MAS 2008, heimelektronik, Electronic Corporation – heimelektronik & MAS 2008 – Electronic Corporation 1998-2006 (Mannequin Records)

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Label Description: Mannequin Records is elated to present Electronic Corporation “1998–2006”, a compilation bringing together rare and long unavailable recordings by the German electronic projects heimelektronik and MAS 2008.

Active around the turn of the millennium, both projects share the involvement of producer Ive Müller while developing distinct collaborations and approaches to electronic music. H.E.I.M. Elektronik was founded in 1996 by Holger Erlenwein and Ive Müller (after the two artists split in 1999, Müller continued using the name), while MAS 2008 is the project of Ive Müller together with René Kirchner. Though separate entities, the two projects explored a similar sonic territory: stripped-down electro, minimal electronics and machine-driven body music shaped by analog hardware and a raw DIY production ethos.

The roots of Müller’s work go back to the final years of the DDR. As a teenager he worked as a licensed DJ — officially known as a “Schallplattenunterhalter” — operating a travelling disco across Saxony. With limited access to official Western releases, music circulated through cassette recordings taped from West German radio stations such as RIAS Berlin, NDR2 and Bayern3. Together with friends he travelled between youth clubs and discos around Leipzig with a “rolling discotheque”: a Russian Wolga pulling a trailer loaded with Electro-Voice sound systems sourced through the black market.

At the turn of the 2000s this background in underground electronic culture resurfaced in a series of recordings rooted in electro, EBM and minimal machine music. The tracks collected on Electronic Corporation 2000–2002 capture this moment: cold sequences, driving rhythms and stark synthetic textures produced with a direct and uncompromising approach.

Compiled and remastered by Rude 66 from the original sources, Electronic Corporation 2000–2002 documents a small but fascinating chapter of German underground electronics from the early digital era.

For fans of: Le Syndicat Electronique, I-F, Dopplereffekt, Drexciya, Legowelt, Adult., The Hacker, DMX Krew, Gesloten Cirkel, and early Bunker Records electro. 

Tracks recorded between 1998 and 2006, originally released across various Electronic Corporation catalogue numbers.

All tracks composed, programmed and recorded by Ive Müller & René Kirchner.

Mastered by Rude 66, 2025.

JK FLESH – PREHUMAN. FLESHSTEP (Avalanche Recordings)

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Label Description: PREHUMAN. FLESHSTEP

This is how the material, for what became the first JK FLESH album ‘POSTHUMAN’, sounded originally.

Presented here, is the original album, mastered by JKB in 2026, with the addition of an unreleased single from the same period, intended for a then new JKB label FLESHSTEP, which for many reasons, never materialised, and the tracks were temporarily shelved.

Also inc. is a rare dub of FEAR OF FEAR, that was occasionally played out live only.

MORE DETAIL :

‘POSTHUMAN’ was the debut album for the JK FLESH project, in 2012, although the project had existed since about 1994, albeit without releases.

“POSTHUMAN wasn’t initially designed as an album that hybridised guitar and vocals with heavy electronica, it was a suggested move; those components were added after the compositions had been completed. I was happy with the tracks without the physical additions, but although never really entirely happy with the marriage, it was still an interesting and rewarding juxtaposition, that with dedicated intention (in the future, for my new post GODFLESH heavy/ugly music project) could be even more pleasing, for myself.” Justin K Broadrick / August 2026

AREC094 /
AVALANCHE RECORDINGS / 2026

All music and productions by Justin K Broadrick
at Avalanche Studio, UK. 2009 – 2013 /

Mastered by JK Broadrick 2026 /

Original ‘POSTHUMAN’ sleeve and photography by Ambigraph;
Magnified flesh. Re-treated by JKB, for this release /

Ultraluna – Dez Anos, ao vivo (Self-Released)

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Label Description: ultraluna.online/dez-anos-ao-vivo

Recorded live at the Bomber Pub in São Paulo/SP, May 2nd 2026.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Laura Brasil.
All songs written and performed by Vinicius Mendes, except “Qlqrcoisa” written by Lucas Orilhana.
Cover photo by Vinicius Nunes.
Cover art by Vinicius Mendes.

Sweet Freeze – In Our Dream EP (Dragon Trax)

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Label Description: Sweet Freeze – In Our Dream EP

This is the label’s first collaboration with Portland, Oregon lofi dream pop/experimental artist Sweet Freeze.

Dragon Trax approached Sweet Freeze to cover the song “In Our Dream’. You might remember the original by Socool & Edward Spark, which dropped in March 2024 with a brilliant jungle remix by Ordos Mk.0

Sweet Freeze has created two intriguing new versions of In Our Dream harnessing her leaning towards organic, minimalist sound, with her distinctive vocals, field recordings, and bittersweet instrumentation.

Sweet Freeze incorporated, and replicated with analog instruments, one of Socool’s skittering breakbeats into both versions.

AJ&JG and Asha Patera also reworked the Melodic version in line with their own aesthetics, taking it more towards the propulsive and the ambient respectively.

To make the EP even more special, the cover art is a stunning photographic work, Fleurs, by artist Donna Enticknap.

Percussive & Melodic versions: All instrumentation, field recordings, and vocals by Sweet Freeze, with the exception of a single electronic drum track by Socool from the original song.

Recorded on 8-track and iPhone.
Mixed and mastered by Michael Southard.
Lyrics by Socool, rearranged and revised by Sweet Freeze.

AJ&JG Mix produced by Andy Stockton and JG Stockton, mastered by JG Stockton

Asha Patera Remix produced by Asha Patera, mastered by JG Stockton

Cover Art: Fleurs (detail) by Donna Enticknap

Neptunian Maximalism – Nāgabhūtaṃ (I, Voidhanger Records)

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Label Description: NEPTUNIAN MAXIMALISM’s Éons Quartet is a resurrection of the original lineup, the primal spirit of NNMM, entirely improvised and as gargantuan and cataclysmic as ever, as well as a ritual steeped in black magic.

“Nāgabhūtaṃ” immortalizes a splendid concert of the quartet, who met on the stage of Le Botanique in Brussels on April 9, 2025. The long (over 42 minutes), trance-inducing recording of the event is divided into 11 tracks and is titled “Devānām madhye nāgabhūtaṃ dṛṣṭvā te bibhyati,” which means “Among the gods, at the sight of the one who has become a serpent, they are afraid.”
Jean Jacques Duerinckx unleashes his colossal saxophone while Guillaume Cazalet invokes chthonic forces with his heavy amplified guitar and ferocious vocals. Pierre Arèse, one of the original drummers, is no longer playing and is replaced by guest musician, the prolific and expressive percussionist Dirk Wachtelaer, who engages in a transcendental and martial percussion duel with Sébastien Schmit.

With a title inspired by the cover painting of the same name by the great Daniele Valeriani, “Nāgabhūtaṃ” —a term that combines the words nāga (serpent) and bhūtaṃ (to become)— is a magical ritual of spiritual transformation, a symbolic mutation in which the divine takes on evil connotations, perfectly described by NEPTUANIAN MAXIMALISM in their evocative shape-shifting drone doom with jazz and psychedelic flavors.



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12″LP VINYL
(incl. Bandcamp Digital Download and Streaming)
• 140gr. vinyl, Ltd 300 pcs: 150 black, 150 marble orange
• 350gr. sleeve, 3mm spine
• 2-page insert, black inner sleeve, outer plastic sleeve

DIGISLEEVE CD
• Deluxe 4-panel Digisleeve with glossy finish
• Limited to 300 pcs 

NEPTUNIAN MAXIMALISM ° ÉONS QUARTET :

Sebastien Schmidt : drums
Dirk Wachtelaer : drums, wind gong
Jean Jacques Duerinckx : baryton & sopranino saxophone
Guillaume Cazalet : baryton electric guitar, otamatone, vocals

Recorded at Le Botanique, Brussels, Belgium, 2025 April 9th

FOH : Didier Moens
Mix : Guillaume Cazalet
Mastering : James Plotkin
Additional Processing : Iris Therasse
Artwork : Nāgabhūtaṃ (2025), Daniele Valeriani
Layout : Guillaume Cazalet
Photography : Adel Seta & Anass El Azhar Idrissi
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Cat. Nr. IVR287

Nominal Anomaly – Swamp (Self-Released)

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Label Description: Swamp is a snapshot in time when abrupt change required much self-reflection, and limited sleep. Prior releases focused on the outside world and in fantasies, this work returns to the self, and even captures the lyrical writing of a 20 year old now in the vessel approaching a half century.
Swamp starts out somewhat whimsical with the opening track, Headcold, and circles around for the closer, Andone. What’s in between is the tug of war between the silly stupor of tiredness, and the grip with maintaining sanity as the value of self had to be questioned.
Musically, the tracks are generally laced with a dose of heavy aggressiveness, all in a matter of driving the songs along. A groove cements the way, allowing tracks to form melodies for a well rounded core of listeners.

All music, vocals, visuals, art are done by Nominal Anomaly (NO AI)

snwv – music at a distance 317 (Self-Released)

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Label Description: The music that was available this week manifested as something gentle and generous. There are some complexities in the upper partials of some notes, particularly as they interact with other higher notes, but the vibe here is very approachable. Timbres have a lot of breath in them, sounding a bit like reed instruments (bassoon, accordion), as well as the flute family. There’s plenty of space, and consideration for listeners joining us on this journey. It’s a good reintroduction to the home-built Res-O-Glas and this series.

Sending best wishes and oscillations to everyone listening, particularly for anyone facing challenges.

The titles this week are references to the visual art of Verena Bachl. Thank you for listening!

Maurice Rickard: Guitar, programming

Signal chain: Home-built Res-O-Glas Belmont > JHS Colourbox 10, Reuss Effects Understate, Reuss Effects Repeater Fuzz, Balls Effects KWB > Vox Wah > Dunlop Stereo Uni-Vibe, Hungry Robot Wardenclyffe Deluxe > Moyo Volume > Max/MSP eight-delay patch with FFT pitch shift, tremolo, convolution reverb, AudioThing Reels.

Impulses: Inchindown Oil Tanks (Matt Gray mattg.co.uk ), silent5 Biamp MR/140 (Curves 1_1_0_1), Huddersfield Town Hall (near), Fort Worden Cistern