BARZEL - 'Born To Destroy Amalek' CD (Topheth Prophet)
(2008) The second album from militant Jewish act BARZEL (New York) is finally unleashed! 10 tracks of lo-fi Zionist Power Electronics... extreme walls of Harsh Noise, Power Electronics, screaming vocals... fits right beside fellow American heavyweights Brethren, Slogun, Prurient, Fire In The Head etc. Released in a matt digifile. Israeli import.
(2008) "The battle between Rome and Jerusalem continues through the ages. Spirituality vs. Materialism, Civitate Dei vs. Sin City. But where is Rome? And where is Jerusalem... and which is which???" Great Power Electronics split from Israeli act Drone Lebanon and well known Italian outfit Wertham (featuring John Murphy of Death In June, SPK, KnifeLadder etc). Outsized sleeve. Ltd x 497 copies. Israeli import.
(2005) The second part of the "Fauna" series by this project, the first of which (“…For Electronics and Birds”) was released by Stateart. Thematically and sonically centered around frogs and their environment, this release results from a collaboration with singer Victoria Hanna and also features contributions from Israeli artists Vadim Gusis (Chaos as Shelter) and Igor Krutogolov (Igor18). A mixture of field recordings, electroacoustics, improvisation and endless drones.
(2008) "Collaborating Torture" is one of the last known recordings made by Matt Gibney (Hollowing), who died in January 2006. Gibney, a member of SOIHADTOSHOOTHIM and label boss of the Rectrix label, was joined here by the prolific Maor Appelbaum (Grave in the Sky, Poochaltz, Vectorscope) to create a brooding and massive 54-minute track of dark, pitch-black ambient, hypnagogic swirls and industrialised drones. Sometimes subtle, yet mostly haunted and delirious, this is highly recommended if you like Wilt, Aidan Baker, Z'EV, Daniel Menche and John Duncan. Israeli import.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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IGOR KRUTOGOLOV - 'White' CD (Topheth Prophet / Auris Media)
(2006) Igor Krutogolov is mostly known for his projects 'Kruzenshtern & Parohod' and toy 'Igor Krutogolov's Karate Band' but is also known for his collaborations with Chaos As Shelter, Agnivolok, Bastard Noise, Tidal, Darkwood and others. 'White' is a seven piece composition that can be compared to the works of such as Andrew Liles or Colin Potter. Among the instruments used for this album are bass with bow, strings, objects, flute, keyboards, birds and human voices. The result is a rich, fascinating and ambiguous soundscape as expected from this unique artist. Ltd x 1000 copies in a beautiful digifile. Israeli import.
UK 5£
Europe 6£
World 7£
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KADAVER - 'This Time... It's Cancer' CD (Topheth Prophet)
Latest release by Israeli death industrial / harsh noise / twisted ambient prodigy Kadaver (Michael Zolotov). This is a cancer. It’s sickness. It’s a warm streaming vomit of hatred towards life, humans and existence. It’s the knife in your hand when nightmares twist your dreams. It’s the emptiness that devours your meaningless being and bleed as tears of decay over it. "...Death needs time for what it kills to grow in..." (William S. Burroughs). Limited to 500 copies.
UK 8£
Europe 9£
World 10£
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LIETTERSCHPICH - 'I Cum Blood In The Think Tank' CD (Topheth Prophet / HCB Records)
The debut album of this Israeli noise ensemble. The eight-piece group of Lietterschpich (Hebrew for litre of cum) has been boiling down foul language, obscene noise, primitive rituals and perplexing visual propaganda since 2004. Comprised of local veterans of the Israeli post-punk, industrial and electronica scenes, they quickly gained cult status in the Israeli underground. "This bleak digital-doom-dub shriek is bound to slap the hard-core fans of innovative harsh music. It doesn't get more extreme than this!" Roughly an hour of Doom Noise terror. Ltd x 1000 copies. Israeli import.
A collaborative release by two prolific artists. Maurizio Bianchi is one of the forefathers of Industrial music and a major influence to a whole generation of musicians. Maor Appelbaum is an experimental and adventurous musical composer, and is known for underground Israeli projects Poochlatz, Screening and Vectorscope.
UK 8£
Europe 9£
World 10£
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MOLJEBKA PVLSE / SEVENTEEN MIGS OF SPRING - 'Ravha / Electricity Gardens' CD (Topheth Prophet)
A split / collaboration disc, with one 27-minute track by the Swedish trio Moljebka Pvlse, five tracks by the Israeli duo Seventeen Migs of Spring and one shared piece. Both acts are known for their unique approach to drone ambient sounds - with processed field electronics, quiet metallic rumbles, dark brooding ambience and drones - with a more aggressive approach by SMOS. Limited to 500 copies in a digifile, with artwork and design by Niko Skorpio.
UK 10£
Europe 11£
World 12£
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UR - 'Trieb' CD (Topheth Prophet)
Ur was born from the collaboration between Federico Esposito and Mauro Sciaccaluga, both hailing from the hardcore-punk scene. The two joined in 2003 to create a new entity. Andrea Ferraris joined the band in early 2005. Ur's music is mostly based on improvisation that usually starts with drones or samples (with no pre-defined structure), over which they superimpose layers of electro-acoustic noisescapes coming from objects, field recordings, analog and traditional instruments processed using a load of pedals and effects. The sound paints a solid, harsh and dramatic industrial lounge where archaic instincts and modern obsessions meet. Outsized folder. Ltd x 300. Israeli import.
UK 9£
Europe 10£
World 11£
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VA - 'Noise.il' CD (Topheth Prophet)
Noise.il features nine exclusive tracks by the new generation of Israel's power electronics brigades. The birth of noise.il was at the Tel Aviv Noise Fest in July 2005. Noise.il features: MortalManifest, Drone Lebanon, Gedem, Gaop Vs Aboolele, Wreck&Drool, and Barzel. Igor Krutogolov mastered this release and designed the artwork. A fine example of Israeli power electronics and noise released to date. Ltd x 550 copies in a black digifile.
UK 8£
Europe 9£
World 10£
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VA - 'Tel Aviv Aftermath' CD (Topheth Prophet)
First release from this up and coming label. This compilation CD allows us an insight into the growing Israeli experimental music scene. Artists include VECTORSCOPE, NEW JERUSALEM DEFENCE FORCES, SCREENING, FORMA, HU, THE CROSSFISHES, AGNIVOLOK, GRUNDIK+SLAVA, CHAOS AS SHELTER and IGOR KRUTOGOLOV. Ltd x 1000 with coin.
(2005) The second part of the "Fauna" series by this project, the first of which (“…For Electronics and Birds”) was released by Stateart. Thematically and sonically centered around frogs and their environment, this release results from a collaboration with singer Victoria Hanna and also features contributions from Israeli artists Vadim Gusis (Chaos as Shelter) and Igor Krutogolov (Igor18). A mixture of field recordings, electroacoustics, improvisation and endless drones.
