COIL - 'Backwards' - 2LP 'FIRE RED' + CD £35 - OUT 6th FEB
2LP 'COLD WHITE' + CD £30 - OUT TUESDAY! | 2LP BLACK + CD £28 - OUT TUESDAY!

       

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

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 NOW!

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 £15	'WHY I WENT TO THE WOODS' 2CD - £15	'CREATURE COMFORTS' 2CD + 'WHY I WENT TO THE WOODS' 2CD BUNDLE - £26
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.

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.

KORM PLASTICS - 'The Third Annual' Book + DVD (Korm Plastics) - £18

Korm Plastics' Third Annual is a deep dive into the unexpected corners of sound, memory, and culture. Inside, you will find: David Elliott (about O Yuki Conjugate), In Memoriam: Harold Schellinx, Elodie A. Roy (on 1950's open-reel tape trading), Richard Foster (on Leiden's Dranklokaal), Audrey Golden (on Quebec's Blue Oil), Michel Faber (on extreme metal), Peter van Vliet (on the "how and why" of sound), Freek Kinkelaar (on Korla Pandit), Nick Soulsby (on the new generation of musicians), GW Sok, Joy Arpots (on Nijmegen's legendary Diogenes Club), Fred de Vries (on musical connections), Truus de Groot, Richard Johnson (on Cromagnon), Frans de Waard interviewing Peter Graute (Backstreet Records), Koert Sauer, Hans Dekker (on Das Wesen), Rob Ovetz (on Islamic music), Klaus Maeck on his cult classic Decoder, Marthy Coumans, Robin Rimbaud (on Bruce Connor), Leonor Faber-Jonker interviewing David Arnoff, Scott Bass (on Hozac Records), and Erik Quint on magazine freebies. The first 200 copies of The Third Annual come with a free O Yuki Conjugate DVD, previously available only through Vinyl On Demand. As always, the yearbook includes regular columns by Freek Kinkelaar and Frits Jonker, with visual collages by Miss Printed. Paperback, 21 x 21cm, 244pp.

MAKINA GIRGIR - 'Torment' CD (Other Voices Records) - £13

A true classic of modern minimal synth, unavailable for more than a decade. Makina Girgir emerges from the shadows with a soundscape deeply rooted in the early 80's synth-pop and industrial scene. Drawing inspiration from pioneering acts like Cabaret Voltaire, Kraftwerk, Chris & Cosey, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Coil, Talk Talk, Severed Heads, their music is a rich homage to an era that reshaped electronic music. Yet, Makina Girgir doesn't merely replicate the past - they reinterpret it with a modern twist. The band's lyrics delve into profound and universal themes: the human soul, melancholy, the fragility of life, and the inevitability of death. They weave their narratives through the timeless words of literary giants such as Tolstoy, Gorky, Dostoevsky, and Tvardovsky, infusing the music with an intellectual depth. With the band's cold, spoken female vocals delivered in a haunting blend of French, English, and Russian, they paint an immersive, misty, and mysterious sonic world that is captivating and unsettling. Includes the long out of print "The Spell" 5-track EP and a new bonus intro track. Ltd x 300 copies in a digipak.

MAKINA GIRGIR - 'Torment' LP (Other Voices Records) - £23

Black vinyl edition of the above release. Comes in a full-colour sleeve with lyric sheet and a new bonus intro track. Ltd x 400 copies.

PENITENT - 'Melancholia Redux' CD (The Circle Music) - £12

Penitent's debut album "Melancholia" (originally released by Cold Meat Industry, 1996), is released in a new incarnation for this 30th anniversary edition. The music and instrumentation have been re-recorded, the lyrics have been rewritten (now in English), and there is fresh new artwork and mastering album. An album of sad and sombre, but majestic Neoclassical synth music, which together with the spoken poetry awaken the most dark and depressive feelings. This album is dedicated to the memory of Marquis De Sade. "What kind of emotions guides us when we feel the loss of hope and the whole life seems to be nothing but a mournful bridge over a river of tears? One has to live one's life, and bear all the pain and sorrows, sadness and depression. Fatal for the majority, these dark emotions may become the pleasure for the others and give them power to survive. The punishment will come and everybody will be punished one way or another. To await or to undergo this punishment is to be a Penitent". For this album, Norway's Penitent was main man Karsten Hamre (aka Beastus Rex, who also records as Arcane Art, Dense Vision Shrine, Veiled Allusions etc) and Asbjørn B. Log (aka Azgoth). Ltd x 500 copies in a digipak with 12-page booklet.

RAPOON - 'Cidar (Redux)' CD (Other Voices Records) - £13

Originally available in 1994 as a limited-edition DAT tape through Staalplaat Records, "Cidar" was later included as a bonus CD in the reissue of another Rapoon classic, "Fallen Gods" (Staalplaat, 2000). This mesmerizing work is now presented as a stand-alone release - remastered and expanded with previously unreleased tracks from the original recording sessions. "Cidar" showcases Rapoon's signature sound - a seamless blend of drones and loops intertwined with vibrant African percussion and hauntingly beautiful Asian string instruments. This combination creates an immersive, trance-like atmosphere that transports listeners into a world of meditative sonic exploration. With its enchanting rhythms and deeply textured layers, "Cidar" stands as a testament to Robin Storey's unparalleled ability to craft music that defies genre boundaries while remaining instantly recognisable. A hypnotic masterpiece. Since 1992, Robin Storey (founding member of the pioneering post-industrial band Zoviet*France) has been creating innovative and thought-provoking music under the Rapoon moniker. Ltd x 300 copes in a digipak with two bonus tracks.

RAPOON - 'Cidar (Redux)' 2 x LP (Other Voices Records) - £32

Double black vinyl edition of the above release. Comes in in a full-colour sleeve with and features 3 bonus tracks from the original 1994 sessions. Ltd x 350 copies. VERY FEW COPIES IN STOCK!

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.

O YUKI CONJUGATE - 'Equator' CD (Other Voices Records) - £12

Reissue of the 1995 album by British post-industrial / ambient group O Yuki Conjugate, originally released by Staalplaat. Coming four years after their lauded "Peyote" album, "Equator" made use of the emergent technology of the early 90's, making it one of the first albums to be mixed with digital equipment, weaving together a blend of studio, live and location recordings to create their own deeply immersive, enveloping soundscapes. Brooding atmospheres unfold underneath a wide range of ethnic percussion and deep, meditative basslines - existing in a unique cross-section of Hassell-inspired 4th world mystery, Industrial landscapes, and the rich middle-eastern projections pioneered by Muslimgauze. It's a deeply hypnotic work that joins the dots between the late 80's industrial scene and the smoked-out chill-out rooms of the '90s. This expanded edition features an additional 30 minutes of material, together with glorious new artwork from artist and actor Frederick Schimmelschmidt. Ltd x 300 copies in a mini-LP gatefold sleeve with spot-varnishing.

STEVE UNDERWOOD - 'Even When It Makes No Sense - The Broken Flag Story' Book (Korm Plastics) - £17

UK cassette and record label Broken Flag was founded in 1982, and whilst not having released anything for a long time, it has never officially ceased to exist. Their primary interest was radical music, noise and power electronics. They first released music by label boss Gary Mundy's project, Ramleh, but later also by Le Syndicat, M.B., Controlled Bleeding, Giancarlo Toniutti and various Mundy solo projects. As Loud As Possible magazine first published the text by Steve Underwood (Harbinger Sound label boss) in 2010, but it is expanded here with additional interviews; updates; a reprint of two issues of Broken Flag's fanzine, "Even When It Makes No Sense"; and reproductions of many of the label's cassette covers. A fascinating read and an indispensable piece of industrial music history. Paperback, 17x24cm, 144pp.

POST SCRIPTVM - 'Тучи над Борском: Эксгумация Теней' CD (Death In Venice Productions) - £12

Brooklyn duo Post Scriptvm is a unique example of classic post-industrial, which has not lost any sense of power. Widely known for the album "Raspad" (Tesco Org.), this latest album "Thunderclouds Over Borsk" returns to the sound of their mini-albums "Chiaroscvro" and "Sea-Green Series V" (2003-2004). "Thunderclouds..." is an experimental record, similar to a steep feverish dream. Strong, old school dark ambient which, despite respecting the rules of the genre, is intrinsically unpredictable on a psychoactive level. This music lies in the space between a nightmare and mysterious reality. The reactionary otherworldly sound resonates perfectly with the themes of religious obscurantism... and the quest for a higher truth. The album's title refers to the Soviet anti-religious propaganda film of 1960, which is set in the fictional town Borsk. Originally released 2016 on tape / digital only (NEN Recs), this is the first time on CD proper and features 3 bonus tracks. Ltd x 200 copies in a 6-panel digipak.

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.