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Minimal Wave

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About Me

Minimal Wave is a web project and record label dedicated to minimal electronik, electro, minimal wave, minimal synth, obscure new wave, darkwave, synthpunk, and new romantic music. The label side is dedicated to releasing material that was previously unavailable, especially cassette material from the 80's.
Information on our first 11 releases is here . They can be purchased online via our catalog .
Releases include:
MW001 - Oppenheimer Analysis (UK) 12"
MW002 - Los Iniciados (ES) 7"
MW003 - V/A The Lost Tapes LP (featuring Bene Gesserit, Neon Judgement, Portion Control, Ensemble Pittoresque, Absolute Body Control, Stratis, Elisa Waut, Linear Movement, Autumn/TWR, Unovidual, and ADN La Catastrophe)
MW004 - Sluik (NL) 7"
MW005 - Pavillon 7b (Fr) LP
MW006 - Somnambulist / M. Bryo (split) 7"
MW007 - Ensemble Pittoresque (NL) LP
MW008 - Störung (NL) 7"
MW009 - V/A The Found Tapes LP (featuring Futurisk, Iron Curtain, Deo Toy, Experimental Products, Mark Lane, Ohama, Crash Course In Science, Dark Day, Craig Sibley, and Tara Cross)
MW010 - Das Kabinette (UK) LP
MW011 - Graham Philip D'Ancey (UK) EP
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My Interests

Minimal Electronik + (Radio Show)

Music:

1 Futurologischer Congress, 1000 Ohm, 2+2=5, 3rd Man, A Blaze Colour, A Popular History of Signs, ADN Ckrystall, Absolute Body Control, Alan Burnham, Alesia Cosmos, Alu, Amin Peck, Anomy, Arnold Lane, Art Style, Arvid Tuba, Autumn, Basking Sharks, BeNe GeSSeRiT, Beasts in Cages, Belaboris, Body 11, Bottroper Hammerchor, Brian Brain, Buzz, Calling Hearts, Camera Obscura, Carol, Central Unit, Ceramic Hello, Christof Glowalla, Ciaran Harte, Cinema 90, Circuit 7, Coldreams, Colin Potter, Cosmic Overdose, Crash Course in Science, D Stop, Dagcenter Pöbeln, Dark Day, Das Kabinette, Depeche Mode (early), Der Künftige Musikant, Die Unbekannten, Die Werkpiloten, Drem, EMAK (elektronik musik aus koln), El Aviador Dro, End of Data, Ende Shneafilet, Ensemble Pittoresque, Experimental Products, Faction, Fall of Saigon, Flo + Andrew, For Against, Gorilla Aktiv, Grauzone, Guerre Froide, Halloween, Xoris Perideraio, Human Flesh, Human League (early), Hysterica Passio, I'm So Hollow, Iko, Imports, Inc, Inertia, Informatics, Jeff and Jane Hudson, Jeunesse D'Ivoire, Jullan, Ken Clinger, Kino, Kirlian Camera, Kuruki, L'An III, Last Man in Europe, League of Nations, Les Provisoires, Les Visiteurs du Soir, Linear Movement, Lisfrank, Los Iniciados, M.Bryo, Mama Bubo, Mark Lane, Martin Dupont, Mecano, Mekanik Kommando, Mental, Mick Milk, Minimal Man, Minny Pops, Mittageisen, Modern English (early), Moderne, Nadja, Naughtiest Girl was a Monitor, Nausea, Neon, Nexda, Njurmännen, No More, No Unauthorized, Oppenheimer Analysis, Parade Ground, Pavillon 7b, Performance, Policeband, Polyphonic Size, Portay Heads, Portion Control, Pseudo Code, Psychic Youth, Ptose, Rational Youth, Ray Buttigeig, Reseau D'Ombres, Severed Heads, Siglo XX, Ski Patrol, Sluik, Snowy Red, Soft Drinks, Solid Space, Somnambulist, Sovjet War, Stephan Eicher, Stephen Spera, Stereo, Stratis, Stress, Sudeten Creche, Sylvia, Synthenphall, Tara Cross, The (Hypothetical) Prophets, The Actor, The Modern Art, The Names, The Neon Judgement, The Tone Set, The Wake, Transparent Illusion, Trisomie 21, Tuxedomoon, Twice a Man, Twilight Ritual, Two, Unovidual, Van Kaye and Ignit, Vice Versa, Villa 21, Visible, Vita Noctis, Vitor Hublot, Voice Principles, Xex, ZSKA

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MW011 Graham Philip DAncey - The Sacred Project EP

MW011 Graham Philip D'Ancey - The Sacred Project EPOut now, a white vinyl 12" release by a UK artist Graham Philip D'Ancey, called The Sacred Project. The project consists of 4 tracks, all of which ha...
Posted by Minimal Wave on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:50:00 PST

MW010 Das Kabinette - Spy Thriller LP

MW010 Das Kabinette - Spy Thriller LPThe tenth release on Minimal Wave, presented in a special die-cut jacket, is Das Kabinette’s Spy Thriller LP. Two of the tracks: The Cabinet and Fudge It fir...
Posted by Minimal Wave on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:15:00 PST

MW009 V/A The Found Tapes (LP)

MW009 V/A The Found Tapes (LP)A compilation of North American Minimal Wave ’81-’87. The Found Tapes is a follow up to The Lost Tapes compilation of European Minimal Wave ’81-’8...
Posted by Minimal Wave on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:11:00 PST

MW008 Störung 7

MW008 Störung - Europe Calls (7")Two great and long lost tracks: 'Europe Calls' and 'Radio Lines', from the Dutch duo known as Störung. Europe Calls is previously unreleased and described as a "minima...
Posted by Minimal Wave on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:19:00 PST

MW007 Ensemble Pittoresque LP

MW007 Ensemble Pittoresque - The Art of Being (LP)Originally submitted to Polydor (NL) in 1982, Ensemble Pittoresque's first tape has been restored and is now available as an LP entitled "The Art of B...
Posted by Minimal Wave on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:50:00 PST

MW006 Somnambulist / M.Bryo

MW006 Somnambulist / M.Bryo - Facing the Moon (7")A split 7" between Somnambulist and M. Bryo is out now. Described as "one-man, new wave synth" bands, these projects were a part of the emerging new m...
Posted by Minimal Wave on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:42:00 PST

MW005 Pavillon 7b

MW005 Pavillon 7b - Dark Life (LP)Marking the 20th year since they released a complete album, the French cold wave legends Pavillon 7b lp of early material called "Dark Life" is now available. Active ...
Posted by Minimal Wave on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:01:00 PST