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Cover of Phase 5 by Group Rhoda.

Group Rhoda

Phase 5

Dark Entries

Group Rhoda is the solo project of Oakland, California artist Mara Barenbaum and she's been active since 2009, dropping four albums on Dark Entries so far. Now she sharpens the songwriting blade on Phase 5, a sleek, shape-shifting synth LP that refuses to sit still as Mara blurs art-pop, darkwave, dub and electro into something fluid and hypnotic. Tracks mutate mid-stride: 'Field Tone' slips from ominous and spooky synths into space-disco seduction, while 'Dragon Pine' ricochets between cosmic dub and cybernetic dancehall. Nothing is fixed as lyrically and sonically, Phase 5 lives in the in-between where nature and machine, dream and reality collapse into one. A cerebral work that thrives on tension and nocturnal energy.

TRACK LISTING

Field Tone
Dragon Pine
Formless
White Fur
Sunseer
Aeolian Crossing

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Cover of Fallen Angel (Soundtrack) by Brandy Dalton.

Brandy Dalton

Fallen Angel (Soundtrack)

Dark Entries

Brandy Dalton's legacy gets the respect it deserves here from Dark Entries with the first-ever vinyl release of Fallen Angel, a vital artefact from the queer underground's most shadowed corners. Remastered from the 1999 CD and expanded with six bonus tracks, this edition brings Dalton's sweat-slicked, leather-soaked electronica into sharper, deeper focus. From the snarling cyber-rave pulse of 'Swelled' to the humid, trance-infused swirl of 'FA2', the record captures the raw intensity Dalton honed with Drance and in LA's Club Fuck scene. Paired with Eloise Shir-Juen Leigh's artwork and archival stills, this reissue preserves a fierce, defiant soundworld forged before AIDS claimed Dalton in 2006.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. "Fallacy"
2. "Interlude One"
3. "Swelled"
4. "Interlude Two"
5. "Spooks In The Well"
6. "Interlude Three"
7. "Fa2"
8. "Speaking In Tongues"

Side 2
1. "Interlude Four"
2. "U Like Me 2 Ulysses"
3. "Dante's Swell"
4. "Interlude Five"
5. "Feel Fall"
6. "Tall Tales Two"
7. "Dungeon Master"
8. "Interlude Six"

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Cover of Surge Studio Music (Soundtrack) by Spider Taylor.

Spider Taylor

Surge Studio Music (Soundtrack)

Dark Entries

The vinyl edition of Surge Studio Music gives punk and glam rock pioneer Spider Taylor's archival pornographic soundtracks the physical presence they deserve. Sourced from his 1985-86 work for Al Parker and Steve Scott's iconic Surge Studios, these tracks, which were crafted with drum machines, analogue synths and Steve Conrad's engineering, unfold with tactile depth. The reverb-soaked ambience of 'Rainforest,' the nocturnal pulse of 'Tech' and the sleazy, cinematic grooves take on a new dimension and highlight Taylor's adventurous blend of post-punk, synthwave and erotic atmosphere. Wrapped in Gwenael Rattke's striking artwork and with detailed liner notes, it's a definitive document of a lost queer musical world.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1."Stairs"
2."Rain Forest"
3."Cobra"
4."Coming Soon"

Side 2
1."Slow Bug"
2."Tech"
3."Hi Tech"
4."Strange Places, Strange Things"

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Cover of Decompose by Bezier.

Bezier

Decompose

Dark Entries

Bezier is multi-instrumentalist Robert Yang, and the Dark Entries label fittingly describes his sounds as "doomed spa music". Decompose is his latest LP of introspective, brooding work; it spans hi-NRG disco to gritty and unhinged techno, always with a rather metallic, monochromatic edge. The album was more than a decade in the making and meditates on life, loss, and self-discovery while honouring victims of Pulse Nightclub and the genocide in Gaza. From the chant-like title track to cavernous, reverb-drenched pieces and spartan synth cuts, this is a hard-to-date work of electronic invention that packs a lot in.

TRACK LISTING

Egg
New Age
Decompose
Peat Moss
Marionette
Rippling
Merciless Timeline
A Fading Citadel Atop Black Sand Bluffs
Pulsate
Split A Path Towards The Thicket
Inner Grace
Codebreaking
Anstrengend

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Cover of Sucre De Pasteque by Vox Populi!.

Vox Populi!

Sucre De Pasteque

Dark Entries

Dark Entries does as they often do once more here and revives a cult gem with Sucre De Pasteque, a 1986 standout from legendary French industrial outsiders Vox Populi! Formed in Paris in 1981, the group fused musique concrete, early industrial grit and Persian instrumentation into a sound that felt improvised yet eerily deliberate. This reissue captures the band at their most curious and unbound: psychedelic dirges, cosmic drones, hypnotic chants and broken machine-funk all dissolve into one disorienting, deeply fried trip. Bleak but never heavy-handed, the album embodies the anarchic imagination of the 80s DIY cassette underground. Archival photos and notes from the band add extra context.

TRACK LISTING

Yarom Lalou
Pellucidar
Neoplastie
Opium
Echreman
Ovan III
Bio Berim
Be Mafu
Gutta Percha II
Tibetan Cowboy
Glassy Stare
Atal Matal Toutoule
Apnee
Baby Sex
Yek!
Alternative Fresh
Divane
Djostodjou

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Cover of Splat City II by Claws.

Claws

Splat City II

Dark Entries

Bay Area underground mainstay Brian Hock aka C.L.A.W.S. returns to Dark Entries with a ferocious new 12". Splat City II blends Giallo-streaked electro, Chicago acid minimalism and post-punk eccentricity into a journey that charts a dystopian metropolis that is both alien and familiar. Expanded from its digital release, the vinyl edition adds two new cuts alongside collaborations with Tyrel, Solar and Paul Costuros while weaving through mutant disco, slow-motion funk and eerie downtempo. C.L.A.W.S. refines his darkly cinematic sound here and while he never forgets dancefloor hypnosis, he also dips into sci-fi delirium. It's an otherworldly record packed with vivid imagery.

TRACK LISTING

1. Route 505
2. One Tear
3. Vigilant Slimy Monsters (Tyrel Edit)
4. Black Magic Carpet Ride III (feat Solar)
5. Wild Slugs United (feat Paul Costuros)
6. Don't Flip The Crystal Ship

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Cover of Hard Ware by Patrick Cowley.

Patrick Cowley

Hard Ware

Dark Entries

Dark Entries honours the late disco innovator Patrick Cowley with Hard Ware, a special double 12" released to celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday. The legendary American hi-NRG favourite has many groundbreaking synth-driven anthems to his name and left behind a vast archive before his untimely death in 1982. Since 2009, Dark Entries has unearthed his lesser-known works from porn soundtracks to unreleased demos. Hard Ware concludes a trilogy that began with Male Box in 2022 and went on to From Behind 2024. It offers ten tracks of cosmic funk, sleazy synthpop and disco oddities and some fine collaborations with Jeanie Tracy and Peggy Gibbons. This expansive collection really underlines that Cowley was a visionary lost too soon.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A masterclass in huge, funky synth grooves and powerful disco chug. Cowley's reissues catalogue seems to span everything from funk to floaty Balearic-tinged downbeat, to hi-nrg dancefloor business, and here we get it all in one fantastic place. Legendary.

TRACK LISTING

1 Hellfire
2 Tech-No
3 Spellbinding Lover (feat. Jeanie Tracy)
4 Pajama Party Massacre
5 Big Ass In Motion
6 Shake It Up
7 Perk It Up
8 Jungle Jump
9 Megablue
10 Ice Age (feat. Peggy Gibbons)

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Cover of Testpattern by Evelyne / Masao.

Evelyne / Masao

Testpattern

Dark Entries

Dark Entries is a treasure trove of synth and wave music from all sorts of scenes and eras. With Testpattern, the label offers up its first release of vintage Japanese electronics from Evelyne/Masao. The project began after Masao Hiruma, who was formerly of cult synthpop act Testpattern, met French-American model and poet Evelyne Bennu in 1984. Together they recorded 17 tracks in Hiruma's home studio that continued the lush, sophisticated soundworld of 1982's Apres-Midi, though they never saw the light of day at the time. They are now assembled here, and from the Hosono-inspired 'Sakuramochi' and 'Bird Island' to the quirky 'Alien Go Home' and skewed 'Singin' in the Rain,' the duo spans irony, minimalism and DIY eccentricity. Bennu's voice ties it all together with liner notes adding extra context.

TRACK LISTING

1. "Ich Weiss Nicht Mehr"
2. "Watashino Shonen"
3. "Paradis Perdu"
4. "Sakuramochi"
5. "Le Soleil Se Leve"
6. "La Jungle En Folie"
7. "U Clair De La Lune"
8. "Singin In The Rain"
9. "Ird Island"
10. "Lien Go Home"
11. "Tu Te Fous De Moi"
12. "Time Out"
13. "Role Doiseau"
14. "Time To Party"
15. "Tabac"
16. "Tale Of A Lizard"
17. "Moonman"

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Cover of Sexy Boy by Kinga.

Kinga

Sexy Boy

Dark Entries

In celebration of Pride Month, Dark Entries is reissuing Kinga's sultry 1988 synth-pop delight, Sexy Boy. Calgary's Tomas Fussey is the man behind Kinga, a project that embraces androgyny and nightlife flair and is inspired by gender-fluid icons of the 80s, such as Boy George and Janet Jackson, and fuelled by a love of disco and synth-pop. 'Elevator Operator' and the now-iconic B-side 'Sexy Boy' gained unexpected radio play despite its bold style, while a 1989 remix brought slick production, though it didn't hit commercially. Today, its deep grooves feel more relevant than ever and this version features five mixes, original artwork, liner notes, and a vintage press photo of the glamorous, genre-defying Kinga.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: It's all there, snappy reverb-laiden percussion and throbbing digital bass, Tine-rich digital keys and huge new romantic vocals. Nice to have the dub and the alt. mixes too. Lovely stuff.

TRACK LISTING

"Sexy Boy" (Late Night Dance Mix)
"Sexy Boy" (Dub)
"Sexy Boy" (7' Mix)
"Sexy Boy" (7' Mix Edit)
"Sexy Boy" (TV Mix)

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Cover of Energy by Misty Lane.

Misty Lane

Energy

Dark Entries

Misty Lane is vocalist Elaine Desjardins who worked with producers Michel Bibeau and Ralph Mashats in the mid-80s. Two tunes from that time, 'Energy' and 'Controle', brim with charm and analogue warmth all these years later as they get served up in all their quirky synth-pop style with unmistakable Quebecois flair via Dark Entries. The opener pulses with snappy Roland TR-808 beats and proto-house vibes carried by Desjardins' refreshingly unpolished vocals, while 'Controle' slows things down into a tropical mid-tempo groove that echoes the atmosphere of Junior Byron's 'Dance to the Music.' This reissue is a delight for lovers of Italo, Canadian disco and eccentric synth pop.

STAFF COMMENTS

Mine says: Unlike many other euro pop songs, 'Energy' manages to balance on the tightrope of cheesiness without ever falling off, enthusing those that love a catchy melody and appalling those that don't just enough to keep them interested but without scaring them off completely (although it could be argued that the chorus comes pretty close). 'Controle' on the other hand gives me balearic video game soundtrack vibes - make of that what you will!

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. "Energy"
2. "Energy" (7" Mix)

Side 2
1. "Controle"
2. "Controle" (7" Mix)

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Cover of The Golden Years - 2025 Repress by Parade Ground.

Parade Ground

The Golden Years - 2025 Repress

Dark Entries

Parade Ground is the Belgian duo of brothers Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly and they formed this project in 1981 as a way of blending post-punk, coldwave and electronic body music. The Golden Years compiles their influential singles and rare tracks from 1982-1988 and it's a great window into their world of sleek synths, skeletal guitars and expressive, evocative vocals. Collaborating with Front 242's Daniel B. and Patrick Codenys, Parade Ground released seminal works like Moan On The Sly and Man In A Trance and later they worked with Wire's Colin Newman on Dual Perspective. This remastered album includes a press kit with lyrics and photos which chronicle their lasting impact on Belgian electronic music.

STAFF COMMENTS

Mine says: Highly recommended 80s Belgian post punk featuring the uber catchy "Gold Rush"... Don't sleep on this one!!

TRACK LISTING

1. "I Shut My Eyes"
2. "Moan On The Sly"
3. "Retired"
4. "Fall Incognito"
5. "Moral Support"
6. "Took Advantage"
7. "Gold Rush"
8. "Action Replay"
9. "Moans"
10. "Strange World"
11. "Hollywood"

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Cover of The Hidden Side by Parade Ground.

Parade Ground

The Hidden Side

Dark Entries

Dark Entries welcomes back the Brussels brothers Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly for this superb collection of B-sides and unreleased tracks. Formed in 1981, Parade Ground pioneered a more emotional take on their homeland's signature electronic body music sound by blending drum machines, icy synths and guitars with Jean-Marc's powerful vocals. The Hidden Side spans 1982 to 1989 and explores their cold, dark aesthetic from menacing coldwave tracks to danceable cuts like 'Hollywood (The Sexiest Fish') to magically melancholic freakouts like 'Looking Through Keyholes'.

STAFF COMMENTS

Mine says: On "The Golden Years", which has been repressed to coincide with the first time release of "The Hidden Side", Dark Entries unearth the Belgian post punk duos singles and big hits (if you can call them that) while this compilation focuses on their b-sides and previously unreleased tracks and is definitely darker/eerier than its companion... goths of the world unite!

TRACK LISTING

1. "Riddle In The Stained Glass Windows"
2. "When The Fever Stops"
3. "Looking Through Keyholes"
4. "This Luxury"
5. "The Net"
6. "Snake"
7. "Off Balance"
8. "The Chosen One"
9. "Hollywood (The Sexiest Fish)"
10. "Marble Mind"

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Cover of Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear - 2025 Reissue by The Ghostwriters.

The Ghostwriters

Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear - 2025 Reissue

Dark Entries

Dark Entries calls on Philadelphia experimental duo The Ghostwriters to resurrect their 1981 LP of minimalist mayhem, "Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear". The late Buchla maestro Charles Cohen and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Cain joined up in 1971 to craft electroacoustic chaos as Anomali, later renaming themselves The Ghostwriters. Their collaborations with choreographers and visual media artists led to their singular style, straddling improvisation and composition, the oneiric and the immediate. 1981 saw the release of their debut album, "Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear", a whirling, messy, telepathic slipstream cascading across an imaginary landscape. Recorded in Don Buchla’s childhood home, "Objects..." offers 8 cuts of minimalist electronic bliss, equal parts icy and quirky, with standout cuts including the grooving havoc of “Fix it in the Mix” and the otherworldly hymn “Moon Chant.” These angular pearls will be cherished by fans of John Bender, Ceramic Hello, and all strains of outsider 80s electronics. Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear has been freshly remastered and includes an insert with photos and liner notes. Proceeds from the album will be donated to SOSA (Safe from Online Sex Abuse), a nonprofit that combats online child sex abuse and trafficking.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sleedermauseman / Reference To Rota 
2. Emotional Momentum 
3. Swizzle 
4. Fix It In The Mix 
5. Moon Chant 
6. Quirks Of Quails
7. ON/OFF 
8. Tarpit 

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Cover of The Fall: A Series Of Documented Experiences by Borusiade.

Borusiade

The Fall: A Series Of Documented Experiences

Dark Entries

Romanian producer and DJ Miruna Boruzescu aka Borusiade has always dealt in brilliantly futuristic sounds that are both austere yet hypnotic. Now they're back on Dark Entries with third full length THE FALL: A Series of Documented Experiences after many great outings on the likes of Comeme, Pinkman and Cititrax. This latest work explores memory and embodiment through nine moody tracks that blend melancholic synths, deep basslines and powerful drums into introspective soundscapes that muse on love and loss. We're told that 'Save Me' and 'The Fall' are born from heartbreak but distil pain into something beautiful while tributes to artists like Porn Darsteller and Genesis P-Orridge also appear in this fantastically personal album.

TRACK LISTING

1. Save Me
2. Darsteller
3. Credo
4. Rapture Capture
5. Lurking
6. The Fall
7. Pandrogyne
8. Eerie
9. Recovery And Redemption

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Cover of Ear Bitten - 2024 Reissue by Severed Heads.

Severed Heads

Ear Bitten - 2024 Reissue

Dark Entries

    Dark Entries picks up Severed Heads yet again for Ear Bitten, a double LP reissue of some of the band's earliest material. Pegged as early pushers of the Australian underground industrial scene, Severed Heads emerged in the wake of a former project also shared between three members, Tom Ellard, Richard Fielding and Andrew Wright: Mr. And Mrs. No Smoking Sign. The edgier name Severed Heads was also, conveniently, snappier, and the sonic result of this resignal act would soon prove it a good decision. Though they say they aimed simply to take after forebears like Throbbing Gristle or Suicide, Ear Bitten proves much more than the simple fact of stylogeny. The 22-track record was born of an anarchic assemblage of found domestic and street-larked objects (as well as specialist musical instruments) blurring the lines between the two: using every sound-making tool from cassette deck, to rare Korg or Kawai synth, to proverbial pots and pans, to open-reel (and thus implicatively fuckable-with) dictaphones, Ear Bitten offers a diabolical vision of the sheer, wordless length of the post-punk deserts parched by their 70s, New York precursors.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. "All Rights Resevered"
    2. "God Factory"
    3. "Hawaii/Torso/97 Cigarettes"
    4. "Acid Fur"
    5. "Dance"
    6. "New York Is A Lonely Town"
    7. "(This Track Doesn't Exist)"
    8. "Much About Bones"
    9. "Scat"
    10. "Pander To The Natives"
    11. "For Garry 5"
    12. "The Monkey Is Safe"
    13. "1-2-3 A Baby Buggy"
    14. "Walking Best Friend"
    15. "Untitled 1"
    16. "Untitled 2"
    17. "Now This Is God's Son 1"
    18. "Acid Fur" (demo)
    19. "Now This Is God's Son 2"
    20. "Hello Donald, Merry Christmas"
    21. "Pinstripe Bus"
    22. "The Man Of My Dreams"

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    Cover of Rock Rendez Vous: Musica Moderna Portuguesa 1985-1986 by Various Artists.

    Various Artists

    Rock Rendez Vous: Musica Moderna Portuguesa 1985-1986

    Dark Entries

    Dark Entries looks to Portugal for this new and swinging collection of vintage Iberian synth, post-punk and wave. Rock Rendez Vous: Musica Moderna Portuguesa 1985-1986 is the sound of a legendary club which opened in 1980 and helped to usher in a new wave of sound for local emerging bands. They drew from national musical identity and fused it with contemporary international influences and came up with some of the prime indie tunes you hear here, from brooding post-punk 'Levante' from Jovem Guarda to more playful and Balearic-laced synth-pop stunners like D. W. Art's 'Mate'. This one is perfectly presented with a double-sided insert featuring lyrics and liner notes.

    STAFF COMMENTS

    Mine says: Brilliant comp showcasing a variety of Portuguese synth and new wave adjacent sounds from the 80s. Big tip!

    TRACK LISTING

    Balladium - "Andromeda"
    DW Art - "Mate"
    Prece Oposto - "Homem Do Leme"
    Jovem Guarda - "Levante"
    Taquicardia - "Enfarte 11"
    Zona Proibida - "Musak"
    Der Stil - "Flores Do Vicio"
    Projecto Azul - "New Sides"
    Essa Entente - "Festa Final"

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    Cover of Dispatches From Solitude by Ortrotasce.

    Ortrotasce

    Dispatches From Solitude

    Dark Entries

    Dispatches From Solitude is the latest album from Ortrotasce on the mighty Dark Entries. For over a decade, the man behind this project, Nic Hamersly, has been making brooding yet propulsive darkwave anthems that draw on the similarities and differences between industrial and synth-pop, all while connecting past and present sounds. He recorded this album during the Covid and post-Covid era and it captures some of the prevailing moods of those times across eight expertly crafted synth-pop tracks that delve into grief, romance, and the weird and wonderful nature of our modern world.

    TRACK LISTING

    Side 1
    1. "Distant In Time"
    2. "No Mortal Harmony"
    3. "Failing Star"
    4. "Romance & War"

    Side 2
    1. "Dispatches From Solitude"
    2. "Part From Myself"
    3. "Systems Of Love"
    4. "Shorting Circuit"

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    Cover of I.M.A by Intense Molecular Activity.

    Intense Molecular Activity

    I.M.A

    Dark Entries

    IMA (Intense Molecular Activity) is the duo of Don Hunerberg (synthesizers) and Andy Blinx (drums and percussion). Based in New York City and active between 1979 and 1982. Don, a studio Sound / music engineer and musician, Andy an electronic clothing designer, drummer and sound reinforcement engineer at downtown clubs like Max's Kansas City, Mudd Club and CBGB. In between doing sessions at Radio City Music Hall Studios for groups such as Ramones, Richard Hell, Sonic Youth, Liquid Liquid, John Zorn, Glenn Branca and many others, IMA took advantage of off hours to create their own music. As far as influences go, Don's background was in electronic music and Andy's in prog rock.

    To produce the songs, Don used his own method of creating patterns from 2-track tape loops and then edited them together on to a 24-track recorder adding more tracks of overdubs, In a very similar way that sequencers are used today. By 1980 the duo honed their own unique sound and version of post punk and no-wave with the tools of the trade of the early 80s. Situated above the proscenium of the Radio City Music Hall stage, the studio was outfitted with a variety of orchestral instruments (timpani, bells, xylophone, etc). They self-released a 4-song EP titled “IMA” on an 8” flexi-disc which was distributed by Ed Bahlman of 99 Records. The music bridges the wild psychedelic-rock of the 60s, the synth-punk of the late-70s and the elaborate constructions of progressive-rock. There are nods to the freak-outs of Chrome and the super neurosis of Suicide, but IMA takes a more clinical approach which also takes notice of Hawkwind and Pink Floyd's interstellar overdrive. Dark Entries have added 4 bonus tracks recorded during the same studio sessions and included them here for the first time on vinyl. DJ Hell lifted elements of IMA's song "Blurb" virtually intact and unaccredited for his electroclash club hit "Keep On Waiting" 20 years later. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. 


    TRACK LISTING

    Blurb 
    Points In Space 
    Just Testing, Blinxong
    Beat Street
    Battery Life 
    Rapid Ear Movements 
    The Look.

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    Reduced Cover of Magnetic Moves by Villa Abo.

    Villa Abo

    Magnetic Moves

    Dark Entries

    Villa Åbo is the alternative solo project of Swedish musician and producer Jan Svensson, who has been making electronic music for the best part of 30 years. The artist behind such aliases as Frak, Studio SS and Alvars Orkestra, Svensson also runs legendary Swedish dance and experimental music label Börft, the product of a mutual appreciation for Severed Heads and Terse Tapes. As Villa Åbo he released two records in 1997 on Börft and remained inactive for 17 years until the Dutch label Bio Rhythm coaxed him into revisiting the project and released a double 12″ in 2014. Jan has since followed with a steady stream of 12” singles for Kontra-Musik, Noise In My Head and Radio Lundberg.

    “Magnetic Moves” is Villa Åbo’s debut album, originally released in an limited edition of 65 hand-numbered cassettes by Funeral Fog in 2016. Clocking in at over 46 minutes, this first-ever vinyl edition spreads the 8 ragged techno tracks across four sides for maximum loudness. Some songs are aggressively potent, with cyclical synth riffs and razor-sharp acid lines riding a heavy, funk-fuelled techno groove. Others tracks are more fluid, vintage Underground Resistance or Derrick May with killer drum machine workouts that come in handy as DJ tools. All songs have been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record is housed in a custom made jacket designed by Eloise Leigh, featuring a photograph of Jan’s mother’s house, the meaning behind “Villa Åbo”. Each copy includes a double-sided postcard with notes. 

    TRACK LISTING

    Again Again
    The Tiny One
    Doortest 
    Dreams Of Italy 
    Assiduous Dreams 
    Massive Duometer (Raw Mix)
    Bianco Festival
    Water Galaxy (Version D)
    Short Relaxing End

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    Cover of Perfect Hideaway by Calendar Crowd.

    Calendar Crowd

    Perfect Hideaway

    Dark Entries

    Calendar Crowd was the duo of Alan Heaton and Terence Tiernan who met in their hometown of Widnes, Cheshire as schoolboys and played together in various bands in the ‘70s. In the ‘80s they formed a 6-piece band called Room For Humans and recorded one single “Telephone Telephone / Girlfriend”. When the band split and Alan and Terence continued as Calendar Crowd in a more experimental direction. Their influences were wide reaching: Kraftwerk, Neu, Cabaret Voltaire, Eno, PIL, and Joy Division. In 1982 they released their debut single “Perfect Hideaway / Perfect Hideaway Dub” on 7”. Guitarist David Knowles joined them as they toured the UK and recorded and released their follow up EP “Listen in to the Heart” in 1985.

    A reviewer at the time called Calendar Crowd 'A Moody Merseyside trio with strong atmospheric tunes and haunting lyrics.' For this reissue Dark Entries compiled both singles on one EP featuring all four songs. "Perfect Hideway" is evocative and dreamy, the music escorts you on a tour of icy landscapes, with Terrance’s squally, vocals guiding the way through volatile synthscapes accented by bright brass stabs. Meanwhile the dub strips back the vocals, adds delayed samples and heart beat pounding drums. On the B-side “Listen in to the Heart” and “Questions Answers” are darker electronic rhythm tracks with layers of ethereal keyboards and guitar melodies. Another synth classic given a new lease of life from the good folks at Dark Entries. 


    TRACK LISTING

    Perfect Hideaway
    Perfect Hideaway Dub
    Listen In To The Heart 
    Questions Answers

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    Cover of The Dream Machine by X Ray Pop.

    X Ray Pop

    The Dream Machine

    Dark Entries

    X Ray Pop are the synth-pop duo of Doc Pilot and Zouka Dzaza from Tours, France. They got their start in the no wave art group Bocal 5 in 1981 and split off in 1984 to focus on their own brand of quirky synthesized electronics. Influenced by Erik Satie, Brigitte Bardot, Suicide and Young Marble Giants, they call their music “minimum naive new wave.” Armed with a Casio PT-20 keyboard and a rudimentary Yamaha MR10 drum machine they recorded their demo cassette and first 7″ “Eurasienne”/ “La Machine à Rêver” in 1984. Upgrading their synthesizers and adding some saxophone and guitar, they recorded the “Alcool”/ “Amazone” 7″ in 1985 and the “DS”/” El Gato” 7″ in 1986.

    “The Dream Machine” collects X Ray Pop’s first three 7″ singles plus 8 songs from their demo cassette, never released on vinyl before. Their songs are short, concise and well structured; richly textured, moving at a quick speed with hardly a pause. The demos show a sense of humor, vitality and carefree playfulness. Zouka’s pouting, tongue-in-cheek vocals (sung in French) come together for a catchy, sensuous, danceable, eccentric psychedelic ride. Reminiscent of the Mo-dettes, early OMD or Algebra Suicide, X Ray Pop could be the missing link to Stereolab.

    28 years later, this is the first time since the original issue that the songs of X Ray Pop are reappearing on vinyl again, but is the world ready?

    TRACK LISTING

    01. La Machine á Rêver
    02. L´Eurosienne
    03. Alcool
    04. Amazone
    05. DS
    06. El Gato
    07. Playgirl
    08. Mina
    09. Analphabelfe
    10. Contakt
    11. Louphoque
    12. Madison Fraise
    13. Bobby Bonbeck
    14. Revers

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