Broken English Club – Songs Of Love And Decay on Dekmantel

Broken English Club delivers a new Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic), “Songs Of Love And Decay”, now available on Dekmantel. Released on 2025-03-21. Download now.

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Behind the Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) Release

Dekmantel UFO Series continues its resurgent form with a new album of bruising, industrial wave and techno from Broken English Club. UK techno mainstay Oliver Ho debuted his dark and brooding alias more than 10 years ago with a release on Jealous God under the guidance of the late, great Juan Mendez (Silent Servant) Songs Of Love And Decay is explicitly dedicated to Mendez, whose influence runs deep in this seductively sinister corner of underground, independent electronic music. Within the overarching aesthetic of the Broken English Club sound, Ho finds the freedom to deliver a full spectrum album as diverse as it is consistent. You can sense the shadow of his roots in 90s tribal techno punching through on Crawling and Death Cult, while England Heretic leans on thick swathes of analogue synthesis indebted to Giallo soundtracks and the ever-compelling lure of 80s synthwave. In its grinding layers of distortion and dubbed out vocals Vessel Of Skin speaks more to the post-punk influences which have set Broken English Club apart since the outset. This isnt a purely retro-fetishist expedition, though Pacific Island Kill and Lost Gods exude stark modernism in their sharply-angled sequences and dramatic sound design, moving beyond the functional demands of 4/4 dance music to reach to more cinematic zones. These are but some of the approaches Ho burrows into as he shapes out the depth and breadth of his muse on Songs Of Love And Decay. Its marked by the undeniable impact of his production, perfected over a decades-deep career at the bleeding edge of machine music. At times the album celebrates the addictive thrust of the dancefloor, while elsewhere it relishes the tension of suspended animation. Throughout, the gritty veneer binds together this accomplished, uncompromising body of work as both a fierce artistic statement and a loving tribute to Mendez an artist who equally embodied the darker side of the dance.

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Tracklist & Tempos

1. Broken English Club – A Shallow Lake Original Mix, Download MP3

   Ambient / Experimental | 89 BPM – Gb Minor | 02:59

2. Broken English Club – Crawling Original Mix, Download MP3

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 107 BPM – F Major | 04:55

3. Broken English Club – England Heretic Original Mix, Download MP3

   Ambient / Experimental | 127 BPM – C Major | 03:23

4. Broken English Club – Love And Decay Original Mix, Download MP3

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 67 BPM – C Minor | 05:22

5. Broken English Club – Death Cult Original Mix, Download MP3

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 133 BPM – Gb Minor | 04:55

6. Broken English Club – Vessel Of Skin Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electronica | 125 BPM – G Major | 04:24

7. Broken English Club – Night Fall Original Mix, Download MP3

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 98 BPM – D Major | 05:57

8. Broken English Club – Pacific Island Kill Original Mix, Download MP3

   Ambient / Experimental | 133 BPM – G Major | 04:02

9. Broken English Club – Lost Gods Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electronica | 130 BPM – E Major | 04:58

10. Broken English Club – Prisoner Original Mix, Download MP3

    Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 133 BPM – F Minor | 06:23

11. Broken English Club – Sacred Sacrifice Original Mix, Download MP3

    Ambient / Experimental | 83 BPM – G Minor | 03:08

12. Broken English Club – Ghost Original Mix, Download MP3

    Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 133 BPM – G Minor | 05:20

13. Broken English Club – Non Place Original Mix, Download MP3

    Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 98 BPM – C Minor | 04:21

14. Broken English Club – The Occult Body Original Mix, Download MP3

    Ambient / Experimental | 100 BPM – Gb Major | 04:25