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Spring Bi-Weekly Newsletter - 23rd July 2009
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MICHAEL JACKSON CONTINUES TO ANNOY US - EVEN IN DEATH
Yes, the death of King Of Mediocrity has meant that major labels have taken over the CD factories on the run up to Xmas
(yes...it`s July), to cash in with 'best of' boxsets, so we`ve been told that our 4 new titles will be delayed for 2 weeks,
and we now anticipate shipping on 4th/5th August! Obviously this ridiculous situation is completely out of our hands and
we thank you for your patience! Pre-order prices remain in place until all items are in stock.
SUPER SONIC
Come visit the COLD SPRING STALL at Super Sonic Festival, Birmingham - this weekend!
With Sunn O))), Corrupted, Jarboe, Goblin, Thorr's Hammer, Esoteric, Head Of David, Skullflower,
Scorn, Rose Kemp,
Venetian Snares, Atomized, Zu + More! Click here for the full lineup and times: Friday / Saturday / Sunday
IN THE PRESS
There's an interview with Rose Rovine E Amanti at Dark Italia.
 EXTENDED
SUMMER EDITION!
Over 200 items added for the period 1st July -
31st August.
Click here for all available items! *MORE TITLES ADDED!*
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| All Hail The Transcending Ghost | All Hail The Transcending Ghost CD (CSR122CD) £8 / £9 / £10 |
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The debut album from AHTTG - a joint collaboration between Henrik Nordvargr Björkk (MZ.412, Toroidh, Folkstorm etc) and Tim Bertilsson (Fear Falls Burning, Switchblade). The Swedish duo have created arguably one of the most haunting drone-dark-ambient-industrial works in recent years, invoking the spirits of old Nordvargr, meets the sludge-doom vibe of Tim's hellish guitar. "...truly the most scary music I have recorded" (Nordvargr). An icy chill down your spine... a cold hand on your shoulder... you are never alone in the darkness.
MP3 | MP3 | AHTTG
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| H.E.R.R. | Twelve Caesars CD (CSR117CD) £8 / £9 / £10 |
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Based on Suetonius' De Vita Caesarum (121 AD), this wonderful new album deals with the notorious lives of a dozen Roman emperors and leads you on a gripping musical adventure through the greed, cruelty, fratricide and excess, which characterised their incomparable lust for power. But this is no run-of-the-mill exercise in historical sychopancy. H.E.R.R. retell the lives of the Emperors with honesty, drama and humour. This release - complete with the compositional and vocal hallmarks for which the group is so widely renowned - is set to become a true classic of the genre. Comes with an elegant 16-page booklet!
MP3 | MP3 | H.E.R.R.
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| Von Thronstahl | Imperium Internum CD (CSR32CD) £9 / £10 / £11 |
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After huge demand we are repressing this title. The incredible orchestral power of Von Thronstahl has finally been released! "Imperium Internum" is an instant classic of the scene - massive orchestral power and military anthems, akin to the finest moments of In Slaughter Natives, Turbund Sturmwerk and Blood Axis! Recommended as among the finest releases we've handled! Now in a stunning digipak.
MP3 | Von Thronstahl
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Von Thronstahl | E Pluribus Unum
CD (CSR37CD) £9 / £10 / £11 |
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After huge demand we are repressing this title. "E Pluribus Unum" neatly collects all compilation tracks and rare 10" releases together, along with some remixes and unreleased pieces. Another statement confirming the power and majesty of VON THRONSTAHL! Martial industrial epics! Stunning digipak format with booklet.
MP3 | Von Thronstahl
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| Nordvargr | 2009 T-Shirt (CSR119TS) £10 / £11 / £12 |
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Black shirt featuring the Nordvargr 2009 logo in military grey print on the front of the shirt, with a back print of the Nordvargr shield, also in grey. Heavy quality shirt. Click 'Purchase' for available sizes. Essential summer wear!
Nordvargr
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Hogan | Kickabye 2 x CD (CSR99CD) £13 / £15 / £17 |
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Anni's debut release, expanded and on CD for the 1st time.
Guests: Nick Cave, Marc Almond, Foetus, Budgie, Gini Ball and Yello. Digitally remastered with 16 bonus tracks!
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Z'EV
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Things CD (CSR101CD)
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‘Sum things / a possible form for cold dark
matter’, is a project reflecting Z'EV's take on the ‘dark
ambience’ genre. Each piece is based on a single sound
source.
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Rovine E Amanti | Demian CD (CSR112CD) £10 / £11 / £12 |
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A powerful mixture
of Neo-Folk-Rock with a Mediterranean sensibility. 10 tracks
presenting the new, unique sound from this great Italian project. |
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Feuer brennen! CD (CSR49CD) £10 / £11
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A genius mixture of martial industrial,
Neofolk, ambience and neo-classical! Aided by Lady Morphia and Harvest Rain. 2009 Ed with 2 bonus tracks. |
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Folkstorm
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Or Death CD (CSR31CD) £10 / £11
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Samples of
war, speeches, harsh noise, heavy gritty vocals. distorted
rhythms and extremely intense sonics, executed with brutal thoroughness
by Nordvargr! 2009 Ed. |
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Folkstorm
| Sweden CD (CSR29CD)
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This is the final full
body of work by the legendary harsh Industrial Noise project.
Prepare yourself for an intense trip through these 11 brutal
and punishing tracks! 2nd Ed. |
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RELEASES:
SPLINTERSKIN - 'Wayward Souls' CD (CSR112CD)
IRON FIST OF THE SUN - 'Behavioral Decline' CD (CSR116CD)
NDE - 'Blut Krieg Ehre Asche' CD (CSR110CD)
SEELENLICHT - 'Love & Murder' CD (CSR115CD)
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• 25-26 Jul 09, The Custard Factory, Birmingham (UK). Sunn O))), Corrupted, Jarboe, Goblin, Thorr's Hammer, Esoteric, Head Of David, Skullflower,
Scorn, Rose Kemp, Venetian Snares, Atomized, Zu
+ COLD SPRING STALL
LAIBACH
• 12 Aug 09, Beer Fest, Usce, Belgrade (RS)
SISTRENATUS
• 13 Aug 09, The Rendevous, Seattle (US).
Z'EV
• 5 Sep 09, Kings Place Festival 2009, Kings Place, London (UK). With Max Eastley, Victor Gama, Rafael Toral
ZENI GEVA
• 8 Sep 09, Tokuzo, Nagoya (JP). With Tabata, KK Null, Ruins Alone
• 9 Sep 09, Taku Taku, Kyoto (JP). With Tabata, KK Null, Ruins Alone
• 10 Sep 09, Helluva Lounge, Kobe (JP). With Tabata, KK Null, Ruins Alone
SOL INVICTUS
• 11 Sep 09, La Volpe E L'Uva, Salerno (IT).
• 26 Sep 09, Expo, Waregem (BE).
• 3 Oct 09, Lagerhof, Leipzig (DE).
• 27 Nov 09, Poste A Galene, Marseilles (FR).
• 28 Nov 09, Lyon's Hall, Lyon (FR).
ANNI HOGAN
• 13 Sep 09, Cocoon 2009, The GRV, Edinburgh (UK). With Jesu, Wraiths, William Bennett
SHIP
OF FOOLS CLUB
• 13 Sep 09, Bar & Co, London - Rose McDowall / Eva Eden
• 15 Nov 09, Bar & Co, London - SonVer / Human Greed
• 13 Dec 09, Bar & Co, London - Init / Roshi / Alex Monk
PSYCHIC TV / SUTCLIFFE JÜGEND
• 4-8 Nov 09, Wroclaw Industrial Festival, Various Venues, Wroclaw (PL). With Soisong, Brighter Death Now, Illusion Of Safety, Rapoon
INADE
• 14 Nov 09, Phobos I, Sophienkirche, Wuppertal (DE). With Herbst9, Phelios, False Mirror
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Grave In The Sky |
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4 CDs above are available at the special price of
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ATARAXIA - 'Sous Le Blanc Rosier' 2 x CD
(Shadowplay Release) - £15 / £16 / £17 |
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Special Russian ‘Best Of’ from the Italian Medieval / Ethereal legends! This 2CD set also includes: TWO new and exclusive songs recorded in 2007; a previously unreleased, older track; plus a re-recorded, new version of "Hovering", from one of Ataraxia’s best release ever: the limited and long sold out EP "Des Paroles Blanches"; and even two songs from the rarity "Orlando" - an EP released on the Prikosnovenie label almost 10 years ago! 22 tracks in total.
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BASS COMMUNION - 'Loss' CD / DVD-A
(Soleilmoon)
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"Loss" is not about the violent moment of loss, but its aftermath. The crushing melancholia, the endless questions of “what if?” and “why?”, as well as the concepts of regret, missed opportunity, or a feeling or moment in time that can never be recaptured. But even in the midst of this gloomy scene, hope and light are born, for loss is never total. Memory lingers, a residue of evidence is left behind, and life goes on. “For me, the album is an extension of the previous release, Ghosts on Magnetic Tape, which relates to Electronic Voice Phenomena, or the idea that the dead can still communicate with the living world through recorded media. In order to try to capture this feeling I wanted the music to leave a spectral, ghostly impression, and to have an organic decaying quality, like something trying to break through from another world. To this end my musical sources were mainly 78 rpm records, a vibraphone and an upright piano. No synths or electronics were used, only organic sources or instrumentation that has been around for at least the last century.” This package consists of a high resolution 5.1 surround sound DVD-Audio disc (NTSC, but will play in the vast majority of European DVD players) and a standard stereo CD. Presented in a hardback gatefold digifile.
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BURIAL HEX / ZOLA JESUS - 'Split' LP
(Aurora Borealis)
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'Go Crystal Tears' is the first outing for the new Burial Hex sound and highlights influences such as 80s horror synth master John Carpenter and Goblin coming to the fore and blending with the almost black metal vocal style and "horror electronics". 'Temple of the Flood', clocking in at a 14 and a half minutes, is one of the final old-style Burial Hex tracks and proceeds in a style reminiscent of previous works with heavily processed analogue electronics and synths up, developing into eroding layers of primitive percussion, water drops and exotica piano, before ending in a deluge of sub bass and redemptive church organ. Nika (aka Zola Jesus) is here joined here by live member Dead Luke. Nika's voice, reminiscent of a teenage Diamanda Galas or a more deranged Beth Ditto, soars and wails within an ever changing cloud of pulsing synths and analogue electronics, joined by a warm synth line. Spot-varnished sleeve.
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CIRCLE - 'Arkades' 2 x CD
(Fourth Dimension) - £14 / £15 / £16 |
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Reissue of the rare "Arkades" LP, which was also originally released on Fourth Dimension in Spring 2006, plus an extra disc comprising a live concert recording featuring three lengthy tracks, ‘Maltan Haukka’, ‘Ibizan Rambo’ and ‘Fuutikeri’.
This apocalyptic Finnish avant-metal / improv. / folk / Neu-Prog group return with a special live radio session originally recorded for WFMU during their October 2005 US tour. Possibly one of their best, most blissed-out, records yet. Featuring two long workouts and wrapped in a Spaghetti Western sleeve. Perfect.
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CIRCLE - 'Triumph' 2 x LP
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Vinyl-only release from Finland’s finest export. This release gathers recordings for a session at WFMU, recorded during their second US tour and captured live on the 25th September 2007. Spread over the four sides are the six cuts which made up Circle’s second session for WFMU, once more capturing the self-proclaimed New Wave of Finnish Heavy Metal outfit proving themselves to be almost everything but ‘Heavy Metal’ despite possessing the only too apparent ability to compete with the best amongst that world.
Taking in operatic vocals, unearthly mulch, psychedelic splurge, nods towards folk and krautrock, and mammoth riffs capable of knocking down nearby buildings, avant-rock has rarely arrived both so potent and in dire need of a straitjacket before. Presented in a stunning glossy gatefold sleeve!
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DEAD RAVEN CHOIR - 'My Firstborn Will Surely Be Blind' LP
(Aurora Borealis)
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Recorded in Poland on archaic Soviet Bloc technology,"My Firstborn Will Surely Be Blind" sees Dead Raven Choir in full throttle audio assault with total disregard for all conventions of audio fidelity, with great songs of the 20th Century by artists diverse as Townes Van Zandt, Richard Thompson and Cole Porter torn limb from limb and dragged through Smolken's forest home. Curiously upbeat in parts, though with harrowing and bizarre artwork. "A ghostly fog. A hollow sonic death rattle: Doom with pneumonia" (The Wire). Ltd x 900 copies on 300 'smoke' coloured vinyl with printed inner sleeve.
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DELEYAMAN - 'Fourth, Part One' CD
(Equilibrium Music) - £11 / £12 / £13 |
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Deleyaman translate a sense of timeless spirituality into a contemporary and universal language, carrying the listener into a mesmerizing world. Hardly classifiable into a single genre, “Fourth, Part One” combines Darkwave with ethnic, exotic and ethereal elements. The use of several languages (French, English, Armenian) by vocalists Beatrice Valantin and Aret Madilian has always been a distinct characteristic of the band, with inspiration from American poets (Robinson, Hecht, Emerson, Poe) and Lebanese mystic poet Khalil Gibran. Presented in digipak format, accompanied by a 32-page booklet.
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DESIDERII MARGINIS - 'Years Lend A Golden Charm' CD
(Eternal Pride Productions)
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With "Years Lend A Golden Charm" we are invited to experience the very birth of what is now a well established project within the Dark Ambient Industrial scene. 73 minutes of material from the first three DM cassette releases from 1993 ("Consecrare", "Via Peregrinus", "Hortus Conclusus / Triptych"), plus one previously unreleased track. Highly sought after by collectors but only available in a mere dozen handmade copies, these songs are now finally made available to a greater audience. When you listen to the music with the knowledge that hindsight brings, it is obvious that these are the roots and the foundations, not only of the first full album "Songs Over Ruins", but of every subsequent release up to the latest, "Seven Sorrows". Russian import in a digipak.
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FAUST - 'Od Serca Do Duszy' 2 x CD
(Lumberton Trading Company) - £14 / £15 / £16 |
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This double CD set catches legendary German experimental rock outfit Faust’s debut concert in Poland, from Krakow’s Loch Ness Club, on the 15th November 2006. Spread over both discs, we are afforded a perfect opportunity to hear a blend of the band’s classic songs and material previewed from their new studio album, played energetically and with a vigour reflecting precisely how happy they were to be in a completely new environment which, in turn, welcomed them with open arms. The entire concert was recorded and mixed professionally by two of Poland’s most experienced sound engineers, Piotr Papier and Marcin Cheblowski.
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HADEWYCH - 'Hadewych' CD
(Tuchtunie)
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Reissue of the eponymous album from this Dutch act, originally released in an edition of 50 copies in 2007. Music about forests, transcendence, cleansing, drowning, fire and light. Technical innovations + atmospheric aesthetics and thus the 'black' of black metal music, prepared piano music by 20th century avant-gardist composers, some art rock, ambient and shoegaze of the 90s, ritual music, Neofolk, bending, functional dissonance, non-song-based structuring and vocal experiments. Pro-pressed CD, presented in a handmade wooden gatefold sleeve with cloth lining and 4 inserts. Wrapped in incense-dried leaves and sealed in a plastic sleeve. Highly recommended!
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HEAVY WINGED - 'Waking / Shaking' LP
(Aurora Borealis)
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The vinyl-only "Waking, Shaking" release consists of two lengthy tracks: 'Tidal Blackness' is a 23 minute cloud of improvised guitar and bass drone, underpinned with sparse percussive elements and dappled with the rays of ethereal melodies. This track, recorded live in Oakland in 2008, represents the more gentle side of Heavy Winged in some ways and is largely soothing. The second side harbors 'Morning Flesh'; 18 minutes that veer towards the caveman Krautrock of the recent "Alive In My Mouth" LP, drums pounding, Neanderthal guitar chugging, though with a melodic haze drifting across the musical landscape like a lysergic mistral, leading the listener ever further into the shifting sands of the forbidden zone.. Ltd x 500 copies on transparent grey vinyl.
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JESU - 'Sun Down / Sun Rise' 12"
(Aurora Borealis)
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Jesu creates yet another epic record, Justin Broadrick marrying his trademark bass-heavy riffs with an almost Phil Spector-ish pop sensibility creating anthems of melancholic euphoria. Half buried clean singing collides with speaker rattling low end, blissed out humming resonance and machine beats to create an otherworldly ghost pop. The "Sun Down / Sun Rise" EP picks up where 2006's "Silver" EP left off, this time taking two songs and stretching them out over 35 minutes, mixing the bittersweet melody with huge swathes of oceanic drone and minimalist electronica. This is by far the most accomplished and ambitious that Jesu have sounded to date. Ltd x 300 copies on translucent/magenta vinyl.
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L'ACEPHALE - 'Malefeasance' CD
(Aurora Borealis)
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"Malefeasance" is a lengthy and complex affair that further explores L'Acephale's fascinations and strikes headlong into the darkest of musical vistas. The journey this time is perhaps even more academic than the debut "Mord Und Totsclag": further ethnographic audio elements are now present, more spacious passages, a deeper approach. A mix of ambient, warping tones, black metal, chanting, ethereal keyboards, drones, acoustic guitars, noise, field recordings and Tibetan ritual music. The last two tracks best show the nature of Set Sothis' collaborations with Markus Wolff (Waldteufel, Crash Worship), sharing some of his vocal and percussive styles. By no means do L'Acephale make music for the casual listener. In many ways they transcend the preconceived ideas of what may be expected: L'Acephale are most successful at operating beyond the constraints of genre altogether, and 'Malefeasance', with its dark, dreamlike and harrowing atmospheres, is their testament.
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MOLOCH - 'Moloch' CD
(Choking Hazard Records)
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This is the CD version of the Moloch's 10" (Feast Of Tentacles / Shifty Records). Moloch are an awesome new sludge band in the way of EyeHateGod, Moss or Grief. "Four songs, 25 minutes, this UK foursome offer up some pretty fearsome heaviness, slipping easily from plodding lumbering slow motion, to swinging stonery groove and back again, the guitars thick and viscous, the drums pounding and pummeling, the vocals a wild shriek... Heartily recommended for you drugged out, stoner rock, ultra doom, slow and low misfits, some seriously crushing black hole brutality, with just enough swing to keep it interesting" (Aquarius).
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NOCTURNE - 'Vers Le Vide' CD
(Final Muzik)
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A patient, careful, dark ambient / apocalyptic work by Nocturne, requiring a deep, contemplative listing. This is at first a music of tension with an atmosphere of imminent disaster. And yet, from this magma of telluric electronic shocks and drones, emerges sharper, harsher sounds. An album embodying the unity of opposites, leading us to perceive a struggle between what's buried and what arises... between annihilation and the revelation of a hidden light. Ltd x 600 copies in a gatefold digifile.
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RAPOON - 'Melancholic Songs Of The Desert' CD
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"These songs were composed during the last days of the Bush / Blair era and reflect the feeling of isolation and disconnection from any part of the political process and any sense of identification with the prevailing air of hostility and intolerance generated by this pair of religious xenophobes. The unjustified war in Iraq and the subsequent lies and propaganda engendered a feeling of revulsion and powerlessness. Once again it was “unpatriotic” to criticize or protest against the government’s actions, and there was a rise in nationalism and extrem- ist views. These songs are a retreat into the one place that no government has yet found a way into, the free and open spaces of the mind. They are spontaneous and mediative reflections looking for an inner peace in a world made ugly by hatred and war. They symbolize a kind of “walkabout” and a reconnection with a lost sense of bel onging spiritually, intellectually and physically with the world we inhabit. In a broader sense they also re-affirm long held sympathies with the thoughts of writers and philosophers such as Camus, Sartre and Burroughs, and the profound wisdom of eastern philosophies such as Taoism and Zen. The music here looks for a sense of inner being that one can only find in quiet isolation" (Robin Storey). Presented in a hand made, screen printed (metallic) card sleeve and limited to 500 copies. ACT FAST!
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The 21st edition of this UK magazine features The Mars Volta.
There's also interviews with Dinosaur Jr., Khanate, Shrinebuilder, Black Boned Angel, Pissed Jeans, Yob, Minsk and The Orange Man Theory. This month's
Label Focus is on Rune Grammofon. Also included is the
usual vast selection of news, music, DVD and live reviews
from the avant-rock, metal, noise and experimental scenes.
Highly recommended!
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SOLLUBI - 'At War With Decency' CD
(Choking Hazard Records)
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Sollubi are a side project of US artists Corey Bing (Fistula) and Scott Stearns (Rape-X). They play a very original kind of psychedelic rock / doom metal / sludge. You can hear the down tempo and the heavy sound of Fistula with a psychedelic and noisy vibe made by Rape-X. "Sollubi craft songs that, while long, retain their root anger, rather than lose their edge by making some lame attempt at being epic. Combined EyeHateGod and Yob? Maybe, if the latter were less cosmic and the former much, much slower." (StonerRock.com)
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SYLVESTER ANFANG II - 'Sylvester Anfang II' 2 x LP
(Aurora Borealis)
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In the time since the release of "Kosmies Slachtafval", Silvester Anfang have grown into Sylvester Anfang II; a more psychedelic, fuller, tangible beast. Taking their cue from Krautrock communes of yore, the Flemish troubadours have expanded ranks with new blood in the guise of Stef Anus (Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat), Father Sloow (Sloow Tapes pontiff), Bram (Ignatz) and Clay Ruby (Davenport, Burial Hex). Sure to upset upstanding citizens with their occult themes and liberal European-style artwork, Sylvester Anfang II reach new levels of consciousness with their mantras of goat worship and the orthodoxy of denial that states "Only analog is real". Ltd x 500 copies on heavy vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.
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SYLVESTER ANFANG II - 'Sylvester Anfang II' CD
(Aurora Borealis)
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In the time since the release of "Kosmies Slachtafval", Silvester Anfang have grown into Sylvester Anfang II; a more psychedelic, fuller, tangible beast. Taking their cue from Krautrock communes of yore, the Flemish troubadours have expanded ranks with new blood in the guise of Stef Anus (Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat), Father Sloow (Sloow Tapes pontiff), Bram (Ignatz) and Clay Ruby (Davenport, Burial Hex). Sure to upset upstanding citizens with their occult themes and liberal European-style artwork, Sylvester Anfang II reach new levels of consciousness with their mantras of goat worship and the orthodoxy of denial that states "Only analog is real".
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TSCHELJABINSK 65 - 'The Demons Of Iron & Titan Woods / Ancient Forest' CD
(Dying Art Productions) - £11 / £12 / £13 |
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Reissue onto CD of two demo EP releases from this now defunct German act, both dating back to 2002. Evenly divided between sombre ambient landscapes and dark Neofolk, thematically, "The Demons Of Iron" (Ltd x 121, Beverina) deals with human existence in our modern society. "Titan Woods / Ancient Forest" (Ltd x 200, Tosom) contains folk elements of acoustic guitar and flutes, but also incorporates a certain spirituality to it. 12 tracks of solitude, loneliness and depression. Ltd x 333 copies.
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VOLGA - 'Pomol' CD
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UK edition of this Moscow-based group's 7th album. Whilst one of the core members, Alexei Borisov, remains a prolific force in contemporary electronic sound-art, Volga successfully weave a wide range of influences. Driven by the highly impressive, strong and often haunting voice of Angela Manukjan, Volga's sound carefully picks away at electronica's more interesting contours; electro-acoustic elements; mantric dance rhythms and a variety of traditional, Shamanistic or folk styles from both their native country and far beyond. Most of Angela's lyrics are derived from 19th Century Russian folklore, lending the native vocals an even more unique slant. Volga appeared on Susan Lawly's 'Extreme Music From Russia' compilation.
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WHITEHOUSE - 'Bird Seed' 2 x LP (Very Friendly) - £20 / £23 / £26 |
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"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 extraodinary '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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VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Influence... When Haunting Voices Are Calling' CD
(Shadowplay Release) - £10.50 / £11.50 / £12.50
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Romantic, darkwave and ethereal compilation featuring tracks from: Ataraxia, Chirleison, Corde Oblique, Daemonia Nymphe, Dandelion Wine, Donis, Endraum, Ethodius, Jack Or Jive, Lacklustre Mirror, Moon Far Away, Seventh Harmonic, Tempus Fugit and The Moon & The Nightspirit. "...the sound of the haunting voices of the fading nature, whispering to us that it is fading, slowly and nobly, and calling us to follow after her, coating us with thousands of haunting voices. And all those sounds dissolve within us, they resound in us, and with all our being we begin to feel the INFLUENCE of nature's autumnal sorrow..." Russian import.
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ANDREW LILES - 'In My Father's House Are Mansions’ CD (Fourth Dimension)
- £12 / £13 / £14
Various artists remixing, re-ordering, adding and subtracting the recordings of Andrew Liles: Aaron Moore, Aranos, Band Of Pain, Bass Communion, Colin Potter, Darren Tate, Freiband, Irr. App (Ext), Jonathan Coleclough, Nurse With Wound, Paul Bradley, Ruse, The Hafler Trio, Unsong and Vidna Obmana. "It is interesting to note that as much as these tracks are made by individual artists with individual styles, this CD still sounds as a coherent project, which makes for enjoyable listening and is probably why this is released under the name Andrew Liles. Another intriguing and highly enjoyable addition to the already impressive Liles-catalogue" (Vital Weekly).
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HEXPEROS - 'The Garden Of The Herperides’ CD (Equilibrium Music)
- £11 / £12 / £13
Debut album by Hexperos, the new Gothic / Neoclassical / Chamber project by the soprano Alessandra Santovito (Gothica). Exotic and sensual Mediterranean percussion patterns, together with the low rumble of double bass and the soft keyboard, enriched by violins, set the nocturnal atmosphere for Alessandra’s soaring voice. Instrumentation and arrangements are skillfully mastered to balance grandiose dramatic moments against delicate passages, sparsely colored with a discreet Celtic tone (enhanced with harp). A remarkable debut, deserving a place amongst the best works of Arcana, Ophelia’s Dream or Sopor Aeternus, and Dead Can Dance’s darkest days. Presented in a spot varnished digipak.
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LUSTMORD - 'Rising’ CD (Vaultworks) - £13 / £14 / £15
Limited
edition of strictly 1000 copies! The LUSTMORD Album 25
Years in the making! Lustmord: Rising was captured live
at The Center for Inquiry, Los Angeles June 6, 2006, with
no additional overdubs or production. The first Lustmord
performance in 25 years following an invitation from The
Church of Satan to perform as live accompaniment to the
church’s first ever public Satanic High Mass, given
in celebration of their 40th anniversary! The performance
drew on material from various Lustmord albums, melded
and blended into new combinations as well as new material
and improvisation. Lustmord live,
the next chapter! A really out-standing release –
but beware: there’s only 1000 being manufactured
– worldwide.
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LUSTMORD - 'The Dark Places Of The Earth'
CD (Vaultworks)
- £14.50 / £15.50 / £16.50
Ambient
remixes from the Lustmord album [O T H E R]. Lustmord
goes back to his über atmospheric roots and purely
soundscapish tracks. No guitars or epic build ups at
all this time, but a come back to the very deep and
bassy long ambiances of "The Places Where The Dark
Stars Hang" or "Heresy" (minus the voices).
As usual, the production is flawless, the tracks are
amazingly profound, and this is extremely recommended.
68 Minutes long. Ltd x 1000 copies in a digipak.
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MOON FAR AWAY - 'Belovodie' CD
(Shadowplay Release)
- £10.50 / £11.50 / £12.50
"Belovodie" is the third studio album from this Russian Neofolk / Darkwave project. Like previous releases of Moon Far Away, "Belovodie" has it's own concept. From the very beginning the band underlines in different ways the ritual component in it's creative work and it's closeness to ancient traditions. The new album almost all consists of folk songs from the Arkhangelsk state in original arrangements of Moon Far Away.
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MOSS - 'Cthonic Rites' CD
(Aurora Borealis)
- £10.50 / £11.50 / £12.50
'Cthonic Rites' is a mighty slab of extreme, brooding Doom on a cosmic scale. Huge slabs of distortion warp the listener like gamma rays, leaving a twisted parody of a human in their wake, as one touched by the unholy tentacles of the Elder Gods who dwell beyond time and all comprehension Two tracks over 66 minutes. If you like your doom in the way of Sunn O))) or Khanate, step inside. Second pressing with additional text by Seldon Hunt.
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TERRA SANCTA - 'Aeon' CD
(Malignant Records)
- £11 / £12 / £13
The stunning, formal debut of Australia’s Terra Sancta. A descent from air to earth that comes bearing down with a crushing, cosmic weight, sending out cataclysmic eruptions of blinding sonic dust across an already wind swept and barren landscape. Four tracks, each track aptly named ("Cold Light Infusion", "Black Sun", "Blood Red Sea", "Drowned - Desert Earth II") and each track a vibrant, kinetic piece climaxing time and again in tumultuous, majestic patterns. Rarely has a dark ambient release come forth with so much unbridled power and depth, a sound so expansive it blasts forth in wide screen, cinematic proportions. Recommended!
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