GOLGATHA & BIRTHE KLEMENTOWSKI - 'Cycles' CD (Midnight Productions)
In 2007 :Ikonen: media published a postcard collection by photographic artist Birthe Klementow called ‘Circles’. The limited (x10), cloth-bound and hand-numbered edition was accompanied by an EP featuring dark ambient tracks on the cycles of life and death, inspired by those postcards. ‘Cycles’ is a completely reworked reincarnation of this exclusive collaborative project and features new artwork and remixes of the original songs. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak with 12-page booklet. Chinese import.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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GOLGATHA AND DAWN & DUSK ENTWINED - 'Sang Graal' CD (Cold Meat Industry)
’Sang Graal’ is an opus magnum, built in symbiotic collaboration during the last two years by the French masters of martial neo-classic Dawn and Dusk Entwined and the German Ritual-folk-band Golgatha. Both bands worked on all tracks together, combining their styles and forces to create a powerful neo-classical-folk-opera with occasional glimpses of soundtrack pathos and dark ambience. Martial tunes like ’The Messiah’ or ’Cross of Lorraine’ and majestic folk hymns like ’Crusade’ and ’A Seeker Divine’ will rule the darkest dance floors worldwide, while introspective ballads invite those interested in a deep listening experience. The title refers to the myth of the Saint Graal, the ’holy grail’, and the ’sang réal’, the bloodline of Jesus Christ. ’Sang Graal’ is true aural mythology! Digipak.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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VA - 'With Friends Like These...' 2 x CD (Tursa / Kaparte Promotions)
"With Friends Like These" is a double CD compilation by Tursa and Kaparte Productions who are jointly responsible for the successful "Ship Of Fools " club nights in central London. Oldies like Orchestra Noir, Sieben, Naevus, Tor Lundvall, Tony Wakeford, Andrew King and Arcana are joined by a roster of less gnarled artists from the UK, Europe and beyond. This is a compilation of artists not constrained by musical label or ghetto: Albireon, Alex Monk, Amber Asylum, Andrew King, Arcana, Art Immunda, Autumn Grieve, Brown Sierra, Christy & Emily, Cutty Sark, Eva Eden, Gargemella, Golgatha, Gregorio Bardini, Guy Harries, Heidika, Hekate, Hide & Seek, Hong Kong In The 60s, Human Greed, Man Eat Man Eat Man, Mercy Liao, Naevus, Orchestra Noir, Pilori, (r), Richard Moult, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Seventh Harmonic, Shining Vril, Sieben, Sonver, Susan Matthews, That Summer, The Hare & The Moon, Tony Wakeford, Tor Lundvall, Vega, Vultures and While Angels Watch.
UK 13.50£
Europe 14.50£
World 15.50£
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VORTEX - 'Phanopoeia' CD (Tesco Organisation)
The German ritual drone project Vortex (aka :Golgatha:) is dedicated to the British art movement of Vorticism of the early 20th Century (1913-1920). Founded as an own vision of Futurism by Wyndham Lewis and expressed in the legendary magazine Blast (1914) Vorticism defined the artist as someone gaining creative power and inspiration out of the chaotic vortex of creative energy. The name was introduced by the Vorticist protagonist Ezra Pound who also coined the phrase 'phanopoeia': the idea of creating poetry for all senses. The music of Vortex pays audiovisual homage to the great Vorticist art. Psychedelic drones, ritual drums, processed sounds, glimpses of acoustic harmony, and original sound documents are blended to grant a holistic sensory experience. Vortex transcends the limits of dark ambient soundtracks on a quest for the unknown.
