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Cold Spring Bi-Weekly Newsletter - 18th July 2013




NEW COLD SPRING RELEASES

MASONNA 'SPECTRUM RIPPER' LP & CD (CSR17LP)
Ltd x 300 copies, brown vinyl, includes CD in slipcase. Shipping MONDAY!



COLD SPRING STALLS

10th Aug @ Radio Black Forest IIIrd Festival, Birmingham
9th Nov @ Unearthing Forgotten Horrors, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

MASONNA | Spectrum Ripper LP & CD (CSR17LP) £18

Shipping: 22nd July
Limited vinyl reissue of one of our all-time favourite noise albums! The extreme collage sounds and insane vocals of Maso Yamazaki, one of the world's leading noise musicians. Brutal frequencies and rabid screaming vocals mix to create the finest album Masonna has ever produced. Divided into 25 tracks, this is considered by some as the last word in noise recordings! Ltd x 300 copies on brown vinyl in a full colour sleeve. Comes with the CD version in a card sleeve. Mastered by Denis Blackham.

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VARIOUS ARTISTS | John Barleycorn Reborn T-Shirt (CSR84TS) £14

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Hail John Barleycorn! This summer we celebrate 6 years since our folk series began. The front print features the cover of the 'John Barleycorn Reborn' album. The back print features figures from the album artwork and the text: "There were three men came out of the west, their fortunes for to try, and these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn must die. They've ploughed, they've sown, they've harrowed him in, threw clods upon his head, and these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn was dead", taken from "John Barleycorn" (Trad.).

Mens shirt: Dark brown print on highest quality sand coloured shirt.
Ladies shirt: Dark brown print on highest quality heather grey shirt.

 

SKULLFLOWER | White Wolf 12" (CSR12S08) £15

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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 NORDVARGR | Partikel III CD (CSR180CD) £11

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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) £8
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Nice-price 2CD sampler of our current / forthcoming releases. 33 original tracks of Industrial, Dark Ambient, Drone, Ritual, Japanese Noise, Power Electronics, Dark Folk, Death Industrial, Orchestral. Digisleeve.

FORTHCOMING RELEASES:

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

ALL AVAILABLE COLD SPRING TITLES

Z'EV
• 31 Jul 13, Berlin Atonal, Berlin (DE)

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

Z'EV / IRON FIST OF THE SUN
• 10 Aug 13, Radio Black Forest Festival III, The Wagon & Horses, Birmingham (UK) - with Black Sun Roof!
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FOLKSTORM / IRON FIST OF THE SUN
• 28 Sep 13, Tower Transmissions III, Dresden (DE)

COLD SPRING STALL
• 9 Nov 13, Unearthing Forgotten Horrors, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (UK)

IRON FIST OF THE SUN
• 2-3 May 14, United Forces Of Industrial, London (UK)

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ART ABSCONS - 'Am Himmel Mit Feuer II' CD (Fronte Nordico) - £14

"Am Himmel Mit Feuer II" is a total remake of the CD released in 2010 (Dead Scarlet Records). Most of the tracks were re-recorded, many got totally new versions, some new tracks were added and some old omitted, and the tracklist was completely resorted. The result is a totally different album. Brilliant melodies, charming vocals, sophisticated soundwork and German poetry full of melancholy, sadness and irony are melting together to form a perfect gem of rare beauty - not to be missed by any fan of "Art's" magical art! Ltd x 300 copies in an embossed thick recycled board sleeve.

All Art Abscons Titles

ART ABSCONS - 'Les Sentiers Éternels' CD (Fronte Nordico) - £14

"Les Sentiers Éternels" is a brand new album of 10 tracks. The work shows further development both in technical refinement and the creative side of the project. The genre borders of Neofolk are broken and we see here a varied mix of many style elements - from pure dark folk guitar ballads to more eclectic conceptual tracks (kraut-rockish psychedelic industrial), from electro-pop / minimal wave, to harsher and more aggressive pieces. "Les Sentiers Éternels" brings Art Abscons' spiritual kinship with American Neofolk project Gnomonclast to a new level and contains various noteworthy contributions from N2 ItinitI and Sasha Feline. This album is a kind of sounding universe strictly based on the principles of Abscons Magik and N2 ItinitI's cabalo-gnostic achievements, and, thus, includes any contradictions the real universe presents us with. A pure excitement to the intelligent listener who is into occult matters! Ltd x 300 copies in an embossed thick recycled board sleeve.

All Art Abscons Titles

BRUME - 'Anastomose & Other Stories' CD (Nefryt) - £11

Brume is prolific French artist Christian Renou. This is a collection of rare tracks, previously only available on cassette or vinyl. "Anastomose 1 & 2" was previously released as a picture 10" LP by Ant-Zen in 1996 and remastered from DAT-master in March 2013. "Seven Trumpets" was previously released as a cassette by Voluntary Whores in the end of 2012 and remixed, overdubbed in March 2013. "Charlemagne the 33rd" was previously released as a 7" EP called "Charlemagne" by Membrum Debile Propaganda in 1997. Side one was remastered from DAT-master in March 2013. Ltd x 444 copies in an A5 gatefold cover.

CULT OF YOUTH - 'A Stick To Bind, A Seed To Grow' CD (Der Angriff) - £12

The long awaited CD reissue of the brilliant Cult Of Youth debut album, originally released on LP in 2008 (DAIS Records). This American combo now tends to be more root rock oriented, gaining high success in the more mainstream “new angry young men” audience. But this debut work is a pure old school Neofolk, reminding of early days Death In June and Sol Invictus, with young raw power, aggression, extreme sincerity and great catchy melodies. This version has totally new mastering, so the sound is clearly different from the vinyl release. The CD also has 6 bonus tracks including songs from the first 7” and the first CDR on Axiomata as well as a couple of previously unreleased tracks. Ltd x 500 copies in a special foldout envelope with card inner sleeve, and three postcard inserts with lyrics and photos.

DEAD VOICES ON AIR - 'Mawson's Will And Other Stories' CD (Ewers Tonkunst) - £12

DVOA is Mark Spybey (Reformed Faction, ex-Zoviet France). The album is named after a track that Spybey worked on with Robert Hampson (Loop / Main) as part of the 20th anniversary 7" singles series. Douglas Mawson was a famous polar explorer and this 12 minute collaboration with Robert became a focal point for this album. The tracks could perhaps be described as musical narratives, each named after a place or an event or a person that has attracted Spybey’s attention. Some are more obvious than others, “Kursk,” for example being about the Russian submarine disaster. Spybey does not try to create music that is descriptive or literal. For him, the gift of music is in the eye and ear of the listener. The more he makes music, the longer this impossible career progresses, the less he feels like talking about music. He simply makes music. The album also features a cameo appearance by Robin Storey (Rapoon, ex-Zoviet France) and by Utah keyboard player Lori Cole. Ltd x 450 copies in a gatefold digisleeve.

GRODOCK - 'CD 2 - Verwerfungen' CD (Obfuscated Records) - £11

Quaking, roaring and dominating sound constellations from Grodock. This Industrial / Ambient project was created in 2009 and originates from Freiburg (Germany). Manipulated samples paired with waves of synthetic noise drones and atmospheric shreds of everyday sounds form the basis of this release. The Tracks on "CD2 - Verwerfungen" reflect the breadth of the music project and were carefully and sequentially constructed.

JFK - 'La Bas: 1987-1992' CD (Fourth Dimension) - £12

Retrospective collection of rare and previously unreleased tracks from 1987 to 1997. JFK is the project of Anthony Di Franco (Ramleh, AX, ex-Skullflower, Ethnic Acid). Originally active between 1987 and 1992, JFK was conceived as an experimental rock band that could create "...a total music, absorbing all possibilities". The JFK sound is a brain-melting clash of electronic rhythms, blazing guitar riffs, warped vocals and walls of feedback. Tracks 9 & 10 were originally released on the "Temple Of Set / Sexodus" 7" (Fourth Dimension, 1992). Tracks 1 to 8 are previously unreleased. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.

First handful of copies come with a bonus pro-CDR feat 2 bonus tracks - first come, first served! ONE FREE CDR PER CUSTOMER ONLY!

MOLOCH - 'Abstrakter Wald' CD (Metallic Media) - £11

75+ minutes of freezing cold, depressive Black Ambient, previously only available on limited CDR & cassette pressings. This reissue includes bonus tracks of this extremely rare material from Moloch. Recorded in Winter 2010 at a live ritual: Moloch with Saturn Form Essence, Gjollheimr, Anu and Silver Sphere Moon in Carpathian Mountains with temperature -10/15ºc. Recorded on analogue Tape recorder with mic and then re-mastered at Moloch's studio. The unreleased bonus tracks were part of the rehearsal studio session before the live ritual.

All Moloch Titles

RAISON D'ETRE - 'The Stains Of The Embodied Sacrifice (Expanded Edition)' 2 x CD
(Ewers Tonkunst) - £16.50

"The Stains Of The Embodied Sacrifice" was initially released in 2009 on Cold Meat Industry. The album not only vibrates on the surface of your skin, it's alive and breathing, a creature with a knife that cuts deep wounds in your body while your soul shatters. It is a psychosomatic and transgressive disease oppressed by compulsive behaviour manifested in dualities - the one of your body and mind - and states of metamorphoses - mind becomes flesh become wounds become fluids become stains. Play it loud if you want to become the martyr. Play it low if you are the innocent victim. There are no levels in-between. Violent and intense, it is a hell of an ordeal. But withstand and you are promised bliss. This version of the album has been expanded with an extra disc containing 60 minutes of previously unreleased early versions of the original album tracks. Comes in a special foldout 6 panel digisleeve with 2 inserts.

All Raison D'Etre Titles

RAPOON - 'Easterly 6 Or 7' CD (Ewers Tonkunst) - £12

"Easterly 6 or 7", initially released by Staalplaat in 1997, is one of the best Rapoon albums of the early period. More ambient than its chronological neighbours it still has a lot of ethnic sampled percussion, eerie sounds, strange surreal samples, mysterious scratches and breaths, while the voice of the Moroccan singer Khadija Lourlham adds some special colours to the overall typical Middle-eastern flavour of Rapoon's 90's sound world. Ltd x 450 copies in a digisleeve.

All Rapoon Titles

REFORMED FACTION - 'Years Of Lightning, Day Of Drums' CD (Ewers Tonkunst) - £12

Brand new album from two former :zoviet*france: members: Robin Storey (Rapoon) and Mark Spybey (Dead Voices On Air). This is the fifth album of their joint project which formed in 2006, and which now gathers more and more attention from the audience which it really deserves. The delicate improvisational loop / collage technique which became the face of :zoviet*france:'s golden mid-80's era is here brought to a new level of sonic wizardry, making a perfect balance between great operational technical skills and a living breathing musical canvas. An absolute masterpiece of experimental electronic sound art which is far from the formal approach of concrete music and total lack of structure typical of pure improvisationists. Recommended not only to :zoviet*france: / Rapoon / DVOA fans but for much wider circles of true music lovers! Ltd x 450 copies in a digisleeve with two inserts.

SKY BURIAL - 'Pas The Sarvering Gallack Seas And Flaming Nebyul Eye' CD
(Obfuscated Records) - £11

Sky Burial is Michael Page (Fire in the Head). Released for the Summer Solstice! “Pas The Sarvering Gallack Seas And Flaming Nebyul Eye” takes its name from a line in the Russell Hoban novel “Riddley Walker”, set in a dystopian UK. This release returns to the longer track style of previous SB releases while continuing to develop upon the sound and compositional style explored on last year’s “There I Saw The Grey Wolf Gaping”. This CD features guest appearances by piper Craig McFarlane, Nigel Ayers (Nocturnal Emissions), Finnish multi-instrumentalist Pentti Dassum, John Balestreri (Slogun/Self), Andrew Grant (The Vomit Arsonist) and The Stargazer’s Assistant. Digipak.

All Sky Burial Titles

THE RITA - 'Dark Angled Eyebrow' 7" (Amethyst Sunset) - £8

Brand new material from harsh noise master The Rita (aka Sam McKinlay of BT.HN, Vice Wears Black Hose, Black To Comm). Ten full minutes spread across two sides of sourced wood, nylon, and mic'd knives. Ltd x 300 copies.

All The Rita TitlesAll 7" Vinyl

WUKOWAR - 'In Memoriam' CD (Fronte Nordico) - £13

The debut release of Wukowar - a new project from Ritual Front member Michael A. The album was conceived and composed during a series of travels to the Balkan states by Michael in the period 2009-2011. It is dedicated to all the victims of local wars which happened in former Yugoslavia territories in the 90's. The album contains 7 tracks in typical Ritual Front Neofolk style with some addition of New Wave elements, giving the album a fresh feeling. Ltd x 250 copies in a silver foil-blocked thick recycled board sleeve with poster.
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COLD CAVE - 'Cremations' CD (Hospital Productions) - £11

"Cremations" is a collection of early demo/live/and unreleased tracks from Cold Cave. From the project's isolated beginnings to the recent full band line-up the development of this singular musical entity is documented here in its icy electronic glory. From Cold Cave’s infancy, sexual identity and oblique existentialism have been expressed through biting lyrics and electronic minimalism. Rarely has the human condition been exposed so brazenly as in “Sex Ads”. Melodies, noise and rhythms clash as stories from below the surface are retold. Cold Cave has developed its own brand of genre-defying electronic music, without ever betraying its dark roots. Love and pornography, Industrial music and traditionalism, poetry and profanity all mix together in a hedonistic, cocktail of nihilistic nights and mournful mornings. "Cremations" collects all this work for the first and last time.

CUSTODIAN - 'Toil And Waste' CD (Syzmic Records) - £10

Custodian is the Harsh Noise project of Wisconsin based Jon Engman. 9 tracks, 29 minutes of harsh electronic noise and industrial undertow. Bleak, inhospitable works that flow and mutate between screeching Japanese influenced noise, HNW density, and churning industrial loops. "An excellenexample of HNW’s purest aesthetic of reality as what is given and not referred to" (Vital Weekly). Ltd x 250 copies in an outsize 'DIY' sleeve.

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