act 211 hiroshi hashimoto started releasing music twenty years ago as contagious orgasm. right from the beginning listeners knew that there was something very unique and special about c.o.'s sound - differing from the typical japanese 'industrial scene'. the initial aural transformation of track and release titles were soon replaced by something quite different. themes became more abstract and surrealistic; influences came from various collaborations and often seriousness was undercut with a wink... as on previous c.o. releases you can hear musical and stylistic sources from many cultural areas; for instance on 'ripple' you can hear indian chants, dub bass, electronic clicks/cuts, gongs, a piano, even straight beats and minimal sequencer grooves. styles range from free form to dance music to idm to noise and to ethnic sources. in hashimoto's works these ingredients cease what they were before - they are now transformed into coherent music (without being a eclectic cliché). an example: often many artists use voice samples in their work, to explain or to engross thoughts. hashimoto's usage of samples take the 'instruments of speech' out of their initial contexts - used in c.o.'s metaverse they entirely lose their initial intent and function. if we go further and think about 'rhythms', 'melodies' and 'textures' instead of 'voices', we might have a key to c.o.'s self conception. this album should be experienced with all senses wide open.

1997年にイギリスの Harbinger SoundからリリースしたLPが、ドイツのレーベルRaubbauからCDで再発されました。 https://raubbau.bandcamp.com/album/impregnate-mannequin

Helicopter – HEL 42007 Experimental, Musique Concrète, Minimal Robert Turman is an American sound artist best known for his innovative and experimental work in the field of ambient and minimalism. Beginning in the mid/late-1970s, Turman became involved in the world of experimental music, being particularly drawn to the work of minimalist composers such as Steve Reich and Terry Riley, and began to experiment with tape loops and other forms of sound manipulation. Turman’s first solo release, the cassette album “Flux” (1981), is a landmark in ambient and minimalism. Consisting of slowly repeating and evolving sounds, created using a combination of tape loops, piano, electronics, and other instruments, the album is praised for its innovation and atmosphere. It remains a cult classic among experimental music aficionados. Over the next years, Turman continued to record, culminating in the collection “Chapter Eleven”, an 8x cassette boxset recorded 1977–87 and reissued as a 4x CD set in 2020 by Hanson Records and Helicopter. These recordings further established Turman’s reputation as a monumental figure, and helped to inspire a new generation of experimentation. Remaining a considerable influence, Turman has always been committed to the spirit of exploration that has characterized his work from the beginning. He can be heard in the work of countless artists working in the field of experimental music, and his legacy as a pioneer of experimental music is assured. He currently lives in Oberlin, Ohio. John Wiese is a sound artist and composer based in Cleveland, Ohio and Los Angeles, California. He is known for his unique and innovative approach to sound and his ability to create complex, layered compositions that blur all boundaries. Wiese’s early recordings incorporated elements of cut-up/collage, musique concrete, and electronics. He often used unconventional sources to create chaotic, improvised compositions. As he developed as a composer and performer, Wiese began to incorporate more electronic and processed elements into his work, creating intricate, multilayered works that retained the rawness, precision, and complexity. Turman and Wiese’s approach to composition is both experimental and post-improvisational. Building on a particular sound or texture, and using a variety of modifications to the sound, a process of constant experimentation and exploration into new possibilities allows their collaboration to evolve and develop in unexpected ways throughout. Together, they continue to create immersive and otherworldly paths that challenge our perceptions of space, time, and reality. https://youtu.be/ZPehUPcLZmI?si=-ZjQl1egNneBTj2n

Oxidation(USA)リリース、カセットC40 Beautiful soundscapes from the master of abstract sounds and field recordings with disturbing melodies.

Senketsu No Night Club + Contagious Orgasm - Ukiyozoshi CD Dark Jazz Records(ロシア)リリースCD Limited edition of 300 copies in a Digipak サンプル https://youtu.be/QEWX6zu5ZRQ

999cuts(イスラエル)リリース Softenon Babe is a French industrial music project. It draws inspiration from the eerie and captivating sounds of 90s death industrial as well as earlier harsher experiments by industrial music and PE pioneers. But it's more than just music; it’s a way for Emma – the individual behind it – to tell stories of disability’s treatment by society and other medical tragedies. This approach results in a unique blend of sonic exploration and narrative, crafting an immersive experience that leaves a lasting impact on the listener. This is the debut album of French project Softenon Babe which is now getting its physical release. This EP delve into 20 minutes of bleak death industrial with heavy dark ambient undertones, exploring historical cases of food related death epidemics. In this case, the medieval dancing manias, the man-made famine in 1930s Ukraine and the Mad Cow Disease of the 90s. Mastered by Thomas Garrison (aka Control). For fans of Megaptera, Brighter Death Now, Gruntsplatter, Murderous Vision.

999cuts(イスラエル)リリース "The Thirteenth Tribe" is Ulican's, as-of-yet-unreleased debut album, from 2001. It captures the experimental spirit of the early 2000s, blending trip-hop, electronic, and ethnic influences. Created in collaboration with Mary Kelly, who wrote and sang most of the tracks, the album reflects a shared love for artists like Portishead, DJ Shadow, and Mercan Dede. Initially shelved due to dissatisfaction with the mix, Stephan Friedman has revisited and remastered the recordings, bringing a fresh polish to the eclectic soundscape. The album also features unique cabalistic elements, with samples from the mystical songs of Rabbi Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag. This long-lost collection is a rare glimpse into Ulican's early foray into goth electronica. Recorded in 2001 at Aggressor Studios, Framingham, MA, USA. Remixed and remastered in 2023 at Valkoinen Pöllö Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel. CD edition, digipack. CUT 030

999cuts(イスラエル)リリース VCOBT or "Vicious Circle of Black Thoughts", is the industrial/experimental noise project from Helsinki, Finland. Previous recordings from this project includes: one 7", a collaboration LP with UND and appeared on "Terässinfonia 5" - a compilation by Freak Animal. "Guilt Trip" is the first full length tape-release from V.C.O.B.T. On this album the project submerges in even darker moods than on previous works, maybe with less junk noise and with a more atmospheric approach while maintaining the lo-fi aesthetic found on previous releases. It contains recordings from 2012-2013 which were assembled and mixed in 2023 - next to the audio taken from 'Find New Homes' 7" EP, which was originally released 2016, by Blame the Victim. Cassette edition, jewel case. CUT 031

ZOHARUM NEW EXPERIMENTAL ART(POLAND)リリース、CD folded in 6-panels digipak On May 14, something that has been expected for a long time will happen; after the cassette EP "Noise Tape #1", a collaborative album with the industrial-metal band GASH FAITH, a split with noise projects DYSTOPIAN CONTROL and MNICH, also after a lot of enthusiastically received concerts, the full-length album LARMO will finally be released. "Alarm" is 12 heavy electronic tracks, based on massive sound, mechanical rhythms characteristic of industrial genre with elements of rhythmic noise, illbient, techno and bass music. Thanks to the freedom with which Mirek draws from a wide stylistic spectrum, he extracts those elements that allow him to fully use the potential and create structures and sounds characteristic of the strong and very suggestive message of LARMO (Larmo Means Noise). The great diversity of individual songs was also influenced by the participation of invited guests, i.e. Małgorzata Wójcik aka GOSIA (including NEXT VICTIM, SKORUP/A), Patryk Rzeszutek aka IHS (BIESY, GLITCHANGEL), Paula Pieczonka aka PAULA (MOIRA, BRUDNE CZYNY, END FOREST) ​​and Łukasz "Pachu" Pach (HOSTIA). The whole thing is completed by MONYA with her remix to "Flat Breath". https://zoharum.bandcamp.com/album/alarm

ZOHARUM NEW EXPERIMENTAL ART(POLAND)リリース、CD folded in 6-panels ekopack. Edition of 300 copies. Reissue of material originally released on cassette in 1990, then reissued in 2007 on Beta Lactam. One of the most interesting cassettes in the discography of the German trio. It has been unavailable for regular sale for years. Today, it has been reissued by Zoharum in a refreshed version, with new graphics. 'All sound you hear on this CD originated from natural ambient sources. No electronic sound-sources were used. Ambient recordings made between August of 1989 and June of 1990 in West Germany. Produced by Maëror Tri from August-October 1990 https://zoharum.bandcamp.com/album/ambient-dreams

ZOHARUM NEW EXPERIMENTAL ART(POLAND)リリース、CD folded in sixpanels ekopack A brand new album from the project transformed from its parent group by pioneers of the industrial scene, Kevin Tomkins and Paul Taylor (ex-SUTCLIFFE JUGEND). "Cute" is 11 premiere tracks characterized by a massive, sharp sound like a surgical scalpel and an equally strong message to which the British duo has managed to get their fans used to over the years of their activity. We are dealing here with music that fits the aesthetics of Power Electronics with influences from other industrial genres, and also composed and produced at a high level, refined in every detail and recorded with particular attention to the final sound. A must-have for both fans of the band and those looking for intense, expressive and unique art based on sound and words. https://zoharum.bandcamp.com/album/cute

ZOHARUM NEW EXPERIMENTAL ART(POLAND)リリース、CD folded in 6-panels digipack. Edition of 350 copies "Time Frost" is an imaginary record of the mutation process of sound locked in ice and transformed over millennia. Like ghosts of music trapped in the ever-changing permafrost. The album was originally released in a series of publications from Glacial Movements. Virtually unavailable in any form for many years, over time it has become a hard-to-find rarity, sought after by fans of the British project. This reissue changes that state of affairs. The material included on this CD was remastered by Robin Storey. For the publication, the graphic design was also changed, this time based on photographs by Rapoon founder. https://youtu.be/hhRO5gxHPaI?si=LYX5TdU7MMtieGgi

ZOHARUM NEW EXPERIMENTAL ART(POLAND)リリース、CD folded in digipack printed in gold and black. Limited edition of 400 copies. On the latest album, Robin Storey once again invites us to a musical journey closer to the exotic world of the Orient, sparkling with many delicately woven miniatures, based on fragments of melodies, heard as if in the deep sleep phase, when sounds and images reaching us from a distance gently fill the space, giving the impression of an integral part of it. Out of nine tracks filled with tribal rhythms, vocals and a wide palette of colors, an extremely coherent, slightly pulsating ambient emerges in the spirit of the best Rapoon albums. "Skulls On The Plains of Turkey" is also a kind of musical story, inspired by one of those moments when the surrounding space and seemingly ordinary events make us reflect deeper, and which the musician remembers more or less like this: Sitting at a table in front of a bar by the sea in Chania, watching the crashing waves and enjoying the beauty of this place, I watched a ball of white light moving from behind the eastern headland and disappearing behind the west. She was moving at speeds impossible for a boat or plane. I looked around to see if anyone else noticed ... but everyone was just staring at the glass screens of their phones. In Terminator 2, young John Connor asks the terminator "we're not gonna do this, are we?" I mean people. All this can be read somewhere in the small phrases and compositional structures on which this meditative, slightly reflective concept was based. https://zoharum.bandcamp.com/album/skulls-on-the-plains-of-turkey

ZOHARUM NEW EXPERIMENTAL ART(POLAND)リリース、6 panel digipack CD “Dust of Souls” was previously released by Ultra Mail Prod. Limited to 100 copies release was almost entirely sold out in pre-sale leaving many Rapoon fans empty handed and aurally dissatisfied. Trying to meet the expectations of those who weren’t lucky enough to get this album Zoharum picks up the gauntlet and decides to reissue this important piece of Rapoon’s discography. Album presents 8 tracks of trance inducing rhythms and sounds. With a use of processed acoustic instruments, electronics and ambient scapes Robin Storey takes us on a journey to the unknown lands and spaces. Near East ethnic influences are served in a form of loop based brain captivating compositions. Think of softer side of Muslimgauze but more ritual and hypnotic. As usual former member of :zoviet*france: delivers a great piece of listening, where you can fully appreciate his years of experience as musician and independent artist. This is experimental music in its best. Album comes in 6 panel digipack limited to 500 copies. https://youtu.be/VN7WmuDIAl8?si=abLXoH9GW1e4z4-Z

ZOHARUM NEW EXPERIMENTAL ART(POLAND)リリース、6 panel digipack CD I saw a derelict hotel a few years ago. It was near where I grew up. The hotel had once been by the sea but the seaside had moved away due to silting.The hotel was left abandoned and falling apart. I wondered about the people who had stayed there. I wondered about all the conversations that had taken place there, all the movies watched, all the dreams the guests had dreamed. This album is about those dreams. https://youtu.be/QovsrWzP9k4?si=Q11TAh60nIDanSUz

DumpsterScore(USA)リリース Today we are extremely excited to announce a new 30-minute EP by the long-running Russian-American industrial project Post Scriptvm. Fresh off his amazing EISSTOß LP released by the legendary Tesco Organization earlier this year, we are presented with a dark, slowly unfolding mini-album of his trademark blend of death ambient, power electronics and esoteric industrial collage. Slow-moving bass throbs intersect with deep swirling synth sound design, icy cold drones and fragmented tape/sample collage. Disturbing vocals occasionally fade in from the abyss cohesively melding with the thick electronics as if escaping from within the machines themselves, accentuated by pounding percussion and static bursts. A truly incredible work of darkly surrealist industrial by an artist who has spent the last 20+ years mastering their craft. A note from the artist; "I consider this recording a companion to the tape Тучи над Борском, which was released in Russia in 2016. On that album, I aimed to capture the altered states of mind invoked by the ecstatic rituals of Russia's underground apocalyptic sects. In 2024, I felt compelled to continue and expand that work, as it has become more apparent than ever that humanity is adrift in the annihilating stupor of these abominable hypnotic rites. Секта serves as both a meditation and a curse." Pro-dubbed silver c-30s, with double-sided card stock covers, b/w labels and sliver cases. The artwork for this tape was created by Siberian artist Angelina Filimonov. Limited to 75 hand-numbered copies. https://dumpsterscore.bandcamp.com/album/c

DumpsterScore(USA)リリース Collaboration album between Jonathan Canady (Dead world, Deathpile, Angel Of Decay, etc.) and Andrew Quitter (Regosphere, Concrete Moon, Suburbia Melting, etc.). Heavy stoner/sludge/kraut riffs meet pounding beats and intricate synth/industrial sound design. Not what you would expect from these two! Mutant psychedelic metal for wandering the volcanoes, forests, and waterlogged alleyways of the Pacific Northwest. Pro-dubbed cassette released on Malsonus (includes download code) - Limited to 50 copies on pro-dubbed tapes. https://dumpsterscore.bandcamp.com/album/psychological-morphology

DumpsterScore(USA)リリース VRNA is the long-standing project of Italian multi-instrumentalist and renowned tattoo artist Gianluca Martucci. Starting out in the late 90's he has released a wealth of amazing and understated material on labels such as Slaughter Productions and Old Europa Cafe. With a fluid sound that ranges from pitch black ambience, ancient sounding ritualistic drones and true old school Italian industrial atmospheres. His work can sound like the soundtrack to a forgotten folk horror film one minute, to crushingly heavy the next. Using surprisingly almost entirely acoustic instruments, many different drums/percussion and a often a chanted choir like voice, supplemented by electronics, there is a real uniqueness found in his music in a field dominated by synths and pedals. I've been a huge fan of his work since hearing his Osireion album which came out and blew my mind back in 2004. So it's an honor nearly 20 years later, to be releasing his new tape here on the label! Sequenced like a LP, with very little space between tracks, "Spiritual Fog" starts the album out, slowly bringing in distorted drones, acoustic swells and vague dream-like vocals to lure you into what's to come. This is followed by "Cave Eternal" which brings in waves of thick throbbing bass and heavily distorted drums, paving the way for the equally crushing duo of "Mens Sana / Corpore Cruciati" which close out side A, bringing a doomy almost proto metal groove in. Side B's "Cathedral Inside My Body" continues on with the heavy rhythms, but introduces the ominous chanted vocals he is known for and lays the foundation for the closing track "The Keystone Ground To Ashes", with its flowing washes of distortion, pulsating bass and and eventual desolvation into melancholic trance inducing guitars. https://dumpsterscore.bandcamp.com/album/cathedral-inside-me

DumpsterScore(USA)リリース Regosphere and D/A A/D have been long-time friends. Releasing a split tape way back in 2007, followed by two D/A A/D full-lengths here on Dumpsterscore and the very first Regosphere full-length on Pearson's Snapped In Half label. So it's been a very long time coming that these two would team up on a bleak, bass heavy collaboration. Two 15 minute tracks slowly unfurl through the speakers, taking their time to build into pulsating dark atmospheric pieces that hide in the territory where death-industrial and dark ambient meet. Based around both artists' modular synthesizers, side A grows in detail throughout, building in tension and detail. Quitter's addition of subtle field recordings and the kanjira drum on side B give the second half a more meditative quality, while maintaining the dark atmosphere and impending dread. We've been wanting to do this release for many years, and the time was finally right to make it happen. Dark synth music, perfect to prepare you for the long winter ahead. Digital download includes a bonus drone mix of Dark Gas Nebula. https://dumpsterscore.bandcamp.com/album/smog-transmissions

Phage Tapes(USA)リリース2CD Double CD set of comp/split tracks spanning the last decade by this long-time death industrial artist. Released by Phage Tapes, these are copies direct from the artist. https://phagetapes.bandcamp.com/album/full-of-holes-vol-iii

Dumpster Score Home Recordings(USA)リリースC60カセット Contagious Orgasm should be a name familiar to most reading this. Beginning in the late 80's, he has released dozens of albums on many labels across the world and is well known for being one of the originators of the Japanese noise scene. He has never been afraid to play with many genres though, utilizing field recording cut-ups, harsh noise, heavy percussion, industrial atmospheres as well as more soundtrack-esque songs with detailed sound design in recent years. His sound collage styled mashing of ideas is on full display here, manipulating Regosphere's source material into two dense moody tracks of skittering field recordings, heavy synths and psychedelic collage with many surprises along the way. Regosphere began making harsh noise tapes in the mid-90's under the name Suburbia Melting, before deciding on a name change and refocusing of sounds and intention in 2007. Being extremely excited to work with one of his long-time inspirations, he went all out on these recordings. Utilizing Hiroshi's source material, he spent some serious time in the studio working these tracks over and fleshing them out. Dark shifting ambience, pulsing industrial rhythms, field recording and metal cut-ups along with their shared love of sound track work unfolds over one long collaged track.

cranial blast (USA)リリース Harsh Noise/Industrial Harsh Noise Audio Atrocities From UK Based Noise Project Ravensbrück. 50 Copies In Special Packaging! https://soundcloud.com/cranial-blast/ravensbruck-ii?si=470cfd8cb0a24c3db0a888b932ddf35e&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

cranial blast (USA)リリース Dungeon Synth/Dark Ambient Summoned By Lord Hexenkult Under The Banner Of The Wolfsangel Pentagram. 50 Copies https://soundcloud.com/cranial-blast/through-a-dense-wall-of-shadows-reveals-the-coven-of-the-black-sun?si=0f348dbe9f864ed6aff7f9bd01b9b871&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

cranial blast (USA)リリース Power Electronics/Noise New Tape By Void Of Empathy! 50 Copies https://soundcloud.com/cranial-blast/void-of-empathy-failure-in-life-failure-in-death?si=614b97062fa8404692d604d68fb8df1f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing