Robert Rental ‎– Mental Detentions

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Label: Dark Entries – DE-313
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1 Nov 2024
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synthwave, Electro, Darkwave

Tracklist:
A1 Colourblind
A2 Stuck
B1 Both Ends Meet
B2 Ugly Talk
B3 Untitled
C1 Vox Scientific
C2 Untitled
C3 Voice
D Vox

Companies:
Copyright © – Dark Entries Records

Credits:
Design – Eloise Leigh
Featuring – Thomas Leer
Remastered By – Anne-Marie Suenram

Notes:
A series of demos recorded at home in 1979 including Thomas Leer on a couple of trax.
Special thanks to Simon Dell
Robert Rental is back on the mighty Dark Entries as the cult label reissues his Mental Detentions album as an expanded double pack. Rental is a Scottish pioneer of DIY electronic music who played a key role in shaping the UK's countercultural sound alongside collaborators like Thomas Leer and Daniel Miller. Though he released little solo music, his 1979 cassette Mental Detentions was a standout of the era that featured raw demos made with budget equipment like a Roland drum machine and Stylophone keyboard. Tracks like 'Stuck' offer a distorted take on the classic motorik sound, while 'Vox' delivers an 18-minute ambient journey in which it is easy to get lost. Rental's work captures the spirit of experimentation and innovation in the face of limited resources.
NR 75

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