Geoffrey Landers “1 by 1” (1979 – 1987, Music From Memory)
via MFM: Music From Memory’s final compilation of 2017 sees the release of the double album “1 by 1”, which brings together the works of American experimental musician Geoffrey Landers. During a period spanning from 1979 to 1987, this Denver, Colorado based multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer and engineer, conceived several …
Garrett “Private Life” (Music From Memory)
“Garrett came from the inside of his own mind, from within a home recording studio somewhere on planet Earth. The Private Life of creative awareness and the music captured here is the visceral offering to all outside. Every one of us has a Private Life. This is Garrett’s…” says Music …
Denis Mpunga & Paul K. “Criola” (1980-1984, Music From Memory)
via MFM: The work of the Belgian/Congolese duo Denis Mpunga and Paul K. is the subject of Music From Memory’s latest compilation EP, ‘Criola’. Combining elements of traditional African music with experimental electronics, the pair recorded and released only a handful of tracks, scattered across a few obscure LP and …
Dazion “Don’t Get Me Wrong” (Second Circle Records)
via Bandcamp: Second Circle’s first release of 2017 is a four-track debut EP from young Dutch producer Chris Kuhlen aka Dazion. Dazion‘s debut release introduces the Hague based producer’s deep love for goofy rhythm boxes and mid-’80s forgotten synths, and also features two collaborators; Ghanian musician Ebou Gaye Mada, who …
Outro Tempo: Electronic And Contemporary Music From Brazil (1978-1992)
via MFM: For their first multi-artist compilation, Music From Memory take us on a trip to the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Outro Tempo: Electronic and Contemporary Music From Brazil, 1978-1992 is a double LP that explores the outer reaches of Brazilian music, where indigenous rhythms mix with synthesizers and …
Richenel “La Diferencia” (1982, Music From Memory)
For their first release of 2017 Music From Memory present the work of Richenel. via Music From Memory: Originally released in 1982 on the cult Amsterdam cassette-only label Fetisj, the tracks on Music From Memory’s release are alternate takes drawn from Richenel’s personal copy of the album featuring two original …
Montezumas Rache “Wu Du Wu” (Music From Memory)
Discoid house track with light tribal feel guided by a high pitched melody and steady bassline. Includes A4 paper insert with information on the ‘ghost dance’ from the play Wu Du Wu. Wu Du Wu by Montezumas Rache
Forgotten Treasure: Becker/Stegman/Zeumer “Ich Traume So Leise Von Dir” (1987)
via Juno: Once again, Music From Memory has dug deep for inspiration. Very few will have come across the original 1987 pressing of Ich Traume So Leise, a long-forgotten collaborative album that brought together trumpet player Heinz Becker, songwriter Karl-Heinz Stegmann, and poet Isabel Zeumer. Predictably, though, the tracks which …
Forgotten Treasure: The System “The System EP”
It’s fair to say Music From Memory is one of the most exciting labels at the moment. In a very short period of time, they managed to put out essential compilation work by musicians such as Leon Lowman, Joan Bibiloni and Suso Saiz. After going into pop territory with the …
Forgotten Treasure: Michal Turtle “Phantoms of Dreamland”
via Music From Memory: Following their release of the Michael Turtle 12” last year, Music From Memory now publish ‘Phantoms of Dreamland’; a compilation of works by the UK musician recorded between 1983-1985. This double LP features tracks drawn from the recording sessions for Turtle’s album ‘Music From The Living …
Forgotten Treasure: Workdub “Workdub EP”
via Juno: The latest volume in Music From Memory’s impressive 12″ series of reissued obscurities takes us back to late ’80s St Louis and the hard to find world of Workdub. Formed of Virgil Work Jnr. and Nicholas Georgieff, Workdub’s output was restricted to a pair of highly limited albums …
Forgotten Treasure: Dip In The Pool “On Retinae” (1989)
via Music From Memory: third 12” release features two versions of the track ‘On Retinae’ by the Japanese pop duo Dip In The Pool. With support from friend Yasuaki Shimizu (AKA Mariah) on clarinet, the track is pure end of the night pop perfection and something of a lost classic. Originally …