4 new releases available the 23rd. pre-orders are now live;
http://deadmindrecords.limitedrun.comDMR67: ENNO VELTHUYS / PAUL RIEDL SPLIT CDhttps://dead-mind.bandcamp.com/album/splitA bridge between generations of ambient exploration, this split release unites two artists connected through mood, texture, and introspection: Enno Velthuys, the late Dutch composer and visual artist whose melancholic ambient works defined a quiet corner of the 1980s cassette underground and Paul Riedl, best known as the creative force behind visionary metal band Blood Incantation, who here reveals a parallel world of deep ambient sound .Together, these recordings form a contemplative journey across aesthetics: a meeting of two artists who, though separated by time, share a commitment to sound as emotional architecture.
Velthuys's contributions are drawn from the EXART vaults and carefully selected by Hessel Veldman to serve as an appetizer for an upcoming LP of more unreleased material on Stroom Records. Across four cassettes, Velthuys crafted a deeply personal sound - minimal, dreamlike and steeped in solitude - that would later come to be recognized as a cornerstone of European ambient music. The pieces presented here continue that fragile lineage: meditative, intimate and quietly transcendent.
In contrast yet in harmony, Riedl's side of the album offers archival recordings that extend his lifelong fascination with cosmic sound and inner space. While known for his work in Blood Incantation and related projects exploring the outer reaches of metal, Riedl has long been devoted to ambient and experimental composition. His selections for this release - curated to complement Velthuys's music - trace a dialogue between decades and sensibilities, blending analog warmth and deep atmospherics with a sense of timeless drift.
CD comes in a 6-panel wallet and is limited to 200 copies. LP to be released soon.
DMR68: CARLOS GIFFONI & JOACHIM NORDWALL: NEW MUSIC LPhttps://dead-mind.bandcamp.com/album/new-musicA meeting of two uncompromising sound artists, Carlos Giffoni and Joachim Nordwall, New Music fuses pulsating electronic rhythms, immersive drones, and abstract textures into a vivid, physical listening experience. Emerging from the outer edges of techno, noise, and electro-acoustic composition, both artists channel their distinct sonic vocabularies into a shared space of tension and transformation. Giffoni's deep synth drones collide with Nordwall's ritualistic sense of structure and rhythmic, creating a sound that feels at once mechanical and organic, grounded and cosmic. Moving between dense rhythmic sequences and vast stretches of tonal drift, New Music unfolds like a continuous exploration of energy and decay - music that challenges the boundary between motion and stasis, chaos and control.
For listeners of forward-thinking electronics, this collaboration stands as a compelling testament to the power of sound and the unique chemistry that emerges when two creative worlds intersect. Nordwall explains: "Even though we spent a lot of time together, we never really talked about making music together. But when Carlos visited Sweden, I asked if he'd be into it, as I felt our recordings were starting to sound like they came from the same planet. He kindly agreed and sent me a batch of files to work on. That became New Music - our music, our shared sound."
Carlos Giffoni is a Venezuelan-born experimental musician and composer known for his visceral approach. A central figure in the 2000s New York noise and experimental scene, he founded No Fun Fest and has collaborated with artists such as Merzbow, Prurient and Jim O'Rourke.
Joachim Nordwall is a Swedish artist and musician exploring industrial, drone, and minimalist, repetitive electronics. As head of iDEAL Recordings and a member of projects like The Skull Defekts and Organ of Corti he remains a key force in Sweden's experimental music landscape.
Limited to 200 copies on black vinyl and 50 copies on transparent purple vinyl
DMR69: CLUB MORAL S/T CDhttps://dead-mind.bandcamp.com/album/club-moralClub Moral is an organization founded by artists Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven (AMVK) and Danny Devos (DDV) on January 1st, 1981, in Antwerp, Belgium. From 1981 until 1987, Club Moral functioned both as an industrial band and a venue. The venue, located in Antwerp, became a hub for underground culture, hosting numerous exhibitions, happenings and live performances by artists like Produktion, Boyd Rice, John Duncan and Coupe de Grace. The first event at Club Moral took place on June 19th, 1981, featuring État Brut performing live together with DDV and Mécanique Végétale. Later that year, on September 19th, the band Club Moral made its live debut. They quickly gained a reputation for their confrontational performances, provocative imagery and uncompromising attitude. Between 82 and 87, the group released a series of legendary cassettes, filled with raw industrial sounds, primitive power electronics, noise and conceptual art.
In 1989, the band remained active and recorded their first LP for Cthulhu Records. Around the same time, Frank Gorissen began producing electronic music and hosting a radio program called Radio Militia. He invited Club Moral to perform a live radio session in his studio, where the band played a mix of new versions of familiar tracks and improvised pieces. The recordings were never released, until 2024, when Frank rediscovered the original tapes and produced a new master that perfectly captures the raw energy of the performance. Club Moral agreed on releasing it as an album and AMVK designed the cover art, featuring images of people who were born or died on the date of the performance, March 29th.
In the late 1990s, DDV was a teacher-in-residence at the art school where I was studying. I enrolled in his performance workshop and on the first day, he showed us videos of extreme performance art and then challenged the group to do similar actions. His determination and hardline approach left me impressed and it became an inspiring and intense week for me personally. I'm happy and proud to be able to release this Club Moral CD as a follow up to the Lonely Weekends 7" from 2006.
Comes in a 6-panel wallet and is limited to 200 copies.
DMR70: FNTC – OPERA CDhttps://dead-mind.bandcamp.com/album/operaThe experimental landmark Opera by FNTC returns in a remastered CD edition, nearly forty years after its original cassette release on Staalplaat in 1987. A striking document of Europe's late 80s cassette underground, Opera captures the collective at their most adventurous - merging spontaneous composition, sound collage and performance art into a single immersive experience. Featuring Jon Rose on violin, the recording remains a testament to the fearless creativity that defined the experimental music scene of its time.
Recorded during the summer of 1986, Opera showcases FNTC's distinctive approach to instant composing and live sound construction. Conceived as a three-dimensional 'hearplay', the original performance unfolded across a multi-speaker setup, with the audience blindfolded and reclining on couches. Following its cassette release, Opera was featured in the All Chemix Radio Series, issued by Staalplaat and the Radio Art Foundation on tape and broadcasted internationally. It also became a part of FNTC's European Instant Composing Tour throughout the late 1980s.
Now presented on CD for the first time, this edition restores the full depth and atmosphere of the original performance. The artwork is taken from the archives of Willem de Ridder, featuring a collage by De Ridder and Peter Pontiac. Faithful to the spirit of the avant-garde and the legacy of cassette culture, Opera stands as a vivid reminder of a time when pushing boundaries defined the underground.
Comes in a 6-panel wallet and is limited to 200 copies. Split release with Tribe Tapes.
