lena willikens is the kind of artist whos only capable of following one path her own. in many ways, shes the archetypal selector, an unpredictable dj who often eschews all notions of genre in favor of what she describes as different temperatures, different time zones, different moods and a healthy portion of chaos. although her methods have certainly proven effective on the dancefloor, willikens also refuses to be bound by its traditional limitations.

we turn to chapter 3 as we introduce a brace of remixes by easily one of our favourite djs and producers, the one and only lena willikens! we havent really went in for remixes much before with the label, as we feel strongly about the power of the original. in the right hands, a great remix can be equally as powerful though and lena has succeeded in bringing her own weird and wonderful sounds to a track from each preceding chapter - rroxymore from chapter 1 and oslo gabon from chapter 2, whilst still keeping true to the original work.

for their third delicacies 12inch this year, smd take a deeper, more spaced out approach, in contrast to the strict techno of the previous two releases. far away from a distance features hypnotic synth washes that glide slowly in and out of time with the track s rhythmic bed, stumbling over each other in a 5am haze. -flying or falling- pushes into classic smd melodies, mournful detroit indebted warmth spilling over the groove.

lena willikens is a secret encyclopaedia on everything düsseldorf (see her involvement in salon des amateurs), everything brussels, and everything new wave, that is barely the whole truth- it is actually just the tip of the iceberg.

ultra limited

remixes by avalon emerson, lena willikens, kim ann foxman and borusiade ! &#923,,,&#941,,,&#957,,,&#945,,, &#928,,,&#955,,,&#940,,,&#964,,,&#969,,,&#957,,,&#959,,,&#962,,, (lena platonos) is a greek musician, pianist and music composer. her debut solo album, &#924,,,&#940,,,&#963,,,&#954,,,&#949,,,&#962,,, &#919,,,&#955,,,&#943,,,&#959,,,&#965,,, (sun masks) was produced in 1984 and reissued by dark entries in 2016. the album featured experiments with different sounds and a new batch of electronic equipment, such as the roland tr 808 drum machine and yamaha c60 synthesizer. lena narrates each song in deadpan fashion, skillfully reciting her surreal greek poetry. her lyrics deal with the futility of love, the gap of human relationships, consumerist alienation in the bourgeois lifestyle of the 1980s.

remixes by dj koze, keinemusik, boyz noize, pantha du prince, carl craig, maceo plex and many more on transparent coloured 4xlp (2x red, 2x opaque) 180gr vinyl in spined sleeve.

second part of soul jazz records’ cold wave compilation. a showcase of current electronic artists, influenced by 70s and 80s cold wave. limited pressing on purple double vinyl.

second part of soul jazz records’ cold wave compilation. a showcase of current electronic artists, influenced by 70s and 80s cold wave. regular pressing on black double vinyl.

incl lena willikens remix

he great ypy on the mighty black smoker records! remixes from compuma (em records) and lena willikens. big!

2020 repress

only 40 copies available!

12 inch + 7 inch

limited edition of 500 copies on black vinyl, cut at 45rpm. includes a download code for the full ep plus a bonus track by lena willikens.

very special edition of hvn039 khidja - impossible holiday - of course limited. remixes by lena willikens aufgang b, john talabot

to celebrate the 10th anniversary of dekmantel’s goings on in the world of events, festivals, and great music, the team behind the label have been releasing a record a month featuring some of their favourite artists, as part of a ten-year anniversary series collection. featuring acts close to the label’s collective, debuts, and legacy talents the crew have always wanted to sign, the series has seen the likes of gigi masin, call super, fatima yamaha, and more. this penultimate ep, sees dekmantel debut releases by lena willikens, space dimension controller, and dutch lo-fi star betonkust and palmbomen, in addition to a special cut by bufima

vier tracks aus dem erfolgreichen album -rr7349- (2016) der experimentellen synthie-band s u r v i v e aus austin, texas, die für den soundtrack der netflix-erfolgsserie -stranger things- verantwortlich ist. abgemischt und neu interpretiert von künstlern wie lena willikens, not waving, sam haar (blondes) und justin k broadrick aka jk flesh (godflesh, jesu). diese vier remixe zeigen gekonnt die kompositorischen fähigkeiten und die musikalische vielfalt, die in jedem track zu finden ist, und fassen die große klangpalette von s u r v i v e zusammen. für alle fans von stranger things, john carpenter, trent reznor, tangerine dream, boards of canada, the haxan cloak, zombi, visible cloaks, floating points!

eine liaison traditioneller dodo-musik aus kenia und aktueller elektronischer tanzmusik.
die vinyl-ep erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

second part of soul jazz recordsÕ cold wave compilation. a showcase of current electronic artists, influenced by 70s and 80s cold wave.