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aidan baker: i will always and forever hold you in my heart and mind
dose87 cd
pro cd resissue of the second small doses release. long out of print and counted amongst aidan’s best solo work. A 51 minute work of shimmering, pulsating drone broken into twelve parts (one for each word of the title) that come together to form a seamless, wordless narrative. packaged in a sleeve with insert and obi. co-released with basses frequences.
pyramids: wvndrkmmer box set & t-shirt
The preorder has ended and the shirt can no longer be ordered.
pyramids: wvndrkmmer box set US & CAN only
dose88 5x cassette
pyramids (hydra head records) provided each of the 52 artists participating in the project four different audio clips – not so much a song, but four separate, cooperating textures. each artist was asked to create an entirely new piece of music incorporating what they wished from the provided sounds, whatever techniques they wanted to employ,and whatever additions they wished to make. wvndrkmmer contains 52 tracks from 52 different artists on 5 cassettes with a total run time over 6 hours. the total edition is 300 copies – 100 copies of the ‘red’ edition and 200 of the ‘black’ edition. the ‘red’ copies will go to the first 100 preorders.
click here for more info and links to all of the artists involved.
pyramids: wvndrkmmer box set WORLD
dose88 5x cassette
see above for the description.
click here for more info and links to all of the artists involved.
locrian: territories
Small Doses is sold out .
Please check with Basses Frequences or At War With False Noise
locrian: drenched lands
limited cassette version of locrian’s first studio full length recording released with deathsmile. double a-side tape with a bonus track. (to be included with the upcoming hammer smashed sound double cd compilation. professionally duplicated with stamped shells. edition of 100 copies packaged in a screenprinted, die-cut case with insert.
dose81
various artists: heavy focus
dose86this compilation was put together to raise some funds for the heavy focus fest this april. it features most of the artists scheduled to perform. all profits go to cover costs and pay the travelling artists. co-released with phage tapes. 2 cdrs and insert packaed in a hand-screened arigato pack.
pillars of heaven/fences": split 8" lathe
dose84
a long time coming this one. an 8″ lathe record hand cut by mr. peter king in new zealand. two different takes on drone. pillars of heaven puts forth a bright, shimmering texture with a hopeful feel, while fences take a strangely melodic but darker, pulsating approach on the flip side. edition of 52 copies packaged in a 3-color, hand screened cover.
grain belt: s/t cd
dose75
harsh noise and metal abuse from minneapolis. grain belt is a trio comprised of the people behind the wince, baculum, and willful projects. three tracks each recorded at a live show. edition of 200 copies. co-released by phage tapes and white centipede noise.
namazu dantai: under manchurian soil 3"cdr
dose83
excellent harsh noise wall material from the man behind the izanami’s labour pains project. crackling, crumbling sounds build to a shredding crescendo. edition of 62 copies.
disgust: time ruins everything... 3" cdr
dose82
hate. fucking hate. power electronics from thor j, and m. chami (koufar, bachier gemayel). disgust pretty much describes it. edition of 84 copies with an insert.
teeth collection: live cdr
dose76
this disc tracks matthew reis for five straight days on a 2007 tour. harsher sounds, metal work, and feedback abound.the five sets clock in at over an hour. great material from one of the most underrated noisers around. edition of 72 copies.
jason crumer: a personal hell 7"+ cdr
dose70
jason crumer never ceases to amaze me. lots of people can do harsh noise well, but I can’t think of too many (any?) that can make it sound so deliberate, personal, and soulshredding. this 7″ is no exception, a personal hell sounds just about right. metal drags, scrapes, bangs, and creaks – blowing microphones, speakers, and yr mind. the sample will give you a hint of what’s in store, but those that step up to this thing will come to get the full understanding. you won’t be disappointed. edition of 300 on brown/green vinyl with a 77 minute cdr showcasing a more ambient side of Crumer. cover art by chris murdoch. photos by roxann and rachal spikula.
jenks miller: zen automata volume one: v cdr
dose71
this is a deperture from jenks’ horseback project, to say the very least. it a documentation of sorts of some dying electonics – sounds made by a machine, seemingly of its own will, as it could no longer serve its intened purpose. i’ll be honest, this is a tough listen in many ways. some may find it monotonous and frustrating, others might find its purity meditative and rewarding. proceed with caution. edition of 51 copies featuring the artist’s own drawings.
ulv: stille storm cdr
dose72
striking dark ambient material from the man behind the svartgalgh label. very quiet, contemplative tracks tailor made for headphone listening. edition of 72 copies.
willful: 1982 3"cdr
dose73
a multifaceted, nearly 20 minute ritual that starts with some minimal acoustic noise, moves into gut-wrnching electronics, then into some metal work that builds into a massive wall of noise. edition of 61 copies.
josh lay: true mask
dose66 cd it’s hard to believe that this is the first josh lay release to find its way to the compact disc format. fittingly, josh considers this to be his best work to date, and i can’t say i disagree. this is a four track, nearly 40 minute meditation on the masks people wear to make their way in the world. elements of black metal, harsh noise, power electronics and dark ambient combine to create a dark, twisted environment built from electronics, guitar, and some of the most gutteral vocals I’ve heard him spew. the accompanying art was hand-made by the artist. edition of 200 copies packaged in jewel cases with 4-panel inserts and double sided jewel cases.
lunar miasma: blackest haze
dose69 3″ cdr
panos alexiadis (heavensore, insult recordings) turns his attentions to analog synthesisers for his lunar miasma project. the two tracks on this disc may be his finest and most fully realized yet. deceptively simple, these layered prog synth recordings unfold slowly, revealing interesting complexities and textures. play it loud. packaged in heavy cardstock covers with insert. edition of 81 copies.
izanamis labour pains
dose68 3″ cdr
super harsh, cut-up electronics centered around the theme of the blind female shamans of Osorezan. fantastic harsh noise from germany. check the sample. edition of 66 copies.
vakhchav: the relative middle
dose67 cdr
this was the first vakhchav material i’d heard, and have to say that i was blown away. nickolas mohanna takes a unique approach to making drones. with guitar and electronics he creates these pulsing, swirling sounds that hover in your ears for just the right amount of time, 5 tracks over 32 minutes. color cover with insert. edition of 71 copies.
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fouke: s/t cdr
dosesixtytwo cdr
mysterious new richard ramirez harsh noise wall project built around the legend of the fouke monster. Possibly my favorite of richard’s recent endeavors. sputtering, crackling, crumbling sounds on the first track make way for an intense assault on the second. clocks in at just under 43 minutes. edition of 49 copies.
crow feathers: temple lions, pale interiors
dosefiftynine cdr
you never quite know what to expect from crow feathers. brandon miller seems to take a very organic approach to the music he makes as evidenced here. temple lions consists of processed field recordings that take on a pulsating rhythm of sorts. that leads into pale interiors, one of the most beautiful drones i have ever heard. this is a pretty tough release to describe, so i highly recommend the samples. edition of 71 copies
in negatives: climates
dosefiftysix cdr
alex pearson (d/a a/d, snapped in half tapes) takes a different approach with this project. using nothing more than magnetic tapes, he creates incredible, dark rumbling drones that sound fitting for being lost and alone somwhere in space. he also provided the image on the cover. edition of 62 copies.
sparkling wide pressure/rambutan: abandoned space cdr
dosefortytwo cdr
both artists on this release took their inspiration from photographs of deserted, discarded, and decrepit buildings. sparkling wide pressure’s (frank baugh)track seems to evoke the ghosts that still inhabit these forgotten places with ethereal loops, samples and drones. rambutan (eric hardiman of century plants) follows with an epic, drone track that takes on the emptiness seen in the images. Edition of 77 copies packaged in an 8-page, pro-printed booklet that shows some of the images.
v/a" brick by brick
dosefortysix 7×3″ cdrharsh noise walls. seven acts. seven different approaches. seven different results. one disc by each: a view from nihil, ryan bloomer, four flies, griz+zlor, infirmary, vomir, white plague. seven 3″ cdrs packaged in a hard plastic binder box with a 12 page booklet, vomir’s manifesto, and a 1″ button.
degenerate volumes 10-11-12
small doses 3×3″cdr
-vestigial limb
—www.myspace.com/vestigiallimb
-teeth collection
—www.myspace.com/teethcollection
-i am seamonster
—www.myspace.com/iamseamonster
scarcity of moments: lucid dreaming
dosefiftyfive cdr
excellent ambient work from this new (to me at least) duo. mMinimal, processed guitar and bass comprise the nearly hour-long disc of meditative soundscapes. edition of 72 copies packaged in three variations. (colors will be chosen at random.)
silas ciarán: happy music for happy children
dosefortyfour 3″ cdr
this could be the strangest small doses release yet. silas ciarán, known for his recordings under the bicycle sighs moniker turns music on its head for this bizarre little connection of songs. One one hand, it actually does sound like children’s music at times, but it heads down these strange, surreal paths that confound that leave an creepy aftertaste while simultaneously getting stuck in your head like infectious pop music. the fact that he can do all of this with five songs in twenty minutes blows my mind. edition of 71 copies with inserts.
metek versus nordbeck: 5
dosefiftythree cdr
this is the fifth installment of the epic battle of these two swedes. over 36 minutes of dark ambience, shimmering drones and screaming crescendos. edition of 59 copies.
andreas brandal: the familiar stranger
dosefiftytwo cdr
i don’t know where to start describing this one. it is all over the place and absolutely incredible. some of the most well-thought out and composed noise i’ve heard in quite a while. hand-screened disc packaged in a 2-color, hand-screened cover. edition of 80 copies.
locrian: drenched lands cd
dosefortythree
Since their inception in late 2005, Locrian have been honing their sound; working and re-working material; finding the right blend of noise, power electronics, dark ambient, and black metal to work into their sound. Drenched Lands is Locrian’s first full-length studio recording of all new material, and unfolds with an almost narrative structure. It starts with a slow descent into a dark abyss, moving torturedly, gradually rediscovering the light, then leaving you where everything began – completely transformed. The hour-long disc is rounded out by an extended bonus track previously unavailable in any digital format. The black-on-black disc packaged in an arigato pack with a 4-panel insert. Edition of 1000 copies. Co-released by at war with false noise. Non-North American folk are advised to grab this from them to save on postage.
autoeroticasphyxiation: storm gathering
dosefortyeight cdr
aea is making some of my favorite harsh noise going out there. the aptly titled storm gathering has a bubbling intensity like a bomb teetering on the edge of exploding. edition of 62 copies.
bbblood
dosefortyone 3″ cdr
harsh noise experiments from the brit baron. moments of pure nihilistic chaos juxtaposed with grating synth drone. ttwo tracks over 20+ minutes. Edition of 58 copies
kilt: vaya con nada
doseforty 3″ cdr
kilt is a trio comprised of bob bellerue (halfnormal, redglaer), raven chacon (black guys), and sandor finta (democrsy, wounded head). This recording strikes me as a travelogue, but I have no idea where they’ve been, where they’re going, or what exactly they’ve done. It travels beltween drone, harshnoise, rumbling bass, feedback, and all lands in between. It’s varied, yet focused, free but arranged. Edition of 71 copies in silkscreened covers.
expo 70/i am seamonster split 7"
dosethirtytwo (co-released by Short Forest)
One track from each on the wax. Expo 70 offers up an amazing piece of guitar drone while IAS gives us a fuzzed out drone, with this odd sort of pop sensibility bubbling underneath the distortion. The first copies come with a free 3″ with exclusive tracks from both artists.
fracture
dosethirtynine dvdr
the first video release on small doses. fracture is a 55 minute film made by kyle willey and scored by robe. it’s an abstract atmospheric horror film of the highest order. you can see influences from merhige’s begotten and hints from the likes of nosferatu and der golem. the twisted plot follows a man’s battle against himself with everything at stake. the music adds a whole other level to the mood. if you’ve heard robe. before, imagine the imagery that the music evokes – there is fracture. dvdr with a laser etched face packaged in a heavy black folder with an insert and obi. edition of 109 copies.
pvmntsw: förintelsen elfenbensportar
dosethirtyseven 3″ cdr
this has been in the works for quite a while, and it came together better than i ever expected. sweden’s pvmntsw (read pavementsaw) gives two tracks of incredible synth (and some guitar) work. it plays like a lost lament from a john carpenter film that never got made. packaged in a folded vellum cover with two-sided insert. edition of 96 copies.
bones of seabirds: subterranean lightsource
dosethirtyfour cdr
it seems that ryan mcgill is complete unable to cover the same ground twice. this is the fourth (i believe) bones seabirds release, and it sounds nothing like any of the others. this one foregoes the guitars (for the most part) and relies on ryan’s handmade voice of saturn synth.the first nearly 35 minute track is intense and brutal – like being strapped into some sort of machine that’s boring deeper and deeper into the earth only to slowly burn you alive. the second gives a bit of respite, but leaves you lost in a dark cave drone. it’s not to be missed. packaged in a folded artwork by matt yacoub, with an obi and an insert. edition of 129 copies.
Degenerate volumes 7-8-9
small doses 3×3″cdr
-droughter
—http://www.myspace.com/droughter
-chefkirk
—http://www.myspace.com/chefkirk111
-d/a a/d
—http://www.myspace.com/dadmakesnoise
flea/apparitions/lame prey: split
dosethirtysix 3″ cdr
this is the first in a small doses split personality series. lame prey and flea apparitions are both products of the same mind, that of lorne zeman. lame prey starts the disc off with a long piece that mixes up huge, harsh sounds that tend towards power electronics with feedback laced calms in the storm. the flea apparitions portion takes a similarly harsh but more relentless approach built from tape loops. edition of 66 copies.
mike shiflet: ko
dosetwentythree 2×3″cdr
two discs, each created entirely from triangle waveforms, completing a fully realized release inspired by the ancient game of ko that pits black vs white. the white triangles disc spews enveloping harsh noise walls while the black triangles disc loses you in atmospherics and an impending sense of doom. edition of 78 copies in two-sided, hand silkscreened covers.
meditiations: eternal absence
dosethirtythree 3″ cdr
this is the third release from this trio – franklin teagle, matt yacoub, and ryan mcgill (bones of seabirds). schizophrenic noise -PE-like one moment dark ambience in others – of the highest order – drenched in feedback with a heart of stone. cover art by matt yacoub. edition of 115.
a vibrant struggle: whispering bones
dosethirtyone cdr
“a vibrant struggle” is a collaboration between norwegians sindre bjerga and jan m. iversen and dutchman steffan de turck (aka staplerfahrer). in the fall of 2007, the trio spent a weekend putting music to tape. this is the third volume from their sessions -following fast on the heels of a release on 905 tapes. a single 31+ minute jam comprised of meditative drones, percussive acoustics, and cacaphonous bliss. edition of 83.
peasant graves/fences: split collaboration
doseseven 3″ cdr
more than a year in the works, it’s a pleasure to have this one see a release. four tracks: peasant graves starts the disc with dark, brooding drone. it has an almost sinister, ritualistic feel. fences ends the disc with a tense, feedback-driven drone that rises to a slow, steady beating. the two tracks between represent a mail-collaboration. each artist started one track and finished the other. Masterfully mastered by Bob Bellerue. The covers are hand screened in pearescent black ink on black paper. Numbered edition of 130.
vestigial limb: immolation ritual
dosetwentyseven cdr
somewhat of a new direction for ray shinn’s vestigial limb project. the unbridled chaos that has defined his sound is a little more restrained and controlled here, creating a profound tension and unease. packaged in a folded vellum with a card front. numbered edition of 117 copies
mystified: skywatchers
dosetwentyeight cdr
this is a concept album of sorts from mystified’s thomas park. dark, shimmering ambience – sometimes transcendent, sometimes unnerving, but never anything less than engrossing. packaged in hand torn vellum with a torn insert. numbered edition of 121 copies.
mên scryfa: the sky was troubled with the dread strength of the wind
small doses 3″ cdr
Men Scryfa is Chris Naughton and Simon Lucas of Atavist. Atavist is a good starting point to envision the sound for this project, but they take the sound in different directions than the band that brought them together. It’s heavy and plodding, but progressive and melodic with spoken vocals. It feels a bit like a doom metal version of something from Slint’s Spiderland record. Absolutely fantastic. Edition of 199 copies.
Go to the releases page for a sample.
wereju: lost and far from home
small doses cdr
three tracks of lush, guitar-based dronescapes over fifty one minutes. dark, haunting, and heartbreaking music from Ireland-based Cathal Rodgers. numbered edition of 139.
go to the releases page for a sample
abbs/brown/hardy/jewell: live at the marquise dance hall
small doses cdr
last summer, i was out visiting a friend in brooklyn. We were out roming around and we popped into this odd record/book store. we were looking through the record bins and heard some pretty incredible sounds coming from the back of the store. we went back there, and found these four guys playing some of the most incredible music I’ve ever heard. Tom Abbs on Contrabass, Mike Brown on Contrabass, Lathan Hardy on saxophone, and Ryan Jewell on percussion. i’m not sure I’ve seen musicians so in sync with one another before. the show was amazing. this is a recording of that that performance. if you are into free jazz and improv, you’ll likely want to check this out. 67 minutes across four tracks. edition of 88 packaged in a custom cut folded, card with insert.
nicholas szczepanik: a stillness rarely seen
small doses 3″ cdr
This is a new 21 minute composition from Nicholas. He never does the same thing twice, so it’s not very surprising to say that this is completely different from the previous release on Small Doses, Astilbe Rubra. It’s a very quiet, contemplative, and, at times, heartbreaking piece of music. Edition of 139 with a front cover photo by Rob Dobi.
th.: afflux
small doses 3″ cdr
a 19+ minute glitched out composition that varies from minimal and dark to piercing and cacophonic. th. is taylor holdgraf who also works under the iamseamonster moniker. edition of 77. housed in a trifold, two-sided vellum cover.
warmth/medroxy progesterone acetate split 7"
Co-released with Phage Tapes. One track from each on the vinyl, Limited to 300 total copies. First 100 copies Come with a 3″ with an addition exclusive track from each artist.
emit: abortions
Autumn Wind cd
“ABORTIONS” is the second cd release by EMIT, constructed by EMIT’s doppelganger Unknown I. “ABORTIONS” consists of 16 tracks which make up over 63 minutes of dark ambient experiments…past compositions and newer passages of black ambience…harbingers of what will become of the presence they feel called EMIT…. This cd will lead you down the dark tunnels of abandoned temples filled with past rituals…dust covered hallways littered with the bones of fear. These are the lost relics and newly created moans of EMIT. The wind is warm on my skin….like the breath of a beast I cannot see… Comes with a gloss covered 8-page booklet, limited to 1,000 copies.”
mudboy: mudmux vol. 1
DNT 7″
This is the first installment of a series of 7″’s to be released by various labels. Each record contains a single track on each side by a different band- produced, mixed, orchestrated, destroyed, mutilated and brought back to life by the dark dreams of Mr. mudboy. Side A of this first edition features an unearthed file by the Extreme Animals resurrected as a tribute to “Lil John Carpenter.” Percussion by Jeremy Lazy “animal” Magnet Harris. Side B is a devastating whirlpool cliff walk based on a song written and sung by the DarkDarkDark band. Backup fingers by Alec K Redfearn of the Eyesores fame. Cover art is a hand made blue and gold 4 pass silkscreen by R Lyon in collaboration with Kevin Hooyman. Limited to 535.
mystified: pulse ringer pieces
droehnhaus LP
NORTH AMERICA ONLY please.
Finally! This is the first full-length vinyl Mystified release. Pulse Ringer Pieces” is a full LP of pulsing drone and ambient mastery on clear blue vinyl.
Outside of north america, visit: http://www.droehnhaus.de/
pummeler: soul match extraordinaire
basses frequences cdr
“after the excellent 3″CDR on small doses, pummeler is back with another deep, meditative, drony release. remains me the strenght of i am seamonster’s nebulum/contellatrix CDR ! rich textures ands ounds you’d like to sink into. play it loud !”
fire in the head: carrion wind
turgid animal cd
“”Carrion Wind” is an ambitious work which consolidates the sounds explored with F/I/T/H and Sky Burial into a single project, focusing them into a complex and meticulously composed 63 minute industrial opus, a dark and ominous dirge, both beautiful and brutal, incorporating aspects of metal percussion, dark ambient, drone, doom and industrial electronics. Noticeably absent are Page’s vocals as F/I/T/H takes a more “restrained” approach favoring slow layering of synths, field recordings, guitar loops and electronics to build a tension which occasionally peaks at an explosive level comparable to the shorter tracks of F/I/T/H’s previous releases.” Sold without a jewel case.
inseminoid: waiting for ms. hayden
bells hill cdr
“Spawned in blackness this is another far from human birth from the pairing of Lee Stokoe (Culver, Skullflower, Marzuraan) and George Proctor (Mutant Ape, Murder Book, Turgid Animal). There’s too much detail in the two tracks to take seriously the limiting tag of drone/noise, Inseminoid sound-drown the last of the pretenders.”
willful: reverse/restraint
phage tapes 2xc20
two tapes in a vinyl album. 2-color silkscreened cover and insert. edition of 40 copies
jewel case
add a jewel case to any releases that specifically say they are shipped without them.
Autumn in Halifax & The Leaves: Robert Frank & the Moon
Carbon cdr + booklet
“The short story Robert Frank & The Moon written by David Merulla began as a title written in one of David’s notebooks and then continued to reappear in subsequent notebooks and on various scraps of paper. David’s affinity for the Swiss photographer Robert Frank plays a subliminal part in seeing the story through however the story is more about memory, shapes and origami. The companion soundtrack ep is an instrumental music recording by Autumn in Halifax & The Leaves, meant to be listened to while reading the story, however can also be enjoyed by itself. The ep was recorded live to two track at the Wolf Den, Rochester, New York by Joe Tunis, mixed by Chris Reeg & David Merulla. Autumn in Halifax & The Leaves is David Merulla, Scott Oliver, Chris Reeg and Joe Tunis. [package include a 5x7 booklet with pro-printed cover, silkscreened cdr and silkscreened kraft stay-flat envelope]“
R. Scott Oliver: Someday technology may save me
Carbon cdr
“the first solo release from Scott, also a member of Deciduous vs Conifer, Oliver/Reeg and part-time member of Autumn in Halifax. the sounds on this disc harken back to the early great days of the Kranky label, think Labradford, Magnog, Stars of the Lid, etc. but without sounding dated at all. this is current drone at its finest. [packaged in an amazing steel folder designed and assembled by Scott, who is a blacksmith by trade. a laser-cut pinwheel is riveted to the cover, over a matching laser-cut punch-out of the same design. the cd is affixed to a chipboard insert that slips out the top of the folder. you have to see/feel this!]“
Human Larvae: Home Is Where The Hurt Is
Existence Establishment CD
“Introducing the debut full-length of this new Dresden based heavy industrial/power electronics unit following his 3 inch CDR on Silken Tofu. Taking cues from styles as diverse as the cinematic Navicon Torture Technologies and grungy lo-fi …Today I’m Dead, Human Larvae delivers an emotional torrent of self-destructive force with “Home is Where the Hurt Is”. Spanning a running time of over an hour, styles range from rhythmic orchestral industrial to bleak passages of black noise with a good dosage of throbbing feedback and scathing vocals. There is some sick twisted narrative to be found here but the search for these mysterious happenings will bring you to places you may never return from.”
husere grav/trtrkmmr: split
self released cdr
“17 tracks over 59 minutes and 45 seconds. The HG material is a mix of ominous horror atmosphere, deathdrone, black metal, and a bit of neo-folk. The TRTRKMMR material is unstructured and semi-structured black metal filth. Includes two fully collaborative tracks. We made 100 copies.”
husere grav: haunted tomb + the great empty
self released cdr
almost an hour of husere grav’s brand of blackened noise and raw, depressive black metal.
Peter J Woods: Failure From Both Ends
Curious Lacunae 7″
Peter brings two infinitely awesome sides of composed harshness for this vinyl debut. Both tracks work and strain themselves to points of well needed release. such refreshing sounds from this true blue artist. full color 2 sided insert/postcard.
Elementaural Research Project: elementality & elemetality revisted
basses frequences cd + cdr
elementality: “this has been a very challenging release for me. Anders Peterson (also known as relapshychO and for his works with rapoon and merzbow – among others) comes from a very different world than “plain” droneland and came to me with very different records from what i’m used to. but i liked the organic sounds made from field recordings of the 4 elements mixes with the guitars, bass and female vocals he recorded. this is actually not “drone” but really worth the listen.”
elementality revisited: “companion CDR to the “elementality” CD, including the sound source mix send to the artists as the basic material for their remixes, and remixes by aidan baker, rapoon, sarana, rie lambdoll, dickson dee, neurotic WKY, the loop orchestra, randy greif, mlehst and radboud mens.”
fences/envenomist: split
phage tapes 2×3″ cdr
two 3″ discs, once by each artist, in individual jewel cases with hand screened covers housed in a handmade, hand screened box. incredible package.
nicholas szczepanik: the chiasmus
basses frequences & sra cd
“Nicholas’ debut CD is much more than an impeccably constructed piece of abstract drone music: The Chiasmus undulates between waves of quiet melancholy and overwhelming beauty, with small slices of pointillistic noise. an album where the emotional response is always the central focus rather then pure aesthetic concerns, the nuances of The Chiasmus are only revealed upon multiple listens; by then, the listener is completely tuned into the world it presents.” (Steven Flato)
exhalus/persistence in mourning: the grim retreat
self-released cdr
four tracks from exhalus, two prom persistence in mourning, and one incredible collaboration. not to be missed!
roto visage: where the mandrakes grow
autumn wind cd
“conceptualized around autoerotic asphyxiation, forming an abstract narrative into a singular autoerotic experience. A singular moment in flux within the body. The sound compositions consist of consciousness cut ups – flashes of memory and anomalies of the moment interweaving. Dark drone and experimental ambience. Mastered by the legendary Robert Rich. Beautiful 6-panal digi-CD designed by Anastasia Sarandou. Truly a great work of Dark Ambience.”
peter j woods: fairweather mask
autumn wind cd
“A commanding presence from Peter J. woods in this theater of Noise….Power Electronic and vocal barrage, justification is what you seek for all the things you do…to yourself….Jewel Case CD”
gnaw their tongues: to rend each other...
at war with false noise LP
“New album from the most sick, depraved musical nihilist currently active in the underground! After the almost orthodox black metal of GTT’s last At War release, the amazing “Genocidal Deliverance” 7″, this new full-length album sees a return to the excrutiating slowly-turning thumbscrew approach of old. The layering is totally perfect, and as a whole the record sounds something like a chamber orchestra playing as Gomorrah burns. The world has ended, carrion crows are circling, and Gnaw Their Tongues is playing in the background. His most realised and focused album yet….brilliant! 300 copies only. Fully printed inner and outer sleeves in thick stock, black vinyl.
Josh Lay: Asphyxiation Worship
black horizons 7″
“Half of Cadaver in Drag gets his first shot at vinyl by way of a single. Two tracks, rather different from each other, and much of the artist’s other releases. Overall a cleaner, and more realized sound. Vocals come to the front, with lyrical structure on the first track, the b-side is a journey into the darkest of swamps, yet it still retains the feeling of being a beautiful yet frightening collage of sound with a higher degree of fidelity than what is usually associated with similar efforts. Black vinyl with an offset printed 3-panel sleeve, copper ink on either black or cream stock, printed in roughly a 50/50 ratio, pick which color you like more! Edition of 350 copies.”
fermentae: diaspora part 2
self released 3″ cdr
six-stringed harmonia via. spectral guitar swells and the ultimate union in field-recording + percussive elements.
black sun/they are cowards: split
at war with false noise 7″
“Has been a long time coming but it’s finally out! Black Sun take the first side with a surprisingly short, fast and loud number. Still as heavy as previous At War LP “Paralyser” but much more in the short, fast and loud vein. This one’s been a set-closer for a while now and is a total rager, will hopefully be a nice surprise to a lot of you! This is the first release by Manchester-based sludgers They Are Cowards and it’s a beast. Totally focussed, grim northern waste-inspired misery, building from a massive Celtic Frost-esque riff. A totally brilliant pairing of northern negativity!
300 copies on heavyweight black vinyl. Foldover covers in PVC sleeves. “
Sindre Bjerga and Textured Bird Transmission: Temple of Transparent Wisdom
carbon cdr
“Recorded in 2007 and 2009 in Stavanger Norway and Weymouth UK respectively, this is some dense heavy drones with the perfect balance of texture and movement. [packaged with a full-color pro-printed folded card in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve]“
Social Junk: Summer Concussion
carbon cdr
“Documenting Social Junk’s 2008 Summer Tour (with Big Nurse), this is a great collection of live drone/drum/out captures. Similar to the Dead C, but with their own unique rhythm and pace. [packaged with a full-color pro-printed folded card in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve]“
Entente Cordiale: life underground
carbon cdr
“This is a set of studio and live Entente Cordiale recordings. disc 1 consists of a studio session at the Bunker in Rochester NY, recorded by Nuuj (of Pengo/Asthmatic/Tuurd). three pieces varying from the EC guitar pattern/drone approach, and ending with an on-the-edge of falling apart secular mantra before diving into the most uncharacteristic EC sounds to date (channeling the then future direction of Tumul). disc 2 consists of a long live set recorded at Soundlab in Buffalo NY”
MARK BRADLEY : absolution
basses frequences cdr
“Mark Bradley is a solo performer, portraying emotional states of being through his audio. Once you immerse yourself in this claustrophobic and atmospheric ambient world, you become oblivious to your surroundings. High level deep listening. A man of few words and full of mystery Smoke and mirrors. Brainwave entertainment. Moonlight ambient.”
ANDREAS BRANDAL : a history of labyrinths
basses frequences cdr
“A History Of Labyrinths was recorded in an old abandoned house on the west coast of Norway during easter 2009. The album was created using a lot of old equipment that was found in the house, including guitars, tapes, gramophones, mouth harp, radio, an old synth, and field recordings from inside and around the building. The idea was to hopefully capture some of the atmosphere from that place.
The calm surroundings, with vast mountains and woods, combined with a gloomy, and at times creepy feeling of being alone with all the ghosts of this huge and labyrinthic house at night.
There are elements of drone, improvisation, some kind of primitive “doom”,
loops and more ambient spaces…”
Horseback: "MILH IHVH" 7"
Turgid Animal
“Brand new material from North Carolina, USA’s Horseback. “MILH IHVH” consists of two blackened noise mantras, based on the Notaricon “MI IOLH LNV HShMILH”. Limited to 250 copies”
M.B.: Neuro Habitat
abgurd
Another excellent Maurizio Bianchi Reissue. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Re-release of EEs’T Records CD (1998).
First two tracks originally recorded in 1982 (here).
Third track originally released on “Für Ilse Koch” compilation 1982.
Will be shipped without a jewel case, unless one is purchased seperately.
Velehentor: Bleaching of Penury cdr
rokot
“Limited to 100 copies. The album that is tributed to the events of poisoning of a human by a human. Two long Harsh Noise tracks in the all-burning style
of Government Alpha and two short interludes with ear-mangling glitches.”
the vomit arsonist: wretch cd
cipher productions
“A decidedly personal and unnerving recording, Wretch was written during a period of mental instability that lasted nearly two years. The result is a release that bleeds raw emotion: loss, hatred, self-loathing, and reflection; starting at rock bottom with waves of dark ambience and quietly spoken words, moving further into the depths of a tortured mind. The result is a gradual advance into forceful, vengeful power electronics.”
the haters: in the shade of fire cd
hanson records
HANSON RECORDS is proud to present the first LP from THE HATERS, ‘IN THE SHADE OF FIRE’ reissued for the first time on the CD format AND for the first time in it’s original ENTIRETY. Originally released on LP by SILENT RECORDS in 1986, this digipak CD edition has been remastered by Warn Defever from the original master reels, and includes the full COMPLETE ALBUM as two of the tracks had to be shortened to fit on the original LP issue.
horseback: the invisible mountain cd
utech
“The record itself is based on repetitive guitar riffs and drum patterns similar to mantras in meditation, blackened vocals referencing the uncomfortable tension between one’s quest for transcendence and their unresolved relationship with the rest of society The tracks are devices to help maintain discipline in an attempt to conquer. The last track breaks from the mantras into a less rigorously controlled wash of sound. Liberation.Pressed with black ink on a black translucent paper sleeve.”
Stefan Kushima/Joey Chainsaw: Mouthful of Ghosts 2x3"cdr
dead pilot records
“Beginning with an outburst of wailing guitars, sounding like a sort of satanic cry from the depths of hell, the piece gradually picks up pace with subtle percussion and layers of synth drones, swells and sweeps. When it gets in full motion, more howls and cries dance and echo above the noise. A full on bleak assault. Joey begins the second half of the split with high pitched electronic synth gargles and guitar moans n’ groans before taking us into more warm drone territory. The final track combines the above two with haunting broken vocals and organs/synths, all pushed to the red creating a twisted and eerie wall of ghostly noise.”
Douleurfantome: part 1.5 cdr
dead pilot records
“Douleurfantome, aka Creature, is Vincent Vigier. A one man guitar manipulator, thrasher, noiser, droner, genius. People who have been following the store for some time now will know that Vincent’s album under the Creature alias was one of my favourite listening experiences in a long time. After exchanging a few emails and doing a few trades, Vincent started sending me demos of a few tracks he was working on and the result is this release; Part 1.5. Two tracks totaling at 22 minutes.”
Ekca Liena: Sleep Paralysis
dead pilot records
“The album begins with “Sleep”, a ghostly and tension building introduction, with long sustained organ tones and subtle guitar riffs. Crumbling low end kicks in followed by eerie fuzz and static as the second track begins. Waves and swells of textured synths are the prelude to an epic chorus of screaming drones. The mood of the album really sets in place by track 3, entitled “Heavy Weather”, a near 14 minute mash of blissful guitar noise and pulsating electronic beats. The depth of detail in this track is incredible and has to be heard through the finest of speakers or headphones to be fully appreciated. The track “Sulk” is a rare acoustic track from Ekca, bringing an organic or ‘human’ edge to this other wise otherworldly and celestial album. It also acts as a breather between the huge and intense music Ekca has created here. Although that is not to say the track is of any less importance at all.”
Cylon: resonanz cdr
dead pilot records
“6 tracks of totally amazing subtle ambiance. I’m pretty lost for words when I think about this release, but I can say that it is totally ethereal and mesmerizing. I have lost my self in this album several times and each time I discovered new depths to it. It sounds like floating in clouds, it really does. Magical, elegant and uplifting; Jannick has created something really wonderful here and it gives me great pleasure to release it.”
aidan baker/brandon valdivia: Live 2008-14-11 3" CD
Universal Tongue
“Live collaboration between these two canadian musicians, a live improvisation with guitar & drums, detaching from what is AB’s trademark sound and going in a krautrock/psych direction. Artwork by Mories (Grafika Obskura/Gnaw Their Tongues) 3″ CD in mini DVD-case, limited to 323 numbered copies.”
willful/baculum: metal cassette
phage tapes
split tape made in honor of a trip to St. Louis for the noise fest. harsh metal abuse from both.
Maledicere / Uno Actu: Split 7"
God is Myth
“Maledicere creates a Satanic pulse of harsh dissonance, delivering unearthly tones, and cold reverberations, that purify themselves against the damp basement walls in which they were recorded. Uno Actu creates soundscapes most suitable for a tortured and wondrous isolation, evoking a unique ambiance of chilling, contemplative, overtones; a complex, yet nihilistic trance.”
dave phillips: ?
heart and crossbones
“?” offers a 79 minutes album of field recordings oriented compositions that feature murky cello, piano and accordion parts, nocturnal voices, a vast array of concrete snippets and more resonances of existences that give Albert Aylers’ “Music is the healing force of the universe” new depths and meanings. “?” sees Phillips observing and carefully dissecting his human psyche into ten intimate and innovative music pieces, confronting them with the bile and degradation of the omnipresent while deconstructing his own ravage with a binding urge to cleanse. And it’s a fascinating insight to listen to.”
marzuraan: five years of fuck all
at war with false noise cd
At last!!! We’ve had this one brewing for months now and it’s well worth the wait! What started off as a small run of CDrs has become At War’s most ambitious release to date, and I’m totally fucking chuffed by it!!! This collection comprises demos, live stuff, rarities and rehearsals from the UK’s most consistently interesting, forward-thinking, and just plain fucking great band of the last decade. Starting off from now and moving backwards through time to the early bedroom demo days, this CD shows Marzuraan’s evolution from simplistic droning minimalism of the two bass lineup to the full-on rock beast of today.
noma/rejectamenta: split
at war with false noise cd
This CD combines two of Glasgow’s best experimental bands, neither of which really seem to get the credit or attention they deserve. John Comar AKA Noma has been wowing audiences for a few years now with his constantly changing live sets, a slew of CDr releases on various labels, and as an auxilliary member of metal powerhouse Black Sun, but this is his first “proper” CD release. He takes on two tracks here, the first is a slowly-building tone-fest. Very ambient, and hauntingly beautiful…bascially what Noma does best. Next track “Amusia” is a little atypical of what most people will expect. Imposing thuds are interjected by what sounds like some form of screeching metallic machine being thrown down some stairs, electronic blasts. Surreal, bizarre, unpredictable….very Noma.
This is only the second ever release by Adam Cresser’s Rejectamenta, and his one track here, “SSilence” is a follow-up to his CDr on At War from a couple of years ago entitles SServant. This couldn’t be any further away from silence, total overload of a billion circuit-bent instruments all melded together into one massive orchestral binary cacophany. Lovely hooks come here and there, the whole thing takes a few listens just to figure out what the hell is going on, great stuff.
No jewel case included
hallowing + major appelbaum: collaborating torture
heart and crossbone cd
Collaborating Torture is one of the last known recordings made by Matt Gibney AKA Hollowing, who died in January 2006. Gibney, a member of SOIHADTOSHOOTHIM who was also running the important Rectrix label and mail-order, was joined here by the prolific Maor Appelbaum (Grave in the Sky, Poochaltz and Maurizio Bianchi, to name a few) to create a brooding and massive 54 minutes track of dark pitch-black ambient of hypnagogic swirls and industrialized drones. Sometimes subtle, yet mostly haunted and delirious, this is highly recommended if you like Wilt, Murderous Vision, Brighter Death Now, Aidan Baker, Z’ev, Daniel Menche, The Caretaker and John Duncan.
no jewel case included
the radiation line: ep3
wise blood industries cdr
“From the first listen it’s hard to be anything other than completely
convinced. The Skull-adorned cover may give this EP the look of a
straight doom metal release, but this collective are anything but. A
well aware but never world-weary folk-drone psychedelic release, it’s
both fantastically diverse and shitting-well enjoyable; rock-noise
explorations, mad travelogue remixes and leashed feedback.” – Rock a Rolla
the radiation line: ep4
self released cdr
“A Scottish outfit who, judging by the letter accompanying this, managed to dislodge a fair amount of dust during a devil-may-care gig played in a small room in a small house on small Blackpool back street. Small rooms may be the best place in which to capture their noise drone material judging by the second and longest track on here, a monster power chord drone barrage that could be the long lost cousin of a guitar laden Ramleh b-side. It’s all slowly strummed six string kachungs that set off imploding stars of epic drone against which a vibrating box of noise does the oscillating throat box bit. Not too far away from Ashtray Navigations more rocktacular works either. There’s some decent noise in the first track and the gently pulled strings picking out a delicate melody on ‘As Heaven Was Revealed’ would indicate that The Radiation Line may have been indulging in some Emeralds records. The desolate swirl and fraying synth splutters of the final track ‘Spiral’ meant that this humble CD will not be getting passed on [as recommended on the back sleeve to all those who ‘don’t dig’].” -Idwal Fisher review
The Endless Blackade/Bastard Noise: The Red List
20 Buck Spin cd
Don’t think I need to say too much about either of these two titans. I can however, sweeten the deal by saying there is also a massive contribution by The Rita.
lunar miasma: crystal covered
basses frequences cd
From the vintage sounds of The Last Drop Of Weight to the lightness of Cream, through the intense immersion of Circle Mountain and Crystal Covered, Panos Alexiadis shows what he is capable of. Crystal Covered is the outcome of his solo work. His previous releases lead you to this, an inner travel full of colors, warm and in some ways, psychedelic. A new, deep, intense fix for all lovers of Expo 70 and Emeralds’ drones.
nekrasov: cognition of splendid oblivian
siege of power cd
This recording marks the third full length in over a year and has been crafted intensely in order to hurt and bring about maddening disillusion to the listener. The artwork and packaging is the most evolved of the Nekrasov releases features the best work to date by Exotic Corpse. A nobel six panel digi-pak with uv spot to enhance the depth of this release.
Warmth: Privacy From God
Black Horizons cassette
Packed full of subtly and barely there sounds, static and mechanical in nature. This work is dynamic, beautiful, and haunting, emotional yet showing complete restraint, and hopefully not the last we will hear from this project. A near perfect expression of minimalism through sound. Packaged in a clear plastic clam shell, with silver offset printing on black vellum paper for layered effect. Edition of 100 copies on hi-bias chrome tapes with silver labels.
Locrian: Falling Towers/After the Torchlight
Black Horizons cassette
Shards of guitar improv, blackened howls, buzzing electronics and a constant progression through many chilling and evil zones. Audio is played in reverse on b-side, for perfect sound symmetry. Silver ink on black with silver and blue glitter metallic paper. J-card is 7-panels. Edition of 200 copies on hi-bias chrome tapes.
aidan baker: i will always and forever hold you in my heart and mind
dose87 cd
pro cd resissue of the second small doses release. long out of print and counted amongst aidan’s best solo work. A 51 minute work of shimmering, pulsating drone broken into twelve parts (one for each word of the title) that come together to form a seamless, wordless narrative. packaged in a sleeve with insert and obi. co-released with basses frequences.
pyramids: wvndrkmmer box set & t-shirt
The preorder has ended and the shirt can no longer be ordered.
pyramids: wvndrkmmer box set US & CAN only
dose88 5x cassette
pyramids (hydra head records) provided each of the 52 artists participating in the project four different audio clips – not so much a song, but four separate, cooperating textures. each artist was asked to create an entirely new piece of music incorporating what they wished from the provided sounds, whatever techniques they wanted to employ,and whatever additions they wished to make. wvndrkmmer contains 52 tracks from 52 different artists on 5 cassettes with a total run time over 6 hours. the total edition is 300 copies – 100 copies of the ‘red’ edition and 200 of the ‘black’ edition. the ‘red’ copies will go to the first 100 preorders.
click here for more info and links to all of the artists involved.
pyramids: wvndrkmmer box set WORLD
dose88 5x cassette
see above for the description.
click here for more info and links to all of the artists involved.
locrian: territories
Small Doses is sold out .
Please check with Basses Frequences or At War With False Noise
locrian: drenched lands
limited cassette version of locrian’s first studio full length recording released with deathsmile. double a-side tape with a bonus track. (to be included with the upcoming hammer smashed sound double cd compilation. professionally duplicated with stamped shells. edition of 100 copies packaged in a screenprinted, die-cut case with insert.
dose81
various artists: heavy focus
dose86this compilation was put together to raise some funds for the heavy focus fest this april. it features most of the artists scheduled to perform. all profits go to cover costs and pay the travelling artists. co-released with phage tapes. 2 cdrs and insert packaed in a hand-screened arigato pack.
pillars of heaven/fences": split 8" lathe
dose84
a long time coming this one. an 8″ lathe record hand cut by mr. peter king in new zealand. two different takes on drone. pillars of heaven puts forth a bright, shimmering texture with a hopeful feel, while fences take a strangely melodic but darker, pulsating approach on the flip side. edition of 52 copies packaged in a 3-color, hand screened cover.
grain belt: s/t cd
dose75
harsh noise and metal abuse from minneapolis. grain belt is a trio comprised of the people behind the wince, baculum, and willful projects. three tracks each recorded at a live show. edition of 200 copies. co-released by phage tapes and white centipede noise.
namazu dantai: under manchurian soil 3"cdr
dose83
excellent harsh noise wall material from the man behind the izanami’s labour pains project. crackling, crumbling sounds build to a shredding crescendo. edition of 62 copies.
disgust: time ruins everything... 3" cdr
dose82
hate. fucking hate. power electronics from thor j, and m. chami (koufar, bachier gemayel). disgust pretty much describes it. edition of 84 copies with an insert.
teeth collection: live cdr
dose76
this disc tracks matthew reis for five straight days on a 2007 tour. harsher sounds, metal work, and feedback abound.the five sets clock in at over an hour. great material from one of the most underrated noisers around. edition of 72 copies.
jason crumer: a personal hell 7"+ cdr
dose70
jason crumer never ceases to amaze me. lots of people can do harsh noise well, but I can’t think of too many (any?) that can make it sound so deliberate, personal, and soulshredding. this 7″ is no exception, a personal hell sounds just about right. metal drags, scrapes, bangs, and creaks – blowing microphones, speakers, and yr mind. the sample will give you a hint of what’s in store, but those that step up to this thing will come to get the full understanding. you won’t be disappointed. edition of 300 on brown/green vinyl with a 77 minute cdr showcasing a more ambient side of Crumer. cover art by chris murdoch. photos by roxann and rachal spikula.
jenks miller: zen automata volume one: v cdr
dose71
this is a deperture from jenks’ horseback project, to say the very least. it a documentation of sorts of some dying electonics – sounds made by a machine, seemingly of its own will, as it could no longer serve its intened purpose. i’ll be honest, this is a tough listen in many ways. some may find it monotonous and frustrating, others might find its purity meditative and rewarding. proceed with caution. edition of 51 copies featuring the artist’s own drawings.
ulv: stille storm cdr
dose72
striking dark ambient material from the man behind the svartgalgh label. very quiet, contemplative tracks tailor made for headphone listening. edition of 72 copies.
willful: 1982 3"cdr
dose73
a multifaceted, nearly 20 minute ritual that starts with some minimal acoustic noise, moves into gut-wrnching electronics, then into some metal work that builds into a massive wall of noise. edition of 61 copies.
josh lay: true mask
dose66 cd it’s hard to believe that this is the first josh lay release to find its way to the compact disc format. fittingly, josh considers this to be his best work to date, and i can’t say i disagree. this is a four track, nearly 40 minute meditation on the masks people wear to make their way in the world. elements of black metal, harsh noise, power electronics and dark ambient combine to create a dark, twisted environment built from electronics, guitar, and some of the most gutteral vocals I’ve heard him spew. the accompanying art was hand-made by the artist. edition of 200 copies packaged in jewel cases with 4-panel inserts and double sided jewel cases.
lunar miasma: blackest haze
dose69 3″ cdr
panos alexiadis (heavensore, insult recordings) turns his attentions to analog synthesisers for his lunar miasma project. the two tracks on this disc may be his finest and most fully realized yet. deceptively simple, these layered prog synth recordings unfold slowly, revealing interesting complexities and textures. play it loud. packaged in heavy cardstock covers with insert. edition of 81 copies.
izanamis labour pains
dose68 3″ cdr
super harsh, cut-up electronics centered around the theme of the blind female shamans of Osorezan. fantastic harsh noise from germany. check the sample. edition of 66 copies.
vakhchav: the relative middle
dose67 cdr
this was the first vakhchav material i’d heard, and have to say that i was blown away. nickolas mohanna takes a unique approach to making drones. with guitar and electronics he creates these pulsing, swirling sounds that hover in your ears for just the right amount of time, 5 tracks over 32 minutes. color cover with insert. edition of 71 copies.
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fouke: s/t cdr
dosesixtytwo cdr
mysterious new richard ramirez harsh noise wall project built around the legend of the fouke monster. Possibly my favorite of richard’s recent endeavors. sputtering, crackling, crumbling sounds on the first track make way for an intense assault on the second. clocks in at just under 43 minutes. edition of 49 copies.
crow feathers: temple lions, pale interiors
dosefiftynine cdr
you never quite know what to expect from crow feathers. brandon miller seems to take a very organic approach to the music he makes as evidenced here. temple lions consists of processed field recordings that take on a pulsating rhythm of sorts. that leads into pale interiors, one of the most beautiful drones i have ever heard. this is a pretty tough release to describe, so i highly recommend the samples. edition of 71 copies
in negatives: climates
dosefiftysix cdr
alex pearson (d/a a/d, snapped in half tapes) takes a different approach with this project. using nothing more than magnetic tapes, he creates incredible, dark rumbling drones that sound fitting for being lost and alone somwhere in space. he also provided the image on the cover. edition of 62 copies.
sparkling wide pressure/rambutan: abandoned space cdr
dosefortytwo cdr
both artists on this release took their inspiration from photographs of deserted, discarded, and decrepit buildings. sparkling wide pressure’s (frank baugh)track seems to evoke the ghosts that still inhabit these forgotten places with ethereal loops, samples and drones. rambutan (eric hardiman of century plants) follows with an epic, drone track that takes on the emptiness seen in the images. Edition of 77 copies packaged in an 8-page, pro-printed booklet that shows some of the images.
v/a" brick by brick
dosefortysix 7×3″ cdrharsh noise walls. seven acts. seven different approaches. seven different results. one disc by each: a view from nihil, ryan bloomer, four flies, griz+zlor, infirmary, vomir, white plague. seven 3″ cdrs packaged in a hard plastic binder box with a 12 page booklet, vomir’s manifesto, and a 1″ button.
degenerate volumes 10-11-12
small doses 3×3″cdr
-vestigial limb
—www.myspace.com/vestigiallimb
-teeth collection
—www.myspace.com/teethcollection
-i am seamonster
—www.myspace.com/iamseamonster
scarcity of moments: lucid dreaming
dosefiftyfive cdr
excellent ambient work from this new (to me at least) duo. mMinimal, processed guitar and bass comprise the nearly hour-long disc of meditative soundscapes. edition of 72 copies packaged in three variations. (colors will be chosen at random.)
silas ciarán: happy music for happy children
dosefortyfour 3″ cdr
this could be the strangest small doses release yet. silas ciarán, known for his recordings under the bicycle sighs moniker turns music on its head for this bizarre little connection of songs. One one hand, it actually does sound like children’s music at times, but it heads down these strange, surreal paths that confound that leave an creepy aftertaste while simultaneously getting stuck in your head like infectious pop music. the fact that he can do all of this with five songs in twenty minutes blows my mind. edition of 71 copies with inserts.
metek versus nordbeck: 5
dosefiftythree cdr
this is the fifth installment of the epic battle of these two swedes. over 36 minutes of dark ambience, shimmering drones and screaming crescendos. edition of 59 copies.
andreas brandal: the familiar stranger
dosefiftytwo cdr
i don’t know where to start describing this one. it is all over the place and absolutely incredible. some of the most well-thought out and composed noise i’ve heard in quite a while. hand-screened disc packaged in a 2-color, hand-screened cover. edition of 80 copies.
locrian: drenched lands cd
dosefortythree
Since their inception in late 2005, Locrian have been honing their sound; working and re-working material; finding the right blend of noise, power electronics, dark ambient, and black metal to work into their sound. Drenched Lands is Locrian’s first full-length studio recording of all new material, and unfolds with an almost narrative structure. It starts with a slow descent into a dark abyss, moving torturedly, gradually rediscovering the light, then leaving you where everything began – completely transformed. The hour-long disc is rounded out by an extended bonus track previously unavailable in any digital format. The black-on-black disc packaged in an arigato pack with a 4-panel insert. Edition of 1000 copies. Co-released by at war with false noise. Non-North American folk are advised to grab this from them to save on postage.
autoeroticasphyxiation: storm gathering
dosefortyeight cdr
aea is making some of my favorite harsh noise going out there. the aptly titled storm gathering has a bubbling intensity like a bomb teetering on the edge of exploding. edition of 62 copies.
bbblood
dosefortyone 3″ cdr
harsh noise experiments from the brit baron. moments of pure nihilistic chaos juxtaposed with grating synth drone. ttwo tracks over 20+ minutes. Edition of 58 copies
kilt: vaya con nada
doseforty 3″ cdr
kilt is a trio comprised of bob bellerue (halfnormal, redglaer), raven chacon (black guys), and sandor finta (democrsy, wounded head). This recording strikes me as a travelogue, but I have no idea where they’ve been, where they’re going, or what exactly they’ve done. It travels beltween drone, harshnoise, rumbling bass, feedback, and all lands in between. It’s varied, yet focused, free but arranged. Edition of 71 copies in silkscreened covers.
expo 70/i am seamonster split 7"
dosethirtytwo (co-released by Short Forest)
One track from each on the wax. Expo 70 offers up an amazing piece of guitar drone while IAS gives us a fuzzed out drone, with this odd sort of pop sensibility bubbling underneath the distortion. The first copies come with a free 3″ with exclusive tracks from both artists.
fracture
dosethirtynine dvdr
the first video release on small doses. fracture is a 55 minute film made by kyle willey and scored by robe. it’s an abstract atmospheric horror film of the highest order. you can see influences from merhige’s begotten and hints from the likes of nosferatu and der golem. the twisted plot follows a man’s battle against himself with everything at stake. the music adds a whole other level to the mood. if you’ve heard robe. before, imagine the imagery that the music evokes – there is fracture. dvdr with a laser etched face packaged in a heavy black folder with an insert and obi. edition of 109 copies.
pvmntsw: förintelsen elfenbensportar
dosethirtyseven 3″ cdr
this has been in the works for quite a while, and it came together better than i ever expected. sweden’s pvmntsw (read pavementsaw) gives two tracks of incredible synth (and some guitar) work. it plays like a lost lament from a john carpenter film that never got made. packaged in a folded vellum cover with two-sided insert. edition of 96 copies.
bones of seabirds: subterranean lightsource
dosethirtyfour cdr
it seems that ryan mcgill is complete unable to cover the same ground twice. this is the fourth (i believe) bones seabirds release, and it sounds nothing like any of the others. this one foregoes the guitars (for the most part) and relies on ryan’s handmade voice of saturn synth.the first nearly 35 minute track is intense and brutal – like being strapped into some sort of machine that’s boring deeper and deeper into the earth only to slowly burn you alive. the second gives a bit of respite, but leaves you lost in a dark cave drone. it’s not to be missed. packaged in a folded artwork by matt yacoub, with an obi and an insert. edition of 129 copies.
Degenerate volumes 7-8-9
small doses 3×3″cdr
-droughter
—http://www.myspace.com/droughter
-chefkirk
—http://www.myspace.com/chefkirk111
-d/a a/d
—http://www.myspace.com/dadmakesnoise
flea/apparitions/lame prey: split
dosethirtysix 3″ cdr
this is the first in a small doses split personality series. lame prey and flea apparitions are both products of the same mind, that of lorne zeman. lame prey starts the disc off with a long piece that mixes up huge, harsh sounds that tend towards power electronics with feedback laced calms in the storm. the flea apparitions portion takes a similarly harsh but more relentless approach built from tape loops. edition of 66 copies.
mike shiflet: ko
dosetwentythree 2×3″cdr
two discs, each created entirely from triangle waveforms, completing a fully realized release inspired by the ancient game of ko that pits black vs white. the white triangles disc spews enveloping harsh noise walls while the black triangles disc loses you in atmospherics and an impending sense of doom. edition of 78 copies in two-sided, hand silkscreened covers.
meditiations: eternal absence
dosethirtythree 3″ cdr
this is the third release from this trio – franklin teagle, matt yacoub, and ryan mcgill (bones of seabirds). schizophrenic noise -PE-like one moment dark ambience in others – of the highest order – drenched in feedback with a heart of stone. cover art by matt yacoub. edition of 115.
a vibrant struggle: whispering bones
dosethirtyone cdr
“a vibrant struggle” is a collaboration between norwegians sindre bjerga and jan m. iversen and dutchman steffan de turck (aka staplerfahrer). in the fall of 2007, the trio spent a weekend putting music to tape. this is the third volume from their sessions -following fast on the heels of a release on 905 tapes. a single 31+ minute jam comprised of meditative drones, percussive acoustics, and cacaphonous bliss. edition of 83.
peasant graves/fences: split collaboration
doseseven 3″ cdr
more than a year in the works, it’s a pleasure to have this one see a release. four tracks: peasant graves starts the disc with dark, brooding drone. it has an almost sinister, ritualistic feel. fences ends the disc with a tense, feedback-driven drone that rises to a slow, steady beating. the two tracks between represent a mail-collaboration. each artist started one track and finished the other. Masterfully mastered by Bob Bellerue. The covers are hand screened in pearescent black ink on black paper. Numbered edition of 130.
vestigial limb: immolation ritual
dosetwentyseven cdr
somewhat of a new direction for ray shinn’s vestigial limb project. the unbridled chaos that has defined his sound is a little more restrained and controlled here, creating a profound tension and unease. packaged in a folded vellum with a card front. numbered edition of 117 copies
mystified: skywatchers
dosetwentyeight cdr
this is a concept album of sorts from mystified’s thomas park. dark, shimmering ambience – sometimes transcendent, sometimes unnerving, but never anything less than engrossing. packaged in hand torn vellum with a torn insert. numbered edition of 121 copies.
mên scryfa: the sky was troubled with the dread strength of the wind
small doses 3″ cdr
Men Scryfa is Chris Naughton and Simon Lucas of Atavist. Atavist is a good starting point to envision the sound for this project, but they take the sound in different directions than the band that brought them together. It’s heavy and plodding, but progressive and melodic with spoken vocals. It feels a bit like a doom metal version of something from Slint’s Spiderland record. Absolutely fantastic. Edition of 199 copies.
Go to the releases page for a sample.
wereju: lost and far from home
small doses cdr
three tracks of lush, guitar-based dronescapes over fifty one minutes. dark, haunting, and heartbreaking music from Ireland-based Cathal Rodgers. numbered edition of 139.
go to the releases page for a sample
abbs/brown/hardy/jewell: live at the marquise dance hall
small doses cdr
last summer, i was out visiting a friend in brooklyn. We were out roming around and we popped into this odd record/book store. we were looking through the record bins and heard some pretty incredible sounds coming from the back of the store. we went back there, and found these four guys playing some of the most incredible music I’ve ever heard. Tom Abbs on Contrabass, Mike Brown on Contrabass, Lathan Hardy on saxophone, and Ryan Jewell on percussion. i’m not sure I’ve seen musicians so in sync with one another before. the show was amazing. this is a recording of that that performance. if you are into free jazz and improv, you’ll likely want to check this out. 67 minutes across four tracks. edition of 88 packaged in a custom cut folded, card with insert.
nicholas szczepanik: a stillness rarely seen
small doses 3″ cdr
This is a new 21 minute composition from Nicholas. He never does the same thing twice, so it’s not very surprising to say that this is completely different from the previous release on Small Doses, Astilbe Rubra. It’s a very quiet, contemplative, and, at times, heartbreaking piece of music. Edition of 139 with a front cover photo by Rob Dobi.
th.: afflux
small doses 3″ cdr
a 19+ minute glitched out composition that varies from minimal and dark to piercing and cacophonic. th. is taylor holdgraf who also works under the iamseamonster moniker. edition of 77. housed in a trifold, two-sided vellum cover.
warmth/medroxy progesterone acetate split 7"
Co-released with Phage Tapes. One track from each on the vinyl, Limited to 300 total copies. First 100 copies Come with a 3″ with an addition exclusive track from each artist.
emit: abortions
Autumn Wind cd
“ABORTIONS” is the second cd release by EMIT, constructed by EMIT’s doppelganger Unknown I. “ABORTIONS” consists of 16 tracks which make up over 63 minutes of dark ambient experiments…past compositions and newer passages of black ambience…harbingers of what will become of the presence they feel called EMIT…. This cd will lead you down the dark tunnels of abandoned temples filled with past rituals…dust covered hallways littered with the bones of fear. These are the lost relics and newly created moans of EMIT. The wind is warm on my skin….like the breath of a beast I cannot see… Comes with a gloss covered 8-page booklet, limited to 1,000 copies.”
mudboy: mudmux vol. 1
DNT 7″
This is the first installment of a series of 7″’s to be released by various labels. Each record contains a single track on each side by a different band- produced, mixed, orchestrated, destroyed, mutilated and brought back to life by the dark dreams of Mr. mudboy. Side A of this first edition features an unearthed file by the Extreme Animals resurrected as a tribute to “Lil John Carpenter.” Percussion by Jeremy Lazy “animal” Magnet Harris. Side B is a devastating whirlpool cliff walk based on a song written and sung by the DarkDarkDark band. Backup fingers by Alec K Redfearn of the Eyesores fame. Cover art is a hand made blue and gold 4 pass silkscreen by R Lyon in collaboration with Kevin Hooyman. Limited to 535.
mystified: pulse ringer pieces
droehnhaus LP
NORTH AMERICA ONLY please.
Finally! This is the first full-length vinyl Mystified release. Pulse Ringer Pieces” is a full LP of pulsing drone and ambient mastery on clear blue vinyl.
Outside of north america, visit: http://www.droehnhaus.de/
pummeler: soul match extraordinaire
basses frequences cdr
“after the excellent 3″CDR on small doses, pummeler is back with another deep, meditative, drony release. remains me the strenght of i am seamonster’s nebulum/contellatrix CDR ! rich textures ands ounds you’d like to sink into. play it loud !”
fire in the head: carrion wind
turgid animal cd
“”Carrion Wind” is an ambitious work which consolidates the sounds explored with F/I/T/H and Sky Burial into a single project, focusing them into a complex and meticulously composed 63 minute industrial opus, a dark and ominous dirge, both beautiful and brutal, incorporating aspects of metal percussion, dark ambient, drone, doom and industrial electronics. Noticeably absent are Page’s vocals as F/I/T/H takes a more “restrained” approach favoring slow layering of synths, field recordings, guitar loops and electronics to build a tension which occasionally peaks at an explosive level comparable to the shorter tracks of F/I/T/H’s previous releases.” Sold without a jewel case.
inseminoid: waiting for ms. hayden
bells hill cdr
“Spawned in blackness this is another far from human birth from the pairing of Lee Stokoe (Culver, Skullflower, Marzuraan) and George Proctor (Mutant Ape, Murder Book, Turgid Animal). There’s too much detail in the two tracks to take seriously the limiting tag of drone/noise, Inseminoid sound-drown the last of the pretenders.”
willful: reverse/restraint
phage tapes 2xc20
two tapes in a vinyl album. 2-color silkscreened cover and insert. edition of 40 copies
jewel case
add a jewel case to any releases that specifically say they are shipped without them.
Autumn in Halifax & The Leaves: Robert Frank & the Moon
Carbon cdr + booklet
“The short story Robert Frank & The Moon written by David Merulla began as a title written in one of David’s notebooks and then continued to reappear in subsequent notebooks and on various scraps of paper. David’s affinity for the Swiss photographer Robert Frank plays a subliminal part in seeing the story through however the story is more about memory, shapes and origami. The companion soundtrack ep is an instrumental music recording by Autumn in Halifax & The Leaves, meant to be listened to while reading the story, however can also be enjoyed by itself. The ep was recorded live to two track at the Wolf Den, Rochester, New York by Joe Tunis, mixed by Chris Reeg & David Merulla. Autumn in Halifax & The Leaves is David Merulla, Scott Oliver, Chris Reeg and Joe Tunis. [package include a 5x7 booklet with pro-printed cover, silkscreened cdr and silkscreened kraft stay-flat envelope]“
R. Scott Oliver: Someday technology may save me
Carbon cdr
“the first solo release from Scott, also a member of Deciduous vs Conifer, Oliver/Reeg and part-time member of Autumn in Halifax. the sounds on this disc harken back to the early great days of the Kranky label, think Labradford, Magnog, Stars of the Lid, etc. but without sounding dated at all. this is current drone at its finest. [packaged in an amazing steel folder designed and assembled by Scott, who is a blacksmith by trade. a laser-cut pinwheel is riveted to the cover, over a matching laser-cut punch-out of the same design. the cd is affixed to a chipboard insert that slips out the top of the folder. you have to see/feel this!]“
Human Larvae: Home Is Where The Hurt Is
Existence Establishment CD
“Introducing the debut full-length of this new Dresden based heavy industrial/power electronics unit following his 3 inch CDR on Silken Tofu. Taking cues from styles as diverse as the cinematic Navicon Torture Technologies and grungy lo-fi …Today I’m Dead, Human Larvae delivers an emotional torrent of self-destructive force with “Home is Where the Hurt Is”. Spanning a running time of over an hour, styles range from rhythmic orchestral industrial to bleak passages of black noise with a good dosage of throbbing feedback and scathing vocals. There is some sick twisted narrative to be found here but the search for these mysterious happenings will bring you to places you may never return from.”
husere grav/trtrkmmr: split
self released cdr
“17 tracks over 59 minutes and 45 seconds. The HG material is a mix of ominous horror atmosphere, deathdrone, black metal, and a bit of neo-folk. The TRTRKMMR material is unstructured and semi-structured black metal filth. Includes two fully collaborative tracks. We made 100 copies.”
husere grav: haunted tomb + the great empty
self released cdr
almost an hour of husere grav’s brand of blackened noise and raw, depressive black metal.
Peter J Woods: Failure From Both Ends
Curious Lacunae 7″
Peter brings two infinitely awesome sides of composed harshness for this vinyl debut. Both tracks work and strain themselves to points of well needed release. such refreshing sounds from this true blue artist. full color 2 sided insert/postcard.
Elementaural Research Project: elementality & elemetality revisted
basses frequences cd + cdr
elementality: “this has been a very challenging release for me. Anders Peterson (also known as relapshychO and for his works with rapoon and merzbow – among others) comes from a very different world than “plain” droneland and came to me with very different records from what i’m used to. but i liked the organic sounds made from field recordings of the 4 elements mixes with the guitars, bass and female vocals he recorded. this is actually not “drone” but really worth the listen.”
elementality revisited: “companion CDR to the “elementality” CD, including the sound source mix send to the artists as the basic material for their remixes, and remixes by aidan baker, rapoon, sarana, rie lambdoll, dickson dee, neurotic WKY, the loop orchestra, randy greif, mlehst and radboud mens.”
fences/envenomist: split
phage tapes 2×3″ cdr
two 3″ discs, once by each artist, in individual jewel cases with hand screened covers housed in a handmade, hand screened box. incredible package.
nicholas szczepanik: the chiasmus
basses frequences & sra cd
“Nicholas’ debut CD is much more than an impeccably constructed piece of abstract drone music: The Chiasmus undulates between waves of quiet melancholy and overwhelming beauty, with small slices of pointillistic noise. an album where the emotional response is always the central focus rather then pure aesthetic concerns, the nuances of The Chiasmus are only revealed upon multiple listens; by then, the listener is completely tuned into the world it presents.” (Steven Flato)
exhalus/persistence in mourning: the grim retreat
self-released cdr
four tracks from exhalus, two prom persistence in mourning, and one incredible collaboration. not to be missed!
roto visage: where the mandrakes grow
autumn wind cd
“conceptualized around autoerotic asphyxiation, forming an abstract narrative into a singular autoerotic experience. A singular moment in flux within the body. The sound compositions consist of consciousness cut ups – flashes of memory and anomalies of the moment interweaving. Dark drone and experimental ambience. Mastered by the legendary Robert Rich. Beautiful 6-panal digi-CD designed by Anastasia Sarandou. Truly a great work of Dark Ambience.”
peter j woods: fairweather mask
autumn wind cd
“A commanding presence from Peter J. woods in this theater of Noise….Power Electronic and vocal barrage, justification is what you seek for all the things you do…to yourself….Jewel Case CD”
gnaw their tongues: to rend each other...
at war with false noise LP
“New album from the most sick, depraved musical nihilist currently active in the underground! After the almost orthodox black metal of GTT’s last At War release, the amazing “Genocidal Deliverance” 7″, this new full-length album sees a return to the excrutiating slowly-turning thumbscrew approach of old. The layering is totally perfect, and as a whole the record sounds something like a chamber orchestra playing as Gomorrah burns. The world has ended, carrion crows are circling, and Gnaw Their Tongues is playing in the background. His most realised and focused album yet….brilliant! 300 copies only. Fully printed inner and outer sleeves in thick stock, black vinyl.
Josh Lay: Asphyxiation Worship
black horizons 7″
“Half of Cadaver in Drag gets his first shot at vinyl by way of a single. Two tracks, rather different from each other, and much of the artist’s other releases. Overall a cleaner, and more realized sound. Vocals come to the front, with lyrical structure on the first track, the b-side is a journey into the darkest of swamps, yet it still retains the feeling of being a beautiful yet frightening collage of sound with a higher degree of fidelity than what is usually associated with similar efforts. Black vinyl with an offset printed 3-panel sleeve, copper ink on either black or cream stock, printed in roughly a 50/50 ratio, pick which color you like more! Edition of 350 copies.”
fermentae: diaspora part 2
self released 3″ cdr
six-stringed harmonia via. spectral guitar swells and the ultimate union in field-recording + percussive elements.
black sun/they are cowards: split
at war with false noise 7″
“Has been a long time coming but it’s finally out! Black Sun take the first side with a surprisingly short, fast and loud number. Still as heavy as previous At War LP “Paralyser” but much more in the short, fast and loud vein. This one’s been a set-closer for a while now and is a total rager, will hopefully be a nice surprise to a lot of you! This is the first release by Manchester-based sludgers They Are Cowards and it’s a beast. Totally focussed, grim northern waste-inspired misery, building from a massive Celtic Frost-esque riff. A totally brilliant pairing of northern negativity!
300 copies on heavyweight black vinyl. Foldover covers in PVC sleeves. “
Sindre Bjerga and Textured Bird Transmission: Temple of Transparent Wisdom
carbon cdr
“Recorded in 2007 and 2009 in Stavanger Norway and Weymouth UK respectively, this is some dense heavy drones with the perfect balance of texture and movement. [packaged with a full-color pro-printed folded card in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve]“
Social Junk: Summer Concussion
carbon cdr
“Documenting Social Junk’s 2008 Summer Tour (with Big Nurse), this is a great collection of live drone/drum/out captures. Similar to the Dead C, but with their own unique rhythm and pace. [packaged with a full-color pro-printed folded card in a heavy duty vinyl sleeve]“
Entente Cordiale: life underground
carbon cdr
“This is a set of studio and live Entente Cordiale recordings. disc 1 consists of a studio session at the Bunker in Rochester NY, recorded by Nuuj (of Pengo/Asthmatic/Tuurd). three pieces varying from the EC guitar pattern/drone approach, and ending with an on-the-edge of falling apart secular mantra before diving into the most uncharacteristic EC sounds to date (channeling the then future direction of Tumul). disc 2 consists of a long live set recorded at Soundlab in Buffalo NY”
MARK BRADLEY : absolution
basses frequences cdr
“Mark Bradley is a solo performer, portraying emotional states of being through his audio. Once you immerse yourself in this claustrophobic and atmospheric ambient world, you become oblivious to your surroundings. High level deep listening. A man of few words and full of mystery Smoke and mirrors. Brainwave entertainment. Moonlight ambient.”
ANDREAS BRANDAL : a history of labyrinths
basses frequences cdr
“A History Of Labyrinths was recorded in an old abandoned house on the west coast of Norway during easter 2009. The album was created using a lot of old equipment that was found in the house, including guitars, tapes, gramophones, mouth harp, radio, an old synth, and field recordings from inside and around the building. The idea was to hopefully capture some of the atmosphere from that place.
The calm surroundings, with vast mountains and woods, combined with a gloomy, and at times creepy feeling of being alone with all the ghosts of this huge and labyrinthic house at night.
There are elements of drone, improvisation, some kind of primitive “doom”,
loops and more ambient spaces…”
Horseback: "MILH IHVH" 7"
Turgid Animal
“Brand new material from North Carolina, USA’s Horseback. “MILH IHVH” consists of two blackened noise mantras, based on the Notaricon “MI IOLH LNV HShMILH”. Limited to 250 copies”
M.B.: Neuro Habitat
abgurd
Another excellent Maurizio Bianchi Reissue. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Re-release of EEs’T Records CD (1998).
First two tracks originally recorded in 1982 (here).
Third track originally released on “Für Ilse Koch” compilation 1982.
Will be shipped without a jewel case, unless one is purchased seperately.
Velehentor: Bleaching of Penury cdr
rokot
“Limited to 100 copies. The album that is tributed to the events of poisoning of a human by a human. Two long Harsh Noise tracks in the all-burning style
of Government Alpha and two short interludes with ear-mangling glitches.”
the vomit arsonist: wretch cd
cipher productions
“A decidedly personal and unnerving recording, Wretch was written during a period of mental instability that lasted nearly two years. The result is a release that bleeds raw emotion: loss, hatred, self-loathing, and reflection; starting at rock bottom with waves of dark ambience and quietly spoken words, moving further into the depths of a tortured mind. The result is a gradual advance into forceful, vengeful power electronics.”
the haters: in the shade of fire cd
hanson records
HANSON RECORDS is proud to present the first LP from THE HATERS, ‘IN THE SHADE OF FIRE’ reissued for the first time on the CD format AND for the first time in it’s original ENTIRETY. Originally released on LP by SILENT RECORDS in 1986, this digipak CD edition has been remastered by Warn Defever from the original master reels, and includes the full COMPLETE ALBUM as two of the tracks had to be shortened to fit on the original LP issue.
horseback: the invisible mountain cd
utech
“The record itself is based on repetitive guitar riffs and drum patterns similar to mantras in meditation, blackened vocals referencing the uncomfortable tension between one’s quest for transcendence and their unresolved relationship with the rest of society The tracks are devices to help maintain discipline in an attempt to conquer. The last track breaks from the mantras into a less rigorously controlled wash of sound. Liberation.Pressed with black ink on a black translucent paper sleeve.”
Stefan Kushima/Joey Chainsaw: Mouthful of Ghosts 2x3"cdr
dead pilot records
“Beginning with an outburst of wailing guitars, sounding like a sort of satanic cry from the depths of hell, the piece gradually picks up pace with subtle percussion and layers of synth drones, swells and sweeps. When it gets in full motion, more howls and cries dance and echo above the noise. A full on bleak assault. Joey begins the second half of the split with high pitched electronic synth gargles and guitar moans n’ groans before taking us into more warm drone territory. The final track combines the above two with haunting broken vocals and organs/synths, all pushed to the red creating a twisted and eerie wall of ghostly noise.”
Douleurfantome: part 1.5 cdr
dead pilot records
“Douleurfantome, aka Creature, is Vincent Vigier. A one man guitar manipulator, thrasher, noiser, droner, genius. People who have been following the store for some time now will know that Vincent’s album under the Creature alias was one of my favourite listening experiences in a long time. After exchanging a few emails and doing a few trades, Vincent started sending me demos of a few tracks he was working on and the result is this release; Part 1.5. Two tracks totaling at 22 minutes.”
Ekca Liena: Sleep Paralysis
dead pilot records
“The album begins with “Sleep”, a ghostly and tension building introduction, with long sustained organ tones and subtle guitar riffs. Crumbling low end kicks in followed by eerie fuzz and static as the second track begins. Waves and swells of textured synths are the prelude to an epic chorus of screaming drones. The mood of the album really sets in place by track 3, entitled “Heavy Weather”, a near 14 minute mash of blissful guitar noise and pulsating electronic beats. The depth of detail in this track is incredible and has to be heard through the finest of speakers or headphones to be fully appreciated. The track “Sulk” is a rare acoustic track from Ekca, bringing an organic or ‘human’ edge to this other wise otherworldly and celestial album. It also acts as a breather between the huge and intense music Ekca has created here. Although that is not to say the track is of any less importance at all.”
Cylon: resonanz cdr
dead pilot records
“6 tracks of totally amazing subtle ambiance. I’m pretty lost for words when I think about this release, but I can say that it is totally ethereal and mesmerizing. I have lost my self in this album several times and each time I discovered new depths to it. It sounds like floating in clouds, it really does. Magical, elegant and uplifting; Jannick has created something really wonderful here and it gives me great pleasure to release it.”
aidan baker/brandon valdivia: Live 2008-14-11 3" CD
Universal Tongue
“Live collaboration between these two canadian musicians, a live improvisation with guitar & drums, detaching from what is AB’s trademark sound and going in a krautrock/psych direction. Artwork by Mories (Grafika Obskura/Gnaw Their Tongues) 3″ CD in mini DVD-case, limited to 323 numbered copies.”
willful/baculum: metal cassette
phage tapes
split tape made in honor of a trip to St. Louis for the noise fest. harsh metal abuse from both.
Maledicere / Uno Actu: Split 7"
God is Myth
“Maledicere creates a Satanic pulse of harsh dissonance, delivering unearthly tones, and cold reverberations, that purify themselves against the damp basement walls in which they were recorded. Uno Actu creates soundscapes most suitable for a tortured and wondrous isolation, evoking a unique ambiance of chilling, contemplative, overtones; a complex, yet nihilistic trance.”
dave phillips: ?
heart and crossbones
“?” offers a 79 minutes album of field recordings oriented compositions that feature murky cello, piano and accordion parts, nocturnal voices, a vast array of concrete snippets and more resonances of existences that give Albert Aylers’ “Music is the healing force of the universe” new depths and meanings. “?” sees Phillips observing and carefully dissecting his human psyche into ten intimate and innovative music pieces, confronting them with the bile and degradation of the omnipresent while deconstructing his own ravage with a binding urge to cleanse. And it’s a fascinating insight to listen to.”
marzuraan: five years of fuck all
at war with false noise cd
At last!!! We’ve had this one brewing for months now and it’s well worth the wait! What started off as a small run of CDrs has become At War’s most ambitious release to date, and I’m totally fucking chuffed by it!!! This collection comprises demos, live stuff, rarities and rehearsals from the UK’s most consistently interesting, forward-thinking, and just plain fucking great band of the last decade. Starting off from now and moving backwards through time to the early bedroom demo days, this CD shows Marzuraan’s evolution from simplistic droning minimalism of the two bass lineup to the full-on rock beast of today.
noma/rejectamenta: split
at war with false noise cd
This CD combines two of Glasgow’s best experimental bands, neither of which really seem to get the credit or attention they deserve. John Comar AKA Noma has been wowing audiences for a few years now with his constantly changing live sets, a slew of CDr releases on various labels, and as an auxilliary member of metal powerhouse Black Sun, but this is his first “proper” CD release. He takes on two tracks here, the first is a slowly-building tone-fest. Very ambient, and hauntingly beautiful…bascially what Noma does best. Next track “Amusia” is a little atypical of what most people will expect. Imposing thuds are interjected by what sounds like some form of screeching metallic machine being thrown down some stairs, electronic blasts. Surreal, bizarre, unpredictable….very Noma.
This is only the second ever release by Adam Cresser’s Rejectamenta, and his one track here, “SSilence” is a follow-up to his CDr on At War from a couple of years ago entitles SServant. This couldn’t be any further away from silence, total overload of a billion circuit-bent instruments all melded together into one massive orchestral binary cacophany. Lovely hooks come here and there, the whole thing takes a few listens just to figure out what the hell is going on, great stuff.
No jewel case included
hallowing + major appelbaum: collaborating torture
heart and crossbone cd
Collaborating Torture is one of the last known recordings made by Matt Gibney AKA Hollowing, who died in January 2006. Gibney, a member of SOIHADTOSHOOTHIM who was also running the important Rectrix label and mail-order, was joined here by the prolific Maor Appelbaum (Grave in the Sky, Poochaltz and Maurizio Bianchi, to name a few) to create a brooding and massive 54 minutes track of dark pitch-black ambient of hypnagogic swirls and industrialized drones. Sometimes subtle, yet mostly haunted and delirious, this is highly recommended if you like Wilt, Murderous Vision, Brighter Death Now, Aidan Baker, Z’ev, Daniel Menche, The Caretaker and John Duncan.
no jewel case included
the radiation line: ep3
wise blood industries cdr
“From the first listen it’s hard to be anything other than completely
convinced. The Skull-adorned cover may give this EP the look of a
straight doom metal release, but this collective are anything but. A
well aware but never world-weary folk-drone psychedelic release, it’s
both fantastically diverse and shitting-well enjoyable; rock-noise
explorations, mad travelogue remixes and leashed feedback.” – Rock a Rolla
the radiation line: ep4
self released cdr
“A Scottish outfit who, judging by the letter accompanying this, managed to dislodge a fair amount of dust during a devil-may-care gig played in a small room in a small house on small Blackpool back street. Small rooms may be the best place in which to capture their noise drone material judging by the second and longest track on here, a monster power chord drone barrage that could be the long lost cousin of a guitar laden Ramleh b-side. It’s all slowly strummed six string kachungs that set off imploding stars of epic drone against which a vibrating box of noise does the oscillating throat box bit. Not too far away from Ashtray Navigations more rocktacular works either. There’s some decent noise in the first track and the gently pulled strings picking out a delicate melody on ‘As Heaven Was Revealed’ would indicate that The Radiation Line may have been indulging in some Emeralds records. The desolate swirl and fraying synth splutters of the final track ‘Spiral’ meant that this humble CD will not be getting passed on [as recommended on the back sleeve to all those who ‘don’t dig’].” -Idwal Fisher review
The Endless Blackade/Bastard Noise: The Red List
20 Buck Spin cd
Don’t think I need to say too much about either of these two titans. I can however, sweeten the deal by saying there is also a massive contribution by The Rita.
lunar miasma: crystal covered
basses frequences cd
From the vintage sounds of The Last Drop Of Weight to the lightness of Cream, through the intense immersion of Circle Mountain and Crystal Covered, Panos Alexiadis shows what he is capable of. Crystal Covered is the outcome of his solo work. His previous releases lead you to this, an inner travel full of colors, warm and in some ways, psychedelic. A new, deep, intense fix for all lovers of Expo 70 and Emeralds’ drones.
nekrasov: cognition of splendid oblivian
siege of power cd
This recording marks the third full length in over a year and has been crafted intensely in order to hurt and bring about maddening disillusion to the listener. The artwork and packaging is the most evolved of the Nekrasov releases features the best work to date by Exotic Corpse. A nobel six panel digi-pak with uv spot to enhance the depth of this release.
Warmth: Privacy From God
Black Horizons cassette
Packed full of subtly and barely there sounds, static and mechanical in nature. This work is dynamic, beautiful, and haunting, emotional yet showing complete restraint, and hopefully not the last we will hear from this project. A near perfect expression of minimalism through sound. Packaged in a clear plastic clam shell, with silver offset printing on black vellum paper for layered effect. Edition of 100 copies on hi-bias chrome tapes with silver labels.
Locrian: Falling Towers/After the Torchlight
Black Horizons cassette
Shards of guitar improv, blackened howls, buzzing electronics and a constant progression through many chilling and evil zones. Audio is played in reverse on b-side, for perfect sound symmetry. Silver ink on black with silver and blue glitter metallic paper. J-card is 7-panels. Edition of 200 copies on hi-bias chrome tapes.