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Former MAYHEM front man MANIAC, whose band SKITLIV has proved to be a surprising departure from the Black Metal genre for which he was best known for over 20 years, has formed a side-project with fiancé Vivian Slaughter, bass player/vocalist with the Japanese all-girl band GALLHAMMER, SKITLIV's guitarist Ingvar Magnusson and experimentalist Andrew Liles (NURSE WITH WOUND). Unlike SKITLIV, which is a noise/doom amalgam, with Maniacs vocals still firmly rooted in Black Metal, SEHNSUCHT is in the noise / darkwave / ambient genre, with any vestiges of Black Metal pared away. 6-panel digipak.
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With a line up that includes SHINING’s NIKLAS KVARFORTH, SKITLIV is a disturbed, and disturbing, blackened doom journey through the mind of this legendary Black Metal vocalist who was one of the original exponents of the genre, and is one of its most recognisable figures.
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BAI SHUI -
'Yu Lai' CD
(Midnight Productions)
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Third album by the Neofolk artist Bai Shui from Si Chuan, China.
Their music is mainly based on original and traditional Chinese musical folklore.
Deep emotions regarding friendship and farewell feature throughout the whole album.
The most fantastic work created by Bai Shui thus far - you'll be falling deep inside... true tradition! All text is in Chinese only! Digipak.
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BLACK SUN / THEY ARE COWARDS -
'Code Black / First And Only' 7"
(At War With False Noise)
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Black Sun take the first side with a surprisingly short, fast and loud number. Still as heavy as previous At War LP "Paralyser" but much more in the short, fast and loud vein. This one's been a set-closer for a while now and is a total rager, will hopefully be a nice surprise to a lot of you! This is the first release by Manchester-based doom-sludgers They Are Cowards and it's a beast. Totally focused, grim northern waste-inspired misery, building from a massive Celtic Frost-esque riff. A totally brilliant pairing of northern negativity! Ltd x 300 copies on heavyweight black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.
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CHUR - 'Lykho' CD
(Casus Belli Musica)
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"Metal Folk" with traditional Slavonic melodic patterns, traditional handcrafted Folk instruments, and traditional choral Folk singing without any Gothic influences, and without any intentional use of some "metal standards". The lyrics are based on Slavonic mythology, epics and folktales, and the figurative characteristics of our primordial tradition. The album’s decorative design was created by Chur himself and it is a conceptual one. It represents several pictures painted in gouache in a traditional Ukrainian manner with a sort of modern naive art, expressing the feelings and ideas of the songs perfectly. All text is in Russian. Ltd x 1000 copies.
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CIRCLE - 'Miljard' 2 x CD
(Ektro Records)
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Exploding walls of psychedelic guitars, "ingenious pop compositions", motorik krautrock, melodic harmonies, intensive riffs and ecstatic vocal performances? This album does NOT contain any of the things previously mentioned! Slow-moving abstract atmospherics, inspiring and determined wandering and a stagnant universe of winter are present on Finnish act Circle's double release "Miljard". New Wave of NWOFHWM! The album was produced by Mika Rättö. Rocking has been traded for some quiet reading on the couch at home. Comes with a 20-page booklet.
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CIRCLE - 'Taantumus' CD
(Ektro Records)
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2009 reissue of Finnish krautrock act Circle's difficult to find album "Taantumus". Hypnotic, repetitive motorik krautrock guitar, ambient, metal, post-rock dynamics, and occasional theatrical metal vocals. Comes with updated album artwork in black and with 'Veitsi', a nine-minute bonus track. Taantumus was originally released by Bad Vugum in 2001.
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CIRCLE - 'Telescope' 2 x CD
(Sunhair)
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First-time release of a concert by Finnish band Circle on 2 CDs, recorded at Cairo, Würzburg as part of the Psychedelic Network Series. 6 tracks, 130 minutes of extended hypnotic krautrock compositions, sending the listener on a fantastic psychedelic trip. The 30 min. encore track features special guest Dave Schmidt (Sula Bassana, Zone Six etc.) on space bass.
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CIRCLE - 'Tulikoira' CD
(Ektro Records)
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The mysterious acronym "NWOFHM" was revealed to the world for the first time in 2005 when this mysterious sequence of letters dominated the centerfold of the booklet of Tulikoira, a studio album by prolific Finnish krautrock band Circle. It is likely that the meaning of NWOFHM was initially nonsensical to most of Circle's listeners, but some of them may have been able to dig up the phrase "New Wave of British Heavy Metal" from the nethermost recesses of their helmets, and to deduct that this variation probably referred to a localised Finnish version of this 80's phenomenon - only over twenty years too late. 2009 edition with slipcase.
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CULVER / SEPPUKU - 'Dedicated To Soledad Miranda' CD
(At War With False Noise)
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First time on CD for both these bands: Culver is the awe-inspiring drone / noise project of Lee Stokoe (Marzuraan, Skullflower). On this CD he gives us a 30 min+ deluge of harrowing, bassy drone, purveying a sense of crawling dread at what is to come. Soon things get more desperate before being crushed into oblivion by a wall of crushing amplifier noise, which slowly develops into a more sedative shifting tone. Seppuku give two tracks in very different styles... the first is an unbearably heavy doom piece, giving way to some Throbbing Gristle-esque hydraulic pumping before the guitars kick in and everything is laid to waste... heavy duty! The second track sounds very post-industrial power electronics, with walls of bleak static forming the backbone of the track, interspersed with what sounds like post-apocalyptic winds of death, and some distorted lines of screeched vocal. Unpleasant. Ltd x 500 copies.• All Culver Titles • All Seppuku Titles
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EGIDA AUREA - 'Storia Di Una Rondine' MCD
(Wolf Age)
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"...the debut of another extraordinary Italian folk band from Genova. Egida Aurea was born as a private expression of Diego Banchero, member of Recondita Stirpe, Malombra and Il Segno Del Comando. "Storia Di Una Rondine" is a four-track mini CD that marvellously introduces the listener to a world of powerful and violent passions, superbly conjured by the evocative music and the charming yet aggressive female vocals of Carolina Cecchinato... This first song is worth alone the purchase of the CD... A fantastic debut for Egida Aurea, that shows what trained musicians with a refined taste are capable of... will appeal to the neofolk audience, but is much more than simple and stereotyped neofolk, the influences go clearly far beyond... this is music of the soul, expressed at its very best. Very recommended!" (Filth Forge). Card sleeve with insert.
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FJERNLYS -
'Beyond The Undulant Quiescence' CD
(Loki Foundation)
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This album contains 10 epic tracks to reach far beyond trepidation and tranquility, it's not only welcoming with open arms but captivating slowly the listener and remaining breathless till the last sound. "Beyond The Undulant Quiescence" unifies the opposites when the frostiness of the synthesizer sound and the warmth of the melodies are melting one another. The spectrum ranges from melancholic piano compositions to complex and superior song structures with an open commitment to slow motion. In every track there is a cryptic sparkling which is always shimmering but almost stays in the background. It's the multi-layered arrangement in each track which is constantly changing the colours and feature a cinematic coarseness in an audible way. 6-panel digisleeve.• All Fjernlys Titles
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GOL DOLAN -
'The Traces Of Mist' CD
(Midnight Productions)
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Gol Dolan are a Neoclassical / Neofolk band from Beijing, China. "The fresh smell of grass, blended with the mist on the lake penetrate into the long long silent night. The remembrance comes insurgently just like the water flows. At this moment, I am keen to touch and feel it, touch it softly and feel the memory flash down my heart... You point to the star which is at the south end and whisper to me softly if one day we get lost and are apart, you will be there waiting for me, holding the lights for me. Time and tide always make people miss the lapsed words in the past. Now, I am getting old. The very star that we promised to still shines brightly and stays there. It is the home of you and me in the sky, and also the home for both of us to return to". Digipak.• All Gol Dolan Titles
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HATE-MALE -
'Greatest Hits' CD
(Dogbarkssome Discs)
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"'Greatest Hits: A Decade of Noise 1999-2009' comes with a health warning printed on the back, advising us ‘This Album Contains No Music’, and his press notes are filled with liberal superlatives and four-letter words from the mouths of overwhelmed music reviewers who express widespread horror mingled with masochistic delight when describing the effects of this extremely extreme brand of noise. To assemble this assaultive torrent of painful filth, Hate-Male judiciously selected elements from albums in his back catalogue (whose titles all rejoice in sex, death, nihilism, destruction and violence) and refashioned them into these mangled, compressed and ultra-intensified remixes. Most of the power comes from the extremely high volume, but even within a few moments of listening it becomes clear that Hate-Male’s compositional skills are also paramount, as we witness him marshalling and assembling his diabolical forces with conviction, controlling his insane dynamic ranges in such ways as to unleash elemental, unholy energies. A remarkable, visceral experience awaits the listener brave enough to purchase this monstrous abomination" (The Sound Projector). |
IVS PRIMAE NOCTIS -
'Giorno Di Dolore' 10" (Trips Und Träume)
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Four new astonishing tracks from brilliant Romans Ivs Primae Noctis, now more powerful and solid than ever! without missing out their dirty and tormented nature that fans knew from their previous works. File under Black Metal / Black Industrial / Power Noise. Ltd x 200 copies on clear vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with insert.
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KRIEF DE SOLI - 'Procul Este, Profani' CD
(Endless Winter)
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Debut album of this Funeral Doom project from Canada.
The three compositions that form “Procul Este, Profani” are gloomy, magnificent funeral doom in an epic and melodic direction with live recordings of classical instruments. The author has used Holy Scriptures texts; in particular, the Revelation of St. John the Divine (Apocalypse) has been quoted. The sole member, Egregoir de Sang, forewarns that knowledge leading to highest spiritual development is an extremely dangerous mechanism and in the wrong hands it can be disruptive and cause more harm than good. Russian import.
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LOCRIAN - 'Drenched Lands' CD
(At War With False Noise / Small Doses)
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First full-length studio album from one of the most consistently good bands around today, Chicago's Locrian. "Drenched Lands" is a beautifully thought-out piece of music, from a gentle guitar strum / synth opening which cuts out abruptly just as you're becoming entirely engrossed, only to give way to an epic cavernous drone. The whole thing brings to mind some sort of disused industrial factory or barren post-apocalyptic landscape. Dark tones, noise, keys and the odd well-placed guitar strum combine brilliantly to evoke feeling of desolation, loss, a submission of will, almost tangential in sound to Earth's "Hex" album. Ltd x 1000 copies in a Stumptown 'Arigato' pack (pro-printed, high-quality card envelope) with 4-page insert.• All Locrian Titles
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MAURIZIO BIANCHI - 'Technology 1 & 2' 2 x CD
(At War With False Noise)
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These two discs by one of the most important figures in industrial / noise / experimental history were originally issued on tape in 1981 (self-released). This is the first time they've been made available digitally and fully uncut. Technology 1 has two long 25 min+ songs, both in a similar vein, taking a more subtle melodic approach than a lot of his early works. Analogue synth and organ combine to make some truly morose but ultimately uplifting music. Technology 2 is a little more caustic in its approach: this is a far more barren journey, bringing to mind a sense of alienation, like being marooned on some strange, distant planet. Almost like the nightmare to "Technology 1"s day dream. Ltd x 500 copies.• All Maurizio Bianchi Titles
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OLDE CRONE - 'Olde Crone' CD
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Olde Crone are a psychedelic / stoner doom band from Herts born strong and true to each other out of a glorious haze of weed and Sabbath worship. Their music is classic slow riffing doom combined with elements of spaced out psychedelic rock. High heaviness and loudness factors. Seven songs in over 70 minutes of slow doom madness. Get your doom dose now! Olde Crone ended in 2009. |
OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON US - 'Painful Stories Told With A Passion For Life' CD
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The Austrian sludge masters´ second full length album, 6 new songs, over 40 minutes playing time. Our Survival Depends On Us is an excellent Austrian Sludge Doom band with post core influences. Wonderful acoustic sounds, pitch-black sound samples, and the mourning and conjuring vocals of the two singers. Rage, sadness, bitterness, suffering and hate are only a part of the emotions that are processed and thus channelled with OSDOU.
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PHELIOS - 'Astral Unity' CD
(Malignant Records)
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Third album from Germany’s revered dark ambient project Phelios, following two CDs on Eternal Soul and a recent split LP on Loki Foundation with Kammarheit. With its swirling cosmic drones and sweeping, cinematic drift, the music of Phelios is breathtaking and hypnotic, often evoking moments of serenity and beauty, yet spiking them with deep cushions of ritualistic percussion and textural squalls that suggest something much more ominous and threatening looms on the vast horizon. Collectively, "Astral Unity" is thoughtful and concise - a vivid and richly detailed entity that’s alive and constantly evolving, channeling the universe while simultaneously exploring the inner regions of a more primordial earth. 6 panel digipak, with gold foil stamping.
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RAJNA - 'Offering' CD
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With "Offering", their 9th album and first for Equilibrium, French heavenly voices act Rajna continue their musical and cultural quest, crossing the Mediterranean and taking us over the Aegean islands, the Cyclades, Crete and Greece, towards Turkey, where Orient and Occident meet. It is an experience in time, back to hidden and forgotten worlds of the Antique, like a pathway to Eleusis and its sacred temples and mysteries. Using a considerable selection of acoustic instruments, Rajna's sound returns to its roots, leaving only limited space for electronics and modern technology. The symphonic orchestration touches both the heart and senses. The entire album is a dream from start to finish along the sun-drenched seashores of ancient rites and traditions. Sail away to the Aegean Sea towards an imaginary Mediterranean adventure with "Offering". Guest vocals by Aret Madilian (Deleyaman). 6-panel digipak.
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RIGOR MORTIS - 'Rigor Mortis' CD (Trips Und Träume)
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Rigor Mortis is the Dark Ambient / Experimental solo project of the Grandmaster of Roman electronics Fuzzy. His first effort drives you into a journey through the most obscure sides of your mind. 8 untitled tracks and just under 70 minutes of music! Ltd x 200 copies in an outsize gatefold digisleeve.
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SEWER GODDESS - 'With Dirt You Are One' CD
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Following numerous cassette and vinyl releases, "With Dirt You Are One" represents the first CD-proper release from this Boston based cult project and officially kicks off the return of Malignant side label, Black Plagve. 9 tracks of wretched, filth ridden, post mortem electronics, spewing forth a barrage of unclean frequencies, skuzzy reverberations, blackened drones, and anguished, inhuman vocalizations. Filled with negativity and dread, this is a hellishly grim and visceral assault, and essential listening for anyone into the darker, more depraved side of heavy electronics. Ltd x 500 copies.
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SIMULACRA - 'There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood' CD
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Nearly 45 minutes of dark droning soundscapes, where once in a while lighter ambient passages penetrate the darkness. "Giant plateaus are slowly moving, reverberating the air with deep subterranean drones, flowing and ebbing in slow waves taking you a little deeper all the time in this sonic experience... Inside a Void is Belgian dark ambient act Simulacra back with red drones from a fountain filled with blood... There is a Fountain Filled With Blood does sound deeper and wider which makes the atmosphere more intense, darker and oppressive. These graphic drones are slowly moving as they are heavy in weight under their monolithic structure. Simulacra’s dark ambient is very minimal in approach as the changes are just coming very slow, but its progression is eminent. Its mastermind Miguel Boriau does take his time to let the sounds evolve. Deep rumbling drones with a haunted atmosphere reflecting feelings of sadness and solitude with sometimes a trace of melody.... The finest and darkest drones for dreamers who are awake" (Gothtronic). Ltd x 500 copies in an outsize sleeve. |
WHITE HETEROSEXUALS - 'Modern Heterosexuality' 12"
(At War With False Noise)
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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 in the musical delivery. Ltd x 300 copies with old school xerox artwork and lyric sheet.
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VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Red Syndrome' CD
(Midnight Productions)
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Compilation of Chinese Martial / Industrial / Dark Ambient / Noise / Power Electronics. This compilation is based on the theme of the Chinese Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commemorating and remembering the 10 years of turbulence, misery and inhumanity in the darkness. Features tracks from: Badge Of Blood, Claustrophobia, Good For Nothing, Hatred In Eyes, Mabonona, Madness & Civilization, Most of the Taciturn, Requiem Of Chaos, ShuQi, Songs Over Ruin, Torturing Nurse, Unequal Treaty and ZhuRong. Ltd x 444 copies in a 6-panel A5 sleeve with insert.
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VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Stählerne Lichter' CD
(Licht Und Stahl)
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First CD proper from this fledgling label, featuring exclusive 'post-industrial' tracks from: Dieter Müh, Erdlicht, Fieberflug, Flutwacht, Galerie Schallschtz, Kraftkammer, Le Syndicat, Leiche Rustikal, Minamata, N.Strahl.N. (2 tracks), Sturmkind, Vacio Perfecto and Wach. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak. • All Compilations • All Licht Und Stahl Titles
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ARDITI - 'Omne Ensis Impera' CD
(Equilibrium Music)
- £11 / £12 / £13
The highly anticipated new album by the Swedish duo (Henry Möller of Puissance and Marten Björkman) is finally upon us. The sense of determination that echoes through their music and which has brought them to the forefront of Martial / Industrial Neo-Classical scene has stayed untouched. “Omne Ensis Impera” introduces an additional strength to Arditi’s compositions - epic orchestral loops and thunderous percussions are granted a more prominent role, stirring the damp and suffocating ambiance that the duo have always produced so well with their use of ominous synths, obscure speeches and mesmerizing narrations. “Omne Ensis Impera” could well be a modern interpretation of the Futurist’s goal of glorifying warfare to an artistic expression beyond its inherent violence and intrinsic sense of heroism. Mastered by Kamrat Nordvargr (Mz.412, Toroidh etc), who also contributed to additional arrangements on a couple of tracks. Presented in a deluxe glossy Digipak, with embossed artwork. |
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BLACK SUN -
'Paralyser' LP
(At War With False Noise)
- £11 / £14 / £17
First ever vinyl release from the UK's most pummeling and heavy doom metal band. Black Sun come out of left-field with their most fully-formed body of work thus far: a raging statement of intent that doesn't let up or fail to engage from the opening guttural screams to the final thunderous crash. Swans-esque lessons in harsh rhythmical battery... drone wizardry... post-Neurosis chorus... mid-90s metalcore sound... sub-industrial and pounding, rhythmic monotony. File next to Swans, Godflesh, Sunn O))) etc. Ltd x 500 copies with A3 insert and old-school black & white block artwork. |
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HERBST9 -
'From A Dark Chasm Below' CD
(Loki Foundation)
- £11 / £12 / £13
The legendary and long deleted debut album from 1999, now finally available again in a carefully remastered version. Complex, textural ambience, consisting of layer upon layer of kinetic, luminous tones and ephemeral nuances of time. Nearly 70 minutes of finest ritual ambient music, mesmerizing rhythmic percussions with deep and sonorous dronings. Herbst9 construct sonic rituals gleaned from the ruins of minds scraped hollow and left to decay while natural sounds and archaic motives develop visionary sequences. |
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INADE -
'Samadhi State' CD
(Loki Foundation)
- £11 / £12 / £13
Japanese edition of collected studio works from the last years, recorded during several sessions and rehearsals at the Light Channel, remixed, re-constructed and re-edited in 2005. This release was accompanying the Spring Equinox concert in Tokyo and is now available outside of Japan for the first time. Second jewel case edition with laminated cover and revised artwork. |
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NAVICON TORTURE TECHNOLOGIES -
'The Gospels Of The Gash' 2 x CD
(Malignant Records)
- £18 / £20 / £22
The final and definitive 2CD release from NTT chronicles one man's journey into a world devoid of light or hope. This is a place where the air is alive with the stink of pain and the beating of great black wings. The two discs compile material from a slew of limited releases from 2005-2007, as well as newer tracks recorded specifically for this release. As a result, "The Gospels of the Gash" is unquestionably the most complete NTT recording to date and nothing short of a monumental achievement... a culmination of the best aspects of past releases combined into an epic odyssey of apocalyptic atmospheres, brutish frequencies, harrowing darkness, and razor sharp vocals. Includes collaborations with Cenotype, Fragment King, and M Slagle, Autoclav 1.1 and Covet. Isomer and Steel Hook Prostheses also made valuable contributions. Mastered by STROM.ec, and packaged in a DVD digipak with layout and artwork by Leech and Jorden Haley, this release is a fitting funerary rite for NTT. |
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PHRAGMENTS -
'Earth Shall Not Cover Their Blood' CD
(Malignant Records)
- £11 / £12 / £13
Expanding on the elements of their prior releases, and through a natural maturation process, Phragments have got stronger with each release. With their third full length studio CD, this Slovakian duo have made remarkable strides not only in quality but in scope. Equipped with an enriched sonic palate, "Earth Shall Not Cover Their Blood" mixes forceful brass and dark orchestral strings with rolls of powerful tribal percussion, sombre wind instrumentation, ominous atmospheres, industrial clangor, and a strong and commanding vocal presence. Cohesive, complete, and epic, this is a release that will open some eyes to new found authority of Phragments. Yours to discover. In a nice 6-panel digipak. |
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STEEL HOOK PROSTHESES -
'Atrocitizer' CD
(Malignant Records)
- £11 / £12 / £13
2nd CD proper from the Texas Power-Noise duo! While "Atrocitizer" will probably not be considered SHP's most aggressive release, it is unquestionably their most unsettling and creepy. 10 tracks and 50 minutes of death industrial in it's purest form, dripping and oozing with sinister intentions, and full of grim electronics, unnerving pulsations, and cold frequency spasms that swarm from a fetid pit of malevolence. Add in a steady stream of ultra menacing , processed vocals and nightmarish samples, and surely you have one of the more disturbing releases ever to be released on Malignant. Presented in a 6-panel digipak. |
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TURBUND STURMWERK -
'Sturmgeweiht' CD
(Rabauken Records)
- £11 / £12 / £13
The first official release from Turbund Sturmwerk is now available now for a wider audience. "Sturmgeweiht" documents the musical starting point of Turbund Sturmwerk and already sets a standard in this genre. A powerful and percussive manifestation of classical industrial structures and spoken word collages. |
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