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CONTROLLED DEATH / MAYUKO HINO - OUT TODAY!

Two giants of the Japanese Noise scene present exclusive material on a special limited picture disc. File under: Death Industrial / Savage Electronics. Order now!

WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS & BRION GYSIN

Rare recordings on limited edition 180g vinyl. Pre-order ASAP - this won't be round for much longer! U.S. Customers. Read more at The Vinyl Factory.

NEW JAGATH INTERVIEW

There's a new interview with Jagath @ Side-Line Magazine:

"JAGATH never saw daylight, it is always in twilight... Post-Industrial and Post-Cold War abandoned environments always inspired me... I don't really think JAGATH is connected with early Industrial music although the spirit still inspires me.... I found some local junk and made a spring guitar-like thing, then I realized it is like one that FM EINHEIT used."

COLD SPRING MASK + DONATIONS

We have just a handful of Cold Spring face masks left in stock. **100% of profits on this item will be donated to food banks and animal rescue charities** Once they're all gone we will make our donations. These will not be reprinted.

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A friendly reminder for our U.S. customers that the majority of Cold Spring label titles (inc vinyl) are available at domestic prices from our U.S. distributor Forced Exposure.

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ALEXEY TEGIN (PHURPA) - 'Gyer - Sacred Tibetan Music Of Bon Tradition' CD (Monotone) - £11

Alexey Tegin is the founder member and leader of PHURPA, a practitioner of the sacred ritual of Tibetan pre-Buddhist Bon tradition. Being rather traditional than industrial record, "Gyer" can nonetheless to be compared with such industrial ritual legends as Sigillum S "Bardo-Thos-Grol", early Ain Soph and Current 93, since it is far more darker than anything you would normally find on the ethnic / traditional music albums. With genuine throat singing, shivering Tibetan bells, and a range of traditional instruments (horns, bells, flute, percussion), let "Gyer" put you in a trance. This was Alexey's only solo album and was recorded 5 years before the formation of PHURPA.

BLACK EGG & ALONE IN THE HOLLOW GARDEN - 'A Golden Thread: The Three Fates' MCD (Zazen Sounds) - £10

"A Golden Thread: The Three Fates" is the alchemical collaboration between the French dark electronic project Black Egg (featuring Ushersan from the legendary cold wave band Norma Loy, and his partner Ymaltzin on vocals) and the ritual ambient entity Alone In The Hollow Garden, one of the many creative manifestations of Dan Serbanescu (Tanz Ohne Musik). Themed around the Three Fates - Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos - these collaborative tracks offer the listener a unique esoteric mix of darkwave and ritual ambient, where synthesizers and drum machines merge naturally with acoustic ritual instruments, bells, sitar, piezo devices, metal percussion, magick samples, and resonant female vocals in French language. Already sold out from the label! Digipak.

DEMONOLOGISTS / UTARM - 'Demonologists / Utarm' CD (Fall Of Nature) - £11.50

Split release from two nihilistic acts: Indiana-based Blackened Noise / Horror Electronics duo DEMONOLOGISTS, and Norwegian Drone / Noise / Black Ambient one-man outfit UTARM. Harmful, anxiety inducing frequencies and blackened trepidation from both artists. Originally scheduled for a 2013 release, this accursed thing has finally crawled into existence. A must have release for fans of Gnaw Their Tongues! Ltd x 300 copies.

GRUNTSPLATTER - 'Dragging The Rivers Of Sleep' CD (Fall Of Nature) - £11.50

Gruntsplatter was born in 1994 as a malleable creature that congealed somewhere in the grey area between Death Industrial, Noise and Dark Ambient. With "Dragging The Rivers Of Sleep", Gruntsplatter awakens from its slumber, ahead of the new album "Dowsing In The Cancer Lands", due to be released on Crionic Mind. From the mid 90's to the mid 2000's, Gruntsplatter remained as one of the most original and consistent outfits in dystopian Industrial / Noise / Dark Ambient circles with his particular brand of dread-inducing textures, menacing slow-shifting dynamics and eerie droning soundscapes. A collection of rare tracks recorded 1999-2015: from impossible to find compilations, to alternative versions, plus four previously unreleased tracks. Expertly mastered by Thomas Garrison. Limited Edition (unspecified).

MASKHEAD - 'Rough Disciplines' CD (Hiisi Productions) - £11

This Finnish harsh noise entity offers sleazy and rough self-made electronics, oscillators and effects, and metal junk cut-ups. "Rough Disciplines" start Maskhead's S/M oriented album trilogy, taking inspiration from Grindhouse. Filthy and deranged sounds as always, but in the case of Maskhead there are always some new twists. This is Maskhead’s fourth album, after a highly praised split 7" with Killer Bug, a few compilation tracks and brutal "Bizarre Offerings" album. Sealed card sleeve with NSFW art.

MUSTA TOTEEMI - 'Kaarna' CD (Hiisi Productions) - £11.50

Musta Toteemi is Veli-Matti "Läjä" Äijälä (The Kolmas, Vihan Miehet, Death Trip, Terveet Kädet) and Toni Kandelin (SSRI, Kolmas Ilmestys!, Rope). "Kaarna" is the last chapter of the album trilogy from Musta Toteemi - starting with the eponymous "Musta Toteemi" (2019), through "Alitajunnan Rihmasto" (2020), and now finishing with "Kaarna" (2021) **We have all 3 titles in stock!**. The duo relies on the hypnotic power of minimalism and repetition - not everything is what it sounds or looks like, but beneath the layers lies another frightening and fascinating alternative reality. Dark, noisy and chilling minimalistic soundscapes. A shamanistic audio trip with piercing electronics, hypnotic rhythms, meditative drones, and dark rumbling oscillator noises. Digipak.

NIGHT SCIENCE VI Magazine + CD (Cipher Productions) - £13

Sixth edition of this excellent Noise zine. Thorough interviews and stellar CD tracks from: Purgist, Iron Fist Of The Sun, Toshiji Mikawa (Hijokaidan / Incapacitants), Spiteful Womb, Taeter, Hostage Pageant/Still Life and Torba; an interview with Lee of Annihilvs; live reviews of Puce Mary, Hair Stylistics, Hiokaidan and Merzbow; and a slew of reviews of releases over the past few including some choice reissues and the Come Org, 'No Corrosion' and Masonna boxsets. Perfect bound A5 B&W magazine (more like a softback book!) with 124 pages. Ltd x 500 copies, Australian import. An impressive collection, a very enjoyable read and a highly recommended addition to any noise collection!!

NOISE RECEPTOR #9 Magazine - £11.50

The ninth issue of Noise Receptor features in-depth interviews with: Contrastate, Die Kombination, Linekraft, Live Bait Recording Foundation, Martin Bladh (IRM, Skin Area), Murderous Vision, and Nil By Mouth Recordings. Features a large section of in-depth music reviews (ambient / industrial / experimental / power electronics etc), plus live reports. 98pp, A5, perfect bound with professional greyscale print with artwork by Martin Bladh. Limited run of 600 copies - act fast!

Ô PARADIS - 'Liquido' CD (Dark Vinyl) - £13.50

The new album from the Spanish melancholic Neofolk 'n' Pop / Darkwave act. A dark, dirty and dejected album consisting of a highly successful punk / rough energy, to which only Aloma Ruiz Boada's violin adds splashes of colour. "There is a character trait in Ô Paradis' work that has become increasingly clear in recent years, namely the tendency to depict something like beauty, opulence, euphony, etc. not only as something fragile, but in an almost chaotic and occasionally brittle messiness - as a dusty treasure trove and junk room of sounds that just about so many catchy things are added that create a fine, harmonious framework. And still, in an almost magical way, an impression of pop... gentle Spanish singing, contemplative string parts that run through the whole album... exciting rattles and monumental drum rolls and throw the listener into a subject of the Counter-Reformation of the 16th century, while flowing water and the meandering violin indicate the actual leitmotif... the paradoxical balance between tension and relaxation, while hoarse singing over sultry organs celebrates exhaustion" (African Paper). 6-panel ecopak.

ROPE - 'Black Sermon' CD (Hiisi Productions) - £11

As the album title suggests, this is Occultic Ritual / Ambient music. Rope is a new audio / visual project from Finnish artist Toni Kandelin (SSRI, Musta Toteemi, Kolmas Ilmestys!). The music of Rope is a sonic journey into the darkest corners of occult and esoteric matters, and its reflections towards the human psyche. This first part of the ROPE project deals with the subject via pure sound. "Black Sermon" is an experimental, longform piece which combines atmospheric live vocals / sound manipulations and eerie field recordings.

SUN STABBED - 'In Girum Imus Nocte Et Consumimur Igni' LP (Doubtful Sounds) - £20

A heavy attack drifting between drones and psychedelic freak out minus the boring guitar solos. Anyone only slightly fan of Dead C/Surface Of The Earth or Sunn O))) fans should take notice. "Sun Stabbed plays drone music... this is not a case of using a variety of loop pedals and loops sounds, but rather picking up frequencies with guitars and amplifiers in the recording area, maybe using an E-bow, and picking up the sound with a bunch of microphones, using the recording area as a separate element of the music... The intensity here is on a different level, one that doesn't slap you in the face but crawls under your skin. Loud music, but it is also to be played loud and fully immerse the listener... it acts like massive waves washing up on the shores. Cascading drone music! This is simply great stuff" (Vital Weekly). Ltd x 300 copies with two A6 artcards.

TEHÔM - 'The World You Live In' CD (Zazen Sounds) - £12

A special album recorded during the Mist Crossing Division night together with Phurpa at Cultural Centre "Bumazhnaya Fabrika" in Moscow, October 2019. Some tracks were performed for the first time, including the droning ritual tracks 'Jaldabaoth' and 'Tardema', from TeHÔM's cult second album "Theriomorohic Spirits". The album also includes an exclusive new studio track, 'Ars Magna'. It is about the search for peace within himself edifying the alchemy of form and sound itself, without the magic of verbal components in only one echo of the universe in its vibrations, rhythms and the bustle of particles. Close your eyes and find yourself becoming only an ab-stract construct burnished out of light and shadow. Already sold out from the label! Digipak with cover art by Roman Antonov.

THE RITA - 'Swingers Get Killed' CD (Self Abuse Records / Input Error) - £11

The Rita is the Harsh Noise Wall act of Sam McKinlay (Black To Comm, Vice Wears Black Hose). Reissue of the classic third album by The Rita, originally released on CDR by Solipsism in 1998 (Ltd x 100 copies). A true noise classic - much more full frontal and in your face than recent conceptual works. Ltd x 200 copies in a digipak featuring new artwork.

THE RITA - 'Womankind' CD (Self Abuse Records / Input Error) - £11

A new compilation featuring the two "Womankind" tapes, originally released on Survivalist in 2010 and 2012 (Ltd x 80 and Ltd x 100 copies respectively). "Low end crunch and decay with ghostly formants fighting for recognition. The sound of a dying species yelling into the roar of the universe" (Survivalist Deathcult). Remastered by Grant Richardson. Ltd x 200 copies in a digipak featuring artwork from the original releases.

UN REGARD FROID - 'Accélération' CD Boxset (Cipher Productions) - £12

Inhumanist singularity (power) electronics / industrial. "Accélération" is the second full-length by Quebec-based project Un Regard Froid. Pure accelerated devotion to cyberschizophrenic deterritorialization. Celebrating machinic impulses and void lust. Injecting propergol and the ashes of economists. Ltd x 100 copies (CD proper) in a printed box, with a 16-page booklet of expositive artwork. Australian import.

VENTA PROTESIX - 'Futanari Princess' 7" (Cipher Productions / Lonktaar / Dry Lungs / Underground Pollution) - £8.50

Intricate harsh noise / glitch vivisection and up-too-late malingering from this project of Italo Belladonna. A high point of pointed and powerful angst from the Italian project. Ltd x 300 copies on baby pink vinyl with screenprinted / hand-numbered insert. Australian import.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Anthology Of Experimental Music From Peru' CD (Unexplained Sounds Group) - £12

Once overlooked as a source of great music, producing everything from psychedelia to punk, and ethereal bliss to powerful riffs, Peru is rapidly advancing to the forefront and a well-deserved spot the history of musical evolution. With experimentation being a common denominator in everything Peru has delivered to the world, this compilation details how these experimental and risk-taking tendencies have been developing. Keeping its focus on contemporary artists rather than on those coming from the "50's Generation" (as the first composers are referred to), the aim of this anthology is to highlight the genre's evolution from the fusion of European avant-garde influences with Peruvian folklore, to the current day, in which artists keep pushing the envelope, creating a new identity for future artists to follow. Features: Árbol, Ivanka Cotrina, Rodolfo Ontaneda, CAO, Marcelo Mellado, Kevin Salkeld & Juan Pablo Egúsquiza, Paola Torres Núñez del Prado & The People of Tupicocha, Brageiki, Vanessa Valencia Ramos, José Alfredo Rodríguez, Qsn10-97, Wilder Gonzales Agreda, Fiorella16, Ian Duclos, and #DMTh5. Ltd x 200 copies in a digipak.

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ASTRO - 'Shell Star / Spica' CD (Cipher Productions) - £11

Composed by Hiroshi Hasegawa (C.C.C.C. / Nord / South Saturn Delta / Galax / Shroud Of Vapour etc) this is a reissue of a double 3" CDR (Cipher Productions, 2004). Decorated with impossibly beautiful images from the Hubble telescope, it contains two tracks of analogue synthesized waves of cosmic sound effects, drenched in reverb. It is noise, but not like the noise of C.C.C.C. or other Japanese noiseniks, like Merzbow or Aube. Their noise is at home on this planet and they are at ease with its technology. Astro is lost and looking for a channel, screaming to be heard and recognised in an unrecognisable place which, to make matters even more disconcerting, is still expanding. The Synthi AKS played a significant part in this very 60s sounding spacey sci-fi offering. The past offered a future quite unlike this present, which resembles evermore the cold materialism of the 1950s. Ltd x 500 copies.

BLOOD OV THEE CHRIST - 'Master Control' CD (Segerhuva) - £11

Classic Swedish Power Electronics. "Master Control was meant to hurt, and it did. It still does... a work of true and deeply original vision... it takes its departure from the Iphar / Whitehouse / Broken Flag tradition, but rapidly takes a weird turn and ends up somewhere else; at the very edge of a completely unknown territory. The unspeakable mad landscapes of HP Lovecraft seem to be one point of reference, snuff movies by Brazilian death squads another. And plenty of attitude in between... the work of a stunningly apocalyptic genius; it will likely blow your mind as it did mine. This is extremely powerful stuff" (Tommy Olsson). Master Control was originally released as an ultra-obscure tape back in 1988 (Lilit), and it is clear that it has stood the test of time, sounding just as raw, visceral and bloodthirsty as it did back then. Dark, obsessive, and frightening as hell. Reissue of the original C-60 plus a 10 minute bonus track recorded in 1988. Remastered by BJ Nilsen (Hazard, Morthound).

CON-DOM - 'The Eighth Pillar - A Confession Of Faith' CD (Functional / Tesco Organisation) - £12

"The Eighth Pillar" was the first full length release by UK Power Electronics outfit Con-Dom back in 1991 (SFCR). The CD is inspired by the life, writings and example of British author T.E. Lawrence - an enigmatic outsider who lived a tortured odyssey of physical and spiritual extremes in search of his own personal faith. The name of the CD derives from his book called "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom". The powerful sounds and strong vocals give a good impression on how torturing the life of Lawrence must have been. Con-Dom explores every kind of social tension with an acidic, violent and uncompromising attitude. Those who missed the LP version must see this record as a milestone or just a simple must! Digipak with booklet containing the same artwork as the original release.

JOHN MURPHY & BEN TAYLOR - 'John Murphy & Ben Taylor' CD (Cipher Productions) - £11

This lengthy CD compiles a series of improvisational vignettes recorded by Ben Taylor (Bordel Militaire, Ebola Disco, Chrome Dome) and the late John Murphy (Knifeladder, Shining Vril, Kraang, Death In June, Last Dominion Lost etc) during 2004 and 2005. The results vary from sparse ambient and percussive thrusts to pushing industrial and hallucinatory noise episodes: reflections of the duo's interplay, the weather, the environment and an avoidance of strategy. Ltd x 500 copies with artwork by Rus Brockman.

MEPHISTO WALZ - 'Rarities 1989' CD (Dark Vinyl) - £13.50

US deathrock pioneers Mephisto Walz were formed in 1986 by Barry Galvin (Bari-Bari) and John Schuman (Johann), following their departure from CHRISTIAN DEATH, which Bari-Bari had joined as bass guitarist while Rozz Williams was still vocalist. In 1988 Bari-Bari started working on new tracks with Steven Grey. David Hermon (bass), Mondo (vox) and Nariki Shimooka (guitar) completed the line-up. "Rarities 1989" is a selection of songs from their first EP, some of Bari-Bari's Christian Death material, plus some unreleased songs / versions, recorded live in the studio between 1988-1989 and remastered in 2018. Bari-Bari's musical style and distinct wall of chorus/delay-effected guitar sound makes Mephisto Walz instantly identifiable and unique amongst other pioneers of deathrock. 6-panel ecopak.

MICRO_PENIS - 'Micro_Penis' LP (Doubtful Sounds) - £20

The debut album from France's weird noise / experimental / 'no music' enfant terrible Micro_Penis: Heyer, Kittel, Ogrob (aka Mister Schleemm), and Spenlehauer. "Gross improv, illiterate, savagery amongst civilization, collective strain, drool and spit, mental deficiency, foul breath from brass instruments, exploiting human idiocy, musical p*rn*graphy, sound rubbish chute that does not have respect for anything nor anyone". Recorded 2006-08. Ltd 300 copies with 4 postcards and a sticker.

NIGHT SCIENCE IV Magazine + CD (Cipher Productions) - £13

Fourth edition of this essential Noise zine. The CD contains an hour of exclusive content from: Hum Of The Druid, Raionbashi, Golden Serenades, Kazumoto Endo, Dieter Müh, The Haters, and Halthan. The magazine has extensive interviews with all of these artists, and a profile for the Posh Isolation label, reviews of live performances by KK Null, Dave Phillips and Runzelstirn & Gurgelstøck, and a massive reviews section (of 220 releases!). Perfect bound A5 B&W magazine with 136 pages. Ltd x 500 copies, Australian import. An impressive collection, a very enjoyable read and a highly recommended addition to any noise collection!!

NIGHT SCIENCE V Magazine + CD (Cipher Productions) - £13

Fifth edition of this excellent Noise zine. The accompanying CD contains tracks from: Anemone Tube, Alberich (2 tracks), Mlehst, Hal Hutchinson (2 tracks), Skin Graft, Kazuma Kubota, and Niellerade Fallibilisthorstar - plus extensive interviews with all of these artists, and a profile for the Fragment Factory label, and a massive reviews section. Perfect bound A5 B&W magazine (more like a softback book!) with 158 pages. Ltd x 500 copies, Australian import. An impressive collection, a very enjoyable read and a highly recommended addition to any noise collection!!

SMELL & QUIM / ONOMATOPOEIA - 'Live At Kirkstall Lites' MCD (Cipher Productions) - £8

Senior English statesmen Smell & Quim and Onomatopoeia offer up a horrifying 20 minute live collaboration which has been subsequently studio brutalised - read: glorifyingly distorted - for your sickly noise pleasure. The God-knows-what live antics are fodder for the studio mix's chipper, delivering an unrelenting pummelling of sound and a few bloodied stumps of input material at the end of it. Ltd x 300 copies in a sealed card sleeve.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Anthology Of Contemporary Music From Africa Continent' CD (Unexplained Sounds Group) - £12

"Artist Raffaele Pezzella, aka Sonologyst, has delved into the largely unexplored territory of contemporary experimental music from the African continent. The fourteen tracks give evidence of a creative ferment that meld Western electronics with the musical heritages of the various cultures of that highly diverse continent. A good number of the pieces included in the anthology are rooted in song - in the cyclical rhythms of a given region or in the melodic lines built on traditional modes. For example, several tracks feature North African vocal, flute or oud music as source material for processing or as a musical framework for electronic overlay and embellishment. Other pieces represent a variety of musique concrete where radio transmissions or other samples are electronically rearranged. There also are more conventionally "experimental", abstract electronic works. This is a fine collection that provides insight into an area of musical experiment that isn't yet well-enough known" (Avant Music News). Features: FRKTL, Abdellah M. Hassak, Ahmed Saleh, Victor Gama, Eryck Abecassis, Healer Oran, Mehdi Halib, Nur, AMET and more. Digipak.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Anthology Of Electroacoustic Lebanese Music' CD (Unexplained Sounds Group) - £12

"Lebanese music has a distinct sound due to the country's unique fusion of Western and Eastern influences. After 15 years of civil war and a decade of post war rehabilitation, the situation of alternative art and especially music was very poor in Lebanon. Things began to change around 2000 with the arrival of a new generation of musicians, more interested in experimental art forms than in fame or glory. The experimental music scene in Beirut may exist in relative geographic isolation from other global movements of a similar ilk, but over the past 15 years it has become a dynamic hub for a dense concentration of fiercely independent musical voices. This anthology aims to turn on a spotlight on and map the the best upcoming music from the Lebanese underground experimental scene". Features: Jad Atoui, Tony Elieh, Ziad Moukarzel, Fadi Tabbal, Marc Codsi, Stress Distress, Joseph Doumet + Charles Cohen, Youmna Saba, Two Or The Dragon, Sharif Sehnaoui, Charbel Haber. Digipak.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Anthology Of Post Industrial Music From Balkan Region' CD (Unexplained Sounds Group) - £12

An excellent release encompassing the best of post-industrial sounds from across south-eastern Europe: Greece, Romania, Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovenia, and Macedonia. Each artist introduces us to their vision of post-industrial music and culture, from the perspective of a region where musicians are growing with their own sonic and artistic identities. Features: Kaosmos, Mytrip, PureH, Cadlag, Ontervjabbit, Plament Vecnosti, Atouck & Ziazin, Jeton Hoxha, Adonai Atrophia, Mørket, and Siberian Saga. Ltd x 200 copies in a digipak.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Music For Abandoned Cold War Places' CD (ZeroK / Unexplained Sounds Group) - £12

Since the 1978 Brian Eno album "Music For Airports", subsequent attempts to produce music to create sonorous ambient textures and/or to describe environments through sound have been numerous. With this compilation, curated by Raffaele Pezzella (Sonologyst), ZeroK provide sound descriptions of abandoned Cold War places, as part of a wider project focused on abandoned, decommissioned, or even vanishing places. As the decades pass these places will become icons of past ages, existing somewhere between history and modern myth. They currently occupy a Ballardian mental space where reality cannot be distinguished from ghostly parallel dimensions. Features: Grey Frequency, Joel Gilardini, HLER, Phalioo, Kloob, Super8musik, Sílení, Psionic Asylum, Vääristymä, Jeton Hoxha, Wilt, and Chronodepth. Ltd x 200 copies in a digipak.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Punishment & Excruciation' CD (Fall Of Nature) - £11.50

"Punishment & Excruciation" is an audial study of the methods of torture and execution exercised in times of antiquity. Each artist present chose a method or device used and the outcome expresses the torment, agony, dread and anguish experienced by the victim. The limited edition release features exclusive contributions from some of the heaviest Death Industrial artists around: Cloama, Demonologists, En Nihil, Human Larvae, Isomer (featuring Theologian), Kadaver, Murderous Vision, Sewer Goddess, Steel Hook Prostheses, Subklinik, and Trauma.