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PLE 65408EP
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The year is 1989. Techno's second generation has begun to permeate the globe leading a young Carl Craig to a tiny village in the countryside of Belgium. It is here, undistracted and determined to break out, that Craig encounters one of the country's only drum machines, an Alesis controlled midi-808. In a single session he composes and mixes a handful of records that are still to this day regarded as some of his most raw and explosive contributions to the fabric of electronic music history. Carl revisits this fateful chapter through the lens of a famed cut from his Psyche alias From Beyond, with a "C2 2023 Mix" and remixes from Seth Troxler, Ataxia and Admn, out July 14 on Planet E Communications. The Psyche alias, known for early Transmat releases like Crack\down and Elements, embodied a stripped back, less sample-based yin attitude to the yang of Carl's more aggressive 69 and sampleforward BFC and Paperclip People identities. From Beyond, first released in 1990 via the Crackdown 12" on Transmat, offers an eerie glimpse into the simplistic production that came through Carl's mastery of the 808 and the sonic value of restricting himself to this movement defining tool. This new From Beyond package sees Carl lift and bend the original in his "C2 2023 Mix" alongside a package of remixes from artists near to the hearts of Detroit and the Planet E fold. Seth Troxler brings a subdued acid tinge to the package, while label regular Ataxia pays homage to the source material with a renewed percussive energy, followed by a soulful rework by Admn.
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2017 repress; Red vinyl. Psyche is a Canadian dark-synth pop act centered around singer Darrin Huss who have continued to record and perform for nearly 30 years. Psyche's version of "Goodbye Horses," originally made famous by Q Lazzarus, has maintained their renown. Optimo offers a re-acquaintance with not only the exclusive re-workings of "Goodbye Horses" and "Prisoner To Desire," but also with two of Psyche's instrumental tracks, "Eating Violins" and "Contorting The Image." All four tracks are exclusive mixes to this release.
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VOD 088LP
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"It all started sometime at the dawn of the '80s by two Canadian brothers, Darrin and Stephen Huss while living with their parents in Edmonton, Alberta. The first and only synthesizer based act in our whole region, were joined by third member Dwayne Goettel and subsequently formed the band Psyche. A combination of horror and electronics that in the area of Western Canada was completely unheard of and would continue to be considered quite shocking until the music finally caught on. When the Huss family moved to Waterloo, Ontario, Darrin and Stephen took time out from their school work to lay down what would become this official debut album of Psyche's music. With fearlessly experimental electro-titles such as 'Children Carry Knives', 'Psychic Vampire', 'Maggots', and 'The Brain Collapses'. Under the disguised names Evan Panic (Darrin), and Anthony Red (Stephen) Psyche, with release on hand prepared themselves for a proper onslaught on the further unsuspecting Canadian audience, and the rest of the world. This 3 album edition of Insomnia Theatre also contains the 4-Track recordings while Dwayne was a member, as well as several rare direct to cassette demos, the tracks of Tales From The Darkside, as well as our now collectable 12" of Thundershowers. Plus the monumental 'Unveiling The Secret' appears in its album version to round out the complete vision of Psyche's early beginnings from 1983 up to this 1986 breakthrough club hit!"
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