Unidentified Man

Memento Mori is a common project and collaboration between Unidentified Man and Francois Ducarn aka Chroma Carbon (singer of the french cold wave band Factice Factory and co-singer of the synth project Sine Silex).

Unidentified Man is an analogue synth project, founded in 2013 somewhere in Belgium. With no musical skills, but strongly encouraged by DIY ethics he starts experimenting with analogue instruments and a field recorder. His music is inspired by a wide range of electronic underground and pop music that flourished between the late 70′s to the mid 80′s… He released two cassette albums Remedy For Melancholy and ‘Dissociative Identity” (Wool-E Tapes) and a CD ”Identify Yourself” on Daft records and appeared on several compilations.

His collaboration partner in crime Chroma Carbon is the lead singer of Factice Factory, a french post-punk and cold wave project that released three albums so far, ”The White Days” (Manic Depression), ”Nada” (Holy Hour Records) and ”Lines & Parallels” (Wave Tension Records). He also collaborated to the band Sine Silex with the Greek singer Kriistal Ann and released one common album ”Schachmatt” (Werkstatt Recordings).

Digital Album

Posted on May 7th, 2019 under Releases, , ,

Minimal Baby XII

A new great compilation with special and different mix of minimal electronic, cold synth wave, post punk and more newcomers from Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Sweden, USA, Belgium, England & Russia!

CD

Posted on May 5th, 2019 under Releases,

Diskinesia - Amodal Completion

DYSKINESIA is an italian band focused on music experimentation. Since the beginning (late 2006) the band (2 guitars, drums) began to perform with a simple approach, focusing on sound and improvisation. The musical outcome was a very raw mixture of stoner/psychedelic genres (see “Live in Pripyat” – Varjot Prod. – 2007). In early 2008 the band grows (5 people), taking a more stretched out approach, exploiting the presence of vocals (very weird vocals made with delay and other machines) and bass guitar (also a very deep noise monster). Through the years, the band style embraced anoise/drone approach, with neverending repetitions and oppressive atmosphere. The first full lenght (self titled “Dyskinesia” – Frohike – Creative Field Rec. – Cold Current Prod. – 2008) is a proof of this shifting.

2010 has benn a very prolific period. The guys recorded a couple of split albums, with other great italian drone/ambient projects like “Corpoparassita” and “Gioventù Suicida Studentesca”, and prepared their second full lenght “Dalla Nascita”. These last three recordings, have been made with the collaboration of the sound master Camelio Cripta.

10″ / Digital Album

Posted on May 3rd, 2019 under Releases, ,

Somewhere There's A Hunger Strike

There is minimal synth and then there is Iv/An. In a class all of his own, with a voice like no other, full of depth and clarity of tone, Iv/An’s releases on TONN Recordings have brought us synth that is executed with exacting precision. Skilfully pared back to expose their inventiveness, each track is interwoven with thought provoking narratives that speak to us of the human condition.

CD / Digital Album

Posted on May 1st, 2019 under Releases, ,

Finlay Shakespeare - Domestic Economy

The playful confidence that exudes Finlay Shakespeare’s practice is flagarenty laid out on Domestic Economy, his extraordinary debut full length. Domestic Economy displays two eventful sides evidencing the unique musical approach Shakespeare has developed in such a short period of time. Let’s get some facts straight, Finlay is young. And talented. His programming skills belie his years and one can detect a sharp appreciation of historical electronic pop whilst simultaneously developing a canny understanding as to where such a form exists in the current age. Shakespeare’s brazen lyrical content and significant melodic prowess highlight a brave new voice in what can often be an sterile aesthetic environment.

Domestic Economy bursts with edgy ecstatic electronic pop. A form not only unusual for Editions Mego (actually known for idolising such forms) but somewhat of a scarcity amongst the modern electronic landscape. Beling age, form and movement Domestic Economy is a damn near perfect amalgamation of historical respect and contemporary anxiety wrapped in an exquisite song-form package. Made in Bristol. Published in Wien. Delivered to all brains, like a wayward dream.

LP / Digital Album

Posted on April 29th, 2019 under Releases, ,