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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.

The Durutti Column – Renascent (London Records Ltd)

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Label Description: ‘Renascent’ marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over fifteen years, produced by Keir Stewart.
Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose on “ Agonistes” and Lucas Elliot on CD bonus track “All they See is Fire ).

2026, The Durutti Column under exclusive licence(sic) to London Records

Plastik Mystik – Plastic Mystic (Self-Released)

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Label Description: The debut release.

How do you spell the band name??

Recorded in 2025 by Torin Carmichael, Bobby Lirette and Shae Breton at CU Denver.

Mixed by Torin Carmichael and Bobby Lirette

Mastered By Carl Saff

Cover art and Liner art by SwooDiss (Lumerian Picnic) ((Kieran))
Back Cover Art by Marcelo Andres Perez (of Scorplings) and SwooDiss

Darkswoon – Antivenom (Viasonde)

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Label Description:

Antivenom is the fourth album from Portland melancholic dark alternative trio Darkswoon, further refining the band’s emotionally charged intersection of darkwave, post-punk, and shoegaze. Built atop a hardware-driven electronic foundation, the record balances cold mechanical textures with an intimate human core, cradling Jana Cushman’s ethereally soaring vocals. Lyrically, Cushman confronts loss, anxiety, fear, and inequality with unflinching honesty, wielding words as both confession and scalpel.

Norah Lynn’s melodic yet gritty basslines snake through Rachel Ellis’ propulsive, kinetic rhythms, while Cushman’s guitar work provides a dense sonic web that at times pushes Darkswoon into more expansive shoegaze territory. The songs on Antivenom function as an immersive, atmospheric whole, yet retain a sense of urgency through cautionary missives, unresolved emotions, and the weight of things left unsaid. With each release, Darkswoon has continued to evolve, and on Antivenom, the trio sounds fully assured, channeling introspection into focused, resonant songwriting that highlights their distinct voice.

Music written and performed by Darkswoon

Lyrics written by Jana Cushman
Additional lyrics on x3 by Rachel Ellis
Guitar, Vocals by Jana Cushman
Synth, keys, drum machines by Rachel Ellis
Bass by Norah Lynn

Additional drum programming by Jeremy Wilkins
Additional guitar on Antivenom, Thread, and Blood Let by Jeremy Wilkins
Recorded and Produced by Jana Cushman and Jeremy Wilkins
Mixed by Jeremy Wilkins at underwater research and design
Design by M.Cadoo and Jana Cushman
Mastered @ 37n,122w

With deep love and gratitude, we’d like to
thank our friends, family, and fans for
the support, connection, and inspiration.


©DARKSWOON ℗VIASONDE 2026 • PUBLISHED BY n5MUSIC [BMI]

Tinned Meats – Kilter (I Heart Noise)

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Label Description:

The 2nd Album from Tinned Meats

“Tinned Meats serve up smart lyrics, great riffs and exciting textures.
It’s really good gear, and you should get acquainted.” Graham Duff (Writer of IDEAL / Owner of Heavens Lathe)

“A potent sound mined from the space where the dark prog of King Crimson meets the dirty blues of Beefheart.” – Greg Healey (Author of Sharp! Flicknife Records)

Written, performed and recorded by Jack Howorth, Lennon Wild and Jon Willmer
w/ Tom Kerr (bass 2, 4, 7, 8, 10. 11, 12)
w/ Elliot Robinson (bass 5, 9)

Pound Land – Live In Nottingham 20/10/24 (Self Released)

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Label Description: Recorded by Ben the sound engineer on Sunday 20th October 2024 (’twas a matinee performance in the afternoon). The cavernous venue was the Liquid Light Brewing Company Tap Room (very decent beer but no free food as promised) on an industrial estate in the Sneinton area of Nottingham. The show was part of the annual ‘Hockley Hustle’ festival. Note: this gig featured the debut live performance of new track ‘Cunt Do It’.

“Which leads us nicely onto Pound Land, whose mid-afternoon set at 3pm set the standard for the rest of the day. This five-piece hailing from places as disparate as Winsford and Macclesfield via Derby woke those present out of their post-Sunday Lunch slumber with a blistering sonic assault that sits somewhere between the monologues of John Cooper Clarke, early eighties punk bands like Blitz or Discharge and the doom metal of Black Sabbath via occasional forays into motorik inspired psych rock territories. If anger is an energy (and they cite PiL as an influence as well) then “voice” Adam Stone is a livewire, pent up ball of frustration that’s both incendiary and mesmerising. They have two bass players and a saxophonist (no guitars) and play songs with titles like “Cunt Do It” and “Paralyser” about people with “sausage dicks” and sound like your worst nightmare whilst simultaneously being the most captivating live experience we’ve witnessed in a very long while.”

Dom Gourlay, Under The Radar magazine. 22nd October 2024.

Cheers Dom, although no one in the band is from Winsford. Steve’s from Bolton though