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GOD IS WAR & ANDREW NOLAN – The Hunt CS
¥2,000
Scream & Writhe (kanada)リリースカセット God Is War the Los Angeles-based artist and producer a.k.a. Mack Chami joins forces with Toronto-based Andrew Nolan (Intensive Care, Column of Heaven, The Endless Blockade) for The Hunt, and stretch boundaries into oblivion without compromise. Friends and occasional collaborators for over a decade, throughout 2022, they assembled The Hunt, pooling their respective talents into one vision. “Andrew brings order to my chaos,” notes Mack. “I’ll do my glitchy stuff, and he’ll pick out the parts he likes the most and makes them more cohesive. I feel like we’re pushing forward by using more unconventional electronic music approaches to create a dark and heavy electronic mashup of dubstep, IDM, and hip-hop,” Continuing this line of thought Andrew observes “the origins of industrial, power electronics, techno, dub, and hip hop all have similar stories when it comes to technology; people repurposing cheap consumer electronics to create new forms and expressions and building genres out of these experiments. Why not apply hip hop sampling techniques to feedback? Why not process drums like you’re making a noise record?” The result of this cross-pollination is a harrowing détournement of contemporary electronic music’s utopianism, presenting the listener with a post-apocalyptic dubstep, a vision of a block party after the oil runs out. The title track “The Hunt” illustrates the power of their alchemy. The production booms with a cavernous rumble, leaving space for New Villain of No Face Krew to stalk the rhythm with incisive rhymes on the record’s sole vocal passage. “It’s the hardest track on the album,” Mack states. “Andrew, New Villain, and I are gentlemen who aren’t just sitting around hoping that something takes off. We’re all very active in music. As we continue to get our footing more, it’s like our hunts get meaner and meaner. You don’t just hunt once in a lifetime; you hunt for a lifetime.” Speaking of hunting, the duo bare their teeth on the industrialized soundscape architecture of “I Paint Houses.” Menace seeps through the cracks between the bludgeoning beat-craft as the title nods to a phrase from Martin Scorsese’s epic The Irishman.“The whole idea of painting houses is you shoot someone and blood sprays on the wall,” he reveals. “I make music that embodies those darker vibes.” In the end, The Hunt unapologetically pulls audiences into the unknown. “I’m hoping this can inspire other folks to look at a new way of making beats.” Mack concludes.
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MO*TE – Throw a Stone CS
¥1,500
Scream & Writhe (kanada)リリースカセット “Mo*Te propels forward in the year 2021 with another full-length offering of morphed noise psychedelics on “Throw A Stone”. Guided by the dosed mind of Fumiyuki Nagura starting in the mid-90’s, Mo*Te operated in tandem with many other Japanese noise acts such as Government Alpha, Monde Bruits, T.A.D.M., Cracksteel, Outermost, Robochanman, etc.; acts that served equally important roles in forming the wide-reaching web of Japanese noise music, despite often remaining in the shadow of gods like Merzbow, Incapacitants, Masonna, and Hijokaidan. Like many other scenes of noise scattered throughout the world for the last forty years, Japanese noise has a unique sound and feeling that is ultimately unlike any of its other regional peers, and unsurprisingly, Mo*Te is a project that can not be imitated by anyone else. Two words that come to mind when I think of Mo*Te are “JUNK” and “DRUGS”, perhaps because looking through release titles and track names from his catalog will show that Nagura certainly has a proclivity for themes of damage, refuse, and a consciousness under the influence of mind-altering substances. Weaving together acid-soaked noise electronics, junk metal, delirious vocals and what sounds like field recordings from a densely-populated industrial megacity not too far into the future, Mo*Te takes curious listeners on a trip through dark and caustic alleyways, opening various doors along the way to reveal bizarre scenes of the subconscious; places where thoughts and things tossed away previously come together to create something new, strange, and stimulating.”
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RUSALKA – Base Waters CD
¥1,800
Scream & Writhe (kanada)リリースCD Kate Rissiek has been a mainstay of the west coast Canadian harsh noise scene for over a decade now and "Base Waters" comes nearly seven years after Rusalka's initial involvement with Absurd Exposition ("Blood Comes Anyway", 2013). Within those years a line can be traced that has continued to tighten around a formidable body of work - from solo releases on stalwart labels such as New Forces, to splits with the likes of MK9 and THE RITA on Neural Operations, and a compilation appearance on heavy electronics powerhouse Tesco Organization. "Base Waters" showcases an artist dedicated to their craft and at the top of their game. However, if anything is evident during Rusalka's past eleven years, it is that "peak performance" negates the fact that there are still more peaks to climb (and make no doubt - they will be climbed). This is a much-deserved LP from one of the most consistent and ever-improving noise acts of our time. Using a theremin as a centerpiece, Rusalka leads us straight into a harsh noise odyssey of oceanic depths - but something is lurking beneath the waves. It's dark. Fog horns sound. A lighthouse is pulsating. Underwater evasion. Capitulation. Receding tides. No respite. These waters run thick.
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BARSTOOL MOUNTAIN – III CD
¥1,800
Scream & Writhe (kanada)リリースCD "Texture. A nice word, wouldn’t you say, settling into the audible dis-course with whiffs of sophistication, complexity, depth. The Oxford English Dictionary gives us "the constitution, structure, or substance of anything with regard to its constituents or formative elements". Merriam-Webster offers "the disposition or manner of union of the particles of a body or substance". And here, courtesy Barstool Mountain, III, a deep-dive into fractured reservoirs of textural dis-course, whiffs of smudged sophistication, crusted complexity, substance over style. Nine months on from the maiden ‘Stool drop, the aims of Mattias Gustafsson’s Altar of Flies alter-ego swim into red-rimmed, bleary-eyed focus: less the painstakingly plotted array of elliptical rabbit holes, more the going full brute on the ass. Still as ever moored to that measured sense of deliberation and patience, but distilled to the chase, not so much hurried as harried, frazzled, grizzled, hair askew and sticking, chunks ripping off chunks galore, the dread and thrill of discovery fueling fresh flush-faced lurch through weathered beaten fabrics, brute-conditioned deliberations teasing jeweled moldering gristle-chunks from crusted rippling crunch-pockets. https://absurdexposition.bandcamp.com/album/iii
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Hooked Talons / Internal Empty - Split Cassette
¥1,500
SOLD OUT
Oxidation(USA)リリース、カセット Limited to 25 copies on recycled cassettes Hooked Talons is a project from the formidable Richard Ramirez. Internal Empty is a darker slower side project of Lackthrow. Death Fantasies And Dreams Of Blood Lust https://oxidation.bandcamp.com/album/hooked-talons-internal-empty-split
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XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION - 18 CD
¥2,200
Filth And Violence (FIN)リリースCD Power Electronics / Noise from Pasi Markkula (Bizarre Uproar)
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XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION - s/t CD
¥2,200
Filth And Violence (FIN)リリースCD Re-issue of first tape. The track "Confession" from the original edition has been replaced on this reissue with "Raise Your Right Arm", from the Goatmoon / Xenophobic Ejaculation split 7"
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XENOPHOBIC EJACULATION - Black Hole CD
¥2,200
Not for wimps. Anti-social and sexualized power electronics from Finland. https://youtu.be/vS9FPj3QZNM
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GRUNT - Vieraat Aivot CD
¥2,000
FREAK ANIMAL(FIN)リリースCD 2023. Celebrating the 30 years anniversary, Grunt performed live shows scheduled for exact month of projects formation. Shows consisted new material not heard on former albums or tapes. Studio quality recording of two shows presents Grunt works from many angles. From aggressive industrial noise / power electronics assaults to screeching scrap metal loops, from aggressive violent vocals to narrative spoken, recited pieces leaning to eerie and ritualistic atmospheres. Material of the CD was performed for private audience during late summer 2023 and two sets combined create Grunt album that has many of the known elements, but also pushing sound to formerly unheard directions. https://youtu.be/gEORKsnLUbk
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COV OPS - New Agenda CD
¥2,000
FREAK ANIMAL(FIN)リリースCD Freak Animal has been focusing a lot in presenting very best of the current Finnish noise/power electronics movement. Plenty of emails are being received from abroad, and most often, almost never this results signing something for a release. With COV OPS, this was the expectation. When first track hits the speakers, I felt need to listen more. Second track.. Third track... and so on. I was convinced I need to release this, even before album was listened till end. Cov Ops rejects the innovations, playfulness and technological advance. It trusts on sheer violent energy and basic elements of what I would call industrial-noise. Harshness brings it to realm of noise, yet it clearly belongs to lineage of industrial culture. New Agenda takes strong opposition to contemporary world and blasts non-stop free form harsh industrial-noise attack in your face. Full color digipak. Freak Animal records 2023. https://youtu.be/S2i1qrPASxU
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COV OPS - The Way Forward CD
¥2,000
FREAK ANIMAL(FIN)リリースCD Freak Animal published debut CD on Cov Ops in 2023 and received hugely positive response for it. Here is the follow up to the 2022 album "New Agenda", presenting yet again an oppressive way forward for humanity. The successful blend of harsh noise and classic industrial has been further refined and pushed to extremes into a massive wall of crushing frequencies, but ever changing and never standing stil Full color digipak. Freak Animal records 2024. https://youtu.be/CCquy-qOZ4A
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SHINKIRO - The Birth Of The Gods CD
¥1,800
Cyclic Law(フランス)リリースcd. it's with great joy that we welcome one of Japan's most revered Ambient act. Manabu Hiramoto has been creating deeply distinct atmospherics since 2003. On this new album he's combined ritualistic elements with lush, foreboding passages, creating an ode to his country's unique nature worship. Based on Japanese mythology sourced from Shinto and Buddhism, "The Birth of the Gods” has at its core nature worship, that the gods exist in all of nature. Composed from deep drones, organic ethereal ambience layered with melodic guitar, piano and field recordings track express the unique characters of nature entities. These seven compositions tap into and reveal some of Japan's most ancient mysteries. CD Edition of 400 copies in 6 panel Digisleeve. 7 Tracks. Running Time 38:58
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Dead body Love - Prayers For The Sick CD Digipak
¥1,800
Tribe Tapes (USA)リリースCD The debut release from Dead Body Love and first collaboration with Slaughter Productions. Prayers For The Sick features two harsh efforts which are juxtaposed with the funereal "Murder Obsession". Recorded during Summer 1995 Originally released by Slaughter Productions (cassette SPT 051) 1995 Digital transfer from tape by Kyle Wright Remastered at Hex Audio Labs by Grant Richardson https://tribetapes.bandcamp.com/album/prayers-for-the-sick
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Kapotte Muziek - Musik Ohne Ende CD Digipak
¥1,800
Tribe Tapes (USA)リリースCD. Originally released 1988 via Prion Tapes Mastered by Nÿland at 4 & Rising Cover by Adrian Gormley "In the 1970s, serious music lovers had a reel-to-reel tape deck. My father certainly loved music and had one to tape classical music off the radio. I recorded my first musical experiments with this machine, fascinated as I was by slowing down the speed so my pieces last longer. Later on, I had some more experience, and my father turned to playing CDs, so the reel-to-reel machine has used a lot less, and I was allowed to drag it upstairs, and I borrowed one from the likewise serious Phillips employee next door. Now having two machines, I was able to create longer loops, which became an overall ingredient in the music of Kapotte Muziek. 'Music Ohne Ende' means 'music without an end', which is what tape-loops are all about, isn't it? The four pieces on this cassette from 1988 are recorded with sound sources mentioned in the titles; metal, feedback, paper and surfaces, and resonances. I remember very little about the recording process, to be honest, but somehow this tape I enjoyed for its instability in sound and the noise of it all. I also used a loop housed in a normal cassette at that time, but those results never captured the same power. For this CD re-issue, there are also three bonus tracks from the same period, using the same tape machines, but more cut-up/collage, cutting tapes and sticking these together in random order." Frans de Waard, September 2022 https://tribetapes.bandcamp.com/album/musik-ohne-ende
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Howard Stelzer - Euclid Is a Dead Sponge (Suburban Observances Volume Three) Pro-CDr
¥1,500
Oxidation(USA)リリース、CD all songs composed/recorded by HS at The Hotel Amnesia (Lowell, MA) & The Sun Room (Ashburnham, MA) 2020-2023. HS - cassette tapes, tape players, speakers, percussion, instruments, etc processing: Theresa Smith, France Jobin, Melanie O’Dubslaine, Craig Johnson, Andrea Pensado, Frans de Waard, Stuart Chalmers, Joe Murray, Ross Scott-Buccleuch, Hali Palombo, Andrew Zukerman, Theo Gowans, Rudolf Eb.er. Art & design by Edward Sol.
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Contagious Orgasm - Sensory Deprivation cassette
¥1,800
advaita records (Japan) Black sleeve ltd75 日本のノイズ・インダストリアルで、ヨーロッパにおいてライブ演奏が最も高く評価されているユニットの一つがContagious Orgasmであることは異論の余地はないだろう。 完璧に構成された有機的な情景を紡ぎだす、彼らの素晴らしいライブが、日本では名古屋以外でほとんど体験できないことは残念でなりません。 advaita recordsではこの状況を打破すべく片面ライブ、片面スタジオ録音による新作カセットをリリースいたします。 B面はContagious Orgasm独特のサンプラーによる超現実的なカットアップ・コラージュのセンスが冴えわたる目眩く映像が脳内で展開される無題トラックを収録しています。
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Mo*Te vs. Industria Masoquista - Hipócritas y ciegos Tape
¥1,500
Skuggsidan(Sweden)リリース、カセット "Last winter, in the middle of the night, I obtained an incoming call from an unidentified recipient from Ecuador. This surprised me as the quantity those who have obtained my phone number may be reckoned with with just one hand. On the other side of the line, an anonymous voice asked if I were interested in releasing a cassette with him and another artist. I responded without hesitation that I could do that. The following week I've got the master tape, and were once again surprised it was a split release with Mo*Te. Industria masoquista is one of the better projects in harsh power electronics, and has previously released split cassettes with well-established names such as The Haters, Macronympha, and a debut release with Pain Jerk. Javier Riera, the engine behind Industria Masoquista is no neophyte in the field. Industria Masoquista has been an active presence in the noise/industrial scene since 1997. Javier Riera have performed alongside renowned artists such as Zbigniew Karkowski, Phroq(Francisco Meirino), Crank Surgeon, Tomas Beck, Bastard Noise with many others. With over two decades of experience, Industria Masoquista continues to deliver powerful and immersive tracks in the realm of noise and industrial music. Mastered by Emanuele Bonini at Audio Dissection and the cassette is limited to mere 100 copies."
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COIL - A Prison of measured Time Mini CD Digipak
¥1,800
Old Europa Cafeリリース Mini CD Digipak CD edition of that special album. The histroy of these tracks is: In 1995 and before I was employed to take tracks home and manipulate the streams to create new content. The way I did this was a process I called “Rate/Stretch, I won’t go into details, but it was very successful at creating whole new content. From these experiments came the “scorn“ dreamspace mix, and much of Black Light District. After we came back from New Orleans working on the “Backwards LP “at Trent Reznor’s studio, Peter Christopherson, asked me to do the same to two tracks, "Heaven’s blade" and "Wir click Wir (Copacaballa)". This was 1998 (a year and a half after we left New Orleans). I started the project, but due to misgivings at the time with the whole music business, I left, and the tracks didn’t get a release.On these tracks you wil get music unheard. 1. John Balance vocals some of which never heard before 2. The trumpet takes we recorded for Wir click Wir, but never had the facility to use.- Danny Hyde Half hour of heavenly doped muzak... Written by B.C.H. Recorded at Creek house , Swanyard and Bushmead studio. Tracklist: 1. Heaven’s Blade - Dark Night Mix 2. Wir Clik Wir - A Deeply Disturbed Passing Mix サンプル https://youtu.be/uzQoK6PBCTE
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COIL - Stolen & Contaminated Songs CD
¥1,500
Cold Springリリース Style: Esoteric / Electronica / Experimental Format: CD in 6-panel digipak / Cold Spring are proud to announce the long-awaited reissue of Coil's 1992 album, presented on CD and, for the first time, on vinyl. "Stolen & Contaminated Songs" was recorded and produced by Coil in 1992. It is comprised of over 60 minutes of outtakes and unreleased songs, evolved during the recording sessions for their prior album, "Love's Secret Domain". A wealth of superb material showcasing the diversity of Coil: dark, violent, vivid and fractured, yet cohesive and beautiful. Combined with the latest studio technology and Coil's ever-evolving production skills, "S&C Songs" walks a fine line between tradition and innovation, continually creating semi-abstract soundscapes with a cinematic quality. サンプル https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/sets/coil-stolen-contaminated-songs
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North Central – D.S.E.
¥1,200
Brutalist Tapes (Denmark)リリースカセットテープ Harsh power electronics from Northern Italy. 50 copies
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Likvideringsenhed – T.E.R.F.
¥1,200
Brutalist Tapes (Denmark)リリースカセットテープ Another product brought to you by the Danish death industries. 30 copies
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Likvideringsenhed – Dansk dødsindustri
¥1,200
Brutalist Tapes (Denmark)リリースカセットテープ the Danish death industries.Recorded 2019, 30 copies
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Mute Witness – Afsked
¥1,200
Brutalist Tapes (Denmark)リリースカセットテープ Dark Ambient,30 copies
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Varulv - Militant
¥1,200
Brutalist Tapes (Denmark)リリースカセットテープ 3rd EP from this Danish PE horde