TRUUS DE GROOT PRESENTS PLUS INSTRUMENTS – UNNOTICED

Posted on 2026-01-12

After nearly five decades of relentless innovation, Truus de Groot’s Plus Instruments project shows no signs of slowing down. The ninth album, Unnoticed, finds the dutch Pioneer diving deeper into the experimental synthesiser palette than ever before, delivering 12 tracks of minimalist, analogue noise and her signature vocals.

Recorded at The Ranch in Escondido, Unnoticed showcases her continued evolution as an artist. Often referred to as the “Queen of the Dutch Underground,” de Groot is a stalwart of the experimental underground music scene since establishing Plus Instruments in 1978 in Eindhoven. Her journey has taken her from the punk rock explosion of the late ’70s Netherlands to the No Wave scene of early ’80s New York, where she collaborated with Sonic Youth member Lee Ranaldo and drummer David Linton on the cult classic “Februari-April ’81.”

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LOOTPACK – SOUNDPIECES: DA ANTIDOTE! (PRIMARY COLORS 3LP EDITION)

Posted on 2026-01-12

New reissue of the late-’90s underground hip-hop classic, with early Madlib beats and rhymes from Wildchild & DJ Romes, on Limited Primary Colors 3LP.

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LANCE DESARDI – LIVE TRAX VOL. 1

Posted on 2026-01-12

Live Trax Vol. 1 is the first in a series of new releases that come from live hardware sets
recorded straight to 1/4” tape.

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CHARANJIT SINGH SYNTHESIZING – TEN RAGAS TO A DISCO BEAT

Posted on 2026-01-05

Light in the Attic is honored to announce the long-awaited reissue of Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, the revolutionary 1982 album from composer and musician Charanjit Singh. Pairing Indian classical ragas with then-state-of-the-art Roland synthesizers and drum machines, Singh created an electronic masterpiece that was far ahead of its time.

Recording live at Mumbai’s HMV studios, Singh married the past to the future—blending the ancient Indian tradition of ragas (a melodic framework, similar to a scale, from which musicians can improvise or compose) with pulsating, electronic dance beats. Released without fanfare, it faded into obscurity and Singh retired from recording to focus on private concerts, but that’s where the story begins…

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VARIANT – THE SETTING SUN

Posted on 2026-01-05

The latest in Field Records’ run of essential vinyl pressings revisits Stephen Hitchell’s 2009 masterpiece under his Variant alias, The Setting Sun. As part of Echospace and also celebrated for his productions as Intrusion and Soultek, Hitchell is considered a leading light in dub techno, with the versatility in his sound to range from rhythmic, physical pulses to purely tonal, abyssal drone. His work as Variant, which debuted with The Setting Sun, capitalises on this scope to deliver a compelling ambient-with-teeth set richly deserving of a proper vinyl pressing.

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KANYON / DJ JOHN BROOKLYN – DUPLEX EP

Posted on 2026-01-05

Kanyon (John) is a NYC based producer/dj who has cut his teeth in the underground US techno scene through raw live sets, and dynamic djing. Keeping the quality high with his signature no-bs style of production and performing, he has played live supporting legends like Steve Poindexter, DJ Hyperactive, and Francois K.

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