Oto Anyway

Nancy is a small provincial town in the east of France. But its musical scene has always been fertile. In the early 70s, Gérard N'Guyen started the influential French fanzine Atem to write about improv, electronic, kosmische, kraut and prog rock bands that you couldn't find in the local record stores. He started to produce bands for the Atem label like Univers-Zéro, Art Zoyd and Présent. He discovered, produced and managed French synth gods Kas Product. But tired to deal with major companies A&R guys he set up his own independent label called Les Disques du Soleil et de l'Acier (Coil, Sprung Aus Den Wolken, Pascal Comelade). The second release of the label was the oTo 'Anyway' single that find its way to the dancefloors all over the world. From New York to Antwerp and Berlin, 'Anyway' was a floor filler that was played by rock, EBM or hip-hop DJs. 2014 marks its thirtieth anniversary and Desire is proud to reissue it (in collaboration with Mitzvah Records). It will be followed by the reissue of the sole oTo album 'Purge An Urge' and a compilation of rare oTo demos and unreleased tracks.