Unknown Pleasures Records: Iron Court – Mechanisms

Iron Court - Mechanisms

Dark rhythms, overdriven basses and binaural leads melted together: what comes out is an organic mixture ranging from electronic elements to industrial sounds combined with a mechanical techno approach, a running engine.

Iron Court is led by devotion in synthesizers: a continuous study of the instruments, the haunt for new timbral drifts and a computer drives everything in its place.

Siderurgical beats and working class melodies rise from the bunker and merge to build a blend of harshness and smoothness, a no-compromises trademark addressed to the gloomiest dancefloors.

Ears encaged, feelings annihilated. Few lights here, this music is colder than you think.

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Posted on December 1st, 2015 under Releases, ,

Unkown Pleasures Records: Black Egg – Songs Of Death And Deception

Black Egg - Songs Of Death And Deception

The new album of BLACK EGG called « Songs Of Death And Deception » (UPR 027). This release a very cold, warm an romantic folk with acoustic instruments in the vein of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Frank Tovey, Wovenhand, Johnny Cash, Death In June, Leonard Cohen, Rome, Lou Reed, Spiritual Front or Michael Gira.

During the dark eighties in France Usher formed part of the cult cold wave band Norma Loy.

There are 16 amazing songs on this album, (+ 1 bonus version in digital) published in compact disc digipak strictly limited edition to 500, and you can also buy and download it in digital.

« Songs Of Death And Deception » is an another great way to learn more about this amazing songwriter here in France. You’ll listening beautiful lyrics and vocals, melancholic songs and all this things what stands for good folk noir music.

Edition of 500 CD.

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Posted on November 17th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Unknown Pleasures Records: Adan & Ilse – Sin Of Sin

Adan & Ilse - Sin Of Sin

They’ve been discovered by David Carretta on his famous label Space Factory, their tracks are on big dj’s lists, such as Dave Clarke or Alexander Robotnick.

They’ve been remixed by heads of electronic music (The Horrorist, Motor, John Lord Fonda, Haujobb), they made a cover of Suicide with Gabi Delgado from D.A.F.

They are supported by french pop stars Dominik Nicolas (ex-Indochine) and Etienne Daho himself. They brought back Electro Clash revival on the french scene in 2012 with their first release “From The Waves”, then were acclaimed with their physical releases too (“Sadisco”, “Sadisco r3mix3d”, “Birds fallen from Heaven” & “Cold Diamonds”) by both underground music critics, alternative european charts and synthpop audience in search of hight quality.

Now, the french electronic music has a sound, a face and a name : ADAN et ILSE.

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Posted on November 9th, 2015 under Releases, ,

Unknown Pleasures Records: Normotone – Hiraeth

Normotone - Hiraeth

Normotone is the solo project of Bruno Laborde. Over the past 20 years, Bruno has formed part of Axonal Warfare (1994-1997) and Neon Cage Experiment (2003-2006), he worked with Architect on “Consume Adapt Create” as well as producing remixes for such artists as Black Egg, Polygon, HIV+, Ex_Tension, and signed on Tympanik Audio for his first solo album. A deeply personal new album of Normotone‘s sounds like a mixture of Ben Frost, Coil, Autechre, Death In June, Einsturzende Neubauten or Mondkopf.

Normotone now joins the Unknown Pleasures Records family to present his second album ‘Hiraeth‘. Each track featured on this album has its own story, while remaining an integral part of a cohesive album. Under the predominantly raw layers of cold electronica, apocalyptic folk, rhythmic noise, heavy glitchy rhythms and contemporary dark ambient music with a sonic edge. A collaborative effort among well-renowned artists including Black Egg, Sonic Area, Corina Nenuphar and Thomas ‘Lysis’ Brunaux.

Edition of 300 CD’s.

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Posted on October 1st, 2015 under Releases, ,

Unknown Pleasures Records: Neo Romantix Years

Neo Romantix Years

The death of Steve Strange gave us the urge to work on covers of Neo-Romantics/New Wave bands of the early 1980s. We have selected great covers of this period of great creativity with analogue synth wave / minimal wave gems. No remixes and no cheap dance music.

Comes in a lovely digipak 3 panels deluxe with artwork by Yannick Rault based on original picture by Graham Smith glossy imprint with selective varnish laquer.

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Posted on September 28th, 2015 under Releases,