Moune is a very old word for Moon in an old language that was spoken in Germany. But it’s not German, it’s Friesisch. Helge Siehl is the driving force of 1000schoen since the time he parted ways with the other two former Maeror Tri members. This album shows the more Dark Ambient side of 1000schoen, leaving the rhythmic path behind in favour of menacing sounds of highly personal moon rising visions. The symbol of 1000schoen reflects the celestial bodies of Sun and Moon in inseparable symbiosis, which we can see in all that we can imagine. The world of 1000schoen art and experience moves in this continuum as well. Ltd x 500 copies in a digisleeve.
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500MG - 'Another Order Of Existence' CD (Archive)
A two part experimental acoustic guitar offering, funneled through a train load of pedals and effect and then ejected from a Marshall 1 D2 stack from Michael Gibbons of Bardo Pond (and all things Philadelphia and psychedelic). Recorded at the Big Jar book store in Philadelphia. This edition comes housed in an outsized sleeve with two colour silk screen work by Alan Sherry of SIWA on a heavyweight card. The front cover is die cut with and inserted picture from the performance printed on vellum, all hand glued and assembled. Graphic work by Demian Johnston. Mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate, Old). Ltd x 500 copies.
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A CHALLENGE OF HONOUR - 'Ashigaru Revealed' CD (Eternal Pride Productions)
The warrior's way means death. When there are two ways to choose, choose the one that leads to death. Direct your thoughts to the way you’d prefer, and follow. The latest work from one of the most prominent and outstanding Martial / Neoclassical European projects is a continuation of the musical odyssey which began with the "Ashigaru" boxset (Steinklang, 2005) and is dedicated to the warrior traditions of medieval Japan. A graceful and epic cocktail of atmospheric neoclassical passages, Japanese drums and rhythms. Released in an appealing digipak, with a design in the classical Japanese style. Russian import.
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AGALLOCH - 'Pale Folklore' CD (The End Records)
"Pale Folklore" features eight tracks (62mins) of Black Metal / Doom from this Portland act. Very elaborate and diverse, and surrounded by the majesty of nature and the burden of human existence, the album bursts with melodies with a basis of dark yet very emotional concepts. Creating auras of dark, symphonic melancholia, "Pale Folklore" turns out to be one of the most tragic, mournful yet expressive listening experiences ever!
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AIN SOPH - 'Oktober' CD & 3" DVD (Old Europa Cafe)
Reissue of Ain Soph's 2002 album with new artwork. The come back of the Roman masters after 10 years! All vocals are in Italian with their usual acoustic instrumentation and their typical keyboard sounds. The songs are similar to their previous album "Aurora", but with an additional rocking electric guitar. Once more a work above all standards. The more unusual industrial project which still works from inside the industrial world. Tales of a Russian soldier during the October revolution. Probably even more surprising than "Aurora". The disc that you have been waiting for. Ltd x 1000 copies in a digipak with a bonus 3" DVD.
ALBIREON - 'Mr. Nightbird Hates Blueberries' CD (Old Europa Cafe)
A dark comedy or a folk drama about drunk birds, mocking spiders, empty bottles and lost souls. For this decadent party, recorded between late 2008 to early 2010 and graced by great emotional neofolk ballads and more experimental gloomy soundscapes, Albireon invited some very selected guests to share this tasty blueberry cake and offer the album a different palette of vocal nuances and a multi-national coven of damned artists' parade: David E. Williams, Lloyd James (Naevus), Sonne Hagal, Future Whirl (formerly Oberon) and Die Weisse Rose are the selected guests of Mr. Nightbird's party. These great artists offered a priceless contribution to Albireon's music and lyrics, and perfectly painted the sad main character, in his struggling pilgrimage toward love, loss, forgiveness and rebirth, but all seen through the drunk eye of the mocking spiders.
ALIO DIE & MARILOINA ZITTA - 'La Sala Dei Cristalli' CD (Hic Sunt Leones)
Selected sound materials from sonorous stones, stalactites, bat calls, flutes, field recordings collected by Mariolina Zitta in different caves in Liguria a Sardinia, Italy, processed and edited by Alio Die. Drones are played by the authors on a set of long stones that resonate, caressed by a bathed hand, and by the same principle of crystal glasses. A very immersive and obscure journey, an underground meditation with a ritual touch, in accordance with the "natural sound", despite the sampling and multi-effect techniques used here. A deep listening experience. 6-panel digipak.
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ALLERSEELEN - 'Archaische Arbeiten' 2 x LP (Ahnstern)
This release contains a selection of ancient recordings by Allerseelen, which were published in 1989 on various cassettes. All the recordings are digitally remastered. The cover artwork shows powerful warrior menhirs of Corsica, photographed by Gerhard on a magical mystery tour in 1998. "Archaische Arbeiten" is dedicated to everyone who was fascinated by the early recordings of Allerseelen and who has remained comrades. The quotations are taken from the novel 'Die Auferstehung des Maltravers' of Alexander Lernet-Holenia. Ltd x 600 copies in a beautiful gatefold sleeve.
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ALLERSEELEN - 'Sturmlieder' 2 x LP (Ahnstern)
Reissue of Allerseelen's long sold out CD from 1996 (Aorta / Storm), containing 6 brand new bonus tracks! "Wir tragen ein Licht" is dedicated to John Balance, who died on 13th November 2004. The original CD has been completely remastered and re-edited for this vinyl edition. Ltd x 600 copies in a beautiful gatefold sleeve.
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AMON / NIMH - 'Sator' CD (Eibon Records)
The mystery of the ancient and puzzling magic Sator square is evoked through five dark tracks. Amon (Andrea Marutti) is and established Dark Ambient project and Nimh (Giuseppe Verticchio) is a well-known and eclectic alchemist of electronic-ethnic-acoustic-ambient sound mixtures. Together they have produced massive magmatic sounds mixed with the technologic and synthetic vibrations of oscillating sinewaves and with frosty isolationist timbres programmed through fluxes of information written in binary code... Echoes of breathless and confused human activities falling into decay, the dark and deep sound of earth's abysses, scoriae of electric buzzes and synthetic microsounds, the warmth of subliminal melodies. Gatefold digisleeve.
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ANDREAS BRANDAL – ‘Drive Home With A Hammer’ CD (Quasi Pop)
This is the first full-length CD release by Norwegian noise artist Andreas Brandal. “Drive Home With A Hammer” is not ‘just another noise record’. Once you hear it, you will be surprised by the unique sense of Andreas’ manipulation with interesting close-to-recognisable sounds. His skills in working with macro/micro audio-events helps him to create a powerful and impressive audio work using both vintage analogue equipment and modern computer tools. The smallest audio element that can indicate the way to the hidden layers and perspectives in sound. This album sounds very deep, organic and analogue, because hisses, brutal tape loops and glitches are the constant ingredients of Andreas’ output. The structure of the tracks is clear and irregular at the same time, the music flows freely, but not quiet, because it is created with both composition and improvisation methods. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
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ANDREW KING - 'Deus Ignotus' CD (Epiphany)
Nine years in the planning and recording! English Folk authority Andrew King’s magnum opus and first true solo album since "The Amfortas Wound". A dark and complex selection of traditional, medieval and own compositions. Tracks include the 13th Century Ballad 'Judas', for which a new edition was prepared from the only known manuscript, the murder ballads 'Edward' & 'Sir Hugh', Oswald von Wolkenstein’s May song 'Fröleichen So Well Wir' and 'Sic Mea Fata Canendo Solor' from the Carmina Burana. Features John Murphy (KnifeLadder, Death In June), Hunter Barr (Knifeladder) and the Choir of Saint Stephen’s Church. Digipak with 24 page booklet.
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ARDITI / SIGNA INFERRE - 'Statues Of Gods / Invictis Victi Victuri' Black 10" (Equilibrium Music)
3 exclusive tracks from each band! For "Statues of Gods", Arditi tap into ancient Nordic traditions and incorporate them in their militaristic anthems. The characteristically oppressive soundscapes, pounding percussion and powerful orchestrations are represented in new shades, as elements of Nordic folk music shape Arditi's pieces into slow-motion medieval dances and ceremonial tributes to times past. "Invictis Victi Victuri" is the first release by Signa Inferre. Although the project has only recently surfaced, the maturity displayed in their pieces should quickly earn them a favorable position in the Neo-Classical / Martial Industrial scene. Leaving behind the typical insipid blending of samples lifted from Classical music recordings and looped ad nauseam, Signa Inferre's work develops in fluid and continuous progression, giving birth to fully accomplished epic scores brimming with martial beauty. Ltd x 300 copies on black vinyl with silver on black printed card artwork. ACT FAST!
The debut MCD by Armon Kuilu is a funereal musical journey, two long progressive / folk compositions built out mostly of classical piano, strings, orchestral drums, singing, prayers and invocations in male and female voices. The soundscapes bring to mind images of forlorn cemetaries, initiatory cults, bloodletting, woodlands and altered states of consciousness. At times the melodies of chamber music break out into squeals, groans and crackling which haunt the space and resonate with the Finnish poetry, that most of the time reminds one of a satanic ceremony. This is not a generic so-called occult album with the usual Crowley spoken parts. Instead this is a deeply personal work with challenging classical and sometimes jazz or progressive melodies composed by the master behind the project and performed by real musicians with authentic instruments and also utilizing real actors for the various voices and spoken parts. Ltd x 500 copies in a B&W sleeve with a full colour 8-page 7" art booklet.
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ARNICA - 'Numancia' MCD (Ahnstern)
Numancia was a small castro (Spanish for Celtiberian village). The inhabitants of Numancia fought against the Roman Empire for more than 20 years. In 133B.C. Rome sent their best general Escipion to create a siege and destroy Numancia so they could control the entire peninsula. However, when the Romans entered the village, the survivors decided to kill their own children, set their own belongings on fire and end their own lives. If the Empire controlled Celtiberia they could not control their people. Musically Numancia is a invigorating trip from the magnificence of the village to the final decision of choose to die instead of being conquered. Solid drums and ritual elements are mixed with Heathen tunes for the recognizable Ur-Folk sound. All texts are written and sung in Spanish and in the ancient Celtiberian language. Outsize sleeve.
ART ABSCONS - 'Der Verborgene Gott' CD (Hau Ruck!)
An inspiring and innovative melange of noir-cabaret, dark folk and classic industrial, catapulting the splendour of his poetry into realms unknown. "The world is my dream at daybreak. Guarded by angels, conceived by devils" is the magical formula opening the concept album "Der verborgene Gott" which celebrates the myth of Deus Absconditus, the Hidden God. The album leads us through delirious dreamscapes ranging from catchy pop tunes to ethereal soundscapes, from medieval ditties to industrial sound collages, from naive melodies to psychedelic walls of sound, always crowned by Abscon's haunting, poetic voice. The album is spiced up with vocal and instrumental contributions from members of Luftwaffe, Sinweldi and Gnomonclast. This CD album contains songs and song versions that are different from the tracks on the earlier vinyl release on Blind Prophet Records. Contains tracks that are not on the vinyl, while the vinyl contains tracks that are not on the CD. Digipak.
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ARTEFACTUM - 'Sub Rosa' 7" (Drone Records)
The first vinyl release of the enchanting Polish act Artefactum. Described by herself as "Female Esoterica", "Sub Rosa" opens a vast space filled with different sounds coming from very far away, as nebulous melodies, whispers, voices and choirs, little clicks and cracks, with soft percussive structures appearing on Side B. The two pieces named "Rosa Alba" and "Rosa Rubea" (white & red rose) have a strong metaphorical alchemistic background, meaning the end point of all alchemistic transmutations. The overall release including the beautiful artwork gives the impression of an almost fabulous acoustic fantasy, so refined and almost caressing yet secretive at the same time. Second edition of 300 copies on pink vinyl with insert, in a handmade cover with decoratively cut corners.
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ASHRAM - 'Gathered Under Shining Silver Skies' DVD (Dying Art Productions)
A special release which documents Ashram's 2009 Chinese tour, finally offering the chance to witness the band's remarkable live show. The DVD features 20 songs recorded in Beijing, which includes not only Ashram's debut and "Shining Silver Skies", but also new songs, solo tracks, improvisations and unreleased material which the band only perform live on stage. The Italian ensemble embodies the romantic backdrop of early 1900’s glamour and also flirts with a slightly naïve Folk spirit. Melancholic and touching Neoclassical music. Ltd x 500 copies in an A5 slimline DVD case with 2 posters from the tour. Sealed in a hand-stamped envelope.
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ASMUS TIETCHENS - 'Abfleischung' CD (Die Stadt)
12th part in the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums between 1980-1991. "Abfleischung" is based on material recorded by Tietchens as early as 1967-1970. These recyclings made in 1989 became the 20 short tracks on this album, which was originally released in edition of 500 copies on Hamster Records in 1989. The CD includes two previously unreleased tracks and comes in a jewel case with full colour artwork and poster booklet also featuring the original front and back cover. Limited edition of 600 copies.
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ASMUS TIETCHENS - 'Aus Freude Am Elend' CD (Die Stadt)
11th part in the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums between 1980-1991. 'Aus Freude Am Elend' is based on the human voice as a primary sound source (using 'stolen' voices) and was originally released in edition of 500 copies on Dom America in 1988. The CD includes two previously unreleased tracks and comes in a jewel case with full colour artwork and poster booklet also feat. the original front and back cover. First edition of 600 copies.
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ASMUS TIETCHENS - 'Marches Funebres' CD (Die Stadt / Auf Abwegen)
Latest installment of the ongoing reissue programme of early Asmus Tietchens records. This is a reissue of the LP from 1989 (on Swedish Multimood label) plus one previously unreleased 9 minute bonus piece from 1979. Tietchens melds Ambient funeral music with a modern classical / experimental touch. Ltd x 600 copies.
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ASMUS TIETCHENS - 'Notturno' CD (Die Stadt)
Part 10 of the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums from 1980-1991 on CD. "Notturno" was originally released on LP by Discos Esplendor Geometrico in 1986 (ltd x 518) and then on CD by Baronni in 1993. Following 'Formen Letzter Hausmusik' and 'Hydrophonie', 'Notturno' was another 'serious' attempt at composing more electro-acoustic music, and Tietchens limits himself to using the (grand) piano, looping the sounds and filtering through sound effects and synths. To use loops as to the extent that Tietchens does is something that sets him aside from the regular musique concrete composers. Remastered.
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ASMUS TIETCHENS - 'Zwingburgen des Hedonismus / Mysterien des Hafens' CD (Die Stadt)
Part 9 of the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums from 1980-1991 on CD. This combines two separate releases from 1987 "Zwingburgen des Hedonismus") and 1988 ("Mysterien des Hafens"). 'Zwingburgen..." was originally released as a one-sided LP on Swedish label Multimood and features a single 21 min. long track composed on a Fairlight CMI. "Mysterien..." was part of a split LP (with Die Form) originally released on French label Odd Size and features recordings made by Tietchens using under-water microphones. The bonus track on this CD is a different version of the first track and previously unreleased. 1st edition of 600 copies with a poster booklet also featuring the original album covers.
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AYTHIS - 'The New Earth' CD (Twilight Records)
Aythis was brought to life in France 2006 by Carline Van Roos (Remembrance, Lethian Dreams). Lyrically inspired by dreams, isolation and death, Aythis aims to be timeless and isolated from human nature. Aythis' harmonies are created by the alchemy of depressive keyboard atmospheres, haunting and hypnotic melodies, ethereal vocals and dark orchestral drums. Without losing the wintry atmospheres of previous releases 'Doppelgänger' (Paradigms Recordings) and 'Glacia' (Prikosnovenie), this third album melts together many influences and results in an unique blend of ethereal, neoclassical, neofolk, rhythmed by bombastic drums. Digipak.
BABYLONE CHAOS - 'Flying Bodies Under The Clouds' CD (OPN)
Brand new release mixing dark soundscapes, concrete sounds and weird voices!!! A really amazing new piece of music from this French one-man project (Botchan Karisen). Babylone Chaos has long been an avid proponent of chaotic, oppressing climates and deals in suffocation and saturation. Artwork by MineUchi, with images by Yoshihiro Oimatsu. Mastering by Ruelgo (Le Syndicat). Ltd x 500 copies ina 6-panel digipak.
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BAD SECTOR - 'The Harrow' CD (Ewers Tonkunst / Indiestate Distribution)
Reissue of the 2001 release (Ltd x 584 copies, AVA/ES1-Reset) from this Italian legend. Maybe the most dark and obscure work of Bad Sector, this is an absolutely brilliant masterpiece of anxious claustrophobic dark ambient with a touch of radio noise, digital Geiger counter sounds and some sparks of subtle melodic threads, inspired by Kafka's work. Released in a digifile with all new artwork.
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BARDOSENETICCUBE - 'XXX' CD (Aquarellist)
This album is inspired by the life and works of Nika Turbina - a poetess who started to write grown-up tragic poems when she was only 4 years old, with her first book printed when she was only 9 (later translated in 12 languages). After living pathologically strange life, receiving the "Golden Lion" prize, and being held in mental hospital, at the age of 27 Nika tragically died falling down from the 5th floor window. The musical dedication of Bardoseneticcube is presented in 12 untitled tracks filled with surrealistic feelings and some childish morbidity. Obscure loops and industrial soundscapes are buried under a pile of rhyme wreckage, melody fragments and almost chaotic manifold of strange sounds. Ltd x 509 hand-numbered copies.
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BEEQUEEN - 'Sandancing' CD (Important Records)
More song based and mature than their last album for Important ('The Bodyshop'), this album features vocals by Olga Wallis. With some well rounded pop songs in some places, Beequeen never forget to put in some strange elements, without leaping in the dark alley of a pointless experiment. Orchestral in 'The Illogical Song', collage like in 'The Edie Three Step' or a simple rhythm-machine in 'The Honeythief', Beequeen does all, and with great care and seeming ease. This album features also the help of Barry Gray (The Legendary Pink Dots), with production by Erik Drost. Presented in an outsized digifile.
BETA CLOUD - 'Lunar Monograph' CD (Laughing Bride Media)
Latest disc of blissed out soft focus dronemusic from this longtime aQ fave. After past collaborations with Lull as well as Aidan Baker, Lunar Monograph is the first disc we've head from BC on his own, and it's definitely a divine bit of ethereal and ephemeral drift. Field recordings are deftly woven into soft swirling shimmering tones, guitars are spidery and delicate, spinning crystalline webs of hushed melody... pealing tones, and barely there melodies, drifting weightlessly through a field of minimal effects, and slow shifting whirs, as well as some mysterious field recordings, that make the end of the record feel like you've just come out of a trance, and found yourself back in the real world, which is not all that far off the mark. So nice." (Aquarius). Mastered by James Plotkin. Digipak.
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BIRCH BOOK - 'Fortune & Folly' LP (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
This classic Folk milestone was recorded on San Juan Island of the Pacific Northwest. "Fortune & Folly" is the fitting second volume of Birch Book (aka In Gowan Ring). Assuming the allegorical emblems of The Wheel of Fortune and The Traveling Fool, Fortune & Folly distill the introspections of a perennial rambler reckoning the Bitter and the Bliss of The Road Less Traveled. Drifting away from the overtly psychedelic, medieval, and soporific atmosphere which typified In Gowan Ring, Bee (Jon Michael Beirth) displays a more organic, individualistic approach to songwriting. Fortune & Folly blends elements of idiosyncratic folk-pop and outcast-country with brooding layers of sound and sense, yielding a spectral ethereality in a captivating chiaroscuro thick with the visionary allusions of a haunted wanderer. Ltd x 400 copies on black vinyl in a heavy gatefold cover, with 2 exclusive bonus tracks.
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BLACK DEPTHS GREY WAVES - 'Nightmare Of The Blackened Heart' CD (Aesthetic Death Records)
The new album from Black Depths Grey Waves - the sickened minds of Clint Listing (As All Die) and Saint Of Gravediggers (Ordo Tyrannis). Consisting of 3 lengthy Blackened occult noise rituals, "Nightmare Of The Blackened Heart" is a crawling immersion into the darkest reaches of your subconscious mind. A disturbing audial experience influenced by MZ. 412, Valefor and Schloss Tegal. Digipak.
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BLEEDING HEART NARRATIVE - 'All That Was Missing We Never Had In The World' CD (Cold Spring CSR109CD
Reissue of the stunning debut BHN album from spring 2008 (Ltd x 200). Working with a constantly evolving autumnal orchestra of layered cellos, repeating piano melodies, hushed vocals and mutant textures of sound and noise, Bleeding Heart Narrative has constructed a unique, haunting and compelling album. BHN is the work of sole composer, artist and producer Oliver Barrett, working in the live spectrum as a septet. Presented in a digipak with the new and exclusive bonus track 'Blueskywards'. We can't recommend this highly enough!
BLOOD BOX - 'Funeral In An Empty Room' CD (Power & Steel / Loki Foundation)
Seven years after the highly acclaimed "Iron Dream" CD (Eibon) and 14 years after the CD debut, "A World of Hurt" (Malignant), Blood Box finally returns with a new album! As one part of revered Dark Ambient project Yen Pox, Michael JV Hensley is certainly no stranger to creating epic and immersive soundscapes, and with "Funeral In An Empty Room", he has yet again meticulously crafted another highly detailed, intensely atmospheric work. Awash in slow, dreamlike waves of morphing textures, and blissfully unfurling cosmic drift, this is nothing less than an aural vision down the hypnotic path to the unknown; serene yet gloomy, with multiple layers of swelling tones, subdued melodies, and ominous, spacey effects. Comes with 12-page booklet. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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BRIGHTER DEATH NOW - 'Breaking Down Nihil' 2 x CD (Der Angriff)
Recorded live during a short Russian tour in September 2009, these recordings are unique since the lineup was made of Russian artists and only Roger himself was a part of the common European live incarnation of BDN. The persons behind Anthesteria and LamiaVox joined him in Moscow, while the guys from Bardoseneticube and 414 were together with him on stage in St.Petersburg. The basic parts of the tracks were sent to them all in advance, so they prepared their own vision of this material, thus it was a pure conceived and well-organized collaboration. Both shows were recorded on multi-channel devices, then carefully mixed and mastered, so the final quality is close to the studio sound without losing any of the raw energy of live performance. The result is a very fresh and unexpected look on the well-known BDN compositions such as 'Innerwar', 'Pay Day' and 'Testing' which should be interesting not only for devoted followers of the project but for the wider audience of power electronics / death industrial fans. Ltd x 450 copies in a special embossed foldout envelope with cardboard inner sleeves.
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BRUCE GILBERT - 'Oblivio Agitatum' CD (Editions Mego)
The new album by Bruce Gilbert, whose career stretches back to late 1960’s British avant-garde art & music scenes, and has since played an important and influential role with his involvement in various rock based formations, work for choreographic projects and art installations. ‘Oblivio Agitatum’ is Gilbert’s first album length release since ‘Ordier’ (realised 1996 and released in 2004), essentially making this his first album of the 21st century. A startling and mesmerizing work which recalls some of his mid 1980’s works such as ‘This Way’ and ‘Shivering Man’. An ever shifting set of agitated and obscure tones creating a sense of confusion while still being highly structured and concentrated. Digipak.
“In Psychic Defense” is the latest work of Burial Hex. With this record Burial Hex faces a new chapter in his music where noise, post-punk, a wise use of the rhythm, experimental wave and dark melodies match together in a perfect balance. The record is elaborated as a protection spell in psychic self-defense, and the lyrics are from an old hymn to the Archangel Michael, always seen as a leader and protector of the faithful. This one sided also confirms the collaboration between Clay Ruby and Troy Schafer, who wrote and performed all the bass and guitar parts. Single-sided vinyl (21mins of music). Ltd x 300 copies in a hand silkscreened sleeve. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - ACT FAST!
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COLD FUSION & RUKKANOR - 'Silk Road' CD (War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes connecting the East and West by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urban dwellers from China to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time. Many artistic influences travelled along the Silk Road, especially through the Central Asia, where Hellenistic, Iranian, Indian and Chinese influences were able to intermix. "Silk Road" is a is a road album, connecting the past with the present, East and West, classical oriental melodies with modern arrangements. Ltd x 500 copies in a hand-numbered digipak.
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COLD FUSION - 'Simmetria' CD (War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
Symmetry perceived as some kind of balance and harmony. Symmetry between surrounding world and its "mirror reflection", which sticks in our minds. Symmetry of left and right side, day and night, birth and death. Symmetry of buildings, objects, bodies. The fifth album from Cold Fusion reflects this theme with dynamic, marching atmospheres on one side, and melancholy and reverie on the other. A lack of symmetry or rather its confirmation? 11 tracks overall, presented in a nice digipak.
COMPOUND EYE - 'Origin Of Silence' LP (The Spring Press)
"Origin Of Silence" is the first release by Compound Eye, a long-standing collaboration between Drew McDowall (ex-Coil and Psychic TV) and Tres Warren (Psychic Ills and Messages). These electronic based experimentations employ automatic composition, drone and musique concréte to create subterranean explorations on the nature of signals and time. "This one sort of takes off on a post-Time Machines / Eternal Music vibe but with an exacting minimalist logic that would locate distant Morse Code tones and blurry EVP sightings on the very fringes of liminality. There are vague, nagging melodies that could almost come out of the Goblin / Suspiria song book alongside long passages of single tone narcosis that feel like transports to the other side. The whole recording has that indefinable / occult atmosphere that marked out the more exploratory Coil sides. A beautifully spooked modern minimalist classic, highly recommended." (David Keenan). Limited edition of 250 copies on 200 gram virgin clear vinyl, featuring artwork by Ben Barretto. Comes in a printed heavy PVC sleeve. ACT FAST!
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COMPULSIVE SHOPPING DISORDER - 'In The Cube' CD (War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
Bold and original arrangements, dense and oppressive electronic sounds, aggressive industrial phrases, melancholic melodies and a cold, impassive voice. Where the darkness and music become to one, Compulsive Shopping Disorder is alone with you. Touching your own weaknesses you get back your sensitivity, lost in depression of life. Listen to this musical diary of everyday fears and find yourself between words setting modern world a challenge. This is a testimony filled with gloomy romanticism with influences ranging from Kirlian Camera, Coil and Skinny Puppy. 6-panel digipak.
This 6-track release continues in the same vein as "Wasteland", but is less rhythmic and more deep and meditative, being maybe the most dark and melancholic Cyclotimia release to date. Analogue electronic layers submerge listener to an atmosphere of uneasy hallucinatory reverie. Subtle clear sound and sad melodies unite to create the unique mix of cold psychedelia and soulful grief. Reminds of Controlled Bleeding, Raison D'etre and Reutoff in places. Ltd x 300 copies in a silver on black print deluxe card sleeve.
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DAINA DIEVA - 'Leaving The Garden' CD (Section XIII COMA)
"Archaic delirious drones of the Garden as vast dark green fields. As subconscious movements of mind fading into distance of long forgotten memories. Drifting through the surface of cold shallow waters of surreal landscape in the ulterior pitch black night. The new glance over the very sentimental and personal hidden within this hypnotic entrancing ritual, enriched by powerful voice of Lithuanian dark ambient audio-visual artist Daina Dieva". Ltd x 200 hand-numbered copies in a slimline DVD case with booklet.
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DANIEL MENCHE - 'Scattered Remains: Early Rarities' 2 x CD (Soleilmoon)
Keeping track of the musical output of Daniel Menche has never been easy. Besides his numerous albums and singles, released by an eclectic range of labels, he has contributed countless tracks to compilations, many of which reached only the smallest of audiences. “Scattered Remains” tracks his progress from 1995 through 1999, collecting the best of these pieces, now fully remastered, onto two full-length CDs. Besides the material culled from CD compilations, three tracks previously only available on vinyl appear in digital form for the first time ever.
The great French Dark Ambient / Ritual Black Ambient Artist is back with his most elaborate release yet. Features four tracks of Dark Ritual Sophisticated Evil Music! "I'm calling to life, O mysterious forces! Embedded in the dark depths of the creative spirit, drafts fearful of life, I bring to you the audacity!". Incredible artwork designed by Metastazis (Morbid Angel, Secrets of The Moon etc). Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak with booklet.
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DAVID JACKMAN & PHILIP SANDERSON - 'Terrain' 10" (Die Stadt)
Two tracks from early cassette releases. Side A is an alternative version of "Terrain" by Jackman and Sanderson, originally released on the "0 Degrees North" cassette (Aeroplane 1982). With Jackman overdubbing low guttural growls on a steel strung cello and Sanderson programming coffee-percolation on a drum machine, "Terrain" is a lo-fi production that finds its companions in the work of Throbbing Gristle, Hunting Lodge, and the Broken Flag camp of noise. Side B is a solo piece by Jackman, originally released on the 'Adrift' cassette (Snatch Tapes 1981). It is similarly lo-fi with a hypnotic loop of a monochromatic guitar topped with clanging metals and samples from orchestral swells, which have been drained of all colour and replaced with a swampy din. Regular edition of 400 copies.
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DAVID JACKMAN - 'Edge Of Nothing' 10" (Die Stadt)
"Edge Of Nothing" was first released in a cassette edition of 5 (!) copies on Jackman’s Aeroplane imprint, and then included on the legendary “The Elephant Table Album” DLP in 1983 (feat. Coil, Nurse With Wound, SPK, Lustmord etc). Both tracks presented here are the January 2003 mixes of the original material, which was derived from variously stimulating a cymbal with bows, knuckles, loops etc. An extremely dense piece of experimental noise where (allegedly) the B side is the A side reversed. Regular edition of 400 copies.
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DAVID JACKMAN - 'Flak' 10" (Die Stadt)
An excellent 10" release offering two diverse pieces. Side A is a heavy, densely layered drone piece comprised of harsh, grating sounds all over the sound field, but sliding from start to finish with remarkable constancy. It's a truly beautiful noise, rather like some of Jackman's earlier work as Organum. Side B is a field recording, untreated, unfiltered, recorded outdoors, with a great hiss that is very much present in the mix. This second track seems to comment on the drone piece in a way, acting as an alternative exploration of its theme. Regular edition of 400 copies.
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DAVID JACKMAN - 'Verhalte Dich Ruhig' MCD (Die Stadt)
Those readers familiar with the world of experimental music will know the name David Jackman, primarily from his work under the name Organum. As Organum, Jackman has created some of the finest, most haunting drone recordings of the last decade. This CD is a reissue of a 1996 cassette-only release that appeared in an edition of only 61 copies. Perhaps slightly similar to the sampling work of John Wall, here Jackman has taken found recordings of orchestras, and overlaid them to create two eerie collections of string ensemble collage. The title seems to translate to "hold you back calmly" and that sentiment certainly matches the music. Two untitled tracks spanning just over 25 minutes. Ltd x 700 copies.
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DEATH IN JUNE - 'Live In New York' DVD (Tesco USA)
This beautiful and unique documentary piece, recorded at the Walker Stage in New York City on November 10, 2002, is a career-spanning collection of 29 tracks, each receiving a definitive live performance in DIJ's more recent stripped-down acoustic arrangements. Death in June has been the vehicle for Douglas P. to create a unique fusion of electronics, martial drumming (from John Murphy), and esoteric lyrics and visual symbolism. His work has spawned a new musical genre of its own, which some have called "Neofolk." While this disc will help the uninitiated to catch-up with one of the most important musical voices performing today, fans will appreciate that this DVD memorialises a concert that was nearly 21 years to the day that the band made its live debut, opening for The Birthday Party in London. The intimate setting allows Douglas P. to interact directly with the audience, taking spontaneous requests from fans and providing charming background stories for each song. Comes in a DVD digipak.
PAL, Region 0 (will play in all European DVD players).
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DELICATE NOISE - 'Filmezza' CD (Lens Records)
Delicate Noise return with their second CD - an honest, optimistic and weighted electronica record. The album unfolds like the telling of a dream - warm and sentimental songs wash in and out with lullaby-like melodies, augmented with disembodied voices of children playing. Evident Boards of Canada influences are apparent, with a haunting and emotional sound evoking images of old home movies... a feeling of dusk and darkness falling. Emotive and beautiful, "Filmezza" provides a soundtrack befitting an old photo of a loved one or a cherished memory with a warmth and satisfaction returning the ears to a sense of wonder. Contains a remix from Steve Seibold (Hate Dept.). Digipak.
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DESIDERII MARGINIS - 'Years Lend A Golden Charm' CD (Eternal Pride Productions)
With "Years Lend A Golden Charm" we are invited to experience the very birth of what is now a well established project within the Dark Ambient Industrial scene. 73 minutes of material from the first three DM cassette releases from 1993 ("Consecrare", "Via Peregrinus", "Hortus Conclusus / Triptych"), plus one previously unreleased track. Highly sought after by collectors but only available in a mere dozen handmade copies, these songs are now finally made available to a greater audience. When you listen to the music with the knowledge that hindsight brings, it is obvious that these are the roots and the foundations, not only of the first full album "Songs Over Ruins", but of every subsequent release up to the latest, "Seven Sorrows". Russian import in a digipak.
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DIE WEISSE ROSE - 'A Martyrium Of White Roses' CD (Cold Meat Industry)
When most other bands talk about Gesamtkunstwerke (total works of art), it sounds pretentious. When Die Weisse Rose do it, it makes sense. Die Weisse Rose are now available for the first time on record. The music is painstakingly crafted and orchestrated to include electronic elements, field recordings and real instruments, and its creative merits really stand out in an underground culture where bands of far lesser talents than Die Weisse Rose would release three albums in the time Die Weisse Rose have patiently worked on theirs. Digipak with booklet.
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DIETER MUH / MNEM - 'Atomyriades' CD (Cipher Productions)
The UK's Dieter Muh (Dave Uden alone this time) manipulates Finland's MNEM. "Solid collaborative effort between these known, but still some what obscure groups, delivering 8 tracks of dark, abstract atmospheres, with an array of layered, slightly organic sounds and processed manipulations; unknown insectile noises (of a larger variety I might add), sub-aquatic, droney washes, and deep rhythmic pulsations, with a dash of industrial clutter thrown in. Quite active and constantly in motion, allowing this to work very well as background music, or with headphones to pick up the multiple nuances and ultra-hypnotic qualities. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting, but I like this a lot more than I thought I would" (Malignant). Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak. Australian import.
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DIM ARCANA - 'Ars Populi' CD (Black Drone)
Dim Arcana was born in the a.d. MMVIII, from the intent to recall ancient atmospheres of death and pestilence, dreadful environments where the man of the medieval times lived. Influenced by the greatest names of the ambient scene (Uruk-Hai, Raison D'etre, Equimanthorn), the duo presents medieval dark ambient with great noise and drone influences, alternating orchestral passages of ethereal rhyming. Lavish breaths of past times serve as frames, where bells of churches and ancestral instruments bring you back in medieval Europe. This debut album comes in beautifully designed 6-panel digipak and includes a 12-page booklet. Australian import.
DIVISION S - 'Something To Drink To V' CD (Old Europa Cafe)
Division S' second CD and the fifth chapter in the “Something to Drink” saga. A new treasure of minimal Noir-Cabaret with Mediterranean sounds, with Rock’n’Western saloon melodies, with vintage style hits dealing with 60’s like sounds. Songs to be listened while drinking a good Italian red wine and smoking an unfiltered cigarette. Songs for nostalgic rainy days and for summer sunsets. Songs for lovers and those suffering broken hearts. Songs for drunken and dandy urban cow-boys and cow-girls. “Something to Drink V” continues where the last album ended, from the last drink, from the last glass of whine… “Alla Salute!” A5 sleeve.
The joint project by famous Baltic ritual folk act Kulgrinda and a noble neofolk artist Donis. "Archaic Winter Solstice chants with profound and subtle musical arrangements. The sacred experience of the time, when the whole world gets restarted by the greatest and most enigmatic primal God. One of His manifestations is named Sotvaras. The new cycle begins with clear refined beauty ambient, followed by various folk instruments, tranquil atmospheric passages and really old pagan chants, carrying the eternal tale about the magic origin of the world. Now you can FEEL it". 8 tracks featuring artwork with nice medieval designs.
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DONIS - 'Kas Tave Saukia' CD (Dangus)
Donis' latest album explores Lithuanian historical war folklore, presenting ancient songs with impressive new musical creations. Bright and sad lyrical melodies are together with marching beats and militant spirit - monumental and stoic, subtle and truly profound. Donis' style is unique and beautiful with the composer's precise hand on every note, sound and harmony. "Kas tave šaukia..." (Who is calling you) was features violins, Baltic bagpipe, dulcimer, keyboards, various folk instruments, accordion, piano, wind bells. Classic, electric guitar improvisations and lute add a touch of the folk-pop genre. The album is dedicated to 600 years anniversary of the Great Žalgiris (Grunwald 1410) battle. Digipak.
DREAMCATCHER - 'Prom Night / Eyes Of Leatherface' LP (.ANGLE.REC.)
Dreamcatcher's hot-wired, saturated and hypnotic sound layers, as well as strings and splatters of sonic mess and Power Electronics / old-school / new school aesthetics, have earned them a devoted following in Montreal and beyond. Originally released on cassette in very limited editions on the American Tapes label (run by Wolf Eyes’ John Olson) and Nautical Almanac's Heresee label respectively, "Prom Night " and "Eyes Of Leatherface " are archived here for a larger audience and for posterity. Includes material from their first recorded sessions, and ranks among the favourites of the duo. Without a doubt one of the sickest, most twisted and noisiest releases from ANGLE.REC. so far! Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies on180g clear vinyl in a stickered sleeve. Canadian import.
EINLEITUNGSZEIT - 'Die Infektion Der Geburt' CD (Hirnlärm Laboratorium)
This first album from this Slovakian act in 4 years frames very vivid material operating with industrial amplitudes of pulse noise and subliminal vibrations of thundering “hallucinatory ambient”. With its dramatically contrasting structures and experimental sound work, the compositions on this album may rather evoke the sense of an avant-garde classical music piece. In contrast to their prior work, this Einleitungszeit album is full sound textures and psychoactive atmospheres of “clinical leitmotiv”. Presented in a beautiful digipak with silver print.
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ELDAR - 'Sapere Aude' CD (Cold Meat Industry)
Eldar is a Barcelona-based project created in 2004 by Marc Merinee and Merce Spica, with a few obscure and limited releases in the past. This is a new chapter in the band's history; a chapter certain to put Eldar on the Dark-Ambient / Martial map. On "Sapere Aude" each track has been created in a unique collaboration with close related bands and projects (Der Blaue Reiter, Persona, Verbum and more), each introducing new instruments, melodies and voices - all treated and strongly bound together by the special Eldar-sound to an epic and enthralling listening. Low brooding analogue industrial sounds and voices, thunderous percussion with a dense martial bombast. Digipak.
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ENDVRA - 'Black Eden' CD (Red Stream)
Reissue of the long deleted classic, originally released in 1996. Endvra are electronic soundscape alchemists Christopher Walton (TenHornedBeast) and Stephen Pennick (Ontario Blue), combining synths with (un)healthy doses of Crowley, Lovecraft and psychedelic chemical enhancement. Nothing in the Dark Ambient category has ever emerged to dethrone this work of sinister aural mystery. "Black Eden" is a HP Lovecraft tale set to music: medieval devil worship and sabbat dancing invoking preternatural beasts which inhabit the realm of Cthulhu and are spoken of in the fabled "Necronomicon". A truly horrifying masterpiece. "Gold Edition".
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EXXASENS - 'Polaris' CD (The Miskatonic Soundlab)
Reissue of the long sold out debut release of this Spanish post-rock act, originally released on ConSouling Sounds (2008). As the sun is scorching Europe with its relentless rays, Jordi Ruiz’ spaceship is entering the frozen eternity of the cosmos, penetrating the boundless blackness of stretched-out matter and galactic debris. Emotional and emphatic riffing meets elegantly energetic drumming, elevated by poignant melodies, between the dreamily hymnal and the disarmingly plaintive. Hand-numbered and presented in a digipak.
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FAHL - 'The Paths To Emptiness' CD (The Eastern Front)
Debut opus from Fahl, founded by Dimo Dimov, Marcel P. and Cornelius Waldner in 2008. All the musicians are active participants in numerous groups from the dark folk, neoclassical and black metal genres. They felt a growing urge to experiment with dark ambient soundscapes, resulting in this mutual collaboration. �The Paths To Emptiness� is a haunting journey to the subconscious, divided into ten audial gateways to the occult and hidden forces of the inner self. Lyrically based on the Mahabharata, as well as poems and texts by John Milton, Jack London, Stefan George, Christian Dietrich Grabbe and Cornelius Waldner, this release is strongly recommended for fans of Brighter Death Now and Lustmord. Featuring members of Svarrogh, Sagittarius, Miel Noir and Allerseelen. Ltd x 1000 copies.
Amazing and unique debut CD of the Swiss Ur-Folk project Fräkmündt, born out of the idea to revive old sagas and nearly forgotten songs and atmospheres of the alpine regions of Switzerland. Performed in alemannic central-Swiss dialect, the songs on "Urbärglieder" simulate a journey through landscapes of the quaint regions of Switzerland. They let you chase through stormwinds with the wild hunt at mount Pilatus or stroll under the paintings of the danse macabre over the Spreuerbridge in Lucerne. One can meet the devil in the Schöllenen gorge and follow the alpine herdsmen during their sad walk down to the valleys in autumn. The album is alternated by two sound-accentuated sagas and two atmospheric pieces, letting one share the horrors of the ghost-house in Stans and the mythical ambiance inside the Mondmilchloch cave. On "Urbärglieder" acoustic guitars, accordion, violin, flutes and various percussion instruments generate melancholic melodies full of nostalgia, but also rousing hymns which invite to dance. With "Urbärglieder" a piece of extraordinary Ur-Folk music was born, telling in its very own way the stories that are almost forgotten. Features cz (Vinterriket, Atomtrakt, Nebelkorona etc). Deluxe digipak with 16 page booklet.
"Uufwärts e d’Föuse" (Upward to the rocks) is a conceptual album which takes the listener on an imposing musical journey to untouched Alpine areas. As on "Urbärglieder" all tracks are presented in the typical Fräkmündt Central-Swiss alemannic dialect. After an "Alp-Blessing" ("Aupsääge"), the journey upwards is visualised using acoustic guitars, accordion, drums, hurdy-gurdy melodies and flute. The nighttime track “Höttehock” is a swinging and wild traditional dancing track with a catchy accordion melody and nice acoustic guitars. The last track "Stouz ond frey" (proud and free) is a devotional and powerful song with profound hurdy-gurdy, rhythmic guitar melodies and catchy accordion tunes. The MCD ends with a Dark Alpine Ambient track called "Bärgtröim" (Mountain Dreams) which smoothly leads the listener back to the valley. A varied 27-minute piece of extraordinary Ur-Folk music, which perfectly describes the mystic and legendary Alpine areas. Outsize sleeve.
An immersion into sonic matter from micro and macro environments dominated by the wind in Patagonia. A vast barren space shaped and inhabited by the ever-changing forces of plants, rocks, sand, snow and ice. An irregular environment of relentless strength and richness. And above all, a tour de force of profound listening. López’s Patagonian winds have a ferocious beauty and immensity. Delicate whispers combine with wild swarms and eddies underpinned by deep bass punches. All of this is produced by an invisible force that endlessly sweeps the surface of the globe. With this, we are no longer in the tidy world of human music, but have entered the sublime domain of natural sound. Packaged in a super gloss digipak with 16 page booklet.
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GALERIE SCHALLSCHUTZ - 'Cocoon' CD & DVD (Tesco Organisation)
Galerie Schallschutz’s first ever live appearance at the Tesco Festival / Antwerp 2007. With the sole purpose of giving the audience a great night’s entertainment, Galerie Schallschutz have put together an exceptionally amazing multimedia show with a profound stage concept. To maximise attention G.S. have optimised their performance almost theatrically, with a highly topical theme that covers the controlling of willpower, observation and constrictions of individual basic rights, and the ideology of freedom! Moreover, the musical concept with its layered ambient-drones, deep pulsed frequencies and manipulated interferences, was produced specifically for this special event and contains completely new, and most importantly, previously unreleased sounds. Skillfully filmed and tastefully produced by a professional German TV- and multimedia company! Comes in a luxury 6-panel DVD digipak with 8-page booklet.
PAL, Region 0 (will play in all European DVD players).
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GEISHA - 'Die Verbrechen Der Liebe' CD (Crucial Blast)
This hour-long, six track monolith follows Geisha into a psychedelic black storm, covered in a thick sheen of white noise and gritty distortion. Seminal noise rock / sludge combined with violent, chaotic noise, drone-noise and corrosive skree, percussive pummel, and deranged singing. Includes the monstrous 30:35 "Theme From Diana" - a re-working of a "metal percussion" set that Geisha originally performed live. A slowly building fog of voices and effects and shimmering metal that blooms into an expanse of droning, fx-heavy guitar, looping samples, cosmic effects, and improv percussion. It's a kind of rumbling industrial dronescape that stretches out forever, until it suddenly explodes into speaker-annihilating noise-metal dirge. Ltd x 1000 copies in a gatefold jacket.
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GENOCIDE ORGAN - 'Under - Kontrakt' CD (Tesco Organisation)
The latest Genocide Organ album dates back to 2005 - now in 2011 the world is challenged by well known ancient patterns and presumed economic reasons. That of military contractors - whether it has been the Cretian archers, the Celtic cavalry, the Germanic body guards, the Swiss guard - muslim or christian motivated soldiers, spartans and Greeks - European or Asian - UN - Forces or private contractors - those people always sought more than money. This record deals with the overall topic of mercenary or more. Like always Genocide Organ's music is straight forward - expanding all genres and categories. A powerful assault and aggressive undertone interchanges with a dense depressive mood. All tracks are new but have been partly played during their last live appearance. The record is an experience. Spot-varnished digipak.
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GHOSTS OF BRESLAU - 'Peste’ CD (Twilight Records)
Ghost Of Breslau's debut album "Peste" (originally released in two very small editions on Bunkier Prods.) has finally been captured onto CD format for a larger audience. "Peste" is a voyage to the beginning of the World War II - a time when the world was on fire and violence engulfed the city of Breslau (the German name for Wroclaw). Ghosts of the past are still present here. Martial Industrial, apocalyptic war hymns, neoclassical music and dark evocations of the forces now hopefully forgotten. File next to Turbund Sturmwerk, Karjalan Sissit etc.
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GYVATA / PRAGNAVIT - 'Broliai Karelin Jojo / Ad Gloriam' CD (Crivia Records)
From ambient-folk with a ritual touch, to bombastic-folk from Belarus and Lithuania. This album is dedicated to the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg), fought on 15 July 1410, during the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War. The alliance of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights, with most of their leadership killed or taken prisoner. This battle was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe and is regarded as the most important victory in the history of Poland and Lithuania. It was surrounded by romantic legends and nationalistic propaganda, becoming a larger symbol of struggle against invaders and a source of national pride. Mastered by Axel Frank (Werkraum). Ltd x 350 copies in a digipak.
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HALO MANASH - 'Taiwaskivi' CD & DVD (Aural Hypnox)
Halo Manash rises radiant into luminosity, with wings spread into all worlds, and brings forth "Taiwaskivi", an opulent work of solar ambience and primordial Ur-music... a work of sonic flame and aural ash. Seven interrelated tracks, utilising such diverse instrumentation as organ, horns, vocals, drums, gongs, percussion and string instruments as well as field-recordings captured during the pilgrimage that the creation of the work embodies. "Taiwaskivi", although a complete work in itself, can also be viewed as the third and final facet of a tripartite series of works that are part of one holistic creation - a treelogy, with seed, root, trunk and finally, branches. Being the culmination of an ascending journey through the aforementioned realms within and without, "Taiwaskivi" is the celestial crown at the peak, reaching toward Sol, source and beyond; it is the leaves and fruit of the branches and their skyward nectar ever-flowing - the sacred fire, the consummation and conjunction of All. Ltd x 500 copies in a hand finished cardboard cruciform folder with inserts.
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HAVEN - 'Amity' CD (Zoharum)
The fifth album of one of the most interesting projects on the Polish independent scene is their most accessible to date and could be quite a challenge for the current [haven] fanbase. "Amity" is a bold journey through different soundscapes, linking different musical worlds: elements of ambient and post-industrial electronica soaking in an experimental sauce, spiced up with oriental melodies and the beautiful voice of Magda Glocka. An attractive alternative for listeners from the outside of the independent music circle. 6-panel digipak.
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HELMOND - 'Licentia Poetica' CD (Trutzburg Thule)
German act Helmond consists of two artists: Marco M and Sascha B. Their music can best be described as something between neoclassical and dark ambient with a touch of electro. It deals with philosophy, mythology, sorrow and history. Great atmospheres are mixed with pounding drums and sampled speeches. Proud and bombastic orchestral tracks are suddenly possessed by choirs, pianos, nature sounds and martial influences. And these are only some of the ingredients that create Licentia Poetica. Reminds of early A Challenge Of Honour. Recommended!
HELMUT SCHÄFER / ZBIGNIEW KARKOWSKI - 'Bisskraft' CD (Ytterbium)
Great forceful noise / experimental collaborative work and one of the last surviving pieces involving the late Helmut Schäfer (who died in 2007). The composition actually dates from 2004 but was just released this year. The music is divided into four parts. Comes in a shrinkwrapped card sleeve. Ytterbium is a sub-label of yb70. French import.
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HENRIK N BJÖRKK - 'Tyglad Best' LP (UFO Mongo)
Nordvargr is the more dark ambient project by Henrik Nordvargr Björkk (the man behind MZ.412 / Folkstorm / Toroidh / Vargr and many other projects). This is a special commemorative album featuring two dark and cosmic tracks: track one was recorded July 21 2011 in the best possible conditions; track two was recorded July 23 2011 in a state of shock. On July 22 2011 the Utøya massacre happened in Norway. This album is dedicated to the memory of those who died. All music performed live on modular synthesizer, no overdubs or processing added. Ltd x 500 copies.
HERMANN NITSCH - 'Eighth Symphony' 2 x CD (Tochnit Aleph)
For Choir, Orchestra, And Noise Orchestra. Professionally recorded, extremely dramatic, dynamic, rich, full-blown orchestral music with noise, heavy drones, and Austrian Volksmusik. The first performance of Nitsch's "Eighth Sympony" was on 25 June 1990 at the Museum Für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna. The music was previously released by the Cortical Foundation in 2001 as a 2LP Set limited to a mere 185 copies. The audio has been remastered for this CD edition from the original tapes. The artwork, photos and texts are exclusive to this edition. Ltd x 650 copies in a double size jewelcase including 2 posters with credits, photos, a part of the score, and the text 'Die Gigantische Symphonie' by Günter Brus.
ONE COPY PER CUSTOMER ONLY! If you attempt to purchase more than 1 copy, your order will be refunded.
The first release on Black Labs, sister label to UK label Riot Season. Black Labs unites two of Britain's creamiest, shadiest, hell mongers Hey Colossus and Dethscalator, for a split album and you're going to cop it massively in the face till you fall in. Three new long tracks from Hey Colossus (epic dirge space rock, with three sprawling slow-jams, that oozes from slow burning drones, to lurching stumbling blackened crush, to metallic krautrock and back again, rumbling drones - Aquarius) and five from new boys on the chopping block Dethscalator (a gnarled blend of Gore like repetitive heaviness, and lo-slung noise rock - Aquarius). Around 40 mins of music. Ltd x 500 copies.
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HINSIDAN - 'We're Sick Of Your Violence' 12" (Realler)
4 tracks from this Danish act who first appeared with a remix on Asche's "Distorted DJ" (Ant-Zen). Music according to Hinsidan are sounds, tones and beats that takes you places. The title song straddles between surreal complexity and naïve simplicity... odd and eerie. Tough and distorted beats, analogue bass, hypnotic synths and harsh drum explosions stand this above the average 'Ambient' fare. Nice cinematic melodies throughout. Again, the sophisticated blend of Ambient and Electro make this a must for fans of Autechre and Coil.
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HKY - 'HKY' LP (Music Fear Satan)
French act HKY unleash their first effort: four-long-tracks recorded by Julien Lamorille in Bethune (April 2008). The result sounds like dark and cold doom metal with lots of programming, samples and keyboards which give the record a very particular gloomy atmosphere. All the members are part of other bands and musical projects but the strength of HKY is their massive own universe beyond each track and their musical block between Jesu, Isis, Gnaw and Darkspace. Ltd x 500 copies on black vinyl in a gatefold, die-cut, matt sleeve.
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HROSSHARSGRANI - 'Pro Liberate Dimicandum Est' CD (Steinklang)
"Pro Liberate Dimicandum Est" was released specially for the 2000 years anniversary of the "Varusschlacht" (also known as the Battle Of Teutoburg Forest and immortalised by Ridley Scott in the film "Gladiator"). Classical melodies combined with the iron rough edges of Martial Industrial on a crusade through the ages. A musical journey far off the trampled paths of industrial art was the basis for each single Hrossharsgrani track! Hrossharsgrani is Alex Hugin Wieser, the man behind Uruk-Hai, Bonemachine etc. DVD case packaging.
ILLUSION OF SAFETY & THOMAS KONER - 'Untitled' 7" (Die Stadt)
Great split release from Chicago's stalwart post-Industrial ensemble Illusion Of Safety and Germany's dronecore specialist Thomas Köner. Illusion Of Safety takes a confrontationist approach by opening their condensed program with a jarring clatter of fragmented film-noir orchestrations that are roughly broken into a nervous drone. Köner's approach is far more subtle, gently pushing forward a sublime drone and allowing it to fade into silence. Released on the occasion of a rare performance that took place on 19 September 2002 at the Lagerhaus, Bremen. Regular edition of 400 copies.
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ILLUSION OF SAFETY - 'Bridges Intact' CD (Waystyx)
An album recorded preliminary with piano, guitar, electronics and sound processing devices. Abstract tonal and atonal improvisations share the sonic continuum with background drones, rasps and gentle noises, and they do it in highly unpredictable surreal way: mild "melodies" turn into energetic uneasy passages being interrupted by "concrete" sonic romp evolving into spatial drone and electronic landscapes... and all this whirl continues during the whole CD increasing the degree of abstractness and psychedelia as it moves towards the end, which is presented in a form of beautiful harmonic composition. Ltd x 324 numbered copies in a stunning multi-foldout package.
ILLUSION OF SAFETY - 'More Violence And Geography' CD (Die Stadt)
This is re-release of the very first Illusion Of Safety LP from 1988 onto CD, including an unreleased 11 minute live bonus track from early 90's. The 11 tracks here display a much rawer and more 'industrial' feel, with the use of harsh found sounds and voices, compared to more recent works. The cover features new artwork by Dan Burke and the CD comes in a professionally-printed gatefold card in a plastic sleeve. Ltd x 700 copies.
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IN SCHERBEN - 'Dort An Jenem Baume...' CD (Lichterklang)
In Scherben's third album is not just the result of their acquired musical maturity, but an affectionate commitment to the concept of "Heimat", which can be experienced in their lyrics and in their musical interpretations of poems by Eichendorff, Nikolaus Lenau and Gottfried Benn. A romantically idealised understanding of 'homeland' and its cultural and social origins is transformed into a groundbreaking declaration of love, dedicated to one's own roots. In Scherben's musical versatility and sparkling instrumentation is far from being restricted to clichés of the genre, but open up new horizons of classically inspired Neofolk, in the tradition of Forseti or Dies Natalis. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
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INORGANIC BLOSSOMING - 'Seasons Project: Autumndrones' CD (Infinite Fog Productions / Vegvisir Music / 7Hz Records)
'Autumndrones' is a name which belongs to two musicians from Siberia - Becoming and Freeall. 'Autumndrones' - can be explained as a love of autumn. They did not want to dedicate the music to this season, they wanted to write it. Therefore they music was written during the fall only, and when the first autumn passed they left the unfinished material until the next one. That is why the work took them 3 years. The whole mood of the album went through this season, even live instruments, such as violin and accordion, were recorded in fields along with the leaves' noise. The sound of nature and the human together. Mild ambient, careful noise and accidental melodies, the mix of leaves rustling, wind blowing and analogue synths singing. Ltd x 292 copies in a handmade A5 digipak.
ISOMER - 'Face Toward The Sun' CD (Tesco Organisation)
Isomer's latest offering takes a sharp turn towards more aggressive territories, with the raw industrial hinted at in previous outings getting a proper airing. The dark ambient textures for which he is known still feature, but "Face Toward The Sun" forges new stylistic ground for the project. From the throbbing electronics of the opening track, through power electronics, walls of noise, violent vocal deliveries and carefully structured dark ambience, this is a characteristically varied album. The tracks here will appeal to listeners of martial industrial as well as to an industrial dark ambient audience. A lusty, varied album of industrial music. Presented in a 6-panel digipak with potent imagery.
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JARL - 'Vertigo Rebirth' CD (Autarkeia)
Vertigo Rebirth is the 14th album from Swedish composer Erik Jarl (IRM) and the third and final part of the Vertigo trilogy. Like the earlier albums, this one generates particularly severe emotions: isolation, intoxication and especially negative, poisonous intuition. The album opens with a track that has a construction uncharacteristic to his previous works. This composition contains quite strange rhythms and is rather dynamic, which generates deceptive elation. But that’s only the first track of the album. The rest fling the audience back to the cold uncompromising space of drone, piercing and crushing all attempts to perceive the phenomenon of Jarl’s impasse. This is one more remarkable album for potential suicides. Ltd x 200 copies in a digipak.
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JOHN DUNCAN / KONTAKT DER JUNGLINGE / C. M. VON HAUSSWOLFF - 'Untitled' CD (Die Stadt)
A compilation of live recordings, specially released for a Die Stadt label night featuring all 3 artists at Argos in Brussels on 18 October 2007. The John Duncan recording was made at The Compound , San Francisco on 21 July 2007. Kontakt der Junglinge (Asmus Tietchens & Thomas Koner) 'Montreal Solution 1' is an excerpt from their live performance at Mutek Festival, Montreal on 28 May, 2003. The final track on this CD is by C.M. Von Hausswolff and was recorded at 'Easy To Swallow', All Tomorrows Parties, SEOne Club, London, curated by Russel Haswell, on 2 June 2005. Released in a limited edition of 500 numbered copies.
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KARL BOSMANN feat. JAN VAN DEN DOBBELSTEEN / ULTRA MILKMAIDS / HIROSHI HASEGAWA - 'Levoton - RED / BLACK MARBLED' LP (Psych.KG)
"The original on one side and the remixes on the other side. Karl Bösmann plays zither, bows, voice, hammer, ventillation, timpani, trumpet and trombone in the twenty minute title piece. I usually quite like his work and this new piece is no different. It seems to creating a hiatus with his older work in that it all seems to be derived from acoustic sound sources, rather than electronics. Its slowly building up, layer by layer and from a certain point on a moire like effect takes place, of shifting sounds, moving in and out of the mix. A fine complexity of dense sounds arrives and has a weird, almost avant-folk like character. The first remix is by Jan van den Dobbelsteen, The Netherlands' more conceptual composer. I have no idea what he did to the material, but 'radical rework' surely applies here. A static beep, like an alarm clock, repeated over and over. Ultra Milkmaids also do a form of reduction but in a more musical way, bringing everything down to just a few meandering organ like sounds. Hiroshi Hasegawa (Astro), on the other hand does what he does best, which is putting down a fine psychedelic mix of noise like sounds. Three entirely different remixes, none of which resembles the original at all. Now that's what I call a great remix project" (Vital Weekly). Ltd x 150 numbered copies on different red vinyl with 4 inserts in a hand-printed die-cut sleeve. This edition is on RED/BLACK MARBLED vinyl and is limited to 20 copies only!
ONE COPY PER CUSTOMER ONLY! If you attempt to purchase more than 1 copy, your order will be refunded.
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KARL BOSMANN feat. JAN VAN DEN DOBBELSTEEN / ULTRA MILKMAIDS / HIROSHI HASEGAWA - 'Levoton - SOLID RED' LP (Psych.KG)
"The original on one side and the remixes on the other side. Karl Bösmann plays zither, bows, voice, hammer, ventillation, timpani, trumpet and trombone in the twenty minute title piece. I usually quite like his work and this new piece is no different. It seems to creating a hiatus with his older work in that it all seems to be derived from acoustic sound sources, rather than electronics. Its slowly building up, layer by layer and from a certain point on a moire like effect takes place, of shifting sounds, moving in and out of the mix. A fine complexity of dense sounds arrives and has a weird, almost avant-folk like character. The first remix is by Jan van den Dobbelsteen, The Netherlands' more conceptual composer. I have no idea what he did to the material, but 'radical rework' surely applies here. A static beep, like an alarm clock, repeated over and over. Ultra Milkmaids also do a form of reduction but in a more musical way, bringing everything down to just a few meandering organ like sounds. Hiroshi Hasegawa (Astro), on the other hand does what he does best, which is putting down a fine psychedelic mix of noise like sounds. Three entirely different remixes, none of which resembles the original at all. Now that's what I call a great remix project" (Vital Weekly). Ltd x 150 numbered copies on different red vinyl with 4 inserts in a hand-printed die-cut sleeve. This edition is on SOLID RED vinyl and is limited to 105 copies only!
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KLAMMHEIM - 'Heimwärts' CD (Heimatfolk)
Klammheim's debut is a collection of melancholic, soft-spoken and acoustic folk songs that occasionally reveal Klammheim's roots in heaver, rockier sounds. All vocals are sung in lead singer Dea's Styrian (Austrian) dialect, and to augment the band's line-up of guitars, accordion and percussion are guest musicians such as Thomas Bøjden (Die Weisse Rose) and Benjamin Sperling (Jännerwein). The album is based around the longing for the Heimat, the mythical homeland of German romantics and nostalgia for youth. Housed in a lavish digipak with 16-page booklet.
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KREPULEC / OUTOFSIGHT - 'Furious Friends’ CD (Twilight Records)
This cult album was originally released in an edition of 222 copies by Beast Of Prey (2006). Apocalyptic folk, bombastic martial sounds and timeless hymns are the ingredients for this amazing split album. The two Polish artists created a rich release, dealing with tales of humanity, weakness and heroism during German occupation and oppression of the Polish nation in WWII. This reissue is limited to 500 copies with new artwork and 2 exclusive bonus tracks. Digipak.
KREUZER 'In Hoc Signo Vinces' CD (The Eastern Front)
New album of very young Israeli project Kreuzer. Martial dark ambient sounds are mixed with industrial elements. Feel the spirit of the Crusades and medieval Jerusalem in this album! File next to A Challenge Of Honour, Cold Fusion etc. Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies in a gatefold outsized folder.
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KRISTOFFER NYSTRÖMS ORKESTER - 'Overlook Hotel' CD (Malignant Records)
KNO is a collaborative project between Swedish industrial legend Peter Nystrom (Megaptera, Negru Voda), and Norwegian up and comer Kristoffer Oustad (V:28, Plague Machinery). Welcome to Overlook Hotel, where every room has a ghost, and every room has a story to tell. Travel the hallways and explore, as you venture into a cerebral musical state, where ghostly transmissions and hypnotic layers of surreal, ethereal atmospheres intersect with disembodied voices, clattering, furnace blasting percussion, and of course, healthy injections of true, old fashioned Death Industrial noise and sweeping doom, done in the best Scandinavian style. The pacing of the album is truly impeccable, flowing seamlessly from to track, as if moving from room to room in a hazy, dream state, the layering and cohesiveness on a whole nothing short of meticulous. 6-panel digifile.
KNO is a collaborative project between Swedish industrial legend Peter Nystrom (Megaptera, Negru Voda), and Norwegian up and comer Kristoffer Oustad (V:28, Plague Machinery). Welcome to Overlook Hotel, where every room has a ghost, and every room has a story to tell. Travel the hallways and explore, as you venture into a cerebral musical state, where ghostly transmissions and hypnotic layers of surreal, ethereal atmospheres intersect with disembodied voices, clattering, furnace blasting percussion, and of course, healthy injections of true, old fashioned Death Industrial noise and sweeping doom, done in the best Scandinavian style. The pacing of the album is truly impeccable, flowing seamlessly from to track, as if moving from room to room in a hazy, dream state, the layering and cohesiveness on a whole nothing short of meticulous. 10 tracks in total, 2 of which are exclusive to the record, one of which is a backwards version of what will be on the CD released later in winter. Limited to 217 copies (one for every room at the hotel). Don’t miss a chance to grab what is unequivocally one of the most well conceived and well executed records in the history of Malignant.
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LAIBACH - 'Laibachkunstderfuge BWV 1080' CD (Dallas Records)
This album is the Laibachian interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's work The Art of Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge). The majority of the material was created in 2006 and performed the same year on 1st June at Bachfest in Leipzig. Since the work is very much based on mathematical algorithms, Laibach decided to use computer and computer program as the key "instrument", providing a very special electronic interpretation and showing that J.S. Bach with his work could as well be understood as the pioneer of electronic, techno, computer music. Digipak.
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LASIK SURGERY - 'Cyclo' CD & DVD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
Tense electronic plots, calm ambiental stasis, inserts of sharp and harsh metallic sonorities, distortions, filaments of subliminal melodies, masses of dark and penetrating low frequency drones. The journey of Lasik Surgery starts with a whirlwind of atmospheres and perpetually prismatic sonorities that have a big impact on the listener. This project was born from the minds of Pierpaolo Zoppo (Mauthausen Orchestra), the memorable noise-power electronic author, and Gianluca Favaron, a skilled master controller and sound assembler with a long experience, already active under other aliases (Ab'she, Under the Snow, Metal Music Machine). The first exciting chapter of Lasik Surgery comes with a free DVD that includes two video clips created by Enrico Bressan. Digifile.
PAL, Region 0 (will play in all European DVD players).
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LE REVERS SANGLANT - 'Un Combat Perdu D'Avance' CD (Twilight Records)
The winter of 2004 marked the birth of the Le Revers Sanglant. The initial goal of the project was to create a minimalist audio concept with cold and martial atmospheres. During the Fall of 2010 the music and concept had begun to take on a more aggressive sound. The realisation of this new focus is attributed to 'Un Combat Perdu d'Avance', representing feelings of uprising and melancholy. Taking the subject of war as backdrop, we can find an ubiquitous death for those young soldiers. Fate wins. Taken into battle, whatever happens, they won't have to miss courage to face up their destiny. Recorded with despairing energy and limited means, this album serves to translate the echo of those young souls in respite. Digipak.
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LE SYNDICAT - 'Propagation' CD (La Nouvelle Audience / BKO Media)
Brand new album from this classic French Bruitist group, who have been recording and releasing consistently challenging and just plain great industrial / noise since 1982. "Propagation" is subtitled 'a psychoacoustic trip into sharpened Bruitism', and was recorded at the groups Noisecraft workshop in Paris during 2009-2010. Ltd x 500 copies in digipak. Highly recommended!
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LISA GERRARD & PIETER BOURKE - 'Duality' CD (4AD)
Duality is at once sacred and playful. It is both dark and light, organic and refined, masculine and feminine. Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard partners with Pieter Bourke, formerly of Aussie band Eden, to create this compositional dance of partnership that is classical, ancient, and thoroughly modern. Gerrard's voice is multi-tracked at times, conjuring a cathedral choir and the droning chants of monks. Drums and synth snake from desert to brilliant stormy sky to shaking earth and the bodies that inhabit those spaces. There are lush multiple layers of strings, bagpipe drone, and, quite literally, the laughter of children. The vocals sans "real" words and multicultural instrumentation will be familiar to Dead Can Dance listeners. Yet there is something more exclusive, more womb-like about the music of Bourke and Gerrard; rather than two distinct bodies making music, like mother and in utero child sharing blood and breath, they are mutually dependent.
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LULL - 'Like A Slow River' CD (Glacial Movements)
After a long period of silence, we welcome the return of one of the most important representatives of the ambient isolationist world: the wonderful UK artist Lull (aka Mick Harris of Scorn, Painkiller, Napalm Death). "Like a slow river" is a work characterised by sharp and minimal atmospheres but also dark, cold and huge such as large bodies of ice which slowly move, carried by an endless river. These five compositions reach the high expectations of Lull's previous works, such as "Cold Summer", "Continue" and the "Murder Ballads" trilogy with Martin Bates. With no doubt, this is the coldest and darkest work ever composed by this pioneer of industrial-ambient music. You will all be led to the oblivion of your existence....the freezing darkness of these glacial night is going to come down on your bodies and minds... you'll fall in your deepest sleep with the far echo of glacial runnings... the way to eternity is in front of you. Presented in a gorgeous 6-panel digipak. Highly recommended!!
The tracks on "Daas" have been carefully picked to form a provoking, haunting journey. What the tracks have in common is a sense of nostalgic graininess. As with the music of Philip Jeck, The Caretaker or William Basinski, these tracks are full of degrading melodies and dusty ambience. 'Daas' is the previously unreleased opening track of the album, and features contributions by the great Richard Skelton. 'Flotter', 'Koploop' and 'Grom' were previously available on small run self released EPs, while 'Onkruid' was a track previously released on 'A Room Forever', as an expensive and extremely limited 12" boxset. All are now brought to a wider audience. Presented in a matt laminate digipak.
MAEROR TRI - 'Wheel, Collection Of Rare And Lost' 2 x CD (Waystyx)
This is mainly a collection of long deleted compilation tracks by M.T. that appeared on various MC & CD compilations, along with some previously unreleased material, sorted chronologically by the date of creation / final mastering. All material was collected from various 4-track masters, DAT-masters, compilation tapes & CDs. A generous sample of this project's electronic and semi-industrial music from 1988-1996, using only electric guitars and effects to create these droney ambientscapes, although voice work does surface from time to time. Limited to 432 hand-numbered copies, in a unique wheel-shaped die-cut package, embossed with the band's famous tri-partite 'glyph'. Each copy has unique multi-colored manual print. Stunning!
MAURIZIO BIANCHI - 'Pharmelodies - SIGNED' CD (Silentes)
A colossal and epic post-ambient symphony in three movements, where echoes of string instruments, deep drones of indecipherable origin, layered synthetic waves, slowed-down and distorted dark sonic masses challenge time with a para-immobility in constant turmoil, in an unpredictable, progressive and sometimes cyclic combination of statuesque sonic forms whose physiognomy is often known and familiar, while at the same time elusive, disturbing, arcane and mysterious. Another unmissable chapter in the immense, infinite sound material forged by the greatest and immortal alchemist of Italian non-musical experimental scene. Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies in an outsize 6-panel sleeve. The first 100 copies contain a page taken from from the book "Cantici Teocratici" and signed by Maurizio Bianchi. ALL COPIES IN STOCK ARE SIGNED!
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MOON FAR AWAY - 'Minnesang' CD (Ahnstern)
Brand new album from cult Russian Neofolk act Moon Far Away! "Minnesang" is an album of 21st century ritual music encased in a unique fusion of the most diverse and zeitgeist-capturing musical styles, from neofolk, dark folk and post punk to practically future pop. The theme of the album, the deep-rooted feminine archetypes in contemporary art, is embodied in the title, which identifies a genre of medieval knight lyrics. At the same time, most of the original Russian lyrics on the album are drenched with the trademark Pomor flavours, emphasising the pride that the band has always taken in its cultural roots that extend deep into the epic traditions of the Russian North. "Minnesang" is a new milestone achieved by a cult group who already gave contemporary art scene a number of discoveries and revelations. This Ahnstern version has partly different artwork to the Russian edition and the last song is completely different to the Russian version. 61 minutes of music in a digipak.
MOURNFUL CONGREGATION - 'The Monad Of Creation' CD (Weird Truth Productions)
Long awaited 2nd album from this south Australian Doom formation. Extreme slowness and heaviness bring depression to the depths of your mind. Layered sorrowful melodies make tears shed from your eyes. Four lengthy, sorrowful hymns to make you mourn. The first 2 songs are very emotional and dramatic. The 3rd track brings a 10 minute respite with beautiful acoustic guitar melodies. The last title track starts in solemn mood, gradually unleashing sorrowful emotions. This is a new level of mournful doom, established by high musicianship! Second edition, ltd x 1000 copies. Japanese import with obi strip.
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MYSTIFIED - 'Passing Through The Outer Gates' CD (First Fallen Star)
Through the end of all things is a new beginning found! The Eulogy Series challenges musicians to create the soundtrack to nothing less than their own death, transition and afterlife, as they see it in their own mind and in accordance with their personal beliefs. Thomas Park (Mystified) has created an album that's worlds apart from his previous releases in both maturity and complexity, and in doing so has opened a new chapter in his own history as a musician. As his body dies and his soul embarks on a timeless journey through an increasingly strange series of gates toward a place of final rest, we find that Thomas` aural vision is crafted with not only spiritual transcendence of this physical world, but also with transcendence of the narrow genres typically used to classify musicians. Ambient and dark ambient soundscapes alike are deftly populated by neo-classical elements, occasionally with an experimental twist! Ltd x 500 copies in a beautifully presented in an A5 digipak with silver foil-embossed lettering and a specially die-cut cover whose coffin-shaped hole reveals only a hint of the true album cover artwork underneath! Mastered by Frederic Arbour (Cyclic Law).
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NADJA / TROUM - 'Dominium Visurgis' CD (Transgredient)
This is something you could call a "dreamlike liaison". When the Canadian "avant metal / drone doom" duo Nadja and the German post-industrial / experimental drone pioneers Troum (years ago active as Maeror Tri) combine their exceptional styles, they form something even vaster as usually known from them. These three long collaboration tracks were recorded as a result of a spontaneous improvisation in April 2008 "live in the studio" near the Weser-river in Bremen, Germany, and suck you in with their powerful and emotional drone melancholy that works in many micro and macrocosmic ways, using electric and acoustic guitars, bass, accordion, drum-machine and voice. Presented in a stunning 8-panel digipak with copper / black print.
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NAVICON TORTURE TECHNOLOGIES - 'VTERVS' CD (NCC Records)
From within the darkest regions of the heart, insane exultations to soft skin are screamed out through barriers of clotted blood and white noise, as once more, the thin line between obsession and devotion is crossed. Originally conceived as a companion to "Pure Skin", this collection of 14 feverishly-deranged love songs heralding the coming end of an era. Where "Pure Skin" was in large part a collection of previously released rare tracks, "VTERVS" is the first all-new full-length album from Power Electronics / Industrial Noise act NTT in three years, and the first of the final four releases by the project. "VTERVS" features collaborative input from Cloama, SKM-ETR, STROM.ec and Silent_Command, as well as stalwart NTT personnel Mark Kammerbauer (Fragment King), Matt Slagle, and recent addition to the NTT war machine, Fallon Nieves (Covet). Ltd x 1000 copies in a stunning digipak with pictures of naked ladies.
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NEST - 'Trail Of The Unwary' CD (Corvus Records)
Eerie, acoustic, calm Nordic ambient/folk music played on the kantele, giving the music a medieval touch. Beautiful sounds dedicated to nature and inspired by her beauty… and of legends untold. "A hidden pool amidst the woods where the otters come to play, an owl's faint call echoing through the woods, sparkling waterfalls and vast snow-covered landscapes where the reindeer folk and wolves hold their domain. These are only some of the things with the atmosphere Nest strives to capture.†Though Finnish, the music of Nest has a Celtic feel and even reminds of Clannad in places!
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NIKO SKORPIO - 'Psilocybe Necrophila' CD (Some Place Else)
"Psilocybe Necrophila" refers to a psychoactive mushroom that grows on decomposing flesh. Although recorded mostly in 2007, parallel to last year's acclaimed "Half Born in Half Light", it is quite a different trip. The basis of this work was Niko Skorpio's old cassette tape collection from the 1980's. Containing mostly heavy metal demos and live bootlegs, the dozens of KMs of obsolete tape were sacrificed on the altar of creation. Tape was deconstructed, cut, mangled, eaten and torn apart by a number of malfunctioning cassette players. These emerging mutations were captured, processed and reconstructed, over and over until a new form began to take shape. Carefully chosen and prepared additional ingredients were then introduced to this primal tissue in order to impregnate it with a new kind of energy. Ltd x 418 hand-numbered copies in a 6-panel A5 sleeve.
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NOTHING - 'Silence Came In, Filling Jagged Spaces' CD (Eibon Records)
Fourth full-length album from Jason Walton (Circadian). A disharmonic journey through the mid-world spheres. Fragments of corrupted melodies melt with post-nuclear tribal rhythms. Quiet semi-silences turn into crystal-clear ambiences, then suddenly leave space to bursts of noise. Shamanic-like chants evolve into caressing violins, then fall into pits of ultra-droning dark ambient. Surreal and ghostly.
The music of the Finnish project October Falls is acoustic and melancholic. Cello, soft piano tones, choir and acoustic guitar weave beautiful melodies about the Nature's beauty. 'Marras' tells a story about withered leaves, autumn rain and mist in the forest. Perfect melodies for the long winter nights. Originally released in a digipak in 2005, this reissue is presented in a jewelcase.
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OPHIR - 'Opus Operatum' CD (Callithrix Records)
Debut album from this Swedish act who met at EMS studios and started a series of eight sound experiments, which was part of their formal education in electro-acoustic music. An encounter between two very different musical dimensions; Anders Hallengren came from the Medieval Sacral Mass and the Renaissance polyphony of Lassus and suddenly found himself “in the world of post-post-modern electro-technology and apocalyptic Death Metal” of Stefan Östlund. But somehow these apparently conflicting worlds intertwined and the outcome was something new, even recondite and elusive to both. A stunning array of musical instruments is used throughout (violin, piano, horn, flute, bells, drums etc). All female vocals were performed by Julia Hallengren. Digipak.
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ORA - 'Morgendammerung' 10" (Die Stadt)
This vinyl only release by Ora features two hauntingly atmospheric tracks from their rare "New Movements In G" release (150 copies) originally released on Darren Tate's own Gnome Records label in 1998, and were not included on the two Ora retrospective CD compilations "Final" and "After The Rainfall" (both on Colin Potter's own ICR label). For these recordings Ora were: Darren Tate, Colin Potter, Lol Coxhill, Daisuke Suzuki on the A-Side 'The Sun Sheds A Golden Tear', and Darren Tate & Colin Potter on the B-Side 'The Impregnable'. A beautiful piece. Ltd x 400 copies on clear vinyl.
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ORCRIST - 'Fallen' CD (Sturmklang)
Orcrist’s new album “Fallen” combines ice cold riffs with melancholic sounds, which will send a shiver over your backbone and create darkest sadness in your minds. The song “Fallen” was written by Goblin of ISVIND and is dedicated to his friend Valfar of WINDIR who died in 2004. Goblin composed and recorded guitars and bass for the majority tracks and performed vocals on all tracks besides "Outro/The Return of Silence Part 2” which was written and recorded by Hugin, of the Austrian band URUK-HAI. ORCRIST is the true spirit of pure fucking Underground Black Metal! Slimline DVD case.
Orcrist's new album 'Fallen' combines ice cold riffs with melancholic sounds, which will send a shiver over your backbone and create darkest sadness in your minds. The song 'Fallen' was written by Goblin of ISVIND and is dedicated to his friend Valfar of WINDIR who died in 2004. Goblin composed and recorded guitars and bass for the majority tracks and performed vocals on all tracks besides "Outro/The Return of Silence Part 2" which was written and recorded by Hugin, of the Austrian band URUK-HAI. ORCRIST is the true spirit of pure fucking Underground Black Metal! Ltd x 500 hand-numbered copies with printed inner sleeve and includes a poster.
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ORGANUM - 'Die Hennen Zahne' 3" CD (Die Stadt)
A four track mini CD combining the never released two 10" vinyl 'Maus' and 'Die Hennen Zähne'. 'Die Hennen Zähne' opens with 'Die Kralle', actually a David Jackman track from his archive, recorded in the early 1980's. Next is the title track 'Die Hennen Zähne', a joyful noise not unlike some of the The New Blockaders / Organum material including the sound of broken glass and tibetan horns. 'Maus' is the centre piece of this mini album and typical 'old school' Organum. The album closes with the more quiet and haunting 'Kazi', a live improvisation featuring collaborator's Michael Prime and Emma O'Bong. Nice lttle 3" digipak. Ltd x 600 copies.
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ORGANUM - 'Die Letzte Musik Vor Dem Krieg' 7" (Die Stadt)
"Two tracks recorded in 2003 with only a vague hint of the classic Organum sound. The drone material is there, but the sound is slightly similar to The New Blockaders, with the addition of random piano chords. On side two, there is the distorted sound of Tibetan horns added on a similar bed of sounds. It's a distinct break away from the pure Organum drone sound, with an interesting addition of new sounds that especially in 'Happy' works well. David Jackman/Organum still knows how to surprise his followers and is a remarkable conceptualist" [FdW]. Regular edition of 400 copies.
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ORGANUM - 'Omega' CD (Die Stadt)
The third and final part of the Organum trilogy that started with 'Sanctus' (Robot Records) and 'Amen' (Die Stadt). 'Omega' is a further continuation of those first two parts and "...comes to form in the use of a church organ like sound, some highly processed chime like sound and a deep drone of rusty metal in the background. Just as on 'Sanctus' and 'Amen' - and much true to the form of Organum mystery, there are three pieces here, which all sound quite similar - or perhaps they are similar? ... just enjoy that crazy genius Organum. I am long converted to his belief" (FdW). First edition of 600 copies in digipak.
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OSCILLATING INNARDS - 'Nadir Emergence' CD (Troniks / Iatrogenesis Records)
"Nadir Emergence" is the second full-length from Oscillating Innards; a document of the recurring and parallel themes of artistic/romantic failure and the forces of insignificance and degradation. Encompassing and hybridising elements of electroacoustic harsh noise, deliberate tonal studies, atmospheric drone collage and severe power electronics, "Nadir Emergence" is a dense and breathing environment of evocative sound and lyrics, steeped in continually growing and failing tones, recurring and degrading melody, and vehement sentiment. This is deeply personal music of smoldering roots and crumbling achievement; the secret infidelity and defeat of timbre. Ltd x 1000 copies.
OSEWOUDT - 'Gelag Van Zwartgeklede Kraaien' CD (Lichterklang)
A cold summer night at a cosy campfire that makes us forget the wind, and then... The sun rises behind enigmatic ancient rocks on the sea coast, the sound of drums, from the distance the wind carries an accordion, and then, guitars follow the rhythm, we stand up and start to sing. There is a new hope for Neofolk! The longing for pure, original and fresh folklore is now being answered. Dutch act Osewoudt bring straightforward melodies, martial drums, mellow accordion, strong, male vocals, dreamy and bold acoustic guitars. Their mixture of intense songs, passionate and poetic lyrics, raw and sober song structures, alluring melodies and their devotion to the the sublime, is exactly the kind of Neofolk we have all been waiting for. Artwork by Pitch Black (Anemone Tube). Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak with booklet.
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PAINTING PETALS ON PLANET GHOST - 'Fallen Camellias' CD (A Silent Place)
Second full-length album from Italian brothers Maurizio & Roberto Opalio (My Cat Is An Alien) and vocalist Ramona Ponzini (Praxinoscope). 'Fallen Camellias' is a tribute to one of the greatest poetess ever, Japanese Yosano Akiko, whose work in literature in the early 1900's is considered as manifesto of the Japanese Romanticism. Imagine a Vashti Bunyan or a early Marianne Faithful singing sweet melodies in Japanese language, and you can have an idea of the musical and poetical universe of PPOPG. The songs of 'Fallen Camellias' are built on acoustic guitar melodies and are made of the same pure, melancholy of the legendary Nick Drake. Let 'Fallen Camellias' be your warm blanket, as well as the promise of a new future spring. 6-panel digipak.
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PARANOIA INDUCTA - 'Pia Fraus' CD (Beast Of Prey)
"Pia Fraus” is second part of the Lux Mundi trilogy. This trilogy is a tribute to all those who died, were killed, deceived, humiliated and oppressed by catholic church. It's a tribute to all those victims who instead of love and hope were given torment and death. Anthony A Destroyer is joined once again by eLL (Sui Generic Umbra) and Robert Marciniak (Rukkanor). This second act in red symbolises the cardinal colour and is dedicated to all victims of cardinals. A dark ambient album with an atmosphere of death and industrial sounds, choirs, songs and voices, much like the style of "Gloria Laus". The handmade package, which is stamped and sealed, contains a 12-page booklet. 50 minutes of music in a limited edition 444 copies. Polish import.
PAS - 'Pure Energy Output Sessions' CD (PAS Records)
NYC experimentalists PAS (Post Abortion Stress) is a group out to create musical collages through the form of abstract sound. Their name refers metaphorically to those who have been aborted by society, because their point of view doesn't fit in the constraints of 'normal' society. The short name refers to the negative in French, metaphorically negating everything that is established to start from a new beginning. The band create soundscapes underpinned by the notion that music can be whatever the ear perceives... a conception fueled by the love of life and art. The compositions themselves are more akin to soundscapes than 'songs' in the traditional sense. There are no clearly defined melodies, no structural landmarks that give you any sense of traditional anchor. Sonic sculptures in the mode of pure art. 6-panel digisleeve.
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PHURPA - 'Nag bDud Ceremony' CD (Aquarellist)
This voyage began in the middle of the 1990's in Moscow, when a group of artists and musicians led by Alexei Tegin and based at the legendary Fabrique of Cardinal Art commenced their studies of traditional ritual music, drifting away from the field of contemporary electroacoustic and industrial music with the intent to delve deeper into the ancient musical cultures of the ancient Egypt, Iran and Tibet. The original 2003 lineup of the project that emerged as a result was dubbed Phurpa (one of the five tutelary deities of the Father Tantra in Bon tradition), and all the members have carried on with their research in the field of Tibetan liturgies up to the present day. Ltd x 500 copies in an outsized 6-panel sleeve.
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RALF WEHOWSKY & DAS SYNTHETISCHE MISCHGEWEBE - 'Die Eisenbüglerin' 2 x CD (Auf Abwegen)
The idea for this project was in the air since the late 1980s. RLW CD: the basic recordings were created by RLW from early-mid 2009, sound sources are instrumental (piano, trombone) and household objects. First detailed sketches of the compositions include heavily treated versions of these recordings, cross-modulations with sounds supplied by DSM and with DSM-variations of the RWL sounds sent to Caen. DSM CD: with very few exceptions he used only the original sound recordings of RLW, using treatments only what would be conceived to be already into the realm of the compositional strategies. Playing back recordings through 'no-fi equipment' and recording them again, while manipulating mechanically reproduction and recording devices. Ltd x 300 copies in an LP-sized sleeve reproducing an original drawing by Guido Hübner.
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RAMONA PONZINI & Z'EV - 'Ankoku' CD (A Silent Place)
Ramona's personal touch is certainly her own particular Japanese chant, together with the use of traditional percussion, bells and cymbals from Japan. Z'EV, enchanted by all those elements, asked Ramona for this cooperation. "Ankoku" is a Japanese word which means "deep darkness". For this debut Ramona's voice and percussion was processed by My Cat Is An Alien in their mysterious studio, placed somewhere in Western Alps, adding some field recordings. Those recordings were then sent to Z'EV who has processed them with some of his typical percussion. Z'EV deconstructed the sweetness of Ramona's chants, enfolding the pieces with a darker atmosphere. 5 obscure tracks, structured on charming vocal melodies moving out from a "haunted house". Digifile.
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RAPOON - 'Media Studies' CD (Aquarellist)
Rapoon is Robin Storey (Zoviet France). This album is dedicated to the research of mass media’s manipulation of people’s minds. "These recordings include the voice of David Icke. They reflect on the role of the media in shaping and informing opinions (the war in Iraq for example showed the shameless use of the media by a government intent on war whatever the real facts were) and in furthering prejudices and persecution of those who have differing views and dare to express them... Any similarity to any one living or dead is entirely due to Quantum Physics, string theory and parallel universes". Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak with two artcards.
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RAPOON - 'The Fires Of The Borderlands' CD (Release Entertainment)
As Rapoon, Robin Storey creates dark ambience. In fact, it sometimes borders on malevolent minimalism. "The Fires Of The Borderlands" is a set of deeply eerie atmospheres with experimental textures and frightening timbres. The mechanical repetition adds to the mystery. Deep drones alternate with sinister synth washes to heighten the mystique. Storey has left no room for escape; the soundscapes surround and enclose listeners tightly. The fires referenced in the title are the fires of hell, or, at the very least, the fires of fitful existentialism. "Time had no meaning. It was gone. The dust of it lay at my feet, disturbed now and again by strange winds that eddied around the ancient rocks I stood upon. The sky if one could call it that, threw fitful spasms of light and dark. The fires of the borderlands."
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RISING SHADOWS - 'Finis Gloriae Mundi' CD (Twilight Records)
"Finis Gloriae Mundi" is the third album from Rising Shadows. Once again the beautiful voice of Linda-li enriches the mysterious and complex musical textures created by Fredrik Klingwall. The Swedish duo now goes well beyond their neoclassical and medieval roots and leave the boundaries of a genre. Together with co-producer Mattias Olsson and several session musicians they explore new layers of instruments and rhythms in their music. "Finis Gloriae Mundi" is the soundtrack to a great finale, inspired by the curiosity of death and transmutations of our reality. The result is yet another haunting melancholic masterpiece.
Reissue of Millis' extremely limited 2008 release (Ltd x 120). Despite his many activities, Millis' recorded output has almost entirely been by way of collaboration, making this gem of a solo album all the more special. Psychedelic smear pocked with snippets of conversation, poetic extracts from his collection of 78s and a judicious amount of vinyl crackling. Blissed out shimmers constructed from loops and drones from guitar, bells, and glass harmonica, where haunted melodies from times long gone whisper through the mix. As if Millis were tapping into some stream of consciousness that subcutaneously connects all of these intermingling sounds. Ltd x 1000 copies in a digipak.
Rock-A-Rolla 31 features Pittsburg prog-rock / ethereal / experimentalists Zombi. There are also interviews with James Johnston (Faust, Gallon Drunk, Bad Seeds), Blood Ceremony, Explosions In The Sky, Young Widows, Orthodox, Liturgy, Mamiffer, Grayceon, Hexvessel, Weedeater and Bloodiest. This month's Label Focus is on Denovali. Also included is the usual vast selection of news, music, DVD and live reviews from the avant-rock, metal, noise and experimental scenes. Highly recommended!
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ROME - 'L'Assassin' MCD (Trisol)
The Assassin - Murder? Crime of passion? Rome's new 'Chanson Noir' speaks of man's enslavement in a world of constant transformation. The traditions of (French) Chanson and (American) Folk are becoming more influential in their current work. Chansonniers like Léo Ferré, Jacques Brel and singer / songwriter heroes like Cave, Cash and Cohen are obvious influences. This is the darker side of singer / songwriter tradition: post-industrial-folk with elements of Electro-Pop, complex arrangements of breathtaking melodies, mesmerising ballads of lyrical beauty, underlining Rome's ethos of never faltering or remaining uninvolved. Features four songs, among which the exclusive and intimate track "One Flesh", along with reinvented, "stringed" versions of two classic tracks "Der Erscheinungen Flucht' and 'Der Brandtaucher' (from "Masse Mensch Material"). Rome: unmasked, honest and authentic! Digipak.
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ROTHKO - '291' 7" (Zeal Records)
Rothko are a UK 3-piece who employ a unique approach to ambient music. All three members play electric bass and often utilise a handful of effects to alter the bass guitar sound to otherworldly rumbles and pulses. Their songs wander between intertwining bass melodies and washes of sound. "291," is comprised of simple meandering bass melodies, with a set verse, chorus, verse structure. The parts themselves sound very open and freeform, which gives the song a spacious feel, like their tone collages, despite the absence of any ambient noises. The B-side, "St. Seno" combines soundscape with melody. The end result is fairly similar to the A-side but much easier to grab onto. Droning waves of sound provide a full backdrop for the simple harmonies of the two bass guitar parts. Faint clinking of bells and sound loops playing backwards create a dream-like ambience which smears the song into a short, to the point, bliss out.
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SALLY DOHERTY & THE SUMACS - 'Black Is The Colour' CD (Tiger Records)
2008 re-issue of this beautiful album, on Sally Doherty's own label. Performing some of the greatest songs of the Folk tradition and giving them totally unique and challenging new interpretations, Sally Doherty (ex-Sieben) has produced a notable album that has obvious Folk elements but also has experimental aspects too. In this, her fifth album, she explores songs from Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain and Mexico as well as a couple of her own that fit beautifully with the traditional classics. Rich atmospheric moods with early French medieval styles mixing with tracks of haunting simplicity and others of lush, dark orchestration. This digitally-remastered album comes with a bonus track and is limited to 500 copies.
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SATORI - 'Kanashibari' LP (Dogma Chase)
First ever vinyl release from UK Dark Ambient / Fortean Electronics act Satori - Neil Chaney (Pessary) and Justin Mitchell (Cold Spring boss). "Kanashibari" is the Japanese term for sleep paralysis (literally "bound or fastened in metal"). The album explores this phenomena, manipulating Fortean sounds and deep dark ambience. Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies in a stunning full-colour inner sleeve, with die-cut matt finish outer sleeve, embellished with gold print and spot varnishing. The CD version of 'Kanashibari' was released on Cold Spring (CSR95CD).
Second full-length album from the two former Dies Natalis members, Norbert Strahl and Alex Meier. "Wege" is a classical Neofolk album in best tradition. Some songs mirror a sad, sometimes even gloomy picture of the world inside and outside of ourselves, other songs are just filigree Folk-ballads, as beautiful and dreamy as one could imagine. Nevertheless all nine songs always stand strong and powerful, showing a path to the listener, never to turn back and never to lose his courage. Martial rhythms drum stirringly to neoclassical compositions, united with impassionate piano and guitar playing and electronic sounds. The challenging lyrics on "Wege" deal with the stages in one's life, our path through time and the questions for the meaning and the purpose of life. Digipak with booklet.
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SHINJUKU THIEF - 'The Scribbler' CD (Cold Spring CSR62CD)
Reissue of the 1992 classic by this Australian genius, originally released in an edition of 500 copies (Dorobo). Occasional bursts of factory noise, industrial rumblings and disembodied German voices form the backdrop to a minimalist reworking of Kafka's "The Trial." An album of dense filmic atmospheres and orchestral instrumentation. 'The Scribbler' has been digitally remastered and is enhanced with a series of video clips constructed by Richard Grant (I+T=R), incorporating both new material together with the original images prepared for "The Scribbler" live show.
Third part of the Witch Trilogy. Dark post-classical compositions alternating between poignantly lyrcial and furiously dramatic, set amongst disturbing supernatural soundscapes, and unsettling cinematic sound design. Blending the lush sweep of Raison D'etre, the epic grandeur of In Slaughter Natives and a surreal violence to his sound design closer to musique concrete than dark ambience, Shinjuku Thief's 2002 album delivers on all counts. Enough touchstones to satisfy the audience's appetite for familiar territory, but with enough risks to transcend cliche. This is a magnificent album! Along with the other two albums in the trilogy this comes highly recommended! Textured card artwork.
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SILENCE & STRENGTH - 'Opus Paracelsum' CD (The Eastern Front)
Second full-length esoteric dark ambient / alchemical experimental opus full of weird sounds composed by Silence & Strength. The album is inspired by life and works of Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, medieval Swiss physician, chemist, alchemist, one of the fathers of modern medicine and rebellious thinker, developed his own system of medicine and philosophy. All music by Stephan Friedman. Ltd x 1000 copies.
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SKULLFLOWER - 'Fucked On A Pile Of Corpses' CD (Cold Spring CSR151CD)
The most remorseless, brutal Skullflower ever! Alternating between granular lo-fi primitive rock and granular lo-fi primitive Power Electronics, this taut disc is a chain mail glove of hate to any lazy minds who've tainted the air with describing Skullflower as 'psychedelic'. But that's not to say this is an all out total assault. There are also moments of tender acoustic balladry, its just that they don't exist. The remorseless brutal sound is primitive, but as detailed and rich as a blood soaked medieval canvas, somewhere betwixt The Rita and Clandestine Blaze, but more brutal! Long live the New Flesh! Kether is in Malkuth, Malkuth is in Kether, but in a different way...
Slepaya Elan (Blind Elan - marsh covered with grass) is a Russian project from the Moscow region, uniting influenced of Drone, Industrial and Dark Ambient. The concept and sense of the album is seclusion, solitude, contemplation of nature, almost untouched or changed by civilisation, cognition of surroundings and your own inner world. Sounds of a lively highway, the noise of a forest, chaotic thunder of railways and the rustle of rain withdraw into pouring, smoothly flowing drone. Abrasive noise gradually comes into clear deep melodies. Ltd x 500 copies.
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SON OF ERIS - 'Kallisti' CD (War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
Having been completely silent since their debut release on War Office Propaganda in 2005, German group Son of Eris presents their first CD-proper. Some of the darkest aspects of Neofolk music, with catchy Martial pop songs, charismatic vocals and distinctive melodies, full of charm. There are clean guitars interlaced with industrial components and atmospheric moments. Over 60 minutes of music in a digipak.
Sonne Hagal’s second full-length album once more bestows the listener with a journey into the unknown realms of poetry, mysteries and enthralling melodies. Closely connected to Europa’s folk-music tradition and the Northern mysteries, the band develops song structures that reach from simple traditional arrangements to complex compositions. The songs, performed in German and English, reveal rediscovered poems as well as self-written lyrics. The atmosphere of the songs varies from intimate, quiet parts to fresher, light-hearted and lively sounds up to heavy distorted parts supported by real or electronic drums. Each song unfolds its own universe, interconnected by the central idea of “Jordansfrost”: the constant changing between light and darkness, the seasons or even life and death themselves. Guests: Of The Wand And The Moon, In Gowan Ring, Waldteufel, Ernte, Lux Interna, Darkwood and Black Sun Productions. Ltd x 500 copies with full colour inner sleeve.
Sonne Hagal releases with this new 7" vinyl single - yet another black pearl in European Neofolk history. Two intimate songs of silent beauty and subtle energy. Once more expects the listener both, traditional English poetry as well as self-written lyrics, shrouded in enchanting melodies. Supported by Matt Howden (Sieben) the single draws a bow between the last LP and the coming new album. Presented with beautiful Art Nouveau-like artwork this single will pleasure all your senses. This release underlines the outstanding format of the German Neofolk outfit. Ltd x 500 copies in a stunning hardback gatefold sleeve with lyrics.
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SOULSEARCH - 'Liedersammlung' CD (Ahnstern)
Pagan-Doom Folk-Metal with strong and heroic German lyrics and many Medieval elements. All songs on this album were recorded between 1993 and 2000. The CD includes the final Soulsearch release: the 10" 'Iherno' (2000), which was limited to only 100 copies. The other songs are a fine selection from their early albums, plus one unreleased track. After they split in 2001, two ex-Soulsearch founded Our Survival Depends On Us, whilst another member, Haju, is a founding member of Sturmpercht.
Debut album from Lithuanian post-Industrial / ritual project Spanxti. The album is full of maturity and has an elaborate structure, dedicated to recall the atmosphere and gravity of ancient rituals. Every track represents a separate ritual which is extremely authentic in the way it simulates rituals performed by ancestors in the past. It strove to restore the authenticity of rituals by using the original scripts of ritual / mythological content, created in ancient Indo-European languages. All scripts are authentic, written down hundreds or thousands of years ago, and clearly represent the outlook of the ancient world. The title of the album is the reconstructed word of the Proto-Indo-European, which means “the earth”. The whole album is an integral ritual, consisting of a few smaller ones, and a certain attempt to experience the archaic spirit in authentic way. Ltd x 200 copies in a jewelcase with die-cut slip.
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ABISMO - 'Ultimo Canto Ciclico Do Sol' CD (Nihil Art)
Black Ambient / Industrial / Occultic music from Brazil. A new disc with the old carcass called Abismo, in the realm of deep dark ritual ambient. This is a funeral of the soul... a funeral march for humanity heading for extinction. With an extreme aversion for life, this is sick music for ruined souls. Ltd x 500 copies. Russian import.
BLACK DEPTHS GREY WAVES - 'Nightmare Of The Blackened Heart' CD (Aesthetic Death Records)
The new album from Black Depths Grey Waves - the sickened minds of Clint Listing (As All Die) and Saint Of Gravediggers (Ordo Tyrannis). Consisting of 3 lengthy Blackened occult noise rituals, "Nightmare Of The Blackened Heart" is a crawling immersion into the darkest reaches of your subconscious mind. A disturbing audial experience influenced by MZ. 412, Valefor and Schloss Tegal. Digipak.
SUI GENERIS UMBRA - 'Ater' CD (Dying Art Productions)
Sui Generis Umbra is the new guise of Polish act Umbra. Dark haunted occult music, similar to Aghast. The music of Umbra has a special, magical, dark and secret atmosphere. It flows out of a lonely heart which belongs to a creature from another world. A world with no time, a world freed from reality. Hidden in the world of solitude and darkness, living among the old superstitions Lady Lugalla describes a world in which the unreal coexists with the real. Howling of the distant wind, scornful yells, the singing of bells playing the demons' song called Ater. A song which comes straight out of the depths of Lady Lugalla's heart. A spell that takes the listener on a trip to the magical world of The Witch! Originally released in 2000 by Fluttering Dragon, now re-issued with new artwork in an edition of 500 copies.
VISTHIA - 'In Aeternum Deleti' CD (ATMF)
There was a time when extreme music was not a mere shouting exercise, but a Vision, an idea of how to develop the magma of creation. Hailing from Italy, Visthia confirm the innovative attitude and contribution this scene is giving to reawakening the daring attitude that scene seems to have lost. Where others merely stopped to investigate, Visthia crossed the Rubicon, passing through the most extreme metal hemispheres to the industrial fields, resulting in the Black Powernoise genre. Told through the Latin tongue, the Occult Tradition becomes untold. The platter is enriched by the contribution of the internationally renowned artist Nicola Samorì, known for his unique style, bringing modern decay into the crystalized perfection of the ancient. File beside Dødheimsgard, Diabolicum, MZ.412 and Aborym.
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STAHLWERK 9 - 'Der Tod Nagelt Die Augen Zu...' CD (Steinklang)
Highly recommended album from the German grandmaster of Death Ambient. On this album Stahlwerk 9 presents his noisy side. It still sounds like a typical Stahlwerk 9 album, but is loaded with droning and pulsating noise sequences and deep voices from the valley of death. 2nd edition in jewelcase.
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STEIN - 'Haldor' CD (Heimatfolk)
Stein was founded in 2005 as the solo-project of Norbert Strahl, the singer of Seelenthron and founding member of the famous Neofolk outfit Dies Natalis. Norbert's aim with Stein was, to compose songs for the poems of Georg Thom (his grandfather), written between 1911 and 1936. In the beginning of the band, Norbert worked with Jens Vetter of Grünland, who also was ex-Dies Natalis member, but due to the intense work on Seelenthron, Stein stopped in the fledgling stage, until in 2009 the project finally grew to a real band. Finally in summer 2010 the first album "Haldor" was recorded in the Studios of Alexander Meier. "Haldor" is a mix of romantic-paganism and apocalyptic visions, packed in real handmade, classical Neofolk. The album is dedicated to Lorenz Klinger, Norbert's little son, who fights against leukemia with the power of a tiny rock. "Haldor" is Norse and means "Thor's rock". Digipak.
SVARTSINN - 'Of Darkness And Re-Creation' CD (Cyclic Law / Ewers Tonkunst / Indiestate Distribution)
The second chapter from Norway's Svartsinn. Gloomy and dark soundscapes collide with sad and dark melodic compositions. A collection of stories based on heavy mind struggles, emotional complicity or elegies which either leads to emptiness or dark places for a re-creation of the self image. Darkness is all around us or inside each and every one of us, let’s not fear it. 2010 reissue. Ltd x 500 copies in a stunning / spot-varnished mini-LP outsize sleeve with spot-varnished inner sleeve.
T.A.C. is a post-Industrial, experimental group from Cagliari, Italy. Recorded in the same sessions as "Waiting for the Twilight", the atmosphere on 'Twilight Rituals" is just a little bit different... more defined with steadier sounds, but not so easily classified. "Twilight Rituals" presents surreal atmospheres, faint, without any reference-point, in which everything is mixed and confused… where the sound is flitting and the light is indefinite... things are never what they seem to be... Digipak.
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TAM QUAM TABULA RASA - 'Cotidie Morimur' 7" (Drone Records)
A legendary and very original Italian post industrial group from the cassette-underground culture of the late 80’s/ early 90’s, who had their one and only vinyl release on Drone in 1995. They were at the forefront of what one could call “archaic drone-noise”. TQTR are active again these days so we decided to put this early Drone EP back into existence. Second edition of 300 copies on blue / yellow marbled vinyl in a foldout sleeve with insert.
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TAMAGAWA - 'Plus Tard, Le Meme Jour...' CD (Noecho)
Quite a varied release - from warm washed out ambient dreaminess, to buzzing crumbling drones, to squiggly spaciness, to gorgeous glistening sun baked post rock, to reverb drenched guitar drift, to thick super distorted dirgedrone, and each of those allowed to shift and shimmer, change shape, and alter sound, transform from one into the other, and then back again, the drone is definitely the root of the music here, but even that is sometimes relegated to whirring way off in the distance, while harmonics sparkle and rhythms shuffle, but just as often, the drone wipes the slate clean, and all the other elements drift and whirl in the background while the drone rumbles and buzzes. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel, die-cut digipak.
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TASADAY - 'Implosione Tra Le Pieghe Dell'Anima' CD (Silentes Minimal Editions)
The sensational CD release of an outstanding tape (originally published by Multiple Configuration) that includes live tracks recorded between 1983-1984 and comes in a completely remastered edition. Tasaday are a "cult" band active since the early 80s. Born from the merging of Die Form and Nulla Iperreale, they are probably the most eclectic and groundbreaking representative of an Italian experimental scene that blended elements of rock, noise, experimental and industrial music with great courage and originality. An audio document of exceptional value, this long-awaited reprint of live material is also the most direct and remarkable evidence of the work of this unforgettable band.
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TEMPLE MUSIC - 'Soon You Will All Die And Your Lives Will Have Been As Nothing' CD (Silken Tofu)
'Soon You Will All Die And Your Lives Will Have Been As Nothing' is the new album by the UK-based psychedelic/drone/ambient project Temple Music. Stephen Robinson and Alan Trench (known from the dark folk project Orchis) skillfully combine a wide range of acoustic and electronic instruments, field recordings and drones with spoken word, rhythm and chaos, resulting into one long avant-garde soundscape. The vocals are both comforting and unsettling and contribute to an overall magical atmosphere. Introspective and spiritual as well as powerful and energetic, 'Soon You Will All Die And Your Lives Will Have Been As Nothing' will entice the ears and the soul. Ltd x 300 copies in an A5 heavy card gatefold folder.
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TENHORNEDBEAST / MARZURAAN - 'The Law Of The Needle / Into Countless Battles' CD (Aurora Borealis)
TenHornedBeast is the dark vision of Christopher Walton, part of the much feted Endvra, masters of 90s dark and occult ambient. 'Law Of The Needle', clocking in at over 28 minutes, is an oppressive opus of doomed drone, both monolithic and multifaceted. Marzuraan contribute 13 minutes of narcotic guitar haze. Their previous gruff metal grunts have been replaced by a subdued, almost crushed vocal. This is epic, like a bassier, looser, Mogadon dosed JESU with a man past caring roped in to give his thoughts on where its all gone wrong. Printed on heavy textured card and with 2 die cut runes. Comes in a PVC archive bag with a transparent sticker.
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THE FAMILY ELAN - 'Bow Low Bright Glow' CD (Altvinyl)
“Bow Low Bright Glow” is a communal excavation and re-presentation of buried European folk and sufi-hearted music than any form of experiment. Family Elan are alone in their field. Here, Chris Hladowski has put together a collection of original numbers, visions created from lost / found tapes and traditional pieces that are a fitting companion to Family Elan’s “Stare of Dawn” debut. Alongside Hladowski’s voice, there’s the vocal input of Nalle’s Hanna Tuulikki – a voice as easily capable of gentle Qawwali as it is folk song. This is a record of heavy treble intricacy, Hladowski’s saz and bouzouki playing encompassing drones, folk, dervish progressive work and a woozy shimmer over and through the entwining melodies. Family Elan are more than just a project or a band, Hladowski has endowed the music here with a such a unique voice that shaky shorthand comparisons would be pointless and a short sell. Music that hints at the devotional rarely feels as inclusive, as communal and as enjoyable as this. Gatefold digisleeve.
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THE FAMILY ELAN - 'Bow Low Bright Glow' LP (Altvinyl)
“Bow Low Bright Glow” is a communal excavation and re-presentation of buried European folk and sufi-hearted music than any form of experiment. Family Elan are alone in their field. Here, Chris Hladowski has put together a collection of original numbers, visions created from lost / found tapes and traditional pieces that are a fitting companion to Family Elan’s “Stare of Dawn” debut. Alongside Hladowski’s voice, there’s the vocal input of Nalle’s Hanna Tuulikki – a voice as easily capable of gentle Qawwali as it is folk song. This is a record of heavy treble intricacy, Hladowski’s saz and bouzouki playing encompassing drones, folk, dervish progressive work and a woozy shimmer over and through the entwining melodies. Family Elan are more than just a project or a band, Hladowski has endowed the music here with a such a unique voice that shaky shorthand comparisons would be pointless and a short sell. Music that hints at the devotional rarely feels as inclusive, as communal and as enjoyable as this. Ltd x 500 copies on heavyweight vinyl in a stunning textured heavyweight sleeve.
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THE HAFLER TRIO - 'Cleave: 9 Great Openings' CD (Nextera)
The "Part The First" of a trilogy. “Cleave: Nine Great Openings'” is the first studio release by H30 since ''hljodmynd'' released in 2000 on the German industrial label Die Stadt (though the material on that album was already recorded in 1995). “Cleave” is a 60-minute slowly evolving piece with a very wide, low and resonant sound. Could almost be described as dark ambient or meditative music with a very special atmosphere. Coming in absolutely unique, super deluxe, luxury packaging! Embossed gatefold Paper-Wallet with special Transparent Wraparound and silver prints.
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THE HAFLER TRIO - 'No More Twain, Of Flesh: 11 Unequivocal Obsecrations' CD (Nextera)
Third part of the trilogy - the first being "Cleave: 9 Great Openings" (Nextera, 2003) and the second being "No Man Put Asunder: 7 Fruitful And Seamless Unions" (Die Stadt, 2003). Again, this is a 60+ minutes long piece which slowly changes, with a very wide and resonant sound, but for sure is the most surprising and experimental work of all three parts! Ltd x 1022 copies in an absolutely unique, super deluxe, luxury packaging! Embossed gatefold Paper-Wallet with special Transparent Wraparound and silver print.
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THE NEW BLOCKADERS & ORGANUM - 'Der Graben' 7" (Die Stadt)
"Der Graben" ("The Ditch") is the final joint release by these two masters of noise / drone. Two unreleased classic TNB / Organum tracks that show all the glory of this collaborative project, which remains unique until today. The two short pieces (just over 3 minutes in total!) are filled with metallic scraping sounds and dissonant noise elements. This second edition of 200 comes without the original picture cover, but in plain black sleeves (with center hole) and pressed on heavy black vinyl.
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THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACK - 'Alchemie' CD (The Fossil Dungeon / Twilight Records)
"Alchemie" was originally published by the (now defunct) World Serpent in 1999. This new edition features re-mastered and newly embellished versions of the original songs along with several bonus tracks. "Alchemie" is a conglomeration of songs based heavily upon the medieval occult science for which the album is named. The album also features other songs portraying Arthurian legend and the bravery of knights on the battlefield. Features a very special guest appearance from Arcana on the track 'Lapis Philosophorum'. Digipak.
THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACK - 'Mirror Of The Middle Ages' CD (The Fossil Dungeon)
The sixth full length album from TSBB presents a unique combination of contemporary and traditional songs representing the Middle Ages. Non-purist music capturing the essence of times past. The Soil Bleeds Black immerse you into a sonically rich tapestry that is both archaic and timeless. This is their most medieval work to-date. Presented in a digifile.
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THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACK - 'Three Living, Three Dead' 10" (Old Europa Cafe)
Stunning 10" from this leading US Neofolk / Medieval band, with exclusive and unreleased tracks. As usual with TSBB, they deliver beautiful and highest quality acoustic medieval ballads. One track was composed with Francesco Banchini (Ataraxia and Gor). Ltd x 500 copies on brown vinyl in a stunning gold on brown textured sleeve with insert.
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THISQUIETARMY - 'Aftermath' CD (Basses Frequences)
ThisQuietArmy's fourth album is partially inspired and in respect to aesthetics by the works of German visual artist Anselm Kiefer - the setting of "Aftermath" takes place in the post-apocalyptic countryside and revolves around fallen angels as unexploded ordnances. In parallel, the compositions were also inspired by the sounds of crackling tubes and failing resistors captured by amplifiers during the recording process. Drones and melodies were built around these hissing sounds to create moods of tension and transitions from the remnants of destruction. These static interferences thus remained as important compositional elements, as if the whole themed-universe stemmed from a faraway buzz, in which the dawn of a new era reveals itself. With "Aftermath", ThisQuietArmy manages to create the perfect light and heavy post-nuclear winter atmosphere, with a glimmer of hope appearing slowly like sun rays through massive dust clouds. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
TINDERSTICKS - 'The Hungry Saw' CD (Beggars Banquet)
This seventh album from the cult Nottingham indie chamber pop act is their first since 2003's 'Waiting For The Moon' and sees them reduced to a trio after the departure of several founder members. Relocating to a long-dream-of studio space in rural France, the band recruited new backing players and quickly laid down these tunes, whose new and stripped-down version of their trademark sound has already been hailed by fans and critics alike. "...from the first haunting notes of "Introduction" to the last soulful moments of "The Turns We Took", The Hungry Saw is as good as it gets. The traditional Tindersticks sound - part smoky heartbreak, part sinister minor-key noir malevolence - is present and correct, and far more focussed, resulting in an early contender for the best album of 2008... the strength of the tracks, and the sheer thrill of hearing Stuart Staples' sleepy Cohen-esque croon tackle such gems as the title track, the gently mournful "All the Love", or the sinister "Mother Dear" prove that the band are as good as they ever were... as affecting and epic as anything they've done, and a good sign that Tindersticks still have a fruitful few albums in them yet." (Amazon)
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TONY WAKEFORD - 'Not All Of Me Will Die' CD (The Eastern Front)
Over 2000 years ago, the Roman poet Horace wrote the line "Non Omnis Moriar" ("Not All Of Me Will Die"). Its poignant defiance of human mortality and faith in the transcending power of art rings out down the ages, finding an echo in this new work from Tony Wakeford, founder of seminal English dark folk / Neofolk band Sol Invictus. Wakeford's 4th solo album commemorates the life and work of the Polish-Ukrainian Jewish poetess Zuzanna Ginczanka, executed by the Gestapo in Kraków in 1944. All of the album’s lyrics are based on Ginczanka’s verses. As with his 2007’s "Into The Woods", Wakeford is joined by a range of guest musicians and vocalists, including avantgarde composer Susan Matthews and members of Orchestra Noir, Zunroyz and Sol Invictus. Ltd x 1000 copies.
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TROBAR DE MORTE - 'Beyond The Woods - The Acoustic Songs' CD (Morningside Records)
A fully acoustic work by Trobar De Morte, which offers 4 new tracks and new versions of 9 of their best tracks from previous releases. The band has been working this release over the past 3 years, resulting in a crystalline deluxe studio production of pure medieval classic emotions, melodies and sounds. The beautiful and lulling voice of Lady Morte (Ordo Funebris) is accompanied by hurdy gurdy, bells, flutes, tambourines, drums, darbuka, bass, bagpipes, whistles, Spanish classic guitars, bouzouki, violins and Celtic harp. Highly recommended for fans of Ataraxia, Dead Can Dance, Faun or The Moon And The Nightspirit.
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TROUM - 'Ljubimaya / Daur' CD (Abgurd)
Reissue of two 10" from the years 1998 and 2003. "Daur" (was the very first release of Troum (Ltd x 300, Cohort Records) and it presents very post-rock sounding material with a lot of decipherable guitar parts and a good drive. "Ljubimaya" was released by the Russian label Waystyx (Ltd x 455) and carries you towards a lyrical and touchy eternity of ever-beginning melodies without an end, into the emptiness of existence with all the uterine roar provided by Yen Pox on one of the tracks. The cover features psychedelic image manipulations by Dmitri Chistov (Hum). Ltd x 500 copies.
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TROUM - 'Sigqan' CD (Transgredient)
2009 reissue of Troum's 2003 album (Desolation House). "Deep beneath the ocean is a world of mystery, wonder, darkness, and danger. Even if it weren't for the cover art of this German duo's brilliant new album, there is unmistakably no other place in the universe that has influenced the sounds and movement of what is represented within. These drones are not passive in the least. The depth and volume are all encompassing, and moving slowly but steadily like an ancient and lonely large whale through the graveyards of shipwrecks... The intangible overwhelming feeling of weight and pressure is unavoidable and inescapable, like being frozen in a dream, unable to move, but calm and comforting all the same...." (Brainwashed). Presented in a 6-panel digipak with UV-high gloss spot varnishing, designed by eyelyft.
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VA - 'A Selection Of Drones Past: Singles 1993-2000' 2 x CD (Tumult)
This compilation serves as a digital introduction to the analogue world of DRONE RECORDS. "A small sampling of wondrous sounds from this ongoing series of limited, lovingly hand assembled 7" singles." Featuring: Alio Die, Aube, Delphium, Die Feinen Trinker Bei Pinkels, Dronæment, Dual, Francisco Lopez, Inade, Kallabris, Klood, Maeror Tri, Osso Exotico, Reynols, Spear, Tarkatak, Toy Bizarre, Ultra United, Vance Orchestra, Vir and Yen Pox. Packaged in a gatefold digisleeve with a poster showing the sleeves of the 7" records, from which the songs are taken. A true gem for non-vinyl fans and drone fanatics alike.
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VA - 'Cataclastic Fracture - Volume 2' CD (Deadline Recordings)
Follow up to the 1994 Volume 1 compilation. An astonishing 74 (!) tracks of noise from: III, A Pink Cloud, Anatomy Of A Blackout, Antibody, Architectura Sonitus, Are The Volcanoes Still Active?, Astrogenic Hallucinauting, Baptist Skin Communiti, Battery Suspects, Big City Orchestra, Black Sand Desert, Bull Anus, Chrysalis, Circuit Wound, Cock E.S.P. Concrete Violin, Crank Sturgeon, Crash At Every Speed, Crawling Iris, DCLXVI, Dee Gee Min Og Dog, Diagram: A, Disturbios, Emulsion, Eugenics Council, Facialmess, Filthy Turd, Foutredieu!!!, Frybrain, Guilty Connector, Human Bone Bicycle Sciences Industries, Human Is Filth, Ice Pornette, Immaculate:Grotesque, Inhalant, In The Land Of Archers, Khan Guil, Lackthrow, Lysogeny, Metax II, Metrocide, Mitchell, MK9, Monoid, NxFxTxEx, Murex, Muzak, Noisebitch, Pop Culture Rape Victim, Praying Gods, Prurient, Puking Concrete Gardens, Purple Rinse Paradise Parade, Reallovedestroys, R.H.Y. Yau, Robert Warner, Ruthless Homogenizer, Sickness, Spit+Smudge, Steel Hook Prostheses, Stegm, Stimbox, Stolen Light, Tearing The Wings Off Flies, T.E.F., The Bran (Another Plight Of The Medic's...) Pos, The Nautilus Deconstruction, The Secret Geography, T.A.D.M., Viodre, Xome, XV Par�wek, Yung Lee and ze'r�-sum. Professional CD in PVC wallet.
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VA - 'From Earth To Sirius' 2 x CD (Zoharum)
A form of message sent from the Earth to the brightest star, composed of 20 exclusive tracks prepared especially for this compilation. Sirius is the canine planet, the brightest star of the northern sky. Known since the ancient times, it has left an imprint on forming outlooks, beliefs, religious centres in many cultures. Even the ancient Egyptians worshipped Sirius as a deity, built their calendar on Sirius' cycle closely connected to the Nile tides before the summer solstice. In the 20th century the interest in the magical aspect of Sirius did not die out. Thanks to the Discordian groups with R.A. Wilson (the great philosopher to whom the compilation is dedicated) and T. Leary at the head, it is still being revived. The music on the album oscillates between psychedelic drone, dark ambient, tribal and down-tempo. Some of the projects approach the theme in the vein of ritualistic music; others realise their ideas through the sounds of universe and deep dark infinite space. Features: Ah Cama-Sotz, Apocalyptic Visions, Atomine Elektrine, Christblood, Different State, Electric Uranus, Emme Ya, Expo '70, Hybryds, Kallee, Kia Karma, Nordvargr, Ouroboros, Phelios, Rapoon, S.E.T.I., Therion Trismegistos, Unknown Caller, X-NAVI:ET and Zenial. Presented in a beautiful 6-panel digipak with silver print. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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VA - 'Heilige Feuer 6' 2 x CD (Der Angriff / Indiestate Distribution)
The new release in the series commemorates Heilige Feuer 6 festival which was held in December 2006 in Moscow and is dedicated to Eduard Chernyshov whose enthusiasm, energy, activity and creativity once gave birth to Heilige Feuer festival and who sadly passed away in late 2005. 2 tracks apiece from: A Challenge Of Honour, Anthesteria, Des Esseintes, ICK, Kryptogen Rundfunk, Leiche Rustikal, Radio Murmansk and The Protagonist. Limited to just 400 copies in a gatefold digisleeve with bronze print, inside an embossed slipcase - ACT FAST!
UK 17£
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VA - 'Looking For Europe' 4 x CD Set (Auerbach Tonträger)
The history of Neofolk for the first time on CD. Features: Agnivolok / Ain Soph / Allerseelen / Andrew King / Argine / Ataraxia / Blood Axis / Boyd Rice & Friends / Camerata Mediolanense / Changes / Darkwood / Death In June / Der Blutharsch / Dies Natalis / Empyrium / Ernte / Fire + Ice / Forseti / Gae Bolg / Hagalaz Runedance / Hekate / In Gowan Ring / Kirlian Camera / Laibach / Leakh / Lux Interna / Magnet / Mother Destruction / Neun Welten / Nico / Of The Wand And The Moon / Ordo Equitum Solis / Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio / Orplid / Ostara / Regard Extreme / Romowe Rikoito / Royal Family & The Poor (Feat. Peter Hook) / Scivias / Scott Walker / Shining Vril / Sieben / Sol Invictus / Sonne Hagal / Sorrow (Rose McDowall) / Strawbs / T.A.C. / Tenhi / Test Dept / Thee Majesty (Genesis P-Orridge) / Waldteufel / Werkraum & Lady Morphia. Exceedingly lavish 4-CD hardback book, clothbound and gold-embossed with an extensive 100-page booklet.
UK 26£
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VA - 'Make Them Die Slowly!' LP (Cult Vinyl)
An absolute must for lovers of the 'Video Nasties' genre! All the original trailers and music from some of the most controversial films ever made: Make Them Die Slowly (Cannibal Ferox), Maniac, Nightmares In A Damaged Brain, Scalps, SS Experiment Love Camp, The Boogey Man, The Burning, The Dorm That Dripped Blood, The Driller Killer, The Evil, The Forest, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House On The Left, The Toolbox Murders, Unhinged, Cannibal Holocaust, Don't Answer The Phone, Don't Go In The House, Drive In Massacre, I Drink Your Blood, I Spit On Your Grave and Madman. Perfect for sampling, DJs and of course Hallowe'en! White label with A4 insert. Only 200 copies - HURRY FOR THIS ONE!
UK 13.00£
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VA - 'Mit Fester Hand - Allerseelenlieder' CD (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
Brilliant new compilation of Allerseelen cover versions by friends of Gerhard Hallstatt (Allerseelen). Features: Allerseelen, Àrnica, Blood Axis & Sangre Cavallum, Cawatana, Der Arbeiter, Der Feuerkreiner, Die Weisse Rose, Ernte, Fanes, Fräkmündt, Haberfeld, Hrefnesholt, Klammheim, Larrnakh, Ô Paradis, Sagittarius, Scivias, Sturmpercht, Svarrogh and Tyr-Kreis. An astounding 88 minutes of Neofolk music in a 6-panel digipak.
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VA - 'Night Science IV' Magazine + CD (Cipher Productions)
Fourth edition of this excellent Noise zine. The accompanying CD contains tracks from Hum Of The Druid (2 tracks), The Haters, Dieter Müh, Kazumoto Endo, Raionbashi, Halthan and Golden Serenades - plus extensive interviews with all of these artists, and a profile for the Posh Isolation label. Around 220 reviews. Perfect bound A5 B&W magazine (more like a softback book!) with 136 pages. Ltd x 500 copies, Australian import. An impressive collection, a very enjoyable read and a highly recommended addition to any noise collection!!
UK 13£
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VA - 'Nikolaevka' CD (Palace Of Worms)
Compilation dedicated to the Italian soldiers who fought in the Battle of Nikolaevka on 26 January, 1943 (as a small part of the larger Battle of Stalingrad) against 4 Soviet armies. 65 years later a new assault from the Italians brings us some of the best apocalyptic neofolk and martial Italian bands around today. 18 exclusive tracks from: Albireon, All My Faith Lost, At The Funeral Of My Violet Rabbit, Calle Della Morte, Das Lange Messer, Der Feuerkreiner, Gregorio Bardini, Hexperos, L'Effet C'Est Moi, Lia Fail, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Sala Dell Colonne, Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum, Sir Logla feat. Coro Dell'Innominato, Symbiosis, The Green Man, The Growing Crystals Lab and The Well Of Sadness.
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VA - 'Rinktine' 2 x CD (Dangus)
Double CD compilation featuring great artists from Lithuania and beyond to celebrate the 12th Menuo Juodaragis (MJR) festival. The first disc features the most well-known acts from Lithuania: Atalyja, Donis, Driezhas, Girnu Giesmes, Kulgrinda, Lauxna Lauksna, Liberte, Pievos, Rasa Basom, Spanxti, Trolis & Giberlingers, Vilkduja, Wejdas, Zalvarinis and Zpoan Vtenz. The 2nd disc features non-Lithuanian acts: Allerseelen, Baobabs, Dandelion Wine, Enu Kaleidoskopes, Forgotten Sunrise, Hybryds, Of The Wand And The Moon, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Sieben, Svarrogh, The Moon And The Nightspirit, Theodor Bastard, Virre+ and Von Thronstahl. Like the event, this compilation is rather colourful and diverse, presenting mostly exclusive, special and unreleased recordings from 30 bands and projects in the Dark Ambient, Neoclassical, Medieval, Dark Folk and Neofolk genres. Presented in a 6-panel digipak.
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VA - 'Stahlerne Lichter' CD (Licht Und Stahl)
First CD proper from this fledgling label, featuring exclusive 'post-industrial' tracks from: Dieter Muh, Erdlicht, Fieberflug, Flutwacht, Galerie Schallschutz, Kraftkammer, Le Syndicat, Leiche Rustikal, Minamata, N.Strahl.N. (2 tracks), Sturmkind, Vacio Perfecto and Wach. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.
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VA - 'What Pleasing The Lord Looks Like-Marriage' CD (HCB Records)
Subtitled "Extreme Noise... And Terror From Japan & Israel", you immediately get an idea of the contents - a glimpse into the cathartic underground of the Japanese and Israeli noise and doom scenes. All tracks are previously unreleased and exclusive for this compilation. Features: Cadaver Eyes, LietterSchpichDiet, MoneyIsGod, Nerveless, Poochlatz, Remesh, Ryokuchi and Zenocide. The Lord never seemed so pleased!
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VA - 'Where Tattered Clouds Are Stranding' 2 x CD (The Eastern Front)
A compilation of European neofolk, industrial, dark ambient projects dedicated to the art of Icelandic sculptor and painter Einar Jonsson (1874-1954). Almost all the songs presented on the compilation, inspired by Einar Jonsson's art, are unique, previously unreleased and composed especially for this compilation. Part I "Grief" is a neofolk / martial part with the songs of: Aeldaborn, Agnivolok, Belborn, Cawatana, Cold Fusion, H.E.R.R. / Von Thronstahl, Horologium, Kammer Sieben, Larrnakh, Rukkanor, Storm Of Capricorn, Westwind, Weihan, Zebaoth. Part II "Birth Of Psyche" is dark ambient / industrial / esotheric part with the songs of: Artefactum, Bisclaveret, Echo West, Gandolfs Gedanken, Gregorio Bardini, Hoarfrost, Kadaver / Refuse To Die, Objekt 4, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Shining Vril, Sitra Ahra and Wach. Ltd x 1000 copies in a double foldout package. Highly recommended!
UK 13£
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VA - 'Wilde Jaeger' 2 x CD (Percht)
"Wilde Jaeger" is a unique compilation of Alpine Folk Music, Pagan Ritual Music and authentic field-recordings from the darkest woods and deepest valleys to the highest peaks of the sacred Central-European Alps, as well as of other pagan and alpine regions in Europe and the USA. A tremendous list of artists have participated here: A Minority Of One, Allerseelen, Elli Riehl, Ernte, Fanes, Foresta Di Ferro, Haberfeld, Hamramr, Heiliges Licht, Hekate, Jägerblut, Jahrtal, Magdalena, SagenToeterRiharcSmilesTrollFerd, Sangre Cavallum, Scivias, Soulsearch, Sturmpercht, Svarrogh, Teatro Satanico, The Joy Of Nature, Thelema, Waldteufel and Werkraum. "Wilde Jaeger" is also the first part of "Men, Masks & Myth", which is a audio-visual project of Sturmpercht and friends, bringing alpine mythology and alpine paganism to a (world)wide audience. "Wilde Jaeger" is accompanied by an astonishing 24-page booklet, housed in a highest-quality 6-sided digipak with cover paintings by Markus Wolff (Waldteufel). Utterly essential!
UK 15£
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VA - 'Willows Songs' CD (Finders Keepers)
It seems as though 'Willow's Song' (from "The Wicker Man" soundtrack) has made an impact on everyone who's heard it. All these years on, it still has a sense of the uncanny about it. The title song appears here in its original instrumental version, as performed by the band Magnet, and the remainder of this album is a selection of vintage recordings and traditional Folk songs that inspired the music featured on the film's soundtrack. It's worth remembering that while the music of "The Wicker Man" is often credited with having heavily influenced the various psychedelic folk revivals that have taken place since the '70s, those songs were written by New Yorker Paul Giovanni, and are far from the authentic Pagan tracts they've so often passed for. This Finders Keepers album goes some way toward reconnecting the film with the traditional material that inspired its legendary score, and includes children's rhymes like 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' and 'Oranges and Lemons' sung with dulcimer accompaniment. You'll also notice appearances of medieval composition 'Miri It Is' and a 1960 recording of Child Ballad 'Willy O' Winsbury', both of which were modified and adapted for the soundtrack recordings. There's much to recommend this compilation - not only for fans of The Wicker Man, but anyone with an interest in archived British folk. An essential purchase! CD in jewelcase with obi strip.
VA - 'With Eyes Wide Open For A Brighter Future' CD (House Of The Last Light)
Subtitled "9/11 - In Memory And In Myth", these 11 tracks are offered both in memory and in doubt of the events of 11 September 2001. Industrial, Noise, Ambient, Power Electronics and Experimental from international artists: 15 Degrees Below Zero, As All Die, Brainquake, Circle Six, Clear Stream Temple, Ctephin, .cut & One Figure, Kadaver, Thee Virginal Brides & Cheerleader69, MichaelThomasJackson, Sound 00. "History Has To Repeat Itself. In Memory Of In Myth". Ltd x 500.
UK 5£
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VA - 'With Friends Like These...' 2 x CD (Tursa / Kaparte Promotions)
"With Friends Like These" is a double CD compilation by Tursa and Kaparte Productions who are jointly responsible for the successful "Ship Of Fools " club nights in central London. Oldies like Orchestra Noir, Sieben, Naevus, Tor Lundvall, Tony Wakeford, Andrew King and Arcana are joined by a roster of less gnarled artists from the UK, Europe and beyond. This is a compilation of artists not constrained by musical label or ghetto: Albireon, Alex Monk, Amber Asylum, Andrew King, Arcana, Art Immunda, Autumn Grieve, Brown Sierra, Christy & Emily, Cutty Sark, Eva Eden, Gargemella, Golgatha, Gregorio Bardini, Guy Harries, Heidika, Hekate, Hide & Seek, Hong Kong In The 60s, Human Greed, Man Eat Man Eat Man, Mercy Liao, Naevus, Orchestra Noir, Pilori, (r), Richard Moult, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Seventh Harmonic, Shining Vril, Sieben, Sonver, Susan Matthews, That Summer, The Hare & The Moon, Tony Wakeford, Tor Lundvall, Vega, Vultures and While Angels Watch.
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VA - 'You've Got Your Orders (Volume One)' CD (Chrome Peeler)
A mix of Garage Rock, Noise, Indie, Abstract, Stoner Rock and experimental music from: Badgadget, Beehive & The Barracudas, Betty's Trash, Bliss Blood (Pain Teens), Bluebird, Chris Crude, Chronicles Of Lemur Mutation, Erik Larson, Godstomper, Harry Seitz, Hella, House Of Low Culture (aka Aaron Turner / Isis), IDX1274, Jedediah Parish, Johnette Napalitano (Concrete Blonde), Mark Arm (Mudhoney), Mike Gent (Porno For Pyros), Mike Watt & Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) & Thalia Ferriera, Neil Fallon (Clutch), Nels Cline, Twink and Weasel Walter (ex-Lair Of The Minotaur). Ltd x 1000.
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VARGHKOGHARGASMAL - 'Drowned In Lakes' CD (Tumult)
This one-man German act creates a difficult sound to describe... The vocals are minimal, a hushed whisper here and there, a Viking style chant during one song, but it's mostly left to the music, which is incredibly evocative, it's like some sort of acoustic black metal, mixed with slowed down surf rock, dark languorous krautrock, and a distinct Morricone vibe too. Most of the songs creep and crawl, sometimes behind a curtain of rainfall, the sound of the forest spirits, flickering firelight, fireflies lighting up the canopy overhead. Pianos pick out mournful melodies, the drums, lurching along, a perfectly imperfect accompaniment, organs wheeze, synths whir, steel strings twang, the whole thing so impossibly transcendent, effortlessly evoking ancient atmospheres and deep emotions. Hauntingly beautiful. Ltd x 1000 copies.
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VAZHES - 'Seid' Enhanced CD (Vegvisir Music)
"Seid" is the debut album from Ritual Noise / Folk act Vazhes. In popular etymology of the Permian Komis, "vazhes" or "vazh otir" means an ancient people. The Permian Komis call "vazhes" the early population of the Upper Kama, which are supposed to have disappeared when the "new" or "wil" people of the Permian Komis arrived in these lands. The album consists of 4 lengthy tracks and is dedicated to the violent struggle between the contemporary chaotic society and the eternal natural harmony, embodied in traditional cultures. Features collaborations with Fanum and Akpan and artwork by Hærleif Langås ("Northaunt"). Includes a documentary entitled "Фирсов". Ltd x 800 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve.
VIDEL - 'D'Monique Velsmord' CD (Section XIII COMA)
A 65-minute long meditative-ritual-drone-ambient mantra performed during three nocturnes 29 May - 1 June 2009. "...one is caressed by atmospheric waves of isolation, synchronized with death rattling drones against the static silence... Drones of anguish with bleak undertones of death pierce through the remnants of mania: an empty void liberating forgotten grief to entomb the listener in an aching trance, to reminisce in sorrow... D’Monique Velsmord embodies the essence of grief, a melancholic funeral dirge embracing the bleeding hues of emotion in isolation; the serenity in solitude…" (Ellamorte). Originally issued in an edition of just 5 copies in 2009. Remixed in May 2010. Ltd x 1087 copies in a slimline DVD case.
All songs on this release have traditional roots and are performed in four languages - Ukrainian, Swedish, Latvian and old French. This album is quite experimental in many ways. The main conceptual point of the current work was an attempt to integrate such things as Carpathian folklore with a Swedish native song, to perform European traditional music by means of medieval instruments with appropriate arrangement; and lastly to present an unexpected sounding of all these compositions. No keyboards or samples were used in the recording process – but an amazing 35 traditional and medieval instruments were used, as well as unique handmade instruments. Digipak with booklet.
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VOICE OF EYE - 'Anthology Two 1992-1996' 2 x CD (Transgredient)
Rare and unreleased tracks from the U.S. dark ethno/drone cult-project, all re-mastered by Voice Of Eye themselves. You will find here: the famous "Sprocket" 7" for Drone Records (1994), the lost mCD for ND that was never released (1995), rare compilation tracks (some of them never came out), plus a complete, fantastic rehearsal for a live show (1996) and an extract from Tryst 8 (split MC with BIG CITY ORCHESTRA, 1995). Comes in a nice 6-panel digipak with artwork by Bonnie McNairn.
UK 15£
Europe 16£
World 17£
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VOIDWORK - 'Basement' CD (War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
A dark wave / ambient release revolving around variations of a central musical theme. As the album progresses, the melodies become less apparent and the tone of the songs becomes darker and more abstract. Varied yet coherent, a part of the story is told by each individual track, culminating in the auditive equivalent of a short horror story. "Basement" tells the fictional story of a small New England town, a sinister man named Horace Pinkerton and the unnatural abominations hidden by him for years. Features guest vocals by Ann-Mari Thim (Arcana). Digipak.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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VOIDWORK - 'Horror/Forsaken' CD (Black Drone)
A beautiful release by VoidWork featuring vocals from Ann-Mari Thim (Arcana, Seventh Harmonic). "Horror/Forsaken" is a double-headed album based loosely on the concepts of fear, abandonment and mankind's meaningless place in an impersonal Universe. "Horror", the first half of the release, is relatively song oriented and was inspired musically by 90s darkwave, as well as traditional melodies of both Eastern and Western culture. "Forsaken" mainly carries traditional dark ambient influences and focuses on atmosphere rather than on conventional song structure or sound. Both dark halves come together to make a black whole that is organic in its origin and purpose. From waking to sleep, birth to death. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak. Australian import.
Waldsonne's debut full-length album. Of the 11 album tracks on "Wanderer", 4 tracks are from their "Strahl" demo EP (all re-recorded), 5 are pure instrumental compositions, 1 comes with textless vocalisation, while others are sung in English, German and Russian. The band combines clean mandolin, guitars, Irish harp, and violin into a fairy acoustic blend of music with roots in medieval folk and heathen rite chants. The female singing leads the song at times strong and majestic though always tender and seductively romantic. On some tracks the quartet is supported by percussionists and a flautist. The whole work shines with heartwarming and inspiring tones, it’s all about magic and fascination but not about dark melancholy and depression. Russian import.
UK 10£
Europe 11£
World 12£
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WEIHAN - 'Symphonies Of Divination' CD (Old Europa Cafe)
The 2nd album of this very promising project from the medieval lands bordering the cold North Sea, Flanders (North-Belgium). Dramatically straying from the neofolk path of their debut album “Galder”, “Symphonies of Divination” offers dark and bombastic compositions with clear references to Slavonic, German and Scandinavian classical music. Heavy percussion, assiduous spiccato string sections, dramatic horn accents and haunting choirs form the backbone of this album. The cold and eerie narrative vocals enhance the grim atmosphere of the music even further. The lyrics, mainly in English but with hints of Dutch, Old-Norse and Swedish, are devoted to Indo-Germanic religion, myth and legend, the Nietzschean spirit and relentlessly attest to the grotesque decline of the modern world. Ltd x 540 copies in a digipak with booklet.
WEREWOLF JERUSALEM - 'Confessions Of A Sex Maniac' 4 x CD Boxset (Second Layer Records)
Werewolf Jerusalem is the static drone project from Houston noise legend Richard Ramirez. The intention with this set was to present an overview of all aspects of the Werewolf Jerusalem sound, covering shorter estatic studies', live material, long-form minimal wall noise and an entire disc of collaborations with The Rita, Baculum, The Whitehorse, Painful Vigil, Tissa Mawartyassari, Non Ho Sonno and I Spit on Your Grave. Essential for fans of Chop Shop, The Rita, early Dead Body Love, etc. Ltd x 280 copies in a black gloss clam-box. Includes a 12 page booklet with extensive liner notes by Sam McKinlay (The Rita, BT.HN).
ONE COPY PER CUSTOMER ONLY! If you attempt to purchase more than 1 copy, your order will be refunded.
UK 26£
Europe 28£
World 30£
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WERKRAUM - 'Early Love Music' 2 x LP (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
14 progressive and traditional, psychedelic and medieval folk songs and chants of early love. 14 dreamy memories of the merry blue days from early times. With "Early Love Music" the German Folk musician Axel Frank sets a surpassing milestone for the new generation of Folk artists. A year after releasing his quite Martial / Neoclassical oriented debut on Cold Spring (CSR49CD), Axel got heavily involved with Alpine Folk heroes Sturmpercht and found his love in late 60s / early 70s Psych / Prog Folk music, thus changing his own direction, with the highly successful MCD 'Kristalle'. The complex arrangements and large variety of instruments even remind of The Incredible String Band and some early Acid-Folk bands. "Early Love Music" brings 2 cover versions: Donovan's ingenious fairytale "Jabberwocky" and traditional folk hit "The Blacksmith". Features collaborations with Changes, Lady Morphia and Sturmpercht. Ltd x 500 copies in a stunning gatefold sleeve with lyric sheet and bonus track, not on the CD version.
UK 18£
Europe 23£
World 28£
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WERKRAUM - 'Early Love Music' CD (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
14 progressive and traditional, psychedelic and medieval folk songs and chants of early love. 14 dreamy memories of the merry blue days from early times. With "Early Love Music" the German Folk musician Axel Frank sets a surpassing milestone for the new generation of Folk artists. A year after releasing his quite Martial / Neoclassical oriented debut on Cold Spring (CSR49CD), Axel got heavily involved with Alpine Folk heroes Sturmpercht and found his love in late 60s / early 70s Psych / Prog Folk music, thus changing his own direction, with the highly successful MCD 'Kristalle'. The complex arrangements and large variety of instruments even remind of The Incredible String Band and some early Acid-Folk bands. "Early Love Music" brings 2 cover versions: Donovan's ingenious fairytale "Jabberwocky" and traditional folk hit "The Blacksmith". Features collaborations with Changes, Lady Morphia and Sturmpercht. Digipak. RECOMMENDED!
WINTERSILENCE - 'Transmission Fields' 2 x CD (Weird Amplexus)
A surprising and ambitious trip from ambient to cosmic paths. This work has various influences, but all titles have something in common, they all seem to run after to an evocative attitude. Mysterious vocals, acoustic sounds, epic musical structures with Nordic sensations. Rhythms and melodies cross themselves in a mixture of savage screams, primitive emotions and futuristic effects. A really beautiful piece of work encased in a lush double-digipak which really does this release justice. Ltd x 1000.
UK 13.50£
Europe 14.50£
World 15.50£
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WOLD - 'Badb' CD (Crucial Blast)
Originally released on cassette in 2004 in a limited edition of 100 copies, "Badb" is one of the earliest releases from the Saskatchewan-based black metal / noise duo Wold. The nine tracks featured here revolve around the mythology of the war goddess, the spectre of doom that lurks at the edge of the battlefield. It begins at the heart of a roiling black blizzard and proceeds through a charred nightmare soundscape of icy corroded black metal riffs, fractured blasting, melancholic melodies blurred and smeared into malevolent new shapes, and scathing distorted witch-screams ripping through the blackness, all doused and drowned in Merzbowian levels of feedback and distortion abuse. Now presented on CD for the first time, this early swarm of Wold's psychotropic black metal / noise terror comes with all-new artwork from Pippi Zornoza. A stunning blast of black noise metal, highly recommended to devotees of extreme distorted evil. Digipak.
Four exclusive tracks, released in conjunction with a live performance at the 'Lagerhaus' Bremen, April 2004. Record One features two very dynamic untitled tracks by legendary 'industrial' percussionist Z'EV, while record Two features 'Zerfall_Gebiete' a new collaborative project by Thomas Köner and Ulrich Krieger (Zeitkratzer / Text Of Light with Lee Ranaldo). The two atmospheric tracks mark the very beginning of their mutual work and are a promise of more great work to come. Ltd x 500 handnumbered copies on thick vinyl in a very smart textured fold out sleeve.
Great forceful noise / experimental collaborative work and one of the last surviving pieces involving the late Helmut Schäfer (who died in 2007). The composition actually dates from 2004 but was just released this year. The music is divided into four parts. Comes in a shrinkwrapped card sleeve. Ytterbium is a sub-label of yb70. French import.
