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NYTT LAND - NEW VIDEO AND SINGLE

Out today: NYTT LAND 'Black Raven' new video and single, taken from the album "Ballads of Lost Times, Part I", releasing November 2020 on Cold Spring.

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APOPTOSE - 'Bannwald' LP (Tesco Organisation) - £32

Ultra deluxe limited vinyl edition release of Bannwald, on vinyl for the first time. "On a sunny Friday in September many years ago, three girls went into a large forest in northern Germany to pick berries and herbs. They never returned". An album full of witchcraft, spells and ancient goddesses. Here nothing is as it seems and reality is covered by a thick layer of autumn foliage. Since the original release in 2010, Apoptose gained a huge following amongst fans of dark ambient music. On the other hand "Bann" is an ancient word for ban or spell. Apoptose remastered the sound so that you experience the girls' path into the woods and hear their voices whispering among the trees... The German term "Bannwald" bears a double meaning: on one hand it stands for a protected woodland where nobody is allowed to cut trees or even to enter. The artwork and packaging invite you to immerse yourself in Bannwald's green twilight of rustling leaves and crackling twigs: the grooves are pressed in forest-lake brown/clear smoked vinyl which is protected by a printed inner sleeve. On the outside a spot-varnishing adds a tactile quality to the iconic artwork of the gatefold cover. Ltd x 300 copies.

ASMUS TIETCHENS - 'Leere Und Zerfall' CD (Moloko+) - £12

Subtitled "Sechs Lesungen aus 'Lehre vom Zerfall' von E.M. CIORAN". For this very special project merging literature and music, Asmus Tietchens read six texts from the master of Philosophical Pessimism, from his first published book when he lived in France, "Précis de décomposition" ("A Short History Of Decay"). These readings are accompanied by Tietchens' exquisite humming micro-sounds, the strangely effected and modulated words and meanings entering your mind-space... Reduced music with extreme filtering leaving residual, decayed sounds. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak designed by Robert Schalinski (Column One).

BREAKING THE WILL - 'Mortal Terrain Incendiary' CD (New Forces) - £11.50

Unrelenting harsh electronics, exploding at a breakneck pace. This US harsh noise artist (aka Stefan Aune, also of Kjostad), has previously collaborated with Gnawed, Steel Hook Prostheses and Nyodene D. Human terrain systems... operational art... combat manoeuvre. The first Breaking The Will full-length release since 2015's "Choosing Death" is faster, rougher, and far deadlier. Tactical innovations driven by a world on the brink. Super-heated auditory munitions across six new tracks. Digipak.

DEISON - 'Substrata' 10" (Substantia Innominata / Drone Records) - £14

Long playing 3 track EP (32 mins) by Italy's Deison. Immersive, crystalline drones based on prepared tapes, metals, strings, wires and electronics. Imagine a forest glade in moonlight with cold, white sonic radiations, half-frozen calyx are clanging at each other, liquid metallic forms appear and disappear, hypnotic slow motion pulses suck you into... something. These are incredible, strong, deep and complex drone compositions, drones with the spirit of the Noise Culture. Sounds of elementary transformations, metamorphosis, and overcoming the usual sense of time. "Substrata contains three new compositions where sounds are conceived as they are "excavated" from the earth beneath our feet: "Terra Firma" (erosion) and then taking to the light (awakening); it describes its interior solid surface ("Prima Materia"), the primitive formless base of all matter similar to chaos, the quintessence or aether" (Cristiano Deison). Mastered by James Plotkin. Ltd x 300 copies on transparent green vinyl with photography and artwork by Deison.

DIETER MÜH - 'Mutus Liber' CD (EE Tapes) - £11.50

"Dieter Müh were rooted in a post-industrial sound, with captivating layers of electronics, manipulations and field recordings. There was always an interest in the occult, and it is here in the title of Mutus Liber referencing an ancient alchemical text... Mutus Liber is a strong entry into the post-industrial world, looking backwards to early industrial music and forwards to what would become industrial ambient" (Compulsion Online). A compilation of recordings created 1993-1994 in Nottingham, with one track recorded at a Harbinger show at the Narrowboat (Ramleh headlining on that occasion). Only a handful of people received this give away tape at the time. Ltd x 200 copies in a 6-panel digipak.

DØDSMASKIN - 'Verdenssmerte' LP (Tesco Organisation) - £23

Death Industrial with elements of over-powering noise, to deep drone and ambience. Dødsmaskin employ a mix of electronic and acoustic / field-recording elements, frequently integrated with tonal layers and metrical arrangements. The fifth full-length installment, Verdenssmerte ("World-pain"), is a continuation of this approach, introducing some new aspects to the Dødsmaskin aesthetics as well as cultivating established ones. Verdenssmerte, a direct translation of the term "weltschmerz", is a title picked at an early stage of the recording process owing to the overall mood of the emerging material and the conceptual framework that had been laid out. In its original meaning, "weltschmerz" signifies psychological implications of the restraints of the physical world; a recurring theme in various Romantic and Decadent literature of the 19th century. Verdenssmerte, then, can be viewed both as an homage and a contemporary contribution to that movement. Ltd x 300 copies with download card.

FABIO ORSI - 'Di Lumi E Chiarori' 4 x CD Boxset (Backwards) - £30

A monumental work from Fabio Orsi: eight long tracks in a perfect meeting between ambient music and Berlin-style electronics; between intimate and dreaming atmospheres and epic soundscapes. Musically it stands on a new course for the artist: together with the classic ambient and drone atmospheres that we know well, the work has more dynamic parts with rhythms and pulsations, and more melodic parts. Expansive and immersive. Ltd x 250 copies in an elegant matt-finished boxset with insert. Each CD comes in an individually designed card wallet. Photography by Fabio Orsi.

GALERIE SCHALLSCHUTZ - 'ZOON - LOGON - ECHON' LP + CD + Cassette Boxset (Tesco Organisation) - £70

A deluxe boxset containing 3 new albums to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Galerie Schallschutz. "Zoon Logon Echon" (Das vernunftbegabte Tier) is a great comeback and the next chapter in the history of Galerie Schallschutz, to uncover the secret machinations and goals in the world we live in. The new album deals with the definition and meaning of being human. It is an overview of what we are and want to be and how the fundamental principles of humanism have changed throughout several decades, by which our own values are diluted to the extent where they no longer exist. Each album has its own sound, character and specific style to get the appropriate impressions and emotions of ZOON - LOGON - ECHON. "Let us blast out our old forms, our ignorance, our weakness and our morality". The box contains 25 tracks spread over: 12" (36 mins), CD in DVD size digipak (66 mins), and cassette (56 mins). Also includes a large inlay and a Galerie Schallschutz triangular logo patch, all presented in a specially customised foam-inlay. Ltd x 350 copies. Very few in stock!

INCAPACITANTS / K2 - 'We Are All Stupid' CD (New Forces) - £11.50

A reissue of the legendary, coveted Incapacitants / K2 album "We Are All Stupid", originally released by Absurd as a limited edition CDr in 1998 (150 copies). The kings of Japanese noise each offer up a 15+ min studio track showcasing their unique brand of unrelenting sonic euphoria. The CD also includes a stunning live collaboration from 1997. A mandatory piece of Japanese Noise history. Incapacitants is Fumio Kosakai (C.C.C.C., Hana Kodama) and Toshiji Mikawa (Hijokaidan). K2 is Kimihide Kusafuka. 64 mins. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak with artwork by John Wiese.

JÉRÉMIE MATHES - 'Arkhaîos' 10" (Substantia Innominata / Drone Records) - £14

Cavernous field / object recording musique concrete from this French composer living in Cambodia. A coalescence of acoustic sound sources recorded in an industrial complex of abandoned factories in southern France 2010-2015. "In-situ improvisations inside reverberant metal tanks, deserted warehouses that I had the possibility to infiltrate during my exploration of the site. Generating sound in these empty spaces mainly by using found objects, combined with instruments that I've brought such as a Tibetan bowl, small bells, percussion, cymbal, a bow, and a violin. Capturing the inner substance, the hidden vibrant matter of various types of metallic structures, machinery, tubes, and pipes, I extended my sonorous palette. All of these elements were used exclusively in the composition of my pieces. Dissolving time, space, mangling sounds collected into a simulacrum of altered realities. A oneiric junction between the concrete world and other unknown territories" (Jérémie Mathes). Artwork by Stijn Deprez, based solely on images realised by Mathes. Ltd x 300 copies.

JÜRGEN PLOOG - 'Tapes Von Unterwegs 1971-1976' LP (Moloko+) - £17

These tapes were recorded and edited by Jürgen Ploog on different flights between 1971-1976 on a portable tape-recorder. Like his literary fellow traveller William S. Burroughs, who made tape experiments a few years earlier, the German Beat writer Jürgen Ploog began experimenting with tape recorders in the 1970s. Ploog on his 33-year life as a transcontinental pilot: "My life was a series of interruptions both geographically (outwardly) and psychologically (state of mind) with exposure to different countries and the constant effects of jet lag". This 40-minute cut-up is the result of his experiments. Passages of Ploog's spoken text mixed with field recordings, assembled, superimposed... scraps pulled out/torn, shifted and copied, questioned and documented. An alchemical experiment, a journey of sounds. "Cut-up as a drug that leads to a different relationship with language, just as a hallucinogen leads to an altered relation with the so-called reality. The result is a fundamental shift of meaning" (J.P.). A friend and literary associate of William S. Burroughs, Ploog is considered a father figure of the German-language literary underground. Ltd x 500 copies with printed inner sleeve.

MAEROR TRI - 'The Singles' CD (EE Tapes) - £11.50

A collection of all Maeror Tri 7"s and and one 10", recorded 1993-1996 - all extremely limited editions. Traversing raw post-industrial noise and sublime guitar-generated dronescapes, this is essential stuff for fans of MAEROR TRI's dream-drift and remains some of the best drone music ever made. "This collection starts out with quite a raw Maeror Tri, with metallic banging but as the CD progresses, some of the more classic Maeror Tri appear: dark and dense and intense, with much layering of sound effects, percussive sounds and many obscure sound-sources... These singles can easily be classified among the best they ever did and with the enhanced quality of the CD, this is a much wanted item" (Vital Weekly). Maeror Tri disbanded in 1996, with 2 members going on to form Troum and the third forming 1000schoen. Originally released on EE Tapes in a 7" cover (2005), now reissued in a 6 panel digipak with new cover art by Jan Van den Broeke. Ltd x 500 copies.

NINE CIRCLES - 'Falling / Preconception' 7" (EE Tapes) - £12

Minimal synth / New Wave act Nine Circles were founded in 1980 in Amsterdam by Lidia Fiala and Peter van Garderen. After a few different line-ups, the band finally settled into their current formation in 2012, this time with Lidia and Per-Anders Kurenbach (Psyche, Shock Therapy, The Eternal Afflict). On the A side is the brooding coldwave semantics of "Falling" with its slow motion arpeggios and chilling vintage drums capturing the mood convincingly from their old days. On the flip is something more uptempo and upbeat on the euphoric "Preconception". Ltd x 250 copies.

NOX - 'Opus Unending' CD (Winter-Light) - £11.50

Nox is Croatian artist Jurica Santek (recording as Aegri Somnia for Cryo Chamber and Efil for Kalpamantra respectively). Here he presents traditional, pitch-black dark ambient, focused on low, sub tones with touches of industrial and horror recordings. Downtune and lo-fi, the feel shifts more towards that of the original dark ambient and death industrial artists from the early period of these genres. Experimental and field recordings were carefully collected and have been used for the construction of an entire album. The main focus is on dark, isolationist soundscapes but also as music without distraction, that can be used as a background meditative for various purposes. The aim is to reach a fluid dark atmosphere that is pleasant and meditational to listen to, but that also has dark and unnerving moments. Ltd x 200 copies in a digipak.

OF THE WAND AND THE MOON - 'Tainted Tears' 12" BLUE SINGLE-SIDED (Heidrunar Myrkrunar) - £21

Tainted Tears have crystalized into form. Into twilight song. For a twilight season. This 12" single presents two sombre acoustic versions of songs from the forthcoming Of The Wand And The Moon album entitled "Your Love Can't Hold This Wreath of Sorrow". Featuring house musician Niels Rønne on melodica, and guest appearance by Offermose. Conjuring soundscapes from the bottomless pit of the bog of sacrifice. Little did we know that the sounds of bats would have made such significance... and remember... the tears are free... Recorded at black algiz bunker and soundscape studio Copenhagen. Mixed by Louise Nipper. Mastered by Robert Ferbrache (Changes). Ltd x 250 copies on blue vinyl with etched flipside.

OF THE WAND AND THE MOON - 'The Lone Descent' CD (Heidrunar Myrkrunar) - £14

2020 reissue of this classic OTWATM album. Kim Larsen takes a different road to the previous albums on this 5th full-length - 60's influenced, where the love for Lee Hazlewood and Serge Gainsbourg shines through. Still keeping the dark Neofolk roots, "The Lone Descent" is without doubt the most bleak and melancholic album from Of The Wand & The Moon, and clearly shows Larsen's brilliant talent as a singer/songwriter. Features guests: Lorenzo Woodrose (Baby Woodrose), Aron, Soma Allpass (Mew, Martin Hall), Bo Rande (The William Blakes, Mew, Blue Foundation), John Murphy (Death In June, Knifeladder, SPK), John van der Lieth (Sonne Hagal) and Anne Eltard (Solanaceae, OTWATM). Comes in a spot-varnished gatefold mini-LP sleeve, with CD in its own wallet plus a hefty booklet.

POSITION PARALLÈLE - 'Néons Blancs' LP (Hau Ruck!) - £21

"I woke up in a room where the walls were painted green. There was nothing on the ground except a cup of tea and a very / too quiet boy. I plugged in an outlet on a book very 'Nova...' and the blue field that appeared was not magnetic. Unable to reach any position parallel dimension. The street was empty and cold rain. I shot across the room, killed the boy and took with it the memory of his crimes. Out the day shines like neon White...'. the brand new work of Derniere Volonte's minimal electronic project - a taste of future retro synth pop! Bring out your dance shoes! Ltd x 300 copies on clear vinyl with printed inner sleeve.

POSITION PARALLÈLE - 'Néons Blancs' LP + CD Set (Hau Ruck!) - £25

Vinyl and CD edition of the above release, with CD in sealed card wallet.

SLAVES NO MORE (SUTCLIFFE JUGEND) - 'The Unravelling' 2 x CD (4iB Records) - £16.50

SLAVES NO MORE is the new project of Kevin Tomkins and Paul Taylor. SNM was conceptualised some time ago and incepted right after the decision to end Sutcliffe Jugend. The official announcement was made at the end of 2019. "The Unravelling is the inaugural release that officially paves the new artistic direction of Sutcliffe Jugend. This double album marks the continuity of their musical journey, and perseveres in the creative vision and sonic execution of Kevin and Paul. The maturity displayed in the 10 tracks and its progressive nature are dominantly presented through complex layered soundscapes and new dimensions of vocal ranges that feature 'Scott Walker-esque' baritone and soprano parts. The avoidance of cliched tunefulness and implementation of unusual notes, further accompanied by dark lyrics and subtly intense vocal aesthetics make all of this "essential to the 'unravelling' of the character". Ltd x 300 copies.

THEODOR BASTARD - 'Volch'ya Yagoda' CD (Theo Records) - £12

The long-awaited new album from Russia's mystical band Theodor Bastardis a major work the band has been working on for the past five years. The multilayered and unpredictable album "Volch'ya Yagoda" inherits the band's recognizable multigenre approach where psychedelic trip hop combines with cinematic instrumentals and archaic world music meets modern technological electronics. Russian texts are combined with glossolalia and shamanic spells. Over many years the band have sharpened the art of weaving complex sound canvases where the listener feels like in a labyrinth. The special northern atmosphere of the album is created with exotic and traditional instruments: Nordic nyckelharpa and jouhikko, primeval flutes created from tree roots and shamanic percussion. As always, the leading role in the album belongs to the voice of Yana Veva, exciting and bewitching by its deepness. "Volch'ya Yagoda" takes the listener to the cold and twilight realms of marshy swamps of taiga and mossy tundra, to unexplored places where the earthly plane and the spiritual world are separated only by a very thin ghostly veil. Collector's edition. Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak in slipcase with 8-page booklet.

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BLOOD OV THEE CHRIST - 'Filthy Criminals' CD (Old Captain) - £11

Swedish Power Electronics project Blood Ov Thee Christ, began in Norsborg, 1983 under name Sachsenhausen Industriale. The project relocated to Sundsvall and transformed into Blood Ov The Christ in 1985, recording the infamous tape "Master Control". After some years of intense activity at the end of the 1980s, the project was laid to rest. In 2005, Blood Ov Thee Christ was resurrected after a long slumber. The founding father of BOTC, Harri Honkaniemi, who joined forces with Kristian Olsson (Alfarmania / Kommando RJF / Survival Unit), recorded their first output together, "Filthy Criminals / Hatemaster". 10 years later, this cult classic is now reissued from original master tapes with new artwork by Kristian Olsson. Ltd x 250 copies in a digipak.

DIUTESC (GENOCIDE ORGAN) - 'Evilution Resurrected / Draconigena' CD + DVD (Old Captain) - £13

"Evilution" by Walter Adam von Dewitz, former Genocide Organ member (1989-1999), features rare original tracks recorded 'live without audience and computers'. Raw, minimal, non-mastered true old school death industrial and power electronics. Diutesc (from Old German "Deutsch") is a solo project of a person known by his legendary past in the cult G.O. band and rare self-produced limited vinyl editions also released by Membrum Debile Propaganda and Xn Recordings. "Evilution Resurrected" comprises original tracks from a 2009 self-released CDR/DVDR set, plus never heard before rarities from the early period. The DVD contains an hour long live documentation "Draconigena", plus other short films / trailers and a data section. Ltd x 200 copies in a double digipak with new artwork.

EBOLA DISCO - 'Discography 1997-2017' CD (Old Captain) - £11

North Queensland power electronics! This is a reissue of the 100-only cassette from 2013 (Trapdoor Tapes), with one replacement track. Includes: the 17+ minute track from their vinyl only split release with Rope Society (Tesco Organisation), compilation tracks, a plethora of live performances, a cover of The Stooges' 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' and a cover of SPK's 'Germanik'. Ebola Disco are Ben Taylor (Bordel Militaire) and Mathew Casey. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.

KLOOB - 'Remarkable Events' CD (Winter-Light) - £11.50

The debut album from Spanish dark ambient artist Kloob. The tracks on 'Remarkable Events' switch between dark and light, and you can feel the influence of his recent Eastern travels, crackling in the air - in the field recordings, in the synth sweeps and patterns and in the sonic landscapes that the album creates and carries you along. Make no mistake, this is not an album filled with the chants of Hindu monks and the busy clatter of every day Indian life. It is an intensely spiritual album, which for its duration will take you along the same paths traversed by the artist himself. Dark, intense, and rich. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.

LASSE MARHAUG - 'White Inferno' CD (Old Captain) - £11

During a hellish blizzard in the winter of 1996, Norwegian noise artist Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer, Origami Replika, Testicle Hazard, DEL) locks himself up in his home studio in Trondheim and records the harshest noise of his life. Marhaug's attempt to obliterate the arctic climate with total sonic destruction fails, but the recorded onslaught results in the "White Inferno" cassette, released on Macronympha's Mother Savage Noise Productions label. Dense analogue tape overload which could be seen as a more bloody-minded sister-release to the "Science Fiction Room Service" album of the same year. Included here as a bonus is an obscure piece recorded at the same sessions, previously only available on an Ecuadorian compilation tape. Remastered to maximum volume for a new generation of music fans to endure and enjoy. Ltd x 300 copies in a 6-panel digipak.

NAM-KHAR - 'Secret Essence / Sangwa Dupa' CD (Winter-Light) - £11.50

Nam-Khar is a Ritual / Drone collective that utilises various ethnic instruments and synthesised material within its works. What Nam-Khar offers up here are nine very different pieces of ritualistic music, each with the common thread of bringing you to a place of both focus and isolation. Subtle traditional instrumentation, with industrial sounds, ice cold drones, warm bass sounds and synth sweeps. With its short stabs and metallic sounds, the music can sometimes feel cold, unsettling and edgy. "Secret Essence / Sangwa Dupa" is a sonic journey to the archaic energies / powers in Tibetan culture, which, in the end, are not to be seen as being separated from one's own mind. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.

ODA RELICTA - 'UIA' CD (Old Captain) - £11

"UIA" (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) is a union of politics, religion, and music. 13 connoisseur compositions ranging from military marches to solemn chants to field recordings. A complex tapestry of church hymns and procession marches, Cossack patriotic chants and Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen songs. There is no abuse of hackneyed documentaries or copy-catting of profane Neofolk genre; instead, there is harmony, passion, and wisdom conserved in laconic sonorities. Released exclusively upon the 70th anniversary of the UIA, celebrated on the 14th of October, 2012. Guests: While Angels Watch, Golgatha, Luftwaffe, Gnomonclast, Our God Weeps, Lonsai Maikov, Dissonant Elephant, and Furvus. Digipak. Ltd x 190 copies only!!

STRIATIONS - 'Vietnamization' 2 x CD (Old Captain) - £15

Imagine obsession. Now imagine compacting years of that obsession into a well-crafted work of art. Striations has done just that with his magnum opus, "Vietnamization". This is the sound of war. Not just on for the soldiers on the battlefield; but the nations that feel its impact as well. With a battalion of highly praised collaborators, Mike Finklea (ex-Winters In Osaka), has collaged Power Electronics and Harsh Noise to a seamless point. "Vietnamization" has a powerful vocal presentation and well-placed samples that are culled from various sources. Originally released on cassette on the New Forces label, this expanded 2CD edition contains the original C60 as well as the companion CDr that was given to a select few close friends as well as additional art that was not included with the cassette. The war has been over for nearly four and a half decades, but Striations has placed us right back in the jungle. Ltd x 300 copies in a 6-panel double digipak.

THEODOR BASTARD - 'Vetvi' CD (Theo Records) - £12

Theodor Bastard is one of the most eclectic and mystical bands from Russia. Work on this album took three years with plenty of musicians taking part. Among them are the famous buryat singer Namgar Lhasaranova, multi instrumentalist Phillip Barsky, and talented Olga Glazova, who plays the world's largest gusli. Lead singer Yana Veva has reached new heights with her unique vocal technique. Theodor Bastard take their listeners from hot south to the fairy northern lights. "We travel Russian north every year... Now it's time for us to turn to our culture, our country and our roots. There are our places of power, the places where stones and winds are talking to us. This album is a song of the northern harsh nature". A combination of archaic percussion and magical folk instruments was used during the recording. Ritual rhythms, choirs, outstanding vocals, harps and cymbals give a special atmosphere of northern dawn to one of the songs on the album. Collector's edition in a digipak in slipcase, with 12-page booklet.

VIDNA OBMANA - 'The Face That Must Die' CD (Old Captain) - £11

Vidna Obmana is a pseudonym of Dirk Serries (Fear Falls Burning). 'The Face That Must Die' was recorded when Vidna Obmana was slowly transforming into his trademark ambient signature. With turntables, shortwave radio, voice and synths, Vidna Obmana recorded an album full of tribalesque, doom-risen and dark ambient atmospheres. Originally released in a limited run cassette on Vidna Obmana's own Mechanical Orchestration Music. An indisputable masterpiece accompanied by four rare vinyl tracks from the same era. Introduction by Trevor Ward (The Grey Wolves). Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.

VLADIMIR HIRSCH - 'Scripta Soli' CD (Old Captain) - £11

Scripta Soli ("The writings of the earth") is a thematic contemplation triggered by a great Czech artist in the form of a fictive experience during an apocalyptic war catastrophe, perceived by a person imprisoned in the bunker. Epically dramatized, it consists of 12 figurative parts to strip moral vacuum accumulated by memories, fears, visions and expectations of the inevitable. Vladimir Hirsch (Skrol) offers expressionist sharpness and contrast to gouge out the focal sound from the background cacophonous substance to evoke stark and haunting imagery behind. Proving his expertise and repertoire he renders field recordings, electroacoustic and digital techniques through his typical metamorphic musicalization of primarily non-musical elements realizing the shrill, dynamic realities of the inner conflict: the titular sonic earth eventually turns into a grave. A merging of Modern Classical / Dark Ambient / Industrial. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.