Get Out

Pioneering experimental electronic record receives first-ever complete vinyl pressing, featuring expanded content and exclusive liner notes.

Editions Mego release the highly anticipated vinyl reissue of Get Out, the groundbreaking second album by Peter Rehberg under his influential PITA moniker. Originally released in 1999, this seminal work stands as a landmark achievement in experimental electronic music, praised for its revolutionary fusion of ear-splitting noise and melancholic melodies. Moving beyond the era's trend of pure abstraction, Get Out represents a pivotal moment when experimental electronic music began exploring new territories laying forth a path which many artists would subsequently follow.

This expansive reissue marks a significant milestone for collectors and enthusiasts, presenting all 12 tracks from the 2008 eMego CD version on vinyl for the first time. The inclusion of the rare Detroit live recording (remastered by Jim O'Rourke) provides invaluable insight into PITA's performance practice during the album's original touring cycle, whilst new liner notes from Jim O'Rourke and Chris Clepper provide further personal and anecdotal insight.

Since its original release, Get Out has been recognized as essential listening for understanding the evolution of experimental electronic music in the late 20th century. This authoritative reissue ensures that Rehberg's visionary work remains accessible to new audiences while providing longtime admirers with the definitive version of this crucial album.

The vinyl comes with a DL code which contains a 20 minute live performance in Kyoto, Metro, 25.01.1999.

Original release text:

Total Time: 50:12

Made by Pita 1998/99 using an Apple Powerbook 1400cs/133
Initial file management at Random Studio, Wien, July 1999
Remastered at Piethopraxis, Köln, July 2007
Artwork by Tina Frank
Re-issue consultantancy by Russell Haswell
Liner notes by David Keenan

'Get Out' was the second full length album release by Pita (aka Peter Rehberg). The folllow up to the award winning 'Seven Tons For Free'. Its harsh use of available computing devices made it popular both in and outside electronic music circles of the time, especially the 11 minute anthem like 3rd track.
David Keenan in his liner notes states that 'Get Out' "...stands as the first major musical laptop statement in the same way that Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced album spoke for the most extended instrument-specific modes of the electric guitar three decades earlier."
Out of print for over half a decade, now remastered and packaged in a 6 panel digipack. Half the original edition was printed in red, the other in blue. This definitive edition comes in purple.
Extra content comes in the form of the 3 tracks which appeared on the the split 12” with Kevin Drumm released by BOXmedia in 2000.

Originally released 2008 on CD (Mego)
Reissued 2025 on vinyl (Editions Mego)