Yayayi Amai
Yayayi Amai

Music From Memory are back with their first 12” of 2019 in the form of a five track EP from prolific German drummer Curt Cress.Since the early 1970s Cress has worked with a number of high profile German bands such as Passport, Atlantis and Snowball as well as on cult Disco records with studio groups such as Tender Aggression and Chime. Working tirelessly as a session musician for countless German and International Jazz, Rock and Pop acts, Cress has also worked extensively as a Producer, most notably for Nina Hagen. Cress would also record a number of records as a solo artist, with his unique sensibility as a drummer given centre stage.MFM 038 features three deep percussive workouts from his 1983 solo album ‘Avanti’, a record which has been a long time favourite the label. With the tracks ’Moonwalk’, ‘Power Vein’ and ‘Sundance’ now finally available on a loud 12” pressing. The EP also features two direct detours into House music by Curt with alternate versions of the forward thinking drum track ‘Dschung Tek’. Released in 1991 under Curt’s ‘C.C’ moniker, ‘Dschung Tek’ has been another big favourite of the last few years at the label after a tip by way of their pal Tornado Wallace.

Tunnel vision réédite Âme triste de A Gethsemani – Opus Dark Wave français de 1987Âme triste est le premier album d’un projet-groupe né dans la deuxième moitié des années 80 A Gethsemani, mené de front par Bernard Odot, seul aux commandes pour cet album. Bernard Odot vient de faire l’acquisition d’un DX7, joue dans un groupe ardennais nommé Anackarsis Section, et parallèlement compose sur un 4 pistes. Le résultat est une musique sombre, à la limite du gothique, mais sans artefact précieux. Loin des sons parfois amateurs que l’on peut retrouver dans la no wave et post punk française, les nappes synthétiques sont parfaitement modernes. Il est même étonnant qu’un DX7 eût pu donner un tel résultat !

Mov Clsr' is the third and final piece in a trilogy of releases, exploring the libraries of Spaceks recent hard drives. Encompassing House, Footwork, Techno, Garage and Broken Beat the legendary vocalist and producer has amassed a wealth of tracks created mostly on iPhone and iPad. South London to the core yet globally inspired, his off kilter swing and free flowing approach to music has always set him apart from the pack. From his work with J.Dilla (Eve/Dollar) to his collaboration with Mark Pritchard as one half of Africa Hitech, Steve Spaceks creative output has always been a million miles ahead.