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01. Female - Pelotone: Back Lash
02. Female - Pelotone: Slave
03. Female - Pelotone: Division
04. Female - Red Light District: In-Valencia
05. Female - Red Light District: In-Tangier
06. Female - Red Light District: In-Tbilisi
07. Female - Red Light District: In-Istanbul
08. Female - Human Remains Human: Seconds Of Joy
09. Female - Human Remains Human: Skin Test
10. Female - Human Remains Human: Youth
11. Female - Prologue 2/3: A1
12. Female - Prologue 2/3: A2
13. Female - Prologue 2/3: B1
14. Female - Prologue 2/3: B2
01. Female - Into The Exotic: Disturbance Pt. 1
02. Female - Into The Exotic: Inside The Line
03. Female - Into The Exotic: Viva
04. Female - Into The Exotic: Pala
05. Female - Into The Exotic: Contact
06. Female - Into The Exotic: Cold Steel
07. Female - Into The Exotic: Disturbance Pt. 2
08. Female - Into The Exotic: Spoil
09. Female - Into The Exotic: Hung
01. Female - Angel Plague: No Sense/No Reason
02. Female - Angel Plague: My Untied Hands
03. Female - Angel Plague: Surrounded By Enemies
04. Female - Angel Plague: Day In - Day Out
05. Female - Angel Plague: Because The Night
06. Female - Angel Plague: Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
07. Female - Angel Plague: Drawing Me In
08. Female - Angel Plague: Skin Test (Recorded Live In Madrid February 1998)
01. Female - Gayscene (Split With Regis): Role Restriction
02. Female - Gayscene (Split With Regis): Via Hate
03. Female - Serverlan: Cally 1
04. Female - Severlan: Cally 2
05. Female - Ready Made (Recorded 1996, Released On THE END OF LIVING, THE START OF SURVIVAL 12" Split with Surgeon and Regis)
06. Female - B1 Untitled from V/A - HARD EDUCATION SAMPLER 12" (Downwards DNLP3 T12, 1997)
07. Female - A2 Untitled from V/A - HARD EDUCATION SAMPLER 12" (Downwards DNLP3 T12, 1997)
08. Female - C2 Untitled from V/A - HARD EDUCATION SAMPLER 12" (Downwards DNLP3 T12, 1997)
ARTIST
TITLE
Pleasures That Kill
FORMAT
5CD BOX

LABEL
CATALOG #
HOS 599CD HOS 599CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/23/2020

A key component of the 1990s Birmingham techno sound, and co-founder of the Downwards label, Female's music is as important for everything it doesn't tell you as it is for the pummeling rhythms it forces you to engage with. One of the few remaining examples of an artist with a palpable sense of mystique, Female conjures a world that evokes Film Noir, or even something out of a Burroughs story. The language of this music will be familiar to those who listen to "dance music", but the bare building blocks are often all we get. Development within these tracks is subtle, and it's the sense that something is being held back that gives the music its power. The forceful minimalism of these tracks creates a narrative that, when combined with their titles and the visual imagery of the sleeves, is at once immediate and yet feels almost impenetrable. This tension is what makes the music so invigorating. It's as if we're hearing blocks of sound carved out from larger monoliths that have no beginning or end. This music is an aural equivalent to an act of voyeurism, or the fear of seeing something horrific we shouldn't have seen. Brutal and repetitive, it recalls a distant time and place, yet somehow escapes the confines of linear time and sounds fresh today. This comprehensive box set places Female in the same spotlight as luminary figures Regis and Surgeon. These sides are no less important and their simplicity is deceptive. Female, with all its bleak and yet forward-thrusting energy, is crucial to understanding how Downwards, as a precursor to Sandwell District, created a larger-than-life legend. Carefully transferred from the original vinyl records with audiophile needles for the best stereo cuts, the audio was then meticulously cleaned and de-clicked. Justin Broadrick, a contemporary of the early Downwards crew with a pristine ear, was then brought in to remaster everything, resulting in a true to the original vibe but larger than life textural result. In addition to including every solo Female track and record released on Downwards and Sandwell District, the fifth disc presents a never-before released live collaboration with Regis from 2000. Velvet wrapped and debossed box with spot gloss individual CD wallets; includes large, fold-out poster featuring rare photos; includes download code.