Hi,
we are really happy to announce the release of 2 brand new releases on Mannequin, out for 26th September.
The Present Moment - Loyal To A Fault LP/CD 2011 Mannequin/Desire
A new effort entitled Loyal to A Fault see the light of the day on Mannequin in collaboration with Desire Records. This new record is a collaborative effort between Scott Milton and Philipp Munch of The Rorschach Garden / Synapscape.
It explores a relatively similar dynamic pop territory, still opened to new musical tendencies and new sonorities without loosing cohesion. Consequently this last effort promises a completely mesmeric musical odyssey made of eerie drones, addictive electro moves, propulsive batcave bass lines and captivating plaintive-melodic sections which culminate into a sort of ecstatic consuming reverie. Scott Milton’s rich sense of composition gives to the arrangements a radical and unique feel, somewhere between the narcoleptic twist of The Sisters of Mercy, the regular addictive density of Front 242 and the touching goth- dramatic sense of Colin Newman or Asylum Party.
The Present Moment means a real sense of adventure towards music and a fair degree of passion for singular, creative and fugitive shared moments, against any procrastination. Prepare yourself for this transgressive, post-romantic electro adventure.
Limited Edition of 300 copies, white vinyl + inner sleeve.
Sounds: http://snd.sc/pMIni1
Octavius - Laws LP / Digital 2011 (Mannequin MNQ 020)
Glacial, barren and difficult, OCTAVIUS’ Laws arrives in stark contrast to synth pop-derived efforts of recent fashion. Informed specifically by Bowie’s Low, New Order’s Movement and Tricky’s Pre-Millennium Tension, Laws is OCTAVIUS in a daringly raw, beats and noise and vocals only moment.
Laws features significant musical contributions from DJ/Producer Barbeau, who has worked with Doc Martin, Les Rhythmes Digitales, Donald Glaude and is the producer behind Hollywood sex act Dirty Sanchez’s sound. The album also includes a number of other collaborators, including No’a Winter Lazerus (producer/engineer for Pink Floyd, Laurie Anderson, Michael Jackson and Tom Waits), Data Bomb (Skinny Puppy and Otto von Schirach collaborator) and Jay Sonic (HOTTUB, LeHeat Records).
Limited edition in vinyl, 500 copies, it includes a large booklet
Sounds: http://snd.sc/obHvcG
PRESS:
“At times, it sounds like Ian Curtis fronting Merzbow, other times it’s Tricky bleeding” - The Wire
“Pioneering, experimental.” – XLR8R
“And as you all surely realize, sometimes art can wipe the floor with commerce.” – LA Weekly
“Comparisons are ultimately inconsequential because Octavius isn’t quite like anything else on the pop market.” – SF Bay Guardian
“His work can drift like ambient Brian Eno pieces, distort with abrasive freakouts, or pummel with Nine Inch Nails beats and aggression.” – All Music Guide
“Octavius offers his own visionary soundtrack to dark days. Keep an eye on this one, he might be dangerous.” – URB (Next 100)