ANDREA NEBEL - 'The Dark Side Of Dreaming' CD (Eternal Pride Productions / Infinite Fog Productions)
Dark Ambient / Darkwave project from Andréa Nebel (aka Andréa Haugen of Aghast and Nebelhexe). "The tracks consist of a few of the poems and stories taken from my book 'The Dark Side of Dreaming', which is a book of very personal poems and surreal stories, and also poems and stories inspired by decadence. The inspiration comes from my own experiences, childhood fears and sadnesses, my own sensual experiences, night-time thoughts of loneliness etc. A lot of my creative works are inspired by my dreams, thus the title ’The Dark Side of Dreaming’. I generally am very inspired by dark art and surreal visions because this is what i know, it has always been with me. So to me the dark is something very familiar. Like many other artists and writers, I use art as therapy, to heal and comfort own wounds. I like to think that my art connects to other deep thinking individuals who feel the same." Ltd x 300 copies in an A5 digipak with booklet. Russian import. ACT FAST!
UK 15£
Europe 16£
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ARTEFACTUM - 'Chaos Elements' CD (Athanor)
Active since 2001, Artefactum finally delivers its first full length concept album "Chaos Elements". The release is devoted to 4 elements: earth, water, fire and air and alchimia. The music shows their power and eternal beauty, their variety and similarity. Six tracks united in a logical whole, the music is dark drowning with some woman chants and voices in the background not so far Aghast or 6th Comm release with Freya Aswynn. With a great artwork cover with alchemical symbols. This is a tribute to strength and dark side of the world. Harmonia macrocosmica. Occulta philosophia. Opus magnum.
GHAST / ABANDONER - 'Ghast / Abandoner' CD (At War With False Noise / Choking Hazard Records)
Two tracks each from bands coming at dark heaviness from different ends of the spectrum, but who compliment each other perfectly. The 2 Ghäst tracks are painfully slow, heavy and unrelentingly repetitive funeral dirges of ultradoom. There are some definite sludge overtones going on there but this is definitely for fans of bleak doom/sludge: think Moss / Burning Witch / Corrupted etc. Abandoner is Jay and Ryan from Unearthly Trance but this is a different proposition altogether: post-industrial soundscapes, this is almost like an alternative soundtrack to Eraserhead. Drenched in feedback, almost lost vocals, buzzing, processed guitar all come together in a massive dark, almost symphonic whole. Total void music. Ltd x 500 copies.
Brutal ambient noise and drone/doom split from two great young acts. Ghast offers up two monsters: the 21+ minute torturous noise / dark ambient epic "Le Noye" and the ultra sick, ascetic doom mutilation "Tetanos". The three tracks of Rape-X are united by one title "Civil Servant" and divided into 3 chapters 'The Cop', 'The Commissioner' and 'The Mayor'. A much more aggressive noise attack than the Canadians! A powerful constant noise beam oriented into infinity, along with mutant harsh voices. 70+ minutes playing time in total! Ltd x 1000 copies.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
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NEKRASOV / MOON / NEKROS MANTEIA - 'The Haunting Resonance' CD (Fall Of Nature Records)
A conceptual work has been forged, and three of Australia's most obscure bands come forth with ghastly fruits from beyond the tomb. A horrid exploration of ghosts and spirits; Close your eyes and experience... The Haunting Resonance. Three lengthy tracks of ghastly, cavernous sounds. Blending the boundaries between dissonant Black Metal, hypnotic droning soundscapes and destructive sounds of dark ambience. This is audial darkness in it's purest form. Ltd x 500 copies.
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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.
UK 30£
Europe 33£
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STRIBORG - 'Solitude' CD (Displeased Records)
Ghastly hatred towards mankind through forest black metal and eerie ambient soundscapes! Brooding atmospheres of pessimism, perceptual distortion and misanthropy, highlighted by the droning aspect of the music. Sin Nanna, the prolific Tasmanian devil, offers the second Striborg full-length of 2007 with this chilling 8-song, 71-minute nightmare. For fans of Burzum, Xasthur and Ildjarn.
UK 10.50£
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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.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
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TERRA TERATOS - 'Meditations About Secret Of My Dark Destiny. Part 2' CD (Electrica Caelestis)
The third album of a Voronezh (Russia) based one-(wo)man project Terra Teratos - and the final part of the "Meditations About Secret Of My Dark Destiny" trilogy. Symphonic strings, keyboard passages and unhurried percussion plunge you into an oppressive ambience of dark dungeons. Breathe out the coldness of a spellbound forest, hand down shadowy echoes of the dark mass in honour of forgotten Gods. This is cold, black ambient at its best. Epic, sombre and bewitching. For fans of black ambient / coldwave in the vein of Aghast.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
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VA - 'Serene Moments' 2 x 7" (Fluttering Dragon)
Concept double 7" vinyl presenting mysterious sounds, chants, whispers and yells created by Nacht (ex-Aghast), Northaunt, Shinjuku Thief and Umbra. Four magic projects over six incredibly mesmerizing neoclassical / dark ambient tracks, which will make the last sunbeams die. Ltd x 505 hand-numbered copies in a full-colour gatefold sleeve. Highly recommended!
UK 13£
Europe 15£
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VA - 'The Last Bleak Days' CD (Bleak Records)
A stunning isolationist / dark ambient compilation from the label of Haerleif Langas (Northaunt). All tracks are exclusive, and all bands have been asked to take inspiration from the title of the CD. The result is a darkly beautiful, bleak and haunting compilation, featuring: Desiderii Marginis, Diskrepant, Hazard, Instincts, Nacht (ex-Aghast), Necrophorus (Peter Andersson of Raison D'Etre), Non Ethos (Haerleif Langas), Ovum (Karl Midholm), Philip Samartzis, Svartsinn, Tear Ceremony and Wilt. Highly recommended!
