EXPERIMENTAL AUDIO RESEARCH - 'Worn To A Shadow' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
(2005) 'Worn to a Shadow' is the most recent album by Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3 / Spectrum) under his EAR guise. Its artwork, using two op-art designs, is absolutely staggering. Play the album whilst gazing at it and fall back in slow motion. EAR's sound will be instantly recognisable to many, as indistinct soundscapes unfurl (almost in slow-motion) to reveal a real concept of ambient depth. Without doubt, EAR's finest work to date. An exceptional release. CD version in digipak.
UK 11.50£
Europe 12.50£
World 13.50£
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FORMICATION - 'Icons For A New Religion' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
(2007) "Icons For A New Religion" is the first CD proper from this often spaceward-bound UK electronica duo of Alec Bowman and Kingsley Ravenscroft. Mulched digital flotsam, chattering rhythms, buried voices, squelched beats, vapour trails and suchlike combine to create a vast and sprawling, kaleidoscopic filmic spew that's unstoppable in its reaching out to those parts of your imagination simply waiting to be taken to new places. At times, the music recalls early Tangerine Dream, or a darker Autechre, via the ritualistic and chemical saturation of Coil.
UK 11.50£
Europe 12.50£
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HUMAN GREED - 'Black Hill: Midnight At The Blighted Star' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
(2008) The third album by Edinburgh's finest exponents of often haunting, yet always touching, ebb and flow. Includes very special guest appearances by Julia Kent (Antony & the Johnsons, Blind Cave Salamander), Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo (Blind Cave Salamander, Larsen), David Tibet (Current 93) and Clodagh Simonds (Fovea Hex). Gathering together material quite possibly amounting to their most accomplished yet, 'Black Hill...' is akin to being caught in the trail of a shooting star heading to the very place where dreams, fears, hopes and an overwhelming sense of helpless abandonment teeter over the periphery of yet another rather enticing void. At once beautiful, melancholic, slightly bruised and foreboding, the music here never fails to captivate.
UK 11.50£
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MICHAEL GIRA - 'Songs For A Dog' LP (Lumberton Trading Company)
(2006) Over the years, Michael Gira (Angels Of Light, ex-SWANS etc) has honed his craft into something more sophisticated without actually having lost sight of the power, emotional tugs, or even the simplicity of his earlier works. On 'Songs for a Dog', he has collected ten tracks (mostly culled from releases only available via his website, plus three unreleased tracks), that catch him in his purest form. Mostly built around his guitar and voice in a home studio environment, the songs here expose perfectly how he can function without the layers of sound he's also often fond of exploring. These songs capture an artist who seems forever capable of pushing himself into new avenues. Ltd x 2000 copies in textured packaging, complete with insert and pressed on heavy vinyl.
UK 13£
Europe 15£
World 17£
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SION ORGON - 'The Zsigmondy Experience' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
The second album by Thighpaulsandra and Coil affiliate, once more gushing splendidly with so many universe-mulching ideas that it's difficult not to wonder what's floating around the air in his native Wales these days. From menacing near-ambience and the massive, punk 'n' Prog-bloated 'I'm in Blackout' to vocoded passages over the very same electronic insanity that's spewed out Stockhausen and Xenakis, there's much to wrestle with your mind's deepest and darkest corners here. Collaborators include Coil's Sleazy, Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones' singer), Frank Naughton (Rocketgoldstar and ex-Uziq) Gaz Williams (Rocketgoldstar), The Grangetown String Ensemble, The Chung Chinese Ensemble and others.
UK 11.50£
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THEME - 'Our Angels Dislocated' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
The second album from this UK / Poland-based trio (feat. members of Splintered) offers a rich, organic and atmospheric tapestry of ideas that serve as a rejuvenated statement of intent. Combining sitars, violin drones, guitar strums, mutterings from an otherwise deserted midnight subway, electronic swirl, piano and all manner of otherworldly textures, 'Our Angels Dislocated' remains both focused and complex enough to cast new shadows with every listen. Complete with exclusive artwork by British sculptor, Mo Jupp. Digipak.
UK 11.50£
Europe 12.50£
World 13.50£
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THIGHPAULSANDRA - 'Chamber Music' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
This highly accomplished and visionary musician has been known for his assistance with groups and artists as diverse as Coil, Spiritualized and Julian Cope as much as his own albums. Combining musique concrète, quasi-dimensional electronics, ravaged hums, atmospheric tones and all manner of different instruments nodding into focus, 'Chamber Music' is an imaginative and focused album, and his most cohesive work to date. Digipak.
