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"The Black Lodge", a world beyond, is the place were Agent Dale Cooper is trapped. He travers through memories, dreams, Tibet, the works of H. P. Lovecraft and more. The Agent possesses the body of the late Jerzy Grotowski as he do his last journey among the walking dead. The visions of Cooper are seen, heard and felt in this avant-garde and exquisitely dark ambient album from Musterion, Simon AA Kölle (Za Frûmi, Abnocto). The Black Lodge is a place of murder, dreams, mystery, darkness, ancient machines, old memories and horror. A shrieking violin swells into a chaotic babel of sound; a pandemonium that would have lead most men to doubt their own shaking sanity. Inarticulate cries that only mutes can utter, and that rises only in moments of the most terrible fear or anguish. With extreme attention to details this profound opus of the mind leads the listener away from the normal world and into the world of the Black Lodge. Garmonbozia!“ [label description] “....In order to induce such a hallucinatory listening experience Musterion creates music using a wide array of instrumentation ranging from traditional and classical acoustic instruments to purely electronic based sounds. Though many songs are shadowed by dark ominous drones the music in each song reaches way beyond the range and habit of standard dark ambient music. Musterion has striven to bring experimentalism to dark ambient music and has successfully created a cinematic environment previously only pursued by too few capable musicians. Musterion “The Black Lodge” is definitely the most powerful full length album I have heard Simon AA Kölle participate upon. Fans of Simon’s previous work as Za Frumi will find the cinematic quality of the music familiar though be informed that the scope and intricateness of the songs far exceed Simon’s work with Za Frumi. I highly encourage dark ambient fans that like music that reaches beyond standard drone music to check out Musterion as well. Anyone with a fetish for H. P. Lovecraft or other dark occult inspired narratives is also encouraged to discover Musterion. Musterion is an invitation to close your eyes and be led into a world of shifting shadows, intrigue, and horror. This excellent release is limited to 500 hand signed copies so collectors be aware of the limited nature of this release.” [Heathen Harvest] * MZ.412 – Infernal Affairs CD (Cold Meat Industry CMI.161, 2006) € 13.50 „….Vielleicht mit eine Folge der zahlreichen fruchtbaren Nebenprojekte, die sich im Laufe der Zeit bei den Herren Nordvargr, Ulvtharm und Drakhon, aus denen das MZ.412 Line-Up noch immer besteht, angesammelt haben. Die ein oder andere dieser Lärmfabriken hat den auch nicht jünger werdenden Protagonisten möglicherweise aber bei der Entwicklung des neuen Materials ein wenig den Druck genommen, denn vergleichbar mit "Domine Rex Inferum" geht es auch auf "Infernal Affairs" über weite Stecken etwas entspannter zu. So sind ebenfalls einige schleppende Dark Ambient Stücke auszumachen, die hier jedoch nicht ausschließlich maßgebend sind, sondern Hand in Hand gehen auch mit aggressiveren Industrialsounds ("Vredens Skvadron", "Point of presence") und Kompositionen, bei denen sich Ambientklänge und Dronen mit schwerer Perkussion paaren und einen abgrundtiefen Sog entfachen ("Lord, make me an instrument of your wrath", "Unhealing wounds"). Daneben, und das ist neu, kommen insbesondere in den beiden Teilen des Titelstücks, welche dadurch auch zu den Höhepunkten des Albums werden, zudem orchestrale bzw. neoklassische Elemente zum Vorschein, die sehr kraftvoll wirken und eine bedrohliche Note in die Musik einbringen. Zusätzlich ist "Infernal Affairs I" noch mit leicht martialischer Rhythmik unterlegt worden. Für Abwechslung ist also gesorgt. MZ.412 ist somit ein atmosphärisch außerordentlich dichtes und stimmiges Werk gelungen, das mit 55 Minuten Spielzeit ebenso überzeugt, wie die optische Aufmachung im düsteren Digipak mit mehrfachem Prägedruck.“ [Terrorverlag] “After 7 years of hard work MZ. 412 finally deliver their swan-song "Infernal Affairs". After the prelude "Domine Rex Inferum" this is the ultimate new album of MZ.412, nothing but pure bombastic evil manifested in explicit sounds; and it is terrifyingly beautiful! As always, based on the dark arts, the sound is classic MZ.412 taken to the extreme and beyond. Whatever dark fetishism you're into, it's all here; from abysmal ambient parts, heavy pounding industrial dance hits, to grand orchestral maneuvers. The Swedish Legion returns to dominate the scene once again, with an album that clearly defines what true black industrial music is all about.... After inventing the style that degenerated an entire genre in the early 90?s, they show once again that they are here to lead the way for future generations.... Yes, you may think you've heard it before - but never ever this powerful! No, we're not here to convince you - We're telling you! MZ.412 are the original home for members of many wellknown projects in the electronic scene. The CD comes in an extremely dark and very MZ-stylished deluxe embossed 6panel digipak.” * NADJA – Body Cage CD (Profound Lore Records, 2006) € 13.00 Wiederveröffentlichung der limitierten CDR vom letzten Jahr ! CD re-release of last years CDR release (NothingnessRecords) ! “Finally unleashed, Canada’s most prominent drone/doom /experimental/ambient act NADJA’S seminal “Bodycage” album. Originally released as a limited CDR output (and pretty much sold out in immediately), Profound Lore is proud to bring even more awareness to this Canadian artistic talent. Presenting an emotionally charged dronescape sear, NADJA’S brand of ecclesiastically intense and moving music creates numbing feelings of desperation through layers of thick sound, creating massive walls of mind-altering sonic manifestations. To heighten the experience of “Bodycage” even further, said release is a concept album surrounding a rare congenital disorder called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, a disease in which the body produces an extra skeleton that immobilizes the joints of the body. For more info on this disease, please visit www.ifopa.org. Nadja are Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff respectively. “Bodycage” is presented in a cardboard CD jacket with a 4-panel insert, all housed in a transparent CD pocket sleeve…” [label info] * NECROPOLIS – Necrosphere CD (Cold Spring Records CSR51CD, 2006) € 13.00 Diese schöne “amorph-drone”-CD erschien 2003 auf ZHELEZOBETON in einer mini-Auflage und war schnell vergriffen. Jetzt gibt es zum Glück die Wiederveröffentlichung auf Cold Spring, mit Bonus-Material! TIP „Dark Drones aus Sibirien! Ca. 30 min. vibrierende Eruptionen wie aus einem Traumreich, fliessend und zeitlos..” [Drone Records info 2003] “ Siberian dark drone ambient. This is the second album of Necropolis project from Irkutsk, Russia. The album was recorded as a soundtrack to author's dreams and based on field recordings made in taiga and missile shafts. Cold floating sound of Necrosphere combines detachment of Maeror Tri and at the same time unobtrusive melodiousness of late Raison d'Etre. 85 copies are packed in handmade sleeve with metallic specks and golden stamp. Inserts contain photographs made by the author.” [Zhelezobeton original info] “Hailing from the Siberian land of Irkutsk, Russia, Necropolis came to Cold Spring's attention when they released the extremely limited (85 only) CDR "Necrosphere" - the soundtrack to the author's dreams and based on field recordings made in Taiga and disused military missile shafts. Cold Spring is reissuing this immense Dark Ambient creation - remastered with brand new, stunning artwork and an extra 14-minute long track.” [label info] * Phill NIBLOCK – Touch Three 3 x CD (Touch TO:69, 2006) € 19.00 Grossartiges, monumentales Werk des New Yorker Drone- Minimalisten, z.T. fürs Deutschland Radio Köln produziert.. Neun lange Drone-Stücke auf 3 Cds verteilt, die auf von verschiedenen Musikern eingespielten Instrumentalsounds beruhen. NIBLOCK hat daraus 24 - 32 Spuren-Stücke gemacht, die elektronisch nicht weiter verfremdet wurden. Reine Klänge, Wellen, Frequenzen, Fliessen, Obertöne - Statik die sich bewegt, wie sie einnehmender kaum sein könnte… mal sehr nah, dicht und konkret, mal orchestral vielschichtig und polyphon....benutzte Instrumente: Cello, Akustikgitarre, Saxophon, Trompete, Viola.. “….Touch Three is minimalism in the classic sense of the word, if that makes sense. Niblock constructs big 24-track digitally-processed monolithic microtonal drones, and the result is sound without melody or rhythm. Movement is slow, geologically slow. Changes are almost imperceptible, and his music has a tendency of creeping up on you. The vocal pieces are like some of Ligeti's choral works, but a little more phased. He says: "What I am doing with my music is to produce something without rhythm or melody, by using many microtones that cause movements very, very slowly." These nine pieces were made from March 2003 to January 2005. They were all made (except "Sax Mix") by recording a single instrument with a single microphone. The recordings were direct to the computer/hard disk, most of them using a Powerbook G4, Pro Tools, an M-box and an external firewire drive. The resulting mono sound files were edited to remove breathing spaces, leaving the natural decay of the tone, and the attack of the subsequent iteration of the same tone. Each note was represented by several repetitions, perhaps ten for each tone, of about 15 seconds duration each. Each piece uses a few tones. A simple chord, perhaps. Additional microtonal intervals were produced in Pro Tools using pitch shift. The pieces were assembled in multitracks, usually either 24 or 32 tracks. The recording environment varied from a simple apartment in Berlin (Ulrich Krieger's) to a very large hall used for symphony orchestra performances and recordings, with a sizable audience space. The recordings were generally done quite closely miked. One hears only the sound of the instrument. There is no electronic manipulation in the recording, the editing of the tones, or in the mix. The only changes to the recorded tones are the pitch shifts to create microtones...the microtones are doing the work.” [press release]
“….Ever since I am a keen follower of his work, and this new 3CD set is just an overwhelming release. The idea is very simple, for each of the pieces on this CD. Recorded a few tones of one instrument, remove the breathing, leaving the decay and then change the pitch on some of the sounds. Then Niblock starts to layer these tracks, usually somewhere between 24 and 32 tracks. No other electronic processing was done to these recordings. Among the instruments used here we find cello, acoustic guitar with e-bow, recorders, alto/soprano/baritone saxophones, trumpet and viola. A typical Niblock piece lasts between 20 and 22 minutes. All clear, neat and simple? Then why release three CDs, nine tracks in total? They probably all sound the same anyway? Well, of course it less simple and of course it sounds different. The CD open with 'Sethwork' (check out Phill's website for the correct order of the tracks on CD one!), which is almost classical Phill Niblock: sustained tones, with hardly a pause and apparently played on 'acoustic, unamplified guitars with e-bow'. A continuos deep hissing (for the lack of a better word) sound. This is how Niblock sounded when I first heard his music, almost twenty-five years ago. Compared that with 'Harm', also on the first CD, which is a work for cello (which is one of Niblock's beloved instruments). Now here the sounds are highly sustained too, but in stead of one mighty block of sound, it almost sounds orchestral, with the sounds coming in and out of the mix. Two totally different approaches to the same technique. With a slight adjustment, leaving some space at the beginning and end of each sound, Niblock adds on 'Parker's Altered Mood, aka, Owed To Bird', the sound of inhaling breath (in order to play the alto saxophone), which add yet another dimension to this music. Maybe playing all three CDs in this set is a bit much, but I did it, and I must say time disappeared as this overwhelming unfolded little by little. Simply the best Niblock statement thus far, the most complete one.” [FdW / Vital Weekly] * NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS – Fruiting Body CD (Klanggalerie gg55, 2006) [lim. 300] € 14.00 Wiederveröffentlichung der zweiten N.E. LP von 1981 (Sterile Records)! Industrial-Soundscapes mit grosser Wirkmächtigkeit und Authentizität, mit einfachen Mitteln wurden dunkle, schleppende, noisige, kaputtrhythmische Tracks eingespielt, SPK und TG sind da nicht weit…. als Bonus gibt’s die erste fantastische N.E. 7“ dazu ! “This record, originally released in 1981 on Sterile Records, is probably the NE´s heaviest and noisiest album ever. It has never before been re-issued on compact disc and comes with the original artwork. The sound was carefully remastered by Nigel Ayers in 2006 and stays close to the original analogue recording. A very limited edition of only 300 copies, so please order soon to avoid disappointment.” [label info] * NORTHAUNT – Horizons CD (Cyclic Law 16 th Cycle, 2006) € 15.00 DAS ist wahrer Isolationismus. Verlassene & einsame Landschaften, kalte metallische Klänge, windige Drones, kein Licht, das Subjekt löst sich auf in diesen unendlichen Sphären ... von Zeit zu Zeit schälen sich leise Melodien nach vorne... insgesamt sehr ruhig, bedächtig, so kühl & schön, fast poetisch, zugleich ..... am Ende scheint so etwas wie das Licht am Ende des Tunnels auf, die Reise scheint am Ziel angekommen..... “3rd full lenght album from one of Norway's most renowned Ambient Atmospheric act. HORIZONS is a collection of 7 long ambient landscapes, lonely sceneries on the verge of night, places we long for, places we have been, sanctuaries from mankind, devoid of human elements. This is desolation made audible, carefully constructed and layered with deep drones, melancholic tonalities and outdoor field recordings which makes this Northaunt's most haunting release so far. Includes a bonus Video file with an alternate version of the track "The Wilderness. First 2000 copies in a 6 panel Digipack. 7 Tracks + Video. Running time; 60.00” [label info] * NOYY SVET – Fin. Finito. Infinito CD (Nekofutschata NEKO 016, 2006) € 14.00 “Even within the enigmatic discography of NOVY SVET the album FIN. FINITO. INFINITO takes a special place. The original 12” coming in an edition of 77 copies only offered nothing more than the title in embossed red letters – the rest was all blackness. The group´s comments to this major work summed up to complete silence, which opened space for a mass of partly obscure interpretations. For sure this album was conceived as a good-bye, finding a climax in the suicidal title track. TESCO DISTRIBUTION now offers this rare example of a cult item coming up to the listener´s expectations for the first time on digital format.” [Nekofutschata] „Novy Svet is quite active with releases and this for almost 10 years now. Mister Weber and co. Know how to create a pleasurable atmosphere on every recording which holds the middle between avantgarde post-industrial sounds and Mediterranean street music. This is spiced up with sounds from hot old citycentres with claxoning cars or chatting local Catalan people. . This album is a bit more industrial flavored than the recent collaborations with O Paradis. This album is also more apocalyptic of atmosphere and tone than any other Novy Svet release. It all culminates into the last track, the titletrack ‘Fin.Finito.Infinito’, which easily could be interpretated as a goodbye. Jurgen Weber sings in Spanish and English on this cd. The instrumentation consists of guitar, accordeon, piano and various sounds, samples and effects.....“ [Gothtronic] * NULL, KK & Z’EV – Artificial Life CD (Crippled Intellect Prod. CIPCD018, 2006) € 13.00 Strong mixture of metallic gong & percussion-drones with electronic analogue-noises.. some material is quite mellow, some has outburstings movements... no boring moments... definitely recommended for friends of both projects. “Percussion and percussive elements compose the majority of the source material on this collaborative disc. However, the five pieces on this disc are anything but traditional percussion. With tracks ranging from dense, complex rhythms that sound like angry gnats to sonorus bowed metal and shifting sine waves, these recordings emphasize why these artists have earned their places in the pantheon of experimental sound artists.” [label info] “....Recently both were on tour in the UK, and on that occasion this CD was produced and in a way can be seen as a continuation of a recent work they did with Chris Watson (see Vital Weekly 503). Both are works of playing together, but in the case of the release with Watson, it was Z'ev putting the stuff together afterwards based on the sound material offered by KK Null and Chris Watson, whereas in this case Null and Z'ev where together and played the music in an improvised way. That means there are differences to be noted. The Touch CD was much more densely shaped with a wide variety of sounds being blurred together into fine woven pattern, whereas here electronics play a main part but separately from the percussive elements thrown in by Null (who gets credit for electro-percussion) and Z'ev. Less dense, but with a lot of variety. From the tribalism third piece (all are untitled) to the abstract and quieter second and fourth piece, these two gentlemen play a fine piece of music. Throughout they know what they are doing and it may seem that Z'ev is the man who plays the 'solo's' here, meaning he gets a more distinct sound, but it's a wonderfully varied and intelligent disc. No wonder they are heavy weights.” [Fdw/ Vital Weekly] * NURSE WITH WOUND – Soundpooling CD (United Dairies 55 / ICR, 2006) € 14.00 Mitschnitt eines der äusserst raren NWW-Konzerte (Wien, Mai 2005), eine höchst sparsam & spannend arrangierte flächige Komposition mit den meisterhaften SALT MARIE CELESE-Klängen als Grundlage, über 74 Minuten lang, beste Soundqualität. Aber NWW wäre nicht NWW, gäbe es auch hier nicht noch radikale Überraschungen im Set... “Features an extended live performance of "Soundpooling #3", an improvisation on "Salt Marie Celeste" and Echo Poeme", recorded live on May 5th, 2005 in Vienna, Austria. The 2nd piece is the new track, "In Swollen Silence". The NWW line up is: Steven Stapleton, Diana Rogerson, Colin Potter, Matt Waldron, Andrew Liles. Issued in association with United Diaries.“ [label info] * NURSE WITH WOUND - Rat Tapes One CD (United Dairies UD0169CD, 2006) € 14.00 Ratten-Tapes? 18 Stücke, alle unbetitelt, aus den letzten über 20 Jahren, keinesfalls ratten-schlechtes Material, im Gegenteil, auffallend oft rhythmisch ausgeprägt (sogar break-beatig 1 x ), natürlich immer an der Pforte zu einem surrealistischen Traumreich, wo Bedrohung und Humoreske zwei Seiten derselben Medaille sind. Ansonsten kann einen hier so ziemlich alles passieren, und diverse Sounds von bekannten Releases tauchen wieder auf... Stimmenexperimente, Tierlaute, Sinustöne, unbeschreibbare Geräusche noch und nöcher.... “With 18 untitled tracks, there’s no shortage of the mutant voices and clanks from the darkness that I’ve come to expect. However, I was most surprised by the amount of rhythmic material found here, especially on the second half of the disc. “Track 10” could very well be a backing track left over from the Rock and Roll Sessions. Strangely enough, “Track 12” is a techno song with little of the Nurse With Wound signature other than some operatic elements and the oblique, gaping maw of an ending. It’s actually not a bad example of that type of music, perhaps aided by the element of surprise. “Track 14” actually has lyrics as a growling voice riffs on television news over a big beat and atmospherics. “Track 16” starts with frogs and insects in what could be the foley track of a film before drums and an explosion tear it open into a primal kraut romp with guitars and buried vocals. There aren’t a whole lot of tracks with obvious forebears, although the bell sounds from Thunder Perfect Mind recur on “Track 4,” “Track 6,” “Track 11,” and perhaps “Track 15.” Also from that album is the jackhammer drill briefly reworked as “Track 13.” The disc concludes with a spoken word collage of musicians’ names, many of which pass
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