IN GOWAN RING - 'Exists And Entrances' 2 x CD (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
"Exists & Entrances" is a retrospective through the years 1994 to 2003. All 40 songs have never been released officially before, only the artist himself gave away some personal copies. On several songs Jon Michael B'Eirth performs with Michael Moynihan & Annabel Lee (Blood Axis), with Markus Wolff (Waldteufel) and other friends around his magical circle of Folk freaks. Besides several traditional songs, this compilation also includes coverversions from songs by great 60's/70's Progressive Folk artists and songwriters, like The Incredible String Band, Strawbs, Vashti Bunyan, Nick Drake, as well as cover-versions from Psychic TV, The Legendary Pink Dots, Brian Castillo (Jarboe) and 17 Pygmies. Hand-made digipak.
UK 13.50£
Europe 14.50£
World 15.50£
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IN GOWAN RING - 'Hazel Steps Through A Weathered Home' CD (Shayo)
"In a time when the world is moving much too fast, B'Eirth not only takes the time to stop and smell the roses, he's kneeling down to plant the seeds, and squatting Buddha-like to watch those roses grow" (Jeff Penczak). Out of time even at its time of release (2002, Bluesanct), this is one of the all time classic esoteric folk albums. Guest appearances by Michael Moynihan and Annabel Lee (Blood Axis). File next to Nick Drake, Current 93 etc. Digipak.
From medieval to renaissance, from Nick Drake to a later, quieter Current 93, this is In Gowan Ring's second album, originally released in 1997 (World Serpent), now entirely re-worked with a much better design and brilliantly remastered by Denis Blackham. Additionally, the beautiful song "Still Water Bone" (which also appeared in 1997 on the 'Terra Serpentes' compilation) has been included as a bonus track! Digipak.
NICK CASTRO & THE YOUNG ELDERS - 'Come Into Our House' CD (Strange Attractors Audio House)
Gracefully immersing 60's/70's UK acid balladry with Middle eastern traditional music and communal jams, Castro succeeds in reaching otherworldly vistas and ocean-spanning folk transcendence. The Young Elders is a truly stellar cast of musicians who played in folk and avantrock ensembles like Current 93 (Joolie Woods), In Gowan Ring (B'Eirth), Cul De Sac and Damo Suzuki's Network. A mixture of folk ballads, psychedelic folk rock, Middle eastern traditional music and Neofolk. The result being astonishing, challenging and utterly psychedelic. A modern Acid Folk masterpiece! Beautifully presented in a 6-panel digipak with gold print.
Sonne Hagal’s second full-length album once more bestows the listener with a journey into the unknown realms of poetry, mysteries and enthralling melodies. Closely connected to Europa’s folk-music tradition and the Northern mysteries, the band develops song structures that reach from simple traditional arrangements to complex compositions. The songs, performed in German and English, reveal rediscovered poems as well as self-written lyrics. The atmosphere of the songs varies from intimate, quiet parts to fresher, light-hearted and lively sounds up to heavy distorted parts supported by real or electronic drums. Each song unfolds its own universe, interconnected by the central idea of “Jordansfrost”: the constant changing between light and darkness, the seasons or even life and death themselves. Guests: Of The Wand And The Moon, In Gowan Ring ,Waldteufel, Ernte, Lux Interna, Darkwood and Black Sun Productions. 6-panel, die-cut digipak. Orange artwork edition.
Sonne Hagal’s second full-length album once more bestows the listener with a journey into the unknown realms of poetry, mysteries and enthralling melodies. Closely connected to Europa’s folk-music tradition and the Northern mysteries, the band develops song structures that reach from simple traditional arrangements to complex compositions. The songs, performed in German and English, reveal rediscovered poems as well as self-written lyrics. The atmosphere of the songs varies from intimate, quiet parts to fresher, light-hearted and lively sounds up to heavy distorted parts supported by real or electronic drums. Each song unfolds its own universe, interconnected by the central idea of “Jordansfrost”: the constant changing between light and darkness, the seasons or even life and death themselves. Guests: Of The Wand And The Moon, In Gowan Ring ,Waldteufel, Ernte, Lux Interna, Darkwood and Black Sun Productions. 6-panel, die-cut digipak. Silver artwork edition.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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VA - 'A Final Testimony' 2x CD (Sekuencias De Culto)
The Seküencias de Culto compilation is the final document, which marks the end of the veteran Spanish magazine. The compilation joins some of the musical styles (Martial, Industrial, Neofolk, Dark Ambient) and projects that the staff at SDC appreciated most, with the majority of artists giving exclusive tracks. Features: Camerata Mediolanense, Hekate, Herbst9, I-C-K, Inade, In Gowan Ring, Instincts, IRM, Karnnos, Novy Svet, Operation Cleansweep, Propergol, Raison D'Etre, Sieben, Svartsinn, Thorofon, Tore Honoré Bøe (Intro / Outro), Toroidh, Tribe Of Circle, Turbund Sturmwerk, Wolfskin. Comes in very nice double digipak.
UK 14£
Europe 15£
World 16£
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VA - 'Looking For Europe' 4 x CD Book (Auerbach Tontrager)
The history of Neofolk for the first time on CD the compilation accompanying the seminal book "Looking For Europe." Features: Agnivolok / Ain Soph / Allerseelen / Andrew King / Argine / Ataraxia / Blood Axis / Boyd Rice & Friends / Camerata Mediolanense / Changes / Darkwood / Death In June / Der Blutharsch / Dies Natalis / Empyrium / Ernte / Fire + Ice / Forseti / Gae Bolg / Hagalaz Runedance / Hekate / In Gowan Ring / Kirlian Camera / Laibach / Leakh / Lux Interna / Magnet / Mother Destruction / Neun Welten / Nico / Of The Wand And The Moon / Ordo Equitum Solis / Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio / Orplid / Ostara / Regard Extreme / Romowe Rikoito / Royal Family & The Poor (Feat. Peter Hook) / Scivias / Scott Walker / Shining Vril / Sieben / Sol Invictus / Sonne Hagal / Sorrow (Rose McDowall) / Strawbs / T.A.C. / Tenhi / Test Dept / Thee Majesty (Genesis P-Orridge) / Waldteufel / Werkraum & Lady Morphia. Exceedingly lavish 4-CD hardback book, clothbound and gold-embossed with an extensive 100-page booklet featuring liner notes, rare photos, and a lot of information on the artists. This CD features many rare, exclusive, and previously unreleased tracks, as well as the hits of Neofolk. A unique document of music history.
UK 25£
Europe 27£
World 29£
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VA - 'Steinklang Industries III: 2006 - 2007' CD (Steinklang)
Part 3 of the famous Steinklang label compilations with 20 tracks in 2 distinct parts: Part 1 - 10 tracks of Industrial / Noise / Dark Ambient from: Indigo Larvae (aka Stahlwerk 9), Stahlwerk 9, Flutwacht, Grimbergen, Institution D.O.L., S.T.U.G.218 (aka Deadwood), Antracot, Dissecting Table, Maurizio Bianchi + Land Use and A Challenge of Honour; and Part 2 with 10 tracks of Folk and more from: Un Defi d'Honneur, Allerseelen, Werkraum, Svarrogh, In Gowan Ring, Zlye Kukly, Sangre Cavallum, Phase II, Sturmpercht and Waldteufel. A great collection!
