Bella Italia has been a breeding ground for genre-defining Industrial Noise and Power Electronics projects since the beginning of the art form. Among the flag-bearers of contemporary audial terrorists is Uncodified. Fronted by Corrado Altieri and sporting an impressive list of releases on labels like Unrest and Old Europa Cafe, Uncodified has been enticing fanatics for more than 10 years and it with great pleasure that we announce his new album „Erased People“ on Dunkelheit. In many ways, this new full-length continues in the footsteps of previous releases. Heavy synthwork dominates full-sounding and diverse song-structures that convey a feeling of oppression and exaltation felt in a crumbling, dissonant world. It is interesting that Altieri's very distinct style manages to combine the old and the new in ways only few can. There is definitely that trace of synth-driven minimalism Atrax Morgue was praised for, but also a great deal of innovation and modern skill. „Erased People“ is another landmark in Dunkelheit's ever expanding catalogue of Harsh Industrial and a must-buy for old and new fans of the genre. Certainly another masterpiece by Uncodified and a furhter proof that Industrial is alive and kicking. Created, recorded and mixed at UEM Studio, Summer 2023. Mastered by Grant Richardson at Hex Labs, USA. Corrado Altieri: Synthesizers, FX, Metal, Contact Microphones, Vocals. Metal on Tracks 4-5 by Piero Stanig. All music by UNCODIFIED. Executive Production by Dunkelheit Produktionen. All rights reserved.

Once Dunkelheit started focussing on Noise and Power Electronics, the laws of attraction caused many a great new artist to cross our path. One of the discoveries we are most proud of bears the name Spur On To XS. After a highly acclaimed debut and a convincing live show, the new full-length „Sacrifice as the Cornerstone of Society“ presents this ambitious dutchmen at the top of his game. Even those who may have found the debut a tad too unpolished should love what he is doing by now. „Sacrifice as the Cornerstone of Society“ proves one thing very quickly: Spur on to XS is hungry and up for the kill. Deep throbbing Industrial textures blend with tasty Noise, some wallish crackles are thrown into the mix and all forms a lovely ouevre of impressive Harsh Electronics. Some passages remind the attentive listener of the dominant, flanger-heavy narrations known from the biggest and baddest names of the German scene, other tracks are unhinged Noise brutality delivered in a supreme fashion. Everything flows beautifully and shows that this is indeed not the work of an amateur, but an evolved artist. In many ways, this new output consists of the oldest virtues of Heavy Industrial Noise interpreted in a modern, contemporary fashion and the result is nothing short of stellar. Spur on to XS is still relatively unknown, but „Sacrifice as the Cornerstone of Society“ should definitely change that very quickly. Between a bleak landscape of weak, uninspired releases, this one sticks out like a sore thumb - and you wouldn't want it any other way. All music by Spur On To XS. Exclusive production by Dunkelheit Produktionen. All rights reserved.

Born from the shadows ot disturbing underground music, Empty Vessel emerges triumphantly, offering top-tier Ritual Industrial to the unworthy mass. In its ever-expanding catalogue of tasty Industrial, Noise and occult Electronics, Dunkelheit Produktionen is proud to present „Ruin Value“ and by god, this is a must-buy for any serious fan. The sounds themself are highly refined, showing a high level of skill and innovation. The deep commanding throbs and catchy rhythms evoke feelings similar to those of some Swedish acts, first and foremost the one and only Trepaneringsritualen, whereas there is still that distinct harshness making this genuinely noisy. The atmosphere is all-encompassing, ranging from dark and disturbing to sublimely meditative. Everything about Empty Vessel fits remarkably well and even the most hardened critic will probably enjoy the outcome that is „Ruin Value“. So, why do projects like this come out of nowhere just to advance to the top of their game immediately? One will never understand the workings of sonic alchemy, but as long as the result is as strong as this first offering by Empty Vessel - what's not to love? Get this, and get it now! All songs written and produced by Tom Wojcicki in Melbourne, Australia. All music by EMPTY VESSEL. Exclusive production by Dunkelheit Produktionen. All rights reserved.

If there are still living legends of contemporary Noise, Rotat would certainly be among those that would have to be named. Tero Trogen, a raging lunatic from ever-expanding Suomi, started in 2015 and quickly rose to the highest ranks of the scene, being backed by some of the most prestigious and reliable labels currently active. Revolving around its usual blend of perversion, insanity and an uneasily black form of absurd humour, the project presents „Somnambulant Hysteria“ a brand-new full length album for those select maniacs. Although Rotat has stayed loyal to the trademark style and concepts one has come to know since his earliest days, the artist has constantly grown, refining his craft and exploring the fringes of the sounds he has established. Indeed, „Somnambulant Hysteria“ has an inherently European quality characterised by that heavy grit and manic filthiness one has come to expect from the cold Northern states. Unhinged feedback interpreted through rusty gear oscillates between classic PE aspects and some of the more modern rural Noise sounds, everything appears hand-crafted and real and the arrangements show that Trogen is indeed a master of the arts, knowing exactly how to let the sounds flow just to transmutate them in oceans of splendrous crackle and... more All music by ROTAT. Recorded 2024 at Bearnest. Mastered by Pentti Dassum. Graphic Desing by J.S. Exclusive Production by Dunkelheit Produktionen. All rights reserved.

Behold the return of mighty Black Vault from Denmark. After their debut, which already caused a lot of commotion within the circles of extreme Underground, tue madman returns with "Death Obsessed". And yes, even more progress has been made as the knives have been sharpened. For Black Vault this progress is found in sonic atavism, as "Death Obsessed" is so beautifully murky and old school that one is instantly reminded of the glorious days of Cold Meat Industry. Evoking feelings of disturbing morbidity and atmospheric bliss at the same time, the album flows beautifully presenting skilled arrangements and tasty sounds that form a true monolith of atmospheric Death Industrial, which is oftentimes so painfully missed in our plastic age. Danish Death enthusiasm reigns supreme as Black Vault shows how it is done. Basic reality of Decay is transformed into old school sonic pulses and haunting waves, which bring back the days we all miss so dearly. In our times of oversaturation and uninspired form, "Death Obsessed" is one of those very few releases that can still be called a landmark and a must have. Frequencies of analogue death gone rampant. Recorded between 2023 - 2024. Mixed and mastered by Grant Richardson at Hex Audio Labls. Graphic design by J.S. All music by BLACK VAULT. Exclusive production by Dunkelheit Produktionen. All rights reserved.

For the last few years, Absolute Key has been releasing a variety of highly sophisticated and innovative releases on various labels. With Ei Meidän Kotimme , frontman Antti Klemi, who some may know from projects such as Circle of Ouroboros and Valtakunta, displays his impressive skills and feeling for experimental soundscapes. Ei Meidän Kotimme mostly consists of organic sound sources whose sounds make the listener remember the most acquired usage of scrap metal that have been skillfully arranged to form true compositions of semi-experimental sound. These parts are backed by deep drones and Industrial elements reminiscent of broken machinery and some of the more recent broken sound type endeavours. The results are nothing short of amazing and leave no doubt that this is indeed the work of a true visionary. Although Ei Meidän Kotimme by Absolute Key is not the easier listening experience imagineable, those open to genuine skill and craft will be sure to appreciate the sounds and arrangements presented. This is not to be missed and a one of a kind release that still has that deepness and bite of the old days of experimental Industrial. All music and art by A.K. Layout by J.S. Mastered by Pentti Dassum. Exclusive production by Dunkelheit Produktionen. All rights reserved.

In the wake of the late 1990s Claremont serial killings, T Wojcicki (Empty Vessel) and H Gillett (Pterygium) embarked on a series of late night collaborative sessions sparked by the shadow-clad violence, urban paranoia and intemperant isolationism of the killings’ social grip. Their nocturnal sessions manifested four tracks at the subgenre crossroads of dark ambience, power electronics and death industrial: the duo carefully constructed four haunts of clouded electronics, stygian melodics, effected vocals and crevices of lividity which then leeched out across a mere 19 cassette copies on the duo’s Cabin Fever Networks label. A decade on, Cipher Productions reissues this obscurity of the Australian underground which glimpses elements of its authors’ central projects while finding new voice in the cross-section. New, expanded artwork and an improved permeation of 50 copies, housed in a manila envelope and clinging to related visual ephemera. Chrome tapes, handstamped enveloped and labels.

During a 2024 mischief hunt in Osaka, shortly after my release of the project’s self-titled tape, Mr No Guard told me he had some earlier project recordings for potential release. Hearing those five primal manifests of dismal electronics, blunt power electronics strike, and evocative samples I fully agreed, but thought the missive needed a different context to best appreciate its thematic misgivings. Enter XAL, the post-industrial formation of Am Not, A and Mollusk King, equally in need of exposition. The XAL contribution of “Death Desire (Faith & Value)” is a bleak construct of sombre synths, junk percussion vibration and voices from the void, which draws on the compositional strengths of its collaborators and stalks out its own genre place with a slow boil of dystopian regret and incremental dynamics. The resultant split cassette is released in an edition of 100 copies, chrome tapes in Norelco cases with art from Thomas C celebrating the fall of mankind.

Hate Activist is the power electronics cross-border collaboration of Helin Erdo (NeolithicNihilism) and Dave Kirby (Satøri), finding common ground in primordial violence shaped through modern power electronics constructs and careful composition. Building on the skilled layering and brutal saturation of recent Satøri material, and Helin’s unnerving delivery, the two find a nihilistic common ground steeped in the blood and hatred of generations. The symbioses are undeniable, and the pair seem intent on dragging one another into further isolationist focuses with each drenched texture, curdled vocal and compositional trigger. The best of any collaboration is found in the peaks formed between individual capacities; Hate Activist instead finds new depths: greater disdain, deeper rejection and more fuelled in its abhorration. Hate Activist finds physical form in a pressing of 200 digipack CDs, including the tracks from the teaser online release ‘I Am Ready To Die’ for ten total. Front cover artwork by Nora Egloff (Spiteful Womb).

Two senior purveyors of rough-hewn noise face off across a strip of ferric oxide. Both Richard and Javier contribute a hulking slab of industrial grit to their already iconic discographies. Splashed heavily with sleaze, Javier’s ‘Vibraciones’ bristles with domineering feedback and unashamed heavy electronics hedonism, while Richard’s ‘Elastrator Perverse Mix’ slowly entangles cruel slabs of bareback distortion which plateaus into a cold industrial simmer peeking glimpses of smut. Heavy cardstock covers, coloured tapes, fittingly disciplined artwork for adults only. Edition of 70 copies.

A sinister, erotic undertone also saturates a couple of new releases on the Tasmanian based imprint Cipher Productions. 'Werewolf In The Black Space' is a collection of collaborative material from The Rita and Wilt, drawn from a couple of limited run cassettes with an additional unreleased beast closing proceedings. Truly bloodthirsty, this is invigorating, aggressive stuff and works effectively as a whole despite its status as a collection of previously released material drawn from a number of sources. Unexpectedly subtle opening piece ‘Dead Wife of Hitchcock’ stalks the listener for some time with a deep set of repeated, brooding movements before a vicious wall instantaneously declares the arrival of the murderous fiend, who refuses to depart for the duration. This is not an expedition into monotony however, as the colour of the fortifications produced are fascinating throughout, and at key moments contrast is employed as a compositional device to great effect. In actual fact it is the subdued segments that make the sheets of harsh noise appear all the more vehement in attack when unleashed. (Total Scum Materials).

imited cd released by The Tourette Tapes | tt#16 | 2009 "Komareise" by Flutwacht is an atmospheric dark drone/ambient album. The regular CD version was released on labels including Sun & Moon Records and Dunkelheit Produktionen.

CD in digi-file limited to 300 copies. out soon on Mask Of The Slave ( Romania ) and The Tourette Tapes ( Germany ) https://youtu.be/zJTbJ3Z8HsA?si=2m3AST8tmtYMeYsT

The Trees in Space Ritual was performed and recorded during Yule Period of the Year 2019. Most of the Vocals where made at the sixth Fullmoon of the Year 2020 Recorded and mixed at Nowhere Studio and Kirkel Kerker Studio. All Lyrics and spells were channeled by Soror Tristanne All Songs and Music was written by Tristanne and Arph Soror Tristanne - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synths, Drums and Programation Arph - Breath, Ancient Drones and Hypnotic Loops, This album is made to drift into the depths of space. It should be a portal for the listener. Intended to meditate and find endless bliss in Mother Nuit's endless womb.

Power Electronics, Noise Limited to 42 copies.Bresthaft/Germany split (released in 2025 on The Tourette Tapes) is a 13-track collaborative cassette and digital album that showcases raw, old-school Power Electronics and harsh noise. The record is split evenly, offering two distinct yet oppressive approaches to industrial sound

13 Jahre Krach und Stahl / 7 inch / ltd. 150 Rosty steel work cover.

released as limited edition 7 inch ep by AudioArts / Austria / AA#14 track 2 feat. Frank Fraktal

he [law-rah] collective hail from the Netherlands and have been active for over 25 years. As the name implies it is a collective of befriended artists with one continuous member, being Bauke van der Wal. The project moves freely between deep drones, dark ambient, noise, field recordings, minimalist sound collages, spoken word/poetry, and occasional rhythmic elements. Each release feels distinctly different and it is frequently said that “no two releases sound the same”. The new release on SSSM is called "strange attraction" and this time the collective is a solo effort by Bauke. The two massive drones are the result of experiments with chaos and order in their relation to the signature analog sounds the collective is known for. While not pure harsh noise, it sits comfortably in the broader noise / industrial / experimental spectrum. So whether it is minimalist noise you're listening to? Or drone? Or as someone once labelled it powerambient? You decide. But rest assured the pieces create strong immersion, tension, and physical pressure while listening. You never "just listen", you feel. “Expect the unexpected, and even then you’re way off ...” professionally duplicated, Ltd 50

Flutwacht is a long-running German solo project in the industrial/noise underground. It has been active since 2003 and remains highly productive today Flutwacht delivers heavy, mechanical industrial noise rooted in the sound of factories, steel, and heavy industry. Expect metallic impacts, distorted loops, deep drones, low-frequency pressure, aggressive feedback, and power electronics intensity, often mixed with darker ambient atmospheres. Themes strongly reflect Saarland’s industrial heritage - steelworks, production, decay, and collapse. Typical album titles include Meine Welt aus Stahl (“My World of Steel”), Puls, Produktionsstillstand (“Production Standstill”), Krach und Stahl (“Noise and Steel”), and Schleifbock. The music varies from rhythmic, loop-driven industrial tracks to pure harsh noise walls and extended immersive drones. Flutwacht is widely respected as one of Germany’s strongest contemporary industrial/noise acts. It bridges old-school industrial and power electronics traditions with modern harsh noise and post-industrial approaches. Fans and reviewers often highlight its atmospheric depth and connection to Germany’s heavy industrial regions. professionally duplicated, Ltd 50

Lashing passively against the torrents of the times; declaring faintly into the chasm of the interior. A vain resistance dissolves into spume, leaving its blurred edges branded upon an obsessive brow. Cheng Daoyuan is one of the representative figures in Taiwan’s contemporary experimental sound scene. His sound works have been released through labels and platforms across multiple countries, and he has participated in several art festivals, both in Taiwan and internationally, through performances, exhibitions, and other formats. He explores the ambiguity of opposing forces through sonic structures that juxtapose murky, pressurized sound masses with quiet, abstract sonic fields. ‘Feeding Frowns For Fronted Froth’ centers on massive walls of atmospheric sound, striking outward through blurred low-end pulsations while confessing inward through sharp, distant high frequencies. As the deafening contours cease to remain clear, all that is left is estrangement across distance. Side A consists of three tracks in distinct styles. An uncanny melody stirs within the act of swallowing; a haloed resonance curled within the pulse gradually drifts out of focus, until the final soundless strike continues to sway at the fingertips. Side B unfolds as an expanse of lingering ruminative haze, unmoving before Sisyphus’s talismanic stone. professionally duplicated, Ltd 50

"the shadow of the torturer" offers a profound sonic immersion into the twilight world of gene wolfe’s the book of the new sun. this opus captures the somber solemnity of urth - a horizon so distant that the sun itself falters. it serves as the definitive soundtrack to a decaying empire, the cyber-khanate, where technology has ascended to the status of a mystical relic and culture remains frozen in macabre ritual.

ON THE FORGETTING OF LANGUAGE: to contemplate the forgetting of language is to witness the word’s erosion until only the tongues of smoke and ashes remain. we inhabit an era where the soul’s syntax dissolves into the profound gravity of the stillness, a quietude where we encounter the unconscious dream of redefining god as darkness. in this state of un-naming, the biological yields to the ontological; you realize that within you all blood is black, a river of ink awaiting a script that no longer exists. moving beyond the transactional nature of speech, as we brace the mountain, we offer the self - a final surrender of the ego to the unyielding earth. lured by the pull of the shadows, we move toward a soundless, formless, serene darkness that defies modern categorization. to forget language is not to lose intelligence, but to transcend it; it is to finally become one with the emptiness, where silence speaks with a clarity no tongue could ever achieve.

THE RORSCHACH GARDEN achieves a masterful synthesis of vintage synthesis and contemporary electronic poise. “trust the process” inhabits a liminal space where nostalgia and futurism converge, navigating with refined precision the tension between melancholic melody and rhythmic resilience.

Bizarre Uproar, Sick Seed and Mania, their first group collaboration was originally released only as LP. Long sold out release is now available on CD! Audio is the same, artwork is using the same original collages as was for LP, but now everything is on full color like the collages originally were.