Parrish Smith / Pankow - Decapitated One-Liners - Contort Yourself

Helena Hauff on remix duties.

Describing itself as a cassette and vinyl imprint with an “agenda of sonic experiments both old and new, expressing the sound of darkness and frustration through use of machines”, the Glasgow-based Contort Yourself label has pulled together an intriguing set of names for its first record, all of which share an enthusiasm for acid, EBM and industrial music and features representation from artists past and present.

Entitled Decapitated One-Liners, the focal point of the release is two tracks from Italian industrial/EBM pioneers Pankow’s 1983 cassette Throw Out Rite. Their track “Das Vodkalied” also receives a remix from Golden Pudel resident Helena Hauff, whose solo productions for Werkdiscs and Panzerkreuz are equally inspired by early industrial, EBM and wave. Likeminded Bunker and MOS artist Perseus Traxx joins her with the stripped back acid jack of “Get Away”, while newcomer Parrish Smith rounds out the release, whose track “Revolution Will Always Be Televised” comes described as a “stark, acid ridden slab of body music”. Interested parties can preview the release below ahead of its release on both vinyl and cassette in September.