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The Lost Tapes - V/A
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MW011 Graham Philip D'Ancey - The Sacred Project EP
Out later this week, a special release by a UK artist named
Graham Philip D'Ancey. It's an all white EP called The Sacred Project.
The project consists of 4 tracks, all of which have been remastered and sound incredibly warm and full. The first track was originally released in 1981 as a 7" entitled Sacred Heart.

Aside from the single, Graham released several LPs in the early 80s, one called Alluma, a pure analogue synth soundtrack style LP. He also did a library LP called Chinese with some unusual instrumentation plus a couple of killer electronic cuts. Very interesting and wordly stuff.

The EP is white with a matte white printed cover, and limited to 500 numbered copies. Click here for image sample. Updated catalog link and more sound samples coming soon.
Posted by veronica on Saturday, May 03 @ 17:44:54 MDT (219 reads) (Read More... | Score: 5)
MW010 Das Kabinette - Spy Thriller LP
Coming in mid-February, we're happy to present some long lost and previously unreleased tracks by UK band Das Kabinette.

Their cult track The Cabinet, originally released in 1983 will be on the LP as well. Check the sound sample here. Sample images here and here.

The LP is presented in a die-cut jacket, with printed inner sleeve which shows through the window. Limited to 500 numbered copies and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Purchase it here.

Also check the video the group made while in Art College, here.
If you'd like to order wholesale, contact us via the feedback form.
Posted by veronica on Friday, February 08 @ 11:50:30 MST (1117 reads) (Read More... | Score: 4.94)
MW009 V/A The Found Tapes LP
The second Minimal wave compilation, V/A The Found Tapes: A Compilation of North American Minimal Wave '81-'87, is out now. This is a follow up to V/A The Lost Tapes: A Compilation of European Minimal Wave '81-'86, which is also available again.

It features previously released, rare tracks, as well as some unreleased tracks from Futurisk, Iron Curtain, Deo Toy, Experimental Products, Mark Lane, Ohama, Crash Course In Science, Dark Day, Craig Sibley, and Tara Cross. This release represents synth bands from the North American scene during that 80's period, some of them you may already know and if not will soon surely love. Limited to 500 numbered copies with insert, 180 gram vinyl.
Purchase it here.
Posted by veronica on Thursday, November 15 @ 11:15:45 MST (1157 reads) (Read More... | Score: 4.7)
Out Now - MW008
The next release on Minimal Wave will be a 7" by Störung, two great tracks: 'Europe Calls' and 'Radio Lines'. Limited edition of 500 copies, accompanied by a photographic print of the band. For sound samples, click here. Purchase here.

Störung is a Dutch band which formed in 1981, and like Ensemble Pittoresque, are from the region of the Hague known as the Wassenaarse Slag.
Störung was involved in the Clogsontronics label, which was recently relaunched and will reissue the old Clogsontronics releases as well as some newer material.

You can see them playing live at the start of this video clip, Wassenaarse Welle Suburbia.
Posted by veronica on Wednesday, September 12 @ 20:58:04 MDT (943 reads) (Read More... | Score: 4.54)
Out Now - MW007
Originally submitted to Polydor (NL) in 1982,
Ensemble Pittoresque's first tape has been restored and is being released for the first time.

The LP is titled The Art of Being and marks the 7th release on Minimal Wave. Limited to 180 gram vinyl pressing of 500 numbered copies, each record comes with a lyrics insert.

Sound samples here.
The LP can now be purchased via the catalog.

More info on their previous releases here. Take a look at the footage featuring EP and other related Dutch bands here.
Posted by veronica on Monday, July 09 @ 15:11:18 MDT (951 reads) (Read More... | Score: 5)
Iron Curtain Interview
New interview with Steve Fields from the legendary West Coast band, Iron Curtain.

Iron Curtain were active in the early 80's, and released several singles under that name. They are most known for their track, "The Condos", which appeared on the Tarantula Scream 12" (1984). Later Steve went on to release a solo 7" under his own name.
Read more about the early years of Iron Curtain in the interview. Big thanks to Steve for this.
Posted by veronica on Monday, May 28 @ 17:09:13 MDT (1240 reads) (Read More... | Score: 5)
Out now - MW006
A split 7" between Somnambulist and M. Bryo will be released in May. Described as "one-man, new wave synth" bands, these projects were a part of the emerging new music scene in Belgium in the early 80's. Other related bands from that era include: Absolute Body Control, The Klinik, OB Minimax, Quality-T and Vita Noctis.

All three tracks were created spontaneously; resulting in beautiful, minimal, analog synth recordings. Check for sound samples here.
Thanks to Central Tapes (BE) for the initial impetus to release these.

Limited to 500 copies, clear vinyl, with insert. The release can be mail ordered right here.
Posted by veronica on Saturday, April 14 @ 03:00:18 MDT (1271 reads) (Read More... | Score: 5)
No More Interview

Read the excellent No More interview with Andy Schwarz, here in our interviews section.

No More are a band from Germany who formed in 1979. They are well known for their track Suicide Commando which was a hit in the true sense of the word. Click on the title to stream the track.

Big thanks to Michael of Unruhr.de for reprint permission.

More info about the band is available here.
Posted by veronica on Thursday, March 22 @ 12:16:09 MDT (753 reads) (Read More... | Score: 5)
Buzz Interview Posted

Special thanks to Michael from Neon-Welt for submitting this great interview with J-C Van Thienen. Read it here in our interviews section.

For those who are new to the classic Buzz sound, click to listen to Kennedy from the legendary See You Sioux tape from 1985.

For those interested in hearing more, the compilation '84-89 is available here. Also check out the "new" Buzz sound, here.
Posted by veronica on Wednesday, February 14 @ 21:31:23 MST (1021 reads) (Read More... | Score: 5)
Out now! MW005 Pavillon 7b - Dark Life LP

Marking the 20th year since they released a complete album, the French cold wave legends Pavillon 7b now have an lp out (on our Minimal Wave label) of early material called Dark Life.

Active from 1984-1991, Pavillon 7b were a synthy cold wave band from Dijon, France, where not too long ago the master tape for their first cassette entitled Overdose (1985) was found.

The Dark Life lp consists of tracks from that tape and other selections: amazing, previously unreleased tracks that were also recovered. Limited 180 gram vinyl pressing of 500 numbered copies, each record comes with a special embroidered patch insert. Sound samples are here. The lp can be purchased here via the catalog.
Posted by veronica on Monday, January 15 @ 18:56:21 MST (1402 reads) (Read More... | Score: 5)