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.
UK 10£
Europe 11£
World 12£
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GENERIC - 'Torture' CD (Fractured Spaces)
Generic’s “Torture” is a long and deeply unsettling journey into the beating black heart, and Antarctic iciness of the collective shattered psyche, of a shattered mankind. Created using ‘foley tracks’ and sound effects (used for both film and television), as well as the occasional guitars, bass, and found sounds, it all combines to produce a haunting, nerve-shredding, ghostly and schizophrenic soundtrack, guaranteed to simultaneously freeze the heart and mind, and induce cold sweat to bead the forehead and shivers to wrack the body. Six mid to long tracks of bleak mindscapes totalling just over 50 minutes and wrapped in beautiful full colour digipak with artwork by new German digital artist Thamus. Ltd x 1000.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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GENERIC - 'Voices - A Phenomenological Study' CD (Privileged To Fail Records)
Brand new full-length from the project of Adam Sykes (Iris Light boss). Conjuring the oppressive, yet captivating, looped ambient that the project is renowned for, 'Voices' moves towards a dark and claustrophobic domain. With the use of captured electronic voice phenomena (EVP), electronically generated noises that resemble speech, but are not the result of intentional voice recordings or renderings, this unique record demands for the lights to be turned off and headphones to be put on. Ltd x 200 copies.
"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.
