mutant pop, electronic minimalism & shadow sounds of japan 1980-1988. regular pressing on black double vinyl.

the second incarnation of the mythical band of the eighties mod revival, active since 2013 under the leadership of chris pope.

die erste ep von somewhere, erscheint von otis mit vier treibenden tracks.

athmospheric ambient longplayer!

debuetalbum incl. airplay no.1 hits faded love & remedy !

original released in 2005

digisleeve + lyrics booklet

140g schwarzes vinyl mit lyrics sheet

ltd 140g ocean blue vinyl mit lyrics sheet

psychedelic rock / folk / downbeat / jazz

transparent double vinyl ! high quality in gatefold sleeve

80s cult on double vinyl incl blue monday, take on me, love will tear us apart, golden brown, chain reaction... !

limited edition blood drop coloured vinyl.

classic black vinyl edition.

limited repress of the 2020 album from nightingales.

pop

almost otherworldly in its vastness and serene beauty, many musicians have drawn from the well of inspiration that is arizona’s sonoran desert, but few are quite as accomplished or prolific as steve roach. an ambient pathfinder and electronic innovator, his back catalogue as vast as those breathtaking vistas – sonic renderings of arid landscapes littered with saguaro cacti are found in good company alongside didgeridoo-focused experiments and ethereal drifts that navigate the event horizon, between the brilliance of space and a black abyss.
reminiscent of philip glass’ minimalism and the kosmische stylings of tangerine dream, ‘skeleton keys’ seemed to fall somewhere between the two. conjuring expansive meditations amongst the impossible tangle of wires that dangle from his apparatus, roach opens portals from the grand canyon state into a cluster of newborn stars with intricate, intelligent sequencing and modular synthesis.
recorded between 2005 and 2015 from roach’s famed timeroom and timehouse studios, the album was fully realized through advancements in technology, specifically, synthesizers.com’s large format analog modular sequencer. organic, fluid and intuitively kneaded into his spooling soundscapes, it’s now to be committed to cassette for the first time, bridging the synaptic gap with a new ‘expanded’ version that elongates the original 74-minute duration.

bxl003 is the third release of the artist-run brussels based label bxl. this third release by simon halsberghe features a collaboration with sagat (real name wiet lengeler), who previously released on the brussels’ label vlek and had his music included in the fabric mixes of both ben klock and joris voorn. the track is called the set-up and is a relentless sawtooth rave tune that finds it’s balance between the heydays of belgian techno and more contemporary ‘hi-fi’ attitudes towards functional yet idiosyncratic dance tracks. on the b-side space tom sounds is a deeper and more hypnotic trip with lush broad pads that provide a space for the mind as well as sonic pressure on the body. the last track, snared, takes things into breakbeat territory. with razor sharp snares and a pulsating baseline this track lives somewhere in the venn diagram overlap between rave, front 242 and an air raid siren going off.