VA - 'Salò or The 120 Days Of Sodom' - OUT 13th FEB 2026
LP 'BLOOD RED' £20 Adv. | CD £9 Adv.

  

The first time on any format for Pier Paolo Pasolini's controversial 1975 vision of the Marquis De Sade's 120 Days Of Sodom, featuring beautiful and discordant classical compositions, in stark contrast to the shocking and cruel events unfolding onscreen.

Three weeks before the scandalous release of "Salò, or The 120 Days Of Sodom", Pasolini was brutally murdered in Ostia, Italy. In the wake of the tragedy, legendary composer Ennio Morricone wrote 'Addio a Pier Paolo Pasolini' (Goodbye to Pier Paolo Pasolini) for the late filmmaker, included in the final edit.

Following the narrative of one of Pasolini's defining cinematic moments, the soundtrack opens with Ennio Morricone's "Son Tanto Triste", descends into the melancholic minor chords of Bach, Chopin, Orff, Puccini, and Graziosi, incorporates sinister renditions by the cast, and includes Morricone's own sombre tribute to the director.

Disgusted by the flood of crass sexploitation movies which filled the space opened up by his "Trilogy Of Life", Pasolini turned to the most nihilistic thinker in European history for what became his final film. His version of De Sade's 120 Days Of Sodom, amplified with motifs from Dante's Inferno, confronts the ultimate implications of fascism in a series of sexual and moral atrocities. "The only true anarchy is power".

The LP / CD will be released on Friday 13th February 2026, exactly 249 years since the Marquis de Sade was arrested and imprisoned in the dungeon of the Vincennes fortress for charges of "debauchery and immoderate libertinage" that scandalised his contemporaries.

• CD in matt-laminate gatefold ecopak.
• Ltd 500 copies on blood red vinyl in gatefold matt-laminate sleeve.

Warning - graphic artwork (as to be expected).

CD - £9 Adv	Ltd Blood Red LP - £20 Adv

400 LONELY THINGS - 'Creature Comforts' + Why I Went To The Woods' - OUT 9th JAN 2026

400 Lonely Things present two beautiful, entwined releases - one, the soundtrack to a perceived isolated apocalypse filled with psychoactive melancholia and ugly lullabies, evoking an acute sense of horror, bewilderment and bereavement... and its twin, devouring hauntological dream worlds inspired by the fictional filmed landscapes of psychedelic folk and benignly sinister pagan nights in the wild forests...

"These albums are opposite sides of the same coin, which is why they are being released in tandem. The coin being, in this analogy, the 2024 National Election in the US and its place in the world's entropic trajectory, and my own emotions in the time since. Thematically different, they are both visceral reactions to these subsequent points in time in which they were made".

"CREATURE COMFORTS"

With the idea that this album would be lullabies for the end of a world, I started seeking out soothing vocal samples and hypnotic audio beds and simple melodies and set about roughing them up to form a soundtrack to my perceived isolated apocalypse. These songs would be ugly on the surface, sad and angry and defeated and more than a little unhinged but, like David's paintings, hopefully have a heart that would show through the scarring... [read the full story of the release here].

"WHY I WENT TO THE WOODS"

Inspired equally by both the fictional filmed landscapes of psychedelic folk - the bucolic British countryside of the 1960s and 1970s which, though I've never witnessed in real life, still fill me with an inexplicable melancholic yearning to return home - and the benignly sinister pagan nights of our young wild forests here in the States... Music that would be suitable for all woodland creatures and ethereal beings of the melancholy forest. [read the full story of the release here].

With a massive 2.5 hours of music over two discs each, these albums are available for purchase individually, or together as a bundle.

'CREATURE COMFORTS' 2CD £13 Adv	'WHY I WENT TO THE WOODS' 2CD - £13 Adv	'CREATURE COMFORTS' 2CD + 'WHY I WENT TO THE WOODS' 2CD BUNDLE - £23 Adv
2CD in glossy, flood-printed 8-panel digipak with paintings by David Irvine. Includes 12-page booklet.	2CD in matte-laminate, flood-printed 8-panel digipak with paintings by David Irvine.

COIL - 'Backwards' -OUT 23rd JAN 2026
2LP 'FIRE RED' + CD £35 Adv. | 2LP 'COLD WHITE' + CD £30 Adv. | 2LP BLACK + CD £28 Adv.

       

We mark a decade since we first released Coil's landmark album 'Backwards', with a special 10 year anniversary vinyl reissue. All editions come in a gatefold matt-laminate sleeve with silver detail.

ALL ORDERS DIRECT FROM THE COLD SPRING STORE / BANDCAMP INCLUDE: THE FIRST EVER RELEASE OF THE FULL 'BACKWARDS DEMOS' (10-track CD), POSTER AND ARTCARD.

After the ground-breaking release of 1990's "Love's Secret Domain" album, Coil were not dormant; the main project was "Backwards", which was started in 1992, updated considerably between 1993 and 1995, and transferred in 1996 to New Orleans, where it was finished in the magic of the Nothing studios of Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails). The album saw the fruition of Jhonn Balance's recent vocal coaching, producing haunting, passionate vocals, while reaching new heights.

23 years after its initiation, these tracks have been beautifully preserved by Danny Hyde and are finally available in highest quality audio. Differing substantially from the later, remixed incarnation, "The New Backwards" (2008), "Backwards" contains the original versions of Coil's much-loved tracks; 'A Cold Cell' and 'Fire Of The Mind', which have appeared on various compilations over the years, and are now presented as originally intended.

• 2LP 'FIRE RED' + CD + POSTER + ARTCARD - Ltd 300 (via Cold Spring only!)
• 2LP 'COLD WHITE' + CD + POSTER + ARTCARD - Ltd 500
• 2LP BLACK + CD + POSTER + ARTCARD

'FIRE RED' 2LP + CD - £35 Adv	'COLD WHITE' 2LP + CD - £30 Adv	BLACK 2LP + CD - £28 Adv

CHIMEHOURS - 'Underneath The Earth'
CD £11.50 / LP Black £20 | LP Ltd Earth Green £23 - OUT NOW!

          

"Underneath The Earth" is the debut album from Chimehours; a hauntological music project for the dislocated present day. Taking inspiration from Max Porter's novel "Lanny", the album digs into themes of nature, myth and community, with an edge of folk-horror.

Drones, drums and gritty guitars are juxtaposed with woodwind, strings and ethereal song. Written and produced between Derbyshire, London and Margate, the album takes musical influence from the likes of Liz Fraser, Broadcast, Beth Gibbons, Bibio and Jóhann Jóhannsson, and atmospheric cues from The Wickerman, The Fog, and Enys Men.

Chimehours is a collaboration between Beck Goldsmith and Jon Dix. The pair have previously performed in bands together and composed music for award-winning film and television. They conjured up this foray into cinematic, horror-flecked contemporary-folk to explore their love of the supernatural and the other-than-human.

Chimehours raid the vaults of 70's British cinema and trad folk soundscapes to riff on contemporary anxieties and ecological yearning. They conjured up this foray into cinematic, horror-flecked contemporary-folk to explore their love of the supernatural and the other-than-human. The result is a collection of all things earthy, exquisite and grotesque.

FFO: Darkher, The Unthanks, Wardruna, Jóhann Jóhannsson...

• CD in matt-laminate digipak
• Ltd x 250 copies on 180g black vinyl
• Ltd x 250 copies on 180g Earth Green vinyl

EARTH GREEN LP	BLACK LP	CD

LLYN Y CWN - 'Megaliths In Dub'
CD £11.50. OUT NOW!

      

A deep reworking of Llyn Y Cwn's "Megaliths" (2024). The original was a profound dark ambient exploration of the sacred resonance embedded within stone circles; "Megaliths In Dub" is the echo beneath the surface, the unheard rhythm that has always been there.

The megaliths stand - timeless, unyielding. Their histories stretch beyond recorded memory, their presence imbued with silent narratives of the land. "Megaliths" sought to channel this ancient energy into pure sound. Yet no history exists without its counterpart - no creation without its shadow.

On "Megaliths In Dub", suppressed tempos emerge, pulsing with the primal force of forgotten rites. Guitar invocations from the live rituals weave through the fabric of the album, distorting and reshaping the familiar, exquisite dark ambient Llyn Y Cwn has become renowned for.

It is a sonic metamorphosis - a spectral reflection of the megalithic presence. The stones have been disturbed.

• Presented in a 6-panel digipak with breathtaking photography by the artist.

ATTRITION / ALU - 'Attrition / Alu' CD (Peripheral Minimal) - £11

A self-titled split album which seemingly accentuates the desolate paranoia of the 1980's cold-war period by both acts' usage of daunting electronic instrumentation, post-industrial angst and a generous helping of existentialist experimentalism. It's perhaps unsurprising then that both Attrition and ALU hail from two cities [Coventry and Berlin] utterly destroyed by the constant bombing raids of the RAF and the Luftwaffe during WW2. Rebuilt into ultimately, naïve idealistic visions of the future, i.e. ring-roads, underpasses, Brutalist high-rise concrete blocks and a sense of utilitarian post-modernist uniformity, not to mention a sense of dystopian dread. "Creating and exploring rich shadowy electronic soundscapes...interweaving the ephemeral with the operatic, the sound can at once calm your soul and chill your bones..." (The Hatchet). The resultant recordings recall works by other artists who were working in a similarly discordant fashion, specifically Cabaret Voltaire, Nocturnal Emissions or even the abstract, absurdist and surrealist collage-noise of Nurse With Wound. It is without doubt forgotten treasure, repackaged and remastered as an antidote to 21st century disquiet. "We aim to store as many sounds, noise and rhythmic frameworks as possible in our synthesizers and drum machines as we allow them to unfold naturally when we play live. Words and vocals are snapshots, spontaneous phenomena" (ALU ,1983). Ltd x 200 copies in a gatefold ecopak.

PHILIPPE LAURENT - 'Phoenix' 12" WHITE (Peripheral Minimal) - £15

A new (to our mailorder) 12" by French electronic pioneer, Philippe Laurent, following the infectious synthetic classic 12", "Mithra". "Phoenix" is a three track vinyl (25 mins) featuring two brand new tracks on the A-Side: 'Phoenix', and, 'Agapao'. Meanwhile over on the B-Side, we have the 13-minute electronic opus and highly representative of his early work, 'Exposition 4' - a never before released track from Philippe's extensive archive, recorded in 1982. The work Is representative of Philippe's latest forays into contemporary synth music, but still with a retro futurist edge and influenced partly by German pioneers Kraftwerk / late 70's Kosmische and au courant electro / synthwave acts, fitting into the current enthusiasm for early 80's synth pop and minimal wave. Ltd x 300 copies on white vinyl.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Prophecy + Progress: UK Electronics 1978-1990' LP (Peripheral Minimal) - £19

A 13-track compilation that represents the burgeoning Electronic music scene in the UK. An eclectic mix of acts that were experimenting with newly available technology during the years 1978-1990. Although electronic experimentation had been explored in the decades before, a myriad of experimenters were recording 'alien, eerie, sterile, austere and vaguely menacing' music in Industrial cities like Sheffield or post-war London. The antidote to the Thatcher government at the time seemed to be a quiet rebellion in the shape of dark and alienating soundscapes by acts that are now considered pioneers, or have achieved cult status. It's an attempt to rekindle those heady days of experimentation and to encourage new generations to rebel and forgo the fashionable posturing that comes with anything vaguely 'interesting'. Features: Clock DVA, Vice Versa, Colin Potter, Konstruktivists, Naked Lunch, Five Times Of Dust, Schleimer K, V-Sor X, Attrition, Peter Hope + David Harrow, John Costello, T.A.C.G. (The Anti Group), and John Avery. Ltd x 500 copies.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Prophecy + Progress: UK Electronics 1978-1990 Volumes I + II' 2 x CD (Peripheral Minimal) - £16

Following on from 2018's V/A "Prophecy + Progress: UK Electronics 1978-1990" LP, this double CD contains all the original tracks from Volume I and a further 13-tracks for Volume II. Both discs also contain a bonus track. This compilation represents the burgeoning Electronic music scene in the UK. An eclectic mix of acts that were experimenting with newly available technology during the years 1978-1990. Although electronic experimentation had been explored in the decades before, a myriad of experimenters were recording 'alien, eerie, sterile, austere and vaguely menacing' music in Industrial cities like Sheffield or post-war London. The antidote to the Thatcher government at the time seemed to be a quiet rebellion in the shape of dark and alienating soundscapes by acts that are now considered pioneers, or have achieved cult status. It's an attempt to rekindle those heady days of experimentation and to encourage new generations to rebel and forgo the fashionable posturing that comes with anything vaguely 'interesting'. CD1 features: Clock DVA, Vice Versa (pre-ABC), Colin Potter (Nurse With Wound, Monos), Konstruktivists, Naked Lunch, Five Times Of Dust, Schleimer K, V-Sor X, Attrition, Peter Hope + David Harrow, John Costello (Engram), T.A.G.C., John Avery (Hula), plus Peter Hope & Russ Deluxe. CD2 features: The Future (Adi Newton of Clock DVA / The Anti Group, Ian Craig Marsh, and Martyn Ware of The Human League / Heaven 17, B.E.F.), Neu Electrikk, Colin Potter + Steve Parry, Eric Random, Illustration, Final Program, Ian Boddy (ARC), Malcolm Brown, Stress, Red Fetish, UVPØP, Hula, Bourbonese Qualk, and Steve Parry. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel double digipak with 8-page photographic booklet of UK Brutalist buildings.

SONOLOGYST - 'Silencers' LP (Nocturnal Anomalies) - £21

We are thrilled to finally be able to offer the 2017 vinyl version of this brilliant album, reissued by Cold Spring onto CD the following year (CSR253CD). Eerie drones, oscillations from the ether, distorted dark matter, signals from other dimensions... The music of Sonologyst fluctuates between scientific sonic documentaries and psychedelic abstraction, illuminated by early experimentation of the 50's and 60's, as well as future possibilities of the electronic and electro-acoustic."Silencers (The Conspiracy Theory Dossiers)" is inspired by the testimonies of those who have had contact with the so-called "Silencers" or "Men in Black". Federal agents? Aliens? International conspirators? Sonologyst makes a documentary in music, including spy tech, declassified documents, official recordings, control techs, secreted scientific information, CIA Deep Black Programs, NASA classified tapes, Secret societies and breakaway civilization hypotheses. Recommended for those who follow the nebulous paths of Inade, Schloss Tegal, Bad Sector, Lustmord. Ltd x 300 copies.

TITHING - 'At The Mystery's End' LP (Ætheric Recordings) - £23

Canada's Tithing (neé Tithe) conjures a lush and haunting dark folk. Eleven songs traverse the arcana of the soul and explore the deeply poignant process of reawakening. Wandering melodies and powerful orchestration ebb and flow between S.P Haché's complex finger-picking, while his character baritone is joined by a myriad of voices to spin occult tales with arcane allegory and surreptitious symbolism. Each autobiographical song was conceived with a specific symbol set in mind, informing the words, tonality, and even the instrumentation chosen to sympathetically enhance the magic at work. What has emerged is a haunting dark folk balancing sumptuous bombast and subtle beauty, extracting inspiration from the lush largesse of 2000's post-industrial luminaries such as Current 93, Dead Can Dance, and Rome. Walking the path of the Fool's journey, Tithing has traversed the abyss to transmute the ashes of the past into a fresh vision of spiritual gold. Ltd x 150 copies.

TEMPLE OF CLEAR LIGHT - 'Communion' CD (Live Bait Recording Foundation) - £12

Temple Of Clear Light is Dan Serbanescu (Alone In The Hollow Garden / Tanz Ohne Musik). "Communion" is a collection of thelemic devotional pieces created at the confluence of a vast array of styles, incorporating old school industrial structures, real metal and junk percussion, the piercing synths of the 80's, tribal trance elements, experimental modular synth textures, dark pop beats, neofolk flavours and psychedelic electronics. An offering to the diversity blooming from the modern world's Aquarian chaos and maelstrom of information, in which grounding in the inner spaces and personal truth is crucial to establish a point of balance and also to refine the ability to find sacred mysticism in the mundane experiences. Originally self-released in July 2025 in an extremely low edition of just 20 CDR copies, this CD-proper edition of 200 copies is packed in a matt-finish digisleeve, created and designed by Dan Serbanescu.

LUIGI TURRA / ELIO MARTUSCIELLO - 'Liminale' LP (Die Schachtel) - £23

On their debut collaboration, Luigi Turra and Elio Martusciello weave microscopic textures, fleeting vocalizations, and minimal instrumental gestures into a soundscape that explores the thresholds between memory, space, and perception. An aural bridge between two distinct generations of Italian experimental musicians, "Liminale", as its title eludes, is an exploration of the liminal through sonic means: "places that exist on the threshold, transitional spaces suspended between a before and an after, between the real and the evanescent" conceiving the soundscape as a liminal place. Slow-paced guitar tones and harmonics, delicately populated by tiny sounds, vocal utterances, intoxicating piano tones, metallic pulses, minimal vibrations, guitar harmonics, and deconstructed piano melodies, and drifting gauzy hazes create an imagistic and immersive landscape. Intimate, fragile, and achingly beautiful, "Liminale" is a masterstroke in soundcraft and composition, revealing the potency of meaning locked within transitional spaces and the undefined, and imbuing silence with monumental gravity and weight. Mastered for vinyl by Giuseppe Ielas. Ltd x 200 copies on 180g heavyweight vinyl, housed in a silkscreened cover and outer PVC sleeve, designed by Bruno Stucchi.