signal - robotron

on the turntable:

signal
robotron
r-n069



raster-noton's flagship signal - olaf bender, frank bretschneider and carsten nicolai - is something like the reference group of one of the pivotal labels of new minimal electronic music. but although only having released one cd so far, their sessions and concerts have been very influential until today. some of those tracks of the past years now result in a compilation that joins the work of the three masterminds of raster-noton, but not like a simple aggregation of egos, much rather like a conversation in which every discourse modulates the other and in the end it is not possible anymore to distinguish between each individual contribution. in this sense, signal would be a superego that serves a process in which the rule, coincidence and interaction play equal parts. this blends into an open and democratic music that has some of kraftwerk’s melancholy in it. thus, signal are their spiritual heirs. (© raster-noton)

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frank bretschneider - rhythm

on the turntable:

frank bretschneider
rhythm
rn082



„rhythm“ is neither pop nor avant-garde, but deals simply with the basic principles of any modern music: rhythm.

frank bretschneider takes his, never simple, but all the more heartfelt relationship to rhythm and it’s complexity, to an intense inventory and, this time, works less out of suspenseful abstract sounds, than out of grooves. the terseness and precision of previous works remains, as well as a preference for high-voltage sounds halfway between noise and tone. new is the assemblage of the material. a combination of programming, composition and construction, which draws a clear distinction to his preferred loop-based work on foregone albums, is connected with bretschneider's very idiosyncratic aesthetic of digital sound: controlled and objective. the whole follows simple mechanical states: on/off, forward/backward, up/down, slow/fast, loud/quiet, dull/brilliant, soft/hard and is characterized by the absence of any romanticism. still this return to the elementary, the fundamental, does not diminish the music to dance-floor functionality, instead bretschneider always stays emphatically musical and manages to generate sophisticated and complex rhythm-structures, which respectively induce minimal deviations in frequency and timing relationships to generate a surplus of funk.

In all, „rhythm“ is probably bretschneider’s most direct, clear and concentrated work yet. (© raster-noton)


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seefeel - quique (redux edition)

on my turntable.

seefeel
quique (redux edition)
pure194cdd


Reissue of one of my favourite albums. When I realized that this disc was originally released 15 years ago it was a bit of a shock. More than just your common-everyday-type of reissue the Quique Redux Edition includes an amazingly good bonus disc of versions, remixes and edits. one2zero



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"An exquisite example of the kind of fusion it's possible to create when using electronics, guitars and an overall Dub aesthetic. Quique brings together the drifting ambient sounds of shoegaze with deep, dubby electronics to create a seamless, lush and beautiful sound. From the majestic, soaring chords and hypnotic rhythms of the opening track right through to the end it's a simply spellbinding collection. And, at long last, it gets a reissue... and not just any old reissue either as this features a second disc with the redux version included. Basically a series of versions, remixes and edits, some of which were released in a limited fashion, but most of which are unreleased, essentially providing us with a whole new Seefeel album... and that's something to be really thankful for. Their later work on Rephlex and Warp was stupendous as well, but for sheer timeless brilliance this is absolutely the one. If you don't have it and like labels such as Kranky, Limit Switch or virtually any electronic label from the last 10 years, you simply *must* get this album." (© Smallfish)

artist site: myspace
mp3 download: bleep
label: too pure
buy it : smallfish / boomkat

shuttle 358 - type radio broadcast

shuttle 358
type radio mix

This dates from a couple of years ago but as it says at type records:" This is a timeless mix..."

download / listen
shuttle 358 - type radio mix

shuttle 358 type records

tracklist:
susumu yokota, grinning cat - i imagine
voima - live at loop-line, 01/14/04
minamo, beautiful - yarn
world's end girlfriend, farewell kingdom - call past rain feat. piana
sogar + uison, two point two - local times
yoko kanno, wolf's rain ost - float
piana, snow bird - winter sleep
fonica, eadgbe - 455
dj krush, jaku - beyond raging waves
kuchiroro, com30 - the moon
voyage to sleep, actus bed-duo sampler - outro
no.9, mushi no ne - bug beats
kazumasa hashimoto, epitaph - eama gene
ryuichi sakamoto, chasm - war and peace

*samples of toyko trains by dan abrams

© type records

the human league - the dignity of labour ep

the human league

the dignity of labour ep
fast 10 (12"+flexi)

I previously posted this some time ago but I've re-posted it due to demand by some visitors. Enjoy.

I've just finished reading Simon Reynolds' fantastic book on the post-punk period between 1978 - 1984:
Rip it up and Start Again (book previously mentioned in the post sunday songs #5). As before, the book got me rifling through my record collection to dig out some of those precious vinyls that I bought back then. Alongside the numerous albums, 12" singles and EPs by Cabaret Voltaire i found this amazing artefact that i had almost forgotten all about. If my memory serves me well, I remember buying this strictly for the great cover that features the legendary "first man in space" Yuri Gagarin . Yuri getting the red-carpet treatment from the Soviet authorities and probably about to receive a chestful of medals and badges and whatever else that was considered as a mark of prestige in the former CCCP. This is one of several discs that I bought by The Human League . I got this one more than likely because it was on the Fast Product label like other favourites of the time, The Fire Engines and Gang of Four. Seems a bit dated nowadays but I suppose one can look to it as an historical document of sorts. As with the other Fast Product single, 'Being Boiled' -which is quite good, actually- this has to be for me the best thing the band ever did. Didn't bother too much with the band later but I did continue to buy their discs. Stopped after 'Dare' as they were becoming a wee bit too 'pop' for my tastes.

01 the dignity of labour (part 1) these tracks are no longer available
02 the dignity of labour (part 2)
03 the dignity of labour (part 3)
04 the dignity of labour (part 4)

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Special thanks to Wikipedia.

Links : / blind youth / the black hit of space /

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cabaret voltaire - 1974 - 1976

Cabaret Voltaire
"1974-76"
Industrial Records IRC 35
(k7, UK 1980)
Re-released on
The Grey Area Of Mute US
CABS 015 (CD, UK 1992)


cabaret voltaire
1974-1976

Following up on the previous post, in which I mentioned a rare and limited edition cassette by Cabaret Voltaire, I got a message and link a from orang squeezo where you can download a copy of another highly desirable object. A recording which includes some of the stuff available on the legendary Limited Edition cassette. Anyone who wants a copy should link here. Thank you very much orang squeezo for the link to this essential recording for all Cabs fans.

Check the full discography and buy cabaret voltaire releases using this link.
Get the full rundown on cabaret voltaire at Wikipedia.

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