DESCRIPTION Necklace Of Bites is a vital volley of early Regis artillery sourced from 12"s issued by Downwards c. 1998-2000. Effectively a reshuffle of his 2000AD self- titled CD compilation of 12"-only cuts, it features his Jim Jones -sampling "Solution (Voice)" amid a ruck of prime, dark, and killer late '90s techno girders. Revolving definitively monotone and snaky templates for the Birmingham techno sound forged by Regis (alongside Surgeon , Female , Mick Harris , and Justin Broadrick ), Necklace Of Bites is built in the driving, distorted, and highly utilitarian style that spilled out of Brum's Q Club in the mid '90s, and which continues to infect the sets of DJs such as Helena Hauff and Blawan well into 2019. Back before main room techno became meme-ified as "business techno", these tracks were the Black Country shirehorses of peak-time DJ slots across the UK, EU, and the world. Influenced as much by Jeff Mills 's Axis and Purpose Maker 12"s and hard-ass Chicago house as original '80s industrial and post-punk, the dozen tracks epitomize Regis's signature distillation of proper, blue collar club sounds, made for those who like to play hard and all night, and as such they're future-proofed for use over 20 years later. In particular, the set highlights Regis's hypnotically sexy and arguably rare use of vocal sampling in the inexorable, REGIS militant charges of "Execution Ground", "Baptism", and "Purification (Endless)", while his use of a muffled Jim Jones sample on "Solution (Voices)" predates his use Necklace Of Bites of Jones in BMB by half a decade. More to the point, the compilation also holds precious DJ tool bruisers in the likes of his lip-bitingly infectious roller "Wound Us", Label and the industrial galvanics of "Adolescence" and "Rites" that still kill in the DOWNWARDS modern day. Newly remastered and vinyl cut at Dubplates & Mastering. Edition of 500. TRACKLISTING Format 01. Solution (Voices) 2LP 02. Wound Us Catalog Number 03. Solution (Music) DWN 003LP 04. Executive Handshake 05. Adolescence UPC 06. Execution Ground N/A 07. Rites 08. Purification (Endless) Store Price 09. Rise $16.99 10. Baptism 11. The Right Side Of Reason 12. On The Wheel Release Date HIGHLIGHTS 11/22/19 • Remastered reissue of late '90s Regis bangers, first compiled and issued as Territory Regis in 2000. NORTH AMERICAN EXCLUSIVE • Includes a handful of beat-less oddities and the Jim Jones -sampling "Solution Genre (Voices)". FILE UNDER - R - ELECTRONIC • Essential '90s techno tackle that still does the damage. • New master and vinyl cut by Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. • Edition of 500. Also available: (BLACKEST 013CD) REGIS: Manbait CD [5055869539296] (BLACKEST 013LP) REGIS: Manbait 2LP [5055869539289] (DNLP 002R-LP) REGIS: Gymnastics (21st Anniversary Edition) 2LP [N/A] (HOS 588CS) REGIS: Play Neutral Cassette [843563112120] Press Contact: [email protected] Exclusively Distributed by 60 Lowell St, Arlington, MA 02476 ph: (781) 321-0320 • fx: (781) 321-0321 [email protected] .