Newsletter: 21st February 2020

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NEW KHOST VIDEO
Decibel video premiere: 'Blood Gutters 6x4x1', taken from the new album "'Buried Steel", out 13/03.



UNMISSABLE GIGS

Tomorrow COLOSSLOTH play the wonderful Chameleon in Nottingham with Bodies On Everest. KHOST also descend on Nottingham a week on Saturday at Stuck On A Name.
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ARTIFICIAL MEMORY TRACE / GERALD FIEBIG / EMERGE / PBK - 'Fiction Circuit' LP (Attenuation Circuit) - £15

Artificial Memory Trace aka Slavek Kwi and PBK aka Phillip B. Klingler have been pillars of the global DIY experimental music culture for decades. Here, they team up with EMERGE and his colleague Gerald Fiebig. Each one of the four artists contributes one track of about 10 minutes to the album. However, "Fiction Circuit" is more than just a compilation: it's a product of sound exchange, blurring lines between composers and suppliers of sound material. All of the artists on this album share a love of creating electroacoustic music from field recordings or found sounds. These were used as the basis for the compositions, which was then sculpted, very much in the spirit of acousmatic musique concrete. On the A-side (source material by AMT), PBK delivers a dense, rather rhythmic track with a decidedly "industrial" feel, while Fiebig realises a rather harmonic ambient piece. On the B-side, Artificial Memory Trace and Emerge "play" the source material of PBK. AMT's piece qualifies as exuberant rhythm noise, while Emerge goes all the way into rather meditative laminar lower-case drone minimalism. Very different sonic textures and temperaments showcase the wide range of expressive possibilities of electroacoustic music. Ltd x 300 copies on green marbled vinyl with 2 full-sized inserts.
BASS COMMUNION - 'Reconstructions And Recycling' 2 x CD (Aquarellist) - £18.50

A strictly limited reissue of the 2003 CD featuring reconstructions of Bass Communion music by an incredible line-up of artists from the electronic, drone and experimental music scenes. Originally released as a single CD, this new edition has been expanded to include a second CD containing 2 long remixes by SCORN and EXPERIMENTAL AUDIO RESEARCH that were omitted from the original version for reasons of space, plus JONATHAN COLELOUGH / COLIN POTTER. These and the original interpretations by LULL, MONOLAKE, RAPOON, VIDNA OBMANA, CARBON BOY, BOLA, BLACK FACTION, and RHINOCEROS have all been remastered by Steven Wilson for this new edition. Ltd x 500 copies in a gatefold mini-LP sleeve with reworked art by Carl Glover.
CATHEDRA - 'Time Was Away 1992-1997' 2 x CD (Zoharum) - £15

Known these days for his projects Codex Empire and antechamber, and as one half of Konstruktivists, mitra mitra and Oppenheimer MKII, Mark Crumby has been writing and recording since 1990. One of his earliest solo projects, Cathedra, recorded and issued a number of releases between 1992 and 1997 on a range of labels including Ant-Zen, OBUH records, MuzaMuza and Jara Discs. After being out of print for over 20 years, this new double CD, "Time Was Away" compiles 29 tracks selected from these releases, completely remastered, and in some cases remixed from the original master / multitrack tapes. Split over 2 CDs, the material is divided thematically, with the first disc focusing on ritual / ethno-ambient / industrial material, and the second disc compiling dark classical / soundtrack pieces. Ltd x 350 copies in a 6-panel ecopak.
CORRADO ALTIERI & GIANLUCA FAVARON - 'To Found' CD (St.An.Da. / Silentes) - £11.50

"To find again sequences, sounds and samples, previously elaborated for other works and live performances, decontextualizing all of them to create new original material". These are the starting points for "To Found"... devoted to all-round experimentation and stylistic contamination through the multiple languages of electronic sound. Drone music, post-Techno rhythmic disintegrations, suggestions of the old Industrial school, field recording, abstract echoes and noise pulsations, for eight hypnotic compositions created between Cagliari and Treviso, with the precious collaboration of Anacleto Vitolo (mastering and additional mixing). Ltd x 200 copies in a digisleeve.
DAVE PHILLIPS - 'Post Homo Sapiens' CD (Attenuation Circuit) - £9

Dave Phillips has often been classified as a noise musician, and this is true to the extent that high volumes and extreme frequencies play an important role among his musical strategies. However, the quieter moments full of foreboding (of ecological disasters, for example) are equally important, especially in this album. "Post Homo Sapiens" is not just about full-on sonic assaults, but also a lot about atmosphere and suspense - hence it is no coincidence that one track of the album is dedicated to Jerry Goldsmith, composer of myriad film scores such as "Omen" and "Alien" However, rhythmic, quasi-industrial noise parts also have their place in this album, as well as the dissonant microtonal droning of the opening piece "Biosemiotics", which sounds somewhat like Tony Conrad's early-60's string experiments, possibly played by crickets. Conrad explained his interest in the drone in socio-political terms, namely from his interest in the dismantling of any and all forms of organised culture. This concern may well be shared by Dave Phillips as he urges us to shift our attention from the narrow focus of our human-made culture to the larger natural world of which we are only a part. "Ritual protest music". Sealed card sleeve.
FABIO ORSI - 'Tre Notti E Un Mattino D'Estate' CD (St.An.Da. / Silentes) - £11.50

Another gem by Fabio Orsi to launch the new decade in the best possible way. A long journey of over one hour that aptly summarizes the whole sound world that Fabio has created during the years. Ambient textures and long electronic excursions permeate these timeless tracks in the best tradition of the Italian ambient master, using synths, effects and sequencers. Ltd x 200 copies in a digisleeve with photography by Stefano Gentile.
GÜNTER SCHLIENZ - 'Know Your New Age' CD (Zoharum) - £11

Starting with the shimmering of seawaves, "Know Your New Age" takes you on a journey through the universe created by Günter Schlienz. Inspired by the works of Peter-Michael Hamel, Deuter and Eberhard Schoener, he has created six meditative compositions clocking in at 52 minutes. Schlienz merely takes cues from his masters to develop a sound unique based on sonic structures built on his own modular synthesizer, interspersed with occasional acoustic guitar accompaniment and subtle field recordings. After organ studies, music for space airports and a musical interpretation of autumn, this album would be best experienced meditating on the seashore. Ltd x 250 copies in a 6-panel ecopak with cover design by Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek).
GÜNTER SCHLIENZ - 'Know Your New Age' LP - (Zuckerzeit Tonträger / Zoharum) - £16

Vinyl version of the above release, on the newly-formed Zuckerzeit Tonträger label - a collaboration between Zoharum and Cosmic Winnetou. Ltd x 300 copies on transparent vinyl.
HEXPEROS - 'Lost In The Great Sea' CD (In The Morningside Records) - £11.50

Hexperos is widely known and respected for their romantic, Neoclassical chamber music. The all-new atmospheric and ethereal songs feature heavenly voices, neoclassicism, neofolk and medieval recalls with a strong celtic influence. Their third album reflects the musicians' fascination for ancient times, inviting the listener to hear stories full of sublime romanticism, with lyrics from Christina Rossetti and William Blake. Nature, Celticism and myths are the leitmotif of Hexperos' music, mesmerising with the sound of ancient instruments: cello, bardic harp, hammer dulcimer, bouzouki, uillean pipes and various percussion instruments. Added to this is the evocative sound of violinists Alessandro Pensa and Domenico Mancini, the charming / bewitching voices of the Stella Maris Children's Choir, and last but not least, band-leader Alessandra Santovito's flutes and gorgeous vocals, that conduct the listener through various atmospheres thanks to the wide vocal spectrum and her peculiar, elysian voiceprint. 6-panel digipak.
HEXPEROS - 'The Garden of The Hesperides' CD (In The Morningside Records) - £11.50

Reissue of Hexperos's 2007 debut album (originally on Equilibrium Music), remixed and remastered, with four bonus tracks, now presented in an 8-panel digipak with completely new layout. The exotic Mediterranean fragrance of sensual percussion patterns, together with the low rumble of Francesco Forgione's double bass and the soft keyboard pads enriched by the work of violinists Domenico Mancini and Alessandro Pensa, set the appropriate nocturnal atmosphere for Alessandra Santovito's soaring voice to cast its spell. Skillful instrumentation and arrangements balance grandiose dramatic moments against delicate passages, sparsely coloured with a discreet Celtic tone, helped by the contribution of harpist Francesca Romana Di Nicola. Neoclassical chamber music, with ethereal touches and a predominantly somber mood. A remarkable debut, evoking a mysterious sensuality and romance, easily deserving a place alongside the best works from acts such as Arcana, Ophelia's Dream or Dead Can Dance.
KRYPTOGEN RUNDFUNK - 'Tales From The Mirrored Spaces' CD (Zoharum) - £11

Developing sounds from previous works here, Russian post-industrial / drone artist Kryptogen Rundfunk uses more acoustic instruments (mouth harp, bowed guitar, metal plate, singing bowl, voice), yet stays true to his favourite array of synthesizers, effect units and of course his trademark shortwave radio noises and transmission interceptions. With this set-up he creates a dynamic sonic universe varying from ritualistic ambiental textures to heavy electronics, abstract multi-layered drones and sharp gritty noises. This release is continuation of his artistic way of explore industrial and post-industrial structures, cold sounds and massive non melodies. Ltd x 200 copies in a 6-panel ecopak with beautiful artwork by the St. Petersburg graphic artist Kirill Rozhkov.
KRYPTOGEN RUNDFUNK - 'Tales From The Mirrored Spaces / Live In Gdansk' 2 x CD (Zoharum) - £18

Special double CD edition of the above release. The regular album "Tales From The Mirrored Spaces" comes in a 6-panel ecopak and is accompanied by the bonus disc "Live In Gdansk", which comes in a separate card sleeve. Set Ltd x 100 copies with beautiful artwork by the St. Petersburg graphic artist Kirill Rozhkov.
LUNAR ABYSS DEUS ORGANUM - 'A Sherpa's Sleep Is More Milk Music' CD (Zoharum) - £12

L.A.D.O. is a shamanic drone-ambient project that has literally appeared from a sleep. Its founder first saw and heard this name in a dream, and being quite surprised upon awakening, decided to embody it. Subsequently, many fragments of sound, associations and images came from sleep and drowsy moments, as on this album. Each composition is a piece, a fabric woven from the sounds of various origins: resonant dawns and dusks, roars of distant thunderstorms, rustling of small creatures, sough of wind and leaves, ringing of strings and trumpet calls. All this is interlaced with multi-layered electric threads of analogue and synthetic instruments and call signs of unknown radio stations. This swarm of sounds doesn't fall into chaos but builds up in a forest temple surrounding sleeping children, and the air vibrating with emptiness. Ltd x 250 copies in a 6-panel ecopak.
MASSIMO MAGRINI - 'Vrachnas' CD (Backwards) - £11

This is the first solo release from Massimo Magrini (BAD SECTOR / OLHON). "Vrachnas" is inspired by hypnagogic hallucinations and presents one long track full of drones, noises, distant voices, surrealistic soundscapes, fragmented sounds, for a real journey into the obscure side of the mind. Hypnagogic hallucinations are vivid perceptual experiences that typically occur at the onset of sleep. Hypnopompic hallucinations are similar experiences but occurring at awakening. Sleep paralysis is a state when, during awakening or falling asleep, a person is aware but unable to move or speak. It may include hypnagogic hallucinations, such as shadowy figures entering the room while the subject is paralysed. During the paralysis the sleeper may hear imagined sounds like humming, buzzing noises, voices and whispers. "We suggest listening to this recording with headphones or, alternatively, with speakers placed in an equilateral triangle with the listener's position". Ltd x 400 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve with illustrations by Mastereaster.
NNHMN - 'Church Of No Religion' CD (Zoharum) - £12

Berlin duo NNHMN ("Non-Human") came together to explore their love for the spectrum of gothic synths and the desire for immortality. "Church Of No Religion" is a collection of purgatory poems and lamentations. Allegorical, dramatic and literal, gruesome and ethereal - all that emphasises the work's mortal and ritualistic purpose, representing power existing within eternity. The album puts ceremony, liturgy and ritual influences at the forefront combined with dark synth music which has strong experimental approach and raw Gothic flavour (Gothic in the uncivilized and un-Christian medieval context). The album is full of rhythmic (but not harsh) electronics, with heavily processed female vocals embedded in looped rhythms, building into a kind of trance; a classic arsenal of synthesizers, and an acoustic ritual bass drum made by a Tuvan shaman Gendos. "No religion has become the new religion". Ltd x 250 copies in a 6-panel digipak.
PAS MUSIQUE & RAPOON - 'Composited Reality' CD (Zoharum) - £12

A collaborative album from Pas Musique and Rapoon, previously released only on tape and USB stick in strictly limited editions in 2018, now reissued for the first time on CD. Six new tracks and field recordings, mixing the sonic worlds of Robert L. Pepper and Robin Storey (ex-Zoviet France). "...it shimmers with a haze of imaginary and real landscapes made artificial flesh, its coherence constructed into a miasma of hallucinatory soundscapes that glow with the acoustic aura of what John Hassell termed the fourth world... one long-form track that switches moods with the tides, seeds burning and flickering in dubwise refractions that hold attention like there is in fact no exterior world... ghostly remnants turning on multiple axes as if there was no gravity, no longer any earthbound source to their acoustic selves. Composited Reality is one of those collaborations that takes each participant's contributions and makes them something more, something extra, extra-sensory even" (Freq). Recorded live in April 2017 at Art & Beauty in the Heights, New York. Just under 53 mins. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel digipak.
PHELIOS - 'At The Mountains Of Madness' LP (Loki Foundation) - £19

With its majestic dark ambient atmosphere, complex dronesaceping and deep cushions of textural shamanic / tribal percussion, Martin Stürtzer paints with his 5th album of Phelios another expansive aural picture. This channels the unimaginable and connects with the cubes and subterranean caverns of echoing, vaporous, wormily honey-combed mountains of madness. Epically scaled soundwaves creating a fantastic, daemoniac glimpse, among the churning zenith-clouds, of what lay back of those other violet westward mountains which the Old Ones had shunned and feared. Ltd x 300 copies.
RAMLEH - 'It's Never Alright / Kerb Krawler' 7" (Fourth Dimension) - £6

***SLIGHTLY DINGED CORNER*** The first track on this double-A side, "It's Never Alright", with its city-destroying stomp attack, collides head on with the kind of untamed keyboard splurge the group is more generally renowned for exorcising. The flipside, "Kerb Krawler", helps to reel you back to a psychedelic orbit nobody but Ramleh know how to navigate. Typical for Ramleh as they stand now, both songs represent just two of the many sides they're now given to exploring. Bold, serious, playful and once again illustrating exactly how easily Gary Mundy (Kleistwahr, S.P.I.T.E., Toll) and Anthony Di Franco (JFK, AX, Ethnic Acid, Novatron), straddle the line of being great musicians never afraid to turn that notion on its head by rising to new challenges, this single pays testament to their current upward curve. Mastered by James Plotkin. Ltd x 500 copies on lurid green vinyl. Unfortunately every copy arrived to us with a slightly dinged corner, hence reduced price.
SPHERIC - 'Music For Laboratories' CD (St.An.Da. / Silentes) - £11.50

Spheric is Roman composer Orlando Lostumbo. This work is inspired by his working in the biomedical field at the Istituto Superiore di Sanitá research institute. The ongoing contact with scientists and researchers gave the artist the idea to create Ambient music for laboratories, inspired by Brian Eno's 1978 masterpiece "Music For Airports" and topics such as DNA replication, spiral waves, diffraction, bacterial reproduction. In this work Lostumbo uses electronic sounds, piano and double bass, deconstructing, superimposing and displacing the electronic and acoustic sounds, creating effects that lead to continuous processes of sound transformation within a circular and mantric music. Using overlapping loops he highlights the repetitiveness and circularity of the mechanisms of life and, through manipulation, the destruction and deconstruction of matter that leads to a new birth. Ltd x 200 copies in a digisleeve.
THE STARGAZER'S ASSISTANT - 'Mirrors & Tides, Shivers & Voids' CD (Zoharum) - £12

Sweeping, intricate, sometimes ominous yet always exuding a warmth and depth of emotion, The Stargazer's Assistant produces pure cinema of sound. Ancient forests, vast plains, billowing clouds, rusted metal hulks, wet rock walls, light flickering in dark: these are the subtle visions of The Stargazer's Assistant. Originally released on Utech Records in 2013 as a double 10" vinyl, this recording is now available for the first time on CD. For this record David J. Smith (Guapo, live performer with Stephen Thrower of COIL's projects UnicaZürn and Cyclobe) is joined by Circle vocalist Mika Rättö, Sara Hubrich (Apartment House, Basel Sinfonietta) and Chloe Herington (Knifeworld). Originally a solo recording project set up by Smith to provide soundtracks for his work as a visual artist, it has since grown to encompass live concerts and collaborations with film makers and performance artists. The group is at present a trio comprising: Smith, David J. Knight (Danielle Dax, Lydia Lunch) and Michael J. York (Coil, Cyclobe). Ltd x 300 copies in a 6-panel digipak.
THE STONE TAPES - 'Revolutions In The Head' CD (Attenuation Circuit) - £11

The Stone Tapes here is: Edward-Ka Spel (The Legendary Pink Dots), Frans De Waard (Beequeen, Frieband, THU20, Shifts, Kapotte Muziek etc), plus Big City Orchestra members dAS, Ninah Pixie, and Philip Knight. "Revolutions In The Head" represents an almost transcendental stream of 60 minute soundtracks created over several days for a TV station in San Francisco. The concentration involved was almost terrifying, but the satisfaction displayed when that clock hit the magical 60 minute mark seemed like a glorious release. Big City Orchestra instigated the project and were joined by Frans while Edward Ka-Spel joined for the last part of the penultimate session, having literally just got off the train from London and connected his devices mid-session. When the music was over, there seemed to be a general consensus that this meeting of minds needed to be heard by a wider audience. "a 40+ minute transcendental head trip breathing a calm, blurred atmosphere of circular, hence the 'revolutions' in the title, synth waves, frequencies and radio sounds. That 'revolutionary' circular sound aspect is more or less the central theme here, embellished with, at times Nurse With Wound-like sounds, reversed tones, modified analogue squeaks and bleeps, static and a quieter bit with sequenced chords... a very listenable and pleasant sound sculpture" (Vital Weekly). Ltd x 300 copies in a digisleeve.
UHUSHUHU - 'Bones & Drones' CD (Zoharum) - £12

UHUSHUHU is one of the most interesting drone / ambient projects hailing from Russia. Pavel Dombrowski composes and improvises with many other musicians under this guise using their skills to head into various directions in both genres. His albums are characterised by a particular attentiveness to detail and the richness of monolithic tapestry out of delicate melodies. On his album UHUSHUHU successfully creates a laid back, somnambulant atmosphere which acts as a signature for the project. Over the 45-minute piece tones and atmospheres are developed into moon music with hints of ethnic sounds. Listen to the abyss for a continuous discovery... this adventure may last forever. Ltd x 250 copies in a 6-panel ecopak.
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BARDOSENETICCUBE - 'Deadhead' CD (Aquarellist) - £10.50

"Deadhead" is totally different to all other releases from this great Russian experimental-ambient artist. Brilliant electronica, mixed with Neoclassical elements and Russian samples and hymns. Some tracks appear with Martial drums and trumpets, others feel more like the Finnish cult-label Sähkö. "Deadhead" is without doubt the most musical work of Bardoseneticcube. "The Death's Head moth (Acherontia Atropos) is the only butterfly which emits sounds. In many beliefs the appearance of this butterfly forebodes death. Interweaving of esoteric vibrations and beliefs accompanying human beings since their appearance on Earth was expanded in the 20th century with new flows created by people of the technogenic era. That whhich alchemists called "ether" is now filled with political slogans, calls for violence and personal ravings of every sick mind. Mass communications interlaced all cultures into one awkward mass. This was in the 20th century" 6-panel digisleeve.
GENDER TROUBLE - 'Chokehair' CD (Dark Vinyl) - £11

Gender Trouble is R. Loren (Pyramids / Sailors With Wax Wings / White Moth) and Faith Malimba (Black Doll), along with guest collaborators including Kenneth Parker and Ashley Scott Jones, and vocal spots by Marissa Nadler, and Scout Pare Phillips. "Chokehair explores the much ignored / maligned / ignored genre of Harsh Noise Wall through the prism of noise, techno, and the spectacle. Gender Trouble is static and synth and more static, waves and waves of static, and rejection of music and rejection of nihilism, but with a decent beat you can (but won't) dance to. Indebted equally to The Rita and Tiesto, I feel confident that if Little Richard was conceived in 1990, this is the music he'd be making today". 6-panel digisleeve.
HYBRYDS - 'Dreambient' CD & DVD (Aquarellist) - £13.50

"Dreambient" is based on exploration of the female characters from the Pagan past. The music has a traditional ambient-ritual basis, enriched with rhythmic electronics, melodic synthesizer tunes, guitar parts and female vocals. The DVD contains a visualisation of the subconscious flow of religious and erotic archetypes. Ltd x 1000 copies in a 6-panel double digipak.
IRFAN - 'Seraphim' CD (Prikosnovenie) - £11

The most authentic album of the ethereal band. Five years after their first album, discover a powerful, mystic sound from Bulgaria, with hypnotizing melodies. The exceptional voice of Denitza Seraphimova is reminds of Lisa Gerrard or Azam Ali's oriental songs. A fusion between Bulgarian ancient folklore, oriental mystic singing, Balkan choirs and sacred music, inspired by the music of the Balkans, Byzantium and Medieval Europe. Irfan astonishes with rich and melodic compositions, using a huge variety of acoustic instruments. "In a world of impermanence where only life and death are certain we wander through the labyrinth of present and illusion led by our eternal longing for the return to the transcendental reality where we belong. The eternal return towards the Seventh Direction - to the heart". Ltd x 1000 copies in a 6-panel digipak.
MIGUEL A. RUIZ & BARDOSENETICCUBE - 'Exclusion Zone' CD (Aquarellist) - £10.50

A collaboration work of Spanish musician Miguel A. Ruiz (Funeral Souvenir, Michel Des Airlines, Orpheon Gagarin, Efficient Refineries) and Russian project Bardoseneticcube. "Dangerous zones of sonic landscapes painted with the help of analogue synths and sequences, all sorts of samples, vinyl records and even folk instruments (percussion, gusli, penny whistles and pipes). Schizophrenically twisted ambiental collage of the fragments of the modern soundsphere. Rhythmic excursions into contaminated areas. Industrial psychedelia". Ltd x 500 copies in a digisleeve.
S.E.T.I. - 'Sleep Environments For Interplanetary Travel' 8 x CD Boxset (Power & Steel / Loki Foundation) - £44

Perfect for the long nights, this is a deep ambient space soundtrack of nothing less than eight hours on eight CDs. 'S.E.I.T.' (Sleep Environments for Interplanetary Travel) by Andrew Lagowski / SETI takes you on a journey to other worlds, using wormhole navigation and cosmic guidance. You'll go through parallel universes, maybe needing to sleep in order to maintain your sanity. There will be echoes of your past lives, encounters and tangential moments. Darkness, beauty and noise will be your companions... mangled bursts of communication... a smattering of spy transmissions... broken broadcasts and ethereal interludes from an Earth long since abandoned by a stupid and brutal race. A race only occasionally capable of connecting to the cosmic wheel that gives our souls energy. These recordings have been composed, sequenced and mastered in such a way as to allow for periods of hazy dreams, deep sleep, time displacement and finally, awakening. Recommended for your own sleep travels and dream experimentation. Presented in a beautiful cardboard box, with each CD in its own sleeve, and with a 12-page booklet.
SIEBEN - 'Sex And Wildflowers' 2 x LP (Dark Vinyl) - £19

"Sex And Wildflowers" was an artistic turning point for Howden and saw the introduction of his trademark looped violin work. It also produced songs that still populate his live performances to this day. Originally released in 2003 and 2005 on CD, the lengthy nature of the album means this debut vinyl edition runs to two records. There are the four extra tracks: 'Bluebell', 'Handfasting', 'Crimson Clover' and 'Loki Rides Again', along with the two original tracks missing from on the 2005 re-issue: 'Love's Trumpet' and 'Love's Other Trumpet'. Finally comes a newer version of 'Virgin In The Green' from "As They Should Sound", released in Spring 2009. Written, performed and produced by Matt Howden in Spring 2003 and Winter 2005. "There's a melancholic air about the music of Sieben. The instrumentation is in the tradition of folk music, but the delivery is darker, and decidedly more dramatic, with sweeping strings and a scintillating violin score" (Compulsion Online). Ltd x 150 copies on black vinyl in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve with new artwork.
SIEBEN - 'Sex And Wildflowers' 2 x LP (Dark Vinyl) - £23

Special coloured vinyl edition of the above release. Ltd x 100 copies on marbled vinyl in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve with new artwork.
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SONOLOGYST 'Ancient Death Cults And Beliefs' CD (CSR270CD) £9

OUT 13th MARCH

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Profound, ritual dark ambient and apocalyptic drones from Italy's Sonologyst.

The veneration of the dead plays an important role in mythology and (nature) religions. It is inspired by fear for wrath of the deceased, and by obtaining their council and favours. A large part of the religious life concentrated therefore around the death cults. This led to the erection of huge monuments (mastabas, pyramids, grave-temples, and rock-graves) in Egypt... but in ancient China, Mesopotamia, and India the dead were also honoured by impressive monuments and elaborate rituals.

Although the death cults and burial rituals may be different among the nature religions, the reasons are the same; either affection towards the deceased or else fear for the soul wandering in the vicinity of the corpse and which must be appeased (with offerings, prayers, incantations). Common is also a form of cannibalism where the body is eaten in order to obtain some of the strength of the deceased. The mummification of the dead, which originated in the belief of life after death, was an important part of the death cults too.

This album is a deep musical investigation of those cults and beliefs in ancient times. Presented in a matt digipak with evocative, ritualistic artwork by Abby Helasdottir.
KHOST 'Buried Steel' CD (CSR278CD) £9

OUT 13th MARCH

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The brand new album Birmingham industrial doom metal duo Andy Swan (FINAL, IROHA) & Damian Bennett (TECHNO ANIMAL, CARTHAGE), feat Stephen Mallinder (CABARET VOLTAIRE, WRANGLER), Eugene Robinson (OXBOW) and more... 'Buried Steel' is the fourth album from KHOST, following the 2017 release 'Governance'.

Themes and sonics of 'Buried Steel' range from granite and impassive to dreamlike and somnambulistic, in keeping with the promise - and threat - of the title, dwelling on slow, infallible ruination: a gravitational downthrust upon misshapen monuments and structures which are mangled, overgrown and increasingly forgotten. A monochrome landscape where nature reclaims and redefines us as time passes.

Recording of the album was marred with events such as an electrical fire which damaged some equipment. As a result, a number of tracks on the album had to be pieced together from damaged analogue elements such as reel to reel (Khost reel to reel RIP). From this point, the dynamic of some of the songs was altered, shifting their eventual outcome, particularly the tone of ambient work on Buried Steel.

Further guests on 'Buried Steel' include Syan, Manuel Liebeskind, Daniel Buess (16-17, MIR) and Stephen Ah Burroughs (TUNNELS OF AH, ex-HEAD OF DAVID).

CD in 6-panel digipak with artwork contributions from Talitha Bell, Syan and Craig Earp.
MINÓY 'In Search Of Tarkovsky' CD (CSR273CD) £9

OUT 13th MARCH

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Minóy (1951-2010), a major figure in DIY noise music, produced some of the most remarkably engrossing, beautiful and imaginative work-of-art albums released on cassette in the 1980's.

Created in 1986, "In Search Of Tarkovsky" is dedicated to the late Russian Director Andrei Tarkovsky ("Solaris", "Stalker", "Andrei Rublev" etc). A unique world of musical expression, with dense audio abstractions where the origin of any particular sound isn't quite discernible. A form of labyrinthian, droning collage electronics, otherworldly and dreamlike, at times nightmarish, at times sad, but always bold and deeply affecting.

Composed after the director's death, it contains many trademarks of Minóy's style: manipulation of shortwave radio, use of spring reverb to get those strangely echoing, claustrophobic environments, and then the howling vocals, piling-up and distorting. Minóy plainly mourns the director's death but in such a unique way there is nothing to compare it to. Two long-form, elaborate pieces (just under 1 hour), essential to Minóy's aesthetic of "cinema of the ear".

This is the first Minóy material ever to be reissued. Unavailable since the original cassette release, these tracks have been remastered from the original archive files and are presented for the first time on CD in a matt-laminate digipak.
COLD SPRING 'Embroidered Hooded Sweatshirt' (CSR59EH) £32

Embroidered Men's hooded sweatshirt featuring the classic Cold Spring logo in red on black hoodie.

Fruit Of The Loom Premium Sweat with soft lining, concealed full metal zip, black draw cord, pockets.

Sizes S-2XL


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COLD SPRING 'Embroidered Patch' (CSR59EP) £6.50

Black patch with the classic Cold Spring logo embroidered in red. 10cm.

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Z'EV 'Heart Beat Ear Drum' DVD (CSR262DVD) £13

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The film will be shown at a tribute night to the rhythmajik master, 8th February at Cafe OTO, London.
Live: BOW GAMELAN ENSEMBLE
"Heart Beat Ear Drum" is a feature length documentary about the late artist and musician Z'EV (1951-2017), known for his punk era scrap metal music - an extraordinary range of acoustic phenomena resulting in trance-inducing sounds.

This documentary shows how his music changed and grew and how his personal journey led him to the margins of art and the depths of heart. From 2007-2015, director Ellen Zweig followed Z'EV, shooting concerts and interviews, and collecting archival footage. In addition to interviews with Z'EV, there are interviews with a community of artists who have known him since the 1970's, curators who have encountered him in the 1990's, and younger people who have only heard his recorded music or read his philosophical texts (Bob Bellerue, Bow Gamelan Ensemble, HATI, Barbara Stevini, Simone Forti, Zach Layton, Carl Stone, Ned Subslette, Johanna Went and more). Features archival concert footage, contemporary concert footage and interviews, finishing with an with an extended concert.

Director: Ellen Zweig
Co-Editor: Lili Chin
Sound Design: Ron MacLeod

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COIL 'Stolen & Contaminated Songs' CD / 2LP / Ltd 2LP (CSR276CD/LP)

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Cold Spring are proud to announce the long-awaited reissue of Coil's 1992 album, presented on CD and, for the first time, on vinyl. "Stolen & Contaminated Songs" was recorded and produced by Coil in 1992. It is comprised of over 60 minutes of outtakes and unreleased songs, evolved during the recording sessions for their prior album, "Love's Secret Domain". A wealth of superb material showcasing the diversity of Coil: dark, violent, vivid and fractured, yet cohesive and beautiful. Combined with the latest studio technology and Coil's ever-evolving production skills, "S&C Songs" walks a fine line between tradition and innovation, continually creating semi-abstract soundscapes with a cinematic quality.

CD in glossy digipak. Double LP on sumptuous 180gm vinyl, housed in a glossy 350gsm gatefold sleeve:

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SPK 'Zamia Lehmanni (Songs Of Byzantine Flowers)' CD / LP / Ltd LP (CSR274CD/LP)

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Originally released by Side Effects in 1986, "Zamia Lehmanni" was the third (and final) core SPK album and was Graeme Revell's first truly solo project. He was in a period of transition, somewhere between the industrial noise of the early years and his later award-winning soundtrack work. On the day before this was first released, this style of music, now ubiquitous (especially in soundtracks), did not exist.

After "Information Overload Unit" cleared a space for subsequent explorations, and the environmental percussion and anchored mutilated sound collages of "Leichenschrei", the "body without organs" was fully eviscerated. Graeme felt 'industrial music' was becoming ossified and needed to be taken into radically new territories: 'post-industrial'.

The track "In Flagrante Delicto" (mastered as originally intended here) was later used by Revell for his work on the soundtrack for the 1989 film "Dead Calm", which won him Best Original Score from the Australian Film Institute.

Unavailable in any format since Mute's 1992 CD edition, we now present this landmark album on newly remastered CD, and on vinyl for the first time since 1986.
Approved by Graham Revell, this release comes with new artwork by Abby Helasdottir and is remastered by Martin Bowes (The Cage). Features new liner notes from Graeme Revell, 2019.

LP on sumptuous 180gm black or limited edition of 500 copies on gold vinyl, presented in a 350gsm gatefold sleeve.

CD in a 6-panel digipak.
'ANTICHRIST' (LARS VON TRIER) ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK 12" ETCHED (CSR272LP)

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Cold Spring are proud to announce the official release of the soundtrack to Lars Von Trier's controversial film 'Antichrist', available on physical format for the first time. Ten years after the film's initial release, the extreme, provocative performances from Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg in 'Antichrist' still have the power to shock, repulse and divide.

The sound design by Kristian Eidnes Andersen with Lars Von Trier, was composed using only natural sounds and samples (including internal body recordings). Each element was recorded specifically for the film and overseen by Von Trier, including a brand new, sombre performance of Händel's 'Lascia Ch'io Pianga', recorded in Kastelskirken church in Copenhagen, 2009.

Pressed onto heavyweight 180 gram vinyl with an etched B-Side.
12" 'Eden Olive' Coloured Etched Vinyl is ltd x 250 copies, via Cold Spring only. Housed in a heavy 350gsm full colour sleeve featuring the original theatrical release artwork, approved by the Director.

Award winning Danish composer Kristian Eidnes Andersen has produced music and sound design for films, television and documentaries for 30 years, notably working with Lars Von Trier on the films Antichrist, The House That Jack Built, Dancer In The Dark, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac (Vol I & II). Kristian on IMDB.


ANTICHRIST: A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse. Nature Is Satan's Church. When nature turns evil, true terror awaits and chaos reigns.
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN 'ᛉᛣ - Algir; eller Algir i Merkstave' CD / LP / T-Shirt (CSR275CD/LP/TS)

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Trepaneringsritualen return to Cold Spring with an album-long ritual working entitled ᛉᛣ - Algir; eller Algir i Merkstave. On this record - constructed from a series of rituals designated to guide the last ceasing of ᛏᛇᚱᚫ ᚾ ∴ ᚾ ∴ ᚾ - T × R × P is manifest in its most obscure form. Sonically minimal yet devastating in emotional impact, this working lets the listener grasp the last vestiges of Nifl and Múspell, and with them as weapon and beacon traverse the Night. ᛉᛣ reveals a barren landscape where crooked paths lead onward, through soot black veils to a point of radiant light where all that is is Union & Dissolution.

Dedicated to our sister,
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THE TELESCOPES 'Stone Tape' CD (CSR267CD) - £10.50

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The 10th album from The Telescopes is full of wall-to-wall psychedelic drones, swaying chants, trance-inducing shoegaze and "suspended-in-space magnificence" (Julian Cope). Stone Tape is a concept album inspired by "Stone Tape Theory" (or "residual haunting"), theorized by Thomas Charles Lethbridge in 1961. The archaeologist, parapsychologist and explorer developed the idea that inanimate materials can absorb energy from living beings, and that this mental electrical energy, released during emotional or traumatic events, could somehow be "stored" in such materials and "reproduced" under certain conditions. The hypothesis has been known as "Stone Tape Theory" since the cult 1972 TV screenplay "Stone Tape" by Nigel Neale. This CD edition contains a bonus 14-minute version of the track 'The Living Things', recorded in Switzerland in 2018. Presented in a digipak with new artwork by Stephen Lawrie. "Close your eyes for added effect and hit repeat - by the end of round 3 you'll be hitting the peyote sands of shamanic trance territory" (Louder Than War).
COMMON EIDER, KING EIDER 'ÉGRÉGORE' CD (CSR271CD) - £10.50

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Égrégore is a ritual collaboration between B.S.s. (Common Eider, King Eider) and Arexis (La Breiche, Coume Ouarnede, Stille Volk)... and all of the spirits of the Pyrenees present during those Dark Moon Rituals, wishing to speak. Born under May's New Dark Moon in 2018, born in secrecy, in darkness, in Ritual. Born in a tiny cabin in the Pyrenees of France... Rituals documented late into the night and early morning hours. Voices captured whispering, wailing, lashing out. Bells ring to both banish and invoke. Recorded live using electronics, rocks, antler, branches and voice. Four offerings given as gifts to the black air... the burnt soil... Gifts to the Spirits living in those forests and mountains of the Pyrenees. Dark moon folk magic... Housed in a beautiful matte-laminate gatefold ecopak, with visuals prepared by Kevin Gan Yuen (Sutekh Hexen).
LLYN Y CWN 'TWLL DU' CD (CSR254CD) - £11

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Twll Du ('Black Hole') is an ominous dark ambient journey through vast atmospheric landscapes. Each beautifully crafted opus is based on a bespoke field recording and is named after an area of Cwm Idwal, home of the Twll Du. Swelling, monolithic drones reveal the majestic power of the mountains. The music conveys an immersive atmosphere and is intended to be played as the listener falls into a deep sleep. Llyn Y Cwn ('Lake Of The Dogs) is a small lake at 715m in the Glyder mountain range of Snowdonia, North Wales. The Devil's Kitchen is the name given to the dark, black crack which splits the rock of Clogwyn y Geifr ('Cliff Of The Goat') between Y Garn and Glyder Fawr. The Welsh name for Devil's Kitchen is Twll Du, meaning 'black hole', because of the plume of steam that is often seen rising from the crack resembling a chimney. It's said when steam can be seen rising from the chimney, the Devil is cooking. File next to fellow Welshman Lustmord. Presented in a 6-panel digipak with breathtaking photography by the artist.
KOLLAPS 'MECHANICAL CHRIST' CD / LP / T-SHIRT / LONGSLEEVE SHIRT (CSR269CD/LP/TS/LS)

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Australian post-industrialists KOLLAPS are a three piece creating a unique brand of primitive noise "intended for degenerates and outsiders". The bands' distinctive primordial tones are created using appropriated waste materials like scrap metal, raw plastics and steel plates combined with blistering percussion, bass and vocals. This is no empty "industrial" gesture, for the band this process of creation facilitates the literal use of postmodern society against itself. Mechanical Christ, the bands' sophomore release, is a conceptual continuation of its predecessor Sibling Lovers. This release sees Kollaps further their exploration of the inherent societal sickness of our times, one that manifests itself in the debasement of individual morality. Themes of exploitation, vengeance, drug addiction, paranoia and slave labour are part of a dissonant, inverted morality play. Testament to the bands' evolving conceptual depth are the overarching themes of love, life and death that offer a sense of shared experience in the discomfort of the universal human experience. Known for their violent and nihilistic stage performances, this recording encapsulates with harsher clarity the visceral confrontation that is Kollaps' live act. Mechanical Christ was recorded and mixed over a two-month period at Aviary Studios by Mike Deslandes, and mastered by James Plotkin/Plotkinworks. A journey into the desperation and lack of resolve that is both the crux of modern social ills and at the very heart of the human condition.
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THE NEW BLOCKADERS 'LIVE AT SONIC CITY' CD & DVD (CSR261CD) - £15.50

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Live At Sonic City includes an audio / visual document of TNB's last ever live performance which took place at the Thurston Moore-curated Sonic City festival in Kortrijk, Belgium in 2017. TNB served as a major influence on legendary Noise pioneers such as Merzbow and their influence on the current crop of popular crossover Noise artists such as Wolf Eyes is immeasurable. TNB's performance at Sonic City can best be described as a noise symphony: metal-bashing and grinding, hammering, eviscerating microphone feedback, torrents of glorious mangle and harsh electronics all skilfully blended with a collage of manifold sounds and dynamics. Far from being a typical Noise show, TNB's performance (if it can be described as such) contained elements of absurdist theatre and performance art, although I'm sure TNB would be loathe to be described as such. A magnificent display of The Art Of Noise, TNB as defiant as ever in their total rejection of everything. "For optimal enjoyment we recommend that this DVD be viewed with no sound". CD & DVD in 6-panel digipak.
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The Chameleon, Nottingham - with Bodies On Everest, Surya
KHOST
Stuck On A Name, Nottingham - with Ungraven
COLOSSLOTH
The Soundhouse, Leicester- with 72%, Bile Caster
NYTT LAND
On The Rocks, Helsinki (FI)
8 APR 19 17-18 APR 20 19 APR 20 20 APR 20
COMMON EIDER, KING EIDER
Magasin 4, Brussels (BE) - with Hypnodrone Ensemble, Nordra
NYTT LAND
Durbuy Rock Festival, Bomal-Sur-Ourthe (BE) - with Lacuna Coil, Eluveitie, Primordial, Saltatio Mortis
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Backstage Munchen, Munich (DE)
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Chelsea, Vienna (AT)
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Moritzbastei, Leipzig (DE)
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Frannz, Berlin (DE)
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Headcrash, Hamburg (DE)
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The Black Heart, London - with Voices
24 APR 20 25 APR 20 25 APR 20 21-23 MAY 20
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ResonanzWerk, Oberhausen (DE)
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
Eros At Arms 2020, Zurich (CH) - with Bölzer, Archgoat, Schammasch
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Helheim Festival, Leeuwarden (NL) - with Fenris, Muziek en verteltheater Donderelf
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN / KOLLAPS
Ascension Festival, Mosfellsbær (IS) - with MGLA, Of The Wand And The Moon, Amenra, Hexvessel, Soft Kill, Dødheimsgard, Kælan Mikla
29 MAY - 1 JUN 20 9-12 JUL 20 17-19 JUL 20 30 JUL - 1 AUG 20
MZ. 412 / KOLLAPS
Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig (DE) - with Einstürzende Neubauten, VNV Nation, Cabaret Nocturne, Linea aspera, Ikon, Irfan, NOISUF-X
KOLLAPS
Castle Party, Bolków (PL) - with Hocico, Lebanon Hanover, Artrosis, She Past Away, Kælan Mikla and more
NYTT LAND
Metal Over Russia, Volkovskoe (RU) - with Moonspell, Solstafir, Alcest, Myrkr
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Wacken Open Air, Wacken (DE)
30 JUL - 2 AUG 20 12-13 AUG 20 14-15 AUG 20 28-30 AUG 20
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Castlefest, Lisse (NL)
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Summer Breeze, Wittelshoffen (DE)
NYTT LAND
Midgardsblot Festival, Borre (NO) - with Wardruna, My Dying Bride, Primordial
KOLLAPS
Infest, Bradford - with Attrition, Berlyn Trilogy & more TBA
4-6 SEP 20 12 SEP 20 18-20 SEP 20  
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Festival Mediaval, Dietesrburg (DE) - with Wardruna, Alestorm, Korpiklaani, Corvus Corax, Tanzwut
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN
September Sigillum, Mühltal / Darmstadt - with Genocide Organ, Schloss Tegal, VladimĂ­r Hirsch
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