WACH - 'Firedance On A Dead Mans Grave' Enhanced CD (Beverina & WAR Productions)
Seven dark and disturbing tracks with a total playtime of more than 52 minutes and a 21 minute long bonus video "Flammenmanifest", directed by Herr Insomnia. Dark Ambient, Drone and Noise from this fairly new Austrian act, with previous releases on T'an! Kaven!! Ash!!! (The Eastern Front) and Klangfeld Seuchentrieb and an appearance on the great compilation "...Where Tattered Clouds Are Stranding". The first 100 copies of this release are presented in an A5 Digipack with a postcard and sticker (the other 200 are in a jewelcase). ACT FAST!
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WALDCHENGARTEN - 'Distractions' CD (Phisteria)
Really low-end ambient, sporadic humming pulses and blasting noise from this Danish artist (who recently released a 7" on Drone Records). “The senses are hit by a typhoon of charged electricity which sends your mind into a cabinet of mirrors where darkness folds and unfolds. The sound image presents itself as an inseparable unity in which myriads of parallel sequences are constantly undergoing transformations. Transcend through ethereal radiation!” Mastered by renowned Norwegian artist Lasse Marhaug. Nice piece!
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WALDCHENGARTEN - 'Electrical Bonding' CD (Desolation House)
Danish drone / dark ambient / experimental duo Wäldchengarten provide enveloping, blackened light on the sixth installment of the Desolation House series - Relapse Records / Release Entertainment's premium dark ambient collection. Mastered by the impeccable ear of Robert Rich. Ltd x 1000 copies in a 6-panel digipak.
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WALDCHENGARTEN - 'The Leech' 7" (Drone Records)
Wäldchengarten is a Danish duo that could be best described as “noise ambient” or “raw / harsh drone”. After some already very promising releases, this is their first vinyl. The music on 'The Leech' is very raw and filled with tiny noisy outbursts, at the same time ultra-sluggish and powerful. Low whistling feedback and pure electronic whirl-tones are omnipresent, everything seems to gradually sink to an alien centre of heavy gravity. This is dark, but its a darkness of sheer beauty. First edition of 300 copies on violet marbled vinyl. Black Covers with silver silk screen print and inlay.
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WALDSONNE - 'Wanderer' CD (RAIG)
Waldsonne's debut full-length album. Of the 11 album tracks on "Wanderer", 4 tracks are from their "Strahl" demo EP (all re-recorded), 5 are pure instrumental compositions, 1 comes with textless vocalisation, while others are sung in English, German and Russian. The band combines clean mandolin, guitars, Irish harp, and violin into a fairy acoustic blend of music with roots in medieval folk and heathen rite chants. The female singing leads the song at times strong and majestic though always tender and seductively romantic. On some tracks the quartet is supported by percussionists and a flautist. The whole work shines with heartwarming and inspiring tones, it’s all about magic and fascination but not about dark melancholy and depression. Russian import.
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WALDTEUFEL - 'Rauhnacht' CD (Percht)
40 minutes of music about the Austrian / South German Rauhnacht rituals. "Rauhnacht" is a rural, ancient soundtrack for the holy Jul nights, combined with dreamy, sad Folk ballads and Pagan Folk-metal hymns. All artwork for this edition was painted by Markus Wolff in May 2007 on wood-plates and the CD has a 16-page booklet with German and English lyrics, presented in a beautiful digipak. Originally released by Terra Fria in 2005, this reissue includes 2 extra tracks and was remastered by Axel Frank (Werkraum).
WALDTEUFEL - 'Sanguis' LP (Beta-Lactam Ring Records)
American ‘heathen art’ hero Markus Wolff delivers the much anticipated album "Sanguis". Combining the sub-tribal thud of Crash Worship with earthen tones and extra-terrestrial volk musik this is psychedelic apocalyptic folk replete with drones, accordion meditation and a sound like a Panzer division pushing back some unseen musikal enemy! With strong references to paganism and nordic shamanism, this album evokes rituals to awaken natural forces. Ltd x 300 copies on heavy vinyl in a full colour sleeve with printed inner sleeve.
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WANDER - 'Wander' CD (Divine Frequency)
You could be excused for being confused. Like all previous albums the new Wander album for Divine Frequency is entitled "Wander". Blame it on Frans de Waard and Freek Kinkelaar's conceptual sense of humour. You might know these boys from Beequeen, where they combine soundscapes with pop songs. When they feel like a day out they disguise themselves as Wander, and concentrate themselves on organ drones. This album is another step forward; these recordings (mostly created on ancient and dangerous synthesizers and open microphones) take Wander back to the 70's with an open, warm, spacious sound. Card slip.
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WAZ HOOLA - 'Multiply Reality By Infinity' CD (Red Guard Records)
Waz is an active member of the Newcastle underground noise scene and collaborator with Bong and Culver amongst others and credited as 'Sound Purifier' on Bong's "Gilgamesh Lives" album. Two epic tracks (31:16 and 22:58) from the North East's premier master or throbbing drone, with elements of Doom and Psych-Prog-Rock. Reminiscent Kevin Drumm's recent Drone work. Ltd x 297 numbered copies in a card envelope with wax seal.
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WEAKLING - 'Dead As Dreams' CD (Tumult)
The one and only album from this cult San Francisco band. Grim, hypnotic, repetitive, Norwegian-styled buzzing Black Metal. "The shocking depth of emotion, sheer musical ability and keenness of ear for all things destructive displayed on this masterpiece should be the goal for all Black Metal bands wishing to transcend mediocrity" (Chronicles Of Chaos). Features members of The Fucking Champs, The Gault and Asunder. Weakling draws upon inspiration from 90's BM in the Norwegian tradition (Darkthrone, Burzum, Mayhem and Immortal).
WEIHAN - 'Symphonies Of Divination' CD (Old Europa Cafe)
The 2nd album of this very promising project from the medieval lands bordering the cold North Sea, Flanders (North-Belgium). Dramatically straying from the neofolk path of their debut album “Galder”, “Symphonies of Divination” offers dark and bombastic compositions with clear references to Slavonic, German and Scandinavian classical music. Heavy percussion, assiduous spiccato string sections, dramatic horn accents and haunting choirs form the backbone of this album. The cold and eerie narrative vocals enhance the grim atmosphere of the music even further. The lyrics, mainly in English but with hints of Dutch, Old-Norse and Swedish, are devoted to Indo-Germanic religion, myth and legend, the Nietzschean spirit and relentlessly attest to the grotesque decline of the modern world. Ltd x 540 copies in a digipak with booklet.
WEREJU - 'Through The Depths Of Unknowing' 2 x CD (Electric Requiems)
Cathal Rodgers hails from County Offaly, in the very heart of Ireland. Here, under the guise of Wereju, he presents a double disc of Dark Ambient and drone / doom soundscapes, described by the artist himself as sounding like the "Ageless drifting melancholia of an abandoned planet". File next to peers such as Aidan Baker, Northaunt, Fear Falls Burning etc. Double jewelcase with textured artwork. Very nice piece indeed!
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WERKRAUM - 'Early Love Music' 2 x LP (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
14 progressive and traditional, psychedelic and medieval folk songs and chants of early love. 14 dreamy memories of the merry blue days from early times. With "Early Love Music" the German Folk musician Axel Frank sets a surpassing milestone for the new generation of Folk artists. A year after releasing his quite Martial / Neoclassical oriented debut on Cold Spring (CSR49CD), Axel got heavily involved with Alpine Folk heroes Sturmpercht and found his love in late 60s / early 70s Psych / Prog Folk music, thus changing his own direction, with the highly successful MCD 'Kristalle'. The complex arrangements and large variety of instruments even remind of The Incredible String Band and some early Acid-Folk bands. "Early Love Music" brings 2 cover versions: Donovan's ingenious fairytale "Jabberwocky" and traditional folk hit "The Blacksmith". Features collaborations with Changes, Lady Morphia and Sturmpercht. Ltd x 500 copies in a stunning gatefold sleeve with lyric sheet and bonus track, not on the CD version.
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WERKRAUM - 'Unsere Feuer brennen!' CD (Cold Spring CSR49CD)
Debut album from a band who created excitement across the whole scene, having only appeared on a handful of extremely rare compilations, (including the impossible to find collaboration with Von Thronstahl and Bleiburg) at the time of first release. A genius mixture of martial industrial, Neofolk, ambience and neo-classical! Aided by Lady Morphia (UK) and Harvest Rain (USA). 2nd unlimited edition in jewelcase with brand new gold on black artwork. Contains two bonus tracks - "Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe" (taken from the compilation of the same name) and "Blutsommerland" (taken from the vinyl-only release "Eternal Soul") and is completely remastered for 2009!
The third album of post-apocalyptic folk, ambient, minimal electro twosome WERMUT tells the story of Anna, a wooden Colin Archer yacht, which was build in the late 70s by Reiner and Petra, out of the desperate need to seek beyond their horizons. The cherished boat would lead them on a magic three-year-long journey to Scandinavia, Ireland, over the Atlantic and back. A tale of passion, of revelation, of freedom - but also of loneliness and introspection. Features guest musicians HIS DIVINE GRACE and FRL. Tost (Novy Svet). A conceptual, melancholic and visionary album from a band which defies all labelling. Comes in a very nice 6-panel digipak.
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WERTHAM - 'Memories From The Pigsty' CD (Tesco Organisation)
Wertham is the solo project of Marco Deplano, Italian mastermind of Mediterranean cinematic post industrial / folk combo FORESTA DI FERRO. After more than 10 years of wait and a fistful of smaller releases, "Memories from the pigsty" is the first full length CD, displaying a sound rooted in a mix of full frontal power electronics and industrial music with a plethora of samples and very aggressive vocals. All words and lyrics should be interpreted as a real life diary which paints human landscapes describing domestic violence, white trash mentality, ghetto culture and street life in general. A real breakthrough for the Italian power electronic industrial scene, long overdue manifesto of Marco Deplano. Digipak.
The long awaited new album from French Martial Industrial / Orchestral / Apocalyptic legends Westwind - entitled "Ravage" - is unleashed five years after their last full-length release 'Tourmente'. Apocalypse is now, and this is the soundtrack to the collapse of civilisation. Ltd x 900 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve with booklet, with artwork by Nicolas Crombez (Deuterror).
WESTWIND - 'Tourmente I' 2 x LP (Steelwork Maschine)
The first part of the Tourmente series, dedicated to the victims who perished in Brest during WWII, features percussion and organ based dark martial / apocalyptic music with a fine dynamic in rhythm and mood setting. The music is simplified and restrained which only adds emphasis to the bleak ambience of the subject matter that they are trying to convey. Part life affirming and uplifting and part despondent and depressing, the music twists and turns through so many feelings leaving you breathless with admiration. If you could imagine a more upbeat Protagonist it will give you an idea as to what this DLP sounds like. One black LP, one white LP. Ltd x 500 copies in a gatefold sleeve.
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WESTWIND - 'Tourmente II' CD (Nihil Voces Productions)
Second part of the Tourmente series from this mainly Martial Industrial French act, dedicated to the victims who perished in Brest during WWII. This part features less samples than 'Tourmente I', and is more influenced by dark ambient in the vein of Predominance or Lustmord.
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WESTWIND - 'Who Cares About The War...' 2 x CD (Midnight Productions / Collapse Of Utopia)
A 26-track compilation from Westwind, the well-known French martial band with styles crossing the neoclassical, martial, industrial, ambient and electronic genres. This double CD set is a collection of archives, unreleased tracks and RARE recordings from 1999-2009. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel hardback digifile. Chinese import.
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WHERE - 'Wererat' CD (Eibon Records)
7 years after their acclaimed debut 'The Creatures Of The Wind', Where (Zario of organic ambient project Olhon and Darvulia) return with 'Wererat'. Utilising field recordings taken in sewers, this release revolves around the idea of rats conquering the earth. Hyper-obscure, deep, cavernous Dark Ambient and Drone for followers of Lustmord, Thomas Köner, Kerovnian or Amon. Highly recommended!
Folk Rock from Oregon. At the foundation of "Sewn In Seems" is everything you would expect from Jason Merritt (aka Whip); wonderfully raw front-porch singing and acoustic guitar. Normally Merritt ends there, letting the simplisty and naked beauty of the songs speak for themselves. However, with "Sewn in Seems," he has taken the song to a whole new level. Besides the addition of standing bass and piano, Merritt has added a lot of atmosphere to the song by his playing of some mellow flutes, wine glasses and manipulated tea kettles. The end result is spectacular.
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WHISPER OF TEARS - 'Lost Dreams' CD (Midnight Productions)
The Neoclassical project Whisper of Tears from China finally release their debut album "Lost Dreams" after many silent years The music of WOT mainly is Neoclassical, with some medieval, romantic, sad, reserved, grey elements. You will find a innocent world in this comfortable music. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak. Chinese import.
WHISPER ROOM - 'Birch White' CD (Elevation Recordings)
Whisper Room is a trio based in Toronto, Canada and Berlin, Germany featuring Aidan Baker (Nadja), Neil Wiernik (NAW) and Jakob Thiesen (Students). These three creative minds had moved in similar musical circles in Toronto and Montreal for years sporadically sharing stages but did not actively come together to play as a trio until Dec 2006. Since then they have worked as a improv unit and combined their disparate musical backgrounds to create music which explores the conjunction of electronic rhythms and textures with the pulsations and psychedelics and shoegaze and krautrock music. Ltd x 2000 copies in a digipak.
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WHISPERS OF GHOSTS - 'The Coldest Place' CD (Twilight Records)
"This morning I opened my eyes thinking my ghosts were still sleeping, I wake up and wait till I hear their whispers, which make me look for the coldest place…". Come into "The Coldest Place", the debut album of the new act Whispers Of Ghosts. From Mexico comes a new and fresh Ethereal-Gothic-Neoclassical band. 8 tracks from the deepest places of the world, from the abyss of the blue oceans, melancholic and sad music where the falling angels are still crying and are asking for our attention. Remember: "Always listen to your ghosts ..."
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WHITE DARKNESS - 'Nothing' 2 x LP (Roadburn Records)
The debut album from dutch doom/drone act White Darkness - the sonic creation of Dutch artist Jason Köhnen. A one-man symphony creating his personal interpretations of nihilistic thoughts, melding modern classical composition with traditional funeral doom and dark ambient soundscapes. White Darkness throws open the doors to vast universes of musical possibility, creating darkly tense portraits of things best left undisturbed. Ltd x 100 copies on yellow vinyl in a magnificent gatefold sleeve - ACT FAST!
WHITE HETEROSEXUALS - 'Modern Heterosexuality' SINGLE SIDED 12" (At War With False Noise)
What we have here are three tracks of old-style power electronics, reminds me particularly of Sutcliffe Jugend's "When Pornography Is No Longer Enough" album. Very minimal in places, with periods of lull interspersed with piercing explosions, static bursts, and constant weird, heavily processed vocals. Lyrics are very stream-of-consciousness stuff, and the delivery is bang-on, incredibly jarring stuff. Completely at odds with a lot of PE acts around today who tend to go for the muscular beefed-up US-style approach, this is very much more in the old Come Org vein, aesthetically in the musical delivery. Ltd x 300 copies with old school xerox artwork and lyric sheet. Note: Single-sided vinyl.
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WHITEHOUSE - 'Bird Seed' 2 x LP (Very Friendly)
"Bird Seed" was Whitehouse's transformational 2003 album following the release of the seismic "Wriggle Like A Fucking Eel", where they first shockingly employed all kinds of new technology, incorporating acoustic elements such as African djembes and doundouns for their sound, featured also on the extraordinary 'Cut Hands Has The Solution' and 'Munkisi Munkondi' (recently interpreted by the Berlin-based classical orchestra Zeitkratzer). William Bennet is here joined by Philip Best and Peter Sotos, with the title track recorded by Steve Albini. Heavyweight vinyl in a glossy sleeve.
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WHITEHOUSE - 'Erector' LP (Very Friendly)
Originally recorded in 1980, 'Erector' was harsher and less 'industrial' sounding than the first two albums and arguably became the seminal influence, along with 'The 150 Murderous Passions' LP, for the subsequent wave in the mid / late 80s of noise projects (in particular Japanese). Also featured for the first time in vinyl format is the originally banned cover art by Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound). Heavy weight vinyl in a glossy sleeve.
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WHITEHOUSE - 'Halogen' CD (Susan Lawly)
The 1994 release "Halogen" is the 12th album from Whitehouse. Recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago, written by William Bennet, Peter Sotos and Jim Goodall. "Here, William Bennett's industrial-strength power electronics unit is going once again over the threshold of noise in another challenging display of depravity via electronics. Few other groups have gone to such extremes in sonic punishment and general lyrical nastiness, proving once again Whitehouse should be considered far beyond the realms of the noise and industrial genres they were often lumped in with. Once again the group pushes the boundaries of acceptability in the media as we know it." (All Music Guide). Features disturbing colour artwork by Trevor Brown.
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WHOURKR - 'Concrete' CD (Crucial Blast)
The 2nd album from French deathtronix duo Whourkr is a whirlwind of electronically processed and treated avant-death/grind that is as violent and brutal as it is complex and obsessively constructed, relying as much on samplers and software as it does on bonecrushing riffs, screaming and hyperspeed blastbeats. Following a similar strategy as James Plotkin's post-production grind experiments on the first Phantomsmasher album, all of the guitars, drums, and vocals are arranged and recorded by Whourkr and then run through a gauntlet of hardcore editing and remixing. Total chaos deathgrind filtered through a futuristic cuisinart of ultra-aggressive electronica, like a freaked-out epileptic mashup of Atari Teenage Riot, Dying Fetus, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Venetian Snares, Blut Aus Nord, and John Zorn. Akin to Drumcorps, Bong-Ra, Dataclast, Noism, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Reptiljan, Mulk and DHR. Digipak.
Crazy and experimental brutal / primitive Death Metal mixed with extreme / cold electronica, and with very complex song structures. No lyrics, a dense sound, suffocating and poetic, the music aims at deep ecology and human issues. Total innovation with a new and original style coming from France. You'll dig this if you're into Eustachian, Noism, Genghis Tron or Drumcorps.
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WICKED KING WICKER - 'God Is Busy... Save Yourself' CD (Cold Spring CSR125CD)
Wicked King Wicker is pure doom. Their brand of guttural expression strips away the rock n roll base and leaves nothing for the listener than the caustic reality of the darkest side of life. It is heavy, barbaric and void of hope. Wicked King Wicker has taken the power of doom metal and added noise to mix to make its point. “God Is Busy… Save Yourself” is their 6th album, and their first released outside of the U.S. Wicked King Wicker is unique, and their extreme doom stands alone as the heaviest, most brutal doom imaginable and it may take you places you don’t want to go.
WICKED KING WICKER - 'Outer Bounds Of Sound' LP (Noiseville)
For their contribution to the "Outer Bounds Of Sound" series, the black noise doomers WKW went more for out there noise for this album. Still dark as hell, this album sounds more like the after effect of trying hard to be sullen in a world that is just so peachy-keen. Brutal wall of noise doom, just in time for Armageddon! Like Blue Sabbath Black Cheer? Old Skullflower? You'll dig WKW. 300 copies made with a mylar silver 'WKW' on the front of the cover. "Outer Bounds Of Sound" is an experimental LP series from Noiseville. Each release is pressed in an edition of just 300 copies with a hand-made cover. US import.
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WIERZBA - '1999 Earth Contamination' CD (Fluttering Dragon)
Wierzba was created in 1994 in the grey area of the post-communist industrialized and polluted land of Poland. The music of Wierzba combines dark monotonous sounds of the industrialized world with evil thoughts and desires. The decadent mood is intensified by the melodies taken from the very bottom of despair and sadness. Not only has Wierzba sunk deeply into the gloomy reality but it foresees the future as well: the inevitable decay and apocalypse of planet Earth. Powerful cold, dark ambient melodies lead the listener to create his own vision of the apocalypse.
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WILDILDLIFE - 'Peas Feast' 12" (Crucial Blast)
Vinyl reissue of 2007's "Peas Feast" self-released EP. Mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed). Four lengthy songs of ultra-heavy sludge, crushing glacial metal, psych rock, noise rock and desperate howling vocals. Slow, sludgy and creeping but still unbelievably catchy and exuberant. Although this early material is more immediate and raw than the band's debut album Six, the music is crushing, catchy and totally spaced-out. Ltd x 1000 copies on yellow / black marbled vinyl. Comes with a dropcard that will allow you to download the tracks from the "Peas Feast" EP as well as a digital-only EP titled "Drongolet Demos" with unreleased Wildildlife tracks.
Heavy, crunchy riffage rolls over celestial FX freakout and gang choral voices: part gluey pop hallucination, part psychedelic blast furnace, part metalloid skullcrush. Super melodic and catchy but vaguely menacing and dark at the same time: this is Wildildlife. Their debut full length "Six" summons a wicked whirlpool of dense distorted crunch and freaky singing, raging metallic percussive pummel, tribal rhythms and crushing effects-soaked guitars, subdued floating drones and ecstatically gorgeous melodies, all let loose in a series of psychedelic slowcore eruptions and swirling cosmic sludge. Comes in a hardback, gatefold digifile.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS - 'The Instrument Of Control' CD (Archivio Letterario)
Collection of rare recordings of William Burroughs in conversation and readings from the 1970s/80s. This is an essential insight into the mind and writings of arguably the most influential writer from the Beat generation. "Through his mordant satire of cultural aspirations, homosexual eroticism and political power, Burroughs focuses our gaze into the abyss. His cold, surgical language creates beauty through a terror that we are just able to bear". A great collectors' item! Italian import.
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WILT - 'The Damnation Helix: Zeitgeist Movement Vol. 2' CD (Annihilvs)
With "The Damnation Helix", James P. Keeler sinks to new depths of sonic necromancy. Hearken to the sound of black teeth grinding against the boundaries of the afterlife to send us a message of fear, as the voices of the damned cry out from beneath blankets of charred skin just beyond the threshold of a universe of pure madness. This material ranges from the familiar dark ambient atmospheres of Wilt's previous works to pieces infused with a new sense of brutality. Prepare to navigate the confounding array of sound that is "The Damnation Helix". Ltd x 500 copies.
The first release from this German label (who have since released material by HNBjörkk and I Burn Vs. Sshe Retina Stimulants), who are fully dedicated to audiophile pleasures, comes from the Hamburg-based project Windfahnenamt. Entirely constructed with looped and manipulated vinyl grooves, it creates warm, drifting atmopsheres and a perfectly lulling ambiance. Digipak. Very nice, highly recommended piece.
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WINTERBLOOD - 'Incantazione' CD (Witchcraft Records)
2 tracks (40 mins) of pure dark-black-ambient. "A dark journey through crystalline streams and misty mountains utilising its dark ambient confines to noble and magisterial effect. The mood created is often one of immense loss and tragedy; time stands still while silent mourners stand, heads bowed in dark flowing cloaks, hands clasped in a futile bid to deny the cold. The synths never sound overworked, employed with the idea of giving each composition a life of arboreal quality – slow, noble, and wise. Obvious comparisons could be drawn with Vinterriket but Winterblood have their own quality and I feel hugely optimistic about their future" (Asgard Root). Ltd x 500 copies. Mexican import.
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WINTERSILENCE - 'Transmission Fields' 2 x CD (Weird Amplexus)
A surprising and ambitious trip from ambient to cosmic paths. This work has various influences, but all titles have something in common, they all seem to run after to an evocative attitude. Mysterious vocals, acoustic sounds, epic musical structures with Nordic sensations. Rhythms and melodies cross themselves in a mixture of savage screams, primitive emotions and futuristic effects. A really beautiful piece of work encased in a lush double-digipak which really does this release justice. Ltd x 1000.
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WOLF EYES - 'Black Wing Over The Sand' CD (iDEAL Recordings / Kning Disk)
"Black Wing Over The Sand" is one long session, that from the very first beginning lays bare the roots of Wolf Eyes: here is an evident presence of the industrial music of the early 1980s with bands such as Throbbing Gristle, Maurizio Bianchi and Gary Mundy’s cassette label Broken Flag. Instead of the harsh dissonances and compact walls of noise Wolf Eyes are well known for, the wholly instrumental piece moves slowly forward over a basis of silence. With oscillating movements, Wolf Eyes conjure up short bursts of noise with screaming high pitched tones where a rhythmic deep and slow bass soon sets in. Electric guitar, echo effects and sweeping sounds creates powerfully nerved effects over the slow rhythm. Ltd x 2000 copies.
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WOLF EYES With JOHN WIESE - 'Collection' CD (Hanson Records)
A collection of the Wolf Eyes with John Wiese 7" plus two EPs originally released in very limited editions on American Tapes in 2003-04. Digitally re-mastered by Wiese and finally available all together! "Combined into one ugly genetic mishap and flesh hacked covered package by Aaron Dilloway's Hanson label, this is a disintegrated release full of blossoming black sounds... The sheer breadth of textures and styles that they have used is nothing short of astounding... Scattered between exploring inner worlds and blowing-out corneas through riotous frequency changes, this is the place where digits are bent from their 0 and 1 roots into self-adapting cyborg sinews. Elements like stuck groove bell work, tape machine cloud cover and delicate looped horns seem like perfectly constructed movements, musical conclusions of thirty minutes of sweaty improv work". (Brainwashed)
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WOLFMANGLER - 'Dwelling In A Dead Raven For The Glory Of Crucified Wolves' 2 x LP (Aurora Borealis)
Wolfmangler is the musical vision of D Smolken, a Polish political émigré, formerly of Dead Raven Choir. His music is slow, grim, noisy, black and shambling; a deconstructed hybrid of twisted folk and hinterland doom metal. Bowed double bass, electric bass and violin merge with sinister growls and whispered lyrics as Wolfmangler improvise dissonant doom riffs around lyrics taken from Hank Williams Jr, Georg Trakl and others, rich with the symbolism of life and decay. Wolfmangler create a listening experience at once unsettling, twisted and darkly beautiful. Comes with 2 vinyl-only bonus, previously-unreleased tracks! Heavyweight vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with 2 posters.
WOLFMANGLER - 'Dwelling In A Dead Raven For The Glory Of Crucified Wolves' CD (Aurora Borealis)
Wolfmangler is the musical vision of D Smolken, a Polish political émigré, formerly of Dead Raven Choir. His music is slow, grim, noisy, black and shambling; a deconstructed hybrid of twisted folk and hinterland doom metal. Bowed double bass, electric bass and violin merge with sinister growls and whispered lyrics as Wolfmangler improvise dissonant doom riffs around lyrics taken from Hank Williams Jr, Georg Trakl and others, rich with the symbolism of life and decay. Wolfmangler create a listening experience at once unsettling, twisted and darkly beautiful.
WOLFMANGLER - 'They Call Us Naughty Wolves' CD (God Is Myth)
D. Smolken (also of Dead Raven Choir) returns to the God is Myth stable in the form of his slow, grim and noisy chamber doom outfit Wolfmangler. With the spirit of past Wolfmangler releases where covers of folk songs, classical music pieces and jazz standards are the main lifeblood, this latest work entitled "They Call Us Naughty Wolves" is the band's unique take on pop music from yesteryear. The results are very much reminiscent of a blackened burlesque chamber ensemble funnelled through a broken radio in a post-apocalyptic wasteland picking up distorted pieces of hits from the 1930s.
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WOLFSKIN - 'O Ajuntar Das Sombras' CD (Malignant Records)
Originally intended to be a re-issue of Wolfskin's 2001 limited release "The Gather of Shadows by the Setting Sun" (Ajna), this eventually evolved into a re-working of three tracks from that release, complimented by 7 newly recorded tracks. As the Wolfskin era comes to end, this release represents a glimpse into their past… a more organic, flowing ambient record than what you may find today. That being said, it most certainly will go down as one of their more stunning, darker visions; a masterpiece of shadowy atmospheres and drifting currents, featuring multiple layers of archaic sounds, nebulous textures and ritual invocations, perfectly combined to form a release of intense depth and complexity. Digipak.
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WOMBA - 'Evidence Of Letta' CD (RAIG)
The fascinating allure of sound sculptures, organic and industrial flotsams of the WOMBA origin, catalyzed by the manipulations of the local underground scene's most prolific lunatic Tikhon S. Kubov. It is neither a return to the aggravated sonic assault of the preceding album, nor a reproduction of the kind of noise you would expect nowadays - but somewhat more soft. A refined post-industrial symphony of nostalgia, sentiment and lust. Normally, it works without breaks as one single piece, but the montage specific character allows a listener to spin one's own web of twenty four audio-cells by programming the "Letta" tracks to playback in any order. "Make your own Evidence!". Presented in a stunning cardboard package. Russian import.
UK 8£
Europe 9£
World 10£
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WOODLAND CHOIR - 'Serenity Rise' CD (Epidemie Records)
Woodland Choir is the neofolk project of the brilliant Hungarian musician Attila Bakos (vocalist on Thy Catafalque's Róka Hasa Rádió). "Serenity Rise" brings you 9 fragile pure acoustic melancholic neofolk songs in the English language. Essential for fans of this style of music and projects such as Tenhi, Liholesie, Nest, October Falls and Neun Welten. Ltd x 500 copies in a stunning digipak with booklet.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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WORMSBLOOD - 'Mastery Of Creation Demos' CD (Barbarian Records)
An album of outsider metal, it's sparse and bleak, but rumblings, clanging and tortured cries erupt violently throughout. Unhinged and dangerous. Comparisons could be drawn to Armanenschaft, Blood of the Black Owl and The True Werewolf, both musically, as well as in the sense those bands also use Black Metal as a foundation to explore darker, more experimental avenues.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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WORMSBLOOD - 'Mastery Of Creation Demos' LP (Barbarian Records)
An album of outsider metal, it's sparse and bleak, but rumblings, clanging and tortured cries erupt violently throughout. Unhinged and dangerous. Comparisons could be drawn to Armanenschaft, Blood of the Black Owl and The True Werewolf, both musically, as well as in the sense those bands also use Black Metal as a foundation to explore darker, more experimental avenues.
UK 12£
Europe 15£
World 18£
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WRAITHS - 'Oriflamme' LP (Aurora Borealis)
Wraiths are the wretched sound of the plague-ridden, the unclean and the befouled. Wraiths are the dead in their lime-pits and the dying in their beds. Wraiths are the horror of infection. Wraiths exclusively utilise found & re-structured equipment, location acoustics and human vocals. No computers or synthesizers are used in any Wraiths recording or live event. "The death ambient textures and shifting, acidic tones stretch across a punishing forty minutes, maintaining an evolving narrative of painful, cumulous distortion. Wraiths dispense sounds from the very darkest recesses of doom metal but with all the defined edges of conventional instrumentation smudged and corroded, leaving only a vast, looming shadow in their place" (Boomkat). Ltd x 500 copies in a gatefold sleeve with 2 inserts.
UK 15£
Europe 19£
World 23£
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WULGATA - 'Ressurection Of Those Days... A Third Book Has Been Written' CD (Beast Of Prey)
The new album from Wulgata opens a new page in it's history. Over 10 years of music experience leaves no doubts. This project doesn't hide it's fascination of eastern and ethnic cultures, to the point you can hear original recordings of didgeridoo and other ethnic instruments. All this combined with modern dark ambient music. The album combines old cultures and modern ways of creating music, with acousting sounds with pure electronic sounds. These skillfully balanced sounds ake the listener from one world to another, while standing strong on a fundament of dark ambient music. Digipak.
