VARIOUS ARTISTS: ANS Electronic Music (Cold Spring) — this is a remastered reissue of a super-rare LP from 1969 of compositions recorded with the ANS, a Soviet-era synthesizer. It’s functionally a demo disc. The basic waveforms are generated by shining light through spinning glass discs and onto a photocell. The waveforms then get run through filters. Various industrial musicians have experimented with the ANS in the decades since. As well as a historically important record, it’s as fun a listen as all that sounds.
ATTRITION: The Black Maria; A Permanent View? Black Maria Remixed (Two Gods) — old-school ’80s goth-industrial band reunited after thirty years, with their 2024 album The Black Maria, like ’80s indie alternative rock except done by a band of that original description. It’s a fascinating listen as well as a bop. A treat for the ears. “The Great Derailer” gives the flavour — looping elements and a groove. This year’s remix album is all groove. You’ll enjoy this.
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