Santiago - Life, Money, Work

Santiago Leyba makes his vinyl debut on the label following the ‘Rooms’ tape released earlier this year. Recorded simultaneously, ‘Life, Money, Work’ shows the New York-based artist by way of Albuquerque, New Mexico, portraying the different characters one might have in a broken mind.

Sketching a strong criticism of America by means of disorienting vocals and slow-paced D.I.Y. electronics, SANTIAGO finds him performing alter-egos of sorts — ranging from forlorn ballad singing, to more guttural and strained barking seeking to describe a conflict in maintaining a unified persona. Paid labor, sex, and consumer goods. How America tells you to grow up when there is nothing left but complacency and oppression through economic and social means. It all goes down to the shortcomings of humanity, the tangled webs we weave, the impossibility of justice and fairness, and the pressure those things put upon ourselves.

12″ EP / Digital Album

Posted on May 16th, 2017 under Releases, ,

Santiago - Rooms

New York-based Santiago Leyba becomes the sixth installation in our ongoing tape series. Picturing delusional struggles and states of duress, ‘Rooms’ was recorded in complete social isolation and comes ahead of a 12-inch release to be released next month. Lost in a perception of changed reality and dead-end labyrinths of thoughts, SANTIAGO’s persona splits into pieces and relates to the claustrophobia and paranoia that contemporary life inspires.

How it takes a toll on us all. The slowness and uncomfortable nature of the music, excruciating decay, makes it incredibly uncomfortable but weirdly familiar too, or feels like it is moving through places we have all been before. Cycles of shame, guilt, financial trouble, fragmented relationships. Paranoid impressions of modern life that manifests as music with an uncanny resemblance or nod to contemporary techno and electronic sounds. A rotting mannequin resembling music.

Cassette / Digital Album

Posted on May 14th, 2017 under Releases, ,

I Tpame I Tvrame - Self-titled

Here is the first LP release from I Tpame I Tvrame.

I Tpame I Tvrame is a duo formed on early March 2016 by Dina Hajrullahu and Franc Kurti. ‘I Tpame I Tvrame’ is Albanian slang that means “To kill someone with only one look”.

Casette / Digital Album

Posted on May 12th, 2017 under Releases, ,

Le Prince Harry - Synthetic Love

This one is the awesome latest of Prince Harry, the infamous Synth Punk duo from Liège aka Toxcity.

Comes with an astonishing eyestabbing artwork by Mr Elzo Durt, as usual!

LP / Digital Album

Posted on May 10th, 2017 under Releases, ,

Hyboid - UFOs over Berlin

Hyboid has returned with a fistful of spaced-out Electro Pop of the Third Kind: “UFOs over Berlin” tells the tale of an UFO invasion in Germany’s capital city. This 6-track mini album is reminiscent of Hyboid’s early material on Astro Chicken Records. With lush analog pads and scintillating melodies, “UFOs over Berlin” leaves no room for doubt: Space is the place!

12″ EP / Digital Album

Posted on May 8th, 2017 under Releases, ,