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  • TL 1011 | Rex Ramsa | Stamina Charge

    Available for purchase at Bandcamp.

    Rex Ramsa is an industrial-inspired hard techno project rigorously delivering the most demanding metal-tech psychic-stamina experiments.

    Engrossed in recording material for Full Moon Film in 2006, Karl Mohr took pause to let off steam with his minimalist hardcore machine-music effort Droid Charge: punishing techno tracks manipulating timbre and tempo wildly across a palette of dance floor destruction. In 2017, Mohr reframed Droid Charge as Rex Ramsa. The original album has been renamed and re-mastered for release on Tape Life Records.

    Encapsulating soulless abstract art techno, noise and hardcore dance music, this debut from Rex Ramsa is dedicated to blatant, caustic, mechanical expressions: clone non-music for a non-audience devoid of aesthetics and empathy. A volcano of dirty and ugly minimalism, Stamina Charge is not for the faint of heart. Some reactions to Stamina Charge: “Daft Punk in an angry mood on a bad day.” “Percussion carpet-bombed by the Droid Army.” “A karate chop to the throat!”

    With a specific focus on driving human biorhythms into accelerated states using tempo manipulation and sonic bombardment, this fracas can induce heightened physical effects and anxiety. For fans of: hard hypnotic schranz, extreme electronic, rhythmic noise and the UK dark techno scene.

    released December 09, 2018

    ALL TITLES WRITTEN, PERFORMED, ENGINEERED,
    EDITED, MIXED, MASTERED & PRODUCED BY KARL MOHR.

    SELECTED RECORDINGS FROM 2007
    PUBLISHED BY MULTIBEAT MUSIC (SOCAN) AND
    REMASTERED FOR TAPE LIFE RECORDS IN 2018.

    COVER PHOTO BY FIVETOMIDNIGHT.
    RR LOGO BY ANTHONY HALEY.
    COVER DESIGN BY SITUATSI.

    TAPE LIFE RECORDS / TL 1011
    FOR MORE INFO VISIT: TAPELIFE.COM/TL1011
    ℗ 2018 TAPE LIFE RECORDS
    © 2018 TAPE LIFE RECORDS
    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MADE IN CANADA.

    tags: hard techno, acid house, techno-industrial, industrial techno, dark techno, electronic, schranz, gabber, hardcore techno, rotterdam, ebm, harsh, noise, industrial, extreme electronic, speedcore.

  • TL 1010 | Blue Visions | Chill House Voyage

    Available for purchase at Bandcamp.

    Levitate into scintillating Adriatic dreams with Chill House Voyage, a splash of invigorating electronic music. Karl Mohr’s Viennese period featured a foray into broader-appeal ambient house music: percolating late summer nights and early pool-side after party mornings are called to mind on this moody, azure delight. Blue Visions has been Mohr’s most successful music project, distilling the best aspects of European deep house and ambient dub into a brisk, refreshing uptempo cocktail. In its first incarnation as 2004’s A Journey Into Chill House, the single “Wassernixe” was featured on a Sony/Columbia compilation Vienna Vibrations 2 – The 2nd Gathering; a clear blue vinyl 12″ Wassernixe/Froze Like Ice was released by Interdimensional Industries. “House Of The Rising Void” appeared in a feature film sequel to Trainspotting called Ecstasy (2011), and many of the tracks were heard on the Canadian television series Metropia. The gorgeous remastering of Tape Life’s new re-issue of this chill house classic reveals two previously unreleased tracks. Ideal for the dance floor, cocktail party or melt-away summer vacation, the shifting tones of the chill house genre are addressed with panache by Blue Visions; two tracks incorporate beautifully the brazen torch vocals of jazz singer Chantal Thompson. For fans of Café Del Mar, José Padilla, 808 State, Todd Terry. Genres include chillout, chill house, deep house, ambient, electronic.

    released Nov 18, 2018

    ALL TITLES WRITTEN, PERFORMED, ENGINEERED,
    EDITED, MIXED, MASTERED AND PRODUCED BY KARL MOHR.
    04 WRITTEN BY KARL MOHR/CHANTAL THOMPSON.

    SELECTED RECORDINGS FROM 2001
    PUBLISHED BY MULTIBEAT MUSIC (SOCAN) AND
    REMASTERED FOR TAPE LIFE RECORDS IN 2018.

    VOCALS ON 01, 04 BY CHANTAL THOMPSON. LOMOGRAPHY
    AND DESIGN BY SITUATSI. SPECIAL THANKS: C. THOMPSON,
    R. MACLEOD, L. AL DINO, G. UGOVSEK, C. JUNG, P. ZIRBS.

    TAPE LIFE RECORDS / TL 1010
    FOR MORE INFO VISIT: TAPELIFE.COM/TL1010
    ℗ 2018 TAPE LIFE RECORDS.
    © 2018 TAPE LIFE RECORDS.
    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MADE IN CANADA.

    tags: house, chillout, deep house, ambient, chill house, Electronic, lounge music, cafe del mar, Café Del Mar, Ibiza, chill, Vienna, Wien, Austria, Adriatic, chill-out

  • TL 1007 | Karl Mohr Audio-Yo | The Heck 2017 Edition

    Available for purchase at Bandcamp.

    Tape Life presents the seventh Karl Mohr Audio-Yo album, The Heck 2017 Edition. This twentieth anniversary re-release has been meticulously remastered and features updates to the original 1997 track list. Featuring material recorded 1993-1997, the critically acclaimed The Heck was a future-forward album of Mohr’s best work; the 2017 Edition sounds fresh and relevant two decades later. Claiming “100% Electronic Thrills,” the album is mostly instrumental, with Mohr’s vocal work sparse against the mad sample collages and towering techno architecture. Equally influenced by rave culture and industrial music, this eccentric and daring milestone reissue is recommended for fans of dancefloor-oriented electronic music.

    released March 12, 2018

    ALL TITLES WRITTEN, PERFORMED, ENGINEERED,
    EDITED, MIXED, MASTERED & PRODUCED BY KARL MOHR.
    04 WRITTEN BY KARL MOHR/ERIK MOHR.

    SELECTED RECORDINGS FROM 1993-1997
    PUBLISHED BY MULTIBEAT MUSIC (SOCAN) AND
    REMASTERED FOR TAPE LIFE RECORDS IN 2017.

    PHONED-IN VOCALS & INSTRUMENTS ON 04 BY ERIK MOHR.
    VOCAL SAMPLES ON 11 BY RACHEL SMITH & RYAN CORRIGAN.
    COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY HELI TUOMI. DESIGN BY SITUATSI.
    SPECIAL THANKS: S. ABIAD, QUEEN’S STUDIO D, M. GAREAU,
    R. CORRIGAN, J. FOWLER, B. DEGAZIO, S. SKRATT, E. MOHR,
    V. MARCONE. BPM VALUES ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY DRIFT.

    TAPE LIFE RECORDS / TL 1007
    FOR MORE INFO VISIT: TAPELIFE.COM/TL1007
    ℗ 2017 TAPE LIFE RECORDS
    © 2017 TAPE LIFE RECORDS
    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MADE IN CANADA.

    tags: alternative, techno, dark ambient, industrial, electronic, techno music, dark techno, ambient techno, industrial techno, tech house, rave, DIY synthesizer, jungle, electronica, Canadian