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Originally issued on cassette in limited runs between 1989 and 1990, At That Time is a long-overdue excavation of Nostalgie Éternelle – one of the most quietly crucial names in the European DIY underground. The compilation brings together tracks from three early self-released tapes – Damned Forever Those Who Listen To This Tape (split with Due), Art Is The Tool (split with From Nursery to Misery), and Virtual Reality (split with PN 4632402) – issued on the band’s own One Last Dream label and circulated through Europe’s mail-based cassette network. Formed in the small northern town of Leer in 1986, Stefan Heinze (aka Inox Kapell) and Dieter Mauson (later of Delta-Sleep-Inducing Peptide) worked with what was at hand – battered drum machines, cassette decks, synths, tape loops, found sounds – and pushed it into strange, low-lit zones between minimal synth, ambient-industrial, and new wave abstraction. Their sound was shaped as much by environment as influence: the clang of metal from a nearby workshop, Dutch radio static, local zines, field recordings in tunnels, and the distant pull of DAF, The Ex, Cluster and Palais Schaumburg. They didn’t chase scenes – they stayed locked in their own language, quietly radiating outward. These recordings land somewhere between NDW, DIY industrial, coldwave and post-punk decay – think early Portion Control, Legendary Pink Dots, Das Ding, P16.D4, or the more atmospheric zones of Nocturnal Emissions. Nostalgie Éternelle remain one of the great cult acts of the era, their output shaped by instinct and sustained by exchange. This LP captures them in full motion: abstract, skeletal, emotive, and locked into a sound entirely their own. Recently restored and remastered from the original tapes, this release marks the first time this material has appeared on vinyl, providing a vital compilation for those tracing the margins of the European tape underground. 

Nostalgie Éternelle – At That Time

Infant Tree is excited to present a new solo release by Crystabel Efemena Riley, recorded In July 2024 at Ormside Projects, as part of Susu Laroche’s Seraph FM series. Crystabel performs on a kit constructed of recycled skins of drums and shells, specifically centered in the space. This performance inter-connected with an exploration of metal smelting and sculpting that was happening in tandem in her work as a make-up artist uniquely preoccupied with the the infinitely recyclable and ritualistic nature of these materials. This later overlaps into the sonic space. Listening to the recording, the crossing rhythms ricochet from skin to speaker, creating complex and exciting patterns. The materiality of the instrument feels totally entwined in the audio, with the space, the sound system and everyone in it. Crystabel's interest in patterns on skins — human and drum, started during the late noughties when she toured Japan and Europe using drums, make-up and electronics in power-noise/post-club trio Maria and the Mirrors. Her interest in dimensional patterns existing on (and off) different surfaces has continued to evolve through exploring the idea of 'care and uncare' of various skin surfaces. Crystabel has been a long-term collaborator with Sue Lynch who welcomed her into the Horse Improvised Music Club and later played in the London Improvisers Orchestra. She is currently working on the multi-format project @xcrswx with Seymour Wright who's last release was a split vinyl with Lolina. She also performs as part of the X-Ray Hex Tet with Edward George, Pat Thomas, Billy Steiger, Paul Abbott and Seymour Wright, who released an album on Reading Group in 2024. 

Crystabel Efemena Riley – Live at Ormside

Recorded the same year as the legendary Osaka Bridge was released, “Bill Wells Presents” is a document of a life changing tour of Scotland and its Highlands by Bill Wells and his friends Kazumi Nikaido, KAMA AINA, Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Tenniscoats. Brought together via Stephen Pastels’ Geographic Records, “Bill Wells Presents” is a reminder of the life affirming musical relationships that can form with the support of labels and funding bodies who act with open minds and hearts. “Bill Wells Presents” contains a condensed version of the Scottish tour, featuring previously unrecorded music from KAMA AINA, Kazumi Nikaido and new compositions written on the occasion of the Scottish tour by Tori Kudo.“Kazumi Nikaido was introduced to me by way of Koki Yahata who was working for the Japanese label P-Vine who had released Also In White (Geographic, 2002). When I toured Japan with Maher Shalal Hash Baz in 2004 Nikaido joined for a couple of the dates and also appeared on GOK (Geographic, 2009). When I first heard her he thought that she was a remarkable artist and mesmerising performer. Similarly, I met Takuji (KAMA AINA) while on the same tour; we did some recording together and he also played and recorded as part of the band in Tokyo. I knew about him previously as we were both on Stephen Pastel’s Geographic Records.That was also how I met and got to know the Kudo family and Tenniscoats. Regarding the music; this record is an attempt to make a condensed version of the full show that was played nightly on the Scottish tour. Everyone played different sets each night, though some were more different than others. However, as far as I know, the CD features the only recording (at Wick) of pieces which Tori wrote for Maher Shalal Hash Baz while on that tour.” - Bill Wells  --- Kazumi Nikaido - guitar, vocalsTakuji Aoyagi - vocals, banjo guitar, percussion, bassSaya - vocals, keyboards, pianoUeno Takashi - guitarReiko Kudo - vocalsTori Kudo - keyboards, piano, guitar, vocalsNamio Kudo - drums, percussion (Tolbooth)Mitch Mitchell - drums, percussion (Aberdeen & Wick)Robert Henderson - trumpet (Tolbooth)Bill Wells - keyboards, piano, bassTracks 1, 4,5, 10-14 & 23 recorded by Dave Lewis at the Tolbooth, Stirling on 13.4.2006Tracks 3, 9 & 21 recorded by Bill Wells at The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen on 16.4. 2006Tracks 2, 6-8, 15-20 & 22 recorded by Bill Wells at Lyth Arts Centre, Wick on 21.4.2006Tracks 1-3 written by Kazumi NikaidoTracks 4, 6 written by Takuji AoyagiTrack 5 written by John OxenhamTracks 7, 9, 10, 11 written by Saya & Ueno TakashiTrack 9 Trad arr. Saya & Ueno TakashiTracks 13 ,14 written by Reiko KudoTracks 12, 15- 21 written by Tori KudoTrack 22 written by Bill WellsTrack 23 written by Reiko Kudo & Bill WellsCover image by Jad Fair, design by Hannah Marine.Thanks to Jackie Shearer, Wendy Niblock, John the bus driver, Alasdair Campbell, William Wilson, Evan Henderson, Gordon Maclean, Koji Saito, Koji Shibuya and Thorsten Lütz.Bill Wells acknowledges the support from the Scottish Art Council’s ‘Tune Up’ award scheme. 

Bill Wells – Bill Wells Presents: Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Tenniscoats, KAMA AINA and Kazumi Nikaido Live in Scotland

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