Formerly known as Big Road Breaker. "More sub-space transmissions from out of the void, other worldly murmurs and ambiences that shimmer like phantoms then fade into oblivion. Clicks, static and rumbles are allused as devices to convey abstractions of space and time. Layer upon layer of sound, treated to bring out new textures; the musical splitting of an atom" (Bizarre). Released in an edition of 500 copies, though only 300 were ever made available due to a shortage in the printed sleeves. Comes in a in PVC archive sleeve with multiple transparent and card inserts with obi strip.
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FILIVS MACROCOSMI - 'Stalker' CD (OMS Records)
Inspired by and a tribute to A. Tarkovsky's movie "Stalker" (1979). Stalker is an elaborate puzzle. Its pieces are always scattered, and the listener is relied upon to bring the final element of the puzzle along with him. Stalker invites you to get carried away into your own thoughts, flowing with the images as it provides new questions to ponder. In that sense, the album is very much like a philosophical poem: a very simple surface covering innumerable layers of meaning. One long ride in a cart, with clunking metal and water-whooshing sounds. Altogether fascinating and hypnotic. "Welcome to your Self, an alien place guarded by barbed wire". Ltd x 500 copies in foldout sleeve. Ukrainian import.
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FIRST HUMAN FERRO - 'Corona Astralis' CD (OMS Records)
"Corona Astralis" is the follow up to the 2000 album "Motherwards" and fundamentally represents the development of this Ukrainian project. "Corona..." carefully combines early 1998-2001 Death Ambient / Industrial experiments with recent ever-generating solid electroacoustics, harsh electronica and dronesque synth multi-structures. Inspired by one of the greatest examples of poetical mastery "Corona Astralis" by Maximilian Voloshyn (a classical representative of the so-called Silver Age of Russian poetry) this album accurately deals with eternal ideas/values of a main being like a grain of sand in a Pascalesque desert-like Universe. Ltd x 500. Ukrainian import.
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HALF MAKESHIFT - 'Omen' CD (Profound Lore Records)
“Omen” is a devastating observation of formidable experimental ambient drone-like subtle mastery. With moments that remind of Nadja, Sunn O))), Godspeed! You Black Emperor and A Silver Mount Zion, “Omen” is an opus of dense and flowing sonic terrain where cinematic sound visions create vast, desperate, and devastating scenarios, almost serving its purpose like a desperate doomsday soundtrack. Working as a 50+ minute track, but separated into four parts, “Omen” subtly shifts through different emotions and moods; soothing and comforting, yet at the same time virulent and uneasy, and ultimately eerie and chilling. The incredible use of melody via light guitar strums and guitar ambience, melded with waves of static bursts and ivory key tappings, create the build-up that will inevitably come in the form of massive drone rumblings. This is the final work of Half Makeshift. Mastered by James Plotkin (Old, Khanate). 6-panel digipak.
KONAU - 'Speech From The Shadows' CD (Eibon Records)
A "hybrid" creature formed by members of Italian Dark Ambient acts Subinterior and New Risen Throne. Disquieting and obscure dark ambient, with some amazing "melodic" structures scattered through the songs. The shadows are speaking... Will appeal to fans of Raison D'Etre or Desiderii Marginis. Highly recommended!
KRISTOFFER NYSTROMS ORKESTER - 'brakeHEAD' CD (Malignant Records)
Kristoffer Nyströms Orkester is a collaborative project between Peter Nyström (Megaptera / Negru Voda) and Kristoffer Oustad (V:28). 'brakeHEAD' is the result of a post-gig improvisation betwen the two projects from 2005. This is an album that is as majestic as it is bleak, capturing the essence of old school Swedish industrial, but forging a new path towards a dark future. "A phenomenally majestic piece of dark ambience and noise that will leave you totally awe struck. The visceral raw power of the electronics is a thing of untamed beauty that heralds in a new era by which others must now be judged against." [auralpressure]. Digipak.
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MONNO - 'Error' CD (Conspiracy Records)
Dense, abstract, challenging, and confrontational. Monno stands out from the legacy of doomsayers that includes Throbbing Gristle, Suicide, Whitehouse, and more recently Wolf Eyes and Lightning Bolt. Monno are impressively abrasive in sending atomic blasts of fury, but beneath the shock value of these overwhelming sonic miasmas are throat-grappling melodies evoking a dense, brutal trance. The CD is presented in a very nice silver outsized booklet.
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PHELIOS - 'Astral Unity' CD (Malignant Records)
Third album from Germany’s revered dark ambient project Phelios, following two CDs on Eternal Soul and a recent split LP on Loki Foundation with Kammarheit. With its swirling cosmic drones and sweeping, cinematic drift, the music of Phelios is breathtaking and hypnotic, often evoking moments of serenity and beauty, yet spiking them with deep cushions of ritualistic percussion and textural squalls that suggest something much more ominous and threatening looms on the vast horizon. Collectively, "Astral Unity" is thoughtful and concise - a vivid and richly detailed entity that’s alive and constantly evolving, channeling the universe while simultaneously exploring the inner regions of a more primordial earth. 6 panel digipak, with gold foil stamping.
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ROBERT SCOTT THOMPSON - 'Poesis Athesis (Music From The Flying Phoenix Films Of Terence Dunn)' CD (Lens Records)
Having originally worked together in the mid-80s, Chi Kung master Terrence Dunn once again contacted Robert Scott Thompson to compose music for his current series of video releases. Thompson composed the music to work specifically with the pace, mood and dynamics of the Flying Phoenix form of Chi Kung. The collaboration eventually spanned ten films and Thompson composed more than ten hours worth of music over a two year period. The thirteen tracks on "Poesis Athesis" are rooted in Thompson's ambient style but also blend with elements of electronica, ethnic influences and a personal homage to French composer Erik Satie. Thompson creates an atmosphere of calm and relaxation suitable for both introspective and meditative moments as well as chill out regeneration. Digipak.
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TOR LUNDVALL - 'Sleeping And Hiding' LP (Dais Records)
Tor Lundvall's unheard album of ghost ambience! Dark and beautiful soundtracks for afternoon daydreams and moonlit forest strolls. "'Sleeping And Hiding' was recorded in what seemed like the blink of an eye during the Spring of 2005 and then shelved while I concentrated on other projects. I originally intended this album to be the third and final chapter in the series which also included "Last Light" and "Empty City". Listening to it now, however, I feel this album stands alone in it's own unique space. Musically, it's an entirely vocal effort and somewhat more song oriented than my previous releases. Several of the tracks were inspired by evening drives through the woods, watching the copper-pink sunlight reflecting off bright yellow-green blossoms... The final track 'Sleeping' manages to conjure up the precise atmosphere of one of my earliest childhood memories: Lying in bed during a bright afternoon as the strange sounds outside lulled me to sleep." Limited to 500 copies, hand-numbered in foil-embossed sleeves with full-colour insert.
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VA - 'Energeia' CD (OMS Records)
A fine Dark Ambient compilation, dedicated to a centenary of the founder of world's practical astronautics, Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov (1907-1966). The former USSR chief engineer and designer has gone down in spacecraft history as an ingenious inventor of world's first satellites, rockets, and human spaceflights. Featuring: Atomine Elektrine & Tholen, Autopsia, Cisfinitum, Deutsch Nepal & Satori, First Human Ferro, Isomer & The Alarmist & Filivs Macrocosmi, Kryptogen Rundfunk & Nocturnal Emissions, Polygon & Cisfinitum, Vestigial and Visions. Limited to 460 copies in a digipak with booklet.
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VA - 'Secret Assembly' DVD (OMS Records)
A live document of a gathering of fine post industrial projects met in Ukrainian city Zhytomyr in May 2009. Camaraderie of Swedish act Deutsch Nepal, Russian act Noises of Russia, Ukrainian acts First Human Ferro and Filivs Macrocosmi assembled for an old school dark ambient / death industrial / experimental déjà vu. Deep isolationism, misanthropic / sociopathic dark industrial, religious noise mantras, and erotic mechanica crisscrossed to form an unforgettable pattern of the night to remember. Ltd x 500 copies in a discbox slider.
PAL, Region 0 (will play in all European DVD players).
VA - 'Songs Of Witchcraft And Magic' CD (Wildgoose Records)
Songs and ballads compiled by The Museum Of Witchcraft (Boscastle, Cornwall). This collection of songs from the British Folk tradition reflects the significant part that magic has played in our culture. They connect with myths and folktales that take us back to the distant past; but they also represent a living and evolving tradition. The magic of these songs still exerts power over us today. 15 tracks from: Alva, Bob Fox & Stu Luckley, Craig Morgan Robson, Frankie Armstrong, Gill Berry, Graham & Kerriann, Hector Gilchrist & Liz Thomson, Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needhan, Magpie Lane, Malinky, Martin Carthy, Peter Bellamy, Ron Taylor & Jeff Gillett, Ruth Barrett, Tom Brown. Stunning digipak with 36-page booklet!
