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Juno Recommends Leftfield January 2019

Juno Recommends Leftfield

Juno Recommends Leftfield

Juno Recommends Leftfield January 2019
1 Feb 2019
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VARIOUS
Cat: PLA 024. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Coldwave/Synth
Dee Nasty - "Orientic Groove"
Scoop! - "Asphalt Zombie"
Vox Populi! & Man - "Johnny Pour Toujours"
3M - "The Mark"
Asmus Tietchens - "Triumph Des Wilden"
Melsjest - "Der Sound Kosten"
Vox Populi! - "1234567"
Randall Kennedy - "Enorma Jones"
Dennis Young - "Intuition"
Stanalis Noel - "Wondercat"
Bene Gesserit - "Kidnapping"
Kosa - "For Dance"
Capital Funk - "The Last Set"
Psyclones - "Fall In Time"
Chukk Green - "Shoes For Freedom"
Review: REPRESS ALERT: The Alternative Funk series was a hidden weapon for obsessive collectors of 80s obscurities across the spectrum of new wave, minimal wave and other such cult movements in this most creative of eras. With Platform 23 having just dropped the first volume of reissued material from this deep cover collection, they're right back on the case with another 15 oddball gems for your delectation. Dee Nasty's "Orientic Groove" is as exotic and funky as it sounds, while 3M create a kind of nightmarish collage of noise, found sound, percussive lurch and a positively unhinged brass section. That gives you just some idea of the scope you can expect to enjoy on this welcome reissue.
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out of stock $20.15
2
Cat: BIO 32LP. Rel: 14 Jan 19
 
Ambient/Drone
Cimmerian Shaft (13:03)
Snapshot Survey (8:24)
White Lightning (10:07)
Countdown To Darkness (6:27)
Corona (9:54)
Meltwater (8:51)
Fjellheisen (14:23)
Review: "Polar Sequences" has always been one of Biosphere's most icy and evocative albums. It first appeared in stores in 1996, though its roots lie in a collaborative performance that took place atop a mountaintop in Tromso - Biosphere's home city - a year earlier. Alongside Bobby Bird of British ambient techno outfit Higher Intelligence Agency, the Norwegian crafted a unique live show that blended chilly, windswept ambient textures and gently unfurling electronic melodies with re-processed field recordings of Tromso and its surroundings. As an album, "Polar Sequences" subtly refined and reworked this performance with breathtaking and spellbinding results. This reissue contains all six tracks from the original release, as well as a worthy bonus: the original 14-minute field recording that provided the basis for the original live show.
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out of stock $22.26
3
Cat: DE 101. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Coldwave/Synth
Bryllyant (33 1/3 Plus 8 remix) (5:28)
Trigger Track (1984 12" edit) (5:59)
Bryllyant (US remix) (5:06)
You (extended version) (7:12)
Review: As per usual, those fiendish folks over at Dark Entries have amazed us once again with yet another barrel of 1980s gold from the depths of the underground. This time it's German new wave band Boytronic who see a reissue, and the EP in question is 1988's "Byllyant", which features the magnificent Plus 8 mix - a shot to the head made up of warm bass tones and hard-hitting drum machine patterns - and also the US mix, which literally sounds like it was made yesterday; for being an '80s EP, Boytronic steered well clear of cheesy and to be honest, they give New Order a proper run for their money. The 1984 mix of "Trigger Track" is a wonderful electro stormer, stamping its fast beats over eerie pads and growling basslines. This would be silly not to recommend! For the diggers.
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out of stock $13.79
4
Cat: DE 235. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Coldwave/Synth
Maritime Tatami (9:11)
Game Of Despair (6:47)
Tenderface (4:49)
Luca's Theme (8:44)
Point Of No Return (5:57)
No Memories (5:49)
The Mutant Glow (6:16)
Beyond The Door (6:41)
Waves Under Mine (6:26)
In Tandem With You (8:12)
Neveride (7:37)
Explorer (4:58)
Review: Victrola is the duo of Antonio "Eze" Cuscina and Carlo Smeriglio from Messina, Italy. The band formed in 1979 but shortly thereafter relocated to Florence take part in a rich musical scene alongside Neon, Pankow, Alexander Robotnick, and Diaframma. Beginning as a 4-piece (two guitarists, bassist, drummer) they slimmed down to a synthesizer and guitar-based duo by 1982. Their sole release was the now classic "Maritime Tatami"/"A Game Of Despair" EP from 1983, which we reissued in 2012.

'Born From The Water' is a 12 song collection of unreleased demos recorded between 1983 and 1985. The band sent us over 100 cassettes, through which we dug to compile the first volume of their archival darkwave ballads. They used an array of Roland synthesizers (TR-606, TB-303, TR-909, Juno 6) plus a Korg Polysix, Yamaha DX7, Casio VL-Tone VL-1, DR-55 Dr. Rhythm, and Fender Stratocaster and Jazz Bass. Some of the songs would later appear on various compilations, but the versions presented here are unique. Victrola engulfs the listener with trance-inducing synth lines, oblique minor-key bass lines, angular guitar riffs, and melancholic vocals. The songs tell tales of youth, love, karma, and the decline of civilization in modern times. Each song has been carefully remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The records come housed in a jacket designed by Eloise Leigh, which uses motifs from the band's sole release and includes an insert with liner notes and photos.
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 in stock $24.39
5
Cat: PRD 1012. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Argonauta (I've Been So Lonely) (5:09)
Descending The Abyss (4:25)
out of stock $10.08
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Cat: STRLP 022. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Coldwave/Synth
Worship & Passion (2:12)
More Hesitant Than Before (4:09)
Different Observers (5:52)
She Would Stand Alone (0:46)
He Closed His Eyes (2:39)
When You Were Asleep (1:21)
LA Desert (2:51)
She Told Him The News (3:24)
Tamil Nadu (3:59)
A Pagan Use (4:29)
Out Of The Corner Of Her Eye (2:14)
Loisaida Dub (1:48)
Review: Given that the Axel Libeert-helmed Pablo's Eye project has been running continuously since the late 1980s, it's perhaps unsurprising that Stroom has found it hard to put out just one retrospective of the Belgian collective's work. In fact, "Dark Matter" is the third (and final) part of a retrospective trilogy that has brilliantly shed new light on Libeert and company's work. Experimental, atmospheric and largely creepy, the showcased material variously touches on high-minded percussion music, slowly shifting ambient, Berlin school soundscapes, neo-classical-tinged global fusion, smoky downtempo grooves, the kind of intensely paranoid fare we'd expect from Dominick Fernow, and scattergun electronic dub.
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out of stock $25.45
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Cat: TAMBT 1 6. Rel: 14 Jan 19
 
Ambient/Drone
1 (7:19)
2 (5:34)
3 (3:15)
4 (7:52)
5 (5:07)
6 (4:53)
out of stock $11.14
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Cat: STYRAX. Rel: 14 Jan 19
 
Ambient/Drone
Afterimage (7:42)
Belle Du Jour (10:29)
Review: reissue of classic 90's ambient techno tracks.
out of stock $8.22
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Cat: ERATP 117LP. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Ambient/Drone
Sweet Little Lie (4:36)
A Walking Embrace (5:36)
Talisman (4:00)
Spells (11:53)
out of stock $13.79
10
Cat: FILM 012. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Triangulate Dither (Fairytall version) (3:35)
Laif Of Smit (3:17)
[Take 2] (4:01)
Count_Dem_Pops (1:55)
Bad Endgar (3:02)
Dropp On Gminor (3:35)
Review: After the ultra-limited white vinyl edition of Brainwaltzera's superb "Epi Log EP" sold out in record time last year, Film has bowed to demand and served up this speedy black vinyl reissue. If you missed out first time around (and many of us did), it's worth picking up. Highlights are plentiful throughout, from the mind-altering throb of "Doctor Who"-goes-dub techno pulse of "Triangulate Dither (Fairytall version)" and deep space bliss of "[Take 2]", to the Autechre style IDM breakbeats and chiming melodies of "Count_Dem_Pops". Brainwaltzera even chucks in a track that sounds like Boards of Canada jamming with Dam Funk (the dreamy "Bad Endgar"), which sounds every bit as wonderful as it looks on paper.
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out of stock $14.32
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Cat: FIREC 027. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Derdriu's Vision (1:33)
Love's Promise (7:13)
Rose & Briar (2:58)
Flight (6:15)
Ballad Of Glen Nevis (17:17)
Into Battle (2:03)
Ceo (2:29)
Sketches Of Spean (10:23)
Leaving Dun Deardail (2:17)
Lament For The Sons Of Uisliu (3:26)
Time's Healing (3:20)
Mulad (11:13)
Review: Firecracker Recordings first Mac-talla Nan Creag release - a collaborative ambient and drone affair shot through with audible references to traditional Celtic music and ancient rituals - was something of a triumph, so it's little surprise to find that this follow-up is just as good. Producers Lord of the Isles, Hoch Ma Toc and Other Lands (AKA Fudge Fingas) have once again delivered the goods, serving up some sensational, otherworldly sounds inspired by an archeological dig on Ben Nevis. The centrepiece is undoubtedly the slowly unfurling brilliance of "Ballad Of Glen Nevis", a 17-minute epic full of delay-laden Celtic vocal harmonies, gentle pianos and out-there ambient refrains, but there's plenty of similarly inspired material to be found elsewhere on the set. Just give the clips a listen - you won't be disappointed.
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out of stock $21.21
12
Cat: GRA 011. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Ambient/Drone
Sine Phase
Islands
Review: In the new year things are only getting freakier for the Gravity Graffiti camp as label core member Riccardo Schiro takes the reins once again. "Sine Phase," as the title might well imply, is a focused trip into rhythmic synth modulation with a techno pulse and drippy effects processing guaranteed to soak into your cerebellum. "Islands" charges further into experimental terrain, ditching any semblance of a beat in favour of free-wheeling texture and tone that sounds as though it was wrenched from a particularly fruitful experimental session. As the plot thickens for this ever-intriguing label, our advice is to strap in for the long haul experience.
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out of stock $7.17
13
Cat: UIQLP 002. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
I (7:48)
II (10:12)
II (7:41)
IV (4:10)
V (5:59)
VI (6:29)
VII (5:47)
out of stock $17.50
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Cat: DDS 010LP. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Free Access Zone 1 (3:28)
Free Access Zone 2 (9:18)
Free Access Zone 4 (1:27)
Free Access Zone 5 (5:05)
Free Access Zone 7 (4:55)
Waste Land 1 (6:11)
Waste Land 2 (3:23)
Butterfly Effect (11:54)
Review: ** REPRESS ** Having released just one seminal 12" on Chain Reaction back in 2001, Shinichi Atobe was tracked down by Demdike Stare only to be found with a vast vault of unreleased material. This double-pack release brings together some cherry-picked morsels from this haul, shedding fresh light on the mysterious and alluring sound of an almost forgotten Japanese producer. There are more obtuse noise and industrial moments such as "Free Access Zone 4", while other moments are full of sweet and crisp house grooves with wistful atmospherics. The diversity on offer is quite something, but whatever style is tackled, Shinichi Atobe brings a haunting quality to bear on his music.
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out of stock $22.81
15
Cat: ZZK 040LP. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Arka (with Esteban Valdivia) (4:09)
Siku (4:11)
El Diablo Me Va A Llevar (3:47)
Hacia Delante (with Chato) (3:55)
Criancada (with Castello Branco) (5:05)
Voz De Las Montanas (with Minuk) (3:18)
Siete (5:47)
Obsidiana (4:49)
Senor De Las Piedras (5:13)
Okami (4:16)
Esu Enia (with Marcio Pinto) (3:31)
Arka (with Esteban Valdivia)
Siku
El Diablo Me Va A Llevar
Hacia Delante (with Chato)
Criancada (with Castello Branco)
Voz De Las Montanas (with Minuk)
Siete
Obsidiana
Senor De Las Piedras
Okami
Esu Enia (with Marcio Pinto)
Review: On his second album titled Siku, Ecuadorian producer Nicola Cruz continues his exploration into ancestral Latin American cosmology, as well as expanding his vision towards new stories and other cultures as sources of inspiration. The title is named after a wind instrument of Andean origin, highly symbolic in ancestral rituals. Cruz merges electronic and organic elements with symbolic/spiritual connotations, plus studies of the samba, cumbia and rhythms of African, Andean and Hindu origin. Hypnotic electronica merges with the folkloric on the title track and "Senor De Las Piedras", traditional music is respectfully explored on charming vocal-led tracks like "Hacia Delante" (with Chato) and he goes deep into the jungle on exotic journeys like "Obsidiana".
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out of stock $18.03
16
Cat: ERSS 001. Rel: 04 Feb 19
 
Ambient/Drone
Dizziness That Shakes Rivers & Mountains (18:34)
Abstract Painting 114-115_3#03 (12:24)
Abstract Painting 104-105_7#02 (7:50)
Review: REPRESS ALERT: Schleissen 1 marks the beginning of a major, four-part project from Stuart Leath's Emotional Response label; an in-depth exploration of the "outer reaches" of drone and ambient. It's a grand scheme, highlighted perfectly by the grandiose scale of Serbian maverick Abul Mogard's opener - a hypnotic, 19-minute exploration of modular drone music that's as freaky as it is beautiful. Stefan Schwander dons his now familiar Harmonious Thelonious alias on the flip, laying down two brilliantly melodious synthesizer pieces inspired by the cyclical compositions of acclaimed minimalist composer Steve Reich. Both pieces are borderline stunning, and more than worth the admission price.
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out of stock $11.66
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Cat: ZZZV 18020. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Falling (5:41)
Between A Smile & A Tear (3:49)
Drop The Gun (5:12)
Andromeda (6:47)
Day 3 (4:37)
Moments (4:53)
Hazy Eyes (5:42)
Henri Texier - "Le Piroguier" (Be Svendsen remix) (7:33)
October Letters (5:10)
Flint (5:56)
Review: Over the past few years, Be Svendsen's releases have showcased his growing maturity as a producer, with the straight-up club fare of old replaced by a range of far more intriguing and musically complex cuts. There are further signs of maturation on this long awaited debut album, which cheerfully shuffles between melodious, mid-tempo Balearic deep house ("Falling"), jazzy and folksy soundscapes (the brilliant title track), dub disco-influenced wonky synth-pop ("Drop The Gun"), Italo-disco revivalism ("Andromeda"), blissful ambient business (the delightful "Moments"), cosmic rock ("Hazy Eyes") and dewy-eyed vocal numbers ("October Letters"). In other words, he's finally delivered the album he's been capable of for some time.
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out of stock $25.99
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Cat: FREESOULINC 003. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Schattenspiel Dub (7:32)
Golden Garuda (Khidja remix) (9:25)
Review: Free Soul Inc. is a Munich independent record label run by Vienna based Tom Wieland aka Sound Voyage. He's also the host of Trans Europa Express Radio, in addition to his work with Les Gammas. He travels the world in search of new rhythms and sound inspirations and that is evident here - 'post-kraut exotica' for forward thinkers and a fine example of when traditional southeast Asian music meets western underground electronica. The two tracks featured here are taken from their recent long-player named En Route To Thailand and features a dub version of "Schattenspiel" on the A side - a deeply hypnotic and mystical journey. On the flip, go deep into the exotic with Romanian indie-dance duo Khidja as they inject their trademark style of psychedelia into "Golden Garuda".
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out of stock $11.41
19
Cat: DE 241. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Technotown (3:14)
Humanly Possible (4:43)
Birds In A Cage (4:35)
Mystery Trip (7:00)
Die Kur (3:48)
She's Dancing (5:05)
Theatre (3:21)
Foggy Weather (6:46)
Review: Stratis is an electronic duo from Cologne, Germany, formed by Antonios Stratis and Albert Klein in 1981. They took inspiration from the progressive electronic synthscapes of Tangerine Dream & Vangelis and the proto-techno of Chris & Cosey and Yello, as well as jazz and funk. The duo recorded 5 cassette-only albums between 1982 and 1986 - Exotic, New Face, Musica da Ballo, Film Musik, and Raging Beauty - which were released on their own label Creative Tapes (later called Temporary Music), and which were also licensed to Colin Potter's Integrated Circuit Records (ICR) label.

We are pleased to announce the first ever standalone vinyl reissue of their sophomore album "New Face', which was recorded and released in 1983. It consists of eight future-fixated tracks that could have been composed for movies like Blade Runner or Tron. A wide range of minimal electronics are presented, from robotic synth pop to melancholic cold wave to Neue Deutsche Welle electro. The masters for this reissue came from a new transfer made by Colin Potter at ICR in May 2018, and each song has been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in jacket designed by Eloise Leigh using motifs of the cassette artwork on a neon red background, and includes an insert with lyrics and photos.
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out of stock $17.77
20
Cat: DLM 021. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Coldwave/Synth
Bones (feat Diego Hdez) (4:26)
Cracks (4:22)
Shakes (4:25)
Bones (feat Diego Hdez - Fantastic Twins remix) (8:02)
out of stock $9.28
21
Cat: KH 019. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Coldwave/Synth
Gewoon (3:04)
Voorbenachte Rade (4:05)
Beland In Bed (4:37)
Nachtdichter (2:45)
Review: There's something strangely alluring about this curious - but undoubtedly inspired - debut EP from Belgian producer Victor De Roo. While brand new, it draws influence from a variety of vintage styles - Berlin school ambient, new wave, The Duratti Column and leftfield European synth-pop, in particular - and sounds like it could have been recorded straight to cassette in about 1984. De Roo's quirky, atmospheric musical sketches - the slo-mo early morning dream pop of "Voorbenachte Rade", spacey synth-scape "Beland In Bed", post-punk Factory Records drone of "Nachtdichter" and beautiful opener "Gewoon" - all come accompanied by stylish spoken word vocals by fellow Low Countries resident Alex Deforce, whose Flemish drawl adds an extra layer of cultured artiness.
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out of stock $10.60
22
Cat: TAR 006. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Ambient/Drone
Shine (6:14)
Embryo (4:48)
Lyla (3:41)
Atom (9:00)
Review: With acclaimed releases on Mork, Lobster Theremin, Delsin and Pacific Command already under his belt, nthng is on the fast track to top-tier success. Much of the producer's reputation has been built on adaptability, with previous releases mixing and matching various strains of techno, electro and lo-fi house. His second appearance on Transatlantic brings with it another stylistic shift. Seemingly born out of early morning studio sessions and late night drifts into daydreaming, the four tracks that make up "Shine" brilliantly fuse elements of Pete Namlook style deep space ambient (see "Shine"), gradually unfurling, Global Communication style soundscapes ("Atom") and unfeasibly deep, out-there ambient techno ("Embryo", "Lyla").
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out of stock $12.72
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Learning To Cope With Cowardice (Learning To Cope with Cowardice) (6:08)
Liberty City (5:37)
Blessed Are Those Who Struggle (5:13)
None Dare Call It Conspiracy (5:36)
Don't You Ever Lay Down Your Arms (4:58)
The Paranoia Of Power (5:38)
To Have A Vision (3:35)
Jerusalem (3:48)
Intro (The Lost Tapes) (0:35)
May I (5:49)
Conspiracy (4:34)
Jerusalem (Prototype) (2:23)
Paranoia (5:41)
Liberty Dub (4:17)
Vision (4:38)
Cowardice (8:23)
High Ideals & Crazy Dub (4:11)
The Weight (5:24)
out of stock $24.39
24
Cat: BLACKEST 072EP. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Industrial/Noise
City Of Atomic Ghost (6:12)
Blood Rain & Star Jelly (4:14)
Computer Souls (6:16)
Black Mother Kali Gandaki (4:55)
out of stock $11.94
25
Cat: ALT 44. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Harakiri (5:33)
Endless Inside (5:00)
Shakes & Shivers (5:14)
Raw Mind (5:00)
Review: Long-serving, jungle-loving experimentalist Christoph De Babalon is on a roll. This rock solid EP comes hot on the heels of his latest inspired album, "Exquisite Angst", which slipped out in early December 2018. The four tracks offered up here are typically bolshy and bass-heavy, with De Babalon mixing and mangling IDM and Atari Teenage Riot style "digital D&B" insanity to suit his own twisted ends. In terms of highlights, we're particularly enjoying the bass-weight, skittish breakbeats and ghostly electronics of "Harakiri" and the more loose and languid - but no less bass-heavy - flipside opener "Shakes and Shivers". That said the dark and apocalyptic "Endless Inside" is also superb.
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out of stock $17.50
26
Cat: UW 22LP. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Three Sonic Spaces I (1:34)
Three Sonic Spaces II (3:22)
Three Sonic Spaces III (5:41)
Finding Voice (2:43)
The Hollows (4:46)
Two Archetypes: Hall Of Mirrors I (4:18)
Two Archetypes: Hurricane's Eye II (3:26)
Sound Zones (7:50)
Riding The Storm (4:26)
Strand Of Life ("Viroid") (1:18)
From A Harmonic Algorithm (2:49)
Passage (13:56)
out of stock $40.84
27
Cat: KOMPAKT 370 1. Rel: 21 Jan 19
 
Ambient/Drone
Zauberberg 1 (11:36)
Zauberberg 2 (14:03)
Zauberberg 3 (14:24)
Zauberberg 4 (5:54)
Zauberberg 5 (8:59)
Zauberberg 6 (10:56)
Zauberberg 7 (11:43)
Review: Originally released back in 1997 on the seminal (now defunct) imprint Mille Plateaux, Zauberberg was the second album by Wolfgang Voit under his Gas moniker and considered as his most foreboding piece of work since. This reissue on his own revered Kompakt comes on 180 gram vinyl featuring all seven tracks. Breathtaking drone excerpts and cavernous, all consuming dub techno journeys merge with awe-inspiring orchestral arrangements (samples from legendary composers such as Richard Wagner, Alban Berg, and Arnold Schoenberg) on this tremendous opus that remains an essential listening after all these years.
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out of stock $29.18
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Bongo Glow (2:32)
Uysring (Daniel Avery remix) (6:46)
Blissters (Radiophonic Workshop remix) (3:16)
Tones Map (Chris Liebing Burn Slow remix) (6:40)
out of stock $9.81
29
Cat: ITL 009. Rel: 04 Feb 19
 
Coldwave/Synth
Blue Grass 1 (5:02)
Little Fox (2:47)
Blue Grass 2 (6:59)
Sun (4:25)
out of stock $9.53
30
Cat: LR 003LP. Rel: 28 Jan 19
 
Ambient/Drone
Gabriel At The Prewindow (5:18)
District Lizards (3:24)
His Peculiar Livestreams (6:30)
In Unsmiling Homage (3:29)
The Cruel Psychic (5:19)
Greyfield Envoy (4:04)
Duskers, Decloaked (4:03)
Several Wrong Places (6:33)
out of stock $16.45
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