Bureau B

08/08/2025

Avant-garde legend Phew with a copy of the new Radium Girls reissue, wearing a t-shirt designed by visual artist and author Erika Kobayashi.
Both of them teamed up with Cluster/Harmonia's Dieter Moebius for a special album, originally released back in 2012 under the moniker Project UNDARK.
We’re grateful to reissue this fantastic one-off record for the first time on vinyl.

Radium Girls by Phew, Erika Kobayashi, Dieter Moebius is out today. Order/listen: orcd.co/radiumgirls

07/08/2025

Out today: Propaganda (Band) - Purveyor of Pleasure [Moby Remix]

Propaganda: "Why we asked Moby - Propaganda is teutonic, Moby is not. Where you grow up not only shapes what you hear, but how you hear it. In Germany, traditionally our music is based on the downbeat — solid, structured, marching forward on beats 1 and 3. In the U.S. and U.K., the backbeat rules — loose, grooving, leaning into beats 2 and 4. That shift turns rhythm from command into a conversation. It creates space and anticipation. The beat doesn’t tell you what to do — it invites you to respond. It's the difference between order and groove

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."

Pre-order available via: orcd.co/propagandax

04/08/2025

Heldon’s albums Allez-Téia (Heldon II) and It’s Always Rock ‚n‘ Roll (Heldon III) celebrate their 50th anniversary. So we release each of them in a special Limited Anniversary Edition: hand numbered, colored vinyl, 500 copies each. Order via: orcd.co/heldon

31/07/2025

On their last trip to Silberland, Bureau B hurtled along the chrome highways and glass skyways of the kosmische landscape, powered ever onwards in perpetual motorik motion. This time, however, the Hamburg imprint opt for an unhurried itinerary, coasting far beyond the familiar rhythmic terrain to explore crystal caverns and emerald pastures, immersing listeners in the ambient side of this alternative Allemagne. Building on the tape loops, tone poems, and minimalist compositions of the 60's avant-garde, these musicians utilised the sweeping scope of the synthesiser to create expansive meditations on outer-planetary escapism, human connection, and the natural world. This compilation offers a survey of this singular era, blending pioneering voices with lesser-known artists for an immersive sonic experience.

Pre-orders are now open for the 2LP gatefold edition, ltd. transparent 2LP gatefold, and the CD digipak with a 16-page booklet: orcd.co/silberland-3

28/07/2025

Summer is here, at last. For the July edition of their Outsiders residency, Bureau B’s Daniel Jahn & Isa Schwarzenberg contribute a mix of summer spirits through gentle leftfield thrusts. Including tracks from label releases by Phew / Erika Kobayashi / Dieter Moebius, Conrad Schnitzler, Baal & Mortimer and Das Kinn as well as music from friends like Asmus Tietchens, Elisa Flores or Nika Son.

Stream in - 21:00 CET via kioskradio.com

18/07/2025

Thumbing through the back pages of German electronic music, Bureau B uncovers two more hidden gem from the Sky Records archive:

Originally released in 1985, 'Voyage' finds Dieter Schütz venturing beyond his Berlin School roots into a realm of lo-fi immediacy and New Age naivety. While its textured synthscapes and wistful melodies may echo the aesthetics of 2010s Vaporwave, 'Voyage' captured a longing for another world, not through borrowed nostalgia, but through a contemporary vision of escape.
Schütz’s music is lush yet unpretentious, full of warmth, curiosity, and the gentle imperfections of hand made sound, his combination of organic and synthetic instruments marrying to summon faraway landscapes — Amazonian forests, sunlit coasts, and cosmic night skies.

The other one is 'Inventions', the 1983 collaboration between Adelbert von Deyen and Dieter Schütz. Fusing expansive kosmische textures with biting rock guitars, motorik rhythms, and the growl of '80s synth-pop, the duo conjure a sonic singularity which still sounds like the future today.
Compact yet cosmic, 'Inventions' distils ambient drift and experimental edge into taut, three-minute pop miniatures, with the occasional longer track extending the energy without losing any of the impact.

Both reissues are out on now on LP, CD and digital: orcd.co/dieterschuetz & orcd.co/vondeyen

14/07/2025

'Katherine' is the second glimpse into 'Radium Girls' – the 2011 concept album by Phew, Erika Kobayashi, and our dear Dieter Moebius, who passed away 10 years on July 20th, 2015.

The single is streaming on all platforms. The reissue will be out August 8th on CD and vinyl for the first time. Pre-orders via orcd.co/radiumgirls

Drawing by Erika Kobayashi

04/07/2025

Electronic pioneers Propaganda (Band) 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, Düsseldorf’s legendary art-synth auteurs return with Remix Encounters, a thrilling reimagining of their latest work. This remix collection reflects the enthusiasm Propaganda’s return after three decades of silence has ignited among contemporary artists, who approached the project with fresh energy and creative freedom.

Out on September 19th on Limited Colored 2-LP / 2-LP / CD / digital. Pre-orders are up now: orcd.co/propagandax

Listen to the first remix by Rhys Fulber who opens the album with a brooding, machine-funk reinvention of They Call Me Nocebo.

03/07/2025

Saeko Killy's Album Dream in Dream in den Top 50 der ersten Jahreshälfte via HHV Records!
»Mit einer Symbiose aus Minimal Wave, psychedelischer Elektronik und warmen Synthesizerklängen entsteht eine atmosphärische Klangwelt, die gleichzeitig nostalgisch und originell wirkt«

Die 50 besten Schallplatten der ersten Jahreshälfte 2025

27/06/2025

»Ein Album, das zu kühlen Drinks serviert werden sollte!« – Jens Uthoff in der taz über das neue Album »Neue Kreise« von Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge

Das Duo Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge hat gerade „Neue Kreise“ veröffentlicht. So fluffig, smooth und tanzbar wie bei ihnen klingt deutsche Musik selten.

20/06/2025

After more than 40 years, Silberstreif’s EP ‘Ich suche dein Gesicht’, first released on Sky Records in 1983, is available again. Rather unusual for Sky’s catalogue, the duo played flawless synth-pop with German-language lyrics. This EP sank into obscurity in the 1980s flood of hyper-commercial German New Wave releases. The band later became an insider tip and the EP a sought-after collector’s item. The re-issue is accompanied by four previously unreleased bonus tracks.

17/06/2025

A brief overview of the new Die Wilde Jagd album, plus a deep dive into Sebastian Lee Philipp's 20 year music career. https://diewildejagd.com/Video edited b...