init ding + _snd - 2024 US Thrill Jockey Label Pink & Green Vinyl 18-track 2LP Set Reissue

Few records have weathered the fast-moving, fickle trends in electronic music like those of Microstoria. The duo brings together two of the most prescient, playful minds in the German electronic underground – Jan St. Werner (Mouse on Mars) and Markus Popp (Oval). Their albums as Microstoria are considered foundational texts in ambient music while equally sounding just as cutting-edge now as on their initial release. Continually cropping up in “best of” lists from the likes of Pitchfork and FACT while finding new fans through remixes by Jim O’Rouke and Stereolab. After being long out of print and coveted by collectors, the duo’s cult classic albums init ding and _snd now receive the expanded reissue treatment as a double LP, featuring remixed sleeve artwork based on the original designs and a full remaster of each by engineer Rashad Becker. Nearly 30 years on from their original release, both init ding and _snd still offer thrillingnewrevelationswitheverylisten.Muchlikethenatureoftheircreation,these are records that reward deep listening. The expanded reissue of these two classic albums highlights their enduring influence and uncanny genius, standing essential titles from two artists still shaping the landscape of contemporary music today.

Tracklisting:

1. 16:9
2. Slap Top
3. File Care
4. Ecclectrig
5. Fund
6. Zuhause
7. Edu
8. Pokus
9. Communerism
10. Dokumint
11. Sleepy People / Network Down
12. Teil Zeit
13. Per Formal
14. Feld 1
15. Endless Summer NAMM
16. Work Place
17. Bpi
18. Quit Not Save