Active since 1987, Japan's Contagious Orgasm (Hiroshi Hashimoto) intersects many diverse areas of experimental electronic music, including noise, industrial, rhythmic noise, and ambient.

"The Chaotic March Of Pagans" feels like a sonic document of black-robed pagans marching through the darkness - an occult ritual captured on tape. This concise cassette unfolds as a single continuous narrative flowing from Side A to Side B, wrapped in a consistently eerie, horror-film-like atmosphere and a deep sense of ritualistic dread.

At the core of the work are the relentless clanging of metal percussion, fragmented and incomprehensible collage voices drifting in and out, and a low, pulsating dark electro-dance beat. Where hypnotic rhythms draw the listener into a vortex of excitement and terror (imagining a swarm of decapitated figures writhing under moonlight), the frenzy subsides into desolate silence. Lingering metallic echoes and scattered vocal remnants underscore the loneliness of a forsaken altar, leaving only the cold aftermath of the ritual.

The two sides form a single grand arc - from ecstatic chaos to collapse and abandonment - functioning not as separate tracks but as one immersive dark ritual experience. Even the inherent hiss of the analogue tape becomes part of the work, amplifying the floating, unearthly atmosphere. Highly recommended not only for noise and industrial fans, but also for lovers of ritual dark electro and horror soundtracks.

Limited edition tape with blue cassette shell, 3 mini artcards and download card, housed in a mini grip-seal PVC bag.