"The doom sound is instantly recognisable, complete with rasping vocals - an ultra-heavy onslaught. That’s the known and well-explored ground. But from here, Batillus moves towards irresistible, heavy riffing psych, while Ryan Fairfield’s Hallowed Butchery project fires a pistol to transcend the mossy caves and to throw fits of shoegazing prog doom. This is a brilliant doom metal split—the Batillus side rules, because the American four-piece works so effectively and freshly within the known framework. The Hallowed Butchery side is even better because he does the same, and much more, transcending the confines of the genre" (Foxy Digitalis). Mastered by James Plotkin and beautifully packaged. Ltd x 400 copies on black vinyl.
UK 12.00£
Europe 15.50£
World 19.00£
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GHAST / ABANDONER - 'Ghast / Abandoner' CD (At War With False Noise / Choking Hazard Records)
Two tracks each from bands coming at dark heaviness from different ends of the spectrum, but who compliment each other perfectly. The 2 Ghäst tracks are painfully slow, heavy and unrelentingly repetitive funeral dirges of ultradoom. There are some definite sludge overtones going on there but this is definitely for fans of bleak doom/sludge: think Moss / Burning Witch / Corrupted etc. Abandoner is Jay and Ryan from Unearthly Trance but this is a different proposition altogether: post-industrial soundscapes, this is almost like an alternative soundtrack to Eraserhead. Drenched in feedback, almost lost vocals, buzzing, processed guitar all come together in a massive dark, almost symphonic whole. Total void music. Ltd x 500 copies.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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HAARE - 'Madon Evankeliumi' CD (At War With False Noise)
Finland's Haare are one of the most exciting noise artists around. This is total swirling psychedelia, incredibly heavy shifting tides of drone with evil organ lines permeating the noise. Haare himself describes it as "a slow, heavy bell". Based on source sounds provided by MOSS members Olly Pearson, Chris Chantler and Dom Finbow. Ltd x 500 copies in an A5 pro-printed gatefold wallet and PVC sleeve with amazing art by Andrew Labanaris (Electric Wizard and MOSS).
UK 9£
Europe 10£
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NADJA - 'Corrasion' CD (Foreshadow Productions)
"Corrasion" was originally released back in 2003 as a very limited edition of 200 copies. Due to overwhelming demand, "Corrasion" re-surfaces in 2007 as a CD proper, with Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff having re-recorded all the tracks in January 2007 giving them new arrangments, a heavier sound and therefore top-notch quality. Flowing and ever-changing soundscapes of massive guitar layers and delicate ambient passages weave a beautiful aural experience of grandiose proportions. "Corrasion" anno domini 2007 is simply one of the best drone / post-rock albums in years! Additionally, the album contains three bonus tracks which originally appeared on a couple compilations and a split release (with Moss).
UK 10.50£
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ROCK-A-ROLLA Issue #37 Magazine
Rock-A-Rolla 37 features UFOMAMMUT. There are also interviews with Killing Joke, Napalm Death, JK Flesh, Messhuggah, Pelican, Moss Icon, Black Sheep Of Nexus, 16, Astra, Worm Ouroboros, A-Sun Amissa and The Samuel Jackson Five. This month's Label Focus is on Thrill Jockey. 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£
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World 10.00£
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VRESNIT & KSHATRIY- 'TaeT' CD (Vetvei)
A collaboration of two congenial projects dedicated to the Symbols of Creative Rotation. A retrospective journey by a bird through smells of melting herb songs and contemplation of the mysteries of Life. They flow with Water, from Ice to the boundless lakes dancing in moss. Following to Earth, walking the dense forests, winds and marshes, meeting the Heart Guardians. All the cycles of nature follow each other, Fire goes to Water and Earth goes to Heaven. All invocations in the name of Life. Many praising voices of people and animals merged into a rhythm that glorifies the Natural Order, eternal and endless. Field recordings, woodwinds, strings, percussion, voices, tape noises and electronics were used in this work. They all merged into a single timeless canvas. The spirit of every living thing awakening runs through it. An atmosphere of Ritual crossed with cosmic primordial Drone Ambient. Standing in awe of Majesty and experience of true Beauty. Tradition, vibrations for a New Cycle. One 49 minute track. Ltd x 484 copies in a 6-panel 7" sleeve.
"Those who worship at the altar of all that is slow and low and heavy and sludgey and doomy and droney, you must now bow before a new lord, the duo from New York known simply as Wicked King Wicker. After three records, each heavier than the last, comes Borne Black, a sprawling black sun explosion of creepy crawly riffage, lumbering lugubrious tempos, tarpit sludge, and spaced out abstract buzz and shimmer, if you fancy Moss, Bunkur, Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, SUNNO))), Wolf Eyes, Khanate, Skullflower, Human Quena Orchestra, Monarch, Corrupted, Otesanek, Habsyll, and all the various other denizens of the inky black dronedirgedoom underworld, and have yet to hear WKW, you are in for a treat. (Aquarius). Ltd x 999 copies.
