KARNA / VELEHENTOR - 'Era Of Cold Hearts / The Asha Blaze - 7 Minutes Later' CD (Nomos Dei)
Split album from two great Dark Ambient / Black Ambient Russian formations. Karna presents 4 ominous ambient post-industrial tracks, in the spirit of Melek-Tha and early MZ.412 experiments. Rough textures of noise, ambient viscous substrates, persuasive voice loops and barely perceptible rhythmic structures. "The Asha Blaze - 7 Minutes Later" is a half-hour dedication of the Ural act Velehentor to the major railway accident that occurred near the town of Asha in 1989. Relaxing soundscapes with a foundation or synthetic percussion and spooky atmospherics. The track draws the listener to a depth of sound soft wonder, quietly bringing it to a head in a clear, otherworldly drone. Cleverly composed and appropriately designed material is not for everyday listening. Ltd x 666 copies in a super jewelbox.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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VELEHENTOR - 'Boeing: There And Back Again' CD (Gravestench Productions)
"Boeing" contains two mini-albums. The first of these is "The Rest of Hiroshima": cold, apocalyptic darkwave and drones in the name of mushroom clouds over Japan in 1945. The second part "Wargasm 911. The Best of USA" is a very cynical Power / Rhythmic Electronics ritual with Russian lyrics, dedicated to the events of 9:11 in New York. The last track entitled "168:1" is recorded in memory of Timothy McVeigh who exploded the federal building in Oklahoma-city in 1995. Festival of soul for misanthropic comrades. The CD is packed in DVD case with a booklet and a set of postcards all with very nice photography.
Brilliant ritual dark ambient from this cult Russian act. Resounding, enveloping sounds for rituals and meditation... corrosive mechanical echoes of human misery. Two hypnotic, chthonic rituals... embodiments of monolithic darkness... created with many percussive instruments, bells and gongs, without using any electrical devices. This will certainly appeal to fans of Lustmord, Nordvargr and Karna. Ltd x 500 copies.
VELEHENTOR - 'Dyatlov Pass' 3 x CD (Infinite Fog Productions)
Originally released in 2003 by Fight Muzik. This reissued album is available for the first time in the full 3CD version. A true monument and a masterpiece of ritual-shamanic drone ambient music. The album is devoted to the mysterious death of nine professional hikers on the Holat-Sjahl slope (Mansi for "Mountain of dead") on 1st February 1959. Investigations into the deaths suggest that the hikers tore open their tent from within, departing barefoot in heavy snow; while the corpses show no signs of struggle, two victims had fractured skulls, two had broken ribs, and one was missing her tongue. According to sources, the victims' clothing contained high levels of radiation, but no one from group worked with radioactive objects. Soviet investigators determined only that "a compelling unknown force" had caused the deaths. Velehentor will take you on a sonic journey through the infinite, dangerous and remote Snow-covered Northern Ural Mountains. The 2nd disc is a collaboration with Ad Lux Tenebrae. Ltd x 493 copies in 6-panel digipak.
UK 26£
Europe 28£
World 30£
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VELEHENTOR - 'Sak-Yelga' MCD (Eternal Pride Productions)
Velehentor (aka 121 of Closing The Eternity) is still trying to find “Black Pearls” in the planet’s past and future. This time the “treasure” is hidden in the river Sak-Yelga, one of the dirtiest rivers on Earth, with city of Karabash, situated on its banks. This settlement, full of slag with some lead and arsenic and surrounded by the remains of the forests burnt by sulphur is located at a dead-end siding of the South Ural railway. It has a second name - Pirit, a Russian anagram of the word “yperite” (mustard gas). It fully reflects what people living and born there have to experience - central nervous system and glands diseases, cancer and mental disorders. 28 minutes of post-apocalyptic darkwave / power industrial with a radical anti-life position. Ltd x 333 copies in a DVD case with booklet.
UK 8£
Europe 9£
World 10£
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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!
