Prager Handgriff - Arglistige Täuschung

Assur Anshar Records and Rune Serpent Europa regret to announce a delay in the shipment and release date of the vinyl edition of Prager Handgriff's debut album, "Arglistige Täuschung”. The double coloured vinyl, previously slated for release on 21 March 2025, will now be available from 25 April 2025.

The delay is due to unforeseen quality issues with the initial pressing. In a statement released by the labels, they explained their unwavering commitment to delivering a product that meets the high standards of dedicated record collectors.

Statement from the labels: "Who are Rune Serpent Europa and Assur Anshar Records? Before being a label, we are criminal record collectors! This means that from the moment we founded the label, the quality of our products was paramount, above all else. For us, this is a sort of mission, not just a job! We relied on a well-known pressing plant, at least online given their advertising, but the quality of the vinyl received did not meet our standards as criminal record collectors at all! Therefore, we immediately cancelled the production of Prager Handgriff with them and turned to another company, which serves several giants of the record market.

“We have only announced this problem now because we wanted to reveal a precise date for the delivery and distribution of the record alongside the delay. We also apologise to our exclusive worldwide distributor, The Circle Music, for this initial misstep, with the promise that it will never happen again! Therefore, we can announce a confirmed distribution date, set for 25 April 2025! Finally, we apologise to all the many supporters of the band, asking them to be patient for a few weeks, with the final result of having a record in their hands worthy of Olympus! And all future productions will have the same standard! Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness for our inexperience, and merit, merit, merit for our dedication!"

Previously announced, the influential 1993 debut album “Arglistige Täuschung” from EBM pioneers Prager Handgriff was set to be released on vinyl for the very first time. This reissue will be available as a double coloured vinyl, limited to 300 copies in transparent red and 300 in transparent turquoise, and will include three bonus tracks. A limited wooden box edition, containing both vinyl formats and limited to 50 copies, is also available and is now almost sold out. Formed in 1990 in Witten, Germany by Stefan Schäfer (vocals) and Volker Rathmann (machines), Prager Handgriff are known for their dark and uncompromising approach to electronic body music. "Arglistige Täuschung", translating to "Deceptive Deception", is considered a masterpiece of the genre, blending haunting atmospheres, intricate sound design, and disturbing melodies.

Assur Anshar Records and Rune Serpent Europa assure fans that the slight delay will ensure a superior quality vinyl release worthy of Prager Handgriff's legacy. They thank fans for their patience and understanding.