Pola Tog - Rayogrammes

We’re so excited to finally present you the debut album of Pola Tog, the musical moniker of Joaquín Urbina a Venezuelan audiovisual artist based in Barcelona.

Joaquín starts making electronic music in 1999. Influenced by the EBM, techno and electro-punk scene from the late 90′s he uses the newly bought MPC sampler to make his first tracks.

Around 2002 he begins producing cuts, remixing and playing live gigs under the name TBN202, in 2004 edits his first Ep vinyl “Fingernails” under his own label No-Domain Recordings.

After some years away from the machines and focusing on his professional graphic-videomaking work, Joaquín retakes music production in 2012 giving shape to his new project Pola Tog, an electronic new wave sound based fully on hardware synthesizers and drum machines flavored with electro-EBM-synth-pop-post-punk and automatic dada lyrics.

Joaquin collaborates with Slovenian visual artist Ana Gale, who translates Pola Tog’s post-digital miscommunication tunes into a glitchy poetic visual language turning live shows into a crispy, cinematic and dark AV performance.

Edition of 100 cassettes presented in hand-stamped box.

Posted on June 8th, 2016 under Releases, ,

Neugeborene Nachtmusik - Komme, was kommen mag

Berlin based, but from Dutch origin, Neugeborene Nachtmusik has come up with two rather weird pieces… dancefloor friendly, playful and bold… call it Dada pop or anti-pop music… a different side of Neugeborene Nachtmusik as you might know from last years LP… but a seriously fun side… minimal synth sounds… but with a twist…

And… on our infamous Hex nights these two tracks would both have been mayor dancefloor fillers for sure!

Edition of 200 numbered copies.

Posted on June 6th, 2016 under Releases, ,

Charnier

Here’s the seconds release from Charnier, a post-punk band from Brussels, Belgium.

Limited edition of 300 clear blue vinyl with black smoke.

Posted on June 4th, 2016 under Releases, ,

Minimal Signals

Featuring Stockhaussen, Factice Factory, Synths Versus Me, Marcello Giordani and Werner Karloff.

Chapter 1 on a hand numbered limited edition of 300 copies on 180 gr. high quality lacquered pressed solid blue vinyl.

Posted on June 2nd, 2016 under Releases,

When kindred souls meet across generations, the result of such cultural crossbreeding is often interesting, sometimes good and, if they really connect on different levels, mesmerizing.

Neon Electronics/ NE - 157

As is the case for NE, the collaboration between Dirk Da Davo – he of THE NEON JUDGEMENT fame – and Glenn Keteleer a- relentless dark techno producer with two albums and a string of EP’s under his belt. There is common ground, of course: both already co-produced tracks with the likes of The Hacker, David Carretta and Millimetric, and made applauded appearances on Dave Clarke’s ‘White Noise Radio’ playlists.

But perhaps even more significant: both share a dystopian view on present and future, where it’s open season for governments and multinational corporations that seem to have received a license to kill the privacy and freedom of the individual, and a mutual sonic understanding that includes pounding beat bonanzas next to brooding krautrock, marshy soundscapes and twisted dub. So yes, it’s dark. And loud. But it’s a darkness with a loudly beating heart.

Pretty? No. Hauntingly beautiful? Absolutely.

Hand numbered limited edition of 300 copies on 180 gr. high quality lacquered pressed solid black vinyl.

Posted on May 31st, 2016 under Releases, ,