KENO-Retroflex Ep-(Bandcamp-UK-2020)

 

“Retroflex" was a recording project developed by Keno throughout the coronavirus lock down period. What started out as an experiment in pairing electronic drums with electric guitars, soon became a 5 track EP. After sending ideas back and forth online, the music was recorded in a living room in Clapton.

As this recording project was approached as a one-off, there is no plans to use sequenced instruments live in the future, but it was an interesting experiment to utilise what was there at the time.

Any money generated by sales will be equally donated to two organisations that offer support to communities affected by social hardship and institutionalised racism. One is based in the UK and the other in Australia. We do not plan to recoup any money for the production costs of the tape etc.

Organisations:

UK - www.stephenlawrence.org.uk
AU - rb.gy/kyziof

❤️ Keno

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Music by Keno -- Alec, Dom, Jack
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Dom
Artwork by @sychrav

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v.a.- Electro-Genetic - (KK Records-Belgium-1992)

Fantastic compilation with a bunch of artists playing electro, techno, EBM and Industrial music.

KK Records :Belgian label that started with EBM/Industrial in the 2nd half of the 80s. During the 90s the style changed into some more experimental pop-electro before it dissolved around 2000.(webpage)

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1	2nd Communication–	Fire	4:46
2	Sloppy Wrenchbody–	2nd Episode	4:48
3	Minister Of Noise–	Chasing The Flame	6:16
4	DRP (2)–	Warp	6:54
5	Stereotaxic Device–	BPM	4:40
6	Numb–	Curse	5:36
7	Kode IV–	Disobey	5:46
8	Exquisite Corpse–	Anxiety	6:43
9	Blue Eyed Christ–	Burning Bodies	2:47
10	Cat Rapes Dog–	Point Of No Return	4:38
11	Insekt–	Zoeloe Noizz	4:12
12	Swains–	Surely Get's Me	3:41
13	Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia–	Patience	6:15

 

FAINTIN` GOATS-Monomania-(Self Released-Italy-2018)

 

Faintin 'Goats is a musical project focused on experimenting with electronic and noise punk stuff.
Born in April 2016, the duo is formed by Alessio Del Donno and Daniele Pescatore.
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MANHOLE VORTEX - Agents Of Goldstein - (Arts Industria-USA-1997)

 Great electro industrial CD by this EBM American band.As far As I know this is their only production.

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Tracklist

1		Confession	3:27
2		Eaten Written-By – Ed Finkler Written-By – Ed Finkler	3:46
3		M.R.I.	4:15
4		In The Shadows	4:57
5		Superhuman Machines	4:17
6		Storming Heaven	6:15
7		Guidance (Aghast View Mix) Programmed By – Fabricio Viscardi, Guilherme Pires Remix – Aghast View Programmed By – Fabricio Viscardi, Guilherme Pires Remix – Aghast View	5:15
8		Realm Of The Senses Lyrics By – Tom Shear Vocals – Tom Shear Lyrics By – Tom Shear Vocals – Tom Shear	4:45
9		Telepathetik	5:42
10		Rot In Hell Written-By – Monkey Boy (2) Written-By – Monkey Boy (2)	3:02
11		Guidance	4:16
12		Fact Written-By – Ed Finkler Written-By – Ed Finkler	3:26
13		Time Heals All Wounds	4:40

v.a.-The Plot Thickens 2005 - (Coven H-UK-2005)

I wrote already about Hekate in  a  specific post about them  last year,unfortnately I still have to write about Random Artists even if I have been to many of their exhibitions held in London in the last 10 years.

This CDr was realeased for Hekate & RandomArtists exhibition of same name happening in Praha, CZ on 4th & 5th August 2005 (from 1 pm - 10 pm) at Twilight Zone record shop and B3 pub. 

This sampler offer to us many musicians involved in Random Artists and Hekate playing breakcore,IDM and other shapes of electro-madness.

A nice cd from the very underground European electronic music scene of the last decade.

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Tracklist 1 –The Reverend Slow Art 4:27 2 –FZV FZ-Revisited 7:24 3 –Hue Jah Fink Dr Hue Vs. The Cybermum 5:22 4 –Atwar Rapobot_onitsway 4:50 5 –Controlled Weirdness* Zombie Bass 5:06 6 –Blackmass Plastics Top Notch 5:11 7 –Ronin (2) 20 Dead Sound Bwoys In The Back Of Me Van 6:12 8 –The Wirebug Gush Fatty 4:27 9 –FSV* AbstraktBolloxKore 4:28 10 –Controlled Weirdness* Enter The Secret Castle 6:11 11 –Editor (2) Track 2 5:40 12 –L.A. Moreboy Part 2 4:20

 

v.a.-Outbreakers II Elektro Compilation (Ebu`s Music-Germany-1994)

 

Great CD Compilation with a bunch of amazing artists.

Edited and distributed by Carsten Olbrich,

musician and owner of the tape label Ebu`s Music, Tape label  & mailorder established in 1988 and covered in this blog a few times.

This sampler shows some catchy tunes mixing electro, minimal, experimental, lo-fi and industrial music, it came out with a small booklet with info about the bands(all the relevant scans included here).

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Tracklist

1	–Delta-Sleep-Inducing Peptide	Diagnosis	1:00
2	–Sabotage - Qu'Est-Ce Que C'Est?*	Le Triangle Noire	3:22
3	–Dauerfisch	Zeit	4:14
4	–Schmertz Der Welten	Jesses Maria	4:29
5	–Jan Werner*	Satellite	3:05
6	–Doc Wör Mirran	Mario's Trousers	3:38
7	–Idle State	Reed And The Kongawave	3:00
8	–Sack*	Horn Fass II	1:46
9	–M. Nomized*	Minou Minou	2:44
10	–The Drum Fondu	No Singer	2:35
11	–Mc Call*	A Prayer To Heaven	3:42
12	–C.A.M.P.	No Way Out	3:23
13	–PP?	I'm The Devil	4:30
14	–The Evasion On Stake	Waiting	3:08
15	–M. Nomized*	Ta Maison	3:58
16	–Unpleasant Surprise	Rear Window	2:43
17	–Halo Svevo	In The Night And Away From Home	2:34
18	–LLoydt And Me	Desire	3:29
19	–Sabotage - Qu'Est-Ce Que C'Est?*	Where 2.1	3:51
20	–Schmertz Der Welten	Schenk' Ich Mir Einen Tag	4:07
21	–Maeror Tri	Suavitas	3:26

v.a.-Fabriqe Electriqe-(P.A.P.-Germany-1985)

Incredible old compilation featuring a bunch of amazing artists playing a good selection of tunes crossing the electro, the minimal wave and the new wave.

It came out with a small booklet reporting info about the artists, addresses and pics/graphic works.

P.A.P. stands for Programming Art Production, it was a German label focused on the new forms of electronic music born in the 80s.

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A1	–Die Synthetische Republik	Fabriqe Electriqe
A2	–JAR*	Down To Zero
A3	–Der Stahlhof	Silent Fears
A4	–Frame Of Mind (3)	Only A Dream
A5	–Peter Schaefer	13/16
A6	–Poison Dwarfs	Three Men In A Row
A7	–Wotan Watuszi	Kathanga
A8	–Kwalität 100%	Landscape II
A9	–Nekropolis (4)	Untitled
A10	–Ich & Du*	Taktak
B1	–Dub City	In 1999
B2	–HAL (19)	My Mind
B3	–Ich	Do You Follow?
B4	–The Chip (2)	Don't Try To Change?
B5	–The Music Plans	I
B6	–This Is	Hang On To Your Dreams
B7	–Project Z (2)	Brave New World
B8	–Art P	A Place To Fear (Special Mix)

 

HOCICO-Autoagresion Persistente-(Self Released-Mexico-1994)

The Mexican group Hocico was officially formed in 1993 by Erk Aicrag (lyrics & vocals) and Racso Agroyam (synthesizer, programming). 
The names are anonymous of the real names Erik Garcia and Oscar Mayorga. Both cousins had been experimenting with electronic music, mixing Industrial and EBM, since they were fifteen years old and formed a band in 1992 called Hocico de Perro. The first live gig of Hocico was on February 18, 1994. Their music can be described as dark and aggressive electro-industrial. Their lyrics are mostly English although some songs are in Spanish.
The Spanish word 'hocico' means snout and is a derogatory term that indicates ugliness (i.e., ugly as a dog's snout).(from Discogs)

Their official webpage is here.

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AFGHANISTAN-Autodafe 95-(Self Released-France-1995)

Afghanistan is the astonishing project by the French artist Philip Chasset-a Discogs pages about him is here unfortunately with no much info about his activities.

 In this great tape-work, Phil plays a raw form of electro-industrial. His cover version of The Wall by Pink Floyd is simply amazing.

 This is an amazing tape for people into electro/cold wave and industrial music.

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SMERSH-The Tuna Is An Ugly Fish-(Atlas King-USA-1986)

Beat studio guru Mike Mangino (Pink Noise, Pop-Tarts) and Chris Shepard (Pop-Tarts) formed Smersh as an experimental big-beat techno/industrial project and began releasing cassettes in 1981. Smersh recorded improvised cuts every Monday night, released countless cassettes on their own label, Atlas King, and were featured on more compilations than you can track down. They never played live, never played the same track more than once.(from Discogs)

Here a very interesting interview with Mike Mangino conducted by Dmitry Vasilyev in August 2000. 

Atlas King was the tape label of Smersh, founded by Chris Shepard and Mike Mangino in 1981.
In 1994 the last tape was released.
The follow-up label is Mirandette Popular.

 This is their official webpage where you will find lots of info, discography, and artworks.

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