HELDENTOD - 'The Ghost Machine' CD (Cold Spring CSR131CD)
Heldentod began in 2005 as an outlet for research into the little-known corners of 20th-Century history. While previous recordings whiplashed between the traditional and the experimental, Heldentod's latest album leaves behind its neofolk and martial-industrial roots to focus solely on electronics, but maintains the fundamental sense of composition found in earlier incarnations. Although now primarily influenced by death industrial and power electronics, Heldentod looks to create the most suitable expression of its key themes, including ghosts, ancestor worship, human sacrifice, neolithic fertility rites, Iron Age religion, mediaeval literature, unseen dimensions, inhuman intelligences, and all manner of Forteana.
THEE MALDOROR KOLLECTIVE - 'Themes For Proxima' MCD (Foreshadow Productions)
With each new release, Italian group Thee Maldoror Kollective crosses the boundaries of avantgarde music. Starting with black metal outbursts, they have come trough marriages with industrial, jazz and even opera. On "Themes for Proxima" TMK dive into cold dimensions of brave electronica. Music from this release was used in a Spanish movie production "Proxima", which only enhances its artistic value. Unpredictable and conventional, melodic and deconstructive, calm and frantic. Only a band with such an experience could compose music that is so mature. A bunch of critics have already compared them to ULVER, both in terms of development and breaking all the rules. Just under half an hour of music.
UK 7£
Europe 8£
World 9£
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TRIST - 'Willenskraft' CD (Cold Dimensions)
Sometime in the year 2000, Tristan a.k.a. Aran (Lunar Aurora) started to create Dark Ambient sound-scapes leading into the deepest emotional dimensions as well as into the widest spheres of time and space: Trist. Following the stunning double CD effort "Hin-Fort", "Willenskfraft" offers harrowing, ambient-drenched black metal and haunting, ghostly dark ambient in equal measure. File next to Vinterriket, Nortt etc. Digipak.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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VA - 'My Own Wolf: A New Approach To Ulver' 2 x CD (Cold Dimensions)
An international tribute to Ulver, with a far-reaching number of musical styles. 26 tracks from: Aidan Baker, Ashtar, Asmodée, Avanthar, Bosque, Cataplus, FB(Force), Fluoryne, Joey Hopkins Midget Factory, Jääportit, Karna, Mura Hachigu feat. Nokturnes, Noises Of Russia, Otzepenevshiye, Panacea Enterpainment, Project:a, Pryapisme, Sael, Selvmord, Sinestesia, Smohalla, Unfurl, Wardaemonic, Wheel Of Knowledge, Year Zero and Zweizz. Digipak.
