Various Artists

Klangfarbe - german democratic republic tape music 1983-1987 (2016 rsd release)

Various Artists - Klangfarbe - german democratic republic tape music 1983-1987 (2016 rsd release)

Mannequin Records is elated to present a double LP compilation of the legendary experimental new wave label run by Frank Bretschneider from 1985 till 1989 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz). Later founder of RASTER-NOTON togheter with Olaf Bender and Carsten Nicolai, Bretschneider established the label to make his music accessible for a small group of interested parties. Eventually eight releases were published all in all. Due to the restrictive laws in the former GDR, where media was completely controlled by the government and any private publishing was actually illegal, it was only possible to publish a very limited number of copies.

2LP Mannequin records: MNQ076