PROPAGANDA – Remix Encounters (Hand-Numbered Edition with Alternate Artwork) – 2LP – Clear Vinyl [SEP 19]

2LP – Indies Exclusive Limited Hand-Numbered Edition Clear Vinyl with Alternate Artwork.

Electronic pioneers Propaganda follow up their acclaimed 2024 comeback with Remix Encounters, a broad and brilliant remix album featuring Moby, Tangerine Dream, Rhys Fulber, Schiller, and more.

After the widely praised release of their self-titled comeback album in October 2024, Dsseldorfs legendary art-synth auteurs return with Remix Encounters, a thrilling reimagining of their latest work.Released on Bureau B, this remix collection reflects the enthusiasm Propagandas return after three decades of silence has ignited among contemporary artists, who approached the project with fresh energy and creative freedom.

Since breaking new ground with their seminal 1985 debut A Secret Wish and its pioneering remix companion Wishful Thinking, Propaganda have thrived on transformation. Yet rather than revisiting the past, Remix Encounters looks forward, building on the vitality of last years album and celebrating its widespread critical and fan acclaim.

What began as a remix request from Finnish electronic maestro Jori Hulkkonen, returning the favour after Ralf Drpers contribution to his last album, quickly blossomed into an international collaboration, drawing in luminaries such as Moby, Tangerine Dream, Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly, Delerium), and Schiller.

Embracing openness, Propaganda spent the fourth quarter of 2024 encouraging the wide range of musicians inspired by their triumphant return to offer their own interpretations. Each brought their distinctive voice to the material, resulting in a thrilling journey through electronic subgenres, from EBM and industrial to rave, ambient, house, and beyond.

Rhys Fulber opens the album with a brooding, machine-funk reinvention of They Call Me Nocebo, evolving from a sleek, sinuous introduction into a relentless pneumatic stomp. Next, Schiller offers a powerful remix of Distant that balances raw electro-house and techno energy with the emotional depth of EBM, before Moby transforms Purveyor of Pleasure into a furious early-90s rave anthem, fusing breakbeats and rolling basslines that pulse with nostalgic urgency yet feel unmistakably modern.

Elsewhere, Finnish polymath Jimi Tenor infuses Vicious Circle with cosmic jazz and dub textures, while Pyrolator, a key figure in Dsseldorfs avant-garde scene, delivers a shadowy reinterpretation of Love Craft. Cult With No Name also contribute a brooding electro-ballad version of the same track. Propagandas own Michael Mertens teams up with longtime collaborator Hans Steingen to re-envision Dystopian Waltz, shifting its time signature to a gripping 4/4 and intensifying its ominous mood for darker dance floors. The range of remixers speaks volumes: from industrial punksGewalt and synth purists Metroland to ambient pioneers Tangerine Dream, Remix Encounters unites an eclectic group of electronic artists bound by ashared reverence for innovation and Propagandas distinctive voice.

Recorded and remixed across creative hubs from Dsseldorf to Los Angeles, Helsinki to Paris, Remix Encounters is far more than a companion piece. It is a celebration of Propagandas enduring influence and the vibrant, evolving electronic landscape they helped shape. Each artist engaged deeply with the bands richly textured and cinematic sound world, reinterpreting it with enthusiasm and respect, producing a collection as diverse as it is cohesive.

2LP Tracklist:

A1. Purveyor Of Pleasure (Moby Remix)
A2. Distant (Schiller Remix)
A3. Dystopian (Steingen & Mertens Remix)

B1. They Call Me Nocebo (Rhys Fulber Remix)
B2. They Call Me Nocebo (Metroland Remix)
B3. They Call Me Nocebo (Tangerine Dream Remix)

C1. Tipping Point (Jori Hulkkonnen Remix)
C2. Love:Craft (Cult With No Name Remix)
C3. Vicious Circle (Jimi Tenor Remix)

D1. Distant (Gewalt Remix)
D2. Love:Craft (Pyrolator Remix)
D3. Vicious Circle (Thunder Bae Remix)