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...

The fifth release on Tempo Dischi comes from one of the true pioneers of Italian disco: Maurizio Dami aka Alexander Robotnick . " Problèmes d Amour "and " Computer Sourire ", included in the mini album " Ce n est q un début " are two fundamental songs in the history of electronic music made in Italy....

Sorely overlooked NDW gem from 1982 "Medical Records presents a reissue of one of Germany s most interesting records. The German duo Aloa only made one album in 1982 but it is one of the most peculiar and innovative records of the Neue Deutsche Welle movement. Long out of print, somewhat obscure, and...

n an emotionally lush 5th volume, Carsten Nicolai completes the acclaimed Xerrox series of conceptual image-to-sound recordings with a romantic, richly melodic finale that epitomises his solo work s clinamen from coldly mechanical and nanoscopic to warmer, widescreen themes since initiating the series...

Ambassade's 2019 'Duistre Kamers' album was a huge favourite here at Optimo Music towers so we jumped at the chance to release the follow up; 'The Fool'. Following hot in the heels of the acclaimed 'Young Birds / Palette' 12" on Optimo Music, 'The Fool' is destined to be another Cold Wave, Synth, New...

Reissue of the fantastic debut LP from France s pioneer avant-electronic unit ART & TECHNIQUE . Originally released in 1981 by Hi-Tech records . Haunting obscure minimal electronic sounds, ambient and atmospheric ventures, abstract minimalwave with some ethnic elements. And excellent use of rhythm boxes,...

Art Kinder Industrie was a band from Tarbes, south of France. Formed in 1988 by Xavier Vincent R.I.P. and David Carretta it was the first EBM act in France to have distilled the legacy of DAF , Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb . Active between the end of the eighties and beginning of the nineties their output...

We're thrilled to release two exciting electro tracks by Art P, as well as the classic minimal synthwave tune 'Der böse Osten' by related band project Die Synthetische Republik on this limited split 12". The single kicks off with 'Genscher Pull and Push', an incredible and previously unreleased electro/wave/proto-techno...

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...

After the 2021 Re-Release of Schwingungen (MG.ART612) we proudly announce Seven Up as Part 2 of the authorised 50th Anniversary A.R.T. Re-Edition Series. Seven Up is the third studio album by Ash Ra Tempel and their only album recorded in collaboration with American Ph.D. in psychology, Dr. Timothy Leary....

"Dying for love And this kind of fire inside My blood is blind I'm dining on a silent mind And several other friends of mine" A slice of history. A slice of life. 40 years of history and almost a forgotten dream, this is a collection from ATTRITION's prolific heyday.... releasing albums, almost all on...

The legendary Attrition began their musical career back in 1980. In two years time they would go on and release their masterful debut "Death House", an album that conjures the most macabre of Attrition's elements. Allegedly influenced by classic zombie films, "Death House" lends truth to that rumor by...