SONGS OF LOVE AND DECAY by BROKEN ENGLISH CLUB

SKU138024
ArtistBROKEN ENGLISH CLUB
TitleSONGS OF LOVE AND DECAY
LabelDEKMANTEL
Catalog #DKMNTL-UFO15
Tag
ReleaseW 15 - 2025
FormatVinyl - EUDOLP
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Tracks

  1. a shallow lake
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/01-a1._a_shallow_lake.mp3
  2. crawling
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/02-a2._crawling.mp3
  3. 03-a3. england heretic
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/03-a3._england_heretic.mp3
  4. 04-b1. death cult
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/04-b1._death_cult.mp3
  5. 05-b2. love and decay
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/05-b2._love_and_decay.mp3
  6. 06-c1. night fall
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/06-c1._night_fall.mp3
  7. 07-c2. vessel of skin
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/07-c2._vessel_of_skin.mp3
  8. 08-c3. pacific island kill
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/08-c3._pacific_island_kill.mp3
  9. 09-d1. prisoner
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/09-d1._prisoner.mp3
  10. 10-d2. ghost
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/10-d2._ghost.mp3
  11. 11-d3. the occult body
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/d/dkmntl-ufo15_songs_of_love_and_decay/11-d3._the_occult_body.mp3

Description

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Dekmantel UFO Series continues its resurgent form with a new album of bruising, industrial wave and techno from Broken English Club. UK techno mainstay Oliver Ho debuted his dark and brooding alias more than 10 years ago with a release on Jealous God under the guidance of the late, great Juan Mendez (Silent Servant) — Songs Of Love And Decay is explicitly dedicated to Mendez, whose influence runs deep in this seductively sinister corner of underground, independent electronic music.

Within the overarching aesthetic of the Broken English Club sound, Ho finds the freedom to deliver a full spectrum album as diverse as it is consistent. You can sense the shadow of his roots in 90s tribal techno punching through on 'Crawling' and 'Death Cult', while 'England Heretic' leans on thick swathes of analogue synthesis indebted to Giallo soundtracks and the ever-compelling lure of 80s synthwave. In its grinding layers of distortion and dubbed out vocals 'Vessel Of Skin' speaks more to the post-punk influences which have set Broken English Club apart since the outset. This isn't a purely retro-fetishist expedition, though — 'Pacific Island Kill' and 'Lost Gods' exude stark modernism in their sharply-angled sequences and dramatic sound design, moving beyond the functional demands of 4/4 dance music to reach to more cinematic zones.

These are but some of the approaches Ho burrows into as he shapes out the depth and breadth of his muse on Songs Of Love And Decay. It's marked by the undeniable impact of his production, perfected over a decades-deep career at the bleeding edge of machine music. At times the album celebrates the addictive thrust of the dancefloor, while elsewhere it relishes the tension of suspended animation. Throughout, the gritty veneer binds together this accomplished, uncompromising body of work as both a fierce artistic statement and a loving tribute to Mendez — an artist who equally embodied the darker side of the dance.

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