Sub/Version 004
Christoph Fringeli/Pure
A: Christoph Fringeli: Fuel for the Fire
AA: Pure: Fight’Em
12″ – 2000
One pressing of 1000
Sub/Version 004
Christoph Fringeli/Pure
A: Christoph Fringeli: Fuel for the Fire
AA: Pure: Fight’Em
12″ – 2000
One pressing of 1000
Christoph Fringeli & DJ Pure
Dark Star Remixes
A: Dark Star (Panacea Remix)
B: Dark Star (Fennesz Remix)
Cut at Toolhouse
One pressing of 500.
Sub/Version 002
Christoph Fringeli & DJ Pure
Anti-Christ
A: Anti-Christ
B: A.C.
Cut at Toolhouse
One pressing of 800 (if I remember right) 1998
“The Praxis / Pure partnership continues in the degenerate party mode with Subversion 002: Antichrist. This samples from the 1984 classic Nature Unveiled album which was built around a nihilist / atheist interpretation of Lautréamont’s “Maldoror” – itself a hugely influential polemic rooted in a twisting and twisted logic of shipwreck fascination, the brutality of nature and the dynamic of evil. The ‘antichrist’ sample comes heavily distorted, darkened and looped – the record adds a break and there you go. The music conjures the passage about christ forming into the body of a charging rhinoceros (a pure and good side to techstep?) only to be brought down and suffer gradual annihilation through the spirit of evil.” (Review by Autotoxicity, 1998)
“This is absolutely dangerous. Two mixes of probably the hardest sick step, combining tough stepping drums – given a metallic reverb to the beats on one mix – with some awesome evil frequency abuse and drones.” (Review by Kovert in datacide four, 1998)
Sub/Version 001 Christoph Fringeli & DJ Pure Dark Star Released in 1997 as a one-sided 12" 1000 copies pressed
V/A:
Dead By Dawn
Praxis 23
Dead By Dawn was a series of 23 parties organised by Praxis, TechNet and the Nomex Realist Film Unit in the 121 Center in Brixton, South London from February 1994 until April 1996.
The 121 Center was a squatted anarchist center in Railton Road which existed from 1981 to 1999.
The nights usually started with a talk or discussion organised by the Invisible College upstairs and followed by an all night party in the basement with a ‘shrill-out-lounge’ in the first floor.
There is an excellent history of Dead By Dawn on history is made at night.
After about 17 parties the decision was taken by the organising collective to limit the parties to 23. At the same time we asked regular contributors and special guests to the musical side of the night for tracks for a compilation album.
The following artists contributed a track each: Richie Anderson & Brandon Spivey, Sonic Subjunkies, Deadly Buda, Somatic Responses, DJ Delta 9, DJ Controlled Weirdness, Torah, Aphasic, Shitness & The Jackal.
Each track was paired with audio snippets recorded at the actual parties.
A printed insert by TechNet accompanied the record.
The record was available at the last Dead By Dawn night for the price of 5 pounds as a thank you to the audience. Each artist received 25 copies. Although a total number of 1000 copies were pressed, these facts contributed to the situation that the record is relatively rare on the market and quite sought after.
Praxis 38
Nihil Fist
Think & Destroy
12″ – 2003
6 ferocious assaults on the senses by Nihil Fist on his debut vinyl after several releases on cassette and CDR. Released in 2003. 700 (?) copies, cut by Shane and pressed at MPO.
Praxis 38 in the Praxis Online Shop
Discogs
A collection of tracks recorded and produced by Christoph Fringeli between 2000 and 2004, released as Praxis 39 in 2004 in a limited edition of 500 copies on red vinyl.
Eiterherd
1984 vs. 1999 (Vision vs. Reality)
Praxis 30/Widerstand LP1
2×12″ – 1999
1000 copies
Praxis 30 was a double album by Eiterherd, based in Graz, Austria with tracks exploring surveillance, control and resistance via super-saturated distorted breakcore and samples from the German dubbed version of 1984. A list of links to at the time relevant web sites featured on the back of the cover. A co-release with Eiterherd’s own Widerstand Records (Widerstand LP1).
Praxis 35/Zhark LP1
Hecate
The Magick of Female Ejaculation
2×12″/CD – 2000/2001
Hecate’s first full length album, released on vinyl and CD.
A total of 1500 vinyl and 1000 CDs were made.
“After an exemplary series of singles on her own Zhark label, RACHAEL KOZAK aka HECATE has, after a long wait, released her nail-biting debut full-length. RACHAEL KOZAK has an interesting history in relation to what can clumsily be called ” new electronic hardcore.” Originally from Detroit, and having taken classes at the School for Visual Arts with JOHANNA FATEMAN from LE TIGRE (for whom she has done a superb remix), she moved to London and now moves between there and Berlin. Her record draws on the strengths displayed in her eyebrow-stripping singles: completely original breakbeats tearing along at about 180 beats- per-minute, dark, menacing basslines combined with snares and hi-hats that could cut through concrete. Though it’s a cliché applied to one musical genre after another since the early 80s, KOZAK’s music truly represents a punk spirit which has been missing in contemporary music for far too long. I say that not for the sake of sensationalism but for the simple fact that the music on this album is the closest in spirit, though miles away in stylistic terms, to early CRASS records. Put the repetitive, didactic ALEC EMPIRE & Digital Hardcore out of your field of hearing and listen to music that really burns.” (review taken from Tim Haslett, quoted in digitalworldnet catalogue 2003)
Digitalworldnet themselves added:
‘The official release sheet says about that: “Fifteen tracks serve as fifteen channels on a journey through the female psyche experienced through the eyes and ears of HECATE. RACHAEL KOZAK, after releasing records for five years under this guise, has finally completed her debut solo album. As a manifestation of the power of love, life, sex and death, ‘The Magick of Female Ejaculation’ reaches deep into chambers where others fear to tread. Living abroad and traveling for years, HECATE has obviously been affected by the European works of the MARQUIS DE SADE, ALEISTER CROWLEY, DARIO ARGENTO and his involvement with GOBLIN, in addition to a myriad of other historical personas that creatively broke through to new levels of expression. She mixes these energies together with merciless beats and grinding rhythms while adding her own deep rooted emotional intensities – combining all of these to form some of the most haunting yet completely rocking tracks. The level of production on this album demonstrates how in tune HECATE has become with these men’s machines. Subverting the dancefloor with occultist breakcore and one woman’s lust, Praxis and Zhark International have joined forces to bring this album into the material realm, and straight to you.” Yeah folks, as you could read, this record bundles all creativity of all creative forms of expression ever existed… sounds funny? Nope, it isn’t. Please feel free to forget what you’ve read ’cause this release is indeed pretty good and for sure the one release of HECATE you should definitely know.’
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Crisis Theory: Luxuria/Avaritia
Review by Sharee (Jungle Voodoo) in Knowledge June 2001
“Wow, the best Sub/version I heard so far! The structures of both tracks are quite deep and complex (something that is often lacking in the hardcore genre!) and both tracks have a really dark atmosphere, both tracks are full of ideas and sounds, yeah! My fav track is ‘Avaritia’, the beats are more industrial than pounding which adds to the eery atmosphere of the track and theres this dark synth melody that comes in and now and then, fucking excellent, go get it”. (review by Low Entropy, quoted in digitalworldnet mail order catalog from 2003)