baze.djunkiii Charts 05/2k25
Italo Disco galore and a re-release of a 1987 gem then put out on the circuit via the Technology label with original copies fetching three digits on Discogs. And this one has it all when it comes to Italo Disco - simple, yet catchy and uplifting vibes, naivety, broken english, innocent sounding female lyrics and on top of it all a cover shot of Eva which displays her as an absolute bombshell of a redhead which in itself is a work of art in its own right. A hit record par excellance, both in its original iteration as well as in its newly crafted, slightly The Hague Electro leaning remix form cooked up by Luca Dell'Orso.
02. Kaval - Pistolaser [Sneaker Social Club 055]
The Sneaker Social Club label has become a staple in all things Bass Music over the past years for a reason and seemingly is on a mission to bring a short-lived and oftentimes overlooked variation of urban UK music back to the forefront. We're talking UK Funky here with its distinct swing, dry, yet complex percussion riddims, Tribal references, occasional 4/4 sequences, bleepy synth warps and repetetive vocal snippets - all ingredients present in the four cuts on this 12" vinyl release, albeit infused with a microdose of junglistic sexiness and a truly seductive vibe for a new audience grooving away on dark, low end-driven dancefloors.
03. The Strangler Of The Swamp / Bande Berne Crematoire - Eine Aufnahmen Voller Widerlicher Verderbtheit [Lux Rec 050]
The 50th release for the Swiss Lux Rec label takes a deep dive into the early Tape Industrial / Minimal Wave works of Michael Antener a.k.a. The Strangler Of The Swamp and Bande Berne Crematoire, later also member of Swamp Terrorists, Hellsau, Nacht'Raum and others. All released on tape or self-released and quite impossible to get vinyl throughout the 80s this triple vinyl album offers a fascinating glimpse into the early development of a rather isolated and insular pioneer of the countries scene, crafting both dark, stripped down and fascinating Industrial dance tracks like "Animals", wonky, somewhat even PostPunk-informed songs like "Get Up! (Ripley Sucks)" whereas live recordings like "Driver" fuse intense Industrial x EBM with a certain subtle complexity also to be found in productions by bands like Cabaret Voltaire whilst "Hard Core Bodies" showcases Industrial in its most brutal, demanding and noisiest form. Furthermore cuts like "Days Of Tears" serve hyperseductive material for peaktime goth dances, "Creepshow", despite being rather minimalist, is as creepy as its name suggests, "Rosa Bernet" turns out to be a precursor of what would later become Industrial Techno whereas "Example Of BBC" brings forth the most brooding and ominous side of Michael Antener's sonic universe. Raw and heavy stuff, this.
04. Meat.Karaoke.Quality.Time - Paradice [Umland Records 066]
See review for details...
05. Acopia - Be Enough [CWPT 011R]
Quite an interesting and for the most part info-less 10" remix release on the CWPT label. On the A-side we see Daniel Avery taking care of Acopia's "Be Enough" remixwise, delivering a surprisingly atmospheric, yet super washed out deep Atmospheric Drum'n'Bass roller featuring ethereal vocals and therefore evokes distant memories of 90s Drum'n'Bass meets Pop excursions - Everything But The Girl, anyone? -, whereas JD Twitch's take on "Holding On" named the 'JD Twitch Dub' enters similarly gaseous atmospheres on top of stumbling, rather complex slow motion beats touching base with both the realm of Post-Dubstep as well as heavy Industrial-infused Electronica backed by intense waves of synth bass.
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