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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Fischkopf Complete: All 25 official releases listed, described, and reviewed


While there is not much 'new' content compared to the other list to be found here, the idea of this feature is to increase awareness regarding the Fischkopf label once more, and provide information for those who are new to the label and interested to read more on it; and this "review by record" format could do a different / better job at it than the ranked list.


Let us commence:

Fisch001 - Cybermouse - Surprise Attack E.P.

A1 - Adrenalin Structure - 10:45

first track of the first fischkopf release. epic. was first released on an commodore amiga diskette magazine.
not 4/4 hardcore, but wicked and strange electro sounds.

A2 - Overreacting - 8:00

electro beats. non four-to-the-floor rhythm. commodore amiga sound.

B1 - Gulp - 7:58

also one of cybermouse's most hardcore track. midtempo bounding 909 next to acid sounds.

B2 - Noishead - 6:50

Early noise hardcore. The noise treatment for hardcore heads.


Fisch002 - Christoph De Babalon – Love Under Will EP

A1 - I Own Death

the first track on his fisch 12". long, long intro. then it unleashes its full force with distorted breakbeats and a powerful melody.

A2 - Babylon 90210

Dreamy. Futuristic. Sci-Fi. Jungle, Breakcore. Done on an amiga 500. By a producer from Hamburg.

B1 - Promise, Broken

total future psychedelic breakcore.

B2 - Pleased With Being Alive

one of our favorite christoph de babalon tracks. pure future and cyberdelic feel. a true classic.


Fisch003 - Cybermouse - Body Pack 95

A1 - My Dorectives - 9:24

Proto-Doomcore techno track. Very unusual. Entrancing. Techno-style. Drone that gets modulated throughout the track.  Mid-tempo. Use of loops. Creates a surreal feel. 

A2 - War Is Hell - 5:35

maybe the most brutal track by cybermouse. early speedcore. very minimal. anti-war message.

B1 - Obstreperous - 5:30

Very experimental techno / hardcore track. 
Acid like sounds, great use of percussion, and a sci-fi feel.

B2 - Datenvernichtung - 7:45

comparable to early french noisecore. nice and evil.


Fisch004 - M.C.P. - Missunderstood Hardcore Machines Vol.1 EP

A1 - Overload MS-50 4:53

very aphex twin like, great experimental hardcore.

A2 - Overload Sigma 5:02

mental gabber up your cranium.

A3 - Overload 30303 4:18

arhythmic hardcore inferno

A4 - Overload RZ-1 4:22

hardcore machines got out of control and force people to dance to their death.


Fisch005 - Eradicator - Shortage Of Oxygen EP

A1 - Starving

epic ambient intro.

A2 - Destroy It Yourself

Sepultura samples, weird noises, gabber drums - perfect!

A3 - Titan

included on the 90s hardcore cd compilation "mururoa test 1". truly experimental hard electronics.

B1 - Liebe Und Verbrechen

very strange and surreal gabber track.

B2 - M.C.P.

samples the movie tron. genuine 90s experimental hardcore.

B3 - Destroy It Yourself (Remix)

March into hardcore disturbia..


Fisch006 - Monoloop – Drum Da Style

A  - Drum Da Style - 9:05

stylish early breakcore.

B1 - Kills Again - 7:08

a track to die for.

B2 - She's A Lion - 6:29

early breakcore from hamburg


Fisch007 - P. Server – EP Vol. 1 - Served Strange Effects

A1 - Plunger

all power to the 303!

A2 - Metal Position

acid gabber brutality.

B1 - Dispatching

hardcore up your acid!

B2 - Psave

legit 90s acid hardcore. rough production values, almost as if mastered from cassette tape.


Fisch 008 - Taciturne – Potpourri EP

A1 - Evil Dead

a kick straight to the face.

A2 - Nightchildren RMX

lullaby of terror for the night children.

A3 - Boys Don't Cry RMX

the original "remix" version. i'm also lovin' it.

B1 - Mo Punk RMX

do you feel lucky, punk?

B2 - Der Toten

the one and only fischkopf track that became a real "hit". was in high demand in the dutch gabber scene and ended up on countless compilations.
as you probably already know this track, I don't need to describe it here :-)

B3 - Krach-Aran-RMX

Now this is just krach! But a good one.

B4 - Krank

total "kranker" hardcore!


Fisch009 - Monoloop – Free Man

A1 - Free Man

noone is ever free. except the experimental hardcore resistance! (or, in this case, early breakcore).

B1 - The Dreamer

already a foreshadowing of the "ambient-breakcore" on fischkopf 13. epic!

B2 - For The Lord

monumental, experimental and exceptional breakcore with a runtime of over 7 minutes.


Fisch010 - Eradicator - I Cum Blood EP

A1 - I Cum Blood

Evil experimental gabber insanity.

A2 - Us Against Us

not as good as the revisit, but great nevertheless. tough experimental gabber.

B1 - Brujeria

perfect bloodthirsty "e-de cologne"-style gabber. shouts and heavy metal guitars.

B2 - Cologne Boring M.F.

Hyperfast mental metal hardcore madness.

B3 - Streptocock Gee

one of two true breakcore tracks patric catani did for fischkopf. excellent!


Fisch 011 - P. Server – Second Serve Of Effects

A1 - Epigraph

lasse steen delivers with this great dark acidtechno track.

A2 - Wires (Break)

a recording of audio wires that have been broken?

A3 - Banging Happening

gabber-acid.

B1 - Pulley

excellent lasse steen production. has some rave elements.

B2 - Intensioner

wonderful acid techno.


Fisch 012 - Taciturne – 6 Fragmente In Der Chronologie Des Wahnsinns

A1 - Mourning

Probably the best known track by Taciturne next to "Der Toten". was included in Manu Le Malin's "Biomechanik" compilation. Use of ambient sounds next to a midtempo, industrial hardcore techno drum. very minimal, very few elements, not even hi hats snares or other percussion apart from the drum. crispy noisy 8 bit commodore amiga sound. legendary track.

A2 - Dexpanthenol

riots of noise, distortion, and brutality.

A3 - Boys Don't Cry (Revisited)

robert smith would be proud!

B1 - Phenylephrin-Hydrochlorid

everyone knows "mourning" and "der toten", but this one is great too. proto-doomcore with a haunting drone, then gets faster towards the end.

B2 - Haematopan F

hardcore to blow your teeth out.

B3 - Phenprocoumon

very inventive hardcore techno track. a good example of the kind of music Fischkopf Records released. commodore amiga hardcore sound. uses broken, unusual rhythms, not typical 4/4 hardcore techno sequences. very noisy and abrasive. at the same time, a "far eastern" ambient melody is used in this track, which is very calm and soothing. this creates a very interesting clash between the harsh, abrasive elements, and the calm melody.


Fisch013 - Monoloop - Monoloop III

A1 - Underwater Feelings

very sweet, very relaxed ambient sounds, mixed with hard breakbeats. pianos, water splashing, whales' whistling.

A2 - Underwater Trumpet

very interesting. unique early breakcore. drone, ambient sounds mixed with hard and rough breakbeats. very surreal, futuristic. this track could only have been produced in hamburg.

B1 - Second Trumpet

in style similar to the other 3 tracks on fisch 13. has a heavy jazz feel.

B2 - Underwater Feelings (Live Alone Mix)

one of the most interesting tracks on this ep. fake live act. ferocious early breakcore with sophisticated production values.


Fisch014 - Eradicator - Agit Prop

A1 - Used Against Us (Remix)

Experimental gabber, ambient intro, rough sound, metal guitars. Juno hoover rave sounds. Murderous, nasty, and epic.

A2 - Distorted

Very distorted indeed! Fantastic.

A3 - Agitprop Troop

interesting noise experiment.

B1 - Enter Three Witches

one of two "oversize" tracks on the agit prop LP. on four-to-the floor beats. ambient outro.

B2 - Impulse To Destroy

the other "oversize" track on the agit prop LP. fierce drums and percussion. plenty of noise.

C1 - Split Wide Open

Powerful radical hardcore with acid elements.

C2 - You're Lieing Pig

The only breakcore track on the "Agit Prop" LP. very lo fi, very thin sound. strange sound fx, bleeps, almost videogame-like sounds. overdriven breakbeat rhythm running throughout the track. sparsely used other elements such as distorted guitars and an aggressive vocal sample. great work by Patric Catani under his "Eradicator" alias.

C3 - Worringen

Heavy track with pounding steel drums, noisy synths, screams, everything you need.

D1 - Fucking Bitch Called Walker

Is that patric screaming?
Menacing uncoventional hardcore gabber techno.

D2 - Forkboy

early speedcore track. guitars and hyperspeed drums.

D3 - Widerstand

noisy agit prop sounds!

D4 - Thou Shall Kill

one of the best tracks on the agit prop LP. fast beats, guitars, synth, noises, and a strange vocal.


Fisch 015 Burning Lazy Persons – Fart E.P.

A1 Dorami De Onanie 4:08

onanism will give you a mental disorder that allows you to create wonderful nasty hardcore tracks like this.

A2 Dorami De Onanie (240 Vers.) 3:10

faster onanism.

A3 Kone Kane Dayone 3:49

a very very wild ride.

A4 Garden Of The Permanent 3:05

this is crazy!

B1 Mongolian Chop 3:33

typical nawoto suzuki. mental and dangerous. awesome.

B2 Hyper Bitch 2:29

an early speed record. brutal and shocking.

B3 Niko Niko Satujin Dan 3:43

ooh I'm freaking out.

B4 Fish Tenpuraaaaa 3:29

fish fried well, and served for this solid hardcore dish.


Fisch016 - No Name – Strike

A1 - Black Dream

help me. i hear voices. they are distorted. just as the drums.

A2 - Message

we got the message and the message was clear.

A3 - Help

get on a hardcore trip faster than light.

A4 - 0.Vin .I

slowing down a bit. but not one bit less relentless.

B1 - 01100010

didn't the german dance act "das modul" have a similar track title?
but this one is hardcore, for sure!

B2 - Start E·nd

it starts and ends in torturous hardcore agony.

B3 - A

"a" total french insane techno track.


Fisch017 - Fields Of Defacement – Desorientatet E.P.

A1 - Found & Lost 5:54

Stones and flowers on the ground
We are found and lost
But love is gonna save us

A2 - Attached 3:27

one of the most bittersweet dark and disturbing melodies in hardcore techno. set to arrhythmic beats and fragile manipulated percussion.

A3 - Corkscrew 4:55

Wonderful monotonous hardcore without bleeps or melodies.

B1 - Uptight 4:16

melanchonic melodic hard core tech-no?

B2 - Dark.R 4:32

the 808 gets the full-on distortion treatment.

B3 - Urticated 4:40

Experimental Acidcore by this Lasse Steen project. Unusual sound. Hypnotic melody. Very Techno-like.


Fisch018 - Auto-Psy - Arachnide

A1 - Clear

"null... null... null..." when i put on this record for the first time, i totally fell in love with this sound and all that followed.

A2 - If

when i played this track, a guy once asked me "what kind of terrorist music is this?". good description!

B1 - Neutron

experimental merciless distorted ambient hardcore techno.

B2 - Escape

one of the most outstanding "hardcore" tracks ever. a symphony of drones, fx, noises and bassdrums. over seven minutes.


Fisch019 - No Name – Les Loups Des Trois Lunes

A1 - Koma 5:40

so psycho, so evil, so mean. can you take it?

A2 - Ydroid 6:34

Slick and without mercy.

B1 - Control 4:16

one of the most classic and most fierce hardcore tracks. if you haven't heard this one, you are missing out!

B2 - Latex 3:41

Aggressive Overture produced by Poka Michelson. Extremely unorthodox. Noisy. Close to avantgarde music. Glorious.

B3 - Kamasutra 4:05

i wonder what kamasutra technique inspires one to produce such devilish hardcore from hell like this. but then, it might be better to not find out.


Fisch020 - Amiga Shock Force – Psycore Kids Vs Rave-Fascist

A1 - Psycore Pt. 1

slow intro. amiga computer sounds. hissing, noisy, overdriven. surreal feel.

A2 - Mass Appeal Madness

one of the most "poppy" tracks on fischkopf as it samples james brown. crazy hardcore gabber.

B1 - Sex, Mord Und Kunst

one of the fastest tracks of its era. hyperfast beats next to crazy rap samples.

B2 - Keep Your Enemies Close

Another great track by these cult producers from germany. Not really hardcore techno. Almost soft, calm. Use of breakbeats. Commodore Amiga sound, again. Digital, lofi, sizzling. Very good.

B3 - 24 Hour Connection

another true amigacore classic! ruthless and heavy.


Fisch 021 Burning Lazy Persons – Leave Me Alone E.P.

A1 Rotter…damn 4:24

funny piss take on rotterdam hardcore. includes a piano, but not in a typical happy gabber way!

A2 Nakano Shit 3:53

man, this is some of the roughest hardcore that i ever heard.

A3 If The Truth Be Known 3:02

very brutal. one of the hardest by burning lazy persons. guitars and fast beats.

B1 Fake 3:25

"die maschinen die maschinen die maschinen"? whatever. this machine kills!

B2 Frd 3:28

a hammer coming down on your skull.

B3 T.C.H.C. 4:31

nasty and nice.


Fisch022 - Auto-Psy – Necrophage

A1 - Ovoide

first track on this great ep. sounds that invoke the images of a runaway train accelerating straight to hell.

A2 - Oxyde

A legendary track made by Stella Michelsen. Hardcore Techno. From France. Industrial. Raw. Surreal. Manipulated vocals. Ambient elements. Immortal.

B1 - Andropose

the tranquil intro might give you the impression it's time to relax now, on this ep. but then the beats hammer on.

B2 - Go Out

a submarine is out of control, explosions shake the vessel, metal clanking is heard, and people scream in terror.
then the sounds fade out into the cold dark blue depths.


Fisch23 CD - Various Artists - Otaku - Slick But Not Streamlined

1-01 Taciturne - Liquid Theatre 1:31

strange ambient intro. cult track.

1-02 Taciturne - Praxis Dr. Fischer 6:20

Legendary drone-speedcore track. Doctor Fischer has the cure for you! Just go to his praxis.

1-03 E.P.C. - Persistance 5:12

Oh what a beatiful noise!

1-04 Amiga Shock Force - Violent Geisha 3:14

mix between breakcore and early speedcore with an amiga feel.

1-05 Auto Psy - If 6:09

when i played this track, a guy once asked me "what kind of terrorist music is this?". good description!

1-06 Burning Lazy Persons - Catastro 4:15

The overdose of noise and drums.

1-07 Trash Enemy H. Q. - Braintraining 1:06

noise and distortion with a painful sound without drums or anything else.

1-08 Burning Lazy Persons - Poisoned Radio Wave 4:34

ooh, painful audio signals and overly distorted hardcore drums. i'm luving it.

1-09 P. Server - Ratings (Terror Unit H.Q.) 4:36

cool monotonous acidcore track.

1-10 Shangoe - Army Of Darkness 6:58

interesting breakcore out of hamburg.

1-11 R.A.W - Sudden Death 7:37

the other r.a.w. track from the otaku compilation. impressive as well!

1-12 Monoloop - Chill Out 7:55

breakcore madness in between being chilled (as indicated by the piano) and being killed (as indicated by the screams).

1-13 Amiga Shook Force - Sex, Mord & Kunst 4:17

one of the fastest tracks of its era. hyperfast beats next to crazy rap samples.

1-14 No Name (3) - Y-droid 6:35

Slick and without mercy.

1-15 Orderly Chaos - 45m 4:23

The so real dark ambient experience.

2-01 Jean Bach - Tausend Stimmen 3:19

very crazy and over the top track by jean bach. heavy distortion.

2-02 Taciturne - Avarie De Machine 4:49

made up of sounds of heavy machinery? great!

2-03 E.P.C. & A.N.T.I. - Sharpomatic 6:06

noisy hardcore with a total "piss off!" attitude.

2-04 No Name - Control 4:18

one of the most classic and most fierce hardcore tracks. if you haven't heard this one, you are missing out!

2-05 Taciturne - Der Toten 4:24

the one and only fischkopf track that became a real "hit". was in high demand in the dutch gabber scene and ended up on countless compilations.
as you probably already know this track, I don't need to describe it here :-)

2-06 Fields Of Defacement - Bang-Bang (Live In Hamburg 96) 7:05

Live recording. Brutal. Acidcore. With gabber and general hardcore elements. Entrancing. Exalted. Shows the power of a hardcore techno live performance.

2-07 Amiga Shock Force - Shoot 'em Breax 4:20

A perfect early breakcore track. Hip hop and guitars.

2-08 Johnny Ego - Untitled 5:25

again an interesting hamburg breakbeat track.

2-09 R.A.W - Cold War Memory Nightmare 6:56

great, great early breakcore. interesting use of sounds and "melody". also a good but haunting cold-war feel.

2-10 Burning Lazy Persons - "R" 4:09

vicious nice and nasty track by nawoto suzuki.

2-11 Taciturne - In Nomine Dei Nostri Satanas Luciferi Excelsi 6:01

samples the chuch of satan. non 4/4 beats. slow, distorted, noisy. dark and scary.

2-12 Orderly Chaos - Pine 5:20

painful sounds and pure ambient.

2-13 Trash Enemy H. Q. - Pestilence 6:15

truly interesting track. acid sounds. very dark and epic melody. no real hardcore beats and rhythm. close to industrial.

2-14 Orderly Chaos - Melt Away Love 5:21

pure ambient track. interesting, repeated melody. wonderful track.


Fisch024 - EPC – Don't Want To Lose E.P.

A1 - Infectious Properties 4:39

these sounds bash right through your skull.

A2 - Autoplasie 6:30

Noisecore for your mind!

B1 - R 624-2 6:04

Techno chopped up and turned into noise. Very analogue feel.

B2 - Where Do You Go? 5:35

perfect hardcore track, with radar / space-transmission like sounds. very industrial.


Fisch025 - Mathey Olivier - Second Transmission

A1 - Second Transmission 6:05

mad scientist hardcore.

A2 - Well Done! 5:05

the acid sounds from outer space invade the second part of this great french hardcore track.
well done indeed!

B1 - Residential Volume 5:14

heavy and loud drums, noises, funny intro.

B2 - Easy Recording Aera 5:28

the last track of the last official fischkopf release. going out with a bang! and it's good-bye.

That's it! Finito. The end. Which Fischkopf record is your favorite one? Let us know!

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