Originally released in 1987 by Dossier, this self-titled album from Het Zweet ("The Sweat" in English) feels like one is listening to something that's both much more current and also much, much older than that.

Marien Van Oers, who passed away in 2013, made music that tended to get classed as "industrial", with steady, clanging churns demonstrating why, but he was as or more inspired by tribal music producing trance-like effects via rhythm and repetition. Using self-made instruments, the music of Het Zweet locks into rhythms that somehow feel more elemental and physical than many of his contemporaries. The tribal drumming, the invocations, and the loops of acoustic sound add an entirely different rhythm to the game - think Z'EV meets early Muslimgauze and Test Department. An excellent record, remastered with great care by Radboud Mens.

The bonus material included on this reissue expands "Het Zweet" with a second LP consisting entirely of previously unreleased material that belie their disparate origins with a unity of sound and purpose.

Ltd x 400 copies on 180g heavy white vinyl, in a two colour, hand-screenprinted and numbered special Gmund paper sleeve sewn top and bottom, with spot-varnish detail. Comes with dowload code.