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Artist:	B12
Title:	Last Days of Silence
Label:	B12 (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	B12 019CD

"Some 12 years since the classic Time Tourist album (Warp), the rightful follow-up to B12's critically acclaimed and landmark first LP Electro Soma (also on Warp) the recently re-launched B12 are back as both label and seminal electronic act. The duo, Mike Golding and Steve Rutter release their first CD album consisting of new unheard material, tracks only ever heard at their live gigs and music only previously available on limited edition vinyl. Last Days of Silence sees the pair return in superb form with an album that rightly joins their first two highly rated electronic classics. From the warm and moody 'Ashamed of Me' to the Far Eastern tinged strings on 'Hall of Mirrors,' echoic deep bass on the break infected 'Magnetic Fields' and dancefloor groove of current single '32 Lineup' Steve Rutter and Mike Golding combine the classic B12 sounds into a new vision of the future. Also featuring a bonus disc of unreleased live recordings Last Days of Silence sees B12 rightly return to the UK techno throne."

Artist:	B12
Title:	Last Days Of Silence Remixes
Label:	B12 (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	B12 020CD

"After the critically-acclaimed album Last Days of Silence projected B12 back into the techno limelight after twelve years of silence, the duo, Mike Golding and Steve Rutter, have remixed some of the most asked-for tracks from the album and combined them with two completely new and unreleased tracks. The Last Days album built successfully on the ethos set down by B12 in 1990 when they started their own music output on B12 Records to provide music for listening and dancing. It was described by DJ magazine as 'mesmerizing Detroit explorations (4.5/5)' and by M8 magazine as 'epic electronica with a touch of darkness.' This limited remix release concentrates on the listening rather than dancing and brings the duo's perfect atmospheres, melodies, moods and beats together to create a new take on the best of their album, in a way that only B12 are capable of. The extended CD consists of eight tracks in total and will be released at the same time as a limited edition, four-track picture disc sampler."

Artist:	B12
Title:	B12 Records Archive Volume 1
Label:	B12 (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	B12 121CD

"B12 Records announce the re-opening of their archives with a 7-volume series to include every track released on B12 Records between 1990 and 2007. For the first time, this 98 track Archive series will bring together every ultra rare vinyl EP and limited CD bonus track, gathered into a series of double CDs. The tracks that shaped techno history have been fully digitally re-mastered, and if owning them is not enough, the series will also contain 27 previously-unreleased and unheard bonus tracks, recorded by B12 at the infamous Epicentre Studios almost 20 years ago, during the same golden period of UK techno perfection. Volume 1 of this epic series collects the first 2 ultra-rare releases on B12 Records, catalog numbers B1201 (originally released on vinyl September 1991) and B1202 (January 1992). These two EPs were the first time we heard the techno of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter, the clean, clear and complex music that contributed to this new era in UK techno. CD1 combines the first-ever B12 release, the first Musicology EP, which includes the seminal 'Telefone 529' and 'Obsessed' (which were both included on the duo's Warp album Electro Soma released two years later in 1993), with 2 bonus tracks extracted from the B12 archives that have never been heard before. 'Ming' and 'Eliya' uphold every B12 tradition and maintain an unbelievable quality of sound and texture. CD2 is a continuation of the experimental techno that clearly defined the Chicago and Detroit influences while building and twisting the music into a unique and unforgettable UK sound. It was here that the duo's obsession with outer space and futuristic time travel began, a journey that has only previously been experienced by a select few vinyl junkies, tracks that have never before been committed to the pure digital format they deserve. Also included on CD2 are another 2 bonus tracks, again previously-unreleased and never heard before."

Artist:	B12
Title:	B12 Records Archive Volume 2
Label:	B12 (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	B12 122CD

"Volume two of B12 Records epic Archive series collates the 3rd and 4th releases on B12 Records (catalog numbers B1203 & B1204). These two EPs continued the new era in UK techno, with truly unique sounds coming from the B12 camp. CD1 draws together the debut work from Zee Sharp (Matt Cogger) and Future/Past, and As One, aka Kirk Degiorgio, who is now considered to be one of the best techno producers to emerge during this time. Kirk has subsequently released music on Planet E, R&S, Likemind, New Electronica, MoWax, Buzz and his own highly influential Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART) and OpART record labels. His critically-acclaimed B12 Records debut is undisputed as a forerunner in the unique sound of British techno and has been fully re-mastered here, from the originals. CD2 continues the techno explorations of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter, this time under the guise of Musicology, their more upbeat incarnation. It was this EP that first captured the imagination of Warp Records. The lead track, 'Premonition' subsequently appeared on the first Artificial Intelligence compilation album that launched the now-infamous series. Also included on CD2 are another 2 bonus tracks extracted from the B12 Records Archives, also previously-unreleased, never heard before on any format."

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