D’Arcangelo – s/t EP – 12 Vinyl

Suction Records is thrilled and honoured to announce the reissue of DArcangelo s self-titled debut EP for Rephlex, the legendary UK label run by Aphex Twin and Grant Wilson-Claridge from 1991-2013. D Arcangelo are the Italian duo of brothers Fabrizio and Marco D Arcangelo, active in the underground electronic scene under various aliases since the early90s, and still going strong today. Released in 1996, their Rephlex debut D Arcangelo was one of the first releases to make a firm connection between contemporary IDM/electronix and the sound of80s synth pop. The 3 tracks on Side A are ripping, industrial-strength electronix, as fierce, crunchy and menacing anything Aphex Twin himself had released at the time. In sharp contrast, Side B s 3 tracks are playful, clean and melodic instrumental synthpop, with clear synthetic references to bands like Depeche Mode and OMD. It was a sound that was certainly not in fashion at the time, and helped the EP stand out in 1996, for that very reason.