BURNING STAR CORE - 'Blood Lightning 2007' CD (No Fun Productions)
(2007) Creeping drones, strange mutilated vocal incursions, and compositions full of unidentifiable sounds both acoustic and electronic. another classic in sound exploration from the mind of Mr C. Spencer Yeh. This is the sound of humanity looking into the depth of their soul, searching for a reason to continue fighting the daily maze of homosapien life. Features Robert Beatty (Hair Police), Mike Shiflet (Noumena) and Trevor Tremaine (Hair Police) on the final track. Gatefold digifile.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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CARLOS GIFFONI / PRURIENT - 'Heavy Rain Returns' CD (Ideal Recordings)
(2006) "Heavy Rain Returns" is a truly monumental album. Recorded in Bushwick, New York City - it's an intense trip into harsh noise and electronic sickness. Carlos Giffoni is maybe best known for his great "Welcome Home" record and his curator skills are infamous through his No Fun Fest in Brooklyn which is the world's most extreme music festival. Prurient is Dominick Fernow, who operates Hospital Productions label and shop in New York. Here we hear two of the US-noise scene's most important creators together - pure energy hitting you hard. The noise is ON! Ltd x 500.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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CATACOMBS - 'Echoes Through The Catacombs' CD (Solitude Productions)
(2007) Reissue of the 2003 EP from this cult project lead by Xathagorra Mlandroth (Hierophant). Previously limited to just 500 copies, this is somewhat of a rarity among Funeral Doom fans. "Echoes Through the Catacombs" is finally re-released with 2 remastered bonus tracks, now offering an hour of music. Presented with all-new artwork. Russian import.
CLOAMA - 'In The State Of Unbelief' 7" (Cipher Productions)
(2007) Two new pieces from Cloama at its most vehement. A savage exposition of raw power electronics, which has never been quite so overt in Cloama’s sound until this project. Notwithstanding the clear ‘80s PE influences, the production and composition are distinct, discreet layers, with the usual attention to detail giving this work flair. Regular edition, limited to just 130 copies. Presented in a foldout, screen-printed sleeve with inner flap. Australian import. ACT FAST!
SOL INVICTUS - 'In The Rain' CD (Infinite Fog Productions / Eternal Pride Productions)
One of the fundamental and significant albums of the world's dark folk stage, originally issued by Tursa in 1995. "In the Rain stands as a favourite Sol Invictus album for many, and it's the mellowest and most string-heavy of them all, including piano, cello and two violins in the lineup. The booklet features especially striking expressionist artwork by Tor Lundvall" [Strange Fortune]. This Russian edition comprises an exclusive bonus track "Stay 2007". Limited to just 300 copies! Highly recommended!
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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A. LIXIVIA - 'Nous N'Etions Pas' CD (Little Somebody Records)
Debut album from this charming ambient / neofolk French-Canadian act with great lyrics. Many of the tracks contain atmospheric and melancholic acoustic guitar, organic percussion and a few manipulated vocals in the background. Very much in the vein of projects like Of The Wand And The Moon. Ltd x just 200 copies and presented in a pretty hand-assembled sleeve with all lyrics. A nice collectable piece.
NADJA - 'Skin Turns To Glass' CD (The End Records)
CD reissue of the very limited release on NOTHingness Records (2003). Nadja creates music that has been variously described as drone metal, ambient doom, and shoegazer, incorporating influences from such diverse artists as Swans, Godflesh, Jesu, Sunn O))), Earth, OM and My Bloody Valentine. Nadja combines soundscapes, electronics and atmospheric vocals with snail-crawl, epic riffs and dirge-like percussion, tempering the cacophany with a certain ethereal melodicism such that the listener is enveloped in a sublimating wall of amorphous sound.
SISTRENATUS - 'Division One' CD (Cold Spring CSR61CD)
Powerful debut of the Canadian noise project. 'Division One' is harsher and more bombastic than Harlow MacFarlane's now defunct project FUNERARY CALL. A true onslaught of Black Ambient, Power Noise and Death Industrial. This is the much anticipated album, after the well received track on our legendary SWARM sampler.
THISQUIETARMY - 'Unconquered' CD (Foreshadow Productions)
Debut full-length album from Canadian one-man project ThisQuietArmy (aka Eric Quach, guitar player in DestroyAllDreamers). He has also collaborated and played live with fellow Canadian Aidan Baker (Nadja), who also collaborated on the first track of this disc. ThisQuietArmy explores the never-ending spectrum of guitar ambience and loop drone sounds. Quach manages to capture the essence of contemporary alternative guitar experimentation while maintaining a disturbing, yet captivating, aural atmosphere.
