The fine label Artoffact returns with a rather delicious offer – and it has made the label’s CEO rabies mad as you can see above. If you use the discount code 2016move when following this link, you’ll get 35% off your vinyl purchases in the next 24 hours! Ain’t that a sweet deal.

You can choose from a nice list of releases from Haujobb, Controlled Bleeding, Die Krupps, Front Line Assembly, Wumpscut, Psyche, Advanced Art., Cat Rapes Dog, Cevin Key, Land of Giants, Marsheaux, Mlada Fronta, Mobile Clones, Nash The Slash, Noise Unit, Of Tanz Victims, Rational Youth, Terminal Sunglasses, The Glen & Joe Show and The Gruesomes.

In short, you have no reason to say no to this fine offer. So head to this secret Artoffact link and use the code 2016move and you’ll get your 35% reduction!

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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The Finnish/Canadian label ArtOfFact has a sale up with incredibly low prices including excellent releases from such great bands as Marsheaux, Cevin Key, … That sound almost too good to be true to you? Well, hang on, it’s true and you’d be foolish not to take advantage of this limited offer.

The massive sale is up to free up stock space. Therefor they have slashed their prices with 50% or more resulting in prices of 6 Euro, 12 Euro etc for high quality releases from Marsheaux, Cat Rapes Dog, Cevin Key, Download, Front Line Assembly, Land of Giants, Mlada Fronta, Mobile Clones, Nash The Slash, Noise Unit, Of Tanz Victims, Psyche, The Gruesomes and more!

Head right here to get your basket filled!

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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The Canadian online mail-orderStorming The Base has launched its Halloween sales on all Artefact releases (in a tongue-in-cheek way if you watch the above banner closely). As usual, there is plenty of goodness to be found in their offer at pretty low prices from plenty of artists (including a ton of CDs at not even 5 euro). There’s also plenty of vinyl available including material from Front Line Assembly, Psyche, Haujobb, Cevin Key & Ken Hiwatt, Apoptygma Berzerk and many many more. Go and have a look right here in the sales section.

We were informed that the label is also give a 10% discount on the releases from Artoffact.

Speaking of which, if you an EU citizen, Artoffact is now shipping vinyl from the EU too – which makes it cheaper for EU residents. Check what they have on offer right here in their new EU webstore.

They will be using a flat fee for shipping from their office in Helsinki, Finland. This means that there will be no extra taxes, fees, or customs charges (all taxes are included in the price), plus they’ll be using a flat-rate shipping of 17,50 Euro (free for Finnish residents), orders are dispatched the same week they arrive and FedEx shipping guarantees fast, trackable delivery.

Available for direct ordering are vinyl titles from Azar Swan, Cevin Key, Download, Front Line Assembly, Marsheaux, Mlada Fronta, Rational Youth, Psyche & Luminance, Saltillo, Seeming and Volt 9000. Available are also pre-orders for vinyl releases from Advanced Art. Darkhive, Cevin Key, Front Line Assembly, Land of Giants, Haujobb, Of Tanz Victims, Psyche and The Gruesomes. You can find all these vinyl releases right here.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, electronics.

Content: “Fighting False Gods” was originally self-released in 1985 as a single featuring 3 tracks. The name of this band mght not ring a bell but I felt really excited to see Artoffact Records recovering this old band from dust.

…Of Tanz Victims definitely belong to the history of 80s industrial music (and related genres). The band was based in Montreal (Canada) and released outstanding full length albums. They were inspired by English industrial pioneers like Throbbing Gristle, SPK, Cabaret Voltaire (which is an element that comes through in their work), and also by the legendary ‘Nouvelle Vague’ film-movement.

The band seemed to have got some success in Belgium, which probably explains why I remember this band and more than this, I always have considered …Of Tanz Victims as one of the main references when it comes to speak about 80s electro & industrial pioneers. I read that there were some plans to bring the band back to life, but nothing has happened thus far.

So let’s get back to this early exposure of this band’s creativity which is dominated by the opening cut “Filth Ov God (Tanz Mix)”. It remains one of their best cuts ever, which is characterized by a linear rhythm and an impressive sound collage featuring samplings, good-old analogue electronics and industrial components mainly consisting of manipulated guitar. It sounds dark and experimental while remaining pure avant-garde. Ghost-like vocals emerge from imaginary tenebrous spaces to reinforce the kind of disturbing element you might feel when listening to …Of Tanz Victims.

“The Silent End” taking off at the B-side sounds indeed like a B-side although it’s more than simply filler. This song reflects the electro-industrial and experimental side of the band while the hopping rhythm is an element they mainly used. I personally prefer the final track “Tape Machine K (Corpse Mix)”, which is more into complexity and 80s industrialism. You’ll notice multiple sound manipulations and the use of sampled parts.

Conclusion: …Of Tanz Victims remains to me one of the main visionary formations that were active during the 80s industrial movement. They didn’t get the deserved (and especially international) recognition although I’m sure that die-hard fans of industrial music fully consider and respect this band for its oeuvre.

Best songs: “Filth Ov God (Tanz Mix)”, “Tape Machine K (Corpse Mix)”.

Rate: (DP:8)DP.

Label: www.artoffact.com / www.facebook.com/artoffact

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Fresh news from Artoffact, the Montreal-based industrial project Of Tanz Victims will reissue their debut 7″ vinyl “Fighting False God” on the Canadian label in September. The 30 year anniversary version of the single will come in a remastered and redesigned edition with a new cover photo, while paying tribute to the original triangle-shaped design.

Included on the single, available here, are the tracks “Filth of God”, “The Silent End” and “Tape Machine K”. You can listen to “Filth of God” below. You’ll encounter a grittier more industrial version of Skinny Puppy…

Of Tanz Victims formed in the early 1980s in St-Jean sur Richelieu, just outside Montreal and produced a string of vinyl and tape releases.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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