Angel
Angel is Ilpo Väisänen (Pan sonic), Hildur Guðnadóttir (Lost In Hildurness) and Dirk Dresselhaus (Schneider TM). 'Kalmukia' is a vast epic, sprawling through guitar riffs spanning deep electronic canyons overlooked by a melocholic grey sky. A journey leading to discovery and a final mutation. All
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Despite only being released now 'Hedonism' is actually the first studio album by Dirk Dresselhaus and Ilpo Väsiänen as duo, a project which started in 1999. 5 years in the making and being started before Hildur Gudnadottir joined forces, 'Hedonism' is colllision of urban and rural
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Anthony Pateras & Robin Fox
Robin Fox - Computer, Programming & Controllers
?Anthony Pateras - Voice, Synthi A, Mixing Desk, Electronics & Objects
Ectoplasmic drool, ruptured voice, multi-temporal cash, concerti for nostrils, hyperactive excursions into comedy and violence. An aural textbook of constant change ....
The first cabs off the Editions Mego rank in 2006, Pateras and Fox return with their third shredding album of Antipodean-blasted bliss that will get even the darkest of doomlords crawling out of their abyss of hatred, and dancing like lunatics. End of Daze is a bulletproof testament to the
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Bj Nilsen & Stilluppsteypa
The boiling up bottomless numbness. Slowly disappearing and so suddenly reappearing. A constant vivid reminder yet as honest as possible. The man from deep river quickly develops between two lonely desperate individuals, and the savage natives around him turn just as quickly against their own
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Bruce Gilbert
Editions Mego is very pleased to announce the release of a new album by Bruce Gilbert, whose career stretches back to late 1960’s British avant garde art & music scenes, and has since played an important and influential role with his involvement in various rock based formations, work for
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This Way, originally released in 1984 on Mute, was UK guitarist Bruce Gilbert's first solo album, realized in that brief period between Dome winding down operations and Wire reforming for the first time. A stunning study of controlled ambience and subtle minimalism which is still regarded as an
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Cindytalk
Cindytalk have been active since 1982, which we won’t go into here (a quick Google search will satisfy that need). During the 80s and 90s their sound was defined by broken down rock structures and abstract piano ambience. A third side to their coin emerged at the dawn of the 21st Century with a
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COH
CD re-release of one of the first works from Ivan Pavlov aka COH, recorded in 1997 and 1998. Originally released (and now out of print) as a vinyl only album on Raster Noton in 1999, as part of their Static Series. Remastered in sparkling digital quality and featuring 2 tasty bonus tracks recorded
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A double CD from COH containing on one disk - a live mix of new material originally intended for a studio album, on the other - the very first COH recording from 1997 released back then in edition of 7 hand-made copies given to inspirational friends.?Strategically put together into a whole, the two
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DACM
Showroom Dummies is a production from Grenoble based dance company Groupe DACM, which has been recieved to critical acclaim from dance theatre audiences across France and beyond.
In keeping with the radical nature of their works, Peter Rehberg (Pita) was enlisted to provide an electronic ....
Daniel Menche
Editions Mego presents a limited edition release by Portland, Oregon sound artist Daniel Menche. Daniel Menche: Waterfall recordings and electronics. All waterfall field recordings were captured around the Pacific Northwest of the USA, mixed and recorded throughout 2007-2009. Another sizzling power
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Emeralds
‘Does It Look Like I’m Here?’ is the third official album by Emeralds ( after "Solar Bridge" on Hanson,
and the self-titled LP on their own Wagon and Gneiss Things imprints , as well as countless small edition
tapes and CDRs on a host of labels) and once again it presents another radical new
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Evol
Evol is a computer music duo formed in 1996 by Roc Jiménez de Cisneros and Anna Ramos in Barcelona. Their recordings and performances explore the many sides of digital noise and algorithmic-driven composition. Harsh and bloody trips along the most extreme path of academic music, putting together ....
Farmers Manual
Farmers Manual are a young experimental three piece residing in cheap apartments in Vienna's fifth district, Margareten. "No Backup" was farmersmanuals first statement to the world - a selection of edited highlights from some of their legendary all night studio sessions.
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Fenn O'Berg
After a hiatus of almost 9 years, the legendary trio of Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke and Peter Rehberg aka Fenn O'Berg have returned with a new studio album. Technically, the first studio album as previous releases were edits of live performances. They spent a week in Studio GOK Sound, Tokyo
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Fennesz
"Plays" was orginally released as a 7" vinyl by Mego in 1998 and a CD single by Moikai in 1999. Its seen by many as the 'turning point' between early Fennesz electronic abstract works such as the "Instrument" 12" and "Hotel Paral.lel" CD, and the more guitar based works such as
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"Endless Summer", originally released in 2001 by Mego, was a breakthrough album for Christian Fennesz. The album which brought his name and music towards the first steps of mainstream recognition.
Following on from the more experimental "Hotel Paral.lell" and the Beach Boys
homaged
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Re-mastered at Piethopraxis in Koln, July 2007.
Artwork by Tina Frank.
Artwork by Tina Frank.
"Hotel Paral.lel", originally released in September 1997 by Mego, was Christian Fennesz’s debut solo album. Following up from the EP “Instrument”, it was an investigation into the sonic possibilities ....
Fritz Ostermayer
"When I was young, I was embarrassed by everything. But now I'm so old that I can't be bothered anymore."
Embarrassed by what, Ostermayer? Lyrics that wallow in explicit sexual content? Or by an unrestrained rage at God and the world that a 47-year-old is supposed to have gotten over by ....
Fuckhead
.... the dream of a lucky break... Abandon all hope ye who enter... the first look into the mirror... eruptions according to the master plan... instead of St. Vitus's dance, tactics!... as well as a certain shyness... strategic logic... the free flow of compulsive desire... camouflaged... We leave
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GCTTCATT
gcttcatt is a duo comprising of:
Martin Ng (Grob, Staubgold - Turntables + DJ tools) and
Mathias Gmachl (FARMERSMANUAL, SKOT, FUCKHEAD - real time data processing).
gcttcatt reference many tactics familiar to the 'movement' seekers of this overly documented world. We can see ....
General Magic
Finally Ramon & Andi finished the first GM full length release. A mad journey through the circuits residing in both the Vienna and Berlin Mego studios, as well as the czech train in
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Here are Mego's original tycoons, Ramon and Andi, inviting unsuspecting listeners on a havoc- and mayhem-filled foray into the fun end of the Mego campus (where GM's Swedish labelmates, Sluta Leta, often engage in similar shenanigans).
The initial focus-group reactions to this CD are highly ....
General Magic & Pita
The first Mego release from 1995! Originally available only as a 12" vinyl in an edition of 500. Thought long lost these tracks are now available in digital format for the first time.
General Magic (Ramon Bauer & Andi Pieper) team up with Pita (Peter Rehberg), to create a suite of off the wall
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Gert-Jan Prins
Another bulletin of customised electronics from this Dutch master. Break Before Make, like its predecessor 'Risk' investigates the sonic possibilities to be found in electronic circuits and components, resulting in a high-definition compact set of finely crafted pieces . Short , sharp shock with
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Hecker
The first full length work by young german electronic artist Florian Hecker, currently based between Kissing in southern germany and Vienna. After an intensive R&D phase between 1995 and 1996, the basic structure of "IT ISO 161975" was recorded in various locations during 1997. This was followed
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Sun Pandämonium is the 3rd full lenght release from ?Computer Musician Florian Hecker (b.1975.
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‘Acid In The Style Of David Tudor’ is Florian Hecker’s first full length studio (as opposed to collections and commissions for art installations) album since 2003, when the groundbreaking ‘Sun Pandämonium’ was unleashed by Mego. Since then he has collaborated on audio projects with Yasunao
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Ibutsu
A curious and highly fine tuned digital composition emerging from somewhere in Japan. Starting life nearly a decade ago, this piece was refined, restarted, thrown away, though lost and finally adjusted and completed in March of this year.
A shimmering sub rumble counters hi-end tweaks, like an
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Ilpo Väisänen
Ilsa Gold
They were the darlings of the young rave nation, the nightmare of?investigative party journalism and, needless to say, the kings of?scheiss-house: they were Ilsa Gold, Austria's legendary and probably most irritating contribution to the history of electronic music.
It was 1993 that artist ....
Kevin Drumm
Originally released 2002
Utilising guitar, tapes, mics, pedals, analogue synthesizer and some computer assistance Drumm has concocted a sonic beast. In doing so one is taken on an intense journey of storming feedback, open audio onslaught and somewhat savaged sonics. The extreme ....
Kevin Drumm & Daniel Menche
Kevin Drumm: guitar and noise
Daniel Menche: organ and noise
Daniel Menche: organ and noise
Recorded Fall of 2006 in Chicago at Uggae’s Porta-toilet studio. Mixed and mastered at Stereophonic Mastering in Portland, Oregon.
One organ, one guitar, several fuzz boxes and two highly regarded purveyors of ....
KTL
Threatening new collaboration taking in parallel worlds of Extreme Computer Music and Black Metal. KTL is Stephen O’Malley (SUNNO))), Khanate) and Peter Rehberg (PITA). A six part collision amongst the increasingly fading presences between the light and the dark, with some pieces recorded during
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Devastatingly beautiful four part follow up to the acclaimed debut CD recorded in a former abattoir in Angers, as well as a 16th Century manor in the extreme west of France. Taking the blueprint that was laid out on the first record even further, with the ecstatic build up of ‘Theme’, ....
And how things have evolved. Long awaited new album by the ongoing duo of Stephen O’Malley and Peter Rehberg. KTL’s first full length release that is not commissioned work for theatre or film, showcases their approach to composition and structure as a highly active live band. Whereas the
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Lucio Capece & Mika Vainio
On first glance Lucio Capece and Mika Vainio seem unlikely partners. Two standard bearers at opposing poles of extremity, both sonically and geographically. Lucio from Argentina and rooted in a traditions of jazz and Improv, while Mika hailing from Finland sourced in early 90s electronic and
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Marcus Schmickler
The work of Cologne based Marcus Schmickler has over the years crossed the boundaries bewteen classical and pop, improvisation and techno. Active as a solo artist under his own name, as well as working under the Pluramon moniker with Julee Cruise, plus countless collaborations in the filed of
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Massimo
"You are Massimo right? Your CD 'Hello Dirty' ... ? well, it's the most exciting thing I have ever seen," she whispered.
His hands were starting to shake.
"You don't think this 'Hello Dirty' release is cute?" she asked teasingly.
"A release stops being cute when a girl turns
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Merzbow
One more bulletin from the depths of Masami Akita's hard drive. Ever since going 'digital' a few years his schedule is relenting as ever. For his debut full length for Mego, Merzbow presents a sparkling hommage to delicate art of japanese cuisine.
Four tasty tracks full of Akita's ....
Oneohtrix Point Never
Returnal is the fourth album from Daniel Lopatin's Oneohtrix Point Never project, after Betrayed In The Octagon (Deception Island, 2007), Zones Without People (Arbor, 2009) and Russian Mind (No Fun, 2009). All 3 albums being superbly compiled on the Rifts double CD set (No Fun, 2009). It sees
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Peter Rehberg
Peter Rehberg’s collaboration with the Paris based puppeteer and choreographer, Gisèle Vienne began in 2001, with the production of the DACM piece ‘ShowroomDummies’, followed by ‘Stereotypie’ in 2003.
In 2004, Vienne started to direct under her own name and began to work on pieces collaborating
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Philipp Quehenberger
Phillip Quehenberger’s long awaited long-player debut (after the 12”EP “QBBQ” on Cheap in 2002) seems to be immune against quick categorization. Based on a wondrous forwardness , the prevailing instrumental tracks neglect predictability, never lose their mysteries, opening psychedelic trap doors
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Pita
Pitas first solo work after his work with General Magic on the fridge project. The end result of fooling around in the Mego studio searching some kind of new extremes was minimal, confusing and sometimes annoying. "Seven Tons Revised" features additional guitar treatments from Fennesz.
This
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"Get Down" is the third full length release from Pita aka Peter Rehberg. 9 tracks on wax - sonic mayhem at it's finest. Despite it's often furious leaning's, much of this release remains playful and menacing - like kissing a train and then washing it down the drain.
Music / Sound - You ....
Made by Pita 1998/99 using an Apple Powerbook 1400cs/133
Initial file management at Random Studio, Wien, July 1999
Remastered at Piethopraxis, Köln, July 2007
Artwork by Tina Frank
Re-issue consultantancy by Russell Haswell
Liner notes by David Keenan
Initial file management at Random Studio, Wien, July 1999
Remastered at Piethopraxis, Köln, July 2007
Artwork by Tina Frank
Re-issue consultantancy by Russell Haswell
Liner notes by David Keenan
'Get Out' was ....
Popol Vuh
Cut by Rashad Becker @ Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin December 2007
Popol Vuh's soundtrack work for the films of Werner Herzog in 1970's and 1980's are some of the most stunning in the field. Editions Mego is pleased to present 2 re-workings of classic Vuh tracks. Mika Vainio takes ....
Potuznik
Gerhard Potuznik is probably best known for his minimal techno grooves he produces for respected labels such Cheap Records, Disko B and Pomelo, as well as being a member of Mäuse and the supergroup Private Lightning Six. For his mego debut he delivers ten excursions of funky electronics dedicated
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Prurient
New York based Prurient (aka Dominick Fernow) has been an active instigator of the Power Electonics and Noise genres for well over a decade, with 100+ releases issued so far, usually limited and over all known formats. Its with great pleasure that Editions Mego present this new set of Prurient
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Pure
Pure’s debut full length on mego continues to explore realms of sinister sonic's and edge of the equation audio initially previewed on the highly regarded ‘the.end.of.vinyl’ As a complete serve the full extent of this world is revealed to be an elaborate exploration - rich in texture, variation,
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quintetAvant
Five leading lights of the French improvised, electronic, electroacoustic scene combine once again electronic tape, analogue synths and a united love for strange sonorities for their debut CD release.
Like its predecessor, the vinyl only release 'Floppy Nails' (MEGO 059) this is an ....
Radian
Radian operate in the space between music and noise, between live and sampled sounds, between driving me up the wall and being intriguing beyond words. Drummer Martin Brandlmayr produces rolling, stop-start meters both funky and freestyle while bassist John Norman occasionally adds muted sonic
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Rob Mazurek
Rob Mazurek you ask? Words come by way of response - words such as Chicago, abstractivist, cornetist, improviser and composer.... even hyphenated words like: multi-media, hard-bop, avant-jazz and dare we say it post-rock! More words of relevance, those which make for identity include: Jim
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Russell Haswell
Russell Haswell returns with a complete departure from his real-time computer generated improvisations (‘Live Salvage’ & ‘Second Live Salvage’). WILD TRACKS is a collection of ‘deliberate recordings’ made with other multi media / film projects in mind. These recordings do not contain any overdubs
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Silvia Fassler & Billy Roisz
Skylla is a monster. A sheering, scathing collision of computer generated sounds meshed with guitar and turntable. The results are intense yet bearable, funny but not stupid. From the rhythmical excesses of 'Pink Umbrella' and 'Kirre' to the subtle dronescape of 'Syne', this is a full on
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Sister Iodine
Flame Desastre is the fourth release by french band Sister Iodine; and is probably the most straight forward, concise and focused by the trio. Its intense and rough attack leaves not much time for the listener to take cover, from its aggressively joyful violent orgy of lacerated guitars, meshed
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Sluta Leta
Ronnie Peterson was the smartest swedish racing driver ever, the so called "king of drift". A man who dominated the F1 scene of the 1970's by style and skill.
But this is the year 2003. And this is Sluta Leta. Before we plunge into the present, let's take a quick glance at the past for ....
Stephen O'Malley & Attila Csihar
6°Fskyquake is an audio composition designed in 2001 but explored conjunction with the american sculptor Banks Violette's solo shows in summer 2007. Actually, two shows at two different galleries, Barbara Gladstone & Team, running simultaneously for the duration. The interaction of sound and
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Tujiko Noriko
Oh what a pleasantly perplexing melodic sonic cocktail our good Japanese friend Tujiko Noriko creates. This, her 2nd Mego album dives deeper into a pool of contorted computers, playful piano’s, unorthodox beatwork and an odd mix of mildly diced melodic fun. Vocally the tunes shift from
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Tracks 01-10
Previously released 2001 as
MEGO 047 ‘Shojo Toshi’ CD
Tracks 11-15 Previously released 2002 as MEGO 057 ‘I Forgot The Title’ 12” vinyl
Originally released in 2001 on Mego. This was Tujiko Noriko's first international release (after the limited Japan only release ....
“Making music was like I drive and drive looking for a place where there is nobody. I would arrive there, wow cool, I get out of the car quickly. Then I happily dance, sing, doing a mini party alone. Doing a solo show alone in a big green field. There is a lake, the sun, a train, an airplane, the
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VVV
1. Resurrection Power to Believe ... John 20:24-31
• Thomas wanted Evidence before believing VVV had made a record of
such cynical liberating intensity (sound)
• Salvation does not comes by sight ...
2. Resurrection Power to Witness ... Mark 16:14-16
Matthew ....
Yasunao Tone & Hecker
Palimpsest - ?Pronunciation: 'pa-l&m(p)-"sest, p&-'lim(p)-?Function: noun?Etymology: Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsEstos scraped again, from palin + psEn to rub, scrape; akin to Sanskrit psAti, babhasti he chews?1 : writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times ....
Z'EV vs. PITA
Neither Z’EV or PITA need any introduction in these circles. These 2 heavyweights of experimental music have been associates for 2 decades. Their creative collaboration came about after a meeting in 2004, which led to a monthly file exchange program in 2005. Instead of releasing results
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Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori
A gentle stylistic morphing from two major figures in the global realm of experimental sound and improv.
Zeena Parkins sits firm as a multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, well-known as a pioneer of the electric harp, she has also extended the language of the acoustic harp with the ....