BLACK SUN PRODUCTIONS & VAL DENHAM - 'Somewhere Between Desire And Despair' CD (Tourette)
A full length Black Sun Productions album featuring the legendary Val Denham. An alchemical journey through the wild boys world. Homosexual overtones inform much of Black Sun Productions material but with Val Denham, a transgendered figure, the focus moves on to a new form of sexuality. It's clear that Massimo & Pierce haven't forgotten their past association with Coil, with shuddering rhythmic electronics and dark electronics. Somewhere Between Desire and Despair is much more fun-filled than previous Black Sun Productions. It strikes a balance between electronic music and cabaret music, and a balance between poignancy and absurdity. Features collaborations with Bahntier and Testing Vault. Digipak with artwork by Val Denham.
UK 12£
Europe 13£
World 14£
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MOSE - 'Halfway To Nowhere' CD (Solitude Procuctions)
Möse translates to Sludge in south-west Flemish. No coincidence. After a self-titled single and a split with Hog Mountin, Möse now release their first full-length album after many years of work. High quality sludge / Doom from the Belgian project featuring members of Neuthrone and Thee Plague of Gentlemen. The powerful sound is ensured by professional mastering and the crushing compositions of "Halfway to Nowhere" proclaim the appearance of a new serious representative of the style in Europe.
Alabama-based Hog Mountin are a pissed off sludge doom band that lie somewhere in between Grief, Crowbar and Eyehategod. You can expect pretty heavy "scream the lungs out" sludge throughout most of the music. On the second part of the split you get a couple of killer tunes by the Belgians M�se (featuring members of Neuthrone, Thee Plague Of Gentlemen and Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat...), a misanthropic sludge-metal outfit with one previous 7". Heavy and crushing, yet uniquely weird.
The 22nd edition of this UK magazine features punk anti-hero Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys, Lard) and his new band The Guantanamo School Of Medicine. There's also interviews with MadLove (Trevor Dunn of Fantômas), The Accüsed, Chuck Moseley, Celan, Marachi El Bronx, Eagle Twin, and Incoming Cerebral Overdrive. This month's Label Focus is on Kranky. Also included is the usual vast selection of news, music, DVD and live reviews from the avant-rock, metal, noise and experimental scenes. Highly recommended!
UK 5.00£
Europe 7.50£
World 10.00£
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WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS - 'The Instrument Of Control' CD (Archivio Letterario)
Collection of rare recordings of William Burroughs in conversation and readings from the 1970s/80s. This is an essential insight into the mind and writings of arguably the most influential writer from the Beat generation. "Through his mordant satire of cultural aspirations, homosexual eroticism and political power, Burroughs focuses our gaze into the abyss. His cold, surgical language creates beauty through a terror that we are just able to bear". A great collectors' item! Italian import.
