O PARADIS & TOTENLIEDER - 'Sin' 10" (Old Europa Cafe)
Collaborative album by those two great Neoolk projects from Spain and Canada respectively. Both projects are well known for their recent releases on Hau Ruck and Aorta and the great collaborations of Ô Paradis with Novy Svet and Allerseelen. Sad songs of love, loneliness & melancholy. All wonderfully sung in Spanish by Demian and accompanied by Sebastien’s heart-breaking Violin. Clear red vinyl, artwork printed on dark-red on quality cardboard in black & gold. Limited edition of 500 only!
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O QUAM TRISTIS - 'Funerailles Des Petit Enfants' & 'Le Rituel Sacre' & 'Meditations Ultimes' CDs (Palace Of Worms)
SPECIAL OFFER! Buy O QUAM TRISTIS - 'Funérailles Des Petit Enfants', 'Le Rituel Sacré' and 'Meditations Ultimes' CDs for a special price and for a limited time only! Price including postage: £30.00 UK, £32.00 Europe, £34.00 Rest Of World.
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O QUAM TRISTIS - 'Funerailles Des Petit Enfants' CD (Palace Of Worms)
Debut from this French act. "Funérailles des Petits Enfants", provides an eclectic mix between choral chants of deeply religious / ecclesiastical content and ethnic/medieval music with an electronic edge that sets the project in a contemporary setting. Traces of Dead Can Dance pop to mind, as well as Enigma, Rosa Crvx, Opera Multi Steel, Rajna, Bel Canto or Les Sécrets de Morphée. A very original, diverse and refreshing release!
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O QUAM TRISTIS - 'Le Rituel Sacre' CD (Palace Of Worms)
"Le Rituel Sacré" ("the sacred ritual") by this French act, is another modern interpretation of medieval and ancient folk music. Their medieval folk will certainly appeal to fans of Dead Can Dance, The Soil Bleeds Black, Ataraxia and similar acts. The heavenly vocals female singers Anna and Katarina combined with selected male chants in Latin will certainly evoke you. The music offers a wide range of variations, from purest folk to sometimes more electronic interferences, tribal drums, bagpipes, flutes, dulcimer and various other natural instruments.
O QUAM TRISTIS - 'Meditations Ultimes' CD (Palace Of Worms)
Third album by this outstanding medieval act. ‘Meditation Ultimes" is another modern interpretation of medieval and ancient folk music. Their medieval folk will certainly appeal to fans of Dead Can Dance, Qntal, Ataraxia and similar acts. The heavenly vocals female singers Anna and Katarina combined with selected male chants in Latin are very moving. The music offers a wide range of variations, from purest folk to sometimes more electronic interferences, tribal drums, bagpipes, flutes, dulcimer and various other natural instruments. One of our most popular titles!
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OBJEKT / URIAN - 'Tonfragmente II' CD (Zone de Confusion)
First CD on this Nuit et Brouillard subdivision reissuing previously released special editions. Objekt/Urian are a German duo working with self-made instruments and electronics. "Tonfragmente II" includes selected sound fragments from their self-released debut tape and debut release, plus some bonus material. Their music is a great mixture of dark atmospheric soundscapes and power-electronics with a strong old-school industrial touch, while still being original, melodic and powerful. Comes in nice digipak.
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OBJEKT4 - 'Dead World Ambience Analysis' CD (Divinus Solitudo Productions)
An 8-track album by this Swedish Dark Ambient / Experimental project of Anders Peterson, collecting the first Objekt 4 works from around 2003-2004. Here we find extended versions of the four tracks from the “World Of Ruin” EP, as well as 4 previously unreleased tracks along the same themes. "Objekt 4 presents the listener with recordings of the ambience of a dead world". Limited to 500 copies.
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OBJEKT4 - 'Her Face Among The Shadows' CD (Ravenheart)
Third album from Stockholm-based artist Anders Peterson. 'Her Face Among the Shadows' focuses on texture, mood and atmosphere. Often exhibiting tense and ominous themes, each track starts with gently undulating tones, building on that base and adding swirling mists of sound and menacing atmosphere that ultimately increases in anxiety. Evident is their ability to create atmosphere that builds and builds like an approaching evil. Recommended to all fans of Dark Ambient. Czech import.
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OBJEKT4 - 'Mindscars' 2 x CD (Regimental Records / Ravenheart / Sabbathid Records)
32 tracks of Dark Ambient and experimental music. CD1 entitled "Other Side Of Light" features sessions recorded between 2005 and 2006 ("Nursing Station", "Alchemillan Influence", "Otherside Scenery 01", "Archaia, Wolfcut"), while CD2 entitled "Realms Of Rust, Domains Of Decay" features sessions from 2006 ("Otherside Scenery 02", "Domains Of Decay", "Subterranean Scenery 01") and an EP "Heaven's Night" - previously released on very limited format. Ltd x 1000 copies in a beautiful glossy gatefold digifile.
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OBLIVION ENSEMBLE - 'Seraphim Hallucino' CD (Malignant Records)
Over 11 years in the making (1995-2006), 'Seraphim Hallucino' is widely considered to be Act 2 of the "virtual" opera trilogy begun by Oblivion Ensemble's 1995 release of 'Nightmare: Sinistrotorse'. At Seraphim Hallucino’s source are strange, electro-acoustic improvisations of percussion, trumpet, voice, synthesizers and guitar- sculpted and sampled, twisted and turned, shaped into building and diminishing moments, and, at times appearing alone, pure and unmodified. Deeply imbedded in the music and fragmented lyrics are secrets, intertwining themes, voices, and imprinted messages. All come together to create an enormously complex, mercurial mix of surreal, dynamic and dark sounds. “To fully appreciate the scope and intricacies of ‘Seraphim Hallucino’, headphones in a darkened room are highly recommended”. Released in a stunning 6-panel digipak.
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ODA RELICTA - 'Czarstvo Duhka' CD (Neuropa)
Less then a year after the well-received debut album 'The Crown & The Plough', Olegh Kolyada (First Human Ferro / In Meditarium) presents his sophomore album. 'Czarstvo Dukha' shows us the other side of Oda Relicta. Heavily inspired by archival sacral recordings, this album stands far from the bombastic music presented on the debut. Eleven tranquil Neofolk compositions will take you on a spiritual journey. The entire album is enriched with sopranos, classical instruments and that special Ukrainian local flair. Oda Relicta was assisted on this recording by Albireon, Lonsai Maikov and Dissonant Elephant. Presented in a beautiful 8-panel digipak with gold print. Ltd x 500.
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ODA RELICTA - 'The Crown & The Plough' CD (Neuropa)
Oda Relicta is the product of one Oleg Kolyada (First Human Ferro / In Meditarium) who recorded 'The Crown & The Plough' with the aid of the Zhytomyr Military Orchestra. 'The Crown & The Plough' is a thoughtful album, overviewing the history of Oleg's motherland, the Ukraine. The album scores the clash between workmen and nobles; where the crown meets the plough! Grandiose Slavonic faithful hymns, orchestral sacred marches and utopian Neofolk nicely meld into a mysterious and refined album - in parts almost medieval / baroque. Highly recommended! Mastered by Henrik Nordvargr Björkk (MZ.412, Toroidh, Folkstorm). First pressing limited to just 300 copies - ACT FAST!
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OLHON - 'Sinkhole' CD (Eibon Records)
Olhon was born as a cooperative effort of Massimo Magrini (mastermind of Bad Sector) and Zairo (of the ultra-obscure dark ambient travellers Where). "Sinkhole" was composed using original field recordings taken (mainly underwater) in the "Pozzo del Merro", the world's deepest sinkhole. The result is an extremely organic, almost 'breathing' dark ambient journey - a challenging descent into the abyss spread across 10 eerie and deep, dark ambient tracks. Presented in a nice full colour digisleeve.
"Underwater passage" is based upon underwater recordings taken in 2006 by Zairo (Where), which were then treated by Massimo Magrini (Bad Sector). These recordings were taken using special sensing microphones attached to an abandoned telephone cable running on the seabed at -40m. They were then processed with particular demodulating treatments, resulting in a complex and rich ambiental monument, with strange clicks, impulses and a lot of movements. Definitely far from the usual concept of dark ambient, "Underwater passage" shimmers with cutting mid / high frequencies bursts. Digipak.
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OMEI - 'When All Your Ghosts Are Tired' CD (Ninth Circle Music / Misanthrope Studio)
Omei expresses itself through the idea of "one thought for a thousand years." The same memory played over and over. The mind to the grindstone with nothing ahead but hours and hours of empty slow time. Two long pieces of grinding, sometimes turbulent minimalist drone and industrial from this SICKNESS side-project. Features contributions from James Keeler (WILT) and Joe Colley (CRAWL UNIT). Aggressive, negative, empty and burned. Ltd x 500 copies in slimline jewelcase.
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OMENYA - 'Ancient Rites' CD (Purple Soil)
Heavily influenced by early Zoviet France and then later Rapoon, Mark Davis' music reflects and incorporates his interest in the esoteric rituals and ceremonies of various world religions. The mood is rather solemn; the tranquil music invites reflection. The music on this album never becomes wild or spectacular, just minimal, rather distant ritual ambient music. Organic and electronic means together create a quite interesting soundscape.
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OMENYA - 'The Dark Meditations' CD (Tantric Harmonies)
Heavily influenced by pioneering post-industrial group ZOVIET FRANCE and later RAPOON, their music also reflects and incorporates an interest in esoteric rituals and ceremonies of various world religions. Nice piece in card envelope. Limited edition of only 500 hand-numbered copies. Russian import, and rare.
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OND - 'Ond' CD (Inner Gravity)
This music of Önd is very much influenced by the power of life. It deals with a lot of low frequencies which is in connection with the breath and chanting work. The mix of science and spirituality. A really good CD for ritual and trance experiences.
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ONIROT - 'Augusta Taurinorium' Enhanced CD (Inner Gravity)
Onirot is a malignant project showing the darkest side of human isolationism. 8 tracks of pure insane sonic anxiety will bring the soul in the infinite fear of natural essence of nothing. A great mixture between early MEGAPTERA and LUSTMORD musical experience. Included a bonus video track full of extreme realities of human weakness.
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ONIROT - 'Deus Ex Machina' CD (Inner Gravity)
The final chapter in the Onirot trilogy (following on from “Augusta” and “Ritualis”). “Deus Ex Machina” delves into the dark heart of obscure contemporary cold ambience: Mechanical / Industrial sounds sprawl across heart-wrenching and inhuman, dark, deep and ancient star filled landscapes full of subtle sound threads. “Deus Ex Machina” is full of violent beauty delivered across five tracks of pure sonic anxiety. A fine Dark Ambient feast in the vein of Raison D’Etre or Herbst9 etc. Great black & white photography throughout. Limited to 500 copies only and thoroughly recommended!
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ONOMATOPOEIA - 'A Marble Holder From Andover' CD-EP (Cheeses International)
Great material from this project of UK noise artist Steve Fricker (Cheeses Intl). One 20-minute piece building from minimalistic ambience to solid experimental sound collage, utilising various instruments and found objects, resulting in their best material so far. One for fans of early Merzbow, Smell & Quim, Putrefier etc.
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ONTAYSO - 'Magical Tone Tricks' CD (Silentes)
"Magical Tone Tricks" was created during the silent night hours by the two core members of Ontayso, Koen Lybaert and Esther Santoyo. For this release they mainly focused on electronic manipulations and field recordings. The overall atmosphere spread over the 4 long tracks comes close to the well known early Basic Channel sound, but "Magical Tone Tricks" still keeps it's unique experimental Ontayso sound. It is also their response to Rod Modell's releases on Silentes and shows their mutual love for this early 90's Berlin sound and their joy of working with field recordings and minimal sound manipulations.
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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 homage to a pure, uncontaminated and remote land" (Oöphoi). A singular 65-minute track presented in a digipak. Ltd x 750.
OOPHOI - 'The Rustling Of Leaves' CD (Faria Records)
Re-issue of an extremely limited release from 2003. Sound collages and moods remind of Oöphoi's early works, such as "Spirals of time" and "Three lights at the end of the world". The music immerses the listener in autumn-winter landscapes, when nature has already fallen asleep, and winter is about to cover vivid autumn clothes with its white blanket. This remastered version comes with a bonus track, which supplements the conceptual picture of the album, each track being accompanied by an artcard. Limited to 500 copies in an oversized foldout pack. Russian import.
OOPHOI - 'The Spirals Of Time - Deluxe Edition' 3 x CD (Faria Records)
"The Spirals of Time" is considered the best of Oophoi's albums and has been recognised as one of the best drone-ambient projects of all time. Now this legendary album has been reissued in a deluxe 3-CD set! The material on this project was taken from two concerts, played in the studio of the Italian maestro, in the "Kiva", in April and in June, 1997. The third disk is a recording from a concert which was played in an old farmhouse in Assisi (central Italy) in 1999. This record was initially created to become the finishing disk of this trilogy. Here you will find new ideas and new development of the concept. However the "classical" sound of "The Spirals of Time" is kept. Ltd x 500 copies in an outsized package with inserts. Russian import.
The Northern nations of Siberia use the term “Oorchach” to define a very specific archaic artefact of the household - an iron ring attached to new-born domestic animals to prevent them from sucking their mother’s milk. It is a powerful archaic symbol embodying the encounter with remorseless reality in early childhood. The signs and sounds of these shamanic cultures extinguished in times immemorial are revived in the ritual ambient / industrial project Oorchach (Lithuanian artist PoPo). Monotonic powerful loops, tribal rhythms, coarse sound quality, and the composing methods remind of the aesthetics of old school industrial / ambient and generate a strong, archaic atmosphere, the vitality of shamanic rituals and the intoxicating trance of primeval eternal nature. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak.
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OPAQUE - 'New Ways To Criticise' CD (Consume / 8M)
Scottish guitar noise monsters OPAQUE (aka Lea Cummings of Kylie Minoise and Murray Johnston) have been active since 1998 and manage to walk a fine line between delicate improvisation and all out noise onslaught. "New Ways To Criticise" is the culmination of a years worth of recordings and is their most varied and challenging work to date. It is also their first full-length release as a 2 piece and sees them pushing the OPAQUE sound into new, extreme sonic territories. Limited to 500 copies, this CD comes in a unique cardboard gatefold sleeve.
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OPUS FINIS - 'Penance' 7" (SDM)
Second hard to find release by the Miami-based duo of Ramiro Jeancarlo and Carlos E. Oni (after a release limited to just 50 copies). This EP features lyrics "...extracted in piecemeal from Liber Al Vel Legis and King James". Dark and cold minimal electro, reminding of Galakthorrö, Black Sun Productions, Haus Arafna and TG's "United" in places. Recorded August 2006 / March 2007. Presented with full colour sleeve and insert, with strangely discordant artwork for this style of release.
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ORA - 'Morgendammerung' 10" (Die Stadt)
This vinyl only release by Ora features two hauntingly atmospheric tracks from their rare "New Movements In G" release (150 copies) originally released on Darren Tate's own Gnome Records label in 1998, and were not included on the two Ora retrospective CD compilations "Final" and "After The Rainfall" (both on Colin Potter's own ICR label). For these recordings Ora were: Darren Tate, Colin Potter, Lol Coxhill, Daisuke Suzuki on the A-Side 'The Sun Sheds A Golden Tear', and Darren Tate & Colin Potter on the B-Side 'The Impregnable'. A beautiful piece.
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ORCHESTRA NOIR - 'The Affordable Holmes EP' MCD (Extremocidente)
A tribute to Jeremy Brett's performance as Sherlock Holmes and the soundtrack of that series, by this new incarnation of the Tony Wakeford / Guy Harries chamber / classical music project, which now holds a somewhat more experimental approach. Ltd x 999 copies in a textured sleeve with printed inner sleeve and insert. Recommended!
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ORCHESTRA TERRESTRIAL - 'Here And Elsewhere' CD (Die Stadt)
As an original member of the legendary Cabaret Voltaire, Richard H Kirk has been producing innovative electronic music for more than 25 years. Under the guise of Orchestra Terrestrial, and inspired by such classical artists as Wagner, Debussey and Mozart, Kirk creates dense soundtrack like atmospheres which range from orchestral sections to more rhythmic tracks, which are all typical Kirk. This 62 min. long CD comes in a 6 panel digisleeve with special printing including 6 color postcards. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies.
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ORDEAL - 'Malan' CD (Eibon Records)
Drastically, dramatically, completely, extremely different from its predecessor "Traumende". ORDEAL year 2002 are offering dark, sparse, in a way sober, in another way ponderous ambiences. Somewhere between dark ambient and a certain kind of post-rock, seldom introducing minimal rhythms over creeping atmospheres. Hard to explain how this album sounds like - just try it by yourself........ "Malan" is music for a post-nuclear cabaret. Music After A Nuclear dawn....
ORDO ROSARIUS EQUILIBRIO / SPIRITUAL FRONT - 'Satyriasis' CD (Cold Meat Industry)
The sound of world demoralization presented with a 12-page booklet. Italy’s most enigmatic band, Spiritual Front, join forces with the Swedish leg-fetishists, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio. The idea of this collaboration was conceived already in year 2003; and now, after considerable anticipation, this most incredible little creature has finally been born to seduce and deprave; all accompanied by some of the most wonderful tunes of apocalyptic-neo-suicidal-pop-folk. 2nd edition in jewelcase.
OREN AMBARCHI & Z'EV - 'Spirit Transform Me' CD (Tzadik)
With Oren Ambarachi (Gravetemple, Burial Chamber, Sunn O))) etc) on guitar, vibraphone, viola, tubular bells and Z'EV on percussion, the two celebrate radical Jewish Culture with a hypnotic series of three pieces that are explore the hidden Qabalhistic meaning of the Hebrew Alphabet in it's mystical glory. Don't be put off by the portentous and deeply serious subject matter, the music involved here has that same incredible spooky crypt-floor dustiness sound that Sunn O))) often have, but the sound, minus the electric guitar heaviness, has an abstract hypnotising and warm feel with a mystical depth and dignity all of its own that uncoils over the three lengthy tracks. Jewelcase with obi strip.
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ORGANISATION TOTH - 'Presents... Gloria Victis!' CD (War Office Propaganda)
Eight black anthems dedicated to the struggle for Light and Truth. This French act (with previous releases on Athanor and Old Europa Cafe) combine dark and ritual sounds with martial rhythms, choirs, piano and cryptic chants. A sweet indoctrination. Faith is Everywhere! Digipak.
ORGANISATION TOTH - 'The Voice Of T.err.o.r' 10" (Athanor)
Nice 10" of uneasy listening, ritual muzak from Marseille. The music mostly incorporates noise loops, vocal loops and crashing metal. The perfect soundtrack for your red magick experiments. Full colour glossy sleeve, pressed into red vinyl and limited to just 350 copies.
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ORGANUM - 'Amen' CD (Die Stadt)
The second installment of a short series, which began with the "Sanctus" album issued by Robot Records in January 2006. "Amen - Unto the Aeon of Aeons", is a work of two parts (each track is exactly 20:04 long), using grand piano, Hammond organ, tower bells, gong and voices. This first edition of 600 copies in a nice digipak with stark artwork.
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ORGANUM - 'Die Hennen Zahne' 3" CD (Die Stadt)
A four track mini CD combining the never released two 10" vinyl 'Maus' and 'Die Hennen Zähne'. 'Die Hennen Zähne' opens with 'Die Kralle', actually a David Jackman track from his archive, recorded in the early 1980's. Next is the title track 'Die Hennen Zähne', a joyful noise not unlike some of the The New Blockaders / Organum material including the sound of broken glass and tibetan horns. 'Maus' is the centre piece of this mini album and typical 'old school' Organum. The album closes with the more quiet and haunting 'Kazi', a live improvisation featuring collaborator's Michael Prime and Emma O'Bong. Nice lttle 3" digipak. Ltd x 600 copies.
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ORGANUM - 'Die Letzte Musik Vor Dem Krieg' 7" (Die Stadt)
"Two tracks recorded in 2003 with only a vague hint of the classic Organum sound. The drone material is there, but the sound is slightly similar to The New Blockaders, with the addition of random piano chords. On side two, there is the distorted sound of Tibetan horns added on a similar bed of sounds. It's a distinct break away from the pure Organum drone sound, with an interesting addition of new sounds that especially in 'Happy' works well. David Jackman/Organum still knows how to surprise his followers and is a remarkable conceptualist" [FdW]. Regular edition of 400 copies.
First CD on this Nuit et Brouillard subdivision reissuing previously released special editions. Objekt/Urian are a German duo working with self-made instruments and electronics. "Tonfragmente II" includes selected sound fragments from their self-released debut tape and debut release, plus some bonus material. Their music is a great mixture of dark atmospheric soundscapes and power-electronics with a strong old-school industrial touch, while still being original, melodic and powerful. Comes in nice digipak.
