Various Artists

Berlin Atonal is proud to pick up on a tradition begun in 1984 with the publication of two volumes of live recordings from the 1983 edition of the festival. Those records bore witness to the most inventive, adventurous sounds of the festival. Berlin Atonal Vol. 3 carries this custom forward three decades with selections from four of the standout performances of Berlin Atonal 2014. Of course Cabaret Voltaire’s lauded and historical first show in over 20 years is featured, Richard H Kirk's no-nostalgia and machinery driven set firmly putting the Cabaret Voltaire project in a future-facing direction. Miles Whittaker's surprising and muscular live performance also contributes a cut, as does festival favourite Fis with his characteristically lumpy, textural soundscapes. Finally, two selections from Abdulla Rashim’s memorable session gesture toward a possible future for synthesised music.

• 01 cabaret voltaire - microscopic flesh fragment
• 02 cabaret voltaire - universal energy (live version)
• 03 miles whittaker - vagabond no7
• 04 fis - dist cl (atonal version)
• 05 abdulla rashim - 1
• 06 abdulla rashim - 2