MAURIZIO BIANCHI ~ GENE-X

LP (180 Gram)
Original Artwork by Maurizio Bianchi
Numbered & signed edition of 25 ex.
d’or080
Date of Publication: 27 May 2024

Price: 200 euro
Presale accepted. Contact Astres d’Or

Maurizio Bianchi (1955, Italy) is one of the pioneers of industrial music. His first music releases were under the banner of Sacher-Pelz in 1979. Since 1980 he works under his own name, sometimes abbreviated to MB, gaining a large group of followers and enthusiasts. His first active music period was from 1979-1983, after which he became a Jehova Witness and declared “The end is very near, and we have a very short time to recognize our mistakes and to redeem ourselves… I stopped doing music, and now my life is going towards its full awareness”. After a long hiatus he started making music again in 1998.

Gene-X was originally self released by MB on cassette in 1982.
This is the first vinyl publication of Gene-X with original artwork by MB.

Instrumentation used: Turntable with loops derived from a vinyl record driven by a needle.

Maurizio Bianchi – Gene X (A side excerpt)
Maurizio Bianchi – Gene X (B side excerpt)

Artwork description:
Collage of handcut prints, pasted on paper, in transparent sleeve. Double sided. Some with black and red pencil drawings.
Size 12-12 cm

The artwork was specially made by Maurizio Bianchi for Astres d’Or.
It’s the first time the public has the chance to acquire his original art.