Robotiko Rejekto reissues 1987 single ‘Rejekto!’ as limited red splatter MLP on ZYX Music
Robotiko Rejekto reissues 1987 single 'Rejekto!' as limited red splatter MLP on ZYX Music
German techno/EBM project Robotiko Rejekto sees its classic 1987 single “Rejekto!” return on vinyl as a limited coloured 12″ MLP on ZYX Music, issued on red vinyl with black splatters. The new vinyl edition runs at 33 rpm and collects four different mixes of the track in a retro-futurist sleeve that echoes the original Techno Drome International artwork.
Robotiko Rejekto was formed in Frankfurt am Main in 1987 by RaHen (Ralf Henrich) and Talla 2XLC (Andreas Tomalla), who had already collaborated in Axodry, Moskwa TV and other projects in the early “Sound of Frankfurt” scene. “Rejekto!” was their debut single, released in 1987 on Techno Drome International/ZYX. The material was clearly influenced by early aggrepo and Electronic Body Music in the vein of Nitzer Ebb, Front 242 and Armageddon Dildos.
The new MLP reissue focuses on four classic versions of the track, remixed “by the Teutons of Fun” as the cover says. The 12″ contains:
- “Rejekto! (Perfekto Mix)”
- “Rejekto! (U.S. Dub)”
- “Rejekto! (Presentation Mix)”
- “Rejekto! (Layout Mix)”
The song features Romanian-language lyrics, which tell a short fictional story about two musicians, Dumitru Constantin and Andrei Vasile. These versions have appeared in several archival editions, most recently on the compilation “Communication 87-92” via Mecanica, which collects the group’s late-1980s and early-1990s singles and remixes.
About Robotiko Rejekto
Robotiko Rejekto is a German techno group from the Frankfurt am Main region, founded in 1987 by RaHen (Ralf Henrich) and Talla 2XLC (Andreas Tomalla). Both musicians were already active in the early 1980s, working together in Axodry, Moskwa TV and related projects that formed part of the “Sound of Frankfurt” movement. With “Rejekto!” in 1987 they established a sound that mixed early techno, Aggrepo and EBM.
The group followed “Rejekto!” with “Umsturz Jetzt!” in 1988 and “Confusion” in 1989, again on ZYX. Shortly after these singles, Talla 2XLC left to concentrate on other projects, while RaHen continued to work under the Robotiko Rejekto name.
Around 1990, RaHen collaborated with Kurt Ader on the album “The Cyber Space,” which combined new material with the existing singles. The title is sometimes documented as “Cyper Space” due to a noted label misprint on the original ZYX release. Singles such as “Injection” (1990), “Hangar 18” (1991), “Density” and “Technology” (both 1992) followed, but then the project went on a long hiatus.
From 2010 onwards, Robotiko Rejekto reappeared with new studio material, including singles like “I’ve got your mind,” the album “Corporate Power” (2012) and later recordings such as “Tanzlokal” (2014) and “Control Your Robot” (2016).
The anthology “Communication 87-92” (Mecanica, 2019) compiles key mixes and B-sides from the 1987–1992 period, while Infacted Recordings has re-introduced tracks like “Umsturz Jetzt!” in its EBM-related series.
Robotiko Rejekto also were active as remixers. The group contributed a version to Eisfabrik’s EP “Rotationsausfall In Der Eisfabrik,” where the track “And Nothing Turns (Robotiko Rejekto Version)” is included on the RepoRecords release. A remix by RaHen of Robotiko Rejekto also appears on AD:Key’s album “Reanimator“.
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