The Burbank (CA, USA) based synthpop act Discothèque has just released their first Remix EP “Remixed Vol. 1”. The EP contains remixes by Battery Operated Orchestra, KMFDM, Chris Vrenna, Doug Beck and Discothèque for the 6 tracks “Disconnect”, “Metaphysical”, “Into Shadows”, “This Is A Warning”, “Die For Love” and “I Am The Echo”.

The EP is available as a free download and will be available exclusively on Bandcamp until October 1st, at which point it will be available on all streaming services.

Discothèque features LA based vocalist Andrea Becker and Stabbing Westward, Prick, TheThe, and Exotic Birds alumnus Andrew Kubiszewski.

Here’s the EP.

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Burbank (CA, USA) based synthpop act Discothèque has just launched a brand new video for the track “Metaphysical”. “Metaphysical” is available now on Youtube as you can see below. The track is taken form the band’s most recent EP “2.0”.

The video itself was directed and edited by Juliette Beavan together with videographer Nicolette Noble.

Discothèque features LA based vocalist Andrea Becker and Stabbing Westward, Prick, TheThe, and Exotic Birds alumnus Andrew Kubiszewski. In the past Kubiszewski also contributed to several other bands, and composed music for TV shows and films. Discothèque’s debut release was 2020’s EP “1”.

Here’s the video for “Metaphysical”.

You can check out the band’s full “2.0” EP right below.

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Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronic, minimal-electronics.

Background/Info: I never heard of Final Fall before this cassette –album featuring five cuts. This is an American formation hailing from Southern California and this must be their second work. It also is important to mention the band stopped its activities after this release.

Content: “Capitalizm” is a varied work, which moves from minimal-electronics towards pure experimental passages. The tempo remains rather slow and all of the tracks are instrumentals. The most noticeable cut is “No Frills No Fun” taking the listener in its grip for 30 minutes. There’re multiple influences running through this song, but I especially noticed an electro-ritual passage mixed with the rhythm of a heartbeat.

+ + + : I like the minimal approach of this project, which is clearly based upon intelligent although experimental sound treatments. The diversity of the work creates a kind of ‘freestyle”. The already mentioned “No Frills No Fun” is a real attention grabber, but I prefer the last song “Last Chance To Ecstasy” revealing cool, icy arrangements.

– – – : I’m not in for the more experimental “Into Oblivion”. I think it could be interesting to see this project evolving a few vocal lines and/or spoken samplings.

Conclusion: Final Fall is a fascinating discovery revealing a sound with a unique and somewhat anarchistic approach. I’m really wondering how the next work will sound-like.

Best songs: “Last Chance To Ecstasy”, “No Frills No Fun”, “Filthy Prick”.

Rate: (7).

Artist: www.facebook.com/finalfallofficial

Label: www.facebook.com/lownoiseproductions

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Out now and available right here is the vinyl reissue of the self-titled debut album by Prick, which was an American industrial rock band signed to Trent Reznor’s Nothing Records imprint. The project was founded in 1992 in Los Angeles by guitarist and songwriter Kevin McMahon, after his first project Lucky Pierre disbanded. Pressed on vinyl for the first time, this very limited vinyl edition can be ordered right here.

The first line-up of the band featured McMahon on vocals and guitar, Chris Schleyer on guitar and Andy Kubiszewski (Exotic Birds and Stabbing Westward) on drums. The songs on the band’s debut were written from 1989 to 1992 by Kevin McMahon. He then recorded four demo songs with Trent Reznor, a longtime friend and a former Lucky Pierre member who found success with his new project, Nine Inch Nails.

These demo-songs were recorded in Reznor’s Le Pig studio and featured a re-recording of a track from Lucky Pierre’s 1988 “Communiqué” EP. After Reznor was fully immersed in the recording of Nine Inch Nails’ second album, “The Downward Spiral”, McMahon went to England to collaborate with British producer Warne Livesey. 8 songs were recorded after which the band signed to Nothing Records of Interscope, a vanity label founded by Reznor and former Lucky Pierre manager John Malm Jr..

In 1994, McMahon assembled a live band for this project. The new line-up featured Kevin McMahon on vocals and guitar, Chris Schleyer on lead guitar, Sebastien Monney on bass, Brian Kehew on keyboards and Sean Furlong on drums and performed under the name Riverhead in clubs in Los Angeles. Kehew eventually left the band after 3 shows and was replaced by Paul Roessler in late 1994 after which the band changed its name to Prick and released its debut 7-inch single, “Communiqué”, which was followed by the band’s self-titled debut album in 1995. The album would sell 66,000 copies.

The track “Animal” became a minor alternative radio hit and its music video, which you can see below, was released the same year.

Furlong and Roessler were fired from the band in 1995 while Garrett Hammond replaced Furlong on drums and Dave Ogilvie was hired for live programming. In 1996, McMahon moved to London to record a follow-up Prick’s debut album. Due to creative differences and McMahon’s reluctance in producing a more radio-friendly effort Prick was dropped from Nothing Records. In 2002, he released Prick’s second studio album, “The Wreckard”, independently through Lucky Pierre Music’s official website. At the same year, he assembled a new line-up for the Prick, consisting of Greg Zydyk on guitar, former Lucky Pierre member Tom Lash on bass and Andy Kubiszewski on drums. The band briefly performed in 2002 and 2003.

After that the band would only release “Boston Live” in 2009 via Lucky Pierre Music.

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