The black earth feels before it the buzzing noise of a new dawn, the dawn of mankind's fall and the rise of those lurking in the shadows. "Insects" is the second manifestation of the apocalyptic extermination device 20.SV. Taking great pride in crafting the most realistic sounds of extermination from scratch at their most psychologically agonizing nature, 20.SV is firm on transmitting the simulation of your own demise through its genuine Industrialised Post Apocalyptic Bio-Nuclear Radioactive Frequencies. Comes in a shrinkwrapped sleeve.
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2673 / UNICORN - 'Split' CD (Kitty Play Records)
This split CD unites east coast 2673's minimalist programme with Unicorn's (longtime members of "Man is the Bastard Noise") more complicated and sometimes relentlessly rhythm driven noise programme on one disc. This disc stands as #001 for Mark Blumenthal's New Jersey-based Kitty Play Records, with sleeve hand inked and pressed by Thumbprint Press as a limited edition of 1000 copies.
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5/5/2000 - 'Reflektionen Musique' CD (Post Replica)
Lost, unreleased and unknown soundscapes from San Diego’s cult Ambient electronic ensemble. Named after the date many believed would be the end of existence as we know it (5/5/2000), Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation, Attention Deficit Recordings chief) and Nathan Berlinguette (Creation Is Crucifixion, M. Kourie, Daft Alliance records bossman), unleash an apocalyptic soundtrack of startling sonic paranoia. Includes the duo’s last studio track recorded sometime between 1999 and 2000, along with a beautiful live set performed on SDSU’s KCR radio.
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ABGOTT - 'Fizala' CD (Conquer Records)
Legions of Darkness know no mercy! The new Abgott full-length album, "Fizala", is ready to open the dimensional gates of Hell to world domination! Seven cosmic hymns of pure soul crushing blasphemy, ferocious blackened energy, with hidden tracks and unexpected revelations! The sound of incredible twilight zone out space evil and Daemons. A real must for every true metal maniac and brave explorer of unconventionality! For fans of Abigor, Akercocke and early Mayhem.
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ACCURST - 'A Phantom's Noctuary' CD (Serpene Heil)
Accurst is a solo project from Cypriot artist Adon. This CD (made up of one 43-minute track) explores the nightmares of existence and the horrors of the subconscious through sound and music experimentation. Accurst plays a king of decadent gothic music - full of sinister chimes, gothic organs, threatening vocals and musical experimentation. "A Phantom's Noctuary" is inspired by decadent 19th century literary movements, concepts and ideas. Presented in a full colour digipak.
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AD OMBRA - 'Rites Of Genesis (Equinox Tremendum)' CD (War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
Romanian project Ad Ombra’s debut album offers a suite in 15 parts of Dramatic Orchestral art, rooted in the timeless fragrance of Classical music, adorned with Eastern lullabies, funeral dirges, monumental choirs and operatic female chants, theatrical soliloquies, industrial hues of a dark disturbing manner, all coagulated in order to depict the aesthetical testimonies of the project’s mastermind, George D. Stanciulescu. A spiral of emotions, thoughts, opalescent visions, essential recurrences, for Creation’s shrine that stands as a living mirror where everyone can reflect the(m)selves. For fans of Elend, Stoa, Sophia and Chaostar. Digipak.
The debut album of Aeoga presents very original and haunting material based on spiralling dark drones, eerie guitar feedback textures, archaic drum and cymbal patterns, atonal / tonal vocalizations and distant / peculiar sample layers. 8 tracks of organic dark ambient / archaic & ascetic horizons to dark and haunting tribal/ritual atmospheres. "To exhaust mind and body in order to obtain a condition of non-consciousness and thus receive, realize and create material based on both primal and absent vision". Comes in a special octagon shaped cardboard covers including a 6-panel textured cardboard sleeve. Beautiful item. Limited to 1000 copies.
Aghiatrias are a digital black plague from the dark alcoves of Prague, Czech Republic, headed by Vladimir Hirsch. 'Regions of Limen' is basically a conceptual idea of abstract activities in the brain, the confrontation of a real and surreal subconscious world. Very powerful symphonic soundscapes caught between neo-classical and post-industrial sounds. A confrontation between classical compositions and intense power electronic noise generators. Ltd x 500.
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AKAMATSU / INAMI / ISHIGAMI - 'Split' CD (Electr-Ohm)
An incredible performance of 16 different tracks by three Japanese experimental laptop artists, each one working a piece by themselves. Akamatsu has intriguing, minimalist tableaus, each working off of a pattern of eventual change but from small places. The sounds of each piece are completely different. The Ishigami pieces are similar but even more stripped-down, with greater changes in volume, at times descending into mechanical concrete, like a robot playing with a mechanical cricket. The Inami pieces are thick compared to the previous; drones that begin a slow-motion whirlwind of sound, faraway basso utterances, the slow throbbing of an engine wall, receding, receding into a blank, misty vacuum of clouds. Imaginative and varied.
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AKITSA / PRURIENT - 'Split' CD (Hospital Productions)
Canadian artist Akitsa creates atmospheric yet shredded minimal and monolithic guitar and drum mantras with inhumane, spiritual vocal abandon. Complete with bombed out morbid organ and Noise intro, wrought with anxious anticipation of the primitive natural vortex that follows. Prurient presents a massively decayed, fetid live sound collage titled ‘Fossil’. Patient, miserable, synth wails and howls under churning field recordings, tapes, electronic distortion and the inevitable vocal fallout. Roughly 30 mins from each band creating a long and drizzly haze for isolated depressives.
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ALEXEI BORISOV & KK NULL - 'Xenoglossia' CD (Insofar Vapor Bulk)
This is a wise pairing between the two completely versatile and experienced electronic manipulators. There are a host of totally warped sounds like I’ve never heard from either KK Null (Zeni Geva) or Alexei Borsov. Sticky electronic pitter-patter leads way to tinkling sine tones and cryptic foreign terrain. When they integrate some guy mumbling, it truly sends me back to the seminal sound of lost souls that became Throbbing Gristle. But this is not all-dark cerebral jargon, there is a lighter, almost frustrated techno lurking just below the surface. Slim cardboard sleeve with artwork by KK Null.
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ALFREDO COSTA MONTEIRO - 'Epicycle - Metallic Brown Cover Edition' CD (Etude Records)
Portuguese minimal-electro-acoustic artist Alfredo Costa Monteiro surprises with "Épicycle". The steady-state, relatively drone-ish character of this 38-minute piece of work is much more fluid than his earlier work and is also based on sound recordings of his voice, although processed virtually beyond recognition. "Épicycle" fluctuates from roars to barely perceptible pings, often with an abruptness that initially startles but on second listen seems entirely natural, like a cloud suddenly blotting out sunlight. It’s a fascinating, chillingly beautiful journey; you never feel quite safe but always have the sense you’re in capable, acutely sensitive hands guided by a deep musical imagination. Comes in an outsized sleeve with metallic brown cover.
AMPS FOR CHRIST - 'Songs From Mt. Ion' CD (Total Annihilation)
Amps For Christ, led by Henry Barnes, features guitarist and electronics members from the defunct “Power-Violence” unit Man Is the Bastard as well as founding members of Bastard Noise, percussionist Togarama as well as custom built electronic rhythm machinery by Enid Snarb. Named after the the unique and powerful custom made amplifiers, as well as electronic and acoustic instruments built by Barnes, AFC takes a direction of exploring the interface between traditional folk and caveman electronics. Sleeve is hand pressed on pre-WWII machinery with color booklet containing schematics and diagrams explaining how to build your own AFC devices as well as detailed liner notes with artwork by Barnes himself, printed by Thumbprint Press. Limited edition of 1000 pieces.
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ANDREAS RESCH - 'Requiem' CD (Weird Amplexus)
Andreas Resch was one of the two members of legendary group MYNOX LAYH. Immense, striding, sumptuous string arrangements create a majestic and inspiring atmosphere. Andreas Resch works in some potentially interesting areas of sound experimentation and this is a totally worthwhile and highly recommended opera. There are no other words which could possibly describe the endless feeling of the album. Definitely recommended. In vein of In The Nursery and early Laibach. Ltd x 500.
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ANDREI SUCHILIN & SERGEI TURKO - 'Tenues Sine Corpore Vitae' CD (Objective Music)
This album is a collaboration between leading Moscow independent multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Andrei Suchilin and Krasnoyarsk-based electronic sound-designer Sergei Turko. These two talents draw together the diverse elements of their musical training to conjure up landscapes of modern electro-acoustic and electronic. Warm electronics and textures are woven throughout. The recording is independently produced and published by Suchilin’s own Objective Music record label. Russian import.
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ANDREI SUCHILIN - 'Iki' CD (RAIG)
In the past ten years Andrei Suchilin has scored for the images of many Russian underground film-directors. Featuring three dark and brooding collage-pieces with lots of artful quotations, this is not easily categorised. Over ten musicians of various backgrounds got involved in making this recording. The music evokes a variety of soundscapes, found noises, classical miniatures, and rocky grooves. It flows with the imaginary movie-action, reflecting the intensity of the images yet doesn't overpower them. Handmade cardboard packaging. Russian import.
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ANEMONE TUBE - 'Existence' CD (Auf Abwegen)
First proper CD release by this German project of Stefan Hanser. The sounds range from beautiful ambient soundscapes to more harsh, loopy noise tracks. Layers of distorted rhythms, haunting drones and rumbling Industrial Noise make this a recommended release for fans of early Orphx, Throbbing Gristle and SPK. Ltd x 500 numbered copies.
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ANTONIO TESTA - 'Radioforest' CD (Tantric Harmonies)
Covering a wide range of sounds from ethno-ambient to ritual and field recordings, Radioforest takes the listener on an exotic aural journey to the faraway lands, to unknown gods and bizarre rituals. Guest stars: Alio Die and Opium. Russian import. Strictly limited to just 500 copies!
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ARALLU - 'The Demons From The Ancient World' CD (Epidemie Records)
Israeli act Arallu formed in 1997 with intention to perform barbarian black metal. “The Demon from the Ancient World” is their third album and is released on Czech label Epidemie. Mesopotamian middle-eastern Satanic black metal with Arabic rhythms, the atmosphere of the desert and influences of old thrash bands from 80’s. You will not hear Arallu singing about war because they read books or saw many films about it, but because they live in the middle of it.
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AS ALL DIE - 'Victory' CD (Flood The Earth)
Without question the most harsh and aggressive martial industrial release from As All Die to date. 'Victory' presents the more Industrial side of this Neofolk/Industrial act - mixing elements of heavy percussion, harsh soundscapes, aggressive and spoken vocals, droning synths and WWI samples into its epic hypnosis. Not for the timid!
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AS ALL DIE / VEINKE - 'In Vacuum Of Blackened Space' / 'Destitution' CD (Dragon Flight)
Split CD between two American artists. AS ALL DIE offer an odd mixture of acoustic guitar, piano, cello and deep vocals. VEINKE contribute one long track, of immensely dark electronics, and shimmering soundwaves, mostly created with de-tuned guitars.
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ASHRAM - 'Shining Silver Skies' CD (Equilibrium Music)
Four years after their homonymous debut, the Italian ensemble finally completes their second album, “Shining Silver Skies”, a work which unfolds itself as an exercise in musical bliss and purity, drenched in sweet nostalgia that flickers through memories of aching loss or rapturous passion. The Neo-Classical style that acts as a foundation to Ashram’s music is built upon with piano, soaring violin, cello, acoustic guitar and crooning vocals. An album which not only embodies the romantic backdrop of early 1900’s glamour, but that also flirts with the Folk spirit and mellow ballads.
ASMUS TIETCHENS / JON MUELLER - 'Acht Stucke' CD (Auf Abwegen)
Second collaborative effort between German sound manipulation pioneer Asmus Tietchens and American improv-drummer Jon Mueller (also label boss of Crouton). The completeness that is "Acht Stücke" is of breathtaking beauty and simplicity and complexity at the same time. The album is definitely more homogenous and 'together' than the first meeting of the two musicians. It emanates a warm and deep sound evolving out of total soundless blankness as it seems. 8 tracks that run up to 53 minutes. Ltd x 500 copies in a shrinkwrapped card sleeve, designed by Tietchens.
Aube presents a superb work of re-editing and re-composition of original material from “Ml Mheen Alysm” by Maurizio Bianchi. This preserves the distinctly experimental aim of the music by the historical Italian artist, renewing it in surely less extreme/harsh, but equally new form. Unquestionably listenable and very effective. Silentes is a sub-division of Italian label Amplexus.
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AUBE - 'Reworks Stefano Gentile' CD (Silentes /Amplexus)
Kyoto-based Japanese artist Aube has makes a restoration and revision of original material by Stefano Gentile from 1989. Glacial sonic tensions, hypnotic electronic sequences, loops, alienated stratifications, isolationist dark atmospheres, slow and progressive accumulations of changing sonic masses. An extraordinary work by Gentile, developed by the great Japanese master of contemporary electronic and experimental music.
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AUTUMN TEARS - 'The Hallowing' CD (Dark Symphonies)
Autumn Tears offer their final release. After a decade evolving, the band has finally shed its shell of neoclassical, darkwave and gothic sound, in place of a more traditional classical and chamber music style. Drawing influences from such masters as Bach, Brahms, Hayden, Mahler and a host of others, Autumn Tears boasts rich and diverse musical arrangements based on music theory. "The Hallowing" employs authentic classical instrumentation including a live string section, woodwinds, oboe, French horn and haunting, operatic vocals. Strictly limited to 1000 copies.
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AZOIKUM / GOVERNMENT ALPHA - 'Das Methadonprogramm' CD (Multi National Disaster Records)
A brutal split release between German Power Electronics act Azoikum and Japanese Harsh Industrial monsters Government Alpha. The CD features 5 tracks from Azoikum and 6 tracks from Government Alpha. Comes in plastic snap case. Ltd x 444 copies only!
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BABYLONE CHAOS - 'Les Machines Ecarlates' CD (OPN)
First full-length CD from this French act. 10 tracks mixing industrial music with electronic sounds and harsh noise with ambient parts, guiding the listener through a maze haunted by weird and blood red sonorities. "Disgraced experiments, killing technology, modelize your veins, program & compose your bones. Don’t be scared, all the datas composing your body are under control. Those are not only cursed visions from some paranoiac morons…". Ltd x 500 copies in a slimline DVD case.
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BARDOSENETICCUBE & IGOR V. PETROV - 'The Perpetuum Mobile Space Vehicle' CD (Mechanoise Labs)
Collaborative material from Bardoseneticcube's recording sessions with St. Petersburg-based saxophonist Igor V. Petrov. Definitely one of Bardoseneticcube's most singular and musical works, with a mixture of irradiated electronics, sedated drones and urban soundscapes. Utilising saxophone as a drone instrument, rather than the usual freeform jazz you'd expect. Ltd x 500 copies in a nice digipak.
This album is inspired by the life and works of Nika Turbina - a poetess who started to write grown-up tragic poems when she was only 4 years old, with her first book printed when she was only 9 (later translated in 12 languages). After living pathologically strange life, receiving the "Golden Lion" prize, and being held in mental hospital, at the age of 27 Nika tragically died falling down from the 5th floor window. The musical dedication of Bardoseneticcube is presented in 12 untitled tracks filled with surrealistic feelings and some childish morbidity. Obscure loops and industrial soundscapes are buried under a pile of rhyme wreckage, melody fragments and almost chaotic manifold of strange sounds. Ltd x 509 hand-numbered copies.
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BARZEL 'A Shield Of Defence And The Word Of The Son Of Blood' CD (Topheth Prophet)
Israeli outfit Topheth Prophet has decided to get all Zionist on your ass and release a new disc from power electronics outfit BARZEL. The disc is entitled "a shield of defence and the word of the son of blood" and according to the label explores "Zionism as an aesthetic Political avantgarde" through the epic journey of "the exiled and persecuted from the Diaspora to their ancient homeland". This story is the first chapter of what is intended to be a series though no mention has been made yet as to when the installment will be unleashed.
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BATCHAS - 'Explorations 85-95' CD (Monochrome Vision)
Long awaited comeback of this mysterious Swiss-based project, returning with a new album released after ten years of oblivion. This is another masterpiece of minimal analogue synth-sound alchemy, a journey through Batchas acoustic world allocated in the deep space between two acoustic radiators of stereo system. Contains tracks from an old unreleased album as well as totally re-worked and re-mastered material recorded between 1985 and 1995. Ltd x 500 copies. Russian import.
This is a beautiful yet serious record from this Russian artist (half of Sleepy Town Manufacture). It is ambience, but not simply ambient. These are cinematic tracks begging for a narrative, often invoking the skeletons of stories with found sounds, alongside the sound of machinery. The sound is thickly layered with varied pitch tones and drones which often become so much a part of the soundscape that they become the foundation of its lushness; sometimes building tension, sometimes delivering an other-worldy, floating quality. Limited to 790 copies in a matt digipak.
BEEQUEEN - 'Der Holzweg - The 13th Anniversary Edition' CD (Tantric Harmonies)
The 13th anniversary edition of the famous Beequeen debut CD, originally released by Anomalous Records. 'Der Holzweg' is an electronic drone classic by the two Dutch artists, Frans de Waard & Freek Kinkelaar. The music on this CD is best described as heavily analogue sounds, layered with effects and recordings bordering ambient soundscapes. This edition also includes a previously unreleased bonus track. Remastered by Raymond Steeg. Presented in an outsized gatefold sleeve. Russian import. Ltd x 500.
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BEYOND SENSORY EXPERIENCE - 'Korrelations' CD (Old Europa Cafe)
"Korrelations" is the 4th CD in the BSE series. The trilogy box (containing Tortuna, Ratan and Urmula), which this was designed to be a companion to, was shelved; and so this release has now been released in its own right. Unreleased material, plus remixes by NORDVARGR, ALK0, DO SHASKA!, P3, MORGE, ZDAN and ALEXXX. Expect the usual excellent black ambient and ritual noise for which K Meizter's project has become so renowned! Comes in an elegant digipak cover.
BILL HORIST & KK NULL - 'Interstellar Chemistry' CD (Beta-Lactam Ring)
KK Null (Zeni Geva) provided sonic source material which Horist then organised, manipulated & added on to. So what happened? Scrumptious musical confectionaries with surprise flavour centres! The drum machinations pound out strains reminiscent of Ikue More (ala Death Praxis) or latter day Bruce Gilbert with a bit of controlled early Nurse With Wound wail thrown. Horists' guitar techniques are exciting, weird, rhythmic. Bill has crafted a cohesive statement out of all these musical explorations, which, in many ways, smells of the tectonics of 'OG' electro-experimental records of the early 80's & late 70's.
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BIONIK - 'Common' CD (Hod / Prikosnovenie)
Ambient contemporary work on guitar and bass. This solo project works on harmonic vibrations or resonances and sets up voluminous ambiences. Disquieting and beautiful. An essential release for fans of Aube, The Hafler Trio, Francisco Lopez, Otomo Yoshidide etc. Limited by 250 copies only! From a subdivision of the French Prikosnovenie label.
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BISCLAVERET - 'Vs Bruno - Les Mannequins' CD (Zoharum)
An homage to one of the greatest artists of modern art, Bruno Schulz, released on the date of his birth, 12th July. In the text from his work "Tractate on Mannequins", Schulz presents his aesthetic views about the status of an artist, his relation to his creation, what meaning and importance it has, and what the effects of internal creation are. This work inspired Polish duo Bisclaveret to create this improvised concept album, which combines classical sounds wi
The black earth feels before it the buzzing noise of a new dawn, the dawn of mankind's fall and the rise of those lurking in the shadows. "Insects" is the second manifestation of the apocalyptic extermination device 20.SV. Taking great pride in crafting the most realistic sounds of extermination from scratch at their most psychologically agonizing nature, 20.SV is firm on transmitting the simulation of your own demise through its genuine Industrialised Post Apocalyptic Bio-Nuclear Radioactive Frequencies. Comes in a shrinkwrapped sleeve.
