AS ALL DIE - 'Failure Of Human Spirit' CD (Dying Empylver Productions)
(2007) An album full of very dark and ghostly atmospheres. As All Die (Clint Listing) creates a great work of apocalyptic ballads, Black Industrial, and Dark Ambient, but with more musical elements than usual. Sombre vocals, choir samples, keyboard, organ and other instruments create an atmosphere of blackest dreams from which you may never awake. Ltd x 1000 copies in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with 8-page booklet. Chinese import.Exclusively distributed throughout Europe by Cold Spring.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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CLEAR WATER (BAISHUI) - 'Time' CD (Midnight Productions / Oro Prod)
(2008) This work is about the artist's hometown - a small town in the Chinese province of Sichuan... about the memorial arch, which has stood erect for hundreds of years... the bright moonlight on the small bridge over the flowing stream... the cherry blossoms and wild flowers... the elders with their soft voices and laughing faces. 40 minutes of simple and honourable township ballads and folksongs, which have been handed down for generations. An absolutely stunning release, presented in an 8-panel matt digipak with booklet, insert and dried flowers. Like a strange Chinese version of Sturmpercht? All text in Chinese. Ltd x 500.
COLD FUSION & RUKKANOR - 'Silk Road' CD (War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
(2008) The Silk Road is a series of trade and cultural transmission routes connecting the East and West by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urban dwellers from China to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time. Many artistic influences travelled along the Silk Road, especially through the Central Asia, where Hellenistic, Iranian, Indian and Chinese influences were able to intermix. "Silk Road" is a is a road album, connecting the past with the present, East and West, classical oriental melodies with modern arrangements. Ltd x 500 copies in a hand-numbered digipak.
DEAD MAN'S HILL - 'Esoterica Orde De Dagon' CD (Dying Art Productions)
(2008) Reissue of the very limited fourth release from this Belgian act, originally issued on Polish label Beast Of Prey in 2005. 43 minutes of music in apocalyptic dark ambient style. A combination of dynamic percussion and industrial rhythms with characteristic vocals. "...the first project that crosses my mind when listening to them is the Jouni Havukainen project In Slaughter Natives" (Dagaz). Ltd x 500 copies in a matt DVD digipak. Chinese import.
UK 11£
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ELTAN RENAXY - 'Weird Ballads In My Town' CD (Dying Art Productions)
(2007) Founded in 2006, Eltan Renaxy is the Dark Folk project of Baishu (Bloody Woods) and Lamia (The Whisper Of Tears). This Chinese act play traditional European Neofolk, accompanied by dark ambient, creating a perfect combination of Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's vicarious ardour and Nick Cave's weird, morbid story telling style. It tells stories of live, desire, sorrow and despair. Some of the story may be eccentric, but the aim of ER is to reveal the human soul. Ltd x 500 copies. Chinese import.
UK 9.50£
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EXPERIMENTS IN DARKNESS - 'From The Heart' CD (Midnight Productions)
(2008) Experiments in Darkness (Piette / Dead Man's Hill) presents it's 2nd release. On this album you can hear the soundtrack of a man who became more and more introvert against the entire world. A man who got buried under so many problems and sorrows, with no single place where he can lose his grief. And this entire expression of sorrow is accompanied by a background of oppressive neoclassical music. A must have for people who can find (and cure) themselves into music which represents total sorrow and neo-romanticism. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak. Chinese import.
(2008) The debut album from this Neoclassical / folk project from Beijing, China. "I left my heart in the fairyland. Only took the earthly body through the ordinary. Hoping the silence forest can give me a peaceful moment. It allows me to feel and touch my soul. Pouring the stream deeply in my heart,with the playing of my guitar, but it destroyed by the paleness and bloodiness earth". Quiet and beautiful music. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak. Chinese import.
IHVHLXXII - 'Shemhamphorash' CD (Dying Art Productions)
(2006) Re-edition of the first release on Dying Art, China (original ltd x 200). IHVHLXXI, whose name derives from the ancient Greek and Hebrew symbols for fire, water, air and earth, originate from provincial China. Their music comes with a deep philosophical and historical origin. The music morphs from ghostly and heavy Dark Ambient with insane Chinese screams and ramblings, to guitar-based and percussive pieces, to melancholic Neoclassical compositions. Also included is a cover of ‘Forbidden Colours’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto and LOTS of recognisable samples. Very varied CD indeed. Nicely presented in a matt digipak with insert. Limited to 500 copies. Chinese import. IHVHLXXII now records under the guise of Cocytus.
UK 10.50£
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World 12.50£
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LI JIANHONG - 'San Sheng Shi' CD (Archive)
An incredible focused and formidable fifty something minute single track solo electric guitar wall of noise work from a new face of the Chinese music scene. A release that will be sure to make more then a few people scramble to dig up Li’s back catalog of work on his own 2pi imprint. Comes packed in a double sleeve with the outer sleeve being a semi transparent vellum fold around. Graphic work by Chase Middaugh. Ltd x 500.
UK 9£
Europe 10£
World 11£
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MOST OF THE TACITURN - 'History Of Iron And Blood' CD (Dying Art Productions)
Just six short months after their debut 'Silent Accuser', Chinese act Most Of The Taciturn has evolved into a huge war machine. The latest album "History Of Iron And Blood" is an Asian perspective of the "Second World War European history of the rise and fall of three empires". Excellent centralized Industrial revelations! Influences cited are Puissance and Sophia, but we are sure this will appeal to all fans of the Martial symphonic / bombastic genre (A Challenge Of Honour, Cold Fusion etc). Strong political artwork. Comes in nice digipak with insert. Recommended!
UK 10.50£
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SION ORGON - 'The Zsigmondy Experience' CD (Lumberton Trading Company)
The second album by Thighpaulsandra and Coil affiliate, once more gushing splendidly with so many universe-mulching ideas that it's difficult not to wonder what's floating around the air in his native Wales these days. From menacing near-ambience and the massive, punk 'n' Prog-bloated 'I'm in Blackout' to vocoded passages over the very same electronic insanity that's spewed out Stockhausen and Xenakis, there's much to wrestle with your mind's deepest and darkest corners here. Collaborators include Coil's Sleazy, Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones' singer), Frank Naughton (Rocketgoldstar and ex-Uziq) Gaz Williams (Rocketgoldstar), The Grangetown String Ensemble, The Chung Chinese Ensemble and others.
UK 11.50£
Europe 12.50£
World 13.50£
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ZURIAAKE - 'Afterimage Of Autumn' CD (Pest Productions)
Debut album from this Chinese Black Metal act. Zuriaake pay tribute to mother nature, "a la" Drudkh, but sound like depressive black metal on the harsher side. Reminds of Burzum and early Mayhem. "Ancient spirit is immortal - worship it!". A pretty impressive 84 minutes of music. Regular edition, limited to 666 copies in a matt DVD digipak with booklet and insert (all text in Chinese). Chinese import.
