Polytechnic Youth

Polytechnic Youth

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A part time label run from home in Crouch End, North London. Inspired by a love of key era 1978-82 DIY minimal synth, early Mute, The Sheffield electronic scene, John Bender, Krautrock / Berlin School etc- especially private press / DIY and handmade packaging.

Self distro'd and fiercely pro vinyl only, the label -arguably- was the first to truly embrace what could be done with pre-agreed social media announced lathe cut releases. Small "art editions" always wonderfully packaged on (often) 5"/7"/8"/9"/shaped disks, were gobbled up often within minutes of release, these in tandem with wider scale releases available in all usual outlets across UK & EU.

Operational between 2014 and 2022 and run by Dom Martin (who, since 1996 has also ran Earworm and The Great Pop Supplement as well as Deep Distance and more recently Feral Child); the label enjoyed a hugely loyal fanbase, and will always be grateful to Gideon Coe on BBC6 music and "Electronic Sound" magazine who were hugely supportive. The label was hit hard post Brexit, losing it's strong EU customer base in tandem with rising costs of vinyl production.

sporadic twitter at: @polyyouth
sister labels: Deep Distance & Feral Child Records
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Releases

Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
116 The Prison Of Winners - Volumes One & Two The Prison Of Winners Volumes One & Two(CD, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth, Polytechnic Youth 116 UK 2021 Sell This Version
none Dream Division - Mosura Dream Division Mosura(Cass, Album, Ltd, Mot) Polytechnic Youth none UK 2018 Sell This Version
none Xyzips - Tape To Tape E.P Xyzips Tape To Tape E.P(CDr, EP) Polytechnic Youth none UK 2015 Sell This Version
none Polypores - Chaos Blooms Polypores Chaos Blooms(12xFile, AIFF, Album) Polytechnic Youth none UK 2021
PY1 Volume Groop - Electronic Music Volume Groop Electronic Music(Lathe, 7", Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY1 UK 2014 Sell This Version
PY2 CHXFX - Guided Busways  / Undercroft CHXFX Guided Busways / Undercroft (Album) PY2 UK 2014 Sell This Version
PY3 CHXFX - Guided Busways  / Undercroft CHXFX Guided Busways / Undercroft (Album) PY3 UK 2014 Sell This Version
PY4 Groupuscule - Je Suis Marxiste / Imagine: C'est La Guerre Groupuscule Je Suis Marxiste / Imagine: C'est La Guerre PY4 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY5 Formatory Apparatus - Archive Formatory Apparatus Archive (Album) PY5 UK 2014 Sell This Version
PY6 The Detox Twins - Autofahrer / Warschauerstrasse The Detox Twins Autofahrer / Warschauerstrasse(Lathe, 7", Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY6 UK 2014 Sell This Version
PY7 TheFreqDesign - Rachel Don't Dance / The Van Cleef TheFreqDesign Rachel Don't Dance / The Van Cleef(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY7 UK 2014 Sell This Version
PY8 The Detox Twins - Passport To Leipzig / Einhorn Suicide The Detox Twins Passport To Leipzig / Einhorn Suicide PY8 UK 2014 Sell This Version
PY9 Eschii - Akazie 98 / Changes Eschii Akazie 98 / Changes(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY9 UK 2014 Sell This Version
PY10 Xyzips - Tape To Tape E.P. Xyzips Tape To Tape E.P.(Lathe, 7", EP, Ltd, Num, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY10 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY11 Colin Potter - Frogs Porn Colin Potter Frogs Porn PY11 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY12 J. G. Wright* - Sorcerer Of Sound J. G. Wright* Sorcerer Of Sound(LP, Ltd, Num, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY12 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY13 The Assistant (3) - Ways Of Seeing The Assistant (3) Ways Of Seeing (EP) PY13 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY14 Mass Defect / Prism On - Magnetic Melodie / Flicker Flicker....Pow! Mass Defect / Prism On Mass Defect / Prism On - Magnetic Melodie / Flicker Flicker....Pow! (Single) PY14 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY15 The Home Current - Wix The Home Current Wix(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Num, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY15 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY16 MIDDEX (2) - Space Sorry / Delores Is MIDDEX (2) Space Sorry / Delores Is PY16 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY17 Diane Cools And The Distortion - Time Is Now / Klang You Diane Cools And The Distortion Time Is Now / Klang You (Single) PY17 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY18 Listening Center - Aural Assignments Listening Center Aural Assignments(LP, Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY18 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY19 Mitra Mitra - Indecisive Split Decision Mitra Mitra Indecisive Split Decision PY19 UK 2015 Sell This Version
PY 20 MIDDEX (2) - Brick Wall Takes To Air MIDDEX (2) Brick Wall Takes To Air(7", Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY 20 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY21 theFreqDesign - In The Lab theFreqDesign In The Lab(Lathe, 7", Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY21 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY22 Listening Center - Then It Was Now Listening Center Then It Was Now(Lathe, 7", Single) Polytechnic Youth PY22 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY23 Various - The Polytechnic Youth Label Various The Polytechnic Youth Label "They Make No Say" | 45s on 33 (Comp) PY23 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY24 Polypores - The Fialka Transmissions Polypores The Fialka Transmissions(LP, Album, Ltd, Num, Blu) Polytechnic Youth PY24 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY25 The Assistant (3) - Gristleizer / Nothing On The Assistant (3) Gristleizer / Nothing On (12", Num, Whi) Polytechnic Youth PY25 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY 26 Kehrschliefe - 8trk Kehrschliefe 8trk(7", Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY 26 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY28 Faten Kanaan - The Botanist & The Archaeologist Faten Kanaan The Botanist & The Archaeologist(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY28 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY29 Vic Mars - The Consumer Programme Vic Mars The Consumer Programme(LP, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY29 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY30 Bastian Void - Canopy Process / Ray Tracing Bastian Void Canopy Process / Ray Tracing (Single) PY30 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY31 Objeto (2) - Micromundos Objeto (2) Micromundos(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY31 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY32 Mitra Mitra - Marionettes Mitra Mitra Marionettes(LP, MiniAlbum, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY32 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY 33 Tomorrow Syndicate - Into The Void / X For The Unknown Tomorrow Syndicate Into The Void / X For The Unknown (Single) PY 33 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY34 Morphoex - Soviet System Morphoex Soviet System(LP, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY34 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY35 Laker Herzog* - Driven To Silence Laker Herzog* Driven To Silence(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY35 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY36 The Home Current - That Summer The Home Current That Summer(7", Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY36 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY37 Vorderhaus - Minor Activity Vorderhaus Minor Activity(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY37 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY38 Listening Center - Example One Listening Center Example One(LP, Album, Ltd, RE) Polytechnic Youth, Polytechnic Youth PY38 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY39 Billy Coté - Billy Coté Billy Coté Billy Coté(Lathe, 7", Single, Ltd, Num, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY39 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY40 Australian Testing Labs - Music For Aircooled Motoring Australian Testing Labs Music For Aircooled Motoring PY40 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY41 The Assistant (3) / Ina Bauer Trio - Split The Assistant (3) / Ina Bauer Trio The Assistant (3) / Ina Bauer Trio - Split(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY41 UK 2016 Sell This Version
PY43 Pye Corner Audio, Faten Kanaan - The Darkest Wave Pye Corner Audio, Faten Kanaan Pye Corner Audio, Faten Kanaan - The Darkest Wave PY43 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY44 Faten Kanaan - Pleiade Hex 6 Faten Kanaan Pleiade Hex 6(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY44 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY45 Alexandre Bazin - Sun Dog Trail Alexandre Bazin Sun Dog Trail(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY45 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY46 Polypores - Timeholes 2 Polypores Timeholes 2(LP, Album, Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY46 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY47 Polypores - The Impossibility Polypores The Impossibility(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY47 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY48 The Home Current - Red Ice / River Keeper The Home Current Red Ice / River Keeper(Lathe, 7") Polytechnic Youth PY48 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY50 The Home Current & The Assistant (3) - End Of The Tunnel c/w Something Profound The Home Current & The Assistant (3) The Home Current & The Assistant (3) - End Of The Tunnel c/w Something Profound(Lathe, 7", Single, Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY50 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY51 The Heartwood Institute - Secret Rites The Heartwood Institute Secret Rites (Album) PY51 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY52 XAM Duo / The Au Fait - Tisch Tennis / Lutteur Français XAM Duo / The Au Fait XAM Duo / The Au Fait - Tisch Tennis / Lutteur Français(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Cle) Polytechnic Youth, Horror Pop Sounds PY52 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY53 Hologram Teen - Between The Funk And The Fear Hologram Teen Between The Funk And The Fear(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY53 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY 54 Tomorrow Syndicate - Altered State / Okulomotor Tomorrow Syndicate Altered State / Okulomotor (Single) PY 54 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY55 The Detox Twins - I'm Not Available The Detox Twins I'm Not Available(Lathe, 7", Num) Polytechnic Youth PY55 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY56 Alpár - Wakayama / Mejiro Alpár Wakayama / Mejiro(7", Single, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY56 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY57 The Home Current - Another Way Of Falling Apart The Home Current Another Way Of Falling Apart(LP, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY57 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY58 Tomorrow Syndicate - VHS Tomorrow Syndicate VHS(VHS, Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY58 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY59 Timothy Fife - Simulacra / All Tomorrows Remembered Timothy Fife Simulacra / All Tomorrows Remembered(Lathe, 7", Single, Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY59 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY60 Cearley* & Dwinell* - Fake Time Cearley* & Dwinell* Cearley* & Dwinell* - Fake Time(LP, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY60 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY61 MIDDEX (2) - No Home MIDDEX (2) No Home PY61 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY62 Dream Division - Mosura Dream Division Mosura(Cass, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY62 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY62 Dream Division - Dream Division EP Dream Division Dream Division EP(Lathe, 7", EP, Ltd, Num, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY62 UK 2017 Sell This Version
PY63 Dialectric - 'Phase' Dialectric 'Phase'(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY63 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY64 Adam Leonard - Entkommen Pt. I & Pt. II Adam Leonard Entkommen Pt. I & Pt. II (Single) PY64 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY65 The Detox Twins - In The Hospital Garden The Detox Twins In The Hospital Garden(7") Polytechnic Youth PY65 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY66 Cite Lumiere - Calcul Olympic / Bataille De Boules Lazer Cite Lumiere Calcul Olympic / Bataille De Boules Lazer(Lathe, 5", Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY66 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY67 Adderall Canyonly - Museum Of Fire Adderall Canyonly Museum Of Fire(LP, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY67 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY68 The Slow Engineer - Where Comes The Dark? The Slow Engineer Where Comes The Dark?(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY68 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY69 Tomorrow Syndicate - Future Tense Tomorrow Syndicate Future Tense (Album) PY69 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY70 The Assistant (3), British Experimental Rocket Group - Death Line Vs Quatermass 2 The Assistant (3), British Experimental Rocket Group The Assistant (3), British Experimental Rocket Group - Death Line Vs Quatermass 2(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Cle) Polytechnic Youth, Horror Pop Sounds PY70 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY71 Cité Lumière* - Le Songe De Kepler Cité Lumière* Le Songe De Kepler(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY71 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY71 Arc En Ogive* - Esplanades Radieuses / Visée Arc En Ogive* Esplanades Radieuses / Visée(Lathe, 7", Single, Ltd, Num, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY71 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY72 Gabe Knox - ABC Gabe Knox ABC (Album) PY72 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY73 The Heartwood Institute - Barsham Faire The Heartwood Institute Barsham Faire(Lathe, 7", Single, Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY73 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY74 Dream Division - Vulture Dream Division Vulture (EP, Single) PY74 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY75 The Detox Twins - My Situation / Dreaming Of Florida The Detox Twins My Situation / Dreaming Of Florida(Lathe, 7", Single, Ltd, Num, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY75 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY76 Listening Center - Kosmik Two Listening Center Kosmik Two(Lathe, 5", Num, Pic) Polytechnic Youth PY76 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY77 Bernard Grancher - Troublante Tournure Bernard Grancher Troublante Tournure(LP, Album, Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY77 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY78 Various - Popcorn Lung: A Polytechnic Youth Collection Various Popcorn Lung: A Polytechnic Youth Collection (Comp, Album) PY78 UK 2018 Sell This Version
PY79 Tomorrow Syndicate / The Heartwood Institute - The Home Current Remixes Tomorrow Syndicate / The Heartwood Institute Tomorrow Syndicate / The Heartwood Institute - The Home Current Remixes(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY79 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY80 Colin Potter - Here Colin Potter Here(2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE) Polytechnic Youth PY80 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY81 Listening Center - Retrieving Listening Center Retrieving(LP) Polytechnic Youth PY81 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY82 Truth In Space - Excerpts From A Lost Space Opera Truth In Space Truth In Space (EP) PY82 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY83 Sunray (2) - Music For The Dreamachine - Phase II Sunray (2) Music For The Dreamachine - Phase II(12", Ltd, Sil) Polytechnic Youth PY83 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY84 Dream Division - Transcend (Interplanetary Mind Travel Experience) Dream Division Transcend (Interplanetary Mind Travel Experience) (Album) PY84 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY85 The Home Current - Not Our Kind Of Vertigo The Home Current Not Our Kind Of Vertigo(LP, Album, Cle) Polytechnic Youth PY85 UK 2021 Sell This Version
PY86 Melodien - Enantiodromia Melodien Enantiodromia(12", Album, Och) Polytechnic Youth PY86 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY87 The Heartwood Institute - Tomorrow's People The Heartwood Institute Tomorrow's People(LP) Polytechnic Youth PY87 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY88 Analogue Electronic Whatever - You Never Did / Buzzers And Bells Analogue Electronic Whatever You Never Did / Buzzers And Bells(Lathe, 7", Single, Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY88 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY89 Analogue Electronic Whatever - Frozen Milk 77 / Surf Radio Analogue Electronic Whatever Frozen Milk 77 / Surf Radio (Single) PY89 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY90 Wladyslaw Trejo - Es Una Bestia Wladyslaw Trejo Es Una Bestia (MiniAlbum) PY90 UK 2020 Sell This Version
PY91 The Detox Twins - Gravity / Savage Frontier The Detox Twins Gravity / Savage Frontier (Single) PY91 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY92 Bernard Grancher Featuring Laetitia Sadier - L'immodéré Bien​-​être de L'imbécile Bernard Grancher Featuring Laetitia Sadier Bernard Grancher Featuring Laetitia Sadier - L'immodéré Bien​-​être de L'imbécile(7", Ltd) Polytechnic Youth PY92 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY93 Lan Corp - 'Mars Cars' EP Lan Corp 'Mars Cars' EP(Lathe, 7", Ltd, Num) Polytechnic Youth PY93 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY94 Ian Helliwell - Electronic Music for Space Films Ian Helliwell Electronic Music for Space Films(Lathe, 7", Single) Polytechnic Youth PY94 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY95 Tomorrow Syndicate - Citizen Input Tomorrow Syndicate Citizen Input (MiniAlbum) PY95 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY97 Perrache - 'Barriere In Movimento' Perrache 'Barriere In Movimento'(LP, Album, Ltd, Whi) Polytechnic Youth PY97 UK 2019 Sell This Version
PY98 Gabe Knox - MusiComputer Gabe Knox MusiComputer(7", Single) Polytechnic Youth PY98 UK 2020 Sell This Version

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MetalQueen

MetalQueen

December 20, 2022
Further to the staement in the label biog at the head of this, Gideon Coe at BBC Radio 6Music was not the only radio DJ to heavily support Dom Martin's labels through the years, I did too. I have a show (Pandora's Box Of Delights) on allFM 96.9 locally in Manchester, UK, which also broadcasts on the internet (allfm.org) and I have played at least 80% of what Dom Martin released - and still DO play them on air.

A bit of credit here and there would be nice.
oiche.

oiche.

September 4, 2019
Catalogue No PY42 is a poster for you completists. Still a couple available. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/563721970/polytechnic-youth-screen-print-py42?ref=shop_home_active_7&sca=1