The 4th Asmorod CD is a fascinating, introspective, deep ambient work that distinguishes itself from the mass of uniform dark ambient releases. Niiko (now the only member of Asmorod) used the word Hysope (French word for "Hyssop") as a symbol of spiritual purification. In ancient times, Hyssop was used for the cleansing of lepers (Leprosy may represent sin... but lepers were not necessarily sinful) and used for cleaning sacred places. It is alluded to in the Scriptures: 'Purge me with Hyssop, and I shall be clean' (Purify me from my sins, and i will be clean; wash me, and i will be whiter than snow. Psalms 51:7). Two tracks from the album feature choirs by eLL from Sui Generis Umbra. Digipak.
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VA - 'Audiotion' 2 x CD (Vital)
An outstanding conceptual masterpiece of art dedicated to the Japanese master of controversial new wave cinema, Takashi Miike. Featuring over TWO hours of brand new material inspired by Miike's films, "Audiotion" features viral outpourings from: KK Null, Shinjuku Thief, Converter, Hentai, Shinkiro, Sunao Inami, Jazkamer, Henrik Nordvargr Björkk, Contagious Orgasm, Hecate, P.A.L., S:Cage, Asmorod and Iszoloscope. This release opens with an exclusive audio voice introduction by Takashi Miike himself, specially recorded for this tribute. "Audiotion" also features an exclusive outroduction vocal song preformed by Japanese movie actor Tokitoshi Shiota.
VA - 'Brewery In Piotrków Trybunalski' 2 x CD (Beast Of Prey)
This urban brewery was one of the most important branches of the Polish economy from the 16th-18th centuries. The part which alcoholic drinks played in everyday life (especially beer) brought about the need for the townspeople not only to produce drinks for their own usage, but also to sell. Dark Ambient, Industrial, Martial, Neofolk and of course drinking songs from: Arkham, Asmorod, Barbarossa Umtrunk, Dance Hospital, Dead Man's Hill, Der Arbeiter, Desolation Zone, Division S, Hati, Horologium, Infamis, Isothesis, I.V. Lab, Krepulec, Nekyia, Niegrzeczna Pensjonarka, Outofsight, Przemek Cackowski, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Sator Absentia, Storm Of Capricorn, The Well Of Sadness and Wermut. This regular edition is presented in an A5, 28-page book with all photography by the bands themselves, and is limited to 444 hand-numbered copies.
VA - 'Steinklang Industries II: 2005-2006' 2 x CD (Steinklang)
The second part of the famous Steinklang label compilation series. 77 minutes of Industrial / Power-Noise and Cold Electronics from: Antracot, Drape Excrement / Sƶldnergeist, Fleisch-Macht-Boese, Green Army Fraction, Industriepalast, Leiche Rustikal, Nocturne, Painslut, Radio Murmansk, Rasthof Dachau, Sektion-B, Stahlwerk 9, Survival Unit, The Final Resistance; and 73 minutes of Folk / Martial / Neoclassical / Ritual / Ambient from: A Challenge Of Honour, Allerseelen, Asmorod, Bardoseneticcube, Cold Fusion, Concrescence, Institution D.O.L., Laharis, Lambitani, Sangre Cavallum, Soulsearch, Sturmpercht, Tardive Dyskinesia, Thelema and Werkraum.
