In 2007, Sacred Bones Records founder Caleb Braaten started unearthing rare and little-heard post-punk, deathrock and dark punk tracks for an eventual compilation. Seven years later, riffing on the tradition of the internationally known punk collector series, Killed by Death, those tracks are finally being released on vinyl, CD, and digital formats as Killed by Deathrock Vol. 1. Bands from all over the world are represented on the comp, from the relatively well-known Scots in Twisted Nerve to the “completely un-Googleable” Move from Italy. Also featured are the French band known simply as Bunker on their first demo tape who later became Bunker Strasse, though still remained largely obscure. Kitchen & the Plastic Spoons formed as a sort of goof band in Sweden in 1980 and only released a couple of 7-inches before disbanding a year later in 1981.
The rest of the comp represents a vast spectrum of geography with the US being represented by Your Funeral, Glorious Din, The Naked and the Dead, and Afterimage. Screaming for Emily (UK), Baroque Bordello (France), and Taste of Decay (Germany) round out the collection. What all these bands have in common, apart from their dark, icy atmosphere, is that they’re quintessential pieces of the deathrock story whose music hasn’t been heard by nearly enough people — until now.
Spielzeug is proud to announce the arrival of two new releases.
Froe Char "Fossils" LP
"Froe Char aka Italian / Parisian Christina is also known as 1/2 of the synth duo Illustration Sonore who has an amazing Lp being released by the fantastic Medical Records label.
There have been a pair of previous Froe Char releases of dark beautiful ambiance but with “Fossils” she takes the distorted haze and murk of her prior work and uses it as a texture amid percolating synths and minimalist rhythms. “Fossils” is the sultry minimal synth record for the experimental crowd or the noisy bleak record for the coldwave kids.
I once heard someone say “you can’t dance to pain” but this record really proves otherwise."
This record is the first in a collaborative effort between Spielzeug Muzak and the excellent DIY label Modern Tapes from US.
V/A "Toilettes Publiques n°2"
Once again, the Disco Kaos crew brought to your ears the best of neo 80's trash wave!
Once again we celebrate the lowfi side of new wave and synth punk. Provocative and fresh. Expect some new unborn hits, parasite pop and obscure sounds.. Negative spirits and electronic freaks welcome!
Flush it again!
The first season of the Swedish-Danish thriller The Bridge was 95.000 times sold and Lumière, the Belgian company that also has become the co-producer, informs us that it looks like the second season will break this record.
In Sweden 1,2 million people were watching the second season, just like in Danemark. To say it in other words: a rise of the market share with 30%! This popularity is also seen in Holland where The Bridge is since two weeks the best sold series.
So if you don’t know what to put under the Christmas tree: The Bridge 2 could be a tip!
Synopsis:
When the power is restored on the Bridge of the Americas, at the US-Mexican border, Judge Lorraine Gates' body is found directly on the border line. Both El Paso Detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) and Chihuahua Detective Marco Ruiz (Demián Bichir) arrive on the scene. Ruiz allows an ambulance with Charlotte Millwright (Annabeth Gish) and her husband (Robert R. Shafer), who is having a heart attack, to cross back into the States. When Gates' body is moved, it comes apart at the waist, and the coroner identifies the upper part of the body as Gates', but the lower part belongs to Cristina Fuentes. Ruiz matches her with a previous case wherein 23 dismembered bodies were found in a "death house", one of many body drop sites.
Kloot Per W "Sex Wars EP" (EE Tapes EV08 | 7" EP 33rpm | limited edition)
The 8th installment in our '80s vinyl series is about Belpop legend Claude Perwez (°1955).
Former member of The Misters, The Employees, Polyphonic Size and current live member of Lavvi Ebbel,
but without doubt fabulous solo as Kloot Per W (KPW), an all-round self-taught musician and pioneer
of home-taping since the late '70s!
"Sex Wars EP" presents 4 tracks from "Sex Wars" (cassette 1980), for the 1st time on vinyl,
absolutely brilliant for your ears! Let it swing!
Strictly limited to 250 copies (no repress).
Insert with exclusive liner notes by KPW.
First 85 copies are hand numbered and include 2 photographs.
Contact welcome for wholesale/retail orders
Filed under: Belpop, New Wave, synth-pop, DIY, alternative rock,...
A1 Sex Wars 1
A2 Music
B1 Why Do All Those Men
B2 Sex Wars 2
The second track to be lifted from "Sun" as a video, "Goodbye" is an ironic and poignant farewell from the artist to the fans, as this album concludes. We enjoyed the journey as much as you did, and "Goodbye" is IIOIOIOII's "thank you for listening". The follow up album is in the works.
Released officially on 13th December 2013, "Sun" is limited to 100 copies in a 4 panel digipak, and is very nearly sold out.
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