MELANCHOHOLICS - 'A Single Act Of Carelessness' CD (Multi National Disaster Records / Deafborn)
Building on the experimentations from their debut CD (with a mix of field-recordings, guitars, electronically manipulated sounds and spoken word fragments), Melanchoholics walk new paths, combining minimal guitars, drones, low-end bass and lo-fi electronic sound collages. The only consensus is to create slow, depressive soundscapes. A soundtrack to personal miserable states of mind, psychotic euphoria and intoxicated wastelands. It is a low-end manifesto for low-end connoisseurs.
UK 5£
Europe 6£
World 7£
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STALNOY PAKT / ANTHESTERIA / MIKHAIL VAVICH - 'Dedicated To The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905' CD (Der Angriff)
A commemoration of one of the most tragic pages of Russian history in the 20th century - the Russo-Japanese War. This lost war became a deep scar in the national consciousness of that period and turned out to be among the most painful and powerful incentives for the following first Russian revolution (1905) and the further eventual decline of the Russian monarchy. This CD is an attempt to revive the deep anxiety and the premonition of the upcoming relentless social shock which had overwhelmed the Russian nation in those times. Stalnoy Pakt presents maybe its most melodic tracks to date here, the distinctive band's multi-layered dark ambient fused with old military Japanese song samples and old Russian lyrical narrations, sometimes adorned with piano chords or martial drums. Anthesteria's cold gloomy tunes are combined with choir chants and gramophone record samples that aggravate the atmosphere of the dull waiting for the imminent disaster. The album is concluded with an authentic historical recording of the classic track of the period called "Na Sopkakh Manchzhurii" performed by a very famous singer of that time, Mikhail Vavich. This funeral waltz dedicated to the victims of this war drives the overall feel of despair and grief up to the highest limit. The album could be compared to the best examples of historically inspired works but with its own very special and purely Russian depressive mood. An absolute must! A5 sleeve with inserts.
UK 12£
Europe 13£
World 14£
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ULTRA MILKMAIDS - 'Live USA 02/03' MCD (Multi National Disaster Records)
Second edition of the material recorded live at various venues during Ultra Milkmaid’s USA tour in 2002 – the first edition being a 3” release (Ltd x 50). This edition has three extra tracks. Electronic/ambient music with atmospheres very much in the vein of Christian Fennesz. Ltd x 300.
UK 5£
Europe 6£
World 7£
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VA - 'In Memory Of... (Cream Edition)' 2 x 7" (Multi National Disaster Records)
The third part of a trilogy in Memory of Benjamin Alexander Horn (brother of MNDR label manager Matthas), who died in May 2003. This part features previously unreleased material by Baradelan, Baradelan & Lars-Ake Lundberg, Blackhouse, Mathias Grassow and Vidna Obmana. Presented in an outsized gatefold sleeve with two inserts. Ltd x 301 copies.
UK 10£ Europe 12£
World 14£
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VA - 'In Memory Of... (Green Edition)' 2 x 7" (Multi National Disaster Records)
The third part of a trilogy in Memory of Benjamin Alexander Horn (brother of MNDR label manager Matthas), who died in May 2003. This part features previously unreleased material by Baradelan, Baradelan & Lars-Ake Lundberg, Blackhouse, Mathias Grassow and Vidna Obmana. Presented in an outsized gatefold sleeve with two inserts. Ltd x 301 copies.
This tidy little 7" from Dutch act Zyrtax (aka Johnny Van e Kookwijk of Dead Husbands, Masonic Youth etc) could be inspired by the good old-school Industrial / Experimental of SPK, Esplendor Geometrico and Maurizio Bianchi - representing a constant evolution of 80s loop based industrial into the new millennium. Ltd x 450 copies.
Building on the experimentations from their debut CD (with a mix of field-recordings, guitars, electronically manipulated sounds and spoken word fragments), Melanchoholics walk new paths, combining minimal guitars, drones, low-end bass and lo-fi electronic sound collages. The only consensus is to create slow, depressive soundscapes. A soundtrack to personal miserable states of mind, psychotic euphoria and intoxicated wastelands. It is a low-end manifesto for low-end connoisseurs.
