Salt
*Limited Edition Of 150 Copies* When it travels, the voice is a double agent, a trickster, or a dubious guru, but when it pauses for a recording, it's historical, capturing a mood or an emotion for all time. I didn't expect that I would hardly recognize the people who made Salt — myself and Hessel Veldman — a year and a half after recording it, but this is where I find myself now, so I'll say a few words about this temporary prosopagnosia. Twelve years ago, when I moved to the Netherlands from J…
Papotier
Marking the final chapter of a visionary trilogy, “Papotier” sees Pancrace return in full force. A haunting exploration of breath, language, and acoustics, recorded around a historic Silbermann organ in Alsace, the album is a radical statement of sonic identity - fragile, fearless, and gloriously unclassifiable.
3 × hullo, hullo
The first few minutes of ‘3 × hullo, hullo’ sound like a little mole creeping up through the soil. The little thing hoes and scoops up some sand, building a small pile of dirt. But then, anger... because this drives them mad—those who want their lawns clean and spotless. A clean lawn: a desire we inherited from the Brits. Dumped into our collective consciousness by humorless Victorians who enjoyed having their black pudding on the lawn. An uninspired impression from their misreading of Italian p…
Oh! Pebbles / 아 ! 조약돌
Tom Jacques and Eunsil Noh met recently on Tom’s first trip to South Korea. Their meeting was marked by instant musical chemistry and camaraderie. Their duo project, Oh ! Pebbles, consists of their complimentary singular practices in musical improvisation. Their sound centers on fusing minimalistic noise coming from mundane objects triggered by vibrating mini-motors and the re-actualisation of the storied history of voice art in the Pansori tradition. This combination, often supported by harmoni…
Step (tape + ephemera)
Very obscure 1983 cassette on Squit Tapes of superb experimental electronic music succesfully mixing industrial and repetitive influences (M.B. meets Philip Glass somehow), with original A3 insert, plus bonus insert and Rat sticker.
Progetti Interrotti (tape + ephemera)
Ultrarare 1985 20-minute 4-track cassette compilation on Squit Tapes of synth-wave music recorerd between 1980 and 1982 by very obscure 'bands': Alan's Lads, Johnny & Mark and the duo of 3- and 4-year-olds Raboceie Dielo. With A3 insert and bonus Rat News 4 A3 booklet.
Guida ufficiale della Stato di Naon (pamphlet)
Very rare 1983 folded pamphlet published by Pordenone's The Great Complotto (home of Tampax, HitlerSS, Sexy Angels, Andy Warhol Banana Technicolor, Mind Invaders, Cancer, etc.
Nouances (tape)
Very varied (new wave, experimental, ebm, no wave) cassette compilation produced by Daniele Ciullini featuring Pankow, The Tempest, Minox, Rinf and Ciullini himself. Originally coming with two booklets not included here.
The Extinction (tape)
Rare electronic/industrial music compilation cassette with Rinf, Nulla Iperreale, 2+2=5, Gregorio Bardini, Nocteau, "Airthrob In", Bourbonese Qualk, St. Spirale, Laxative Souls, Radio Honolulu, F.A.R.. Originally enclosed with The Scream 7 magazine, not included here.
Milano Enarmonisto
Rare early tape (1984) on ADN with the Bel Canto Orchestra and Pierre Bastien.
Percorsi del rock italiano (book)
1980 excellent book on the early Italian new wave scene with interviews to several bands including Skiantos, Stupid set, Confusional Quartet, Gaz Nevada, N.O.I.A., Luti Chroma, Wind Open, Johnson Righeira, Art Fleury, etc.
Constrictor Mag. 10 - Voidoid Union (fanzine)
Rare 1985 music / mail art fanzine with spray-painted cover by Alessandro Aiello with lost of collages, contacts and reviews: Sleep Chamber, Current 93, Merzbow, Zero Kama, Die Form, Smersh, If Bwana, Hunting Lodge, etc.
Bologna Rock (book)
Rare 1979 book on the Bologna punk rock / new wave scene of the late 70's, an illustrated history of event leading up to the mythical Bologna Rock concert of 1979.
Komakino 5 - aprile-maggio '84 (fanzine)
Rare music fanzine with articles on Underground Life, QFWFQ, Pankow, Simple Minds, Clash, the Smiths, etc.
Tribal Cabaret n°04 - dicembre 1983 (fanzine)
Rare excellent music fanzine with articles/interviews on/with Tuxedomoon, Clock DVA, Illogico, Die Form, Cabaret Voltaire. SPK, etc.
Dopo n.0 - luglio-dicembre 1985 (fanzine)
Fanzine of music reviews published my the cassette label MegaMagoMusic.
Prima Dell'Alba (tape + Sexual Lobotomy nr.3 fanzine)
Very rare cassette compilation of very obscure new wave bands: D.H.G., Atelier Du Mal, Clima, The Khan Chy's Yawn, Colour Movies, Braque, Δtx. With Sexual Lobotomy nr.3 fanzine included in original PVC bag.
Tribal Cabaret n°05 - The Other Side Of Futurism (tape + fanzine)
Rare 1985 cassette compilation of new/synth-wave bands including Videozona, Nocteau, Cloudy Doll, Qfwfq, Victrola, A.T.R.O.X., Daniele Ciullini, Detonazione, Illogico, Die Førm and F.A.R., complete with booklet plus the excellent Tribal Cabaret 5 magazine and 3 A4 posters.
Paroxismós (7")
1986 second 7" single on Contempo by one of the most respected Italian goth new wave bands.
Vinile 4 - primavera-estate 89 (7" + magazine)
1984 7"EP compilation with five post-punk / indie rock bands - The Wedding Present, Hitchcock's Scream, Ifix Tcen Tcen, Jackie Stewart Said, Allison Run– - complete with Vinile 4 magazine it was enclosed with.