great reissue from 1978!

on an unassuming cassette, just labelled ‘robert rental’ in green dymo tape, these demos have lain unheard for years amongst his family’s treasured possessions, cared-for artefacts of a life cut short far too soon.
these songs, which robert recorded in his council flat in battersea in 1980, provide an enticing glimpse into his all-too-infrequent solo work. on most occasions, robert worked with thomas leer, daniel miller or other collaborators. these are rough recordings, tape hiss still in evidence, but his creativity shines through the murk, like uncut diamonds.

robert rental was the stage name of robert donnachie (1952?2000), a british pioneer of post-punk, diy, and industrial music. originally from port glasgow, scotland, he moved to the south of england with thomas leer in the late 1970s where he met glenn michael wallis. glenn was recording music with the group heute and leaving to start his solo projects nkvd and konstruktivists. both were heavily involved with throbbing gristle and the industrial records crew. in the summer of 1979, robert invited glenn to his studio in battersea to jam. robert on guitar and glenn on an edp wasp synthesizer. for each session that summer they would play for about 40 minutes, maybe longer, stoned. robert suggested they record it, many times erasing and over recording one session for the next. the music had no titles, as they were never intended to be released. on these recordings, robert enjoyed playing like robert fripp of king crimson, while glenn channeled wolfgang flur of kraftwerk. influenced by krautrock bands like can, neu!, cluster/harmonia, as well as terry riley and brian eno the duo forged a unqiue brand of industrial music. tape loops and synthesizer sounds played backward conjure dark ambient moods. all songs have been remastered for vinyl by george horn at fantasy studios in berkeley. the lp is housed in a jacket that features a drawing by robert rental from glenn?s archives as well as a handwritten note from robert to glenn. each copy includes 2 photo postcards featuring a transcription of robert?s letter and liner notes from glenn wallis.

africa is the first release by jamaican born singer robert dallas on dub & sound international

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incl robert hood remix, decks tip!

originally released in 1992. pressed on transparent smokey vinyl.

an intricate 42-minute journey combining the frayed melancholia of vladislav delay’s recently reissued multila, with the strangely real-sounding yet otherworldly mechanics of autechre in their confield era

finnish producer j.lyden - 4.44 quality techno with dark and hypnotic sound. incl. 3 takeover remixes with judas, robert s and labels headman a.williams. must play!

post 1945 contemporary literature: fiction, novels

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conundrum records’ latest offering, the unknown ep, serves as a testament to the prowess of techno’s rising stars, arthur robert and jay york. with a fusion of hypnotic atmospheres and crispy rolling drums, the duo delivers a sonic journey that captivates from start to finish.

robert dietz is back on nous klaer audio with a complete solo ep full of energetic tracks.

ltd 7 inch

this is the first new solo music from him since 2022s hectic / amazon dust double-header.

incl yoruba remix