BOYD RICE & Z'EV - 'Untitled' 12" (Cold Spring CSR105EP)
This stunning 12" brings together two long-time San Francisco friends and legends of the Industrial music scene, both active since the late 70s! Boyd Rice is well-known for his project NON and for his collaborations with Death In June, Rose McDowall, Coil and Tony Wakeford to name but a few. Z'EV is a prolific composer and conceptual artist, who utilises metal percussion and electronics to create mystical rhythmajik - and who is also known for his collaborations with hard-hitters such as Stephen O'Malley, Oren Ambarchi, Psychic TV, KK Null, Organum and many more. Two lengthy and exclusive tracks! Ltd x 1000 copies on marbled vinyl.
DEISON / K.K. NULL - 'Into' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
New collaboration between Japanese sonic wizard Kazuyuki Kishino (Zeni Geva, Null etc) and Italian noise master Deison. Penetrating “Hi-tech” music, always on the border between sound, silence and noise… Splinters of sonic fragments, buzzings, electronic hisses, pulsations, hypnotic loops, ambient textures, sudden rays of light… A kaleidoscope of synthetic sounds and digital glitches, in a universe dominated by binary codes, that evolves through the cold-hearted control of sophisticated algorithmic mutations programmed by human entities that already reached a level beyond the borders of our earthly knowledge...
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GOVERNMENT ALPHA - 'Sporadic Spectra' CD (Ground Fault)
Extremely harsh Japanese noise that changes enormously from track to track, and also changes within each track, into several different experiences. Reminiscent of a combination of Merzbow, with his rumbling, crushing noises that cycle, and KK Null's penchant for high pitched, piercing scree via guitar. A satisfying, punishing listen, quality extreme noise for those who know the difference and need the real stuff. Government Alpha delivers, and this is some of the best. Series III ('loud') in the Ground Fault series.
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KK NULL - 'Akumu' CD (Vital)
Japanese experimental music legend KK Null tests his own limits onto the darkness and focuses all his artistic skills on creating a personal cinematic audio nightmare. "Akumu" is like being caught in a spider web that sticks and creps to your skin, there is no escape... "Akumu" is a truly imaginative and terrifying electronic album that gives us a new and unique edge on sound master Kazuyuki Kishinos' universe. A dark masterpiece! Comes in a superb 6-panel digipak with artwork by Salt (Ant-Zen).
"The album opens up with the sound of insects & birds which i recorded live at wetland in Kakadu National park in Australia, that symbolizes organic life / organism (including our human bodies) composed of baryons. then, abstract electronic noise overlaps them and takes you into a journey through deep inner and far outer spaces at any scales. However, you don't have to care about what i say here, just i hope this music inspires you as much as it does myself, and enjoy with your open mind and free imagination!!" (Kazuyuki Kishino). Digifile.
"Ergosphere" was recorded live during Kazuyuki Kishino’s (Zeni Geva, etc.) tour of Russia in late 2005, specifically on his only two solo dates, live at Moscow Palace of Youth in Moscow Russia October 5, 2005 and “Festival Hea Uus Heli” Kanuti Gildi Saal in Tallinn Estonia on October 7, 2005. An uneasy balance of lull and divide.
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KK NULL - 'Galactic Tornado' CD (Quasi Pop)
Deep, dense and dynamic electronic music. An unconditional, intuitive and highly emotional audio-work combining synthetic sounds from various synths and electronic machines with acoustic audio signals. Kazuyuki Kishino explores (from his own point of view) some artistic values of “psychedelic electronic sound” that were widly presented on space / electronic / kraut albums from 70s. Recommended for listeners who prefer the contemporary experimental sound in its highest quality and for fans of “retro spacey” sound from the groups such as Popol Vuh, Cluster or even Tangerine Dream. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel digipak with silver lettering and spot varnishing.
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KK NULL - 'Outer Bounds Of Sound' LP (Noiseville)
KK Null is one of Japan's finest, and most admired experimental music composers ever. This album is loud, abrasive and out there, and it is just what you'd hoped it would sound like. He is able to sculpt noise like clay into an image as equally dark as light, artistic and savage, submissive and dominant, the most sublime of the most painful of art. This is uneasy listening, to the max. "Outer Bounds Of Sound" is an experimental LP series from Noiseville. Each release is pressed in an edition of just 300 copies with a hand-made cover. This is KK Null recorded live at the Electron Festival in Geneva, Switzerland on March 22, 2008. US import.
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KK NULL - 'Prime Radiant' CD (Blossoming Noise)
"Prime Radiant' is noise as a spray of blood-red roses, a vast wash of colour concealing six inch thorns. Kazuyuki Kishino has been at the forefront of the Japanese noise scene for over 20 years, both as guitarist/leader of extremist sludge rockers Zeni Geva and as a solo artist exploring the outer territories of electronica. Along with Masonna and Merzbow, he is part of a trinity of noisemakers whose work seems to operate at the very limits of human endurance. Like theirs, Null's work transcends its surface violence and reveals something rich and strange at its core. What makes this montage of live and studio work marginally less forbidding than usual is its abrupt change of mood and texture; rather than pummelling an idea into the dust, he covers a lot of sonic ground here, albeit a terrain of savagely blasted extremes. Kishino has said that he tries to imagine through his work what music from other galaxies might sound like. If the little green men are all listening to this stuff for fun, 'Prime Radiant' is a scary prospect for sure" (The Wire). Card sleeve
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KK NULL / JOHN WIESE - 'Mondo Paradoxa' CD (Auf Abwegen)
Constructed over the period of two years via mail collaboration this is a great and forceful collaboration between two artists that each have made a name for themselves with their unique approach to making sound. KK NULL is a master of feedback studies, working with looped scenarios to create dense and vital sound units. He is also the leading force behind proto-metal-group Zeni Geva and the dark-industrial project Absolut Null Punkt. John Wiese creates fragile but very erruptive lo-fi noise rumblings with an almost poetic touch. He has a musical past in the group Bastard Noise. Needless to say, both artists combine the best of both worlds in this crunching release! Comes in beautiful full cover digipak, designed by Government Alpha, with typesetting by John Wiese.
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MASON JONES - 'International Incident' CD (Charnel Music)
Collected from a couple of tours in Japan, this CD contains live collaborations by Mason Jones with a host of stars from the Japanese Noise / Experimental world: KK Null (Zeni Geva), Kawabata Makoto (Acid Mothers Temple), Hajime Koizumi (Mainliner), Tsuyama Atsushi (Omoide Hatoba), Jojo Hiroshige (Hijokaidan), Yamamoto Seiichi (Boredoms / Omoide Hatoba) and Nakajima Akifumi (Aube). With over an hour of music, "International Inciden" ranges from atmospheric sounds to noise and psych-improv heavy jams. Digipak with booklet.
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PURE-H - 'Signia' CD (PharmaFabrik)
Dark with laid back rhythms and sinister melodies whirling around psychedelic samples and organic drumming. Experimental post-modern ambient rock with a touch of Scorn, Meat Beat Manifesto and Godflesh - but not so heavy. More open, transparent and psychedelic and with ambient and acoustic sidesteps. This album features 'Signia' remixes by Burp, Chris Wood, DJ Surgeon, Eraldo Bernocchi, KK Null, Moshang, P.C.M., Psychedelic Desert, Richard Dunlap and Wodan. Slovenian import.
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ROCK-A-ROLLA Issue # 7 Magazine
Wolf Eyes embellish the cover of the 7th edition of UK mag Rock-A-Rolla, and are also interviewed along with Lasse Marhaug (Jazzkammer), Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Yellow Swans, KK Null, Burning Star Core, Æethenor and Made Out Of Babies. Issue 7 also features a rather good article on the influential Sub Pop label, and includes the usual vast array of music, DVD and live reviews. Always highly recommended!
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VA - '...It Just Is (In Memoriam: Jhonn Balance)' 2 x CD (FullDozer / Nocharizma)
Dedicated to the memory of Jhonn Balance (1962-2004) of Coil. Feat: The Threshold Houseboy's Choir (Peter Christopherson), Thighpaulsandra (feat. Balance), Theodor Bastard, Kotra, Alec Empire, Chris Connelly, Phillip Klinger (PBK), KK Null, Alexei Borisov, COH, Alva Noto, Scanner, H.H.T.P., Noises Of Russia, Kryptogen Rundfunk and many more. Russian import.
An outstanding conceptual masterpiece of art dedicated to the Japanese master of controversial new wave cinema, Takashi Miike. Featuring over TWO hours of brand new material inspired by Miike's films, "Audiotion" features viral outpourings from: KK Null, Shinjuku Thief, Converter, Hentai, Shinkiro, Sunao Inami, Jazkamer, Henrik Nordvargr Björkk, Contagious Orgasm, Hecate, P.A.L., S:Cage, Asmorod and Iszoloscope. This release opens with an exclusive audio voice introduction by Takashi Miike himself, specially recorded for this tribute. "Audiotion" also features an exclusive outroduction vocal song preformed by Japanese movie actor Tokitoshi Shiota.
Subtitled "A Compilation Of 99 Short Tracks", this international compilation brings together artists from the ambient, minimal, experimental, noise, abstract and noise scenes including: Asciian (Mason Jones), Brian Lavelle, Burning Star Core, Experimental Audio Research with Delia Derbyshire, Guapo, Günter Müller, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, KK Null, Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Paul Smyth (The Jimmy Cakes), Scot Jenerik , Silver Apples, Suspicion Breeds Confidence, Volcano The Bear and MANY more!
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VA - 'Idioscapes' CD (Idiosyncratics Records)
The only concept given to each artist taking part in this compilation was that they had to provide a specific / particular / idiosyncratic piece. Qualified as a "drone paradise" by Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer), the result is a fine and coherent whole, full of extended textures, contrasted acoustic surfaces, subtle and strong. 70 minutes of authentic acoustic researches, with glitches, loops, noises, deep and glittering textures, subliminal frequencies and narrative inserts, punctured with sensible musical moments from: Charlemagne Palestine, Critikal, Daniel Menche, Eve And The Sickness, Idiosyncrasia, Janek Schaefer, Jazkamer, Keith Fullerton Whitman, KK Null, Rapoon, Sebastien Roux, Steffen Basho-Junghans and Troum. Ltd x 1000 copies in a digipak.
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VA - 'Japanoise Of Death II' CD (Steinklang)
5 years after Steinklang released the cult-compilation "Japanoise of Death", comes the second part of the creme-de-la-creme of Japanese Experimental Noise artists. This unique release was compiled by Joerg (Antracot) and the artwork was made by the Japanese designer Yoshihiro Nakano. "Japanoise of Death II" is a compilation of the most famous and best Experimental-Noise artists from the "early generation", as well as a fine selection of outstanding new artists: Astro, Crossbred, Dissecting Table, Government Alpha, Guilty Connector, Hijokaidan, Incapacitants, Kazumoto Endo, KK Null, Montage, Mothra, Nord, Scremola, Solmania and Timisoara. All songs are new and unreleased and especially recorded for this release!
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VA - 'Steinklang Industries IV: 2007 - 2008' CD (Steinklang)
Fourth edition of the famous compilation series, bringing together the labels: Steinklang, Ahnstern, Vrihaspati and Heimatfolk! This time we're offered half harsh Industrial / Noise / Electronics and half Folk music! First part: A Minority Of One, Dissecting Table, Flutwacht, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Indigo Larvae, KK Null, Radio Murmansk, Scremola and Teatro Satanico. Second part: A Challenge Of Honour, Défilé Des Âmes, Falkenstein, Jahrtal, Jännerwein, Scivias, Seelenthron, Svarrogh, The Joy Of Nature, Traum'er Leben and Trinithos.
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VA - 'We Would Be Happy - A Noise Opera' CD (Back Bacon / Little Mafia / Nihilist / Roggbif / Sunship)
This is the long overdue collaborative narrative commenting on such classic human emotions such as love & pain. This opera is composed & executed by such noted performers as COSTES, KK NULL, SMELL & QUIM, LASSE MARHAUG, RICHARD RAMIREZ & COCK E.S.P. This soon to be “classic” really must be experienced to be believed. You’ll never be the same...
Z'EV - 'Symphony #2 - Elementalities' CD (Blossoming Noise)
A pioneer of the 'industrial' movement Z'EV has been cultivating his percussive noise for over 20 years. Collaborating with the likes of Glenn Branca, Genesis P.Orridge, KK.Null & Stephen O’Malley to name a few. Started in late 2005, Symphony #2 was composed in London using source material drawn from his live performance in October 1990 at the Wang Concert Hall, Amsterdam. Completed January 2006 in LA, "Elementalities" is a text & sound document and comes housed with a 12 page booklet.
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ZENI GEVA - 'Maximum Money Monster' CD (Cold Spring CSR78CD)
Re-issue of the legendary debut CD by Zeni Geva. Prepare yourself for the pounding, monolithic Japanese noise / doom / post-rock barrage that is Zeni Geva. For fans of early Swans. Zeni Geva is Kazuyuki K. Null, Mitsuru Tabata (ex-Boredoms), Ikuo Taketani and Tatsuya Yoshida.Comes with 3 bonus, previously unreleased tracks, recorded live in Tokyo 1988-1989.
