Debut release by this new computer music artist from Hamburg, Germany. An exciting mixture of dark, slowly evolving drones, beautifully distorted melodies which have been compared to early Fennesz, Pimmon and the like, obscure hard rock sampling meets raw data manipulation sounding like Earth jamming with Merzbow, digital noise and computer improvisations. A beautiful and disturbing record! Clear Vinyl. Ltd x 250. Dekorder label is also known for releasing The Hafler Trio, John Hegre etc.
Hyperspeed Grind glitch violence vs. crushing cosmic electronic chaos! An explosive amalgamation of hyperkinetic breaks and blastbeats organically fused to spastic glitch electronica and bestial vocals. DISCORDANCE AXIS hand picked these guys to open their final show, if that tells you anything. Imagine the surgical grindcore of prime CARCASS brutally molested by KID606, MERZBOW, and AUTECHRE. EARWIGS follow up a decade long career of twisted electronic noise abstraction with 6 tracks of new material that tanges from evocative shards of crystalline debris to Mecha-inspired blastquakes of apocalyptic throb.
ENEMA SYRINGE - 'Ins Gefangnis Geworfene Blind Sklaven' CD (Mondo)
Extremely rare and obscure CD from 1999. Swedish Grindcore band Enema Syringe offer an intense and somewhat confusing CD, interspersed with 'special guests' of the extreme / harsh Japanese Noise genre: Merzbow, Masonna, Painjerk and Incapacitants. A very collectable piece. Few copies in stock, all shrinkwrapped. ACT FAST!
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GERRITT & JOHN WIESE - 'The Disappearing Act EP' MCD (Misanthropic Agenda)
It's Wiese - brace yourself. This 20 minute EP sees the noise maverick working with Misanthropic Agenda label boss Gerritt, hardly a shrinking violet himself, having gone head to head with Merzbow, D Yellow Swans and Sunn O))) in the past. 'The Disappearing Act EP' starts out with two short, sharp shocks of mashed-up sound, sudden jolts of electricity and the worrying rush of what sounds like toxic gas escaping from a canister. The final track is one 15 minute fade up of unbearably caustic jet engine whine. It'll have you pinned back in your armchair while your face gets pummelled by its horribly intense power. Digipak.
GOVERNMENT ALPHA - 'Spontaneous Combustion' CD (L-White Records)
"Spontaneous Combustion" does nothing but re-enforce Government Alpha's status as one of the supreme extreme Noise artists ever to emerge from Japan. 50 minutes full of extreme, harsh noise and ultra heavy, destructive, torturing, electronic powernoise for followers of Masonna, harsh Merzbow etc. A brutal album with piercing frequencies and no let-up over the course of the 10 tracks. Ltd x 300 copies in an A5 gatefold sleeve.
JAZKAMER / SANDBLEISTIFT - 'Split' 10" (Punk Kein Rock)
4th part of Licht-Ung's 10" split series, this time Milan Sandbleistift (aka Johannes Elbert of Licht-Ung) meets with Norwegian duo Jazkamer. Sandbleistift pummel the listener from the outset with junk noise ala Wolf Eyes, while the B-Side sees Jazkamer build a layered, spasmodic noisefest, with just enough piercing electronics to make an uncomfortable listen. Merzbow lite? Limited to just 290 copies with fully printed covers.
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JESUS OF NAZARETH - 'The Shame Of Being A Child' CD (Dotsmark)
Second release from this US (mostly) extreme Noise / Gabber unit. Beginning with punishing drill n' bass breaks and blastbeats with monstrous psychotic vocals and HARSH noise, "The Shame Of Being A Child" progresses into ghostly drones and white noise. Add in some Merzbow-meets-Boredoms insanity, mashed up grindcore debris, heavy machine beat action underneath swirling drones like ala Troum or Final. Overall, this album falls somewhere around the intersection of Discordance Axis, Muslimgauze, Japanese Noise, Nasenbluten and Winterkälte (!). Highly recommended to avant-grind and heavy noise fans. Also features a stunning, very creepy cover of "Willow's Song" from The Wicker Man! 20 untitled tracks with bonus live action (Washington DC, 2004). Japanese import.
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LE DEPEUPLEUR - 'Disambiguation' CD (Auf Abwegen)
Third CD by this project of LE DÉPEUPLEUR (Zbigniew Karkowski and Kasper T Toeplitz). Both musicians use computers, and create electronic sounds - no samples, no found sounds - all pure electronic. Both names are known in Noise circles for their collaborations with artists such as Merzbow, Tetsuo Furudate, C.C.C.C. or Francisco Lopez, to name a few. 'Disambiguation' features on ongoing stream of grey, heavy and disturbing noises, with blocks of solid and almost material sounds and an urgency to the music. Ltd x 500 copies in a card slip case.
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MERZBOW & EMIL BEAULIEAU - 'Merzbow Loves Emil Beaulieau' CD (Pure / RRRecords)
Composed using two BEAULIEAU pieces as source material, MASAMI AKITA harks back to his days of music concrete. A mood of extreme tension is masterfully created by combining unpredictable volume bursts of overwhelming harshness with moments of uneasy calm. On the RRR Pure imprint with the usual hand-made and uniquely printed covers.
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MERZBOW & JOHN WIESE - 'Multiplication' CD (Misanthropic Agenda)
An impressive display of both incredible composition and furious power from experimental masterminds Masami Akita (Merzbow) and John Wiese (Sissy Spacek, Bastard Noise etc.) Akita and Wiese pull no punches. No beats, no prog, no techno - just pure delivery and satisfaction of electronic extreme. Wiese utilises a great range of sounds / textures / paces (from harsh to subtle) and styles (cut up, slow ambient build, and pure powerful outbursts). The collaboration also brings some of the best elements from Merzbow's analogue days together with the best elements of the laptop. ‘Multiplication’ was produced in the tradition of mail collaboration in 2004. Second edition in jewelcase.
MERZBOW - 'Batztoutai With Material Gadgets' 2 x CD (RRRecords)
4th (?) pressing of this double disc, originally released in a plastic box in 1993. Classic analogue noise from THE master of Japanese Noise. Subtitled "De-Composed Works 1985-86", this is a remixed version of an earlier release of these recordings, with a second disc of cut-ups from various records. Very similar to early period (79-85) Merzbow. This edition comes in the regular RRR stickered sleeve with cut & paste artwork.
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MERZBOW - 'F.I.D.' 2 x CD (Fourth Dimension)
F.I.D. (Fur Is Dead) is a double album from Japan's King Of Noise, released in collaboration with the UK's PETA organisation. It includes information about animals affected by the fur trade and £1.00 from each sale made with be donated to PETA. Three powerful electronics recordings from December 2005 and January 2006 on each disc.
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MERZBOW - 'Here' CD (L-White Records)
The undeniably premier Japanoise artist Masami Akita with 54 minutes of brand new noise manipulations and audio deconstructions. Three lengthy tracks blistering walls of relentless noise from the heat of this summer. Stand back for a disc full of ultra heavy and brutal electronic assaults! A worthy addition to the astronomical Merzbow catalogue. Limited to 500 copies in a digipak.
The Godfather Of Noise returns! As can be gleaned from the title, this is a recording of Merzbow live in Switzerland. Abrasive noise, big rhythms and (to be expected) and onslaught of noise. Recorded at Cave 12 on 10th March 2005, there is apparently no editing involved on this release. One long track at just under 55 minutes. Ltd x 500 copies only!
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MERZBOW - 'Metamorphism' CD (Very Friendly)
"Metamorphism" is a powerfully emotional, violently painful, and strangely ambient work - ungodly deep and loud pulses, around which is wrapped all sorts of whistling and buzzing. There is also abstract guitar strumming throughout chaotic sheets of static and ear-splitting metallic scrapes overwhelming the carefully constructed rhythm. Pocket-friendly reissue of the legendary marble box, in a slimline jewel case. Ltd x 500.
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MERZBOW - 'Scene' CD (Waystyx)
“Scene” contains four long pieces, recorded and mixed in November 2004. This material is not remarkable for it's brutality, rather on the contrary. The album is filled with straight rhythmic moments and ambient diffusions, but of course Masami Akita couldn't do it without good noise flavouring even here. Comes in a slipcase with artwork by Masami Akita himself. Ltd x 500 copies only! Russian import.
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MERZBOW / BAND OF PAIN - 'Reptile / Insect' Picture Disc LP (Dirter Promotions)
Merzbow is well established as THE pioneer of the Japanese noise / avant-garde scene and Band Of Pain are leaders in the melancholic dark ambient / cinematic world - once described by Terrorizer magazine as being "what Wagner would be doing if he was alive today." This full colour picture disc is pressed onto heavyweight vinyl and cut by the finest mastering studio to give the best possible reproduction for its powerful and intoxicating layers of sound. Limited to 1000 copies worldwide, this beautiful picture disc vinyl LP features a side apiece from each of these artists, with artwork by O. Lomer (the man behind our 'Swarm' sampler). Highly recommended!!
MERZBOW / SUTCLIFFE JUGEND / SATORI - 'Split' CD (Cold Spring CSR102CD)
Released on the occasion of Merzbow, Sutcliffe Jügend and Satori at ULU, London, 19th April 2008. Japanese Noise, Power Electronics and Fortean Electronics from these 3 giants of the Noise / Industrial scene, with one exclusive studio track from each act. This CD is presented in a full colour card slip and is shrinkwrapped. Limited to 1000 copies only - act fast!
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MERZBOW Vs NORDVARGR - 'Partikel' T-Shirt - Extra Large Size (Cold Spring CSR81TS)
A stunning new shirt to compliment and celebrate the Partikel trilogy! White print on heavy-quality black shirt.
Please note that we do not accept returns on items of clothing! We are happy to provide chest measurements on request.
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ONOMATOPOEIA - 'A Marble Holder From Andover' CD-EP (Cheeses International)
Great material from this project of UK noise artist Steve Fricker (Cheeses Intl). One 20-minute piece building from minimalistic ambience to solid experimental sound collage, utilising various instruments and found objects, resulting in their best material so far. One for fans of early Merzbow, Smell & Quim, Putrefier etc.
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PAIN JERK - 'Trashware' CD (RRRecords / Pure)
2nd edition of this 1995 album. Pain Jerk (Kohei Gomi) has been one of Japan's most lethal figures in the harsh noise underground throughout the 1990's, and this 4-track, hour-long exercise in extreme electronic blast cut-up and constantly shifting, dynamic textures is one of his all-time finest works. A hyperspeed collage of spastic feedback, detailed distortion, and seizure-inducing rhythms. Absolutely essential for all acolytes of the Japanese noise movement and fans of fellow psychedelic junk-destruction units Incapacitants, Monde Bruits and Merzbow. On the RRR Pure imprint with cut & paste artwork in a PVC sleeve.
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PAIN JERK / JOHN WIESE - 'Terrazzo' CD (Harbinger Sound)
"Classic ultra-fucked electrified noise barrage that seems to reflect more on the early-90s pornographic Merzbow sound et al than anything currently beating its head against a rock. Just chaos blurts of white noise catharsis cut up with quizzical gloops down the plughole where you feel like a cartoon roadrunner, still peddling in mid-air while rainbows explode into shards of glass and crystal. A fantastic blast of old school noise from these old school boize: John Wiese (Bastard Noise) and Kohei Gomi aka Pain Jerk. Recorded by mail October 2005" [Volcanic Tongue]. Ltd x 1000 copies.
A tasteful combination of improvised thrash noise / metal by Pymathon (Topias Tiheäsalo and Jaakko Tolvi - the former known for his collaboration with RLW and solo CD, the latter for banging drums in Rauhan Orkesteri) and harsh noise-driven free jazz (not dissimilar to Merzbow in places) by Gentle Evil (Janne Tuomi and Tommi Keränen - the former known for a solo CD and percussion for Circle, the latter for being the other half of Testicle Hazard). Three tracks from Pymathon and a single, long track from Gentle Evil. "Both kick ass, crush skulls and are loud enough to demolish buildings". A solid improv guitar rant for those of a sturdy disposition! Finnish import.
First issue of this brand new UK magazine, chock-full of interviews and features on Khanate (who grace the cover), Melt Banana, Wolf Eyes, Merzbow, Jello Biafra, 13 & God, The Locusts, Carnival In Coal, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Hüsker Dü, Ipecac – plus lots of reviews. Perfect-bound and full colour - a very promising start indeed!
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SHIT AND SHINE - 'Cherry' 2 x LP (Riot Season)
Shit And Shine return with their third Riot Season album 'Cherry'. Fusing their trademark long drum / bass led epics, freenoise freakouts and their short off the wall blasts, 'Cherry' takes on all sides of the Shit And Shine sound. Equal parts Strangulated Beatoffs, Butthole Surfers, Merzbow, Melvins and Boredoms, Shit And Shine fuse sonic blasts and monster riffs into a wretched brew. 14 songs, pressed over two LPs in a suitably garish sleeve. Ltd x 500 copies.
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STALAGGH - 'Nihilistik Terrror' CD (Autopsy Kitchen)
This release mixes both of Stalaggh's previous efforts of audio chicanery: "Projekt Terrror" and "Projekt Nihil", together on one CD with an entirely new sound. Stalaggh updated and re-mastered the sound themselves, as well as recorded a brand new track available here only! This album is Black Ambient in the vein of MZ.412, Abruptum or Xasthur mixed with schizophrenic noise elements found with Merzbow or Whitehouse at times. Sickening sounds from the audio abyss...
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STEN OVE TOFT / UTARM / JON ERIKSEN - 'Penumbra Booming' CD (Roggbif)
An amazing triple split release between three underground Norwegian artists. Jon Eriksen opens and closes this full length with harsh noise in the vein of Merzbow. Sten Ove Toft offers a long, shifting drone piece, while Utarm continues with a dark ambient and orchestral piece. "Looks harmless, but don't be fooled - be doomed". Presented in a standard PVC sleeve. Ltd x 500 copies.
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THE SLAVESTATE SOUND SYSTEM - 'Ritual Musick To End Christianity' CD (Enochian)
Sound designer Jason J. Bundy's experimental noise project - a political and spiritual catalyst for the evolution of humankind while liberating the mind, body and spirit through noise. Inspired by the likes of John Cage, Merzbow and Yasunao Tone, “Ritual Musick To End Christianity” consists of one part of blissful Silence and four parts of mind bending noise movements. “Ritual Musick To End Christianity” is set to liberate the Spirit from the shackles of religion. CD comes packaged in an opaque black CD clamshell case.
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THE SOUND PROJECTOR - '13th Issue' magazine
13th edition of this outstanding UK mag. Interviews with My Cat Is An Alien, The Vitamin B12, Ronnie Sundin, Murmer, Edward Ruchalski, Rhodri Davies and Leap-Seconds. Articles on Merzbow, The New Blockaders, The Monkees, Brian Wilson, and Ralf Wehowsky. Reviews of 'Music From Japan', 'Noises From The US Underground', 'Swedish Sound Art', Noise, Post Rock / Stoner Rock, Feedback artists, Black Metal, Freak / Weird, Electronic / Laptop, Drone, Quiet Electronic, Pop / Chart (!!), Field Recordings, Tape Manipulation / Turntablism, Art / Modernist, Quiet Improv, Improv, Weird Music From Strange Lands, Singer / Songwriter, Unclassifiable and Reissues. A4, perfect-bound B&W with full colour cover, 170 pp.
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VA - 'Antibothis - Volume 1' CD / Book (Thisco)
"Antibothis" is a collection of book anthologies featuring texts, interviews showcasing a variety of ideas that are genuine alternative to the dogma of conformity. List of contributors to this volume: Gx Jupitter-Larsen, Kenji Siratori, Corrupt.org, Pentti Linkola, Iona Miller (on Genesis P-Orridge Cut Up Pandrogeny), Wilfried Hou Je Bek, Socialfiction, Jorge Mantas, Edgar Franco, Wulf Zendik, Adel Souto on Tantra and Sztuka Fabryka. Plus interviews with Denny Sargent, Ordo Antichristianus Illuminati and Alex Birch. Comes with a CD of Ambient soundscapes mixed with spoken words from: Rapoon & Christophe Demarthe, Rasal Asad & Jarboe, Andrey Kiritchenko & Fernando Ribeiro, Phil Von, Thermidor, Planetaldol & Wildshores, Netherworld & Kenji Siratori, Martin A Smith & Structura, Alex Tiuniaev & Euthymia. Also comes with a free copy of Merzbow - 'Dust Of Dreams' CD! B5, perfect bound, with full colour cover.
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VA - 'Cataclastic Fracture - Volume 1' CD (Deadline Recordings / Lazy Squid)
Rare and monumental compilation from two US labels. A massive 51 tracks of noise (each being under 2 minutes long) from: 159 61 4538, AMK, Anal Drill, Arcane Device, Aube, blackhumour, Black Leather Jesus, C.C.C.C., Chop Shop, Con-Dom, Cyclops Joint, Daredevil, David Gilden, Due Process, E.E.E., Emil Beaulieau, Extreme Hair Stench, Fragmented, Gun Kick, Illusion Of Safety, Incapacitants, Infant Erection & Ninth Massacre, Infant Mortality Rate, Insect Libido Band, Macronympha, Man Is The Bastard, Melt Banana, Merzbow, Monde Bruits, MSBR, My Blood, Orifice Training, Retardo Al Dante, Richard Ramirez, Rotten Jesus, Rotten Piece, S.H.A.F.T., Slave Labor, Smell & Quim, Sudden Infant, Taint, The Grey Wolves, The Haters, ThirdOrgan, Traci Lords Loves Noise, Trance, Tranquil, Turmoil In The Toybox, Violent Onsen Geisha, Xaos Theory and Zahava. Compiled by Richard Ramirez. Act fast for this one!
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VA - 'Epitaph For John' CD (Korm Plastics)
Compilation with Asmus Tietchens, RLW (Ralf Wehowsky), Merzbow, Freiband (Frans De Waard) and John Watermann. "On April 2nd 2002 John Watermann died suddenly of an infection resulting from his ongoing treatment for cancer. Having in the final year of his life returned to artistic pursuits, he still had vast plans for future projects. Among these unfulfilled projects were plans to collaborate with Frans de Waard on a new release. Although only preliminary discussions on the collaboration took place and Watermann never completed any work towards the project, Watermann's source material that was to be the basis of the work now serves as a basis for this tribute release. This release serves as a record of Watermann and his influence, documenting the respect he reserved from his peers and, hopefully, introducing his work to a new audience." [Frans De Waard] Outsized sleeve with inserts.
VA - 'Manifesto Rumorarmonico Post Futurista' 2 x LP (Old Europa Cafe)
Vinyl compilation devoted to “Luigi Russolo” the father of Futurist music and the first man theorizing that music has to be composed mainly by rumors and not by harmonic sounds. His music was played with a self made instrument named "Intonarumori” or “Rumorarmonio”. For this project, OEC invited four artists known for being very close to "Futurism" since their beginnings and for their true and uncompromising “Industrial” involvement: GX Jupitter-Larsen, Merzbow, Rapoon and Sacher Pelz (Maurizio Bianchi). Ltd x 765 hand-numbered copies on heavy white vinyl in a very nice textured gatefold sleeve.
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VA - 'Music Should Hurt' CD (Self Abuse Records)
Classic Noise compilation with exclusive material from: Merzbow, K2, Smelll & Quim, Daniel Menche, Pain Jerk, Thirdorgan, Macro Beaulieau (Macronympha & Emil Beaulieau), Iugula-Thor, Evil Moisture, OVMN, Bacillus, Hyper Ventilation, Killer Bug and Hanged Mans Orgasm. Painful stuff!
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VA - 'Radio Interference From Unknown Orgasm' CD (Somnimage)
New and exclusive tracks from Black Sun Productions (3 tracks), Merzbow, Mykel Boyd (2 tracks), The Sword Volcano Complex (2 tracks), Wyrm (Allan Zane, Bruce La Fountain, Joey Day and John Murphy), and Val Denham (4 tracks from the celebrated artist for Marc Almond, Throbbing Gristle, PTV, Some Bizzare etc, who also created the artwork for the release). A mix of Experimental, Esoteric, Strange Pop and Japanese Noise music.
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VA - 'The End Of The Fear Of God' CD (Tochnit Aleph)
An amazing 69-track Noise / Avant-Garde / Experimental collection, with all source material by Swiss Hardcore / Noise legends Fear Of God (1987-88). Features (amongst others): Evil Moisture, Genetic Transmission, Hecker, Jim O'Rourke, K2, Kevin Drumm, Kouhei Matsunaga, Merzbow, Mike Patton & Kid606, Norbert Möslang, Pita, Raionbashi, R.H.Y. Yau, RLW (Ralf Wehowsky), RM74, Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock, Russell Haswell, Sudden Infant, The Haters, The Idealist (Joachim Nordwall of The Skull Defekts), Thomas Ankersmit, Voice Crack and Zbigniew Karkowski.
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ZBIGNIEW KARKOWSKI - 'Intensifier' CD (Walnut + Locust)
Hyperspeed Grind glitch violence vs. crushing cosmic electronic chaos! An explosive amalgamation of hyperkinetic breaks and blastbeats organically fused to spastic glitch electronica and bestial vocals. DISCORDANCE AXIS hand picked these guys to open their final show, if that tells you anything. Imagine the surgical grindcore of prime CARCASS brutally molested by KID606, MERZBOW, and AUTECHRE. EARWIGS follow up a decade long career of twisted electronic noise abstraction with 6 tracks of new material that tanges from evocative shards of crystalline debris to Mecha-inspired blastquakes of apocalyptic throb.
