v/a TRAX TEST 2xLP/81-87 Experimental/Synth/Merzbow/Die Form/Nocturnal Emissions

Description: (various artists) 'Trax Test: Excerpts From The Modular Network 1981-1987' Double LP (UK, Ecstatic, Catalogue #ELP030) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited (a limited edition of 500 copies only) year 2017 Ecstatic label Double LP vinyl edition/compilation of worldwide underground "Wave"/"Synth Pop"/"Experimental"/"Industrial"/"Noise" art/sound/music, recorded and released on numerous rare cassette releases by Italian Mail Art collective/label Trax (run by Vittore Baroni.) (NOTE: ALL RECORDS ARE PACKED AND SHIPPED IN PROFESSIONAL, SUPERIOR QUALITY RECTANGULAR SHAPED, CORNER PROTECTING CORRUGATED CARDBOARD RECORD MAILERS WITH FILLER PADS. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!) (NOTE: BRAND NEW/FACTORY SEALED ITEM!) (NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION OF 500 COPIES ONLY!) Trax Test is the first ever survey of Italy's pioneering, visionary, and influential label and mail art collective Trax, which ran from 1981-1987 as a network for the creation of collaborative projects. The collective included a pre-NWW Colin Potter and some of the earliest work from Masami Akita, aka Merzbow, but also had deep connections with the art world; a few Trax members went on to become famous designers and artists -- Ettore Sottsass of hugely influential Memphis Group even guests on vocals on the last track of the compilation. The whole selection here is rare as heck and sorely in-demand by collectors, much of it now making its vinyl premiere some 30-odd years after the fact. With credit due to compilers Vittore Baroni of Trax and Ecstatic's avowed wave fiend, Alessio Natalizia (Not Waving) -- who was also behind the Mutazione (Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980-1988) compilation (2013) -- Trax Test is a portal to the international scene which laid the grassroots for a proliferation of electronic music over the proceeding decades -- a pioneering part of the infrastructure for independent music distribution which could be said to pre-echo the myriad social networks and platforms today. As Frans De Waard astutely points out in the 16-page booklet, there were no "templates" for this thing back then, meaning artists did everything DIY: from cutting, pasting, and Xeroxing their artwork to experimenting with recording techniques and disseminating their work; all resulting in a wonderfully daring and freeform mosaic of ideas which valued the virtues of ostensibly "unfinished" or open-ended work. Traces of disco, cosmic krautrock, jazz, electro-pop, and industrial noise are all tessellated across the compilation's 25 tracks, with a number of artists and the same equipment -- cheap drum machines, synths, FX and tape -- cropping up in various, mutant formations. This set is right up there with the best compilations from Vinyl On Demand, Light Sounds Dark, or Minimal Wave. Features: Cancer, M.A.Phillips, Nausea, Amok, Mecanique Vegetale, Daniele Ciullini, E-Coli, The Cop Killers, Peter Mayer, Rod Summers, Robin Crozier, Capitalist Pig, Biagio D'egidio, Piermario Ciani, Vittore Baroni, Nocturnal Emissions, De Rezke, Ado Scaini, Enrico Piva, Giancarlo Martina, B Sides, Colin Potter, Naif Orchestra, Merzbow (Vacation Of Merzbow Lowest Music & Arts), Monty Cantsin, Die Form, Utopia Production, Spirocheta Pergoli, Nostalgia, Ptose, Ddaa, Zone Verte, and I Nipoti Del Faraone. Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy. - Trax Test is the first ever survey of Italy's pioneering, visionary, and influential label and mail art collective Trax, which ran from 1981-1987 as a network for the creation of collaborative projects. - 25-track compilation of obscure Italian post-punk/new wave with standout material by Masami Akita (Merzbow), The Cop Killers, pre-NWW Colin Potter, Caroline K, and more. - Includes an unrecognizable Masami Akita (Merzbow) covering the Japanese national anthem in 1983. - Compiled by Vittore Baroni of Trax and Ecstatic's avowed wave fiend, Alessio Natalizia (Not Waving). - Includes 16-page booklet of images, essays, and notes by artist/author Frans De Waard and Vittore Baroni. Artists/Tracks on this Double LP are as follows:A1– 001011011100...CancerTelematic 04:32 A2– Mark PhillipsYou've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 05:51 A3– NauseaNo Conversation 03:48 A4– Amok / Mecanique VegetaleUntitled 02:09 A5– Daniele Ciullini / AmokThe Secret Door 02:09 A6– E. ColiBorax 01:36 A7– The Cop KillersCop Killers Theme/Calma Atmosfera 04:50 B1– Peter Mayer / Rod Summers / Robin Crozier / Capitalist Pig / Biagio D'EgidioNotterossa/Rednight (Excerpt) 04:06 B2– Piermario Ciani / Vittore Baroni / Nocturnal Emissions / De RezkeLive Blister Bump 03:35 B3– Piermario Ciani / Ado Scaini / Enrico Piva / Giancarlo MartinaI Love Cancer 03:15 B4– B-SidesTrybuna Ludu 02:48 B5– Colin PotterSolidarity at Wujek Colliery 06:15 C1– Piermario CianiCo.Mix 03:12 C2– Naif OrchestraFratelli D’Italia 04:35 C3– MerzbowKimigayo 04:23 C4– Monty CantsinCatastronics 04:40 C5– Die FormSex By Force 03:20 C6– Utopia ProductionChainsaw Massacre 02:16 D1– Spirocheta PergoliMerendine 03:21 D2– Bi NostalgiaBiosolution For Today 03:18 D3– PtôseThe Jellyfish’s Mood 03:00 D4– Vittore Baroni(Living With) Prosthesis 02:07 D5– DDAAGhosts Of The Paper Trumpets 03:49 D6– Zone VerteLe Fantôme De L’Elephant 03:35 D7– I Nipoti Del FaraonePrendi L'Osso E Corri 01:36 Shipping rates to the following locations at this present time (note: all shipping rates are subject to change.) 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Price: 39.98 USD

Location: Manitou Springs, Colorado

End Time: 2024-01-29T21:18:04.000Z

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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

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Record Grading: Mint (M)

Speed: 33 RPM

Format: Phonographic LP Record

Type: Double LP

Record Label: Ecstatic

Genre: Industrial/Experimental/Noise/New Wave/Synth Pop

Artist: (various artists)

Record Size: 12"

Features: Brand New/Unplayed Item, Limited Edition, Compilation

Release Title: Trax Test

Release Year: 2017

Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)