"Assorted Pieces" is a new 10" compilation of electronic music from Canada's Suction Records - four melody-driven tracks from four artists:

1. Suction's own Canadian robot Lowfish, in full-on Vince-Clark-Attack mode. 2. Pluxus, a 3-piece analog-improv group from Sweden - electro Drumatix and nice '70s melodies. 3. The debut release of our Tinfoil Teakettle project, aka the combined efforts of Solvent & Lowfish - more beats, more melodies, more synthesizers. 4. Brioche Kretzaal, happy pop tones by the little man from Manchester - previous lives & guises on UK labels Skam & V/Vm.

While listening to this record, please ignore the fumes & try not to trip on any cables. It's hot in this room. Assorted pieces clutter the tables & floor - a drum machine with dirty volume pots, a guitar pedal running out of batteries (no more power outlets available!), and a brand new sampler with monitor & mouse. Miraculously, the synths are all in tune. Press record...

For Suction Records, it's not about gratuitous clinging to the past: it's about staying true to our ideals and perfecting the key elements - chunky beats, memorable melodies and warm, analog production. This is what makes it Suction. Our reality is not virtual, but concrete, visual, unpredictable, and inspirational. We believe that a Moog is more fun than a plug-in -- and we hope the 4 tracks on "Assorted Pieces" may help to confirm this notion.