Mannequin is a label and mailorder, based in Rome, Italy. It was founded in July 2008 by Alessandro Adriani and Carlo Cassaro in order to publish, distribute and spread music from the Cold Wave, Dark Wave, Minimal Synth and Post Punk area, with the purpose of bringing back to life and propose bands from this mostly undiscovered world.
Mannequin has the dual and parallel aim to unearth hidden or unpublished gems running along a road that starts from the period of reference for this kind of music (late 70's – mid 80's) and comes to nowdays, proposing, in the format of split vinyl, new italian and foreign artists, like Led Er Est, Frank (Just Frank), Soviet Soviet, Ancien Régime, Newclear Waves, Opus Finis and //TENSE//.
Faithful to the spirit of DIY, our releases are published in ultra limited artful packaged and hand numbered editions, covering a wide range of formats: dusty cassettes, 7'' and 12'', till to arrive to the CD, only for some specific albums.
Mannequin Sampler 2009-2010 [Download]
01 Soviet Soviet – S.Y.
from Soviet Soviet / Frank (Just Frank)12'' EP Split MNQ 013 (rel dat Oct 2010)
02 Led Er Est – A Darkness In My Soul (Solid Space cover)
from Led Er Est / Ancien Régime 12'' EP Split MNQ 012 (April 2010)
03 Newclear Waves – God Of War
from Newclear Waves / Opus Finis K7 Split MNQ 007 (Dic 2009)
04 Chromagain – Satisfied
from Chromagain – Any Colour You Like LP/CD MNQ 010 (tba 2010 w/Anna Logue)
05 The Metronomes – A Circuit Like Me
from The Metronomes 2LP+7'' MNQ 015 (rel date Nov 2010)
06 Frank (Just Frank) – Valerie
from Soviet Soviet / Frank (Just Frank) 12'' EP Split MNQ 013 (rel dat Oct 2010)
07 Ancien Régime – Brief Encounter
from Led Er Est / Ancien Régime 12'' EP Split MNQ 012 (April 2010)
08 Intelligence Dept. – Anger
from Sleeping City CD MNQ011 (tba 2010 w/Anna Logue Records)
09 Opus Finis – Road To Hell
from Newclear Waves / Opus Finis K7 Split MNQ 007 (Dic 2009)
10 Janitor Of Lunacy – Shadow Of A Desert Land
from Janitor of Lunacy LP MNQ 008 (tba 2010)
11 The Gentry – Mutual Distrust
from The Gentry 2CD reissue MNQ 014 (tba 2010 w/Infrastition)
12 Taste Of Decay – This Station
from Taste Of Decay – 1984-1986 CD MNQ 006 (May 2010 w/Infrastition)
13 Degada Saf – Poli Su Mis
from Degada Saf – No Inzro CD Reissue of 1984 LP MNQ 009 (rel sched Sept 2010)
