DEFRAKTOR - 'Themes For The Lunatic' CD (Trinity Records)
(2004) Experimental electro, mixing styles from experimental electro wave and industrial, to dark ambient and field recordings. Very long drawn-out tracks filled with droning soundscapes and light industrial elements - three suites clocking in at 60 minutes. Another great release from the prolific Karsten Hamre (Penitent / Dense Vision Shrine). Comes in a very nice digipak.
(2002) Dense Vision Shrine is a side-project of Norwegian Artist Karsten Hamre (Arcane, Penitent etc). The debut album “Magic & Mystery” spans 6 tracks of melancholic dark ambience and cinematic isolation. A stunningly beautiful artifact that grows with each listen. Recommended for all fans of Caul, Raison D’Etre etc. Enhanced CD with 2 video tracks.
HERBST9 Vs Z'EV - 'Through Bleak Landscapes' CD (Loki Foundation)
(2007) With this stunning collaboration the dark cavernous drones and ethnic-ritual instrumentation of Herbst9 melts with the complex and percussive sounds of industrial pioneer and master of rhythmajik Z'EV. Ten tracks of deep spheres and blazing ruminant lightnings abducting you into golden constellations and swirling worlds full of aural effects and demonic resonance. Both projects worked with raw material of each other while the final mix was made by Herbst9. The result is a sombre and meditative soundtrack. An impressive and gripping journey through bleak landscapes and abandoned places accompanied by a 24-page booklet.
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.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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SHRINE - 'Distorted Legends, Pt. 1' 7" (Drone Records)
Behind Shrine we find a fresh experimental drone project from Bulgaria, combining the melancholia of distorted synths with odd micro noises and effects. The fusion of rough and thunderous drones with hidden melodies evokes a strong emotional impact, like the feeling of being stuck in a confusing dream. Shrine's philosophy shows a way to realise that what we call “reality” is to be mistrusted based upon our usual perceptions. The distortion of this reality opens up a chance to better understand its true essence and confront the things that lie behind the surface. First edition of 300 copies on black vinyl with full-colour gatefold sleeve and an insert.
UK 6£
Europe 7£
World 8£
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SHRINE - 'The Final Asylum' CD (Corvus Records)
"The final asylum" will take you into a hollow refuges lying down among the weedy ruins of deserted cities, and further, above an endless fields of rust, through an isolated cryogenic prisons, into a machine core, the source, where the history of mankind's future starts. On the borderline between Dark Ambient and Industrial, the five tracks are telling us a stories of an world far in time, an world of iron plants and mechanical birds, unreal, hushed in its own rumble, waiting for its silent end beneath the rays of dying artificial suns. An world that can be. Released to coincide with Shrine supporting Raison D'Etre in Sophia, Bulgaria.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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VEILED ALLUSIONS - 'Vision Of The World' CD (Trinity Records)
Re-release of the Veiled Allusions debut album with 4 bonus tracks. 70 minutes of minimal dark ambient with noise and industrial touches. Low sounds produce uneasy, ominously melancholic feelings. A view upon the grim, suicidal future of the world! Another great release from the prolific Karsten Hamre (Penitent / Dense Vision Shrine). One for fans of Vinterriket etc. Comes in a very nice digipak.
(2004) Experimental electro, mixing styles from experimental electro wave and industrial, to dark ambient and field recordings. Very long drawn-out tracks filled with droning soundscapes and light industrial elements - three suites clocking in at 60 minutes. Another great release from the prolific Karsten Hamre (Penitent / Dense Vision Shrine). Comes in a very nice digipak.
