• CD,  Distribution

    Ikon – As Time Goes By (The Original Ikon)

    enero 25, 2024

    Ikon – As Time Goes By (The Original Ikon)
    Label: Dark Vinyl Records – DV81, Nile Records Australia – DV81
    Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition
    Country: Germany
    Released: Jun 22, 2018
    Style: Goth Rock, Darkwave

    • CD1 contains AS TIME GOES BY album from 1992 completly remastered & remixed 2016
    • CD2 contains the full Arthouse gig (12 tracks / Melbourne 1992) , plus 6 unreleased Demo-Tracks from 1992 (as «Hidden Bonustracks)

    In January 1992, IKON entered the studio to record what was supposed tob e the band`s debut single „As Time Goes By“ b/w „Never Ending“. Over three days from 17 january, a total of 8 songs were recorded and the band was reasonably satisfied with the results. Shortly afterwards, an accident lead tot he partial erasure oft he drums for «As Time Goes By“, making it impossible to finish and also wiping the plans for it tob e the main single track. The remaining songs were mixed over the following weeks, but the band was not happy with the results overall, so the project was shelved.

    By mid 1992, IKON decided to attempt to remix the tracks and select another single option, but this time encountered a new problem: the tape was beginning to oxidize, making it impossible to play. The band was faced with the prospect of being forced to use the initial unsatisfactory mixes.

    In 2016 this original IKON session, known as «As Time Goes By“, was given one final facelift by repairing and cleaning up any tape issues, and presenting the songs in a more natural light. It was decided that no more songs would be added to CD1, not to detract from IKON’s studio debut.

    CD2 contains the complete January 1st Arthouse live show, which has never been released in full. This show was recorded within a couple of weeks of the Frontline session, and is a a fitting addition.

    Although many of these tracks have been mixed on numerous occasions over the years, and feature on various CD’S, the session known as ‘As Time Goes By’, the original IKON studio session, was given one final facelift in 2016, repairing and cleaning up any tape issues, and presenting the songs in a more natural light. It was decided that no more songs would be added to CD1, not to detract from IKON’s studio debut. CD2 contains the complete January 1st Arthouse live show, which has never been released in full. This show was recorded within a couple of weeks of the Frontline session, and is a a fitting addition.

    Tracklist:

    CD1-STUDIO (38 min):
    AS TIME GOES BY (2016) 3:01 / NEVER ENDING (2016) 3:25 / WHY (2016) 3:12 / REALITY IS LOST (2016) 4:08 / ALIVE (2016) 3:14 / FEAR (2016) 3:48 / THE LOST (2016) 3:37 / ALONE (2016) 3:13

    CD2-LIVE (42 min.):
    SUICIDE (Arthouse 1992) 3:59 / NEVER ENDING (Arthouse 1992) 3:22 / AS TIME GOES BY (Arthouse 1992) 3:01 / WHY (Arthouse 1992) 3:21 / THE AWAKENING (Arthouse 1992) 3:20 / ALIVE (Arthouse 1992) 3:07 / DEVOTION (Arthouse 1992) 2:43 / ALONE (Arthouse 1992) 3:27 / REALITY IS LOST (Arthouse 1992) 4:08 / THE LOST (Arthouse 1992) 2:45 / SHE SMILES (Arthouse 1992) 4:12 / FEAR (Arthouse 1992) 4:20 + 6 hidden Bonustracks (24 min of unreleased Demos from 1992)

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    Ikon – The Thirteenth Hour (The Singles 2007-2020)

    enero 25, 2024

    Ikon – The Thirteenth Hour (The Singles 2007-2020)
    Label: Dark Vinyl Records – DV92, Eternal Media – DV92
    Format: 3 x CD, Compilation, Limited Edition
    Country: Australia
    Released: Apr 2020
    Style: Goth Rock, Darkwave

    1.A line on a dark day (CD single version) 04:10
    2.Amongst the Runes (version) 04:11
    3.Torn apart (CD single version) 04:49
    4.Driftwood (CD single version) 05:11
    5.Broken windows to the soul (version) 04:25
    6.Where do I go from here (new version) 03:44
    7.Azkadelia (7″ version) 09:00
    8.I burn for you (7″ version) 03:28
    9.Stolen (7″ single version) 04:32
    10.Blood of love (7″ version) 04:14
    11.Black Noise (remix) 05:09
    12.Gruss Von Krampus (7″ version) 08:00
    13.Silence is calling (new version) 04:13
    14.Calm before the storm 04:17
    15.Nowhere to turn 04:02
    16.Silent Knight 04:19
    17.Under my Skin 05:24
    18.Disenchanted Lullaby 03:40
    19.City of night 03:16
    20.My dreams they remind me of you (7″ version) 04:02
    21.Predator (mk II) 06:22
    22.Drowning in this river (demo) 05:29
    23.The Hunter (7″ version) 04:19
    24.Mistaken 05:48
    25.Krampus is coming to town 05:32
    26.Don’t cry little baby (demo) 03:44
    27.A line on a dark day (extended version) 04:24
    28.Amongst the runes (extended version) 05:44
    29.Torn Apart (extended version) 05:46
    30.Driftwood (extended version) 07:04
    31.Broken windows to the soul (extended version) 04:40
    32.Where do I go from here (extended version) 06:01
    33.Azkadelia (extended version) 06:01
    34.I burn for you (club mix) 04:08
    35.Stolen (extended version) 07:56
    36.The blood of love (extended version) 06:07
    37.Black Noise (club mix) 06:51
    38.Gruss vom Krampus (full version) 05:31
    39.Silence is calling (extended version) 04:42

    Packaging: 6-panel gatefold card sleeve without booklet.

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  • Distribution,  Vinyl

    Aviador Dro Y Su Maquinaria Humana ‎– Acción Contra El Pasado – Directo. Madrid. 1980

    abril 7, 2023

    Aviador Dro Y Su Maquinaria Humana ‎– Acción Contra El Pasado – Directo. Madrid. 1980
    Label: Dead Wax Records ‎– DW023, Mecanica ‎– MEC052
    Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition
    Country: Poland
    Released: 12 Dec 2019
    Style: Minimal, Synth-pop

    Tracklist:
    A1. La Interferencia
    A2. La Modelo
    A3. La 5ª Glaciación
    A4. Cadena de Montaje
    A5. Nuclear Sí
    A6. La Chica de Plexiglás
    B1. Corazón de Batidora
    B2. El Retorno de Godzilla
    B3. La Cicatriz en la Fábrica Roja
    B4. Anarquía en el Planeta
    B5. ¡No os Soporto más!
    B6. Cita en el Asteroide Edén

    Aviador Dro are without a doubt the most avant-garde and influential techno-pop band from Spain. They started in 1979 and this year are celebrating their 40th anniversary playing shows, re-releasing some old works, publishing a book and also a new album.

    «Acción Contra El Pasado” was recorded in Madrid in December of 1980 and is one of the oldest live performances of which there is a recording evidence. This concert is legendary not only for its age, but also for including some unreleased songs, a couple of early covers by Kraftwerk and Sex Pistols and vintage versions of classic tracks. «Aviador Dro y su Maquinaria Humana» (exactly as it was announced on the original flyer) was formed at that time by Biovac N, Fox Cicloide, Placa Tumbler, Derflex Tipo IARR, CTA 102, X, Metalina 2 and Cyberjet. A priceless piece of history restored and remastered from the original cassette recorded directly from the mixing desk.

    Drawings created by the Polish artist Michał Arkusiński.

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  • Distribution

    The Frozen Autumn – Pale Awakening

    julio 10, 2022

    The Frozen Autumn – Pale Awakening (2 × Vinyl, Blue)
    Label: Avantgarde Music / AV447LP
    Format: 2 × Vinyl, Album, Reissue, Blue
    Country: Italy
    Released: 2022
    Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Darkwave

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    Pale Awakening is the debut album by The Frozen Autumn, which originally saw the light in 1995 following the demotape Oblivion and various live gigs in Italy and abroad. These led to the CD release of this concept album with crepuscular sounds, at times inspired by the sound of 4AD and Projekt Records, that unfold between reflective and atmospheric moments, imbued with melancholy with more rhythmic openings, yet always characterized by a common feature: the oniric plane, the certainty of the existence of parallel realities, the escape from everyday life to embark on an inner journey, aware that «there is something beyond».

    27 years after the first edition, Avantgarde Music re-releases Pale Awakening in two valuable collectible formats: 12 «colored double vinyl in a gatefold cover with lyrics.

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  • Artists,  GH Records

    La Fiesta Triste – La Belleza del Óxido

    diciembre 9, 2020

    La Fiesta Triste – La Belleza del Óxido
    Format: Vinyl, 12″, Limited Edition
    Country: Spain
    Released: 2021
    Style: Darkwave, Electro, Techno, Synthwave, Post- Punk

    Tras algunos trabajos auto-producidos, como “Ciudades invisibles” (2000), “Minimalista” (2005), o “Desaparecer” (2019), publicados en CD y plataformas digitales, apuesta en este nuevo disco por el formato vinilo y la producción “Do it yourself” en esta edición, con la colaboración del sello GH Records
    La Fiesta Triste es el proyecto en solitario de Javier Andreu (a.k.a.Fête Triste), músico, productor, diseñador y fotógrafo valenciano. Cursó estudios de música y piano en el Conservatorio. Autodidacta posteriormente al bajo, guitarra eléctrica, batería, sintetizadores y producción musical. Este proyecto surge de las cenizas de otras bandas en las que ha participado (Basura de Eva, VIE y Pronoise).

    Este nuevo disco cierra un ciclo de varios años produciendo y componiendo, y comprende una selección de 8 canciones escogidas de entre un gran número grabadas en estos últimos años. La música, el concepto y el diseño de las portadas, han sido creadasen su totalidad por Fête, excepto “Todos contra todos”una versión libre inspirada en un tema original de Sergio Alfonso (compañero, productor y baterista). El Tema “To Helen” es un homenaje a la literatura romántica de Edgar Allan Poe, y la letra está extraída del poema del autor que lleva el mismo título.

    La mezcla y masterización corren a cargo del productorJosé M.ª Aboga (Redhome Studioshttps://redhomestudios.com/), y el video promocional del tema “Crepuscular” ha sido realizado por la video-artista Lesya Yershova http://www.yershovamind.com/ . Colaboran Avencio Delgado con su sello GH Records https://gh-records.com/ , Jesús CTG (APMV Asociación Promotora Multicultural Valencia / Emergencia Sonora https://emergenciasonora.es/) y Dani Sombra (Dark Valencia http://darkvalencia.com/), colectivos con solera en este tipo de música en la ciudad.

    La Fiesta Triste – La Belleza del Óxido

    “La belleza del óxido”(2021) sugiere una reflexión sobre el paso del tiempo, una metáfora de nuestra efímera existencia. Una visión poética de la corrosión de la piel, del alma, sobre la edad y la muerte, mostrando la belleza que hay en este proceso decadente, tal y como sucede con la oxidación de los metales en su exposición al tiempo y a los elementos.

    El hilo conductor sónico y estético del disco es la referencia al óxido: ruidos, chirridos y metales, que acompañan a las melodías creando un paisajes coloristas que se mezclan con elementos de varios estilos musicales de los que se influencia, como EBM, post-punk, noise, psytrance, post-rock…siempre con un estilo propio muy reconocible, bases electrónicas bailables minimalistas y repetitivas, adornadas con melodías melancólicas de guitarra, bajo y sintetizadores.

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    LA FIESTA TRISTE is the solo project of Javier Andreu (a.k.a. Fête Triste), a musician, producer, designer and photographer from Valencia (Spain).
    He studied music and piano at the Official Music School. Later in life he taught himself to bass, electric guitar, drums, synthesizers and music production. This project arises from the ashes of other bands in which he has participated (Basura de Eva, VIE and Pronoise).
    After some self-produced works, such as «Ciudades Invisibles» (2000), «Minimalista» (2005), or «Desaparecer» (2019), published on CD and digital platforms. In this new album Fête bets on the vinyl format and the «Do it yourself» production, with the collaboration of the label GH Records.

    This new album closes a cycle of several years of producing and composing, and comprises a selection of 8 songs chosen from a large number recorded in recent years. The music, the concept, the design of the covers, have been entirely created by Fête, except for “Todos contra todos” a free version inspired by an original song by Sergio Alfonso (producer and drummer). The theme «To Helen» is a tribute to the romantic literature of Edgar Allan Poe, and the lyrics are taken from the author’s poem with the same title.

    Mixing and mastering are carried out by the producer José M.ª Aboga and the promotional video for the song “Crepuscular” has been made by the video artist Lesya Yershova. Avencio Delgado collaborates with his label GH Records, Jesús CTG (APMV Asociación Promotora Multicultural Valencia / Emergencia Sonora https://emergenciasonora.es/) and Dani Sombra (Dark Valencia), collectives with tradition in this type of music in the city.

    “La belleza del óxido /The beauty of rust” (2021) is a reflection of how time goes by, a metaphor for our fleeting existence. A poetic vision of the corrosion of the skin, of the soul, of age and of death, showing the beauty that exists in this decadent process, just as happens with the oxidation of metals in their exposure to time and the elements.
    The sonic and aesthetic thread of the album is the reference to rust: noise, squeaks and metals, which accompany the melodies creating colorful passages that are mixed with elements of various musical styles from which it is influenced, such as EBM, post-punk, noise, psytrance, post-rock … always with his own very recognizable style, which consists of minimalist and repetitive dance electronic bases with melancholic melodies of guitar, bass and synthesizers.

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    ULVER – FLOWERS OF EVIL

    junio 5, 2020

    Ulver – Flowers of Evil (Vinyl LP | Black)
    Label: House Of Mythology – HOM 023 LP
    Format: Vinyl, LP, Black
    Country: Germany
    Released: 2020
    Style: Electronic

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    In the midst of the forest, the floor is littered with monstrous heads and mythical figures, frozen in torturous combat or threatened by wild beasts. A dragon fights a dog and a wolf. A lion sinks its teeth into the fire-breathing monster’s chest.

    This sacred grove, near Bomarzo in Lazio, Italy, reveals the nightmare vision of Vicino Orsini, a sixteenth century nobleman. It’s a forest of symbols, suggesting a civilisation overrun by the beasts, demons and monsters of the primordial world. Soon after Orsini’s death, trees began to close in on these many peculiar beings, and green moss would eventually seize them. Slowly, nature finished what he had started.

    Flowers of Evil, the new studio album from Ulver, finds the wolf pack exploring the fear and wonder of mankind’s fall from redemption. Visions similar to those of Orsini come to mind, as untamed life abounds:

    THEY SPREAD
    TWIST AND TURN
    IN THE KILLING FIELDS

    The threads of haunted places and images entwine. Have Ulver discovered new pastures under the sun? Or scoured the ruins of their own moonlit past? The truth is, they’re closer to their previous purlieu than perhaps ever before.

    “Doom dance”, someone dubbed their last studio album, the critically acclaimed, Impala Award-winning The Assassination of Julius Caesar (2017). Flowers of Evil comes across as an unfeigned progression along the course set by that album, revealing a band moving deeper into beats and grooves, hooks and choruses, synths and guitars, yet sounding more stripped back, making room for the distinctive detail. Once again Michael Rendall (The Orb) and legendary producer Martin “Youth” Glover have taken crystalline care of the mix.

    As Caesar demonstrated, Ulver haven’t abandoned any of their obsessions, worries or nightmares as they enter the gilded palace of pop. “One last dance / in this burning church”, Kristoffer Rygg announces on the album’s opening track, featuring old friend Christian Fennesz on guitar and electronics. It sees them locked inside their Hall of Mirrors. A slow build brings the music to the album’s pulsing theme:

    WE ARE WOLVES
    UNDER THE MOON
    THIS IS OUR SONG
    WE HAVE LOVED
    AND WE HAVE LOST
    WE ARE READY TO GO

    With Flowers of Evil Ulver have fled a burning Rome, only to confront further crime and corruption. ‘Russian Doll’, the album’s first single, moves determinedly through the night, with a story of unfolding tragedy and misery. ‘Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers’ brings fiery end-time imagery – “barrels are burning / great art will be destroyed” – with a disco beat and flashy ’80s synths. Dismal cries resound on ‘Hour of the Wolf’; echoing Bergman’s classic film, the song is dedicated to the hour between night and dawn, “when most people die, when sleep is deepest, when nightmares are most real”. ‘Apocalypse 1993’ reveals Ulver at their catchiest, its bounding-goat groove running hand in hand with a grand chorus depicting the catastrophic events at Waco, Texas, during the winter of that year – the very same winter that saw the birth of Ulver’s first incarnation. From that thorny undergrowth, this is what they have become: an eclectic, many-headed beast, chanting the ecstasies of the spirit and the senses.

    Flowers of Evil unfolds with the shattering second single, ‘Little Boy’. A mysterious beat moves the track towards its thunderous climax, and here Michael J. York’s ominous pipes melt into the softer, moodier ‘Nostalgia’, a ’70s soul shuffle, and the heart-breaking Talk Talk-esque balladry of ‘A Thousand Cuts’. Finally, the wolves are back in the palace of excess, waltzing the night away. Yet around them, the wilderness rises, triumphant; “grass will grow over your cities”, as the Bible says.

    Tracklist:
    1. One Last Dance
    2. Russian Doll
    3. Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers
    4. Hour of the Wolf
    5. Apocalypse 1993
    6. Little Boy
    7. Nostalgia
    8. A Thousand Cuts

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    Sindicato Vertical ‎– Sindicato Vertical

    febrero 29, 2020

    Sindicato Vertical ‎– Sindicato Vertical (LP, Vinyl)
    Label: In my heart empire
    Format: Vinyl LP, Album
    Country: Spain
    Released: 2020
    Style: Post-Punk, New Wave e

    Amazing spanish post-punk band from Alicante, heavily influenced by 80´s New Wave, No Wave, Cold Wave and Gothic Rock, with intense and critical lyrics. Perfect if you are into The Sound , Death Cult , Joy Division and The Smiths.

    1. Sweet Riot 04:50
    2. Post-Truth 02:45
    3. Arrimadas State 02:52
    4. Cloned Games 03:21
    5. Decay Fun 02:58
    6. Surf Lines 04:16
    7. Rage Against Love 03:06
    8. Lose Your Soul 02:18
    9. EveryDay Is Like Sunday 07:29
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    Sally Dige ‎– Holding On (Vinyl, LP)

    junio 20, 2018

    Sally Dige ‎– Holding On (Vinyl, LP)

    Label: Avant! ‎– AV!050
    Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
    Country: Italy
    Released: 13 Sep 2017
    Style: Synth-pop, Synthwave, Minimal, New Wave

    Sally Dige is a multidisciplinary artist known for her darkly poetic yet highly danceable electro-pop songs, DIY stylistic videos, design and visual art. Sally‘s deep and commanding voice, coupled with her analogue-visual-processes and overlapping artistic mediums has formed an identity that oscillates between the edges of aggression and fragility, old and new. Holding On was created during the time of intense inner turmoil. Despite being stretched to her emotional limits, Sally did not let the weight of her circumstances break her, instead channeling all of her pain and fears into the production of a series of incredibly powerful songs. Stunningly, Sally used only her voice and a single synth to create this album. Even with so little gear, the songs are anything but minimal. Each song has a minimum of 100 tracks and, for some songs, 100 tracks for just the drum section alone. Every audible sound has 20 other sounds swimming beneath it. These are songs written for dance floors but are sung about loneliness, death and the meaninglessness of existence. Sally‘s work tows the line between a blissful innocence and a heavy darkness. Think Gina X flavored post punk-disco rubbing against Twitch-era Ministry‘s lost Sade collab or Enya on LSD after a break up.

    Track Listing :
    01. Holding On
    02. Emptiness
    03. Be Gone
    04. Sail to Me
    05. I Can‘t Be
    06. This Life
    07. No Need to Pretend
    08. Holding On (Forces Extended Mix)

    Buy: https://gh-records.com/new-wave/1997-sally-dige-holding-on-vinyl-lp.html

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  • GH Records

    octubre 13, 2017

    Avgvst – Onlooker

    Label: Anywave – ANYCD003
    Format: CD
    Country: France
    Released: 2012
    Style: New Wave, Ethereal, Alternative Rock

    Written, composed and recorded by Avgvst
    Mixed by Avgvst and Claire Lemaître-Smith
    Mastered by Mathieu Berthet
    Produced by Anywave
    Design by Myriam Barchechat
    Photography by Damien Lafargue

    Buy: 12 € http://gh-records.com/637-avgvst-onlooker.html

    Payment methods:
    PayPal
    Pay by bankwire
    Pay whith cash on delivery (COD)

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