12.08.2008

















www.myspace.com/apostazjafestival




















Łagodny Głos Szepcze Nic

Poniższe tłumaczenie pochodzi z wydawnictwa Current 93 / Thomas Ligotti “In a Foreign Town, in a Foreign Land”, w skład którego wchodzi płyta oraz książeczka z opowiadaniami. Każde z opowiadań odpowiada tytułem jednemu z czterech utworów na płycie, w tym wypadku jest to “Soft Voice Whispers Nothing”, gdzie David Tibet odczytuje duży fragment tekstu tego opowiadania. Tekst “In a Foreign Town, In a Foreign Land” ukazał się niedawno w nieco wzbogaconej wersji w zbiorze opowiadań “Teatro Grottesco” - jako jedno opowiadanie podzielone na cztery części. -> tutaj <-













Glacial Movements to młoda ale bardzo prężna włoska wytwórnia ambientowa. Działa od niedawna, wydała raptem parę albumów, z których każdy prezentuje co najmniej przyzwoity poziom. Lull, Rapoon... zresztą te nazwy mówią same za siebie. Oto wywiad z mózgiem Ruchów Glacjalnych, Alessandro Tedeschim -> tutaj <- który w wolnych chwilach nagrywa ambient jako Netherworld albo... pomyka na rowerze górskim niczym kozica po Kasprowym.


We invite you to read the interview with Alessandro Tedeschi (NETHERWORLD, Glacial Movements Records) -> click here <-



(foto: Fabio Renzetti)












Wrocławski projekt GHOSTS OF BRESLAU jest już od dawna aktywny na szeroko pojętej scenie industrialnej. Niedawno wydał świetny, debiutancki album w Twilight Records. Mamy wrażenie, że nasza rodzima "prasa" traktuje projekt Kormaka nieco po macoszemu, postanowiliśmy po raz kolejny pokazać, że muzyka duchów z Breslau zasługuje na jak największą uwagę -> tutaj <- Przed Państwem Kormak, którego niektóre wypowiedzi mogą "tym i tamtym" podnieść poziom adrenaliny;). Zapraszamy!












Cold Meat Industry uraczyło nas w ostatnich dniach wspólnym wydawnictwem dwóch już dość uznanych firm w postindustrialnym światku. Mowa tu o DAWN & DUSK ENTWINED i :GOLGATHA: "Sang Graal", bo o tej płycie mowa, charakteryzuje się również intrygującym konceptem, co zresztą widać po tytule. Tak sobie pomyślałem, że warto byłoby pociągnąć za język muzyków w kwestii ich nowego dziełka. Pozwólmy zatem Davidowi (D&DE) i Chrisowi (:GOLGATHA:) zachęcić nas (bądź zniechęcić) do zapoznania się z Graalem. -> tutaj <-

Few weeks ago Cold Meat Industry served us another dish. This time it's a collective release of two already quite known projects in postindustrial world - DAWN & DUSK ENTWINED and :GOLGATHA: 'Sang Graal' has rather interesting concept, just look at the title. I thought that it would be nice to ask musicians few questions and let David (D&DE) and Chris (:GOLGATHA:) encourage (or discourage) us to listen to this album. -> here <-












Luigi Russolo "Sztuka hałasu" 1913 r.


Odnalezienie poniższego tekstu w języku polskim, graniczy z cudem. Istnieje jedynie fragmentaryczny przekład w książce Christy Baumgarth "Futuryzm" (WAiF 1987), w załączonych do niej tekstach źródłowych. Ponadto tłumaczył go i publikował Rafał Kochan na którejś z list dyskusyjnych, lecz nie udało mi się do tego dotrzeć. Wobec tego postanowiłem tekst ten przetłumaczyć na własną rękę... -> więcej <-










Zachęcamy do przeczytania wywiadu z wrocławskim projektem harsh noise / power electronics - VILGOĆ. Na pytania Hansa odpowiada "destruktor mikrofonów" Sebastian.


A: Chyba nie będzie przesadą nazwanie Cię weteranem rodzimej sceny noise: tworzysz od lat, koncertujesz w kraju i za granicą, wydajesz płyty i trudno w ogóle mówić o polskiej szkole hałasu pomijając Vilgoć. Skąd zainteresowanie ekstremalnymi formami dźwiękowymi?

S: (...) Zawsze inspirowały mnie wszelkie skrajne, czy też ekstremalne formy wyrazu – nie tylko pod względem dźwiękowym – ale także w ogólniejszym aspekcie, w kontekście sztuki, czy literatury. Skrajne bieguny prezentują formę ekspresji bardziej wyostrzoną, bardziej wyrazistą, i nierzadko radykalną zarówno w odbiorze jak i przekazie. Taka polaryzacja nam nie oddziaływuje, natychmiast do mnie trafia... -> więcej <-











Mamy przyjemność zaprosić Was do wywiadu z naszym rodzimym projektem HOROLOGIUM. Muzyki Grzegorza Siedleckiego można nie lubić, ale należy się jej najwyższy szacunek. HOROLOGIUM jest jedynym polskim projektem, któremu udało się osiągnąć tak wiele na "arenie międzynarodowej". Żaden z polskich zespołów nie wydał dotychczas płyt w tak prestiżowych wytwórniach jak Old Europa Cafe czy Neuropa Records. To mówi samo za siebie. Zajrzyjcie -> tutaj <- i zobaczcie co ma do powiedzenia nasz ambasador mrocznego, neoklasycznego industrialu.












ROMA AMOR, zjawisko nowe, świeże i na pewno warte poznania. Sam zespół pochodzi z kraju, który co rusz zaskakuje ciekawymi formacjami tworzącymi intrygującą muzykę. Od wiosny w Old Europa Cafe dostępny jest debiutancki materiał ROMA AMOR, a o całej reszcie dowiecie się z wywiadu, który przeprowadził Michał Majcher. -> tutaj <- Zapraszamy!


We invite you to read the interview with ROMA AMOR. -> click here <-












Tak trochę znikąd, jakby z rzymskiej porannej mgły, spomiędzy starych kamienic wyłonił się ten młody włoski projekt, który szybko znalazł wolne miejsce w Starej Europejskiej Kafejce. ROMA AMOR... nie muszę chyba tłumaczyć tej nazwy. Ale czy Rzym faktycznie jest miastem miłości? -> tutaj <-

It's like out of nowhere, out of Italian fog, from among old tenement houses... This young project appeared and instantly found free place in Old Europa Cafe. ROMA AMOR... I don't have to explain what it means. But is Rome really city of love? -> click here <-











THE CHILD READERS tread the implied ground that lies somewhere between a music heard far off and a music finally pulled together. Active since 2000, Loren Chasse and Jason Honea, The Child Readers, present the disparate dualities of metaphysical improvisation and meticulous composition in their otherworldly recordings, an adventurous & dense take on art-pop songwriting unheard since the heyday of Cherry Red and 4AD (imagine Eyeless in Gaza nicking from the Xiu Xiu or Richard Youngs songbook). We would like invite you to interview with Jason Honea. Enjoy! -> here <-












Zapraszamy do przeczytania wywiadu z kanadyjskim projektem GRIEFER -> tutaj <-













Wrocławski projekt harsh-noise’owy z psychodelicznymi i industrialnymi wpływami istnieje od 2003 roku. Inspirowany takimi zjawiskami muzycznymi jak Whitehouse, Merzbow, Government Alpha, czy Masonna ma za sobą liczne występy i kolaboracje. Zapraszamy do przeczytania wywiadu z ANTIHUMAN: -> tutaj <-











Projekt z pogranicza gatunków harsh noise, power electronics, death industrial, poruszający się zarówno w tematyce czysto abstrakcyjnej jak i silnie inspirowanej literaturą science fiction (przede wszystkim Asimov, Zelazny, Dick i Kuttner). Po kilku wydawnictwach mp3, w maju 2008 roku nakładem londyńskiej wytwórni Industrial Culture Records ukazał się debiut - "Phenomena". Zapraszamy do przeczytania wywiadu z REZ EPO. Na pytania Hansa odpowiadał Konrad Materka: -> tutaj <-











„Submerged” tworzącego na obczyźnie rodzimego projektu PHAENON to na pewno jeden z najlepszych ambientowych debiutów zeszłego roku. Nie dziwota, że poznał się na nim włodarz Malignant Records i zdecydował się włożyć pieniądze w zupełnie do tamtej pory nieznany projekt. Dzisiaj coraz więcej ludzi rozpoznaje nazwę PHAENON, mam nadzieję że i ja tym wywiadem dołożę do tego skromną cegiełkę. -> tutaj <-












Parę tygodni temu w końcu doczekaliśmy się kolejnego pełnego albumu THE JOY OF NATURE, tym razem wydanego przez Ahnstern, pododdział Steinklang Records. Poprzedni został wydany dwa lata temu w rodzimym Bunkrze. W międzyczasie otrzymaliśmy parę minialbumów... Pytam Luisa Couto jakich muzycznych zmian możemy spodziewać się po "The Empty Circle Part I" w porównaniu z wcześniejszymi wydawnictwami. -> tutaj <-

Few weeks ago finally another full album of THE JOY OF NATURE saw the light of day. This time it's been released by Ahnstern, Steinklang's sublabel. Previous album was released two years ago by Polish label Bunkier Productions. In the meantime we received few EP's... I ask Luis what are the main musical differences between "The Empty Circle Part 1" and previous TJON releases. -> click here <-













WYWIADY / INTERVIEW

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DEWAST to audycja radiowo-internetowa poświęcona takim zjawiskom muzycznym jak awangarda czy eksperyment. Penetruje również obszary szeroko rozumianego industrialu (postindustralu?), noise'u, ale i łagodnych brzmień ambientu i neofolku.

www.radio.sitka.pl
www.myspace.com/dewast23











The Magic Carpathians Project live:


09.08.2008 (sobota)
godz. 15:00
OFF Festival
Mysłowice, Poland
(razem z The Band of Endless Noise)

11-13.08.2008
godz. 20:00
Warsztat Sopatowiec
Beskid Sądecki, Karpaty

22.08.2008 (piątek)
godz. 20:00
KarpatyOffer Festival
Nowy Sącz, Poland


www.myspace.com/carpathians
www.plasnieciewbudyn.blogspot.com










XI MENUO JUODARAGIS 2008
22-24.08.2008
Zarasai, Lithuania



Potwierdzone zespoły: SPIRITUAL FRONT (it), Matt Howden / SIEBEN (uk), DONIS (lt), VON THRONSTAHL (de), THEODOR BASTARD (ru), VILKDUJA (lt), KULGRINDA (lt), ROSE ROVINE E AMANTI (it), Andrius MAMONTOVAS (lt), Aiste Smilgevičiute ir SKYLE (lt), Algirdas Klova ir VYDRAGA (lt), ATALYJA (lt), OBTEST (lt), ESSA (by), ŽVAIGŽDUMENIJA (lt), DRUVA (by), PRAGNAVIT (by), DRIEZHAS (lt), Vaiku Namai (lt), GIRNU GIESMES (lt), ANDAJA (lt), AULI (LT), LOITS (est), SPANXTI (lt), LYS (lt), OBŠRR (lt), PIEVOS (lt), VIHR (ru/lt), BREKŠTA (lt), WEJDAS (lt), LIPK ANT SIENU (lt), ŽOLYNAS (lt).


www.mjr.lt
www.myspace.com/menuojuodaragis











TEMPLE OF SILENCE FESTIVAL IV

13.09.2008 (sobota)
Kościół Ewangelicki
Pisarzowice k. Sycowa
Poland


więcej informacji:

www.myspace.com/templeofsilence


(foto: Chris, Meickel)










VII WIF, 5-10.11.2008, Wrocław, Poland


Potwierdzone zespoły: NURSE WITH WOUND (uk/usa), CARTER TUTTI (uk), THIS MORN OMINA (b), ANDREW LILES (uk), BLIND CAVE SALAMANDER (it/usa), CAMERATA MEDIOLANESE (it), ANENZEPHALIA (d), INADE (d), EMPUSAE (b), JOB KARMA (pl), LAND:FIRE (d), 6633 NORTH (usa), OIL 10 (f), DISHARMONY (sk), ANALOG SUICIDE (tu), ANHEDONIA (cz) COMPULSIVE SHOPPING DISORDER (pl), NAPALMED (cz), BISCLAVERET (pl), MAAA (rus), DJ SKULLSCRAPER aka DIRK IVENS (b), etc.


www.industrialart.eu/festival
www.myspace.com/wroclawindustrialfestival







vol. 5



20.11.2008 (czwartek)
godz. 20:00
CRK, ul. Jagiellończyka 10c/d
Wrocław, Poland


wystąpią:

SEKTION B (de)
WOUTER JASPERS (dk)
STEN OVE TOFT (n)
VILGOĆ (pl)
WRONGHEAD (pl)


więcej informacji:

www.myspace.com/noisedevastation









www.noiseandblood.com
www.myspace.com/noise_and_blood











www.myspace.com/hatitah











www.myspace.com/beyondsensoryexperience
www.myspace.com/moljebkapvlse
www.myspace.com/diskrepant










http://berlinbruit.ironflame.de










www.klangkurier.ch









www.myspace.com/audeldusilence










www.myspace.com/de_rebellenclub











www.myspace.com/hyperboreafest











www.mithras-garden.de









www.myspace.com/mafestival









www.coldspring.co.uk































EXOTERIC #4


Ukazał się 4 numer włoskiego pisma EXOTERIC. W środku wywiady: BLOODYMINDED, CHANNEL '83, CLIMAX DENIAL, MONTAGE, THE RITA, N., TESTING VAULT, KAPARTE, ORGANIZED RESISTANCE, TEATRO SATANICO, GEA, INSTITUTION D.O.L., L-WHITE, MORIBUND, FIRE IN THE HEAD, C.O.T.A., VANS LA FURKA/DECRETO K; artykuły: ERRATIC SPORADICISM TAPES, CRIME BOXES, I CAN DO IT MYSELF BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO HELP ME, SMALL GUNS, BIG BALLS, TISBOR "THE TRUTH" + recenzje. 58 stron, całość w języku angielskim.


www.exoteric-zine.com
www.myspace.com/exotericz














Więcej informacji o naszywkach:

www.beastofprey.com











Więcej na temat książki Occidental Congress: BLOOD AXIS "DAY OF BLOOD"

www.occidentalcongress.com











Polecamy na jesień:


NOVY SVET "TODAS LAS PRIMERAS COSAS"
2xLP '2008 [RUR010]
(limit do +/- 320 kopii)


NIEDOWIERZANIE "Niedowierzanie"
12" LP '2008 [RUR009]
(limit do +/- 200 kopii)




www.tutrur.com
www.myspace.com/nekofutschata










W przygotowaniu:



www.hauruck.org











Siła i moc!



VILKDUJA "Vakar duona"
CD '2008 [DGCD026]

"The first official release of VILKDUJA amazes with unique style, - meeting neo-cabaret revel, smooth neo-folk echoes, velvet of old Italian pop melody, cosmic tremble of noisy industrial electronic, melting trip-hop and marching tribal rhythmics. The music is full of passion, mystery and melancholia, strong magic poetry and original vocals. Good surprise from Lithuanian twilight".


www.myspace.com/vilkduja
www.dangus.net








W przygotowaniu:



BOYD RICE & Z'EV "Untitled"
12" '2008 [CSR105EP]

"This stunning 12" brings together two long-time San Francisco friends and legends of the Industrial music scene, both active since the late 70s! Boyd Rice is well-known for his project NON and for his collaborations with Death In June, Rose McDowall, Coil and Tony Wakeford to name but a few. Z'EV is a prolific composer and conceptual artist, who utilises metal percussion and electronics to create mystical rhythmajik - and who is also known for his collaborations with hard-hitters such as Stephen O'Malley, Oren Ambarchi, Psychic TV, KK Null, Organum and many more. Two lengthy and exclusive tracks!".



THE TRIPLE TREE "Ghosts"
CD '2008 [CSR96CD]

"The Triple Tree consists of Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus) and Andrew King aided and abetted by M, Autumn Grieve, Kris Force, Guy Harries, Renee Rosen and John Murphy, and is an extended homage to the supernatural fiction of M. R. James (with a certain nod to his notable studies in the New Testament Apocrypha) the greatest ghost story writer in the English language, and the finest medievalist of his generation. Join Dr Wakeford and the Rev. King as they search for the Three Crowns, attempt to Cast the Runes, purchase The Mezzotint, follow Mr Abney’s "remarkable enlightenment" in Lost Hearts, and join Count Magnus on the "Black Crusade"! Winter evenings will never be the same again…".



DEADWOOD "Ramblack"
CD/LP '2008 [CSR104CD/LP]

“Ramblack" is the follow up to Deadwood's successful 2005 album "8 19" (CSR53CD). Over the past 3 years this Swedish artist has been toiling away, creating a new black ambient / death noise masterpiece and "Ramblack" is the result. Cloaked in a more raw and morbid sound then its predecessor, this album truly changes one's perspective of audial darkness. This analogue beast of an album layers the tonal prayers of demons and the distorted cries of angels, sickness and depravity. True Death Electronics. The soundtrack to your end. "Ramblack" features guest vocals from Norwegian Black Metal legend Maniac (Skitliv, ex-Mayhem), whose vocal approach on the song 'Forakt' shows the full range of his capacity. Truly one of the most sick and twisted pieces of sonic art ever recorded. Enjoy the disease!

LP version is limited to 300 copies on coloured vinyl with 4 tracks from the main CD album (above) and a 15+ minute exclusive track, "Cell Of Sirclin".


www.coldspring.co.uk
www.myspace.com/coldspring










WERMUT "Always / Together"
7" '2008 [EnfantX]
(limit do 350 kopii)

"(...) On this 7" Wermut serves you two intense and melancholy songs. These songs are from the archive (recorded in 2003) but more then worthwhile to be made available at last. Both are addictive: one for the dancefloor and both for listening at home in good companion. This is all you might expect from Wermut at their best! (...)".


www.enfant-terrible.nl
http://eys.online.fr/wermut









Nowa koszulka BROWN BOOK:


www.deathinjune.org
www.soleilmoon.com











CULT OF YOUTH "A Stick to Bind, A Seed to Grow"
LP '2008 [dais003]

"Comes in a full color foil-stamped gatefold LP. Limited to 500 hand numbered copies. The new voice of folk from the shadows of New York City. Edgy and aggressive, gorgeously arranged pagan neo-folk for fans of early Death in June and Strength Through Joy".


www.daisrecords.com
www.myspace.com/daisrecords










W przygotowaniu na 17.10.2008 r.:




DER BLUTHARSCH "Everything is alright!"
CD '2008 [WKN 32]


www.derblutharsch.com
www.myspace.com/derblutharsch











"ELVATORIUM is a collaboration between Tom Maggio from USA and Radek Kordasiewicz from Poland. They continue their collaborative work since late 2006. Elvatorium's first album "At Border Of Disorder" (recorded with guest saxophonist Janusz Kruszelnicki) has been released through Amduscias Records netlabel in september 2007. This year sees the duo working with guests Troy Southgate (of H.E.R.R.) on vocals and again Janusz Kruszelnicki on the saxophone.

"Message From The Black Sun Constellation", which is the second release from Elvatorium, continues the mood of their debut album. The bottom line of all compositions is still the combination of Tom Maggio's dark ambience and Radek Kordasiewicz's gothic-like harmonies, both prepared with various sets of digital tools. The infinite and cold landscapes are perfect place for Janusz Kruszelnicki's saxophone explorations, making his second outing with Elvatorium. Above it all, deep and shady voice of Troy Southgate brings the lyrics written by Radek. With such combination they invite the listener to the world of hidden and dangerous truth of symbols, thoughts and feelings with roots in all of the past human history. Feel invited".


www.myspace.com/elvatorium










AUTARKEIA poleca:




JARL "Turbulence Colour"
2CD '2008

"Turbulence Colour" is the tenth album of talented Swedish composer Erik Jarl, containing two and a half hours of new, never released sound material in two CDs. In terms of music, Erik Jarl remains loyal to his original but dismal style. Very long, hypnotic tracks convey unbearable, depressing and morbid states of human psyche. "Turbulence Colour" is at the same time a journey into the grey matrix of anxiety where the listeners are masterfully taken through the sickly labyrinths of the author’s mind. The latest Erik Jarl’s release is the top class drone psychocollage packed into a very elegant package.".




GIRNU GIESMES "Bevardes Salos"
CD '2008

"The tenth album Bevardes salos (Nameless Islands) by the Lithuanian post industrial pioneer GIRNU GIESMES uniquely marks the jubilee of composing and is distinguished by its special maturity and professionalism. All tracks are indeed intricate, complex and original sound fabrics. Each frequency, sample or rhythmic we hear in them has been composed by the author himself without the use of any other source. Some tracks are in drone style, others in ambient, while the third contain dynamic, elemental rhythm. However, all tracks in the album have one common trait - they cannot be compared to anything else you heard before. Even the general mood of the album, although it is very close to human emotions, is practically indescribable in words. Most probably the title of Nameless Islands has been purposefully chosen for this musical journey, so that various listeners could explore and discover their unique vision emerging from the play of sounds".




FOUNDATION HOPE "Our God Is A..."
CD '2008

"The tenth album Bevardes salos (Nameless Islands) by the Lithuanian post industrial pioneer GIRNU GIESMES uniquely marks the jubilee of composing and is distinguished by its special maturity and professionalism. All tracks are indeed intricate, complex and original sound fabrics. Each frequency, sample or rhythmic we hear in them has been composed by the author himself without the use of any other source. Some tracks are in drone style, others in ambient, while the third contain dynamic, elemental rhythm. However, all tracks in the album have one common trait - they cannot be compared to anything else you heard before. Even the general mood of the album, although it is very close to human emotions, is practically indescribable in words. Most probably the title of Nameless Islands has been purposefully chosen for this musical journey, so that various listeners could explore and discover their unique vision emerging from the play of sounds".


www.autarkeia.org











Netlabel Kaos ex Machina Promotion:



Lord Kula vs Crexx "The Nihilist Program"
2008 [KEMn83]

Background Projection "Trucido Tripudio"
2008 [KEMn81]

Darkness And Silence "Antiutopia"
2008 [KEMn80]

Nebel "Heimat"
2008 [KEMn79]

Abyss "Bless this mouth, bless this tongue"
2008 [KEMn78]

transmission ZS-502 "LUTY"
2008 [KEMn77]

Noises Of Russia "Invisibility And Labor"
2008 [KEMn76]




www.kaos-ex-machina.pl/promotions
www.myspace.com/kempromo









IMPULSY STETOSKOPU


Nowy label, słusznie kojarzony z papierowym wydawnictwem STETOSKOP.



Nowości:


XX COMMITTEE "Network"
CD '2008 [IS 002]

Limitowana edycja 250 sztuk, digipack. Reedycja klasycznego albumu industrialu (LP Thermidor) z 1983 roku.


NOISE - MAKER'S FIFES "Legnica"
CD'r '2008 [IS 003]

Limitowana edycja 120 sztuk, płyta owinięta w aluminium, pudełko oklejone zdjęciami. Zapis koncertu z Legnicy z 1997 roku. Transowy, elektroakustyczny industrial.





www.myspace.com/impulsystetoskopu









TEITO SOUND COMPANY



info@teito-sound.com
www.teito-sound.com










Siła i moc!


CON-DOM "The eight Pillar - A confession of faith"
CD '2008 [funct016]

"We are proud to present a vinyl diamond for the first time on CD, by the British power electronics industrial outfit Con-Dom, short for Control Domination! The Eight Pillar was the first full-length Con-Dom release dating back to the year 1991, and was the second vinyl release after the Tesco 7" "Oh ye of little faith." This release had an accompanying booklet ordered separately which is now included in the artwork of the CD release. The CD is inspired by the life, writings and example of British author and "man of action" T.E. Lawrence - an enigmatic outsider who lived a tortured odyssey of physical and spiritual extremes in search of his own personal faith. The name of the CD derives from his book called "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom." With these recordings, Mike Dando, the man behind Con-Dom, set high standards in a genre that was just starting to arise. The powerful sounds and his strong voice give a good impression on how torturing the life of Lawrence must have been. Con-Dom explores every kind of social tension and control: political, religious, racial... with an acidic, violent and uncompromising attitude. He is well-known in the industrial scene for his furious ravaging vocals and the devastating live performances, in which he turns into a real stage animal. This record is a perfect example on how good writings and experiences can flow into this sort of industrial/power electronics music. Those who missed the LP version limited to 300 copies back in 1991 must see this record as a milestone or just a simple must!"


www.tesco-germany.com
www.myspace.com/tescogermany











Nowa płyta:




PASSIONE NERA "Research"
EP CD '2008 [cmi185]

"The "Research EP" marks the first offering from the ever-growing Roman outfit Passione Nera. Originally conceived by Andy in the dying days of 2005, it would not be until the spring of the following year that the band took its first steps, and embarked on a journey that would eventually see the project evolve into a 4-piece band (by early 2007). Initially, the songs were stripped-down acoustic guitar compositions with the occasional addition of piano, accordion or organ. However, as the band grew and expanded, the songs were redefined and their sound changed. Today, Passione Nera has evolved from a folk-pop creature into a fully-fledged chamber-pop ensemble. The band keeps one watery alcoholic eye fixed on the cinematic tradition, with melodic landscapes that are dusty and melancholy. These melodious scenes are then wrapped up in lush, orchestrated songs with acoustic and electric guitars taking the center stage, and additionally enhanced by a large array of other instruments. It is as if these songs were written on the backs of 1960s postcards brought back from some imaginary journey into ?Americana?, then bred with French-pop, cross-fertilized with baroque-pop, and finally molded into a soundtrack for the broken-hearted, the disenchanted and the misunderstood. The "Research EP" features appearances by Simone "Hellvis" Salvatori (guest vocals on "Sinking"), and Piergiorgio "PJ" Ambrosi (additional arrangements and co-production) of older brothers Spiritual Front, and will be released as digipak CD-single and limited 7" vinyl".


www.myspace.com/passionenera
www.passionenera.net




W przygotowniu przez Cold Meat Industry:


RAISON D'ETRE "The Luminous Experience CD (Live in Enschede)"
MEDUSAS SPELL "Last X hours" CD
HRAFN "Dread's Labyrinth" CD
MILITIA presents MekanOrganiK "Extracting Sunlight from Cucumbers" CD
IRM "Red Album" CD (reedycja debiutu wydanego na LP)
DIE WEISSE ROSE "A Martyrium of White Roses" CD / LP
ORDO ROSARIUS EQUILIBRIO "O.N.A.N.I." CD / LP
APATHEIA "Lifethesis" CD
STORMFAGEL "Svenska Visor" MCD
STORMFAGEL "Eldvakt" CD
MORTHOND MORTOLOGY "1990-1996" 4CD-BOX
BDN "Very Little Fun" CD
MILITIA "CHARGE" CD


www.myspace.com/coldmeatindustry
www.coldmeat.se











Nowość net-labelu Kaos Ex Machina:



Heiliges Licht presents: Landwirtschaft
2008 [KEMn82]

"Compilation featuring: Argentum, Barbarossa Umtrunk, Das Länge Messer, Durch Heer und Kraft, Front Sonore, Gabhar, Grabstein, Gravemist, Heiliges Licht, In Scherben, K., Sagittarius, Sala Delle Colonne, Schaduwen en Stof, Shattered Hand, The Pride of Wolves, TSIDMZ, Waffenruhe, ZR19.84".


www.kaos-ex-machina.pl/promotions
www.myspace.com/kempromo











LUX INTERNA "[a lantern carried in blood and skin]"
CD '2008 [Projekt]

"LUX INTERNA: the innermost light – an esoteric term that carries intonations of Gnosticism describes the nature of Lux Interna's music very aptly. Singer/songwriter Joshua Levi Ian Gentzke founded the group some ten years ago as an outlet for folk-inspired songs with demanding lyrics revolving around mystical topics of an existential nature. The voice of this music bespeaks a Blakean quest for the divine within this world. He is aided and abetted in this quest by his co-conspirators, Kathryn Gentzke, Katherine Trimble, Kevin Sweet, and Shane Hallinan, all adding vocal, visual and musical textures to the songs. Lux Interna have frequently been compared to artists such as Current 93, Backworld, Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave. This rings true, however, not in terms of imitation, but rather in the sense of a shared spiritual and aesthetic kinship. Musically one can expect a deep, passionate male voice and a soothing, sometimes ghost-like female vocal, woven into well-crafted songs arranged for acoustic guitars, cello, keyboards, and dulcimers. Over the course of four studio releases and a row of concerts (mainly in Europe), Lux Interna has emerged as one of the most original and essential ensembles of the Dark Folk genre, although the sheer quality of their music surpasses any clichéd niches. [a lantern carried in blood and skin] is an anthology featuring tracks from all previous Lux Interna albums. It is their first domestic release and gives an excellent overview over their musical and mystical journey thus far. In Digipak, with 12 page booklet".


www.myspace.com/luxinterna










"Printed in an edition of 150 copies, Slopped Down from Eden collects all of the lyrics that Lloyd James has written for Naevus over the past ten years, including rarities and the as-yet unfinished sixth Naevus album Relatively Close to the Sea. Besides the song lyrics, this 136 page paperback contains a full Naevus discography".


www.myspace.com/naevus









Gorąco polecamy:


O PARADIS "Pequenas canciones de amor"
CD '2008 [tourette005]


www.myspace.com/oparadis
www.myspace.com/touretterecords











SVARROGH "Yer Su"
CD '2008 [Ahnstern]

"Yer Su" is the 5th full length bulgarian folklore avantgarde doctrine and the 3rd release under the banner of the bearer of european heritage Ahnstern. Svarrogh (Dimo Dimov) presents here a very complex post folk experience, trully dedicated to the holy earth-water Yer Su from the mystic and ancient bulgarian pantheon of Tangra - nonetheless it also shows the symbiotic allegiance to slavic mythology and european culture from the depths of the Pamir mountains and meadows through the slavic steppes up to the Balkan realms. Traditional bulgarian instruments like Gaida (bagpipe), Gadulka (balkan viola), Tamboura (big mandoline), Kaval (balkan shepherd flute), Ocarina, Clarinet, vocals in bulgarian, italian, english, lithuanian, Guitars and Drums arranged to a balkan post folk and avantgarde dark folk adventure with ambient drones, elements of Industrial & Black Metal and traditional compositions. Feat. very special guests like Kostas (Defile des Ames), Marcel P. (Allerseelen), Valentina (Der Feuerkreiner), Michael Z. (Negura Bunget) and Gyte Tamosiunate. All songs lead eachother through the central theme with snowsteps interludes recorded on the Hochries Mountain in Upper Bavaria and with a ritual lithuanian evocation. An album for the sparkling water which flows through europe, an album for the warm black earth, which lays a quilt over the ones, who stand strong through the fall of time, seen by the silvery eyes of the sky Tangra. Wake up sky - wake up stone - wake up earth - wake up water! I will be sky then - I will be stone then - I will be earth then - I will be water then! The album comes in a Digipack with 12 pages booklet, designed by the bulgarian photographer and artist Kaate Haate (Katia)".


www.myspace.com/svarrogh










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HATI vs. LAL "The Journey Like Never Before"
CD '2008 [Requiem 31]

"HATI vs. LAL – zderzenie akustycznych eksploracji duetu Hati z nowoczesną, rytmiczną elektroniką spod znaku Lal (2nd Hand Beatnix, Wiedźmin). Jest to jeden z najbardziej elektronicznych projektów jakie kiedykolwiek zrealizowało HATI które – jako zespól sporo koncertujący – wykorzystuje głównie instrumenty akustyczne. Klimat od ambientu, medytacji i transcendencji, po eksperymenty dźwiękowe i rytmiczne szaleństwo.

The clash of HATI's acoustic explorations with avant-garde, rhythmical electronica signed by LAL (2nd Hand Beatnix, The Witcher). It's one of the most electronically sounding projects ever done by HATI, which – as a band focused on playing live – uses mainly acoustic instruments. The mood of music changes from ambient, meditation and transcendence to experiment and rhythmical madness".


www.requiem.serpent.pl
www.myspace.com/hativslal










Więcej informacji:

www.aurora-b.com/THB.php











Nowość:

INFESTATION "Bastion Intouchable"
CD '2008 [RAGE65]

"INFESTATION to projekt militarno industrialny Louisa Carriera. Płomienne orkiestralne struktury, gwałtowne lawiny bębnów, które nadają rytm i ożywiają zgiełk wojennej narracji. Wywołując tematy związane z walką o zachowanie dziedzictwa kulturalnego, projekt opisuje niekończącą się determinację mniejszości francuskiej w prowincji Québec, która przetrwała wieki asymilacji i daje sobą jasne świadectwo, że ta walka nie jest bezcelowa. Po długiej pracy, trwającej blisko 4 lata, pierwsze dzieło INFESTATION zatytułowane Bastion Intouchable jest teraz dostępne dla waszych uszu. W muzyce INFESTATION słyszalne są wpływy Puissance, In Slaughter Natives, Triarii, The Protagonist, Across the Rubicon i Rome. 11 utworów, 64 minuty, 3-pannel digipack".


www.rageineden.org
www.myspace.com/warofficepropaganda
www.myspace.com/infestationquebec









Więcej informacji:

http://ugruqu-rthgu.narod.ru










Powstał nowy kawałek KRĘPULEC „Dead”, który pojawi się na kompilacji internetowej w Magazynie Beast Of Prey do ściągnięcia za free! 4 minutowy track utrzymany w klimacie neoklasycznym.

Argentyński label Twilight przygotowuje do wydania płytę KRĘPULEC – „Martial Industrial – Parabellum” utrzymaną w starej konwencji KRĘPULEC z muzyką industrialną, znalazły się na płycie zremiksowane utwory „Parabellum” oraz „Dywizjon”, a także nowe kompozycje!

Utwór „Notka nr 794 B” napisany został na kompilację poświęconą historii II Wojny Światowej, zaplanowaną do wydania w Rosji w roku 2008. Niestety utwór „Notka nr 794 B” został odrzucony i w przyszłości pojawi się na jednym z wydawnictw KRĘPULEC.


www.myspace.com/krepulec1
www.beastofprey.com/krepulec.htm










Nowości:


NORDVARGR "Pyrrhula"
CD '2008 [CSR98CD]

"Partly based on an old Swedish folktale, Pyrrhula ("doomlord") is a pitch black journey into utter darkness. This is a tale of foreboding doom... a portent of dark times to come... a blight on the face of this earth. These eight Black Ambient / Doom / Droneworks were brought forth from the abyss of Villa Bohult exclusively for Cold Spring and contain the malevolent vocals of Lord Nordvargr himself!. "Beware the small creatures of light, they only bring misery and death upon the enlightened ones. For they will paint their breast with blood and reap your unborn angels".



ALEX TIUNIAEV "I Knew Her"
CD '2008 [CSR97CD]

"Alex Tiuniaev is an electronic musician and producer from Moscow, Russia. "I knew Her" is a 40-minute long journey of heart-melting, melancholic and neo-symphonic splendour - full of choirs, strings and neoclassical orchestration. This solitary track builds to a haunting and breathtaking crescendo... then brings the listener gently back down to the warm earth. A truly monumental release, with influences ranging from Sigur Rós to Philip Glass and Stars Of The Lid.".


www.coldspring.co.uk
www.myspace.com/coldspring










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DER FEUERKREINER "Unsere Zeit"
CD '2008 [NRP14]

"Der Feuerkreiner's "Unsere Zeit" is easily one of the most anticipated records in the neofolk underground scene. Hailing from Italy, this remarkable duo has been working hard since their 2004 Neuropa release "La 'Nvidia". Valentina and Federico appeared as Der Feuerkreiner on many festivals & concerts around Europe, each time gathering more & more fans with every concert they played. Today we proudly present you their first full-length album on Neuropa Records: "Unsere Zeit". The album consists of 9 newly recorded tracks overviewing the many facets of the band: from tranquil & heavenly voices to brutal & pounding rhythms. If you've liked their previous efforts, then this is a must-have for sure!".


WOLFSKIN "The Hidden Fortress"
CD '2008 [NRP10]

"Wolfskin is one of Europe's finest and most original ritual ambient acts. Over the years they, along with their partners of Forgotten Blood, are surely responsable for putting Portugal on the dark-ambient map. "The Hidden Fortress" is both their first and last output: originally released as a cassette tape back in 1995, Johan Aernus decided to close the Wolfskin circle with a remastered and partially re-recorded edition of that same record. On his last journey to the hidden fortress, he took a companion with him: Swedish audio-genius Objekt4 gave the whole record a new life & dynamic. This record was years in the making, no risks were taken to prevent this from becoming a worthy testament for one of the most exciting dark-ambient acts Europe has known".



www.neuropa.be
www.myspace.com/neuroparecords







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DOWN IN JUNE "Covers...Death In June"
CD '2008 [NERUS12]


"No slavish imitators, Sweden's Down In June deconstruct and lavishly, as well as lovingly, reinvent songs from the Death In June catalogue with their own distinctive Totenpop vision. As The Byrds were to Dylan so Down In June are to Death In June. A very rare and surprising discovery awaits". Track Listing: HEILIGE LIEBE! / THE ENEMY WITHIN / FALL APART / BUT, WHAT ENDS WHEN THE SYMBOLS SHATTER? / HOLLOWS OF DEVOTION / HEAVEN STREET / LITTLE BLACK ANGEL / THE GRASS IS ALWAYS BROWNER / FIELDS OF RAPE / LITTLE BLUE BUTTERFLY / FROST FLOWERS / HE'S DISABLED / KAMERADSCHAFT / TO DROWN A ROSE IN WHITE.


www.myspace.com/downinjune
www.soleilmoon.com










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:GOLGATHA: & DAWN AND DUSK ENTWINED "Sang Graal"
CD '2008 [cmi184]

"Sang Graal" is an opus magnum, built in symbiotic collaboration during the last two years by the French masters of martial neo-classic DAWN AND DUSK ENTWINED and the German Ritual-folk-band :GOLGATHA: - both formations well know from their recent albums on CMI. Both bands worked on all tracks together, combining their styles and forces to create a powerful neo-classical-folk-opera with occasional glimpses of soundtrack pathos and dark ambience. A wide range of acoustic instruments was used (guitar, viola, bass guitar, flute, gong, piano, dulcimer, percussion) and at least three vocalists appear – including Sorakey from :GOLGATHA:’s appraised "Tales of Transgression and Sacrifice". Martial tunes like "The Messiah" or "Cross of Lorraine" and majestic folk hymns like "Crusade" and "A Seeker Divine" will rule the darkest dance floors worldwide, while introspective ballads invite those interested in a deep listening experience. "Sang Graal" is true aural mythology! The title refers to the myth of the Saint Graal, the "holy grail", and the "sang réal", the bloodline of Jesus Christ. The album researches on various levels the different readings of the grail through the centuries, from an ancient fertility rite to the popular conspiracy theory...".





VESTIGIAL "Translucent Communion"
CD '2008 [cmi183]

"Having developed a strong cult following with their limited CD-r, a split LP, and compilation works, Vestigial (Italy) come forth with their debut CD poised to establish themselves among the dark ambient elite. The "Translucent Communion" - a reflection of the hollow and imaginary archetype of our civilization, a blackened view on the humanity falling into a perfect nothingness of technocratic illusions, a refined and well designed disharmony for our next generation. 6 tracks that arise from the shadows, then spread and sweep across a barren, wind swept landscape, creating a sound so thick and texturally deep it swallows the earth like a venomous fog. Comparisons to Raison D'Etre, Lustmord and Bad Sector are reference points, but only hint at the massive potential of Vestigial. Presented in a lavishly designed 6-panel, partially varnished digipak".





BRIGHTER DEATH NOW
"Necrose Evangelicum"
2CD '2008 [cmi179]

"Recorded during 1995 – that most creative of years for Brighter Death Now, which also produced the much harsher album "Innerwar", as well as the final part of the epic “Great Death” trilogy – "Necrose Evangelicum" was immediately received as a new milestone in the genre of “sacred-death-industrial.” In fact, the album had the most favorable reception of any BDN record, and has generally been considered the most easily accessible of BDN’s work. This groundbreaking album is nothing short of a sacred death-machine that relentlessly works itself into the mind with a most obtrusive, and almost dangerous, insistence. This review from 1996 says it all: "This is music created from a place beyond all imaginable Hells... a place that exists only deep within the macabre mind of its creator, Roger Karmanik. A CD of such impenetrable darkness, as if the entire world had collapsed into itself! Where the inspiration has been drawn from for these recordings can only be speculated, but suffice it to say, it's not a place one would like to spend eternity! Tormented voices announce the birth of some unspeakable horror, while heavily metallic, grinding electronics shudder like the last gasps of a dying machine. Together, they form a vision so bleak and ghastly it purges both the mind and soul of everything but the most impure of thoughts. Leave all notions of decency at the entranceway, for they are not wanted nor needed here. Only in the final title track, featuring the despondent orchestrations of Mortiis, will you find solace, but even that is a harbour deemed unsafe". And yet, as a Brighter Death Now record, we still insist that it is "easy listening"... In order to once more make this groundbreaking album available, we have gone back and digitally restored, remastered and remixed the tracks to give them the facelift they so richly deserve. This new edition of "Necrose Evangelicum" is presented in a beautiful foilprinted digipak together with a “live” CD recorded during the same era. Actually the “live” CD is the recording of a rehearsal for a concert in Vaasa, Finland, which ended up never taking place! The permission of the organizers ran out, and the evening came to an end, before BDN had an opportunity to take the stage. Darkishly served in a gold-foilprinted digipak!"


www.myspace.com/coldmeatindustry
www.coldmeat.se












Dear friends,

A new O.R.E CD is being released shortly; scheduled for September 4th 2008; two years following the release of Apocalips. The new CD is titled O N A N I - [Practice makes Perfect], (maybe you get the title, maybe you don't), but to make this CD cum true as we envision it, we ask for your assistance and participation. We let you inside, and we let you share our dreams and desires for the past fifteen years; so now we want to ask you to let us inside your most intimate domains. We ask you, for nothing more than your masturbation. Do it alone, do it together, do it by hand, be creative, just do it, and please, contribute the material to us, for what will become an outstanding piece of artwork. Use your cellular (mobile) phone, use your digital camera, your web cam or even your video camera. Send stills, send motion pictures. Anything goes. The greater the quality, the better. The outmost discretion will be applied. No faces will be shown or anything else which could reveal you identity to anyone else but your lovers, only bodies. BUT, in order to avoid a massive hunt for internet porn that will be instantly trashed, we ask for proof that the person in the pictures, is actually you. For example; take a separate photo of yourself, the bed, the shoes or the chair which was also in the picture. Be innovative. All visual material that we receive, stills and / or video, will be subjected to graphical editing. Pictures will be cropped, color corrected and edited in order to serve the intended purpose. And anyone who is included as part of the artwork, will be contacted and reimbursed (one way or another). We thank you for your time and dedication as we hope to hear from you shortly.

Contributions are gratefully appreciated to:

onani@ordo-rosarius-equilibrio.net

Best wishes and Apocalips Kisses, Tomas & Rose-Marie / Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio



www.ordo-rosarius-equilibrio.net








www.myspace.com/amidsummereuropeandreamfestival











Nowość:

COLD FUSION & RUKKANOR "Wunderwaffe"
CD '2008 [RAGE50]

"Pięciolecie działalności War Office Propaganda / Rage In Eden chcielibyśmy upamiętnić reedycją naszego klasyka - splitu Cold Fusion i Rukkanor - "Wunderwaffe". Znakomicie przyjęty album martial industrial po wersjach V-1 i V-2, powraca w ostatniej odsłonie: V-3. Album zawiera dwa dodatkowe utwory pochodzące z sesji "Wunderwaffe" i oryginalną, stylową oprawę graficzną zaprojektowaną przez Michała Karcza. Całkowity czas to 42 minuty, 8 utworów. Digipack, limitowany do 500 sztuk".


www.waroffice.org
www.rageineden.org
www.myspace.com/warofficepropaganda









"The final live show of Crisis recorded on 10th May, 1980 at Surrey University, Guildford will be released soon on both CD and coloured vinyl LP. The recording has been digitally remastered from the original bootleg recording released shortly after the performance. There were other shows planned for Reading and Bristol after that but it was eventually decided that Punk was over for us and we should end in front of our home audience and in the same venue where Crisis had played its first gig 3 years previously in 1977".


www.deathinjune.org
www.deathinjune.net










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CONTEMPLATRON "Delog"
CD '2008 [WRT007]

"Po udanym debiucie Wrotycz Records ma przyjemność zaprezentować drugi album dark ambientowego projektu CONTEMPLATRON. Doświadczenie DELOG jest czymś nadzwyczajnym, niezwykłym nawet w kontekście ezoterycznej tradycji buddyzmu tybetańskiego. Tybetańskie słowo DELOG odnosi się do osoby, która przekroczyła próg śmierci, a następnie powróciła do świata żywych by zdać relację z tego, co przeżyła. Osoba, która została uznana za DELOG leży przez wiele dni bez żadnych oznak oddechu, pulsu, ciepłoty ciała. W tym czasie jej umysł podróżuje do innych światów: czystych manifestacji oświeconego umysłu, jak też do sfer egzystencji ogarniętych przez iluzję i niewiedzę samsary".


"After a successful debut album Wrotycz Records is proud to announce the second release of this Polish dark ambient act. The DELOG experience is extraordinary, marvellous, even within the esoteric context of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan word DELOG refers to one who has crossed the threshold of death and returned to tell about it. The person who is recognised as DELOG lays without any sign of breath, pulse or body warmth for many days. During that his or her mind journeys to other realms of experience: the pure display of enlightened mind as well as existence within samsaric delusion and ignorance".


www.wrotyczrecords.com
www.myspace.com/wrotyczrecords










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PER ASPERA "Nil Desperandum"
CD '2008 [NN V]

"The third and the most complete release by one of the most tallented ambient artists hailing from Poland these days. Unifying vast array of elements, Per Aspera once again achieves remarkably introvert but vibrant style. Eerie industrial atmosphere seamlessly blends with serene harmonies of almost orchestral form. Cinematic, monstrous drone formations morph into pulsating abyss of dissonant disturbances and uncompromised sonic experiments, overlaid by subtle beauty of human voice and minimalist acoustic instrumentation. All those skillful, multiformal explorations establish Nil desperandum one of those albums of complex yet stable musical concept—reflecting the incoherencies of human nature and its immanent affection to chaos and order merged together. Per Aspera tends to render tragically compound heritage of the mankind, being constantly shaped by cultural, ethnic and religious or ideologic discrepancies. Definitely not your average dark–ambient buzz, this album stands out of the dull cliche. The sound may appeal to the admirers of T. Köner, Parca Pace, Nocturnal Emissions or Neubautens to name a few but still, expect no pattern follower... Complemented with special A5–sized glossy digipak designed by Ibsen studio, this CD is limited to 500 copies only".


www.newnihilism.com













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ANENZEPHALIA "Projected Void"
7'' '2008 [tesco071]

"L.ed.300, this 7" shortens the time of waiting until a new album is manufactured, throbbing intelligent industrial pulses, of this project. A self-manipulting mankind catched in their TV controlled be and dis/behaviour".


www.myspace.com/anenzephalia













www.arsbenevolamater.com
www.myspace.com/hirschvladimir







Drezdeńska EIS & LICHT od wielu lat atakuje ciekawymi płytami, za którymi warto się rozejrzeć i sprawdzić. Polecamy:



WHILE ANGELS WATCH "History & Heritage"
CD '2008 [Eis038]

"First, all the material on this CD is a great selection from the following Tapes: "Reflection of Joy" (1986), "Behind the Mists" (1988) and "Falling in Love" (1990). It's completly remastered and reworked, and part III of our series "Dokumente" (after Eis045 and Eis051). You listen to the beginning days of the Apocalyptic Folk Music. In this time, there were big influences from Punk and Wave and all the people were dressed in very nice uniforms. If you like the early albums of DEATH IN JUNE, SIXTH COMM, SOL INVICTUS, JOY OR LIFE and NEW ORDER as well you will love this music. We do. CD in special Digipac, 16pages Booklet, lte. 525".


www.myspace.com/falling3




NEUTRAL "Serpents in the dawn"
CD '2007 [Eis055]

"Serpents in the Dawn", the 2nd album by the Russian band NEUTRAL, is a diamond of apocalyptic folk music. With the old English bands (Nature & Organisation, Current 93) in mind, NEUTRAL presents a great album with an own Russian soul. Deep warm sounds and melancholic world-weariness go hand in hand with the perfect production of the music. Every instrument has its own important part, all the songs are on the same high level. The warm voice of Ash, the mastermind of NEUTRAL, stands above all. It would not be fair, to recommend one single song here - all of them are flawless. To be honest: "Serpents in the Dawn" is already now one of the best albums of 2008".


www.myspace.com/neutralofficial




NEBELUNG "Vigil"
CD '2007 [Eis057]

"NEBELUNG are a young band from Germany, their music flows from the whispers of nature till the gentleness of Creation. They showed us, how powerful it can be when you're use the term "less is more" correctly. "Vigil" is the first fulltimealbum of the band, after the EP "mistelteinn". They're singing in german and Stefan Ottos voice is full of sadness but powerful in the end of all. There's no consolation, only solitude and melancholy. "Sturm" stands on the top of all, it's truly stormy. All the lyrics are inspired by the spirit from the turn of the century, three of them are by the famous german writers Gertrud Kolmar, Georg Trakl and Stefan George. This pure acoustic music is dominated by the guitars but you will find also an bass, an violine and an accordion in it. The songs are like a dark call from the woods. Listen to them on quite places in moments of melancholy. Then maybe you will remember FORSETI, EMPYRIUM or ULVER but there's never the bitter taste of missing authenticity on "Vigil". On the contrary: no other band combines poetry, music and sound so close to a picture of humans in the woods and meadows…".


www.myspace.com/nebelungmusik

www.eislicht.de








Nowość Shadowplay:


MOON FAR AWAY "Novy Hymn Rossii"
MCD '2008 [SPR 064]


Więcej na ten temat:

www.myspace.com/mfaofficial
www.myspace.com/mfaremix
www.shadowplay-records.com







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RITUAL FRONT "Strahlungen"
CD '2008 [Angriff 33]

"After more than two years of work, the most promising Russian dark folk act is returned with their new album. "Strahlungen" is much more matured, professional and carefully produced than the debut CD "Lightings Over Crimson Hill", and at the same time it hasn't lost neither its energy nor its honesty and sincerity. Ten tracks about the difficult questions of honor and pride, choice and liability, death and rebirth sang in Russian will be more than transparent to the worldwide audience since those challenges don't know the national borders. The release is limited to 500 copies and comes in a very special silver embossed cardboard package reminding of vinyl cover with an inner sleeve, there is also 32 pages full color booklet inside with lyrics in Russian and German (the German translations done by Gerhard Hallstatt from Allerseelen)".


http://rfront.narod.ru
www.steinklang-records.at









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VON THRONSTAHL "Sacrificare"
7" EP + CD '2007 [Fasci-Nation 005]

Wydawnictwo limitowane do 500 egzemplarzy w skład którego wchodzą: płyta CD + 7'' vinyl "Der ewige Daseinskampf" & "Stalingrad / Golgotha".


www.vonthronstahl.de
www.myspace.com/vonthronstahlfansite










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THE JOY OF NATURE "The empty circle part I..."
CD '2008 [Ahnstern]

"THE JOY OF NATURE is a multimedia project from the Azores, with music as its main focus (the Azores are a group of 9 islands between Europe and North America, belonging to Portugal). It was created in 1999 as "The Joy of Nature and Discipline", and reduced to "The Joy of Nature" in 2006, following a change in its sound - more organic and acoustic. Musically, "The Joy of Nature" is like a serpent always renewing itself - never resting in one shape, changing the form but keeping the same essence. “Swirling Lands of Disquiet and Catharsis” is the first part of a trilogy entitled “The Empty Circle”. Each part of the trilogy has a correspondence with the three main hermetic-alchemical phases: Nigredo, Albedo and Rubedo and, at the same time and correspondingly, to individual experience, inheritance of our ancestors and, finally, the overcoming of a mere individual state of existence. This first part corresponds to Nigredo. The subtitle of this work - “A Theatre lost in The Vast Abyss of Starry Skies” came in a lucid dream in which appeared the idea that this world in which we live our day-to-day lives can be compared to a small theatre in a vast abyss of starry skies. This album is about a world of disquiet, in which a catharsis should be done. To gather the impurities, realize their nature and build something pure from there. The music follows the concept - there are elements of Folk, Ambient, Psychedelic and Experimental music, mixed in a coherent way, creating a unique sound and a breathtaking atmosphere, predominantly acoustic and with dark tones".


www.myspace.com/thejoyofnature
http://joyofnature.221design.com



WERKRAUM "EarlyLoveMusic"
CD '2008 [Ahnstern/Steinklang]

"14 progressive & traditional, psychedelic & medieval folk songs and chants of Early Love. 14 dreamy memories of the merry blue days from Early Times. Together with friends of the groups Changes, Lady Morphia & Sturmpercht. Playtime around 60 minutes, CD in 6-side Digipak + 16 side booklet + some nice surprises and specials...".


www.myspace.com/werkraum
www.werkraum.org
www.steinklang-records.at







Nowość:


TRINITHOS "333"
CD '2008 [Heimatfolk]

"After several ultra-limited CDR-releases, with "333" finally comes the debut-CD album of the German NeoFolk band TRINITHOS. The band was founded in the early millennium and in the past years they played several concerts together with their friends SEELENTHRON and TRAUM'ER LEBEN. Their music is best to describe as dreamy NeoFolk with a slight DarkPop touch, with orchestral parts, martial drums and even some apocalyptically dark experimental passages. On "333" the band plays a large variety of acoustic instruments, like several different guitars, bass, violins, flutes, drums, didgeridoo,... as well as a few beautiful electronic arrangements. The vocals are polyphonic performances of German lyrics by male and female voices and deal about mythologic themes, natur romanticism and theories of cognition. 74 min. / 12 songs".


www.myspace.com/trinithos
www.steinklang-records.at








www.derblutharsch.com










Polecamy:


V/A "WE'RE PUNCH ADDICTED"
CD '2008 [PUNCH 026]

"The long awaited first Punch compilation is here! "We're Punch Addicted" offers you 18 new/unreleased songs by several of the most appreciated Punch bands along with many "new addicts"! Note, all songs are exclusively for this compilation only, and should be never used/re-issued in other future releases. Don't miss the wonderful chance to enjoy & collect several gems of your favourite Punch's artists and the perfect occasion to have a nice preview of bands which should be released in the next months. Comes with extensive full-colour 20 pages booklet. Limited to only 500 copies!"


Tracklisting:

1. COMANDO SUZIE - Luces Blancas
2. AIT! - I Wanna Be Your Mann...
3. J.G. CABARGAS & LOS INMORTALES - Psycho Baby
4. NINA BELIEF - Android Emotions
5. THE PLAGUE YEAR OF AUDIOSCOPE - Lasting
6. ERIK URSICH - Taeter Somnium
7. PIERRE NORMAL - Attraction
8. RONIN - Cri Du Chat
9. MANASYT - Every Fang For You
10. MERGING OF THE SELF - She Devours
11. DIVINE MUZAK -Teach Me Pain
12. O PARADIS - El Tacto
13. THOMAS NOLA ET SON ORCHESTRE - Freedom's Little Baby
14. MUSHROOM’S PATIENCE - Morel
15. 1997EV - t.h.e.k.l.a.9
16. TERRORITMO - Primavera
17. LUFTWAFFE - Killkorps
18. SMRT I CEKIC - s.o.n.i.c.m.a.n.t.r.a.s.



www.punchrecords.it
www.myspace.com/punchrecords









Nowości:



NORDVARGR "Interstellar"
CD '2008 [bop 5.5]

"Nowy album szwedzkiego przedstawiciela mrocznych dźwięków, współtwórcy takich projektów jak MZ.412, TOROIDH, czy FOLKSTORM. Jest autorem wielu inicjatyw muzycznych, nagrywa płyty na całym świecie a także jest odpowiedzialny ze wiele zmasteringowanych płyt w otchłaniach piwnicy Vill’a Bohult. A więc Panie i Panowie, przed Wami po raz pierwszy w Polsce pełny album maestro Nordvargr’a!

Ponad 40 minutowa płyta zainspirowana mocą przestrzeni, bezkresną odległością i pustką. Sam Nordvargr mówi o tej płycie tak: "Nie ma dla mnie większego zła, niż pustka kosmosu, całkowicie wroga i nieprzyjazna dla wszelkiego życia - przeciwstawienie egzystencji, a zarazem matka wszystkiego co znamy...". Album wyróżnia bardzo mocny i mięsisty dźwięk, dark ambientowy wyziew do którego stworzenia Nordvargr wykorzystał wyłącznie dźwięki z przestrzeni, kosmicznych stacji badawczych i różnych częstotliwości jakie wysyłają obiekty kosmiczne między sobą.

Niekonwencjonalnie wydana płyta, w specjalnym wykonanym z czarnej tektury opakowaniu. Nietypowy kształt opakowania który po złożeniu stanowi format 150 x 150 mm. Czarna tektura ze srebrnymi nadrukami! W środku znajdują się trzy dodatkowe wkładki przedstawiające różne oblicza kosmicznej przestrzeni. Całość bardzo mroczna, ręcznie składana i numerowana do 444 sztuk!"


www.myspace.com/nordvargr
www.nordvargr.com



NEKYIA "Alchemalady"
CD '2008 [bop 5.2]

"Jakkolwiek by nie określać muzyki NEKYIA zawsze znajdują się elementy, które wybiegają poza utarte schematy i ramy muzyczne. ”Alchemalady” to album, którego fundamentem jest mocny i solidny rytm, wzniosłym murem twierdzy są nietuzinkowe aranżacje, bogate w najróżniejsze brzmienia i barwy. A spoiwem jest alchemiczny koncept, nierozerwalnie zlepiony element z elementem, utwór z utworem, dźwięk z dźwiękiem... "Alchemalady" to 60 minutowy, dynamiczny album pełen rytmu, przejmujących żeńskich wokali i mocnych męskich głosów, szeptów i śpiewów. 14 kompozycji łączących elementy elektroniczne z zróżnicowaną perkusją i mocnymi uderzeniami industrialnymi.

Płyta wydana niekonwencjonalnie z kart tekturowych wymiarów 130 x 180 mm. Trzy oddzielne karty z brązowej tektury ze złotymi nadrukami! We wszystkich kartach wykonane są otwory przez które przewleczony został naturalny sznurek łącząc wszystko w całość. Płyta CD mocowana we wewnętrznej wkładce za pomocą gumowego krążka. Całość ręcznie składana i numerowana do 456 sztuk".


www.nekyia.pl




ATUM "Hitwa"
CD '2008 [bop 5.1]

"Jeśli symbol jest pojęciem odbieranym zmysłowo to w połączeniu z dźwiękiem jak bardzo tworzy koncept? Czy jest to na tyle wyraźne aby pobudzało naszą wyobraźnie o krok dalej niż zwykle? Nowy album naszego polskiego projektu ATUM to próba wytworzenia obrazów w naszych umysłach. Przy nagraniu płyty gościnnie wspomagali: INFAMIS, DEAD FACTORY i EQUUS.

47 minutowa mocno dark ambientowa płyta. Dźwięki spokojne, narastające, pulsujące tworzące mroczny klimat. Utwory wzbogacone pętlami rytmicznymi, idustrialnymi uderzeniami a także gitarą akustyczną! Dźwięki dla fanów Cold Meat’owego grania, mieszanka pomiędzy Desiderii Marginis a Megaptera!

Płyta wydana niekonwencjonalnie - format 135 x 150 mm, okładka drukowana na pasku tektury długości 45 cm. Składana na trzy części, minimalistyczna forma graficzna ze specjalnie zaprojektowaną symboliką. Płyta mocowana na gumowym krążku. Całość zafoliowana i ręcznie numerowana w nakładzie limitowanym 444 sztuk".


www.myspace.com/nordvargr
www.myspace.com/atum696



:WULGATA: "Echoes of the past...not far away"
CD '2008 [bop 5.0]

":WULGATA: to nasz polski projekt muzyczny, który od kilku lat tworzy w zaciszu śląskiego otoczenia dźwięki dark ambientowo industrialne. "Echoes of the past...not far away" to zbiór muzyczny tego co w :WULGATA: najlepsze, najśmielsze, a także to co najbardziej zróżnicowane. Płyta przewrotna jak by zapowiadająca nadejście śmiertelnego zagrożenia, a z drugiej strony jest odbiciem jakieś wewnętrznej siły która próbuje wydostać się i szeptem uspokoić ducha.

55 minutowa płyta, która zawiera od mrocznych dark ambientowych kompozycji po rytmiczne i z industrialnymi akcentami utwory. Zróżnicowany album obrazujący wczesne Cold Meat’owe granie z esencją tego co z „Musick to Play in the Dark” nieśmiertelnego Coil najlepsze.

Niekonwencjonalnie wydana płyta, w specjalnym wykonanym z brązowej i zadrukowanej tektury opakowaniu. Wymyślny kształt po złożeniu stanowi format 130 x 180 mm. W środku znajduje się dodatkowa kolorowa wkładka wraz z płytą mocowaną na gumowym krążku do opakowania. Całość ręcznie złożona, numerowana i zalakowana. Nakład limitowany do 444 sztuk".



Więcej informacji:

www.beastofprey.com













Mocna pozycja!


HOROLOGIUM / MOLJEBKA PVLSE "Penfield Mood Organ"
CD '2008 [DC056]

"Back in 2005, Divine Comedy Records released the first ever Horologium's fulll lenght. Three years later the discography is impressive : DCR, Steinklang, O.E.C, Neuropa, Cynfeird, Blade, BOP... For the third time, DCR is working with Horologium (just remember the abyssal and beautiful v/a "Pere-Lachaise") on a split release with Moljebka Pvlse. This new opus entitled "Penfield Mood Organ" is about a device from P.K. Dick's book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"... A box destinated to induce emotions and feelings to people. This release is definitely the coldest to date for Horologium. Divided into three evolutive parts and quickly diving into lurking sadness, "Penfield Mood Organ" initiate the feeling of something tragic soon to be unleashed... "So I left the TV sound off and I sat down at my mood organ and I experimented. And I finally found a setting for despair… So I put it on my schedule for twice a month; I think that's a reasonable amount of time to feel hopeless about everything..." Philip K. Dick "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"


http://divineco.records.free.fr
www.myspace.com/horologium
www.myspace.com/moljebkapvlse









www.myspace.com/ianva
www.illevriero.it









www.dark-transmission.de












Nowa płyta z Grecji:


ATARAXIA / ALLERSEELEN "Ultima Thule"
7" vinyl '2008 [eclipsis 03]

"The concept of this release is based on the journey the Greek Pytheas made to Ultima Thule, the outermost limit of the ancient world... "On that day in 335 B.C. the city of Massilia was buzzing with excitement as news of the event spread amongst the traders, both great and small, in Massilia Street, the main shopping thoroughfare that ran along the entire length of the seafront next to the sea. Pytheas was preparing for a very important mission: to set sail for the North, in search of the sources of tin and amber..." Exclusive text by Historian Mr. Christos D. Lazos

ATARAXIA - Lunar Oceans, inspired by "The Silmarillion" of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
ALLERSEELEN - Der König in Thule, based on "Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe..."


www.eclipsis.gr








Więcej informacji:

www.plac-wolnosci.pl










Polecamy:


SEELENTHRON / TRAUM'ER LEBEN / TRINITHOS "III"
CD '2007 [Heimatfolk]

"III" is a 3-way split album by the classic German NeoFol