BLACK SUN PRODUCTIONS & VAL DENHAM - 'Somewhere Between Desire And Despair' CD (Tourette)
A full length Black Sun Productions album featuring the legendary Val Denham. An alchemical journey through the wild boys world. Homosexual overtones inform much of Black Sun Productions material but with Val Denham, a transgendered figure, the focus moves on to a new form of sexuality. It's clear that Massimo & Pierce haven't forgotten their past association with Coil, with shuddering rhythmic electronics and dark electronics. Somewhere Between Desire and Despair is much more fun-filled than previous Black Sun Productions. It strikes a balance between electronic music and cabaret music, and a balance between poignancy and absurdity. Features collaborations with Bahntier and Testing Vault. Digipak with artwork by Val Denham.
UK 12£
Europe 13£
World 14£
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DAO & COH - 'Dzerzhinsk-9' LP (Tourette)
Russia has had an incredibly interesting and mostly uncredited underground electronic scene for some time. One of its flag bearers has been Ivan Pavlov (CoH). He has collaborated with Throbbing Gristle members Cosey Fanny Tutti and Peter Christopherson (as Soi Song). The LP is culled from 1996 recordings which were made with DAO (Andrej Dao Kolesov). DAO + CoH uses bass, guitars and custom ZX Spectrum and the results are pretty damn awesome. There is a distinct 90‘s flavour and yet it retains a freshness. ‘Propharadeia’ is a really driving track that makes me shake my body from finger to toe. ‘Oka’ is dark and sinister coming through like an Autechre / Muslimgauze hybrid, seething with eastern paranoia. ‘Sung In Sand' continues the eastern flavour with its building intricate yet subtle percussion and swooping synths. Great stuff! Ltd x 440 copies on black vinyl.
ONE COPY PER CUSTOMER ONLY! If you attempt to purchase more than 1 copy, your order will be refunded.
Three collaboration tracks from these two German acts: the prolific Flutwacht and Vincenzo Bossi (aka Alexander Neumann of Shadow Theater). Harsh Industrial / Power Electronics! Ltd x 100 hand-numbered copies with insert.
UK 5£
Europe 6£
World 7£
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FLUTWACHT - '30 Monkeys' CD (The Tourette Tapes)
Reissue of the extremely limited (30 copies) Apocalyptic Radio release from 2006, with bonus, previously unreleased, tracks. "30 Monkeys" is the soundtrack for a world controlled by apes, crushing machines and noisescapes. "The music is a degenerate mass of harsh electronic waves and patterns as savage as the primate of the title. Even when Flutwacht lower the decibel levels down a fraction the violent restraint is never far from the surface. A brooding seething mass of noise waiting to erupt once more. The production on this release is crisp and clean... and this gives the recording a greater sense of depth and bite allowing the hugely powerful electronics full reign to take centre stage... Take the best aspects of Propergol, minus the samples, and multiply the effect by ten" [Heathen Harvest]. Ltd x 300 copies in an A5 card envelope with insert.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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FLUTWACHT - 'Herbstrost' CD (The Tourette Tapes / Deserted Factory)
"Herbstrost" is the latest full-length release from this well known German Power Electronics / Industrial / Ambient act. Nine tracks of violence and destruction! Ltd x 200 copies. ACT FAST!
Flutwacht 'Secondface' remixed by: Antracot, Bonemachine, Objekt / Urian, Synomorph, Terg, Tzii, Vincenzo Bossi and Xedh plus other tracks remixed by Matamore ('The Virgin Springs'), Contagious Orgasm ('Showy Atmosphere') and Hyeno ('Amputation Fraction'). From Dark Ambient to Experimental, from Industrial to Noise. Ltd x 200 copies.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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HYPH - 'Alter.Tenacio' CD (Tourette)
Berlin artist [-Hyph-] (aka Nicolas Wiese) composes his electro-acoustic music using instruments played by others. There is xylophone, double bass, alto saxophone, bass clarinet as well as field recordings from Canada, police helicopter and human voices. There is always something happening here. No second silence seems to be permitted. Wiese uses the computer to treat his sounds beyond belief, or rather: beyond recognition. Very vibrant music, very free in approach and result. Composed from the original ideas of musique concrete, but with a strong touch of his own. Perhaps not entirely new (either), but it's all done with great care and style. Comparable to Brume. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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MAURIZIO BIANCHI - 'YNOHPMYS' CD (Tourette)
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.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
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O PARADIS / ESCAMA SERRADA - 'La Corte Del Rey Pescador / La Reina Está Mala' 2 x CD Set (Tourette)
Spanish artists Sergio (Escama Serrada) and Demian (Ô Paradis) have a friendship that has culminated in the release of this double work, working together on some tracks. "...Ô Paradis present groovy, Mediterranean Neofolk, with a large assortment of samplers, noises and improvised instruments, and most always caressed by Demian’s voice... The fluidity of the record is astounding, and the music has become riper, settled, like a fruit fills with juice in the spring sunlight... A must for true folk, experimental pop and simply great music lovers... Escama Serrada basically presents a sort of dark ambient, adding some martial spice at times and a lot of dark punk attitude at others. Perhaps the music is similar to a modern day nihilistic version of Einstürzende Neubauten... Promising ambient, with ample possibilities and a distinct personality" (Side-Line). Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies with banderole.
UK 22£
Europe 24£
World 26£
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RETARDER - 'Enquiries' CD (Tourette)
The solo debut of Lloyd James (Naevus). As Retarder, Lloyd sets out on a very edgy and stormy voyage, full of obstacles to overcome. A very experimental album, where no two tracks sound the same... piano improvisation, horns, mechanic riffs, vocal loops, multi-layered ambient, strummed guitar, deranged and distorted sounds, mysterious bleeps, strange effects, deranged vocals and a monologue. Open up all your senses and prepare for a while. Give it a shot. And then another. Ltd x 400 copies in a digipak.
