With “The Dirt”, POUPPEE FABRIKK brought us back to the good old days of EKM, with the attributes that made the band famous in the late 80’s: uncompromising growling vocals, impulsive repetitive bass lines, and solid hard beats. Many songs on this album were in fact initially written between 1988-1990 and then left to slowly wither away on old four track tapes before getting re-recorded. Offering these dirty and gritty tunes a vinyl format release is only doing them justice! All songs were remastered to better fit this format.

Strictly limited to 300 units worldwide, this vinyl is bound to rapidly become a collector’s item when we see how fast the band’s last two releases instantly sold out!

SIDE-A
A1. Bring back the ways of old
A2. Bright light
A3. I am
A4. Invader 39
A5. Death is natural

SIDE-B
B1. Satans organism
B2. H8 U
B3. Stahlwerk
B4. The promulgation
B5. Symptom
B6. Radio disturbance

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Today they close this EBM year in beauty by releasing the 2nd EP taken from the “Armén” album. Rough, ripping and dirty, “Burn Forever” was mutated into an angry and revolted solid EBM cut by POUPPEE FABRIKK themselves with the new “boss level remix”. BLUSH RESPONSE turned this track into an oppressive, noisy and destructured cut, while the promising US newcomer KREIGN gave a powerful old school EBM twist to the beast.

Radical, powerful and impulsive – this is what POUPPEE FABRIKK stands for.

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Cult Swedish elektro punk band POUPEE FABRIKK are the leaders of the EKM movement (Elektronisk Kroppsmusik) – physical music that makes you want to get up and move. Since 1987, POUPPEE FABRIKK has never been about perfection or being nice. They stand for 100% primitive electronic with attitude. No compromise, no restraint! In 2020, their new studio album “Armén” brought POUPPEE FABRIKK back to the forefront of the EBM scene.

Frustrated by the cancellation of so many concerts and festivals because of the COVID19 pandemic that deprived them of these precious and unique moments of communion with their fanbase, POUPPEE FABRIKK decided to come into action and drop this massive anthology box gathering some 6 CD’s for 94 tracks totaling over 6 hours of EKM, retracing the band’s first 30 years of activities between 1989 and 2019, and including some 42 exclusive tracks (rare versions, mixes or previously unreleased on CD).

Strictly limited to 500 units worldwide, this deluxe carton box does not only present fully remastered versions of POUPPEE FABRIKK’s entire “PRE-Alfa Matrix” CD discography including their long deleted classic “Rage” and “Die Jugend” debut releases, but also all following albums and EP’s in the likes of “Portent”, “Summoning”, “We Have Come To Drop Bombs”, “Betrayal”, “Your Pain Our Gain” and “Elite Electronics”. An anthology collection reminding us that the music of POUPPEE FABRIKK was originally heavily focused on minimalistic powerful electronic style between DAF and NITZER EBB, then their sound switched towards a crossover mix of electro with metal guitars bringing them closer to a band like DIE KRUPPS, before seeing POUPPEE FABRIKK returning to their solid early-Electronic Body Music sonic roots with “The Dirt” and “Armén”!

Hardcore fans of the band will surely appreciate getting all previously digital-only releases finally made available on CD format for the very first time (“Bring Back The Ways Of Old EP”, “H8 U EP”, “Watch Your Sex 2017 EP”, “Only Control” EP).

Icing on the cake, besides the totally unexpected live bootleg album “One Leg In The Grave” featuring some 13 gritty and dirty live tracks recorded between 1989 and 1994 in Växjö, Sala, Köping, Örebro and Stockholm, showcasing the burst of anger of POUPPEE FABRIKK’s unmatched live performances, the Swedish gang also decided to offer to their fanbase 9 stunning hi-energy powerful rehearsal recordings made between 2014 and 2016, 6 other very rare tracks/versions and early demos, plus 3 exclusive remixes by PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE, NEXUS KENOSIS and ANGST.

Constantly breaking the codes and confirming their angry and impulsive assault against all forms of control and oppression, urging their army of fans to take command on their lives, POUPPEE FABRIKK included 2 skull-tagged “Watch Your Sex” condoms in the box.  See it as a potential form of control or protection: up to you!

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This black vinyl format is limited to 300 units worldwide.

With a minimalist powerful electronic style that was often compared to pioneers like DAF and NITZER EBB, POUPEE FABRIKK are the leaders of the EKM movement (Elektronisk Kroppsmusik) – physical music that makes you want to get up and move. Since 1987, Sweden’s POUPPEE FABRIKK has never been about perfection or being nice. They stand for 100% primitive electronic with attitude. No compromise, no polish!

With their previous album (“The Dirt”) the band intentionally decided to look backward, doing an attempt at recreating the past and bringing back the ways of old, using early abandoned demo’s as unique creation source. In 2020, POUPPEE FABRIKK now release their first brand new studio album since the 90’s. After having looked back at their uncompromising aggressive past, the Swedish gang today strongly reconfirms with “Armén” their solid early-Electronic Body Music sonic roots! This new straight in your face 10-tracker retains all POUPPEE FABRIKK’s trademark attributes: Henrik Björkk’s commanding growling vocals, devastating repetitive bass lines and solid hard beats. They serve us straight-in-your-face stomping hard electronics to the ultimate pleasure of their fanbase. But this new album takes us to the next level, adding a gritty, dirty and violent touch to it all, making POUPPEE FABRIKK sound even more radical, loud and noisy than ever, carrying us at that point of balance where the sound of grinding machines and the suffering of sweating bodies unite before imploding and exploding.

“Armén” is an angry and impulsive assault against all forms of control and oppression, urging us to take command on our lives, to fight for freedom of expression, breaking the codes, becoming a league of our own and shouting out loud once for all that “enough is enough”.

For the very first time as well, POUPPEE FABRIKK also deliver a very expressive song in their own Swedish mother tongue, “Kom Ta Min Smärta” (“come take my pain”) which is sure to become a floor-filler in the clubs that dare to go hard…

2020 is definitely bound to become a year of “grand cru” for Electronic Body Music. Run for shelter.

• The POUPPEE FABRIKK army of fans will also enjoy the deluxe carton box edition of the album including unique bonus outfit goodies: a 3 cm black metal pin with embossed white logo, an embroidered 10 cm black circle patch with band logo and 3 reversed crowns in silver and some bonus design material.

Mastered by Jouni Ollila

Artwork by Margaux N Björkk

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With their previous album (“The Dirt”) the band intentionally decided to look backward, doing an attempt at recreating the past and bringing back the ways of old, using early abandoned demo’s as unique creation source. In 2020, POUPPEE FABRIKK now release their first brand new studio album since the 90’s. After having looked back at their uncompromising aggressive past, the Swedish gang today strongly reconfirms with “Armén” their solid early-Electronic Body Music sonic roots! This new straight in your face 10-tracker retains all POUPPEE FABRIKK’s trademark attributes: Henrik Björkk’s commanding growling vocals, devastating repetitive bass lines and solid hard beats. They serve us straight-in-your-face stomping hard electronics to the ultimate pleasure of their fanbase. But this new album takes us to the next level, adding a gritty, dirty and violent touch to it all, making POUPPEE FABRIKK sound even more radical, loud and noisy than ever, carrying us at that point of balance where the sound of grinding machines and the suffering of sweating bodies unite before imploding and exploding.

“Armén” is an angry and impulsive assault against all forms of control and oppression, urging us to take command on our lives, to fight for freedom of expression, breaking the codes, becoming a league of our own and shouting out loud once for all that “enough is enough”.

For the very first time as well, POUPPEE FABRIKK also deliver a very expressive song in their own Swedish mother tongue, “Kom Ta Min Smärta” (“come take my pain”) which is sure to become a floor-filler in the clubs that dare to go hard…

2020 is definitely bound to become a year of “grand cru” for Electronic Body Music. Run for shelter.

• This deluxe carton box edition of the album includes unique bonus outfit goodies: a 3 cm black metal pin with embossed white logo, an embroidered 10 cm black circle patch with band logo and 3 reversed crowns in silver and some bonus design material.

• The “Armén” album also comes out on black vinyl format as a limited edition of 300 units worldwide.

Mastered by Jouni Ollila

Artwork by Margaux N Björkk

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With their previous album (“The Dirt”) the band intentionally decided to look backward, doing an attempt at recreating the past and bringing back the ways of old, using early abandoned demo’s as unique creation source. In 2020, POUPPEE FABRIKK now release their first brand new studio album since the 90’s. After having looked back at their uncompromising aggressive past, the Swedish gang today strongly reconfirms with “Armén” their solid early-Electronic Body Music sonic roots! This new straight in your face 10-tracker retains all POUPPEE FABRIKK’s trademark attributes: Henrik Björkk’s commanding growling vocals, devastating repetitive bass lines and solid hard beats. They serve us straight-in-your-face stomping hard electronics to the ultimate pleasure of their fanbase. But this new album takes us to the next level, adding a gritty, dirty and violent touch to it all, making POUPPEE FABRIKK sound even more radical, loud and noisy than ever, carrying us at that point of balance where the sound of grinding machines and the suffering of sweating bodies unite before imploding and exploding.

“Armén” is an angry and impulsive assault against all forms of control and oppression, urging us to take command on our lives, to fight for freedom of expression, breaking the codes, becoming a league of our own and shouting out loud once for all that “enough is enough”.

For the very first time as well, POUPPEE FABRIKK also deliver a very expressive song in their own Swedish mother tongue, “Kom Ta Min Smärta” (“come take my pain”) which is sure to become a floor-filler in the clubs that dare to go hard…

2020 is definitely bound to become a year of “grand cru” for Electronic Body Music. Run for shelter.

• The “Armén” album also comes out on black vinyl format as a limited edition of 300 units worldwide.
• The POUPPEE FABRIKK army of fans will also enjoy the deluxe carton box edition of the album including unique bonus outfit goodies: a 3 cm black metal pin with embossed white logo, an embroidered 10 cm black circle patch with band logo and 3 reversed crowns in silver and some bonus design material.

Mastered by Jouni Ollila

Artwork by Margaux N Björkk 

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To promote this fantastic and hardhitting return to their roots, POUPPEE FABRIKK reveal today 2 of their most classic tracks in their new upgraded 2017 versions. An official single release of “Watch Your Sex” is like it should have been released back in the good old days with the radical and minimalistic “No Way Back” as the B-side. Nothing but a wet-dream for all fans of powerful old-school EBM. 

And like Henrik Björkk aptly told us himself when playing us these new versions: “…this might be the hardest floor-stomping-EBM things we have ever done”. Well… we totally agree! 

This is what “Rage” would have sounded like when using today’s technology! It’s gritty, dirty, and violent. It’s POUPPEE FABRIKK how we best love them: with uncompromising growling vocals, impulsive repetitive bass lines, and solid hard beats. 

The EBM old guard brings back the ways of old for a guaranteed live onslaught of grand proportions. 

Be there for the slam dance! Sweat, muscles and hate: EKM forever.

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This EP is only available as a download via Bandcamp (see player below).

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Since 1987, Sweden’s POUPPEE FABRIKK has never been about perfection or being nice. They play EKM (Elektronisk Kroppsmusik) – physical music that makes you want to get up and move. No compromise, no polish: 100% primitive electronic with attitude.

“Bring Back The Ways Of Old” got the remix treatment from new generation musicians who continue the tradition of playing EBM with balls… and unfortunately, they are alarmingly few. Stop the culturecide!
We look back to go forward with their forthcoming album “The Dirt” scheduled for release in May 2013.

This EP is only available as a download via Bandcamp (see player below).

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“The Dirt” is definitely all about times past! Many of the songs on this album were in fact initially written between 1988-1990 and then left to slowly wither away on old four track tapes. POUPPEE FABRIKK re-recorded them along with a few other old songs from the early days to create an album that could have been released more than 20 years ago. “It is an honest attempt at recreating the past by working in the same way as we did when we started the band back in 1987 – no midi, no retakes, no polish – just primitive electronic music with a lot of attitude”, says frontman Henrik Björkk who has not gone soft with age, quite the contrary… POUPPEE FABRIKK was never about perfection or being nice: “We don´t need to fake the aggression. We don´t need to dress up. We do our thing, and if you like it, join the party. If not, fuck off!”, he adds.

With a minimalistic powerful electronic style that was often compared to pioneers like DAF and NITZER EBB, POUPEE FABRIKK are the leaders of the EKM movement (Elektronisk Kroppsmusik) – physical music that makes you want to get up and move. Today with “The Dirt”, we witness an onslaught of grand proportions when the old guard comes back to the forefront of the scene! From the ashes of a dead scene rises a new wave of truth and beauty. One that does not look forward, but backwards – to the roots. This is the way back to the source. This is the way to purity. EBM is dead – long live EKM!

This deluxe double-CD limited box edition holds a 16-track bonus disc with music restored from old tapes from the band’s private archives. It goes from the very first song they recorded under the POUPPEE FABRIKK flag to material from their extremely rare “D-D-D” cassette that got released in only 20 copies! Good old stuff that got recorded straight to a cassette-deck in Leif Holms basement from back in the day. POUPPEE FABRIKK also made the radical choice not to tamper with the quality of these tracks in order to preserve the original sound of these original recordings. All the dirt is still present! Bring back the ways of old!

The giants are back in town…

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