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Cold Spring Bi-Weekly Newsletter - 9th May 2013



COLD SPRING @ WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN

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SKULLFLOWER | White Wolf 12" (CSR12S08) £15

Shipping: 13th May!
Eighth release in our series of extremely limited monthly 12" vinyl. This 12" features claustrophobic Noise from Skullflower. "White Wolf" is an exclusive track for Cold Spring and is limited to just 100 copies. One-sided 12", presented in a white sleeve, with a hand-stamped obi-strip.

 

MERZBOW Vs Z'EV | Partikel III CD (CSR180CD) £9

Shipping: NOW - order at special pre-release price until 17th May!
The third and final part of the Partikel trilogy is finally here! Another beautifully constructed collaboration from the two noise giants – Japanoise King Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) and Swedish Overlord Henrik Nordvargr Björkk (MZ.412, Folkstorm, Toroidh). The styles on ‘Partikel III’ range from total noise barrages, to intelligent electronics, to subtle dark ambient pieces. Essential! Presented in a luxurious matt laminate digipak.

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VARIOUS ARTISTS | Throne 2 x CD (CSR181CD) £6

Shipping: 23rd May
A nice-price 2CD sampler of our current / forthcoming releases. 33 original tracks spanning over 100 releases, since our last sampler "Swarm". "Throne" encompasses Industrial, Dark Ambient, Drone, Ritual, Japanese Noise, Power Electronics, Death Industrial, Dark Folk, Orchestral music. A wonderful collection for you to discover the world of Cold Spring.

Features: All Hail The Transcending Ghost, Anni Hogan, C.C.C.C., Cages, Deadwood, Emme Ya, Fire In The Head, Goatvargr, Heldentod, Hirsute Pursuit Feat. Boyd Rice, Iron Fist Of The Sun, Kreuzweg Ost, Merzbow, Merzbow & Z'EV, Merzbow Vs Nordvargr, NDE, Nordvargr, Prurient, Rose Rovine E Amanti, Sagittarius, Satori, Sehnsucht, Sistrenatus, Skullflower, Sleep Research Facility, South Saturn Delta, Splinterskin, Steven Severin, Sutcliffe Jugend, TenHornedBeast, Von Thronstahl, Wicked King Wicker, and Z'EV.

 

EMME YA | Chthonic Transmission CD (CSR175CD) £10


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Ritual Dark Ambient with esoteric vocals and an archaic magickal energy. For fans of Arktau Eos, Zero Kama, Halo Manash.
 
 

IRON FIST OF THE SUN | Who Will Help Me Wash My Right Hand CD (CSR179CD) £10


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Exploratory yet focused industrial, trademark clean detailed power electronics. A frantic mix of structure and chaos, drenched in melancholy and bitterness.
 
 

IRON FIST OF THE SUN | Who Will Help Me Wash My Right Hand LP (CSR179LP) £15


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Limited vinyl edition of IFOTS's new album. Ltd x 200 copies on yellow vinyl in a j-card sleeve.
 
 

IRON FIST OF THE SUN | Sulphur Bloodlines 12" (CSR12S07) £15


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Seventh release in our series of extremely limited monthly 12" vinyl. This 12" is by Birmingham Power Electronics nihilist IFOTS. Ltd x 100 copies.
 
 

FORTHCOMING RELEASES:

WICKED KING WICKER - ‘Evolving’ CD (CSR154CD)
DEADWOOD - ‘Sheolic’ CD (CSR163CD)

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MERZBOW
• 30 May 13, Super Deluxe, Tokyo (JP)
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• 29 Jun 13, Muthers, Birmingham (UK)

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• 1-4 Aug 13, Schlagstrom Festival, Berlin (DE)

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• 10 Aug 13, Radio Black Forest Festival III, The Wagon & Horses, Birmingham (UK)
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• 28 Sep 13, Tower Transmissions III, Dresden (DE)

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ALBIREON - 'Le Fiabe Dei Ragni Funamboli' 2 x CD (Palace Of Worms) - £15

"Le Fiabe Dei Ragni Funamboli" is a six-year long trip back home. Each song was naturally infused with a deep sense of longing for a lost world of happiness and innocence. These songs were not just a collection of precious childhood's memories, but something more. It was like looking at our lives through our children's eyes. A child know how love should be: true, loyal, and constant…Do we know the same now that we are grown up? Some tracks are sung in the eerie and hieratic dialect of Val d'Asta (a small valley of Emilian Appennine Mountains), to tell timeless tales of long forgotten childhood's laughter in summer woods, ancient paths and mountain's evil spirits, in a rough jewel of true folk ballads and dances: a tribute to a land we love and a language slowly dying. "Le Fiabe Dei Ragni Funamboli" is a call for the voices of the soul, the will to keep alive our most precious inner self, our hearts, roots and heritage.

All Albireon Titles

AMBIANSU - 'Tagebuch' CD (New Approach Records) - £8

Debut album from this Portuguese duo (aka Merankorii of Kokori and Mordor, and Morbius of Ambience and Kult). Ambiansu perform Dark Ambient with a touch of folklore. "Tagebuch" is an opus in 5 parts. It's a mix of what is "classical" with what is disruptive... the "traditional" with the unconventional. Ltd x 500 copies in a card sleeve.

BIFURCATED CITHARA ORCIN (BIG CITY ORCHESTRA) - 'Stanchenzza' CD
(Obfuscated Records) - £11

Bifurcated Cithara Orcin (otherwise known as Big City Orchestra) is a San Francisco based group that has been around since the days or yore, getting their start in the late 70′s with tape cassettes. Here we have a genuine audio CD  release. The real deal my friends. This is no snake oil sales pitch. Enclosed you will find 6 tracks of mystifying delights, sea shanties and cosmic drones. Come one, come all!

All Big City Orchestra Titles

CONTEMPLATRON - 'Prabhashvara' CD (Wrotycz) - £11

"Prabhashvara" (Clear Light) is the third album from Polish dark ambient project Contemplatron. The music is inspired by Tibetan buddism, uniting traditional instrumentarium (gongs, bells, drums) with electronics and Tibetan monk chants. A mystic and meditative atmosphere guaranteed. Mastered by Peter Andersson (Raison d’Etre). Comes in an elegant embossed 6-panel digipak with silver print.

All Contemplatron Titles

CONTAGIOUS ORGASM - 'Division And Combination' CD (Phage Tapes) - £11

New release by the legendary Contagious Orgasm containing 6 new tracks and 5 tracks previously released on various comps 1995-2009 ("Lagrimas De Miedo N'10 – Subduction", "(si'ke-del'ik) Volume One", "The Walls Are Whispering... Volume III", "Peacemakers Inc" and "Spiral Organ Of Corti").  The material is varied between tracks, including industrial synth beats, guitar based atmosphere and noise collage.  This release shows the multiple dimensions of creativity of the members of the group. Ltd x 500 copies.

All Contagious Orgasm Titles

DEAD FACTORY - 'Nachtmusik' CD (Zoharum / Beast Of Prey) - £11

After the recording hiatus of some years, Dead Factory returns with a brand new album, and their first on CD-proper. Around 41 minutes of Dark Ambient / Industrial music. Comes in a limited, hand-numbered edition of 200 copies in special outsized packaging in an envelope with obi strip.

FROM THE BOGS OF AUGHISKA - 'Roots Of This Earth, Within My Blood' CD
(Human Jigsaw Records) - £11

Dark / Black Ambient noisescapes inspired by Celtic history, the harsh, rugged west coast of Ireland, misty boglands, dark nights, rural isolation, forests, The Burrens flora and fauna. "Listening to this album has truly been a journey, one which I had no idea where the starting point was or where my destination would be. In between, I’ve experienced one of the most thought provoking, chilling, sobering pieces of musical art (for that is what it is) that I have ever come across. If you’re going to attempt the journey yourself then do so with an open and uncluttered mind, think of it as visiting an art gallery or museum, you may not like all you see and hear that’s on display but ultimately, it is there for a reason and as such deserves to be appreciated. Highly recommended.' (Planet Mosh). Guests: Chris Naughton (Winterfylleth, Atavist, The Elder Tree), Mories (Gnaw Their Tongues, Aderlating, Cloak Of Altering), and Irish author / storyteller Eddie Lenihan.

All From The Bogs Of Aughiska Titles

HYBRYDS - 'Mythical Music From The 21st Century' CD (Zoharum) - £11

This is the second volume in the ongoing series of Hybryds reissues on Zoharum and it coincides with the 30th anniversary of artistic work of Sandy Nys and company. "Mythical Music from the 21st Century", the first full Hybryds release, collects tracks recorded between 1983-1986 scattered on various compilations. Yet they form the first representation of their venture into the world of sonic rituals and magic. Their perspective on sound still has not been imitated or copied and even after 30 years they still sound fresh. This new CD release contains extras: the unreleased live version of "Sacred Voices," performed live on Radio Centraal and an unreleased mix of "Octahedron" by the Alpha Project. The album has been digitally remastered from the original stereo cassette master. This is the ritual music at its best. Digipak.

All Hybryds Titles

I.R.O.N. - 'Evolving' CD (Rage In Eden) - £11

The information, that I.R.O.N and Legionarii is the same person would be a pretty good recommendation alone, but then we could ask why it isn't just next Legionarii album? All the more it is also martial industrial. But, the music on "Evolving" is different than Legionarii recordings. It features the pure domination of industrial and machines, in short - Legionarii is into spiritual sphere of war, while I.R.O.N is technical. Rhythmical, mechanical, industrial and martial. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.

LEIDUNGR - 'De Nio Kraftsångerna' CD (Equilibrium Music) - £12

Nine songs inspired by Nordic traditions and culture, dedicated to lost values. Nine spells to evoke the old Gods and pay tribute to the warrior spirit of the past. "De Nio Kraftsångerna" is the long awaited debut album by Leidungr, the latest project by H. Möller (of Arditi and Puissance), M. Belfagor (of Nefandus and Ofermod) and P. Ståhl. Crafted by weaving ritual elements into traditional folk, the trinity's mesmerizing work is also imbued with an indelible martial aura which reinforces the underlying heroic mood summoned on these recordings. The potent and evocative combination, which spreads across various genres, often recreating their common formats, allows Leidungr to carve their unique brand of Nordic Ritual Folk - a term which perfectly defines the genuine atmosphere of this work, now finally available in a matt digipak CD with copper printing, featuring artwork by Freki Wodenswolf.

MARCHOFF & DROIN - 'Source Of Vectors' CD (Zoharum) - £10.50

"Source of Vectors" is the most uncompromising face of these two artists. Sounds in the vein of glitch, power electronics, electroacoustics and noise aesthetics can be found on the album. There are dub/illbient rhythms, so characteristic of Different State's compositions (Marchoff's main project). The themes are current flow, extremities of electricity, experiments with electrical power, finding sources, hence symbols are used as titles. Quite influenced by Coil's "Worship the Glitch" and "Time Machines", the album is dedicated to Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson. A must-have album for fans of Drin (previously released on Beast of Prey) and Different State. Eighth of the 'IYHHH' series. Ltd x 444 hand-numbered copies in an outsized ecopak with postcard.

MACIEK SZYMCZUK - 'Clouds' CD (Zoharum) - £11

"Clouds" is a logical and perfect continuation of contemplative motives from its predecessor "Ways". Although the cover shows only Maciek's name, the album is filled with guest appearances which add energy and ideas to the 14 compositions gathered here. The music on "Clouds" is changeable, just like the nature of this weather phenomenon. From delicate and ethereal, to stormy and dark. Despite its diversity, all the tracks form one coherent atmospheric whole, which helps to create a relaxing and soothing experience. 6-panel digipak.

All Maciek Szymczuk Titles

NIMH & ANTIKATECHON - 'Out Hunting For Teeth' CD (Rage In Eden) - £11

Collaboration from two Italian Dark Ambient acts: Antikatechon (David Del Col) and Nimh (Giuseppe Verticchio). Both acts are well known and critically acclaimed, and the union of musical sensivities of Nimh and Antikatechon make this an unmissable album. 49 minutes of sound. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.

All Nimh TitlesAll Antikatechon Titles

RAPOON - 'Vernal Crossing Revisited' 2 x CD (Zoharum) - £15

This double album celebrates the 20th anniversary of "Vernal Crossing", Robin Storey's third album. But it's not a mere reissue. The artist revisited the original and adapted it for the 21st century, hence the title. "Vernal Crossing Revisited" is two sides of the same coin: the first disc contains the original album (faithfully remastered by Lukasz "Wookie" Miernik) and the other one being the 2013 reinterpretation of the original. This is Rapoon at its most rhythmic stage. Prepare yourself for the journey to the desert. Comes in a 6-panel digipak.

All Rapoon Titles

TABATA MITSURU - 'Uprising' 7" (Fourth Dimension) - £6

One of Japan's most important and prolific artists, known for his work in Zeni Geva and Acid Mothers Temple besides being a founder of Boredoms and one of the most active mainstays in Japan’s music underground ever since. ‘Uprising’, recorded in honour of his debut tour of Poland in March 2013, combines a pounding rhythm, stratospheric swirl and the kinda industrial-strength psychedelia poised to induce a healthy torment only the more tempered flipside cut, ‘Sky Flowers’, can serve any balance to. Ltd x 250 copies.

All Tabata Mitsuru TitlesAll 7" Vinyl

THE JOY OF NATURE - 'A Ilha Que Perdeu O Encanto' 7" (New Approach Records) - £7.50

The Joy of Nature’s first life cycle started with a 7" back in 2006 and it closes with a 7" - “A Ilha Que Perdeu O Encanto” (“The Island That Lost Its Charm”). This single features 3 new and exclusive tracks with the good old The Joy of Nature sound; a return to the origins in terms of sound, but with maturity. Its sound is mainly acoustic, including some exotic instruments like the kantele (from Finland), the duduk (from Armenia) and the viola da terra (12 string guitar from Azores). Water flows through the music like it flows all over the island. The title refers not only to a physical island that lost trace of its traditions and magic, but also to a state of isolation so characteristic of modern lives. Ltd x 250 copies with full colour insert.

All The Joy Of Nature TitlesAll 7" Vinyl

WILT / EN NIHIL - 'Psychic Constellation' CD (Obfuscated Records) - £11

Psychic Constellation, where does it reside? What does it mean? It is the zone deep within our sub-conscious where emotions and memories swirl about? The realm of dreams, nightmares and the physical aspects of night terrors? We can hear the tonal creation of two individual's experience and affliction over eight masterly crafted tracks. Delving between the surreal to the bombastic to the troubled. Symbolism personified through sound. Wilt and En Nihil share and artistic expression of their personal psychology with us to reveal troubled states of mind. And are haunted by the unconscious state. Meaningless associations become coherent yet obscure at the same time. A sequence of confused mental projections amplified and envisioned from the sounds and images awake strong emotions and a closer look into the psyche of these two masterclass artists. Ltd x 200 copies.

All Wilt Titles
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ARDITI - 'Omne Ensis Impera' CD (Equilibrium Music) - £11

The highly anticipated new album by the Swedish duo H. Möller (Puissance) and M. 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 Neoclassical 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 ambience that the duo have always produced so well with their use of ominous synths, obscure speeches and mesmerising narrations. Mastered by Kamrat Nordvargr (MZ. 412, Folkstorm, Toroidh), who also contributed with additional arrangements on a couple of tracks. Deluxe glossy digipak, with embossed artwork.

ARDITI - 'Spirit Of Sacrifice' CD (Equilibrium Music) - £11

Arditi is Swedish duo H. Möller (Puissance) and M. Björkman. Originally issued in 2004 (Blooddawn Productions), "Spirit of Sacrifice" was Arditi's second full-length album, and a release that established them as one of the leading projects in the Martial Industrial scene. Unavailable for some years, "Spirit of Sacrifice" is now given a proper re-issue. The album features classic Arditi anthems such as 'Religion of the Blood', 'Palingenesis' and 'Nicht Mehr Schande'. Comes in a 6-panel, spot-varnished digipak.

ATARAXIA - 'Os Cavaleiros Do Templo' CD & DVD (Dying Art Productions)
- £30


Reissue of the sought after 1998 Portuguese release (Simbiose Records) from Neoclassical / Medieval Italian empress Ataraxia, finally available again after 11 years! The CD contains 10 live tracks. The visual material - featuring Ataraxia live in Lisbon, Portugal - was originally issued on VHS and has been professionally digitally restored. Dedicated to the Portuguese Knights Templar. Ltd x 500 hand-numbered copies in stunning 8-panel A5 digipak, plus 2 x A3 posters and a Knights Templar Badge. The whole release is finished with a kraft paper bag. Highly recommended! Chinese import.

CONTAGIOUS ORGASM - 'Invasion' CD (SSSM) - £10.50

First new full-length release from Japanese sound virtuoso Contagious Orgasm (aka Hiroshi Hashimoto) in 3 years! "From the outside space to the inner space. Music that enters your deep psychology from eardrum. Processed field recordings & electro-acoustic sound art collage, a mixture of constituted delicately industrial and noisy ambient sounds. Infected person increase!!" Presented in a sealed card sleeve.

CONTAGIOUS ORGASM & KOTODAMA - 'Blackout' CD (SSSM) - £10.50

Two unique Japanese bands took part in this wonderful work. Both are very active in in the electronic music scene, with Manabu Hiramoto of Kotodama also recording as Shinkiro. But each act defines their own unique sound within many spectrums, from deep electro and dark sounds, noise to dreamy and atmospheric soundtracks. Presented in a sealed card sleeve.

GLASS OUT - 'Never Force A Left Handed Child To Use Their Right Hand' 12"
(Lumberton Trading Company) - £13


The debut release by solo artist Andrew Dewar Ainslie, a versatile UK-based composer given to creating atmospheric music from textures, tones and gentle oscillations with a somewhat melancholic or reflective slant under this particular moniker. Comprising three songs, ‘Manifesto’, ‘Wild Strawberries’ and the side long title track, it adds up to over 30 minutes of music and features the late Jhonn Balance on the piece ‘Manifesto’, delivering a rarely heard reading of the Coil manifesto which was first broadcast on Holland’s VPRO station. Mixed and mastered by Sion Orgon. Strictly limited to 300 copies only.

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