Schicksal is the alias of Rudi Huybrechts from Belgium. Heavily inspired by Front 242 first album “Geography”, DAF’s elektronische körpermusik “Alles Ist Gut” and of course Kraftwerk’s “Man Machine” and “Computer World”, Rudi bought his first Roland SH-101 synthesizer and started in 1982 with Schicksal to experiment with synths and drum computers. He spent lot of hours programming and composing on his bedroom and recording everything on a tape recorder. A selection of these old tracks are included on this album. You can definitely feel the vibe of this period and the place where the songs were created: the old industrial town of Hoboken, the culmination of the cold war and the aim of a young musician to combine melody and harmony into minimal electronic music.

Transferred and mastered by Nicolás Zúñiga. Artwork by Stefan Alt.

TRACKLIST:

01. Body Beat 04:33
02. The Question 04:56
03. Sex 04:08
04. Joy 03:51
05. Press Your Body [Edit] 02:38
06. Sound Of The Drums 04:44
07. I Sit Here Alone 05:04
08. Ride Across The Desert 03:35
09. A Reason To Stay 03:22
10. Turkish Night 05:32