Forced Product (2LP Gatefold+poster)

After several cassette demos and two 7-inch singles, Advanced Art signed to Poko Rekords in 1991. The EPs Scar and Time raised their profile both at home and abroad, especially thanks to valuable exposure on MTV Europe’s 120 Minutes. Known for their perfectionism, they finally released their debut album Product in January 1993. On Product the line-up was Jana (lyrics, vocals), Vince (music, production), and Factor (percussion, studio work). Having moved through phases of synth pop, EBM, and industrial, the album showcased Vince’s vision of a unified sound and style more clearly than ever before.

Force followed in 1994, conceived as a multi-part concept album (Update / Live / Retro). Recorded with live percussionist PW joining Jana and Vince, it expanded on the groundwork of Product with new beats, ideas, and a sharper, more defined identity.

Conveniently coinciding with the band’s 40th anniversary, Advanced Art present Forced Product. This double-LP set, fully remastered, features Product in its entirety, alongside the Update and Retro sections of Force, plus additional EP tracks and remixes recorded between 1991 and 1994 at “Audible Art” – less a studio than a concept, existing wherever machines and people met.

Limited to 450 copies, Forced Product comes in a gatefold sleeve with poster and sticker, offering a definitive document of Finland’s pioneering electronic cult heroes — a band that helped invent their country’s scene and left a lasting influence far beyond it.

Tracklist:

A1. No Future

A2. Twisted

A3. 'Til I Beg for Mercy

A4. Wake Up

A5. Scene One

B1. From Nothing to Nothing

B2. Some Time

B3. Your Product

B4. Watch You Bleed

B5. No Answers No Solutions

C1. Lies

C2. I Am the Labyrinth

C3. Force Majeure

C4. Flesh

C5. Denial (Excerpt)

D1. Pretender ('94 Mix)

D2. Life Before Death ('94 Mix)

D3. I Am the Labyrinth (a/Maze Mix)

D4. From Nothing to Nothing (Edit)

D5. No Answers No Solutions (No Time)