THE SKULL DEFEKTS - 'Blood Spirits And Drums Are Singing' CD (Conspiracy Records)
Swedish quartet The Skull Defekts' first trip into the avant rock sound. "It's all about the rhythm. The circle, repetition. The sound. The noise. Sweat. Funk. Sex. The Skull Defekts sound is a beast going for your brain, feet and the place in between... Inspired by bands like Section 25, Lungfish, PiL, 23 Skiddoo, Arthur Russel, Cabaret Voltaire, A Certain Ratio, Brain Bombs, dub, noise, funk, and tribal ritual drumming – The Skull Defekts are kings of their own sound. And my god. The sound." Digipak.
UK 9.50£
Europe 10.50£
World 11.50£
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THE SKULL DEFEKTS - 'Skkull' CD (Release The Bats)
Hailing from Göteborg, Sweden, The Skull Defekts is a music collective featuring core members Joachim Nordwall, Henrik Rylander, Jean-Louis Huhta and Daniel Fagerström. On "Skkull" the band is stripped down to the trio of Nordwall / Rylander / Huhta and what we get is an all electronic album containing 4 long songs. Compared to their earlier releases this one takes a more minimalistic and monotonous approach but still manages to be heavy as hell! Expect total Scandinavian coldness. Digipak, ltd x 500.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
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THE SKULL DEFEKTS - 'The Black Hand' LP (Riot Season)
'The Black Hand' is the first part of a trilogy on black vinyl investigating the power of deep drone and extreme sound and the beast that is creativity and sound. The Skull Defekts was formed by Henrik Rylander and Joachim Nordwall in early 2005 (the only members on this recording, normally a quartet). They have since collaborated with Damo Suzuki, Wolf Eyes, C.M. Von Hausswolff and Lasse Marhaug. Ltd x 500 copies with stunning black on black artwork by Fredrik Söderberg.
UK 12£
Europe 14£
World 16£
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THE SKULL DEFEKTS - 'The Drone Drug' CD (Release The Bats)
Continuing on the same path, the sound of The Drone Drug is of a similar relentless minimalistic nature as its RTB predesessor 'Skkull'. This could be seen as the electronic backbone to last yea's 'Blood Spirits & Drums Are Singing' (Conspiracy), creating a heavy beast with the stripped-down use of variations in drones and frequencies instead of guitars and percussion. Monotonous motor humming via drugged-out machinery and assaults of feedback attacking with a strong feel of claustrophobia. The atmosphere created is thick and black, bringing up visions of a dystopian society trembling on the edge of the world. Spreading the disease in a world slowly dying, 'The Drone Drug' is poison and affect you it will. Ltd x 500. Digipak.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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VA - 'Gothenburg 08' CD (Fang Bomb)
Inspired by the legendary compilation LP 'Gothenburg 84' (Radium 226.05, 1984) - a document of that creative period in the musical history of Gothenburg, Sweden, featuring the upcoming talent of the time. Now, in 2008, Gothenburg's electronic and experimental scene is again soaring with talent. It's a scene of pioneers creating exploratory, unique music - completely new, but still connected to the spirit from almost 25 years ago. It is another unique era, and it is time to document it. 'Gothenburg 08' includes exclusive tracks by: The Skull Defekts, Porn Sword Tobacco, Anders Dahl, Jasper TX, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Joel Brindefalk, Viktor Sjöberg & Jonas Lindgren, Tsukimono and Sewer Election. Digipak.
VA - 'The End Of The Fear Of God' CD (Tochnit Aleph)
An amazing 69-track Noise / Avant-Garde / Experimental collection, with all source material by Swiss Hardcore / Noise legends Fear Of God (1987-88). Features (amongst others): Evil Moisture, Genetic Transmission, Hecker, Jim O'Rourke, K2, Kevin Drumm, Kouhei Matsunaga, Merzbow, Mike Patton & Kid606, Norbert Möslang, Pita, Raionbashi, R.H.Y. Yau, RLW (Ralf Wehowsky), RM74, Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock, Russell Haswell, Sudden Infant, The Haters, The Idealist (Joachim Nordwall of The Skull Defekts), Thomas Ankersmit, Voice Crack and Zbigniew Karkowski.
