Let me tell you about Nader. The man behind Canada’s Electro Aggression Records (EAR), he’s an old-schooler with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things EBM and Dark Electro. For the past three years he has been working on putting together the definitive box set for these styles. It’s been an exhausting challenge for him, contacting tons of artists both old and new, securing the rights to tracks and completing bio information for the mother of all Electro box sets. And now it’s finally finished.
Old School Electrology Volume I. Over five hours of music. 71 exclusive tracks, four revamped demo tunes never released on CD and six exclusive remixes by the “crème de le crème” of the old-school scene. €54.99 EUR which, if my math is correct, will run you about eighty-five US dollars. That’s a little more than a dollar per track and along with the ridiculously cool packaging comes a 36-page booklet featuring vital info and a piece on the history of EBM and Dark Electro. So it’s not just great music but a little history lesson to get you up to speed as well. This is one of those, “Fuck, I can’t pass this up!” sort of deals.
The first pressing is limited to 800. Once they’re gone a second pressing may be issued but it’s going to have a little different track listing. I can guarantee you it will sell out. You can preorder it at the page linked above or wait until it’s released, at which time COP International will also be helping with distribution. In the meantime check out the link, view the impossibly good tracklisting and listen to some snippets of the great songs. I asked Nader about how many classic acts there were in relation to newer acts and here’s what he told me:
“Most of the neo-old school bands featured on OSE started in 00-02 so I wouldn’t call ém “new” but if we’re talking about the late 80′s-mid 90′s classic Electro acts vs. neo-old school bands (00-09), the ratio would be 33/48. I haven’t finalized the tracklist of the 2nd pressing yet, but there are 15-20 standout tracks that didn’t make it on the 1st edition. It was a long, exhausting project (3 years) & I hope my hard work will pay off in the end.”
What more could any fan of these styles ever want? While there’s been no solid release date announced Nader is convinced it will be done by the end of November. Don’t miss this one.
