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| VARIOUS ARTISTS – ‘Decoder’CD £11 Adv. – OUT 19th SEPTEMBER Released on standalone CD for the first time in 33 years, this now-complete edition of the ground-breaking, legendary soundtrack is finally here. A cult classic of sci-fi dystopia, “Decoder” (1984) saw EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN‘s members working alongside GENESIS P-ORRIDGE (THROBBING GRISTLE / PSYCHIC TV) and WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS. It’s one of the strangest (and most prescient) films of the decade. The film was made in Hamburg and Berlin, and directed by Klaus Maeck ‘Muscha’ (who directed several punk films). The lead roles are played by Christiane F and FM Einheit from Neubauten, who also contributed to the film’s score. Genesis P-Orridge, the kingpin of the English industrial scene, also appears as a priest of the Black Noise faith. Author William S. Burroughs portrays an insurrectionist salesman of audio equipment (and contributes spoken word to the soundtrack), and American cult actor Bill Rice plays a detective. SOFT CELL contributed their classic ‘Seedy Films’, while MATT JOHNSON from THE THE wrote a frenetic, deformed song for the film that is both fantastic and painful to listen to, and EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN‘s ‘Compressed Metal’ is sublime. Dave Ball (SOFT CELL), Jon Caffery and Genesis P-Orridge composed the rest of the soundtrack. A futuristic film, and a joyous application of William S. Burroughs‘ “The Electronic Revolution”, which proposes a seditious and rather poetic method of subverting the masses and inciting them to rise up against the forces of order. MUZAK IS MORE THAN MUSIC. • CD in matt-laminate digipak with 10-page foldout booklet.Track listing: 1. Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball ‘Muzak For Frogs’ (3:23) 2. The The ‘Three Orange Kisses From Kazan’ (4:30) 3. Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball ‘Dream’ (2:30) 4. Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball ‘Main Theme (Showdown)’ (3:04) 5. Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball ‘Sex And The Married Frog’ (3:24) 6. Soft Cell ‘Seedy Films’ (5:05) 7. FM Einheit ‘Riots’ (2:55) 8. Genesis P-Orridge ‘Information (0:46) 9. FM Einheit / John Caffery / Alexander Von Borsig ‘Muzak Decoding / Dream Machine / Pirates’ (8:41) 10. Einstürzende Neubauten ‘Compressed Metal’ (2:25) 11. Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball ‘Main Theme (Finale)’ (3:42) |
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| ILLUSTRIOUS – ‘Mesmerine 111™’2 x CD **SIGNED** £16 Adv. – OUT 5th SEPTEMBER Illustrious is MARTYN WARE (HEAVEN 17, B.E.F., ex-THE HUMAN LEAGUE), and CHARLES STOOKE. Illustrious Company presents… Mesmerine 111™. This is a 3D soundscape based on / inspired by the frequency 111Hz, which has been historically and scientifically proven to induce a trance-like state. Findings of MRI scans suggest that at exactly 111hz, the brain switches off the prefrontal cortex, deactivating the language centre, and temporarily switches from left to right-sided dominance, which is responsible for intuition, creativity, holistic processing, inducing a state of meditation or a trance. These findings have been confirmed by archeo-acousticians in studies regarding ancient and Neolithic shamanistic burial rituals around the world. The title is a take on the use of sound as pharmacology (Mesmerine is the name of an imaginary drug). … The soundscape of the ambient Dose 1 is 50 minutes in duration – long enough to induce a true trance-like state. Dose 2 continues with a calming and unctuous vocal mix performed by Charles Stooke. Bringing to mind HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey), the sound is simultaneously reassuring and disquieting. The world premiere of the 3D sound composition was at the FOCUS Art Fair in New York, Spring 2025. Safe when used as directed. Recommended optimal dosage: 30-60 minutes at (less than) 70dB, delivered by Illustrious Labs 3D audioscape system or binaural through your own headphones. Side effects may include: Contra-indications (in less than 10% of cases) Loss of consciousness Unresponsiveness Low blood pressure Hypnogogic meta-trance Inertia Extreme calm Hypnotic hypersensitivity Hyperacuity Visual hallucinations • 2CD in matt-laminate digipak, presented in a slipcase with sticker hand-signed by Martyn Ware. |
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| MARC AND THE MAMBAS – ‘Three Black Nights Of Little Black Bites’ Ltd 2LP Black / Red Splatter (sold out) | Ltd Red 2LP (sold out) | Black 2LP – OUT NOW!The complete recordings of the legendary Marc And The Mambas run of three live performances given at The Duke Of York’s Theatre in London’s West End in 1983. Restored from the original VHS tape recordings made by the late Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson (Throbbing Gristle, Coil), these remain the only recordings that exist of Marc And The Mambas performing live. Originally released in 2012 on Marc Almond‘s (Soft Cell) own Strike Force Entertainment label as a CD/DVD set (long sold out), this edition, presented on vinyl for the first time, contains the 17 tracks from the SFE CD release, expanded to include the two bonus DVD-only tracks: ‘Près Des Ramparts De Séville’ and ‘Jacky’. Completely remastered for vinyl by Martin Bowes (The Cage Studios). A combination of the chanson and torch songs which he still sings today, over piano, strings and woodwind-accompanied compositions. “It’s quite a spectacle, especially when Almond hits his sweet spot of sinister lyrics, declared pompously over a droned string arrangement… Early signs of the full-on showtune and classical rearrangements that make up Almond’s current albums are evident”(Record Collector). Presented on heavyweight double vinyl in a deluxe glossy gatefold sleeve featuring the extensive reminiscence by Marc Almond himself from the 2012 release. Also included is a reproduction of the 16-page programme printed for the three concerts in 1983. The stunning cover painting by Val Denham is exclusive to this release. • Ltd x 150 copies Red / Black Splatter 2LP (via Cold Spring only! SOLD OUT!) • Ltd x 350 copies Red 2LP (SOLD OUT!) • Black 2LP LTD RED / BLACK SPLATTER 2LPLTD RED 2LPBLACK 2LP £29SOLD OUTSOLD OUT |
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| PSYCHIC TV – ‘A Prayer For Derek Jarman’ CD £11.50. OUT NOW! Unavailable for almost 30 years in its own right, this collection from the Cold Spring archive has been remastered / repackaged with new art. This classic album exists as a document of the soundtrack work PSYCHIC TV created for the many films and videos of Derek Jarman. Another demonstration of why PSYCHIC TV were one of the most important groups in the world.The titular track, ‘Prayer For Derek’, is intended as an invocationary prayer, based on Tibetan rituals; a collage of sounds including field recordings of the lulling waves running aground on the shingle beach opposite Jarman‘s Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, Kent alongside bird song, crying babies, and massed ritualised chants to aid the late film director in his after-life journeys. Other tracks feature elongated drones, washes of dissonance, melancholic guitar chime, evocative piano scoring, Burroughs cut-ups, gothic chants, and familiar snarling dogs. • CD in matt digipak with 8-page fold-out booklet, with detailed liner notes by Genesis P-Orridge (1997); Astorical anecdotes and background facts for completeness. |
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| SONOLOGYST – ‘Planetarium’ 2 x CD £13.50. OUT NOW! An aural exploration of the solar system by Sonologyst, using data from NASA’s probes. On the latest album by Sonologyst, raw data from radio waves, electromagnetic fields, and plasma fluctuations, utilising data sonification files provided by NASA, are transformed into a haunting soundscape, unveiling the ambient music of planets, solar winds, and the cosmic beyond.As the newest addition to Sonologyst’s series of sonic documentaries, this work deepens his exploration of the sonic spectrum, converting cosmic phenomena into immersive auditory experiences.NASA and other space agencies have captured “sounds” from the cosmos by recording non-audible signals like radio waves, electromagnetic waves, and plasma (ionized gas that’s prevalent in space) wave fluctuations. These are converted into audio frequencies we can hear using a process called data sonification. Spacecraft like Voyager, Cassini, and Juno are equipped with special instruments (e.g., plasma wave antennas, magnetometers, radio wave receivers) to detect radio waves, plasma waves, and electromagnetic fields. These signals can provide data on phenomena like solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, and charged particles. Since many of these signals are outside our hearing range (radio waves might have frequencies far below the audible range (20 Hz to 20 kHz) or far above it, while magnetic and plasma waves are often in the range of milliHertz (mHz) to kilohertz (kHz), also outside human hearing.), they are converted using various techniques, including frequency scaling, sampling, filtering, and amplitude modulation. Some events, like plasma wave bursts, happen over long periods. Scientists may speed up the playback so we can hear the changes in a shorter time frame. After conversion, the resulting sounds are often enhanced to make certain patterns, pitches, or changes in intensity more noticeable. This may involve amplifying certain frequencies or adding layers to represent multi-dimensional data. This processing helps bring out subtle differences that might otherwise be hard to discern. • Double CD in a matt-finish gatefold ecopak, with a bonus disc of the raw source material from NASA’s probes. All purchases direct from Cold Spring will receive a small pack of original stamps from the golden age of the space race – one original Soviet stamp celebrating the Venera 14 probe to Venus, and a further random stamp from anywhere in the world again celebrating Mankind’s missions into space. All stamps are authentic and original and can be neatly stored away within the package. |