" Outro Tempo II: Electronic and Contemporary Music from Brazil 1984-1996 " is the second installment of Music From Memory s Brazilian series. This volume picks up where the first " Outro Tempo " left off, shedding light on a new wave of experimentalism that emerged in Brazil in the late 1980s and 1990s....

The "Produkt" compilation takes us back to the time between 1979 and 1984, when post-punk was the main expression of the underground movement. Bands in the wake of PIL and Joy Division came out like mushrooms after the punk crush. In this compilation you will find mostly unknown yet interesting productions....

Peripheral Minimal is proud to present V/A Prophecy + Progress: UK Electronics 1978 1990 LP, a thirteen-track compilation that represents the burgeoning electronic music scene in the UK. This categorically isn't simply another generic synthpop compilation, or some indulgent, nostalgic frippery, but showcases...

In the summer of 1982, in a cottage in the Bavarian forest a thirteen-year-old boy sits with his brother on the sofa and stares at the television. What he sees will transform his life. In rapid, revue-like sequences, young costumed people jump around in front of a painted background. They serenade tulips...

Welcome to Silberland where the streets are paved with strobes. Home to neon lights, straight lines and open roads, this futurist fantasy was first founded in the mid-seventies, when Germany's creative class chose musical therapy in order to indulge their shared hallucination of a new Europe.

Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980 1988 hovers vibe wise between two distinct poles within Light In The Attic s acclaimed Japan Archival Series Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980 1990 and Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop,...

After the success of A Visual And Auditory Reminder Of The Beauty Of Life, Sejas first compilation on vinyl, a second edition was about to be expected soon; people keep on asking about it. The combination of well-known and less known, European and overseas, turns this release into a scenic view of...

Two years after the successful Synthetic Soundscapes of Modern Urban Morality compilation, Geheimnis Records is happy to announce its follow-up, by releasing Synthetic Soundscapes of Modern Urban Morality / Chapter 2 . The spirit remains the same. New bands, artists, projects that are for the most part,...

A Compilation of Minimal Wave From Around The World 1980-1991 The Bedroom Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks all the way from Belgium to Australia to Japan. " The Bedroom Tapes " excitedly marks Minimal Waves 66th release and is a follow up in the series to " The Lost Tapes ", " The...

The electronic pioneer and founding father of synthpop, Gary Numan , celebrates his 40th anniversary as recording artist. During these 40 years, Numan 's impact made itself felt; his dark, paranoid vision, theatrically icy alien persona, and clinical, robotic sound were echoed strongly in the work of...

Crouch End based minimal synth label Polytechnic Youth , kicks off the new year with the long promised -and much requested- repackaging of its 2 compilation LPs. Still considered by PY label head, Dom, as the best intro point to the label for newcomers, his plan is to keep this one in print for a while....

First chapter on Onderstroom digging into the history of Dutch minimal synth & wave. Comes in a gatefold sleeve with metallic finishing and pressed on 180gr. vinyl. Who needs a big, expensive recording studio with all those fancy high-tech machines that only make your weary head spin when you can do...