Q_e_M - Quality Electronic Music: An Early December 2k25 Discogs Round Up

The journey continues. nitestylez.de head honcho baze.djunkiii has been grinding a bit to get the Q_e_M - Quality Electronic Music on Discogs presence going and it has been a grind indeed. Working through a bunch of mainstream Classical Music albums, Blues, Jazz, Chansons, super cheesy Vintage Soul and other non-electronic albums felt like doing chores at times but on the other hand that specific stack of off topic items needed to be - and has been nearly - cleared to pave the way for things to come. Which is a few boxes holding a three digit number of electronic music and related promo CD's from an abandoned collection we took over as well as roughly a few hundred Library Music CD's which were rescued from the archives of a long time defunct advertisement firm more than a decade ago and remained unchecked until now. And even though the CD format might not be the most valuable and sought after on Discogs right now it feels like a resurgence is imminent, especially with second hand / pre-loved items as more and more bands and artists are pulling away from Spotify and other streaming platforms and a young digital only generation seems to discover that subcription and physical ownership are two entirely different things.

Restocks:

1. Triple R & Walker - Aufraeumen! [XXC3 601]
Another classic rescued from the vaults of the former Liquid Sky Cologne and Liquid Sky Berlin which could be described as a blueprint for timeless analogue Ambient Techno x Armchair Techno. Over the years we've sold way more than 70 unplayed archive copies of this forever favorite through different channels and one of the last remaining now found a new home in Denmark recently. Therefore we listed it again.

Added new and unplayed highlights:

1. Tristwch Y Fenywod - Tristwch Y Fenywod [Night School 096]
One of baze.djunkiii's favorite albums of 2k24 and it still is a mesmerizing, ethereal and outerworldly affair. Welsh RitualFolk meets Industrial and Medieval Batcave, anyone?

2. DJ Heartchore - In Love [Heartchore 001]
baze.djunkiii already praised this release on these pages in January of 2k25 for '... its raw production approach, over the top Gabber x Happy Hardcore fusion vibe, fast tempo, continous Rave stab attacks, twisted synth tones and uplifting, yet hypercheesy vocoder breakdown sequence.' and it still feel like it's 1993 for a reason. R-A-V-E.

Pre-loved and collectible:

1. Tangerine Dream - Destination Berlin (From The Original Motion Picture) [Hansa]
Tangerine Dream and their soundtracks can be a bit of a hit and miss affair but this defo is an entry copy for anyone who's keen to dive into this specific rabbit hole. And it's one of the most affordable copies on Discogs right now.

2. Earth, Wind & Fire - The Very Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire [Arcade Crown]
This came in as a bit of a surprise. At least we considered Earth, Wind & Fire to be a rather mainstream band, 'Best of...' compilation albums to be less desirable and Arcade / Arcade Crown to have been a quasi-major / mainstream label at the time so we assume there must've been thousands of copies of this specific album around at some point - even if it's a Dutch pressing. So why on earth quite a bunch of these things sold for north of the 25€ mark is a mystery to us. That's why we've priced our copy at the low and more reasonable end of the spectrum. Go grab it.

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Tell No Lies - Mantica [Aut Records 137]

Put out on the circuit via Aut Records on October 29th, 2k25 is "Mantica", the latest album outing by the Italian five piece ensemble Tell No Lies which has been operating under this name for more than a decade by now. Still led by composer x piano player Nicola Guazzaloca the quintet serves a menu of eight brand new tracks on this body of work, this time rolled out over a total of roughly 47 minutes. With influences of African Jazz cited in the accompanying info sheet we're entering a rather deep, yet somewhat nervous and highly detailed sonic realm in the intro sequence of "Chipirone" which later u-turns into hot vintage Jazz grooves with a surely tropical touch which still remains evident within the pieces more improvisational and Free Jazz-infused sequences. The subsequent "Scoulta" follows the path laid out and evolves from a seductive uptempo groove into utter high speed FreeJazz madness for the most Avantgarde savvy listeners out there whereas the intricate "Diva" is rather subdued, minimalist and in parts surprisingly romantic and restrained with an emphasis on an innate emotional warmth and comfort whilst "Impro" sonically is as close to its title as it gets even though the attentive listener might discover some tongue-in-cheek moments and even brief Jazz Noir references in there before the closing cut that is "Zavata", once again a rather complex and detailed affair, brings forth more defragmented grooves and intricate harmonic dialogue just to name a few. File under: Avantgarde.

Album artwork on Instagram!

XOTOX - I AM NOMAD [Infacted Recordings Promo]

After we've already posted the official music video for XOTOX' November 21st, 2k25 released digital single "I Am Nomad" we now received a promotional CD-r version of Andreas Davids' latest outing on Infacted Recordings. Opening with the so-called 'Club Version' of "I Am Nomad" XOTOX delivers a raw, futuristic and most certainly (post)apocalyptic fusion of raw Industrial, Rhythmic Noize and Industrial Techno driven by highly distorted synth power and a menacing vocal sample before the 'Remix 01 by MS Gentur' serves densely layered hyperbrutalism for late night Industrial Noize floors lit by relentless strobes, yet lacks a little in terms of grooves and peak time power. With the second original track on this single named "Danse Des Atomes" we're in for a treat in terms of a muscular ElectroTechno x EBM x WonkyTechno fusion which puts the entire Brighton posse in its place whilst the second remix outing by MS Gentur presents a way more functional and interesting re-interpretation, declaring full on sonic war on each- and everyone within its vicinity for a reason whereas the final "I Am Nomad *Instrumental" adds a thing of adventurous HardTechno / Industrial DJs out there. Destructive power galore.

CD-r promo on Instagram!