Label Description: the feeling when you find a new abandoned place and start to explore it.
everything is so calm, yet still the normal surroundings are quite disturbing.
Tag Archives: electronic
Dylan Houser – Goth Luau (Self-Released)
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Goth Luau was recorded during some enchanted evening with a fractured knee in Novembe of 2024 at Nullis Pretii ov Lakeland Residential Studios, and then road tested over the next few months via the Nullis Pretii Mobile Studio
In memory of the Safety Harbor pier, the edge of the universe
Thanks: Spookstina, Bizarre Charlie Alien, WSLR, Liz, Joe and Maggie, Damon Nobles, Surprise Sidney, Lord Dealwithit and The Day Odin Got Stoned (two princes), Jerry Kranitz, Collector of Dust, Nathan James Carter, Corvid Canine, CJEANCRY, Jake Joyce, Illuminated Paths, Hal McGee, workers comp, Craig and Ashley
Get well soon, Glaive
Jack Hertz – Compilated II (Aural Films)
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Listen to a new collection of tracks from the many compilation projects I have contributed to in years past. Click on each track to see the album, label and link for the original compilation releases.
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released April 18, 2025
Jack Hertz – Sound Design, Composition, Production, Cover Art
Jack Hertz is fascinated by all aspects of creating sound. From the earliest instruments to the present day hardware and software innovations. More at JackHertz.com
Aural Films is an online record label that releases high-quality soundtrack albums for movies that do not exist. We cover a wide range of music styles ranging from ambient to experimental to popular to soundtrack musics. Often on the same albums. You can find our complete catalog of releases online at AuralFilms.com
Aural Films Catalog No. AF0455
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{AN} EeL and Steven Leak – the wholly other (M I S T)
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Introducing the collaboration between {AN} Eel and steven leak. Meditative and epic drones meet visceral, emotive vocals and an unusual combination of instruments in this beautiful musical work from the duo.
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released April 25, 2025
Track 1 “ Monday sky”
steven: soundscapes and treatments
neal: paino. vox
Track 2 “the magic mothswarm”
steven: soundscapes and treatments
neal: handclaps, vox, piano
Track 3 “rusted petal chains”
steven: soundscapes and treatments
neal: vox
Track 4 “the wholly other”
steven: soundscapes and treatments
neal: accordion, vox
Track 5 “dark-framed shimmering endpoint”
steven: soundscapes and treatments
neal: gamelan, guitar, vox
steven: I asked Neal if he’d be interested in sending me some music that I could deconstruct, reconstruct and treat as I saw fit. Neal is a truly generous spirit and so I received two packages of stems of music incorporating a variety of instruments as well as Neal’s voice.
The result is “the wholly other”.
I love this music.
I hope you do also.
Neal: This Music in particular resonates with the season for me – It is, the beautiful area we both live in Peterborough /Nogojiwanong ( Nogojiwanong = Translates as ” place at the foot of the rapids ” ) but it has been a particularly difficult winter – And also, we are in a particularly difficult time. However, I find great comfort in being able to come out of the depths of winter ( Literally, Figuratively, Whatever ) and make what at least counts as a gesture in the direction of hope, if not an actual healing balm. So enjoy these lovingingly crafted sounds, as we look forward to a warm future
Steven Leak made his part of this music with an Arturia Minifreak, Red Panda Tensor and Particle pedals, a TC Infinite pedal, cutlery, tuned wine glasses, a stainless steel water bottle, and a Zoom multiplex pedal.
Composed and produced in Peterborough, Ontario Canada by steven leak and Neal Retke
Mixed and Mastered in Denmark (with additional treatments) by Erik Emil Eskildsen
Psychick Wound – Incurable (Body Musick)
Label Description: Second album by Filmmaker’s minimal synth side project Psychick Wound.
Hablamos Muertos – The Ship Is Sinking (Submarine Broadcasting Company)
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Hablamos Muertos is the work of Lisbon based artist José Trujillo.
Jose has been producing solo work since 2017, working with personal experiences filtered through instrumental & psychedelic music
Themes, process, and influences in relation to ‘The Ship Is Sinking’
“The Ship Is Sinking is an album about fragility, transformation, and the echoes of lost spaces. Inspired by Lev Tolstoy’s “What Men Live By?”, the album is structured as a sonic shipwreck, where every piece reflects the disintegration and reconstruction of something that is slowly sinking.
The music is both simple and complex, chaotic and sublime, structured yet dispersed. I started by wanting to create something between Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, and Suzanne Ciani, embracing the contrast between noise and harmony, whispers and screams, ocean waves and deep silence.”
Technical Process & Gear Used
● Moog Mother 32 – A key element in shaping the textures.
● Minimoog (digital version) – Bringing a warm analog depth.
● Fugue Machine – Adding a sense of repetition and movement.
● Suzuki Precision Bass (1978) – Processed through expression pedals, creating fluid and unpredictable harmonics.
Each track on the album represents a stage in the descent:
Mikhail – A spectral opening where melody dissolves into emptiness.
Wreckage – The reconstruction through fragmented noise.
Deep Waters – A hypnotic descent into the abyss, where sound becomes liquid.
Ectoplasma – The lingering presence of what is lost, vibrating in a liminal space.
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released March 21, 2025
This is the second album I have worked on with Raúl Espinoza Garza, who handled recording and mastering. Our first collaboration was Rhetorical Figures (2019). Raúl is not just a great sound engineer—he is a friend with an incredible musical taste, someone with whom I can have deep and fascinating conversations about music and philosophy.
The album cover was designed by Anastasiia Parshina, a painter and art professor, andmy wife. She has collaborated with me on several projects, including the cover for Mechanik Mushrooms. Her work bridges visual art and sound, making her a key artistic collaborator.
José Trujillo, Lisbon, 2025
The Residents – Doctor Dark (Cryptic Corp)
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Over two years in the making, the brand-new studio album from The Residents featuring the story of Maggot and Mark – two young heavy metal fans – and the mysterious Doctor Anastasia Dark, a disgraced visionary who offers those who need it THE GIFT.
Veering from blissed out electronica to thrash metal as only The Residents can, and produced with the San Francisco Conservatory Of Music alongside several familiar guests and collaborators, ‘Doctor Dark’ is the latest masterpiece of storytelling from San Francisco’s weirdest beat combo. ‘The Buddha said that life is misery. For the terminally ill, dying in pain, life is misery compounded – but what comes next? Is there a heaven, a nirvana, a paradise with 72 virgins for every martyr? No one knows, but what is known is that nothing makes humans more uncomfortable than death – the ultimate unknown, the other side of zero, the everlasting void. But maybe death is nothing more than a warm feeling, after a lifetime of whatever misery we choose to embrace, suggesting that nothing is quite so satisfying as one more dip into a lovely river, endlessly flowing into forever. Maybe it is possible to die happily ever after…….’ – The Residents
Scanner & Nurse With Wound – Contrary Motion
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A collaboration between Steven Stapleton (Nurse with Wound) and Robin Rimbaud (Scanner), exploring the darkest regions of the airwaves and live electronics.
It’s an ominous trip into radio waves, processed voices, electronics, squeaky guitars and a mysterious labyrinth of echoing sonic disturbances.
Available in the Scanner CD edition, as well as the Nurse with Wound CD edition, containing identical audio, but alternative artwork. The vinyl edition will be a double LP, with 3 sides of music and one side with a special Babs Santini etching.
You can buy the Scanner oriented CD artwork here, and the NWW oriented CD artwork from NWW.
We will each have a limited bundle of the two CDs for those who want to have both editions.
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releases March 3, 2025
All titles written, performed and produced by Robin Rimbaud & Steven Stapleton
Premixing by Andrew Liles
Thanks to Steve Pittis
Cover Art by Santini
Photography & Graphics by Sarah Stapleton
Scattle – System (Self-Released)
Label Description: Music by Scattle
Art by KA
Lagowski/Chromium – Chromium Industries 1991-1992 (Mannequin Records)
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Mannequin Records is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Chromium Industries, a double LP (MNQ 162) capturing the innovative spirit of two pioneers of electronic music: Andrew Lagowski and Paul (Howie D) Howard. This long-anticipated album marks a return to the seminal sounds of the Chromium Industries label, which emerged as a crucial platform for boundary-pushing techno and electronic music in the 1990s.
Andrew Lagowski, a name synonymous with exploration in electronic music, has been at the forefront of sound innovation since the early 1980s. Known for his work under various aliases, including Lagowski, Legion, and S.E.T.I., his early output in experimental and industrial sounds paved the way for his later techno-focused ventures. Albums like Knowledge (S.E.T.I.) and Nadir (Lagowski) highlighted his pioneering approach to unconventional sound sources and production techniques. In the 1990s, his work with Chromium Industries brought him into the techno spotlight, with a series of influential 12” singles that helped shape the electronic music landscape. With over 60 albums and 10+ singles to his name, Lagowski’s versatility and dedication have garnered him a loyal following and lasting influence across genres.
Paul Howard, aka Howie D, brought his DIY ethos from the punk scene of the 1970s into electronic music. As a founding member of The Frames and co-founder of the Brain Boosters and Spacematic labels, Howard has consistently pushed boundaries. His early forays into hip-hop saw him release the genre-pioneering jazz-rap track Miller Light as Fission. The transition from punk and hip-hop to electronic music was a natural one, culminating in his creation of Chromium Industries after a fateful night hearing Lagowski’s Vermilion at a London party. The label brought some of the most unique techno releases to the scene, with tracks like Blue Anomaly causing near-riots on the dancefloor. Since then, Howard’s work has evolved to include multiple aliases, including The Legend That Is, Phase Collective, and Skulpture.
Chromium Industries 2xLP is more than an album; it’s a legacy preserved and reimagined. The double LP transports listeners to an era when electronic music was in full experimental bloom while showcasing the genre’s continual evolution.
Chromium Industries 2xLP will be available for purchase from January 2025 through Mannequin Records and select distributors. This is an essential release for collectors, DJs, and anyone who reveres the legacy of 1990s techno and the boundless potential of electronic music.
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released February 21, 2025
Mastering by Rude 66, Amsterdam 2024
Graphic design by Alessandro Adriani, Berlin 2024
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