Figures In Distortion

Repress alert. Long overdue reissue of the very first Morbid Records release from Vienna, 1993. Abstract, IDM and electro across four tracks, all killer.

Figures In Distortion's self-titled debut arrived at a moment when Vienna's underground was quietly brewing something distinct from the more heralded centres. The project's approach sits at the intersection of stuttering, glitchy IDM structures and harder electro textures, with the kind of abstract sensibility that rewards close listening. These four pieces feel less like songs and more like architectural sketches - dense, intricate, and resistant to easy categorisation.

Morbid Records itself has become something of a legend in certain circles, and this reissue finally makes the label's genesis accessible again. Essential for anyone serious about the deeper lineages of European electronic music from this era.