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Cover of Objects, Beings & Parrots by Urlaub In Polen.

Urlaub In Polen

Objects, Beings & Parrots

Tapete

    Please keep moving, please don't stop here! Even more than two decades after their formation, Urlaub in Polen continue to celebrate an aesthetic of transience — an experience bounded by time, poured into the project’s very name — set against a continuous flow of new impressions and a suitcase slowly filling with memorabilia. After a longer hiatus, their 2020 album 'All' marked a return with a warped take on krautrock, a direction which their new release 'Objects, Beings and Parrots' both follows and expands upon. In true eclectic tradition, it ventures further into diverse genre territories — always exploratory, yet never losing its thread. Multi-instrumentalist Georg Brenner and drummer Jan Philipp Janzen blaze a trail through a dense web of references (see also the cover collage merging tile selections, retro interior suggestions, and archaeology textbook cutouts), evoking a warm feeling of being taken along for the ride — even as the band refuses to be pinned down to any clear musical category.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Abacus
    2. Washing Machine
    3. Opposite Day
    4. Fame & Fortune
    5. Face Of Reason
    5. Objects, Beings & Parrots
    6. Jaki's Love Time
    7. Moonwalk
    8. Yours

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    Cover of The Gallows Pole: Original Score (RSD24 EDITION) by Goat.

    Goat

    The Gallows Pole: Original Score (RSD24 EDITION)

    Rocket Recordings

      THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 20TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

      IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 22ND.


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      Cover of Tempus Remixes by Pole.

      Pole

      Tempus Remixes

      Mute

        Pole, aka innovative German electronic artist Stefan Betke, presents a limited edition 12” single with new exciting remixes of tracks from his latest album, Tempus.

        This 12” sees the track ‘Stechmück’ reworked by UK’s electro-punk duo Sleaford Mods, remixed by Californian interdisciplinary artist Rrose, and edited by Pole. The original song embraces the sound of Betke’s dying Minimoog, which you can hear manipulated in different ways across the different versions. Completing the record is the remix of the title track 'Tempus' by long-time Nine Inch Nails contributor, label mate and “synth connoisseur” Alessandro Cortini.

        Düsseldorf-native musician, producer and mastering engineer Pole is known for his unique musical language oscillating between melody and avant-garde in electronic music, with audible influences from Dub and Jazz music. Tempus contributed to his ongoing musical evolution, while retaining a relationship to previous work, with Pitchfork stating “It’s the sound of an artist drawing from his repertoire while demonstrating that he is still looking to the future.” 


        TRACK LISTING

        A1 Stechmück (Sleaford Mods Rework)
        A2 Stechmück (Version)
        AA1 Stechmück (Rrose Remix)
        AA2 Tempus (Alessandro Cortini Remix)

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        Cover of Tempus by Pole.

        Pole

        Tempus

        Mute

          Following the highly acclaimed record Fading in 2021, Pole continues his release series for Mute in 2022 with a new album, Tempus. Pole is Düsseldorf-native musician, producer and mastering engineer Stefan Betke, and is known for his unique musical language oscillating between melody and avant-garde in electronic music, with audible influences from Dub and Jazz music. While the subject of Fading focussed on coping with dementia and the loss of memory over time, Tempus focuses on the connection between the past, the present and the future. Translating to tense in English, Tempus investigates whether music that was created in the past, can still be audible and influential for the present, and how much can this music shine into the future. 

          STAFF COMMENTS

          Barry says: I'm always up for another Pole release, and Betke's latest mines deeply into the furrow of dub that he's artfully crafted out, but this time with a rich melodic overtone lightening the impossibly organic sub-bass throb he's so well known for. A perfect meeting of celestial lightness and indescribable heft. Classic Pole.

          TRACK LISTING

          A1 Cenote
          A2 Grauer Sand
          B1 Alp
          B2 Stechmück
          C1 Firmament
          C2 Tempus
          D1 Allermannsharnisch

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          Cover of Fading by Pole.

          Pole

          Fading

          Mute

            Pole is the project of ground-breaking electronic musician Stefan Betke. The new album Fading is the first since 2015’s Wald. As with every new Pole record, it’s part of a continued forward trajectory but it also connects to a pre-existing sonic framework. “Every Pole record connects to recordings that I've made before,” Betke says, “in order to stay in this kind of vertical development. The ideas from 1, 2, 3 up to now are connected. I keep the interesting elements, languages and vocabulary that I designed and add new elements.” Fading follows the physical released on Mute of remastered versions of his iconic albums 1, 2, 3 to much acclaim.

            STAFF COMMENTS

            Matt says: With me and Barry both long term fans, Pole is a long-serving pioneer of dub-techno, glitch and freestyle electronix. He's lost of his pizaza and originality on this new LP.

            TRACK LISTING

            1 Drifting
            2 Tangente
            3 Erinnerung
            4 Traum
            5 Tölpel
            6 Röschen
            7 Nebelkrähe
            8 Fading

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            Cover of 123 by Pole.

            Pole

            123

            Mute

              Pole, aka musician, producer and mastering engineer Stefan Betke releases the remastered reissues of his debut album releases, 1, 2 and 3 as a box set. Released on vinyl (for the first time in nearly 20 years) and CD (remastered since its 2008 reissue), the box set release marks 20 years since the trilogy was completed and a return to the label for the groundbreaking artist.

              Pole 1 (1998), Pole 2 (1999) and Pole 3 (2000), originally released as three consecutive albums in their own right, and described by The Wire as “…a set of roadmaps for the soul”, are presented together to highlight Pole’s deliberate statement - reinforced by the titling of the albums and their minimalist monochrome cover art.

              TRACK LISTING

              POLE 1
              1 Modul
              2 Fragen
              3 Kirschenessen
              4 Lachen
              5 Berlin
              6 Tanzen
              7 Fremd
              8 Paula
              9 Fliegen
              10 Modul

              POLE 2
              1 Fahren
              2 Stadt
              3 Streit
              4 Huckepack
              5 Hafen
              6 Weit

              POLE 3
              1 Silberfisch
              2 Taxi
              3 Karussel
              4 Überfahrt
              5 Rondell Zwei
              6 Klettern
              7 Strand
              8 Fohlenfurz

              VINYL BOX SET BONUS 12”
              1 RAUM 1
              2 RAUM 2

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              Cover of Flyin' The Flannel / Mr. Machinery Operator / Live Totem Pole EP by Firehose.

              Firehose

              Flyin' The Flannel / Mr. Machinery Operator / Live Totem Pole EP

              BGO

                American punk rock trio’s two Columbia albums from 1991 and 1993, plus 1992’s Live Totem Pole EP. fIREHOSE (as the band’s name is stylized) was formed in 1986 by Mike Watt, George Hurley and Ed Crawford, after the death of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon brought an end to Watt and Hurley’s previous band, Minutemen. The band split in 1994, but got back together in 2012 and have continued to gig on and off since then. Digitally remastered and slipcased with new notes.

                TRACK LISTING

                CD 1:
                Down With The Bass
                Up Finnegan’s Ladder
                Can’t Believe
                Walking The Cow
                Flyin’ The Flannel
                Epoxy, For Example
                O’er The Town Of Pedro
                Too Long
                The First Cuss
                Anti-Misogyny Maneuver
                Toolin’
                Song For Dave
                Alvin
                Tien An Man Dream Again
                Lost Colors
                Towin’ The Line
                Losers, Boozers And Heroes

                CD 2:
                Formal Introduction
                Blaze
                Herded Into Pools
                Witness
                Number Seven
                Powerful Hankerin’
                Rocket Sled/Fuel Tank
                Quicksand
                Disciples
                Of The 3-Way
                More Famous Quotes
                Sincerely
                Hell-Hole
                4. 29. 92
                The Cliffs Thrown Down
                The Red And The Black
                Sophisticated Bitch
                Revolution (Part Two)
                Slack Motherfucker
                What Gets Heard
                Mannequin
                Makin’ The Freeway

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                Cover of Resolution by Penetration.

                Penetration

                Resolution

                Polestar Music Ltd.

                Penetration were formed in Ferryhill, County Durham in 1976 at the very beginning of the punk rock phenomenon. An exciting live prospect, respected by peers and dedicated fans, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1977 and released their first single, the punk classic 'Don't Dictate', that autumn. ‘Resolution’ is their first album for 36 years.

                Their debut album, 'Moving Targets', was released in 1978 to critical acclaim and commercial success (reaching no. 22 in the UK album chart) and showcased a confident outfit that had already expanded its musical and creative vision.

                Their second album, 'Coming Up For Air' which was produced by legendary Steve Lillywhite, had excellent songs such as 'Come Into The Open' (released as a single) and 'Shout Above The Noise' that ensured a healthy Top 40 chart placing for the record, before the band announced their split up.

                In 2002, Murray was persuaded to reform Penetration. Of its original members, only Pauline Murray, Robert Blamire and drummer Gary Smallman remained, with guitarists Steve Wallace and Paul Harvey (who appeared on the 'Storm Clouds' album) augmenting the line-up.

                Their comeback album, 'Resolution' retains the essential components of Penetration, with subtle references to the band's previous releases sprinkled throughout. Produced by Blamire, his bass combined with John Maher's drumming provides a strong rhythm section and the powerful and distinctive guitar parts of Wallace and Harvey blend perfectly together, leaving Murray's still strong and distinctive voice to convey passionate yet intelligent lyrical subject matter.

                TRACK LISTING

                Instumantra
                Betrayed!
                Just Drifting
                Guilty
                Two Places (Dos Lugares)
                Aguila
                Beat Goes On
                Makes No Sense
                The Feeling
                Sea Song
                Calm Before The Storm
                Outromistra

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                Cover of Wald by Pole.

                Pole

                Wald

                Pole

                'Wald' begins immediately, ends abruptly, and is divided into three acts over three tracks. It is the first studio album under Stefan Betke's Pole moniker for eight years. Eight years is an eternity in the digital age - yet the pieces on ‘Wald’ seem timeless, or to have fallen from time.

                Over several years, long walks in the woods preceded the resumption of the production of his new material. He was essentially waiting, applying patience, and viewing life as battery which needs to be recharged. For Pole, the forest was where it was at: its spatiality; the above, below and beyond; the horizon, offset by the vertical axes of the trees. "With previous albums, the city was that forest. Inspiration came from a walk through Berlin or Manhattan, where I could hear or see or read something and then understand that it is possible to continue." So the forest was where Pole found the urge to “transcribe" that nebulous feeling into music.

                On ‘Wald’ it is manifested, for example, in raw sounds (second act) and in psychedelic structures (third act), which sound as if they might be guitars (but are actually distorted synthetic lines). The new compositions on ‘Wald’ do not deny their inheritance within the continuum of dub, yet they bring an entirely new vocabulary to Pole's sonic and spatial universe. The structures, forms and processes that Betke perceived in the forest were translated into musical structures, forms and processes that inherently sounded like Pole. Perhaps the forest simply produces reverberations (just like the echo in the mountains!) that give rise to a bounty of thoughts. The story behind it is told in music, without the use of words – as has previously so often been the case with Pole.


                TRACK LISTING

                Akt 1:
                1./A1 Kauz (5:23)
                2/A2. Salamander (4:44)
                3/A3. Moos (live) (6:46)
                Akt 2:
                4/B1. Myzel (6:05)
                5/B2. Wurzel (live) (5:40)
                6/B3. Aue (Live) (6:01)
                Akt 3:
                7/C1. Käfer (5:21)
                8/C2. Fichte (live) (4:23)
                9/C3. Eichelhäher (4:55)
                D-Side Features An Etching.

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                31 Knots

                Polemics EP

                Polyvinyl Record Co.

                  "Polemics" expands 31 Knots sound with the addition of new instrumentation, new timbre, and further experimentation on their syncopated style. 'Their sound swipes Fugazi's muscular rhythms and Gang Of Four's energetic musical dialectic, along with King Crimson and Yes' proggy forays into chord progressions unknown'. SF Bay Guardian.

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                  D. Moebius

                  Nurton

                  Blue Pole Records

                    Ex Harmonia member, and Cluster/Eno collaborator presents his first new album in over seven years. Pure electronic current abstracted into riffs and textural sound poems - unpredictably cutting edge!

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