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Angstlos (DreadNaught II RMX)

by Black Lung

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The underground Melbourne scene in 1994 was a rich, vibrant hotbed of musical innovation, and a good swathe of it seemed to be emanating from the Dorobo Label (Darrin Verhargen of Shinjuku Thief fame) & and one of its sub-labels ‘Iridium’.

SNOG loomed large on the Electronica/Industrial landscape and were enjoying an unexpected run of crossover popularity. This, of course, was a perfect moment for the perpetual maverick David Thrussell to drop a groundbreaking & experimental sound-thing; a thematic and sonic assault way ahead of the pack, a benchmark release that to this day is aspired to by artists internationally.

The project was called Black Lung & the album, which captured a new electro-brutalism, was titled “The Depopulation Bomb”. I recall vividly the impact it had on those around me who had ears to hear, and imagination to ponder. I also recall hearing it playing loud in late-night dens wherever young counter-culture rascals gathered. The track that always stood out to me was Angstlos (German word meaning ‘Fearless’) - a grinding slow-burn masterpiece of ominous electronica, a genre-busting classic that wraps you in dark molasses while kicking you in the solar plexus. In 1994 it was a dystopian futurist trip, and it still is.

It is fair to say that Black Lung's 'The Depopulation Bomb' birthed many violent new forms of electronic music: Powernoise, Isolationism and Hardcore Techno are seeded within its dark grooves. The early Black Lung albums became worldwide, seething, underground hits - played in (or playing at) the global temples of avant-techno: Tresor in Berlin, Le Gibus in Paris, The Cooler in NYC and many, many others. Black Lung would play with (and remix) Aphex Twin, Alec Empire, Atom™, Kraftwerk and a sea of electronic music notables.

In preparation for the “Conspiracy Of One” retrospective LP (yes finally), and upcoming Black Lung festival dates, it is an honour and a poetic full-circle to offer an in-house remix of Angstlos that takes the distinct core of the original and laces it in new shiny armour.

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released July 19, 2023
Written & Performed By Black Lung / David Thrussell
Remix / Production / Mastering By Vince Valentini For Lightarmour Editions

Cover Design By M.Rival
Based on original Design Assets by Richard Grant (I+T=R)

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