Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER017
Release-Date:26.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER017
Release-Date:26.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux I
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux II
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux III
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux IV
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux V
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux VI
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage I
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage II
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage III
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage IV
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage V
(black vinyl, booklet, 500 copies) Renowned French musician and artist Félicia Atkinson announces new album SANS VISAGE, a reimagined score for Georges Franju’s cult 1960 horror classic Les yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face), out June 26 via VIERNULVIER Records. The news arrives alongside lead preview “Les Yeux II” and follows her recently released collaborative album with Christina Vantzou, Reflections Vol. 3: Water Poems, via RVNG Intl., as well as her acclaimed solo releases Promenades and Space as an Instrument on Shelter Press.
Tracklist
A1. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux I"
A2. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux II"
A3. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux III"
A4. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux IV"
A5. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux V"
A6. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux VI"
B1. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage I"
B2. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage II"
B3. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage III"
B4. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage IV"
B5. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage V"
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Tracklist
A1. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux I"
A2. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux II"
A3. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux III"
A4. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux IV"
A5. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux V"
A6. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux VI"
B1. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage I"
B2. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage II"
B3. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage III"
B4. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage IV"
B5. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage V"
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More records from Félicia Atkinson
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER17CD
Release-Date:26.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER17CD
Release-Date:26.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux I
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux II
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux III
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux IV
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux V
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux VI
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage I
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage II
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage III
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage IV
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage V
Renowned French musician and artist Félicia Atkinson announces new album SANS VISAGE, a reimagined score for Georges Franju’s cult 1960 horror classic Les yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face), out June 26 via VIERNULVIER Records. The news arrives alongside lead preview “Les Yeux II” and follows her recently released collaborative album with Christina Vantzou, Reflections Vol. 3: Water Poems, via RVNG Intl., as well as her acclaimed solo releases Promenades and Space as an Instrument on Shelter Press.
Tracklist:
01. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux I"
02. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux II"
03. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux III"
04. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux IV"
05. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux V"
06. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux VI"
07. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage I"
08. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage II"
09. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage III"
10. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage IV"
11. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage V"
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Tracklist:
01. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux I"
02. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux II"
03. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux III"
04. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux IV"
05. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux V"
06. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux VI"
07. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage I"
08. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage II"
09. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage III"
10. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage IV"
11. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage V"
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Felicia Atkinson - The Healing
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Felicia Atkinson - This Was Her Reply
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Felicia Atkinson - Thinking Iceberg
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Felicia Atkinson - La Pluie
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Felicia Atkinson - Sorry
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Felicia Atkinson - Shall I Return To You
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Felicia Atkinson - Pensées Magiques
One of the universal experiences of life on Earth is staring, neck craned, at the cosmos. The vastness of one’s internal life meets the vastness of space, and in that moment those perspectives fuse in a state of wonder and curiosity. Space as an instrument, the new album by French artist and musician Félicia Atkinson, invites listeners to explore the phantasmic landscapes created in such transformative encounters, when the mind is open and receptive to its environment. Like being absorbed by the immensity of the night sky, this music dilates the imagination and helps us to sit comfortably in the mystery of the ineffable.
We are guided through Space as an instrument by the piano, its alinear story told through restrained, iterative melodies that become entwined with the sounds at the music’s margins - a wisp of electronics, a pinprick of an enunciated consonant. They were recorded on Atkinson’s phone, which was placed next to the keys, or behind her, with the sound of the room bleeding through to give a sense of the place and time of the encounter. She describes these sessions as meetings where she and the piano commune to co-create these spiraling phrases and vaporous dissonances moment by moment. Complicating this dynamic is the presence of digital pianos, which exist in the surreal space of diodes and LED displays. They act as avatars of their three-dimensional counterparts: nowhere and everywhere simultaneously.
Still, the inhabited world of people, water, and wind can be heard throughout Space as an instrument. Often these recordings are integrated into the backdrop of electronics, or reduced to the sound of movements whose physical forms are obscured: the microphone straining against a forceful gust on “Sorry,” arhythmic footsteps traversing an invisible terrain on “Pensées Magiques.” These field recordings take us to the brink of synesthetic experience, allowing us to glimpse with our ear the topography of the imagination. But Atkinson’s music resists any kind of singular perspective on the scene, or any distinct conclusion. “It doesn’t explain anything,” she says, “but it translates the way I perceive it, somehow.”
Atkinson is a polymath by nature, engrossed in a variety of daily artistic practices that nourish one another. In her garden, she performs the slow work of cross-species relationship building, cultivating an ideal space for introspection and further creation; many of the album’s vocal and electronic elements were recorded there. Poetry, which she prizes for its capacity to render the everyday tools of meaning-making more enigmatic, becomes folded into the music as well. She paints as often as time allows. One personal limitation Atkinson finds in painting, the rendering of perspective, has become one of her music’s defining characteristics. The vantage point of the listener is slippery and undefined, with sounds at once appearing gigantic and miniscule, distant and immediate.
This phenomena is central to “Thinking Iceberg,” a 13-minute piece that was whittled down from an hour and a half performance, who remain only a ghostly presence on the album’s recording. Atkinson wrote the piece in response to Olivier Remaud’s book ‘Thinking Like An Iceberg,’ in which the philosopher assigns agency to these massive, endangered objects and imagines how they might perceive their millenia-long relationship to humans. Stoic synthesizer tones percolate while water flows just out of the immediate frame with a disarming clarity and presence. As the piece crests, Atkinson’s whispered voice emerges softly, placed right against the listener’s left ear, contrasting with the billowing mass of sound that otherwise dominates. We emerge with a glimmer of awareness of how immensity and delicacy can coexist as time and humanity extract their toll.
Atkinson says her music exists “on the verge of understanding and not understanding,” which often precludes such literal interpretations. But in that nebulous space there is humility and openness, and perhaps enough empathy to understand the consciousness of a massive, frozen chunk of water. With the listener’s perspective diffused into many different vantage points, how might that, too, become a vehicle for the development of compassion? As we listen, we encounter the wisdom that there is meaning not just in the experience of the sublime, that radical juxtaposition of limitlessness and intimacy, but also in the continuum of countless individuals that have taken the same journey.
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We are guided through Space as an instrument by the piano, its alinear story told through restrained, iterative melodies that become entwined with the sounds at the music’s margins - a wisp of electronics, a pinprick of an enunciated consonant. They were recorded on Atkinson’s phone, which was placed next to the keys, or behind her, with the sound of the room bleeding through to give a sense of the place and time of the encounter. She describes these sessions as meetings where she and the piano commune to co-create these spiraling phrases and vaporous dissonances moment by moment. Complicating this dynamic is the presence of digital pianos, which exist in the surreal space of diodes and LED displays. They act as avatars of their three-dimensional counterparts: nowhere and everywhere simultaneously.
Still, the inhabited world of people, water, and wind can be heard throughout Space as an instrument. Often these recordings are integrated into the backdrop of electronics, or reduced to the sound of movements whose physical forms are obscured: the microphone straining against a forceful gust on “Sorry,” arhythmic footsteps traversing an invisible terrain on “Pensées Magiques.” These field recordings take us to the brink of synesthetic experience, allowing us to glimpse with our ear the topography of the imagination. But Atkinson’s music resists any kind of singular perspective on the scene, or any distinct conclusion. “It doesn’t explain anything,” she says, “but it translates the way I perceive it, somehow.”
Atkinson is a polymath by nature, engrossed in a variety of daily artistic practices that nourish one another. In her garden, she performs the slow work of cross-species relationship building, cultivating an ideal space for introspection and further creation; many of the album’s vocal and electronic elements were recorded there. Poetry, which she prizes for its capacity to render the everyday tools of meaning-making more enigmatic, becomes folded into the music as well. She paints as often as time allows. One personal limitation Atkinson finds in painting, the rendering of perspective, has become one of her music’s defining characteristics. The vantage point of the listener is slippery and undefined, with sounds at once appearing gigantic and miniscule, distant and immediate.
This phenomena is central to “Thinking Iceberg,” a 13-minute piece that was whittled down from an hour and a half performance, who remain only a ghostly presence on the album’s recording. Atkinson wrote the piece in response to Olivier Remaud’s book ‘Thinking Like An Iceberg,’ in which the philosopher assigns agency to these massive, endangered objects and imagines how they might perceive their millenia-long relationship to humans. Stoic synthesizer tones percolate while water flows just out of the immediate frame with a disarming clarity and presence. As the piece crests, Atkinson’s whispered voice emerges softly, placed right against the listener’s left ear, contrasting with the billowing mass of sound that otherwise dominates. We emerge with a glimmer of awareness of how immensity and delicacy can coexist as time and humanity extract their toll.
Atkinson says her music exists “on the verge of understanding and not understanding,” which often precludes such literal interpretations. But in that nebulous space there is humility and openness, and perhaps enough empathy to understand the consciousness of a massive, frozen chunk of water. With the listener’s perspective diffused into many different vantage points, how might that, too, become a vehicle for the development of compassion? As we listen, we encounter the wisdom that there is meaning not just in the experience of the sublime, that radical juxtaposition of limitlessness and intimacy, but also in the continuum of countless individuals that have taken the same journey.
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DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER17CD
Release-Date:26.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER17CD
Release-Date:26.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux I
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux II
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux III
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux IV
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux V
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Félicia Atkinson - Les Yeux VI
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage I
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage II
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage III
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage IV
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Félicia Atkinson - Sans Visage V
Renowned French musician and artist Félicia Atkinson announces new album SANS VISAGE, a reimagined score for Georges Franju’s cult 1960 horror classic Les yeux sans visage (Eyes Without a Face), out June 26 via VIERNULVIER Records. The news arrives alongside lead preview “Les Yeux II” and follows her recently released collaborative album with Christina Vantzou, Reflections Vol. 3: Water Poems, via RVNG Intl., as well as her acclaimed solo releases Promenades and Space as an Instrument on Shelter Press.
Tracklist:
01. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux I"
02. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux II"
03. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux III"
04. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux IV"
05. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux V"
06. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux VI"
07. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage I"
08. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage II"
09. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage III"
10. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage IV"
11. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage V"
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Tracklist:
01. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux I"
02. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux II"
03. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux III"
04. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux IV"
05. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux V"
06. Félicia Atkinson - "Les Yeux VI"
07. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage I"
08. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage II"
09. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage III"
10. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage IV"
11. Félicia Atkinson - "Sans Visage V"
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Klinck Trio - Infinity Forever
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Klinck Trio - My Hair Is Everywhere
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Klinck Trio - Little Song
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Klinck Trio - Lullaby
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Klinck Trio - Flirting Around
(CD, digipack, 300 copies) Blending elements of jazz, classical, and minimalism, the trio forges a unique language of their own, creating slowly unfolding soundscapes where melody and silence intertwine.
Belgian violinist and composer Elisabeth Klinck announces the debut album of her ensemble, Klinck Trio, on VIERNULVIER Records. My Hair is Everywhere will be released on November 7, 2025 on vinyl LP and through all digital platforms.
Rooted in improvisation and guided by openness, the Klinck Trio — Adia Vanheerentals (saxophone, voice), Maya Dhondt (piano, voice), and Elisabeth Klinck (violin, voice) —crafts music where sound and silence are equally vital.
Their debut album is an exploration of fragility, unfolding like a delicate conversation in which each note is chosen with intention and every pause carries presence.
Recorded in the summer of 2024 at Studio Ledeberg, My Hair Is Everywhere captures a moment in time: three musicians meeting in sound, each bringing their own timbre, language and natural state of being into dialogue. Klinck offers seeds of material —metaphors, sketches, sonic ideas — that the ensemble shapes into fully formed pieces. The result is an album that stands complete, yet carries within it the openness to unfold further in live performance, where new layers and resonances can emerge.
In the spirit of American composer and pianist Meredith Monk, the trio embraces lightness and vulnerability, crafting soundscapes that feel both childlike in their intimacy and expansive in their emotional reach. My Hair is Everywhere balances melancholy, tenderness, and harmonic interplay with silence, breath, and resonance—the subtle negative space where music continues beyond the notes themselves.
By recording in close proximity, every detail emerges: the strike of piano pedals, the clicking of saxophone keys, the intake of breath, and the faint displacement of air. Textures of dragging violin, whispered fragments, and soft humming become almost tangible, drawing the listener fully into this intimate, enveloping present
moment.
Above all, this compelling debut is an invitation to listen differently: to enter a transformative space where three distinct musical voices find each other in fragility.
The artwork, created by French artist Annabelle Guetatra, reflects the album’s sense of lightness through color and playful collage work.
Tracklist
1. Klinck Trio - Infinity Forever
2. Klinck Trio - My Hair Is Everywhere
3. Klinck Trio - Little Song
4. Klinck Trio - Lullaby
5. Klinck Trio - Flirting Around
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Belgian violinist and composer Elisabeth Klinck announces the debut album of her ensemble, Klinck Trio, on VIERNULVIER Records. My Hair is Everywhere will be released on November 7, 2025 on vinyl LP and through all digital platforms.
Rooted in improvisation and guided by openness, the Klinck Trio — Adia Vanheerentals (saxophone, voice), Maya Dhondt (piano, voice), and Elisabeth Klinck (violin, voice) —crafts music where sound and silence are equally vital.
Their debut album is an exploration of fragility, unfolding like a delicate conversation in which each note is chosen with intention and every pause carries presence.
Recorded in the summer of 2024 at Studio Ledeberg, My Hair Is Everywhere captures a moment in time: three musicians meeting in sound, each bringing their own timbre, language and natural state of being into dialogue. Klinck offers seeds of material —metaphors, sketches, sonic ideas — that the ensemble shapes into fully formed pieces. The result is an album that stands complete, yet carries within it the openness to unfold further in live performance, where new layers and resonances can emerge.
In the spirit of American composer and pianist Meredith Monk, the trio embraces lightness and vulnerability, crafting soundscapes that feel both childlike in their intimacy and expansive in their emotional reach. My Hair is Everywhere balances melancholy, tenderness, and harmonic interplay with silence, breath, and resonance—the subtle negative space where music continues beyond the notes themselves.
By recording in close proximity, every detail emerges: the strike of piano pedals, the clicking of saxophone keys, the intake of breath, and the faint displacement of air. Textures of dragging violin, whispered fragments, and soft humming become almost tangible, drawing the listener fully into this intimate, enveloping present
moment.
Above all, this compelling debut is an invitation to listen differently: to enter a transformative space where three distinct musical voices find each other in fragility.
The artwork, created by French artist Annabelle Guetatra, reflects the album’s sense of lightness through color and playful collage work.
Tracklist
1. Klinck Trio - Infinity Forever
2. Klinck Trio - My Hair Is Everywhere
3. Klinck Trio - Little Song
4. Klinck Trio - Lullaby
5. Klinck Trio - Flirting Around
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER015
Release-Date:24.04.2026
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
Configuration:LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER015
Release-Date:24.04.2026
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
Configuration:LP
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Razen - Stained Glass Starling
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Razen - Jalak Bali Egg
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Razen - Murmur Murmur
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Razen - Starling Gut
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Razen - In The Reeds
(LP, black vinyl, booklet, 300 copies) Belgian formation Razen joins forces with Dutch composer and theatre musician Dick Van der Harst for a new collaborative album Stained Glass Starling.
Between modal mysticism and otherworldly folk trance, “Stained Glass Starling” draws the Razen universe into its deepest listening mode yet.
After their recent LP Mirages (Kraak Records, 2025) with French turntablist Guilhem’All, the group continues to explore collaborations with artists and instruments from diverse musical traditions. Building on decades of uncompromising acoustic exploration, Razen delves deeper into their practice with five improvisational pieces that unfold slowly in time and space. The duo’s radical core - Brecht Ameel and Kim Delcour - finds in Van der Harst a longtime kindred spirit, united by the impact of sound, intonation, and the sheer joy of playing.
Tracklist
A1. Razen - Stained Glass Starling
B1. Razen - Jalak Bali Egg
B2. Razen - Murmur Murmur
B3. Razen - Starling Gut
B4. Razen - In The Reeds
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Between modal mysticism and otherworldly folk trance, “Stained Glass Starling” draws the Razen universe into its deepest listening mode yet.
After their recent LP Mirages (Kraak Records, 2025) with French turntablist Guilhem’All, the group continues to explore collaborations with artists and instruments from diverse musical traditions. Building on decades of uncompromising acoustic exploration, Razen delves deeper into their practice with five improvisational pieces that unfold slowly in time and space. The duo’s radical core - Brecht Ameel and Kim Delcour - finds in Van der Harst a longtime kindred spirit, united by the impact of sound, intonation, and the sheer joy of playing.
Tracklist
A1. Razen - Stained Glass Starling
B1. Razen - Jalak Bali Egg
B2. Razen - Murmur Murmur
B3. Razen - Starling Gut
B4. Razen - In The Reeds
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER016
Release-Date:20.03.2026
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
Configuration:LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER016
Release-Date:20.03.2026
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
Configuration:LP
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Youniss - Still Point
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Youniss - Gits Worse (feat. Petite Noir)
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Youniss - Notice
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Youniss - Glass Ceilings
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Youniss - Take That (feat. Pink Siifu)
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Youniss - Open To Interpretation (feat. Quelle Chris & Porcelain ID)
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Youniss - Birds (Real) (feat. Ashden & Amani)
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Youniss - Found Footage (feat. Dienne)
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Youniss - The Sun is Falling! (feat. Seigfried Komidashi)
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Youniss - Kill The Light
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Youniss - Roof Collapses
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Youniss - Why Don’t You?
(Featuring Quelle Chris and Porcelain id) Belgian artist Youniss announces the release of his ambitious new album, 'Good Effort!'.
Inspired by the concept of the city as a living, complex entity - a feeling Youniss describes as the difference between "living in a city [and] just being in that city" - Good Effort! is an open-ended narrative drawn from the artist's own experiences, including growing up on the outskirts of Antwerp.
Like a vibrant city itself, the album is a culmination of organic interactions, layered with diverse perspectives from a collective of artists. Good Effort! features a dynamic cast of collaborators, including international heavyweights like Pink Siifu, Petite Noir, and Quelle Chris, alongside celebrated names from the Belgian underground such as Dienne and Porcelain id.
While retaining his critical edge - especially on themes like gentrification, an acute problem in his home city - Youniss explores the full range of his voice across the album's tracks, resulting in a warmer, more texturally diverse sound.
Despite the cynicism forged by witnessing his environment change - like the flattening of the beloved venue Onder Stroom for a parking space - Youniss offers a crucial message of perseverance. The album's title, Good Effort!, is a defiant embrace of trying again.
Tracklist
A1. Still Point
A2. Gits Worse (feat. Petite Noir)
A3. Notice
A4. Glass Ceilings
A5. Take That (feat. Pink Siifu)
A6. Open To Interpretation (feat. Quelle Chris & Porcelain ID)
B1. Birds (Real) (feat. Ashden & Amani)
B2. Found Footage (feat. Dienne)
B3. The Sun is Falling! (feat. Seigfried Komidashi)
B4. Kill The Light
B5. Roof Collapses
B6. Why Don’t You?
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Inspired by the concept of the city as a living, complex entity - a feeling Youniss describes as the difference between "living in a city [and] just being in that city" - Good Effort! is an open-ended narrative drawn from the artist's own experiences, including growing up on the outskirts of Antwerp.
Like a vibrant city itself, the album is a culmination of organic interactions, layered with diverse perspectives from a collective of artists. Good Effort! features a dynamic cast of collaborators, including international heavyweights like Pink Siifu, Petite Noir, and Quelle Chris, alongside celebrated names from the Belgian underground such as Dienne and Porcelain id.
While retaining his critical edge - especially on themes like gentrification, an acute problem in his home city - Youniss explores the full range of his voice across the album's tracks, resulting in a warmer, more texturally diverse sound.
Despite the cynicism forged by witnessing his environment change - like the flattening of the beloved venue Onder Stroom for a parking space - Youniss offers a crucial message of perseverance. The album's title, Good Effort!, is a defiant embrace of trying again.
Tracklist
A1. Still Point
A2. Gits Worse (feat. Petite Noir)
A3. Notice
A4. Glass Ceilings
A5. Take That (feat. Pink Siifu)
A6. Open To Interpretation (feat. Quelle Chris & Porcelain ID)
B1. Birds (Real) (feat. Ashden & Amani)
B2. Found Footage (feat. Dienne)
B3. The Sun is Falling! (feat. Seigfried Komidashi)
B4. Kill The Light
B5. Roof Collapses
B6. Why Don’t You?
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER014
Release-Date:13.02.2026
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER014
Release-Date:13.02.2026
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
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schntzl - Magicland
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schntzl - Fanta Merino
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schntzl - Tamagotchi Baby
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schntzl - Jardin Secret
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schntzl - Oasis
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schntzl - The Hill
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schntzl - Hard Fantasy
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schntzl - My Singing Heart
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schntzl - The Pearl
(LP, black vinyl, 300 copies) Belgian electronic duo schntzl, known for their fearless live improvisation and playful fusion of jazz, Dada, and ’90s trance kitsch, invite listeners to hear sound anew with their latest album.
On their new album Fata Morgana, an illusory trip of emotion and confrontation, Belgian duo schntzl conjure mirages of fleeting realities while diving headfirst into a trance-driven, confrontational digital sound.
Fata Morgana unfolds like a hyper-visual journey, constructing enveloping dreamworlds through trance-infused live electronica. Yet trance here is present not in form but in essence—an intensity, a state of being. It may stir the same emotions as club music, but schntzl express them in a language entirely their own. Kitsch loops, improvisation, and distortion bend their music into illusions that dissolve and reappear, creating sonic worlds that never settle into habitual patterns.
Tracklist
A1. Magicland
A2. Fanta Merino
A3. Tamagotchi Baby
A4. Jardin Secret
B1. Oasis
B2. The Hill
B3. Hard Fantasy
B4. My Singing Heart
B5. The Pearl
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On their new album Fata Morgana, an illusory trip of emotion and confrontation, Belgian duo schntzl conjure mirages of fleeting realities while diving headfirst into a trance-driven, confrontational digital sound.
Fata Morgana unfolds like a hyper-visual journey, constructing enveloping dreamworlds through trance-infused live electronica. Yet trance here is present not in form but in essence—an intensity, a state of being. It may stir the same emotions as club music, but schntzl express them in a language entirely their own. Kitsch loops, improvisation, and distortion bend their music into illusions that dissolve and reappear, creating sonic worlds that never settle into habitual patterns.
Tracklist
A1. Magicland
A2. Fanta Merino
A3. Tamagotchi Baby
A4. Jardin Secret
B1. Oasis
B2. The Hill
B3. Hard Fantasy
B4. My Singing Heart
B5. The Pearl
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER013
Release-Date:21.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER013
Release-Date:21.11.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Dudal & de Roover - e
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Dudal & de Roover - a
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Dudal & de Roover - ab
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Dudal & de Roover - b
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Dudal & de Roover - bc
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Dudal & de Roover - c
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Dudal & de Roover - cd
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Dudal & de Roover - d
(LP, black vinyl, 200 copies) The album captures two years (2021–2022) of tape-loop explorations, weaving together fragments from live performances in Ghent, Brussels, and Eupen’s Meakusma Festival into one slowly turning constellation.
Belgian musicians Pieter Dudal and Adriaan de Roover unveil pivot rotations, out November 21 on VIERNULVIER Records. is available for streaming now on all platforms.
At its heart, pivot rotations is about movement and return: constellations revolving like a mobile, blocks of sound circling on their axis, clocks whose hands fold back into themselves. Layers of tape loops glide past each other, creating a measured calm that invites meditative stillness while holding subtle tension — a quiet pull that draws thelistener forward.
Recorded live and later assembled as a continuous sound collage, the pieces carry the grain of their making: worn tapes with sunbleached grit, accidental bleed from earlier forgotten recordings, the soft roar of room air, and the crackling, creaking bodies of the machines themselves.
Working with tape machines older thenthemselves, including one with a slightly offspeed running motor, the duo embraced imperfection as material. Loops are mounted onstands, adjusted by hand, and allowed to drift, transforming the process into a meticulous, almost artisanal craft — a performative act where control meets surrender.
This physical, performative practice shapes the album’s pacing: changes arrive with patience, textures overlap, and patterns hover between calm and unrest. Found sounds, the warm, coppery voice of a euphonium, and hushed electronics flicker through a field of magnetic tape hiss, forming constellations that gradually rotate and dissolve.
With pivot rotations, dudal & de Roover present more than a document of performance — it is a patient study of time, texture, and chance. In the spirit of William Basinski, Cristina Vantzou, and the early works of Tim Hecker, the album opens a space where loops breathe, collide, and subtly reconfigure, revealing new contours with each turn.
The album artwork features a picture by visual artist Jelle Martens, inspired by patterns found in daily life, and resonates with the album’s tactile, evolving sonic textures.
Tracklist
A1. e
A2. a
A3. ab
A4. b
B1. bc
B2. c
B3. cd
B4. d
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Belgian musicians Pieter Dudal and Adriaan de Roover unveil pivot rotations, out November 21 on VIERNULVIER Records. is available for streaming now on all platforms.
At its heart, pivot rotations is about movement and return: constellations revolving like a mobile, blocks of sound circling on their axis, clocks whose hands fold back into themselves. Layers of tape loops glide past each other, creating a measured calm that invites meditative stillness while holding subtle tension — a quiet pull that draws thelistener forward.
Recorded live and later assembled as a continuous sound collage, the pieces carry the grain of their making: worn tapes with sunbleached grit, accidental bleed from earlier forgotten recordings, the soft roar of room air, and the crackling, creaking bodies of the machines themselves.
Working with tape machines older thenthemselves, including one with a slightly offspeed running motor, the duo embraced imperfection as material. Loops are mounted onstands, adjusted by hand, and allowed to drift, transforming the process into a meticulous, almost artisanal craft — a performative act where control meets surrender.
This physical, performative practice shapes the album’s pacing: changes arrive with patience, textures overlap, and patterns hover between calm and unrest. Found sounds, the warm, coppery voice of a euphonium, and hushed electronics flicker through a field of magnetic tape hiss, forming constellations that gradually rotate and dissolve.
With pivot rotations, dudal & de Roover present more than a document of performance — it is a patient study of time, texture, and chance. In the spirit of William Basinski, Cristina Vantzou, and the early works of Tim Hecker, the album opens a space where loops breathe, collide, and subtly reconfigure, revealing new contours with each turn.
The album artwork features a picture by visual artist Jelle Martens, inspired by patterns found in daily life, and resonates with the album’s tactile, evolving sonic textures.
Tracklist
A1. e
A2. a
A3. ab
A4. b
B1. bc
B2. c
B3. cd
B4. d
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Klinck Trio - Infinity Forever
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Klinck Trio - My Hair Is Everywhere
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Klinck Trio - Little Song
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Klinck Trio - Lullaby
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Klinck Trio - Flirting Around
(LP, black vinyl, 200 copies) Blending elements of jazz, classical, and minimalism, the trio forges a unique language of their own, creating slowly unfolding soundscapes where melody and silence intertwine
Belgian violinist and composer Elisabeth Klinck announces the debut album of her ensemble, Klinck Trio, on VIERNULVIER Records. My Hair is Everywhere will be released on November 7, 2025 on vinyl LP and through all digital platforms.
Rooted in improvisation and guided by openness, the Klinck Trio — Adia Vanheerentals (saxophone, voice), Maya Dhondt (piano, voice), and Elisabeth Klinck (violin, voice) —crafts music where sound and silence are equally vital.
Their debut album is an exploration of fragility, unfolding like a delicate conversation in which each note is chosen with intention and every pause carries presence.
Recorded in the summer of 2024 at Studio Ledeberg, My Hair Is Everywhere captures a moment in time: three musicians meeting in sound, each bringing their own timbre, language and natural state of being into dialogue. Klinck offers seeds of material —metaphors, sketches, sonic ideas — that the ensemble shapes into fully formed pieces. The result is an album that stands complete, yet carries within it the openness to unfold further in live performance, where new layers and resonances can emerge.
In the spirit of American composer and pianist Meredith Monk, the trio embraces lightness andvulnerability, crafting soundscapes that feel both childlike in their intimacy and expansive in their emotional reach. My Hair is Everywhere balances melancholy, tenderness, and harmonic interplay with silence, breath, and resonance—the subtle negative space where music continues beyond the notes themselves. By recording in close proximity, every detail emerges: the strike of piano pedals, the clicking of saxophone keys, the intake of breath, and the faint displacement of air. Textures of dragging violin, whispered fragments, and soft humming become almost tangible, drawing the listener fully into this intimate, enveloping present
moment.
Above all, this compelling debut is an invitation to listen differently: to enter a transformative space where three distinct musical voices find each other in fragility.
The artwork, created by French artist Annabelle Guetatra, reflects the album’s sense of lightness through color and playful collage work.
Tracklist
A1 Infinity Forever
A2 My Hair Is Everywhere
B1 Little Song
B2 Lullaby
B3 Flirting Around
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Belgian violinist and composer Elisabeth Klinck announces the debut album of her ensemble, Klinck Trio, on VIERNULVIER Records. My Hair is Everywhere will be released on November 7, 2025 on vinyl LP and through all digital platforms.
Rooted in improvisation and guided by openness, the Klinck Trio — Adia Vanheerentals (saxophone, voice), Maya Dhondt (piano, voice), and Elisabeth Klinck (violin, voice) —crafts music where sound and silence are equally vital.
Their debut album is an exploration of fragility, unfolding like a delicate conversation in which each note is chosen with intention and every pause carries presence.
Recorded in the summer of 2024 at Studio Ledeberg, My Hair Is Everywhere captures a moment in time: three musicians meeting in sound, each bringing their own timbre, language and natural state of being into dialogue. Klinck offers seeds of material —metaphors, sketches, sonic ideas — that the ensemble shapes into fully formed pieces. The result is an album that stands complete, yet carries within it the openness to unfold further in live performance, where new layers and resonances can emerge.
In the spirit of American composer and pianist Meredith Monk, the trio embraces lightness andvulnerability, crafting soundscapes that feel both childlike in their intimacy and expansive in their emotional reach. My Hair is Everywhere balances melancholy, tenderness, and harmonic interplay with silence, breath, and resonance—the subtle negative space where music continues beyond the notes themselves. By recording in close proximity, every detail emerges: the strike of piano pedals, the clicking of saxophone keys, the intake of breath, and the faint displacement of air. Textures of dragging violin, whispered fragments, and soft humming become almost tangible, drawing the listener fully into this intimate, enveloping present
moment.
Above all, this compelling debut is an invitation to listen differently: to enter a transformative space where three distinct musical voices find each other in fragility.
The artwork, created by French artist Annabelle Guetatra, reflects the album’s sense of lightness through color and playful collage work.
Tracklist
A1 Infinity Forever
A2 My Hair Is Everywhere
B1 Little Song
B2 Lullaby
B3 Flirting Around
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER011
Release-Date:12.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:VIERNULVIER011
Release-Date:12.09.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Oren Ambarchi & Fredrik Rasten - Part I
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Oren Ambarchi & Fredrik Rasten - Part II
Tracklist
A1. Part I
B1. Part II
(LP with obi strip, incl. booklet) A meditative, folk-inflected score rooted in improvisation, ‘Dragon’s return’ echoes the soul of A film long buried behind the Iron Curtain
With Dragon’s Return, Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist Oren Ambarchi and Norwegian guitarist Fredrik Rasten present a new, meditative score to Eduard Grecner’s eponymous 1967 Slovak cult film — a stark, black-and-white parable.
The album captures a unique live performance recorded at the Videodroom Festival during Film Fest Ghent in October 2024, where this new score premiered alongside the film in collaboration with the Slovak Film Institute. What began as a fleeting, improvisational encounter between music and image has since taken on a life of its own — an evocative sound world that retains its power even in the absence of visuals.
The album will be available on vinyl and all digital platforms from September 12 via VIERNULVIER Records. The vinyl edition includes an obi strip, a booklet with film stills, and extensive liner notes on the film.
The label is known for shedding new light on forgotten films through reimagined soundtracks — claire rousay’s acclaimed The Bloody Lady being the most recent example.
“Folklore meets avant-garde in an ancient drama - a ballad about love, hate and finding a way out of loneliness” - Rastislav Steranka (Slovak Film Institute)
Ambarchi and Rasten do not accompany the images so much as speak through them. Their interplay — on guitars, flutes, percussion, and voice — unfolds slowly, without a fixed destination, culminating in subtle, entrancing drones. With few breaks or ruptures, this trippy, folk-inflected continuous composition invites surrender.
Rasten’s 12-string guitar and delicate use of voice create layered textures that shimmer and shift. Ambarchi, known for his electro-acoustic work, here explores a radically softer mode — strumming, bowing and coaxing tones from his instrument as though it were a string section unto itself. He blows into shells, adding breath and texture to the sonic palette, touching on something elemental.
Together, they evoke a sound world that feels both ritualistic and strangely familiar — as if echoing from a forgotten ceremony or dreamed into being after hearing an old folk tale. Rooted in improvisation, the music speaks in tones both intimate and expansive, shaped live in dialogue with the film and with each other, with only minimal overdubs added afterward.
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A1. Part I
B1. Part II
(LP with obi strip, incl. booklet) A meditative, folk-inflected score rooted in improvisation, ‘Dragon’s return’ echoes the soul of A film long buried behind the Iron Curtain
With Dragon’s Return, Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist Oren Ambarchi and Norwegian guitarist Fredrik Rasten present a new, meditative score to Eduard Grecner’s eponymous 1967 Slovak cult film — a stark, black-and-white parable.
The album captures a unique live performance recorded at the Videodroom Festival during Film Fest Ghent in October 2024, where this new score premiered alongside the film in collaboration with the Slovak Film Institute. What began as a fleeting, improvisational encounter between music and image has since taken on a life of its own — an evocative sound world that retains its power even in the absence of visuals.
The album will be available on vinyl and all digital platforms from September 12 via VIERNULVIER Records. The vinyl edition includes an obi strip, a booklet with film stills, and extensive liner notes on the film.
The label is known for shedding new light on forgotten films through reimagined soundtracks — claire rousay’s acclaimed The Bloody Lady being the most recent example.
“Folklore meets avant-garde in an ancient drama - a ballad about love, hate and finding a way out of loneliness” - Rastislav Steranka (Slovak Film Institute)
Ambarchi and Rasten do not accompany the images so much as speak through them. Their interplay — on guitars, flutes, percussion, and voice — unfolds slowly, without a fixed destination, culminating in subtle, entrancing drones. With few breaks or ruptures, this trippy, folk-inflected continuous composition invites surrender.
Rasten’s 12-string guitar and delicate use of voice create layered textures that shimmer and shift. Ambarchi, known for his electro-acoustic work, here explores a radically softer mode — strumming, bowing and coaxing tones from his instrument as though it were a string section unto itself. He blows into shells, adding breath and texture to the sonic palette, touching on something elemental.
Together, they evoke a sound world that feels both ritualistic and strangely familiar — as if echoing from a forgotten ceremony or dreamed into being after hearing an old folk tale. Rooted in improvisation, the music speaks in tones both intimate and expansive, shaped live in dialogue with the film and with each other, with only minimal overdubs added afterward.
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier009
Release-Date:07.02.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier009
Release-Date:07.02.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Nele De Gussem - Wonder
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Nele De Gussem - Say Yes
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Nele De Gussem - Harvest
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Nele De Gussem - The Gardener
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Nele De Gussem - The Pool
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Nele De Gussem - The Loom
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Nele De Gussem - Chavanon
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Nele De Gussem - Empty Room
(1XLP, black vinyl, 200 copies incl. insert sleeve and booklet) Nele De Gussem announces debut album ‘The Loom Of Longing’ on Viernulvier Records
Tracklist
A1. Wonder
A2. Say Yes
A3. Harvest
A4. The Gardener
B1. The Pool
B2. The Loom
B3. Chavanon
B4. Empty Room
Release Info:
Balancing mystic pop, psychedelic ambiance, and pulsating electronica, her debut LP weaves a divine, harmonic universe
Ghent-based singer-songwriter and composer Nele De Gussem (Uma Chine) has today announced her debut solo album The Loom Of Longing, out February 7 2025 on Viernulvier Records.
De Gussem has delivered a sensational album of mystic pop, psychedelic ambiance and pulsating electronica. To shape her divine harmonic universe, she has a preoccupation with soundscaping that involves using her sensual voice and electronic/analog instruments as a sort of palette of rich textures where she’s the auteur, as opposed to the cog in a bigger machine as she’s been with her band, Uma Chine.
“This album celebrates having found desire as a compass in my life and as a medicine to quell fear, holding back and keeping silent.”
— NELE DE GUSSEM
The cracking first single from the album - ‘Wonder’ comes with an eye-popping music video by Belgian visual artist Victor Verhelst (STROOM). Verhelst crafts a unique collage of 90s computer game-inspired motion graphics, which has an otherworldly appeal and highly symbiotic relationship with the music. Rarely do the marriage of visual and musical arts come together so invitingly.
Of the single’s feel, Nele De Gussem says: “‘Wonder’ is about the paradoxical situation of being at a party and finding stillness within. Introspection amid exuberance; tranquillity amid joy. It’s like being swept away by a rush of light - feeling our head in the clouds - but feeling equal magic in the corporeal self.”
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Tracklist
A1. Wonder
A2. Say Yes
A3. Harvest
A4. The Gardener
B1. The Pool
B2. The Loom
B3. Chavanon
B4. Empty Room
Release Info:
Balancing mystic pop, psychedelic ambiance, and pulsating electronica, her debut LP weaves a divine, harmonic universe
Ghent-based singer-songwriter and composer Nele De Gussem (Uma Chine) has today announced her debut solo album The Loom Of Longing, out February 7 2025 on Viernulvier Records.
De Gussem has delivered a sensational album of mystic pop, psychedelic ambiance and pulsating electronica. To shape her divine harmonic universe, she has a preoccupation with soundscaping that involves using her sensual voice and electronic/analog instruments as a sort of palette of rich textures where she’s the auteur, as opposed to the cog in a bigger machine as she’s been with her band, Uma Chine.
“This album celebrates having found desire as a compass in my life and as a medicine to quell fear, holding back and keeping silent.”
— NELE DE GUSSEM
The cracking first single from the album - ‘Wonder’ comes with an eye-popping music video by Belgian visual artist Victor Verhelst (STROOM). Verhelst crafts a unique collage of 90s computer game-inspired motion graphics, which has an otherworldly appeal and highly symbiotic relationship with the music. Rarely do the marriage of visual and musical arts come together so invitingly.
Of the single’s feel, Nele De Gussem says: “‘Wonder’ is about the paradoxical situation of being at a party and finding stillness within. Introspection amid exuberance; tranquillity amid joy. It’s like being swept away by a rush of light - feeling our head in the clouds - but feeling equal magic in the corporeal self.”
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier008
Release-Date:08.11.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier008
Release-Date:08.11.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
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Claire Rousay - i
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Claire Rousay - ii
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Claire Rousay - iii
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Claire Rousay - iv
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Claire Rousay - v
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Claire Rousay - vi
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Claire Rousay - vii
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Claire Rousay - viii
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Claire Rousay - ix
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Claire Rousay - x
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Claire Rousay - xi
(LP, Vinyl with OBI-strip, 500 copies inc. booklet) Through emotive ambient textures, granular synths, and field recordings, rousay reimagines the Slovak animated fairy tale with a brand-new score. The Bloody Lady stands as a stunning masterpiece of Slovak animation.
Tracklist
A1. i
A2. ii
A3. iii
A4. iv
A5. v
B1. vi
B2. vii
B3. viii
B4. ix
B5. x
B6. xi
A release show is scheduled in De Minard (Ghent, Belgium) on November 13.
Electroacoustic composer claire rousay (US) has announced her upcoming album, ‘The Bloody Lady’, featuring the reimagined score she wrote for Viktor Kubal's 1980 eponymous animated film. Kubal (1923-1997), a pioneering Slovak animator, is considered one of the most influential animation filmmakers of the 20th century.
Known as a singular artist who challenges conventions in experimental and ambient music forms, rousay crafted the score in her home studio immediately after moving to LA over the course of 2023.
The inaugural performance, a screening of the film accompanied by rousay performing the score live, took place at Videodroom / Film Fest Gent 2023 in Ghent, Belgium. The project has since been developed into an 11-track album with alternating themes that evoke the film’s atmosphere while standing on its own as a distinct sonic work.
‘The Bloody Lady’ is set to be released on November 8 via VIERNULVIER Records, the label known for its audiovisual collaborations with artists like Miaux, Hieroglyphic Being, and Mattias De Craene.
The record comes with an extensive booklet including liner notes.
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Tracklist
A1. i
A2. ii
A3. iii
A4. iv
A5. v
B1. vi
B2. vii
B3. viii
B4. ix
B5. x
B6. xi
A release show is scheduled in De Minard (Ghent, Belgium) on November 13.
Electroacoustic composer claire rousay (US) has announced her upcoming album, ‘The Bloody Lady’, featuring the reimagined score she wrote for Viktor Kubal's 1980 eponymous animated film. Kubal (1923-1997), a pioneering Slovak animator, is considered one of the most influential animation filmmakers of the 20th century.
Known as a singular artist who challenges conventions in experimental and ambient music forms, rousay crafted the score in her home studio immediately after moving to LA over the course of 2023.
The inaugural performance, a screening of the film accompanied by rousay performing the score live, took place at Videodroom / Film Fest Gent 2023 in Ghent, Belgium. The project has since been developed into an 11-track album with alternating themes that evoke the film’s atmosphere while standing on its own as a distinct sonic work.
‘The Bloody Lady’ is set to be released on November 8 via VIERNULVIER Records, the label known for its audiovisual collaborations with artists like Miaux, Hieroglyphic Being, and Mattias De Craene.
The record comes with an extensive booklet including liner notes.
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier007
Release-Date:11.10.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier007
Release-Date:11.10.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
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Mattias De Craene - Transcension pt. I
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Mattias De Craene - Transcension pt. II
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Mattias De Craene - Transcension pt. III
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Mattias De Craene - Away
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Mattias De Craene - You and me
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Mattias De Craene - Gazing upwards towards the sky
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Mattias De Craene - A Stranger that moved me
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Mattias De Craene - Shepherd s Glow
Tracklist
A1. Transcension pt. I
A2. Transcension pt. II
A3. Transcension pt. III
B1. Away
B2. You and me
B3. Gazing upwards towards the sky
B4. A Stranger that moved me
B5. Shepherd s Glow
Balancing ethereal ambient and hypnotic folk, Mattias De Craene's 'A House Where I Dream' was written as an alternative soundtrack to Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 cult classic 'The Holy Mountain'. The album will be presented live with the film on October 16 at Videodroom during Film Fest Gent.
Belgian saxophonist, composer, and producer Mattias De Craene (Nordmann, MDCIII) announces a new solo album, ‘A House Where I Dream,’ on VIERNULVIER Records. On his second album, he delivers a highly personal and healing journey, presented as an alternative soundtrack to the 1973 cult film ‘The Holy Mountain.’
The record will be released on October 11 on vinyl LP and through all digital platforms.
"The Holy Mountain" is a surreal Mexican film from 1973 directed, written, and produced by Alejandro Jodorowsky, who also stars in the film. The film holds a prominent place in avant-garde cinema and explores themes such as spirituality, mysticism, and the quest for enlightenment. It is in this vein that ‘A House Where I Dream’ is crafted.
“My mind and soul - and thus my music - come home to this motion picture” - Mattias De Craene
The album will be presented live with the film on October 16 at Videodroom during Film Fest Gent.
ABOUT THE ALBUM
With hypnotic tape loops, grainy textures, and mesmerizing saxophone, Mattias De Craene creates possible worlds that herald a spiritual transformation. From the Scottish Highlands and desolate mountains to the deepest recesses of the soul, this music has the power to create cinematic landscapes that transcend time and space. The sound of these 8 tracks is closely related to the minimalist compositions of Terry Riley, but the work of contemporary artists like KMRU or William Basinski is also drawn from the same material.
Above all, this album is a deeply personal journey and unintentionally serves as a metaphor for De Craene's ascent of his own mountain. For the Videodroom festival by Arts Center VIERNULVIER, the saxophonist began working on a new soundtrack for the film ‘The Holy Mountain’ in 2023, but his body and mind abruptly called him to a halt, forcing him to take a professional break. However, this project never left him, leading to an honest and raw quest to find himself as both a person and an artist, with Jodorowsky as a companion de route and music as an anchor. It initiated a long process of dismantling, searching, healing and back again. The album not only provides a sanctuary for dreaming to all who listen, but for its creator it also serves as both an outcry of despair and a source of comfort during challenging times.
All the tracks on 'A House Where I Dream' share an unfiltered grain of life, as one can almost feel the damp breath of the saxophone blowing
The album opens with the three-part strong 'Transcention,' where the hypnotic interplay between soprano sax and lo-fi tape loops leads to higher realms of the mind and soul.
Alternating between deep frequencies and farout folk modalities, this mantra-like triptych acquires an alchemical character and ultimately transcends time and space.
In the ethereal 'Away,' one can peer into an abyss of resonance while a saturated tenor sax lends guidance in the spirit of Terry Riley's productions. 'You and Me' also bathes in a similar atmosphere, albeit in the vein of healing 90s ambient as granular sax tones converge with celestial chants. 'Gazing Upwards Towards The Sky,' offers different shades of blue as a slumbering tenor sax is juxtaposed to swift sax patterns. On 'A Stranger That Moved Me,' beauty lands in a soft and subtle manner, while the closing track 'Shepherd's Glow' drifts like a mountain wind flaring up at the darkest hour of the night.
The artwork is created by Gent-based artist Sam Timmerman, who portrays the world of 'A House Where I Dream' with playful repetition and mystique.
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A1. Transcension pt. I
A2. Transcension pt. II
A3. Transcension pt. III
B1. Away
B2. You and me
B3. Gazing upwards towards the sky
B4. A Stranger that moved me
B5. Shepherd s Glow
Balancing ethereal ambient and hypnotic folk, Mattias De Craene's 'A House Where I Dream' was written as an alternative soundtrack to Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 cult classic 'The Holy Mountain'. The album will be presented live with the film on October 16 at Videodroom during Film Fest Gent.
Belgian saxophonist, composer, and producer Mattias De Craene (Nordmann, MDCIII) announces a new solo album, ‘A House Where I Dream,’ on VIERNULVIER Records. On his second album, he delivers a highly personal and healing journey, presented as an alternative soundtrack to the 1973 cult film ‘The Holy Mountain.’
The record will be released on October 11 on vinyl LP and through all digital platforms.
"The Holy Mountain" is a surreal Mexican film from 1973 directed, written, and produced by Alejandro Jodorowsky, who also stars in the film. The film holds a prominent place in avant-garde cinema and explores themes such as spirituality, mysticism, and the quest for enlightenment. It is in this vein that ‘A House Where I Dream’ is crafted.
“My mind and soul - and thus my music - come home to this motion picture” - Mattias De Craene
The album will be presented live with the film on October 16 at Videodroom during Film Fest Gent.
ABOUT THE ALBUM
With hypnotic tape loops, grainy textures, and mesmerizing saxophone, Mattias De Craene creates possible worlds that herald a spiritual transformation. From the Scottish Highlands and desolate mountains to the deepest recesses of the soul, this music has the power to create cinematic landscapes that transcend time and space. The sound of these 8 tracks is closely related to the minimalist compositions of Terry Riley, but the work of contemporary artists like KMRU or William Basinski is also drawn from the same material.
Above all, this album is a deeply personal journey and unintentionally serves as a metaphor for De Craene's ascent of his own mountain. For the Videodroom festival by Arts Center VIERNULVIER, the saxophonist began working on a new soundtrack for the film ‘The Holy Mountain’ in 2023, but his body and mind abruptly called him to a halt, forcing him to take a professional break. However, this project never left him, leading to an honest and raw quest to find himself as both a person and an artist, with Jodorowsky as a companion de route and music as an anchor. It initiated a long process of dismantling, searching, healing and back again. The album not only provides a sanctuary for dreaming to all who listen, but for its creator it also serves as both an outcry of despair and a source of comfort during challenging times.
All the tracks on 'A House Where I Dream' share an unfiltered grain of life, as one can almost feel the damp breath of the saxophone blowing
The album opens with the three-part strong 'Transcention,' where the hypnotic interplay between soprano sax and lo-fi tape loops leads to higher realms of the mind and soul.
Alternating between deep frequencies and farout folk modalities, this mantra-like triptych acquires an alchemical character and ultimately transcends time and space.
In the ethereal 'Away,' one can peer into an abyss of resonance while a saturated tenor sax lends guidance in the spirit of Terry Riley's productions. 'You and Me' also bathes in a similar atmosphere, albeit in the vein of healing 90s ambient as granular sax tones converge with celestial chants. 'Gazing Upwards Towards The Sky,' offers different shades of blue as a slumbering tenor sax is juxtaposed to swift sax patterns. On 'A Stranger That Moved Me,' beauty lands in a soft and subtle manner, while the closing track 'Shepherd's Glow' drifts like a mountain wind flaring up at the darkest hour of the night.
The artwork is created by Gent-based artist Sam Timmerman, who portrays the world of 'A House Where I Dream' with playful repetition and mystique.
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier005
Release-Date:17.05.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier005
Release-Date:17.05.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
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Miaux - Too much current, too much sand
2
Miaux - Put your soul into it a little, ok?
3
Miaux - Thank you but I’m never coming back
4
Miaux - The old pavilion near the lake
5
Miaux - What’s the matter with everyone, why don’t they answer me?
6
Miaux - I have no desire for the close company of other people
Tracklist
A1. Too much current, too much sand
A2. Put your soul into it a little, ok?
A3. Thank you but I’m never coming back
B1. The old pavilion near the lake
B2. What’s the matter with everyone, why don’t they answer me?
B3. I have no desire for the close company of other people
“An impeccably tuned ear” - The Wire
“Armed with a synth and devastating song writing skills, her music is minimal, melancholic and timeless, somewhere between Roedelius, Ruth White and electronic realisations of Baroque music” - Roope Eronen
“The general gloom MIAUX spreads on her sandwiches is darker than Tatort and could replace any soundtrack of a Fassbinder movie” - Dennis Tyfus
MIAUX PRESENTS NEW LP ‘NEVER COMING BACK’ ON VIERNULVIER RECORDS
The Belgian Composer’s upcoming LP IS INSPIRED BY THE NEW FILM SCORE SHE wrote FOR 60S CULT FILM ‘CARNIVAL OF SOULS’
Antwerp-based composer and synth virtuoso Miaux presents her new album, 'Never Coming Back’ on VIERNULVIER Records. The record is rooted in the recent film score she composed for the surreal and haunted cult movie 'Carnival of Souls' (1962).
Directed by American filmmaker Herk Harvey, this enigmatic ghost film influenced contemporary directors like David Lynch, George A. Romero, and Lucrecia Martel.
Miaux meticulously crafted the score in her home studio, relying solely on her two hands and a single synthesizer during the spring and summer of 2022. The inaugural performance of this renewed score with film, unfolded at Videodroom / Film Fest Gent 2022 in Ghent, Belgium. The compositions were subsequently unraveled, rewritten into full-fledged songs, and assembled into a new record entitled 'Never Coming Back’, bearing Miaux’s unmistakable signature.
The album is scheduled for release on May 3 and will be available on vinyl LP and all digital platforms.
Miaux will perform the album live at Roadburn Festival (NL), offering a pure interpretation of the new songs. Additionally, there are shows planned a STUK (Leuven) and Palmarium (Ghent), where she will perform the film score alongside the film.
Live
19-04-2024 Roadburn festival Tilburg Netherlands
24-04-2024 Stuk Leuven Belgium 'Carnival Of Souls' Live score
08-05-2024 Cafe Foyer Antwerp Belgium
13-06-2024 Palmarium Gent Belgium
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A1. Too much current, too much sand
A2. Put your soul into it a little, ok?
A3. Thank you but I’m never coming back
B1. The old pavilion near the lake
B2. What’s the matter with everyone, why don’t they answer me?
B3. I have no desire for the close company of other people
“An impeccably tuned ear” - The Wire
“Armed with a synth and devastating song writing skills, her music is minimal, melancholic and timeless, somewhere between Roedelius, Ruth White and electronic realisations of Baroque music” - Roope Eronen
“The general gloom MIAUX spreads on her sandwiches is darker than Tatort and could replace any soundtrack of a Fassbinder movie” - Dennis Tyfus
MIAUX PRESENTS NEW LP ‘NEVER COMING BACK’ ON VIERNULVIER RECORDS
The Belgian Composer’s upcoming LP IS INSPIRED BY THE NEW FILM SCORE SHE wrote FOR 60S CULT FILM ‘CARNIVAL OF SOULS’
Antwerp-based composer and synth virtuoso Miaux presents her new album, 'Never Coming Back’ on VIERNULVIER Records. The record is rooted in the recent film score she composed for the surreal and haunted cult movie 'Carnival of Souls' (1962).
Directed by American filmmaker Herk Harvey, this enigmatic ghost film influenced contemporary directors like David Lynch, George A. Romero, and Lucrecia Martel.
Miaux meticulously crafted the score in her home studio, relying solely on her two hands and a single synthesizer during the spring and summer of 2022. The inaugural performance of this renewed score with film, unfolded at Videodroom / Film Fest Gent 2022 in Ghent, Belgium. The compositions were subsequently unraveled, rewritten into full-fledged songs, and assembled into a new record entitled 'Never Coming Back’, bearing Miaux’s unmistakable signature.
The album is scheduled for release on May 3 and will be available on vinyl LP and all digital platforms.
Miaux will perform the album live at Roadburn Festival (NL), offering a pure interpretation of the new songs. Additionally, there are shows planned a STUK (Leuven) and Palmarium (Ghent), where she will perform the film score alongside the film.
Live
19-04-2024 Roadburn festival Tilburg Netherlands
24-04-2024 Stuk Leuven Belgium 'Carnival Of Souls' Live score
08-05-2024 Cafe Foyer Antwerp Belgium
13-06-2024 Palmarium Gent Belgium
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier003
Release-Date:16.02.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier003
Release-Date:16.02.2024
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP
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Hieroglyphic Being - Quadric Surfaces 7:18
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Hieroglyphic Being - Triquetra 4:11
3
Hieroglyphic Being - Ogee 7:21
4
Hieroglyphic Being - Cellies 5:04
5
Hieroglyphic Being - Brachistochrone 4:35
6
Hieroglyphic Being - Conchospiral 7:52
7
Hieroglyphic Being - Butterfly Curve 6:07
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Hieroglyphic Being - Diacaustic 8:13
Genre: Electronic, Left-field
TRACKLIST:
A1. Quadric Surfaces 7:18
A2. Triquetra 4:11
B1. Ogee 7:21
B2. Cellies 5:04
C1. Brachistochrone 4:35
C2. Conchospiral 7:52
D1. Butterfly Curve 6:07
D2. Diacaustic 8:13
• New album by Hieroglyphic Being features score for abstract animation film.
• Through off-world frequencies and raw primal sounds, ‘Quadric Surfaces’ presents a collection of exploratory left-field dance music.
• 2LP, pressed on black vinyl, printed inners.
• Artwork by Gabriela González.
VIERNULVIER RECORDS presents its new LP release ‘Quadric Surfaces’ by iconic electronic producer Hieroglyphic Being aka Jamal R Moss. It collects the soundtracks Moss wrote for ‘Parellel Spheres’ & ‘Figures in Mynd’, two parts of an abstract animation film by visual artist Gabriela González Rondon. The film premiered in October 2023 during Videodroom / Film Festival Ghent.
In her surreal and trippy gem of analog filmmaking Gonzales draws up whole universes of movement and color that seem to share a spiritual space with likeminded sci-fi writers such as Ursula K Le Guin or filmmaker John Whitney. The soundtrack for this dreamy experiment was provided by kindred soul and psychonaut Hieroglyphic Being.
For over 20 years Moss has been an one-off musical explorer that takes inspiration from House, Industrial, Kraut, Avant-Jazz and Noise to make his spectacularly unique take on radical & psychedelic (dance) music.
VIERNULVIER RECORDS is the Belgian record label by VIERNULVIER Arts Centre (Ghent). The label focuses on music that is unconventional, unafraid to go against the grain. A mix of local and international talent, always linked to visual arts or performances.
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TRACKLIST:
A1. Quadric Surfaces 7:18
A2. Triquetra 4:11
B1. Ogee 7:21
B2. Cellies 5:04
C1. Brachistochrone 4:35
C2. Conchospiral 7:52
D1. Butterfly Curve 6:07
D2. Diacaustic 8:13
• New album by Hieroglyphic Being features score for abstract animation film.
• Through off-world frequencies and raw primal sounds, ‘Quadric Surfaces’ presents a collection of exploratory left-field dance music.
• 2LP, pressed on black vinyl, printed inners.
• Artwork by Gabriela González.
VIERNULVIER RECORDS presents its new LP release ‘Quadric Surfaces’ by iconic electronic producer Hieroglyphic Being aka Jamal R Moss. It collects the soundtracks Moss wrote for ‘Parellel Spheres’ & ‘Figures in Mynd’, two parts of an abstract animation film by visual artist Gabriela González Rondon. The film premiered in October 2023 during Videodroom / Film Festival Ghent.
In her surreal and trippy gem of analog filmmaking Gonzales draws up whole universes of movement and color that seem to share a spiritual space with likeminded sci-fi writers such as Ursula K Le Guin or filmmaker John Whitney. The soundtrack for this dreamy experiment was provided by kindred soul and psychonaut Hieroglyphic Being.
For over 20 years Moss has been an one-off musical explorer that takes inspiration from House, Industrial, Kraut, Avant-Jazz and Noise to make his spectacularly unique take on radical & psychedelic (dance) music.
VIERNULVIER RECORDS is the Belgian record label by VIERNULVIER Arts Centre (Ghent). The label focuses on music that is unconventional, unafraid to go against the grain. A mix of local and international talent, always linked to visual arts or performances.
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Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier001
Release-Date:30.09.2022
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
Label:Viernulvier Records
Cat-No:viernulvier001
Release-Date:30.09.2022
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:LP
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Use Knife - Ptolemaic
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Use Knife - Coupe d’état
3
Use Knife - True-Love Not
4
Use Knife - Ed Wana Ed
5
Use Knife - To Feed the Gentry (feat. Radwan Ghazi Moumneh)
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Use Knife - The Shedding of Skin
(180gr heavy weight vinyl) Belgian label founded by Viernulvier Arts Centre (formerly Vooruit) to release music composed for theatre, dance and performances. Viernulvier Records‘ first release will be “The Shedding of Skin”, the debut album from the Belgian-Iraqi Use Knife, set to be released on September 30, 2022.
TRACKLIST
A1. Ptolemaic
A2. Coupe d’état
A3. True-Love Not
B1. Ed Wana Ed
B2. To Feed the Gentry (feat. Radwan Ghazi Moumneh)
B3. The Shedding of Skin
INFO
Belgian label founded by Viernulvier Arts Centre (formerly Vooruit) to release music composed for theatre, dance and performances.
Viernulvier Records‘ first release will be The Shedding of Skin, the debut album from the Belgian-Iraqi Use Knife, set to be released on September 30, 2022.
Use Knife is the music project of Stef Heeren, Kwinten Mordijck and Saif Al-Qaissy, in collaboration with multidisciplinary artist Youniss Ahamad. The project first emerged when Stef and Kwinten, both also active members of Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat, met Saif during auditions for a dance performance. The musical possibilities that presented themselves gave the gentlemen the drive to start the journey of uniting their Belgian and Iraqi musical backgrounds.
The album’s title, The Shedding of Skin, refers to the human survival instinct, the desire to leave war and disaster behind and build a new life in a completely different environment.
In addition to making music and composing together, Saif, Kwinten and Stef had countless conversations in order to gain insight into each other’s lives. These conversations are reflected in the song lyrics: for one of them, the worst is all behind them and they are focused on a brighter future, while the other is aware of all the privileges he has been given. The need to address this inequality is reflected in the combination of dreamy Arab songs with punky Dadaist touches.
For the recordings of the Arabic percussion, vocals and wind instruments, the band worked together with Joris Caluwaerts (Stuff., Lady Linn, Hydrogen Sea,…) in his Finster Studio. The mastering was done by Frederik Dejongh aka Jerboa Mastering. Youniss Ahamad provided the artwork, Farah Fayyad converted the English album title into Arabic script and Jef Cuypers and Chloé D’hauwe realised the graphic design of the cover.
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TRACKLIST
A1. Ptolemaic
A2. Coupe d’état
A3. True-Love Not
B1. Ed Wana Ed
B2. To Feed the Gentry (feat. Radwan Ghazi Moumneh)
B3. The Shedding of Skin
INFO
Belgian label founded by Viernulvier Arts Centre (formerly Vooruit) to release music composed for theatre, dance and performances.
Viernulvier Records‘ first release will be The Shedding of Skin, the debut album from the Belgian-Iraqi Use Knife, set to be released on September 30, 2022.
Use Knife is the music project of Stef Heeren, Kwinten Mordijck and Saif Al-Qaissy, in collaboration with multidisciplinary artist Youniss Ahamad. The project first emerged when Stef and Kwinten, both also active members of Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat, met Saif during auditions for a dance performance. The musical possibilities that presented themselves gave the gentlemen the drive to start the journey of uniting their Belgian and Iraqi musical backgrounds.
The album’s title, The Shedding of Skin, refers to the human survival instinct, the desire to leave war and disaster behind and build a new life in a completely different environment.
In addition to making music and composing together, Saif, Kwinten and Stef had countless conversations in order to gain insight into each other’s lives. These conversations are reflected in the song lyrics: for one of them, the worst is all behind them and they are focused on a brighter future, while the other is aware of all the privileges he has been given. The need to address this inequality is reflected in the combination of dreamy Arab songs with punky Dadaist touches.
For the recordings of the Arabic percussion, vocals and wind instruments, the band worked together with Joris Caluwaerts (Stuff., Lady Linn, Hydrogen Sea,…) in his Finster Studio. The mastering was done by Frederik Dejongh aka Jerboa Mastering. Youniss Ahamad provided the artwork, Farah Fayyad converted the English album title into Arabic script and Jef Cuypers and Chloé D’hauwe realised the graphic design of the cover.
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"A mesmerizing Japanese ambient techno masterpiece that that completely rewires how you perceive music" Electronic Beats
"A mountainous Masterpiece. A powerful testament to rave culture's establishment and the birth of a new scene in Japan emerging in the mid '90s. One of Yokota's most celebrated work that merges Japanese new age and minimal techno"
Alex From Tokyo (Japan Vibrations, world famous, Paris)
GENRE/S: Techno, Acid, Ambient
New liner notes by Alex From Tokyo
On July 26th Susumu Yokota's venerated 1994 classic 'Acid Mt. Fuji' is reissued in expanded, deluxe fashion, as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the label that originally presented it. Japan's Musicmine - specifically it's electronic subsidiary Sublime Records - released the album on June 29th 1994, simultaneously with Ken Ishii's 'Reference To Difference', as their inaugural joint offering.
'Acid Mt. Fuji' is an enchanting mix of mystical ambient acid and futurist minimal techno, taking the listeners on a psychedelic pilgrimage, where 303, synths and electronic percussion are scented with reverb, echo and forest recordings. Merging Japanese new age and sparse electronica, the recording is free, organic, and energized - proffering a unique blend of early 90s western styles and the essence of his home country.
Yokota originally planned an ambient record, but 'Acid Mt. Fuji' evolved into a concept work featuring the Roland TB-303, which he recorded live at home alongside a sampler, yielding experimental and innovative results.
The longplayer found its muse in the famed 18th-19th century artist Hokusai's red rendition of Mt. Fuji, known as 'Red Fuji' or 'Akafuji'. Part of the painter's renowned 'Thirty Six Views of Mt. Fuji' series from the 1830s, 'Red Fuji' depicts the iconic sacred mountain aglow in red at dawn, symbolizing spirituality and creativity. With references to Japanese folklore, nature and shrines, tracks like 'Kinoko' and 'Meijijingu' invite the listener to immerse themselves in the album's spiritual depths.
Yokota's own homage-to-Hokusai drawing graces the record's cover, and was inspired by the concept of wa (harmony) - highlighting his diverse skills not only as a musician, but an artist and designer too.
'Acid Mt. Fuji' is a powerful testament to the establishment of rave culture in Japan, which rapidly developed within just two years, from 1992 to 1994. Largely due to praise for the breathtaking originality of the LP, within this burgeoning national techno scene, Yokota rose to prominence as one of its key figures.
He then became one of the most renowned artists to emerge from his homeland and enter the global electronic pantheon. He inspired a new wave of Japanese producers and DJs, contributing significantly to the growth of the techno movement in Japan.
Yokota was a solitary figure, an artist who expressed his life through the continuous creation of music. For those seeking something different; mystical, soothing, pristinely ergonomic and uniquely Japanese, this record stands as iconic as Mt. Fuji itself.
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The liner notes are written by DJ/producer Alex From Tokyo, who was a good friend of Yokota, and experienced the 90s Tokyo club scene first-hand as an insider. His compilation 'Japan Vibrations Vol. 1' captures this golden era, and features music by Prism (Susumu Yokota), Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Yasuaki Shimizu, Quadra (Hiroshi Watanabe) and more.
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'Acid Mt. Fuji' is an enchanting mix of mystical ambient acid and futurist minimal techno, taking the listeners on a psychedelic pilgrimage, where 303, synths and electronic percussion are scented with reverb, echo and forest recordings. Merging Japanese new age and sparse electronica, the recording is free, organic, and energized - proffering a unique blend of early 90s western styles and the essence of his home country.
Yokota originally planned an ambient record, but 'Acid Mt. Fuji' evolved into a concept work featuring the Roland TB-303, which he recorded live at home alongside a sampler, yielding experimental and innovative results.
The longplayer found its muse in the famed 18th-19th century artist Hokusai's red rendition of Mt. Fuji, known as 'Red Fuji' or 'Akafuji'. Part of the painter's renowned 'Thirty Six Views of Mt. Fuji' series from the 1830s, 'Red Fuji' depicts the iconic sacred mountain aglow in red at dawn, symbolizing spirituality and creativity. With references to Japanese folklore, nature and shrines, tracks like 'Kinoko' and 'Meijijingu' invite the listener to immerse themselves in the album's spiritual depths.
Yokota's own homage-to-Hokusai drawing graces the record's cover, and was inspired by the concept of wa (harmony) - highlighting his diverse skills not only as a musician, but an artist and designer too.
'Acid Mt. Fuji' is a powerful testament to the establishment of rave culture in Japan, which rapidly developed within just two years, from 1992 to 1994. Largely due to praise for the breathtaking originality of the LP, within this burgeoning national techno scene, Yokota rose to prominence as one of its key figures.
He then became one of the most renowned artists to emerge from his homeland and enter the global electronic pantheon. He inspired a new wave of Japanese producers and DJs, contributing significantly to the growth of the techno movement in Japan.
Yokota was a solitary figure, an artist who expressed his life through the continuous creation of music. For those seeking something different; mystical, soothing, pristinely ergonomic and uniquely Japanese, this record stands as iconic as Mt. Fuji itself.
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This triple vinyl Deluxe Edition includes the original album's eleven tracks alongside five raw and jacking rare gems, available on wax for the first time, which were previously included only in the Japanese 2016 Deluxe Edition CD.
There are also two digital-only bonus tracks. One is a live performance by Yokota, titled 'Live at Shibuya Beam Hall', which was recorded at Sublime Records' label launch party, held in September 1994. It was previously only released on the aforementioned 2016 Japanese CD edition. This event, titled 'Sublime Records Presents New Style of Electronic Ambient Party' featured performances by Susumu Yokota, Ken Ishii, Yoshihiro Sawasaki, Speedy J and DJ Wada. This ten minute long, rare live recording captures Yokota playing a dynamic, fast paced acid house live jam, using two TB-303s and a drum machine. The other digital only bonus track is an alternative version of 'H', which was discovered recently whilst excavating a DAT.
The liner notes are written by DJ/producer Alex From Tokyo, who was a good friend of Yokota, and experienced the 90s Tokyo club scene first-hand as an insider. His compilation 'Japan Vibrations Vol. 1' captures this golden era, and features music by Prism (Susumu Yokota), Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Yasuaki Shimizu, Quadra (Hiroshi Watanabe) and more.
3LP Vinyl
Catalogue no: MMDS24004LP
Side A
1. Zenmai (2024 Remaster)
2. Kinoko (2024 Remaster)
3. Meijijingu (2024 Remaster)
Side B
1. Saboten (2024 Remaster)
2. Oh My God (2024 Remaster)
3. Tambarin (2024 Remaster)
Side C
1. Oponchi (2024 Remaster)
2. Ao-oni (2024 Remaster)
3. Akafuji (2024 Remaster)
Side D
1. Alphaville (2024 Remaster)
2. Tanuki (2024 Remaster)
Side E
1. Floating G (2024 Remaster)**
2. H (2024 Remaster)**
3. B (2024 Remaster)**
Side F
1. F (2024 Remaster)**
2. 2 H (2024 Remaster)**
**= 5 unreleased tracks released for the 1st time on vinyl.
New liner notes by Martyn Pepperell
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Cat-No:EDVI004
Release-Date:12.06.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
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Label:Ediciones Villasonora
Cat-No:EDVI004
Release-Date:12.06.2026
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP
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Le Controleur Des Flux Sortants - Si Seche
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Le Controleur Des Flux Sortants - Neuf
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Le Controleur Des Flux Sortants - Kiki
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Le Controleur Des Flux Sortants - Le Cachalot
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Le Controleur Des Flux Sortants - Le Monde Des Cigarettes
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Le Controleur Des Flux Sortants - L Homme Historique
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Le Controleur Des Flux Sortants - Rusia
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Le Controleur Des Flux Sortants - La Fille Aux Papillons
Fourth release on Ediciones Villasonora. Neuf is the debut LP by Le Controleur des Flux Sortants, a Lyon-Asturias duo based in the Netherlands, featuring from a respected artist of the Spanish underground pop scene. 8 tracks with a synthwave spirit, singular lyrics and a delicate, decadent soul, immersing the listener in beautiful and melancholic sonic parallels.
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Bobby Caldwell - Special To Me (4:00)
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Bobby Caldwell - My Flame (3:30)
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Bobby Caldwell - Love Won't Wait (4:00)
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Bobby Caldwell - Can't Say Goodbye (5:20)
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Bobby Caldwell - Come To Me (2:52)
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Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love (4:45)
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Bobby Caldwell - Kalimba Song (2:00)
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Bobby Caldwell - Take Me Back To Then (3:30)
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Bobby Caldwell - Down For The Third Time (3:30)
Territories: Worldwide no restrictions
Format Notes:
Part of Bobby Caldwell Reissue Campaign, 2023 first time reissue, 140g vinyl
Track List:
A1 Special To Me 4:00
A2 My Flame 3:30
A3 Love Won't Wait 4:00
A4 Can't Say Goodbye 5:20
B1 Come To Me 2:52
B2 What You Won't Do For Love 4:45
B3 Kalimba Song 2:00
B4 Take Me Back To Then 3:30
B5 Down For The Third Time 3:30
Release Notes:
Known principally as a smooth titan of blue-eyed soul, Bobby Caldwell transcended genre tags with consummate ease; he was a musical icon of real class and versatility, cherished the world over. Tragically passing away in March 2023 at the too young age of 71, it still feels as if Bobby's true artistry is profoundly under-appreciated. His double platinum self-titled album from 1978 is a timeless masterpiece of sophisticated jazzy soul brilliance and is strictly canonical. Yes, it's perfect, yet it's been out of press on vinyl for years. We're deeply honoured to present the long-awaited reissue this summer.
Whilst Ned Doheny is known in Japan as "Mr California", native New Yorker Bobby Caldwell has always been "Mr AOR" to his Far-Eastern friends. His distinct charm is an irresistible blend of soul, jazz, and pop influences. He possessed phenomenal songwriting prowess, smooth vocal performances, was both a great soul guitarist and dextrous keyboard player and known for genius chord progressions. It all added up to a multi-layered brilliance entering the studio, and the singular sound he landed on was laced with soulful, sweeping strings and funky horns, touching lightly on disco, while allowing his supple voice to carry the stunning tracks he'd crafted.
String-swept opener "Special To Me" immediately sets the tone with its lush instrumentation, rich harmonies, and Caldwell's velvety-smooth vocals. Next up, a huge one. The infectious, mid-tempo bounce of "My Flame" showcases Caldwell's ability to effortlessly blend catchy pop hooks with soulful arrangements. It's an exquisite, emotive ballad that, at the same time, absolutely SLAPS. Game recognise game, and all that, so, accordingly, Notorious B.I.G. memorably ran with “My Flame” for his 1997 single “Sky’s The Limit”. The rolling, disco-very "Love Won't Wait" is a slick, uptempo track containing heartfelt lyrics intertwined with elegant strings and a horn section to die for. Aching - and achingly cool - single "Can't Say Goodbye" is a real fan favourite, and it's no surprise. It's a laconic, slow-mo jazz-funk stepper, with fantastic, very deliberate playing that closes out the A Side quite exceptionally. "Come To Me" slows proceedings down elegantly to open Side B before the universally agreed-upon masterpiece enters proceedings.
"What You Won't Do for Love," the standout hit that became a classic in its own right, perfectly captured Bobby's ability to infuse a contagious groove with introspective and relatable lyrics. With its instantly recognisable horn riff and Caldwell's soulful delivery, this timeless, chiller anthem continues to captivate audiences and define his musical legacy. He scored huge with the track, taking over the pop and R&B airways with this mellow soul stepper. It has remained a perennial favourite and has been heavily sampled, such is its unique allure; Aaliyah sang over snatches of it on "Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number" and you can hear Caldwell’s vocal sample used for the hook on Tupac’s posthumously released “Do For Love”.
Upon submitting the finished album to his label, they requested more material in hope of a big single. As Bobby remembered to Wax Poetics a few years ago: “Now at this point, I’m mentally exhausted...and bear in mind that I got so close to all the songs I’d written. I gave each song a profound amount of thought, and maybe too much. So, in haste, I went in and cut this song, "What You Won’t Do For Love". Wrote it in a day, cut the rhythm track, overdubbed the horns, I sang the song, and literally turned it in three days after. And lo and behold, the one song I gave the least thought to,” Bobby laughed, “ended up being a national anthem.”
The mysterious, magical "Kalimba Song" is a cosmic, kalimba-driven melodic-funk instrumental - short but oh, so sweet. It's followed by the supreme tear-jerker "Take Me Back To Then", Bobby's otherworldly voice deeply longing for a simpler time, "when life was mellow". I think we can all get behind this sentiment. The final cut is arguably its deepest, its low-key finest moment. For us, it is, anyway. The glorious, driving, effortlessly funky guitar-soul jam "Down For The Third Time" is a huge melancholic Be With favourite and has been played by discerning genre-hopping DJs with significant glee for years. Hypnotic, melodic, beautiful. Like the album it elegantly rounds out.
Bobby sadly passed away on 23rd March 2023, after a long struggle with mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress, due to an adverse effect from a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. The reissue of his wonderful eponymous album will be available on vinyl across the globe, ensuring that fans of his incomparable talent - and soul music enthusiasts worldwide - can radiate in the deep beauty of this seminal album. Meticulously remastered and cut by both Simon Francis and Cicely Balston respectively, it has been pressed to the highest possibly quality at Record Industry in Holland.
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Part of Bobby Caldwell Reissue Campaign, 2023 first time reissue, 140g vinyl
Track List:
A1 Special To Me 4:00
A2 My Flame 3:30
A3 Love Won't Wait 4:00
A4 Can't Say Goodbye 5:20
B1 Come To Me 2:52
B2 What You Won't Do For Love 4:45
B3 Kalimba Song 2:00
B4 Take Me Back To Then 3:30
B5 Down For The Third Time 3:30
Release Notes:
Known principally as a smooth titan of blue-eyed soul, Bobby Caldwell transcended genre tags with consummate ease; he was a musical icon of real class and versatility, cherished the world over. Tragically passing away in March 2023 at the too young age of 71, it still feels as if Bobby's true artistry is profoundly under-appreciated. His double platinum self-titled album from 1978 is a timeless masterpiece of sophisticated jazzy soul brilliance and is strictly canonical. Yes, it's perfect, yet it's been out of press on vinyl for years. We're deeply honoured to present the long-awaited reissue this summer.
Whilst Ned Doheny is known in Japan as "Mr California", native New Yorker Bobby Caldwell has always been "Mr AOR" to his Far-Eastern friends. His distinct charm is an irresistible blend of soul, jazz, and pop influences. He possessed phenomenal songwriting prowess, smooth vocal performances, was both a great soul guitarist and dextrous keyboard player and known for genius chord progressions. It all added up to a multi-layered brilliance entering the studio, and the singular sound he landed on was laced with soulful, sweeping strings and funky horns, touching lightly on disco, while allowing his supple voice to carry the stunning tracks he'd crafted.
String-swept opener "Special To Me" immediately sets the tone with its lush instrumentation, rich harmonies, and Caldwell's velvety-smooth vocals. Next up, a huge one. The infectious, mid-tempo bounce of "My Flame" showcases Caldwell's ability to effortlessly blend catchy pop hooks with soulful arrangements. It's an exquisite, emotive ballad that, at the same time, absolutely SLAPS. Game recognise game, and all that, so, accordingly, Notorious B.I.G. memorably ran with “My Flame” for his 1997 single “Sky’s The Limit”. The rolling, disco-very "Love Won't Wait" is a slick, uptempo track containing heartfelt lyrics intertwined with elegant strings and a horn section to die for. Aching - and achingly cool - single "Can't Say Goodbye" is a real fan favourite, and it's no surprise. It's a laconic, slow-mo jazz-funk stepper, with fantastic, very deliberate playing that closes out the A Side quite exceptionally. "Come To Me" slows proceedings down elegantly to open Side B before the universally agreed-upon masterpiece enters proceedings.
"What You Won't Do for Love," the standout hit that became a classic in its own right, perfectly captured Bobby's ability to infuse a contagious groove with introspective and relatable lyrics. With its instantly recognisable horn riff and Caldwell's soulful delivery, this timeless, chiller anthem continues to captivate audiences and define his musical legacy. He scored huge with the track, taking over the pop and R&B airways with this mellow soul stepper. It has remained a perennial favourite and has been heavily sampled, such is its unique allure; Aaliyah sang over snatches of it on "Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number" and you can hear Caldwell’s vocal sample used for the hook on Tupac’s posthumously released “Do For Love”.
Upon submitting the finished album to his label, they requested more material in hope of a big single. As Bobby remembered to Wax Poetics a few years ago: “Now at this point, I’m mentally exhausted...and bear in mind that I got so close to all the songs I’d written. I gave each song a profound amount of thought, and maybe too much. So, in haste, I went in and cut this song, "What You Won’t Do For Love". Wrote it in a day, cut the rhythm track, overdubbed the horns, I sang the song, and literally turned it in three days after. And lo and behold, the one song I gave the least thought to,” Bobby laughed, “ended up being a national anthem.”
The mysterious, magical "Kalimba Song" is a cosmic, kalimba-driven melodic-funk instrumental - short but oh, so sweet. It's followed by the supreme tear-jerker "Take Me Back To Then", Bobby's otherworldly voice deeply longing for a simpler time, "when life was mellow". I think we can all get behind this sentiment. The final cut is arguably its deepest, its low-key finest moment. For us, it is, anyway. The glorious, driving, effortlessly funky guitar-soul jam "Down For The Third Time" is a huge melancholic Be With favourite and has been played by discerning genre-hopping DJs with significant glee for years. Hypnotic, melodic, beautiful. Like the album it elegantly rounds out.
Bobby sadly passed away on 23rd March 2023, after a long struggle with mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress, due to an adverse effect from a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. The reissue of his wonderful eponymous album will be available on vinyl across the globe, ensuring that fans of his incomparable talent - and soul music enthusiasts worldwide - can radiate in the deep beauty of this seminal album. Meticulously remastered and cut by both Simon Francis and Cicely Balston respectively, it has been pressed to the highest possibly quality at Record Industry in Holland.
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Label:PRAH RECORDINGS
Cat-No:PRAH096
Release-Date:19.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:12" Excl
Label:PRAH RECORDINGS
Cat-No:PRAH096
Release-Date:19.06.2026
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:12" Excl
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HIRO AMA - A1. Booster
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HIRO AMA - A2. Cloud 9
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HIRO AMA - B1. Lava
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HIRO AMA - B2. Projection
Territory: WW-UK-USA-BNLX-OZ
EP- SUPER LIMITED X100 FOR RETAIL W/ DELUXE INNER BAGS**
Tracklist:
A1. Booster
A2. Cloud 9
B1. Lava
B2. Projection
Japan-born, London-based composer-producer Hiro Ama releases his new EP Booster Pack, out now via PRAH Recordings. Where his previous record Music For Peace & Harmony explored spacious, meditative soundscapes, Booster Pack is an energetic, groove-driven statement, a deliberate move toward music designed to get the body moving while retaining the textural detail that defines his work.
Opening track “Booster” sets the tone: a percussive, rhythm-first piece that builds into propulsive, rave-leaning momentum. It was the seed that shaped the rest of the EP, establishing a new direction rooted in groove, movement and physicality.
On the EP, Hiro explains that “After releasing ‘Music for Peace and Harmony’ I wanted to create something completely opposite. Something dancy, something intense. A total 180-degree flip. The album was all about stillness, subtlety, and emotional resonance. This time I wanted to lean fully into energy, fast paced songs, and groove. Create something that I never created and something that could shake you awake rather than calm you down.
“Instead of beginning with piano or harmonic ideas which is usually my starting point. I focused purely on beats and rhythms in the beginning. I didn't add any chords or melodies until I felt happy with the drums and groove layers. It was a new approach for me and it pushed me to think about music more physically and less emotionally.”
The EP features earlier single “Lava”, a rave-inspired, rhythmically intense track built from pulsing bass and a siren-like synth, designed to create tension, energy and movement while keeping the groove at the forefront.
Across the rest of the Booster Pack EP, Hiro leans into percussion, deceptive rhythmic patterns and taut bass to create forward drive; each track begins with groove before melodic elements arrive, resulting in a record that trades reflective stillness for kinetic urgency while maintaining his compositional precision.
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Tracklist:
A1. Booster
A2. Cloud 9
B1. Lava
B2. Projection
Japan-born, London-based composer-producer Hiro Ama releases his new EP Booster Pack, out now via PRAH Recordings. Where his previous record Music For Peace & Harmony explored spacious, meditative soundscapes, Booster Pack is an energetic, groove-driven statement, a deliberate move toward music designed to get the body moving while retaining the textural detail that defines his work.
Opening track “Booster” sets the tone: a percussive, rhythm-first piece that builds into propulsive, rave-leaning momentum. It was the seed that shaped the rest of the EP, establishing a new direction rooted in groove, movement and physicality.
On the EP, Hiro explains that “After releasing ‘Music for Peace and Harmony’ I wanted to create something completely opposite. Something dancy, something intense. A total 180-degree flip. The album was all about stillness, subtlety, and emotional resonance. This time I wanted to lean fully into energy, fast paced songs, and groove. Create something that I never created and something that could shake you awake rather than calm you down.
“Instead of beginning with piano or harmonic ideas which is usually my starting point. I focused purely on beats and rhythms in the beginning. I didn't add any chords or melodies until I felt happy with the drums and groove layers. It was a new approach for me and it pushed me to think about music more physically and less emotionally.”
The EP features earlier single “Lava”, a rave-inspired, rhythmically intense track built from pulsing bass and a siren-like synth, designed to create tension, energy and movement while keeping the groove at the forefront.
Across the rest of the Booster Pack EP, Hiro leans into percussion, deceptive rhythmic patterns and taut bass to create forward drive; each track begins with groove before melodic elements arrive, resulting in a record that trades reflective stillness for kinetic urgency while maintaining his compositional precision.
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Kymono - Relax
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Kymono - La Musica Dance
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Kymono - Trancelettronica
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Kymono - Lasciati Andare
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Kymono - Iceberg (feat. Alan Sorrenti)
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Kymono - Nella Notte
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Kymono - Che Cosa Rimane
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Kymono - Maryou
LP
Tracklist:
A1 Relax
A2 La Musica Dance
A3 Trancelettronica
A4 Lasciati Andare
B1 Iceberg (feat. Alan Sorrenti)
B2 Nella Notte
B3 Che Cosa Rimane
B4 Maryou
The new Nu Genea? A real band on Toy Tonics that plays dance music! Drums, bass, percussion, keys… no samples, no computers.
Kymono bring together house, Italian pop, Brazil, and jazz. They have amazing skills as musicians, as songwriters, and they ROCK hard live. It sounds a bit 70s but also it sounds so post-digital or as some say: organic. It’s a band for the Lo-Fi heads and the people who like groove on a dancefloor.
One song features Italian legend Alan Sorrenti on the mic. The rest has a few Italian vocals, which makes it so unique and charming that it will appeal not only to funky house music fans but also to lovers of the current jazz scene.
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Tracklist:
A1 Relax
A2 La Musica Dance
A3 Trancelettronica
A4 Lasciati Andare
B1 Iceberg (feat. Alan Sorrenti)
B2 Nella Notte
B3 Che Cosa Rimane
B4 Maryou
The new Nu Genea? A real band on Toy Tonics that plays dance music! Drums, bass, percussion, keys… no samples, no computers.
Kymono bring together house, Italian pop, Brazil, and jazz. They have amazing skills as musicians, as songwriters, and they ROCK hard live. It sounds a bit 70s but also it sounds so post-digital or as some say: organic. It’s a band for the Lo-Fi heads and the people who like groove on a dancefloor.
One song features Italian legend Alan Sorrenti on the mic. The rest has a few Italian vocals, which makes it so unique and charming that it will appeal not only to funky house music fans but also to lovers of the current jazz scene.
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Als die Zeichentrickserie Heidi 1978 in Deutschland ausgestrahlt wird, erobert sie die Herzen von Millionen. Basierend auf dem Roman von Johanna Spyri, erzählt sie die Geschichte des Waisenmädchens Heidi, das in den Schweizer Alpen bei seinem Großvater aufwächst und später in Frankfurt eine neue Welt entdeckt. Die Serie gilt bis heute als Meilenstein des Kinderfernsehens - mit liebevoll gezeichneten Landschaften, tiefgründigen Charakteren und einer zeitlosen Botschaft von Verbundenheit, Freundschaft und Zugehörigkeit. Doch was wäre Heidi ohne ihre Musik? Der Soundtrack ist das emotionale Fundament der Serie. Das legendäre Titellied von Christian Bruhn, gesungen von Gitti & Erika, wird zum Ohrwurm einer ganzen Generation. Und die natürlich handgemachten Score-Musiken von Gert Wilden machen mit lebhaften Polka-Rhythmen, sanften Flöten und majestätischen Bläsern die Magie der Alpen lebendig.
Tracklist:
1.1Heidi - Titellied
1.2Fröhliches Hüpfen
1.3Brotzeit
1.4Entspann Dich
1.5Schlendern
1.6Wieder Glücklich
1.7Walzer
1.8Kleine Romanze
1.9Schönheit
1.10Schlittenfahrt
1.11Bergblick
1.12Schneegipfel
1.13Kommt Ein Vogel
1.14Kaffee Mit Der Tante
1.15Zugfahrt
1.16Erinnerungen An Peter
1.17Gute Nacht Lied
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Tracklist:
1.1Heidi - Titellied
1.2Fröhliches Hüpfen
1.3Brotzeit
1.4Entspann Dich
1.5Schlendern
1.6Wieder Glücklich
1.7Walzer
1.8Kleine Romanze
1.9Schönheit
1.10Schlittenfahrt
1.11Bergblick
1.12Schneegipfel
1.13Kommt Ein Vogel
1.14Kaffee Mit Der Tante
1.15Zugfahrt
1.16Erinnerungen An Peter
1.17Gute Nacht Lied
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Cosmo Dance - Força Major
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Cosmo Dance - My Machine
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Cosmo Dance - Binary War
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Cosmo Dance - Computer World
Cosmo Dance is the artistic alias of Cosimo Mandorino, an Italian producer and DJ who has been active in the electronic music scene for more than twenty years, as well as the founder of the label Mirella. Produced and finalized in Napoli during a series of short stays, and developed with the contribution of Raffaele Arcella and Dario di Pace, "Cosmo-logic" unfolds within a parallel, plausible, and dystopian universe where humans and machines coexist in constant tension and perpetual conflict. A musical narrative shaped by rebellious computers, wars between binary systems, and universal unified languages, the record stands as a manifesto to the early era of Italo-Disco, while remaining deeply infused with influences from cosmic disco and stripped-down electronic funk. The tracks make extensive use of mechanical rhythms, voice modulators, vocoders, and analog effects, exploring sonic territories forged through iconic instruments such as the Korg MS-20.
A1 - Força Major
A2 - My Machine
B1 - Binary War
B2 - Computer World
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A1 - Força Major
A2 - My Machine
B1 - Binary War
B2 - Computer World
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Don Laka - Stages - Prins Thomas Edit
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Don Laka - I Wanna Be Myself - Gerd Janson Edit
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Don Laka - Stages Of Love - Original
Tracklist
A. Stages - Prins Thomas Edit 08:34
B1. I Wanna Be Myself - Gerd Janson Edit 07:20
B2. Stages Of Love - Original 05:55
Info:
Some tracks don’t need fixing. They just need a bit more room. South African composer and keyboard wizard Don Laka has been quietly sitting in DJ bags for years, especially with people who like their synth music warm, slightly
mysterious, and impossible to date properly. Somewhere between jazz funk, township pulse and studio electronics, but really just its own thing.
Stages was an obvious candidate for extension. Prins Thomas what he does best here: opens the arrangement, lets the synth lines breathe, stretches the groove until it starts floating a little higher off the ground. Nothing forced, nothing added for
the sake of it. Just more of a very good thing. I Wanna Be Myself gets a gentle nudge from Gerd Janson. The idea was simple: keep the personality, and give DJs a version that lands naturally in a modern set without losing the original charm. It’s still the same track, just standing a bit straighter.
And because the source matters, the original version of “Stages” is here as well. Always good to remember where the magic started. Three versions, no drama. Just strong music that already knew what it was doing.
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A. Stages - Prins Thomas Edit 08:34
B1. I Wanna Be Myself - Gerd Janson Edit 07:20
B2. Stages Of Love - Original 05:55
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Some tracks don’t need fixing. They just need a bit more room. South African composer and keyboard wizard Don Laka has been quietly sitting in DJ bags for years, especially with people who like their synth music warm, slightly
mysterious, and impossible to date properly. Somewhere between jazz funk, township pulse and studio electronics, but really just its own thing.
Stages was an obvious candidate for extension. Prins Thomas what he does best here: opens the arrangement, lets the synth lines breathe, stretches the groove until it starts floating a little higher off the ground. Nothing forced, nothing added for
the sake of it. Just more of a very good thing. I Wanna Be Myself gets a gentle nudge from Gerd Janson. The idea was simple: keep the personality, and give DJs a version that lands naturally in a modern set without losing the original charm. It’s still the same track, just standing a bit straighter.
And because the source matters, the original version of “Stages” is here as well. Always good to remember where the magic started. Three versions, no drama. Just strong music that already knew what it was doing.
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Cody Currie & Kapote - Answer (Cody Version)
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Cody Currie & Kapote - Hard Work (Extended Version)
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Cody Currie & Kapote - D.G.A.F. (Extended Version)
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Cody Currie & Kapote - Dance Dance Dance (Extended Version)
Tracklist 12":
A1) Answer (Cody Version)
A2) Hard Work (Extended Version)
B1) D.G.A.F. (Extended Version)
B2) Dance Dance Dance (Extended Version)
Cody Currie & Kapote together in the studio! Delivering a 4 track EP that connect proto-disco, neo soul, Chicago house beats and jazz funk in a very spontaneous, super catchy way.
Cody, the London multi-talent musician and Kapote, the Berlin based creative head of Toy Tonics have a lot in common. Both come from studying jazz, knowing different instruments, having played in bands and at the same time being DJs with a huge passion and the skill to rock thousands of people every weekend at the Toy Tonics Jams with a wild mix of different music. They have what we call THE VIBE. Soulful, catchy, intense. When they play records at a party and when they work on tracks. Both play keyboards, bass, guitar and drums. Both sing. And both have funny nicknames that journalists gave them: Cody Currie was called "the Tom Misch of House music" and Kapote the "Wes Anderson of electronic music". Makes us laugh, but also fits well. And yes: Both are a bit crazy... like every extremely talented musician.
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A1) Answer (Cody Version)
A2) Hard Work (Extended Version)
B1) D.G.A.F. (Extended Version)
B2) Dance Dance Dance (Extended Version)
Cody Currie & Kapote together in the studio! Delivering a 4 track EP that connect proto-disco, neo soul, Chicago house beats and jazz funk in a very spontaneous, super catchy way.
Cody, the London multi-talent musician and Kapote, the Berlin based creative head of Toy Tonics have a lot in common. Both come from studying jazz, knowing different instruments, having played in bands and at the same time being DJs with a huge passion and the skill to rock thousands of people every weekend at the Toy Tonics Jams with a wild mix of different music. They have what we call THE VIBE. Soulful, catchy, intense. When they play records at a party and when they work on tracks. Both play keyboards, bass, guitar and drums. Both sing. And both have funny nicknames that journalists gave them: Cody Currie was called "the Tom Misch of House music" and Kapote the "Wes Anderson of electronic music". Makes us laugh, but also fits well. And yes: Both are a bit crazy... like every extremely talented musician.
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The Arch - Babsi Ist Tot
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The Arch - Revenge Revival
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The Arch - Wait
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The Arch - No Noise
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The Arch - Spang
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The Arch - Stay Lay
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The Arch - Landscape
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The Arch - Under Attack
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The Arch - Stoned Henge
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The Arch - Pride
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The Arch - Ribdancer
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The Arch - All My Trust
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The Arch - Layman
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The Arch - Die Rote Kapelle
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The Arch - Eyes Wide Open
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The Arch - Body 'n Angels
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The Arch - Fates
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The Arch - Skinny Meadows
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The Arch - Individuals
(180 gr, 1LP black Vinyl + 1LP White Vinyl) The Belgian dark wave cult heroes The Arch celebrate their 40th anniversary with this self compiled limited double vinyl album, Noisetalgia 1986–2026.
This special release features a curated selection of tracks from the early albums—many of which have never been available on vinyl and have been requested by fans for years. The band is still very active, touring Europe and releasing new music.
Tracklist
A1. The Arch - Babsi Ist Tot
A2. The Arch - Revenge Revival
A3. The Arch - Wait
A4. The Arch - No Noise
A5. The Arch - Spang
B1. The Arch - Stay Lay
B2. The Arch - Landscape
B3. The Arch - Under Attack
B4. The Arch - Stoned Henge
B5. The Arch - Pride
C1. The Arch - Ribdancer
C2. The Arch - All My Trust
C3. The Arch - Layman
C4. The Arch - Die Rote Kapelle
D1. The Arch - Eyes Wide Open
D2. The Arch - Body 'n Angels
D3. The Arch - Fates
D4. The Arch - Skinny Meadows
D5. The Arch - Individuals
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This special release features a curated selection of tracks from the early albums—many of which have never been available on vinyl and have been requested by fans for years. The band is still very active, touring Europe and releasing new music.
Tracklist
A1. The Arch - Babsi Ist Tot
A2. The Arch - Revenge Revival
A3. The Arch - Wait
A4. The Arch - No Noise
A5. The Arch - Spang
B1. The Arch - Stay Lay
B2. The Arch - Landscape
B3. The Arch - Under Attack
B4. The Arch - Stoned Henge
B5. The Arch - Pride
C1. The Arch - Ribdancer
C2. The Arch - All My Trust
C3. The Arch - Layman
C4. The Arch - Die Rote Kapelle
D1. The Arch - Eyes Wide Open
D2. The Arch - Body 'n Angels
D3. The Arch - Fates
D4. The Arch - Skinny Meadows
D5. The Arch - Individuals
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Moreno Ácido & Diogo - 100 Planos
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Moreno Ácido & Diogo - Turbo Love
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Moreno Ácido & Diogo - WTF
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Moreno Ácido & Diogo - Freak
What changed between Av. General Roçadas and Junkeira? Seven years in people's lives — yet the team's commitment remains untouched, and the steady hand on the plumb line that keeps dance music (still) upright holds firm. Years of sustained research and field work from both producers, with their own records, mutually independent and independent too in how they brought them to life. Moreno Ácido has been navigating detours through a conceptual yet grounded underground — in sound and in format (two self-released cassettes since 2019) — while keeping one eye on the floor. His post pandemic reawakening carries a clear message: Call to Action is the label that in 2023 put the still-in-demand Trash/Treasure out on vinyl. Diogo keeps Discos Extendes as his shelter, gathering talent and retreating into it. At the same time, a disseminating vocation — that talent turned outward, on a mission to champion the different sensibilities that can converge in music made for dancing.
Junkeira is direct. It hides nothing in its intent, nor does it conceal the origin of its love, nor the way it exercises its fascination with the source. Geography can define movements, described and echoed countless times outside and then inside the net. The signifiers are known to all — it's a matter of applying them with respect and flow. Perhaps the craft in this production really does come down to love, when it comes to it. What is "WTF" if not a declaration of love — at the very least of closeness — to the sonic essence of the English rave? The piano stab, the breaks defining that hardcore state of mind, the string bed lifting feet off the floor. Closing out the EP, "Freak" gathers different emotions — eyes still shut, body in comedown while still moving. Chill. Everything rounded. Bassline, vibes, vocals woven into the rhythm.
Rewinding, the opening track "100 Planos" is a throwback to Roçadas (2019) — harder on the ground, with a 4/4 beat broken up by claps, a circular structure built for DJs, with mix-friendly entry and exit points. Then "Turbo Love" puts the keys in control, foregrounding them, letting a car alarm ring out and balance the beat — a reverential nod to UK Garage felt as raw material, already part of the lineage that has been the continuous evolution from Disco onwards: an evolution that traces a line and its branches, from which you can isolate any chronological point since at least 1977 and combine whatever elements form a personality. The spirit lives, as summer kicks in.
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Junkeira is direct. It hides nothing in its intent, nor does it conceal the origin of its love, nor the way it exercises its fascination with the source. Geography can define movements, described and echoed countless times outside and then inside the net. The signifiers are known to all — it's a matter of applying them with respect and flow. Perhaps the craft in this production really does come down to love, when it comes to it. What is "WTF" if not a declaration of love — at the very least of closeness — to the sonic essence of the English rave? The piano stab, the breaks defining that hardcore state of mind, the string bed lifting feet off the floor. Closing out the EP, "Freak" gathers different emotions — eyes still shut, body in comedown while still moving. Chill. Everything rounded. Bassline, vibes, vocals woven into the rhythm.
Rewinding, the opening track "100 Planos" is a throwback to Roçadas (2019) — harder on the ground, with a 4/4 beat broken up by claps, a circular structure built for DJs, with mix-friendly entry and exit points. Then "Turbo Love" puts the keys in control, foregrounding them, letting a car alarm ring out and balance the beat — a reverential nod to UK Garage felt as raw material, already part of the lineage that has been the continuous evolution from Disco onwards: an evolution that traces a line and its branches, from which you can isolate any chronological point since at least 1977 and combine whatever elements form a personality. The spirit lives, as summer kicks in.
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Who's Who - Palace Palace (5:39)
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Who's Who - Hypno Dance (4:44)
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Who's Who - Popeden (4:29)
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Who's Who - Roll Jacky Roll (4:42)
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Who's Who - Ad Libitum 80 (5:08)
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Who's Who - Dancin' Machine (5:10)
Format Notes: Hyper-rare disco dynamite from Thomas Bangalter's (Daft Punk) dad. 2025 first time ever, official vinyl reissue, 140g vinyl
Track List:
A1 Palace Palace 5:39
A2 Hypno Dance 4:44
A3 Popeden 4:29
B1 Roll Jacky Roll 4:42
B2 Ad Libitum 80 5:08
B3 Dancin' Machine 5:10
Release Notes:
"Daft Punk brought me here, he brought me Daft Punk"
Just knowing that this slice of hyper-rare disco dynamite was crafted by Thomas Bangalter's dad should be enough for you to buy this on sight, if only to understand a little bit more about Thomas and Daft Punk's background. But this is so much more than a Daft Punk family curio.
Born Bangalter in 1947, Daniel Vangarde is a French songwriter and producer. In 1975, Vangarde founded his label, Zagora Records, who we have worked closely with on this lovingly curated reissue. For years, Vangarde wrote and produced songs that remained underground, under several pseudonyms and for various artists. Dubbed "the secret father of French disco" this here groove-fulled firecracker - using his Who’s Who moniker - is for disco-funk, library music and cosmic beat lovers.
The intense, evocative opener "Palace Palace" positively throbs with raw energy and sounds, honestly, like something off Daft Punk's Discovery. The title refers to the fashionable Parisian club Le Palace, essentially the Parisian Studio 54. "I’d been to a nightclub in New York, a big ring where people were roller skating with a whistle. The atmosphere was great. The music was all disco. I made this song when I came back. A vocoder transformed my voice. Back then, it wasn’t used much." The track rides a killer groove and is deceptively complex, with layers of fantastic percussion and ace synth work going on all over it. Listed to on repeat, it's brilliance is simply undeniable.
The louche, slo-mo heater "Hypno Dance" is, in Be With's opinion, *the* deadly dancefloor track. A svelte slice of ace space disco again geared towards the roller skating dance mania of the day. So deep, so disco, so instrumental. An unreal track and, as the title hints at, totally hypnotic. The side closes with the somewhat throwaway "Popeden" - it's a jaunty number that you're probably best skipping, in all honesty. Have we ever steered you wrong?
The B-Side opens with the frankly enormous "Roll Jacky Roll" is another thrilling, high class roller-rink jam with beautiful melodies that's adored the world over. The wonky, abstract "Ad Libitum 80" is a super dope, swirling, staccato electro-funk bounce which sounds light years ahead of its time. This might be the real lowkey sleeper gem on this record. CHECK! This remarkable LP rounds out with the huge "Dancin' Machine". It's got sleek drums that emit an absolutely ace swagger and elements of Italo synth funk feels. A relaxed, slow rhythm throughout ensures you can't help but get your funk on when this crashes soundsystems. We'll leave the final word on this to Daniel: "It amuses me to think that my son Thomas was influenced by "Dancin’ Machine" for "Around The World", he says. Both songs being based on an hypnotic repetitive refrain. Both songs being, of course, timeless pieces of Euro genius.
Who's Who really is a fantastic late-70s-early 80s roller disco-funk essential. The audio has been carefully remastered by Be With regular Simon Francis, ensuring it sounds better than ever. Cicely Balston's expert skills have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible standard at Record Industry in Holland.
When it came to the sleeve for this we were presented with an unusual problem: we usually have to rely on an original sleeve as the starting point for the restoration, but instead we were able to scan the original 35mm transparency of the front cover photo. The problem is that with a modern scanner the results were far sharper than when they made the original sleeve. We’ve played around with the exposure and the colour grading but we’re sorry to say that our version of the front cover still ended up looking too good! Don’t hate us.
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Track List:
A1 Palace Palace 5:39
A2 Hypno Dance 4:44
A3 Popeden 4:29
B1 Roll Jacky Roll 4:42
B2 Ad Libitum 80 5:08
B3 Dancin' Machine 5:10
Release Notes:
"Daft Punk brought me here, he brought me Daft Punk"
Just knowing that this slice of hyper-rare disco dynamite was crafted by Thomas Bangalter's dad should be enough for you to buy this on sight, if only to understand a little bit more about Thomas and Daft Punk's background. But this is so much more than a Daft Punk family curio.
Born Bangalter in 1947, Daniel Vangarde is a French songwriter and producer. In 1975, Vangarde founded his label, Zagora Records, who we have worked closely with on this lovingly curated reissue. For years, Vangarde wrote and produced songs that remained underground, under several pseudonyms and for various artists. Dubbed "the secret father of French disco" this here groove-fulled firecracker - using his Who’s Who moniker - is for disco-funk, library music and cosmic beat lovers.
The intense, evocative opener "Palace Palace" positively throbs with raw energy and sounds, honestly, like something off Daft Punk's Discovery. The title refers to the fashionable Parisian club Le Palace, essentially the Parisian Studio 54. "I’d been to a nightclub in New York, a big ring where people were roller skating with a whistle. The atmosphere was great. The music was all disco. I made this song when I came back. A vocoder transformed my voice. Back then, it wasn’t used much." The track rides a killer groove and is deceptively complex, with layers of fantastic percussion and ace synth work going on all over it. Listed to on repeat, it's brilliance is simply undeniable.
The louche, slo-mo heater "Hypno Dance" is, in Be With's opinion, *the* deadly dancefloor track. A svelte slice of ace space disco again geared towards the roller skating dance mania of the day. So deep, so disco, so instrumental. An unreal track and, as the title hints at, totally hypnotic. The side closes with the somewhat throwaway "Popeden" - it's a jaunty number that you're probably best skipping, in all honesty. Have we ever steered you wrong?
The B-Side opens with the frankly enormous "Roll Jacky Roll" is another thrilling, high class roller-rink jam with beautiful melodies that's adored the world over. The wonky, abstract "Ad Libitum 80" is a super dope, swirling, staccato electro-funk bounce which sounds light years ahead of its time. This might be the real lowkey sleeper gem on this record. CHECK! This remarkable LP rounds out with the huge "Dancin' Machine". It's got sleek drums that emit an absolutely ace swagger and elements of Italo synth funk feels. A relaxed, slow rhythm throughout ensures you can't help but get your funk on when this crashes soundsystems. We'll leave the final word on this to Daniel: "It amuses me to think that my son Thomas was influenced by "Dancin’ Machine" for "Around The World", he says. Both songs being based on an hypnotic repetitive refrain. Both songs being, of course, timeless pieces of Euro genius.
Who's Who really is a fantastic late-70s-early 80s roller disco-funk essential. The audio has been carefully remastered by Be With regular Simon Francis, ensuring it sounds better than ever. Cicely Balston's expert skills have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible standard at Record Industry in Holland.
When it came to the sleeve for this we were presented with an unusual problem: we usually have to rely on an original sleeve as the starting point for the restoration, but instead we were able to scan the original 35mm transparency of the front cover photo. The problem is that with a modern scanner the results were far sharper than when they made the original sleeve. We’ve played around with the exposure and the colour grading but we’re sorry to say that our version of the front cover still ended up looking too good! Don’t hate us.
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