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.
UK 15.00£
Europe 19.50£
World 24.00£
QUANTITY
VA - 'Antibothis - Volume 1' CD / Book (Thisco)
"Antibothis" is a collection of book anthologies featuring texts, interviews showcasing a variety of ideas that are genuine alternative to the dogma of conformity. List of contributors to this volume: Gx Jupitter-Larsen, Kenji Siratori, Corrupt.org, Pentti Linkola, Iona Miller (on Genesis P-Orridge Cut Up Pandrogeny), Wilfried Hou Je Bek, Socialfiction, Jorge Mantas, Edgar Franco, Wulf Zendik, Adel Souto on Tantra and Sztuka Fabryka. Plus interviews with Denny Sargent, Ordo Antichristianus Illuminati and Alex Birch. Comes with a CD of Ambient soundscapes mixed with spoken words from: Rapoon & Christophe Demarthe, Rasal Asad & Jarboe, Andrey Kiritchenko & Fernando Ribeiro, Phil Von, Thermidor, Planetaldol & Wildshores, Netherworld & Kenji Siratori, Martin A Smith & Structura, Alex Tiuniaev & Euthymia. Also comes with a free copy of Merzbow - 'Dust Of Dreams' CD! B5, perfect bound, with full colour cover.
UK 15.00£ Europe 16.50£
World 18.00£
QUANTITY
VA - 'Pagan Folk Und Apocalyptic Psychedelia Kapitel II' CD (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
A 19 track sampler promoting titles on the Steinklang label and sublabels (Ahnstern, Heimatfolk, Percht, Sturmklang). Alpine Folk, Neofolk, Acoustic compositions from: Allerseelen, Atomtrakt, Birch Book, Dânnâgôischd, Dead Man's Hill, Fräkmündt, Hrefnesholt, Irij, Jännerwein, Larrnakh, Le Testament De La Lumière, Miel Noir, Moon Far Away, Phase II, Stormfågel, Sturmpercht, Uruk-Hai, Vinterriket and Wappenbund. Card sleeve.