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AKT 762LP
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The unique score of the 2012 Filipino short film Ruined Heart emerged through the collaboration of a diverse group of musicians. While Stereo Total, the Berlin-based band known for its playful and eclectic style (a mix of synthpop, new wave, pop, and electronica), contributed tracks that give the film its psychedelic punk-pop-opera-esque quality, the subtle, beautiful melody of singer-songwriter Scott Matthew's tracks "Carnival" and "Mural" creates a quiet, sentimental undertone. Other contributors include Bing Austria and his band The Flippin' Soul Stompers, who also perform in the film, as well as The Mabuhay Singers. Double LP limited to 1000 copies worldwide; includes DIN A4 booklet and MP3 download code. Also includes tracks by Lee Soledad, John Holt, Graunzone, Conching Rosal, Khavn, Buddy Emmons, and Hasil Adkins.
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FITC 001EP
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This is Philly soul from 2015. Not soul from Philadelphia but soul from the Philippines... Bing Austria & His Soul Stompers are the number-one soul band from the Philippines. The A-side features the title-track for the movie Ruined Heart (2012). Limited to 500 copies worldwide. File under: soul, rocksteady!
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AKTSIE 051EP
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New Pudel 12" featuring four tracks by Hamburg's finest house/minimal/cosmic-producer RVDS (of It's and Dial-fame). Interstellar house music between Chicago, Detroit, Milan, and Hamburg.
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AKT 759LP
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After more than 20 studio albums, more than a dozen live albums and numerous compilations, not to mention countless, and legendary, live performances around the world, NRBQ released a new studio album, Brass Tacks, in 2014. Recorded with Terry Adams on keyboards and vocals, Scott Ligon on guitar and vocals, Conrad Choucroun on drums (Ligon and Choucroun have been playing with Adams for seven years) and Casey McDonough (who joined the Q in 2012) on bass and vocals, Brass Tacks is brimming with swinging rhythms, sweet vocals, and sparkling sound. The dozen new tunes, served up in the unique Q mix of pop, rock, jazz, country, and more -- "It's just NRBQ music," says Adams. Credits: Terry Adams (piano, clavinet, harmonica ['I'd Like to Know'], vocals); Scott Ligon (guitar, banjo, vocals); Casey McDonough (bass, vocals); Conrad Choucroun (drums with Joe Camarillo, drums ['Greetings from Delaware' & 'I'm Not Here']); Jimmy Gordon (harmonica, ['This Flat Tire']). Brass Tacks was recorded and mixed by Norm DeMoura at Harmonium Studio. On tour, Conrad Choucroun is occasionally replaced by Bobby Lloyd Hicks on drums (The Skeletons, Dave Alvin, Jonathan Richman, Steve Forbert).
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AKT 752LP
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Staatsakt presents the fifth album from rag-tag international carnival punk artist/band, Bonaparte. Bonaparte collects languages (both musical and verbal) everywhere he goes -- like a kid collects shells at the seashore -- excited about each and every new discovery -- vibing off of the rubble of the Berlin Wall, the melodious bird songs of New Zealand, the camaraderie of Russian vodka, and the beat-up breakdance cardboard of Brooklyn. By soaking up such a wide array of cultural contexts, Bonaparte has developed an effortless knack for code-switching that keeps his music unpredictable and fresh. Even though he sings primarily in English, it often seems as if he is experimenting with his own idiosyncratic dialect -- where repetition and wordplay morph meaning into something that is entirely fluid, dynamic, and oftentimes absurdist. Two of Bonaparte's biggest hits -- "Anti-Anti" and "Too Much" -- utilize this twist of meaning so effectively that seemingly negative phraseologies become chant-worthy rallying cries. The same kind of magic is worked in "Out of Control," a stand-out track where there is such a clash of disparate musical and linguistic traditions that the urgency of the message becomes contagiously universal. Just as he gathers languages in his constant state of motion, Bonaparte also gathers conspirators, collaborators, fervent followers, and most importantly, friends. A gaggle of elaborately-costumed dancers decorate his frenetic live show. Videographers emerge from their darkened editing suites to create stunning Bonaparte videos. Engineers and musicians alike are quick to accept invitations to record from this charmingly strange traveler. Such was the case for recording this self-titled Bonaparte album in Brooklyn, NY. After a chance meeting and a few drinks, Bonaparte casually teamed up with Andy Baldwin to record an entire album -- featuring drumming by Philadelphia native Christopher Powell, and even a cameo from Brooklyn rapper/artist Tim Fite. If you listen very carefully between the notes of the songs, you can hear the sound-distance traveled and life-long friendships being formed. Includes an mp3 download voucher; die-cut cover.
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LP version. Includes a CD copy of the album. Swiss artist Dieter Meier, the voice of Yello, releases his first solo album. The 12-track album sounds like a magical sound-alchemy made of chanson, electro and dub. Realized with various musicians and producers including Thomas Wydler (drummer in Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds), Nackt (producer for Mute recording artist Apparat), Ben Lauber (producer, synthesizer), Ephrem Lchinger (piano), Tobias Preisig (violin), Nicolas Rüttimann (guitar), and electropunk pioneer & producer T.Raumschmiere aka Marco Haas. The most exciting stories that happen to us are the ones that life itself seems to write the script to. You just need to put your hands onto them. If there's an expert on this matter, then it is certainly Meier, who now, at almost 69 years of age, is releasing his first solo album. Be it performance art, his work with Yello, or his winery, Dieter Meier dislikes the routine, which we ordinarily call day-to-day-life. His solo debut is called Out of Chaos, a reference to chaos itself; to the possibility that, at least theoretically, everything is achievable anytime. It all started on a reading tour accompanying the film Touch Yello, when Dieter Meier, inspired by his long-time Berlin friend and colleague Marcus Herold, brought along a handful of newly-written songs and performed them with jazz-violinist Tobias Preisig and guitarist Nicolas Rüttimann. Meier, who (apart from two exceptions in London and New York) never performed live with Yello at all, soon fancied the live situation and went on writing new pieces. Herold called Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds-drummer Thomas Wydler, pianist Ephrem Lchinger joined up, and shortly after, newer versions of Out of Chaos songs found their way to the stage, such as at the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Volksbhne, Berlin. In the summer of 2013, Meier eventually found an open-minded, experimental producer trio in Berlin: Nackt (Warren Suicide, Apparat, et al.), Ben Lauber (Apparat, et al.), and T.Raumschmiere, all of them big fans of Meier's work, teamed up with the first generation Out of Chaos band at Chez Cherie Studios in Neuklln to arrange, re-arrange, discuss, discard, research, jam, and eventually record in a series of sessions which are now an album. The result is a grand record starring Dieter Meier, standing at the bar of his life and musing about the rivers of time. Sometimes his songs sound like electro-acoustic Yello tracks, sometimes like a tender ex-lovers-blues from under the sea, and sometimes you find a post-punk nerve. And like any other stage Dieter Meier walked onto before, be it as an artist of all genres or as a singer/songwriter, on Out of Chaos he re-invents himself into a new world.
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Swiss artist Dieter Meier, the voice of Yello, releases his first solo album. The 12-track album sounds like a magical sound-alchemy made of chanson, electro and dub. Realized with various musicians and producers including Thomas Wydler (drummer in Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds), Nackt (producer for Mute recording artist Apparat), Ben Lauber (producer, synthesizer), Ephrem Lchinger (piano), Tobias Preisig (violin), Nicolas Rüttimann (guitar), and electropunk pioneer & producer T.Raumschmiere aka Marco Haas. The most exciting stories that happen to us are the ones that life itself seems to write the script to. You just need to put your hands onto them. If there's an expert on this matter, then it is certainly Meier, who now, at almost 69 years of age, is releasing his first solo album. Be it performance art, his work with Yello, or his winery, Dieter Meier dislikes the routine, which we ordinarily call day-to-day-life. His solo debut is called Out of Chaos, a reference to chaos itself; to the possibility that, at least theoretically, everything is achievable anytime. It all started on a reading tour accompanying the film Touch Yello, when Dieter Meier, inspired by his long-time Berlin friend and colleague Marcus Herold, brought along a handful of newly-written songs and performed them with jazz-violinist Tobias Preisig and guitarist Nicolas Rüttimann. Meier, who (apart from two exceptions in London and New York) never performed live with Yello at all, soon fancied the live situation and went on writing new pieces. Herold called Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds-drummer Thomas Wydler, pianist Ephrem Lchinger joined up, and shortly after, newer versions of Out of Chaos songs found their way to the stage, such as at the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Volksbhne, Berlin. In the summer of 2013, Meier eventually found an open-minded, experimental producer trio in Berlin: Nackt (Warren Suicide, Apparat, et al.), Ben Lauber (Apparat, et al.), and T.Raumschmiere, all of them big fans of Meier's work, teamed up with the first generation Out of Chaos band at Chez Cherie Studios in Neuklln to arrange, re-arrange, discuss, discard, research, jam, and eventually record in a series of sessions which are now an album. The result is a grand record starring Dieter Meier, standing at the bar of his life and musing about the rivers of time. Sometimes his songs sound like electro-acoustic Yello tracks, sometimes like a tender ex-lovers-blues from under the sea, and sometimes you find a post-punk nerve. And like any other stage Dieter Meier walked onto before, be it as an artist of all genres or as a singer/songwriter, on Out of Chaos he re-invents himself into a new world.
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AKTSIE 047EP
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Ladies and gentlemen: Pudel Produkte strikes back... again. Legendary sitar-player Ashraf Sharif Khan mixes his strings with crazy dubstep beats from Viktor Marek (8 Doogymoto, Kings Of Dubrock, etc.). One track features Sensational of WordSound and Crooklyn fame. On the B-side you can listen to Demdike Stare cooking some crystal dubmeth out of it all. Cover by Alex Solman (CIA/MFOC). Limited to 500 units on (white) vinyl only.
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AKTSIE 045EP
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What a soulful single debut. Sophia Kennedy from Baltimore, Maryland moved to Hamburg in Germany to study film where she met legendary Carsten "Erobique" Meyer. Together, they produced this lovely, Carole King-ish tune. Limited to 500 copies worldwide.
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Finally available on vinyl again, the legendary concoction of myth-enshrouded, yet forgotten music producer Bronco "Babyman" Babic from the '60s, '70s, and '80s, and the best from back then. Was he born in Italy, the Balkans, or the Flemish part of Belgium? Many peculiar tales are told about Babic, who has revived his old recording company "Asexy" and is going to put out single after single of his dearest milestones. "High Like a Fly" is disco supremacy galore. The flip features boogie-shredder "Babypeople."
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Finally available again on original A-Sexy vinyl: the myth-enshrouded music producer Bronco "Babyman" Babic from the '60s, '70s, '80s. Many peculiar tales are told about Bronco "Babyman" Babic. Back in 1978, at Lugano-based music fair Musica Technica, he made an elephant play on his self-designed synthesizer "Broncosaurus SEXX." His hits remain forgotten, but among beat junkies and undaunted DJs worldwide, his legacy remains unbroken. Presented here is his rocking macho-statement "Tiger of the Night" from the '70s, and "Babyman," a boogie-shredder of its own kind.
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AKTSIE 044EP
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Limited 10" on Pudel Produkte (500 copies worldwide). These tracks will only be released on vinyl. No digital release. Cloud Boat from London remix Me Succeeds from Hamburg and Christian Naujoks plays a beautiful guitar meditation on the B-side. Cover artwork by Alex Solman. Beautiful tracks -- check it out.
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AKTSIE 043EP
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Instrumental Kraut/post-rock from Circuit Diagram with amazing "cellphone from the Sahara" vibes from Hamburg/Leipzig, Germany.
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AKTSIE 039EP
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Staatsakt presents exclusive disco-trash versions of Stereo Total's "We Don't Wanna Dance" and the glorious flip-side "Pixelize Me." Comes in a beautiful neon cover drawn by Françoise Cactus. Limited to 500 copies worldwide.
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AKTSIE 037EP
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Pudel Produkte 18 features a deep sub-woofer bass track from Joney. On the flip, Carsten "Mampf" Meyer and Viktor "Fettuccini" Marek create some kind of schmatz-dub straight from the pit of your stomach. A stethoscopic sampler took the sound directly from its origin and enriched it with pan flutes and deep house vocals. The passé-partout was designed by Rumanian-based artist and sound installer L.C. Knabe, who has done several field recordings at Golden Pudel Club.
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AKTSIE 036EP
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This Jeans Team single comes on the great Berlin based Staatsakt label (Bonaparte, Fraktus, Andreas Dorau). Two brand-new songs between Kraftwerk and Dorau, for those who know. Great teaser for the forthcoming new album in 2013.
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Staatsakt presents the best songs from electronic pioneers Fraktus, united on one record. Ultimately, you get the chance to listen to the whole story. With their revolutionary tone, their adventurous sound experiments and their groundbreaking technique, Fraktus are the originators of techno. From Westbam to Steve Blame, from Blixa Bargeld to Scooter and Dieter Meier, it's common knowledge in the electro-scene: Fraktus invented techno, in sound, aesthetics and technique. Despite all that, and promising success in the early '80s, the band ceased to exist over 25 years ago and vanished from the surface of the earth. Only in retrospection, their true impact on German -- as well as international -- musical history becomes evident. The Millennium Edition now reveals the last myth of German pop history. It contains Fraktus' most significant works from their long out-of-print albums LSD=ESEL, Tut Ench Amour and Automate, plus the very rare Affe Sucht Liebe 12". Everything has been cautiously remastered from the original tapes on behalf of the band. Includes a booklet with all single and LP covers, liner notes of the band, and never-before-published photographs of all periods of the band's history. Bonus track: the previously-unreleased mix of "Affe Sucht Liebe" by Alex Christensen (U96, Right Said Fred, et al.).
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AKT 737LP
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Gatefold double LP version with a CD version of the album. Staatsakt presents the best songs from electronic pioneers Fraktus, united on one record. Ultimately, you get the chance to listen to the whole story. With their revolutionary tone, their adventurous sound experiments and their groundbreaking technique, Fraktus are the originators of techno. From Westbam to Steve Blame, from Blixa Bargeld to Scooter and Dieter Meier, it's common knowledge in the electro-scene: Fraktus invented techno, in sound, aesthetics and technique. Despite all that, and promising success in the early '80s, the band ceased to exist over 25 years ago and vanished from the surface of the earth. Only in retrospection, their true impact on German -- as well as international -- musical history becomes evident. The Millennium Edition now reveals the last myth of German pop history. It contains Fraktus' most significant works from their long out-of-print albums LSD=ESEL, Tut Ench Amour and Automate, plus the very rare Affe Sucht Liebe 12". Everything has been cautiously remastered from the original tapes on behalf of the band. Includes a booklet with all single and LP covers, liner notes of the band, and never-before-published photographs of all periods of the band's history. Bonus track: the previously-unreleased mix of "Affe Sucht Liebe" by Alex Christensen (U96, Right Said Fred, et al.).
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Five-track EP in a picture sleeve featuring fine exclusive remixes/edits by Housemeister (Boys Noize Records), Fukkk Offf (Coco Machete Records) and upcoming techno-wunderkind, Etnik. Vinyl limited to 500 copies. Taken from the new Bonaparte album Sorry We're Open (AKT 738LP). This is "new electro-blues-rave" from Berlin's number one rock 'n' roll circus.
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AKT 738LP
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The third album by Berlin's number one freak-out collective is called Sorry, We're Open and presents 11 brand-new tunes straight out of the borderline city: Electro-blues-punk and freaky folk-waves by Monsieur Bonaparte featuring Housemeister (Boys Noize Records) and Siriusmo (Monkeytown Records). After years of ongoing tour frenzy, tracking the traces of debut album Too Much (AKT 701CD), accompanying remix CD Remuched and the highly-anticipated My Horse Likes You (AKT 708CD/LP) album, Bonaparte returns for more mayhem in 2012. Limited pink vinyl edition, housed in a full-color gatefold sleeve with mp3 download code.
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AKTSIE 034EP
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Featuring the legendary, original Deep Space Network (Move D and Jonas Grossmann) with the track "La Pulpe d'Orange" from 1993, which was released on the Urban Flow label, limited to 500 units -- reissued now for the first time and still a stunning piece of music. Also: A deep collaboration by Anthony "Shake" Shakir, together with Viktor Marek (VM) and RVDS. And last but not least: Jacques Palminger and his Kings Of Dubrock are back with "MDMA," dub-house inna disco-tek style.
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AKT 732CD
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The 11th studio album by Stereo Total features no less than '60s-beat, electro-punk feminism, a tricky reflection on Pop Art, B-movie soundtracks, a tune for Alice Schwarzer, strong women and weak men, music for your local disco-basement and a song for vegetarians. To cut it short: Cactus Versus Brezel is a hit- and hook-laden record for the metrosexual bumchuck in everybody, regardless where you are living and were brought up. You need proof? You may want to ask adjacent stars like The Beastie Boys or The Strokes, fans that have invited Stereo Total to join them on bygone world tours: if there's any band transmitting from Berlin, Alexanderplatz that is -- for two decades now -- warmly welcomed anywhere in the world, it is Stereo Total. Production-wise, this time Stereo Total headed to Los Angeles to record their new album at legendary Stonehenge Studios with a couple of befriended musicians and producer Gus Seyffert live on tape. Seyffert is known to the pop-connaisseur for his bass work with The Black Keys.
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AKTSIE 031EP
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Brand new Stereo Total single out on Staatsakt. New songs "Die Frau In Der Musik" (trans. "Woman In Music") with B-side "Das Monstrum" (trans. "The Monster") in extra garage-pop versions recorded for this very special collector's item, limited to 500 copies worldwide. P.S., this version of "Das Monstrum" was recorded with Captain Blauschimmel, the fastest boogie-woogie pianist in Berlin.
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AKTSIE 030EP
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While Marek is renowned as the original "Madlib from the Waterkant," Khan, offspring of an ancient Pakistani sitar-player-dynasty, is randomly stranded in Hamburg. Together, the duo produces a sitar-driven club-step that unifies countries, people, and even cerebral hemispheres. Besides the two original tracks, this 12" includes remixes by legendary dubstep/UK garage/drum'n'bass godfathers Horsepower Productions and by the Hamburg-based Smallville collective that has grown around the Smallville record store. A must-have.
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AKT 708LP
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Gatefold double LP version. After two years of ongoing tour-frenzy, tracking the traces of debut album Too Much and the accompanying remix CD Remuched, it's finally here: the eagerly-anticipated new studio album My Horse Likes You from Bonaparte. An imperial carriage full of outrageous top hits, somewhere between trotting rock'n'roll, galloping electro, and vaulting indie-rock. Monsieur Bonaparte takes us on a sunny ride from Mexico to Russia: 11 new party stompers, a great deal of oats (along with overture, interlude, and a big finale) that supplies the party fodder for two more years of touring for this spectacular rock'n'roll circus, that won the infamous LEA-Awards in the category "Best Club Act." My Horse Likes You leads even the most stubborn crock back on the race track -- and makes the heart of any horsegirl and boy jump. By the way, the charade piece "Orangutang" -- a psychedelic canter throughout the Berlin Rave Zoo -- is ridden by all-time Monkeytown-sheriffs, Modeselektor. Includes one exclusive track not on the CD, plus a full-color poster (of the horse) and an mp3 download coupon.
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