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NARROW
- "FROM DIY WITH LOVE"
(tut014) REGULAR EDITION: 12-inch LP, white vinyl - in printed discosleeve + special fold-out sleeve - 1 insert Treue um Treue is very proud to present the first official vinyl release of the now defunct Croatian duo NARROW. Born in the late 90s, NARROW retired last year after over a decade of sonic excursions, and no less than 14 self-produced cassettes and CDRs on their home-label Aside Thorns. Inspired by the collage and improvisation aesthetics of the likes of TG and CABARET VOLTAIRE, the music of NARROW is pure DIY, acknowledging cut’n’paste and lo-fi analogue sound processing as both a working method and a source of inspiration. No studio and hardly any computer here: the duo’s weapons of choice are a couple of tape decks, an old walkman and actual synths and effects with which they create a sound that takes us back to the heyday of tape-industrial. The 10 raw gems selected for this requiem are highly rhythmic, noise-informed minimal pieces, sometimes mutating into catchy electro songs which carry in them both post-punk echoes and angst-pop promises, and should appeal to ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO, BLACHKOUSE, early PORTION CONTROL and MENTAL CODE enthusiasts alike. "ACCIDENTAL" EDITION Limited to the first 99 copies, this special edition includes an additional compact disc of NARROW's "ACCIDENTAL SOUNDTRACKS". Played on an otherwise lousy Casio model whose batteries, running out of power, caused the presets to collapse into scary and infinitely more interesting sonic possibilities, Accidental Soundtracks is Narrow’s radical masterpiece of Rhythmic-Casio-Industrial. Comes on professional CDR with its own hand-numbered fold-out sleeve (tut014-as). Tracklist: From DIY with Love: Side
A Side
B Accidental Soundtracks: 01
- It Ain't Seals (audio extracts on this page are in low quality)
PRESS CUTTINGS "After Fiendish Fib and Alone here is another discovery from the 1990's in the field of (minimal) electronics. Narrow from Croatia delivers minimal electronics as they should sound: the perfect mix of analogue elektro and experimental but rhythmic orientated old school industrial. Maybe most of the songs are more straight forward as Doxa Sinistra but I still think this will appeal to fans of that 1980's band. Also if you are into Esplendor Geometrico and Blackhouse for example you will love this. A truly great discovery!" (M. for Enfant Terrible) "Wow,
was für eine geniale Aufmachung! Man ist von Treue um
Treue / Reue um Reue ja so einiges gewohnt, was
wunderschöne Gestaltung von Schallplatten angeht, aber
diese NARROW-Veröffentlichung setzt noch mal einen oben
drauf.. Weißes Vinyl, bedrucktes Innencover, edles
Faltcover, Beiblatt und in einer Teilauflage von 99
Exemplaren (bei einer Gesamtauflage von 310 Exemplaren)
noch eine zusätzliche professionell produzierte CD-R in
ebenso schönem Faltcover. Da hat man sich mal wieder
selbst übertroffen. "(...) der Sound von NARROW pendelt dabei irgendwo zwischen den Polen ABSOLUTE BODY CONTROL, CABARET VOLTAIRE, ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO und PORTION CONTROL. Die wirklich minimalen wie monotonen Tracks sind sehr rau bis schroff, entfalten aber gerade dadurch mit zunehmender Spielzeit einen gewissen Charme und eine eigene Atmosphäre. Nicht viele aktuelle Minimal-Bands klingen so authentisch wie NARROW, was einerseits an den begrenzten Mitteln des Duos liegen mag, aber vielleicht auch andererseits an der nicht zu leugnenden ehemaligen Ostblock-Mentalität. Ich kann diese Platte nur wärmstens weiterempfehlen und es ist fast überflüssig zu erwähnen, dass die Gestaltung dieser wieder äußerst hervorragend gelungen ist. "(M.Fiebag for Black Magazin) |