A brief history by Rob Lawrence: 5X0D has always been Mark Phillips and Rob Lawrence since it began in 1981 in Bristol UK. Early influences were many going back to pop, prog and krautrock bands of the early 70s, through punk and new wave to industrial, then later Japanese technopop like YMO. We made...

George Scarlatos was the bass player and mainly the composer, of nearly every Magic De Spell 's song during the 80s. During the summer of 2011, while he was listening to an old cassette tape of Magic De Spell supporting The Fall at their 1982 concert in Sporting stadium, in order to find the track Crime...

Ooooosh! Primest new beat obscurity from Austria, 1989 resurfaces thanks to Heap s Wiener Brut sublabel of Neubau, replete with keyboard monk chants, cod-tropical pipes and sleazy mittel Euro-pop vibes for days Reeking of sex shops and suds, Die Minimalisten s sole, self-titled single is manna for anyone...

Edition of 300 numbered copies. Hand silkscreened cover. It includes an insert (26,5x26,5 cm) and free download code. Mastered by Xavier Alarcón, 2015 . Doric is the alternate persona of the multitalented Stathis Leontiadis , mostly known as the one half of the Greek purists, Human Puppets . He is, without...

Occupying the overlapping fictional worlds of " The Quiet Man " and Ghost Box , Foxxs unmistakable voice is elegantly framed by the haunting pastoral electronics of The Belbury Circle . Like all Ghost Box records, it comes in Julian Houses elegant and luxurious packaging, with variant covers for the...

Kodiak Bachine is a multidisciplinary artist and one of the truly pioneers of the electronic music in Brazil. He formed in 1980 the legendary band Agentss considered to be the very first Brazilian electronic group. In 1982 he composed and recorded Eletricidade with the use of a Minimoog Model D, Moog...

The promising Swedish gothrocker MONUMENT release their debut EP "Teeth & Tails", which offers traditional gothic rock at its best. Female vocals, dominant guitars, coated into the dark atmosphere of an early 80s gothrock release makes today's goth rocker's heart beat faster. The vision of Monument took...

Grab your white laboratory coat, pull out the RadioShack science kit, stick on that vhs copy of Dr Strangelove and enjoy these two beautiful, quintessentially english minimal wave tracks from synth pop duo Oppenheimer Analysis . " Science " and " Washington " are two marvellous and catchy treats that...

Folk and electronica guy Keith Seatman has hooked up with folk singer Douglas E. Powell for an E.P. of collaborations and reworks of tracks from his last two albums. It openes though with a remix of Broken Folk itself by Ghost Box's pastoral electronica lords Belbury Poly. The perfect soundtrack to watch...

The Advisory Circle's Mind How You Go is a haunting and evocative album that transports listeners back to the eerie world of 1960s and 1970s public information films. Inspired by the chilling soundscapes of these films, the album captures a sense of nostalgia and unease that is both poignant and unsettling....

Madrid Fue Una Ciudad Mundial compiles four of the most important Spanish electronic projects from the 80's. A compilation released in cooperation with a show organised in Madrid last May, 18th where Aviador Dro, Flash Cero, Azul y Negro and Esplendor Geométrico played together for the very first time....

Arcane electronic duo Violence, from Quebec, Canada, show their dark side on the four track 10-inch Le Flux de la Nature. Their underground spirit of new wave, French vocals, opaque and sometimes disturbing electronics reflect the complex rhythm of nature and intense human relationships. The spectacular...