| BILL LASWELL & PETE NAMLOOK – ‘Outland’6CD Boxset £35 – Out 13th October The ‘Outland’ album series was a collaborative endeavour by the visionary US bassist-producer Bill Laswell and the late German musician Pete Namlook that pushed the boundaries of dark ambient and electronic music. Spanning five albums released over a thirteen year period from 1994, this new boxset serves as a testament to the creative synergy between the two masterminds. At the time the duo joined forces, the New York-based Bill Laswell was already a famous producer with a massive client list that included cutting-edge rock, pop, funk, jazz and electronic artists, but he had also founded the Axiom label in 1989 and been responsible for groundbreaking work in genres that included ambient, dub and world music. Pete Namlook was recognised as a pioneering figure in the ambient techno scene, having founded the label FAX +49-69/450464 in his native Frankfurt in 1992. ‘Outland’ became a fusion of their individual musical sensibilities that resulted in a unique set of releases. At the heart of the series is an exploration of sound as a vehicle for emotion and contemplation, with Laswell’s signature basslines and experimental soundscapes interweaving seamlessly with Namlook’s ethereal textures and intricate sonic layering. Each album is characterised by a sense of expansiveness, taking listeners on a voyage through rarely charted sonic dimensions. All have the ability to evoke a wide range of emotions and have their own distinctive sonic palette, ranging from ambient tranquility to cosmic intensity. ‘Outland’ has endured as an influential touchstone, its impact felt not only in its captivating soundscapes but also in its invitation to engage in deep introspection and cosmic contemplation. With each album, the duo beckoned listeners to transcend the mundane and embark on a sonic voyage into the extraordinary, where sound becomes a conduit for spiritual and artistic expression. The lavish matte-finish boxset opens to the 5 “Outland” albums in separate matte sleeves, with all-new designs, and all audio completely remastered. This box also contains a new addition to the OUTLAND series – an album of dense, bass space drone by Bill Laswell, entitled “Blackland”. The boxset also contains an exclusive card with an essay about the project written by BIll Laswell, July 2023. |
| BURIAL HEX – ‘In Hiding’CD £9 – IN STOCK EARLY! PRE-ORDER PRICE REMAINS UNTIL 21st SEPTEMBER! A carefully curated selection of the crucial compilation tracks from Horror Electronics / Post-Industrial project BURIAL HEX, gathering and remastering them together, striving to create a resonance between disparate sources, forming an extraordinary new experience. After nearly 20 years of activity from this restless project, many Burial Hex compilation tracks have been released, often of a very unique and high quality as Clay Ruby seemed to enjoy taking compilation submission requests as an opportunity to offer new perspectives on their already bizarre and eclectic work. Many of the tracks were from cassettes, vinyl, or digital-only releases for labels such as Brave Mysteries, Aurora Borealis, Clan Destine, Small Doses, and Buh, appearing here on CD for the first time – or in the case of ‘Pentitential March’, never-before released. Clay Ruby has remixed each track, in some cases re-envisioning them specifically to live together coherently in this incarnation, making this collection more like a new studio album rather than another anthology compilation. Revelling in the intimate, feral surrealism that we have come to know without parallel from this intoxicating project, “In Hiding” is an excellent view into the romantic Promethean theater of Burial Hex, whether for the neophyte or the adept. FFO: Coil, SPK, Psychic TV, Trepaneringsritualen. CD in matt-laminate digipak with artwork by Nathaniel Ritter (Kinit Her). |
| SATØRI – ‘The Woods’CD £11 – OUT NOW! Formed in the mid-80’s, with previous releases on high-calibre labels such as Broken Flag, Cold Spring, Trident, Mindscan, and Tesco Organisation, Industrial / Power Electronics veteran SATØRI returns with a new dark and disturbing journey into the very depths of human horror. “Debris in the corners; steel shavings and teeth…” Using his love of pure noise, harsh synths and brutal percussion, SATØRI has created a dystopian cinematic soundscape in which it would be entirely possible to lose your very soul. While the last two releases concentrated on what could be described as “observations on humanity’s ability to drag itself down to its lowest common denominator”, this new work focuses on a more localised depravity – that of the lone wolf. An individual who, having no moral compass, has no boundaries to cross. “…there is something wrong here” An overcast autumn afternoon in the forest and a light rain crackles the fallen leaves. The camera, low to the ground, follows behind a pair of well-worn work boots as they approach a rundown shack deep in the undergrowth. As we move closer the air seems to thicken. To the side is what appears to be a shed or garage. Wooden double doors rotten at the base but firmly chained and padlocked. The camera moves to the front and rises to eye level. Hands reach out to undo the locks. For some inescapable reason we know that inside we are going to find pure unadulterated evil. Welcome to The Woods. CD in matt-laminate digipak with artwork by Abby Helasdottir. |
| VA – ‘Arise – A Cold Spring Sampler’2 x CD £8 – Out Now! “ARISE“, our first label sampler since “EARTHEN“, is finally unveiled! A massive double CD featuring 33 tracks from our current and forthcoming releases. An unrivalled collection of Industrial, Esoteric, Dark Ambient, Noise, Ritual, Drone, Doom Metal, Experimental, Electronica, and Dark Soundtracks. Immerse yourself in the world of Cold Spring! Ltd x 4000 copies in an ecopak. :CD1: KOLLAPS | LLYN Y CWN | KHOST | JAGATH | TREPANERINGSRITUALEN | COIL | MERZBOW | SHE SPREAD SORROW | FRANK HALL ‘I Remember You’ O.S.T. | DEAD VOICES ON AIR feat cEvin Key | LULL (Mick Harris) | MASCHINENZIMMER 412 | THE CIRCULAR RUINS AND MYSTIFIED | COMMON EIDER, KING EIDER | COLOSSLOTH | WE BE ECHO | GEORGE FENTON ‘The Company Of Wolves’ O.S.T. :CD2: KRISTIAN EIDNES ANDERSEN / LARS VON TRIER ‘Antichrist’ O.S.T. | HIMUKALT | SONOLOGYST | SATØRI | 400 LONELY THINGS prod. William Basinski | TUNNELS OF ĀH | SLEEP RESEARCH FACILITY | BURIAL HEX | TENHORNEDBEAST | FM EINHEIT (Einstürzende Neubauten) / LEE RANALDO (Sonic Youth) | SPK | OLEG KARPACHOV ‘Sputnik’ O.S.T. | DREW DANIEL (Matmos) / JOHN WIESE (Sissy Spacek) | LA BREICHE | NEIL CHANEY ‘Aura’ O.S.T. | GENESIS P-ORRIDGE (Psychic TV) & DAVE BALL (Soft Cell) ‘Imagining October’ O.S.T.£8… or FREE WHEN YOU SPEND £23+ IN OUR WEBSTORE / PHYSICAL ITEMS ON BANDCAMP. TYPE ‘ARISE‘ IN COMMENTS BOX WHEN ORDERING! No need to add to cart when spending the required amount of £23 excl P&P. |