Hands In The Dark Records

Gonzaï

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:00 +0200

Hands In The Dark vu par l’excellent magazine Gonzaï:
Croire aux disques qu’on sort, c’est pourtant bien là l’essentiel et ceux de Hands In The Dark contrastent assez fortement avec la merde en boite qu’on reçoit quotidiennement au bureau sans pourtant rien avoir fait pour mériter ça. Du psyché californien des Lumerians à la pop embuée – pour ne pas dire givrée – des suédois de Death and Vanilla, de la dance pour crackheads de Cankun aux sonorités métallo-flippantes de Robedoor, une esthétique qui fait mouche, qui touche.

L’intégralité de l’article est à lire ici.

Out today!

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:52:00 +0200

Primal Sphere, by LA psyche wizards ROBEDOOR, and Cut up, by local free dreampop composer MAYERLING are officially out today!

We’ve only got a limited number of copies left for these two gems, so don’t wait for too long i you want to grab your copy from us.

As usual, you can stream both albums here. Hope you’ll enjoy them!

LUMERIANS Euro Tour

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:25:00 +0200

LUMERIANS will be on the european roads next week!!

30 Apr 2013: The Harley - Sheffield (UK)
01 May 2013: Corsica Studios - London (UK)
02 May 2013: Patronaat - Haarlem (NL)
03 May 2013: Gonzai XVI / La Maroquinerie - Paris (FR)
04 May 2013: Rock N Risle Festival - St-Philbert-sur-Risle (FR)
05 May 2013: Le Botanique - Brussels (BE)
06 May 2013: Les Caves Aux Poetes - Roubaix (FR)
07 May 2013: La Rodia - Besançon (FR)
08 May 2013: Le Grim - Marseille (FR)
09 May 2013: Les Nuits Sonores - Lyon (FR)
10 May 2013: Troc’afé - Strasbourg (FR)
11 May 2013: Trix - Antwerp (BE)
12 May 2013: DB’s - Utrecht (NL)

More info here.

New releases

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:57:00 +0200

We’re stoked to announce that we’re starting today the pre-orders for the two next releases! Find the information about both albums below and make sure you secure your copies.

[HITD 017]
ROBEDOOR - Primal Sphere (Vinyl LP)
2012 happened and nothing happened, but this year LA-based duo Robedoor are back with Primal Sphere - a new addition to their rich, large discography which sounds very much like an intentional regression from the future, ripping up rock roots in order to regain a grip on the ragged sound of drone. Robedoor continue their unstoppable upwards progress with yet another superb, pulsating album, broadening the realm of modern psychedelia music.

More info & pre-order

[HITD 018]
MAYERLING - Cut Up (CD Album)
Mayerling is a very special release for Hands in the Dark as it’s the first time we’re championing a close friend from our French hometown, Besançon. This project had been dozing in the shade of its creator Sylvain Bombled for several years, seeing the light of day when he decided to allow himself an exploration of new sonic territories. Mayerling evolves in a dreamy, reverberated, minimalistic universe. Cut Up is their brilliant, thundering debut album - make sure you check it out!

More info & pre-order

The official release date for these two records is set for 14th May 2013.

CANKUN "Culture Of Pink"

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0200

CANKUN Culture Of Pink (LP) is now SOLD OUT! Thanks!

You can check CANKUN’s bandcamp for the digital version.

Primal Sphere

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:07:25 +0200

Currently handcrafting our next release in the dark… more details soon!

Storing the winter

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:22:00 +0100

MIND OVER MIRRORS et MIGUEL GUTIERREZ seront à Poitiers le 10 & 11 Avril prochains dans le cadre du Festival à Corps.

L’oeuvre présentée, Storing the Winter, est considérée comme l’une des meilleures découvertes de l’année selon le New York Times.

Deux dates à ne pas manquer! Plus d’infos ici .

Out today!

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:28:00 +0100

We’re very happy to announce that CANKUN’s Culture of Pink is out today! Once again, thanks to all those who ordered their album. You can still get it while it’s hot.

“So much depth and density that every listen is different” -Pitchfork-
“We are digging BIG TIME” -Aquarius Records-
“Lush, hypnotic, psychedelic and danceable” -Norman Records-
“Album of the month” -Beethobear Records-
“A mystical experience that stimulates and disorientes” -Impose Magazine-
“A great album” -The Fader-
“It’s atmospheric dance-music for the outdoors…” -No Fear of Pop-
“une réussite absolue (…) ce disque est indispensable” -Rock it to the moon-

LEE NOBLE Euro Tour

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0100

LEE NOBLE euro tour starts soon… More info here.

Culture Of Pink

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:31:00 +0100

Now, you can stream CANKUN’s debut-LP here.

Save My Day

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:13:00 +0100

Here’s Save My Day, the second track of CANKUN’s debut LP and it’s a video realized by Francesco de Gallo:

Premiered by Ad Hoc.

New release

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:54:13 +0100

CANKUN’s debut LP Culture Of Pink is now available for pre-order!

We’re releasing only 300 copies on red clear vinyl coming with a free mp3 download voucher, don’t snooze if you want to spin on your turntable Cankun’s latest tropical, experimental and improvised auditory pearl.

The official release date is set for 5th March 2013.

Meanwhile, you can enjoy a first track Science Can Help You.

To mark the occasion, we’re also releasing 10 HITD packs comprising of Mind Over Mirrors “Check Your Swing” LP + Cankun “Culture of Pink” LP + a surprise for a very special price!

Out today!

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:06:49 +0100

Today marks the release of the latest HITD production: SAÅAD’s Orbs & Channels. For the occasion, the band offers you to stream the album in its entirety over on their bandcamp page.

We want to thank all the people who’ve purchased the album. You’ll have to be fast if you want to grab your own copy since we’ve only got a handful of cassettes left.

News

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:06:00 +0100

CANKUN will play a two gigs next week in Greece:
01/02 in Athens
02/02 in Thessaloniki

CANKUN debut LP “Culture of Pink” will be released on the 05th of March! Watch this space for more details…

Soft Drug

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:11:00 +0100

Now, you can watch the gorgeous SAÅAD video for the track Soft Drug :

Be sure to grab your copy now, it’s almost sold out…

Track 3

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:26:00 +0100

LUMERIANS just released a new amazing video for Track 3.

Remember kids, the song appeared on their Transmissions from Telos: Vol. IV record that we put out last summer. Have a safe trip!

SAÅAD "Orbs & Channels"

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:22:00 +0100

First release of the year: SAÅAD Orbs & Channels.
We’ll send the cassettes to those who pre-ordered it on Monday!
Official release on 29th January.
Get it while you can!

2012

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:02:00 +0100

As the curtain falls on 2012, we are delighted to see that some of the albums we put out have made it to a few of this year’s list of top releases.

DEATH AND VANILLA “S/T”
Norman Records
HHV Mag
Sounds Better With Reverb
Matt/Reckless Records
Jim/Aquarius Records

LUMERIANS “Transmissions From Telos: Vol.IV”
Gonzaï
La Blogothèque
Ondine/Les Inrocks
Uncut
Decoder Magazine
Dying For Bad Music
Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy

LEE NOBLE/ENSEMBLE ECONOMIQUE “Motion Forever”
Joseph Ghosn
No Conclusion

MIND OVER MIRRORS “Check Your Swing”
Chronic’Art
20jazzfunkgreats

See you in 2013 for some more exciting audio explorations!

Best wishes,
Morgan & Onito

New release

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:28:31 +0100

SAÅAD - Orbs & Channels is now available for pre-order!

Get a taster of the new album from the French duo and stream Hieronimus on THE FADER.

The 50 minute experimental audio exploration will be out on 29th January on a limited edition of only 100 cassettes (+mp3 download coupon).

Get your copy HERE.

Memorander

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:57:00 +0100

Check out the MIND OVER MIRRORS video for the track Memorander :

Also, a big thank to Marc Masters @ Pitchfork for the kind words.

LPs are going fast, make sure you secure your own copy!