{"id":5135,"date":"2012-10-22T19:17:01","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T23:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=5135"},"modified":"2015-10-20T16:51:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T20:51:29","slug":"new-record-label-alert-artificial-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=5135","title":{"rendered":"New label alert: Introducing Artificial Records + first release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are huge fans of <a href=\"http:\/\/handdrawndracula.com\" target=\"_blank\">Hand Drawn Dracula Records<\/a> and are really excited that they have announced a division of the label called\u00a0Artificial Records. This new division will\u00a0focus on cultivating artists in the electronic, drone, and dark corners of the music scene. Artificial Records is Josh Voynovich (Artificial \/ Forming parties) and James Mejia (Hand Drawn Dracula \/ Mejia Design).<\/p>\n<p>The first release on the label is\u00a0Dream Affair&#8217;s 12\u2033 (February 2013) and Digital (December 2012) album. We are loving the first video <em>The Porter<\/em>\u00a0lifted from the 12\u2033 &#8211; take a listen \/ watch the video below via YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube_sc url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M9laDxbQ2iM&#8221; theme=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Pitchfork accurately\u00a0describes the young Brooklyn trio as \u201cgothic sounds of 1980s Britain \u2013 fusing voguish Cure\/Sisters of Mercy-derived morosity with industrial and pop leanings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Artificial Records, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/artificialrecords.ca\" target=\"_blank\">artificialrecords.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>We are huge fans of Hand Drawn Dracula Records and are really excited that they have announced a division of the label called\u00a0Artificial Records. 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