ALLERSEELEN - 'Rauhe Schale' CD (Aorta / Ahnstern)
"Rauhe Schale" ('Rough Shell') is the brand new album from Austrian legends Allerseelen, which fascinates musically as well as visually. Everything moves and flows in a field of force between industrial, metal, folklore and pop. Lovers of bands like Nine Inch Nails, Einstürzende Neubauten, Laibach or Underworld could also fall in love with Allerseelen. Gerhard Hallstatt sometimes describes his music as Electronic Folklore or Apocalyptic Rock. But basically there is no real description for Allerseelen - all attempts to find an expression for their music may be valid for some time, yet lose their meaning after a couple of months or years. The songs were inspired by various magical mystery tours in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Slovenia. Gerhard is assisted here by Dimo Dimov (Svarrogh, Miel Noir, Sturmpercht), Marcel P. (Sagittarius, Halgadom), Meri Tadic (Eluveitie) and Annabel Lee (Blood Axis). 70 mins. of music in a digipak with booklet.
LAIBACH - 'Laibachkunstderfuge BWV 1080' CD (Dallas Records)
This album is the Laibachian interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's work The Art of Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge). The majority of the material was created in 2006 and performed the same year on 1st June at Bachfest in Leipzig. Since the work is very much based on mathematical algorithms, Laibach decided to use computer and computer program as the key "instrument", providing a very special electronic interpretation and showing that J.S. Bach with his work could as well be understood as the pioneer of electronic, techno, computer music. Digipak.
UK 13£
Europe 14£
World 15£
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SKROL - 'Insomnia Dei' CD (RRRecords / Chromosome)
The Industrial side of Vladimir Hirsch. "This Czech project composes industrial music in the purest tradition of the ancestors! It makes me think to a kind of hybrid between the symphonic tunes of Test Dept and the oppressive, bombastic rhythms of Laibach and Swans! From start on, you get surrounded by powerful industrial blasts leaded through the screaming propaganda-vocals, which still remind to Test Dept and Laibach! I feel like diving back in the golden 80s decade of industrial music... This is a must have for all industrial tasters and definitely one of my favorite releases in the industrial style for quite a long time!" (Side-Line). Latest pressing with cut & paste artwork in a PVC sleeve.
UK 9£
Europe 10£
World 11£
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SONGS OVER RUIN - 'The Evil Influence Lingers On' CD (Dying Art Productions)
"The true dangerous, enthusiastic military. Following the steps of Laibach, Arditi, Songs Over Ruin had been bringing that cruelest and most tragic war back to its audience with the cold rhythms, ordered martial industrial, crazy speeches, chaotic noises since its foundation in 2006". Don't buy if you're easily offended! Ltd x 450 copies.
UK 8£
Europe 9£
World 10£
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THE ALTAI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - `T.A.C.O.` Picture Disc LP (Steinklang)
Strange mix of one long track, `Law`, on Side A, featuring bass guitar, guitars and Italian spoken vocals. Would appeal to maybe leftfield guitar experimental fans, or a little like some MAIN or TROUM. Nice picture disc. Side B is a different animal, po-faced drum patterns, often very similar to PANORAMA or BAPTISM-era LAIBACH. Ltd x 500 numbered copies with clear sleeve.
VA - 'Looking For Europe' 4 x CD Set (Auerbach Tonträger)
The history of Neofolk for the first time on CD. 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.
