The 20th century was marked by a turning point in the way human beings relate to technology. Since the Industrial Revolution until the advent of personal computers and the internet, we have watched almost one hundred years of technological revolutions. We also saw the rise of a new music genre that was actually translating this industrial, chaotic, in-between wars and highly technological scenario of the 1970s: it was the birth of "Industrial Music", a term coined by Monte Cazazza in 1977.

Artists such as Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Clock DVA, The Leather Nun, Monte Cazazza, SPK, and Einstürzende Neubauten shared defining characteristics of industrial music, (mis)using technology, moving away from the traditional guitar, bass and drums set-up. A focus on non-Western sound structures, utilising found sounds, tape recordings, harsh noise and rhythm over melody, with a focus on the 'other', self-production, and a complete disregard for the music industry.

The heritage of industrial music continues, often under the umbrella of the term "post-industrial" music. This compilation showcases music from Europe, USA, Japan, China, Jordan, Nepal and Tunisia, from: Ying Shui Di Jiang, Inner Paradise, Virus2020, Yousef Kawar, HLER, Kazuya Ishigami, Alone In The Hollow Garden, Mario Lino Stancati, VÄäristymä, Adonai Atrophia, The Tara Experiment, and Cities Last Broadcast.

So many things changed in our societies since the 70's, and the musicians focus is on new topics, challenges, questions, but the original spirit of that underground revolution still pulses behind the contemporary post industrial music frequencies.

Ltd x 200 copies in a matt digipak.