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Cold Spring Bi-Weekly Newsletter - 29th January 2015



NEW COLD SPRING RELEASE

TREPANERINGSRITUALEN 'Veil The World' CD

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TREPANERINGSRITUALEN - 'Veil The World' CD (CSR205CD) - £10

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"All seals have been broken" proclaims a demonic voice on the titular track of Veil The World, and that is something terrifyingly evident in the music contained therein. On Veil The World, T x R x P veers from crepuscular ritual moods to rabid death chants reveling, even celebrating the imminent end of flesh. Veil the World  - originally released in a very limited and ultra-lavish box by Kosci Tapes in 2011 (Ltd 40) - marks the half-way point between the earlier, more atmospheric works of T × R × P, and the more visceral aggression of the later material. Remastered and presented in a 6 panel digipak, T x R x P once again assert themselves as the true masters of Swedish Ritual Industrial. Ltd x 1000 copies only.

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LAIBACH - 'Neu Konservatiw' Picture Disc LP (CSR38P) - £15

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The official release of the semi-official, legendary 1000 only vinyl from 1985, now a highly sought-after collectors piece. This album finds LAIBACH at their most powerful, orchestral and anthemic! Cold Spring released the CD version (2003, repressed 2006) and are now proud to release this gem on a stunning picture disc with new artwork, based on the traditional German ehrenscheibe style. Ltd x 1000 copies on full colour picture disc.

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MERZBOW - 'Nezumimochi' Picture Disc LP & CD (CSR200P) - £18

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Cold Spring are very proud to announce our 200th release - the brand new studio album from the King of Japanoise - MERZBOW. The album comes on a stunning picture disc vinyl and CD pack (not available separately). However, both formats contain exclusive and completely different tracks; the CD isn't simply a copy of the vinyl. Over 90 minutes of crunchy, intense noise, complex structures, and hypnotic samples, all with that special Merzbow touch. Recorded this summer, the album is limited to 500 copies.

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SUTEKH HEXEN - 'Become' CD (CSR199CD) - £10

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First CD edition of Sutekh Hexen's critically acclaimed reel-to-reel / 12" "Become", along with an exclusive bonus track, 'Vestibule', serving as an extraordinary junction in the listening experience. "Become" centres on vortex, repetition, and inducing trance-like states. The release serves to bridge the gap between "Behind The Throne" and "Monument Of Decay". Adorned with stunning artwork and layout by Kevin Gan Yuen and source photography by Patricia Cram. Mastered by James Plotkin. 40 mins. Digipak.

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COIL / NINE INCH NAILS - 'Recoiled' Picture Disc LP (CSR193P) - £20

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Final special edition of this extraordinary release. Comes in a heavy PVC sleeve. Ltd x 1000 copies.

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SKULLFLOWER - 'Draconis' 2CD (CSR190CD) - £15
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Synapse scorching occult industrial prog noise folk. Churning mantras and drukpa elegies for two erased darkside tree limbs: that of the Draconian in Khem, and of Drax Priory in West Yorkshire, which together with Bhutan are the Dragon Lands. For fans of Bathory and Popul Vuh. Comes in a deluxe 6-panel outsized double-digipak with a 16-page booklet.

KHOST - 'Copper Lock Hell' CD (CSR202CD) - £10
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Drop-tuned, monolithic structures of super-heavy chords, interspersed with chilling, pagan soundscapes. Extreme sludge / industrial / doom. Khost is Andy Swan (Iroha, Final, Atrocity Exhibition). Guests: Tunnels Of Ah, Kevin Laska (Novatron, Transitional), Eugene Robinson (Oxbow), Jo Quail (SonVer).

FORTHCOMING RELEASES:

IRON FIST OF THE SUN - ‘Yield’ CD / LP (CSR204CD/LP)
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- ‘Where Suns Come To Die’ CD (CSR186CD)
VA 'Sound Of Progress' DVD (CSR194DVD) - Foetus, Test Dept., Coil, Current 93

ALL AVAILABLE COLD SPRING TITLES

TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
• 30 Jan 15, Kollaps #2, Stockholm (SE) - with Clock DVA
• 2 Apr 15, Urban Spree, Berlin (DE) - with Anemone Tube, Cremation Lily
• 5 Apr 15, Kosmo Kino Plaza Cycle VIII, Paris (FR) - with Deutsch Nepal, Ex.Order, IRM, Tho-So-Aa, Jarl

SKULLFLOWER
• 14 Feb 15, Cafe OTO, London (UK)

KHOST
• 18 Feb 15, The Flapper, Birmingham (UK)
- with Hey Colossus, Colossloth

TROUM
• 7 Mar 15, Marie Antoinette, Berlin (DE)
- with Templegarden's

MERZBOW
• 28 Mar 15, Earthdom, Tokyo (JP) - with Full Of Hell, Endon, Balazs Pandi

TREPANERINGSRITUALEN / BURIAL HEX / SUTEKH HEXEN / KARJALAN SISSIT
• 5-6 Jun 15, Apex Fest VI, New York (US)
- with The Body, Gnaw Their Tongues, IRM, Northaunt, Svartsinn, Sophia, Funerary Call, Barren Harvest, Jarl, Havan, Menace Ruine

SUTCLIFFE JUGEND
• 6 Jun 15, NK Project, Berlin (DE) - with Human Larvae

SAGITTARIUS
• 6 Jun 15, The Villa Festival, Magione (IT) - with Ain Soph, Allerseelen, Desiderii Marginis

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ACHERONTAS / ARDITI / PUISSANCE / SHIBALBA - 'Pylons Of The Adversary' CD
(W.T.C. Productions) - £11

Split 4-way release. This provocative release includes 7 rites of esotericism and spiritual manifestation. Features EXCLUSIVE tracks from Greek / Swedish artists: Acherontas (3 tracks), Arditi (2 tracks), Puissance, and Shibalba. A mix of Martial Industrial, Black Metal, Neoclassical and Dark Ambient, all with a ritual touch. Golden CD packed in a 6-panel digipak.

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CHRISTIAN SKJØDT - 'Works Of Uncommitted Crimes' LP (Tonometer Music) - £14

The debut album of Danish artist and composer Christian Skjødt consists of two lengthy parts, created and recorded live at the Tonometer Studio, January 2014. Both parts are long, slow developments, each of a certain hypnotic and metallic character, creating a multi-layered labyrinthine world. Here a massive amount of sonic details lead towards and into different landscapes of immersion, defined by both textural sharpness and softness. Skjødt uses handmade electro-acoustic devices, springs, ebow, oscillators and samplers. Ltd x 300 hand-numbered copies on transparent vinyl, with A3 poster and download card.

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DEATH OF ABEL - 'A Cruel Streak' SINGLE-SIDED 12" (Trips Und Traume) - £13

Reissue of Death Of Abel's debut release (originally on tape in 2012), with bonus previously-unreleased tracks. Death Of Abel's in fact a side project of Luca Gillian, better known for his work in coldwave act Die Selektion. Death Of Abel present a superb, very pure strain of the apocalyptic folk sound. For fans of Death In June, Novy Svet, King Dude, Cult Of Youth. Ltd x 249 copies on translucent red vinyl with download code.

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DOWNFALL OF NUR - 'Umbras E Forestas' CD (Ksenza Records) - £11

Downfall of Nur is Ritual Dark Ambient / Black Metal project born in Argentina in 2013 by Antonio Sanna. The project concept is based on the Nuragic Civilization and the Folklore of Sardinia, Italy - the place where Sanna was born and he lived his childhood. The project name comes from the root of the word of Nuraghe. The Nuraghes were temples of the ancient Nuragic civilization that saw their splendour in Sardegna between 17 A.C. to the second century D.C. Just under 40 mins of music. Ltd x 300 copies in a 6-panel digipak.

EMIT - 'Spectre Music Of An Antiquary' CD (Crucial Blast) - £11

British act Emit (also known as Hammemit) has honed their unique brand of experimental, blackened delirium since the late ’90s. Their creepy, synth-heavy sound is unmistakably descended from black metal yet more deformed, combining harsh electronic noise, horror-movie soundtrack atmospherics, droning keyboards, wrecked and fractured guitars, and bizarre vocals. Originally released as an extremely limited cassette in 2012 (Glorious North), "Spectre Music..." is a full-length collection of murky ambience, deranged synth, ritualistic black drift and stranger forays into black noise. "Spectre Music..." is concerned with occult lore and the hidden history of the British Isles, serving to enhance the wraithlike vibe of these songs. Presented in a 6-panel digipak featuring evocative, all-new artwork.

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GALLILEOUS - 'Voodoom Protonauts' CD (Epidemie Records) - £10.50

Brand new album from this Polish act, featuring 6 lengthy compositions. Metallurgical rolling occult psychedelic doom metal with a spacey hypnotic atmosphere. "Forget what you know. Forget what you believed in. Forget what you expected.Time to discover the secrets of all creatures not of this dimension. Keep your eyes and ears open. They're here again... Listen to the message of Voodoom Protonauts. Listen to it thrice. Listen to it again but let it go backwards. You'll find the answer who they are and where they are going!" Comes with a beautiful 12-page booklet. Ltd x 300 copies.

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HAL HUTCHINSON - 'Wreckage Installations & Metalworks' CD (Crucial Blast) - £11

The dense, brutally forceful metalscapes this UK noisemaker (also of Pollutive Static) crafts follow a tradition of metal manipulation previously examined by Japanese noisician K2 and Canadian artist Knurl, but Hutchinson employs a unique approach to assembling and layering his recordings of chains, pipes, sheet metal, metal barrels, and other metallic objects being smashed and dragged and beaten. A cacophony of skull-scraping clatter is transformed into something far more complex, as his "Factory" method blends these sounds together into a strangely structured colossus of entropic industrial pandemonium. Seven immense noisescapes and blasts of orchestrated machine-shop annihilation. Ltd x 400 copies in a DVD case including a booklet with liner notes, and a set of six double-sided black-and-white photo prints.

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IRON FOREST - 'Body Horror' CD (Crucial Blast) - £11

Body Horror is the second full-length release from Iron Forest (aka Brandon Elkins of A Crown of Amaranth / A Crown of Light. .The eight songs on Body Horror are forged from gleaming metallic drones, glitchy electronica and vast clouds of interstellar synthesizer that wind around fractured, doom-laden riffs. Godflesh-esque apocalyptic atmospheres, crushing guitars, solemn ambience, splatters of percussive noise and dissonant dronescapes - combined with an obsession with Cronenbergian themes (mutation, deformity, etc). Ltd x 400 hand-numbered copies in a DVD case with an insert card and a black folio that holds a set of gorgeously grotesque full-colour collage prints.

NATE HALL - 'Electric Vacuum Roar' CD (Heart & Crossbone) - £10.50

The second solo album (2 lengthy psych-rock tracks) from U.S. Christmas vocalist and guitarist sees him submerging deeper in a free form manner, applying his veritable sonic skills, and becoming one with his electric guitar and its' infinite orphic powers. The opening track finds Hall chanting and looming over a multilayered psychedelic fizz a la Earth's influential classic "Pentastar: In The Style Of Demons". This is followed by a dreamy-nightmarish-distant-guitar-drone-whip, which sounds as if Hall was the last man standing on sick planet earth. Now isolate yourself, close your eyes and press play.

OWL GLITTERS - 'Alchemical Tones' CD (Heart & Crossbone) - £10.50

With the spirit of ancient Persian poetry and Sufi philosophy comes "Alchemical Tones", the canonical debut album from Owl Glitters, and a resplendent sonic shrine of psychedelic rock and ascetic occult-doom rituals. The album kicks off with "Dervishes" whereas an enchanting Spaghetti Western theme switches all of a sudden into an angelic raga with the most convincing "I Shall Rise" chant you've ever heard. The third track with its haunted bassline and pugnacious tribal tempo, epic barbed wire guitars and frenzied vocal changes, offers some sort of a vivacious Acid-Eastern flavour, with a transcendental black metal vibe. "Above the Mountains" is an alluring bona fide dream-pop-psych perfection, and "By the Candle Light Our Eyes Welcome Glimmers of Eternity" is a decorous placid drone closure to this celestial masterpiece, which manage to generate an unaccustomed and engrossing new mystic sound and standards.

POWER OF JISM - 'Your Son Died Laughing' 2 x LP (Heart & Crossbone) - £23

"Your Son Died Laughing" is a spiritual mutilation of carnal tectonics, obsessed with sluggish and sorrowful doom riffs. Strongly influenced by early 80's Swans, and reminiscent of Zeni Geva's noise rock desire for agony, Skin Chamber's industrial torture technique, and Godflesh's grinding tribal pound and poignant grief, it captures the hard-to-digest essence of lost tormented souls' intrinsic strife and self-inflicted agitation through dismal, muffled and off the wall six tracks, each of them clocking between 7 to 13 minutes and demonstrating a disturbing sight of hellish sludge hedonism. Originally released in 1997 on CD, this underground masterpiece has been remastered by James Plotkin. Ltd x 300 copies.

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QUEEN ELEPHANTINE - 'Scarab' CD (Heart & Crossbone) - £10.50

Formed in Hong Kong in 2006, Queen Elephantine has produced some of the finest doom albums in recent years, driven by sheer originality and mystical force embodied in resplendent shrines of sound. Queen Elephantine's 4th album is a work of grandeur which finds the band digging even deeper into delirious and psychedelic threnodies, abysmal doom observances and mild invocations, offering deep, heavy sounds straight from the soul-realm woven through the geometries of the cosmos - A funerary procession danced by a mighty double-trio of two axes, two drum sets, and two insectoid drones. Mastered by Billy Anderson (Melvins, Neurosis).

SEKTOR 304 - 'Engage... Forwards' 7" (New Approach Records) - £7

The masters of Portuguese Industrial are back with a new two-track EP. On “Engage... Forwards” and the re-recording of “Voodoo Machine” they blast us with a savage mixture of Junk, Scrap Metal, Percussion, Electronics, Bass and Vocals. An amazing journey of good old school Industrial sounds with mastering by James Plotkin. Ltd x 250 copies.

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STUZHA - 'Butugichag' CD (Ksenza Records) - £11

Siberian cold-ambient project “Stuzha” ("severe cold" in Russian) returns with the second full length release, "Butugichag". As on the previous album, the sound is filled with field recordings of Siberia. "Butugichag" tells a story of one day of the most deadly Soviet labour camps of Kolyma. A must for fans of Northaunt music or Glacial Movements releases. Ltd x 333 copies in a 6-panel digipak.

THEOLOGIAN - 'Some Things Have To Be Endured' LP (Crucial Blast) - £16

"Magick. Motherhood. Pain. Suffering. Blood. Tension. Nausea. Desire. Obsession. Addiction. Loathing. Violence. The loss of hope. Unfulfilled dreams. Unhealed wounds. SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE ENDURED". The latest offering from NY synth-death master Theologian (aka Leech of Navicon Torture Technologies) features 8 new tracks of punishing black industrial, apocalyptic darkwave frequencies, and nerve-rending electronic deathscapes. It is a collection of collaborations between Theologian and a lineup of female vocalists / artists from both within the industrial / noise / dark ambient / coldwave realm and beyond, with contributions from Rachael Kozak (Hecate), Kristen MacArthur (Sewer Goddess), Rachel Maloney (Tonikom), Nikki Telladictorian (Prometheus Burning), Patricia Benitez (Fetish Drone), Gillian Leigh Bowling (Teloahqaal), Christiana Key (Delphic Oracle), Joan Hacker (Factoria), Shari Vari (Void Vision), and professional opera singer Melissa C. Kelly. The tracks shift from grinding industrial dread to ethereal coldwave beauty, blasts of rumbling blackened synthcrush met with washes of haunting electronic melody, while always remaining rooted in Theologian's bleak, jet-black industrial sound. Co-produced with Derek Rush/DREAM INTO DUST and mastered by James Plotkin, "Some Things Have To Be Endured" contains some of the most moving and dramatic music to emerge from Theologian's black sonic abyss. Ltd x 500 copies on blood red vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with completely different artwork to the CD version by Gretchen Heinel.

All Theologian Titles All LP / 12" Vinyl
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CONTAGIOUS ORGASM & TZII - 'Blind Shadows' LP (Trips Und Traume) - £13

Contagious Orgasm is Hiroshi Hashimoto. Active since 1987, Japan's Contagious Orgasm has been active in many intersecting and diverse areas of experimental electronic music, including noise, industrial, rhythmic noise, and ambient. Since 1996 Tzii, music composer and filmmaker, has spread his magickal frequencies all over the world through touring from Eastern and Western Europe to Australia, passing by USA, Canada, Japan and Africa, where he played hundreds of shows. Spreading cinematic dark ambient and raw electronic anger, his aim is to enclose you into an abusive spiral leading you to an impossible redemption. "Blind Shadows" was recorded in Nagoya (Japan) at Cool Anatomy and in Brussels (Belgium) at Rechts Studio in 2011. Ltd x 150 copies on black vinyl.

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