park', my first album, where I would have to finish tunes in the session, as they would be saved on floppy disks and I couldn't easily go between tracks. This new record is just a few synths and a few choice sounds; the writing is the important thing."
Made quickly, 'Steep Stims' reflects the immediate rave energy of his live show, but that's not to say it's basic floor fodder, as it's rife with personality, synth magic, and knack for melody. Although swift and impressionistically captured rather than laboured over, it's still formidably deft, with plenty of oddball weirdness lurking beneath the dancefloor.
Soft, orange, scorched, brutal, the opening track 'Gift and Wound' captures the classic dance music dread / awe / euphoria combo perfectly, before 'Infinite Roller' merges sparkly-minimalism with snarling bass and soft sines, which turn more dense and metallic as it progresses.
The melancholic smoke belch of 'No Pills U' gives strong classic vibrations, which is belied by its creation, made in just 20 minutes. "I love working quickly sometimes", comments Clark. "Inspiration hits, rough and ready. It's off the cuff but also screams 'don't gild the lily with nonsense, keep it simple keep it clean'". Segueing into its elder brother, the piece becomes bigger and beatier on 'Janus Modal', where it permutates for over 7 minutes of fluttering, beatific club majesty.
At '18EDO Bailiff' you inexplicably find yourself at a clearing, things have suddenly got much quieter. You enter a decrepit and eerie old house, and as you move through its unsettling interior, you arrive at 'Globecore Flats'. A real piano tuned to 18 notes per octave gives the pair of tracks a haunted, olde worlde feel, which promptly gets eaten by a huge tech step tearout monster, birthing a strange but exotic beast.
The white hot 'Blowtorch Thimble' is all hooktasm-rave-hyper-amen-energy, whilst acidic flute leaps around like Ian Anderson on pingers throughout the catchily simple jump-up lurch of 'Civilians'.
"'In Patient's Day Out' is like some sort of Morricone-does-kraut-rock-with-drum-machines, but that's probably just in my head" says Clark. "I made several versions of this then went with the early mix but cranked through some choice outboard because it just had something."
Drumless, yet still full of exhilarating-big-trance-drama, 'Who Booed The Goose' flashes by in stroboscopic fast forward, then '5 Millionth Cave Painting' gives a palate cleanser, letting "the virus with its delicious broken, luxurious reverb have a moment", before 'Negation Loop' swoops down in all its glory, with Clark's tweaked vocals leading deconstructed trance breakdowns, tape edits and brutal noisebursts.
An antidote to the bombast of its predecessor is 'Micro Lyf', which closes the set on a poignant note, of sorts. Muted staccato gives way to field recordings "that gradually put it in this outside space; alien in a meadow somewhere nameless. It feels like a sinkhole. The record kinda swallows itself up and then is gone", ends Chris.
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A1) Gift And Wound A2) Infinite Roller B1) No Pills U B2) Janus Modal C1) 1 BEDO Bailiff C2) Globecore Flats C3) Blowtorch Thimble C4) Civilians D1) Inpatient's Day Out D2) Who Booed The Goose D3) 5 Millionth Cave Painting D4) Negation Loop D5) Micro Lyf
*GATEFOLD DOUBLE VINYL WITH SPOT UV FRONT COVER*
Following the skewed-unself-help-brilliance of 'Sus Dog' (which marked his first full foray into songs, abetted by Thom Yorke), and its companion piece 'Cave Dog', Chris Clark returns to the dancefloor's simple, but no less affecting pleasures, with 'Steep Stims'.
"I found it hard to pull away from listening to this record, hard to stop making it, I had to remove myself from the Stims and stop enjoying it at some point. The album feels like nature to me. I love it when electronic music feels more naturalistic than acoustic music, more potent, that's the devil's trick, the promise of electronic music." comments Chris.
"I used an old synth - the Virus on all of the tracks. I used it at Mess in Melbourne - run by my friend Robin Fox - I loved it so much I had to buy one when I got back to the UK, it took a while to find. They're a bit clunky to program but make some of my most favourite sounds."
'Steep Stims' marks a back-to-basics approach, invoking the early years of gung-ho creativity enforced by limitations in technology at the time. "Most of the tracks on this album capture the spirit of making music on old samplers, which don't have much memory time", explains Clark. "It reminds me of making 'Clarence Park', my first album, where I would have to finish tunes in the session, as they would be saved on floppy disks and I couldn't easily go between tracks. This new record is just a few synths and a few choice sounds; the writing is the important thing."
Made quickly, 'Steep Stims' reflects the immediate rave energy of his live show, but that's not to say it's basic floor fodder, as it's rife with personality, synth magic, and knack for melody. Although swift and impressionistically captured rather than laboured over, it's still formidably deft, with plenty of oddball weirdness lurking beneath the dancefloor.
Soft, orange, scorched, brutal, the opening track 'Gift and Wound' captures the classic dance music dread / awe / euphoria combo perfectly, before 'Infinite Roller' merges sparkly-minimalism with snarling bass and soft sines, which turn more dense and metallic as it progresses.
The melancholic smoke belch of 'No Pills U' gives strong classic vibrations, which is belied by its creation, made in just 20 minutes. "I love working quickly sometimes", comments Clark. "Inspiration hits, rough and ready. It's off the cuff but also screams 'don't gild the lily with nonsense, keep it simple keep it clean'". Segueing into its elder brother, the piece becomes bigger and beatier on 'Janus Modal', where it permutates for over 7 minutes of fluttering, beatific club majesty.
At '18EDO Bailiff' you inexplicably find yourself at a clearing, things have suddenly got much quieter. You enter a decrepit and eerie old house, and as you move through its unsettling interior, you arrive at 'Globecore Flats'. A real piano tuned to 18 notes per octave gives the pair of tracks a haunted, olde worlde feel, which promptly gets eaten by a huge tech step tearout monster, birthing a strange but exotic beast.
The white hot 'Blowtorch Thimble' is all hooktasm-rave-hyper-amen-energy, whilst acidic flute leaps around like Ian Anderson on pingers throughout the catchily simple jump-up lurch of 'Civilians'.
"'In Patient's Day Out' is like some sort of Morricone-does-kraut-rock-with-drum-machines, but that's probably just in my head" says Clark. "I made several versions of this then went with the early mix but cranked through some choice outboard because it just had something."
Drumless, yet still full of exhilarating-big-trance-drama, 'Who Booed The Goose' flashes by in stroboscopic fast forward, then '5 Millionth Cave Painting' gives a palate cleanser, letting "the virus with its delicious broken, luxurious reverb have a moment", before 'Negation Loop' swoops down in all its glory, with Clark's tweaked vocals leading deconstructed trance breakdowns, tape edits and brutal noisebursts.
An antidote to the bombast of its predecessor is 'Micro Lyf', which closes the set on a poignant note, of sorts. Muted staccato gives way to field recordings "that gradually put it in this outside space; alien in a meadow somewhere nameless. It feels like a sinkhole. The record kinda swallows itself up and then is gone", ends Chris.
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Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT007LP
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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LISTEN: https://clark.bandcamp.com/album/sus-dog-2
WATCH 'Medicine' feat Thom Yorke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V85QYm8h9s
For years Clark's best work has toggled between beauty and brutality, blistering noise and otherworldly calm. Sus Dog is also situated between those two poles, but in leveraging his voice like this, Clark has discovered not only a new way to guide listeners through his maze-like production, but also of expressing the strain of navigating such wild terrain" - Pitchfork
This is Chris Clark's tenth studio album released in May 2023, the electronic artist choosing to marry his signature volatile pin-sharp production to the introduction of his own emotive vocals. Challenging himself to fantasise what a record might sound like "if the Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record" Clark looked to Thom Yorke to assist in an executive production role, an ideal companion considering Yorke's most recent flights to the world of immersive electronica.
There's also plenty of occasions where the compositions lean towards cinematic soundscapes particularly on the unnerving distortion of 'Forest'. However unlike on his 'Growl Garden' EP where vocals were used in a more chilling and dystopian role, those on the likes of 'Dolgoch Tape' are far more reverential and tender, closer to the spellbound serenity found on a Sufjan Stevens LP. Vocals funnelled into textures rather than dominant leads.
Highlighting the album's contrasts and bonds between human and machine The Guardian described it as "wandering free from structure, deploying sunbursts of synths and metallic percussion, nailing melodies into your primitive brain."
The album received excellent radio support in the UK at BBC R6 with A listing for the tracks 'Town Crank' & 'Clutch Pearlers'; in the US there were plays from KEXP & KCRW.
You can read an interview with Chris Clark on the making of this album in DJ magazine here:
https://djmag.com/features/clark-singing-different-song
Vinyl tracklist:
A1) Alyosha A2) Town Crank A3) Sus Dog B1) Clutch Pearlers B2) Over Empty Streets B3) Wedding C1) Forest C2) Dolgoch Tape C3) Bully D1) Dismissive D2) Medicine (feat. Thom Yorke) D3) Ladder
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WATCH 'Medicine' feat Thom Yorke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V85QYm8h9s
For years Clark's best work has toggled between beauty and brutality, blistering noise and otherworldly calm. Sus Dog is also situated between those two poles, but in leveraging his voice like this, Clark has discovered not only a new way to guide listeners through his maze-like production, but also of expressing the strain of navigating such wild terrain" - Pitchfork
This is Chris Clark's tenth studio album released in May 2023, the electronic artist choosing to marry his signature volatile pin-sharp production to the introduction of his own emotive vocals. Challenging himself to fantasise what a record might sound like "if the Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record" Clark looked to Thom Yorke to assist in an executive production role, an ideal companion considering Yorke's most recent flights to the world of immersive electronica.
There's also plenty of occasions where the compositions lean towards cinematic soundscapes particularly on the unnerving distortion of 'Forest'. However unlike on his 'Growl Garden' EP where vocals were used in a more chilling and dystopian role, those on the likes of 'Dolgoch Tape' are far more reverential and tender, closer to the spellbound serenity found on a Sufjan Stevens LP. Vocals funnelled into textures rather than dominant leads.
Highlighting the album's contrasts and bonds between human and machine The Guardian described it as "wandering free from structure, deploying sunbursts of synths and metallic percussion, nailing melodies into your primitive brain."
The album received excellent radio support in the UK at BBC R6 with A listing for the tracks 'Town Crank' & 'Clutch Pearlers'; in the US there were plays from KEXP & KCRW.
You can read an interview with Chris Clark on the making of this album in DJ magazine here:
https://djmag.com/features/clark-singing-different-song
Vinyl tracklist:
A1) Alyosha A2) Town Crank A3) Sus Dog B1) Clutch Pearlers B2) Over Empty Streets B3) Wedding C1) Forest C2) Dolgoch Tape C3) Bully D1) Dismissive D2) Medicine (feat. Thom Yorke) D3) Ladder
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Label:Throttle
Cat-No:THROT007CD
Release-Date:29.08.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Release-Date:29.08.2025
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LISTEN: https://clark.bandcamp.com/album/sus-dog-2
WATCH 'Medicine' feat Thom Yorke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V85QYm8h9s
For years Clark's best work has toggled between beauty and brutality, blistering noise and otherworldly calm. Sus Dog is also situated between those two poles, but in leveraging his voice like this, Clark has discovered not only a new way to guide listeners through his maze-like production, but also of expressing the strain of navigating such wild terrain" - Pitchfork
This is Chris Clark's tenth studio album released in May 2023, the electronic artist choosing to marry his signature volatile pin-sharp production to the introduction of his own emotive vocals. Challenging himself to fantasise what a record might sound like "if the Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record" Clark looked to Thom Yorke to assist in an executive production role, an ideal companion considering Yorke's most recent flights to the world of immersive electronica.
There's also plenty of occasions where the compositions lean towards cinematic soundscapes particularly on the unnerving distortion of 'Forest'. However unlike on his 'Growl Garden' EP where vocals were used in a more chilling and dystopian role, those on the likes of 'Dolgoch Tape' are far more reverential and tender, closer to the spellbound serenity found on a Sufjan Stevens LP. Vocals funnelled into textures rather than dominant leads.
Highlighting the album's contrasts and bonds between human and machine The Guardian described it as "wandering free from structure, deploying sunbursts of synths and metallic percussion, nailing melodies into your primitive brain."
The album received excellent radio support in the UK at BBC R6 with A listing for the tracks 'Town Crank' & 'Clutch Pearlers'; in the US there were plays from KEXP & KCRW.
You can read an interview with Chris Clark on the making of this album in DJ magazine here:
https://djmag.com/features/clark-singing-different-song
Vinyl tracklist:
A1) Alyosha A2) Town Crank A3) Sus Dog B1) Clutch Pearlers B2) Over Empty Streets B3) Wedding C1) Forest C2) Dolgoch Tape C3) Bully D1) Dismissive D2) Medicine (feat. Thom Yorke) D3) Ladder
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WATCH 'Medicine' feat Thom Yorke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V85QYm8h9s
For years Clark's best work has toggled between beauty and brutality, blistering noise and otherworldly calm. Sus Dog is also situated between those two poles, but in leveraging his voice like this, Clark has discovered not only a new way to guide listeners through his maze-like production, but also of expressing the strain of navigating such wild terrain" - Pitchfork
This is Chris Clark's tenth studio album released in May 2023, the electronic artist choosing to marry his signature volatile pin-sharp production to the introduction of his own emotive vocals. Challenging himself to fantasise what a record might sound like "if the Beach Boys took MDMA and made a rave record" Clark looked to Thom Yorke to assist in an executive production role, an ideal companion considering Yorke's most recent flights to the world of immersive electronica.
There's also plenty of occasions where the compositions lean towards cinematic soundscapes particularly on the unnerving distortion of 'Forest'. However unlike on his 'Growl Garden' EP where vocals were used in a more chilling and dystopian role, those on the likes of 'Dolgoch Tape' are far more reverential and tender, closer to the spellbound serenity found on a Sufjan Stevens LP. Vocals funnelled into textures rather than dominant leads.
Highlighting the album's contrasts and bonds between human and machine The Guardian described it as "wandering free from structure, deploying sunbursts of synths and metallic percussion, nailing melodies into your primitive brain."
The album received excellent radio support in the UK at BBC R6 with A listing for the tracks 'Town Crank' & 'Clutch Pearlers'; in the US there were plays from KEXP & KCRW.
You can read an interview with Chris Clark on the making of this album in DJ magazine here:
https://djmag.com/features/clark-singing-different-song
Vinyl tracklist:
A1) Alyosha A2) Town Crank A3) Sus Dog B1) Clutch Pearlers B2) Over Empty Streets B3) Wedding C1) Forest C2) Dolgoch Tape C3) Bully D1) Dismissive D2) Medicine (feat. Thom Yorke) D3) Ladder
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clark - Harpsichord E.C.S.T.
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clark - Piano E.C.S.T.
Clark revs up the first Throttle Records release with E.C.S.T. T.R.A.X., a double A-side 12” that finds him colliding music from centuries past with sounds from the future. Both tracks open the door wide to echo new modes of production for Clark by joining the dots between two great forms of the avant-garde: Rave and Musique concrète. Kicking off with Harpsichord Ecst, a track that bestows the original rave hoovers, Clark shoots off a frenetic, rapid-fire outburst that’s driven by the instrument, forging a sound that is characterized as anything other than Clark music. Its peak time 'ed rush is perfectly framed by the use of Clark’s own vocals, which are reminiscent of both Meredith Monk’s ‘Vessel Suite’ and Arthur Russell. Perfectly pitching it, our man explains, “It could sound prancingly medieval, but I kind of took a blow torch to it, and made it something totally different”. Piano Ecst meanwhile sets out to search and destroy piano hardcore, built around a single broken chord, weaved into a stroboscopic digital tapestry of flute flutters, tuned sirens, whirrs and jitters. Although inspired as much by classical/orchestral and avant garde greats, as dance music, the titles multiple meanings nod to Clark’s foundation in and continued love for rave culture, but also to far older forms of revelry, and a church-like atmosphere of religious rapture, which is clearly audible in these ecclesiastic style pieces. This fully fired up, within the abstract, effervescent, yet psychedelic electronic sound makes it clear that Throttle Records is a sure-fire one to watch...
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1. Depak Ine
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4. Last Land
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3. When the past was present
4. El Oeste
5. So will be now
If there is one person, who has been causing a stir on the international club circuit recently, it is Barcelona's John Talabot. Already his debut “My Old School“ (which is meant literally by the way) on Permanent Vacation in 2009 and shortly after that the single “ Sunshine”, which he put out on his own Hivern Disc imprint, made him one of the most promising musicians of the Spanish electronic scene. And those two releases also already set the mark for John Talabot’s unparalleled music: raw, loopy, heavy on the kick drum, sample based, moderate on the tempo, distorted on the drums and light years away from the clean and ever revolving house sound of today. This unique style which also blends influences from afro beat, Detroit techno, Chicago house and cosmic disco, but also northern soul or the energy of Flamenco, immediately turned some heads around. James Murphy, Âme and Aeroplane started including Talabot music in their sets like it was the most natural thing. However - and this is quite rare - he not only gained legions of fans in the house and disco community, but also amongst the leftfield pop and indie rock followers. NME and Resident Advisor both had “Breakthrough“ features on John Talabot and he can be proud of a “Best New Music“ dubbing on
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At the same time he drew the attention of like-minded artists like James Holden and Luke Abott from Border Community, Blondes or Delorean, which lead to a bunch of fertile collaborations: Luke Abbott and Blondes remixed Talabot’s “Sunshine“ single , John Talabot remixed a track by Delorean and vice versa Delorean’s Ekhi contributed vocals to the track “Journeys “ on John’s album). Another example is the Young Turks Label (home of Jamie XX, Holy Fuck, El Guincho or SBTRKT ) on which he released the “Families“ EP in 2010. It was praised beyond limits. Pitchfork for
instance hailed: “… where pop and house influences sweetly buffer up against one another to provide an unyielding sense of elation“ and even brought Talabot a comparison with artists like Four Tet or Caribou.
While staying true to his sound, John Talabot has nevertheless shown a constant evolution as a producer since his first release. He has traced a solid musical path that has turned him into one of the big references of European House and has made him also a highly in demand Remixer (for the likes of The XX, Francesco Tristano’s “Aufgang” project, Shit Robot on DFA, Thaiti 80, Joakim or Teengirl Fantasy to name just a few ).
A progression that now crystallizes in “ƒin”, his first full-length album for Permanent Vacation. A record, in which the Barcelona mastermind sets aside the danceable immediacy to expand his stylistic palette more than ever. For that purpose, Talabot melts all the elements that have constructed his distinctive sound until now and makes them emerge from a new perspective, in which the construction of complex song structures, intricate rhythms and superpositions of ever-evolving melodies and atmospheres pick up the baton of the “a kick-drum and a sampler” philosophy of his initial productions. The result brings us 11 tracks (we should call them songs really!) dominated by dark ambiances, gaseous textures and bittersweet moods that, above all, reveal a kind of vivacity that’s really hard to find in contemporary electronics. “Fin” is far from being a track collection. From the majestic opener “Depak Ine“ to it’s solemn ending with
“So Will Be Now“ , one of the two tracks that features Talabot’s soul and label mate Pional, each song traces an overall dialogue with the rest, culminating a highly emotional journey through Talabot’s always compelling and unique musical vision.
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A.
1. Depak Ine
2. Destiny
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3. When the past was present
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5. So will be now
If there is one person, who has been causing a stir on the international club circuit recently, it is Barcelona's John Talabot. Already his debut “My Old School“ (which is meant literally by the way) on Permanent Vacation in 2009 and shortly after that the single “ Sunshine”, which he put out on his own Hivern Disc imprint, made him one of the most promising musicians of the Spanish electronic scene. And those two releases also already set the mark for John Talabot’s unparalleled music: raw, loopy, heavy on the kick drum, sample based, moderate on the tempo, distorted on the drums and light years away from the clean and ever revolving house sound of today. This unique style which also blends influences from afro beat, Detroit techno, Chicago house and cosmic disco, but also northern soul or the energy of Flamenco, immediately turned some heads around. James Murphy, Âme and Aeroplane started including Talabot music in their sets like it was the most natural thing. However - and this is quite rare - he not only gained legions of fans in the house and disco community, but also amongst the leftfield pop and indie rock followers. NME and Resident Advisor both had “Breakthrough“ features on John Talabot and he can be proud of a “Best New Music“ dubbing on
Pitchfork. (Being rather elusive on showing his face in magazines or the web it also came to some funny rumors that John Talabot was the alter ego of a well-known techno producer from Detroit).
At the same time he drew the attention of like-minded artists like James Holden and Luke Abott from Border Community, Blondes or Delorean, which lead to a bunch of fertile collaborations: Luke Abbott and Blondes remixed Talabot’s “Sunshine“ single , John Talabot remixed a track by Delorean and vice versa Delorean’s Ekhi contributed vocals to the track “Journeys “ on John’s album). Another example is the Young Turks Label (home of Jamie XX, Holy Fuck, El Guincho or SBTRKT ) on which he released the “Families“ EP in 2010. It was praised beyond limits. Pitchfork for
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A progression that now crystallizes in “ƒin”, his first full-length album for Permanent Vacation. A record, in which the Barcelona mastermind sets aside the danceable immediacy to expand his stylistic palette more than ever. For that purpose, Talabot melts all the elements that have constructed his distinctive sound until now and makes them emerge from a new perspective, in which the construction of complex song structures, intricate rhythms and superpositions of ever-evolving melodies and atmospheres pick up the baton of the “a kick-drum and a sampler” philosophy of his initial productions. The result brings us 11 tracks (we should call them songs really!) dominated by dark ambiances, gaseous textures and bittersweet moods that, above all, reveal a kind of vivacity that’s really hard to find in contemporary electronics. “Fin” is far from being a track collection. From the majestic opener “Depak Ine“ to it’s solemn ending with
“So Will Be Now“ , one of the two tracks that features Talabot’s soul and label mate Pional, each song traces an overall dialogue with the rest, culminating a highly emotional journey through Talabot’s always compelling and unique musical vision.
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Label:We Release Jazz
Cat-No:WRJ001-REG
Release-Date:19.10.2018
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:We Release Jazz
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Release-Date:19.10.2018
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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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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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.
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11. (E2) Extrawelt - Hurt (DE-Q20-25-00046)
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13. (F2) Extrawelt - Schöne Aussichten (DE-Q20-25-00048)
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For over two decades, the humble duo behind Extrawelt, who shy away from making music for clicks, have been a steadfast presence in electronic music. Known as serious studio and tour-focused artists who craft timepiece albums, each a work of enduring craft, that go on to create atmospheric, out-of-the-box live acts, they've been shaping and redefining electronica since their first release.
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DYSTORTION is a reflection of a complex, divided world, carried through dramatically with Extrawelt's signature techno tension. Like the world right now, it is full of contradictions, surprises, and moments of introspection, an essential listen for fans of mature electronic music that may or may not need a reminder of why, after 20 years, we're still listening.
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Attack/Transition
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Grains
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Particle 1
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Transition
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Broken Line 1
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Plateaux 1
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Silence
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Particle 2
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Broken Line 2
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Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Plateaux 2/End
Release Info:
Released for the first time in 2009, ‘utp_’ is the third installment of Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s V.I.R.U.S.'s series. It was commissioned for the 400th anniversary of Mannheim, Germany. The flowing 10-section multimedia work derives its shape from a rasterized structure of the southwestern city, founded in 1608. The recording documents the work’s debut performed by Ensemble Modern at the National Theatre in Mannheim. The music embraces the electronic, piano-based palettes, an expanded array of avant-garde chamber instrumentation and natural timbres. It combined the digital visual score created by Carsten Nicolai and Simon Mayer, and lighting design by Nigel Edwards.
Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai
Mastering by Bo @ Calyx
Tracklisting
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Medium: 1 // Side: A // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Attack/Transition
Playtime: 00:07:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719505
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Particle 1
Playtime: 00:06:40
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719507
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
---------------------------------------------------------
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Medium: 1 // Side: A // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Grains
Playtime: 00:06:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719506
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Transition
Playtime: 00:03:31
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719508
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 3
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Broken Line 1
Playtime: 00:06:32
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719509
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Plateaux 1
Playtime: 00:08:07
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719510
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: D // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Broken Line 2
Playtime: 00:06:25
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719513
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Silence
Playtime: 00:06:50
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719511
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: D // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Plateaux 2/End
Playtime: 00:13:10
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719514
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 3
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Particle 2
Playtime: 00:07:00
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719512
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
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Released for the first time in 2009, ‘utp_’ is the third installment of Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s V.I.R.U.S.'s series. It was commissioned for the 400th anniversary of Mannheim, Germany. The flowing 10-section multimedia work derives its shape from a rasterized structure of the southwestern city, founded in 1608. The recording documents the work’s debut performed by Ensemble Modern at the National Theatre in Mannheim. The music embraces the electronic, piano-based palettes, an expanded array of avant-garde chamber instrumentation and natural timbres. It combined the digital visual score created by Carsten Nicolai and Simon Mayer, and lighting design by Nigel Edwards.
Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai
Mastering by Bo @ Calyx
Tracklisting
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: A // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Attack/Transition
Playtime: 00:07:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719505
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Particle 1
Playtime: 00:06:40
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719507
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
---------------------------------------------------------
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Medium: 1 // Side: A // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Grains
Playtime: 00:06:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719506
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Transition
Playtime: 00:03:31
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719508
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: B // Track: 3
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Broken Line 1
Playtime: 00:06:32
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719509
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Plateaux 1
Playtime: 00:08:07
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719510
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: D // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Broken Line 2
Playtime: 00:06:25
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719513
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Silence
Playtime: 00:06:50
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719511
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: D // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Plateaux 2/End
Playtime: 00:13:10
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719514
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 2 // Side: C // Track: 3
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Particle 2
Playtime: 00:07:00
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719512
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Rights : World excluding France, UK & US
2 x 140 G Black Vinyl . 5mm Spine Printed Sleeve, 2 x White Inner Sleeve. Marketing frontsticker.
DESCRIPTION / SHORT BIOG:
Cerrone, the legendary French King of Disco, is celebrating 45 years of career . All Cerrone’s greatest hits from 1976 – “Love in C minor” to now – “The Impact” for the first time on Vinyl and as Edit Versions (single edit) : Double Vinyl , 19 songs.
TRACKLIST:
A1__Supernature (Edit)
A2__Cerrone's Paradise (Edit)
A3__Look For Love (Edit)
A4__Love Is Here
A5__Je Suis Music (Edit)
B1__Give Me Love (Edit)
B2__Freak Connection (Edit)
B3__Music Of Life (Edit)
B4__2nd Chance (Feat. Tony Allen)
B5__The Impact (Edit)
C1__Love In C Minor (Edit)
C2__You Are The One (Edit)
C3__Midnight Lady (Edit)
C4__Hooked On You
D1__Therapy (Feat. James Hart)
D2__Rocket In The Pocket (Edit)
D3__Bodytalk
D4__Got To Have Loving (Edit)
D5__Club Underworld (Edit)
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2 x 140 G Black Vinyl . 5mm Spine Printed Sleeve, 2 x White Inner Sleeve. Marketing frontsticker.
DESCRIPTION / SHORT BIOG:
Cerrone, the legendary French King of Disco, is celebrating 45 years of career . All Cerrone’s greatest hits from 1976 – “Love in C minor” to now – “The Impact” for the first time on Vinyl and as Edit Versions (single edit) : Double Vinyl , 19 songs.
TRACKLIST:
A1__Supernature (Edit)
A2__Cerrone's Paradise (Edit)
A3__Look For Love (Edit)
A4__Love Is Here
A5__Je Suis Music (Edit)
B1__Give Me Love (Edit)
B2__Freak Connection (Edit)
B3__Music Of Life (Edit)
B4__2nd Chance (Feat. Tony Allen)
B5__The Impact (Edit)
C1__Love In C Minor (Edit)
C2__You Are The One (Edit)
C3__Midnight Lady (Edit)
C4__Hooked On You
D1__Therapy (Feat. James Hart)
D2__Rocket In The Pocket (Edit)
D3__Bodytalk
D4__Got To Have Loving (Edit)
D5__Club Underworld (Edit)
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Rights: World excluding FR & UK
Packaging: 1 X Transparent Yellow Vinyl +1 x Transparent Magenta Vinyl, gatefold sleeve, 2 x printed inner sleeve, marketing sticker
PRODUCTS INFOS
"The Factory (Best Of) " : all singles & hits released on Factory as 7''/radio edits.
" Remastered + exclusive new artwork.
" First time ever Happy Mondays 's cult remixes as bonus
" 2CD Collector 25 tracks : 14 singles + 11 Remixes
" 2LP editions 17 tracks : 14 singles + the 3 most sought after remixes. Limited Double Yellow & Magenta LP edition also available on Double Black Vinyl that will remain the permanent vinyl edition (with a slightly different frontcover).
SHORT BIOG
2025-2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Happy Mondays, a milestone celebration of one of Britain's most iconic and era-defining bands.
To celebrate, London Records will launch a series of special anniversary releases, beginning with a fully remastered brand-new compilation: The Factory Singles. This definitive collection captures the band's ground-breaking output from 1985-1992, celebrating their pivotal role in shaping UK music culture. Classic remixes from Paul Oakenfold, Andrew Weatherall, Terry Farley and Jon Carter make up bonus tracks on the 2CD and 2LP.
The release will be available across multiple formats, appealing to collectors and fans alike.
Complementing the physical editions, a series of brand-new digital remixes will be unveiled from world-renowned artists Daniel Avery, Paul Oakenfold, Mella Dee, and Shadow Child and more, bridging the Mondays' legacy with today's electronic innovators, and a revisit from Paul Oakenfold.
This campaign marks the beginning of an extensive celebration of the Happy Mondays' 40-year legacy, bringing their iconic sound to both devoted fans and new generations
Tracklisting:
SIDE SPLIT TITLE TIMING VERSION
A1 Delightful 3:38:00
A2 Freaky Dancin' 3:42:00 7" Edit
A3 Tart Tart 4:18:00
A4 24 Hour Party People 3:20:00 Radio Edit
A5 Wrote for Luck 3:41:00 7" Edit
18:39:00
B1 Lazyitis - One Armed Boxer (with Karl Denver) 3:53:00
B2 Hallelujah 3:46:00 Oakenfold 7" Edit
B3 Step On 4:20:00 7" Edit
B4 Kinky Afro 3:58:00 Radio Edit
B5 Loose Fit 3:46:00 Radio Edit
19:43:00
C1 Judge Fudge 3:58:00 7" Edit
C2 Stinkin' Thinkin' 4:18:00 Hague 7"
C3 Sunshine & Love 3:23:00 7" Edit
C4 Angel 4:05:00 Edit
15:44:00
D1 Hallelujah (Club Mix) 6:29:00
D2 Step On (Twistin' My Melon Mix) 5:55:00
D3 W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix) 7:05:00
19:29:00
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Packaging: 1 X Transparent Yellow Vinyl +1 x Transparent Magenta Vinyl, gatefold sleeve, 2 x printed inner sleeve, marketing sticker
PRODUCTS INFOS
"The Factory (Best Of) " : all singles & hits released on Factory as 7''/radio edits.
" Remastered + exclusive new artwork.
" First time ever Happy Mondays 's cult remixes as bonus
" 2CD Collector 25 tracks : 14 singles + 11 Remixes
" 2LP editions 17 tracks : 14 singles + the 3 most sought after remixes. Limited Double Yellow & Magenta LP edition also available on Double Black Vinyl that will remain the permanent vinyl edition (with a slightly different frontcover).
SHORT BIOG
2025-2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Happy Mondays, a milestone celebration of one of Britain's most iconic and era-defining bands.
To celebrate, London Records will launch a series of special anniversary releases, beginning with a fully remastered brand-new compilation: The Factory Singles. This definitive collection captures the band's ground-breaking output from 1985-1992, celebrating their pivotal role in shaping UK music culture. Classic remixes from Paul Oakenfold, Andrew Weatherall, Terry Farley and Jon Carter make up bonus tracks on the 2CD and 2LP.
The release will be available across multiple formats, appealing to collectors and fans alike.
Complementing the physical editions, a series of brand-new digital remixes will be unveiled from world-renowned artists Daniel Avery, Paul Oakenfold, Mella Dee, and Shadow Child and more, bridging the Mondays' legacy with today's electronic innovators, and a revisit from Paul Oakenfold.
This campaign marks the beginning of an extensive celebration of the Happy Mondays' 40-year legacy, bringing their iconic sound to both devoted fans and new generations
Tracklisting:
SIDE SPLIT TITLE TIMING VERSION
A1 Delightful 3:38:00
A2 Freaky Dancin' 3:42:00 7" Edit
A3 Tart Tart 4:18:00
A4 24 Hour Party People 3:20:00 Radio Edit
A5 Wrote for Luck 3:41:00 7" Edit
18:39:00
B1 Lazyitis - One Armed Boxer (with Karl Denver) 3:53:00
B2 Hallelujah 3:46:00 Oakenfold 7" Edit
B3 Step On 4:20:00 7" Edit
B4 Kinky Afro 3:58:00 Radio Edit
B5 Loose Fit 3:46:00 Radio Edit
19:43:00
C1 Judge Fudge 3:58:00 7" Edit
C2 Stinkin' Thinkin' 4:18:00 Hague 7"
C3 Sunshine & Love 3:23:00 7" Edit
C4 Angel 4:05:00 Edit
15:44:00
D1 Hallelujah (Club Mix) 6:29:00
D2 Step On (Twistin' My Melon Mix) 5:55:00
D3 W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix) 7:05:00
19:29:00
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1
Skee Mask - Cerroverb
2
Skee Mask - Session Add
3
Skee Mask - Rev8617
4
Skee Mask - 50 Euro To Break Boost
5
Skee Mask - Via Sub Mids
6
Skee Mask - Soundboy Ext.
7
Skee Mask - Dial 274
8
Skee Mask - VLI
9
Skee Mask - Flyby VFR
10
Skee Mask - Muk FM
11
Skee Mask - Kozmic Flush
12
Skee Mask - Calimance (Delay Mix)
Repress coming soon!
Skee Mask’s endless search and fascination for fresh music, weed and burgers channeled into his own vision of sound. Enjoy the ride through his second album, a detailed experimental universe of a young dedicated hustler.
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Skee Mask’s endless search and fascination for fresh music, weed and burgers channeled into his own vision of sound. Enjoy the ride through his second album, a detailed experimental universe of a young dedicated hustler.
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1
Charlotte de Witte - The Realm
2
Charlotte de Witte - No Division ft. XSALT
3
Charlotte de Witte - Vidmahe
4
Charlotte de Witte - Memento Mori
5
Charlotte de Witte - Become
6
Charlotte de Witte - The Heads That Know ft. Comma Dee
7
Charlotte de Witte - Higher
8
Charlotte de Witte - Domine
9
Charlotte de Witte - After The Fall ft. Lisa Gerrard
10
Charlotte de Witte - Hymn
11
Charlotte de Witte - Matiere Noire ft. Alice Evermore
Charlotte de Witte releases more hot news on her eagerly awaited eponymous self-titled debut LP, which drops November 7th on her KNTXT label. Fans already stirred to frenzy by two killer LP singles can now pre-order/pre-save the album digitally and on vinyl. She also reveals the cover art and track list in its entirety. Already hailed by Vogue DE, BBC 6 Music, Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Rolling Stone, Billboard amm., the acid-drenched, unstoppable lead single and set staple ‘The Realm’, and powerful organ-heavy cut ‘No Division’ (feat. XSALT) reflect the power of the full 11 track release. The ‘No Division’ vinyl was pre-released during her recent six instantly sold-out New York City shows in four days triumph. With one more LP single promised before the full drop, fans will have to wait and see which that will be… After a fifteen year long career of propelling the techno scene forward and 25 standout EPs, the Belgian DJ & producer ‘started to feel the urge to embrace a format that allowed me to showcase my sonic identity in its entirety.’ Though the album is deeply personal – ‘these are tracks that move me, songs that carry me away like only club music and a night lost in it can’ – it’ll be a must-have for fans & techno/acid fiends. ‘Make no mistake, this is a true DJ album. I’m a club kid, always will be, and every track on this record makes me want to dance.’ It’ll do the same for other ravers. One more LP single to come… which of these is it to be?
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1
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Siisx
2
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Mur
3
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - ax Mr. L
4
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - City Radieuse
5
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Veru 1
6
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Veru 2
CD - RE MASTER - Part of the V.I.R.U.S series
GENRE/S: Ambient/ Electronic
Info
Initially released in 2006, ‘Revep’ is the third collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the third installment of V.I.R.U.S.’s five albums series.
Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album’s recordings are accompanied by three new compositions titled ‘City Radieuse’, ‘Veru 1’, and ‘Veru 2’.
‘City Radieuse’ was composed for the 2012 short cinematic essay titled ‘Cité Radieuse’ and part of Carsten Nicolai’s ‘future past perfect’ series.
The video shot at le Corbusier’s Unité D’Habitation in Nantes (called ‘cité radieuse’) takes the viewer through the modular system and design applied to the residential buildings. The film’s narrative unfolds
through a sequence of images tracking the apartments’ indoor space and details, and points to the different benchmarks of standardized production as they correlate to their environment and its inhabitants.
The album’s original recordings resulted from musical exchanges that began with ‘Vrioon’ and revolved around a collaborative arrangement of Sakamoto’s classic ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,’ the theme music
to the 1983 movie starring David Bowie, Takeshi Kitano, and Ryuichi Sakamoto himself.
In ‘Revep,’ the piano takes the lead while the padded bass and pitched electronic frequencies mark sudden change. Deeply evocative and effortlessly colliding worlds of analog beauty and digital mastery,
this album is considered another indispensable record from the duo’s ongoing collaboration.
ALBUM ART DESIGNED BY CARSTEN NICOLAI
MASTERING BY BO @ CALYX
TRACKLIST:
CD Tracklisting:
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Siisx
Playtime: 00:07:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719499
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Mur
Playtime: 00:08:14
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719500
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 3
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: ax Mr. L
Playtime: 00:04:18
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719501
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 4
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: City Radieuse
Playtime: 00:07:48
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719502
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 5
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Veru 1
Playtime: 00:08:01
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719503
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 6
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Veru 2
Playtime: 00:05:15
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719504
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
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GENRE/S: Ambient/ Electronic
Info
Initially released in 2006, ‘Revep’ is the third collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the third installment of V.I.R.U.S.’s five albums series.
Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album’s recordings are accompanied by three new compositions titled ‘City Radieuse’, ‘Veru 1’, and ‘Veru 2’.
‘City Radieuse’ was composed for the 2012 short cinematic essay titled ‘Cité Radieuse’ and part of Carsten Nicolai’s ‘future past perfect’ series.
The video shot at le Corbusier’s Unité D’Habitation in Nantes (called ‘cité radieuse’) takes the viewer through the modular system and design applied to the residential buildings. The film’s narrative unfolds
through a sequence of images tracking the apartments’ indoor space and details, and points to the different benchmarks of standardized production as they correlate to their environment and its inhabitants.
The album’s original recordings resulted from musical exchanges that began with ‘Vrioon’ and revolved around a collaborative arrangement of Sakamoto’s classic ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence,’ the theme music
to the 1983 movie starring David Bowie, Takeshi Kitano, and Ryuichi Sakamoto himself.
In ‘Revep,’ the piano takes the lead while the padded bass and pitched electronic frequencies mark sudden change. Deeply evocative and effortlessly colliding worlds of analog beauty and digital mastery,
this album is considered another indispensable record from the duo’s ongoing collaboration.
ALBUM ART DESIGNED BY CARSTEN NICOLAI
MASTERING BY BO @ CALYX
TRACKLIST:
CD Tracklisting:
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Siisx
Playtime: 00:07:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719499
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Mur
Playtime: 00:08:14
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719500
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 3
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: ax Mr. L
Playtime: 00:04:18
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719501
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 4
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: City Radieuse
Playtime: 00:07:48
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719502
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 5
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Veru 1
Playtime: 00:08:01
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719503
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 6
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Veru 2
Playtime: 00:05:15
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719504
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
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1
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Attack/Transition
2
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Grains
3
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Particle 1
4
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Transition
5
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Broken Line 1
6
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Plateaux 1
7
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Silence
8
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Particle 2
9
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Broken Line 2
10
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Plateaux 2/End
Release Info:
Released for the first time in 2009, ‘utp_’ is the third installment of Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s V.I.R.U.S.'s series. It was commissioned for the 400th anniversary of Mannheim, Germany. The flowing 10-section multimedia work derives its shape from a rasterized structure of the southwestern city, founded in 1608. The recording documents the work’s debut performed by Ensemble Modern at the National Theatre in Mannheim. The music embraces the electronic, piano-based palettes, an expanded array of avant-garde chamber instrumentation and natural timbres. It combined the digital visual score created by Carsten Nicolai and Simon Mayer, and lighting design by Nigel Edwards.
Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai
Mastering by Bo @ Calyx
Tracklisting
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Attack/Transition
Playtime: 00:07:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719505
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Grains
Playtime: 00:06:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719506
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 3
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Particle 1
Playtime: 00:06:40
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719507
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 4
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Transition
Playtime: 00:03:31
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719508
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 5
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Broken Line 1
Playtime: 00:06:32
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719509
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 6
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Plateaux 1
Playtime: 00:08:07
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719510
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 7
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Silence
Playtime: 00:06:50
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719511
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 8
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Particle 2
Playtime: 00:07:00
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719512
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 9
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Broken Line 2
Playtime: 00:06:25
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719513
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 10
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Plateaux 2/End
Playtime: 00:13:10
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719514
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Released for the first time in 2009, ‘utp_’ is the third installment of Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s V.I.R.U.S.'s series. It was commissioned for the 400th anniversary of Mannheim, Germany. The flowing 10-section multimedia work derives its shape from a rasterized structure of the southwestern city, founded in 1608. The recording documents the work’s debut performed by Ensemble Modern at the National Theatre in Mannheim. The music embraces the electronic, piano-based palettes, an expanded array of avant-garde chamber instrumentation and natural timbres. It combined the digital visual score created by Carsten Nicolai and Simon Mayer, and lighting design by Nigel Edwards.
Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai
Mastering by Bo @ Calyx
Tracklisting
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 1
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Attack/Transition
Playtime: 00:07:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719505
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 2
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Grains
Playtime: 00:06:24
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719506
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 3
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Particle 1
Playtime: 00:06:40
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719507
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 4
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Transition
Playtime: 00:03:31
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719508
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
---------------------------------------------------------
Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 5
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Broken Line 1
Playtime: 00:06:32
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719509
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 6
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Plateaux 1
Playtime: 00:08:07
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719510
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 7
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Silence
Playtime: 00:06:50
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719511
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 8
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Particle 2
Playtime: 00:07:00
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719512
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 9
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Broken Line 2
Playtime: 00:06:25
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719513
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Medium: 1 // Side: // Track: 10
Artist: Alva Noto; Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Plateaux 2/End
Playtime: 00:13:10
Explicit Lyrics: No
ISRC: UK6821719514
(P): 2022 NOTON
Country: Germany
Composer: Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Magnetism Records
Cat-No:MRCLP003
Release-Date:26.04.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:3LP Excl
Label:Magnetism Records
Cat-No:MRCLP003
Release-Date:26.04.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:3LP Excl
1
Digitalism - A1 Magnets 3:52
2
Digitalism - A2 Zdarlight (Original) 5:42
3
Digitalism - A3 I Want I Want 3:32
4
Digitalism - B1 Idealistic 4:08
5
Digitalism - B2 Digitalism In Cairo / Departure From Cairo 5:47
6
Digitalism - B3 Echoes 3:34
7
Digitalism - C1 The Pulse 4:24
8
Digitalism - C2 Moonlight 2:51
9
Digitalism - C3 Anything New 4:58
10
Digitalism - D1 Pogo 3:48
11
Digitalism - D2 Jupiter Approach / Jupiter Room 6:18
12
Digitalism - D3 Home Zone 2:07
13
Digitalism - D4 Apollo-Gize 2:19
14
Digitalism - E1 Faust 1:16*
15
Digitalism - E2 Hot Spot 3:27*
16
Digitalism - E3 Kontakt 4:16*
17
Digitalism - E4 Maya 1:58*
18
Digitalism - E5 Indoor Sunshine 4:09*
19
Digitalism - F- etching (no sound)
Limited 20th Anniversary Edition (The first Digitalism Single Release from this album dating 2004)
2 x 12" LP on coloured "neon green" vinyl + 1 x 12" LP one side with bonus tracks 1 side etched black vinyl, including unreleased bonus material and poster, spot lacquer paint
- 2 x 12" LP on coloured "neon green" vinyl + 1 x 12" LP one side with bonus tracks, 1 side etched black vinyl spot lacquer paint
- limited edition
- Including 5 unreleased bonus tracks from the original album recordings
- Including poster
- 20th anniversary
- special exclusive "Idealism Forever" live shows in Europe in April and May (TBA soon)
- Reissued on Digitalism's own label Magnetism
GENRE/S: Electronic, Indie, Techno, Dance, Indiepop
TRACKLISTS:
A1 Magnets 3:52
A2 Zdarlight (Original) 5:42
A3 I Want I Want 3:32
B1 Idealistic 4:08
B2 Digitalism In Cairo / Departure From Cairo 5:47
B3 Echoes 3:34
C1 The Pulse 4:24
C2 Moonlight 2:51
C3 Anything New 4:58
D1 Pogo 3:48
D2 Jupiter Approach / Jupiter Room 6:18
D3 Home Zone 2:07
D4 Apollo-Gize 2:19
E1 Faust 1:16*
E2 Hot Spot 3:27*
E3 Kontakt 4:16*
E4 Maya 1:58*
E5 Indoor Sunshine 4:09*
F - etching
* bonus tracks
SHORT INFO:
Idealism Forever is the reissue of Digitalism's genre defining debut studio album from 2007. Now it will be released as a remastered 3 LP set with 2 x 12 " on coloured vinyl and 1 x 12" LP on etched vinyl with bonus tracks, a poster, spot lacquer paint, as a limited edition. The original album double LP is sold out for years.
To date the album tracks have been used in numerous games and commercials. They have been sampled and used in new song interpretations all around the world. The songs have millions of streams over the different platforms and never lost their appeal. The new analogue master of the album shows the songs in their best outfit and the bonus material, which originally was recorded while making the album back in the days, have never been heard before.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
2 x 12" LP on coloured "neon green" vinyl + 1 x 12" LP one side with bonus tracks 1 side etched black vinyl, including unreleased bonus material and poster, spot lacquer paint
- 2 x 12" LP on coloured "neon green" vinyl + 1 x 12" LP one side with bonus tracks, 1 side etched black vinyl spot lacquer paint
- limited edition
- Including 5 unreleased bonus tracks from the original album recordings
- Including poster
- 20th anniversary
- special exclusive "Idealism Forever" live shows in Europe in April and May (TBA soon)
- Reissued on Digitalism's own label Magnetism
GENRE/S: Electronic, Indie, Techno, Dance, Indiepop
TRACKLISTS:
A1 Magnets 3:52
A2 Zdarlight (Original) 5:42
A3 I Want I Want 3:32
B1 Idealistic 4:08
B2 Digitalism In Cairo / Departure From Cairo 5:47
B3 Echoes 3:34
C1 The Pulse 4:24
C2 Moonlight 2:51
C3 Anything New 4:58
D1 Pogo 3:48
D2 Jupiter Approach / Jupiter Room 6:18
D3 Home Zone 2:07
D4 Apollo-Gize 2:19
E1 Faust 1:16*
E2 Hot Spot 3:27*
E3 Kontakt 4:16*
E4 Maya 1:58*
E5 Indoor Sunshine 4:09*
F - etching
* bonus tracks
SHORT INFO:
Idealism Forever is the reissue of Digitalism's genre defining debut studio album from 2007. Now it will be released as a remastered 3 LP set with 2 x 12 " on coloured vinyl and 1 x 12" LP on etched vinyl with bonus tracks, a poster, spot lacquer paint, as a limited edition. The original album double LP is sold out for years.
To date the album tracks have been used in numerous games and commercials. They have been sampled and used in new song interpretations all around the world. The songs have millions of streams over the different platforms and never lost their appeal. The new analogue master of the album shows the songs in their best outfit and the bonus material, which originally was recorded while making the album back in the days, have never been heard before.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
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Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More