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'Singularity' is the third single from New Order's critically acclaimed hit album 'Music Complete'. The track has been highlighted as one of the standout tracks from the album and is now being released as on CD single, 12' and Digital Download with an exclusive remix package. Remixes are provided by Erol Alkan, Mark Reeder, and JS Zeiter. There is also an extended 12' mix of 'Tutti Frutti' by Tom Rowlands which was previously given away free to fans on New Years Evec

In autumn 2015, Swedish dream-pop duo Korallreven bid us all farewell by releasing the "round-the-world-in-a-day" sounding final single Here In Iowa, alongside memorable shows in New York City and Scandinavia. Now, they return for one last time with a disco dub dream remix of said song by the mighty Peaking Lights. This forms part of a 12" EP released by Be With Records. The record - limited to just 500 copies - will see its worldwide release for Record Store Day on 16th April 2016.

The 12" will also, for the first time on vinyl, include Korallreven's breathtaking cover of Guns & Roses' November Rain from 2014 as well as Shine On, the duo's rework of their own 2010 single Honey Mine, featuring Taken By Trees' Victoria Bergsman.

From the guys:

"Hard to say if Here In Iowa was an end or a start of something new. You'll see! Whether or not, we hold it as one of our highest heights and, after this beautiful season, we truly deeply madly felt that it was worth some extra limelight. And hey! Thanks for the remix, Peaking Lights! It's so wonderful! Life surely is."

Sans Soleil illuminates the lonesome and gloomy spots in modern day city life. This musical project channels the emotions, the impressions and the sounds of the places, where the sunlight rarely touches the surface and the music expresses almost wordlessly all the despair, struggles and broken hearts that urban youths encounter.

And while being a German based production, Sans Soleil catches a European spirit, with contributions by an enormous team of musicians coming from all over Europe, from Turkey to Spain, from Hungary to Berlin.

01. "Welcome To My World" sets your path through this deep, dark and gloomy musical voyage right from the first note. Atmospheric moog synthesizer sounds and a squawking, lamenting clarinet by Matthias Oßwald are broken by straight oldschool sampler drums.

02. "Dawn Of Mankind" drops into the rhythm with a rolling bass line and jazzy flute. This tune is a co-operation with Berlin DJ and producer Geraet of the incredible turntablism crew Cutcannibalz and features multi instrumentalist Marc Figge on various sections.

03. "Mentalonliest" A smooth chill-out-song featuring a jazzy brass section and a beautiful and warm Fender Rhodes solo by Matthias Becker a.k.a. Flamingo Star.

04. "Deep In The Dark" Deep hits from a 1865 Blüthner grand piano and distorted scratching on the piano-strings shaping a morbid atmosphere - thrilled by swing rides and cymbals on the jazz tip.

05. "Where Have You Been" A slick 3/4-timing transforming into a straight 4/4-timing part, turning back again to that 3/4-timing and ending in a wicked 5/4-time breakdown in the end is giving you a jazz verses 808-drum-machine-electro feeling covered in a cinematic soundscape.

06. "No Looking Back" sounds like Jay Dilla twisting Morcheeba into the dark side. Barcelona based singer Lady Emz floats over a catchy melody and a shuffling break lifts it up before it falls into the touching string-line driving to the end.

07. "Hellnova" A deep bass line, heavy guitars and a saxophone line explode in your ear. Move your feet to this driving drum 'n' bass or the flames coming out of the speaker will consume you.

08. "Seaside Suicide" This jazzed out tune keeps you grooving from the first note until the last. Highlighted by the funky soprano solo in the bridge part this is definitely a head nodders song!

09. "Solo" A quiet, breezy tune starring Paco Mendoza - a very fine vocalist from Berlin who produced his last album with DJ Vadim (BBE Rec. / Ninja Tune Rec.) - "Solo" is a meditative song with celtic influenced strings and a touch of melancholy.

10. "Deadness Of My Town" Breathing loneliness and sadness, a jazzed out clarinet and the blue vibe of the Balkan sax carry you through the song, like a walk through persistent rain in a city, where everything seems dead and rotten.

11. "The Day After" Once again Lady Emz lends her amazing voice to a laid-back jazzy tune. Carried by a smooth saxophone section and the thumb piano, her words warm you like the first rays of light after a dark and cold night.

12. "Sans Soleil" is the title track that gives the whole project its name. A lost piano combine with the amazing violin by Hungarian violin player Laszlo Toth and drastic horns gives this one its hypnotic drive.

13. "And I Love Her" takes you right to the stars and slowly pulls you back to earth. Just close your eyes and let the incredible strings and piano melody work its magic.

Sans Soleil - Hellnova is available as limited 2LP including download code (250units) and CD.

LP incl CD
Garden of Love' one of the first single tracks feat Peter Hook (New Order) On the cover of their new album Malamore, their first album for Because Music, Lionel and Marie Limiñanas are back in black, and looking ineffably cool, standing next to a classic silver Fifties trailer, shot at a beach festival in the French town of Paulilles by the Spanish border, just 30 minutes drive from the duo's home town of Perpignan. They'd been playing a DJ set, only with 45 rpm vinyl - Sixties punk, Italian pop, movie soundtracks and Seventies rock tracks,' they recall. The picture syncs well to the colour of Malamore, like the artwork of a movie soundtrack. The lettering on the cover is significant too.

Zu Gunsten der Material World Foundation präsentieren Hot Records LTD und BMG - George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison". Das Konzert wurde am 28. September 2014 im Fonda Theater in Los Angeles aufgenommen und gefilmt. Einige der besten Musiker unserer Zeit begeistern mit den denkwürdigsten Songs aus George Harrisons Karriere. Darunter sind Brandon Flowers von The Killers, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, Norah Jones, The Flaming Lips, Britt Daniel von Spoon, Brian Wilson und viele mehr.

Bosse veröffentlicht das Album "TAXI", den positiven Wendepunkt seiner Karriere, nun erstmalig auf Vinyl. Das "TAXI"-Album hat Bosse 2008 zu zweit mit Produzent Jochen Naaf (Peter Licht, Polarkreis 18) in dessen Wohnzimmer aufgenommen. Es ist Bosses erstes Indie-Album geworden, versteht man Indie als klangliche Reduktion, unkitschige Intimität und unaufdringliches Spinnen eines roten Fadens. Nach dem Ende seines Vertrages bei der EMI und der Ablehnung durch sämtliche Plattenfirmen, hatten Bosse und sein Management-Team die Dinge 2008 selbst in die Hand genommen und "TAXI" in Eigenregie über Rough Trade veröffentlicht. Und siehe da, es ging seitdem stetig aufwärts. Mit dem letzten Album "Kraniche" (2013) hat Bosse vieles erreicht: Erstmals in seiner über 10-jährigen Karriere hat ein Album mit über 100.000 verkauften Einheiten die GOLD-Marke übersprungen. 2013 hat er den "Bundesvision Song Contest" gewonnen, ist mit dem "Deutschen Musikautorenpreis" ausgezeichnet worden, hat den Hamburger Musikpreis "Hans" gleich dreifach eingeheimst. Hat mit der letzten Platte allein über 100 Konzerte und die größten Festivals gespielt, bevor er im Herbst 2013 auf einer abermals ausverkauften "Kraniche"-Tour in opulenter Akustikbesetzung mit 11 Musikern und insgesamt 48 Instrumenten auf der Bühne zur "leisen Landung" aufgesetzt hat. Zuspruch, Anerkennung, Aufmerksamkeit und Bewunderung von allen Seiten. Bosse hat sich endgültig in der ersten Liga seiner Zunft auf die vorderen Plätze gespielt.

Chris Isaaks "Wicked Game" wurde schon oft in allen erdenklichen Genres gecovert, allerdings selten im elektronischen Bereich und zudem garantiert nie so schwerelos und einnehmend, wie es Emika in ihrer Version präsentiert. Tiefgehende Dub-Beats, dezente, süchtigmachende Drums und eine gewisse Verwundbarkeit machen Emikas Track zur Vorzeigeformel für Coverversionen. Den Wert des Originals kann man nur gerecht werden, wenn man es verstanden hat - und Emika hat es verstanden. "Wicked Game" ist der erste Vorbote zu Emikas zweitem Album "DVA", welches sich auf Emikas Wurzeln konzentriert: Ein genial inspiriertes und brillant ausgedrücktes Wechselspiel zwischen Freiheit und Unterdrückung, sei es politisch, sexuell oder einfach nur Kunst. "DVA" ist eine Reise: düsterer Dub Pop, neue ungehörte Sounds vermischt mit Emikas klassischen Elementen. Emika entwickelt sich deutlich hörbar weiter, Expressionismus durch Sound und liefert uns mit "DVA" eines der spannendsten und innovativsten Electronic-Alben des Jahres! Produziert wurde das Album von Emika und Hank Shocklee.

"Das ist die Musik, die wir hören, wenn wir nachts im Club versacken und schon neben der Spur laufen. Emika besitzt das große Talent, die vielen Farben der Düsternis in schillernde Soundscapes mit kurzen Melodie-Streifen zu verwandeln." - Musikexpress 10/11 über Emikas Debütalbum

On their 2nd live album, recorded during their 83-84 World Tour and released in 1984, again YMO succeeded in producing a live album with incredible audio quality.

Vibrant, lively, energetic and infectious as ever, the crowds can't seem to get enough. Listen to this live album and you will want to go back in time to experience the brilliance yourself.

Inspired by the lost lands between here and the heavens Lance
Neptune provides the soundtrack for hazy summer evenings with his debut release on Lone's Magicwire imprint.
Lance Neptune lets his music play the guide. A native of Glenardern, Maryland, his curiosity takes him into the realms of the unknown. Finding and building sounds from these unknown galaxies he conjures up musical vistas to transport us there.
Foot stomping percussions, warm pulsating pads, lush melodies and spatial chords hypnotize. This is the sort of music that floats you far away from reality, music that gives you the abilities to play around in the clouds. Having spent the last few years on hiatus Magicwire is back with its blend of lofi 90s nostalgia inspired by VHS skate tapes, and 'Animal Eclipse's ethereal experience is the perfect reintroduction.

LIMITED EDITION GOLD FOILED BOX SET IS AN EXCLUSIVE DEVO SWIZZLE STICK - THE COCKTAIL STIRRER OF CHAMPIONS, AN ELECTION PIN BUTTON, A HUGE DOUBLE SIDED POSTER, COCKTAIL RECIPES AND LINER NOTES BY DEBONAIR MAN OF THE HOUR GERALD CASALE.

Do you know your fondues from your fon-dont's Fear not spuds, DEVO and FUTURISMO bring you the perfect soundtrack to your space-age bachelor or bachelorette pad with 21 tracks of pure unhinged sophistication - DEVO's EZ Listening Muzak.

Whether you're entertaining guests with a bout of cheese and wine by the fire or throwing the cocktail party of the century, these mutated muzak lounge versions of DEVO classics such as 'Whip It', 'Jocko Homo' and 'It's A Beautiful World' will be the perfect hors d'oeuvres for an evening of de-evolved fun.

Originally created as pre-concert mood setters, popularity and sound board thievery led to EZ Listening Muzak being sold back in the early 80's as two fan club only cassettes. For the first time since, these revered recordings are officially released as Double Vinyl and Double CD Box Sets. But wait...also included alongside these cherished instrumentals of yesteryear is a Brand New EZ version of 'Human Rocket' - recorded exclusively for this release! Bringing the timeline full circle.

But thats not all guys and gals...oh no, also included inside this majestic Limited Edition Box Set is an exclusive DEVO Swizzle Stick - the Cocktail Stirrer of champions, an Election Pin Button, a huge Double Sided Poster, Cocktail Recipes and Liner Notes by debonair man of the hour Gerald Casale.

Coming March 2016 for a Worldwide release, FUTURISMO present this dashing Gold Foiled Box containing either 2 x 140g Limited Coloured Vinyl - in your choice of Antique Walnut or Lava Lamp, or 2 x Compact Discs, both sure to instil your musical vocabulary with a mutated etiquette that can only be learnt from the gentlemen of DEVO. Isn't it about time you took it EZ

Its been more than 20 years and a cultural sea change since the Devo EZ Listening body of work has been commercially available. Now with this exquisite, 2-disc box set from Futurismo you can once again experience the devolved fun we had creating these ridiculously enjoyable renditions of our work.' - Gerald V. Casale (DEVO)

Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart is clearly a name to remember when it comes to modern groove music! Bassist and guitarist in various band, he started production in the mid- 90s and continues today to combine modern technology with the raw and genuine spirit of the golden age of Disco, Funk, Soul, or Jazz.Following the success of his many projects such as Uptown Funk Empire, The Dynamics, Metropolitan Jazz Affair, or more recently Patchworks Galactic Project, he proved album after album, a true gift of musical ubiquity, renewing in all genres and always anxious
to borrow unexpected ways. Back on Favorite Recordings label for this new solo album as Mr President, he finally
provides us with a sequel to Number One (2011), first album with whom he was welcomed and praised by international media and tastemaker (NOVA, Okayplayer, Gilles Peterson,
JAZZ FM, Laurent Garnier,...). Faithful to his love for Disco and Funk from the 70s and 80s, Hips Shaking however differs
from its predecessor by digging more into Pop music, but also by a more elaborate production, with real horn and strings sections invited around Patchworks. However still key to everything and polyvalent, he not only composes the whole album and plays a good part of the instruments, but this time also devotes to singing! From Roy Ayers to MFSB , through Vince Montana and Patrick Adams, or Michael McDonald and Ned Doheny, this Hips Shaking proudly look at the sound and production of the pioneer heroes, while infusing with Disco, Pop, Electronic and Fusion influences, which have made the Patchworks' touch: an authentic sound with a modern approach to music!

R2 Records are happy to present the first full-length project from Karizma's alter ego Kaytronik. From his earliest days as part of Baltimore's premier crew - The Basement Boys - Kris Klayton was never one to stay in a musical box, always probing beyond the constraints of the soulful house domain. His Kaytronik persona, (previously reserved for remixes of other artists and a single on Atjazz Recordings) has allowed him greater freedom to explore beat syncopation, mood and impassioned expression further with an album that showcases his ability to work at any tempo, with a variety of styles, but always with the emotional content intact.
'Thee Album' contains electronic explorations of down tempo emotive beats, club bangers and impossible to categorize grooves, not to mention thought provoking messages about where we stand in the current global climate

Verführerisch! Eigenwilliger und traumwandlerisch arrangierter Electro-Pop.
Seit Veröffentlichung einer ersten Single via Soundcloud in 2013 zählt sie in Großbritannien zu den meistbeachteten Newcomern: Holly "Låpsley" Fletcher. Ihre so eigenwillig wie traumwandlerisch arrangierte Musik zwischen Pop und schwebender Elektronik wird von den einschlägigen Gazetten sowie Radio-Stars wie BBC-DJ Zane Lowe über alle Maßen gelobt. Eine Berücksichtigung in der international renommierten "BBC Sound-Poll" ist da ganz folgerichtig. Mit ihrer ebenso verführerischen wie zerbrechlichen Stimme versteht es Låpsley auch live, restlos zu verzaubern - sei es auf der Glastonbury-"BBC Introducing"-Bühne, beim Reeperbahnfestival oder in Clubshows. Nach der 2015er-Single "Hurt Me", die sich in den deutschen Airplaycharts gut platzieren konnte, kommt pünktlich zum Jahresbeginn 2016 auch endlich ihr Debütalbum in die Läden. Produktionshilfe für "Long Way Home" leistete Rodaidh McDonald (Adele, The xx, Damon Albarn, Savages). Zwei Songs wurden mit Paul O'Duffy aufgenommen. Die erste Single-Auskopplung, "Love Is Blind", ist ein weiterer Fingerzeig dafür, dass Låpsleys Debüt eine neue Qualität an Tiefe und Wahrhaftigkeit in den elektronischen Pop einbringt.

Musik, die in die Seele eindringt: George Dzodzuashvili hat sein Tagträumer-Projekt reaktiviert.

Der Projektname führt gleicht doppelt in die Irre. Weder haben wir es bei den Post Industrial Boys mit einer Gruppe zu tun, noch mit jungen Männern. Im Grunde steht hinter dem Ganzen nur George Dzodzuashvili aka Gogi, ein (erwachsener) Musiker aus Tiflis. Zusammen mit TBA / Natalie Beridze ist er auch Teil des Künstlerkollektivs Goslab. Unter dem Alias Post Industrial Boys hat Dzodzuashvili bereits zwei Alben auf Max.Ernst veröffentlicht, dem Label des Kölner Elektronikminimalisten Thomas Brinkmann. Und das, obwohl der feinsinnig-stimmungsvolle und elegante Pop, über den Dzodzuashvili eine kurios-monotone Sprechgesangsform legt, zwischen all den dort sonst üblichen klaren Techno- und experimentellen Elektronikveröffentlichungen sympathisch "fehlplatziert" klingt. Oder vielmehr: klang. Denn zwischenzeitlich hatte Post Industrial Boys eine zehnjährige Projektpause eingelegt. Mit anderen Worten ist Max.Ernst Vergangenheit, die Gegenwart lautet Karaoke Kalk. Und Dzodzuashvilis neue Label-Heimat passt soundtechnisch nun wirklich wie die berühmte Faust aufs Auge. Die zehn sehr gefühlvollen Stücke von "Unintended" verschmelzen ein dunkles Sounddesign mit zugänglichen Melodien, klinisch reinen Songstrukturen und lyrisch nachdenklichen Texten in höchster tagträumerischer Qualität.

Zweites Solowerk der Arcade-Fire-Geigerin: Eingespielt mit Colin Stetson, Tim Hecker und Jeremy Gara.

Sarah Neufeld ist hauptsächlich Mitglied der kanadischen Band Arcade Fire, in der sie Geige spielt. Außerdem ist sie - zusammen mit Richard Reed Parry - Gründungsmitglied des renommierten zeitgenössischen Instrumentalensembles Bell Orchestre. Weiterhin kennt man die in Montreal lebende Künstlerin als Partnerin des Saxofonisten Colin Stetson. Mit diesem trat Neufeld nicht allein 2015 als Duo und dem Album "Never Were The Way She Was" in Erscheinung, er ging ihr auch beim von Nils Frahm produzierten Solodebüt "Hero Brother" (2013) zur Hand. Was sich offensichtlich bewährt hat, denn auch bei den Aufnahmen für "The Ridge" stand ihr Stetson, gemeinsam mit Tim Hecker und Jeremy Gara (ebenfalls Arcade Fire) am Schlagzeug und Synthesizer, zur Seite. Sarah Neufeld zählt Bela Bartok, Steve Reich, Iva Bittova und Arthur Russell zu den prägenden Einflüssen für ihre Soloarbeit. Diese verwebt sie mit einem sensiblen Ohr für Texturen mit modernen Elektro-, Avant-Folk- und Indie-Rock-Sounds zu einer gleichsam atmosphärischen wie intensiven Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle. "The Ridge" erscheint als CD und Vinyl, wobei die LP zu je 500 Exemplaren als weiße und schwarze Pressung in die Läden kommt.

Zweites Solowerk der Arcade-Fire-Geigerin: Eingespielt mit Colin Stetson, Tim Hecker und Jeremy Gara.

Sarah Neufeld ist hauptsächlich Mitglied der kanadischen Band Arcade Fire, in der sie Geige spielt. Außerdem ist sie - zusammen mit Richard Reed Parry - Gründungsmitglied des renommierten zeitgenössischen Instrumentalensembles Bell Orchestre. Weiterhin kennt man die in Montreal lebende Künstlerin als Partnerin des Saxofonisten Colin Stetson. Mit diesem trat Neufeld nicht allein 2015 als Duo und dem Album "Never Were The Way She Was" in Erscheinung, er ging ihr auch beim von Nils Frahm produzierten Solodebüt "Hero Brother" (2013) zur Hand. Was sich offensichtlich bewährt hat, denn auch bei den Aufnahmen für "The Ridge" stand ihr Stetson, gemeinsam mit Tim Hecker und Jeremy Gara (ebenfalls Arcade Fire) am Schlagzeug und Synthesizer, zur Seite. Sarah Neufeld zählt Bela Bartok, Steve Reich, Iva Bittova und Arthur Russell zu den prägenden Einflüssen für ihre Soloarbeit. Diese verwebt sie mit einem sensiblen Ohr für Texturen mit modernen Elektro-, Avant-Folk- und Indie-Rock-Sounds zu einer gleichsam atmosphärischen wie intensiven Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle. "The Ridge" erscheint als CD und Vinyl, wobei die LP zu je 500 Exemplaren als weiße und schwarze Pressung in die Läden kommt.

"Musikalischer Kartoffelbrei": Soulful Hardcore von der britischen Neo-Grace-Jones.

Die britische Musikerin Vanessa Brown wurde 1983 in Northampton geboren. Bevor sie als VV Brown ihre eigene Karriere startete, war sie bereits für andere Interpreten als Songwriterin und Backgroundsängerin aktiv. Als 2009 die Beziehung zu ihrem damaligen Freund in die Brüche ging, kaufte sich VV Brown vom Notgroschen eine Secondhand-Gitarre - und legte los. Prompt landete sie mit ihrem Debütalbum "Travelling Like The Light" 2009 in den UK Top 40. Von der BBC über die "Daily Mail" bis zum "Independent" waren sich die Kritiker einig, es hier mit einem außerordentlichen Talent zu tun zu haben. Ihren Musikstil bezeichnet Brown als musikalischen Kartoffelbrei. Offensichtlich scheint dieser geschmacklich zu überzeugen, denn auch das Nachfolgealbum "Samson & Delilah" fand 2013 international eine große Wertschätzung. Nun liegt mit "Glitch" Browns dritter Langspieler vor. Der wurde im eigenen Studio in Hackney aufgenommen und bietet eine Reihe elektrisierender Tracks, die von dunklem 80er-Electro über opernhaften DIY-Techno bis zu retrofuturistischer Electronica alles miteinander kombinieren, was Frau Brown gefällt. Wir sind uns sicher: nicht nur ihr!

"Musikalischer Kartoffelbrei": Soulful Hardcore von der britischen Neo-Grace-Jones.

Die britische Musikerin Vanessa Brown wurde 1983 in Northampton geboren. Bevor sie als VV Brown ihre eigene Karriere startete, war sie bereits für andere Interpreten als Songwriterin und Backgroundsängerin aktiv. Als 2009 die Beziehung zu ihrem damaligen Freund in die Brüche ging, kaufte sich VV Brown vom Notgroschen eine Secondhand-Gitarre - und legte los. Prompt landete sie mit ihrem Debütalbum "Travelling Like The Light" 2009 in den UK Top 40. Von der BBC über die "Daily Mail" bis zum "Independent" waren sich die Kritiker einig, es hier mit einem außerordentlichen Talent zu tun zu haben. Ihren Musikstil bezeichnet Brown als musikalischen Kartoffelbrei. Offensichtlich scheint dieser geschmacklich zu überzeugen, denn auch das Nachfolgealbum "Samson & Delilah" fand 2013 international eine große Wertschätzung. Nun liegt mit "Glitch" Browns dritter Langspieler vor. Der wurde im eigenen Studio in Hackney aufgenommen und bietet eine Reihe elektrisierender Tracks, die von dunklem 80er-Electro über opernhaften DIY-Techno bis zu retrofuturistischer Electronica alles miteinander kombinieren, was Frau Brown gefällt. Wir sind uns sicher: nicht nur ihr!

Seit Veröffentlichung einer ersten Single via Soundcloud in 2013 zählt sie in Großbritannien zu den meistbeachteten Newcomern: Holly "Låpsley" Fletcher. Ihre so eigenwillig wie traumwandlerisch arrangierte Musik zwischen Pop und schwebender Elektronik wird von den einschlägigen Gazetten sowie Radio-Stars wie BBC-DJ Zane Lowe über alle Maßen gelobt. Eine Berücksichtigung in der international renommierten "BBC Sound-Poll" ist da ganz folgerichtig. Mit ihrer ebenso verführerischen wie zerbrechlichen Stimme versteht es Låpsley auch live, restlos zu verzaubern - sei es auf der Glastonbury-"BBC Introducing"-Bühne, beim Reeperbahnfestival oder in Clubshows. Nach der 2015er-Single "Hurt Me", die sich in den deutschen Airplaycharts gut platzieren konnte, kommt pünktlich zum Jahresbeginn 2016 auch endlich ihr Debütalbum in die Läden. Produktionshilfe für "Long Way Home" leistete Rodaidh McDonald (Adele, The xx, Damon Albarn, Savages). Zwei Songs wurden mit Paul O'Duffy aufgenommen. Die erste Single-Auskopplung, "Love Is Blind", ist ein weiterer Fingerzeig dafür, dass Låpsleys Debüt eine neue Qualität an Tiefe und Wahrhaftigkeit in den elektronischen Pop einbringt.

Jacob Bellens' new solo album Polyester Skin is set to amaze left-field pop enthusiasts and singer songwriter-fans alike. The locally celebrated and award winning singer songwriter Jacob Bellens is ready to release his first internationally signed solo album Polyester Skin through hfn Music. Polyester Skin is a wonderful mix of heartfelt lyrics, crisp & modern pop productions alongside Jacob's signature vocals that never fails to captivate the listener. As a household name in his native Denmark Jacob Bellens is no stranger to releasing albums and playing live. Jacob has released many albums with his own bands (Murder, I Got You on Tape and solo) alongside guest performances for other artists and he's played close to 500 shows. Fans of Jacob Bellens know how the music and lyrics of this humble and enigmatic artist crawls under your skin and leaves you moved and wanting for more. With Polyester Skin Jacob Bellens embarks on a new chapter in an already impressive career. Polyester Skin came to life during the past two years in a close collaboration between Jacob and acclaimed Danish producer & DJ Kasper Bjørke. Jacob sent a ton of demos to Kasper who then selected which songs he felt were the strongest and the ones he could contribute best to production-wise. This is just the latest of many musical endeavours between the two, Jacob has been featured on vocals on several of Kasper's solo releases including Young Again' from the album Standing On Top Of Utopia (2010) and on Lose Yourself to Jenny' from Kasper's 2012-album Fool.

Produced by Rob Ellis ( PJ Harvey, Bat for Lashes, Anna Calvi) and Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague)) 'While the Heart Beats...' is a departure from the 1930's musically styled 'Venus Gets Even' and touches on a more electro-funk vibe, reminiscent of her earlier guitar-based musical endeavours.
It speaks about the human condition- heartbreak, hope, fear, addiction and celebrates all aspects of the human experience, good and bad.

Why the title

'I was reading a George Elliot story and this was the stand out line.

-While the heart beats, bruise it. It is your only opportunity-

It touched me because sometimes you really do wonder what the point to pain is. This line reminded me that unless, along side your joys and successes, you experience failure, betrayal, disappointment and allow it transform you for the better, you have not really lived. Without the shadow feelings you don't really know, experientially, the magnitude of life and the richness of all its guises . Maybe I am wrong. Maybe this is just bullshit pop psycho-babble. But it made me feel better about the fact that sometimes, life can be really tough. It reminded me that there is something incredibly valuable about these emotions which I had previously done everything within my power to avoid.'

Les Disques du Crepuscule presents Space & Time, a brand new album by Deux Filles, the reclusive arthouse duo comprising Colin Lloyd-Tucker and Simon Fisher Turner, aka Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule.
The fictive French girls released two high-regarded albums of ambience and found sound at the dawn of the 1980s. More recently both Silence & Wisdom and Double Happiness drew praise from Richard King in his book Original Rockers for their 'dreamlike solemnity immersed in a cloud of echo from which incorporeal voices emerged then retreated with unnerving suddenness' and 'music sounding as if borrowed from a chamber piece and re-scored for an ethereal ensemble of recorded whispers and ticking clocks.'
Since the girls' first aural stirrings Simon Fisher Turner has become a prolific soundtrack composer (Caravagio, Blue, The Epic of Everest), as well as finding cult pop success as The King of Luxemburg. Alongside a string of eclectic solo releases, Colin Lloyd-Tucker's vocal and production credits include work with Kate Bush, The The and Sweet Dreamer.
Space & Time sees Deux Filles reunited after 33 and a third years of silence, recorded on a musical Grand Tour which took in France, England, Scotland, Nicaragua and Japan. Now, as then, fellow travellers include Matt Johnson (The The), Anni Hogan (Marc Almond) and The Elysian Quartet, as well as Paddy Bush, Maggie Ronson and David Coulter.
Vinyl version is a limited edition of 500 and contains digital download coupon and printed inner bag.

Electro-pop pioneers Junior Boys return with 'Big Black Coat' their first album in 5 years. The Canadian dancefloor innovators return with their boldest record to date. 'Big Black Coat' is a slick, soulful, synth-pop record fusing their illustrious trademark production with their love for R&B, soul and pop music.

Wiederveröffentlichung des zweiten Studio-Albums von Erasure als 180g schwere Vinyl-Edition. Ursprünglich 1987 veröffentlicht, enthält es die Hits "Sometimes", "Victim Of Love" und "The Circus". Von Flood (New Order, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, a-ha, Sigur Rós, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers) produziert, brachte das Album den Durchbruch in der englischen Heimat und landete in Deutschland auf Anhieb in den Top 20.

Wiederveröffentlichung des dritten Erasure-Studio-Albums als 180g-Vinyl-Edition. Auf diesem Werk sind die Hit-Singles "A Little Respect", "Ship Of Fools" und "Chains Of Love" enthalten. Das Album wurde ursprünglich als Nachfolger zu "The Two Ring Circus" veröffentlicht und von Stephen Hague (New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Blur, Robbie Williams) produziert. Das Album chartete im Erscheinungsjahr in den Top 10 der deutschen Charts und gilt bis heute als Klassiker des Erasure-Kataloges.

Wiederveröffentlichung des Erasure Albumdebüts von 1986 als 180g schwere Vinyl-Edition. Nach seinen Erfolgen mit Depeche Mode und Yazoo gründete Vince Clarke zusammen mit Andy Bell Erasure. Es sollte Vince Clarkes langlebigstes Projekt werden. Die Band begeht gerade ihr 30-jähriges Jubiläum. Hits wie "Who Needs Love Like That" und "Oh l'Amour" haben bis heute Bestand und gehören zu den Klassikern im Erasure-Repertoire. Das Album erreichte im Erscheinungsjahr die Top 20 der deutschen Charts.

ToiToiToi* is the operating name of one Sebastian Counts, also based in Berlin - although this identity is uncertain too. All that we really know is that this is the musical side-project of a well- respected conceptual artist who is happy to be subsumed into the anonymity of Ghost Box's imaginary world.

Two witty, electronic diversions featuring squashy plasticine synthesizers, spectral voices of blurred origin, and haphazard percussion (likely to appeal to fans of Roj).

Lovely additions to the Other Voices series from an artist who's sure to be appearing on Ghost Box again soon.

* "Toi toi toi" as German speakers and opera fans will know, is a traditional wish of good luck, equivalent to "break a leg". Pronounced "toy- toy-toy".

Kollaps are a duo who first came to light when they remixed Darkstar's You Don't Need A Weatherman on Warp Records in 2013. Prayer, who is half of the duo then went on to release his first single on Zomby's Cult Music, which sold out rapidly. Kollaps have a regular radio show on Radar Radio which they share with the rest of the grade10 label, they have appeared on Knowwave Radio and their music has been played on both RinseFM and RinseFrance. They have recently been interviewed by Dummy Magazine with the rest of the label and they have had music appearing in Ninjatunes Solid Steel Radio.

This 12inch, the first release on Grade10, picked up great press from The Fader who streamed Misery on their website and it got mentioned in many other music blogs and websites. Could This Be was played on Benji B's Radio One show and Misery was picked up Last Japan on NTS radio. The 12 inch is all hand stamped and it comes with a large handscreened pull out poster.

Premium quality vinyl reissue of the highly collectible promo-only 12' 'I, I, I' by unlikely Balearic heroes The Osmonds. First released in 1979, this

fruitful collaboration between the proto-boyband and legendary pop-disco producer Maurice Gibb is a wonderful slab of chugging syncopated cosmic disco rock topped off with lush string arrangements which despite being criminally overlooked at the time of its original release, has recently garnered much favour with Balearic aficionados. Also surprisingly good is the flipside's 'You're Mine', a more 'live' sounding affair, coming across like Steely Dan met Chicago at Studio 54 and hit the studio on the way home. Don't miss!

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Red Disco. Songs for russian Thanatos.
A debut album by one of the most promising
post-soviet bands of the last decade from Voronezh.
Special vinyl edition limited to 320 copies.

Despite the project name Post Industrial Boys is basically one man, George Dzodzuashvili aka Gogi. He's a musician from Tbilisi and is part of the Goslab artist collective together with TBA /Natalie Beridze and many more. So far Post Industrial Boys previously released two albums on Thomas Brinkmann's Max Ernst label. But with Unintended, Post Industrial Boys return with their first album in 10 years. And, we are delighted to say, for the first time on Karaoke Kalk. Unintended is an intimate and reflective collection of songs produced in a unique style - part pop, part electronica.

The album starts with the song "Strange" and there is without question a strangeness to the Post Industrial Boys sound throughout the album. But it's a strangeness that soon becomes as familiar as an old friend with repeated listens. A title like "It's me" makes it clear that the album is a very personal statement by Gogi. In his own words: "although there is a big time difference between some of them, for me they are one whole, all reflecting important changes in my life." Indeed, most of the songs on the album were inspired by lyrics written by Gogi's wife, which reflect on the period of time in their lives when all these songs were written - from 2007 to 2013. So one could say the album is kind of a family diary.

The only song with Georgian lyrics is "Naked". The words are by the 19th century Georgian poet Vaja-Pshavela. This song is a collaboration with the actress and singer Mzia Arabuli, who comes from the mountain region and sings in the style of Georgian folk songs. In short, the lyrics say that we are born naked, don't really posses anything in life and die naked.

"Passenger" is a tale of transit and travel. It's intense use of repetitive melodies and vocoders conjure images of the monotony of everyday commuting. Other songs like "Through", "Sometimes" and "Raindrops" make clever use of an ambient backdrop that creates a trance like mood while abstract melodies, beats and lyrics subtly criss-cross the audio field. While "Directions" is structured in the manner of a fairy tales: kind of like a choose your own adventure story in song format. Sinister melodies envelope the song creating a mysterious atmosphere.

The album closes with its title track, a sweet little ballad comprising gently strummed acoustic guitar and lilting piano melodies. The lyrics are as open and heartfelt as throughout the rest of the album."I was in love but I never noticed it" calls the refrain - a touching sentiment on which to close a truly remarkable record.

Unintended is a perfect album for anyone into emotionally charged, inspiring left-field electronic pop. The 10 songs contained and the production used within them achieve the impressive feet of fusing the accessibility of pop melodies, lyrics and structures with an obscure and challenging sound design. Besides their precisely crafted production the songs on Unintended are characterized by the quaintly monotone delivery of George Dzodzuashvili's vocal performance - all the more expressive for the fact that many words are half spoken rather than sung. The lyrics are pensive with a marvelous daydreamy quality while at the same time still being rooted in everyday experience. It doesn't take long for the Post Industrial Boys sound to seep into your soul, and when it does you will cherish the songs on Unintended forever.

Das Debütalbum "The Ashen Tang" von Royce Wood Junior erschien bereits am 19.06.2015, doch nun legt der Londoner Produzent, Songwriter und Multiinstrumentalist mit einer Deluxe-Version seines Albums nach. Am 29.01.2016 erscheint "The Ashen Tang" in einer neuen Version via 37 Adventures, die drei neue Tracks enthalten wird: "Ophelia", "Love Is A Lonely Town" und "Don't Wanna Lose You". Funk, Soul, R&B und Pop - eine Mischung, die Royce Wood Junior gekonnt auf seinem Album zu verbinden weiß.

Prayer has released music on Zomby's Cult Music records and on Warp Records as part of the Duo Kollaps. His music has been picked up by a wide spectrum of dj's from Benji B to Diplo. He is a classically trained musician who uses brooding melodies to drive his tumes forward. Prayer is founding member of Grade10 and he has recently done mixes for Ninja Tune's Solidsteel radio and he has appeared on RinseFM and RinseFrance as well as Radar Radio and NTS Radio. Prayer has also worked with the Tate with their mixtape series and recently he was asked to choose his top midnight hour tracks for Dummy magazine.

The Beneath EP has been well recieved in the music press and it got 9/10 in Mixmag, the highest mark they have given, it has been featured in Dummy magazine, Clash Magazine, Crack Magazine and the EP was premiered in XlR8R and Running was streamed via I.D magazine. The video for Hope was featured on Wonderland Magazine and the EP has been picked up lots of other smaller blogs and websites. It got two seperate blog posts on Hypem and clothing retailer Wellgosh also did a small feature on the record.

Super hot reissue of the in-demand original clear vinyl 12' version of 'Give Me A Dance' by Kym released on the small but collectable Baltimore label Award records. With its electro / proto house groove, it became an anthem on Chicago's WBMX in the early eighties and with a sexy vocal, killer synths and phat analogue b-line, this delicious slice of boogie goodness has recently found its way to the top of many a wants list since being championed by DJ Harvey. Superb!

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark hit the big time in 1980 when second album 'Organisation' put the northwestern quartet in the UK Top 10. This vital snapshot of the band between the release of their eponymous first and breakthrough second albums shows why they were such an influence on Depeche Mode and others and remain a popular live act today. The early songs showcased here, notably 'Electricity' and 'Enola Gay', remain classics of the electro-pop genre.

We're really excited to release our first 7"! We've been sitting on this Carisma 80's synth boogie track for a few years, waiting for the right partner to come along and finally found one in the shape of 'Breathe', an electro ripper featuring our old pal, Alejandro Paz on vocals. Both tracks bookended our Boiler Room Upfront mix last year and we've been asked about them ever since. Now you can enjoy them too.