AT THE HEAD OF THE WOODS - 'Secrets Beyond Time And Space' CD (Glass Throat Recordings)
The debut full length solo offering from James Woodhead (The Elemental Chrysalis). "Warming visions of sonically floating cloud gatherings, deeply moving and gorgeously flowing! Four peaceful "untitled" movements, embrace the essence of blossoming love, honesty and respect, so lacking in today's underground genres. "Secrets Beyond Time & Space" is truly crafted to be heard as one flowing 70 minute epic composition. Featuring all original visual crafts by James Woodhead and presented in a stunning outsized 6-panel gatefold sleeve with satin finish.
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ATARAXIA / AUTUNNA ET SA ROSE - 'Odos Eis Ouranon - La Via Verso il Cielo' 2 x CD (Equilibrium Music)
Autunna et sa Rose have used material from their first 3 albums, interpreted on piano and cello, and featuring soprano vocals and poetic recitation. They bring to life dramatic pieces that push the typically softer tones of Neo-Classical music into a more demanding ground dominated by Contemporary Classical music. Ataraxia have rearranged a collection of their finest tracks that would fit an entirely acoustic format, revisiting them in a warmer and more intimate form. This selection covers not only tracks from most of their releases, but also titles from the sold-out EPs, as well as two previously unreleased songs and material never before issued on CD. An essential release for those into Neo-Classical music. Released a deluxe limited edition double CD Digipak, complete with booklet.
A concert Baby Dee recorded live at Café Procope, Torino on 1st November 2004, containing songs from all her albums, plus a bit of crazy vaudeville improvisations. Composed of nine tracks made up of voice, piano and acoustic ad intimate environment that is best expressed as essentiality introspective. Baby Dee tells stories of love, identity, family, sorrow and joy, often accompanied by an irreverent irony that breaks and recomposes. A comprehensive overview of Baby Dee, which builds build an emotional language devoid of superstructure - direct and honest. Presented in a 6-panel digipak.
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BAND OF PAIN - 'Que Amiga?' CD (Cold Spring CSR43CD)
This is the fifth album proper from England's finest cinematic composer. Melancholic dark ambient soundtracks of the highest calibre - intense passages and bleak anthems in a constant flux. Dark emotions are captured with a Neoclassical-edged intensity. Possibly the finest work from BAND OF PAIN to date. Ltd x 1000 digipak.
First ever vinyl reissue of the legendary Australian Neofolk outfit Beastianity’s first album “Root”. Passionate and driving, wild and untamed - honestly one of the most moving and intense recordings of the genre. Beastianity have survived close to two decades as a rogue unit of individuals dedicated to the upkeep of the sub-underground sound. The sonic confrontation of their show was, and is still, a baptism of fire. Only those who could laugh through the excruciating feedback, tape loops, screaming, potential off stage violence and gunpowder stench would stick around to see the pack develop a sound that remains uniquely Australian. Originally released on CD in 1999, now remastered and limited to 300 hand-numbered copies.
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BIRDS BUILD NESTS UNDERGROUND & MY CAT IS AN ALIEN - 'Gramofonu = Voice Of The Universe' LP (Love Nest / Opax)
The first meeting of two improv acts, Prague-based turntable & 8mm band Birds Build Nests Underground and Italian psychedelic troubadours My Cat Is An Alien. Two different approaches to music make a sound that takes both from the unknown realms of the outer space and from the somehow-well-known world of old cracking records and the music and sounds on them. BBNU provided some of their live improvisations, MCIAA then chose those close to their hearts and laced them with sounds of guitars, space toys & ray guns, wordless singing and alientronics. Never has music of the spheres crackled so nicely. As if the whole galaxy lies on a giant turntable. The record starts with an exciting, ecstatic and excellent improvised speech by a Czech avant-garde poet V�tezslav Nezval who sees the whole world through his glass and the glass in the window of a recording studio. Ltd x 300 copies in a pro-printed sleeve.
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BIRDS BUILD NESTS UNDERGROUND - 'So As' Enhanced CD (Lumberton Trading Company / Love Nest)
"So As" is the latest album by this prolific and inventive trio comprising of turntablists Petr Ferenc and Michal Brunclík and filmmaker Martin Ježek. Featuring four pieces and a film by Ježek lasting 10 minutes, this album witnesses BBNU not only honing the craft caught on their previous few releases and live sound but also pushing it into new places as well. The atmospherics and interstellar swirl of textures seen on their recent collaborative LP with My Cat Is An Alien serve as a great starting point to the quasi-dimensional blankets of abstract sound to be found at work here. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.
This CD was recorded in September 2010 at the Babí Léto ("Indian Summer") festival in Prague. Two rising stars of the Czech alternative scene! BBNU's track was created on turntables, manipulating the sound of vinyl records (percussion, classical music, marching etc), all perfectly looped and given the experimental treatment. The trio Ruinu used electronics, loops, vocals, trumpet, saxophone and clarinet to create original experimental music. Presented in a carton-slider.
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CAGES - 'Folding Space' CD (Cold Spring CSR121CD)
The shaking notes that make up "Folding Space" were recorded by two people holed up in their whole respective imaginations of visions of loops, layers and pleading lyrics. They sought sounds from the same dreams that give fools belief and colourfully punctuate the nights of the sanest. There are elements of dreamy ether and discomfort rather than the easy choruses and catchphrases of the most collected and consumed art form. The visions backing this elaborate music were recorded and are performed for a primary reason: to exist freely. An hour of music set in studios buried by blizzards of the American Great Lakes region. Artwork with gold print.
CELER - 'Vestiges Of An Inherent Melancholy' LP (Blackest Rainbow)
Second vinyl LP from this formerly active American duo of Will Long and Danielle Baquet-Long. "Vestiges Of An Inherent Melancholy" features 2 sides of unearthed recordings that were created between December 2006 and July 2008. The duo create some truly beautiful drone works with their use of an organic and electronic palette of instrumentation; cello, violin, pipe organ, electronics, tape, field recordings, samples, and mixing board. This really is a standout side from Celer, pulling together their variety of sounds to make a heart breaking collage of sounds falling between beautiful dream tones and heavier dark moments. The album pushes Celer further to the front of modern minimal composition, creating some of the finest and most beautiful, fragile drone records around. Ltd x 500 copies in thick old style hardback jackets, pressed on 140 gram vinyl.
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CISFINITUM / THE [LAW-RAH] COLLECTIVE - '[ANS]werk' CD (Fario)
Dark Ambient masters Cisfinitum and The [Law-Rah] Collective dedicated this split and common work to one of the very first synthesizers in the world, the ANS. The ANS, created by Russian engineer E. Murzin, is an incredible response to the synesthesia theories (the letters ANS stand for Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin who linked tones to colours). The ANS (only one copy exists and is kept in Moscow) generates special frequencies from drawings and can also create a visible image of a sound frequency. Artists such as Coil, Edward Artemiev (for Tarkovsky's "Solaris" soundtrack) and Alfred Schnittke used the ANS in their compositions. For this album, The [Law-Rah] Collective and Cisfinitum based their music on original sounds from the ANS as well as additional recordings of various analog synths, fractal and granular synthesis, voice, violin, field recordings. They give birth to an intense cold and grey music upon which fly ghosts of melodies, archaic or yet to come. A5 sleeve.
The vinyl version of Conrad Schnitzler & Bjørn Hatterud‘s Experimental / Industrial / Dark Ambient album "Hirschgebrüll". The LP is pressed on 180 gram black vinyl and includes free download of the whole album plus 16 bonus remixes by PK101, André Borgen, Helene Rickhard, Iversen, Origami Boe, Static Electrician, Daniele Santini, Monolab, Torstein Wjiik, Sten Ove Toft, Center Of The Universe, NXP, Beglomeg, Lasse Marhaug, O. Melby and Alexander Rishaug. Ltd x 400 copies.
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CRISIS - 'Hymns Of Faith' 12" (La Vida Es Un Mus)
Re-release for the first time on vinyl, since it's original release in may 1980 - the one and only 7 track album from seminal radical and political punk / post punk band Crisis. 'Hymns Of Faith' was Crisis at their more reserved. The guitar was more innovative than on the punk anthems on their earlier singles, but the lyrics were just as politically bitter. Lyrically the album deals with subjects such as TV, violence, totalitarian Russia and European terrorist organisations. This was their last effort, as it had all begun to fall apart by this time for Crisis, with the band members going in different directions. Douglas P. went on to form Death In June with Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus), and Luke Rendall went on to form Theatre Of Hate. 30 years since its release 'Hymns Of Faith' still sounds vital and honest. Ltd x 700 copies on black vinyl with insert.
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CYCLOBE - 'Wounded Galaxies Tap At The Window' CD (Phantom Code)
Essentially a duo comprising Ossian Brown and Stephen Thrower, Cyclobe have created a thrilling and compelling collection of music, which moves effortlessly from realms of cavernous cacophony to moments of blissful delicacy. The first new CYCLOBE music to surface since their 'death-concrét' missile 'Paraparaparallelogrammatica' (an album made in collaboration with NURSE WITH WOUND), "Wounded Galaxies" showcases major new developments, with contributions from Thighpaulsandra, John Contreras, Cliff Stapleton and Michael J. York. Together, they've created an immersive pan-psychedelic dream warren, rich in detail and surprise. "Wounded Galaxies" front cover features a stunning artwork by the renowned American artist Fred Tomaselli. Thrower and Brown are well known for their work in the legendary group COIL, as well as UnicaZürn, The Amal Gamal Ensemble and Current 93. With 'Wounded Galaxies', the group has not only produced their finest and most ambitious work to date, they've created an album which can stand tall with the year's most innovative and exciting releases. Deluxe laminated gatefold wallet containing a foldout poster.
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DAS SYNTHETISCHE MISCHGEWEBE - 'The Escape Of The Electrified Dermatologist Epitomises His Dissent With The Compromising Juxtaposition Of The Smell And The Sound Of A Pair Of Wings Injured In The Subdued Romance' 2 x CD (Monochrome Vision)
DSM's music world appears as the intricate but finest tapestry of microscopic sounds, sophisticated packing of voids with sonic hallucinations, textural interactions and layering effects. Mostly sourced from ordinary life, sounds changed beyond any recognition, the endless flow of electroacoustic treatments and studio engineering. This album includes collaborations with some finest sound artists out there (ERG, Artificial Memory Trace, Jörg Thomasius, The Oval Language, TBC), and is therefore very diverse. Ltd x 500. Russian import.
DAVID JACKMAN - 'Verhalte Dich Ruhig' MCD (Die Stadt)
Those readers familiar with the world of experimental music will know the name David Jackman, primarily from his work under the name Organum. As Organum, Jackman has created some of the finest, most haunting drone recordings of the last decade. This CD is a reissue of a 1996 cassette-only release that appeared in an edition of only 61 copies. Perhaps slightly similar to the sampling work of John Wall, here Jackman has taken found recordings of orchestras, and overlaid them to create two eerie collections of string ensemble collage. The title seems to translate to "hold you back calmly" and that sentiment certainly matches the music. Two untitled tracks spanning just over 25 minutes. Ltd x 700 copies.
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DELICATE NOISE - 'Filmezza' CD (Lens Records)
Delicate Noise return with their second CD - an honest, optimistic and weighted electronica record. The album unfolds like the telling of a dream - warm and sentimental songs wash in and out with lullaby-like melodies, augmented with disembodied voices of children playing. Evident Boards of Canada influences are apparent, with a haunting and emotional sound evoking images of old home movies... a feeling of dusk and darkness falling. Emotive and beautiful, "Filmezza" provides a soundtrack befitting an old photo of a loved one or a cherished memory with a warmth and satisfaction returning the ears to a sense of wonder. Contains a remix from Steve Seibold (Hate Dept.). Digipak.
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DEN SAAKALDTE - 'Øl Mørke Og Depresjon' 2 x LP (Aesthetic Death Records)
Featuring members, past and present, of some of the finest extreme bands - Kvarforth (Shining, Skitliv, Bethlehem), Jormungand (Dødheimsgard), Kobro (Carpathian Forest), Seidemann (1349), Kvebek (Pantheon I), Uruz (Where Angels Fall, ex-Shining), Sykelig (Shining) - Den Saakaldte now stand as one of today's best dark / black metal bands in their own right. This is a re-issue of extremely limited dark/black metal masterpiece from 2008 (Eerie Art Records). The raw and inspired energy, killer riffs and suicidal vocals take you to places best left unexplored. Of a twisted genius in creation. Ltd x 500 numbered copies in a stunning, heavyweight gatefold sleeve.
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DEN SAAKALDTE - 'Øl Mørke Og Depresjon' CD (Aesthetic Death Records)
Featuring members, past and present, of some of the finest extreme bands - Kvarforth (Shining, Skitliv, Bethlehem), Jormungand (Dødheimsgard), Kobro (Carpathian Forest), Seidemann (1349), Kvebek (Pantheon I), Uruz (Where Angels Fall, ex-Shining), Sykelig (Shining) - Den Saakaldte now stand as one of today's best dark / black metal bands in their own right. This is a re-issue of extremely limited dark/black metal masterpiece from 2008 (Eerie Art Records). The raw and inspired energy, killer riffs and suicidal vocals take you to places best left unexplored. Of a twisted genius in creation. Ltd x 1000 copies in a digipak with 2 exclusive bonus tracks.
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FATUM ELISUM - 'Fatum Elisum' CD (Aesthetic Death Records)
This is the debut CD from new French act Fatum Elisum. Formed in 2007 this excellent act creates some of the finest doom death metal but with a dark, mystical, melancholic and sinister edge. Great musicianship and compositions - a dark aura permeating their doomful melodies. Inspired by the early doom death metal scene - with no keyboards or female vocals - with a twisted dark metal edge. For fans of My Dying Bride, Anathema, Evoken, Esoteric, Mournful Congregation, Silencer, Bethlehem, Ataraxie, Indesinence - with lyrics inspired by dark literary classics. Six tracks and over 50 minutes of music.
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FIRE IN THE HEAD - 'As The Nest Burns' CD (Autarkeia)
"As The Nest Burns” is an album about the darkest depths of psychosis, about the delusions and actions over which one has no control when entrenched in a manic state and the nightmares from which some never awaken. It is an album born in the blackest of times, to be listened to in the blackest of times. With this recording F/I/T/H experiments with new arsenal of sounds and techniques adding a heavily psychedelic edge to his mix of noise / power electronics / drone. These are the straight-jacketed screams from the bowels of a mental institution. Ltd x 400 copies.
FOLKSTORM - 'Victory Or Death' CD (Cold Spring CSR31CD)
The mammoth sound of Folkstorm is captured here, on what has been called the project's finest album to date! Samples of war, speeches, harsh noise, heavy gritty vocals. distorted rhythms and extremely intense sonics fuse into this mammoth blast of war themed assaults. Executed with brutal thoroughness by Nordvargr, of MZ.412, Toroidh etc. Brilliantly re-mastered, unlimited 2nd edition with modified artwork for 2009.
GRUNTSPLATTER - 'The Aberrant Laboratory' CD (Dark Vinyl)
The fourth release from Gruntsplatter builds a more transcendent atmosphere, weaving together a sustained darkness that conceals the grimy implements of the taboo nestled in the din. The brooding ambience and cutting frequencies combine with odd melody and an enveloping, fluid mix that lead you through the dirty laboratories and hovels of forbidden science where genius and atrocity meet on level ground. The familiar components of subtle detail, amorphous depth, and seething moods of Gruntsplatter are intact and further evolved here to allow the listeners thoughts to wander. Comparable to Blackhouse, Hunting Lodge, Throbbing Gristle, SPK, Lustmord etc.
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H.E.R.R. - 'XII Caesars' CD (Cold Spring CSR117CD)
Based on Suetonius' De Vita Caesarum (121 AD), this wonderful new album deals with the notorious lives of a dozen Roman emperors and leads you on a gripping musical adventure through the greed, cruelty, fratricide and excess, which characterised their incomparable lust for power. But this is no run-of-the-mill exercise in historical sycophancy... H.E.R.R. retell the lives of the Emperors with honesty, drama and humour. This release - complete with the compositional and vocal hallmarks for which the group is so widely renowned - is set to become a true classic of the genre. Comes with an elegant 16-page booklet!
HERBST9 - 'From A Dark Chasm Below' CD (Loki Foundation)
The legendary and long deleted debut album from 1999, now finally available again in a carefully remastered version. Complex, textural ambience, consisting of layer upon layer of kinetic, luminous tones and ephemeral nuances of time. Nearly 70 minutes of finest ritual ambient music, mesmerizing rhythmic percussion with deep and sonorous drones. Herbst9 construct sonic rituals gleaned from the ruins of minds scraped hollow and left to decay while natural sounds and archaic motives develop visionary sequences.
HIGHGATE - 'Shrines To The Warhead' CD (Totalrust)
After two years of silence Highgate is back with another grim slab of sickness. "Shrines To The Warhead" delivers four noisy tracks of almost 45 minutes and shows once again their unique powerful Doom / Black Metal / Sludge / Noise that is nasty, oppressive and suicidal. This album is the heaviest effort of the band so far. Devastating. Ltd x 1000 copies.
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HUMAN GREED - 'Black Hill: Midnight At The Blighted Star' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
The third album by Edinburgh's finest exponents of often haunting, yet always touching, ebb and flow. Michael Begg (Fovea Hex) with very special guest appearances by Julia Kent (Antony & the Johnsons, Blind Cave Salamander), Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo (Blind Cave Salamander, Larsen), David Tibet (Current 93) and Clodagh Simonds (Fovea Hex). Gathering together material quite possibly amounting to their most accomplished yet, 'Black Hill...' is akin to being caught in the trail of a shooting star heading to the very place where dreams, fears, hopes and an overwhelming sense of helpless abandonment teeter over the periphery of yet another rather enticing void. At once beautiful, melancholic, slightly bruised and foreboding, the music here never fails to captivate.
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HYENA HIVE - 'See Saw Sav Ann Ah!' 7" (.ANGLE.REC.)
Until now, Hyena Hive’s sonic imprint has been rarely captured on disc. In the beginning, they delivered a very intense, rich and most honest noise-rock sound… but after that, percussion vanished to give way to a sound with a more Power Electronics colour, whose presence is now well affirmed in Hyena Hive’s audio universe. To document this phase, the flamboyant and demented "See Saw Sav Ann Ah!" is issued in 7" format. Two relentless tracks, and by far one of the most abrasive releases from the .ANGLE.REC. camp. This is in the image of all their most recent live performances! Lots of intensity to spare for fearless ears! Ltd x 250 hand-numbered copies in a deluxe cardboard envelope sleeve.
This is the debut CD of Jaakko Vanhala, who previously worked under the guise of Zoat-Aon. "Feral Earth" presents the finest of the metal object noise made in world today. It approaches the sound from perspective of skillful craftmanship, intense detail and perfection of sonic balance. Use of physicality and large metal objects ensures the finest inspiring sounds, yet Vanhala evades all the failures of contemporary music and firmly keeps his feet in the lines of noise. These masterworks are beyond the vast majority of caveman antics within noise can can be compared to cult classics like early The New Blockaders albums.
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KK NULL - 'Outer Bounds Of Sound' LP (Noiseville)
KK Null is one of Japan's finest, and most admired experimental music composers ever. This album is loud, abrasive and out there, and it is just what you'd hoped it would sound like. He is able to sculpt noise like clay into an image as equally dark as light, artistic and savage, submissive and dominant, the most sublime of the most painful of art. This is uneasy listening, to the max. "Outer Bounds Of Sound" is an experimental LP series from Noiseville. Each release is pressed in an edition of just 300 copies with a hand-made cover. This is KK Null recorded live at the Electron Festival in Geneva, Switzerland on March 22, 2008. US import.
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LASSE MARHAUG - 'The Great Silence' CD (Troniks / PACrec)
"The Great Silence" is probably the best recording from Lasse Marhaug. As primitive as it gets, it is a devastatingly display of the finest kind of harsh noise, and yet another in the long line of records showing Marhaug's incredible feeling for vital and living noise. It was recorded in Jørgen Træen's studio, and was produced by Golden Serenades (Træen + John Hegre). "Fearsomely relentless" (Wire). Ltd x 1000 copies in a card sleeve.
LASSE MARHAUG - 'The Quiet North' CD (Second Layer Records)
Harsh-noise recording from Norway’s finest - Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer, Origami Replika, Testicle Hazard etc). Guitar, pedals and metal objects used with ‘Reign In Blood’ style efficiency. No cut-ups, no drastic changes, yet the energy is sustained for the duration. Despite the minimal elements, this is not to be confused with wall-noise as this is highly restless material - pure forward driving energy from start to finish. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve.
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LINGUA FUNGI & SHRINE - 'Strange Growths / Wander' CD (Corvus Records)
The long awaited split album from ambient masters Lingua Fungi (Finland) and Shrine (Bulgaria). Two different artists, two different points of view. Lingua Fungi's sound is calm, soft and tasty - enriched with acoustic instruments and brilliant percussion. Long and mature compositions with clear sound drifting in a timeless trance. Shrine's sound is more ambient / industrial, darker, with more samples and a bit noisy. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel digipak.
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MAATH - 'No Survivors For The New World' CD (Eibon Records)
Debut album from this Italian artist. Based upon the concept of coma, sleep and suspended animation, "No Survivors For The New World" gently brings you through a dormant world, where dreams flow freely around you, leaving a coloured trace in the cold and dark void. Melodic dark ambient of the finest kind; round, deep, mesmerizing. Are you ready for your new world? Presented in a beautiful digisleeve.
MACELLERIA MOBILE DI MEZZANOTTE - 'Hard Boiled Night Club' CD (Old Europa Cafe)
Macelleria Mobile di Mezzanotte is on the road again... Negroni, cigarettes, flash, guns, paparazzi. This is the trademark sound for M.M.M.! A mix of cold Industrial and a warm jazzy sax, as only M.M.M. can play. "Back on Via Veneto. The murder place, where everything began". The last rays of Dolce Vita still lit the winter days when M.M.M. brought this forgotten bunch of songs to a new life, ready for their best effort to date. "Hard Boiled Night Club" is a collection of finest and deepest tracks which will tear your pride apart. Ltd x 300 copies.
After 2 outstanding releases on Rage in Eden, Steinklang is proud to present the third full length album from the French masters of Martial Neoclassical, March Of Heroes, A superb opus filled with finest Martial Industrial music and a strong Neoclassical influence and well orchestrated soundtrack-like music. For this album, Romain L. has joined forces with Jim Breedveld (Staalkracht) and Mitchell Keepin to deliver one of the most powerful and immersive albums of the genre. “La Chute” reminds the listener about the senseless violence and cruelty of war. Digipak.
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MERZBOW - 'Age Of 369 / Chant 2' 2 x CD (Extreme)
"Age of 369" was originally released on cassette in 1984. The lesser known "Chant 2" is also from this period and complements the sonic intensity of the other. Of further importance is the influence of Maurizio Bianchi (MB) and the mail art that was integral to the industrial underground. These reissues document significant works from Japan's Noise master. Made with a cheap tape recorder and a lot of tape loops, which were then manipulated by hand. "Lowest Music 2" was a very early example of that. Then Merzbow mixed more tape loops with more harsh noise. "Age of 369" (Mlroku No Yo) and "Chant 2" are the finest early examples of that. The Japanese title of "Age of 369" was inspired by the Omoto Cult, founded by Onisabura Degughi. The double CD re-release of "Age of 369" (miroku No Yo) and Chant 2" combines both the music and the Mail Art of this period and is a fitting document of Merzbow In 1984. Australian import. EXTREMELY RARE! ACT FAST!
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MERZBOW - 'Somei' CD (Low Impedance Records)
Masami Akita is really one of those people that need no introduction. ‘Somei’ is a 55-minute trip into rhythmic hell, sure to please devoted Merzbow followers as well as bring new members to the ongoing cult of noise that he has built throughout the last 20+ years. Featuring live drums that wouldn’t sound out of place in a grindcore or thrash-jazz album, as well as the obligatory full-on sonic assault, this is Merzbow at his finest and heaviest. Digipak. Greek import.
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MERZBOW / BAND OF PAIN - 'Reptile / Insect' Picture Disc LP (Dirter)
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!!
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METHADRONE - 'Sterility' CD (Foreshadow Productions)
US-based one-man project Methadrone is spearheaded by Craig Pillard (ex-Incantation), also known as bass player of doom metal band Evoken. Under the moniker of Methadrone, Pillard dives into murky waters of impenetrable sonic depth created by heavy and torturous guitar sounds. From the very first tunes of the title track “Sterility” you are taken down to witness the perfect musical desolation and dryness entrapped in eight inches of the silver plate. Methadrone's sound has evolved into more organic and original entity, defining Craig’s style and maturity as an independent musician. "With lights out and headphones on enter into the world of sound where no life dwells". Features guest vocals from David Galas (Lycia).
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NEBELKORONA - 'Tannenhochforst' Enhanced CD (Heimatfolk)
Nebelkorona's 2nd album features seven tracks of finest dark and melancholic Neofolk. Lamenting acoustic guitars are mixed with romantic and melancholic piano parts, solemn synth landscapes and clean vocals. "Tannenhochforst" leads the listener to snow-covered alpine mountains and into wintry forests. The album is the perfect soundtrack for long and cold winter nights and for the soulful twilight in the alpine forests and mountains. The album is endowed with a crystal clear sound and features a great variety of moods and ambiences. Nebelkorona is a project of cz (Vinterriket, Atomtrakt etc) which was founded in 2003. The new album is highly recommended for fans of Vinterriket's "Horizontmelancholie" album. "Tannenhochforst" was mastered by Axel Frank (Werkraum, Triarii, Sturmpercht) and features a video clip for the track "Windstille". Digipak with 16-page booklet.
Eerie, acoustic, calm Nordic ambient/folk music played on the kantele, giving the music a medieval touch. Beautiful sounds dedicated to nature and inspired by her beauty… and of legends untold. "A hidden pool amidst the woods where the otters come to play, an owl's faint call echoing through the woods, sparkling waterfalls and vast snow-covered landscapes where the reindeer folk and wolves hold their domain. These are only some of the things with the atmosphere Nest strives to capture.†Though Finnish, the music of Nest has a Celtic feel and even reminds of Clannad in places!
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O QUAM TRISTIS - 'Les Chants Funestes CD (Palace Of Worms)
French act O Quam Tristis have mastered their art with “Les Chants Funestes” and have delivered an eloquent fourth album of inspiring music. Female and male vocal polyphonies inspired by music going from the Middle Age down to the Baroque Era using acoustic traditional or medieval instrumentation and modern electronics in harmony, without losing the sacral and medieval character of their music. Synths and bass guitar join the electronic rhythms, contributing a rock and liturgical feeling to the compositions, based on ancient secular and liturgical poetries. Features H. Dammarie (Collection d'Arnell-Andrea, Thy Violent Vanities).
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PICK-UP - 'Loop End' LP (Plinkity Plonk)
Martin Luiten and Frans de Waard are both from Nijmegen and both part of the same musical 'scene'. They played together in 2003 when their bands Girlfriends and Beequeen played a collaborative concert, and the two met on the Sunday afternoon improvisation concerts. Yet its not been until this year that they decided to work together, Martin on guitar and electronics and Frans picking the sound up with his laptop. Five pieces of repeating guitars, swirling electronics and the finest drones. Ltd x 150 copies.
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PRURIENT - 'The Black Post Society' CD (Cold Spring CSR85CD)
"The Black Post Society" embraces and accepts the depression of not having anything left to hunt. The mask without a face to hold. The depression of the hunter after the deer is killed. It is better to be hungry than to have eaten. As fantasy shatters under the whip of reality, erotic malaise settles in the nest of the mind inverting this dormant fuel to rekindle the endless cycle of sexual chaos. Black Industrial / Power Noise from this highly respected US act!
The Assassin - Murder? Crime of passion? Rome's new 'Chanson Noir' speaks of man's enslavement in a world of constant transformation. The traditions of (French) Chanson and (American) Folk are becoming more influential in their current work. Chansonniers like Léo Ferré, Jacques Brel and singer / songwriter heroes like Cave, Cash and Cohen are obvious influences. This is the darker side of singer / songwriter tradition: post-industrial-folk with elements of Electro-Pop, complex arrangements of breathtaking melodies, mesmerising ballads of lyrical beauty, underlining Rome's ethos of never faltering or remaining uninvolved. Features four songs, among which the exclusive and intimate track "One Flesh", along with reinvented, "stringed" versions of two classic tracks "Der Erscheinungen Flucht' and 'Der Brandtaucher' (from "Masse Mensch Material"). Rome: unmasked, honest and authentic! Digipak.
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RUSSELL HASWELL - 'Wild Tracks' CD (Editions Mego)
Russell Haswell returns with a complete departure from his real-time computer generated improvisations. "Wild Tracks" is a collection of ‘deliberate recordings’ made with other multimedia / film projects in mind. These recordings do not contain any overdubs or compression, and document a wide variety of audio experiences: a blowhole in Jamaica, an ant colony, a wasp nest, a helicopter ride and waterfalls, as well as the sound of freshly fallen snow, flies being electrocuted, various military tactical airlift planes, air defence fighters and attack helicopters. The recordings on "Wild Tracks" were realised using a variety of techniques including using hydrophones to record falling snow, recording gamekeepers many fields away with a parabolic dish, as well as binaural, ‘near-field’ & ‘direct’. Reputedly the first commercially released CD to be packaged in a KIDZBOX containing a full colour A2 poster with photographs and detailed recording notes.
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SCHLOSS TEGAL - 'Black Static Transmission' CD (Cold Spring CSR25CD)
On this, their fifth album, SCHLOSS TEGAL explore the realms of the dead, within the phenomena known as evp (electronic voice phenomena). Though hailed as one of the greatest dark ambient acts around today, this is considered to be their finest outing to date. Extreme dark ambient mixes effortlessly with 'dead voices on air' - voices that have been recorded by the band themselves, and with help from electronic voice phenomena specialist and mortician, EN LLEWELLYN. These voices claim to be the spirits of people who once lived on this planet. The concept of this album focuses totally on the world beyond our reality - a peek into areas of darkness populated by the dead. An enthralling and genuinely unique album. Sold out.
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UK 10£
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SIMULACRA - 'There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood' CD (ConSouling Sounds / No Angels Productions)
Nearly 45 minutes of dark droning soundscapes, where once in a while lighter ambient passages penetrate the darkness. "Giant plateaus are slowly moving, reverberating the air with deep subterranean drones, flowing and ebbing in slow waves taking you a little deeper all the time in this sonic experience... Inside a Void is Belgian dark ambient act Simulacra back with red drones from a fountain filled with blood... There is a Fountain Filled With Blood does sound deeper and wider which makes the atmosphere more intense, darker and oppressive. These graphic drones are slowly moving as they are heavy in weight under their monolithic structure. Simulacra’s dark ambient is very minimal in approach as the changes are just coming very slow, but its progression is eminent. Its mastermind Miguel Boriau does take his time to let the sounds evolve. Deep rumbling drones with a haunted atmosphere reflecting feelings of sadness and solitude with sometimes a trace of melody.... The finest and darkest drones for dreamers who are awake" (Gothtronic). Ltd x 500 copies in an outsize sleeve.
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SOUTH SATURN DELTA - 'Experience The Concreteness' CD (Cold Spring CSR80CD)
This is South Saturn Delta's debut album, featuring their finest live recordings from between 2003-2005, in Osaka and Tokyo. SSD is a kind of Japanoise supergroup, formed in 2003, with guitar and voice from Maso Yamazaki (Masonna), synth and voice from Hiroshi Hasegawa (Astro, C.C.C.C., YBO2) and drums from Nobuko Emi (Tsurubami). An extreme psychedelic noise trip over 4 lengthy tracks.
STREICHER - 'War Without End' CD (Cold Spring CSR41CD)
STREICHER are one of the Industrial underground legends - starting in Australia in the mid 80s, Ulex Xane began a number of extreme noise projects released mostly on cassette and distributed through the tape networks up to the early 90s. The original cassettes are now sought after collectors items. STREICHER utilise a mix of total noise / power noise with covert military recordings, military equipment, radar signals, military telecommunication signals. It is a stark comment on the current war against terrorism - literally, a war without end. This is the first time the finest recordings of STREICHER have been digitally remastered and presented to you on CD.
STROM.EC - 'Divine Legions Beyond Psyche' CD (Malignant Records)
With their fifth full length CD, Finland’s STROM.ec continue to further explore the far regions of power electronics, challenging the confines and stretching the boundary of the genre, sculpting new and innovative creations that are uniquely their own. Having been under construction for over 7 years, "Divine Legions" shows STROM.ec with a majestic control of their craft, offering 8 tracks of powerful and explosive industrial music, full of volatile frequencies, brain bending, enigmatic atmospheres, hallucinatory noise, and the trademark vocal assault that few acts can rival. Presented in an 8-panel DVD-size digipak, designed by Jerome Nougaillon (Propergol), "Divine Legions" represents STROM.ec at their finest, most creative form, having reached a pinnacle in an already illustrious discography.
Sturmpercht and Rauhnacht have recorded together a very special 16-minute Epos for dark and mystic winter nights. Finest Alpine Folk from Sturmpercht and Alpine Black Metal from Rauhnacht. Ltd x 250 copies in a limited edition laser etched wooden slipcase with 6-panel booklet. ACT FAST!
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TEATRO SATANICO - 'Fatwa' CD (Old Europa Cafe)
This album is without a doubt the band’s most Satanic work to date. It starts with a bunch of anti-religious synth-punk songs, then moves further into esoteric electronic left-hand paths, where post-industrial noises copulate with minimal-electro sounds. And then it puts a malediction (or a prayer?) on the real enemy of humanity. And ends summoning the Proud Adversary of the true evil, a ritual invocation to the only and true Light-bringer! And then again more hell to tell... 10 songs with Italian, English and Latin lyrics. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak with original artwork by Saturno Butto, the Italian maestro internationally known for his exceptional and superior fine-art.
THE HAFLER TRIO - 'Seven Hours Sleep' CD (Korm Plastics)
The sixth in the Hafler Trio reissue series. Allegedly based on dream research, this is non-academic electroacoustic / musique concrete at it's finest. Chris Watson and Edward Moolenbeek were still part of the group - Watson bringing a strong interest in field recordings to the studio and Moolenbeek signalling an overt dealing with perceptual issues. The album's progression from the early disorientation to the closing drones succeeds in putting the listener in another state, making this one of the Hafler Trio's more effective collections. Originally released on LP by Laylah (1985) and reissued "wrongly" on CD by Mute (1996). "Now really available as should have been." Heavy package with booklet and mini-poster.
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THE HERMAPHRODITIC CHAORDER OF THE SILVER DUSK - '156=Musick=Babalon=Kaos' CD (Zoharum)
An experiment of Process: Magickal Musick recorded by members of The HermAphroditic ChAOrder of the SILVER DUSK - usually in ritual context or with invocational intent - then posted on CD to other member/s in another country for them to add more layers to. This continued progressively until completion. The style of music ranges from neoclassical ambient orchestral multi-instrumental corroborations and layered electronic experimentations to simple primal ritual corroborators with sticks and bells and harmonious voices around a fire by the Hekate Tree. 156 is the number of Babalon, the fiery Thelemic Goddess and also of Kaos, the 7-headed beast on which she rides. Dedicated to and inspired by Coil. Stunning 6-panel digipak with 6 x card inserts.
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THE TRIPLE TREE - 'Ghosts' CD (Cold Spring CSR96CD)
The Triple Tree consists of Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus) and Andrew King aided and abetted by M, Autumn Grieve, Kris Force (Amber Asylum), Guy Harries, Renee Rosen and John Murphy (Death In June, SPK, KnifeLadder) and is an homage to the supernatural fiction of M. R. James, the greatest ghost story writer in the English language, and the finest medievalist of his generation. Join Dr Wakeford and the Rev. King as they search for the Three Crowns, attempt to Cast the Runes, purchase The Mezzotint, follow Mr Abney�s remarkable enlightenment in Lost Hearts, and join Count Magnus on the Black Crusade! Winter evenings will never be the same again. Digipak with booklet.
TSUKIMONO - 'Time Canvas' 2 x LP (Release The Bats)
Long anticipated vinyl version of Tsukimono's grandiose "Time Canvas", originally released as a limited release (Ltd x 100) on Kning Disk (2007). A true gem of drone-based music, this recording still stands out as Tsukimono's finest moment. Each track is based on a sample on one specific instrument. The beauty here is in the delicate layering and subtle progression of the songs. Slow and quiet and big and brutal at the same time. Incredible beauty indeed. The deluxe 2xLP version also comes with a side-long bonus track recorded in 2008. Ltd x 525 copies in a letter-pressed silver ink on black card sleeves with insert and MP3 download card.
UK 18£
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TUHAT KUOLEMAA SEKUNNISSA - 'Tuhat Kuolemaa Sekunnissa' CD (Anima Arctica)
Noble & Honest Neofolk rooted firmly to the pagan grounds of Finland. "These songs are made to rise higher than pines, and the brilliant melodies glitter like silvery lakes under the holy sun. Some of these tracks are surely to be sung along with tears in eyes by lonely listeners, and some out loud by like-minded minds affected by blessed beers and wicked wines. This record is mainly performed with two acoustic guitars and bass guitar held by men with fierce fire in minds and souls... in the language of their ancestors... A reverend nod is given in the direction of the classics of the British Isles' Neofolk genre, which shake hands with archaic songs sung by Finnish tribes next to fireplaces in nightless night, in lightless winter of this cold, cold country." Tuhat Kuolemaa Sekunnissa disbanded and Mikko Poyhonen is now known as Pyhä Kuolema. Ltd x 1000 copies.
Finnish harsh noise at its finest! Umpio has slowly but steadily reached the top level of harsh noise. Scrap metal, self build metal junk instruments, feedback and intense cut-ups. Think of Knurl, Sickness, K2 etc with additional Pentti Dassum physical craftsmanship and you may get close to Umpio. 40 minutes.
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VA - 'Autumn Blood (Constructions)' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
Collecting several artists LTCo has so far worked with and some of their affiliates, "Autumn Blood (Constructions)" mostly comprises exclusive material to this release by older hands and relative newcomers alike. Those featured are as follows: Lawrence English (Room 40 label owner), Peter Christopherson (Coil / Throbbing Gristle / SoiSong), Birds Build Nests Underground, Steven Severin (Siouxsie & the Banshees), Volga, Theme (Richard Johnson and Stuart Carter, both ex-Splintered), Andrew Liles (Nurse With Wound), Zenial/Banabila, Formication, Sion Orgon, Human Greed (Michael Begg of Fovea Hex and Deryk Thomas), Colin Potter (Monos). Ltd x 500 copies - ACT FAST!
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VA - 'Dark Ambient Radio Vol. 1' CD (Dark Ambient Radio)
A genre compilation that emerged around the web radio of the same name. 72 minutes of the finest dark ambient, with each of the eleven tracks having been created exclusively for the release. From established acts to relative newcomers, this completely self-produced collection is a gem waiting to be discovered! Features: Ah Cama-Sotz & All Sides, Dark Muse & Nihil Communication, Evoke Scurvee, False Mirror, Megatone, Mytrip, Nagual Art, Phelios, Phobos, Stephen Parsick and Svartsinn & All Sides.
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VA - 'My Own Wolf: A New Approach To Ulver' 2 x CD (Cold Dimensions)
An international tribute to Ulver, with a far-reaching number of musical styles. 26 tracks from: Aidan Baker, Ashtar, Asmodée, Avanthar, Bosque, Cataplus, FB(Force), Fluoryne, Joey Hopkins Midget Factory, Jääportit, Karna, Mura Hachigu feat. Nokturnes, Noises Of Russia, Otzepenevshiye, Panacea Enterpainment, Project:a, Pryapisme, Sael, Selvmord, Sinestesia, Smohalla, Unfurl, Wardaemonic, Wheel Of Knowledge, Year Zero and Zweizz. Digipak.
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VA - 'Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings' 2 x CD (Auerbach Tontrager)
"Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings" is a two-CD collection defined by (mostly) acoustic musical settings of nature's scenery and impressions, or of personal sentiments mirrored in nature. This profound respect and a deeply romantic magical and mystical perception of nature are the common denominator of all the featured artists and the thematic foundation of their contributions. The fact that nearly all of the songs included here are either exclusive to this project or rare tracks that aren't otherwise available anymore serves to emphasize the extraordinary character of this release. Over 100 minutes of rare and exclusive tracks from Ainulindalë, Bauda, Dornenreich, Empyrium, Havnatt, Les Discrets (2 tracks), Lönndom, Musk Ox, Nebelung, Nest, Neun Welten, Nhor, Nucleus Torn, October Falls, Orplid, Syven, Tenhi, Ulver and Vàli (2 tracks). Presented in a stunning hardback digibook.
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VON THRONSTAHL - 'Imperium Internum' CD (Cold Spring CSR32CD)
After huge demand we are repressing this title. The incredible orchestral power of Von Thronstahl has finally been released! "Imperium Internum" is an instant classic of the scene - massive orchestral power and military anthems, akin to the finest moments of In Slaughter Natives, Turbund Sturmwerk and Blood Axis! Recommended as among the finest releases we've handled! Now in a stunning digipak.
VON THRONSTAHL - 'Return Your Revolt Into Style' 2 x CD (Trutzburg Thule)
This is the much demanded and long overdue re-release of the extremely rare album, originally released in 2002. The album was originally limited to 500 hand-numbered copies and came in very special packaging: The CD was mounted on a glass plate inside a 6" black box with gold-embossed logo & title on front. Regarded as one of the most original and finest Von Thronstahl CDs, this is the first time, that this long ‘lost’ album is being re-released. All tracks have been digitally re-mastered. This special re-release furthermore comes with a second CD, densely packed with rare remixes, different versions of well known tracks and a number of previously unreleased, exclusive tracks! 8-panel digipak in slipcase.
UK 17£
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WOODLAND CHOIR - 'Serenity Rise' CD (Epidemie Records)
Woodland Choir is the neofolk project of the brilliant Hungarian musician Attila Bakos (vocalist on Thy Catafalque's Róka Hasa Rádió). "Serenity Rise" brings you 9 fragile pure acoustic melancholic neofolk songs in the English language. Essential for fans of this style of music and projects such as Tenhi, Liholesie, Nest, October Falls and Neun Welten. Ltd x 500 copies in a stunning digipak with booklet.
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YAHOWHA 13 - 'Penetration: An Aquarian Sypmhony' CD (Swordfish)
Easily one of YaHoWha's heaviest offerings, "Penetration, An Aquarian Symphony" is arguably revered as their best - one of the finest sacred, psychedelic death trips of all time. Djin's tripped out guitar work coupled with Zinuru's soundscapes and Father Yod's bellowing moans and chants create some of the most intensely spiritual and epic passages put to tape. Touched & tipped by higher forces you can only dream of - this contains the most intense passages created by the band Ya Ho Wa 13.
