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about
During the depths of lockdown in 2021, local indie/goth/industrial Berlin hangout Dream Baby Dream was in danger of closure. So the bar reached out to friends and fam to contribute to a benefit comp that helped keep the venue afloat. Fast forward to 2023, the comp was a success, lockdown eventually ended, and DBD is still going strong.
Featured here for the first time is AO's contribution to the cause, going by the alias Front 313.
Reaching back to his early industrial roots (being the late-night radio DJ who discovered Code Industry back in the late 80s), Front 313 delivers the Detroit Techno/Industrial hybrid "Isolate," featuring lyrics and vocals by AO himself.
For Bandcamp Friday, we decided to officially add it to the Pure Sonik Records catalog as a Bandcamp exclusive.
Hope you enjoy!
lyrics
Coronahilfe pay the rent
Buy some food and money's spent
Lockdown here no end in sight
Rock your body day and night
Ears to hear and eyes to see
Identify your enemy
If you know that much is true
Sometimes the enemy is you
Gonna mess you up
Gonna hold you down
Gonna fuck you up
Gonna keep you down
Gonna hold you back
Gonna keep you down
Gonna beat you down
Lock the door and isolate
Automatic rhythm state
Just ignore this savage time
Bout to make me lose my mind
Deadline coming here's the words
Something that you've never heard
Whatever it is you think you know
This is the way I make techno
Gonna mess you up
Gonna hold you down
Gonna fuck you up
Gonna keep you down
Gonna hold you back
Gonna keep you down
Gonna beat you down
credits
released October 6, 2023
PURE38. Written, produced & mixed in Berlin, DE by Alan D. Oldham. Cover designed by AO/Oldham Industries. Vocal recording, post-production & mastering by Patrick Gharapetian at Neptune Mastering, Berlin. (P) & (C) 2021, 2023 Track Machine/Generator Music BMI. Pure Sonik Records 2023: Play Loud, Spin Hard.
Je t'ai vu en live ou derrière les platine depuis les années 2004 .Tu restera un Génie un visionnaire de la musique électronique àvec des messages puissants et très Humains et humble. Respect d'un Fan de 39 ans 🙏❤️Merci ta musique vivra pour toujours 🌠🌃🤖 Yannick Lizar
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