post-punk

STARING PROBLEM ‘The Void’ Video and LP pre-order

OUT NOW! The first single from Staring Problem’s upcoming second LP, ‘Equinox’ is now available on the Modern Tapes bandcamp (as well as all the other streaming services).

The video for ‘The Void’ is up for your viewing pleasure as well. The first of two for this album, director Eryn Walanka takes the band through a swirling, dream-like journey that blends seamlessly with the sounds coming from your speakers.

Also, Pre-sales for the LP ‘Equinox’ are go! the album ships 12/18/24. For those of you in the EU, the kind folks at Kernkrach.de will have copies so you don’t have to get clobbered by shipping costs.

Froe Char + Unur Europe Tour 2014

Froe Char and Unur will be on tour in Europe Feb20-Mar07.  Bring them vegan treats, hugs, bionade, beer, some whiskey and most of all, every single one of your friends!

Download and Stream “Fossils”
http://moderntapes.bandcamp.com/album/fossils

Download and Stream “No Human Self”
http://moderntapes.bandcamp.com/album/no-human-self

spread the word. we’ll see you soon.
Feb 20- Milan, Italy @ Ligera w/ AU+
http://www.facebook.com/events/404895989645626/

Feb 21- Ljubljana, Slovenia @ tba

Feb 22- Vienna, Austria @ TRANSFORMER
http://www.facebook.com/events/576103739148824/

Feb 23- Brno, Czech Republic @ Boro w/ Leto
http://www.facebook.com/events/270022129821896/

Feb 27- Leipzig, Germany @ Goldhorn
http://www.facebook.com/events/642637795797261/

Feb 28- Berlin, Germany @ Urban Spree

Mar 1- Hamburg, Germany @ Rote Flora
http://www.facebook.com/events/595508970542615/

Mar 4- Wurzburg, Germany @ Cairo

Mar 5- Bruxelles, Belgium @ tba

Mar 6- Antwerp, Belgium @ Die Kleine Hedonist

Mar 7- Paris, France @ La Mecanique Ondulatoire
http://www.facebook.com/events/252795521548979/

Unur “No Human Self” cassette/download OUT TODAY

Friends, today we find the digital release (tapes coming in a week or so) of the follow-up to Unur’s two previous Modern Tapes Eps/Genetic Music 12″.  This is the first proper full length to come from this nomadic one person band.  13 new songs of further evolved post-wave noir, created from an eclectic mix of vintage and modern analogue synthesizers washed with a haze of ever increasing guitar buzz. This is the next step.

European Tour with Froe Char February-March 2014 details SOON.

MT010- FROE CHAR “Fossils” 12″ Lp PREORDER!!!!

Friends, family, lovers, haters,

dec 22 marks a new day for Modern Tapes.  Our first vinyl release!!!

also our 10th release.  We don’t churn out recordings the way other labels do, slow and steady really works for us.  I like to think each release keeps upping the ante for the next. Don’t worry MT hasn’t forgotten you cassette lovers out there, there are some cassette releases in the near future too, and perhaps some more vinyl.  But now, to share this awesome chunk of dinosaur with you.

Fossils is the third release from Froe Char, the solo alias of Christina of the also amazing Parisian duo Illustration Sonore.  Where her first recordings as Froe Char writhed in distortion and doom Fossils pushes the rhythm to the forefront and breaks the synths through the haze creating an opaque yet completely minimal mutant wave masterpiece.

Simply put, i fucking love this record.

pre-order now. and get the download immediately.

Europe tour planned with Unur (who also has a new recording coming soon) in february 2014.