Having issued a solid number of equally solid releases on the likes of Berceuse Heroique, Versatile, Wisdom Teeth, Peur Bleue and his own finely curated imprint, Banlieue Records, Benoit B steps up for the latest Unthank 10" instalment!
A world populated by eerie synth-pop textures, hypno-industrial oddities, electroid dynamics and hip-hop breaks gone astray. 100% retro-futuristic Bauhausian blends for the DJs and dancers out on a limb.
10" Clear vinyl with 75mm, metallic labels. Two colour screen printed sleeves with artwork by House Of Traps. More

Firecracker’s dwarf constellation Unthank thaws down from a small cryogenic suspension and delivers it’s first 12”!
Tracks from the vault from Cardiff’s DJ Guy (Other World Music/Cejero/All Caps) who’s been busy since 1992. All tracks designed to be played loud and with the dance in mind whilst taking in all sorts of melancholy, euphoria and pastoral, acid soundscapes.
RIYL Dream 2 Science, Autechre, Unit Moebius, µ-Ziq etc More

A voyage into the outer reaches of immersive, ambient techno and electronics where boundaries are blurred between 80s bedroom boogie, Detroit electro, broken beat and Warp golden-era bleep. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Rory McPike has been putting out analogue and hardware-led sounds for a couple of years under both his techno and jungle orientated guise Dan White and Rings Around Saturn. Special Unthank 7 track EP spread over 10" and 7" formats!!

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“Dedicated to the interaction between body energy and natural elements" A central player in the Fourth World Napoli crew and functioning within Mystic Jungle Tribe, Periodica and Early Sounds labels, Whodamanny presents his vision of a micro cosmic space opera in six parts on Firecracker’s sub-label Unthank.

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Gliding onto Unthank via the Canadian Riviera and the shores of Orion comes Lnrdcroy's debut solo EP. 3 tracks of heaving, dense, rhythmic ambience culled from recent live gigs in and around Vancouver. This eighth release on Unthank further strengthens the bond between Lnrdcroy and parent label Firecracker Recordings, whose double LP re-edition of Much Less Normal is due imminently.


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Oz's Inkswel sends an irresistible four track package zig zagging across the globe to the door of Fort Unthank on the banks of Loch Firecracker, somewhere in the mists of Scotland, via his very own powerful boogie powered super collider. Comes with a remix by Eglo's Funkineven. Tip!!
Opener 'Do It' is how it's done: atomic funk which has been split, stretched and closely inspected, then reassembled to create a dancefloor chain reaction. The funk particles then pass through the Americas and pick up the one and only Chico Mann. A man known for his like minded awareness of, and abilities with, the worldwide ways of the electric boogaloo, he adds his abstract Afro Cuban theories to 'Tu Machito'. Next, it's a sharp turn eastwards to the old countries, whilst riding the waves of 'LFO Bounce'. UK's Funkineven, another kindred spirit in the search for man made machine soul, provides further refinement to the initial wave hypothesis, resulting in a glimpse of the elusive dark matter. More