Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest factory tracks
A Certain Ratio - Knife Slits Water
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The Manchester group have been following the groove through any number of mutations since the late '70s. Read full story…” on Apr 18th, 2023 →
Stockholm Monsters - All At Once
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The picture sleeve of a single released on Factory Records in 1984. Here’s the a-side:- mp3: Stockholm Monsters – All…” on Mar 13th, 2023 →
The Other Two - The Greatest Thing
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I’ve previously mentioned that I have a great number of music biographies in various nooks and crannies around Villain Towers,…” on Dec 14th, 2020 →
Biting Tongues - Evening State (The Wave State)
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Biting Tongues - Live It - super-rare cassette-only release from 1981, reissued! Prime post-punk melting-pot material! (Finders Keepers) From the…” on Nov 25th, 2019 →
The Durutti Column - Katharine
DoklandsFollow “One of the more inexplicable stories of post-punk is how Vini Reilly went from playing guitar in Ed Banger and…” on Mar 2nd, 2019 →
A Certain Ratio - All Night Party
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The debut single from A Certain Ratio sounds unlike anything else they would ever release during their recording career for…” on Sep 30th, 2018 →
New Order - 1963-95
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The b-side to True Faith, the 14th single by New Order which was released in July 1987, was 1963. It…” on Mar 10th, 2018 →
Durutti Column - Requiem For A Father
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “As mentioned in yesterday’s posting on The Railway Children, I’d forgotten the fact that they were, for a short time…” on Jan 17th, 2018 →
New Order - Temptation '98
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I’ve previously written extensively about this, my all-time favourite single, and so I won’t waste on your precious time this…” on Nov 11th, 2017 →
New Order - Cries and Whispers
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Today’s first half is lifted from a posting back in May 2016:- New Order had released a belter of a…” on Nov 4th, 2017 →
The Durutti Column - Sketch For Summer
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The final four ties have been getting played out all week against an increasing anticipation that we really are getting…” on Apr 6th, 2018 →
A Certain Ratio - Flight
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “A delightful track from my fave Eno album, the poppy and whimsical Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) from 1974. "Use…” on Jun 10th, 2016 →
Kalima - Tuti (feat. Satori)
Secret DeliveryFollow “Satori is a Dutch producer, who released his album ‘In Between Worlds’ in March. For Tuti he teamed up with…” on Jun 30th, 2015 →
A Certain Ratio - Do the Du
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “Could postpunk white boys play da funk? Of course they could. Exhibit A: this fine Martin Hannett production from the…” on Jul 3rd, 2014 →
A Certain Ratio - Skipscada
The 'SpillFollow “Download: 01-the-river-that-runs-with-love.mp3 Download: 03-lalala.mp3 Download: 12-tsyhanochka.mp3 Download: 05-skipscada.mp3 Download: 01-paradise.mp3 Download: 12-big-funk.mp3 Download: 02-bubbaluba.mp3 Download: 11-the-captains-trance-mission.mp3 Down” on Oct 16th, 2013 →
A Certain Ratio - Inside
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Yesterday's Billy Bragg 12" single dated from 1986 as does today's offering:- mp3 : A Certain Ratio - Mickey Way…” on Jul 9th, 2013 →
Shark Vegas - You Hurt Me
nightdriveFollow “Anyone who appreciates a strong dose of 80s post-punk nostalgia and all its eclectic weirdness will really enjoy Factory Records’…” on Sep 27th, 2012 →