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Created in 2000 as a dancefloor-oriented counterpart to Ghostly's cerebral avant-pop releases, Spectral Sound began as an outlet for DJ singles from then-unknowns like Matthew Dear with a focus on moody, leftfield techno and house. Other chief artists include Osborne, James T. Cotton, and Hieroglyphic Being, whose various singles and EPs have proven the importance and vitality of the American techno scene. Spectral has also become a force internationally, having worked with such notable figures as Reinhard Voigt (Kompakt), Pantytec (Perlon), Håkan Lidbo, and Roman Flügel. With diverse, genre-bending releases and a fuck-the-scene ethos, Spectral strives to find the perfect balance between retro and future, high art and club culture. The first full-length on Spectral was Matthew Dear's Leave Luck To Heaven, issued in late 2003. Met with worldwide glowing press, that release paved the way for more albums from Dear and James T. Cotton, as well as the landmark Spectral Sound Vol. 1 compilation, the label's 25th release.

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Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #

CIEL	Why Me?	12"	SPECTRAL SOUND	SPC 144EP
$15.00$12.75 IN STOCK Under the alias Ciel, Xi'an-born/Toronto-based producer, pianist, DJ, and Discwoman affiliate Cindy Li embodies the social conscience of progressive electronic music. Ciel's Spectral Sound debut, Why Me?, is a deeply personal and physical work. The cut's namesake is sourced from the foregrounded sample, a snippet of dialogue from an old film about a man who believes he's been abducted by aliens. Hardware-built tracks "Go Fish" and "Uri's Song" came together over studio time with friend and occasional collaborator Colin Sims, aka Wiretapping.

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OSBORNE	Fools	12"	SPECTRAL SOUND	SPC 142EP
$15.50 LOW STOCK LEVEL Todd Osborn returns to Spectral Sound in his Osborne guise with his first release on on the label since 2013's Hold Up featuring Joe Goddard (SPC 113EP, 2013). Fools finds Osborne in his best self, as a shapeshifter bringing together strands of various genres. The title track is a lesson in house reduction, while "Different" is a chunk of bassline-led techno. "Back Whenever" kicks off in proto-IDM electro form, all melody and light, and "Integrate" slows it down to a walking pace for a dash of synth funk.

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JABBERJAW	The Garden Of Eden	12"	SPECTRAL SOUND	SPC 078EP
$12.00 LOW STOCK LEVEL Matthew Dear's second release as Jabberjaw (and his first for Spectral Sound) displays minimal textures and unique primal repetition. The first track starts with a gently-scuffed kick drum accompanied by some odd sounds, from a glass harmonica to a monster with the hiccups. "The Connie Shake" is a shaggy take on soul, featuring some jazzy keys and a police siren. "Safety Flirt" drips squelches and snare into the spaces within a slinky micro-beat -- a hissing serpent of a track.

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VA	Death Is Nothing To Fear 4	12"	SPECTRAL SOUND	SPC 059EP
$12.00 LOW STOCK LEVEL The Death Is Nothing To Fear train keeps rolling with four new cuts, from both Spectral mainstays and a few surprises. Alexi Delano delivers an amazing cut with Francisco Allendes -- a menacing affair, perfect to set the room ablaze. Kill (aka Kill Memory Crash) presents a pounding grinder of a tune with "France," bridging the gap between electro and techno. TNT deliver a brisk groove, and Daso's track is like the dusk, a slow ride into the sunset, moody and majestic.

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BREITBARTH/BODYCODE, RENE	Spectral Sound Presents No. 1	12"	SPECTRAL SOUND	SSP 001EP
$12.00$10.20 IN STOCK A parallel project of the label's core releases, the Spectral Sound Presents series aims to collect brand new standout tracks from outside artists whose work the label admires. Cologne's René Breitbarth has offered up the mid-tempo, funk-driven burners "Tales From The Light Side" and "Steam Machine" on the A-side. On the flip, The Mole reworks "Hands Free Computer Interface," originally by Bodycode.