Urashima News 2013 February 22

Uma 050 Sacher-Pelz – Cease to Exist   LP 

Before starting the complex and compelling production of many records and tapes in the early eighties under the M.B. trademark, Maurizio Bianchi was documenting the new music scene writing essays and reviews for independent magazines. It was August 1979 in Milan, Italy and his sound was strengthening when he felt the time had come to prove his desire for something new. So he started his first solo project, under the name Sacher-Pelz. He assembled a concrete equipment and during the following few months four C60 magnetic tapes were created. 'Cease to Exist' , his third tape, was  recorded between December 1979 and January 1980. Tracks remastered from analog tape with supervised by Maurizio Bianchi. The record has been pressed on 140 gr black vinyl with black label and black inner sleeve and comes in a deluxe silver silkscreen on black cardboard sleeve, limited to 99 copies w/insert in luxury 160 gr ivory paper.

Uma 051 Sacher-Pelz – Velours LP

In the late 70s, the Italian industrialist Maurizio Bianchi under the name Sacher-Pelz self-published a handful of cassettes for super primitive musique concrete recordings culled from turntable / needle abuse upon LPs by Kraftwerk, Neu!, and Conrad Schnitzler. 'Velours', his fourth and last tape, was  recorded between February and March 1980. Tracks remastered from analog tape with supervised by Maurizio Bianchi. The record has been pressed on 140 gr black vinyl with black label and black inner sleeve and comes in a deluxe silver silkscreen on black cardboard sleeve, limited to 99 copies w/insert in luxury 160 gr ivory paper.

Uma 052 Merzbow – Collection 009 LP

This amazing release, that reissued for the first time, comes from the legendary 10 tape set Merzbow - Collection. Originally self released as C46 cassette, Collection 009  contain some previous studio and live sessions & raw-material. This earliest music was made with recorded tapes, audio feedback, percussion, metal and other acoustic instruments as source. All sounds were mixed by Masami Akita at Lowest Music & Arts Studio, Machida, Tokyo on 1981 and Kiyoshi Mizutani played several instruments on source materials. Remastered from analog tape at Elettroformati Milano, Italy, January 2013. The record has been pressed on 140 gr black vinyl with black label and black inner sleeve and comes in a deluxe silver silkscreen on black cardboard sleeve, limited to 199 copies w/insert in luxury 160 gr ivory paper.

Price is 17 euro each vinyl

Postage to Europe 1-3 vinyl 9,50 euro air mail/13 euro registered air mail

Postage to USA/Canada/Japan  1-3 vinyl 15 euro air mail /18 euro registered air mail

Postage to Australia  1-3 vinyl 20 euro air mail /24 euro registered air mail

 

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