AELTER - 'Dusk-Dawn / Follow Your Beloved' 2 x CD (Crucial Blast)
One of several side-projects to emerge from the Wolvserpent camp, Aelter is the solo effort of Wolvserpent guitarist Blake Green. Aelter explores a similar realm of dark majestic sound to Wolvserpent, with massive downtuned guitar roar and bleak minor key melodies being the common thread between the two projects. But where Wolvserpent blends this chugging Melvins-esque heaviness and haunting slowcore arpeggios with violins, pounding drums, and a propensity for extended hypno-dirges, Aelter dispenses with the drums almost completely and goes for a more cinematic approach using layered keyboards and gorgeous harmonised voices, fused to a malevolent black heaviness. Both of the Aelter albums were only released on vinyl in limited editions of a few hundred copies, but have now been gathered together in a double disc set and presented in a double digipak.
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ALLGRENA - 'Ursprung' CD (Erdgut)
"Allgrena is a project run by Austrian composer Franz Nigl circulating in spheres between ambient and industrial. Present album is the second effort from Allgrena, the first being "Tonrader" released on the same label in 1999. An important part of the textures is field recordings of metal-objects and similar industrial noises and drones. Favourite moment is the atmospheric piece titled "Wachsende ringe" that opens with dramatic flute-like high-freq sounds followed by echoed male speaks with distorted guitar and crushing noise-drones operating in the deeper levels. Generally the composer has a great balance between atmospheric textures and quite brutal moments of noise with elements of power electronics" (Vital Weekly).
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ANBB - 'Mimikry' CD (Raster Noton)
Being friends and admirers of each other's work for a long time, electronic music composer / visual artist Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) and composer / voice artist Blixa Bargeld (Einstürzende Neubauten / Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds) decided to join forces to initiate a collaborative project in 2007. Together they developed a musical concept combining improvisation and abstraction. Working on their own experimental material that gains its strength from the spontaneity of the live-performance of Bargeld’s voice as well as rethinking traditional songs in their own special manner, they deliver an outstanding and inspiring musical blend for their audience. Mimikry readopts two original tracks and two alternative versions from the "Ret Marut Handshake" EP, while also introducing six completely new songs. The CD comes with a special 16 page booklet presenting original text / drawings of Blixa Bargeld that developed during the recordings.
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ANTLERS MULM - 'Of Withered Sparks' CD (Loki Foundation)
The third album of Antlers Mulm opts for deep resonating tones that are harmonious and hypnotic with a greater emphasis on percussion, and the massive foray into song based structures. Dark beats linked with electro-pop vibes bring highlights of an extraordinary world of sound. Phantasmagorial melodies melt into an intense atmosphere guided by the voice of Hans Johm. These 10 songs catch the mood of the warm feeling of being at home and create a landscape of a coruscant kingdom that lies deep within the lyrical and musical expression. Digipak with booklet.
ARCHON ORCHESTRA - 'Pong' CD (Shadowplay Release / Muzyka Voln / Monopoly Records)
The CD cover of this band's debut album shows a collage with a fragment of a Renaissance painting on which biblical saints look at the "sky" above them and see the game "Pong" being played there (a cult arcade game from 1972, first game by Atari). What could this marvellous picture mean? Let the listener decide. The main instrument on this CD is the organ, in fast mechanical sequences, typical for the Berlin school of electronic music. Simple compositional structure meets vivid expression, liturgical atmosphere and a sublime metaphysical line running through the whole concept of the project. Archon Orchestra deal with clearly structured music lying in the intermediate plane between the so called 'holy minimalism' and 'repetitive music'. Recommended for lovers of Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley and Recoil ("Hydrology").
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ARGENTUM - 'Aguilas De Libertad' CD (UFA Muzak)
The new album from the Argentine team is a tremendous step forward from their previous works. At over an hour long, they present a lot more songs and live percussive instruments. A very original work combining combative military pop and neofolk songs with neoclassical and post-rock instrumental tracks in the spirit of O Paradis and Canaan. The lyrics of the album touch on the degeneration of modern society with modern man being colonised by consumerism. Presented in an A5 sleeve with 2 inserts.
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ARNICA - 'Numancia' MCD (Ahnstern)
Numancia was a small castro (Spanish for Celtiberian village). The inhabitants of Numancia fought against the Roman Empire for more than 20 years. In 133B.C. Rome sent their best general Escipion to create a siege and destroy Numancia so they could control the entire peninsula. However, when the Romans entered the village, the survivors decided to kill their own children, set their own belongings on fire and end their own lives. If the Empire controlled Celtiberia they could not control their people. Musically Numancia is a invigorating trip from the magnificence of the village to the final decision of choose to die instead of being conquered. Solid drums and ritual elements are mixed with Heathen tunes for the recognizable Ur-Folk sound. All texts are written and sung in Spanish and in the ancient Celtiberian language. Outsize sleeve.
First vinyl for Asianova - Ure Thrall of Voice Of Eye and Pamela Passmore, with several guests - and the second in the "Substantia Innominata" series from Drone Records (the first being Daniel Menche's "Radiant Blood"). Over 30 minutes of music inspired by "the unknown, the unnameable, the unspeakable, the unthinkable". Musically this release sits between experimental drone and ethno-ambient. Haunting sound effects and eerie female vocals are carefully layered over a combination of drones, soundscapes and ambience. File next to Hybryds. First edition of 500 copies with full colour cover and pressed on pink / white marbled vinyl.
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ASTRO / CRAZY RIVER / KOBI / LOVE HZ - 'Penguin House' 7" (OHM Records)
Harsh noise set recorded live at Penguin House, Tokyo, Japan in March 2007. Lineup: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Per Gisle Galåen, Kai Mikalsen and Petter Flaten Eilertsen. Listen to music equipment being abused and smashed and the crowd going wild during eight minutes of sonic mayhem. Artwork by Lasse Marhaug. Limited edition of just 202 copies.
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ATARAXIA - 'Concerto No. 6: A Baroque Plaisanterie' CD (Twilight Records)
Reissue of Ataraxia's 1996 album (Apollyon), remastered with an exclusive bonus track. Contain 9 songs taken from the original album, plus "Orlando, A Female" from the "Orlando" EP and Ataraxia's version of Franz Schubert's 'Ave Maria'. "Concerto No. 6" was inspired by Ataraxia's admiration for the stylistic canons of Baroque music, a music that incessantely pursued an aesthetical-formal elegance that was sometimes the mirror of an inner beauty. A deeply felt tribute to the Music Maestros of the past, a suffered research in the profound meaning of music, a personal homage to the impressive film of A. Corneau "Tous les matins du Monde", a dialogue between our earthly dimension and the ones we belong before being born and after death, an individual contribution to the Baroque harmonies and age, a subtle balance between formal beauty, passion and spontaneity, a singular excursion in the purity of sound. Digipak.
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ATAVIST - 'Atavist' 2 x LP (Invada)
Atavist's debut album is already being hailed as a new doom classic. Atavist are a 4 piece band from Manchester who have have recently toured with Khanate and have played with amongst others, Asva, Esoteric and Gonga. "Their riffs aren't just heavy, they're so batteringly, destroyingly crushing that they remain exhilarating even when single notes hang out for an eternity before the next one rams into your ears with the force of an a-bomb" (Kerrang). File next to Earth, Pelican, Boris. Limited edition in a gatefold sleeve.
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BAI SHUI - 'Host Of A Building Named Flower Terrace Temple (Deluxe Edition)' CD (Midnight Productions)
Brand new album from this Chinese folk artist. From the beginning of summer to the middle of autumn, from the small things to the ego and from the ego to the world. After taking a hard tour of his thoughts, Bai Shui completed the transformation from 'being' to 'renouncing' and again to the 'entering'. In this album you can hear Buddhist music elements. It is an album about calmness and tranquility, an album about zen. Ltd x 1000 copies in a deluxe hardback book cover with 20 page booklet and foldout poster.
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BARDOSENETICCUBE & VRESNIT & KSHATRIY - 'Creation' CD (Vetvei)
Split release from 3 Russian projects: Bardoseneticcube (St. Petersburg), Vresnit (Yaroslavl) and Kshatriy (Vsevolozhsk). This split is inspired by direct experiences: transformation, birth, and creativity as a natural form of being. Bardoseneticcube present light Ambient with colourful electronic patterns, brightly showing a female, mother nature. Vresnit presents multi-layered psychedelic Drone Ambient with plentiful use of field and found recordings, guitar drones and analogue electronics. Kshatriy presents two powerful space Drone Ambient tracks, showing beauty, harmony and resonance. Also features 2 collaborative tracks. Ltd x 580 hand-numbered copies in a 6-panel outsize sleeve with insert.
This album is inspired by the life and works of Nika Turbina - a poetess who started to write grown-up tragic poems when she was only 4 years old, with her first book printed when she was only 9 (later translated in 12 languages). After living pathologically strange life, receiving the "Golden Lion" prize, and being held in mental hospital, at the age of 27 Nika tragically died falling down from the 5th floor window. The musical dedication of Bardoseneticcube is presented in 12 untitled tracks filled with surrealistic feelings and some childish morbidity. Obscure loops and industrial soundscapes are buried under a pile of rhyme wreckage, melody fragments and almost chaotic manifold of strange sounds. Ltd x 509 hand-numbered copies.
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BELBORN - 'Perchta' 7" (Percht)
Dedicated to the Goddess Perchta, this 4-track release is based on recordings of traditional Perchtenläufe and nature. Different than most other music from Belborn this release (as one would expect being on Steinklang’s ‘Bavarian’ side-label), is more in the way of traditional German folk music. Belborn lead us on an acoustic journey through strange rites and ancient folkish rituals in the mysterious Rauhnacht. Ltd x only 365 hand-numbered copies on nice, thick vinyl!
BEREFT / FIRE IN THE HEAD - 'MA/PE/FU' LP (Existence Establishment)
Massachusetts Power Electronics heavyweights go head-to-head in the first volume of the MA/PE/FU series. Fire in the Head is Michael Page, the prolific artist also behind Sky Burial and Irukandji who hails from Cape Cod. On Side A FITH offers a fast paced whirlwind of unrelenting noise complemented by ambient interludes, frantic samples, and rhythmic mayhem. Side B features the forsaken death industrial tinged power electronics of Salem, MA based Bereft. The brothers in arms behind this 2 man operation being Peter Lee of the long-running Force of Nature label, and Andy Grant who solos as The Vomit Arsonist. Bereft present a screeching feedback assault layered over heavy industrial rhythms to form 2 solid tracks of razor-sharp dissent. The line has been drawn. Ltd x 300 individually numbered copies with poster and insert.
BRUCE GILBERT - 'Oblivio Agitatum' CD (Editions Mego)
The new album by Bruce Gilbert, whose career stretches back to late 1960’s British avant-garde art & music scenes, and has since played an important and influential role with his involvement in various rock based formations, work for choreographic projects and art installations. ‘Oblivio Agitatum’ is Gilbert’s first album length release since ‘Ordier’ (realised 1996 and released in 2004), essentially making this his first album of the 21st century. A startling and mesmerizing work which recalls some of his mid 1980’s works such as ‘This Way’ and ‘Shivering Man’. An ever shifting set of agitated and obscure tones creating a sense of confusion while still being highly structured and concentrated. Digipak.
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BRUCE GILBERT - 'This Way' CD (Editions Mego)
"This Way", originally released in 1984 on Mute (STUMM 18), was Bruce Gilbert’s first solo album being realised in that brief period between Dome winding down operations and Wire reforming for first time. A stunning study of controlled ambience and subtle minimalism. The bulk of the album is taken up by the mighty 'Do You Me? I Did' / 'Swamp' pieces which were commissioned for a piece of the same name by choreographer Michael Clark. A grey tonal poem of amazing bleak beauty building up to the ecstatic crescendo of the third movement. This 25th Anniversary reissue is remastered by Russell Haswell and contains a rework of Angela Conway's artwork by Dave Coppenhall. Digipak.
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BULBUL / MERZBOW / PEACH PIT / WOLFGANG FUCHS - 'Supernova 2' 2 x 10" (Interstellar Records)
Second part of the "Supernova" series on Austrian label Interstellar Records, with Part 1 (a 4-tape wooden box limited to 111 copies) being released way back in 2001. From Japanese Noise to Turntablism, Improv to Post-Rock, Experimental to Math-Rock, this is an extremely varied and interesting release! Ltd x 330 copies in a superb full-colour, shrinkwrapped gatefold sleeve.
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CAUL - 'Let The Stars Assume The Whole Of Night' CD (Hypnos)
Caul has released an array of incredible dark, cinematic ambient music. "Let The Stars Assume The Whole Of Night" is a wonderful mix of sounds and atmospheres: dark without being spooky, melodic but not pretty, listenable, but too nervous and somber to ever become predictable. These pieces are more composed and structured than most ambient music, more akin to the soundtrack for some dark and moody piece of cinema. Imagine the score to an undiscovered work by David Lynch or Andrei Tarkovsky and you get the idea. Digipak.
From Changes' inception, R. N. Taylor and Nicholas Tesluk have woven bardic tales of gallantry, chivalry and of larger-than-life legendary and mythical heroes. They've sung of new love, love unrequited and love lost. They've written songs foretelling a dark apocalyptic future, which later came to pass while currently prophesying a society in the seminal stages of an even darker fate. With their new album, "Lament", they turn their gaze inward, to their own personal apocalypses, stemming from their long marriages ending in dismal dissolution. Only by being able to immerse themselves in their art and create works expressing these sorrows would they be able to maintain their sanity. "Lament" reaches out to all who've had their lives disrupted by modern societal partners going through mid-life crises, becoming antagonistic strangers to their families overnight. Also included are new versions of three of Changes' earlier works; "The Saddest Thing", "Sweet Eve" and "Memorabilia". 13 tracks of Folk Noir. Guests: Der Blutharsch, David E Williams and Axel Frank (Werkraum). Digipak with a 16-page booklet.
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CINDYTALK & PHILIPPE PETIT - 'A Question Of Re-Entry' 12" (Lumberton Trading Company)
Two incredible collaborative pieces by France's prolific Philippe Petit and Scottish goup Cindytalk built around piano, electronics, voice and that kinda trans-dimensional murmur and crackle we already love both of them for. Some background info: Cindytalk has existed since the early 1980s and, helmed by founder Gordon Sharp, survivor of the original Scottish punk scene, ex-member of The Freeze and open transgender warrior, has swung from being a band to a solo concern and back again. Philippe Petit, meanwhile, commenced his music career through the running of the highly respected Pandemonium Rdz. and BiP_HOp. A musical travel agent creating adventurous soundworlds, who in recent years has been found on a number of labels in collaboration with a number of eclectic artists including James Johnston, Lydia Lunch, K11 and Cosey Fanni Tutti. Ltd x 300 copies.
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COLIN POTTER & THE HAFLER TRIO - 'A Pressed On Sandwich' CD (Nextera)
In 2003, shortly after attending The Hafler Trio performance in Preston called 'How To Slice A Loaf Of Bread', Colin Potter suggested that the two should work together. With McKenzie being in Iceland and Potter being in Preston, a tête-à-tête was not easy. Andrew McKenzie mailed Potter the original source material for the concert, which he happily reworked into 'A Pressed On Sandwich', creating a dark, detailed soundworld that shows off both musicians' approach to drone atmospherics. The CD is packed in special paper wallet with silver print, and is released in an edition of 1010 copies, with the usual exceptional artwork from McKenzie. A solid addition to both The Hafler Trio and Colin Potter discographies.
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CULVER / SEPPUKU - 'Dedicated To Soledad Miranda' CD (At War With False Noise)
First time on CD for both these bands: Culver is the awe-inspiring drone / noise project of Lee Stokoe (Marzuraan, Skullflower). Here he gives us a 30 min+ deluge of harrowing, bassy drone, purveying a sense of crawling dread at what is to come. Soon things get more desperate before being crushed into oblivion by a wall of crushing amplifier noise, which slowly develops into a more sedative shifting tone. Seppuku give two tracks in very different styles... the first is an unbearably heavy doom piece, giving way to some Throbbing Gristle-esque hydraulic pumping before the guitars kick in and everything is laid to waste... heavy duty! The second track sounds very post-industrial power electronics, with walls of bleak static forming the backbone of the track, interspersed with what sounds like post-apocalyptic winds of death, and some distorted lines of screeched vocal. Unpleasant. Ltd x 500 copies.
This 6-track release continues in the same vein as "Wasteland", but is less rhythmic and more deep and meditative, being maybe the most dark and melancholic Cyclotimia release to date. Analogue electronic layers submerge listener to an atmosphere of uneasy hallucinatory reverie. Subtle clear sound and sad melodies unite to create the unique mix of cold psychedelia and soulful grief. Reminds of Controlled Bleeding, Raison D'etre and Reutoff in places. Ltd x 300 copies in a silver on black print deluxe card sleeve.
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DER BLAUE REITER - 'Silencis' CD (Caustic Records)
The long awaited second album of Der Blaue Reiter. More apocalyptic than ever, Sathorys Elenorth and Lady Nott (Narsilion) are back with a new chapter of darkness and sadness, in hands of an uncertain destiny where human being shines under the last days of its tormented existence and in world surrender under the most absolute madness. Decadence and death, sin and desolation are the keys which guide us through forgotten ambiences where the martial holds the reins of our sad reality. Our future dawn deconstruction has already begun, now you just decide when die. Presented in a beautiful 6-panel digifile and limited to 1000 copies. Reminds of Ordo (Rosarius) Equilibrio or Puissance in its most apocalyptic places.
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DISKREPANT - 'Ex Machina Libertas' CD (Fractured Spaces)
This is the fourth release for Swedish artist Diskrepant (Per Åhlund) and this time we’re entering a dystopian vision of the future of mankind with a nightmare amalgamation of flesh and machine. Using subtle environmental field recordings, Diskrepant dives into a Hadean vision of a world where people are half-human / half-robot - a world where nature is slowly being squeezed by metal and glass.
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DOVE YELLOW SWANS - 'Live During War Crimes #3' CD (Release The Bats)
The final installment in the "Live During War Crimes" trilogy, this one being one of the last releases ever from Yellow Swans. Four unedited live sets from the band's last year in existence. Included are the PDX Pop Now set (recorded by John Wiese, July 2007), a live soundtrack to a film by Avalon Kalin (February 2008), a set from the Picador, Iowa City (October 2007), and the final US show in Chicago (June 2008). Big sounding stuff, very loud and very dense, with the melodic guitarwork being more prominent just as on the last couple of releases. 78 minutes of epic, sky-shredding beauty in a gatefold sleeve. Ltd x 500.
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DRONAEMENT - 'Wassermond' 7" (Drone Records)
After a few amazing cassettes, this is the very first vinyl issue for German act Dronæment, containing two flowing tracks based on water sounds, entitled "Wassermond" and "Wassertank". Sounds go up and down like waves, pulsate soft and tender, surround you like cotton wool, being added up by sensitively created electronics. This is a kind of homage to water, symbol for life, moving and development. Second edition of 300 copies on green vinyl with an inlay.
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DUPARC - 'Spring's Message' CD (Ars Benevola Mater)
While stumbling around a dark and dusty used bookstore in Manhattan's Lower East Side, Carlos Boll stumbled across a book of poetry by John Clare. Not being familiar with his work prior to this encounter he was taken aback by the beauty of Clare�s words. While maintaining a rather personal and reflective nature, the poems invoke a walk though the forest on a wonderful spring day. Being struck by such inspiration Carlos knew at once he should set some of his favourite pieces to music. Enhanced by the dulcid tones of vocalist Isabella Piombo, Carlos purposefully kept the music in the realm of traditional British folk, in homage to Clare's homeland, although modern influences certainly crept in during the recording sessions. Ltd x 500 copies.
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EMME YA - 'Atavistic Dreams & Phallic Totems' CD (Cold Spring CSR127CD)
40 minutes of dense astral emanations and magickal paradigms transmitted through the ritual mantras generated by Emme Ya. Emme Ya's "Atavistic Dreams & Phallic Totems" is based on the mysterious African Dogon tribe and their secret oral tradition. In the 1930s two anthropologists gained their trust enough to be told these remarkable secrets. The Dogon seemed to possess advanced astronomical knowledge beyond their means, without any instruments. They revealed that the star Sirius was orbited by the 'smallest and heaviest of all stars' and drew its elliptical orbit, which spans 50 years. This white dwarf (Sirius B) is so invisible that the first image was only obtained by scientists in 1970. But the Dogon also told of a third star in the system named Emme Ya (now Sirius C). This was only discovered in 1995 and only with the use of advanced infrared imaging. The Dogon say that their information was given to their ancestors through contact with beings from the star system of Sirius, calling these beings Nommos or 'the monitors of the universe'.
ERIC LUNDE - 'A World Of Hurt In The Kingdom Of God' CD (HCB Records)
The new admonishment from Eric Lunde (Boy Dirt Car). "A World Of Hurt In The Kingdom Of God" derives its name from a series of engravings Lunde did in 2004, the original title being "A World of Hurt in the Kingdom of Gosh". It is primarily a product of the concerns Lunde has (and expressed in his book "Prison Sex", from which the majority of the text on this album is taken from) with the latent cruelty of humans in regards to their alleged relationship with a fabricated supernatural being and how is it that religious people have to prove nothing, but the atheist ones have to prove everything. So what's there to be found in Lundes' dragnet this time regarding these issues? A dish of sober mischief noise served cold, bubonic industrial and irate sound poetry created in the detrimental corners of the mind where the proof reproduces the intimate bonds of brutality that men create between themselves.
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FEAR KONSTRUKTOR - 'Nonexistence' 7" (Peripheral Records)
Fear Konstruktor is Nikita Evsuk, a Moscovite and this is his first vinyl release. Two tracks of disturbingly dark droning ambience and industrial clatterings, that stay the right side of noisy! Fear Konstruktor is a brave new sound from Russia, inspired by brightness and vibrance of the modern world. However it contains a retro-futuristic touch as seen through the prism of ultramodern devices. Listening to FK is being inside yourself and outside our Universe at the same time. Because those billions of living sounds are caught for you by the daring one. Ltd x 300 copies with insert.
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FIRE IN THE HEAD - 'Come Closer Cut Deeper' CD (Nihilist)
This is a ripping experience, like being chewed in a turbine at 24 RPMS in pitch black! At the same time, it sustains a subliminal level of beauty & grace, unparallelled by any other artists in the genre. Vicious attacks by one Mike Page (USA) the visionary behind F/I/T/H. Hostile extreme electronics slice through organs like sharpened blades through ripened veal. Truly a masterpiece to be reckoned with! Please note this release has *extremely* grizzly artwork! Not for the faint-hearted in any sense!
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FRAKMUNDT - 'Heiwehland' CD (Steinklang)
Sixteen unique, expressive and headstrong songs grant the listener a passionate glimpse of the Alpine areas of inner Switzerland. On “Heiwehland”, accordion, guitars, hurdy-gurdy, bass, flutes, and the percussion contributed by Merlin (Eluveitie) blend together to form the unique and unconventional Swiss Ur-Folk. The varied songs in Swiss Alemannic dialect take you to a more than one hour long journey into the heart of the alps. They speak of historic events, tragic tales, frightening creatures, strange events, mysterious beings and the melancholic longing for a beautiful homeland that is disappearing in its original form but also about its outlasting beauty. As on the previous album “Urbärglieder”, traditional songs are reinterpreted and of course the comical and humorous elements have their place. The extensive digipak contains a 20-page booklet full of breathtaking Alpine photography and includes all the lyrics in Swiss Alemannic dialect as well as their description in English.
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FREDERIC NOGRAY - 'Nelki' CD (Prele)
Frederic Nogray diverts his rock crystal crucibles from their usual function in the silicon industry to generate tactile music, a music that succeeds as much in making the listener's intellect wander as it does in moving the material itself. Although entirely acoustic, this music is powerful, the different-sized bowls being generators of distinct waves operating in the range of frequencies from infra- to ultrasonic. Because of their superimposition and the acoustics of the space they are in, chimeras or interferences are born. A musical event partaking simultaneously in the creation of perception and corporal experience. Digifile.
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GOVERNMENT ALPHA - 'Seventh Continent' CD (Dotsmark)
The last CD of the 00's by Japanese Noise hero Yasutoshi Yoshida. "Ah, the sweet rush of harsh noise... Seventh Continent, which throbs and contorts wildly over its seven hefty tracks, is an exceptional behemoth of a noise record. It packs the punch of a luminous supernova, making for a pulverizing release of impulsive yet calculated abrasion. Over tracks like Yoshida never remains supine - this noise isn't even momentarily left to drone or slowly build; its layers are constantly being dropped in and ripped out from underneath, earning the press materials' categorization as “extreme harsh noise.” There are no breaks, no time for thought; the chaos rips and whirls seamlessly until the last breath of its gasping finale, “Vague Parting,” which wraps up the record with a tormented ten minutes of baneful mayhem" (Indieville). Square DVD case.
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HALO MANASH - 'Taiwaskivi' CD & DVD (Aural Hypnox)
Halo Manash rises radiant into luminosity, with wings spread into all worlds, and brings forth "Taiwaskivi", an opulent work of solar ambience and primordial Ur-music... a work of sonic flame and aural ash. Seven interrelated tracks, utilising such diverse instrumentation as organ, horns, vocals, drums, gongs, percussion and string instruments as well as field-recordings captured during the pilgrimage that the creation of the work embodies. "Taiwaskivi", although a complete work in itself, can also be viewed as the third and final facet of a tripartite series of works that are part of one holistic creation - a treelogy, with seed, root, trunk and finally, branches. Being the culmination of an ascending journey through the aforementioned realms within and without, "Taiwaskivi" is the celestial crown at the peak, reaching toward Sol, source and beyond; it is the leaves and fruit of the branches and their skyward nectar ever-flowing - the sacred fire, the consummation and conjunction of All. Ltd x 500 copies in a hand finished cardboard cruciform folder with inserts.
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HERMANN KOPP - 'Nekronology' CD (Red Stream)
Reissue after 7 years in a lavish 6 panel digipak with new artwork featuring silver print. "Nekronology" is a compilation of mournful musical selections from director Jorg Buttgereit's infamous films, 'Nekromantik', 'Nekromantik 2', and 'Der Todesking', performed by Hermann Kopp. The idea behind the music was to create a dreary atmosphere through a raw, ritualistic sound. You can hear Kopp's signature violin groans, and moog snythesizer during scenes such as the bathtub suicide, the rabbit being skinned alive, and the necrophila sequences.
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HREFNESHOLT - 'Uraungst' CD (Percht)
Going back to far away times, Hrefnesholt digs out long forgotten, ancient tales amongst the myths of the Upper Austrian forests. These legends of sinister and primal fears were too terrible to be retold and people wanted to forget them over the centuries. Now these ancient tales are finally being retold in "Uraungst". A mixture of dark, organic Ambient, Folk, a slight Black Metal touch and spoken/sung lyrics and tales in Austrian dialect. Hrefneshold is pure Doom Folk and incomparable with any other music style. Outsize sleeve.
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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I.CORAX - 'Spectral Metabolism' CD (Kaos Kontrol)
Debut CD release from the Finnish duo. A haunting revelation of sonic worlds, where primal elements and archaic voices flux side by side, with contemporary methods of amplifying the relationship between sound and mind to culmination. Whirling soundscapes of organic and natural phenomena woven together with the synthetic and manipulated; the outcome being nothing short of utmost brilliance in the field of dark ambient and post-industrial. Ltd x 1000 copies in a stunning A5 foldout sleeve.
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IGNIS DIVINE - 'Creatures Of The Abyssal Depths' CD (Section XIII COMA)
"Cold cryptic sanctuary of primordial instincts. Reign of irrepressible thirst of destruction and occult knowledge of internal and external metamorphoses towards complete regeneration of mere mortal being. Inexpressible depth of the existence engraved in this sonorous alchemy delivered from tenebrous tribal worlds". This is the first CD proper from Greek Industrial Dark Ambient act Ignis Divine. Ltd x 200 hand-numbered copies in a slimline DVD case.
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ILLUSION OF SAFETY - 'Bridges Intact' CD (Waystyx)
An album recorded preliminary with piano, guitar, electronics and sound processing devices. Abstract tonal and atonal improvisations share the sonic continuum with background drones, rasps and gentle noises, and they do it in highly unpredictable surreal way: mild "melodies" turn into energetic uneasy passages being interrupted by "concrete" sonic romp evolving into spatial drone and electronic landscapes... and all this whirl continues during the whole CD increasing the degree of abstractness and psychedelia as it moves towards the end, which is presented in a form of beautiful harmonic composition. Ltd x 324 numbered copies in a stunning multi-foldout package.
IN SCHERBEN - 'Dort An Jenem Baume...' CD (Lichterklang)
In Scherben's third album is not just the result of their acquired musical maturity, but an affectionate commitment to the concept of "Heimat", which can be experienced in their lyrics and in their musical interpretations of poems by Eichendorff, Nikolaus Lenau and Gottfried Benn. A romantically idealised understanding of 'homeland' and its cultural and social origins is transformed into a groundbreaking declaration of love, dedicated to one's own roots. In Scherben's musical versatility and sparkling instrumentation is far from being restricted to clichés of the genre, but open up new horizons of classically inspired Neofolk, in the tradition of Forseti or Dies Natalis. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
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INNERCITY - 'Backworld' LP (Release The Bats / Ikuisuus)
Second album from Belgian Drone synthscaper Hans Dens, following up the highly acclaimed "Future Life" LP. While being rooted in the Belgian underground alongside acts like Orphan Fairytale and Dolphins Into The Future, Innercity brings a more dystopic and bleak approach to the table with it's monotonous and rhythmic set of sounds. With a strange sense of melancholia and hopelessness, "Backworld" invites the listener to an intriguing maze-like journey. Mastered by Viktor Ottosson (Ättestupa). Ltd x 300 copies with insert.
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INSTINCT - 'Instinct' CD (Heidenwut Productions)
"...this is the kind of misanthropic, isolationist black metal which revels in its own cryptic obscurity... a worthy addition to the lineage of misanthropic pagan black metal established by Burzum and carried on these days by bands like Abyssic Hate, Leviathan and Xasthur. And of course, it's encouraging to find music this bleak and dark being made in England, which, it's fair to say, has not been at the cutting edge of black metal evolution in recent decades" (Judas Kiss). Ltd x 1000 copies.
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IRM - 'Indications Of Nigredo' LP (Segerhuva)
On the theme of alchemy and the topics of shame vs. bodily self infliction, IRM makes way for a new start after the inspired “Virgin Mind” double-disc set from 2005. These are new Power Electronics / Industrial recordings with the new member Mikael Oretoft joining on bass. Two long tracks - the first being an intense up-building, deep pulsating number with both spoken and rough vocals, volcanic exaggerated bass noise and doom-laden atmosphere. The second more of an aftermath with its down-spiralling, almost dreamy character of echoing tones, ripping clangs and chilling audio-schmerz. Ltd x 500 copies in a glossy colour sleeve with gross artwork and insert.
JAZZFINGER - 'The Little Girl On The Plane Who Turned Her Dolls Head Around To Look At Me' CD (Muzamuza Records)
Rare debut album from the UK electro-acoustic / avant-garde / experimental duo of Ben Jones and Hasan Gaylani, here investigating classic lo-fi psychedelic noise in a post-Bower / Campbell / Youngs style. "A caustic soundscape of high end streaks, like howling dogs and balloons being rubber together morphs into a thick fuzzy dirgescape thick with industrial scrapes and warbly organ, like some long lost Dead C jam, then some damaged acoustic guitar beneath a field of buzzing electricity... Thick and caustic and noisy but somehow so creepy and pretty" (Aquarius). Ltd x 500 copies in a heavy PVC archive sleeve with vellum wrap.
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KADAVER - 'The Moon Bares Teeth - Special Edition' CD (Paranoise Records)
Apocalyptic doom noise from Israel. "The Moon Bares Teeth" is a tale of apocalypse in three acts with a prologue (a Jewish biblical ceremony for the departed) and a finale (a call for blood and death). Minimal structured noise layered on deep subsonic frequency rumble leading to a dark tunnel of screaming hopelessness and destruction, creating a misanthropic feel that leaves you alone in the decay of human being. It ends with final breaths. This is no music. This is cancer. It's the total emptiness of existence, the message of doom. Ltd x 100 copies in special cardboard package!
UK 13£
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KREUZER / SURMA - 'Viltis' CD (The Eastern Front)
New split of two young projects - Ukrainian Surma and Israeli Kreuzer. "Viltis", in spite of being composed by two different musicians, sounds as a whole-hearted album... Like the full-length albums of both musicians, here music flows in the martial, industrial and dark ambient music space and nostalgic atmosphere is completed by samples of old records in Lithuanian language. Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies in a gatefold outsized folder.
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KRISTUS KUT - 'Butterfly King' CD (Mind Flare Media)
Seven tracks of dark, ritualistic ambient. This album is built around the concept of sexual liberation, the listener brought along the path starting from 'Cocoon' and ending with 'Vagina Libertatis'. The work starts out minimal, soft and mysterious, slowly building to an energetic combination of tribal sounds and harsh chanting. The artwork features Kristus Kut himself, being led from his cocoon by a gathering of sexually enticing female creatures. The darkness of the back, however, suggests the turmoil in transformation this album creates.
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MACHINEFABRIEK - 'Weleer' 2 x CD (Lampse)
"This is a collection of recordings culled from 3" CD releases from Dutch musician Rutger Zuydervelt, yet arranged and sequenced in a way that makes it a perfectly flowing listening experience. The warm ambience definitely harks back to some ground level krautworks, but almost every instrument blurs into placid soundscapes that are constantly shifting and evolving, electronic crackles rise out of dark lakes of guitar drone; the sounds are very intimate, immediate, not overwhelmingly dark but definitely indicating Zuydervelt's past as a guitarist in a doom band. With both live instruments and assorted programming, the sheer human emotion injected into a machinated music form is stunning, and the variety of places these tracks go to are timed perfectly to hold the listeners' attention and reveal a seemingly limitless bank of ideas that I can't recall being utilised since the golden days of Seefeel's Polyfusia record. Very grand" (WMFU).
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MACHINIST NOISE ASSAULT - 'Self Help' CD (Silken Tofu)
'Self Help' is the first official album by Machinist Noise Assault, culminating after years of dabbling with different styles of drone, noise, and industrial since its inception in 1998. Lyrically, 'Self Help' is a scornful examination of various forms of self abuse / neglect, and severe internal struggle based around the concept of one being one's own worst enemy. Sonically, expect to hear densely layered Power Electronics, standing out from the usual 'Set it and forget it'-style of its peers with less focus being applied to outright abrasiveness, and more being put on texture, development, and atmospheric elements. Mastered by Thomas Garrison (Control). Ltd x 300 copies in a 7" gatefold black card folder with silver print.
"Maleficia is the bay area duo of Andy Way (Orchest, French Radio, Carrion) and Ilysea Viles Sunderman, who crafted this desolate, post-industrial smear of voice, violin, and electronics for the always impressive isounderscore label. With the titles of the two side long pieces being "Making" and "Remaking," Maleficia offers a crucible of elemental sounds being obliterated into a charred dust and rebuilt into ashen constructions of misery and disgust... The industrialized loops that wraps around the voice and violin come across like a slow-motion Maurizio Bianchi on par with the downer records he did with Land Use or the grim power electronic phase in the early '80s. Certainly for fans of Amber Asylum, early Lustmord, and the dark ambient aspects of Broken Flag" (Aquarius). Ltd x 400 copies.
The Italian electronics maestro seems to be still going strong after around 30 years with his latest release. Opener 'Ortini' is like the hazey recollection of a long train journey being put through an analogue filter bank. 'The Inflammatory Sesor' has a kind of feeling of nostalgia or distant memory that recalls William Basinski or The Caretaker. 'Oigada' sounds like two decomposing tape loops slightly out of sync creating a disorientating phasing effect. There are some very absorbing sounds here to get lost in. One for a late night in near darkness. Ltd x 400 copies in a digipak.
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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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MOLNIJA AURA - 'Utopian Suns' CD (Topheth Prophet)
Molnija Aura's debut album is inspired by science-fiction themes and space-age relics. Consisting of six tracks created mostly with analogue and digital synthesizers, the album is a long and engaging journey through sidereal depths: shrouded in the darkness of immense and untouched vastness, beyond the great unknown, hovering in the void of zero gravity landscapes explored with slow and unreal movements. The uneasiness of silence and the absolute void of impenetrable gloom, the infinite and overwhelming distances, the fear of solitude and isolation, the anxiety of no return… And then the emotion of discovery: other worlds, unknown universes and impalpable beings, undefined and unidentifiable entities, close encounters, the unutterable and the unthinkable. Molnija Aura is Andrea Marutti (Amon, Never Known) and Davide Del Col (Echran, Ornament). Stunning Dark Ambient in the vein of Inade - recommended!
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MUSIIKKIVYORY - 'Tulemme Sokeiksi' CD (Ektro Records)
"Tulemme sokeiksi" ("We're Becoming Blind") is a retrospective CD by Musiikkivyory ("music avalanche"). In addition to being a curious chapter in the endless saga of the post-punk era, this DIY document is also one of the finer, more elusive threads of the cassette-culture scene. Originally issued in 1981, Musiikkivyory's two tapes were the work of Mika Taanila, a 15-year-old who would grow up to become an internationally acclaimed filmmaker. This CD features the key tracks from those micro-edition recordings. Musiikkivyory's output is typical of the early 80s raw zeitgeist, but with a timeless, teen-anguish twist. Taanila heartily embraces punk's total do-it-yourself ideal, yet his style is light years away from the conventional guitar groups of the day: Atonal riffs, home electronics, randomly cut-up radio sounds, noise and primitive industrial weltschmertz blend into a rough, highly personalised whole.
NEKRASOV / HUMILIATION - 'Split' CD (New Scream Industry)
Nekrasov, out of the Sherbrooke Forest in Australia, brings us more excellent ambient / black / void metal in his inimitable style. Humiliation hail from nowhere and bring forth their ferocious take on harsh noise, ambient and power electronics: 'We follow a tradition of misanthropy and deliberate self isolation as preservation' Three tracks from each artist, one being collaborative. Six tracks in total, 54 minutes playing time.
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NERVESANDGEL - 'NervesAndGel' 2 x CD (Discriminate Audio)
"From dirty socks to Sybian machines, the thrill of autoeroticism finds its way into the weirdest outlets. Johnny Wohlfahrt alone is Nervesandgel, perhaps the most self-indulgent entity the Denver music scene has ever birthed. Recorded across four years and two full discs, his eponymous opus occupies the hitherto hidden space between David Tibet and Will Cullen Hart, lubing up fractured acoustic pop with a slippery fistful of fizzy ambience and electronic squawks... The record's climax lies in the Nurse With Wound-inspired "So Confusing Yet Oh So Beautiful" - a title that, naturally, ends up being a perfect self-description. After all, there's no one better at servicing Nervesandgel than Nervesandgel itself."
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NICK CASTRO & THE YOUNG ELDERS - 'Come Into Our House' CD (Strange Attractors Audio House)
Gracefully immersing 60's/70's UK acid balladry with Middle eastern traditional music and communal jams, Castro succeeds in reaching otherworldly vistas and ocean-spanning folk transcendence. The Young Elders is a truly stellar cast of musicians who played in folk and avantrock ensembles like Current 93 (Joolie Wood), In Gowan Ring (B'Eirth), Cul De Sac and Damo Suzuki's Network. A mixture of folk ballads, psychedelic folk rock, Middle eastern traditional music and Neofolk. The result being astonishing, challenging and utterly psychedelic. A modern Acid Folk masterpiece! Beautifully presented in a 6-panel digipak with gold print.
NIKO SKORPIO - 'Escape From Heaven' CD (Some Place Else)
Composed between 2000-2005, the musick could be described as 'industrial', mostly because it pays homage to the early Industrial groups such as Throbbing Gristle, Coil or Psychic TV by being a wide-ranged beast of experimentation including some nice deep dark ambient soundscapes. Escape from Heaven also carries a loose storyline that can be interpreted in occult, mythological, social and personal levels. Basically the album is a Manifesto of personal Liberation and a declaration of war against all forces of boredom and stagnation.
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NURSE WITH WOUND - 'Salt Marie Celeste' CD (Durtro / Soyuz Music)
Russian-only edition of Nurse With Wound's legendary 2003 album 'Salt Marie Celeste'. One long epic, ominous, atmospheric piece that feels like being on a creaking, sinking ship. A reworked version of Nurse With Wound's sold out "Music For The Horse Hospital". Highly Recommended!!
ONE COPY PER CUSTOMER ONLY! If you attempt to purchase more than 1 copy, your order will be refunded.
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OOPHOI - 'An Aerial View' CD (Glacial Movements)
First offering from the 'Würm Series', based on the world's most recent glaciation (10,000 years ago) and asking each artist to describe this endless Ice Age. "When I’ve been asked to describe the Ice Age with an uninterrupted drone, I knew I wanted to avoid the cliches of the genre: dark rumblings, massive low frequencies, cold atmospheres. I had to describe with sounds the white landscape, the blinding light reflected by the frozen oceans, the abyssal silence. I have imagined myself in flight over this Sleeping Earth, a solitary winged-being surrounded by winds, air, water and ice. This led me to compose an airy drone with minimal variations and delicate tones, an hommage to a pure, uncontaminated and remote land" (Oöphoi). A singular 65-minute track presented in a digipak. Ltd x 750.
OSEWOUDT - 'Gelag Van Zwartgeklede Kraaien' CD (Lichterklang)
A cold summer night at a cosy campfire that makes us forget the wind, and then... The sun rises behind enigmatic ancient rocks on the sea coast, the sound of drums, from the distance the wind carries an accordion, and then, guitars follow the rhythm, we stand up and start to sing. There is a new hope for Neofolk! The longing for pure, original and fresh folklore is now being answered. Dutch act Osewoudt bring straightforward melodies, martial drums, mellow accordion, strong, male vocals, dreamy and bold acoustic guitars. Their mixture of intense songs, passionate and poetic lyrics, raw and sober song structures, alluring melodies and their devotion to the the sublime, is exactly the kind of Neofolk we have all been waiting for. Artwork by Pitch Black (Anemone Tube). Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak with booklet.
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OVRO - 'Gegendurchgangenzeit' CD (Some Place Else)
“An exercise in aural pathworking. Cinematic isolationist dark-ambient soundscapes, very evocative... you are taken through rainy seas, soaked, shipwrecked, underwater, underground... and what sights you see, what beings you meet on the way is left for your subconscious to reveal. Deep listening for small hours. Sit back, relax and let your mind go.” Finnish import.
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OVRO - 'Mosaick the Serpent / Vipera Aurea' CD (Some Place Else)
This album consists of two distinct parts, each independent yet linked to each other. Originally intended as two companion EPs, they support and compliment each other and form a new whole, a third being that contains both its makers and in itself is something more. These two EPs, Mosaick and Vipera are twins - independent yet entwined like the snakes of a caduceus. Vipera Aurea is "coagula" to Mosaick the Serpent's "solve". Calm yet intense, vocal-flavoured Dark Ambient mindscapes in the distinct Ovrian style. Features contributions from Massimo (Black Sun Productions), NIko Skorpio and Mockingwyrd. Standard PVC slip.
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PALE ROSES - 'Fear Of Dawn' CD (The Eastern Front)
Debut album from this French Neofolk act. Ten songs about war, melancholy and the pagan roots of Europe. Two reworked versions of traditional British ballads ('Lord Gregory' and 'Two Ravens') make the album complete. Pale Roses have done their best to keep the instrumentation minimal, stripped down to the core, free of all non-essential arrangements. However, slight variations between songs keep the album from being repetitive. Although Pale Roses are ready to pay their dues to the founders of the Neofolk genre (Sol Invictus, Death In June and Fire+Ice), it is not far off to also mention Nick Drake, Nico or Richard Thompson as influences. Ltd x 1000 copies.
PBK & ZANSTONES - 'Mantis Fog Desert' CD (Monochrome Vision)
The new collaboration of Phillip Klinger (PBK) and Zan Hoffman (Zanstones) is the experiment in the perfect interaction between noise music, an ambient approach and electronic sounds, with organic and psychedelic output. For both artists, being active in the underground music scene for many years, this album is a very distinct showcase of their endless creative potential. Ltd x 500 copies.
PETER BJÄRGÖ - 'A Wave Of Bitterness' CD (Kalinkaland)
The stunning new solo album from Arcana mastermind Peter Bjärgö! The mentor of the Swedish band has put together a Dark Ambient jewel with pale insertions of other styles too, the most visible of these being the Ethno-Ambient sounding percussion resembling Dead Can Dance. It is a replica of what Brendan Perry is doing versus the notorious band he once was part of, that’s how this album can be seen versus the history of Arcana.
"The influence of alcohol and cold weather led me to believe I could cover the entirety of Fleetwood Mac's 'Albatross' by myself with an out-of-tune Telecaster and a loop pedal. I could not. In the art of failing miserably, something new was created" (Michael Tanner, 2009). "Lots of meandering guitars being plucked here and there over some bowed dulcimer, harp and piano. Very tasty indeed.... I'd have to shoe horn the word pastoral in just cos it seems necessary. If you're a fan of the Rusted Rail label's output you'll be quite taken by this album I reckon. It's split into 5 pieces and they all ebb and flow into each other like an ebby flowy thing. Very lovely and atmospheric!!" (Norman Records). Features Aine O'Dwyer on harp, Richard Moult and Nick Palmer on piano alongside various bowed strings and harmonium. Digisleeve.
A tasteful combination of improvised thrash noise / metal by Pymathon (Topias Tiheäsalo and Jaakko Tolvi - the former known for his collaboration with RLW and solo CD, the latter for banging drums in Rauhan Orkesteri) and harsh noise-driven free jazz (not dissimilar to Merzbow in places) by Gentle Evil (Janne Tuomi and Tommi Keränen - the former known for a solo CD and percussion for Circle, the latter for being the other half of Testicle Hazard). Three tracks from Pymathon and a single, long track from Gentle Evil. "Both kick ass, crush skulls and are loud enough to demolish buildings". A solid improv guitar rant for those of a sturdy disposition! Finnish import.
RAPOON - 'Melancholic Songs Of The Desert' CD (Soleilmoon)
"These songs were composed during the last days of the Bush / Blair era and reflect the feeling of isolation and disconnection from any part of the political process and any sense of identification with the prevailing air of hostility and intolerance generated by this pair of religious xenophobes. The unjustified war in Iraq and the subsequent lies and propaganda engendered a feeling of revulsion and powerlessness. Once again it was “unpatriotic” to criticize or protest against the government’s actions, and there was a rise in nationalism and extrem- ist views. These songs are a retreat into the one place that no government has yet found a way into, the free and open spaces of the mind. They are spontaneous and mediative reflections looking for an inner peace in a world made ugly by hatred and war. They symbolize a kind of “walkabout” and a reconnection with a lost sense of belonging spiritually, intellectually and physically with the world we inhabit. In a broader sense they also re-affirm long held sympathies with the thoughts of writers and philosophers such as Camus, Sartre and Burroughs, and the profound wisdom of eastern philosophies such as Taoism and Zen. The music here looks for a sense of inner being that one can only find in quiet isolation" (Robin Storey). Presented in a hand made, screen printed (metallic) card sleeve and limited to 500 copies. ACT FAST!
This Rapoon work has an accent on more dark, hard and anxious sound constructions than most of its recent albums, it is full of tension and scepticism, but with no lack of inner hope though. Like "Melancholic Songs Of The Desert", it deals with isolationism and the myth of democracy. These songs are a retreat into the one place that no government has yet found a way into, the free and open spaces of the mind. They are spontaneous and meditative reflections looking for an inner peace in a world made ugly by hatred and war. The music here looks for a sense of inner being that one can only find in quiet isolation. Ltd x 500 copies in a digisleeve.
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REUTOFF - 'Deprivatio' CD (Ewers Tonkunst)
Five years after their 2003 “Gute Nacht Berlin” comes the long-awaited full-length album from this well-known Russian industrial project. “Deprivatio” is a sad story of a person surrendering to the enemy environment. It’s about idle struggle with time and fatigue, about constant withering of passions and imminent vitality deprivation. Being maybe the most hopeless and sad work for Reutoff, this album is paradoxically their most rhythmic and dynamic. There are more noisy drum loops and electro sounds here than martial drum patterns and old school noise, but their unique deep and profound melodic main themes are still remain as the basement for the brilliant new tracks of despair and downfall. Russian import.
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ROCK-A-ROLLA - SPECIAL 5-ISSUE OFFER
Choose any 5 issues of Rock-A-Rolla at a special price!
Please choose at least 7 issue numbers in order of preference in the 'Additional Information' box when ordering, as early issue numbers are very limited. Failure to choose issue numbers will result in delays in your order being shipped to you!
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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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S.E.T.I. - 'Baikal' CD (Power & Steel / Loki Foundation)
The aural world of BAIKAL evokes a crystalline landscape full of huge and breathtaking images, guiding the listener to arcane places, lakes and steppes. This new output of Andrew Lagowski (aka S.E.T.I.) is the result of the examination of the idea of old and sunken crafts being hidden in lakes while surfacing through the water in abandoned areas where only few people would live and survive. Calm and smooth soundscapes and atmospheric synth waves loaded with digitised voices and textured layers of noises and samples. BAIKAL is another step further in S.E.T.I.'s history of deep sounding ambient music. An evolving, moving and skittering Masterpiece! Comes in a 6-panel outsize digisleeve.
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SALLY DOHERTY - 'Electric Butterfly' CD (Shayo)
"Electric Butterfly" came into being when the unique vocalist and songwriter Sally Doherty began working with the musician and producer Colin Elliot. The 50-minute album includes guest musicians Richard Hawley, Shez Sheridan and Liz Hanks. The cool left-field pop sound of "Electric Butterfly" reveals glimpses of Sally’s life-long passion for French chanson, South American bolero and the songs of Jacques Brel and Scott Walker, her love of incredible singers such as Peruvian princess Yma Sumac and the smooth and seductive Chet Baker. A delicate record that will please every lovers of Portishead, Björk and Goldfrapp, as well as Antony & The Johnsons' fans. Digipak.
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SATORI - 'Contemptus Mundi' CD (Cold Spring CSR113CD)
Brand new CD from UK Dark Ambient / Fortean Electronics act Satori - Neil Chaney (Pessary) and Justin Mitchell (Cold Spring boss). This is a collaboration between Satori and Magus Peter H Gilmore, High Priest of the Church Of Satan. Satori provide their trademark deep, underground, pounding electronics, here with a ritualistic dark soundtrack atmosphere, while Gilmore bestows a seething tirade against the weakness of the modern world! Two 20+ minute tracks, the 2nd being a deeper, instrumental mix of the title track.
These are huge, dark soundscapes, blending various types of sounds, all mastered expertly. The immediate impression is one of being transported to a vast space, and that impression really remains. Everyone into dark ambient should be already familiar with German project Seetyca. "Bleakscapes" is an incredible dark journey, consisting of 77 minutes of drones, minimal dark ambient pleasure for the ear and mind. This album measures up to the "big names" in the dark ambient genre. Don't miss it!
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SENMUTH - 'Weird' CD (Casus Belli Musica)
Highly prolific one-man Russian act. "Weird" features Egyptian-inspired Ethno-Ambient / dark Industrial music. Nine runes are nine tracks. Senmuth is well-known due to his musical investigations of Ancient Egyptian and Mezo-American civilizations, as well as due to his musical trips into the Far East atmosphere, so “Weird” album is rather unique for Senmuth, because he pays attention to the Nordic esotericism for the first time. "When your life situation becomes aggravated, you take the path and break new ground hardly in order to dispose of your inner conflict. You begin to have both a rough time and face the force of various circumstances even more... but in the course of it your affairs get more expressed value, and you begin to grow, develop… You go being full of energy, and you are illumed by the Light existing from the beginning of Everything, and this Reason is the Great Secret... Passing the last circle, you widen your consciousness, uniting your opposites… And you remain only with something you have just inscribed on your tabula rasa."
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SINWELDI - 'Is Europe Dying?' CD (SkullLine)
Beautiful Neofolk from France. "Lust sweeps of duel acoustics of which the rhythm and melodic chords are clean and crisp, at times shining with a technical flourish. What is almost immediate with the album is the strong ear for subtle melodies that the artists are so obviously gifted with. While residing more in the genre of Neofolk rather than driven martial tones the musical compositions are deft and very well structured. The keyboard adds to lushness of the acoustics and, in places, (the accordion and harmonica are also employed sparingly and appropriately in places) which may have preempted a move to more stripped-back sounds now being explored by some long established Neofolk artists." (Judas Kiss). Reissue of the debut album from 2009 (Ltd x 100 copies), now reissued as a CD proper with white tray. Ltd x 500 hand-numbered copies.
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SKROL - 'New Laws / New Orders' CD (Twilight Records)
The return of one of the most amazing industrial acts! The conception of of Czech ensemble Skrol arose from the visions of its spiritual father Vladimír Hirsch in autumn 1995, when he was joined by Martina Sanollová-Sweeney and Tom Saivon. Skrol employ original principles of composition, with the added depth of classical influences. Their inspiration derives mainly from Slavic melodic and harmonic systems. "New Laws / New Orders" was originally an instrumental suite of Vladimír Hirsch, created in 2000, later reworked alongside some unreleased pieces from 1996-1999. Skrol's majestic and uncompromising music is based on specific melodiousness and orchestration of contemporary neoclassical music, situated in the arch of industrial ambient and brutalised by noises and modern technological sounds. This album represents the “swan song” of the band, being its last activity. Digipak.
SLEEP RESEARCH FACILITY - 'Dead Weather Machine Re:Heat' CD (Manifold)
There's a good story behind this disc. Why a simultaneous release of two SRF discs so closely related? Originally conceptualised as a 100 copy only disc to go with a special limited edition of Dead Weather Machine, Manifold commissioned Sleep Research Facility to create a single hour-long track of total dark-ambient drift based on the original material. To put it plainly; when we got this master, we were blown away and realized this was too good to let slip into obscurity. It would be a shame to keep this from being available to all people who seek out the best in dark-ambient and drift. Engaging, emotional and worthy of listening to ten years down the road. This is roughly an hour of slowly changing, deep, meditative drift based on the Dead Weather Machine source materials, in a slim, lightweight package. Think of it as a companion disc. So here you are, an option that you really shouldn't pass up. It is unimaginable that anyone that likes dark ambient to not like this one.
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SLOGUN - 'Days Of Agony' CD (BloodLust! / Circle Of Shit)
"Days Of Agony", which was originally released as a cassette on the Italian label, Murder Release, in 1997, continues the year-long re-release of the 'History Of Violence' series (this being No. 5). Like the previous CDs in the series, "Days of Agony" comes in a standard jewel case with a four page booklet. The audio for this re-mastered version was prepared in Lille, France, by Jerome Nougaillon (Propergol), while John Balistreri's graphic design follows the standard that he has created for the ongoing series. For all you sick lovers of True Crime Power Electronics!
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SOLANACEAE - 'Solanaceae' CD (Heidrunar Myrkrunar)
Solanaceae is the creation of Danish artist Kim Larsen, which portrays a more psychedelic folk feeling than usually put forth in his Neofolk project Of The Wand & The Moon. However the unmistakable voice and songwriting is still Larsen's, which probably leaves this album as close to an OTWATM album without being that. 13 songs with themes of magick, woods and mysteries, mainly written and performed by Larsen with kind help and appearances by Chelsea Robb (Arrowwood), Pythagumus Marshall (Novemthree), Michael Laird (Unto Ashes), John van der Lieth (Sonne Hagal), Fenella Overgaard (Of The Wand & The Moon), Vincent Farrow (Solblot) and Anne Eltard (who appeared on the first OTWATM album). Digipak.
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STORMLOOP - 'Snowbound' CD (Glacial Movements)
Stormloop is electronic / ambient / visual artist Kev Spence from Leeds, England. "Snowbound" is a collection of tracks that was recorded in late December 2009. Deep snow had fallen that stayed for over two weeks. Composing late into the night, watching the heavy snowfall, was the inspiration for these tracks, and the feeling of being lost in some remote cabin, safe but warm, with good food and drink, staring out at the depths of winter snow that covers the land. These crystalline soundscapes take us from the cold winter nights, then out towards the bleakness of space. "Snowbound" is an authentic full-immersion into the cold, and you can really feel the snowflakes on your skin. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
STRIBORG - 'Mysterious Semblance' CD (Displeased Records)
Cold dark isolated forest black ambient / black metal. "Sin Nanna’s songwriting abilities that are rather well represented on this CD... This CD is just so slow compared to his other projects, that it is worthy of attention for, one, being so different, and, two, for realizing more complex songwriting skills than Sin Nanna has exhibited in any record I have heard yet. I actually believe this is his best album yet" (Brutalism.com). Originally issued on cassette in 2004, this 2008 reissue includes 3 bonus tracks! First 1000 copies come packaged with a limited silver cover!
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STRICTA DOCTRINA - 'Stricta Doctrina' CD (Twilight Records)
Stricta Doctrina is a one man project born in summer 2010. Between November 2010 and September 2011, 9 stunning Martial Industrial / Apocalyptic songs were composed. The music is inspired by history, the rise and fall of empires. This is also a critique of the modern society, decay taking more and more place, with a return to tradition in the metaphysic sense being the only remedy to that. For fans of Triarii, Arditi, etc... Digipak.
SYNDROME / MONOTONOS / SEQUENCES - 'Fall Of Man' CD (ConSouling Sounds)
Monolithic riffing and ambient drones by Syndrome, Monotonos and Sequences. "Fall Of Man" was conceived to commemorate their combined Paris show on the 3rd November 2011. Each band contributed one track, with the last track of the album being a collaborative effort. Only 200 hand numbered copies in an envelope, accompanied by 6 customised card inserts. 54mins. ACT FAST!
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TELEPHERIQUE - 'Slowmotion' CD (Force Of Nature)
One of Germany's most recognisable names has returned with another ambient masterpiece. "This CD is dedicated to all the people who try to simplify their life in modern times, marked with materialism, business, stress and sickness". The eight tracks have no titles but they are divided into three 'steps', being "Out of balance", "Down shifting" and "Fountain of flow". The whole results in a ritualistic, flowing album with moments of rhythm, ambience and complex soundscapes."
TERRA SANCTA - 'Sunken / Buried / Forgotten' MCD (Malignant Records)
A brand new MCD from Terra Sancta, originally planned as part of the next full length release, but the tracks here are significantly different from the newer material being recorded as to warrant a separate release. "Sunken / Buried / Forgotten" should be seen as a sort of bridge between Terra Sancta's past and future recordings, the three lengthy tracks here representing the heavy droning sound found on particular parts of "Disintegration"; swaths of roughly textured, post-industrial drift, propelled forth with a massive back weight into a crescendo of epic turbulence, leaving a wake of swirling cosmic debris in its path. Once again, Terra Sancta shows an innate ability to push the limits of what is traditionally considered dark ambient. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
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THE BEING - 'Through Madness To Mercury' CD (The Mercurius Collective / New Era Productions)
The Being's debut album deals with the concept of inner-transformation and personal growth on a spiritual level by combining the arts of philosophy and poetry, music and magic into one coherent whole. A musical style perhaps best described as neofolk / neocabaret - though not strictly bound to a genre as such - takes the listener on a journey through a the realms of self-transformation with a strange, unworldly and experimental mixture of moodswings that intentionally shock the mind and purposefully disturb the mental balance. Gatefold digifile with 20-page booklet.
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THE BEING - 'Through Madness To Mercury' LP (The Mercurius Collective / New Era Productions)
The Being’s debut album deals with the concept of inner-transformation and personal growth on a spiritual level by combining the arts of philosophy and poetry, music and magic into one coherent whole. A musical style perhaps best described as neofolk / neocabaret - though not strictly bound to a genre as such - takes the listener on a journey through a the realms of self-transformation with a strange, unworldly and experimental mixture of moodswings that intentionally shock the mind and purposefully disturb the mental balance. Ltd x 250 hand-numbered copies on brown coloured vinyl in a j-card sleeve. ACT FAST!
ONE COPY PER CUSTOMER ONLY! If you attempt to purchase more than 1 copy, your order will be refunded.
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THE HAFLER TRIO - 'No More Twain, Of Flesh: 11 Unequivocal Obsecrations' CD (Nextera)
Third part of the trilogy - the first being "Cleave: 9 Great Openings" (Nextera, 2003) and the second being "No Man Put Asunder: 7 Fruitful And Seamless Unions" (Die Stadt, 2003). Again, this is a 60+ minutes long piece which slowly changes, with a very wide and resonant sound, but for sure is the most surprising and experimental work of all three parts! Ltd x 1022 copies in an absolutely unique, super deluxe, luxury packaging! Embossed gatefold Paper-Wallet with special Transparent Wraparound and silver print.
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THE MAGICKAL FOLK OF THE FARAWAY TREE - 'The Soup & The Shilling' 2 x CD (Deserted Village / Deadslackstring)
The long-awaited, long-whispered about The Magickal Folk Of The Faraway Tree album has finally arrived! Those of you who have been asking for a reissue for a long time and are now being rewarded with a double CD. "The Mildew Leaf" and "The Cat's Melodeon" EPs have long been out of print. Along with a track from the "Gold Leaf Branches" compilation, they make up Disc One. Disc Two is all new recordings, further exploring the Peter Kennedy songbook and beyond. Dark and traditional folk, sung in Irish and English, including a great rendition of the traditional ballad 'Twa Corbies'.
TODAY I'M DEAD - 'Menstrual Gold' CD (Slaughter Productions)
RARE ITEM from this pre-AIT! project. "Do you like little babies? Do you enjoy the scent of a new born creature? IF YES, THIS CD IS NOT FOR YOU. Here you will find only pure hate for any form of living being, human or not". The music on this disc is one of the best created by this great Italian artist: powerful beating rhythms with heavy death-industrial soundscapes and sick vocals. Special golden artwork with transparent acetate cover.
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TROUM - 'Sigqan' CD (Transgredient)
2009 reissue of Troum's 2003 album (Desolation House). "Deep beneath the ocean is a world of mystery, wonder, darkness, and danger. Even if it weren't for the cover art of this German duo's brilliant new album, there is unmistakably no other place in the universe that has influenced the sounds and movement of what is represented within. These drones are not passive in the least. The depth and volume are all encompassing, and moving slowly but steadily like an ancient and lonely large whale through the graveyards of shipwrecks... The intangible overwhelming feeling of weight and pressure is unavoidable and inescapable, like being frozen in a dream, unable to move, but calm and comforting all the same...." (Brainwashed). Presented in a 6-panel digipak with UV-high gloss spot varnishing, designed by eyelyft.
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ULTRA MILKMAIDS - 'Live USA 02/03' MCD (Multi National Disaster Records)
Second edition of the material recorded live at various venues during Ultra Milkmaid’s USA tour in 2002 – the first edition being a 3” release (Ltd x 50). This edition has three extra tracks. Electronic/ambient music with atmospheres very much in the vein of Christian Fennesz. Ltd x 300.
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VA - 'From Earth To Sirius' 2 x CD (Zoharum)
A form of message sent from the Earth to the brightest star, composed of 20 exclusive tracks prepared especially for this compilation. Sirius is the canine planet, the brightest star of the northern sky. Known since the ancient times, it has left an imprint on forming outlooks, beliefs, religious centres in many cultures. Even the ancient Egyptians worshipped Sirius as a deity, built their calendar on Sirius' cycle closely connected to the Nile tides before the summer solstice. In the 20th century the interest in the magical aspect of Sirius did not die out. Thanks to the Discordian groups with R.A. Wilson (the great philosopher to whom the compilation is dedicated) and T. Leary at the head, it is still being revived. The music on the album oscillates between psychedelic drone, dark ambient, tribal and down-tempo. Some of the projects approach the theme in the vein of ritualistic music; others realise their ideas through the sounds of universe and deep dark infinite space. Features: Ah Cama-Sotz, Apocalyptic Visions, Atomine Elektrine, Christblood, Different State, Electric Uranus, Emme Ya, Expo '70, Hybryds, Kallee, Kia Karma, Nordvargr, Ouroboros, Phelios, Rapoon, S.E.T.I., Therion Trismegistos, Unknown Caller, X-NAVI:ET and Zenial. Presented in a beautiful 6-panel digipak with silver print. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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VA - 'Pere-Lachaise' CD (Steinklang / Divine Comedy)
A great compilation of dark and neoclassical music, dedicated to Père-Lachaise cemetery, which is one of the most romantic and mysterious places in this holy world. It's also an unmissable reference in gloomy and cinematic "tragical" culture. This musical journey is depicted by four acts (2 tracks each) from the new emerging Dark-Ambiant and Neo-Symphonic scene: Horologium, Project Winter, Artefactum and Foundation Hope. The mood is dark, menacing and epic at times with Horologium being the most martial act. The CD is packed in a beautiful 7" booklet with images by Fabrice Billard. Art and history beyond the grave.
VELEHENTOR / VISHUDHA KALI / CLOSING THE ETERNITY - 'Ishopanishad' CD (Vegvisir Music)
Droning Ritual Dark Ambient. All tracks were recorded at live session back in December 2007 with only natural acoustic instruments: 3 dung chen, ting gzhang, lag rnga, drill bu, rkang gling, damaru, Tibetan singing bowls, physharmonium, bells and chimes. All music perfomed by 121 & Vishudha Kali (Andrei Bulin / Komarov). Throat singing & Shree Ishopanishad Divine Mantra chanting by Vishudha Kali (Andrei Bulin / Komarov). This album is dedicated to devotees of ancient times, explorers of the Eternity and of the reverse side of being. People are coming and passing away, life is too short, and the secret of Nature is still transcendent - impossible to be understood. Ltd x 976 copies in a foldout card sleeve. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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.
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WANDER - 'Wander' CD (Divine Frequency)
You could be excused for being confused. Like all previous albums the new Wander album for Divine Frequency is entitled "Wander". �Blame it on Frans de Waard and Freek Kinkelaar's conceptual sense of humour. You might know these boys from Beequeen, where they combine soundscapes with pop songs. When they feel like a day out they disguise themselves as Wander, and concentrate themselves on organ drones. This album is another step forward; these recordings (mostly created on ancient and dangerous synthesizers and open microphones) take Wander back to the 70's with an open, warm, spacious sound. Card slip.
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WOLFSKIN - 'O Ajuntar Das Sombras' CD (Malignant Records)
Originally intended to be a re-issue of Wolfskin's 2001 limited release "The Gather of Shadows by the Setting Sun" (Ajna), this eventually evolved into a re-working of three tracks from that release, complimented by 7 newly recorded tracks. As the Wolfskin era comes to end, this release represents a glimpse into their past… a more organic, flowing ambient record than what you may find today. That being said, it most certainly will go down as one of their more stunning, darker visions; a masterpiece of shadowy atmospheres and drifting currents, featuring multiple layers of archaic sounds, nebulous textures and ritual invocations, perfectly combined to form a release of intense depth and complexity. Digipak.
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XASTHUR - 'The Funeral Of Being' CD (Blood Fire Death)
The lastest assault of bleak, suicidal Black Metal / Blackened Ambient from this kult US band. Malefic's second misanthropic and dismal opus is more aggressive than many of Xasthur's other releases. Unleashed to hasten the demise of humanity! Ultra haunting, ultra grim, ultra claustrophobic in the way of Leviathan, Mord, Nortt etc.
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ZSOLT SORES AHAD - 'Ahad's Master's Garden III (22007 - 2009): The Harmonian Blues' 2 x CD (Fourth Dimension / AudioTong)
A fantastic double CD by Zsolt Sorés (aka Ahad), Budapest-based sound artist and improviser. These two discs capture the prolific and versatile musician in a fully tranced-out fug that draws not only from his background in rock music but also his strong leanings towards the avant-garde and improvisation partly formed by being classically-trained yet never content to remain as such. In turn, we are treated to some near-mystical and transcendental journeys... contemporary psychedelia, spaceward-bound forays, expansive and drone-bound guitar textures. Inspired by Fourier's Harmonian Opera and several quotations by Hakim Bey, Sores' has created an album that resonates with depth of a nature rarely found these days. Ltd x 500 copies in a gatefold digisleeve.
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ZYRTAX - 'Aloka' 7" (Dead Mind Records)
After the successful collaboration CDs with Contagious Orgasm and Government Alpha, noise giants DAVE PHILLIPS, GX JUPITTER-LARSEN (Haters), ODAL & SUDDEN INFANT were asked to send in raw material to be decomposed and rearranged for the first Zyrtax 7". These 4 tracks were carefully built over the last year and while being very different (Power Electronics, Experimental, Improv), they fit together perfectly on this nice little record. Silver and black sleeve.
