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NEWS 2003


31st December 2003
16th December 2003
  • Cyclic Law / Sophia
    Out now: Sophia "Deconstruction of the world"
    "On what is now it's 7th Opus, Peter Bjärgö has this time joined forces with long time friend and Arcana collaborateur Stefan Eriksson to deliver an outstanding piece of sonic grandeur. Keeping with the latest elements of the Sophia sound and bringing back some of the early martial elements with predominant drumming, this album is defenetly one step above it's predecessors and reconfirms Sophia's uniqueness.
    Be prepared for an intense journey.
    10 Tracks, Running time 37:43
    Limited edition LP of 500 copies pressed on thick clear vinyl in gatefold sleeve with poster." (press release)
    Upcomming:
    Invercauld "Tiamhaidh" CD (6th Cycle) / Winter '03
    Gustaf Hildebrand "Starscape" CD (7th Cycle) Winter '03
    News Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cycliclaw/
    www.cycliclaw.com
  • Durtro
    * Count Stenbock: The King's Bastard (The Triumph of Evil):
    As Durtro near the end of their programme of hand-printed editions of previously unpublished works by Count Stenbock, we are pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of this strange and sad tale by Count Stenbock.
    This edition is limited to 200 hand-numbered copies. Printed for Durtro by Alan Anderson at the Tragara Press, in the same format as our previous Stenbock hand-printed editions.
    Please note: this will be published in February 2004; advance orders now being taken.
    Available from the Durtro Online Store. Price £25 plus postage and packing.
    * Current93: Online footage of 5 songs live at the October Gallery, London, 5 December 2003
    The initial documentation for the Salon 2003 events, held as part of the pan-European Information Wants to be Free festival, is online here: http://www.ouhypo.org/salon
    The Current 93 footage is available to download in Windows Media and Real Player.
    www.durtro.com
  • Eibon Records
    Two new releases:
    * First Human Ferro - Guernica macrocosmica cd
    "Who said dark ambient has nothing to share with melodies? Who said it is not possible to combine dark, deep and dense drones with traditional music and melodies? These phenomenal russian musicians are here to prove there are new seemingly undiscovered ways to conceive and create dark ambient. Put your imagination to work, and try to figure out something like Amon meets Red Army choirs, Lustmord meets sad russian popular music. Very hard to explain with words alone..... You'd better check it out..... Prepare yourself for a strange and challenging listening experience - n.o.t.h.i.n.g. in this record sounds like a "dejà-heard" (?).........
    "Guernica Macrocosmica" comes in a beautiful digisleeve with booklet." (press release)
    * Esoteric - Metamorphogenesis cd
    "Repressing of this monumental milestone of tortured, hateful, pernicious and depressive doom metal. One of the darkest albums ever from one of the darkest bands ever..... A must for all those in touch with the darkside.... Originally released in 1999, and now repressed for all those who missed it back in time......
    In clear-trayed jewel box." (press release)
    Other relevant news in the Eibon fields:
    * Blood Box are putting the finishing touches on "The iron dream"...... the wait is almost over..... and the anxiety grows up.......
    * In the coming months, we'll have the privilege of releasing a new Navicon Torture Technologies cd "The arrow and the wound". It will be a co-production with NTT own label Annihilvs. More news will follow....
    * The Amon 2xcds repressing is being shifted to mid 2004. Stay tuned....
    * Somewhere in 2004, there will be a new Gruntsplatter cd on Eibon, right after the successful "Chronicling the famine" on Relapse/Release sublabel Desolation House.
    www.eibonrecords.com
  • EE Tapes
    The Walls Are Whispering 'Various Artists' out now.
    CD limited to 525 copies. A compilation CD of dark experimental music featuring exclusive tracks by:
    Toy Bizarre (FR), Kallabris (DE), sveen (BE), Christian Renou (FR), PBK (US), vidnaObmana (BE), Troum (DE), Steve Roden (US), Inade (DE), Dieter Müh (GB)
    The CD comes in a deluxe offset-printed 7" cover (gold and black print on maroon cardboard).
    www.eetapes.be
  • Haus Arafna / Galakthorrö
    Haus Arafna 'the singles 1993-2000' CD
    Compilation of all out of production and collectable vinyl singles on cd: sex u mas : take one get two : the last dream of jesus : für immer for everyone interested in the history and development of haus arafnas, for those who would like to reminisce, for those who were born too late and demand justice, for all ruthless capitalists whose black-market copies are now worthless, because here are all 13 titles from the original master tapes in unsurpassed newly-laundered digital quality true to the source and authentic. The collection is accompanied and illustrated by a generously defined 16-page colour booklet with many exclusive and never-before-published pictures of mrs. and mr.arafna from the period 1993-2000. Including the hits happy thrill, you die, the last dream of jesus, paranoia and für immer.
    digital transfer: cd in jewel box. extravagantly designed booklet with a mat finish. unlimited edition.
    www.galakthorroe.de
  • Leisur Hive
    "Two New songs available to download: On Sectional Pad (3 Ton Edition version) and Try To Be Still.
    They can be downloaded from www.ic-musicmedia.com/leisurhive
    So please do have a listen and let us know what you think. And feel free to give us a nice high rating while you're at it!! Get Leisur Hive into the ic-musicmedia top 20!! xxx
    Both tracks are previews from our new mini album, 3 Ton Edition.
    Speaking of which... we're intending to release a small, limited edition of specially packaged CDs, possibly with a free t-shirt and/or arty artifact... If any of you think you might be interested in obtaining such a thing, drop us an email just so we can get a rough idea of how many copies to press and we'll let you know as soon as it's available to order.
    We will be returning to gigging in the new year, as will the other bands that various Leisur Hive members are involved with (Cardiacs, Living With Eating Disorders, Paper Colleague) More news on this as soon as we have definite details/dates etc." (official news)
    www.leisur-hive.co.uk
    www.ic-musicmedia.com/leisurhive
    www.cdbaby.com/leisurhive
  • MozgaloM
    Hermôn - waning and exaltations
    "Double split gatefold mini discs in foiled full-colour box, including a poster, sticker and 20 pages full-colour booklet, limited to 480 handnumbered copies. Featuring Cawatana, Dark Water Memories, Lautrec and Our God Weeps. 32 minutes of music, two exclusive songs from each band.
    Our lives are always defined by the conditions that we must exist in. As we look around, we found that nowadays the most pertinent word for these conditions is: Wane. In man, that is exploring it's deepest possibilities inside himself, these conditions simultaneously evoke both desair and struggle. As for his sruggle these conditions are not congenial, the most of his endeavours are: Exaltations. Wane and Exaltations
    The first significant joint Hungarian release is mainly assigned through these two notions. A release on which Hungarian bands contributing that became more and more known worldwide in the last few months, through their lately released albums or through the rediscovery of their earlier works. On this release all artist contributes with songs written exlusively for this double gatefold mini discs, considering the concept described above.
    The artists and the songs:
    Cawatana: You will never know, In your Father's eyes
    Dark Water Memories: "As I walked the beach...", "Under the paling stars of the morning".
    Lautrec: Luna Ornata, Awakening of Oozing Demigods.
    Our God Weeps: The Lovers Of Light, In Adam Kadmon's Arms." (press release)
    The box can be ordered from lacroix@freemail.hu
    www.mozgalom.ini.hu
  • Regard Extrême
    The new CD "Utopia" will be soon avalaible on Cynfeirdd.
    Ten unreleased tracks plus 2 remix tracks by Gae Bolg.
    Samples are now avalaible on the official site.
    Soon more informations.
    RegardExtreme.go.to
  • Throbbing Gristle / Mute
    Throbbing Gristle 'TG+' (10 CD box set) - TGCD15
    Mute in association with all the original members of Throbbing Gristle and founders of Industrial Records (Chris Carter, Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti & Peter Christopherson) announce the release TG+.
    TG+ contains CD releases of the final ten live Throbbing Gristle shows and is the companion to the legendary TG24 box set, released on CD for the first time last year.
    All ten CDs (listed below) are available for the first time on CD and have been remastered by Chris Carter. The CDs come packaged in a hand made box that will also include a very limited edition TG+ branded object.
    IRCD30 Oundle Public School, UK. 16th March 1980 57:29
    IRCD33 Sheffield University. 10th June 1980 55:11
    IRCD36 SO36 Club, Berlin, Germany. 7th November 1980 75:10
    IRCD37 SO36 Club, Berlin, Germany, 8th November 1980 48:07
    IRCD38 Kunsthofschule, Frankfurt, Germany. 10th November 1980 42:39
    IRCD39 Rafters Club, Manchester, UK. 4th December 1980 61:58
    IRCD40 Heaven, London. 23rd December 1980 60:43
    IRCD41 Lyceum, London. 8th February 1981 55:52
    IRCD42 Vetrans Auditorium, Los Angeles, USA. 22nd May 1981 58:53
    IRCD43 Kezar Pavillion, San Francisco, USA. 29th May 1981 65:48
    Having received stock of this release early at Mute Bank, this offer is an exclusive for Christmas and will not be available officially until January 26th 2004.
    Order/Information
8th December 2003
  • We've added the English version of the interview with Laibach, a live report of the Heilige Feuer IV festival.
    We've also updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • The playlist for last Friday's radio show is now available. For those who missed the show, you can download it as two mp3 files on our Radio page. This download will only be available until the end of the month.
    The next broadcast is planned for Friday 9th January 2004.
  • Argine / Ark Records
    "Le Luci Di Hessdalen", new Argine studio album, will be available in February 2004.
    www.arkrecords.net
    www.argine.net
  • Beta-lactam Ring Records
    Release Updates: The Earthmonkey CD's have all shipped out and should be in your hands now. The first 100 with art object are sold out. A special event to announce below happening soon!
    Presentation: Artwork by Steven Stapleton
    Location: Optic Nerve Arts (ONA) 1829 NE Alberta Suite 11 Portland, Oregon USA 503.827.4142
    Time & Date: Saturday, December 13th, 2003 7PM - 10PM
    Presented by Beta-lactam Ring Records & The Planet Gallery
    Steven Stapleton / Nurse With Wound : She and Me Fall Together In Free Death Gallery Exhibit
    A special one night only event presenting 25 new pieces of art by Steven Stapleton. The artwork being exhibited resulted from a special limited art edition for Nurse With Wound's latest album, She And Me Fall Together In Free Death, released on Beta-lactam Ring Records. Steven Stapleton created original artwork for 25 double-sided LP covers, each with a unique handwritten quote. Beta-lactam Ring Records and The Planet Gallery are proud to present this special gallery exhibit.
    Steven Stapleton is known for his stunning visual artwork and music project Nurse With Wound.
    * Note: the artist cannot be in attendance for this event.
    More information: www.blrrecords.com or phone 503.827.4142
  • Eternal Soul
    soon on Eternal Soul:
    ES 13 | Galerie Schallschutz - Teddybaer - 10inch - black vinyl, lim. 349
    [49 copies in blue vinyl + special package, poster and postcard]
    eternal-soul.de
  • Loki / Turbund Sturmwerk
    Turbund Sturmwerk s/t CD
    "Finally, after nearly 8 years this sensational album is returned to the homeland, manifesting once more the piercing effect of Turbund Sturmwerk. 6 stormy compositions --beautiful and poignant-- linking the subtle concept with innovative sounds and arrangements. With this first album, a collection of tracks was compiled seeking independence and continuity of a musical style - Neurosemiotic Marching Tunes at it's best. This masterpiece is a milestone of the post-industrial culture and affected the scene world-wide.
    The recordings were digitally revised and enhanced, so that they radiate now in a clean, insidiously pristine new light. Turbund Sturmwerk polarize calculated, set gauges and create music like a functional text - acoustic information as sophisticated reading. This introductory work is the often referenced catalyst within the Turbund Sturmwerk catalogue, bent on changing the expectations of the listeners, altering the norm and creating a manifesto for things to come. Digipack!" (press release)
    www.loki-found.de
  • Reutoff / Totenlieder
    Reutoff / Totenlieder "The World Will Never Know" 7" Sweet Farewell SF 001 out now.
    This split 7" includes a brand new track of Reutoff called "Children Of The Dead" recorded this autumn and a first ever record by Totenlieder (ex-Sorgeist, known for their 7" on Hau Ruck!) which is a cover of Deutsch Nepal side-project Janitor called "Lacerate your mother's neighbor". The release is limited to 524 copies. You can hear audio samples here sweetfarewell.kicks-ass.net/Samples.html .
    You can order your copy directly from reutoff@industrialmusic.ru .
    www.reutoff.industrialmusic.ru
  • Shayo
    "We are very enjoyed, and proud, to announce the creation of a new swiss label: Shayo! It'll be home for the bands Neither/Neither World and In My Rosary. We strongly hope to sign other prestigious band we like so much in a near future; Shayo will be also the official co-organisator of the "acoustic sundays" at the Moloko-Bar, a small venue of the big Usine of Geneva - the next rendez.vous is for the 25th of January with wellknow artists Tony Wakeford and Matt Howden with their new common project called HaWthorn!
    Shayo will be also a distribution service for various kind of independent music, with bands such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Current 93, In Gowan Ring, Collection D'Arnell-Andrea, The Swans, 16 Horsepower, Coil and last but not least Sol Invictus. Our online-catalogue will be available from January 1st 2004, and we'll have a CD.-stall by Wakeford / Howden's concert at the Usine.
    All informations about us now on our own homepage: www.shayo.ch." (official news)
  • Tosom
    Kadef - Wir Leben Zwischen Fremden Gesichtern, Neuen Bildern Und Unerhörten Klängen CD TOSOM 008
    Audio-cdr, 4 tracks with 69 minutes running time, limited and numbered edition of 250 copies comes in dvd box. Germanys wellknown and always active Kadef, in collaboration with suchlike colleagues -under his regie- from the D.I.Y. Network: K2 from Japan, Âmes Sanglantes from Canada, Richard Ramirez from USA and Armenia from Ecuador.
    4 long, different and intense Industrial-Noise tracks, in Kadef's harsh and analogue lo-fi style, with a playing time of 69 minutes. Cover graphic like usual from Kalojan Witanski himself.
    Tosom c/o Antonio Amoroso, Sudetenstr. 12, 87700 Memmingen, Germany
    www.tosom.de
30th November 2003
  • Added a live report in French of the Death In June concert on the Thames. An English version will soon follow.
    We've also added a few reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    The next radio broadcast is planned for Friday 5th December from 20.30 to 22.00. More information on the Radio page.
  • Aorta / Allerseelen
    * Wir rufen Deine Wölfe AORCD09/AHNSTERN 11 Winter Solstice 2003
    Allerseelen, Belborn, Blood Axis, Cawatana, Circe, Der Arbeiter, Der Feuerkreiner, Erdgeist, Graumahd, Lady Morphia, O Paradis, Riharc Smiles, Sangre Cavallum, Shining Vril, Sturmpercht, Turbund Sturmwerk, Waldteufel, Werkraum.
    CD (Aorta) T-Shirt (Aorta) DoLP (600 copies) in wood cover (Ahnstern)
    Please order the DoLP from: ahnstern@steinklang-records.at
    This anthology, published at winter solstice MMIII, was edited by Gerhard. Working on it was an adventurous challenge. All the songs on this release have the same lyrics as all the participants were asked to use create music for just one poem - the hymn Michelsgebet or Wir rufen Deine Wölfe written by the German poet and philosopher Friedrich Hielscher. Geri and Freki, the wolves of Odin, took care and control of this magical mystery tour into the Heimliches Deutschland of Friedrich Hielscher. The artwork was inspired by the interior of various Norwegian stave churches. Gestaltung: M. Presch/Salt/Gerhard
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern/woelfe.htm
    * Archaische Arbeiten DoLP (600 copies) AHNSTERN 2 Winter Solstice 2003
    Please order the DoLP from: ahnstern@steinklang-records.at or aorta@aon.at
    These ancient recordings of archaic chamber music were recorded in the magical year 1989 in Oberösterreich.
    They were originally published on the early Allerseelen cassettes Requiem and Schwartzer Rab. The recordings were digitally remastered by M. Presch in Salzburg. This exclusive release contains photographs of powerful warrior menhirs on the granite island Korsika. The photographs were taken by Gerhard during a magical mystery tour in September 1998. Archaische Arbeiten is dedicated to all the people who were already in 1989 fascinated by the early recordings of Allerseelen. Some of them are still close friends and comrades.
    "Jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne." (Hermann Hesse, Das Glasperlenspiel)
    * Pedra MCD (Terra Fria)
    The MCD Pedra contains three songs by Allerseelen: Steingeburt, Krieger aus Stein, Unverändert.
    Presented to the public in a limited edition of 500 copies at the live performance of Allerseelen on 1.XI.MMIII in Odrinhes, Portugal.
    http://www.terra-fria.com/
    The song Steingeburt or Stone Birth, finished on 22.VII.MMIII, is dedicated to the actress and priestess Diotima in the film Der heilige Berg. The photograph shows a beautiful dolmen at El Pozuelo, Andalucia.
    The song Krieger aus Stein or Warriors of Stone, finished on 17.VIII.MMIII, is inspired by the warrior menhirs of Palaggiu on the granite island Korsika. The photograph shows this alignment.
    The dramatic monologue Unverändert or Unchanged, finished on 10.IX.MMIII, is dedicated to the actress and stone witch Junta in the film Das blaue Licht. The music was inspired by the magical mountain Rumer Spitze in Tirol. The lyrics are taken from the beautiful narration Faldum by Hermann Hesse.
    Some amazing photos of the Allerseelen live performance at St. Petersburg on October, 18th, MMIII by Coroner: music.gothic.ru/events/heilige4/heilige4-ph1.htm
    Aorta c/o Petak, Postfach 778, A-1011 Wien
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Beta-lactam Ring Records
    1. Release Updates: The Earthmonkey CD shipped out on Nov. 26, 2003. The digipacks arrived and within a few hours, we had them ready to ship out. Those of you lucky enough to receive the bonus art object are in a for a surprise. Side one is an original drawing by Peat Bog and fully numbered and autographed. Side B, well those fans of Nurse With Wound's 'Soliloquy For Lilith' are in for a treat. The vinyl version is still on track and Earthmonkey and crew are finishing the final tweaks for the bonus Earthmonkey vs. Nurse With Wound album.
    Coming up next: Volcano the Bear 'All The Paint I Can Breathe' 10" + bonus 7" for all orders from us. It will be be packed in a lovely full color gatefold sleeve with a full color insert. A really lovely package of artwork and music!
    We have had some questions about the Friday Group album. Well, this is a new project with Tom Carter (Charalambides) and the best description we can give is this (with apologies to Else): LaMonte Young and Popul Vuh duking it out in a field of poppies. This will be the first release in the new series 'Records are Not for Baking.' More details soon!
    2. Projects Forthcoming: Also in the works: releases with La STPO, Beequeen, Green Milk From The Planet Orange, Whitelodge, Earthmonkey, and in the works due out in April is a limited Reynols 3LP set. The Lacetate series will be starting soon. Also in the works is a new subscription series called 'Records Are Not For Baking' planned to start in April 2003. Sort of a follow up to the Lactamase series. More details soon about this.
    3. Tour Dates- New tour dates added on our website for: Edward Ka-Spel, Legendary Pink Dots, Bill Horist, Volcano the Bear, Daniel Menche.
    www.blrrecords.com
  • Brighter Death Now
    The first tape under the BDN-banner (here as Bomb The Daynursery) recorded 1982/83 'Discipline through mental-illness' is now available for free. Just download the music and artwork from the cold meat site: www.coldmeat.se
    New BDN website: www.brighterdeathnow.com
  • Monkeyhouse Recordings
    New Monkeyhouse Release - Leviathan's "Machinery of Hell"
    Completing the loose trilogy begun by The Throne of Bones and continued by Shrouded by Fog, Machinery of Hell is the darkest Leviathan release to date. Grinding machine drones lurk in vast, empty caverns as the howling shrieks of tattered, condemned souls echo through the darkness.
    Machinery of Hell is available as a jewel cased 3" CD.
    Samples and further details of all MR releases: www.monkeyhouse-recordings.co.uk
  • Tesco
    Latest news and MP3: www.tesco-distro.com (Tesco USA).
    News at the headquarters are:
    Anenzephalia - Noehaem CD (tesco 057/Zaetraom 01)
    Neither Neither World - She wispers CD HR51...
    We are still waiting unpatiently for:
    Anenzephalia - Noehaem LP version
    Last Dominion Lost - Tyranny of distance CD/LP (Tesco 58)
    Der Blutharsch - Time is thee enemy CD/LP
    Pictures of the "Industrial Culture Festival" in Augburg:
    www.tesco-distro.com (soon)
    www.pagandance.de (go to gallery)
    www.exoteric-zine.com (report section)
    Info: Zaetraom is the new founded label of Anenzephalia and will soon start to release bands through our distribution. Early next year the 1st release of "Dogpop" the infamous "pop-industrial" band with links to Anenzephalia and Thorofon will be released as a limited LP.
    Genocide Organ will finally release a new LP/CD on Tesco which hopefully will be out until march 2004.
    www.tesco-germany.com
23rd November 2003
  • We've added a new review, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Apoptose
    The new section "Fullmoon Foto" is online now! Here you'll find on each date of a full moon and cross quarter days at least one new photo or artwork by Apoptose....
    More info: www.apoptose.net
  • Beta-lactam Ring Records
    1. Release Updates:
    The Earthmonkey CD will be shipping out about Dec. 1, 2003. The digipacks were supposed to arrive on Nov. 7th but on Nov. 8th our printer notified us they had not even started them yet. So... All orders will include our newest Beta-beat06 sampler! Also, we have a few of the Songs Of Norway ART LP edition available. LP, 7" plus an art case by Aaron and Nick containing a bonus mystery cd with an original art insert, LP sleeve with original artwork, postcard, insert & fully autographed. Only a couple available. Also, we have some interesting non-label music below for sale. -all best everyone and thanks for the continued label support.
    2. Projects Forthcoming:
    Also in the works: releases with La STPO, Beequeen, Green Milk From The Planet Orange, Whitelodge, Earthmonkey, and in the works due out in April is a limited Reynols 3LP set. The Lacetate series will be starting soon. Also in the works is a new subscription series called 'Records Are Not For Baking' planned to start in April 2003. Sort of a follow up to the Lactamase series. More details soon about this.
    3. Tour Dates: new tour dates added on our website for: Edward Ka-Spel, Legendary Pink Dots, Bill Horist, Volcano the Bear.
    www.blrrecords.com
  • Cranial Facture Recordings
    The Cranial Fracture website will also be updated shortly with new stocks and release information for the new DVT full length 'External Rage' on Misanthrope Studio.
    www.cranialfracture.org
  • Durtro
    * Forthcoming live shows: Current Ninety Three are arranging shows for 2004 in Canada (Toronto); Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg); and the USA (San Francisco, New York City and one or two other cities). We hope to post details of the dates and venues in the very near future.
    * David Tibet: lyric book: Our next update will have full details of the forthcoming book of lyrics by David Tibet, the accompanying CD, as well as the concert which will be held in London on its publication.
    * Count Stenbock: new hand-printed Durtro edition: Our next update will give details of the publication of another previously unpublished story by Count Stenbock. Durtro are nearing the end of their programme of reprinting his works. Tibet is presently working on a comprehensive overview of Stenbock's works, which will be published in 2005. This will contain many new pieces of previously unavailable biographical information, as well as previously unpublished texts, contemporary accounts of Stenbock by people who knew him, photographs and many other items, including the entirety of 'Studies of Death', his 'Collected Poems', 'The Child of the Soul and Other Stories' and many of the now sold out Durtro hand-printed texts.
    * David Rowlands: They Might Be Ghosts: The David Rowlands volume, 'They Might Be Ghosts', is now sold out. Thank you for supporting these final GSP titles.
    * Magazines of interest to Durtro subscribers:
    - Strange Attractor: We declare war on mediocrity and a pox on the footsoldiers of stupidity. Journal one of this new magazine of the strange and obscure is released in January 2004, and advance reservations are now being taken. It features a reprint of Count Stenbock's 'The Myth of Punch' previously published in a (now sold out) hand-printed edition by Durtro. David Tibet contributes a brief biography of Stenbock to the article. Also featured in the magazine are articles on: Montague Summers and the British Society for the Study of Sex Psychology; Blackpool's Lost Waxworks; The Psychology of Electronic Voice Phenomena; Schizophrenia and Suburban Spaces; Anarchist Bombers of the 19th Century; Cargo Cults of Vanuatu; The Astounding Worlds of David Lindsay; Drinking With Derek Raymond and Patrick Hamilton; Herworld; India's Sadhus; Hidden Ciphers in Great Literature; Glasgow Psychogeography; Imaginary Cults of London; HP Lovecraft, 9/11 And The Return of the Great Old Ones; Hair Sculpture; Greenham Common Mind Control; Monte Veritas--19th Century Artists' Commune.
    With contributions from: Timothy d'Arch Smith; Joe Banks; Ken Hollings; Mike Jay; Xtina Lamb; John Lundberg; Alex Martin; Tom McCarthy; Drew Mulholland; Doug Skinner; Count Stenbock; David Tibet; Cathi Unsworth; Mark Valentine; Tom Vater; Father Alan Walker; Cathy Ward; Justin Woodman.
    For details go to: www.strangeattractor.co.uk.
    - Wormwood: Out now: Number 1 of a new journal dedicated to writings about fantasy, supernatural and decadent literature. Edited by Mark Valentine and published by Tartarus Press (with whom David Tibet and Durtro collaborated on their 2 volume set of the Collected Strange Stories of Robert Aickman).
    With articles on Gustav Meyrink, ER Eddison, Ernest Bramah, Thomas Ligotti, Ramsey Campbell , MP Shiel and Baron Corvo. Book reviews of present and past literature. A magazine that all who don't think straight will love.
    For details go to: www.tartaruspress.com.
    * Durtro holiday dates: Durtro are away on holiday from 23 November to 4 December, so we will be unable to answer any emails during this period. The online store will remain open, and all orders will be processed on our return.
    www.durtro.com
  • DVT / Nothing
    Released on Misanthrope Studio: Nothing 'Carried By A Red Thread' 3" and DVT 'External rage' CDR.
    "Nothing's 'Carried By A Red Thread' is comprised of two tracks. The first being a companion piece to a track on the upcoming full length to be released on Eibon. The second is a composite of a live performance and unreleased studio material. The release boats a much more harsh and violent side to Nothing. This release is limited to 200 copies and comes in a slim line case." (press release)
    "DVT 'External Rage' returns with a more raw industrial / heavy electronics sound with their second album. Dense overbearing distorted loops burn with factory noises and field recordings creating a heavy atmosphere complete with relevant samples and vocals. This release comes in a DVD case and is limited to 200 copies." (press release)
    Contact: garrgal@pacbell.net
  • Egone
    Première parution musicale des Editions Egone: un album d'ambient aux orientations ethniques et industrielles, 'Traverser' de rrupt. Cet album est une illustration sonore du livre 'Traverser du Désert' (Lionel Tran, Thomas Foucher et Egone) publié l'année dernière.
    Descriptif du disque, extraits musicaux, graphiques, bios...: www.egone.net/traverser
    www.egone.net
  • FDH / Cynfeirdd
    The debut FDH album entitled "Disseminare" has been released on Cynfeirdd. This release is the second part of the Eye For Eye series. FDH exhibits a combination of experimental, orchestral, martial, and electronic elements.
    More info can be found at www.geocities.com/frankdenhaan and www.cynfeirdd.com.
  • Scott Ferry
    Scott Ferry is an emerging mixed media digital artist. He realised the CD cover art for Ostara's latest album 'Ultima Thule'. His artwork explores environmental and sensory impressions. These impressions give rise to strong attractions, liberating feelings, and present patterns. Each object, figure, and landscape represents a different facet of these emotional energies.
    Official news: "I wanted to let you know that I have updated my artist website to include small prints on Arches paper (signed and numbered), my art store at Cafe Press that offers womens shirts, men shirts, mugs, and more. Also please visit my Ebay store. I have two items a week on Ebay at a low starting price (currenty the items include small prints on Arches paper, and of course you can download free wallpaper to use on your computer.
    Hope you enjoy this and I look forward to offering more items in the future. Here is the link to this particular page: http://www.scottferry.com/wheretofindmyart.htm
    Soon to come on my website: Photos of my beautiful exhibition at the Centre Culturel de Verdun in Montreal which will be ending November 28. I will be also placing up soon a price list for archival prints in various sizes."
    www.scottferry.com
  • The Fossil Dungeon
    The Fossil Dungeon has three new releases planned for January 2004.
    Butterfly Messiah "Eternal" Digipak CD
    Dawn Desiree "Dancing, Dreaming, Longing…" Digipak CD
    Mirabilis s/t 7" EP
    Visit the 'audio' section of the site for advance sound samples from these releases.
    www.fossildungeon.com
  • Howden/Wakeford > HaWthorn
    "HaWthorn is the new name for the artists formerly known as Howden/Wakeford. Apart from the latter sounding like a firm of dubious solicitors, it also gave the impression that the project was just a sideline for both artists rather then a group in its own right." (official news)
    www.matthowden.com
  • L. White Records
    The following L.White Records publications should be ready for sale on November 22th 2003:
    LW020 Thorofon This Summer Suicide (live) CD lim. 500 / special package, fulltime live-recording from the phantastic concert 2003 in Ulm, with exclusive tracks and live-version of \"riotdictator\" and \"antisavak\" without playbacks and complete live created
    LW V02 Sektion B Visuelle Propaganda Video VHS (PAL) lim. 150 with some live sequences
    LW024 Baradelan / Dawn Projekt DVD-R+CDR lim. 200 / special package video and soundmaterial on a double relase by two german ambient projects / on DVD-R some bonus video material
    The following releases are scheduled for the year 2003 and 2004, as further L. White Records publications:
    LW017 Consumer Electronics 4 Festival DLP lim. 350 at the Garage Pankow Berlin 19.04.2003
    with Survival Unit / Legion Condor (RD) / Painslut / Irikarah / Axon Neuron/Vagwa
    LW V03 Consumer Electronics 4 Festival Video VHS (PAL) lim. 150 at the Garage Pankow Berlin 19.04.2003 with Survival Unit / Legion Condor (RD) / Painslut / Irikarah / Axon Neuron/Vagwa plus a little special from Sektion B and the industrial allstars (born to be...)
    LW018 C.O.Caspar Fun am schrillen Lauschen CD lim. 300 / special package very interesting live recording from a concert in Arnstadt 2001
    LW023 Richard Ramirez / Neuropathic Force Feedback LP lim. 350 a very interesting noise collaboration between the master of american harsh-noise and a new german noise project
    LW025 Green Army Fraction Conservative And Full Of Hate CD lim. 300 / special package after a long delay a new fulltime release by this great scandinavian industrial artist
    LW026 V.A. Noise Battle Royale with Hentai, M.S.B.R, Seed Mouth, Sickness CDR lim. 200 / special package 4-way split as a sonic tribute to the japanese film maker Kinji Fukasaku (R.I.P.)
    LW027 Free Speech Series with The Grey Wolves, Grunt, Irikarah, Rasthof Dachau, Sektion B, Slogun, Strom.EC, Survival Unit and Con-Dom 9x3inch CD lim. 300 / special package (small glassframe with a nice layout) each band contribute one full 3inch CD
    LW028 Steel Hook Prostheses Torturous Anxiety CDR lim. 200 / special package a new texan power-electronics project will conquer the world of this genre / 10 powerful tracks with a lenght of 55 minutes screaming and very distorted voices / like Con-Dom and Control
    LW T03 Don't hunt, what you can't kill / logo (front) super premium quality T-Shirt
    LW T04 L. White Records / logo (back) / it's ok to be... (front) super premium quality T-Shirt
    Also on our website: some reviews about L. White Records products, new mp3 songs...
    www.lwhite-records.de
  • Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio
    * "First off, it appears justified to explain that we are not playing with your emotions, nor deliberately trying to piss you off.... (or maybe we are, just to keep you humble and begging for more....????) But we are however sad to announce that the long anticipated release of "4 Life 4 Love 4 Lust and Roses" has been postponed once again.... The new release date (instead of December 2003) is scheduled for the end of February / beginning of March 2004.
    * An Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio concert spree (seemingly in association with Spiritual Front) is being organized and assembled by Patty Hele & Mother Dance - Mo756Pa@web.de and Alex Daniele & Ascension Magazine - ascension@libero.it
    Scheduled dates beyond March 7th and The Invitation Wave-Gothic-Electro Meeting 2004 in Gent (www.netlash.com/purplemoon) are yet pending, but ambitions suggest that concerts will take place all over Europe (Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland + elsewhere) from the first weekend of March 2004, and keep on going until you are sick and tired of hearing us play in a city near you....
    * Satyriasis - Somewhere between Equilibrium and Nihilism
    DMCD split between Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio and Spiritual Front, exclusively limited to 2000 copies is currently being assembled and completed. We anticipate its release before a possible concert spree in March.
    * Despite the previously announced cancellation of Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio in Berlin on December 7th 2004, we are glad to announce that Tomas is personally scheduled to appear in association with Fredrik Bergstrom of No Festival of Light as part of the "Information wants to be Free" festival in Stockholm on Saturday December 6th." (official news)
    www.ordo-rosarius-equilibrio.net
    Predominance
    disbanded

    Epitaph

    arose from the fields of white ashes
    bathed in tears of the world's genocidal slavery
    depressed in the ruins of an unconcious mind
    mystified by the gleaming beauty of a silver ship of fools
    illuminated at the threshold to astral gates on nocturnal skies
    ------
    and if I close my eyes forever
    will it all remain unchanged
    will it all remain the same

    Predominance 1994 - 2003
    ---
    thanks for 9 years of support and understanding

    especially to Loki Foundation
    without them nothing of all this would have ever been possible
    www.predominance.de

  • Sweet Farewell - Reutoff / Totenlieder
    "We are entering the last stage in the pressing of the 7 inches from Reutoff & Totenlieder. This will be out in mid-December, pressed on hard-vinyl and limited to 5oo copies.
    Also, still available the Tribute to Current 93. We have uploaded 30 second extracts from each participating band and you can hear them at this url: http://sweetfarewell.kicks-ass.net/Samples.html" (official news)
    www.sweetfarewell.com
    www.totenlieder.cjb.net
16th November 2003
  • We've added an in-depth article and interview with Laibach and some new reviews. We've also updated the Concerts page and added some new links.
  • Amplexus
    * Job Karma: "EBOLA" CD + T-Shirt edition ltd.30
    Finally the T-shirt edition is available...limited to only 30 copies...numbered on the cd.Available in 3 different sizes M, L & XL....black T-shirt printed in silver!
    * Teatro Satanico: "Figli de Giuda" T-Shirt edition ltd.30
    * Amplexus family CDr :
    Amplexus is really glad to announce the new CDr editions, made in deluxe cover like all the other releases of the label....each copy is handnumbered.
    Keimverbreitung: "The K Sessions" CDr Ltd.177
    Keimverbreitung is a new dimension in ambient-avantguarde music. Decadent atmospheres, rumorism, laments & electronic sounds....all mixed to create the perfect soundtrack for our unsound minds...to dscover it!
    Radio Kuolema: "Broadcasting The Dead" CDr ltd.166
    Great dark-ambient projekt ...soon the deads will come to us! A real surprise!!!
    www.amplexus.it
  • Butcher's House Production
    - In the next month we'll release the compilation "Snuff Electronics" on regular CD format. The compilation, limited to 100 copies, will include unreleased tracks from: Morder Machine (Atrax Morgue), Macelleria Mobile Di Mezzanotte, No Light For Tomorrow, Wertham, Diktat, P.O.S.K., and much more heavy industrial artists!
    - In the first 2 months of 2004 will be available the new regular CD from No Light For Tomorrow! After the first miniCD (still available in few copies) and some tracks on "Noir" and "Death Factory" compilation, this old style industrial project will be available very soon! It will feature a new deviant female voice!
    - Soon will be available the new CD by Novecentostaube. A very obscure black industrial similar to MZ412!
    butchershouse.vze.com
  • Cold Meat Industry / Raison d'être
    - cmi128 Raison d'être - Requiem for Abandoned Souls CD
    Release date: 21st November. Jewelcase with 5 different covers.
    Video trailer: http://raisondetre.coldmeat.se/downloads/cmi128trailer.wmv
    raisondetre.coldmeat.se
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Klanggalerie
    A couple new 7" s are on the way to be released about dec. 10th:
    * cyclobe - pathfinder 7" - no need to introduce these guys, just a few names: worked with coil, nurse with wound etc etc
    100 copies black vinyl, 100 copies white - please specify when ordering
    * colin potter - ten drills 7" - another legend - colin is currently member of nurse with wound and has recently worked with jonathan coleclough, ora, kiln - 100 copies only!
    www.klanggalerie.com
  • Leisur::Hive
    "Spasm , the album we released in 2001 is available to buy securely online from CD Baby: www.cdbaby.com/leisurhive
    We're still mixing the new album, 3 Ton Edition, which will be available from CD Baby and our own website as soon as it's ready.
    We are having some exclusive T-Shirts made for us by the fabulous Remote-Control-Girls! Each shirt will be uniquely hand screen-printed and will be available from the website soon.
    Our website, www.leisur-hive.co.uk has had a slight face-lift, so feel free to have a look.. By the way, the free down-loadable songs will soon be replaced by different tracks so if you still want to download the demo versions of 'On Sectional Pad' and 'I Am A Moth', now's the time to do it! We hope you like them.
    The Current 93 tribute album has now been released and is available from the Canadian label, Sweet Farewell. We tackled a cover of C93's 'Immortal Bird', an enjoyable but difficult recording session, so we hope we've done it justice.
    We're having a short break from live activities over the Winter period, so our next gig will probably be around late January/early February 2004. We'll keep you all posted." (official news)
    www.leisur-hive.co.uk
  • Old Europa Cafe
    * New CDR out now:
    OECDR Toy - Binding Erasures
    Limited edition of 100 copies with high professional & high quality package!
    Toy is the project of Sandro Gronchi, an Italian multimedia sound & visual researcher. With his debut album Sandro is presenting us an hybrid work containing 1 audio tracks and 1 visual track constructed with Flash program for PC where 44 paper art-works in white & grey scale digitally reworked appear on the screen through a cross fade without any soundtrack so you can feed inside the images in perfect silence. A great concept work regarding the world connected to: Paper! Paper can be manipulated, manually extended, a place where you can show your mental process… The sound source for the audio track in the disc is a field recording of offset typographic machines during printing process. The end result of the track is a sort of "Konstructivist" composition. The package which hosts the disc is a non-printed folder in heavy glossy paper, with a piece of burned paper sticked on packaging front plus a rough cotton paper sheet in the middle which makes each cover / package unique and different from all the other ones! Additionally there are four printed inserts, three representing Sandro's art-works all developed from paper manipulation and a fourth one with all production details.
    A conceptual Toy to be listened & manipulated… A conceptual Toy for your PC & your HiFi …
    A conceptual TOY for your eyes, ears & fingers… Discover the fetishist world of Paper through Toy!
    To be compared to: Aube / Alan Lamb / G*Park / Toy Bizarre… (press release)
    Forthcoming OEC releases, foreseen to be out during December:
    * OECD 061 Nordvargr - On Broken Wings Towards Victory CD
    Following in the steps of "Awaken", this CD explores the dark cellars of Bohult even deeper... This time new elements are thrown into the trademark darkness - using knifes, water and some broken electronics this CD is sure to deliver a new perspective on the way we see and hear our nordic wolf.
    Best dark and deep sounds from underworld by MZ.412 mastermind! Very dark cover! (press release)
    * OECD 062 HH9 (Hidra Head 9) - Heat CD
    OEC proudly offers the third album by HH9 (all released on OEC!) This time Mr. Nordvargr has mixed many of his different faces on the same album which is no longer only a violent harsh noise attack, but is a combination of his very different sounds. Sometimes reminding of the rythmic aggression of Folkstorm, and in some other places like sophisticated noise-electronica in a way you never have heard it before. Prepare to get blasted again by the unstoppable HH9! Great agressive military graphics for complete this masterpice. (press release)
    * OECD 063 David E. Williams - Hope Springs a Turtle CD
    Known among others for his collaborations with Rozz Williams (see the album Accept the Gift of Sin) and Blood Axis, this great US song-writer delivers after a long silence again a unique combination of best & lovely apocaliptic-folk & pop tunes! wonderfull songs to be discovered, simply great ! "the unbearably important lightness of being Earnest" .... Booklet cover with all songs-texts (press release)
    * OECD 064 BSE - Ratan CD
    Third & final part of the BSE trilogy during 2003! It takes off where Urmula ended, spiralling further down the dark ambient soundscapes. wonderfull dark ambient sounds with exoterical inspiration from Mr. Drakh (star of MZ.412) & the scientist K. Meizter, digipack plus booklet in the same vain of the 1st & 2nd album! (press release)
    * Coming Soon on DVD-R :
    As we had a contineous request for the complete "Macrocephalous Compost" video-tape trilogy compilation we took the decision to re-master this 3 historical videos purposing the best industrial-exoteric scene of the first half of the 90es into 3 digitally remastered, professional DVD-R's! available through our mail-order in December :
    Macrocephalous Compost I (with: Archon Satani, Smell & Quim, Inzekt, C.C.C.C., Oral Constitution, Maeror Tri, Inanna, The Haters, Eb.Er, Con-Dom, S. Biasin - Lvnus, K.D.N.R.) DVD-R 18,-
    Macrocephalous Compost II (with: Raison D'Etre, Atrax Morgue, Ain Soph, Archion Satani, Sshe Retina Stimulants, Iugula-thor, Aube, Hex Minora, IOS, True Romace - Merzbow, Advokat Ihrer Hoheit) DVD-R 18,-
    Macrocephalous Compost III (with: Deutsch Nepal, Thirdorgan, Sigillum S, Batchas, Allerseelen, Contagious Orgasm, Endvra, R. Ramirez, Shinjuku Filth, Murder Corporation, Death Squad, Alio Die, Batchas)
    come.to/Old.Europa.Cafe
  • Rape Art Productions
    "New! RAP #008 Noiseman433 "The Plural I" CD-R
    Noiseman433 artist is from Greencastle - U.S.A. This release has four harsh experimental noise electronics tracks recorded in real time & no overdubs. Recommended Full color art works & limited edition." (press release)
    rapeartprods.tk
  • Steinklang Industries
    Out now:
    SK24 Operation Julmond - Twice minded mCDR lim.100
    A Challenge Of Honour - Fold You Wings Awhile CDRS lim.133
    Code243 - Urban Guerilla CDR lim.133
    (harsh Industrial on ACOHs new label www.AGRESSIVEGUERILLA.COM)
    Forthcoming:
    Guerilla Tactics - compilation feat. Rasthof Dachau, Legion Condor, Painslut, ACOH, Code243, Point_Blank, RTEK. CDR lim.133
    Out in a few days:
    * SKL 01 Rasthof Dachau - Schmerztherapie '93
    LP with gatefold-sleeve and inlay / lim. around 300
    CDR / lim.100 (live from the famous Schmerztherapie Festival with Genocide Organ in Salzburg/Austria on 27.11.1993)
    * SK7-07 Soulcripple - Technology
    very well structured power noise on side A - noisey ritual-ambient on side B
    * SK7-08 Gift - Shoah
    solo-project from the singer of Operation Cleansweep. fantastic old-school Power-Electronics!
    * SK7-09 Radio Murmansk
    hard and subliminal analogue noise-disco on side A - pure terror-noise on side B from the very depths of Sibiria! - Frosty!!!
    all 7"es lim.150
    * SK7-10 compilation - Zyklus 1 CD lim.1000
    this CD compilation contains a selection of SK7-01 - SK7-09, mainly the A-side of each 7" featuring: Rasthof Dachau/Stahlwerk9 - A Challenge Of Honour feat. Krieger / Cold Flesh Colony / Totensonntag / Tugend Mensch / Soulcripple / Gift / Radio Murmansk
    Out on 22.11.03:
    * SK25 various artists - In Stahlgewittern [Kapitel II.]
    4LP metal-box lim.750
    part 2 of the legendary Steinklang compilation from 1996! a reflection of well known german and austrian power-industrial artists and a few selected newcomers.
    * SK000 various artists - In Stahlgewittern [Kapitel I.+II.]
    7LP metal-box lim.250 / 5CDR metal-box lim.150
    this is the jubilee edition for Steinklangs 10th anniversary!
    * SK30 A Challenge Of Honour - Monuments LP (+7") / CDR will not be ready for the Absinth festival on 12.12. Release date is probably January 2004
    * A Challenge Of Honour 'ashigura' 3x7" limited edition 3x 7" box with t-shirt 166 copies.
    www.steinklang-records.at
  • Tjukurrpa III (rhythms & pulsations) out now.
    1000 copies in full colour circle-cover.
    Dronecore. This is the third part in Troum Tjukurrpa-trilogy, following part 1 (harmonies) and part 2 (drones). This final part is dedicated to 'rhythms' and 'pulsations', with a focus on rhythmic, pounding, looping & repetitive elements and structures.
    With Tjukurrpa 3, Troum shows a not so well known side, using the trance-power of repetitive textures. In every of the seven extensive tracks (playtime 66+ min) rhythms in various moods build the basis: from smooth ambience-pulsations over ritualistic surroundings up to ecstatic pounding harshness, from underneath & soft pulsative patterns up to evolving harsh & overwhelming rhythmic loops.
    The music on Tjukurrpa III is made by raw & processed loops & handplayed percussion, along with electric guitar & bass, balalaika, mouth organ, male & female human voice, flute, and accordeon. No samplers, synths or computers used.
    The aboriginal word "Tjukurrpa", translated as "dreamtime", should symbolize the aim to build music that creates a dreamy state of mind, music of yearning, meditation and inner movement. The "Tjukurrpa"-trilogy shows the three basic musical spheres of Troum, "harmonies", "drones" and "pulsations": This third part presents the rhythmic, pulsative & loopy side of Troum.
    This work is dedicated to the basic pulses of nature that create all life-forms. (press release)
    troum@dronerecords.com
    www.troum.com
9th November 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    Added the playlist for last Friday's radio show.
  • Art Konkret
    Homepage with new design + a mp 3 section with track from the new In Death's Eath's Throes - Tactical Disorder CD and from Narbenerde, THO-SO-AA, Drape Excrement.
    www.art-konkret.de
  • Durtro
    * Thunder Perfect Mind 2CD reissue:
    The double CD digifile reissue of 'Thunder Perfect Mind' arrives with us on 7 November, and is now available to order from Durtro. It costs £13. This contains all the music from the original album, relevant studio out-takes and live material taken from 'Emblems', 'Calling for Vanished Faces' and 'As the World Disappears', as well as one previously unreleased (and very brief) studio piece from the sessions. The album has been remastered, and the artwork restored. All lyrics are included. For more information on this release, please see the New releases page of durtro.com.
    * Postal strike in the UK
    As those living in the UK will know, there has been a postal strike taking place here. The strike was apparently ended on 3 November. Items were not sent until the strike was over to avoid the risk of them getting stuck in the backlog. We shall resume the posting of orders this week.
    * Abner Jay: One Man Band CD (Subliminal Sounds label, Sweden)
    A wonderful release, for the first time on CD, of material by one of Tibet's favourite artists, the American one man band outsider, Abner Jay. A small photo of his face, with his mouth to a harmonica, can be seen directly under the photograph of Rose McDowall on the front of David Keenan's book, 'England's Hidden Reverse'. This has been released by a label in Sweden called Subliminal Sounds, and costs 130 Swedish Kroner/¤14.40. It is not available from Durtro, but Tibet wished to mention its release on Durtro due to his love of the music. Order from: www.subliminalsounds.se.
    'The ultimate one man band wild man, Abner Jay was a most unusual music talent and a true southerner. His original LPs are now sought after and very rare, making this CD reissue very welcome. For forty two years Jay worked as a unique one man band where he played electric banjo and swamp guitar, drums, harmonica, and sang at the same time, often from the self-built caravan he travelled in. Abner Jay was the first of the original black musicians and played the only electric six string banjo you'll ever hear. A true glimpse at some real Americana compiling the best tracks from Abner's original LPs. The ultimate in one man bands, outsider artists and swamp blues!' (from the press release)
    www.durtro.com
  • Eis & Licht
    Ostara: new Album "Ultima Thule" (CD) will be out on the 17th of November.
    Find the second track of the album, "Nightmare Machines", as Mp3-File on www.eislicht.de
    There also a lot of reviews from all over the world.
    Für deutschen Kunden: Das Titelstück "Ultima Thule" wird auf der kostenlosen CD "Zilloscope" der Zeitschrift Zillo (Ausgabe 12/2003) zu hören sein.
    The Track "Rose of the World" from "Ultima Thule" will be on the free CD of the new :Ritual: Magazine (Italy). This CD incl. also a track by Cawatana: "Real, open".
    More infos about Ostara: www.ostara.net
    www.eislicht.de
  • Eternal Soul
    Soon: ES 13 | Galerie Schallschutz - Teddybaer - 10inch - black vinyl, lim. 349
    [49 copies in blue vinyl + special package, poster and postcard]
    eternal-soul.de
  • Judas Kiss
    * The Judas kiss now has a real website - www.judaskissmagazine.co.uk - this is currently under construction by our new webmaster Dan H from Monkeyhouse recordings. All being well the site should be up and running soon - an announcement will be made on the list when its fully accessible.
    * The Judas Kiss issue 8 is featured in the new issue of the leading glossy fetish magazine Marquis. A write up is accompanied with a picture of the front cover makes up part of the half page feature on UK zines, which also features Chaotic Order zine. For those of you who have the slightest interest in the world of fetish and rubber, then Marquis a quite simply a compulsory purchase. For more information on Marquis magazine check out their website at www.marquis.de
    * For those who saw it, myself and JK writer militia appeared on a tattoo special on Scuzz TV (alternative music cable channel) on Halloween. Although the program didn't mention the magazine, it was a great opportunity to talk about our bodyart.
    * Finally work has began on issue 10 of the Judas Kiss as well as the much rumoured JK compilation., which will hopefully be making an appearance sometime early next year.
    * Issue 9 out now.
    More news will follow shortly and don't forget to keep checking on the website for developments.
    Email: judaskiss@freezone.co.uk
    website: www.angelfire.com/zine2/judaskiss
    Discussion group: www.yahoogroups.com/group/judas-kiss
  • La Nouvelle Alliance
    * L.N.A.007: Blasterkorps "la justice des hommes-Chapitre 2"
    Grey solid 10 inches Lim. Num. to 300 copies. New second chapter of the serie dealing with La Justice Des Hommes. Still rythmic. Still analog. Still angrily. 15nov03.
    * L.N.A.006: Blasterkorps "la justice des hommes-Chapitre 1"
    Grey solid 7 inches Lim. Num. to 300 copies. Still fresh after 5 years of silence, the new works of Blasterkorps come with this 7inch, the first chapter of a serie. It sounds now more 'old-school' as it used to be. 100 ex left.
    * L.N.A.005: PPF "en dehors"
    White 10 inches Lim. to 500 copies. Available. This well known frech act gives here one rythmic and analog side and the other really powerfull and angry. Ultra individualist. 60 ex left.
    lanouvellealliance@caramail.com
  • :Of The Wand And The Moon:
    A vinyl boxset edition containing the 3 first albums 'Nighttime Nightrhymes', :Emptiness:Emptiness:Emptiness: & 'Lucifer', plus live & alternative versions, is being compiled and hoped to be out by the end of the year.
    Distributed via Prophecy Productions: www.prophecyproductions.de & VME/Euphonious Rec.: www.vow.dk/euphonious
    The next album 'Sonnenheim' is being worked on and will be released by 'Heiðrunar|Myrkrunar' & distributed via Tesco: www.tesco-germany.com. Exact release date to be confirmed.
    www.ofthewandandthemoon.dk
2nd November 2003
  • We've added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    The next radio broadcast is planned for Friday 7th November from 20.30 to 22.00. More information on the Radio page.
    You've probably noticed that we've changed the illustration on our Home page. We would like to thank Peter Bengtsen for letting us use one of his superb photos.
  • 47 Ashes
    Artists of very varied horizons from here, there and elsewhere have accepted to provide 47ASHES with sounds, samples or songs to .struct, .destruct or .restruct for "My Bivouacs In Your Bunkers". So, I'm proud to introduce you to the very-blacklist of special guests for my next album: Der Bekannte Post Industrielles Trompeter (Italy - Trumpets Of The Apocalypse), Skin Crime (USA - Pure and Impure Noises), "Big" Jim The Egg (France - Drums Of Doom) and of course, the door-keeper of Heaven Of Dead Bykers himself, Lord Evil/Melek-Tha (France - Awfully Satanic Loops). Final purifying and mastering will also be done by Vinci (France - Sound Alchemist).
    More news: 47ashes.free.fr/news.html
  • Aorta
    Wir rufen Deine Wölfe DoLP/CD Wintersonnenwende MMIII
    Please order the double lp from Ahnstern: ahnstern@steinklang-records.at
    Please order the cd from Aorta: aorta@aon.at
    This anthology, published at winter solstice MMIII, was edited by Gerhard. Working on it was an adventurous challenge. All the songs on this release have the same lyrics as all the participants were asked to use create music for just one poem - the hymn Michelsgebet or Wir rufen Deine Wölfe written by the German poet and philosopher Friedrich Hielscher.
    Geri and Freki, the wolves of Odin, took care and control of this magical mystery tour into the Heimliches Deutschland of Friedrich Hielscher. The artwork was inspired by the interior of various Norwegian stave churches.
    Participants: Allerseelen (Österreich), Belborn (Deutschland), Blood Axis (USA), Cawatana (Ungarn), Circe (Katalonien), Der Arbeiter (Chile), Der Feuerkreiner (Italien), Erdgeist (Finnland), Graumahd (Österreich), Lady Morphia (England), O Paradis (Katalonien), Riharc Smiles (Österreich), Sangre Cavallum (Portugal), Shining Vril (Australien), Sturmpercht (Österreich), Turbund Sturmwerk (Deutschland), Werkraum (Deutschland).
    The contribution by Blood Axis also features the voice of ELTHO.
    Additional informations: www.geocities.com/ahnstern/woelfe.htm
  • Cold Meat Industry
    * cmi127 Deutsch Nepal - Deflagration of hell
    Release date: 5th November. Fully remastered by Peter Andersson 4-panel digipak
    "Internal conflicts made Lina Der Babydoll depart from Njurmännen in 1993. We are pleased that happened. What had we done without the Lina of today's naked rants on stage if he had continued? Deutsch Nepals trademark style were already here beginning to take shape. Heavy psychedelic trance-industrial scapes, full of demented beats and distorted guitars. You can almost feel the left-over vibes from Njurmännen here in some of the tracks, very rythmic and almost...pop. Previously released as a cassette on the CMI-sidelabel Sound Source in 1991 and on CD by Staalplaat in 1993 which are now both deleted since years back. This new version is fully remastered by Peter Andersson. Even the titles are correct! A classic - hoping the ageing have done its best with the sound as the years mature a good whiskey. Cheers!" (press release)
    * Forthcoming titles on Cold Meat Industry:
    - cmi128 Raison d'être - Requiem for Abandoned Souls CD
    Release date: 20th November. Jewelcase with 5 different covers.
    "One of the persons in the extended CMI family that doesn't need a particulary long introduction is Peter Andersson. His Raison d'être was one of the first acts to be featured on CMI, and over the last ten years he has kept refining their signature sound over an extensive discography. Three years since the previous album, the new offering 'Requiem for Abandoned Souls' is a kind of climax, a career peak that all previous albums have pointed up to, where the music sets a perfect backdrop for the theme as spelled out by the album title. The key to understanding Andersson's vision for this album lies in the track titles; read separately, or taken together as a poem. The toll of a church bell escorts the listener on an existential voyage through the world according to Raison d'être, a bleak place populated by shadowy souls abandoned of all hope. But don't let that scare you away, because this remarkably beautiful collection of songs is a true remedy in this age of chaos; when the outside withers away, the inside fills with emptiness, and there's nothing left to believe in." (press release)
    - Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - 4 Life 4 Love 4 Lust And Roses 2x7" box etc.... (dec...)
    - IRM - Virgin Mind DCD, cmi129 (tba)
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Cyclotimia
    Trivial Pleasures MCD [a part one of the L'Electronique Mondial trilogy] is out via Monopoly Records [www.monopolyrecords.com]
    At the moment MCD is available thru Stateart mailorder [www.stateart.de], directly from Monopoly Records or www.cyclotimia.gothic.ru
    Two tracks 'NASDAQ' & 'Currency Indicator' from Trivial Pleasures added to the MP3 Section. cyclotimia.gothic.ru/music.html
    www.cyclotimia.com
    www.cyclotimia.gothic.ru
  • Death In June
    * New Embroidered 7cm (3") Patches
    Totenkopf 6 Silver & Black or Brown & Gold
    Whiphand 6 Silver & Black
    * Steel Night 4 CD Box set (Live recording of 29.XI.01)
    Death In June, Von Thronstahl, The Days of The Trumpet Call, Folkstorm Vs MZ.412
    * Death In June Live
    London - 22nd November
    USA Tour Dates:
    Austin Texas- 5th December
    Chicago - 13th December (supported by Changes & Der Blutharsch)
    Denver - 19th December
    For more information please view: www.deathinjune.net
  • Der Blutharsch
    New marchandising in stock.
    www.derblutharsch.com
  • Durtro
    Current 93: Thunder Perfect Mind 2CD digifile reissue:
    Durtro, through World Serpent, release a double CD digifile edition of one of C93's most popular and enduring albums, 'Thunder Perfect Mind'. The cover and booklet include: the original artwork, featuring Tibet's face, on the digifile cover; the Louis Wain cat that replaced Tibet's face on the second edition; newly reproduced photos from the original negatives; new Kalki artwork and the texts to all of the tracks in a full-colour 28 page booklet.
    Disc 1 consists of the studio album itself. All tracks have been remastered from the original tapes.
    Disc 2 contains all the studio out-takes from the TPM sessions, previously only available as tracks on the 'Emblems' and 'Calling for Vanished Faces' compilations, as well as one previously unreleased, though very short, a capella piece that was left off the TPM studio album, 'Red House'. After a 10 second silence, live versions of songs from TPM that were previously available on the 'As the World DisappearsŠ' live CD (which is now deleted) are added. Once again, all tracks have been remastered from the original tapes.
    Full tracklisting:
    CD1: Thunder Perfect Mind
    A Beginning * The Descent of Long Satan and Babylon * A Sadness Song * A Song for Douglas After He's Dead * In the Heart of the Wood and What I Found There * Mary Waits in Silence * A Silence Song * A Lament for my Suzanne * Riverdeadbank * All the Stars Are Dead Now * Rosy Star Tears from Heaven * When the May Rain Comes * Thunder Perfect Mind I * Thunder Perfect Mind II * Hitler as Kalki (SDM) * A Sad Sadness Song * An Ending
    CD2: The Thunder: Perfect Mind
    Suzanne: She and I in Darkness We Lay and Lie * Red House * Our Lady of Horsies * Anyay, People Die * Silence as Christine * Maldoror is Ded Ded Ded Ded * They Return to Their Earth * In Sadness Sang * 'Khor Ba'i Nyes Dmigs* * Lament for Her* * A Song for Douglas After He's Dead* * They Return to Their Earth (for my Christ Thorn)* * A Song for Douglas After He's Dead (Rebirth)* (* recorded live in Amiens)
    Due during the second week in November, when it will be available from the Durtro Online Store. The price is expected to be around £15.
    www.durtro.com
  • Brett Smiley
    David Tibet says: 'One of my favourite singers is making a few rare appearances in London. I really recommend these shows. His never-before-issued first album, recorded in the early '70s, 'Breathlessly Brett' is a perfect piece of glam pop beauty.'
    Radio interview on 15 November: Resonance Radio, 104.4 FM; and online at www.resonancefm.com, between 16.30 and 18.30 UK time. A cornucopia of 70s porn and pop sounds, featuring an interview with Brett Smiley.
    www.durtro.com
  • Heidenvolk
    Secret Lords, Compilation CD, HV06
    10 tracks, 58 minutes, available in November 2003
    "As a conspired collaboration, this release gathers only a few sound artists and their projects. "Secret Lords" is on hidden life of buildings, on fate petrified in stone, and on history conserved in architecture. The songs describe the monumental elevation of buildings, seize their sound and play with light, and nevertheless reflect the fate of people. The CD comes in a beautiful digipack with 12pages booklet presenting new material by: Darkwood with Ian Read/Fire & Ice, In Gowan Ring, A Challenge of Honour/Sturmpercht, Agnivolok, Chaos as Shelter, VE Europa, Voxus Imp." (press release)
    The CD is available through Heidenvolk and TESCO.
    Tracklist:
    In Gowan Ring - Dome of the Unwoven Spheres
    In Gowan Ring - Orb Weavers
    Darkwood & Ian Read - Valley of Dark Memories
    Darkwood - Room of the Innermost Wishes
    A Challenge of Honour/Sturmpercht - Der Kalte Baum
    A Challenge of Honour/Sturmpercht - Des Kreuzheers Schwerer Stahl
    Agnivolok - Town with Yellow Eyes
    Chaos as Shelter - Stoned Spirits
    VE Europa - Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom
    Voxus Imp. - Epilog
    www.heidenvolk.de
    info@heidenvolk.de
  • Heilige Feuer IV
    Photo gallery from Heilige Feuer IV festival (Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 18th October 2003):
    music.gothic.ru/events/heilige4/heilige4-ph1.htm
    "The Russian cd compilation Heilige Feuer IV will very probably contain two songs by Allerseelen on the Russian healer and visionary Rasputin." (from Allerseelen Newsletter)
  • OPN
    * The Harvest Rain's minicd "A frost comes with the wind" is still available for 10 euros (post-paid). Autumnal folk music, special guest Matt Howden on violin The minicd comes with an A5 booklet including pictures and lyrics, lim. ed. of 300 copies. These are the very last copies in stock.
    * Available the full length cd of Oraison "Au commencement." (dark folk), it contains the 8 first tracks released on OPN label + 2 live tracks + 2 demo tracks. Pro colour cover, a fantastic melancholic piece dealing with the themes of love, life, death..
    * Soon to be released: Split ep with Harvest Rain and Oraison..
    More info:
    opn.free.fr or via mail at opn@free.fr
  • Resonance FM / Christian Renou
    9th November 2003 - 24.00 - 104.4FM [london, uk]
    Christian Renou: one hour as from rock'n'roll to silicium composed/recorded/mixed: at BRUME Rec., September 2003 60's CHA CHA 10" LP's; early Brume sound banks (1983-85) - recorded to cassette, which are seriously damaged today; field recordings; old speakers; 50's U.S. AIR FORCE microphone; hand-made spring reverb. Recorded in real time on computer, reprocessed, mixed, mastered September 2003.
    live streams: www.resonancefm.com
    other times: www.worldtimeserver.com
    potential contributions/feedback: b@estsoks.demon.co.uk
  • Sweet Farewell / Totenlieder / Reutoff
    Totenlieder / Reutoff: 'The World Will Never Know' split 7 inches
    "The master & artfiles have been sent to the pressing plant. If all goes well, we should be releasing this by mid-December. Totenlieder's track is a semi-acoustic/organic semi-electronic cover of Janitor's 'Lacerate your mother's neighbor' while Reutoff's track, 'Children of the Dead' follows their tradition of cold industrial with eerie atmospheres. Since it will be a limited release, we will start taking pre-orders soon."
    sweetfarewell.cjb.net
  • Terra Fria
    Dagaz-Music and Produções Sol.de.Ferro joined forces and created a new record label called 'Terra Fria'. Our first release will see the light on the 1st November. Be attentive! The internet site is ready to be launched and there you will be able to check all our present and forthcoming activities.
    www.terra-fria.com
26th October 2003
  • We've added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Durtro
    * Goodbye, Babylon:
    Are you washed in the blood of the lamb?
    A radio show celebrating the release of 'Goodbye, Babylon' with David Tibet and Savage Pencil, Tuesday 28 October, 17.00 to 18.30 UK time. Resonance Radio, 104.4 FM. Listen live on www.resonancefm.com.
    David Tibet, who has contributed an essay to the extensive book that accompanies 'Goodbye, Babylon', will be playing some of his favourite pieces from the set and discussing them with Savage Pencil.
    'Goodbye Babylon' is a major 6 CD anthology of American gospel music and sermons, containing recordings from 1902-1960. It includes 5 CDs of music by both black and white artists, as well as a disc of sermons.
    'Goodbye Babylon' is released on Tuesday 28 October 2003. For more details, and to purchase the box set online, go to www.dust-digital.com.
    * Ghost Story Press 1993-2003:
    On the tenth anniversary of the Ghost Story Press, we have decided to stop publishing. The publication of 'They Might Be Ghosts' and reprint of 'Tales of the Grotesque' brings to an end our programme. Durtro Press will continue to print books, but all GSP activities have now finished. Thanks to all those who have supported us over the years from David Tibet, Kat McKain and Richard Dalby.
    The Ghost Story Press published the following volumes, in no particular order:
    Ingulphus: Tedious Brief Tales of Granta and Gramarye
    E & H Heron: Flaxman Low, Psychic Detective
    HP Sucksmith: Those Whom the Old Gods Love
    Frederick Cowles: Fear Walks the Night
    MR James: Two Ghost Stories
    LA Lewis: Tales of the Grotesque
    Dermot Chesson Spence: Little Red Shoes
    Vincent O'Sullivan: Master of Fallen Years
    James McBryde: The Story of a Troll-Hunt
    HD Everett: The Death Mask
    James Platt: Tales of the Supernatural
    Ron Weighell: The White Road
    David Rowlands: Thy Might Be Ghosts
    LA Lewis: Tales of the Grotesque (reprint)
    Robert Aickman: The Collected Strange Stories (with Tartarus Press)
    *Jan Dukes de Grey: Mice and Rats in the Loft:
    This beautiful 12" vinyl reissue, by Get Back of Italy, of one of Tibet's favourite albums, which has liner notes by Tibet, is now available from the manufacturer, as well as excellent speciality dealers such as Eclipse Records.
    Get Back: Web. www.abraxasrecords.com Email. sales@abraxas.it
    Eclipse: Web. www.eclipse-records.com Email. ed@eclipse-records.com
    * Current 93 Alpha/Omega T-shirts:
    This design was originally made for the show at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, but sold out on the night. High quality cotton black T-shirts with 2 colour (red and purple) AlphaOmegaFace design.
    Available from the Durtro Online Store.
    www.durtro.com
  • HauRuck!
    New website: www.hauruck.org
  • Herbst9
    Site updated, new track added
    www.herbst9.de
  • Land:Fire
    Upcoming new release - Working title: p.m.p.
    Release date: spring 2004
    Site updated: www.land-fire.de
  • Neofolk
    The autumnal issue of the virtual magazine (for French readers) Neofolk has been realised, with articles about Art (Ludwig von Hofman), Travels (Externsteine in Germany) and record and book reviews.
    More details: www.neofolk.ch
  • Punch Productions
    * PP02 - Novy Svet/Teatro Satanico: "Confesso tutto!"
    split - 7" picture-disc limited to 369 hand numbered copies
    release date: 31 October
    This is one historical cult-song of the cursed Teatro Satanico (composed after a judicial inquiry unfortunately endured from our beloved ones, accused of Nazi- satanism......oh, obviously archived!!). The split includes the original version and a Wonderful re-interpretation executed from Novy Svet......(you can't miss it!!!!!!)
    * Forthcoming releases:
    PP03 - AIT! "Fiori di Carne"
    12" picture-disc ltd.ed. of 333 copies
    releasedate: November
    PP04 - Terroritmo "A°F"
    12" ltd.deluxe edition of 444 copies
    release date: December
    www.punchproductions.net
    info@punchproductions.net
  • Rape Art Productions
    * RAP #007 Sektion B "Visuelle Propaganda" CD-R Soundtrack.
    Sektion B is a Power Electronics artist from Berlin - Germany. The work was originally released on VHS video PAL system by L. White Records (Germany) but, Peter sent me this monster soundtrack for release it on CD-R format. The product contains 10 tracks with a loud sound.
    Limited to 50 copies & Full color art works
    * Website updated: www.rapeartprods.tk
  • Reaping Horde
    'The Nerthiagh record that was to be out in December 2002 will finally be out in October 2003. Dark-ambient on the edge, disturbing and hypnotic songs... Horror and beauty entwined. Nearly instrumental and minimalistic at places... mp3 of the record are available somewhere on the site. Pre-orders of the record are accepted through our mail-order.
    Wolfskin's reedition of Campos de matança has been released by Essence music. Besides the extra 5 tracks and the new presentation of the old ones on the regular edition, there will be also a limited special edition of 70 copies, with handmade package and a CDR with 4 tracks, all previously unreleased.
    We will have 5 copies avaliable, please contact us at bredo@mail.pt for orders. The price of the limited edition is 25 euros. You can also contact directly Essence Music: order@essence-music.com
    Finally, we thank all that have visited the site and showed interest on our work. My only displeasure is to see that we have a reasonable number of customers but not new projects trying to impress us. So I insist - we're open to new artistic minds that feel close to our work, be it on music, poetry, painting, photography, video, research or just ideology. Experimental, industrial, dark-ambient, ritual, folk, all is welcomed as long it's made with the soul.
    And that's all for now. New releases are in preparation, but there's no point in sounding the trumpets before the adequate time. We'll try to renew the site more often with news, texts, images and mp3.' (official news)
    More info: pwp.netcabo.pt/reapinghorde
  • Sweet Farewell / Tribute to Current 93
    SF002 "The Bells Shall Sound Forever" : A Tribute To Current 93 out now.
    To see the cover (kindly provided by Mr Tibet) and the tracklist, visit this link:
    www.geocities.com/sweetestfarewell/SF002.html
    Next releases:
    SFoo1 : Totenlieder / Reutoff : The World Will Never Know, split 7 inches (should be out in December 2oo3)
    SFoo3 : O Paradis / Totenlieder : Split cd (should be out in spring 2oo4)
    SFoo4 : Weihan : 2nd CD (summer 2oo4)
    SFoo5 : Rose Rovine e Amanti : New CD (Winter/End 2oo4)
    www.sweetfarewell.cjb.net
19th October 2003
  • Added a live report in English and in French of the Tribe of Circle / Dernière Volonté concert in Lyon (France).
    We've also added a few reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Achtung Baby
    * Europaplan "Arme de Vengeance/ Vergeltungswaffe" (Achtung Baby! ABCD003 October 2003)
    :Europaplan is a new joint project by well-known french group Nocturne and german Axon Neuron/Vagwa long time working in the vein of power-electro sonic experiences and archive chronical documents of IIWW. The central theme of their new research is a history of creation of the one of legendary german militar rackets under the name V2/ document A4. Both musicians presented here a sound expressive and quite exciting monumental.
    :Nocturne is a musical representation of Art Shock visual work, which is completely based on historical facts related to the II World War. Representing on a crude way this reality in sounds images! After the already legendary numerous bombastic experiences on such famous citadels of power-electro & idustrial as Tesco, State Art, Old Europe Cafe, founder of Art Shock organisation, comrade Saphi presents his absolutely new but as always total politic-historical document on Achtung Baby!
    :uncompromising bubbling "military" industrial and abrasive power-electro sounds, obscure war noise outfit, deep rumbling from hell, wrapped in a gristly sleeve, its sound like a true chronic documental soundtrack with lots of sampled voices in German from the past and wartime norration! Pain & reality. Special original artwork & package as usual devoled on explicit way to the wars... Europae in Fiamme! They have a plan to the world! Total artshock!
    :track listing: Willkommen in Peenemunde!/ Wonderwaffe/ Mittelwerk
    * Stahlwerk9 "Oradour" (Achtung Baby! ABLP004 October 2003)
    German mysterial project Stahlwerk 9 is well known from the track on the DoCD Compilation "Ten Years of Madness...". Written and recorded in the period of 1999/2002, 'Oradour' is long awaited fantastic debut from the band and quite recomended industrial sound in the way of Dagda Mor, Les Joyaux de la Princesse, Nocturne, Der Blutharsch, Turbund Sturmwerk and Wappenbund etc. Heroic dark noise, industrial loops, war samples and pulsating ritual atmospheres.
    Three years Achtung Baby! had been lucky to open to audience enigmatic german project Stahlwerk9, presented it on the Ten Years of Madness(behind the Iron Curtain) compilation. Oradour,that had seen sen the day light in 1999 and afterwards having been globally reconstructed as in the field of sound as in stuff - first official and long awaiting fulllength project album. It symbolises a new step of creative activity - more deep, full and overvalued via time and space. But still its an overwhelming oratory of human being life and dearth, of drama and magnificence in its nietschenian context. Listen. Blood of forgotten heroes is flowing there,its a world of ruins/Welcome to the ghost city - Oradour. Its a city of nowhere...
    The album is dedicated to dramatic and tragic destiny of one small french town in the WWII time. Darkest brutal post-industrial noises and loops, military samples, archive historic documentation and pulsating ritual spheres create cinematic and exciting atmosphere of eternity and sorrow:
    After "Oradour", released limited up to 474 copies, immediatedly sold out by distributors and got very positive reviews, Stahlwerk 9 returns to the ruins of Ghost City in special collection release on heavy 200g vinyl in new art design and coloured by the two new tracks recorded with Rasthof Dahau on extra - 7" EP - "Le Chant des Partisans/ La Puissance de fou". Its fantastic continuation of gloomy dramatic trips to the history of Life and Death, Peace and War. Its highly recommended to all fans of post-industrial and martial sound. Must!
    "I do not only make noise, but want also to have a philosophical background. And although it look a little bit "extreme" I do have no extremistic intention, I want to simply make music, or 'noise' of course.... I think the music is an ideal medium to transport messages" :(Stahlwerk9):
    :selected discography:
    Blutmuhle - Briefe aus der Heimat (tape)/ Alles Fur Die Front, Alles Fur Den Krieg! (CDR)/ Die Schwarze Fabrik (tape)/ Vaterland (DoCDR)/ Graue Wolfe/Ein Tag im Mai (vs Birthdeath Experience/CDRS)/ Finis Germaniae (7"/ Eternal Soul/2002)/ Oradour (CD/ LP+extra 7"/ Achtung Baby!/ 2003)
    :format: lmtd.LP edition with etra-7" EP
    :tracks: 10/2
    :genre: post-industrial, dark ambient, martial, power-/ experimental electro
    :track listing: Complainte du Partisan (Oradour I)/ La mort est allemande/ La marche sanglante/ Le massacre (Oradour II)/ Le chant de la libération/ La cloche d'oradour/ Morts pour la France (Oradour III)/ A la memoire de notres pauvres petits martyrs/ Souviens-toi ?/ La victoire +Le Chants des Partisans/ La Puissance de fou
    :achtung baby!:
    :label contact: igo_ab@mail.ru
    :web: drugie.here.ru/achtung
    :distribution: through Cold Lands Distribution
    :contact: coldlands@coldlands.ru
    :web: www.coldlands.ru
  • Coil
    An hour-long interview feature with Peter Christopherson that aired on the Canadian radio program Brave New Waves back in May is now available via RealAudio on the BNW website:
    www.bravenewwaves.ca/bnmedia/archive_i_coil.shtml
    www.bravenewwaves.ca/real/coil.rm (for download)
  • Cyclobe
    Newsletter:
    * New Release: Pathfinder c/w Remember, Archangels Protect Us...
    We're pleased to inform you that the proposed 7" of Pathfinder has at last been completed and set for release on the Klanggalerie labal based in Vienna, Austria.
    Announced as a work in progress many eons ago when the Universe was less than half its present size, Pathfinder is 'Cyclobe pop!'... Something you can clack your claws to, however large and life-threatening they might be - Pop Concrete! Remember, Archangels Protect Us... is an entirely new work and a pre-echo of the next Cyclobe album proper, which we hope will be completed early 2004. It's a song from the birds about our marrage to the stars, an electrosonic Cyclobian hymn. Pathfinder is due for release end of November, begining of December 2003, in a limited edition of only 200 copies, 100 black vinyl and 100 white vinyl both with insert, available from www.klanggalerie.com
    * Nurse With Wound/Cyclobe Collaboration:
    Earlier this year Steve Stapleton sent us a new Nurse With Wound album he described as unfinished, and invited us to do with it as we pleased. (It's worth mentioning that this 40 minute piece was already a strange and beautiful thing before we started). We're now pleased to announce that our collaboration on this project is completed, and due for release early 2004. Provisionally titled Angry Eelectric Finger, it's to be a triple album/cd box set release: NWW collaborations with Jim O'Rourke and Irr. App. (Ext) will inhabit the other two discs. The Cyclobe/Nurse With Wound disc totals 55 minutes (Earth time) of wet slathered ropes flung through the air on currents of ectoplasmic lunacy, 10,000 year old deep-sea sponges oscillating under frozen oceans, progressive psycho-sonic savagery, moments of extreme curvature... and a vast, ancient shark: bulging at the gills and heavily into Van Der Graaf Generator..... Assisting Cyclobe on this release are Thighpaulsandra (special bells) and Cliff Stapleton (Hurdy Gurdy). More details to follow www.brainwashed.com/nww
    * Death Bed Soundtrack:
    Cult Epics are releasing George Barry's bizarre and beguiling 1977 horror movie Death Bed: The Bed That Eats on Region 1 DVD in November. It features title music by Cyclobe and sleeve notes by Steve Thrower, detailing the lost-and-found saga of the film9s history. Death Bed was never officially released at the time it was made, alienating commercial film buyers with its idiosyncrasies and far from the contemporary fashion for Halloween-style murder games. Death Bed is a dreamlike, fairytale horror story, merging surreal humour and 70s dislocation with poetic passages and a blithe disregard for the essential strangeness of its own ideas. It remained without end credits and opening/closing theme music until now, when George Barry asked Cyclobe if they would like to record something for the film. The result was a new arrangement of their song Each And Every Word Must Die and a short new piece for the DVD menu. This is a highly recommended one-off piece of 70s horror cinema, made without consideration for demographics or hip, ironic and sexy9 advertising-speak. Rough round the edges, off in its own world, Death Bed is a little slice of low budget madness that reminds us what we9ve lost in the current overpolished and creatively impoverished horror film scene. www.cultepics.com
    * Eyeball Compendium:
    Edited by Stephen Thrower
    >From the FAB Press press-release:
    Since 1989, Stephen Thrower (author of FAB Press's acclaimed Beyond Terror) has edited one of the smartest and most stylish magazines on alternative, cult and art cinema: Eyeball. Hugely influential, Eyeball kick-started the now wide-spread admiration for Euro-horror. Now every issue of Eyeball is available in a single book, along with a vast amount of new material!
    British horror author Ramsey Campbell calls it: "A feast of insights into the cinema at its most obscure, excessive and marginalised, and also a great deal of fun."
    Contents include:
    Interviews with Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Holy Mountain), Michele Soavi (The Church), Paul Morrissey (Flesh, Trash, Heat), Chris Wicking (Demons Of The Mind), Brian Avenet-Bradley (FREEZ9ER), Gaspar Noi (Ireversible), George Barry (Death Bed), Paul Mayersberg (The Man Who Feel To Earth), Andrzej Zulawski (Possession), Ulli Lommel (Tenderness Of The Wolves). Plus features on Dario Argento, British Underground Cinema, Czech and Slovak Surrealism, Lucio Fulci, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Pupi Avati, Andrzej Zulawski and Polish Cinema, the making of Death Line, Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey, S.F. Brownrigg, and a vast collection of individual film reviews.
    There will be a special launch party for the book a the Horse Hospital on the 17th August 2003. For more information visit www.thehorsehospital.com or e-mail them at popculture@thehorsehospital.com
    The book is available to order now from FAB Press at www.fabpress.com
    * Englands Hidden Reverse:
    Steve and Ossian have both contributed extensive interview material to England's Hidden Reverse, Dave Keenan's new book about Coil, Current 93 and Nurse With Wound. Aside from in depth interviews with many artists involved in these circles there's also detailed interviews concentrating on Steve9s experiences recording the Coil albums Scatology, Horse Rotorvator and Love9s Secret Domain, his friendship with Derek Jarman and Clive Barker and Ossian's various Coil experiences including the planning and performing the live Coil performances plus his involvment with the group Psychic TV in the mid eighties. It offers background to the emergence of Cyclobe and anecdotal evidence aplenty of working with Jhon and Peter. The book is beautifully produced and is available as a LTD hardback edition with free sampler cd containing a selection of the three groups' work. Various special editions are available from www.durtro.com/ and www.thresholdhouse.com
    * Cyclobe Website:
    At present we are working on setting up a official Cyclobe/Phantomcode website where we'll be able to make available all our releases plus special editions of our work unavailable elsewhere with a new on-line store, this we hope will be up and running within the next couple of months, more details to follow.
  • Death In June
    En ligne depuis peu, le premier site francophone complet sur DIJ: www.deathinjune.fr.fm
  • Durtro
    * Current 93 and Carter Tutti would like to thank everyone who attended their concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank on Thursday 9 October.
    The T-shirts which sold out at the show are being reprinted next week and will be available from Durtro Mail Order very soon.
    More concerts in the UK, Europe and the USA are presently being planned, as well as some other major events.
    * Imminent Ghost Story Press books: As usual, there were delays with the two forthcoming Ghost Story Press volumes, 'Tales of the Grotesque' and 'They Might Be Ghosts'. This was due to a printer's fault in the David Rowlands volume. This has now been rectified, and we are told that we will be receiving the finished books in the week ending Sunday 19th October. The books will start shipping on the weekend of 18/19 October if they are received by Durtro when the printers have told us they will be with us. Thanks again to everyone for their patience.
    * Important Louis Wain exhibition: We would also like to draw everyone's attention to the forthcoming Louis Wain exhibition which will feature many of Wain's most famous images, including the frequently reproduced 'Mad Cats' from the Guttmann-Maclay Collection, and the painting of Tommy Katkins, which was the inspiration for the song 'The Bloodbells Chime' on Current 93's 'All The Pretty Little Horses' album. Many of the paintings and ephemera are from David Tibet's Wain collection.
    Please note: if you are intending to attend the private view or the talk by Patricia Allderidge, you must telephone the museum to confirm you are coming due to the limited space available.
    * The Cats of Louis Wain: 1 November 2003-24 January 2004
    Private view 31 October 7-9pm
    Kingston Museum, Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS. Tel +44 (0)20 8547 6460.
    Free admission Wheelchair access
    Open 10am-5pm (closed Wednesday and Sunday)
    Overground rail: Kingston (25 mins from Waterloo Station in London)
    The museum is a 5 minute walk from Kingston Station: Leave Kingston Overground Station by main exit, heading forward, pass Rotunda on lefthand side, passing Wilkinsons on left hand side, cross road at lights, passing car park and Children's Library on lefthand side. Kingston Museum is the next building.
    Taken from the Bethlem Museum Hospital and the collection of David Tibet, the exhibition will include 53 pieces of Wain's original artwork and an extensive collection of ephemera.
    * Thursday 6 November 7pm
    Patricia Allderidge (Curator/Archivist Bethlem Museum Hospital) will be giving a talk to accompany the exhibition. Admission free; space is limited; please call to confirm attendance.
    www.durtro.com
  • Monopoly Records / Stateart Alliance
    Monopoly Records is a newly established independent record label from Moscow. It is devoted to releasing and promoting artists who do not submit to any concrete music categories - artists who present a unique face against the myriad of monotonous muzzles. Summing things up: Monopoly Records supports clever, non-standard and category-less music that appeals to any open-minded audience beyond genres and clichés.
    * Cyclotimia "Trivial Pleasures" MCD (MONO 001-1003)
    'Only during a short period, Cyclotimia have achieved a solid status and profound reputation as composers of impressive sound sculptures and, how we like to call it, fantastic "head cinema". Presented for the first time on their newly established label, the duo now returns with "Trivial Pleasures" - part one in a trilogy of more abstract sound works called "L'Electronique Mondial". A dramatic contrast to previous releases, Cyclotimia now shape a completely different transposition of image into music. In addition to the usually clean and perfected collages, which still dominantly mark the characteristic aura of CYCLOTIMIA's music, the group generates an uncompromisingly sharp and sterile character of automation as an attempt to transpose trivial modern day-by-day life mechanisms into music. The result is a digital vortex through 11 tracks and 26 minutes of virtual economy, an audible journey through the data processing systems of stock markets, fast computers, cash registers, TV sets and electronic payment systems - disturbing, mind-numbing and thoroughly modern.' (press release)
    * DVAR "Rakhilim" CD (MONO 002-1103)
    '"Rakhilim" is the 3rd album by DVAR - bizarre musicians of unknown identity and origin. Active since the early 90's with a daily growing stubborn fan base and two albums called "Piirrah" and "Roah" released thus far, DVAR create exceptionally weird and original music - even an almost independent genre, difficult to describe. Imagine King Diamond performing his lyrics hysterically in alien language on an acid overdose, accompanied by oriental, bubbling and synthesized electronics, somewhere between naively playful and disturbingly sinister, perfectly executed by a thick and crisp sound engineering per excellence. Judging by the obscure and psychotic nature, we wouldn't be a bit surprised if DVAR is an association of residents from an insane asylum. Whatever their problem is, let's hope science won't find a cure!' (press release)
    www.monopolyrecords.com
    MP3 samples & ordering : www.stateart.de and www.stateart.de/mailorder/index.html
  • Orplid
    Orplid are planning to release a CD called "Frühe Werke" ("Early Works") with unreleased songs and titles from sold out vinyls and compilation tracks.
    The band is also working on the new album "Sterbender Satyr".
    www.prophecyproductions.de
  • Quotidian Assemblages
    Official news:
    International Compilation Series
    Produced by Hal McGee
    Open invitation. All are welcome to participate.
    Guidelines:
    Create an audio piece consisting of recordings of common everyday sounds from your life.
    - No added instrumentation or synthesizers, or prerecorded loops or samples.
    How you treat, assemble, collage, effect, destroy and manipulate those daily sounds is totally up to you.
    Send one track of 3 to 6 minutes in length on audio CD-R or audiocassette.
    - No other formats will be accepted! No DAT, MD, mp3s or other computer files!
    Do not send more than one track.
    With your contribution include:
    artist name, track title and contact information (postal address, e-mail address, web address) Mail your contribution to:
    Hal McGee
    1909E SW 42 Way
    Gainesville, FL 32607-5407
    USA
    Your CD-R or tape containing your track will not be returned to you.
    Your track will be published along with contributions by audio artists from every part of Earth's audio art underground on a home-produced CD-R compilation release, which will include:
    color cover, printed CD label, and contact information for all of the contributors on the CD. You will receive a copy of the compilation volume on which your track appears. You can make copies from your copy and sell them, trade them or give them to friends.
    Send your track soon! Contributions will be published in the order they are received. Each volume of the series will be produced and released as soon as enough material is received to fill up a CD-R! (15-20 tracks per volume)
    No Deadline.
    For further information, contact Hal McGee: haltapes1@aol.com
    Hal McGee has produced several international compilations (Cause And Effect, Electronic Cottage and the Tape Heads series).
    Hal is also accepting contributions of visual artwork on the theme Quotidian Assemblages, for use on the covers of the CDs and CD labels.
    Visit this web site address for information: http://hometown.aol.com/haltapes1/index.html
  • Spiritual Front
    Official news:
    "we are back after a long pause (but we worked hard)
    - finally is available the 7" ' no kisses on the mouth' on hau ruck! rec. (b.side: pulcher femina rmx plus an acoustic version!) first 20 copies at 10eu (p.i.), signed!!
    - available next week the 10" 'nihilist .e.p' on hau ruck!spqr. ( spiritual font acoustic e.p. feat. matt howden)
    it contains 5 exclusive cool acoustic tracks recorded at herzog studio in rome by me n sost'o with the precious support of matt howden on violin. first 20 copies signed! lmt ed. very recomended!!!!!!!!!
    - Live in Mainz (germany) on 25th oct. at the Kultur cafè (infos: www.blackpin.de/konzert )
    - Live in Lisbon (portugal) on 30th i ll play a solo acoustic perfomance plus a dj set with mr. rui! at the Cafe Teatro (infos: www.dagaz-music.com)
    - reprinted now 'twin a tin tin towers'. 3 tracks of calypsoelectricdelerium!!!! unique great package. lmt ed. on hau ruck!spqr.
    - available now the nihilist t-shirts (black,red, and girly!), stickers,lighters). soon the preview on merchandise (actually under contruction)...but u can order!!!
    - of course................download samplers of the new tracks (from the 7",10", the comin split 'satyriasis' with ordo rosarius equilibrio, the scott walker tribute and....why not... the old SF songs.)"
    www.spiritualfront.com
12th October 2003
  • We've added an interview with Totenlieder/Sweet Farewell and some new reviews. We've also updated the Concerts page and added some new links.
  • The Sleeping Pictures radio session, initially broadcasted in March 2003 is now available for download as a CD quality mp3. Check the Radio page for more details.
  • Allerseelen
    The new Allerseelen MCD Pedra (Stone) is available via Terra Fria in Portugal - rc@dagaz-music.com - a smaller amount of it will also be available from Aorta after November 17th, 2003.
  • Art Konkret
    In Death's Throes - Tactical Disorder ART 36
    CD/ 61 min - Style: power electronics/death industrial
    Artwork: jewel case/clear tray - Edition: 500 copies
    Release Date: 13.10.2003
    "After their glorious first CD Infernal Deities Transcending on their own label Live Bait Recording Foundation we can offer the new CD on Art Konkret.
    The recordings are more powerful than the first CD. This American artists combine different styles of nowadays postindustrial culture. Songs like Control are a uncompromising attack of harsh power electronics with a burning, corrosive intensity. Numbing frequencies, uneasy drones, and low level pulsations with processed vocals. Dark rumbling Death Industrial tracks with droning and atmospheric sound layers mixed with samples and rhythms can also be found on this release. Promising cut-ups, gloomy rumbling droning soundwalls with echoing frequencies, give the songs a special character. The sound material creates an atmosphere between dark, hopeless soundwalls and aggressive noise assaults. From the beginning to the end the CD never looses its intensity. Tracks like Call To Arms, Control, D-Generation Wasted, Pure Nothing speak their own language. The last track on the album is eclusively remixed by Richard Schneider of Schloss Tegal.
    This CD is a must for all lovers of Death Industrial and power electronics." (press release)
    www.art-konkret.de
  • Beta-lactam Ring Records
    * Release Updates:
    "Greetings all! Well, September went by very fast!?! It did for us and we had a total of nine new releases (It was not supposed to happen that way but due to printer mistakes, corrupted masters, inferior test pressings and a few other issues, they all came out at once). This did throw Beta-lactam Centraal into a little chaos around here. Finally, all orders were shipped out and found happy new homes on turntables and in cd players.
    On to the news: We will have the Earthmonkey CD out soon (vinyl in February 2004 with some antics to announce soon for this one), along with a Volcano the Bear 10" with bonus mail-order 7", Whitelodge LP, Beequeen LP with bonus, Green Milk From the Planet Orange DLP/CD, and a Whitelodge LP. The Earthmonkey DLP will now have a bonus LP and not a 12" as previously announced. All orders for the vinyl addition will also include the bonus LP Earthmonkey vs. Nurse With Wound. In addition, it will have a bonus 4th side exclusive to the vinyl edition. The first 100 copies of the CD will have a numbered and signed art object by Earthmonkey. Please visit our catalogue page on our site to pre order the Earthmonkey and Volcano the Bear projects.
    Plus Beta-lactam is in the works for a move to a new place soon. As a result of this, we are having our first sale ever - read bottom of email. We also want to thank you, each of you reading this for your wonderful and appreciated support of Beta-lactam Ring and our Recording Artists. Your continued support is greatly appreciated so we can keep putting out more great music. Viva La Music Nerd.
    Check out the MP3 page for new mp3's from Earthmonkey and Volcano the Bear. -chris
    * Projects Forthcoming:
    Also in the works: releases with La STPO, Beequeen, Green Milk From The Planet Orange, Whitelodge, Earthmonkey, and in the works due out in April is a limited Reynols 3LP set. The Lacetate series will be starting soon. Already we have these in the works: blurr, Brunnen (Freek from Beequeen), Shifts (Frans from Beequeen), Spiral, Rick Reed, Sould Survivor...
    * Tour Dates:
    New tour dates added on our website for: Edward Ka-Spel, Legendary Pink Dots, Bill Horist, Volcano the Bear." (official newsletter)
    www.blrrecords.com
  • Eibon Records
    * Control - Natural selection CD
    Release date: 07.10.2003
    "Eibon Records proudly presents the brand new album of this legendary band.
    Over the years, Control has become one of the most powerful and unrelenting power noise acts worldwide. We all know that the word "noise" can have several different meanings, but whenever I listen to "Natural selection" I feel new ones should be written to correctly understand this music. If "entertainment" is what you're looking for, stay away from it. If "easy listening" is your cup of tea, avoid this record like a plague. But if concrete & abrasive, consuming & devastating, evolving & mutating are some of the adjectives of your favourite music(s), then give "natural selection" a try. I am reasonably sure you'll find "bread for your teeths" like we poor italians usually say.
    By the way, a small advice: keep your aspirines at hand..... At the end of your listening session, you will need them....
    "Natural selection" comes in a beautiful digisleeve; first 111 copies come between two thick steel plates. Hand numbered and hand painted.
    Final retail price for this item is set to 16 Euros for the regular edition, and 20 Euros for the box. Postage paid everywhere." (press release)
    Other relevant news in the Eibon fields:
    * First Human Ferro cd "Guernica macrocosmica" will be available in two/three weeks.Absolutely amazing mixture of dark ambient à la Caul/Amon and russian traditional music (?). An exclusive advance track is available for download on Eibon webpages.
    * Due to the amount of requests, we decided to repress the sold out Esoteric album "Metamorphogenesis".
    This repressing will be available before the end of October. Get in touch now if you want to order one...
    * Blood Box are working on their "The iron dream". We really can't wait.....
    * Be sure you check out the Eibon website for last-minute changes, news and info....
    www.eibonrecords.com
    www.canaan.it
  • Eternal Soul
    ES 09 Seraphim 7inch, lim. 333 heavy black vinyl available.
    093 copies include postcard + 3"CD-R with exclusiv material ...
    teaser: label.eternal-soul.de/mp3/ES09.mp3
    label.eternal-soul.de
  • Horch! / Henrik N. Björkk
    Henrik N. Björkk "I End Forever" CD [HORCH!-003]
    Enhanced digipak CD w/ video clip - finest Elektronika!
    Available soon...
    More information & teaser: www.horch-audio.net
  • Kaos Kontrol
    * Freak Animal Records and Kaos Kontrol present: Degenerate #3
    - 52 black/white A4 pages, digitally printed
    - Print run of approximately 500 copies
    - Written in English
    Interviews: Drone Records, Glass Throat Recordings, Isomer, Knifeladder, Law, Militia, Propergol, Robert X., RRRecords, Sickness, Slogun, Tabula Rasa / Victims from Tabula, Terra Sancta, Tote Stadt, Troum, Warcom Media
    Articles: Genocide Organ, Dumpster Diving + a 20-page review section
    Price:
    - Europe: 5 EUR (+2 EUR postage)
    - World: 5 US$ (+3 US$ postage)
    fanimal@cfprod.com - www.cfprod.com
    info@kaos-kontrol.org - www.kaos-kontrol.org
  • L.White Records
    From now on the following L.White Records publications are available:
    * LW 012 Mourmansk 150
    Zwischen Verfall und Veränderung / Between decadence and mutation
    CD lim. 300 / special package
    CD box lim. 30 / with a nice super premium quality t-shirt
    heavy sick power electronics and noisy sounds from France
    * LW015 Split Sewage & Sewer Election
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    colloboration between this two great japanese and swedish noise projects, both of harsh noise
    * LW019 La Comunidad
    MK-Ultra
    CDR lim. 200 / very special package (folded sandbag) and insert
    first release of an new industrial star, finest german power electronics, with themes in the way of SRP and IEG
    * LW021 V.A. Radiation
    CDR lim. 300 / special package
    CDR box lim. 50 / with some x-rays and a real bone
    new compilation with contributions by following bands:
    Xotox, Stabat Mors, Ohmkill, Baradelan, Jeye, Menschenfresser, Narbenerde, Irikarah, Objekt, Cut 23, Sektor, Dawn Projekt, I.S.Isabella, Government Alpha
    * LW022 Priest In Shit (Richard Ramirez)
    A Discussion & Examination Of Ritual Abuse
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    Richard Ramirez and Sean Matzus (In The Land Of Archers) with her second noise release / straight-strenght-harsh-fine
    Also on our website: some reviews about L. White Records products, new mp3 songs...
    www.lwhite-records.de
    info@lwhite-records.de
  • Neuropa
    "The Westwind lp is being manufactured as we speak, we expect the test-presses anyday now! The lp will be pressed in 3 different colours: white vinyl for the box, a limited red vinyl edition for our mailorder customers and black vinyl for the purists. The box itself will be released later on as the extra bonus-cd material is far from finished. The cd will contain remixes by A Challenge Of Honour, Fin De Siècle, Barbarossa Umtank and if all goes well a Toroidh remix as well.
    Talkin' about Toroidh, the untitled 7" is finished as well. Two editions of 250 copies each will be made available: heavy white vinyl and clear vinyl with picture disc label. Nordvargr also asked us to release a collaborative effort of his with Henry Möller (Puissance, Arditi, etc.). This will be a cd-digipack release entitled 'United In Blood', more info as we get it.
    Another release ready to be pressed is Babi Yar by Stahlwerk 9. This release has suffered many delays mainly for small issues but every release has to be perfect so there you have the explanation.
    Der Feuerkreiner informed us that work for the 12" is almost finished. No release-date has been set yet. Judging by the number of emails we've gotten for this one, I'd say people are really waiting for this one to happen.
    Working title for the 4-track 12" is La 'Nvidia.
    Our other talented new-comer to the scene, Apatheia, is also working on a follow-up to his debut. Whilst waiting for this release, be sure to pick up a copy of Lifethesis if you haven't done so already, easily one of the best neofolk acts in a long time.
    Other planned releases:
    Un Défi D'Honneur - Le Mort Homme 2x7"
    Rasthof Dachau/Operation Julmond - split 7"
    Materialschlacht - Voor Recht & Vrijheid 12"
    (newsletter)
    www.neuropa.be
  • Taalem
    "New taalem releases: tidal & kristian olsson
    alm 13 > tidal 'silent knife speaks'
    tidal is david brownstead, previously known for his harsh noise project 666 volt battery noise. not only the name has changed : the music too. now david is focused on minimal ambient music. tidal past works were released on a pyrric victory/manifold, alluvial and more recently a very nice three-way collaboration with chaos as shelter (see alm 9) and igor krutogolov on ground fault recordings.
    "silent knife speaks" is his first 3"cd and is a perfect example of his luminous ambient music, full of delicate sounds and subtle details...
    alm 14 > kristian olsson 'laudanum'
    kristian olsson is a swedish artist, once half of heid (releases on bastet, malignant and cold meat industry). he's now known under the survival unit moniker, regularly releasing his aggressive power electronics on various labels. with this 3", kristian gets back to his death-ambient roots with a fantastic 20min long track full of frightening samples, metallic percussions and cold atmospheres...
    check the website for full details including mp3s and cover scans." (official news)
    come.to/taalem
5th October 2003
  • We've added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    We've also added the playlist for last Friday's radio show, which includes all the details of the second Heimdallr Session with Naevus. For those who missed the show, you can now download it as two mp3 files on our Radio page. This download will only be available until the end of the month.
    Our next broadcast is planned for Friday 7th November 2003.
  • Cyclic Law
    "The Sophia 'Deconstruction of the world' limited edition LP is now complete and in it's final stages of production. We are now taking pre-orders for this item wich is scheduled to be released on the first week of November. This LP is limited to 500 copies, pressed on heavy 180g clear vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with poster.
    10 tracks, 37:43 min.
    Please visit our website for prices and ordering information.
    Out now: Svartsinn "Of Darkness And Re-Creation", Enhanced CD with Video (5th Cycle)
    Upcoming on Cyclic Law:
    -Invercauld "Tiamhaidh" CD (6th Cycle) Autumn '03
    -Gustaf Hildebrand "Starscape" CD (7th Cycle) Autumn/winter '03
    (official news)
    www.cycliclaw.com
    info@cycliclaw.com
  • Der Blutharsch
    Poster set available!
    www.derblutharsch.com
  • Essence Music / Wolfskin
    "Campos De Matança" (Essence Music \ ESS001) - CD
    Finally available!
    After the acclaimed and brilliant official debut on the French label Cynfeirdd, Wolfskin presents us the highly anticipated follow-up!
    Within the last years Johan Aernus, the body and soul behind this Portuguese act, has managed to claim himself a deserved artistic respect and cult status among the ritual and dark ambient aficionados who had the opportunity to experience either the secular beauty of his collective side-project Karnnos or the undoubtful unique quality and inherent strength of the mighty Wolfskin.
    Staying away from the usual clichés of the genre and strongly linked to the past, he continues here a brave quest for the ancestral European traditions, celebrating forgotten Keltik fertilization rituals, honour and victories of ancient civilisations and a profound respect for the nature and its untamable forces, magically transposing his discoveries onto music, onto Wolfskin, onto Campos De Matança.
    Enveloping, oppressive, yet evocative structures on top of a magma of bleak, hypnotic sound collages of the darkest excellence. A wheel in perpetual motion entwined with the manifestating sounds derived from an exquisite, archaic instrumentation - carillion, bells, accordion, tin whistle, talara and even ceramic box, drifting a wide collection of carefully chosen eccentric field recordings, like the slaughter of pigs in winter. Bombastic, martial percussions plus a imposing, sober quasi-spoken-word vocal presence on some tracks enhance the tone and give a perfect aura of evolving mystery to the whole album.
    Campos De Matança ("Fields Of Slaughter") is a completely re-visited, re-worked and expanded version of the strictly limited CDR of the same name originally out on Reaping Horde. 72 minutes of flowing ritual sounds mastered by the highly skilled hands of Phil Easter for Black Box Mastering! Limited edition of 599 hand-numbered copies in a full-colour 6-panel digifile!
    $13 ppd. worldwide. PayPal, cash and money orders accepted.
    Also available in a handcrafted boxset edition (limited to 69 copies) containing inserts, extra souvenirs and a CDR with 4 exclusive tracks!" (press release)
    Feel free to visit their website for more infos, images of the boxset and audio samples.
    www.essence-music.com
    info@essence-music.com
  • Nielozilla Records & Publishing / Dies Natalis
    Releases in November:
    * Dies Natalis - "Straßen voller Staub"
    Live-Double-Vinyl approx. 92 min. running time
    'Ardent awaited! Here it comes!
    During the Summer-Tour in Southern Europe the tracks for the forthcoming release were created. On at least 92 minutes you will find excerpts of the past releases as well as 3 previously unreleased tracks.' (press release)
    * Dies Natalis - "Vom Gedanken und der Erinnerung"
    CD in DVD-Box (Re-Release of the 2000' record)
    'The milestone of the year 2000 is available again and comes in a transparent DVD-Box with a new artwork, which is a distinguishing feature. The running time is approx. 54:30 minutes.' (press release)
    * Auld Mills Inn - "Live"
    CD & LP Irish/Scotish Folk
    'Already in August the spectators of the Dies Natalis Concert in Wolkenstein / Germany could take a look at the new Folk-Band, where Tobias Strahl (Dies Natalis) is involved.
    Their first longplayer contains 12, respectively 14 tracks of scottish/irish songs of fighting spirit, like "Jacobites by Name", "Follow Me Up To Carlow" a number of a few ballades, like "Four Green Fields" and "The Reason I Left Mullingar" as well as celtic folk-lore, like "Spanish Lady" or "Fiddlers Green" at a total running time of approx. 53 minutes.' (press release)
    * D.E.M.O.N - "Insomnia"
    Debut-CD (Darkwave/Gothic)
    'Founded in May 2001 as Lost In Shadows, Dead Ends Made Of Nostalgia got their first live experince at the project Avantgarde :Rosenauge: Followed by first live appearances Auftritte at vernissages of different artists. The musical influences come from a large variety of styles like Metal and Gothic. The product will be released as CD-R.' (press release)
    * Cut Your Veins - "No Greater Gain"
    Debut-CD (Death-Metal)
    'The musical influences of Cut Your Veins undoubtfully come from Deat-Metal legends, like Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under and Obituary. To name all the favourites of the band members it takes a couple of hours...
    The debut "No Greater Gain" contains 6 songs (approx. 20 minutes) and will be released as CD-R.' (press release)
    www.nielozilla.de
  • Ostara
    The new Ostara album, Ultima Thule, will be released in December via Eis&Licht
    Eis034 OSTARA - Ultima Thule CD
    Review in German: www.twierdza.de.vu/rez/ostara_ultimathule.html
    www.ostara.net
28th September 2003
  • We've added an interview with Wutanes Heer and some new reviews. We've also updated the Concerts page and added some new links.
    Radio Heimdallr is back! The next radio broadcast is planned for Friday 3rd October between 20.30 and 22.00 (French Local Time). This show will feature a live session from the English band Naevus, that was specially recorded for the occasion. The broadcast can be followed online via a streamcast. More information on the Radio page.
  • 3pattes
    New French label.
    3patttes is a dual head label, created with the intention to produce and distribute young artists who didn't find an "official" label yet. The support will be on 3" CD's, we believe in this format, for its perfect length, and also the fact that it can be easily recognized. But there is no proudness in this attitude, we are not precious.
    The first CD is a collaboration, these are tracks we enjoyed a lot, other artists are planned, and also a compilation, based (freely based) on a movie soundtrack, feel free to ask details.
    B(press release)
    3patttes.free.fr
  • Aorta
    The CD/Double LP anthology Wir rufen Deine Wölfe will be released on 21.XII.MMIII.
    DoLP (Ahnstern) / CD (Aorta)
    Contributions: Allerseelen (Österreich), Belborn (Deutschland), Blood Axis (USA), Blutleuchte (Finnland), Cawatana (Ungarn), Circe (Katalonien), Der Arbeiter (Chile), Der Feuerkreiner (Italien), Erdgeist (Finnland), Graumahd (Österreich), Lady Morphia (England), O Paradis (Katalonien), Riharc Smiles (Österreich), Sangre Cavallum (Portugal), Shining Vril (Australien), Sturmpercht (Österreich), Turbund Sturmwerk (Deutschland), Waldteufel (USA), Werkraum (Deutschland).
    All participating musicians were invited to record music for the poem Michelsgebet/Wir rufen Deine Wölfe (1979) by Friedrich Hielscher. The CD and DoLP contains songs based on this poem in German, English, Finnish, Portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian.
    CD Euro 13, Porto Euro 4
    The price for the Double LP has not yet been fixed.
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Cold Meat Industry
    * cmi127 Lithivm 'threshold to disharmony'
    Release date: October 4th, 2003
    Limited edition of to 1000 copies in 6-panel digipak
    "Rusted, smouldering machine constructs located right next to seemingly ignored and forgotten lunatic asylums. French kiss right next to the piston complex, fondle with your lover at the deserted iron foundry, laugh at the raving inmates at the local sanitarium or simply take a guided tour and enjoy all the sounds the city of machines has to offer.
    Crawling out of the alcohol-induced ghetto of Eskilstuna, the debut of Lithivm offers screeching metallic cacophonies, layered over gritty, back to basics death industrial soundwalls. Rampant distortion and out-of-control feedback are the sole witnesses of many long nights spent in the romantic glow of reactor pools and other exotic tumor feeding grounds. Let's hope you enjoy your stay, because there is certainly no mechanophobia present here. And remember, kids: smoking is bad." (press release)
    * Next out: cmi127 Deutsch Nepal "Deflagration of Hell" CD October.
    "Internal conflicts made Lina Der Babydoll depart from Njurmännen in 1993. We are pleased that happened. What had we done without the Lina of today's naked rants on stage if he had continued? Deutsch Nepals trademark style were already here beginning to take shape. Heavy psychedelic trance-industrial scapes, full of demented beats and distorted guitars. You can almost feel the left-over vibes from Njurmännen here in some of the tracks, very rythmic and almost... pop. Previously released as a cassette on the CMI-sidelabel Sound Source in 1991 and on CD by Staalplaat in 1993 which are now both deleted since years back. This new version is fully remastered! A classic that stands proudly on its own, and hoping the ageing have done its best with the sound as years mature a good whiskey. Cheers!" (press release)
    Forthcoming titles on Cold Meat Industry:
    Deutsch Nepal - Deflagration of Hell CD, cmi127 (oct)
    Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - 4 Life 4 Love 4 Lust And Roses 2x7" box etc.... (oct)
    Raison d'être - Requiem for Abandoned Souls CD, cmi128 (Nov)
    IRM - Virgin Mind DCD, cmi129 (tba)
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Cyclotimia
    "Fresh songs in MP3 section.
    Now you can download an opening composition from band's forthcoming full-length album 'Eschaton'.
    The track is called 'Leviathan' and features great vocals by Pope John Paul II. Also, check out two other tracks -
    'Algorithms' [forthcoming] and Trade Network [unreleased].
    The first part ['Trivial Pleasures' MCD] of Cyclotimia's 'experimental trilogy' is going to be out in October via Monopoly Records and will be distributed by Stateart. Created using mainly old Soviet analogue synths this works is a bit 'alien' to the previous works of the band, but at the same time is, possibly, Cyclotimia's most radical album.
    Keep an eye open for the documentary movie 'One Day In Wasteland' featuring soundtrack by Cyclotimia. Limited to only 111 VHS copies, the movie will be available thru band's official websites." (official news)
    www.cyclotimia.com
  • Cynfeirdd
    Autumn, with its procession of...
    So, Cynfeirdd unveils its new site www.cynfeirdd.com
    Still under construction (opening next week), it will soon offer you more stuff and more regular news.
    Releases : first chapter of the EyeForEye series, the P. Miles Bryson album "From some bygone heroic age", symphonic industrial, sound collage, warlike grandiloquence, concrete music, call it as you want, I love it!
    Reserve now, only 120 copies available from Cynfeirdd
    ATTENTION: more info about EyeForEye at www.cynfeirdd.com, don't miss...
    Forthcoming: Regard Extrême, FDH, Weihan, The Mystery School, Neutral, ODO, Gaë Bolg...
    (press release)
    www.cynfeirdd.com
  • Drone Records
    Four new drone vinyls, out now.
    These 7" EPs (33 rpm) are the first pressing of a limited edition of 300 copies for each title.
    * DR-61 - NO XIVIC - untitled
    "Drone Records is proud to present NO XIVIC, a newcomer from the growing Finnish drone era. His very first release consists of underground 'dronish' experimental sounds. The three pieces on this EP are based on long & moving metallic drones (as if coming from Bertoia) mixed with higher, near-distorted frequencies and low rumblings. This results in pure & elegant floating dronescapes that never stands still, giving you nothing to fix upon from your completely immersed mind. An atmosphere which is as much haunting as it its otherworldly. These three Finnish titles: 'Rauhattomuus', 'Kemikaaleja' and 'Sieni' translate as 'Restlessness', 'Chemicals' and 'Mushrooms'. These tracks are pointing to an inherent tension and have a brilliant intoxicating quality to them.
    Filed under: hallucinogenic drones
    Clear vinyl. White covers with handpainted 3-dimensional geometric form / design on both sides" (press release)
    *DR-62 - ENTRELACS - Cynorrodhon
    "Originally our label wanted to present Yannick Dauby's solo work, knowing him from some fabulous field-recordings (unfortunately most of them are still unreleased), he came up with a new project he has put together with "organic-drone-master " Michael Northam, known from several beautiful installations and field-recording releases. Both are present in their new project going under the name of Entrelacs. Here they enchant us with live improvisation of high-frequency drones & overtones, some concrete microscopic sound-objects as well as a rumbling appearing from time to time. It's like millions of small sounds condensed together here... very rich in details. The B-Side is more challenging with a much stranger and darker atmosphere using sharp & sawing clear sounds. Somehow this music seems to reveal no "outer" or "objective" rhythm but rather the 'inner-essence' of nature itself. The title of this record 'Cynorrodhon' is the name of a plant also named "Rosier des chiens" in French. It develops "delicate flowers in spring time, red fruit in autumn and bears spines the whole year." (Yannick Dauby)
    Filed under: organic micro/macro-drones
    Clear vinyl. Beautiful printed covers with picture of cynorrodhon. Each copy have a stamped Drone sun & an handwritten catalogue-number
    * DR-63 - C.D. (Christian Dergarabedian) - Un piano en la garganta
    "Another newcomer on Drone Records is C.D. (aka Christian Dergarabedian) originally born in Buenos Aires and now residing in Barcelona. Christian once played with Reynols and is now currently working solo. Here we can enjoy a six tracks album that shows us the fascinating universe of C.D. A dimension where static slow sound waves, disturbing noise-entities and meditative storm-breezes with sound effects are guaranteed to make you shiver! Imagine The Hafler Trio meeting the dynamics of Brume... endless thick waves of overwhelming drones shaping up to this digital ambience that sounds purely organic...
    Filed under: monumental slow-wave-drones
    Red transparent vinyl. White covers with handmade drawing and stamp." (press release)
    * DR-64 - EMERGE - Relativity
    "Emerge is a new project from Augsburg in South-Germany. After two self-released tapes & CDrs, Drone Records is very pleased to officially present this great audio-work to a wider audience. The two tracks here ('Relativity' and 'Profundity') carries the listeners into very deep & low sound-regions throughout mysterious low rumblings & mechanized loops added by various distorted voices arising from beyond. This atmospheric feeling is like being under the earth or even underwater. It's something that sounds like deep breathings coming from an invisible abyss that would create a psychic room inside it where the darkness is without any boundaries; no time or logic whatsoever: it's the primal state of being.
    Filed under: amorph catacomb-drones
    Yellow - black sprinkled vinyl. Handmade covers with extreme procedures: partly painted & burned!!!" (press release)
    www.dronerecords.com
  • Empusae
    Empusae - Geesten NOC8 - 7-inch - limited 399 copies
    You might know Empusae, one of the live members of Ah Cama-Sotz and This Morn' Omina, from his previous cd, cd-ep or mcd. This time, Nicolas' music is brought to you on another format, and on another label: "geesten" (ghosts) is a 7-inch spectre vinyl. It comes adorned with a cover drawn by Hulet, another belgian artist, at his turn renowned for his graphic qualities in his comic series (Pharaon, Les Chemins de la Gloire and L'état Morbide, amongst others. Or Extra-Muros, for which Empusae wrote a soundtrack).
    On the first track, Ankou, the celtic king of the dead, presents himself. Howling, he dismounts his horse to become an industrial drummer and counter a backgound of electronic sequences appearing at the horizon. First clean sounding, but he gets angry, and starts beating harder until distortion kicks in. Angrier still. Then : the backup of his two shrieking ghosts. Their duty : produce maddening arpeggios to haunt the living. A very dynamic and energetic track garnished with voice samples about Ankou and a lot of constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing.
    To exorcise the Lemures, which in roman religion were the evil spectres of the dead, you could sound the drums. Empusae's lemuria begin with a dull throbbing drum, soon prancing to a kicking rhythm after a beeping sequence startled it. The hypnotic entity gets stronger, entrancing, more repetitive patterns join in. And every now and then the Lemures moan with midnight plaint. In an oasis of darkwave strings, a female voice explains us who the lemures are. And then the exorcism goes on. Empusae releases his ghosts by banging the electronic drums. Release yours : dance." (press release)
    www.empusae.com
  • Eternal Soul
    Soon on Eternal Soul:
    ES 09 Seraphim - Sacrificuim Intellectus - 7" - heavy black vinyl,
    lim. 333 [93 copies include postcard + 3" CD-R with exclusiv material]
    ES 13 Galerie Schallschutz - Teddybaer - 10" - black vinyl, lim. 349
    [49 copies in blue vinyl + special package, poster and postcard]
    eternal-soul.de
  • Hermetique
    Available now: Sea - Green / Chapter III
    A new chapter... more melancholic... But always in the same vein : gloomy and spooky...
    ref : g-cd 03
    Limited edition - 99 copies / mini cd-r - professional recording
    3 tracks - 22 minutes - original packaging
    3 extracts - [mp3 - 128kbps - 1 minute]: http://www.hermetique.net/downloadg.htm
    www.hermetique.net
  • Kaos Kontrol
    "The two new Kaos Kontrol releases, Reutoff "ReuTRauM II" 7" (K\K 010) and Operation Cleansweep "Deathcount" 7" (K\K 011) are out now. The Operation Cleansweep 7" has almost been sold out through pre-orders already, so if you're hoping to purchase your copy from Kaos Kontrol, do it now. We will start shipping out the pre-orders immediately and the last ones will be sent out early next week!
    The Degenerate webpage (www.kaos-kontrol.org/degenerate) has been updated with full information on issue #3. Some more unfortunate delay has occurred as the printer was unable to print the pages as dark as they were designed, so some of the layout had to be re-designed. Nonetheless the new version is at the printers now and the magazine will hopefully be out in few weeks' time.
    * Reutoff "ReuTRauM II" 7" K\K 010
    Fifth instalment in the seven-part series presenting various locations in Reutov, the city of origin for this acclaimed Russian post industrial outfit. Launching off with the ceaseless hum and rhythm of heavy machinery grinding onwards as alarm sounds form into hysterical choirs complementing the slowly proceeding pounding of the machines. As an aftermath, the second piece bears a calmer approach with pulsating drones and loops yet retaining a profoundly ominous nature. After proving themselves to master a wide variety of styles within the post industrial genre, Reutoff present here a rather traditional blend of dark ambient industrial - nonetheless remaining at least equally strong as their previous efforts.
    Transparent green vinyl in beautiful full colour sleeve with special lamination finish. Limited edition of 500 copies.
    * Operation Cleansweep "Deathcount" 7" K\K 011
    Extreme hybrid of death industrial and power electronics from the scarcely active yet already legendary German sonic terrorists. Four pieces in the finest heavy electronics tradition; the walls of abrasive sound abuse impenetrable, the junk metal noises excruciating and the combination of researched spoken samples and violent vocals adding content in order to the entire work resulting as subversive and provocative both in terms of the sound and the agendas behind it. With just two full length vinyl releases behind them, Operation Cleansweep have managed to claim themselves a cult status among power electronics aficionados worldwide and this release will only strengthen their position.
    Black vinyl in stylish full colour sleeve. Limited edition of 500 copies." (official news)
    www.kaos-kontrol.org
  • Klanggalerie
    "Three new items coming your way soon:
    * gg 69 Fetish 69 vs Dr Nachtstrom & Schlund - Retox 7"
    Two collaborations - one with Schlund, a heavy Industrial rock track, the other with Styrian electro meister Dr. Nachtstrom - a Lynch movie soundtrack-like song. Limited 100 numbered copies only.
    * gg 73 Terre Thaemlitz Presents Chugga - A Big 7"
    Thaemlitz, most famous for his Rubato series on Mille Plateaux, with two exclusive acid jazz electro tracks under the moniker Chugga. Danceable electronica limited to 200 numbered copies.
    * gg 81 Wipeout - Black Light District Boys CD
    Long awaited full new album by Austrian electro superstars. Ten heavy rhythm tracks with Didi Bruckmayr´s unique vocals. From EBM to electro and industrial. 1000 copies." (official news)
    www.klanggalerie.com
  • Loki
    Combative Alignment 'The ritez of higher communication' LP (Loki 35) Available from 16.10.2003:
    "The ritez of higher communication" celebrates the first step of Combative Alignment into a new area of recordings for first time on a long play vinyl album. Dreamlike soundscapes rising out of the rain and creating a deep symphonic atmosphere where flutes and Tibetic mantras are mixed with drums in order to build ritual music in the finest form. Circles of visionary dark voices are introducing brooding anthems on the climax with multiple layered drones illuminating a weeping red sky. TROFHC is an invocation of consciousness corresponding to individual fears banned in sound. The journey of Combative Alignment through several media formats on different labels finds it's manifestation in an outstanding release.
    Limited Edition 523 copies." (press release)
    www.loki-found.de
  • Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio
    Despite everyone's previous despair, 4 Life 4 Love 4 Lust and Roses will finally be released.
    It is due for release in November from Cold Meat Industry and I hope it manages to meet with any eventual expectations that have emerged over the two years we all have been waiting.
    Reservations and pre orders are currently not accepted so please await the official announcement before you start to bombard me with questions regarding its release.
    After an altogether pleasing and seemingly well received performance in Stockholm on the 31st of August, it is finally time to finish off 2003 with two additional concerts.
    31 / 10 - Tenerife (ES)
    02 / 11 - Madrid (ES)
    Despite a previous announcement as part of the Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio website about one final concert in Germany before the end of this ongoing year, we are no longer scheduled to perform in Berlin on the 7th of December. (...)
    New material is currently in the making; 12", 2 X 10" and CD, material that hopefully will be available before the only scheduled concert for next year - http://www.netlash.com/purplemoon/ (official news)
    www.ordo-rosarius-equilibrio.net
  • Sorgeist / Totenlieder
    "Dead Man's Songs"... Sorgeist is dead and buried! Nonetheless, in spite of the decision of s.leduc to end Sorgeist, Totenlieder is born. At the same time, a radical change in the music was operated, with new directions given to follow, in a vein of weird melancholic neo-folk.
    Past releases by Sorgeist will not be part of the same entity as Totenlieder, though, future planned releases will not be affected by this. We have already contacted everyone we needed to contact regarding this change, and everything that was planned to occur will occur. See the section of Upcoming releases to see what we mean by that.
    Upcoming releases:
    * Split 7 inches between Reutoff & Totenlieder (to be released on Sweet Farewell)
    * "Souvenirs des temps de jadis" CD (to be released on Agalasta)
    * Split CD between O Paradis & Totenlieder (to be released on Sweet Farewell)
    * Split 10 inches between O Paradis & Totenlieder (to be released on Old Europa Cafe)
    totenlieder.cjb.net
  • Sweet Farewell / Tribute to Current 93
    "As it was first announced that the cd would be released on October 6th of 2oo3, we have to rectify this here because there has been a problem with the pressed cds that we received yesterday. Therefor, all cds must be repressed, and that we will do right now.
    Since we don't want anyone to own a defective copy of this CD, we have to wait until we get the new pressing from the plant, which could take up to 2-3 weeks.
    Thus, the release date is pushed back to October the 20th. Everyone who pre-ordred a copy will be mailed their copies as soon as we get the new pressings.
    Here is the tracklisting to the CD (total running time of approx. 66 minutes)
    Sonne Hagal - Death Of The Corn
    Ô Paradis - Calling For Vanished Faces I
    Dorien Campbell - A Sadness Song
    Vequinox - Earth Covers Earth
    Engelsstaub - Happy Birthday Pigface Christus
    Cawatana - A Song For Douglas After He's Dead
    Storm Of Capricorn - Crowleymass
    Der Feuerkreiner - Soft Black Stars
    The Well Of Sadness - Dogun
    Pancreatic Aardvarks - Judas As Black Moth
    Leisur Hive - Immortal Bird
    Lisa Toulouse - Christ And The Pale Queens (Mushroom Clouds Vision)
    Weihan - All The Pretty Little Horses
    Exit - The Blue Gates Of Death
    Decadence - Ach Golgota (Es Ist Vollbracht)
    Distributors / labels interested in distributing this release, please get in touch!
    Zines interested in getting a promo for reviewing purposes, contact us too...
    Please use the adress sweetfarewell@hotmail.com when contacting us." (official news)
    sweetfarewell.cjb.net
  • Werkraum
    Out now:
    * Bleiburg "Domobran" 2 LPp & Video CD-R
    (with Werkraum, Von Thronstahl, Thorn Agram, Leger Des Heils, Les Fleurs Du Nuit)
    * Lady Morphia/Werkraum exclusive split 10" scheduled for spring 2004
    www.werkraum-heimat.net
  • Zinnober
    "Zinnober # 6 (new editor!) is available now for 5/6 Euros (including postage to Germany/Outside Germany)
    Interviews with: Dernière Volonté, Foresta Di Ferro, Snog, Fetish 23 (video director for NON, Psychic TV, Cold Meat Projects, Death In June etc.), Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, Factrix (with Monte Cazazza), Sonne Hagal, Edred Thorsson (done by Michael Moynihan), O Paradis.
    Articles about Pierre Drieu La Rochelle etc.
    More than 70 Industrial/Experimental/Folk Reviews, Book reviews
    All in all 76 pages, written in german." (official news)
    Zinnober
    P.O. Box 3166
    54221 Trier
    Germany
    www.zinnober.net
    zinnober-magazin@gmx.net
21st September 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Art Konkret
    ART 36 In Death's Throes - Tactical Disorder
    Format: CD/ 61 min Style: power electronics/death industrial
    Artwork: jewel case/clear tray
    Edition: 500 copies
    Release Date: 13.10.2003
    "After their glorious first CD Infernal Deities Transcending on their own label Live Bait Recording Foundation we can offer the new CD on Art Konkret.
    The recordings are more powerful than the first CD. This American artists combine different styles of nowadays postindustrial culture. Songs like Control are a uncompromising attack of harsh power electronics with a burning, corrosive intensity. Numbing frequencies, uneasy drones, and low level pulsations with processed vocals. Dark rumbling Death Industrial tracks with droning and atmospheric sound layers mixed with samples and rhythms can also be found on this release. Promising cut-ups, gloomy rumbling droning soundwalls with echoing frequencies, give the songs a special character. The sound material creates an atmosphere between dark, hopeless soundwalls and aggressive noise assaults. From the beginnig to the end the CD never looses its intensity. Tracks like Call To Arms, Control, D-Generation Wasted, Pure Nothing speak their own language. The last track on the album is eclusively remixed by Richard Schneider of Schloss Tegal.
    This CD is a must for all lovers of Death Industrial and power electronics." (press release)
    www.art-konkret.de
  • Eis & Licht
    Zinnober VI available on 25th September.
    www.eislicht.de
    www.zinnober.net
  • IMBOLC
    "To the faithful and not so, there are copies of the MWT NTR KWH KVA recompilatory limited edition of IMBOLC (cdr) - material gathered from the first days of the project to the present day, and fragments from the MWT NTR performance. Please order to xfghvnetverk@netcabo.pt for more info on availability, shipping and numbers.
    The new imbolc cdr, UR, will be available next December 21 if our lucky stars do not fail. A beautiful 9 track piece of electroaccoustic noise ranging from the lyrical ambient to soundscapes of total aural deconstruction. Pre-orders are being accepted from now on.
    Both of these editions are limited (...less than 100 each) so, first ordered first served..." (official news)
14th September 2003
  • Added a live report of the Dies Natalis concert in Nice (France), updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Cold Meat Industry
    * Raison d'être Radio interview: The Sound Experiment, this program is an educational show about experimental and avant-garde music. Aired on Indiana Public Radio, a National Public Radio(NPR) station, and recently interviewed Peter Andersson, and will appear on Episode 004.
    * Seduction Game???? "Orpheus has been published. Its pagination is of 76 pages, it is black and white. It consists interviews with Mantus, Violet Stigmata, Asphodeles, Rajna, In Memoria,... CD reviews, the seduction game with Tomas Pettersson of Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio" - ????
    * Desiderii Marginis tour in Canada? We hope to be able to see Desiderii doing a mini-tour in 5 Canadian cities later this winter; Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal - Edmonton - Calgary - more news about this as we have some! A new album is in the final mixing aswell!!! Definitely looking forward to hear that!
    * Sephiroth new album in the making! 4 new Sephiroth tracks are mixed and ready and the other 6 is scheduled to be finished by November! So a new follow up to the debut "CATHEDRON" is to be expected early next year! The debut CD from 1999 has sofar sold 4000 copies so we assume this new album will be eagerly awaited for by many of you.
    www.coldmeat.se
  • HR! / WKN
    * Available on 16th October:
    Der Blutharsch 'Time is thee enemy!' WKN 20 CD/LP
    Mushroom's Patience 'L'Ultimo Bagno del Primate' HR! 59 LP
    Volksweerbaarheid 'Groeven in zwart vinyl' HR! 60 10"
    ICK 'Intrinsic Violence' HR! 61 LP
    * Dernière Volonté "Having been informed about the production of a bootleg with all the 7"es and other rar and early stuff from Derniere Volonte we will announce that this material will be officially released via HauRuck! on CD in December. So, you can place your pre-orders now via Tesco Distribution instead of paying a pigprice to any bootleger. As well, the dbl.Kasset Set "Obeir + Mourir" should be available as re-edition via Nuit + Brouillard the next weeks". (official news)
    www.derblutharsch.com
  • HauRuck! SPQR
    Second print of Spiritual Front 'Twin a Tin Tin Towers' now available.
    www.hauruckspqr.com
  • Judas Kiss
    Issue 9 now available. Features interviews with: Dies Natalis, Stimulus, While Angels Watch, Ultra United, Spiritual Front, Inade, Tobias Wimbauer on Ernst Jünger, Immanence Records, Leviathan/Monkeyhouse records. And articles on the musical side of Freya Aswynn, Fiendflug, 'Industrial Records' history and discography, a fetish photo special by Housk Randall and Electroshock as well as a media (book/video/DVD) review section. Plus a separate 40+ page review supplement of the very best (and worst) of post-industrial releases.
    Both magazines are packaged together in a clear stickered polythene bag and hand numbered to a run of only 500 copies.
    For more information on the Judas kiss including prices and payment details:
    www.angelfire.com/zine2/judaskiss
  • NTT / ANNIHILVS
    Site updated: www.annihilvs.org
  • :Of The Wand And The Moon:
    The second half of the :Emptiness:Emptiness:Emptiness: sessions 'Lucifer' has been released.
    A vinyl boxset edition containing the 3 first albums Nighttime Nightrhymes, :Emptiness:Emptiness:Emptiness: & Lucifer, plus some live & alternative versions, is being compiled and hoped to be out by the end of the year.
    The next album 'Sonnenheim' is being worked on and will be released by 'Heiðrunar|Myrkrunar' & distributed via Tesco. Exact release date to be confirmed." (official news)
    www.ofthewandandthemoon.dk
  • Wappenbund
    "Preußen" CD and LP Box available on 17th September 2003
    LP-Box / limited to 300 copies
    CD-Box / limited to 494 copies
    www.elsola.de
7th September 2003
  • Added a live report of the GOR concert in Lyon, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Cabinett Records
    MDP presents Cabinett Records e.K.
    Forthcoming Releases: Snowy Red, the legendary cult band from the earlier 80ies from Belgium is now on Cabinett Records. Rerelease of the complete backcatalogue with all rarities. 2004 will coming a brand new studio album of these cult ikons of new wave.
    Forthcoming:
    KA001 Echo West - Some thought us dead LP
    KA005 Le Syndicat Electronique - Nouvelles pièces dissidentes LP
    Available on 25.08.2003
    KA102 Echo West - Signalisti CD
    KA003 Sonne 0und1 new LP
    KA103 Sonne 0und1 new CD
    KA004 A² - Retro? LP
    KA104 A² - Retro? CD
    KA006 Femme Fatal - Rouge fatal new LP
    KA106 Femme Fatal - Rouge fatal new CD
    www.cabinett.com (for free mp3s)
    Important: This is only a testside! The real homepage will coming soon!! If you wanna contact Cabinett Records directly, write to: order@cabinett.com
  • Cold Meat Industry
    * Out now:
    Atrium Carceri 'Cellblock' (cmi125)
    "With Atrium Carceri, composer Simon Heath releases his debut Cold Meat album with a theme from deep within isolated prison walls, haunted chambers and the cerebral cortex. With Cellblock, Simon Heath takes us on a journey through what darkwave should have been, filled with details and complex mixing techniques.
    With a classical music background and as a member in Za Frûmi (Waerloga Records), Simon decided to make something new of the darkwave genre he always listened to in younger years, thus the project Atrium Carceri was born. Part of the idea behind it was to reinvent the genre of darkwave and inject it with intellect and atmosphere and remove the monotonous feeling.
    With the debut album, Atrium Carceri position themselves somewhere inbetween the exuberant sounds of CMI labelmate Sephiroth, and the subterranean rumblings of Loki Foundation stalwarts Inade and Predominance." (press release)
    * Forthcoming titles on Cold Meat Industry:
    Lithivm - Threshold to disharmony CD (sept) (cmi126)
    Deutsch Nepal - Deflagration of Hell CD (sept) (cmi127)
    IRM - Virgin Mind DCD
    Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - 4 Life 4 Love 4 Lust And Roses 2x7" box etc.... (oct)
    Raison d'être - Requiem for Abandoned Souls CD (Nov)
    ...and more is cooking!
    * Next out:
    cmi126 Lithivm 'Threshold to disharmony' CD "Rusted, smouldering machine constructs located right next to seemingly ignored and forgotten lunatic asylums. French kiss right next to the piston complex, fondle with your lover at the deserted iron foundry, laugh at the raving inmates at the local sanitarium or simply take a guided tour and enjoy all the sounds the city of machines has to offer.
    Crawling out of the alcohol-induced ghetto of Eskilstuna, the debut of Lithivm offers screeching metallic cacophonies, layered over gritty, back to basics death industrial soundwalls. Rampant distortion and out-of-control feedback are the sole witnesses of many long nights spent in the romantic glow of reactor pools and other exotic tumor feeding grounds.
    Let's hope you enjoy your stay, because there is certainly no mechanophobia present here. And remember, kids: smoking is bad.
    Limited to 1000 copies, 6-panel digipak, Standard price.
    Planned releasedate around 20th september, tba next week..." (press release)
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Eternal Soul
    soon on Eternal Soul:
    ES 09 | Seraphim - Sacrificuim Intellectus - 7inch - heavy black vinyl,
    lim. 333 [93 copies include 3inch CD-R with exclusive material]
    ES 13 | Galerie Schallschutz - Teddybaer - 10inch - black vinyl, lim.
    349 [49 copies in special package + poster and postcard]
    eternal-soul.de/mailorder
  • Grunt / Taint
    "Schoolyard Bruises" split LP on Antihumanism is out now.
    biteworks.blogspot.com
  • Membrum Debile Propaganda
    * Diutesc "E O" LP
    "The Album of Mr. R. Freisler / ex-singer of Genocide Organ ... Best Of 1988 - 1998
    A Masterwork of heavy electronics, old school percussion industrial and angst pop!!!" (press release)
    Release date: 01.09.2003
    Normal edition: lim. 500
    Special edition: LP with strong limited bonus-10", lim. 199
    * Sardh "Intar" LP Feat. Voxus Imp.
    The long awaited new masterpiece from the german heroes of ritual and industrial art. Now without female vocale. Collaboration work with Voxus Imp. One of the best ritual masterpieces of the last years!!! One of the best german bands!!! Comes with heavy vinyl! (press release)
    Release date: 01.09.2003
    Normal edition: lim. 400
    * Telema "Der gewundene Erkenntnisweg" CD
    "New brilliant austrian band, mystic dark and ritual ambient with percussion, sacral parts and female voice, very interesting conceptional CD, in memorian Viktor Schauberger." (press release)
    Release date: 15.08.2003
    www.membrumdebile.de
  • Ostara
    "The album 'Ultima Thule' is now complete with ten songs due for release this December. Track list and lyrics will be available soon..." (official news)
    www.ostara.net
  • Sieben / Matt Howden
    New release: Sieben: Sex and Wildflowers
    The new Sieben album, 'Sex and Wildflowers', will be released by Iceflower/Trisol on 20 September. Full information on the album, including Matt's notes on the songs, plus an MP3 excerpt from one track, are available at www.matthowden.com (official news)
  • Stateart
    The new Stateart On-Line Shop is open.
    www.stateart.de/mailorder/index.html
  • World Serpent
    New releases September 2003:
    * Nurse With Wound: Soliloquy for Lilith: 3CD box set
    "This legendary Nurse With Wound album is made available with an entire album's worth of all-new material. A triumph of minimalism, which at the time was compared to La Monte Young's pioneering work of the 60s, 'Soliloquy for Lilith' was described as 'the ultimate dreamscape' when it was first released on Idle Hole in 1988. It achieved the number one position in the world ambient charts for a staggering nine months! Not surprisingly, original vinyl copies are now fetching small fortunes amongst collectors.
    On deciding to reissue the album, Steven Stapleton returned to the studio with Colin Potter and created an entirely new and complementary album so that the new 3CD set can mirror the original 3 x 12" presentation.
    'Soliloquy for Lilith' is housed in a foil-blocked box with the 3 CDs in individual wallets. Included in the package is a new Steven Stapleton designed insert. The initial run of this highly desirable item is limited to a mere 1000!" (press release)
    * Mount Vernon Astral Temple: Musick That Destroys Itself
    "Coil were so impressed by Mount Vernon Arts Lab when they played with them at the Megalithomania event at London's Conway Hall that they offered their involvement in Drew Mulholland's seventh release, 'Musick That Destroys Itself', (his first as Mount Vernon Astral Temple) by releasing it on their Eskaton label.
    Peter Christopherson designed artwork, which features the mysterious 'time machine' in Brompton cemetery, built by Samuel Warner and Joseph Bonomi in the late 19th century to an ancient Egyptian blueprint.
    The music itself was created to celebrate the palindromic loop of 2002, and the tracks 'London Praises its Ancient Gods' and 'Warner's Reverie' are exactly 20'02" long for that reason (as well as to tie in with the rite carried out at Greenwich at 2 minutes past 8 on 2 February).
    There has been extensive coverage of Mulholland's work in 'The Wire', as well as pieces on Resonance FM. BBC Radio 3's' Mixing It' programme recently interviewed Mount Vernon Astral Temple and played selected tracks from the ESKATON 32X CD. 'Musick That Destroys Itself' is presented in a glossy digipak format, with the first pressing also having an extra CD, ESKATON 32X CD that will not be otherwise available. ESKATON 32X contains both live and otherwise unavailable material. This Eskaton release is limited to 1000 copies only." (press release)
    * Crackletone: Journey to the Sea of Sparks
    "Crackletone is a new solo project from Jim Sutherland, who has been working in the field of ambient electronica for nearly twenty years, contributing soundtrack and background music to many film and television projects as well as writing material for more mainstream artists after being signed to both CBS and Sony in a production capacity.
    'Journey to the Sea of Sparks' has been compiled from Sutherland's more atmospheric dark ambient work (which includes material from the TV series 'Taggart'), and is presented here in a jewel box edition with full colour artwork throughout." (press release)
    www.worldserpent.com
31st August 2003
  • Added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Beta-lactam Ring Records
    "1. Release Updates:
    Greetings all! Well we have some new releases finally ready to add to your already expanding music collection. All of the releases below are ready and will begin shipping on Sept. 4th, 2003. Act quick as some are limited and we have had very strong preorders on all these. Please visit our site to submit an order.
    Also, soon we will begin taking pre orders on the Earthmonkey CD and DLP + 12". Earthmonkey is Peat Bog (Nurse With Wound, Inflatable Sideshow) and Steve Stapleton (NWW) plus various other members. All orders for the vinyl from us, and only us will receive a bonus 12": Earthmonkey vs Nurse With Wound with a special introduction from Jimmy Carl Black (Frank Zappa, Mother's of Invention, Grandmother's, Austin Lounge Lizards , Arthur Brown, Eugene Chadbourne…… to name a few.)
    All the best and thanks to all for the label and artist support! -chris
    * mt058 Songs of Norway 'Despite the Cloak' LP + 7" (Features 1/2 of Volcano the Bear) For one, the drumming is dead brilliant. It's loose but holds together as a perfect structure for the other voices to swim around. Kind of Han Bennink-ish (Joey Baron with Masada also comes to mind). In fact, this release would not be unusual for Incus or ICP. Is that a cello I hear being played with a fan? A prepared guitar perhaps? Is that the sound of a bow being beaten on the strings? First 100 copies with a bonus 7" Songs of Norway vs. Earthtrumpet.
    * mt039.2 Romulus/Remus 'Troth Part Two: 'Zalmosis' 10" Ed. of 111 numbered copies in a trifold cover. The hand percussion breaks are expertly woven into a sonic miasma that often sounds like the record player is on the fritz. Syrupy raga drones become beds for the rhythms to lie in and decay or sometimes be smashed to bits (and, yes, that scraping noise is supposed to be there, you ninny). Part 3 of this trilogy will feature Markus Wolff (Crash Worship, Waldteufel)
    * mt036 Christus & The Cosmonaughts 'The Four Whore's Men' Edition of 200 numbered & signed copies on 220 gram audiophile vinyl. There will be 4 different covers for this release. At last, an apocalypse worth attending! At this particular end of the world party Christus rises from an electronic sea to tear asunder the hundreds of false gods recently erected in the name of Electroclash and Nu Wave. Christus is one of the few true Gods in a movement whose handful of heroes are being quickly drowned in an ocean of mediocrity. Where others champion and claim to channel the ancient sacrosanct visions of Devo, The Rezillos, Gary Numan, The Buzzcocks et al., Of note: sounds created by the main man of this project Scot Solida (The Electronic Garden) will soon be featured on a new Gary Numan album.
    * mt033 Lactamase: The Closure Bonus 10". New tracks by: Edward Ka-Spel, Rick Reed, Stimulus, Aranos, Miroslaw Rajkowski, Vas Deferens Organization, Noise-maker's Fifes, Charalambides, Volcano the Bear, Troum, Whitelodge, and Coil. Not for sale! Only available with all 12 coupons. Now available. Included with the bonus 10" is a coupon for another bonus vinyl release. MMMMM..vinyl… You Lactamase subscribers will have your copies soon with the bonus goodies.
    * Teka13 Silverman 'Dream Cell' DLP version from the 1992 CD release by Legendary Pink Dots member including a bonus 4th side. . A haunting and fantastic collection of electronic and minimal soundscapes.
    * blurr02 Gallery CD for the Tribryd exhibit. Ed. of 500 copies with exclusive tracks by: Beequeen, Aranos, Illusion of Safety, Asmus Tietchens, Scanner, Rapoon, M. Behrens, C. Renou, Humectant Interruption. Our second release on our Blurr gallery sublabel side of Beta-lactam Ring. More information is available on our Blurr page on our site about the gallery exhibit starting Sept. 4th, 2003 here in Portland, OR. First of 3 worldwide exhibits.
    * mt055b Martijn de Kleer 'So Close Yet So Far Out' CD - Full color digipack CD version of the amazing psych DLP issued a few months ago. And even though Martijn's Dotted past is in some evidence, this is hardly an LPD Karaoke album. This is a fully fleshed out beast of original design. Martijn's vocals occasionally punctuate the parade, but the majority involves instrumental clusters, some based in rock form and others more like giant swelling clouds, all thick with psychedelia (acid rain?).
    * Teka10 Legendary Pink Dots 'Traumstadt 1' CD - Full color Digipack CD. Recordings from 1981/1982 compiling the 'Apparition' and 'Atomic Roses' cassette releases. These recordings document the early days of the Dots experiments in tape loops, sound collages, space rock, electro-space pop and other weirdness.
    2. Projects Forthcoming:
    Also in the works: releases with La STPO, Beequeen, Green Milk From The Planet Orange (described as the next "White Hot Shit". Japanese Avant-psych that will leave your eyes awash in acidic psychedelia), and two Volcano the Bear projects, plus a special LP/7" by Kemialliset Ystavat.
    3. Tour Dates:
    Tour dates posted soon for a Euro tour for Bill Horist. Please visit legendarypinkdots.org for Edward Ka-Spel lives dates for N. America. Soon a Volcano the Bear Euro tour!
    4. Music for Sale- Please copy and paste and email the items below:
    * Volcano the Bear 'yak Folks Y"Are''/Pickeled/ 2000/m/m $11.00 "[Yak Folks] serves as an ideal way into their primitive, non-musicianly universe. After the extended chaos of their ltd edition CDRs [available direct from Beta-lactam], all fantastic documents of their full-on live shows, the six tracks that make up 'Yak Folks' sound almost coherent" ....David Keenan, The Wire
    * Charlemagne Palestine "Old Souls Wearing New Clothes LP /Slowscan/ 2003/m/m $45.00 A live recording for piano, voice and electronics. Edition of 323 copies. File under minimalism, Tony Conrad, La Mount Young, ect...
    * Smegma and Steve Mackay 7" /Radon/ 2003/m/m $25.00 Very limited and private release - special silkscreened covers, numbered edition of 400 copies, side B label is a unique hand drawn label. Signed by Dr.Id and Juk Suk Reet Meate (core members of Smegma) and Steve Makay (sax man for Iggy and the Stooges, Snakefinger, Violent Femms, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Commander Cody...),
    * Damenbart "Impression '71" CD /Pig/ 2003/m/m $12.00 Limited re-issue from HNAS members doing a Krautrock hoax. Recommended!
    * This Heat 'Live 1980' LP /??/ ????/m/m $20 Fan based issue of a fabulous This Heat live concert. Why are the fans having to issue TH records? Recommended!" (official newsletter)
    www.blrrecords.com/news.php
  • Current 93 tribute album
    "Durtro have been asked to inform subscribers about a forthcoming Current 93 tribute CD album, 'The Bells Shall Sound Forever', on the Canadian Sweet Farewell label. It is released on 6 October, 2003. No-one at Durtro or in Current 93 has heard any of the material submitted, and we were told that all bands have tried to stay as close as possible to the essence of the original tracks. Musical styles range from near-classical to neo-folk, post-rock and industrial.
    David Tibet has supplied a Louis Wain painting from his collection for the front cover image." (official Durtro news)
    www.durtro.com
  • Death In June
    Scandinavian tour in November (see our agenda)
  • Eternal Soul
    The ES08 Wiener Aktivisten 7inch is available in a quantity of 208 handnumbered copies in black vinyl and 108 handnumbered copies as picture vinyl.
    eternal-soul.de
  • Grunt/Taint split Lp
    Next week out Taint/Grunt split Lp "Schoolyard bruises" (all exclusive material of both bands!!! recorded in 2003) limited to 300. As I worked with subscriptions already 260 are gone, so what is left are about 30-40 copies.
    If you want a copy contact at the above email, price will be 15euro incl. airmail shipping within europe. 17$ for the rest of the world.
    Info, order: antihumanism@hotmail.com
  • Kaos Kontrol / Reutoff / Operation Cleansweep
    Official News August 2003
    * The masters for Reutoff's "ReuTRauM II" 7" and Operation Cleansweep's "Deathcount" 7" are now off to the pressing plant and should be finished and ready in a few weeks. We are now accepting pre-orders for both items, so if you want to make sure you get your copy and receive it as soon as they're released, be sure to place your pre-order right away! The prices are mentioned in the details below. Postage will be added as usual and payments are accepted as usual via mail, bank transfer and PayPal. The release section of the website has also been updated with information about the forthcoming releases. You can place your pre-orders as usual to order@kaos-kontrol.org after which you'll receive payment instructions.
    Note! There are no more than 1 copy of each 7" available for each customer!
    * Degenerate #3 is close to being finished! We are now working on the cover design and as soon as it's ready the magazine will hit the printers. The interviews in the new issue include Propergol, RRRecords, Law, Militia, Slogun, Warcom Media, Sickness, Isomer, Drone Records, Knifeladder, Troum and a whole lot of others! Also included are a few articles and a massive amount of reviews, adding the whole magazine up to 52 pages!
    * Reutoff "ReuTRauM II" 7" K\K 010
    "Fifth instalment in the seven-part series presenting various locations in Reutov, the city of origin for this acclaimed Russian post industrial outfit. Launching off with the ceaseless hum and rhythm of heavy machinery grinding onwards as alarm sounds form into hysterical choirs complementing the slowly proceeding pounding of the machines. As an aftermath, the second piece bears a calmer approach with pulsating drones and loops yet retaining a profoundly ominous nature. After proving themselves to master a wide variety of styles within the post industrial genre, Reutoff present here a rather traditional blend of dark ambient industrial - nonetheless remaining at least equally strong as their previous efforts.
    Transparent green vinyl in beautiful full colour sleeve with special lamination finish. Limited edition of 500 copies." (press release)
    Pre-order Price: 7 e (Europe) / 8$ (World)
    * Operation Cleansweep "Deathcount" 7" K\K 011
    "Extreme hybrid of death industrial and power electronics from the scarcely active yet already legendary German sonic terrorists. Four pieces in the finest heavy electronics tradition; the walls of abrasive sound abuse impenetrable, the junk metal noises excruciating and the combination of researched spoken samples and violent vocals adding content in order to the entire work resulting as subversive and provocative both in terms of the sound and the agendas behind it. With just two full length vinyl releases behind them, Operation Cleansweep have managed to claim themselves a cult status among power electronics aficionados worldwide and this release will only strengthen their position.
    Black vinyl in stylish full colour sleeve. Limited edition of 500 copies." (press release)
    Pre-order Price: 7 e (Europe) / 8$ (World)
    www.kaos-kontrol.org
    info@kaos-kontrol.org
24th August 2003
  • Added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Allerseelen
    Edelweiss T-Shirt:
    "Aorta received from Ajna some really beautiful Allerseelen Edelweiss t-shirts which were produced exclusively for the Pacific West Coast Tour of Allerseelen in June 2003.
    They are available in olive-green or lead-grey. They are only available in L.
    Price Euro 15 inclusive postage sea mail, cash (registered) to: Aorta c/o Petak, Postfach 778, A-1011 Wien."
    (official news)
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Antony and the Johnsons
    The first phase of recording for the Johnsons upcoming album 'I am a Bird Now' was completed literally moments before the now notorious East Coast blackout! Antony will continue working on the project until he flies to Australia/Japan for a 3 week tour with Lou Reed. The new album is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
    www.antonyandthejohnsons.com
  • Coil
    Brainwashed news:
    "Coil's official news & mail order site Threshold House was updated earlier this week with some news. Here are a couple of highlights:
    Sleazy is about to leave for an extended vacation in the Far East, during which he will be working on new material for Coil, next year's Throbbing Gristle performance, and his new project LeftHandPath.
    Work has started on compiling and mastering the video footage and projections from various live Coil performances for DVD release. There have been some unexpected delays due to the complexity of some of the material, but Coil hopes to have the material completed and ready for release as two double DVD sets this autumn. One of the sets will be comprised of the recent Mutek performance and the Vienna/Prague shows that were featured on the Live Four CD.
    On this latter set, Peter comments: "I actually found this extremely difficult to edit in places, despite having done it professionally for years. Having to watch Jhon in full creative flow but also in such obvious pain...You can begin to understand why his unique brand of 'speaking in tongues' is so demanding, and therefore why he is now taking a much-needed sabbatical".
    brainwashed.com/coil
  • Cold Meat Industry
    * Atrium Carceri 'Cellblock' (cmi125)
    Release date: August 28th, 2003"With Atrium Carceri, composer Simon Heath releases his debut Cold Meat album with a theme from deep within isolated prison walls, haunted chambers and the cerebral cortex. With Cellblock, Simon Heath takes us on a journey through what darkwave should have been, filled with details and complex mixing techniques.
    With a classical music background and as a member in Za Frûmi (Waerloga Records), Simon decided to make something new of the darkwave genre he always listened to in younger years, thus the project Atrium Carceri was born. Part of the idea behind it was to reinvent the genre of darkwave and inject it with intellect and atmosphere and remove the monotonous feeling.
    With the debut album, Atrium Carceri position themselves somewhere inbetween the exuberant sounds of CMI labelmate Sephiroth, and the subterranean rumblings of Loki Foundation stalwarts Inade and Predominance." (press release)
    * Forthcoming titles on Cold Meat Industry:
    Lithivm - Threshold to disharmony CD (sept) (cmi126)
    Deutsch Nepal - Deflagration of Hell CD (sept) (cmi127)
    IRM - Virgin Mind DCD
    Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - 4 Life 4 Love 4 Lust And Roses 2x7" box etc.... (oct)
    Raison d'être - Requiem for Abandoned Souls CD (Nov)
    ...and more is cooking!
    (press release)
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Eis & Licht
    Zinnober VI available at the end of August.
    www.eislicht.de
    www.zinnober.net
  • Stahlwerk 9
    The plans for 2003/2004 are to re-release "Vaterland" as a 3-LP Box in a better, remastered version. This will be a copper-box containing the three LP's and a booklet with liner notes and further information.
    I want to release a "Best of" as well, as there is the 10th anniversary of Stahlwerk 9 next year.
    On September 22th 2004 I will start a 7" series dealing with the revolututionary months of France. When all will be finished in autumn 2005 there will be 12 singles in a wooden boxset. The box will be called "212", which stands for the 212 years since September 22th 1792, the day this new calendar started.
    (press release)
    members.tripod.com/stahlwerk9
  • Sweet Farewell / Tribute to Current 93
    "The Bells Shall Sound Forever" compilation will be released on October 6th of 2003, featuring:
    Sonne Hagal - Death Of The Corn
    O Paradis - Calling For Vanished Faces I
    Dorien Campbell - A Sadness Song
    Vequinox - Earth Covers Earth
    Engelsstaub - Happy Birthday Pigface Christus
    Cawatana - A Song For Douglas After He's Dead
    Storm Of Capricorn - Crowleymass
    Der Feuerkreiner - Soft Black Stars
    The Well Of Sadness - Dogun
    Lisa Toulouse - Christ And The Pale Queens (Mushroom Clouds Vision)
    Pancreatic Aardvarks - Judas As Black Moth
    Weihan - All The Pretty Little Horses
    Exit - The Blue Gates Of Death
    Leisur Hive - Immortal Bird
    Decadence - Ach Golgota (Es Ist Vollbracht)
    It will be possible from now on to pre-order a copy of the CD.
    (press release)
    sweetfarewell.cjb.net
  • Tesco
    Homepage updated in the following sections:
    News: find the latest and upcoming distribution releases.
    Katalog/Mailorder: download the latest list
    Sounds: MP3s have been added:
    Dieter Müh - Tertium Organum LP Tesco 056
    The Grey Wolves - Division CD Tesco 055
    Bocksholm - Sound of black gloggs CD Nato 02
    O Paradis/Novy Svet - Entre siempre y jamas subenlas mareas, duermen las cuidas CD Neko 12
    More updates follow soon...
    (press release)
    www.tesco-germany.com
17th August 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Allerseelen
    "Archaische Arbeiten DoLP
    Allerseelen and Ahnstern are already preparing the fold out double lp Archaische Arbeiten (1989) in a limited edition of 600. September 2003
    This release will contain a selection of ancient recordings by Allerseelen which were published in 1989 on the Allerseelen cassettes Requiem and Schwartzer Rab. All the recordings are digitally remastered.
    The subscribers of the Ahnstern box will receive it as soon as it is released.
    The cover artwork will show powerful warrior menhirs of Korsika, photographed by Gerhard on a magical mystery tour in 1998." (press release)
    Double LP Euro 22
    Postage Euro 6 (sea/surface mail)
    Payment - cash in a (registered) letter to:
    Aorta c/o Petak, Postfach 778A-1011 Wien
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern/archaischearbeiten.htm
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Durtro
    * A collection for sale on eBay
    An old acquaintance of David Tibet, Michael Lawrence, is selling some of his collection of Current 93/Ghost Story Press/Durtro Press material (as well as other non-connected items) through eBay. He has asked Durtro to mention this.
    Although this is something Durtro would not normally do, we thought that, as there are some interesting pieces coming up, including a couple of original Louis Wain pieces of artwork (which previously belonged to Tibet before being bought by Michael, with Tibet's ownership signature on the back of the frames), and also some of the rare and sought-after early GSP and Durtro volumes, it was worth letting people know.
    Parts of his collection, which will be sold over the next few months, can be found by doing a 'search by seller' on eBay under the ID 'mlawrence42'. There is, at this time of writing on Sunday 17 August, a pen and ink drawing by Louis Wain up as well as a mint copy of the first edition of LA Lewis' 'Tales of the Grotesque', with the Steven Stapleton dust-jacket also signed by Steven on the back.
    * Tales of the Grotesque/They Might Be Ghosts
    As usual, a delay. The printers have told us we will now be receiving both these titles on 26 September. Anyone who does not wish to wait, please contact us for a refund. We are, however, pleased to announce that the author, David Rowlands, will be signing all copies of 'They Might Be Ghosts'.
    We also wish to point out that, due to the shipping problems with 'England's Hidden Reverse', that all copies of these Ghost Story Press titles will be posted by Durtro from London. We will not be using a third party again to send out books to any destination. (press release)
    www.durtro.com
  • Matt Howden
    Live appearances
    Matt will be performing both as Sieben and Howden/Wakeford at the Seelenschmerz festival in Athens in October.
    Sieben also announce a December show in Edinburgh.
    www.matthowden.com
10th August 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page.
  • Carter-Tutti and Current 93 live
    "Thursday 9 October 2003: One night only at the Queen Elisabeth Hall, South Bank, London SE1 8XX
    Carter-Tutti (formerly Chris & Cosey) and Current 93 jointly headline a show as part of the South Bank's 'Mind Your Head' festival on Thursday, October 9 2003.
    This is the first British show ever by Carter-Tutti, and the first time that Cosey Fanni-Tutti and Chris Carter have played in the UK since their show at London's Union Chapel in 1999.
    This is the first major London show by Current 93 since their two nights at London's Bloomsbury Theatre in 2001, excepting two small acoustic shows at London's St. Olave's Church in 2002. This will be Current 93's last show of 2003.
    Tickets go on sale on 10am British Time Monday 11 August. Tickets cost £17.50 and £15.00.
    Tickets are available from the Royal Festival Hall Box Office by phone on (from the UK) 020 7960 4242 and (from outside the UK) +44 20 7960 4242. There is a flat booking fee of £1.50 for each phone transaction (so a phone order for one ticket will incur a £1.50 fee, and a phone booking for 10 tickets will also incur only the £1.50 fee).
    Tickets are also available online at www.rfh.org.uk; there is no booking fee for online orders. Doors open at 19.15 hours and the first act is on at 19.45. Please note: this is seated venue only, and all tickets are for a specific seat reservation, not for a 'sit where you want' seat." (official news)
    For more information:
    www.cartertutti.com
    www.durtro.com
    www.rfh.org.uk
  • Cold Fusion
    Cold Fusion was found in 2002 and is a project made in a collaboration between two cities, Bialogard and Slupsk. This project tries to probe a dark history of Western Pomerania, but first of all Cold Fusion is a kind of materializing of thoughts lying deep in a mind of a creator of the project, thoughts about consequences of physical suffering and pain. Cold Fusion is a way of realizing of man's fear and that what a man, being lonely and "all alone", makes that he/she seeks a contact with other people.
    Releases: "Elisabeth Bukez" - CDR'03 - Collaboration Beast Of Prey
    www.beastofprey.glt.pl
    mastho@interia.pl
  • Dawn of Reflection
    New update of the site: 2 new exclusive tracks in mp3 have been added. You'll find them in the "Goodies" section.
    www.chez.com/dawnofreflection
  • Klanggalerie
    Official news: "the schwump and cindytalk 7"s are finally ready and will be shipped to our customers today.
    Not too many copies left of the cindytalk one, so please order soon to avoid disappointment."
    www.klanggalerie.com
  • L. White Records
    Planned as further publications for the year 2003 and 2004 are the following releases:
    * LW017 Consumer Electronics 4 Festival
    DLP lim. 350
    at the Garage Pankow Berlin 19.04.2003
    with Survival Unit / Legion Condor (RD) / Painslut / Irikarah / Axon Neuron/Vagwa
    * LW V03 Consumer Electronics 4 Festival
    Video VHS (PAL) lim. 150
    at the Garage Pankow Berlin 19.04.2003
    with Survival Unit / Legion Condor (RD) / Painslut / Irikarah / Axon Neuron/Vagwa plus a little special from Sektion B and the industrial allstars (born to be...)
    * LW 012 Mourmansk150
    Zwischen Verfall und Veränderung / Between decadence and mutation
    CD lim. 300 / special package
    heavy sick power electronics and noisy sounds from France,
    extra, special release 30 pieces with nice super premium quality t-shirt
    * LW015 Split Sewage & Sewer Election
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    colloboration between this two great japanese and swedish noise projects, both of harsh noise
    * LW018 C.O.Caspar
    Fun am schrillen Lauschen
    CD lim. 500 / special package
    very interesting live recording from a concert in Arnstadt 2002
    * LW019 La Comunidad
    MK-Ultra
    CDR lim. 200 / very special package (sandbag)
    first release of an new industrial star, finest german power electronics, with themes in the way of SRP and IEG
    * LW020 Thorofon
    This Summer Suicide (live)
    CD lim. 500 / special package
    fulltime live release from the phantastic concert 2002 in Ulm,
    some unreleased new material, without playbacks and complete live created
    * LW021 V.A. Radiation
    CDR lim. 300 / special package
    new compilation with contributions by following bands:
    Xotox, Stabat Mors, Ohmkill, Baradelan, Jeye, Menschenfresser, Narbenerde, Irikarah, Objekt, Cut 23, Sektor, Dawn Projekt, I.S.Isabella, Government Alpha
    special release 50 pieces with very special package and some interesting inserts
    * LW022 Priest In Shit (Richard Ramirez)
    A Discussion & Examination Of Ritual Abuse
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    Richard Ramirez and Sean Matzus (In The Land Of Archers) with her second noise release / straight-strenght-harsh-fine
    * LW023 Split Richard Ramirez / Neuropathic Force Feedback
    LP lim. 350
    a very interesting noise collaboration between the master of american harsh-noise and a new german noise project
    * LW024 Split Baradelan / Dawn Projekt
    DVDR+CDR lim. 200 / special package
    video and soundmaterial on a double relase by two german ambient projects
    * LW025 Green Army Fraction
    Conservative And Full Of Hate
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    after a long delay a new fulltime release by this great scandinavian industrial artist
    * LW026 V.A. Noise Battle Royale
    with Hentai, M.S.B.R, Seed Mouth, Sickness
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    4-way split as a sonic tribute to the japanese film maker Kinji Fukasaku (R.I.P.)
    * LW027 Free Speech Series
    with The Grey Wolves, Grunt, Irikarah, Rasthof Dachau, Sektion B, Slogun, Strom.EC, Survival Unit and 1 until now unknown band
    9x3inch CD lim. 300 / special package (small glassframe with a nice layout)
    each band contribute one full 3inch CD
    * LW T03 Don\'t hunt, what you can\'t kill / logo (front)
    super premium quality T-Shirt
    * LW T04 L. White Records / logo (back) / it\'s ok to be... (front)
    super premium quality T-Shirt
    * LW V02 Sektion B Visuelle Propaganda
    Video VHS (PAL) lim. 150
    with some live sequences
    www.lwhite-records.de
    info@lwhite-records.de
  • Neutral
    Neutral in Switzerland - pictures & impressions
    English version: seidr.woods.ru/neutral-sw_e.htm
  • O Paradis / Aorta
    'Serpiente de Luna, Serpiente de Sol' CD available!
    "If you like the music of groups like Allerseelen, Coil, Novy Svet, Psychic TV, Virgin Prunes, you will soon be in love with the beautiful and mystical songs by the group O Paradis, a unique project from Catalonia, who collaborated with Allerseelen on the 7" Canco de somni/Marques de Pubol.
    Folklore magico, slow motion pop mediterraneo with a beautiful male voice.
    The brand-new CD on Aorta Serpiente de Luna, Serpiente de Sol also features a dark swing composition written by Gerhard (Allerseelen) for O Paradis. One song also contains the voice of Juergen (Novy Svet)." (press release)
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern/oparadiscdserpiente.htm
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern/availablereleases.htm
  • Sfumato - Soundskop#1
    Webian meetings
    Sfumatorecords presents a new radikal-association: www.sfumato.fr.fm
    1 Sac A Mal - Track 5 (Pol./Fra)
    2 Planetaldol - Folie karuka (Fra)
    3 Livnat - Exposure(Mx1) (Isr)
    4 VXXMachina - Beneath the carrot field (Can)
    5 Tourette - Hecatoncheires (Fra)
    6 Odd job - Wirelessanswer(Fra)
    7 Hawthorne Effect - Mu/clouds (Usa)
    8 Lukasz Ciszak - Track 2 (Pol)
    9 Finaldoll - Absenthe (Fra)
    10 Sac A Mal - Track7 (Pol/Fra)
    11 VXXMachina - Oeia(Can)
    12 Soundtracks For The Non-Existing Movies - Winter(Slo)
    13 Will Soderberg - Pre-emptive deterrence (Usa)
    76 min
    Three possibilities to download the compilation:
    * Soundskop#1 webpage (thx to lukasz) (128K)
    www.ciszak.prv.pl/soundskop
    * SOULSEEK (file sharing pg) (160k)
    www.slsk.org
    soulseek Usernames are: zhu44, no_operation, vxxmachina, whiprwill, plan9, livnat, psihopat, bnjmn
    * or WINMX (file sharing pg) (160k)
    www.winmx.com
    Username: zhu44
    * Artists websites:
    Will Soderberg: white-rose.net/sounds.html
    Planetaldol: planetaldol.free.fr
    Finaldoll: finaldoll.free.fr
    Lukasz Ciszak: www.mikrus.pw.edu.pl/~nop
    Tourette: tourette666.fr.st
    Hawthorne effect: homepage.mac.com/chrisbid
    Odd job/Sebastien Chou: sfumato.fr.fm
    You re welcome to send yr opinions: sebastien.chou@club-internet.fr
  • Sleeping Pictures
    "The new Sleeping Pictures album, Nether Edge, has finally been released.
    The album contains 13 tracks of Sleeping Pictures' slightly blues tinted Neo-folk style and, as well as the two main members of the band, Marc Blackie and Gary Parsons, also features guest performances from Zeinab Abdi, Hunter Barr, John Murphy, Renne Rosen and Tony Wakeford." (official news)
    More information: www.sleepingpictures.co.uk
3rd August 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Antiphonal Bizarre Records
    Presents "Borrando El Cielo Con Sangre De Disparar"
    "A dark compilation of ritual / medieval / neofolk / industrial and experimental music
    Band list: Jack Or Jive, Der Feuerkreiner, Babyflesh, Werkraum, O Paradis, Dieter Muh, Ghosts of Breslau, Plagiarism is art, Morpheus, Circe, Hombre Muerto, DNU, E-Men featuring Sean Beavan (ex NIN), Francesco Banchini's Mescla, Hybryds, Once A Barge, Lady Morphia, Contagious Orgasm, Panzer Division, K.Y.L., De Profundis Clamavi, Traje de saliva.
    Limited edition of 500 copies on delux digipack.
    Pre-orders: madridantiphonal@yahoo.es
  • Aorta
    * Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe - September/October
    DoLP (Ahnstern) / CD (Aorta)
    Artists involved: Teilnehmer: Allerseelen, Belborn, Blood Axis, Blutleuchte, Cawatana, Circe, Der Arbeiter, Der Feuerkreiner, Erdgeist, Graumahd, Lady Morphia, O Paradis, Riharc Smiles, Sangre Cavallum, Shining Vril, Sturmpercht, Turbund Sturmwerk, Waldteufel, Werkbund.
    * Allerseelen DoLP Archaische Arbeiten - September (600 copies)
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
    aorta@aon.at
  • By Blade
    The Blade Records's webiste is updated.
    web.tiscali.it/bladerecords/menu.htm
  • Darkwood / Heidenvolk
    Darkwood "The Final Hour" CD, HV05
    "After the Weltenwende 10" and before the next studio album Darkwood have published a live CD entitled "The Final Hour". It brings 11 tracks from their previous releases - played at several concerts and sometimes presenting a quite different instrumentation. Thus, the album gives a nice overview at the same time adding a new dimension to Darkwoods studio works. The CD is delivered in a beautiful digipack." (press release)
    Further information: www.darkwood.de/releases.htm
    www.heidenvolk.de
    info@heidenvolk.de
  • Durtro
    * Current 93 live in London October 2003:
    There is a strong possibility of a major London show by C93 in the first two weeks of October 2003. We will let you know as soon as we have further information.
    * Current Ninety Three festival appearance in Minneapolis October 2003 cancelled:
    Unfortunately Current will not now be appearing at this festival. Both the group and the promoter were keen for it to happen, but some unavoidable circumstances made it impossible for either side to bring this about. We hope to play the festival next year if all goes well.
    * Goodbye, Babylon 6CD box set:
    Tibet is absolutely ecstatic to announce the release, in October 2003, of 'Goodbye, Babylon' a 6CD box set featuring the music that Tibet loves the most. 5 CDs with 135 songs of music by guitar evangelists, holiness string bands, jubilee gospel quartets, sacred harp choirs and sanctified jug music from 1902-1960, and a CD of 25 evangelical sermons from 1926-1941. Packed in raw cotton and placed in a 8" x 11" x 2.5" cedar box, with a 200 page book with Bible verses, notes and transcriptions of the texts, with design and mastering by the same team who worked on the Grammy Award winning 'Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton' on the Revenant label.
    * David Tibet has contributed an essay to the book; other writers include renowned blues and gospel expert Paul Oliver.
    For more information, page samples, and track listings visit: www.dust-digital.com
    * Jan Dukes de Grey: 'Mice and Rats in the Loft':
    Tibet has written liner notes for this facsimile LP reissue of one of his favourite albums ever. As strange and schizophrenic as Comus's stunning 'First Utterance', yet far less well-known, 'Mice and Rats in the Loft' is an exceedingly rare English acid-folk psychedelic masterpiece. Three songs: 'Sun Symphonica', 'Call of the Wild', and 'Mice and Rats in the Loft'. Originally issued on Transatlantic in 1971. On Get Back Records; 180 gram vinyl housed in a gatefold colour sleeve.
    Release date August 28 2003.
    For more information go to www.abraxasrecords.com
    www.durtro.com
  • Empusae
    "The new CDs 'Extra-Muros' has been released this week.
    The release contains a 17-minutes soundtrack inspired by the wonderfull concept from Hulet.
    Dark, atmosferic, melodic soundtrack with industrial drums." (press release)
    Some parts of it can be heared at: bd.casterman.com/esoterique
    www.empusae.com
  • HauRuck!
    Out in September:
    Foresta di Ferro, Combat Folk 7" HR! 56
    Naevus, Sail Away 7" HR! 57
    Spiritual Front, No kisses on the mouth 7" HR! 58
    www.derblutharsch.com
  • Klanggalerie Official news: "our web site is fully re-designed, even more user-friendly and looking even greater than before, thanks to our fantastic web mistress. please take a look and let us know what you think.
    our little book and cd shop in vienna will be opened on august 19th - there´s already a link to the provisional webpage on the klanggalerie site.
    and finally, the cindytalk and schwump 7"s will be shipped the first week of august - there´s a little delay due to a defective machine at the pressing plant. apologies for this."
    www.klanggalerie.com
  • Steelwork Maschine
    * Neon Rain - Dirtier than the dirt soon released
    www.neonrain.fr.st
    * New Westwind site online: www.westwind.fr.st
    * Le vent divin to be released soon in several editions:
    33 copies with red LP and bonus CDR in DVD box (featuring 7 exclusive tracks and 2 remixes by Neon Rain and A Challenge Of Honour), this added with several inserts.
    100 copies in red LP
    200 copies in black LP
    Preorder: www.neuropa.be
    This album wont be repressed - no CD edition
    * Tourmente: to be released September 2004 - 60 years after.
    www.steelwork-maschine.fr.fm
    krisg@tiscali.fr
  • Throbbing Gristle
    Many Happy Returns
    "A Celebration of Industrial Musics in the 21st Century"
    Chris Carter, Peter Christopherson, Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti will briefly regroup to present RE~TG, a weekend of music, art, film & performance culminating in an exclusive set by Throbbing Gristle.
    The location will be Pontin's Holiday Resort, Camber Sands, near Rye, England.
    RE~TG will take place on 14th -16th May 2004.
    RE~TG ticket price and venue explained:
    "As the event is basically a mini festival held over a weekend at a holiday camp, the ticket price is £125 per person. BUT these can only be bought in minimum qty's of 4. This is because you are buying accommodation for the weekend along with your ticket.
    The accommodation takes the form of a chalet, which is basically like a small motel room. The chalets come in varying sizes, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 berth. Which means a tickets will be £500 for 4 people, £1000 for 8 etc. There is a message board set up (http://groups.msn.com/retg) so that sharers can be found if you don't have enough people to fill a chalet yourselves.
    We understand that this isn't a typical way to sell tickets for shows or events, but this won't be a typical event and this setting suits both TG and the event we want to put on far more than anywhere else.
    So that you know what you are getting for you money, the purchase of a chalet will include entrance to the whole event for the 3 days, the site has reasonably priced bars in each of the gig rooms, a pub, shops and a basic restuarant, an amusement arcade, swimming pool and various other tacky holiday camp activities. There will also be an exclusive TG stall on site.
    Each chalet has beds for the appropriate number of people, a TV, (with regular UK TV channels, some Sky channels and we plan to have a special channel which we will programme ourselves), a kitchen with a fridge, cooker, kettle, sink, table and chairs, a bathroom with a bath/shower, toilet, sink and hot running water. You will be supplied with a key for the chalet so it's secure.
    The sea and beach is a short walk away, along with some basic shops and bus service to the town.
    Travel instructions on how to get there can be obtained from the Camber Sands web site." (press release)
    www.mute.com/tg
  • World Serpent / Backworld
    * New release 2003:
    Backworld: Seeds of Love: CDS
    "'Seeds of Love' is the precursor for the stunning new full-length Backworld release 'Good Infection'. Several of the tracks featured on 'Seeds Of Love' are exclusive to this release and will not feature on any other Backworld releases.
    On his relocation to Scotland, Joseph Budenholzer became immersed in the local music scene and soon gained the respect and admiration of his peers.
    Testament to this is the line-up featured on 'Seeds Of Love'. Isobel Campbell of The Gentle Waves and formerly of Belle and Sebastian delivers a haunting vocal performance of the Teddy Bears classic 'Tammy'. Falkirk based Jazz musician Bill Wells, valued for his wild inspiring octet, arranged and played keyboard and piano. Author of 'England's Hidden Reverse', David Keenan from the Telstar Ponies and Phantom Engineer plays guitar. David Tibet of Current 93 was also in Scotland during the recordings and contributed the text, as well as the lead vocal on the beautifully melancholic song 'The Lamb and the Lion'. Isobel Campbell also plays cello and contributes backing vocals on 'The Lamb and the Lion'. Drew McDowall from Coil helped with the production and contributed to 'Seeds Of Love'. 'Seeds of Love' comes in a matt finished wallet designed by Joseph Budenholzer Esq." (press release)
    Limited edition of 1000.
    Tracklisting: Seeds Of Love: Tammy: This Tree Born of Man's Affliction: The Lamb and the Lion: Three Days
    * Backworld live dates
    Backworld have announced extra live dates in the US, bringing the total to four. Full details are on the Concerts page of our website.
    * July's new releases are now in stock:
    Chris & Cosey: C&C Luchtbal: enhanced CD
    Jonathan Coleclough and Andrew Chalk: Sumac: CD
    Basil Kirchin: Quantum: CD
    Basil Kirchin: Quantum: LP (500 numbered copies
    www.worldserpent.com
  • vidnaObmana
    "Like last year, vidnaObmana teams up again with jazz musician Joris De Backer under projectname principle of silence.
    Part of Antwerp's biggest summer festival Zomer Van Antwerpen, Nacht van de Musea (Night of the Museums) is an evening of art, music and atmosphere. Museums, chapels, churches and other unique places are open to the public from 9pm till 2am.
    principle of silence will play a 5 hour live concert on Saturday August the 9th 2003 at the completely renovated neo-gothic Sint-Joris Church in Antwerp (at the end of Lange Gasthuisstraat/Sint-Jorispoort).
    principle of silence delivers live an intriguing cross-over between dynamics and melancholy,electronical and acoustic. Drawing the bridge between jazz, classical and avant-garde.
    And this free concert will also mark the official release of their debut album.
    This album, simply entitled 'Live', will shortly after be available through our mail-order service. More details on this new unique group will follow soon.
    principle of silence - live in concert August 9th 2003
    OUT NOW and available through www.vidnaobmana.be :
    Spore, vidnaObmana's new solo (Relapse Records)
    Out now : Tracers - vidnaObmana & David Lee Myers
    Exclusive : the first vidnaObmana T-shirt in almost 20 years !!" (press release)
20th July 2003
  • Added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Absurdities #8 "creative nihilism (pt. I)"
    The delayed absurdities #8 update is now online at:
    anet.gr/absurd/ab_8.htm
  • Aorta
    * New O Paradis CD (6digipak) Serpiente De Luna, Serpiente De Sol available in mid-August!
    One song, a dark swing composition, was composed by Gerhard (Allerseelen). One song contains vocals by Juergen (Novy Svet).
    The first two O paradis CDs Ensuenos and Reinos are also available via Aorta.
    * Allerseelen and Ahnstern are already preparing the fold out double lp Archaische Arbeiten (1989) in a limited edition of 600. Date of release late summer 2003.
    This release will contain a selection of ancient recordings by Allerseelen which are unpublished or were published on various Allerseelen cassettes in 1989. All the recordings are digitally remastered.
    The subscribers of the Ahnstern box will receive it as soon as it is released.
    The cover artwork will show beautiful dolmens from Catalonia - Cova d´en Daina, Mas Bouserenys, Pedra Gentil and Sant Pere de Rodes - photographed by Gerhard on one of his magical mystery tours.
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
    * Information on Allerseelen and the Allerseelen/Sangre Cavallum split-release which will be presented to the public at the Sintra/Portugal concert on November 1st, 2003:
    allerseelen.dagaz-music.com
  • Backworld
    Backworld will be playing a show at Stereo in central Glasgow on Monday 21 July, with the show starting at 9pm. Phantom Engineer are the special guests. Stereo is located at 11-14 Kelvinhaugh Street, Glasgow G3. Telephone: +44 (0)141 576 5018.
    www.backworld.com
  • Beta-lactam Ring Records
    "Release Updates:
    Greetings all! Hope this update finds you all doing well. We have not posted an update in almost 2 months so thought it was about time to do so. A lot of activity is happening here. We have several projects due out soon on both vinyl and cd and all are listed in the Projects Forthcoming section below. Some are limited! We have a little news to report regarding the Wounded Nurse. Firstly, for our record release party we had a little cdr called `The Musty Odour of Pierced Rectums' available. That was just a little teaser release for a larger project: Music from the Archive: Vol. One CD -and possibly vinyl editions ; ) - will be out in a few months with bonus material from the NWW archive (which is massive). To quote Steve, "I have just tons of unreleased pieces and for every album, every song has several different forms from what actually is released." So, Steve is busy working on new artwork for this series of releases. Plans are to issue a new CD about every 3-4 months and all will stay in print as long as demand warrants. All will be in full colour digipacks.
    Second: A new project with Steve Stapleton and Peat Bog (fellow NWW member and Steve's son - in - law) called Earthmonkey is almost completed. We have the full album, but Steve is in the studio now putting down the final pieces for a bonus 12" for the double vinyl version. MP3's very soon! If you liked She and Me LP. well, wait to hear what is coming next. It is fabulous!!! Steve brought the master to us for the record release party and it has been playing non stop here at Lactam centraal.
    Third: We had hoped to have this out much sooner, but due to time and traveling for both parties, it was not possible to do so. The NWW LP, She and Me fall Together in Free Death will have an art edition. We will have a numbered and signed edition with each having original artwork on the LP sleeve and with a colour photo insert, all packed in an archival grade mylar pouch. Each sleeve will basically be a unique Stapleton piece of art. Limited to 20 copies. Steve is currently starting to work on these so no release date yet.
    Also, we have some new Beta-lactam Ring merchandise available with more in the works to be released soon! Cool items such as Nurse With Wound white cotton panites.
    www.blrrecords.com/merchandise.php
    www.blrrecords.com/artwork.php
    Our Acetate series is in progress and more details coming soon. The first release will be out mid August. Check out the Lacetate page on our site. Also, BLURR, the gallery edition of Beta-lactam Ring has its second release coming out soon. Highly recommended! Please visit our site to see the new links and releases coming out. -chris
    Projects Forthcoming: We are taking pre orders for these now.
    - mt058 Songs of Norway 'Despite the Cloak' LP + 7" (Features 1/2 of Volcano the Bear) due very soon. Test pressings are a finally, finally arriving in a couple of days. Featuring 1/2 of Volcano the Bear! First 100 copies with a bonus 7" Songs of Norway vs. Earthtrumpet.
    - mt039.2 Romulus/Remus 'Troth Part Two: Xalmosis' 10" Ed. of 111 numbered copies with a bonus coupon. Collect all 3 coupons and send them to R/R and receive a handmade object to hold all 3 releases. Due for release in mid August.
    - mt036 Christus & The Cosmonaughts 'The Four Whore's Men' Edition of 200 numbered & signed copies on 220 gram audiophile vinyl. There will be 4 different covers for this release. 50 different covers silk-screened for: War, Death, Famine & Demise plus a special insert unique to each 50 of the 200 total. Due for release in mid August.
    - mt033 Lactamase: The Closure Bonus 10". New tracks by: Edward Ka-Spel, Rick Reed, Stimulus, Aranos, Miroslaw Rajkowski, Vas Deferens Organization, Noise-maker's Fifes, Charalambides, Volcano the Bear, Troum, Whitelodge, and Coil. Not for sale! Only available with all 12 coupons. Available early August.
    - Teka13 Silverman 'Dream Cell' DLP Due out early August. DLP version from the 1992 CD release by Legendary Pink Dots member. A haunting and fantastic collection of electronic and minimal soundscapes with 2 bonus tracks. Newest release on the co-label with Legendary Pink Dots.
    - blurr02 Gallery CD for the TRIBRYD exhibit. Ed. of 500 numbered copies with exclusive tracks by: Beequeen, Aranos, Illusion of Safety, Asmus Tietchens, Scanner, Rapoon, M. Behrens, C. Renou, Humectant Interruption. Our second release on our BLURR gallery release side of Beta-lactam Ring. Due out for late August. More information on our BLURR page on our site.
    - mt055b Martijn de Kleer 'So Close Yet So Far Out' CD - CD version of the amazing psych DLP issued last October. Due for release in late August.
    Also coming in September: Releases with: Volcano the Bear, Legendary Pink Dots, Rick Reed, Karl Miller and followed by Earthmonkey and La STPO, Beequeen and more!!!!"
    (official newsletter)
    www.blrrecords.com/news.php
  • Dies Natalis
    Dies Natalis will be touring in the South of Europe (Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Germany) this summer to present their new songs and play some of the past as well. Judging by what is said, this is a band full of energy on stage and that play above all for its audience, with a true sincerity... So do not miss them if you are on their road... All the dates feature on our agenda.
    www.diesnatalis.de
  • Durtro
    - Current 93 bootlegs:
    Durtro will be releasing in 2003-2004 several DVDs and CDs of live performances by C93 which have been available as audio and video bootlegs for many years.
    - Shows by Current 93 in the USA...
    Current Ninety Three, subject to confirmation, hope to play the Destijl/Freedom From festival in Minneapolis, USA which takes place on October 5, 2003. Although C93 have only played two festivals in their live history, the wonderful line-up makes this event very special for us all. Tibet is very happy at the possibility of meeting people whose work he admires very much. More details will follow in the next 3 weeks, though updates may be obtained from destijl@mindspring.com.
    At this time, acts confirmed, as well those to be confirmed, are:
    Aaron Dilloway; Arthur Doyle*; Bridget St John; Burning Star Core; Chris Corsano/Paul Flaherty/Thurston Moore; Current Ninety Three*; Dave Dove; Dead Machines; Devendra Banhart; Emil Beaulieau; Ian Nagoski; Friends Forever; Fursaxa; Jackie O Motherfucker; Jack Rose; Jim O'Rourke; Kevin Drumm/Tom Smith; Major Stars; Matthew Valentine; Metalux; Neil Michael Haggerty; Nmperign; No Doctors; No Neck Blues Band; Pengo; Rev Dwight Frizzell's Black Crack Revue; Smegma; Tony Conrad; Trad Gras Och Stenar; Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice; Xbxrx* (* denotes act to be confirmed)
    destijl/freedom from festival of music
    First Avenue, Minneapolis, USA
    Sunday October 5. 2pm to 2am
    One day, three stages, one roof, 1600 capacity.
    www.durtro.com
  • Membrum Debile Propaganda
    Diutesc "E O" LP
    "The Album of Mr. R. Freisler / ex-singer of Genocide Organ ... Best Of Diutesc -1988 - 1998
    A Masterwork of heavy electronics, old school percussion industrial and industrial terrorism!!!" (press release)
    Release date: end of august 2003
    Normal edition: lim. 500
    Special edition: LP with strong limited bonus-10", lim. 199
    email: order@membrumdebile.de
14th July 2003
  • Added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Aorta / O Paradis
    Aorta will publish in August/September:
    O Paradis CD Serpiente de Luna, Serpiente de Sol.
    "Folklore magico, slow motion pop mediterraneo with a beautiful male voice. Unique. Inspired by groups like Coil and Virgin Prunes.
    This CD also features a dark swing composition written by Gerhard (Allerseelen) for O Paradis. One song also contains the voice of Juergen (Novy Svet).
    O Paradis already collaborated with Allerseelen on the 7" Canco de somni/Marques de Pubol and on the split 7" Allerseelen/O Paradis Funke/El astro rey. They also collaborate with Novy Svet for a forthcoming CD. O Paradis also recorded a great song for the forthcoming compilation Wir rufen Deine Wölfe which is in preparation on Aorta." (press release)
    The two O Paradis CDs Ensuenos and Reinos (El Circulo Records) are also available from Aorta.
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
    www.o-paradis.com
  • Cyclic Law
    Svartsinn "Of Darkness And Re-Creation" CD (5th Cycle) out now!
    "The second chapter from Norway's Svartsinn.
    Gloomy and dark soundscapes collide with sad and dark melodic compositions.
    A collection of stories based on heavy mind struggles, emotional complicity or elegies which either leads to emptiness or dark places for a re-creation of the self image.
    Darkness is all around us or inside each and every one of us, let's not fear it.. Prosper in darkness...
    This enhanced CD includes a video of the previously released track "Draped In Shadows".
    First pressing of 500 copies comes in a 6 panel textured cardboard sleeve.
    8 Tracks. Running time; 49:33 (press release)
    :Up Comming on Cyclic Law:
    - Sophia "tba" Gatefold LP + Poster (4th Cycle) / Summer '03
    - Invercauld "Tiamhaidh" CD (6th Cycle) Late Summer '03
    - Gustaf Hildebrand "Starscape" CD (7th Cycle) Late Summer '03
    Available Releases:
    - Kammarheit "Asleep And Well Hidden" CD + Poster (3rd Cycle)
    - V/A Nord Ambient Alliance CD with Northaunt, Predominance, Instincts,Kammarheit and Svartsinn. (2nd Cycle)
    - Instincts / Bustum "The Mystery Visions" CD (1st Cycle)
    www.cycliclaw.com
    info@cycliclaw.com
  • Divine Comedy
    - Reutoff 'Reutraum V' DC 023 "The Russian combo is not to present , nor the legendary " Reutraum " serie ...
    Here's the 5th one , with two dark & intense tracks ; "todeslied" & "das gift".
    Reutoff has this very special cold's Russian emotional ambient style , like frozen electronica meets esotherical lanscapes ... You can think " ambient music for the very end of Times !!! This came in a very nice colored sleeve , as a very limited 7 '' ... 500 , in black vinyl , + some colored in sand . Reutoff also recently recorded a track for Divine Comedy on the wonderful V/A "Ombres et Lumières" (press release)
    - Land 'Praha' DC 025
    "Brand new 10" by this great french symphonic act ! Only 500 ... first act of a trilogy to come ... two long tracks, a journey through sadness & mystery, ... musicaly perfect!!! U can always think to the best In The Nursery's period , or old Dead Can Dance ones , but with a colder style , like Cold Meat's realms , or even the Abstract-ambient style you find in Ant-Zen's Ambre or Morgenstern releases ... Anyway , Land isn't a pale copy at all and this new item's even stronger than before!" (press release)
    divineco.records.free.fr
  • Eis & Licht
    Now available:
    - Sonnentau 10" (new project of Uwe Nolte - Orplid)
    www.eislicht.de
  • Judas kiss
    Issue 9 should be available a little later this month.
    Featured in this issue are interviews with: Dies Natalis, Stimulus, While Angels Watch, Ultra United, Spiritual Front, Inade, Tobias Wimbauer on Ernst Jünger And Immanence Records
    Articles on the musical side of Freya Aswynn, Fiendflug 'Industrial Records' including a full history with discography
    A fetish photo special by Housk Randall
    A massive 40+ page review supplement
    More information: www.angelfire.com/zine2/jk9
    judaskiss@freezone.co.uk
  • Loki
    Within the next few days MP3s of Hindenburg CD will be available for download from: www.loki-found.de
    New release:
    Predominance 'Hindenburg' CD
    "Because of the sold out status of all Predominance releases and the highly acclaimed original Hindenburg MLP back in 1998 the re-release of this instant classic on Compact Disc will be available now. Actually this is more than a simple re-issue as the new CD version is an expanded edition different to the previous 6 tracks of the vinyl album. It contains four unreleased / re-recorded tracks and remixes, as well as the original Hindenburg material taken from the source archives in high standard remastered sound. This album is a masterpiece of symphonical songs with majestic vocals and brooding, dark ambient sonic-scapes, perfectly rounded off by an exclusive remix track of Inade. Comes in 6 panel digipack. (Loki 34 )"
    (press release)
  • Old Europa Cafe
    * Now on stock:
    - L'Ame Electrique Magazine 3rd issue
    "Featuring the OEC cd compilation with unreleased/exclusive tracks by :
    Exotoendo / Lecanora, Nocturne, Circus Joy / Ain Soph, Hendrik Nordvargr Bjorkk, Tam Quam Tabula Rasa, This Morn 'Omina, Sigillum S, Atrax Morgue, Bad Sector, I Burn / Navicon Torture Technologies, Spiritual Front, Divinus Baal & Runa, Na-Dha (Hybryds), Hidra Head 9, Contagious Orgasm, Simvlacrvm, Aube.
    This third English issue comes to continue what the past two issues (Special Death In June/Tesco cd - Special Hau Ruck) have begun, widening in a very delicate way the range of the musical horizon in the contents. Here you can find interviews with the Japanese industrial leaders Contagious Orgasm, with Hybryds and Nordvargr, with unique neofolk bands as Ataraxia, Sol Invictus, Hekate, with atmospheric/ethereal legendary bands as In The Nursery, Stoa and Black Tape For A Blue Girl and with rhythm/noise Ant Zen acts Vromb and Celluloid Mata. Furthermore you can find a special article dedicated to the wonderful painting movement of Preraphaelites while a report regarding the neofolk part of Wave Gotik Treffen is included. There are also some special live reports (Coil - Les Joyaux de la Princesse - Ant Zen festival)."
    (press release)
    * Following new OEC titles are now deliverable :
    - Alk0 CD OECD 060
    "Alk0 is the solo project by Jouni Ulvtharm member of MZ.412 and Econocon !
    harsh analog sounds in best powerfull nordic industrial tradition ....
    Fear of the unknown, machines alienation & high cerebral intoxication !
    Large fool-color booklet with very interesting "technology" graphics."
    (press release)
    - BSE 'Urmula' CD OECD 059
    "second part of a trilogy to be produced during 2003 !
    Those new recordings are the result of an intense creative process performed in the nordic absence of sun,
    It takes off where Tortuna ended, spiralling further down the dark ambient soundscapes.
    wonderfull dark ambient sounds with exoterical inspiration from Mr. Drakh (star of MZ.412) & the scientist K. Meizter, digipack plus booklet in the same vain of the 1st album!"
    (press release)
    - Psychonaut 75 / Aesthetic Meat Foundation 'Demonium of the Earth / Bird of Oblivion an Incantation of Fire' CD OECD 058
    "split release by those 2 well known USA sabbatic & demonic projects !
    Psychonaut 75 deliver a pumping black industrial & high witchcraft & chaos also due to the presence of 3 whitches in the group!
    Aestetic Meat Foundation is involved with infamous depograming rituals, using the original sounds of meat, blood, fire & bones!
    sex-magick & self-deification ...." (press release)
    - Organisation Toth 'Birth of Light' CD OECD 057
    "Ritual & magic beating dark & bleak industrial sounds by the French master for see "the birth of light ...."
    ill ritual muzak for your magik experiments & for necrophile nostalgics ..." (press release)
    - Negru Pulse 'Madeira' CD OECD 057
    "collaboration between 2 great swedish CMI area projects :
    Negru Voda (Megaptera's new main project !) & Moliebka Pulse, 2 long dark industrial tracks in best cold northern tradition" (press release)
    - Morpheus 'Babylon' CD OECD 055
    "great dark ambient sounds from this Spanish composer at his 3rd full album, texts are singed in many different languages : Babylon ...
    Features collaborations by Francesco Banchini from Italian bands Gor and Ataraxia plus Marie and Gernot from the german band Pilori, as well as texts by William Shakespeare, Italo Calvino, R.M. Rilke, J.L. Borges, Aleister Crowley, Pierpaolo Pasolini, Hakim Bey, the Book of Genesis and the Enuma Elish.
    Large fool-color booklet with very interesting graphics." (press release)
    - Lucisferrato Catatonia 'Weltanschauung' CD OECD 054
    "Re-edition with some aditional unreleased material of the Lucisferrato masterpiece album out in 1998 only as CDR in a limited edition of 100 copies on the Russian label Black Dead Rabbit !
    Surely the most intriguing and controversial Russian dark industrial & martial project, known also for his releases on Hau Ruck!" (press release)
    * Following OEC new title due to different Mastering & Art-Work problems will be deliverable probably only at the end of July:
    - Ain Soph 'Aurora' CD OECD 053
    "Re-edition of the long time sold out Ain Soph "masterpiece", released in 1992 on Cthulhu Records, with one additional rare compilation track "Colpo di Grazia" recorded in the same period .
    This album is to be considered a pioneers opera of neo-folk cabaret and was influencing many artists after his production back in 1992!
    A very controversial and politicaly uncorrect album talking about Italy during & after the WW2!
    Digipack basically in the same form of the original but with some changes."
    (press release)
    * Those 2 sold-out items which was often requested are now again deliverable:
    - Spiritual Front 'Songs for the Will' CD OECD 024
    "OEC is proud to re-offer the "debut" album by this great Italian/Rome project produced by Clau.DEDI / Ain Soph... Italian neo-folk with a touch of "modernism", a sound mix which is not comparable to other projects making this group one of the more intriguing in the last years!
    The reworked cover is a masterpiece of "Italian decadence" and "Italian beauty", co-produced with Misty Circles!" (press release)
    - Contagious Orgasm 'Illegal Occupation of Ears' CD OECD 026
    "The Japanese master of recycled ambient-sounds! 2 long tracks, 2 real sound sculptures, food for your ears!
    Hiroshi will surprise you again with his unique way to re-work & assembling recycled sounds into best ambient music! Reworked full color cover made using some beautifull female collages by "Ryuta Nogouchi" a new very interesting japanese designer." (press release)
    * Special edition for the 10th anniversary:
    - Ain Soph 'Aurora' CD OECD 052-X
    Last few copies available.
    "Special edition for the 10th anniversary from first release of this "classic" disc!
    We found 44 copies of the first original print made by Cthuluh Records ...
    Comes in a large 10" cover purposing the same design of the original disc into this oversized & really impressive format! a disc for lovers & collectors of Ain Soph! Ltd to only 44 copies!"
    (press release)
    * Special Box:
    - Henrik Nordvargr Björkk 'Sleep Therapy' (Electroencephalography technology) 8xCD+T-Shirt Box OECD 050
    "Special box offered as subscription for almost one year. Mr. Nordvargr (mainly known for his work as MZ.412) after surprising us with his solo projects like : Folkstorm / Econocom / HH9 / Toroidh / Nordvargr / is now coming with his most ambitious project! A series of cd's, one for each day of the week devoted to enter in alterated states during the sleep! Plus an 8th CD "Sleep Therapy Treatment 8 - The final rest Death - Enter dreamless sleep" + T-Shirt ! This special box is limited to 300 numbered copies! Act fast for get the final copies!
    This box will never be reprinted!
    The dominant frequency in the brain's EEG pattern determines the current state of the brain.
    For example, If the amplitude of the Theta range frequencies is highest, then the brain is said to be in the Theta state. If external stimulus is applied to the brain, it becomes possible to entrain the brain frequency from one brain state to another. This phenomenon is called Frequency Following Response.
    The purpose of the soundscapes on Sleep Therapy is to affect your brain's state to achieve a change of your sleeping behaviour, dreams and will. The result of this treatment is for you alone to experience.
    The contents of the CD´s in this box are all ambient "dark" soundscapes to which EVP recordings and Theta / Delta frequencies have been added.
    Directions of use:
    Use high quality stereo headphones and adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
    Try to fall asleep while listening to the CD. If you get distracted by the sounds, reduce the volume. The Theta / Delta waves are effective even at very low volume. Repeat the treatment for seven days.
    Mr. Nordvargar will also put on line an home-page completely devoted to this project where after the release of the box everybody can report about his experience with the "Therapy"!" (press release)
    More info: come.to/Old.Europa.Cafe
  • Ostara
    "Just to let you know that the new Ostara album, Ultima Thule, is being completed almost as I speak and will be out via Prophecy/Eis&Licht in December.
    I have a new collaborator and something more besides..." (Richard Leviathan)
  • Rape Art Productions
    Present
    New! RAP #005 Panicsville "Dedicated to John Olson's right fist" CD-R
    "Thirteen amazing pieces of experimental rhythmical noise electronics from U.S.A. inc. 1 live track from Hannover Germany show. Good quality sound & full color art works. Limited to 50 copies." (press release)
    You can order your copy by $7,oo USD Post Paid to America & $9,oo USD Post Paid to Rest of World Soon will be available a mp3 sampler from this release on http://www.mp3.com/Rape_Art_Productions/
    rapeartprods.tk (Updates available for August)
    scoptophilia.com/industriamasoquista
    industriamasoquista@hotmail.com
  • Reutoff
    * New releases:
    "All the releases which have been announced in April - "Gute Nacht, Berlin" CD, "Maska" LP and "Tutti a casa" 2CD compilation - are finally out.
    Now, three Reutoff new vinyl releases are planned to be released this summer - two 7"es are another two volumes of the ReuTRauM series and 10" is a part of Der Angriff series "Prometheus".
    - The first 7" is "ReuTRauM V", as usually it has 2 tracks, the total length ca. 17 min.
    It will be released on Divine Comedy in France (DC 023) in July.
    There will be around 500 copies pressed, around 50 copies will be pressed on coloured vinyl. We are not sure that enough coloured copies will be available from us, but you could send your requests to be put in the reservation list - as soon as we will get the info how many copies we will get, we will ask you for the confirmation of your order.
    First come - first served, act fast!
    - The second 7" is "ReuTRauM II", it also has 2 tracks, the total length ca. 14 min.
    It will be released on Kaos Kontrol in Finland (KK 010) in September.
    There will be around 500 copies pressed on transparent green vinyl.
    - The 10" is called "From The Womb", it has 4 brand new tracks with total playing time of 31 minutes.
    Being a part of Der Angriff "Prometheus" series it has the usual "prometheus" silver embossed black back cover and deluxe green paper front cover, printed with bronze.
    The edition is limited to 400 copies, this is the 6th volume [Pyro Sigma] in the series, which previously released volumes belonged to such russian industrial outfits as Linija Mass, Sal Solaris, Lucisferrato, Stalnoj Pakt and Lunar Abyss Quartet.
    Der Angriff Nr. 9.
    * Further plans for the rest of this year: Reutoff / Sorgeist split 7" on Sweet Farewell (Canada), appearances on the compilation "The Walls Are Whispering.volume 2" CD (EE Tapes/Belgium), on a compilation LP of russian industrial artists (Steinklang/Austria) and on a compilation 10" dedicated to the first part [Alpha-Sigma] of Prometheus series (Der Angriff / Russia). We also expect that we will be finally able to finish our first Das Reut release this autumn." (press release)
    * Site update:
    Mailorder section is updated, the recently released titles have been added in Discography section.
    www.reutoff.industrialmusic.ru
    reutoff@industrialmusic.ru
  • Topheth Prophet
    Second release of "Topheth Prophet" ( a joint release with Bastard Noise )
    Bastard Noise \ Chaos As Shelter \ Igor Krutogolov - "The Geometry of soul" is officially released.
    CD 62:33 min 5 tracks
    500 copies in a blue black & gold cardboard cover.
    "Bastard Noise : formerly Man is the bastard noise are known for their way of converting purified feeling of anger into pure sound. like an abstract painting that lets color and relationships between forms inspire your own response , noise and its textures and the space inbetween. noise at its best will draw out inner demons or passions. BASTARD NOISE create noise at its best.
    Chaos As Shelter : after 11 albums and 3 singles since 1999 , Chaos As Shelter needs no introduction. Israel premier composer of electro acoustic soundscapes. his works are always demanding but also very much rewarding. he is using different sound sources to play with such as radio waves , bowls , saw , traditional instruments and propaganda tapes.
    Igor Krutogolov : an experimental multi instrumentalist and a frequent CAS collaborator. he is involved in several projects including 'Agnivolok' and other projects ranging from improvisation to harsh noise." (press release)
    Chaos As Shelter + Igor K: www.njstudio.co.il
    Bastard Noise: freespace.virgin.net/sat.666/BN.html
    Topheth Prophet:
    temporary website: www.geocities.com/urix93/taa.html
    new website (under construction): www.njstudio.co.il/tp
  • World Serpent
    New releases July 2003
    The following items will be in stock mid-July:
    - Jonathan Coleclough and Andrew Chalk 'Sumac' CD
    - Basil Kirchin 'Quantum' CD
    - Basil Kirchin 'Quantum' LP (500 numbered copies)
    Also released this month:
    - Chris & Cosey 'C&C Luchtbal' enhanced CD
    www.worldserpent.com
  • Live shots from the Allerseelen + Waldteufel + C.O.T.A. + Cthonic Force show in San Francisco.
    All photos courtesy of Steven Charles:
    www.tesco-distro.com/news/live_report_030622.html
6th July 2003
  • We've added a live report of the Summer Solstice festival in Arceto (Italy) and some new reviews. We've also updated the Concerts page and added some new links.
  • Allerseelen
    - You can read Gerhard's words about the Pacific West Coast Magical Mystery Tour VI.MMIII on the Allerseelen site: www.geocities.com/ahnstern
    - Summer/Autumn MMIII:
    Allerseelen DoLP Archaische Arbeiten (1989), limited to 600 copies - Euro 22, postage Euro 6.
    Allerseelen DoLP Heimliche Welt (1989), limited to 600 copies - Euro 22, postage Euro 6.
    - Allerseelen and Waldteufel releases are easily available in the United States by Ajna:
    www.theajnaoffensive.com
    - Concert reviews and forthcoming Allerseelen concerts in Russia, Portugal and Italy:
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern/conciertos
    - Organic Jewelry - made from amber, bamboo, bone, horn: www.organicjewelry.com
    aorta@aon.at
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Backworld
    "After performing two dream fulfilling nights at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in the capacity of guitarist for Current 93 I walked off stage and was greeted by various Current fans asking, "When is Backworld coming to California?" Well, after returning home I made a few inquiries and I can now offer a definite answer to that question. I'm extremely happy to announce two confirmed Backworld shows in California in August with a third show in Seattle, WA tba."
    More info on the Concerts page.
    www.backworld.com
  • Cyclotimia
    News concerning forthcoming albums "Trivial Pleasures", "Deja Vu", cinema "One Day in Wasteland", and more will follow soon...
    www.cyclotimia.com
  • Death In June
    New Re-Issues:
    - Death In June Presents "KAPO!" CD
    Digitally re-mastered and reinvented in a deluxe digipak with new artwork plus 6 extra tracks of new recordings and remixes:
    Only Europa Knows (acoustic version), Kopfjäger, Wolf Wind (acoustic version), Ein Trauriger Ort. Der Einen Schatten Wirst, Only Europa Knows (mantra), The Marble Cliffs
    - Death In June "The Wall Of Sacrifice" CD
    Also digitally re-mastered and reinvented in a deluxe digipak with new artwork.
    More infos: www.deathinjune.net
  • Durtro
    New titles from Ghost Story Press:
    - 'Tales of the Grotesque' by LA Lewis
    David Tibet and Ghost Story Press are pleased to re-issue one of the rarest volumes published by GSP, and David Tibet's personal favourite from amongst the GSP catalogue. 131 page cloth-bound hardback, sewn in 32 page sections, with marbled end-papers and head and tail-bands.
    The book includes a frontispiece colour reproduction of the original 1934 dust-jacket cover (see illustration on durtro.com ) which was not reproduced in the original 1994 GSP edition, and a front board design by Steven Stapleton. Amongst the 11 stories, it includes the horrifying story of obsession and possession, 'The Tower of Moab', which partially inspired the song 'Lucifer Over London' by Current 93, as well as an introduction by ghost story researcher and scholar Richard Dalby. This book is not issued with a dust-jacket. The first GSP edition of this book now sells for between £80 and £150. Edition of 300 copies. Published August 2003.
    Available from the Durtro Online Store. Price £30 plus postage and packing.
    - 'They Might Be Ghosts: Ghost Stories of an Artisan' by David Rowlands
    A wonderful new collection of ghost stories in the tradition of MR James, from contemporary ghost story writer David Rowlands, who also appeared on the Current 93 album 'All the Pretty Little Horses'. 267 page cloth-bound hardback, sewn in 32 page sections, with marbled endpapers. Includes 28 stories. This book is not issued with a dust-jacket. Edition of 300 copies. Published August 2003.
    Available from the Durtro Online Store. Price £30 plus postage and packing.
    - Collected Lyrics by David Tibet (Durtro Press)
    We are expecting an autumn release for this long-awaited volume, which will be beautifully produced and which will include the majority of lyrics written by Tibet, as well as many unpublished pieces and the original pre-editing texts of 'The Inmost Light' trilogy and 'Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre'. Accompanying the book will be a CD of unissued material, including demos and 'work in progress' material for many of the pieces on the albums. Price to be announced.
    Ghost Story Press original dust jackets
    A small stock of mint dust-wrappers for the following volumes, which may be of interest to people whose original dust-jackets are in poor condition, or for framing. Some titles are in very low numbers.
    · 'Tales of the Grotesque' by L A Lewis; jacket design by Steven Stapleton (some copies are signed by Steven, but we cannot guarantee they will be-first come, first served. We do not accept returns if they are not signed)
    · 'The Death Mask' by H D Everett; jacket design by Steven Stapleton
    · 'Little Red Shoes' by D C Spence; jacket design by Steven Stapleton
    · 'Master of Fallen Years' by Vincent O'Sullivan ; jacket design by Steven Stapleton
    · 'Tales of the Supernatural' by James Platt; jacket design by Austin Spare
    · 'Those Whom the Old Gods Love' by H P Sucksmith; jacket design by Andrew King
    · 'Fear Walks the Night' by Frederick Cowles; jacket design by Andrew King
    Available from the Durtro Online Store. Price £5 each plus postage and packing.
    - Sewn signatures:
    There has been some confusion over this term which is used in reference to Ligotti and Trenz's 'Crampton' volume. It is a technical term in book publishing, meaning that each section of 32 pages of the book (known as a 'signature') has been sewn into the spine of the book, as opposed to the single pages being glued in. This means that the construction of the book is very sturdy and it is very difficult for the pages to become detached. This is a 'sewn signature'. It does not mean that the book is autographed and these autographs are sewn into the book.
    www.durtro.com
  • Eibon Records
    New releases:
    - Reutoff - Maska LP
    "New phenomenal album of these russian musicians. Redefining the concept of industrial music, where the roots of the past melt with modern approaches to create an ever-evolving sonic structure. The concept of "industrial" music looks far too reductive... You have to check this album out to hear how good they are in painting out a virtual canvas, where noises, loops, samples & drones give birth to an extremely organic sound-creature......
    "Maska" comes in a beautiful, 180 gr heavy vinyl, with 4 colours cover and 4 colours inner jacket
    first 111 copies are enriched with an hand painted, hand numbered wooden box.
    The lp is limited to just 555 copies (coproduced with the rising Stridulum Records)." (press release)
    - True Colour Of Blood - (Absence) CD
    "When we think about "guitar players", we are misled by the very traditional concept of the "rock" guitarist playing riffs and solos..... Wrong !! There is a parallel universe where talented musicians like Eric Kesner use guitars (and nothing else.....) to build dense and flowing streams of sound. Dark ambient of the finest kind, where monstrously dark drones meet touching melodies; music that will project you into an unknown universe of reverberating sound-layers.........
    This cd comes in a white-trayed jewel box, and is coproduced with Afe Records." (press release)
    - Next on Eibon:
    Control "Natural selection" cd 08/2003
    Blood Box "The iron dream" cd 09/2003
    Amon "Tba" 2xcd box 09/2003
    Nothing "Tba" 10/2003
    www.eibonrecords.com
  • Mimetic
    Back from the US/CA tour 2003.
    04/2003: Mimetic Out Of Tune 2 limited edition picture disc vinyl with remixes by Ab Ovo (France), Abuse (Slovakia), Dither (France), Ras Al Sad (Portugal), Def (France) & 6Moon (Turkey) - moloko+ (Germany) - Plus 065
    05/2003: Sonar Volt Revisted "before & after" remix by Mimetic 10 inch Hands (D)
    06/2003: " HIV.1" compilation schizophrenic - Hive rds (USA)
    www.darksite.ch/mimetic
  • Neofolk Issue 5
    The 5th issue of the virtual magazine Neofolk has been realised, with articles about Art, Travels and record and book reviews.
    www.neofolk.ch
  • Nielozilla
    This brand new founded German label is facing the task!
    Onward to new horizons!
    To be a platform for young and talented artists from the genres Rock/Folk/Metal is the way and the vision of this label.
    Their first release is the 'Tristan' CD, the new album from Dies Natalis and the 'Tristan' book. Some Dies Natalis T-shirts are also available via the mail-order.
    More infos: www.nielozilla.de
  • Rape Art Productions
    Present
    - New! RAP #004 "Daruin" "II am not your teacher..." CD-R
    Four tracks of pure electro acoustic elements with a high hypnotic frequency and a deep wild execution of sounds from this Osaka Japanese artist. Good quality sound & full color art works. Limited to 50 copies.
    You can order your copy by $7,oo USD Post Paid to America & $9,oo USD Post Paid to Rest of World
    Soon will be available a mp3 sampler from this release on http://www.mp3.com/Rape_Art_Productions/
    - Also available:
    RAP #001 Sikhara "Sunken City" CD-R
    RAP #002 Big City Orchestra "Ccan't we just have sex instead" CD-R
    RAP #003 The Haters "Xfghialuno" CD-R Order your copy by $7,oo USD Post
    - Coming soon:
    RAP #005 Panicsville "Dedicated to John Olson's right fist" CD-R
    More info:
    rapeartprods.tk (Updates available for August)
    scoptophilia.com/industriamasoquista
    industriamasoquista@hotmail.com
  • Volksweerbaarheid
    New release will come out in September 2003.
    www.volksweerbaarheid.nl
30th June 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    Added the playlist for last radio show of the season.
  • Aorta
    7" Allerseelen/Sangre Cavallum
    Aorta will release this split 7" in November MMIII. It will be presented to the public at the Allerseelen/Sangre Cavallum concerto in Portugal in November MMIII but will easily be available elsewhere..
    Aorta will also release in winter MMIII/MMIV CDs by O Paradis (Catalunya), Circe (Catalunya) and Der Arbeiter (Chile).
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • World Serpent
    New releases July 2003:
    Chris & Cosey: C&C Luchtbal: enhanced CD
    "CTI and World Serpent are pleased to announce the release of a new Chris & Cosey live album. This new C&C release is noteworthy for a number of reasons:
    It includes fantastic new versions of 13 classic C&C tracks recorded live at the CC Luchtbal in Antwerp, November 2002.
    It is an enhanced CD that includes 17 minutes of video clips.
    It is presented in a fabulous glossy foldout digipak sleeve.
    It will be the last previously unreleased Chris & Cosey album! Shocking as it may seem, after this new CD there will be no further new releases by Chris Carter and Cosey F Tutti as Chris & Cosey. From September 2003 Chris & Cosey will be performing and releasing all new material asŠ Carter Tutti.
    Due in stock mid-July." (press release)
    www.worldserpent.com
  • Exoteric
    "Exoteric - Anno 2003" out now!
    A4 with parchment cover and 60 pages in Italian language
    Interviews: Canaan - Linija Mass - Ain Soph - Thorofon - Ait! - Slogun -Foresta Di Ferro
    and articles to:
    Italian Zombi - The Zombie movies on the italian cinema
    Neo-Folk Roots
    All Night Long 2 - Atrocity - Extreme Japan Movie
    and 100 reviews and more!
    for info and contacts:
    digilander.libero.it/exoteric
    exozine@iol.it
  • Douche Froide #2
    Magazine + CD
    Spring/Summer 2003. 60 A4 pages. Black & white and color front cover.
    Interviews/Retrospectives : Palo Alto, Coil, In Aeternam Vale, La STPO,
    Le Syndicat Electronique, Les Hauts de Plafond, De Mange Machine, Jacques Barbéri, Le Singe Blanc, P.fx68, Les 4 Filles de L´Industrie, The Insane label, Carl Stone.
    Graphists, Plastic Artists, Creators : Sylvie Fée, Les S, Damien Vaillent, Jean-François Binet, Céline C., JimB.
    CD 15 inedit tracks: Bene Gesserit, Les Hauts de Plafond, La STPO, Le Syndicat Electronique, Human Dance, IAV, Palo Alto, L´Autre Fabrique, De Mange Machine, P.fx68, Shabda Landscapes, Ans.
    More information: douchefroide@altern.org
23rd June 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Argine
    New release: "Rifrazioni" CD ARK Records 2003
    A selection of Argine's songs previously appeared only on compilations plus other unreleased material.
    This first printing comes in a special edition (first 1000 copies) with the jewel case into a slipcase and a poster with all lyrics included.
    www.argine.net
    www.arkrecords.net
  • Troum
    The new Troum record 'Sigqan' is now available.
    CD Digipack limited to 1000 copies.
    www.desolationhouse.com
  • MozgaloM
    MozgaloM will release a special double 7 inch compilation, featuring 4 Hungarian bands, each with two exclusive songs: Cawatana, Dark Water Memories, Lautrec and Our God Weeps.
    The title of the release is planned to be "HERMON - Wane & Exaltations", more than 33 minutes of music, with 12 pages booklet and a poster, transparent coloured vinyls in unique, luxurious packaging. Limited to 333 numbered copies.
    More info on the release: lacroix@freemail.hu.
  • Klanggalerie
    New releases of two long delayed 7"s:
    - Cindytalk - transgender warrior
    ltd ed 150 copies
    "a return after many years of silence with a totally new sound"
    - Schwump - thank you, planet earth
    ltd ed 100 copies
    "ex-collaborator with the residents (remember aphids in the hall?)"
    www.klanggalerie.com
15th June 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    Added the playlist for last Friday's radio show.
  • World Serpent
    New releases June 2003:
    - Coil: Live One: 2CD
    CD 1: 2 April 2000; Royal Festival Hall (Cornucopea festival), London, England.
    Tracklisting: Everything Keeps Dissolving: Circulating: Chasms
    Coil were: Jhon Balance; Peter Christopherson; Ossian Brown; Thighpaulsandra
    Originally released as the limited 'Coil presents Time Machines' (ESKATON CD 24); long deleted, and available only with the mail order version of 'Music to Play in the Dark Vol 1'.
    CD 2: 17 June 2000; SONAR festival, Barcelona, Spain.
    Tracklisintg: Everything Keeps Dissolving: Amethyst Deceivers: Circulating: The Universe is a Haunted House: Chasms: Elves
    Coil were as in London, but also featuring Bill Breeze on viola. Our thanks to the member of the audience who made this recording. Clothes and costumes designed by Jhon Balance, Ossian Brown, David Cabaret and Nicola Bowery, and made by David Cabaret.
    - Thighpaulsandra: Double Vulgar: CD
    'Double Vulgar' is the latest release from Thighpaulsandra and continues the voyage of sonic discovery and juxtaposition started on 'I, Thighpaulsandra' in 2000 and strays further from the paths trodden by his brothers in Coil and Spiritualized. Like 'I, Thighpaulsandra', 'Double Vulgar' was originally conceived as a double album but as the project grew it was decided to release it in two, more easily digestible, parts. The second album will appear in the autumn of 2003.
    On 'Double Vulgar' ensemble performance is brought to the fore. Thighpaulsandra has marshalled his collaborators into a vital and efficient unit. Dorothy Lewis, Martin Schellard, Sin Orgon and The Boy Anal steer an obscure and sometimes perilous course slipping seamlessly between complex arrangements, chemical-fuelled improvisation, hard electronics and joyful glam ejaculation. There are also guest appearances from John Balance, Ossian Brown and Cliff Stapleton. The controversial cover is by Peter Christopherson and there will be a limited edition set of artwork prints available from thighpaulsandra.com and thresholdhouse.com.
    The tracklisting is as follows: The Bush Administration Project: Slammer: On the Horns of Magda Reuth: The Circumcision of Christ: Double Vulgar: He Tastes of the Sea: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Breaches Reality
    www.worldserpent.com
  • Durtro
    - England's Hidden Reverse: reading and signing session by the author with special guests:
    David Keenan will be reading from, and signing, 'England's Hidden Reverse' between 16.00 and 18.00 hours on Saturday 28 June at the specialist music bookshop Helter Skelter. Special unsurprise guests will also be there to sign the book. Helter Skelter is at: 4 Denmark Street, London WC2. Telephone: +44 (0)20 7836 1151.
    - Antony and the Johnsons animation available online:
    A beautiful animation of the live version of the Antony and the Johnsons' song 'The Lake', recorded at St Olave's Church, and available on the Durtro CD of the same concert.
    www.durtro.com
  • Midi à ma Porte
    First production:
    Nature Morte / Ronan Le Déroff split 7''
    L'arbre carré / Le voyage des ténébrants marins
    Limited to 300 numbered copies on transparent vinyl.
    Extracts online at midiamaporte.free.fr or naturemorte.free.fr
  • Old Europa Café
    Following stuff is planed to be released on OEC for the end of June beginning of July !
    OECD 053 Ain Soph - Aurora - CD
    OECD 054 Lucisferrato Catatonia - Weltanschauung - CD
    OECD 055 Morpheus - Babylon - CD
    OECD 056 Negru Pulse - Madeira - CD
    OECD 057 Organisation Toth - Birth of Light - CD
    OECD 058 Psychonaut 75 / Aesthetic Meat Foundation - Demonium of the Earth / Bird of Oblivion an Incantation of Fire - CD
    OECD 059 BSE - Urmula - CD
    OECD 060 Alk0 - CD
    come.to/Old.Europa.Cafe
  • EE Tapes
    Available now: - Christian Renou '7 kisses' CD 72' - 325 copies
    "Computer music, originally composed and recorded in early 2000 at Brume Records.
    Final master recorded in February 2002.
    These recordings were the first experiments made with old, defective and more recent computers.
    No analog stuff used.
    A new adventurous work by Christian Renou (ex-Brume), French master of abstract music!
    The CD comes in a deluxe offset-printed cover in 7" format, silver print on black cardboard." (press release)
    - 'Elegy volume 5' CD-R 71' various artists - 120 copies
    The final volume of these dark ambient series (theme: life - death) is at last out now after too many months of delay! Again we managed to assemble enough interesting debuting and established projects from the ritual/dark-industrial underground:
    This Morn'Omina (B) vs Murderous Vision (USA), StillStand (D), Ras.Al.Ghul (Por), Yggdrasil (D), Sizzle (Fr), mindMAP (Slo), Anon+ (Fi), M.A.L. (B), Noisiv (Fr).
    The CD-R comes in a DVD-box with full colour cover and inserts.
    info@eetapes.be
    www.eetapes.be
  • Thaglasz
    Releases 2003
    1. "Dirk Lakomy (In My Rosary)" box-set with CD, photobook and 7".
    Limited to 200 copies
    July 2003
    2. "Die blaue Division" box-set, with CD (Von Thronstahl featuring Bleiburg, Project Toth, This Morn´Omina, Order of the Werewolf, Werkraum) and 7" (Thorn Agram), and book about the "392. German-Croation Infantery-Division"
    Limited to 200 copies.
    Limited to 100 copies in grey edition and 100 copies in brown edition
    September 2003
    3. "Die Nibelungen" 2LP Sampler with different groups (Nocturne, Werkraum, Von Thronstahl, Bleiburg, Belborn,...) in grey-black marbled vinyl.
    Limited to 111 copies
    December 2003
    thaglasz@neofolk.ZZN.com
  • Neofolk Issue 4
    The 4th issue of the virtual magazine Neofolk has been realised, with articles about Art, Travels and record and book reviews.
    www.neofolk.ch
  • Werkraum
    official debut album "Unsere Feuer brennen !"
    on Cold Spring out July/August, (11 fine apocalyptic folk touches/ambient in collaboration with Lady Morphia & Harvest Rain)
    www.werkraum-heimat.net
  • Neuropa Records
    Three new releases scheduled for the summer:
    Stahlwerk 9 - Babi Yar 12" - feat. Rasthof Dachau
    Westwind - Le Vent Divin 12"
    Toroidh - s/t 7" - co-released with Christcrusher
    www.neuropa.be
1st June 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Autopsia
    New project on the net: Autopsia Television
    New Autopsia CD: Night Landscapes, soon available on Nextera.
    AUTOPSIA TV on:
    www.autopsia.net
  • Leger Des Heils
    Nenia 10" to be released on September 2003. Limited to 100 copies. www.leger-des-heils.de
  • Stateart
    Widerstand, 2CD Compilation - Available Now!
    The final chapter in Stateart's early series of releases!
    This Double CD comes in a compact DVD size box with full colour inlay and
    20-page booklet, containing artworks provided by all participating artists.
    Limited edition of only 1.000 copies without re-issue!
    With participation of: Propergol, 4th Sign Of The Apocalypse, Orphx, Allgrena, Control Resistance, Genitor Lvminis, Blood Conspiracy, Predominance, Dream Into Dust, Citadel, Survival Unit, Con-Dom, Maison Close, Wutanes Heer.
    www.stateart.de
  • Aorta
    Ahnstern Allerseelen DoLP Releases
    Note: These double lp releases will feature additional songs and recordings which were not published on the original Aorta CDs.
    These double lp releases are limited to 600 copies. A beautiful birchwood box containing these double lps is available too. Euro 250 plus seamail postage.
    Allerseelen DoLP Flamme May 2003
    Allerseelen DoLP Archaische Arbeiten August 2003
    Allerseelen DoLP Heimliche Welt August 2003
    'Archaische Arbeiten' and 'Heimliche Welt' contain some Allerseelen recordings from the year 1989 which were published then on the early Allerseelen cassette releases. All the recordings are digitally remastered and revaluated.
    Ahnstern will also publish these Allerseelen CDs on Aorta as double lp editions during the next months. The subscribers to the birchwood box will receive them automatically when they have been published.
    DoLP Cruor
    DoLP Gotos=Kalanda
    DoLP Sturmlieder
    DoLP Stirb Und Werde
    DoLP Neuschwabenland
    DoLP Venezia
    DoLP Abenteuerliches Herz
    The Allerseelen CDs Cruor, Gotos=Kalanda and Sturmlieder are sold out and won't be re-released on CD. These double lps will be the last possibility to get hold of these recordings.
    Each double lp Euro 22, sea mail postage Euro 6. Payment by cash in a registered letter to:
    Aorta c/o Petak, Postfach 778, A-1011 Wien
    Please order via Aorta or Steinklang.
    aorta@aon.at
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Ahnstern
    The new Allerseelen double-LP 'Flamme' arrived fresh out of print at Steinklang Industries.
    Ask for prices.
    To all who pre-ordered the lim. 100 subscription-box:
    The wooden box comes next friday and will be shipped immediately.
    Next releases:
    end of June:
    Rasthof Dachau / Stalnoy Pakt - split 10" lim. 500 on Der Angriff (Russia)
    SK7 04-07 next three 7" on the new Steinklang-Singles line
    A.R.S. - Revolution LP with postercover (A.trox, R.asthof Dachau, S.tahlwerk 9 collaboration LP)
    following:
    SK-IN01 V/A - Japanoise of death LP / CDR
    SKL01 Rasthof Dachau - Schmerztherapie LP lim. 300 / CD-R
    further following:
    SK23 Krieger - Reich der Lüge LP lim. 500
    SK25 V/A - In Stahlgewittern
    www.steinklang-records.at
  • Kaos Kontrol
    "...finally some progress is happening with Reutoff's "ReuTRauM II" 7" release. The material should be sent out to the pressing plant in early June, so the actual release shouldn't be too far either..."
    www.kaos-kontrol.org
  • Apostazja #2
    Issue #2, written in Polish.
    Interviews with Neutral, Moon Far Away, Wulgata, Blare For A, Moan, Skon, Valles Lacrimarum, Bisclaveret, Hagalaz'Runedance, O Quam Tristis, Artefactum, Dangus, Drone Rec., Palsecam
    + reviews of Flutterig Dragon V/A "The Last Bleak Days"/m.in. Desiderii Marginis, Hazard, Nacht, Ovum, Necrophorus, Svartsinn.../...
    More informations: apostazja.serpent.com.pl
  • Durtro
    New releases June 2003:
    Thomas Ligotti and Brandon Trenz: Crampton book with CD
    Current Ninety Three: A Little Menstrual Night Music CD
    Nurse With Wound: Chance Meeting of a Defective Tape Machine and Migraine CD
    Current Ninety Three: Alpha and Omega label pin
    Release of England's Hidden Reverse book delayed
    We have been informed by SAF, the publishers of the 'England's Hidden Reverse' book, that the book will now be released in June and not May. We apologise for this further delay, which is due to SAF being let down by their printer.
    www.durtro.com
  • By Blade Records
    Next releases:
    June 2003:
    WMDA042: Sleeping With The Earth - CDR - (Ltd.Ed. 120 copies)
    WMDA044: Ovum - CDR - (Ltd.Ed. 150 copies)
    WMDA047: Azoikum - "T.B.A." - LP (Ltd.Ed. 200 copies) also available the special Ltd.Ed. 25 copies
    WMDA049: I.C.K. - "This is Nihil Tronix" - 7" - (Ltd.Ed. 300 copies) also available the special Ltd.Ed. 25 copies
    WMDA051: Hentai - "I Love You" - CDR in DVD BOX - (Ltd.Ed. 100 copies)
    WMDA052: Kouhei - "T.B.A." - LP (Ltd.Ed. 200 copies) also available the special Ltd.Ed. 25 copies
    September/October 2003:
    WMDA050: Tesendalo - "T.B.A." - CDR (unreleased tracks)
    WMDA053: Klood - "T.B.A." - CDR (unreleased tracks)
    WMDA054: Stillstand - "T.B.A." - CDR (unreleased tracks)
    WMDA055: SALIkaPALIKAU - "Calligraphy" - CDR (unreleased tracks)
    WMDA058: Cold Flesh Colony (side project of Murnau) - "T.B.A" - LP also available the special Ltd.Ed.
    web.tiscali.it/bladerecords
  • C.O.T.A./Sonick Sorcery
    Final call for submissions: V/A CD
    "Visions From The Garden" is to be an auditory attempt to convey altered states of consciousness sustained from the ingestion of organic and inorganic psychoactive substances. The idea is that art as well as music have, since their inceptions, have drawn upon very valid non-traditional tools and sources from which the creative impulse is birthed. We prefer that artists primarily focus on the organic as there are so many sources for such inspiration. The deadline is fast approaching to submit your tracks - June 21 to be precise. Be heroic here. Challenge us, as well as yourselves. Let the mind-blowing commence!"
    www.sonicksorcery.com
  • Antiphonal Magazine & Records
    The english edition of number one (Antony And The Johnsons / Der Blutharsch / Gor / Of The Wand And The Moon / Ozymandias / Punto Omega / Fleur......) will be on 2 weeks with the second number of our Magazine.
    On the second number will be interviews with: Death In June, Dive, Con-Dom, Esplendor Geometrico, Sonne Hagal, Once A Barge, Arkane, Luftwaffe, Werkraum, DNU, Plagiarism Is Art, O Paradis, Jack Or Jive, Roger Karmanik, Cruelty Campaign, Svartsinn, Cyclotimia.
    Orders: madridantiphonal@yahoo.es
  • Ataraxia
    Newsletter May 2003
    Upcoming releases:
    * as foreseen the new 'Des Paroles Blanches' digisingle + vynil will be finally available from June 13.
    * The band will be in studio to record the new full lenght CD "Saphir" from Mid June, hoping to have the album finished for the end of Summer. The concept will be based on the allegorical imagery of the gardens with inspiration from the hanging gardens of Babylon, the Medieval courts, the Romantic gardens and the oriental ones. A collection of songs that could be a collection of paintings.
    As usual lyrics have been written in Italian, French, English and Spanish.
    All the member of the band will accompany Francesca's vocals.
    * To end something unexpected and really special.
    Vittorio Vandelli, ATARAXIA's talented guitar player, is going to complete his first soloist album called
    "A day of warm rain in heaven". He played all instuments and wrote the complete musical concept.
    Francesca sang in quite all the songs. This album will be an intense journey through suffering, solitude and harsh personal experience to get harmony and illumination. Vittorio and Francesca have linked their personal experience to Coleridge's poem 'The rime of the ancient mariner' and all the lyrics have been chosen directly from those verses and adapted to the concept. Musically it's actually a surprise because still navigating in the elegiac, nostalgic, far-off atmospheres of Vittorio's guitar poems there's also a new musical direction taken, based on hypnotic drum pads, experimental sounds and landscape imagery.
    Eleven new songs, a soundtrack for a challenging adventure in the sea of conscience.
    Concerts:
    * June 15 2003 - Avignon - France - "Le Rouge Gorge" center town in front of the Place of Popes.
    Ataraxia in concert, special 'Des Partoles Blanches' + medieval performance
    Information and booking Arkadyss boutique arkadyss@wanadoo.fr
    * June 22 2003 - As usual we wre proud to announce the new edition of Carpe Noctem festival in the burg of Novellara ( Reggio Emilia)- Italy
    The ritual obscure feast returns with theatre companies, special corepographies, music and stands.
    Ataraxia will perform a special twilight concert. Many more info concerning times, programs, maps will be given in the following days.
    Watch out: the evening before Argine will play in the Castle of Arceto (Reggio Emilia) just 20 minutes from Novellara, this could be a interesting week-end to stay in Reggio Emilia. We will give a list of hotels for everybody interested to take parts to the two events.
    * July 13 2003 - Norman Castle of Casaluce ( Caserta) Italy
    This year too Ataraxia will be honoured to play in the magic frame of Casaluce Castle where together with the concert will be performed theatrical acts, dances and historical fights.
    Free entry. Program and more info on our website.
    News about further concerts will be given soon.
    Special offer:
    To anybody interested in having the coming digisingle "Des paroles Blanches" through our mail order service will be offered a special price, only 10 Euro ( + 2,5 Euro of postage for Europe - 5 Euro of postage for the rest of the world )
    For averybody interested in having two or more Cds of Ataraxia (ordered together with the new one) the price of each older Cds will be just 13 Euro + postal expenses.
    Offer valid till June 2003.
    If you are interested to have to vynil version you can buy it directly through the label 'Arkadyss creations' or to book it in order to have it at one of our concerts.
    All the info about how to make the order, to which address and the order form itself can be found in our official website at the ordering section www.ataraxia.net
18th May 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Land
    'Praha' the first 10" of the Célestine Orlac serial will be released in June.
    '1988-1997', a CD retrospective is scheduled for a September release.
    www.landsite.net
  • Ex.Order
    Broadcast 23 - Live LP - Available from May 26th.
    Broadcast 23 compiles 10 tracks from several concerts of the past four years and only high quality PA recordings have been used for optimized listening. Edition of 750 copies, gatefold cover
    The first 100 copies will include a CD-R with another 6 live tracks! Comes with extra cover folder.
    www.loki-found.de
  • Eis & Licht
    Waldteufel 'Eines Gottes Spur' - 10" to be released on June 6.
    www.eislicht.de
  • Aorta
    The Ahnstern box will be out at the end of May.
    It contains the first Allerseelen double lp Flamme.
    The subscribers will receive it directly von Ahnstern/Steinklang.
    The American subscribers will receive their copies in Oregon or California.
    aorta@aon.at
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Sonick Sorcery / C.O.T.A.
    Update Spring 2003
    - C.O.T.A. Presents: "The War of The Sons of Light and The Sons of Darkness" CD/EP
    Sonick Sorcery.o3
    "Pre-Orders are now being accepted for the most beautiful music you have ever heard.
    Recorded live at Hollywood's Bar Sinister, and featuring amazing and archetypal artwork courtesy of Markus Wolff. This release signals the first issue of our acoustic material." (press release)
    The first 1000 include a ltd. print. Sonick Sorcery.o3
    - Call For Submissions: V/A CD Sonick Sorcery.o5
    "Visions From The Garden" is to be an auditory attempt to convey altered states of consciousness sustained from the ingestion of organic and inorganic psychoactive substances. We prefer that artists primarily focus on the organic as there are so many sources for such inspiration. All initial contact must be made via email. At that time, inform us as to your intent and the psychoactive of your choosing. Once initial contact is made, we will inform you as to where your submissions will be sent. All artists included on this CD will receive copies to be specified upon the numbers produced, as well as promotional materials. Be heroic here. Challenge us, as well as yourselves. Let the mind-blowing commence!
    - C.O.T.A. "Secret Plans For Armed Rebellion" CD Sonick Sorcery.o6
    "Well, the tide is ripe for this one. C.O.T.A. has returned to the studio busily working on a brand new full length studio album. This timely release has been carefully crafted to inspire action! Fratrum Magnum Deice!" (press release)
    - Camp-Out August 8th-10th
    Well it's time once again to throw off your clothes and howl at the moon... really!
    For those who have been at one of these before, no introduction is needed.
    The location will be in a forested area between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
    Email for more information or if you're interested in attending.
    www.sonicksorcery.com
    sonicksorcery@earthlink.net
  • 10 years of Klanggalerie compilation
    Klanggalerie is a label active for many years, and known in the ambient and industrial scene for limited editions by Rapoon, Muslimgauze and other legendary artists.
    They now release the special compilation "Danza de la Muerte". A 2 CD set celebrating 10 years of work for the 'Syntactic' and 'Klanggalerie'-labels! It is strictly limited to 500 copies.
    With EXCLUSIVE tracks from: Legion, Muslimgauze vs Ah Cama-Sotz, Scanner, Asmus Tietchens vs Gal, Pacific 231 vs Der Blutharsch, Rapoon vs Xingu Hill, Novy Svet, Black Faction vs The Haters, Konstruktivist vs Das Fax Mattinger, Nocturnal Emissions vs Vidna Obmana, Werner Moebius vs Roedelius, The Altai Chamber Orchestra feat. Aube vs Rapoon, Vivenza, Aube...
    Also new:
    Rapoon - Rhiz (Beatz) CD
    "On this new album, you´ll get to know a new side to Rapoon: all tracks are full of hard electronic beats. It reflects Robin´s newly awakened interest in rhythmic music that he discovered while Dj-ing in clubs." (press release)
    Vidna Obmana / David Lee Myers - Tracers CD
    Omenya - The Esoteric Perversions CD
    "Omenya is a new sound project by US artist Mark Davis. His music is heavily influenced by the works of Zoviet France and later Rapoon." (press release)
    Limited edition of 300 copies.
    www.klanggalerie.com
  • Laibach
    European Tour: see dates on the Concerts page.
    Approx. March 2004 : Eastern European tour including Greece & Turkey.
    Laibach are also considering various other West and East European festivals, and hope to tour Japan at the end of this year, and, together with the Slovenian Embassy in Ireland, they are working on playing a special concert in Dublin during the first half of 2004.
    New Laibach 12" + Video (Mute) 14 July 2003
    New Laibach CD 'WAT' (Mute) - 03 August 2003
    Laibach + LJ Philharmonic orchestra - live (Mute/Grey Area) DVD + CD (?) - next year
    www.gla.ac.uk/~dc4w/laibach/laibach.html
  • Barbarian magazine #4
    64 A4 Xeroxed pages, written in Spanish.
    Interviews with Allerseelen, Allfather, Ancient Rites, Apraxia, Before God, Burzum, Der Blutharsch, Eye Of Odin, Fueled By Hate, Gothica, Hrossharsgrani, Instincts, Negura Bunget, Spite Extreme Wing, Swirling Sunwheels, Stutthof, Von Thronstahl, Wolfthrone
    Articles about heathenism, classical and folk european music, europan art, ancient history, philosophy, nature, health + Reviews + News and special report about Richard Wagner.
    Price: 5 euros (Europe) / 6 $ (USA and rest of the world)
    Contact: barbarianzine@yahoo.es
  • Cold Meat Industry
    Latest News:
    - cmi110 Brighter Death Now/Coph Nia - Nunsploitation split 12" vinyl is out now!
    - cmi122 Coph Nia - Shape Shifter CD Release Date: 19th of May!
    - Cmi124 Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio 'Cocktails, Carnage, Crucifixion & Pornography' cd
    "Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio celebrate their ten year anniversary with their fifth album, "Cocktails, Carnage, Crucifixion and Pornography", a much anticipated release ending the two year silence since the successful twin CDs "Make Love and War".
    Over the past decade ORE have stayed true to their vocation - the celebration of manís carnal nature - a theme that is manifested in several manners here: dancing harlots, orgies in Rome, flaming ruins, and not least in the title track. Even though they have learnt to take full advantage of the possibilities of the studio, this is unmistakably an ORE album. The ubiquitous acoustic guitar and the sharp percussion are augmented by intricate orchestrations featuring pianos, flutes, strings, and even an accordion leading the way for a tango!
    Impeccable production; qualities for the ears and intellectual debauchery for the brain. You are hereby invited to join in the intercourse between Roses and Equilibrium. Two is Company, Three is an orgy." (press release)
    Release date: 29th of May, 2003
    4 pages digipak with 20-pages booklet
    Forthcoming titles:
    - Coph Nia - Shape Shifter CD, cmi122 out 19th of May
    - Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Cocktails, Carnage, Crucifixion And Pornography CD, cmi124 out 29th of May
    - Lithivm - Threshold to disharmony CD, cmi126 - July
    - Atrium Carceri - Cellblock CD, cmi125 - July
    New titles available now:
    - Nod - The story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf CD, cmi120
    - Institut - Live like traitors, die like traitors CD, cmi106
    www.coldmeat.se
  • England's Hidden Reverse
    Book launch to be held at Monorail Music, Glasgow
    Monorail Music is very proud to announce the book launch of 'England's Hidden Reverse'. Author David Keenan will be in attendance to read from the book and select key cuts by Coil, Current 93, Nurse With Wound et al. There will also be a short Q&A.
    Thursday 5 June at 7.30 pm.
    Monorail Music: 12 Kings Court, King Street, Glasgow G1 5RB. Tel: +44 (0)141 552 9458. monorailmusic.com
    "Together, Steven Stapleton's Nurse With Wound, David Tibet's Current 93 and John Balance and Peter Christopherson's Coil represent the real English underground in all its sexual, cultural and artistic variety. A shadowy scene whose work accents peculiarities of Englishness through the links and affinities they've forged with earlier generations of the island's marginals and outsiders, such as insane cat artist Louis Wain; writers like death decadent Eric, Count Stenbock and ecstatic mystic novelist Arthur Machen; and occult figures like Austin Osman Spare and Aleister Crowley. In many cases, a combination of social inadequacy and the received critical wisdom that deemed their work too damned perverse, decadent or mad resulted in them being ignored in their own lifetimes and condemned to obscurity thereafter.
    Nurse With Wound, Current 93 and Coil have helped disinter the art and lives of such lost figures, factoring them into their portrayal of England's Hidden Reverse. Bathed in their light, Englishness is not always a pretty sight: Oh Rose, thou art truly sick.
    For all that, the three groups of friends have maintained a symbiotic, yet uneasy relationship with the mainstream of popular culture, even as their beliefs and practices repel them farthest from it. Their impact goes deeper than is usually acknowledged. Coil's early pioneering work with samplers, tape loops and electronics has been soaked up and assimilated via the fringes of dance culture while Nurse With Wound's surrealism in sound and Current 93's eschatological folk music has helped re-wire the underground.
    Through close friends and collaborators such as Nick Cave, Björk and Marc Almond, they retain a loose connection to contemporary pop. That said, they'd be the last people to deny that theirs remains very much a secret history. Until now.
    Based on several years' worth of exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to all three bands' personal archives, David Keenan's 'England's Hidden Reverse' is the first, definitive, biography of Nurse With Wound, Coil and Current 93.
    David Keenan writes for 'The Wire' and contributes a regular jazz column to 'The Sunday Herald'. His work has also been published in Mojo, NME, Melody Maker, Ugly Things, Uncut and Firm 'n' Fruity. He lives in Argyll, Scotland, with his wife Sarah." (press release)
    www.worldserpent.com
    Release of England's Hidden Reverse book delayed
    WSD have this morning been informed by SAF, the publishers of the 'England's Hidden Reverse' book that the book will now be released in June and not May.
    This is due to SAF being let down by their printer.
    The rest of May's new releases are now in stock. Full details are on their website.
    www.worldserpent.com
  • HauRuck!
    These items should be ready arround late June.
    HR! 52 Terroritmo 12"
    HR! 53 Deutsch Nepal 10"
    HR! 55 Decadence LP
    WKN 19: ZZA/Der Blutharsch 7"
    www.derblutharsch.com
11th May 2003
  • Added new reviews and updated the Concerts and Links pages.
    Added the playlist for last Friday's radio show.
  • Eis & Licht
    - Cawatana 'struggle for wisdom' - CD Eis031 to be released on June 6. Digipack limited to 800 copies.
    - Various Artists 'Eisiges Licht' - CD Eis032 to be released on June 6. Slipcase for a 'nice price'. With the participation of Ostara, Sonne Hagal, Darkwood, Cawatana, Leger Des Heils, Camerata Mediolanense, Scivias, Dies Natalis, Lux Interna and Forseti.
    www.eislicht.de
    Zinnober Magazine: www.zinnober.net
  • Steinklang Records
    News:
    SK24 Operation Julmond - Twice minded
    heavy 7" in foldout cover lim. 500
    (MCD-R lim. 100 comes in May)
    an apocalyptic avalanche of power-noise and smashing sarcasm for the industrial floor.
    Following:
    SK-IN01 V/A - Japanoise of death LP / CD-R
    SK7 04-07 next three 7" on the new Steinklang-Singles line
    A.R.S. - Revolution LP with postercover lim. 300 or pic.LP lim. 100 (A.trox, R.asthof Dachau, S.tahlwerk 9 collaboration LP)
    Further following:
    SKL01 Rasthof Dachau - Schmerztherapie LP lim. 300
    SK23 Krieger - Reich der Lüge LP lim. 500
    SK25 V/A - In Stahlgewittern
    www.steinklang-records.at
  • Antiphonal Records
    It is the official web of DNU, the first reference on Antiphonal Records.
    www.8ung.at/dnu
    The second number of the magazine will be on 3 weeks with interviews with:
    Death In June / Cruelty Campaign / Dive / Esplendor Geometrico / Con-Dom / Jack Or Jive / Once A Barge / Luftwaffe / DNU /......and many more surprises
    madridantiphonal@yahoo.es
  • World Serpent
    New releases May 2003:
    Current Ninety Three: Hypnagogue: CD: PANDURTRO 009
    Featuring the text to the 'Hypnagogue' book read by David Tibet with sound accompaniment. Full colour digipak with photographs by Andria Tibet. Prologue to the forthcoming Current Ninety Three album.
    Cover art and an MP3 excerpt are available on the new releases page of the website.
    www.worldserpent.com
  • Cold Spring
    The 4 CD boxed set, V/A 'Steel Night' (CSR50CD) is now available for pre-order on Cold Spring website for a release date of June 1st.
    Box with 4 CDs, each in its own colour card envelope, in its own camouflage colours + poster (collage of images from the night).
    This boxed set is a limited edition of 1500 copies.
    Line-up: CD 1: Death In June / CD 2: Von Thronstahl / CD 3: The Days Of The Trumpet Call / CD 4: Folkstorm vs MZ. 412
    More informations: www.coldspring.co.uk
4th May 2003
  • Added a new review and updated the Concerts and Links pages.
    The next radio broadcast is planned for Friday 9th May from 20.30 to 22.00. More information on the Radio page.
  • Allerseelen
    The new Allerseelen double lp Flamme will be released in May MMIII by the Austrian label Ahnstern. All the apocalyptic pop, folklore magico and flamenco magnetico recordings have already been finished. Vocals: Sabine, Gerhard, Josef. Cello (Irma Domikaite), guitar (Laima Kliauzaite), violin (Ingeborga Gimbutas), electronics, percussion (Gerhard). This double lp will also contain a cover version of 'Als wärs das letzte Mal' by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. 600 copies. Please order now. Price Euro 22. Postage Euro 3.
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Backworld
    Website updated with a live report and photos of the March 31 show in New York
    'As of April 2, Backworld has moved its base of operations to Scotland. I'm now writing from Glasgow and am currently planning shows in the UK and Europe for the remainder of 2003.'
    www.backworld.com
  • Sweet Farewell
    The second release on 'Sweet Farewell' will be a Tribute CD to Current 93. At this time the label is gathering tracks from various artists who wish to contribute to this grand project, which hopefully will be out in Autumn of 2003! More news will come in times...
    All the bands interested in this project are invited to contact the label at sweetfarewell@hotmail.com.
    sweetfarewell.cjb.net
  • Tursa/Redroom
    Tursa/Redroom Present:
    "Wormwood" by Howden/Wakeford
    The CD will be available at the end of June and will only be available from the Tursa web site and at concerts. The first 400 will be numbered and signed by Tony and Matt.
    The Wormwood Season
    The Star Is Wormwood
    Thy Mother
    The Wormwood Tree
    Brief As A Flower
    Cast Upon The Earth
    Care Sunday
    The Lamb
    Heaven Burning
    Under The Moon
    Wormwood Doll
    To pre-order, click here.
  • Stateart
    Their "zero" project, which is the long awaited, always delayed and never thought to become true Double CD compilation "Widerstand", has been sent to production, so it is just a matter of two or three weeks now.
    http://www.stateart.de
  • Neofolk - Issue 3
    The 3rd issue of the virtual magazine Neofolk has been realised, with articles about Art, Travels and record and book reviews.
    www.neofolk.ch
27th April 2003
  • We've added an interview with Land and some new reviews. We've also updated the Concerts page and added some new links.
  • Aorta / Allerseelen
    - Available from Aorta:
    April 24th, MMIII
    Allerseelen/O Paradis Split 7" Funke/El Astro Rey
    Ô Paradis CD Ensuenos
    Ô Paradis CD Reinos
    In preparation: Ô Paradis CD Serpiente de luna, serpiente de sol on Aorta in autumn MMIII. Containing collaborations with Novy Svet and Allerseelen.
    - www.geocities.com/ahnstern contains information about the concerts of Allerseelen in the United States in June MMIII. The live performances in Oregon and California will differ from their manifestations on the European venues as they are assisted on stage by two members of Blood Axis and Waldteufel.
    - Rosa Solé who collaborated with O Paradis and Allerseelen released her first CD Tarde - it is available from: radiocirce@yahoo.es
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Spiritual Front
    - Finally, Spiritual Front is on line! Visit the official site www.spiritualfront.com. You can find here news, pics, links, blasphemy etc. etc.
    - 24th of May, Spiritual Front live in Glauchau at the HauRuck! Night!!! A cool nite in germany with some of the best bands from HauRuck! rec. Spiritual Front, Derniere Volonté, Tribe of Circle, Inner Glory, Mushroom's Patience.
    - 3rd of May, final party at the Castello del Vescovo. Dj set with Hellvis from Spiritual Front + live + stands etc...
    - Some new tracks have been recorded for the coming official issues: 7" 'no kisses on the mouth' on HauRuck! Rec. 10" split with Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio on CMI. A track for the Scott Walker tribute.
    - Samples of new songs available on their site on 'discography'
    - Still avalaible the 'Nihilist' t shirt
    - New cool pics by Giulio di Mauro on 'photos' from n. 8 til n. 24.
    - The band will start to record a 5 new acoustic tracks for the 'nihilist e.p.' on HauRuck! SPQR rec. (click their site for details!)
    More information on their site.
    www.spiritualfront.com
  • Stridulum Recordings
    First two releases are now out and available:
    - Apatheia - "Lifethesis"
    Debut full-length cd-r release by this newcoming swedish neofolk project.
    "Lifethesis" contains 13 tracks in about 50 minutes, and comes housed in a black dvd amaray case with stunningly beautiful full color cover and insert.
    - Post Scriptum - "Chiaroscvro"
    "Chiaroscvro" is a 3" minicd-r that contains 4 tracks in about 21 minutes, and comes housed in a mini jewelcase with great full color artwork.
    A lot of new stuff is also in the works, like a new Reutoff full length vinyl LP (co-produced with Eibon Records), the repress on cd-r of the now long sold-out The Urge Within debut cassette "Rage", and many other tasty things... Check out their website for news, announcements and further details on their plans and releases.
    www.stridulum.cjb.net
    stridulum@hotmail.com
  • Tesco Organisation Germany
    Homepage updated (news, sound-files, links) + new section: Industrial Review Board with Live reports and pictures of the Live events in Tokyo/Japan Con-Dom and Genocide Organ and Tip of the month.
    www.tesco-germany.com
  • Der Blutharsch
    Der Blutharsch just finished recording their new album, which will be released in October as "Time is thee enemy!".
    To all let you take part at the celebration of "recording end" - they give you the possibility to listen to a short "take out" of the new album. For listening to it, simply visit the site and find your way to the section "sounds".
    www.derblutharsch.com
  • Antiphonal Records
    Their first reference: DNU "hijos del fin del mundo" is on sale (6 Euros on a limited edition of 133 copies with 5 postals and a beautiful design on DVD Box)
    The most important band of Black Ambient from Chile.
    Now they are working in their second reference.
    A compilation of Ritual /industrial / Neofolk.
    Any bands that like to give a track, please contact:
    madridantiphonal@yahoo.es
    The Antiphonal Magazine Number 2 will be on sale in one moth with inteviews with Death In June / Con-Dom / Esplendor Geometrico / Lady Morphia / Sonne Hagal / Svartsinn / Jack Or Jive / Luftwaffe and many others.
    Comes with a Cd of DNU fot he first 50 copies.
  • L.White Records
    From now on the following L.White Records publications are available:
    - LW 009 Thirdorgan, Athlon XP vs Pentium 4
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    - LW 013 Hentai, Death Women Vol.1
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    - LW014 Control, Misanthrope
    CD lim. 500 (Digipack) /
    - LW016 Rotten Piece, Metal Insects Shed Their Skins
    CDR lim. 200 / special package
    - L.White Records presents:
    V.A Getting Away With Murder / CD (lim. 500) / UHF Records (Germany)
    with Sektion B, Slogun, PPF, Cleanse, Propergol, Control, Strom EC, Survival Unit, Green Army Fraction u.a.
    - Some new publications are available as MP3 files in shortened versions on their website.
    - Also on our website: Some reviews about L. White Records.
    www.lwhite-records.de
    www.sektionb.de
  • Durtro
    Sun Dial news:
    David Tibet thought you would like to have details of Sun Dial's new news! Sun Dial are making their first appearance of 2003 at London Camden Underworld in June. For the band's European fans, the Dial are also planning gigs in Torino and Bologna on 27 and 28 June (as yet, unconfirmed).
    With a long-awaited new studio album due out at this time, the band will feature Joolie Wood from Current 93, Peter Dunton from T2, whose album 'It'll All Work Out in Boomland' is regarded as a progressive rock classic, Russell Barrett from legendary garage group The Bikinis and Laurence O'Toole, leader from Hypnosis.
    Sun Dial's set will include many songs from their Mojo-approved psychedelic album 'Other Way Out' and their new album.
    www.durtro.com
21st April 2003
  • We've added an interview with Demian/Ô Paradis and some new reviews. We've also updated the Concerts page and added some new links.
  • L.S.D.Organisation
    Forthcoming CD in May 2003:
    Clophill (Belgium) - Salve Vio CD
    Ltd to 500 copies, 1st 200 copies comes with 7" ep (new tracks in 2003)
    style : Dark ambient / Neo-classical / Martial Industrial
    http://www.lsdo.us/compact_disc.htm
    Clophill mp3: http://www.lsdo.us/mp3.htm
    www.lsdo.us
  • Antiphonal Magazine & Antiphonal Records
    Presents: DNU .- Hijos del Fin del Mundo AR 001
    "Interesting project of black ambient with influences of bands like BDN, Deutsch Nepal and other more present like Cruelty Campaign or Dieter Muh and with the ternal presence of classics like Devil Doll." (press-release)
    Limited edition of 133 copies (CD-R) on a special presentation on DVD box with 3 postals of the pagan cemetery of Santigo (Chile) and a beautiful surprise.
    Orders to: madridantiphonal@lycos.es
  • World Serpent
    - Tor Lundvall - new album Under the Shadows of Trees CD
    - David Keenan - England's Hidden Reverse book
    Standard edition: book + 1 CD :
    The standard (1x CD) edition of the book comes with a CD compiled by the author of his favourite tracks from Coil, Nurse With Wound and Current 93.
    Limited edition: book + 2 CDs :
    The limited (2x CD) edition of this book comes with the above author compiled CD and a bonus, previously unreleased, live CD from Current 93. This version is only available via World Serpent Distribution. It was previously available to pre-order via Durtro but they have now sold out. Whirled Serpent has a limited amount of this version and anticipates it to sell out immediately.
    www.worldserpent.demon.co.uk
  • Durtro
    - Hypnagogue:
    More delays, with the 'Hypnagogue' hand-printed book This is due, once more, to the hand-operated machine breaking down due to the large size of the paper being used. The 'Hypnagogue' CD will be ready for shipment in the week beginning Monday 21 April. The 'Hypnagogue' book, will be ready at the very beginning of June 2003.
    - England's Hidden Reverse :
    The newest date we have been given by SAF, the publishers, for this book's publication is mid-May 2003.
    - 'Crampton' by Thomas Ligotti and Brandon Trenz :
    Durtro are delighted to announce that the new book by Ligotti, a collaboration between him and Brandon Trenz, will be published by Durtro at the beginning of June 2003. The book is a paperback, with sewn signatures, and comes with a 6 track, 22 minute CD, 'The Unholy City', consisting of pieces written by Ligotti inspired by 'Crampton'. Ligotti sings and plays the guitar on each of the 6 pieces.
    - 'The Thomas Ligotti Reader' edited by Darrell Schweitzer :
    This excellent 188 page collection of essays on Ligotti's work, including 2 interviews with Ligotti, an essay by him primarily on HP Lovecraft's story 'The Music of Erich Zann', and Tibet's essay 'Soft Black Star: Some Thoughts on Knowing Tom Ligotti' is now available from Wildside Press.
    - New volumes from GSP and Durtro by David Rowlands and LA Lewis :
    'They Might Be Ghosts (Ghost Stories of an Artisan)' by David Rowlands and the long-awaited reprint of Tibet's personal favourite of the early Ghost Story Press volumes, 'Tales of the Grotesque' by LA Lewis, will be available in June/July, both as hardback editions.
    www.durtro.com
13th April 2003
  • Added new reviews and updated the Concerts and Links pages.
  • Reutoff
    Reutoff and Quattro Bravo Eballieros new releases.
    Two Reutoff albums and compilation with a Reutoff and Q.B.E. tracks are planned to be released in April.
    - The first one is called "Gute Nacht, Berlin", it is full-length digipak CD with 7 new tracks. This is 2nd Reutoff CD, it will be released on Hau Ruck! (HR47). The album is musically close to the recent "Unseen Rituals" CD as well as "The Fourth Face" 10" and "ReuTRauM VI" 7".
    - The second one is a vinyl LP called "Maska", the album was recorded in 1999 and finally will see the daylight only now. It contains one of the most famous Reutoff tracks - "Black Mirror (Inside)". This is first Reutoff LP, it will be released on Eibon (reu043), 180g heavy black vinyl will be packed in a full colour inner and outer sleeves and limited to 555 copies only, including strictly limited edition of 111 copies in hand-painted wooden box.
    - The compilation called "Tutti a casa" is a tribute to the legendary Italian industrial project Ain Soph.
    This double CD will be released by the new Italian sublabel of Hau Ruck! called HauruckSPQR. Reutoff has contributed a cover version of the track "Honori ponteficis evocatio" from "Ars Regia" album. The compilation also includes a track from our side-project Quattro Bravo Eballieros, it is a cover version of the track "White Guard" from the famous "Aurora" album. This is the first appearance of Q.B.E. on an international release. Other participants are Mushroom's Patience, Novy Svet, ZetaZeroalfa, Argine, Andrew King, Naevus, Monumentum, Calle della Morte, Der Blutharsch, Kirlian Camera, Circus Joy, Furvus, Shining Vril, Northgate, Foresta di Ferro, MMM, Derniere Volonte, SPQR.
    - Coming later this year: "ReuTRauM II" 7" on Kaos Kontrol (May-June 2003), "ReuTRauM V" 7" on Divine Comedy (June-July 2003), "From The Womb" 10" on Der Angriff / Indiestate in "Prometheus" series (May-June 2003).
    - A mailorder section is now opened! Now those who are searching for Reutoff releases and have any problems to find them, as well as thouse who just wants to support Reutoff, can order from them directly. They would greatly appreciate your interest and support.
    The list of available items, postage and payment conditions is on request - mail to dasreut@front.ru.
    The updated price-list is on their site:
    http://reutoff.industrialmusic.ru/eng/discograf/mailorder.html
  • Tesco Organisation Germany
    - Homepage has been updated with more news, festival infos and soundfiles:
    Derniere Volonte - Les Blessures de l´ombre, CD (HauRuck49)
    Reutoff - Gute Nacht Berlin, CD (HauRuck47)
    Our God weeps - Unity, CD (HauRuck43)
    His Divine Grace - Die Schlangenkönigin, CD (HauRuck42)
    CoCaspar - Pass the time, CD (HauRuck41)
    and so on...please feel free to give them a listen!
    - Linksection updated with some interesting www pages.
    - Via the www.tesco-usa.com homepage you will find some pictures from G.O. live in Japan!
    www.tesco-germany.com
  • WKN / Der Blutharsch
    - WKN 19: Der Blutharsch / ZETAZEROALFA - split 7"
    release date: May 23rd
    - WKN 2o: Der Blutharsch - Time is thee enemy - new album (CD/LP)
    available October 16th
    www.derblutharsch.com
  • HauRuck!
    There is a lot going on at HauRucK! at the moment, so this is a short update:
    - The following are now available:
    Reutoff - Gute Nacht Berlin, CD (Hauruck47)
    Our God Weeps - unity CD (Hauruck43)
    His Divine Grace - die schlangenkönigin CD (Hauruck42)
    CO.Caspar - pass the time CD (Hauruck41)
    All these CD`s are distributed via Tesco.
    - The next item arriving at Tesco - HQ will be:
    Derniere Volonte - Les Blessures de l´ombre, CD (Hauruck49)
    Out end of April.
    Meanwhile you can pre-listen to some of their songs via:
    www.tesco-germany.com/sounds/index.html
    The vinyl version of the new Derniere Volonte album is in production as well - expect it for end of April, it comes with an extra track which in Albin's personal opinion is one of the best songs Derniere Volonte has done.
    This item is sold out already and is available via Tesco and selected mail-orders, same for the below mentioned releases via WKN.
    NeitherNeitherWorld - She whispers LP (new album, which in a few weeks will be available as CD via Tesco Distribution as well)
    Derniere Volonte - Le feu sacre - LP. Due to the huge request a vinyl version is available.
    ZZA/SPQR - Ain Soph songs - 7"EP. Two of Albin's fav. Italian Rcok bands playing Ain Soph cover songs.
    - HauRucK!SPQR - the division of HauRucK! in Roma is currently working on the relase of the Ain Soph tribute 2xCD.
    For details about this please visit: www.hauruckspqr.com.
    - Glauchau Festival: there will be a 2 night festival with selected bands from the HauRucK! label in Glauchau May 23rd/24rd. The final line up is in preperation and should be announced early next week.
    - HauRucK! festival II - will take place next spring in Vienna. HR! are working out a suitable date and then inform you about details.
    www.derblutharsch.com
  • Taâlem
    2 new taalem releases : raumerkundung & yannick dauby
    Two new releases in the taâlem low-priced 3"cd-r series (price is still 5euro/dollars each, postage included worldwide, paypal accepted but please get in touch first) :
    - alm 11 > raumerkundung "flug 4-5-6"
    raumerkundung is lutz "tarkatak" pruditsch (guitar, sampler, tapes, contact microphones) and robert steinberger (guitar, metal, radio, contact microphones). existing since 1990, the duo has only released one tape on the trümmer kassetten label and contributed to some compilation tapes. they have played live on many occasions with, amongst others, illusion of safety, stillupstyppa or kapotte muziek. this 3" is their first "digital" release.
    - alm 12 > yannick dauby "chant de dune"
    yannick dauby is a french composer, known for his collaborations with alio die, mnortham or thomas köner.
    this 3" is a re-release of a piece yannick dauby self-released in 1999, now accompanied by a new piece. deep concrete ambient music...
    mp3 samples are available on the taâlem website.
    http://come.to/taalem
  • Cold Meat Industry
    - Brighter Death Now/Coph Nia - Nunsploitation split 12" vinyl (cmi110)
    Release date: End of April 2003 - Limited to 666 copies
    - Coph Nia - Shape Shifter CD (cmi122)
    Release date: Late May 2003
    - New CMI-CDs with Nod and Institut out now!
    - Forthcoming titles:
    BDN/Coph Nia - Nunsploitation 12", cmi110
    Coph Nia - Shape Shifter CD, cmi122
    Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Cocktails, Carnage, Crucifixion And Pornography CD, cmi124
    Lithivm - Threshold to disharmony CD, cmi126
    Atrium Carceri - Cellblock CD, cmi125
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Dawn of Reflection
    The site of Dawn of Reflection has been updated; there is a new section ("Goodies"), that enables you to listen to an exclusive track in mp3.
  • Ex Significants Compilation
    The second compilation SFUMATO is coming out: 7 musicians proposed for this new "Associated Experience". Mainly electronic it leaves however place very has long akoustik improvisations. A mixture of the kinds under the banner of the free expression.
    www.sfumato.fr.fm
    sfumato.free.fr/accueil_fr_audit.html
  • Cyclic Law
    Kammarheit "Asleep And Well Hidden" CD + Poster out now!
    First Pressing of 500 copies comes in a 6 panel textured cardboard sleeve with a 9" by 15" poster.
    6 Tracks. Running time; 40:31
    Up Comming:
    - Svartsinn "Of Darkness And Re-Creation", Enhanced CD with Video (5th Cycle) / April '03
    - Sophia "tba" Gatefold LP + Poster (4th Cycle) / Spring '03
    - Invercauld "Tiamhaidh" CD (6th Cycle) Late Summer '03
    - Gustaf Hildebrand "Starscape" CD (7th Cycle) Late Summer '03
    Prices and audio samples are available on:
    www.cycliclaw.com
    info@cycliclaw.com
  • Flammenzauber III
    Photos of Flammenzauber III:
    www.erlwig.de/1x/data/s_content.php?id=a2003-03-23-1220
6th April 2003
  • Added a new review and updated the Concerts and Links pages.
    Added the playlist for last Friday's radio show.
  • :Of The Wand And The Moon:
    The next album 'Lucifer' is being manufactured and should be out soon.
    It will be released by Euphonious rec/VME and in Germany, Austria & Switzerland by Prophecy Productions.
    Euphonius: peter@vme-group.com
    www.prophecyproductions.de
    www.ofthewandandthemoon.dk
  • Neofolk - Issue 2
    The 2nd issue of the virtual magazine Neofolk has been realised, with articles about the Trocadero in Paris and the artist Gustave Moreau and record and book reviews.
    www.neofolk.ch
  • Stridulum Recordings
    Stridlum Recordings is a newborn Italian label focused mainly on unconventional sounds and noises.
    Their first release, Apatheia "Lifethesis" full length cd-r is now out and available.
    www.stridulum.cjb.net
  • Ars Morta
    England´s legend, ethno-ambient master and found member of Zoviet*France, Robin Storey alias Rapoon.
    Sunday in Seance (by J. Sedlon)
    30.3, 6.4. vzdy 24-01 hod
    RADIO 1 - 91,9 FM, online
    www.radio1.cz
    www.sweb.cz/prague_industrial
  • Eibon Records
    - Repressing of the sold out Canaan 2xcds 'Walk into my open womb' (limited edition of 500 copies, new graphics in a clear-trayed jewel box).
    - The eagerly awaited Reutoff vinyl LP 'Maska' is at manufacturing plants right now. If nothing goes wrong, it should be available in a few weeks. First 111 copies in the wooden box are almost all preordered, so act now if you want one.
    www.eibonrecords.com
  • Neuropa Records
    - The Toroidh 2x7" and Un Défi d'Honneur cd are out.
    - Pictures of the Dernière Volonté concert are now online as well.
    www.neuropa.be
30th March 2003
  • Added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    The next radio broadcast is planned for Friday 4th April from 20.30 to 22.00. More information on the Radio page.
  • Durtro
    David Tibet and Steven Stapleton have both contributed items to the forthcoming eBay auction on behalf of their favourite radio station, London's Resonance FM, in order to help keep it on the air. The auction has started and finishes on Saturday 5 April at 21.00 Greenwich Mean Time. Proceeds from this auction will help keep London's independent radio art station Resonance FM on air.
    http://www.durtro.com/
  • Argine
    On the 31 March 2003, reissue of the first album 'Mundana Humana Instrumentalis'.
    Contact: ark_records@email.it
    www.argine.net
  • Backworld
    New website: www.backworld.com
    The new site is much more alive and interactive than the old one, and will be updated regularly.
    It features a new design by Paul Jackson at Othila, improved navigation, additional content and an online shop where Backworld CDs and records can be purchased via secure online ordering.
  • Allerseelen
    - All these releases are in preparation and will be published in the course of MMIII.
    Allerseelen/Ô Paradis 7"
    Allerseelen 2xLP Venezia
    Allerseelen 2xLP Flamme (New Release)
    Allerseelen 2xLP Archaische Arbeiten (1989)
    Allerseelen 2xLP Heimliche Welt (1989)
    Allerseelen Ahnstern Cherry Wood Box (10 x DoLP)
    Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe LP or 2xLP
    - April MMIII:
    Allerseelen/O Paradis 7" Funke/El astro rey - Euro 6, postage Euro 2.
    Allerseelen DoLP Venezia, limited to 600 copies - Euro 22, postage Euro 3.
    - Summer MMIII:
    Allerseelen 2xLP Flamme, limited to 600 copies.
    The new Allerseelen release Flamme will be released as a limited de luxe Double LP edition by the Austrian label Ahnstern which is a collaboration between Aorta and Steinklang. All the apocalyptic pop, folklore magico and flamenco magnetico recordings have already been finished. Vocals: Sabine, Gerhard, Josef. Cello: Irma Domikaite. Guitar: Laima Kliauzaite. Violin: Ingeborga Gimbutas. Electronics, percussion: Gerhard. This Double LP will also contain a cover version of the song Als wärs das letzte Mal by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft.
    Allerseelen 2xLP Archaische Arbeiten (1989), limited to 600 copies.
    Allerseelen 2xLP Heimliche Welt (1989), limited to 600 copies.
    - The conception of the Ahnstern box has been changed slightly. It contains now 10 x Double LPs by Allerseelen. It is limited to 100 copies. The box consists of solid and massive cherry wood, produced by an Austrian joiner. We have already seen the prototype - it looks really great. Around 50-60 of these boxes have already been ordered. It will contain re-mastered and re-valuated recordings of the official Allerselen releases, the new Double LP Flamme and two Double LPs named Archaische Arbeiten and Heimliche Welt containing the best moments of the unique Allerseelen cassettes which have been published around 1989. Euro 250. Payment - please contact Aorta.
    - Autumn MMIII:
    The compilation Wir rufen Deine Wölfe based on a poem by Friedrich Hielscher will be published in autumn MMIII as a limited LP or Double LP on the label Ahnstern. We already received powerful contributions by Allerseelen, Belborn, Blutleuchte, Bund Artam, Cawatana, ELTHO, Erdgeist, O Paradis, Sangre Cavallum
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
    aorta@aon.at
  • Ataraxia
    - 'Des Paroles Blanches'
    New Digisingle and 10" vinyl
    Release date June 13 2003
    Music for endless white landscapes.Alabaster cliffs, the rough thundering sound of the ocean, the flight of sea birds over nuanced surfaces, a deep refreshing sleep under a tree in a rainy summer aftemoon. Some white words, never pronounced, some whìte emotions, never revealed, white breaths of a lost season. A new concept album containing three long suites inspired by the Norman landscapes where struggle leads to purication and the communion with nature to the abandon of the body armor to get the lightness of birds and the purity of the air. Classic, synth and bass guitars, textures of keyboards, clarinet, flute and Francesca's voices take the path leading from human suffering to naked contemplation. In a leaf falling, in a wing shivering instant we lived the essence of an infinite spiritual voyage.
    Songs : Etretat, Veules Les Roses, Hovering (part I, part II).
    Total lenght 22 minutes. (The special 1000 copies vinyl limited edition will feature only two songs)
    - Concerts
    It will be probably organized a special release date concert on June the 13th in Avignon (France). If the date will be confirmed many more info will be sent .
    Two special concerts are foreseen in Italy for the coming months.
    * Special acoustic concert in the Church of San Michele
    Ataraxia + Autunna et sa Rose
    Saturday May 31st 2003
    Town : Rovigo- Italy
    Address: Via Carducci, 10
    Only 160 places available. Reservation highly reccomended!
    Map: available at the concert page of www.ataraxia.net with all the other useful info + flyier
    Infoline and booking: SEASONS OF THE SUN (turambar@tin.it)
    Start of the concert h. 22,00
    Price: 15 Euro
    * Ataraxia live at the Norman Castle of Casaluce (Caserta) Italy
    Sunday July 13 2003 at 20h30
    Map and other useful info soon available on website
    Free entry
    The concert will will be devided into two parts:
    after the first one will take place Medieval dances and fighting, after the second one a representation of the theatrical drama "Jus Primae Noctis"
    - Website News
    The official website has been up-dated and many lay-out and content changes have been released.
    The discography and news sections contains many images and info containing the upcoming releases, the article section features many new articles and reviews in Italian, English, French and Spanish, two new free live offering taken form the concert in Buenos Aires of April 21 2001 are available in Mp3 format, the main page has a new 'dress', many many other small surprises here and there just look for them.
    www.ataraxia.net
  • Cold Meat Industry
    - New titles out this week or next:
    Nod - The story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf CD cmi120
    Institut - Live like traitors, die like traitors CD cmi106
    Toroidh - Testament CD 205R-004
    - Forthcoming titles:
    BDN/Coph Nia - Nunsploitation 12", cmi110
    Coph Nia - Shape Shifter CD, cmi122
    Lithivm - Threshold to disharmony CD, cmi126
    Atrium Carceri - Cellblock CD, cmi125
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Hx Malediction
    Concert of March 14th with Deutsch Nepal - Raison D'Etre - Der Feuerkreiner - Bocksholm.
    Photos can be seen here: www.geocities.com/hagshadow1
  • Dagaz Music
    You can find another report with photos of this concert on Dagaz Music.
    www.dagaz-music.com
23rd March 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Matière Brute
    Radio 666 - 99.1 FM (Caen - France)
    On air every Tuesday from 23.00 to 0.30 (France standard time)
    Internet live streaming on www.radio666.com (link 'ecouter')
    For any information, please contact : matierebrute@yahoo.fr
  • Durtro
    - Steven Stapleton and David Tibet to appear on Resonance FM
    Steven Stapleton and David Tibet will be, once again, appearing on Resonance FM (www.resonancefm.com / 104.4 FM) on the 'You Are Here' programme, hosted by Magz Hall and Jim Backhouse (see details of their previous shows on www.youarehear.co.uk). The show will be between 17.00 and 18.30 hours on Monday 24 March 2003. Tibet and Stapleton will be playing some of their favourite music, as well as a track or two from their forthcoming albums.
    - England's Hidden Reverse
    We have been informed that World Serpent will also be stocking copies of this book upon publication, and that they will have a very small number of copies with the extra C93 CD.
    www.durtro.com
  • Allerseelen
    - Ahnstern (Steinklang/Aorta) decided to release all the planned 2x10" vinyl releases as double lps due to the length of most allerseelen releases!
    - Allerseelen double lp Flamme
    The new Allerseelen release Flamme will be released in MMIII as a limited de luxe double lp edition by the Austrian label Ahnstern. All the apocalyptic pop, folklore magico and flamenco magnetico recordings have already been finished. Vocals: Sabine, Gerhard, Josef. Cello (Irma Domikaite), guitar (Laima Kliauzaite), violin (Ingeborga Gimbutas), electronics, percussion (Gerhard). This double lp will also contain a beautiful as well as powerful cover version of the song Als wärs das letzte Mal by Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft. The double lp is limited to 600 copies. It is advised to order now.
    www.geocities.com/ahnstern
  • Sweet Farewell
    New label based in Quebec / Canada with the intent to release the best possible Neo-Folk & Neo-Classical acts.
    The first release that will see the light on this label will be a split vinyl, on 7 inches format, with Sorgeist (http://sorgeist.cjb.net) & Reutoff (http://reutoff.industrialmusic.ru) which will be limited to 5oo copies. This should be issued around October 2003.
    http://sweetfarewell.cjb.net
    sweetfarewell@hotmail.com
  • In Gowan Ring
    - New release: Exists and Entrances Volume 3:
    The New collection of Recordings in the continuing audio scrap-book series.
    Over 50 minutes with 14 tracks from live radio shows, cathedral, chapel and other venue performances; and the few odd studio recordings. Includes several previously unreleased original selections.
    Available only direct from Hazel Horn Mail Order.
    - The 2nd edition of "Hazel Steps" is slated for late spring / early summer.
    Custom leather editions are still available
    Contact: Lune@InGowanRing.com
    www.InGowanRing.com
  • Ars Morta Universum
    Newest Releases
    Video: all vhs pal / cdr / hi/fi stereo, lim.ed., handmade cover
    arm 008 live document - einleitungszeit/sangredans IM.NoAuranoise1
    arm 009 live montage - schloss tegal - terra insanum
    arm 010 live document - damian catera - live in rostock
    Audio:
    Aghiatrias - Epidaemia vanitatis
    CD, digipack, Intergrated Music Records 2002
    Upcomming:
    arm 011 live document Prague industrial festival
    ars.morta@worldonline.cz
    www.sweb.cz/prague_industrial
  • Old Europa Cafe
    - Old Europa Cafe are working at the organisation of the 1st OEC festival ! This happening will occur in Pordenone, base of the OEC company located about 70 Km north-east from Venice ... The event will be organised sometime during winter 2003 / 04 !
    2 projects have already given their ok for the show : Nordvrgr (MZ.412) and Deutsch Nepal
    More information will be posted as soon as we have more details !
    New releases:
    - BSE (Beyond Sensory Experience) - Tortuna CD - OECD 049
    Beyond Sensory Experience (BSE) is a new ambitious project created by Drakhon (MZ. 412, Nordvargr/Drakh, Al-Wahaar Dhin) and K. Meizter.
    Special digipack + booklet.
    - Henrik Nordvargr Björkk - Sleep Therapy (Electroencephalography technology) 8xCD + T-Shirt Box - OECD 050
    A series of cd's, one for each day of the week devoted to enter in alterated states during the sleep. Plus an 8th CD "Sleep Therapy Treatment 8 - The final rest Death - Enter dreamless sleep" + T-Shirt !
    This special box is limited to 300 numbered copies
    - HH9 (Hidra Head Nine) - Kod CD - OECD 051
    The new Mr. Nordvargr (MZ.412, Folkstorm, Econocon, Toroidh ...) production as second HH9 release.
    - Kallabris / Tam Quam Tabula Rasa / Troum - Kasha Pashana CD - OECD 052
    Kasha Pashana means in old Sanscript :
    A great sound alchemy by the most German of the Italian industrial projects and 2 legends of the German industrial scene.
    May releases:
    - Ain Soph - Aurora CD - OECD 053
    Re-edition of the long time sold out Ain Soph album released in 1992.
    Before the official re-release of this classic album there will be a strictly limited numbered edition of 44 copies with the original 1st print of the Cthuluh CD plus a deluxe 10" large cover.
    - Lucisferrato Catatonia - Weltanschauung CD - OECD 054
    Re-edition with some aditional unreleased material of this album only out as a CDR by this Russian dark industrial & martial project.
    - Morpheus - Babylon CD - OECD 055
    Dark ambient sounds from this Spanish composer, texts singed in many different languages.
    Features collaborations by Francesco Banchini from Gor and Ataraxia, and Marie and Gernot from the German band Pilori, as well as texts from William Shakespeare, Italo Calvino, R.M. Rilke, J.L. Borges, Aleister Crowley, Pierpaolo Pasolini, Hakim Bey, the Book of Genesis and the Enuma Elish.
    Future releases:
    - Negru Pulse - Madeira CD - OECD 056
    - Organisation Töth - Birth of Light CD - OECD 057
    - Psychonaut 75 / Aesthetic Meat Foundation - Demonium of the Earth / Bird of Oblivion an Incantation of Fire CD - OECD 058
    - BSE - Urmula CD - OECD 059
    - Alko - CD - OECD 060
    - Bad Sector - CD
    - Consienta Peccati - CD
    - Simulacrum - CD
    - Spriritual Front vs. Grozny Nevada - CD
    - Macelleria Mobile Di Mezzanote - CD
    - Stratum Terror - CD
    - Nordvargr - On Broken Wings towards Victory - CD
    - V/A - II° CONGRESSO POST-INDUSTRIALE ITALIANO - CD
    - The Soil Bleeds Black - 10"
    - Death Pact International - 2X10"
    - Grey Wolves + Streicher - 2x12"
    Re-prints of sold out references:
    - Nocturne - Hymn for Herest I & II CD - OECD 040
    Second print
    - Econocon - Business solutions for the Active Terrorist CD - OECD 038
    Second print
    - Contagious Orgasm / Bad Sector - Vacuum Pulse CD - OECD 032
    Re-issue of the legendary tape out on OEC and long time deleted, with two new additional tracks !
    Second print
    - Folkstorm - Information Blitzkrieg CD - OECD 028
    Third print with a new full color re-worked cover !
    - Bad Sector - Plasma CD - OECD 011
    Second print with a new full color re-worked cover !
    http://come.to/Old.Europa.Cafe
    oec@iol.it
18th March 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Cynfeirdd
    - Hide & Seek "European Landscapes" Cyn 022 CD
    First album by the French duet, a musical journey across Europe sung in French, English, German, Dutch...
    365 copies limited edition with ten poscards/inserts, for you to choose your favorite landscape/cover !
    52 copies mail order edition with bonus CDr and special packaging.
    - Cynfeirdd Fanzine N°17
    With Kain May, In Gowan Ring, Matt Howden, While Angels Watch, Sad Lovers & Giants, Decadence, JM Dauvergne, Spiritual Front, 47 Ashes, reviews + CD sampler "Friendship into Decadence"
    http://cynfeirdd.free.fr
  • Allerseelen
    Als wärs das letzte Mal - Cover Version Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
    The forthcoming Allerseelen 2x10" Flamme, published on the Austrian label Ahnstern, a co-foundation between Aorta and Steinklang, will also contain a beautiful as well as powerful cover version of the great DAF love song Als wärs das letzte Mal.
    This 2x10" which will be limited to 600 copies. It will be published in July MMIII.
    aorta@aon.at
  • Cold Meat Industry
    - Institut - Live like traitors, die like traitors CD
    Release date: 28 March 2003
    - Nod - The story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf CD
    Release date: 1st April 2003
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Durtro
    David Tibet writes on Louis Wain.
    Tibet will be writing an essay, with illustrations by Wain, on Louis Wain for the June 2003 issue of 'The Advocate', a magazine focusing on mental health issues, particularly mental health advocacy, published by a charity, the UK Advocacy Network. The magazine can be ordered from Patrick Wood, UKAN,14-18 West Bar Green, Sheffield S1 2DA, England. The magazine costs £2.50 (cheques to be made payable to UK Advocacy Network), or euro 5 cash/$6 cash. Postage is included in the price. UKAN are happy to confirm receipt of orders if people provide them with an email address. Cheques will not be cashed until the magazines have been sent out. Tibet was informed that, after subscriptions there are normally about 150 copies of 'The Advocate' available for sale.
    www.durtro.com
  • Camerata Mediolanense / Camerata Sforzesca
    The official Camerata Mediolanense's web-site is now: www.cameratamediolanense.it
    It also contains, in a separate section, information concerning their side-project Camerata Sforzesca.
    My Castle has recently reprinted the three CDs by Camerata Mediolanense, which are now available both in the record-shops and through their web-site. Musica Reservata, CM's first CD, has been digitally remastered.
    rubedo@cameratamediolanense.it
  • Dawn of Reflection
    The new version of the website is now online. On the site you will find the project's latest news, mp3s... Their first album is in the making and will be released by Stateart.
    www.chez.com/dawnofreflection
9th March 2003
  • Translated some reviews (Reutoff, Sieben, 16 Horsepower, Lux Interna & Collection d'Arnell Andrea) and updated the Concerts page.
    Added the playlist for last Friday's radio show which includes all the details of the first Heimdallr Session with Sleeping Pictures.
  • Darkwood
    In March 2003, the long-planned Darkwood 10" will be released on Eis & Licht. This recording presents 8 tracks on enthusiasm and resignation, struggle and reflection, ascent and retreat, love and grief.
    "Weltenwende" is dedicated to those who gaze within, who eternally seek, who create, and who constantly doubt.
    Further information at www.darkwood.de and www.eislicht.de
  • Eis & Licht
    There are some updates on www.eislicht.de
    Two concerts, the new ZINNOBER V magazine (out 12/03/03) and the new
    Limited vinyls (Darkwood & Sonne Hagal/Nerthus) - out in the end of march.
    www.eislicht.de
  • Neuropa Records
    New Releases:
    Toroidh - Start Over
    2x7" - NRP05
    - the most recent recordings by Nordvargr under the Toroidh moniker
    - limited to 400 copies on black vinyl
    - Neuropa mailorder only: grey vinyl edition of 100 copies
    - release date: March 2003
    Un Défi d'Honneur - Aurore de Gloire
    CD - NRP06
    - new full-length by ACOH's Peter S.
    - cd in jewelcase with 5 postcards
    - limited edition of 500 copies
    - release date: March 2003
    News:
    - New signing: Swedish neofolk act Apatheia; innovative and refreshing music. New recordings coming soon. [www.apatheia.tk]
    - Westwind: Received the artwork and it looks killer, due out in May or June in an edition of 300 copies.
    - New signing pt.2: Italy's Der Feuerkreiner! Check out their debut mcd if you can, we loved it!
    [www.derfeuerkreiner.it]
    www.neuropa.be
2nd March 2003
  • Added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    The next radio broadcast is planned for Friday 7th March from 20.30 to 22.00. More information on the Radio page.
  • Sonick Sorcery
    Call For Submissions V/A CD
    'Visions From The Garden' is to be an auditory attempt to convey altered states of consciousness sustained from the ingestion of organic and inorganic psychoactive substances. Sonick Sorcery prefer that artists primarily focus on the organic as there are so many sources for such inspiration.
    All artists included on this CD will of course receive copies to be specified upon the numbers produced, as well as promotional materials.
    Contact: www.sonicksorcery.com
  • Durtro
    - Pantaleimon 'Change My World' CD
    Available in mid March.
    Features the title track plus instrumental version; also included are three songs recorded live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London in 2001.
    - Pantaleimon website updated.
    Contact: www.durtro.com
  • Cyclic Law
    Up comming:
    - Kammarheit "Asleep And Well Hidden" CD + Poster (3rd Cycle) / March 2003
    - Sophia Gatefold LP + Poster (4th Cycle) / Spring 2003
    - Svartsinn "Of Darkness And Re-Creation" Enhanced CD with Video (5th Cycle)
    Contact: www.cycliclaw.com
25th February 2003
  • Added new reviews, updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Holzrûna
    Once A Barge - 'Conditio Humana' CD
    Comes in a special package limited to 300 copies.
    Neo-classic and bombastic dark-folk
    Info: holzruna@gmx.de
  • Stateart
    WIDERSTAND (Various Artists) Double CD Compilation
    Release date: April 2003
    4th Sign of the Apocalypse (USA), Allgrena (Austria), Blood Conspiracy (USA), Citadel (USA), Con-Dom (UK), Control Resistance (USA), Dream Into Dust (USA), Genitor Lvminis (Sweden), Maison Close (France), Orphx (Canada), Predominance (Germany), Propergol (France), Survival Unit (Sweden), Wutanes Heer (Italy).
    Two CD's - Fourteen Groups - Twenty Page Booklet
    Info and reservation: www.stateart.de
  • Eibon Records
    While Heaven Wept - Of Empires Forlorn CD - Available now in a luxury digipack + booklet limited to 1000 copies.
    The finishing touches on the Reutoff vinyl LP 'Maska' are being carried on right now. It is also confirmed: first 111 copies will come in a wooden box.
    Info: www.eibonrecords.com
  • M-tronic
    Two new releases Dither "Summit" and Displacer "Moon_phase". Including remixes by Gridlock, Beefcake, Ch District + distribution in avant première of the new Oil 10 album.
    Info: www.m-tronic.com
  • HauRuck!/S.P.Q.R.
    HR! is proud to anounce the opening of HauRuck!SPQR.
    HauRuck!SPQR is a division of HauRuck!/WKN - located in Roma (Italia).
    HauRuck!SPQR will be a label and distribution.
    The label will release selected records of Italian bands in cooperation with HauRuck!
    For this year HauRuck!SPQR has sceduled the following releases:
    - Various Artists: Ain Soph Tribute - Tutti a casa (2cd) featuring:
    Mushroom's Patience, Novy Svet, ZetaZeroalfa, Argine, Andrew King, Naevus, Monumentum, Calle della Morte, Der Blutharsch, Reutoff, Kirlian Camera, Circus Joy, Furvus, Shining Vril, Northgate, Quattro bravo Ebailleros, Foresta di Ferro, MMM, Dernière Volonté, SPQR.
    Release date - 21 March 2003
    - Spiritual Front - nihilist EP - 10" ltd 500.
    Seven classic songs from the first two records, plus one new, but performed only with piano and guitar and singed by the deepest nihil voice of ever.
    Release date - 21 April 2003
    - Ain Soph - Prima Dell'Aurora - "Before The Dawn" - 10" ltd 500
    Thoses are the old recordings of Aurora's demo, seven songs, different versions. Only 100 copies (colored vinyl and different sleeve) will be release with subscription.
    Release date - Winter 2003
    Contact: HauRuckSPQR@hotmail.com
16th February 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    Added the playlist for last Friday's radio show.
  • Allerseelen / Ahnstern
    Aorta and Steinklang Industries have founded the label Ahnstern to publish limited de luxe 2x10" editions with fold-out cover of all Allerseelen CDs and early Allerseelen cassette recordings. Each 2x10" edition is limited to 600 copies.
    The first release will be Ahnstern 8 - Allerseelen: Venezia 2x10". It will be released in April 2003.
    You can subscribe now for the Ahnstern box set containing all ten 2x10" editions in a beautiful wooden box with a lot of inserts and unreleased material. It is limited to 100 copies and can be ordered now. The price is €/$ 250.
    Ahnstern 1.    Archaische Arbeiten
    Ahnstern 2.    Heimliche Welt
    Ahnstern 3.    Cruor
    Ahnstern 4.    Gotos=Kalanda
    Ahnstern 5.    Sturmlieder
    Ahnstern 6.    Stirb und Werde
    Ahnstern 7.    Neuschwabenland
    Ahnstern 8.    Venezia
    Ahnstern 9.    Abenteuerliches Herz
    Ahnstern 10.   Flamme
    Ahnstern 1 and 2 contain early Allerseelen recordings.
    Ahnstern 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are completely re-mastered and digitally re-valuated.
    Ahnstern 10 contains new and unreleased Allerseelen songs.
    http://www.geocities.com/ahnstern/
    ahnstern@steinklang-records.at
  • Backworld
    In 2001 Budenholzer travelled to Scotland to record with Isobel Campbell and Bill Wells at Davie Scott's studio in East Kilbride. The resultant album, entitled 'Good Infection', is Budenholzer's best and also features appearances from Current 93's David Tibet and Coil's Drew McDowall. It will be available via World Serpent later this year.
    www.worldserpent.com
  • Steinklang Industries
    Out now!
    SK21 Leiche Rustikal 'Rudra'
    SK22 Sektion B 'Only time'
    www.steinklang-records.at
8th February 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
  • Stateart
    In the coming months...
    Grundik + Slava "... For Electronics and Birds" CD
    Survival Unit - MCD (still untitled)
    Column One "Dream Time" 2LP
    Igor Krutogolov "Songs" CD
    Chaos As Shelter "Glass Watchers" CD
    Genitor Lvminis "Virgae" MCD
    Cyclotimia "Deja Vu" CD
    Agnivolok "Cherries for the Golden Skull" CD
    and so on...
    www.stateart.de
  • Eibon Records
    - Caul "A Golden Epiphany" 3xCD box
    A collection of the band's first 3 cassettes, remastered and repackaged.
    Release date: 05.02.2003
    - Forthcoming :
    While Heaven Wept "Of empires forlorn" CD
    limited edition of 1000 copies
    Reutoff "Maska" LP
    - For more info about upcoming projects (Blood Box, Nothing, Control, True Colour of Blood, Amon and more), check out the Eibon web-page.
    www.eibonrecords.com
2nd February 2003
  • Translated some reviews and updated the Concerts page. Added an interview of the French project Land (French only!).
  • Tesco
    Their old homepage at: www.morpharts.de/tesco-org.html will soon be defunct...
    They have created a new one which is online under www.tesco-germany.com
    New releases:
    Genocide Organ - Tesco 050 - out 15th. of March!
    This selftitled CD, contains material recorded between 1985 and 1990. It is the missing link between Leichenlinie and Save our Slaves. Harsh pure industrial music from Germany. This CD should have been released in Japan in 1990 as the second Genocide Organ LP, it will now be out to commemorate the first live concert of Genocide Organ in Tokyo, Japan 1.03.2003. The CD comes in a two sided slipcase and contains the original artwork from 1990. Some tracks have been released in the meantime like: "In the ghetto" and "Sturmfieber" on "Sturmgeweiht" cassette compilation and "White Power Forces"on "A functional chapter of sexual process" 7".
    www.tesco-germany.com
  • Eis & Licht
    Dies Natalis CD "Abyss" out!
    March:
    Zinnober V - Magazine -
    Sonne Hagal & Nerthus vs. Polarzirkel - LP - Eis029LP
    Darkwood - Weltenwende - 10" - Eis030LP
    April & May:
    Waldteufel - Eines Gottes Spur - 10" - EIS032LP
    Cawatana - yet untitled - CD - Eis031CD
    Strength Through Joy - collected works - Eis033CD
    www.eislicht.de
  • Troum
    Troum has two gigs in France in March, one on 22. March in Limoges on a Festival, one on 29. March in nothern France (probably Nancy), and search for possibilites to play in between (23.- 28.03.). in France or nearby in Bel, Suitzerland...
    If you have an idea, contact them soon! As they are already in France then, they don't need much money for performing.
    troum@dronerecords.com
  • Sleeping Pictures
    Radio Free Abattoir:
    A specially mixed version of the These Papercuts (side project of Sleeping Pictures vocalist Marc Blackie) track "Bare Branches" is currently playing on Radio Free Abattoir, available at:
    http://bloederig.slaghuis.net/rfa400/radio-free-abattoir-400.asx
    Nether Edge:
    The long delayed new album is due back from the deepest darkest pressing plant on the 31st of January. Copies will possibly be available at the London live date and online purchase options are also expected to be announced shortly.
    www.sleepingpictures.co.uk
  • WKN / HR!
    Releases to come.
    March:
    Dernière Volonté - Les Blessures de l'Ombre CD/LP HR!49
    ZZA / SPQR - Split 7"HR!50
    NeitherNeitherWorld - She Whispers CD/LP HR!51
    April:
    Terroritmo - Serpenta 10" HR!52
    Deutsch Nepal - The City of Stone 10" HR!53
    Foresta di Ferro - Bury me Standing CD HR!54
    Der Blutharsch / Zetazeroalfa 7" WKN19
    May:
    Ô Paradis / Novy Svet: entre syempre.... CD HR!55
    Decadence - new album LP HR!56
    Foresta di Ferro - Combat Folk 7" HR!57
    www.derblutharsch.com
  • Kaos Kontrol
    New release:
    MNEM "For Delta Relics" CD - Kaos Kontrol (K\K 009)
    Limited edition of 500 copies.
    www.kaos-kontrol.org
  • Whitehouse
    New album: BIRD SEED
    The revolutionary follow-up to the highly-acclaimed CRUISE is finally here after two years of obsessively meticulous preparation.
    Tracks are as follows: Why You Never Became A Dancer; Wriggle Like A Fucking Eel; Philosophy; Bird Seed; Cut Hands Has The Solution; Munkisi Munkondi.
    The CD features a 20-page booklet complete with all the song lyrics and photos.
    Preorders are now being shipped for the official release date of February 13th 2003.
    http://www.susanlawly.freeuk.com/pricelist/pricelist.html
  • Peak level System
    The Lyon based association is looking for darkfolk, neoclassic or power electronic bands interested in playing live during their forthcoming parties.
    Contact: darkmodend@yahoo.fr
26th January 2003
  • David Tibet
    The French translation of his lyrics can now be found on the T.O.P.I. website.
    www.topiste.com
  • Naevus
    The release originally planned as the 'Sail Away' 7" single will now be taking the form of a 4-track 12" single. As well as 'Sail Away' and 'The Body Speaks in Tongues', it will also include the new songs 'Knee-Deep' and 'Occasional Table'. Due to the expansion of this project, the release date has had to be put back again, but it should be completed and released in the early part of 2003.
    www.naevus.co.uk
  • Eibon Records
    Next releases on Eibon:
    Caul "A golden epiphany" 3xcd box 01/2003
    While Heaven Wept "Of empires forlorn" cd 01/2003
    PPF "La belle France, 1900" cd 02/2003
    Reutoff "Maska" lp 03/2003
    Control "Tba" cd 05/2003
    Amon "Tba" 2xcd box 05/2003
    Blood Box "Tba" cd 06/2003
    True Colour Of Blood "(Absence)" cd 06/2003
    Nothing "Tba" 07/2003
    www.eibonrecords.com
  • Cold Meat Industry
    Upcoming releases:
    - Gothica - The Cliff of Suicide CD - BC009 February
    Digipak with booklet.
    - Ulf Söderberg - Vindarnas hus CD - SLMCD9806 February
    - Toroidh - Testament CD - TORCD2 February
    CD version of the LP with different versions and remixes of the tracks.
    www.coldmeat.se
  • Kaos Kontrol
    Kaos Kontrol's first CD release :
    Mnem "For Delta Relics" (K\K 009) will be released early next week.
    Contact : info@kaos-kontrol.org
    www.kaos-kontrol.org
19th January 2003
  • Added many reviews in French, they will be translated in due course. Updated the Concerts page and made some modifications to the lay-out of the site.
  • Death In June
    - The reissue of the "NADA!" CD has been delayed by a few weeks due to a printing error at the factory that produces the digipaks. The same also applies to the reissue of the CD of Boyd Rice And Friends "Music, Martinis And Misanthropy".
    NADA! track listing: The Honour Of Silence, The Calling (MkII), Leper Lord, Rain Of Despair, Foretold, Behind The Rose (Fields Of Rape), She Said Destroy, Carousel, C'Est Un Reve, Crush My Love, The Torture Garden, The Calling (original acoustic mix), Doubt To Nothing, Carousel (Bolt Mix) previously only issued on the Born Again 12", Last Farewell, Born Again.
    - The "Live In Italy" video was recorded at the T.P.O., Bologna on 29th May, 1999. This is the 1st ever official Death In June video release and is exceptional in both sound and picture quality. John Murphy and Albin Julius join Douglas P. during this performance. This is presently ONLY available via the NER mail order service in London.
    Track Listing: Smashed To Bits (In The Peace Of The Night), Bring In The Night, Despair, Only Europa Knows, The Bunker, Little Blue Butterfly, Frost Flowers, Little Black Angel, Death Of The West, Kameradschaft, Giddy Giddy Carousel, Ku Ku Ku, Runes And Men, Rose Clouds Of Holocaust, Hullo Angel, Fall Apart, Fields Of Rape, Heaven Street, C'Est Un Reve, Death Of A Man.
    More info: http://www.deathinjune.net/
  • La Nouvelle Alliance
    LNA 006-BLASTERKORPS-"La justice des hommes-chapitre 1".
    Grey 7" limited to 300 copies.
    1rst part of la justice des hommes in 5 parts.
    To follow: PPF 12", BLASTERKORPS 10".12".cd.video.
    Contact: lanouvellealliance@caramail.com
  • Divine Comedy
    Out! February 5th 2003
    - FIN DE SIECLE "Sans titre" DC 021
    digipak limited to 500 copies
    - V/A - Jean Marc Dauvergne "Ombres & Lumières" DC 022
    It's not the usual "Various Artists" concept ; here , everybody created something special inspired by a painting and the result comes in a wonderful book with text , music & all the paintings choosen .
    Texts: Nico Bally, Laurent Bramardi, Jean-Daniel Brèque, Sire Cedric, Geeorges Foveau, Grosheny Lionel, Genevieve Lafosse, Patrice Lamare, Laura Palomo, Marc Sapolin, Alyz Tale, Damien Vaillant .
    Music: Ah Cama-Sotz, A Challenge Of Honour, Empusae, Fin De Siecle, Gaë Bolg, HIV+/Flint Glass, Kulfi, Land, Othila, Reutoff, Semper Eadem, This Morn Omina, Westwind & Wilt .
  • Eternal Soul
    A Challenge of Honour 7", heavy, dark green vinyl, lim. 333, out now!
    www.eternal-soul.de
  • Soleil Noir
    Massive update on the SoleilNoir webpage - new reviews page, new pictures of Forseti, OTWATM and Matt Howden's unforgettable concert in Yverdon, new links, new page for DJ Antz and his live project Trincea.
    Visit www.soleilnoir.ch for more infos.
12th January 2003
  • Updated the Concerts page and added a few links.
    Added the playlist for last Friday's radio show.
  • Ajna - Heathen Art Open Invitation
    Ajna, in collaboration with Markus Wolff, will be publishing a large sized, full color, bilingual art book with the working title 'Heathen Art'.
    They are soliciting entries from as many artists as possible that feel that their work embraces the theme 'Heathen Art'. Though they are mainly expecting work inspired by Heathen themes originating out of the main three Northern European myth systems or cosmologies: Scandinavian, Celtic or Germanic, they also welcome artwork inspired by Finnish, Baltic, Slavonic and other less known mythologies.
    Art submissions will be taken until the end of the month of August, 2003.
    More information:
    Tyler Davis: ajna@theajnaoffensive.com
    www.theajnaoffensive.com
  • Sonick Sorcery
    - It is now possible to buy C.O.T.A. Cds online.
    - C.O.T.A. Presents: The War of The Sons of Light and The Sons of Darkness. Out soon, this cd ep signals the first issue of their Acoustic material.
    www.sonicksorcery.com
  • Stateart
    - Stateart has added high quality MP3 samples of all recent releases. You can listen to excerpts from basically every track contained on these releases, as well as one full track is given from every full length CD or LP.
    - They have also updated their mailorder catalogue. The new January 2003 update in txt format is available under the mailorder section on their website.
    www.stateart.de
  • Loki Foundation
    V.A. Incendium CD (loki 33)
    Best-of from all available titles and some previews from forthcoming releases: first law, turbund sturmwerk, inade, predominace, herbst9, bad sector, land:fire, ex.order and virologic.
    Available for free with every order during january_03 or just 5 EUR/$ including airmail shipment worldwide!
    more info:
    loki-found@t-online.de
    www.loki-found.de
  • HeidenVolk
    Forthcoming: Compilation - "Secret Lords", CD
    "Secret Lords" is on hidden life of buildings, on fate petrified in stone, and on history conserved in architecture. With Servants of the Secret Flame, Chaos as Shelter, Agnivolok, Voxus Imp., VE Europa, A Challenge of Honour, In Gowan Ring, Darkwood.
    www.heidenvolk.de
  • Corvus Records
    Corvus records is a new independent label from Bulgaria that dedicates its work to the somber Art.
    Debut album of Nest "Woodsmoke".
    99 copies of the album are released in splendid cardboard boxes including an additional poster with the artworks of Nest.
    www.corvusrecords.com
    www.nest.atolonen.cjb.net
  • Black Sun Rising
    CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIQUE - Various artists on the theme of modern psychiatry and chemistry... has just been released featuring feat. Matieres & Memoires, Sturmkind, Re_Sistance (side project of A Challenge of Honour), Fremdheit, Neon Rain, Artefactum, Alfa tau Bau, L'idiot du Village, Metamorphose, Opale, Mayak, Destruction Flowers (side project of Westwind), Humbug!
    Available now in a limited edition of 100 copies in a dvd box
    www.blacksunrising.fr.st
5th January 2003
  • The next radio brodcast is planned for Friday 10th January from 20.30 to 22.00. This month, our special guest is Gaë Bolg. More information on the Radio page.
  • Divine Comedy
    Divine Comedy is proud to announce the release of DC 022, "Ombres & Lumières", the V/A's (Gaë Bolg, Land, Reutoff...) tribute to the french painter Jean Marc Dauvergne. It will be released mid February as a 20x20 cm book + CD.
    http://divineco.records.free.fr
  • Fabrice Billard will expose his paintings (oils on canvas and wood) during January/Februrary 2003 at La Poudrière, Librairie BD/ Café Restaurant, 36-38 Cours Julien, 13006 Marseille (France)
    Info: 04 91 47 64 45 and 04 91 47 48 32
  • Ataraxia
    The year will open with two short releases that will be available in the first months of 2003. In this period the band is in studio to record and mix 3 new songs that will be part of a limited edition 10" and a CD single. "Des Paroles Blanches" (White Words) is the name of these mini albums inspired by the endless skies and landscapes of Normandie.
    All the info concerning the release-date, news and other will be up-dated on their website and sent with a newsletter in the coming weeks.
    www.ataraxia.net