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TenHornedBeast’s third album for Cold Spring was recorded from 2006-2009. This album introduces subtle changes to the established THB sound with delicate interludes separating longer tracks that rage with heavy distortion and doom-drone barbarism. “Hunts & Wars” progresses the established THB sound using leaden, sub-tuned bass guitar to create rhythms and riffs that dominate a battlefield of vast ritual percussion and droning walls of electric dissonance, creating epic and expansive textures that by turns burn with frost and freeze with fire. Influenced by the oneiric visions of Robert E Howard and Lord Dunsany. "Hunts & Wars” seeks to evoke the elemental, anti-modern fantasias of these writers and is presented in a 6-panel digipak designed by graphic designer Kevin Yuen (Sunn O))), Wolves In The Throne Room) to its full grotesque glory.
The days have come when the steel will rule. Titans arise, monuments fall. Ballads of victory and defeat are sung aloud as from the highest steps we are swept on to the eternal Hunts and Wars.
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The tracks on "Daas" have been carefully picked to form a provoking, haunting journey. What the tracks have in common is a sense of nostalgic graininess. As with the music of Philip Jeck, The Caretaker or William Basinski, these tracks are full of degrading melodies and dusty ambience. 'Daas' is the previously unreleased opening track of the album, and features contributions by the great Richard Skelton. 'Flotter', 'Koploop' and 'Grom' were previously available on small run self released EPs, while 'Onkruid' was a track previously released on 'A Room Forever', as an expensive and extremely limited 12" boxset. All are now brought to a wider audience. Presented in a matt laminate digipak.
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Maniac (ex-Mayhem), Vivian Slaughter (Gallhammer), Ingvar Magnusson (Skitliv) and Andrew Liles (Nurse With Wound). Noise / darkwave / ambient. 6-panel digipak. |
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ACROSS THE RUBICON -
'Who Doesn't Listen To The Song, Will Hear The Storm...'
CD
(War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
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The second album of Across The Rubicon. After a long period of silence ATR returns with new material, natural continuation of the style known from the debut. Orchestral arrangements,
bombastic rhythms, strong martial accents and melancholic atmospheres. Music, lyrics and artwork are related to the dark time of Great War 1914-1918, first worldwide conflict, which was to be the last one. For fans of Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, In Slaughter Natives etc. Digipak.
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AD LUX TENEBRAE -
'Zov Predkov' CD
(Vegvisir Music)
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"Zov Predkov" (The Call Of The Wild) is the first full-length album from the well-known masters of deep, ritualistic, shamanic Dark Ambient. Ad Lux Tenebrae hail from north of Rifey Mountains, Russia. Great powerful sounds from Primeval Ural Woods. It is possible to compare Ad Lux Tenebrae with Halo Manash. Ltd x 963 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve.
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ASMUS TIETCHENS & RICHARD CHARTIER -
'Fabrication 2' 2 x CD
(Auf Abwegen)
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"Fabrication 2" is the sequel to “Fabrication”, the first collaboration between Richard Chartier and Asmus Tietchens released in 2007 (Die Stadt). Whereas for the first collaboration the idea developed from the project around reinterpretations of Chartier’s “Postfabricated”, this time the efforts were directly focused on the reinterpretation of specific basic sound material. This material can be found on the first disc of “Prefabrication 2″, which was constructed by Richard Chartier alone in Montreal and Washington, DC. “Fabrication 2″ is the reworking of this sonic basis by Asmus Tietchens. Whereas the first CD has traces of subtle dematerialised rhythmic structures, the second disc is a study in minimalism and concentrated sound manipulation. Ltd x 500 copies in a gatefold digifile, with original artwork by Richard Chartier.
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BLIND JESUS - 'Blind Jesus' LP (Von Archives) - £15 / £18 / £21 |
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Blind Jesus are Stefano Pillia and Andrew Hooker. This is a journey into free improv noise ambient performed by the duo comprised of Stefano Pilia (3/4havebeeneliminated) on guitar, audio collages and effects, and media artist Andrew Hooker on electronics. Ltd x 300 copies with a full-size insert. Italian import.
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CARLOS CASAS / NICO VASCELLARI - 'Choir' DVD (Von Archives) - £10 / £11 / £12 |
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Conceived as a manifesto for the Von label, "Choir" is an audiovisual experiment, that takes the shape of an installation and live media event, as well as a limited edition video work. The image and sound is a superposition of source material selected by the artists and overlayered in order to produce a ghostly image an “hypnotic tantric metal experience” as some of the first viewers of the piece told. Choir is an hypnotic journey into the imaginary of this two artists.The sound is asynchronous and comes from different selection creating an amalgam of sources and influences. This release presents the Ghostly Choir of the influences and imaginary background of these two artist. Ltd x 500 copies in a card sleeve.
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CHANGES - 'Hero Takes His Stand' 2 x LP (Neue Aesthetik) - £20 / £24 / £28 |
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Live recording of the spirited Changes concert at the 4th Flammenzauber Festival, March 2004. Many of the tracks are taken from the "Fire Of Life" album, alongside a previously unreleased track and some rare tracks. Changes prove once again that they are the true representatives of apocalyptic folklore! Features guest appearances by Markus Wolff (Waldteufel) and B'eirth (In Gowan Ring). Ltd x 300 copies on red vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, with artwork by Nicholas Tesluk. ACT FAST!
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FUNERARY CALL - 'Dark Waters Stirred' CD (Fall Of Nature Records)
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Heralded as one of the progenitors of black ambient music, Funerary Call (aka Harlow MacFarlane of Sistrenatus) returns from dormancy with his darkest release to date. "Dark Waters Stirred" is a ceremonial maelstrom of ominous electronics, doom-laden guitars and dark ambient textures. An audial descent into ritualistic obscurity and misanthropy. Features guest appearances from the likes of Deathlord (Blasphemy, ex-Conqueror), and Troy Southgate (H.E.R.R., Seelenlicht) amongst others. Australian import.
• All Funerary Call Titles • All LP / 12" Vinyl
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LAGO MORTO - 'Obitorio Veneto' LP (Von Archives)
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Lago Morto is a band conceived by Italian artist Nico Vascellari as contribution to the exhibition ‘Rock Scissors Paper’ (Kunsthaus Graz). Lago Morto is ‘a social punk sculpture’, a way ‘to turn the model of the cast band upside down. Lago Morto is about things that casting calls usually exclude - targeted aggression, unpredictable social effects and local politics’. The result is a band that toured for 15 days in Vittorio Veneto in non musical venues such as bar, osteria, pizzeria, launderette, video store etc. The LP contains all 14 songs the band has created. Ltd x 300 copies with a full-size insert. Italian import.
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LIYR -
'Fragments Of Dust'
CD
(War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
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LIYR is a French martial act born in 2008. Heavily inspired by neoclassical, bombastic percussion and industrial martial sounds Liyr creates his own characteristic atmosphere. Behind the harshness of the percussion, there is an esoteric thought about Celtic tradition and legends - LIYR is the God of Sea in Celtic myths. But the main idea is that we all live in a changing world dominated by sort of feelings like hate and love, fear and pleasure - in his music and lyrics LIYR talks about all these feelings.
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LUASA RAELON -
'Vampyr: Light Of The Beast' CD
(Fatal Beliefs)
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A really stand apart Luasa Raelon recording, so well-conceived and composed. This 40-minute long journey is inspired by the art of Bocklin, Caspar David Friedrich, Fulci and classic B&W horror movies. Very well-crafted Dark Ambient / blackened Death Industrial sounds, for fans of Lustmord, Wilt etc. Ltd x 500 copies.
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MAURIZIO BIANCHI - 'Gene-P' CD (Menstrualrecordings)
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"'Gene P' was released as a cassette in 1980, and among the true Bianchi devotees old = best.
On the first track (both tracks are untitled) Bianchi uses tape-loops of what could vaguely sound like gamelan music, or wind chimes. Its music with not many changes, music that is not loud and actually quite pleasing.
The other side is more experimental. It uses vinyl, scratchy vinyl that is, with the needle jumping all over the place... A most typical work from the years of cassette releases" (Vital Weekly). Ltd x 200 numbered copies in a 7" sleeve.
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MAURIZIO BIANCHI - 'The Bowls Of Anger' CD (Menstrualrecordings)
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"The Bowls Of Anger" is based on Revelation, Chapter 16, Vs 1-21. It is a "...wounded work, lesioned during the altered spring of 2009, using ruinous electronics, a degenerate piano and waves in declay, with the deteriorated participation of Siegmar Fricke.... Extremistic judgments on a grazed world that is worshiping the Wicked One, certain to occur in the last part of the inspected times. It is a dark time for imponderable humanity, and "The Bowls Of Anger" wants to lead our minds towards an unpopular positiveness". Ltd x 200 numbered copies in a 7" sleeve.
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MAURIZIO BIANCHI / CRIS X - 'Heczplaser / Black Pulse' LP (CX Records)
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First vinyl LP release on CX Records, Italy. Ultra
bleak monotonous analogue synth mass from MB, everybody's dear noise
grandad, and haunting subtle horror music from not-so-newcomer Cris
X. The LP features new and exclusive tracks - a dark and deep experimental masterpiece. "Isolated in a fully aware immobility, the dramatic intensity of this unhealthy and plain sonorous document, provides peculiar experimental characteristics connected with animated views of a post-modern technology converging into a modulated transportation of collapsed particles" (M.B.). Pure Italian black quality! Ltd x 300 copies in a glossy sleeve with 2 inserts. Few copies in stock - ACT FAST!
• All Maurizio Bianchi Titles • All LP / 12" Vinyl |
NADJA / OVO - 'The Life And Death Of A Wasp' LP (Vendetta Records / Adagio830)
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Over the last few dogs days of summer 2008, Italy’s OvO and Canada’s Nadja got together in their adoptive city of Berlin at Einstürzende Neubauten’s andereBaustelle Studio. With engineer Boris Wilsdorf at the board, each duo began two songs and had the other duo finish them, Bruno and Stefania adding heavy, pounding rhythms and harsh, eerie vocals to Aidan and Leah’s ambient textures and bass-heavy drones.
The album, while still heavy and still retaining signature sounds of both groups, turned out mellower than either band expected. But this mellowness gives the songs a greater sense of presence and allows for the intricacies and nuances of each individual’s contributions to be properly heard. With a final
mastering by James Plotkin, this album sounds simultaneously harsh and lush, aggressive and warm.
Having coffee after the sessions in the back garden, a wasp drugged on sugar flew into Leah’s coffee cup and drowned itself, traumatizing everyone at the table. Ltd x 500 copies on black vinyl.
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R.Y.N. - 'Archaic Techniques Of Ecstacy' LP (Equation Records)
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R.Y.N. are a UK-based duo probably best known for their Astral Death CD (Unrest Productions) and an excellent 7" on Drone Records. On this vinyl-only release R.Y.N. present 44 minutes of completely new recordings: a mix of archaic, unsettling, new and melancholy. This album took many months to record as a result of the careful attention paid to the record by the duo. This LP provides both classic R.Y.N. darkness plus even heavier oppressive, dark, soundscapes that can only be fully appreciated on vinyl over the two side-long tracks: Archaic Techniques Of Ecstacy and Provisional Sketch Of The Mind. If you don't know their work then this is definitely worth exploring. If you do know them then this is a must. Ltd x 233 numbered copies in a foldout silkscreened sleeve with spot varnish black on grey card stock and with inserts.
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REFORMED FACTION - 'Until...' CD (Greytone)
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"Until..." is a new set of dark ambient recordings built around the ideas of abstract compositional instructions similar in meaning and intent to those used by Karlheinz Stockhausen in such works as “From The Seven Days” and the the nature of auditory vibrations. Eager to create a diverse and ever changing catalogue of works Reformed Faction here embrace improvisation, a feature fundamental to all their recordings, with a different focus and sensibility allowing sounds to evolve slowly and sub-consciously across a unrestricted timescale. Reformed Faction are Robin Storey and Mark Spybey, both ex-members of zoviet*france and both with long established and productive solo careers as Rapoon and Dead Voices On Air respectively. Digipak.
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SHADOWDREAM - 'Part Of The Infinity' CD (Nordsturm Productions)
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"The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are desired when dying. That's the essence of the Shadowdream existence". Shadowdream is a new project from Serbia, musically related to dark ambient sonorities, with a touch of neoclassical yet dramatic influences, inspired directly by the music of Tchaykovski and Prokofiev, and the movies of Bergman and Herzog. Ethereal visual music referring to the forgotten realms which are born under the darkest shadows, along with a stunning emotional state of melancholy.
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TRAMA AFONA - 'Trama Afona' CD (Greytone)
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Trama afonA is the sound/visual project by Lorenzo Scacchia - an attempt to tramaphonise (convey) what he sees in the dark and hears into silence. This Cinematic Dark Ambient album constitutes the first official release, gathering tracks composed between 2005 and 2008. TA pays particular attention to individual and specific human stories, rather than to history… focusing on what happens behind the scenes, aside, beneath. Opening doors and drawers using the sole curiosity as tool, walking backwards the traces of memory, wandering amid shades and details given by mystery, decadence, abandon, romanticism. Carefully delving into psychological dynamics. Openly denouncing the social plagues, but often humbly providing just visual and sound suggestions. Digipak.
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VAZHES -
'Seid' Enhanced CD
(Vegvisir Music)
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"Seid" is the debut album from Ritual Noise / Folk act Vazhes. In popular etymology of the Permian Komis, "vazhes" or "vazh otir" means an ancient people. The Permian Komis call "vazhes" the early population of the Upper Kama, which are supposed to have disappeared when the "new" or "wil" people of the Permian Komis arrived in these lands. The album consists of 4 lengthy tracks and is dedicated to the violent struggle between the contemporary chaotic society and the eternal natural harmony, embodied in traditional cultures. Features collaborations with Fanum and Akpan and artwork by Hærleif Langås ("Northaunt"). Includes a documentary. Ltd x 800 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve.
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VELEHENTOR / VISHUDHA KALI / CLOSING THE ETERNITY -
'Ishopanishad' CD
(Vegvisir Music)
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Droning Ritual Dark Ambient. All tracks were recorded at live session back in December 2007 with only natural acoustic instruments: 3 dung chen, ting gzhang, lag rnga, drill bu, rkang gling, damaru, Tibetan singing bowls, physharmonium, bells and chimes. All music perfomed by 121 & Vishudha Kali (Andrei Bulin / Komarov). Throat singing & Shree Ishopanishad Divine Mantra chanting by Vishudha Kali (Andrei Bulin / Komarov). This album is dedicated to devotees of ancient times, explorers of the Eternity and of the reverse side of being. People are coming and passing away, life is too short, and the secret of Nature is still transcendent - impossible to be understood. Ltd x 976 copies in a foldout card sleeve. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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VOMIR / PTOMAIN - 'Split' LP (Hellville Records)
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Destructive sonic drill for Harsh Noise Wall devotees! "Vomir is the blackened faceless visage of harsh noise... Vomir is the complete and utter end of sound, sonic oblivion and destroyed speakers and lives. This is the end result of life, death and finally, decay. Rot and oblivion. Ptomain is sick noise walls as you like it. Proving themselves to be the harsh wall voice of Germany, these Teutons are bringing home the noise bacon every way you want it. This is a fine saurkraut of noise that satisfies and enlightens. Great work from a completely fiendish German brotherhood/sisterhood of noise" (Heathen Harvest). Ltd x 101 hand-numbered copies with A4 info sheet.
• All Vomir Titles • All LP / 12" Vinyl
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VRESNIT - 'Tunvet' CD
(Vegvisir Music)
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Vresnit is solo project of the man behind the Kerpg label. A vibrating flow of crudely woven Shamanic Drone Ambient atmospheres. "Tunvet" appears as a primitive experience for co-breathing with Earth, diving into the twilight forest and flowing into its beyond. Slow and endless movement in a Circle that appears as Eternal Order. A Myth of the World-Man Creation, a dreamflight, a meeting with the Forest Spirits preying on the flesh and substituting it with metal and stones, giving life to the Ancient Co-knowledge. Created using field recordings, voices and woodwinds, metal gongs, percussion and "concrete" sounds. Gripping, saturating and transforming experience of raw wind, celestial chariots and chthonic naturalism. Ltd x 484 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve.
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VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Jenseits Der Rosen' CD (Neue Aesthetik / Starfish Music)
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This is the soundtrack, created in 1999, as music to the film of the same name (which was unfortunately withdrawn). The compilation also functions as a stand alone album. The majority of the tracks are from controversial French performance artist Costes, also featuring 2 tracks from Sol Invictus, and a track apiece from Lisa "Suckdog" Carver (Boyd Rice associate) and Pure (Peter Votava). Ltd x 1000 copies - act fast!
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ANDREW LILES & JEAN HERVE-PERON -
'Fini!'
CD
(Dirter)
- £12 / £13 / £14
An incredible album from Andrew Liles (Nurse With Wound) and Jean-Hervé Peron (Faust). Here is something that sounds like a both a “Krautrock” album and also like nothing you can imagine. Its twists and turns keep surprising and thrilling you several listens on from the first. The words “classic” and masterpiece” would not be out of place here. Both Faust and NWW are touring all over the World this year, and profile for both of these legendary acts has never been higher. This release is packaged in a gloss laminated digipak, with artwork by Liles. |
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BLACK SUN PRODUCTIONS -
'OperettAmorale'
CD
(Divine Frequency)
- £10.50 / £11.50 / £12.50
"OperettAmorale" is Massimo and Pierce's personal tribute to the poetry of German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956). 11 classic Brecht's songs, here revisited according to Black Sun Production’s irreverent attitude. "OperettAmorale" includes contributions recorded exclusively for this album from COIL (with the song "A List of Wishes" - one of the final studio performances by Jhonn Balance), "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" delivered by the incomparable voice of Lydia Lunch and guest vocals by none other than HR Giger on "Seeräuber-Jenny". Other musicians participating include Julia Kent (Anthony and the Johnsons) and Marco Schiavo (Larsen). Cover artwork on this digipak is provided by HR Giger. Essential! |
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DUO NOIR -
'Marseilles'
CD
(Tursa)
- £9.50 / £10.50 / £11.50
Part 4 in the Sol Invictus archive series. "Marseilles" features Tony Wakeford (guitar, vocals) and Matt Howden of Sieben (violin, vocals) in an extraordinary live performance, recorded in Marseille in 2000. Ltd x 1000 copies in a slim card cover. |
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NADJA & BLACK BONED ANGEL -
'Christ Send Light'
LP
(Sound Devastation Records)
- £15 / £18 / £21
Two titans of doom / guitar drone collaborate together. The result is heartstopping, taking a similar path to Jesu. Massive guitars, mountainous bass, tribal drums, choral vocals. Sublime - essential. Ltd x 750 copies in a black with silver-print sleeve on heavyweight vinyl. One side is good old-fashioned 'acid etched'. ACT FAST! |
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PSYCHIC TV -
'Mr. Alien Brain Vs The Skinwalkers'
CD & DVD
(Sweet Nothing)
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Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle) and her reactivated Psychic TV aka "PTV3" release their second album. Most of these tracks were recorded live for NPR's "World Cafe" programme in Philadelphia, May 2008 or at Galapagos Arts Space, Brooklyn, New York 2007. This initial pressing includes an exclusive DVD boasting 30 minutes of unseen Psychic TV / PTV3 live, on the road and in the studio by filmmaker Marie Losier and other surprises. For this project Psychic TV / PTV3 were: Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, Edley ODowd, Hanna Haddix, Marrkus Aurelius Cirkus Maximus Fabulous Perrson, David XXX Maxxx, Alice Genese and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. NO overdubs, no remixing. What you hear is what the band played. Includes "I Am Making A Mirror", Lady Jaye's song / poem for Genesis previously only available on the vinyl version of "Hell Is Invisible...", the previously unreleased mix of "New York Story" by Michael Gira (Angels of Light, Swans), live recordings from PTV3's residency at Galapagos Art Space as well as 2 entirely new tracks: "The Alien Brain" and "I Love You, I Know". This album is lovingly dedicated to Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge: 1969-2007. |
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SECT -
'Imperative'
CD
(War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden)
- £11 / £12 / £13
Polish act Sect return with more bombastic, often militant orchestral and industrial music than on the debut album "Great Desired Utopia". With "Imperative" we get mature, powerful orchestral piece of music in the vein of Arditi, Karjalan Sissit, Sophia or Predella Avant. Majestic, threatening, dark, sometimes aggressive and fierce symphonic sounds arranged in a dark concept album with a balance of bombastic and melancholic fragments should satisfy both martial industrial fanatics and neoclassical orchestra enthusiasts. 6-panel digipak. |
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SHIRLEY COLLINS & THE ALBION COUNTRY BAND -
'No Roses'
CD
(Castle Music)
- £11 / £12 / £13
Long overdue reissue of this much-vaunted classic Folk album from 1971 from one of the genre's pioneers. "On her first electric album, collaborating closely with then husband Ashley Hutchings, Shirley Collins pits her quintessentially English voice against an impeccable assembly of Brit-folk musicians. Members of Fairport, Steeleye, The Watersons, The Dransfields and Nic Jones head a distinguished cast playing and acting out epic English ballads... Collins is fearless, singing louder than ever required of her, but pitch perfect and drawing out every ounce of drama and emotion" (Uncut). Comes with a 12-page booklet. |
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SOL INVICTUS -
'All Things Strange And Rare'
CD
(Tursa)
- £11 / £12 / £13
This CD combines six rare tracks from the Sol Invictus back catalogue. 3 tracks previously appeared on the MCD included with the book by Tony Wakeford called "Above Us The Sun", along with 3 bonus tracks: a 7" version of "Looking for Europe" and two previously released on compilations tracks ("A Palace of Worms" and "Hedda Gabbler"). Guests: Colin Potter (Monos), Ian Read (Fire + Ice), Karl Blake (Shock Headed Peters). This is the European version of deleted US edition, with different artwork and extensive sleevenotes. |
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SOL INVICTUS -
'The Angel'
CD
(Tursa)
- £9.50 / £10.50 / £11.50
A collection of rarities, remixes and unreleased tracks (1998-2003), with both Sol Invictus and Tony Wakeford solo pieces. 'The Angel' also contains two previously unreleased songs (including a collaboration with Joe Budenholzer of Backworld). "The various acoustic and demo mixes give an excellent sense of what Sol Invictus is like at their core, their essence, before all the polish has been added in the studio" [Heathen Harvest]. Ltd x 1000 copies in a slim card cover, with artwork by Tor Lundvall. |
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SOL INVICTUS -
'Thrones'
CD
(Tursa)
- £11 / £12 / £13
Another splendidly majestic Sol Invictus release, 'Thrones' largely follows in the style of 'Hill of Crosses'. A balance of dark and uplifting songwriting, and the established medieval / industrial / jazz / ballad / folk style played by this talented six piece band. Homage is given to the English folk stronghold of Cornwall, and the romantic south-west tip of England. Tony Wakeford is joined here by Matt Howden (Sieben), Sally Doherty, Karl Blake (Shock Headed Peters), Eric Roger (Gae Bolg) and Renée Rosen. This CD contains the same track listing as the Signed LP Version. |
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THE MANSON FAMILY -
'The Family Jams'
Picture Disc LP
(Elite Hunting
/ Neue Aesthetik)
- £20 / £23 / £26
Picture disc re-issue of the CD on Aoroa. Professionally remastered for a much better sound with complete new artwork. Recordings dated 1970, some Family members play Manson's compositions. 16 tracks of pure apocalyptic folk against the love and peace movement. This is where Current 93 and Changes found their own roots. The front side is a picture by Adam Parfrey, the back a picture by Robert N. Taylor. Includes a postcard with a painting of Charles Manson during his trial by Robert N. Taylor, with liner notes by Neil Young and Charles Manson. Ltd x 500 copies. ACT FAST! |
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THE MOON AND THE NIGHTSPIRIT -
'Of Dreams Forgotten And Fables Untold'
CD
(Equilibrium Music)
- £11 / £12 / £13
The Moon and the Nightspirit present a mystical journey into the realms of dreams and beauty, long-forgotten by modern man. A journey inspired by pagan fables and ancient Hungarian folk music. "Of Dreams Forgotten" offers 9 beatific songs filled with enchanting female vocals, violins, woodwinds (kaval, low whistle, flute) and piano, accompanied by acoustic guitars and shaman/frame drums. An enchanting voyage into the ethereal realms. |
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THE PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL COMMISSION -
'Genius Loci'
CD
(Acrobiotic Records)
- £11 / £12 / £13
Reissue of a limited self-release 'map book' edition (Ltd 250). Named after the Roman mythological 'Spirit of the Place' the Psychogeographical Commission's debut album attempts to explore further the psycho-geographical nature of our built environment and the people who inhabit it through dérive, magick and sonic experimentation. It is therefore written to be played whilst interacting with a city - London to be precise. "Fans of Coil and Nurse with Wound may stumble upon a familiar brilliance here and would do well to pick this one up if you can find it" (Zero Tolerance). Slimline DVD case with insert. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! |
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VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Autumn Blood (Constructions)' CD
(Lumberton Trading Company)
- £12 / £13 / £14
Collecting several artists LTCo has so far worked with and some of their affiliates, "Autumn Blood (Constructions)" mostly comprises exclusive material to this release by older hands and relative newcomers alike. Those featured are as follows: Lawrence English (Room 40 label owner), Peter Christopherson (Coil / Throbbing Gristle / SoiSong), Birds Build Nests Underground, Steven Severin (Siouxsie & the Banshees), Volga, Theme (Richard Johnson and Stuart Carter, both ex-Splintered), Andrew Liles (Nurse With Wound), Zenial/Banabila, Formication, Sion Orgon, Human Greed (Michael Begg of Fovea Hex and Deryk Thomas), Colin Potter (Monos). Ltd x 500 copies - ACT FAST!
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