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MNQ 040 MONUMENTS - AGE LP

First up is an expanded reissue of the debut LP from the Monuments duo of Andrea Costa and Mauro Tavella who previously appeared on the Mannequin label as part of the 2009 compilation Danza Meccanica – Italian Synth Wave 1982 – 1987. The six-track Age was originally released in 1984 on the Discordie label and was the only commercial release from Monuments, with the duo electing to put their musical talent to use in writing scores for TV, film and theatre subsequent to the record’s release. The reissued edition of Age includes two bonus tracks which were studio out-takes from the same period the album was recorded, and is presented with original artwork intact.

Strongly recommended to fans of New Order, Kraftwerk, Chromagain, Lisfrank

MNQ 041 TOMMY DE CHIRICO - CLOSE YOUR EYES 12'' EP

Released at the same time is a 12″ issue of the Close Your Eyes single released by Politburo band member Tommy De Chirico. Recorded on his own whilst Politburo was still active, the two track 7″ was released on the Shirak imprint in 1984, yet this reissued edition features three further tracks including a rare demo version of the title cut and two out-takes from the musician’s 1983 archives.

Strongly recommended to fans of Martin Dupont, Oppenheimer Analysis, Das Kabinette, Victrola, Neon.

MNQ 042 MUSUMECI - SCHWARZ MORGEN / ZUSAMMEN LP

The final and most in-depth part of the ‘Turin Trilogy’ sees Mannequin shine a further light on Musumeci, one of most rare and unknown Italian Minimal Synth bands from the ’80s. Formed in 1985 by ex Rude Pravo member and Mauro M. and Franco G, former noise maker of Errata-S-Corrige, Musicmeci was rounded out by the addition of Laura G. (ex-keyboardist of Rude Pravo) and vocalist Paul C. Together the band recorded and self-released two demo tapes that align them in the canon of angry primitive electronics alongside DAF and Severed Heads. Having initially featured on the second Danza Meccanica compilation, the Schwarz Morgen / Zusammen LP offers a more conclusive portrayal of the band featuring some thirteen tracks culled from those two rare tapes.

Strongly recommended to fans of D.A.F., Severed Heads, Liaisons Dangereuses, Single Gun Theory.

All three releases out on Mannequin on October 14.

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Hailing from Rome – Italy, Newclear Waves is essentially the  solo  project  of  Alessandro  Adriani,  mind  and  boss  of  Mannequin  Records,  one  of    the  most  important  synth  wave  /  cold  wave  labels  around,  with  contributions  from  Oksana  Xiu, an academic russian musician devoted to analog synths.  Deeply  influenced  by  the  works  of  the  early  minimal  electronics  sounds  on  Mute  Records  and  4AD,  Newclear  Waves  is  exploring  droned  out  electro  pop  territories  with 
an  interest  for  a  refreshing  hyperactive  80s  New  Wave.  finding  his  own  identity  somewhere  between  Snowy  Red,  The Normal and the first Human League. 

Having turned out releases on Mannequin Records, the duo is now presenting a full‐lenght ten  tracks  collection  of  caliginous  pure  analog  minimal  synth  on  the  way  on  Desire  Records,  french  Cold  Wave  and  Electro  Wave  label,  focused  both  in  new  artists  and  stunning  reissues  from 4AD like Mass, In Camera and Dance Chapter.

NW  releases  received  many  features  in  important  magazines,  such  as  The  Wire,  Still  Single 
and  20  Jazz  Funk  Greats,  an  was  playing  besides  artists  such  as  Xeno  &  Oaklander,  The 
Hacker,  Gesaffelstein,  Fred  Ventura,  Veronica  Vasicka  (Minimal  Wave)  and  many  others, 
across Europe and United States. 

Newclear  Waves  was  also  producing  remixes  for  bands  like  Soft  Metals,  Joie  Noire,  Der  Noir 
and Mushy. 

Alessandro  Adriani  was  born  and  raised  in  Rome,  Italy  and  in  2008  he  launched  Mannequin 
Records  label  and  mailorder  and  has  been  focused  on  that  ever  since.  Aside  from  the  label,  he 
was producing tracks in his own Mannequin studio for some of the best new bands from Italy,  like  Mushy,  Der  Noir  and  Ancien  Régime.  He  also  DJs  in  many  clubs  around  the  world,  mixing  in vinyl only some of the best italo‐cosmic‐minimalsynth‐electrowave tunes. 

Oksana Xiu was born in Estonia, studied academic music in Russia. Academic knowledges had  a deep impact in the creative process of her musical entity. During several years she also sang  in the church's choir which is undoubtedly had influenced her work. 

FULL ALBUM STREAMING: http://soundcloud.com/newclear-waves/se … lp-desire/

“'Cold Wave battle uptown. Now'” 
‐ The Wire
 
“You want names? You don’t get them as since yesterday I will compare Newclear Waves only 
with Newclear Waves, simply as they’re brilliant.”   
- Peek‐A‐Boo Magazine   

“If I had a goth/minimal wave dance night I would play Newclear Waves’ side. The only thing 
better than being alone is being alone in a crowd. ”   
- Dazed

Websites 
http://newclearwaves.tumblr.com 
http://soundcloud.com/newclear‐waves 
http://newclearwaves.bandcamp.com/

Mannequin is more than proud to announce the forthcoming release of Heinrich Dressel aka Valerio Lombardozzi, the italian producer and mind of one of the best techno-electro labels around, MinimalRome.

After some marvellous releases on Legowelt's Strange Life and Minimal Rome, Heinrich Dressel is finally celebrating the use of vintage synthesizers and driven electronic machines, holding elements of electro and ambient at the same time, but breaking from the genres too, deeply inspired by Heinrich Dressel, the pioneering German archeologist sent to study in the holy city in Monte Testaccio, who drew what is now a major tool for study of Roman amphorae, the "Table of Dressel.

Heinrich Dressel is placed in a sort of limbo where John Carpenter meets Drexciya, a sonorous journey through the darker side of the electro, taking the commands of the Elka Synthex, one of the most impressive polysynths in the history of music, planned and manifactured by Mario Maggi in the early 80s, as the commercial brother of the MCS70, synth that gave birth to a masterpice album like "Automat".

“Sighing Melodies Thru The Graves” musically speaking can be described as a captivating hybrid of styles, mixing the chilling-menacing mood of the 70s / 80s lo-fi funkadelic horror soundtracks to outerspace synthesised soundscapes in a pure classy vein. This is cryptical-kosmische psychedelica with a nice electro retro touch and avant-minimalist vibes. An important contribution and a propulsive cinematic affair.

12’’ EP Version: Limited edition of 300 copies, white vinyl

DIGITAL Version: Distribution through The Orchard in the most important digital stores
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon, Nokia, Spotify and many others).

Tracklisting:

A1 Sighing melodies thru the graves
A2 The black radiant sky
A3 Nestled against the Aurelian walls
B1 The fifty days of mighty lunacy
B2 Afterlife was writ in water

http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label/s … h-dressel/

Mannequin is proud to present new music from Austin based full-analog-synth quartet S U R V I V E. Their first LP is a highly anticipatedrelease and we're more than thrilled that the vinyl is finally out.

"An analogue incarnation of Rustie taking a couple of notes from Eduard Artemievo's poetic account of a supernova imploding upon itself in astorm of strobe lights which are but morse signals from God's ship asitsails across the empty black sludge of space, annotations in a sheetmusic for a jam bound to sendAstronomers all over the planet into a frenzy of air keyboard slapping and knob twiddling"-20 Jazz Funk Greats

Adam Jones, Kyle Dixon, Mark Donica, Michael Stein form the analog synth purist band SURVIVE, considered as one of Austin's mostimportant live electronic mainstays. With Austin's diverse underground synth scene starting to boil over (see: Neon Indian's world domination, Silent Diane's new single on Matador imprint True Panther, //TENSE// early EBM shocks and Sleep ° Over's debut on Hippos In Tanks), SURVIVE is creeping up, notfar behind.

LP Version: Limited edition of 300 copies, 140 gr clear vinyl

http://soundcloud.com/mannequin-label/s … e-s-u-r-v/

Fred Ventura's State of Art back in action...!! enjoy this remix i did :-)

http://soundcloud.com/newclear-waves/st … e-newclear