Re-issue of this classic 1988 release, originally released as a limited LP (Misty Circles, Ltd 1000). "...a proper re-release courtesy of the folks at Hau Ruck SPQR, and well done it is, it has been cleaned up and remastered without losing any of the original integrity... One can say many things about Ain Soph, but one thing is certain; they know how to incorporate different styles of music to their best advantage. For the most part, this release comes across as a ritual for the first free tracks at least. Which on the original vinyl release found closure with 'IAO', then takes a more aggressive tone on the title track 'Kshatriya', which is more a battle cry than an actual song, a post-industrial piece that is discordant as well as melodic. Not short on the esoteric this release finds Ain Soph on the cusp of re-invention, for in the early nineties their sound took a slightly different turn that can be described as folk rock, but we will always have this little gem to remember them" (Heathen Harvest). Digipak with original artwork from the LP and a third introduction made by THX.
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ART ABSCONS - 'Der Verborgene Gott' CD (Hau Ruck!)
An inspiring and innovative melange of noir-cabaret, dark folk and classic industrial, catapulting the splendour of his poetry into realms unknown. "The world is my dream at daybreak. Guarded by angels, conceived by devils" is the magical formula opening the concept album "Der verborgene Gott" which celebrates the myth of Deus Absconditus, the Hidden God. The album leads us through delirious dreamscapes ranging from catchy pop tunes to ethereal soundscapes, from medieval ditties to industrial sound collages, from naive melodies to psychedelic walls of sound, always crowned by Abscon's haunting, poetic voice. The album is spiced up with vocal and instrumental contributions from members of Luftwaffe, Sinweldi and Gnomonclast. This CD album contains songs and song versions that are different from the tracks on the earlier vinyl release on Blind Prophet Records. Contains tracks that are not on the vinyl, while the vinyl contains tracks that are not on the CD. Digipak.
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BAIN WOLFKIND - 'Music For Lovers & Gangsters' CD (Hau Ruck!)
The perfect prosecution after the "Love Letters" 7" EP, finally the full length album by Bain Wolfkind, "Music for Lovers & Gangsters"! Like a gentleman with a gun, like a lonely bastard, he sings his love for hate and hate for love. Infernal blues, dirty rock, sexual stoner, morbid dub. Ltd x 1000 copies in a digipak.
The Australian songwriter and Der Blutharsch member returns with an album, featuring 15 reverb drenched tales of love, loss, betrayal and revenge. The album is guitar driven and features a Motley Crew of guest musicians spanning a sound from Johhny Thunders style ballads and rocking numbers to down tempo, psychedelic torch songs. Digipak.
This is Bain Wolfkind's fourth release on Hau Ruck! under this moniker. This release finds Bain Wolfkind treading a similar path to previous releases, only this time much darker, autobiographical, tragic and southern than ever before! Purely a solo 'back to basics' release with guitar, organ, tambourine, maracas, voice and nothin' much else. Think Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Young, Hank Williams and Michael Gira in a Mexican flophouse with a cheap guitar, a case of tequila and a tape machine. Digifile.
Black Light Ascension is the new project of Andrew Trail from KnifeLadder. In a radical move away from the more experimental KnifeLadder, BLA is a song based electro project. Using minimal drum machine/sequences, hand played samples and analogue synth, the result is moody pop songs with a paranoid noir story telling style. This debut album brings ten stunning retro but at the same time refreshing modern tracks. Extremely catchy from the first second till the end. Digipak.
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C.O. CASPAR - 'Reports From This Lunatic Asylum' CD (Hau Ruck!)
The latest album from this legendary Berlin Industrial artist is a symbiotic mix of text-fragments, archaic soundscapes and rhythm. The album tries to reflect the present chaos of the world in a specific way - a combination of proclamations and assurances which never will be fulfilled in the end, a criticisms on today's politics and media. Digipak.
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CHANGES - 'Lament' CD (Hau Ruck!)
From Changes' inception, R. N. Taylor and Nicholas Tesluk have woven bardic tales of gallantry, chivalry and of larger-than-life legendary and mythical heroes. They've sung of new love, love unrequited and love lost. They've written songs foretelling a dark apocalyptic future, which later came to pass while currently prophesying a society in the seminal stages of an even darker fate. With their new album, "Lament", they turn their gaze inward, to their own personal apocalypses, stemming from their long marriages ending in dismal dissolution. Only by being able to immerse themselves in their art and create works expressing these sorrows would they be able to maintain their sanity. "Lament" reaches out to all who've had their lives disrupted by modern societal partners going through mid-life crises, becoming antagonistic strangers to their families overnight. Also included are new versions of three of Changes' earlier works; "The Saddest Thing", "Sweet Eve" and "Memorabilia". 13 tracks of Folk Noir. Guests: Der Blutharsch, David E Williams and Axel Frank (Werkraum). Digipak with a 16-page booklet.
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DERNIERE VOLONTE - 'Immortel' CD (Hau Ruck!)
Dernière Volonté's 5th studio album took 4 years in making and marks their 15th anniversary! It is a huge development from the former style which redefined the term "military pop" to a more homogeneous, less neoclassical but much more modern in sounds, more electronic but organic at the same time - and reinvents a style Geoffroy D has been influenced since his early days. The themes on "Immortel" are effected by books, movies or personal experiences of Geoffroy but reflect in general his personal feelings about beloved people and their spirit which is and always will be present in our souls and memories. "Immortel" is another milestone in the oeuvre of one of France`s most interesting band from the underground scene and will for sure attract fans from the early days but a lot of new fans from other musical scenes. Debossed, spot-varnished digipak with 16-page booklet.
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DERNIERE VOLONTE - 'Immortel' LP & 7" (Hau Ruck!)
Dernière Volonté's 5th studio album took 4 years in making and marks their 15th anniversary! It is a huge development from the former style which redefined the term "military pop" to a more homogeneous, less neoclassical but much more modern in sounds, more electronic but organic at the same time - and reinvents a style Geoffroy D has been influenced since his early days. The themes on "Immortel" are effected by books, movies or personal experiences of Geoffroy but reflect in general his personal feelings about beloved people and their spirit which is and always will be present in our souls and memories. "Immortel" is another milestone in the oeuvre of one of France`s most interesting band from the underground scene and will for sure attract fans from the early days but a lot of new fans from other musical scenes. Ltd x 888 copies in a super-deluxe debossed and spot varnished gatefold cover with a bonus single-sided 7" containing a song not featured on the CD, 'Qu'Avez Vous Fait?'.
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HIS DIVINE GRACE - 'Eurydice' CD (Dark Vinyl)
French act His Divine Grace's 4th album (2 previous CDs on HauRuck! and an LP on Nekofutschata) features 6 tracks, which range from ritual ambient and meditative ambient to dark ambient, with a gloomy and doomy atmosphere. Their most tranquil album is full of pure and serene music, perfect 'sombient' for falling asleep to! File next to Regard Extreme.
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HIS DIVINE GRACE - 'Reverse Aleph' CD (Hau Ruck!)
The music of French act His Divine Grace is as mysterious as the band itself - dark and ritual, doomy and gloomy, sneaking up on you from behind, getting you in your sleep, and haunting you in your deepest nightmares. File next to Endvra, Die Wappen Des Thodt or Ordo Catharis Templi.
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NAEVUS - 'Days That Go' 12" (Hau Ruck!)
Brand new mini-album from the British Neofolk/post-punk act, NAEVUS. The group's sound has been described as "the wire of the dark folk scene" and "what swans would sound like if they were English", but there is much more to the group than this; their distinctive lyrics and modernist approach clearly set NAEVUS apart from their contemporaries. Available exclusively in 12" vinyl format only. Ltd x 300 copies.
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NAEVUS - 'Relatively Close To The Sea' CD (Hau Ruck!)
For their sixth Naevus album, Londoners Lloyd James and Joanne Owen were joined by their regular drummer John Murphy (Knifeladder, Death In June). The album also features contributions from Greg Ferrari (Womb), Joanna Quail (SonVer), Matt Howden (Sieben) and Arthur Shaw (Cutty Sark). Many of the tracks here have already been performed live at recent Naevus festival appearancese. However, the tracks on offer branch out in a range of other directions; existential pop, murder balladry, slide guitar and lo-fi synths, progressive influences (Hawkwind, Pink Floyd, etc.) and John Cale-esque piano pounding. Packaged in a digipak with 12 page booklet.
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OUR GOD WEEPS - 'Prodromus' 7" (Ars Benevola Mater)
Beautiful release from this Hungarian act, known for their quality material on Hau Ruck! and MozgaloM, and live member of Kriegsfall-U. Melancholic black and white atmospheres accompanied by distant echoes of battles already forgotten. Epic Neo-Classical aria cross elegant musical ornaments of Mitteuropean source for an opera characterised by sounds which are marble-like in their form and brave in their spirit. Ltd x 479 thick vinyl copies in an elegant textured gatefold.
Dark Neoclassical music from Hungary. "Unity features beautifully constructed tracks where solemn keyboard passages combine with sweeping orchestrations against an ongoing undercurrent of martial percussion. The vocals are delivered in their native Hungarian tongue, and are particularly commanding. The lyrics are reproduced in an English translation within the booklet, which is graphically excellent. It's a particularly mature piece representing the third release from this solo-project commanded by Madura János, which could at points elicit comparison with Der Blutharsch, In The Nursery, Arcana and other Neoclassical outfits. There is spiritual beauty in the works of Our God Weeps" (Compulsion). Digipak.
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VA - 'Zu Neuen Ufern In Alter Frische!' CD (Hau Ruck!)
Reissue of the Hau Ruck! compilation that originally came with the Greek magazine L'ame Electrique. New artwork and cover with mostly unreleased material from: C.O. Caspar, Changes, Decadence, Dérniere Volontè, His Divine Grace, I-C-K, La Maison Moderne, Lucisferrato, Novy Svet, Novo Homo, Of The Wand And The Moon, Reutoff and Tribe Of Circle. Slimline jewelcase.
