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Marco Freivogel of Berlin-based techno duo
Exercise One uses the alias
Prequel Tapes to craft haunted, tense electronic soundscapes evoking hazy memories of the early rave scene and industrial culture. He began the project in early 2015 when he came across DAT recordings of his new wave/industrial band from the late '80s/early '90s. He incorporated samples from these tapes into the experimental music he was composing on vintage drum machines and analog synthesizers. He performed a live concert as
Prequel Tapes, and
Fink (who was in attendance) immediately wanted to release music by the project.
Prequel Tapes remixed
Fink's songs "Fall into the Light" and "Too Late," and the full-length debut
Inner Systems appeared on
Fink's R'COUP'D imprint (a sublabel of Ninja Tune) in November of 2015. ~ Paul Simpson