Date: June 9th 2007

For mp3 samples and ordering, please go to the catalog page.

- New additions -

Deuterror - Le Gueule de Guerre (Steelwork Maschine, CD)
Maurizio Bianchi & Telepherique - The House Of Mourning (Radiotarab / Cold Current, CD)
Aural Holograms - Vol. I (Aural Hypnox, CD)
Altar of Flies - Consequences (Husk Records, Tape)

Inanna - Day ov Torment (Cold Spring, CD)
Shinjuku Thief - The Scribbler (Cold Spring, CD)
Sleep Research Facility - Deep Frieze (Cold Spring, CD)

Poochlatz - Cold Turkey (BlackGapDeathTrap Records, CD-R)
Altar of Flies - Dead Air, Broken Wings (BlackGapDeathTrap Records, CD-R)

Lietterschpich - I Cum Blood In The Think Tank (Topheth Prophet, CD)
Igor Krutogolov - White (Topheth Prophet / Auris Media, CD)

It-Clings vs. Pneumatic Detach - The All Too Logical Descent Into Madness (Bugs Crawling out of People, CD)

- Restock -
Chu Ishikawa - Tetsuo The Iron Man (Japan Overseas)
Der Eisenrost - Armored Weapon (Japan Overseas)
Dead Man's Hill - Lakes Of Sacrifice (Bugs Crawling out of People)
PPF / I-C-K - Individualistes / Collectivistes (Steelwork Maschine)

- On the way -
releases from Solnze, Monochrome Vision and Zhelezobeton

New Old Sentinel:
Cloama - s/t CD
Cloama & Gelsomina - The Duellists CD

Old Europa Cafe:
MMM / Profile - L'ultimo Vero Bacio CD
Stratvm Terror - Pariah Demise CD
Lucisferrato - Weltanschauung CD (restock)

Epidemie:
Closing the Eternity / Ad Lux Tenebrae - Nearby Being CD

Spectre:
Loss - You are what eats you 7"
Spectre • Decade - Anniversary Compilation 1996 - 2006 CD

Punch Records:
Ait! - Romanticismo Oltranzista CD
Ô Paradis - La Boca del Infierno CD
Novy Svet & Ô Paradis - Destello de Estrellas... CD

- SPECIAL OFFER - VALID UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH -
Buy any three Aural Hypnox releases and get free worldwide shipping for them.


Deuterror - Le Gueule de Guerre (Steelwork Maschine)
Label info: "After two net-releases titled "Agrippen" and "Cortharis Lex", which are still available for download on his website, Deuterror offers us his new work and his first release on CD, "Le Gueule De Guerre". A fable on the faith that animates man and keeps him standing, going beyond the limits of minimalist dark ambient or the violence of extravagant noise. Deuterror develops his theme with drones in turn overwhelming and disturbing, vindictive frequencies, making "Le Gueule De Guerre" a severe statement embittered with disillusionment."
(CD, digipak, 13 € / $16.25)

Maurizio Bianchi & Telepherique - The House Of Mourning (Radiotarab / Cold Current)
New collaboration release from these almost excessively prolific projects, this being the second one to be put out on CD if I'm not mistaken. The title pretty much indicates what the theme is here, and the mood is generally somber and meditative. On a side-note, the Greek Rembetica music and chants sampled by Telepherique on certain tracks sound amazingly close to some traditional Egyptian music.
(CD, digisleeve, 12 € / $15)

Aural Holograms - Vol. I (Aural Hypnox)
Label info: "The very first part of the Aural Holograms series incorporates various call and response patterns manifesting vibrating, subtle energies, all of which have been accurately divided into separate rhythmic dimensions and time-shifting aural tapestries. The overall experience - i.e. the ecstatic effect - is transmitted by the intensity of syncopated rhythms, reed organ lingering on a few tones, self-transforming vocal work accompanied with carefully chosen oscillating tunes and a variety of percussive patterns utilising artefacts crafted according to the methods of traditional metallurgia, as well as real-time tape operations."
(CD, six-panel hand finished cardboard booklet, 12 € / $15)

Altar of Flies - Consequences (Husk Records)
New release from this Swedish project, with two slabs of nightmarish midnight noise.
(Tape, 7 € / $8.75)

Inanna - Day ov Torment (Cold Spring)
Label info: "Reissue of the massive Death Industrial album from this ARCHON SATANI side-project, originally issued by Staalplaat in 1993. INANNA were at the forefront of a new force in Doom Ambiance way back in the early '90s. This remastered and repackaged album brings alive one of the classic scene albums - a milestone in ultra grim and crushing death sonics, that paved the way for many Drone and Ritual Industrial bands around today. Mixed by J Havukainen (IN SLAUGHTER NATIVES)."
(CD, clear jewel case, 13 € / $16.25)

Shinjuku Thief - The Scribbler (Cold Spring)
Label info: "Reissue of the 1992 classic by this Australian genius, originally released in an edition of 500 copies. Occasional bursts of factory noise, industrial rumblings and disembodied German voices form the backdrop to a minimalist reworking of Kafka's "The Trial." An album of dense filmic atmospheres and orchestral instrumentation. 'The Scribbler' has been digitally remastered and is enhanced with a series of video clips constructed by Richard Grant (I+T=R), incorporating both new material together with the original images prepared for "The Scribbler" live show."
(CD, clear jewel case, 13 € / $16.25)

Sleep Research Facility - Deep Frieze (Cold Spring)
Label info: "Ultra deep, glacial Dark Ambient, based around Antarctic co-ordinates. The polar regions are awe-inspiring environments of inhospitable minimalism, and at the same time there's a beautiful serenity to be found in their uncharted bleakness. There's a powerful purity and a timelessness to be found there; snow which has lain un-trampled for millennia and ice which formed eons ago; mountain ranges and deserts and rivers to be found if you look. 'Deep Frieze' is SRF's second album for Cold Spring and here deep, resonant, abyss-like drones shine forth from icy chasms below."
(CD, clear jewel case, 13 € / $16.25)

Poochlatz - Cold Turkey (BlackGapDeathTrap Records)
Poochlatz is the doom-noise-drone project of Israeli noiseniks Rani Zager (Vultures, Lietterschpich) and Maor Appelbaum (Screening, Vultures, and a number of releases under his own name). With one full-length CD under their belts, they're back with this live recording of their more doom metal influenced material. This is definitely a nice companion release to the Lietterschpich CD, as it share some of the same rough howled vocals but with a more sedated doom influence added to the whole thing.
(CD-R, individually handmade artwork, 7 € / $8.75)

Altar of Flies - Dead Air, Broken Wings (BlackGapDeathTrap Records)
CD-R re-release of the tape with an extra track. Altar of Flies is Mattias Gustafsson from Sweden, and this project is one of those great surprises you run into and feel like sharing with whoever is actually reading this. This is tense, sputtering electronic sludge with industrial overtones done right, crafted into an organic beast with a life of its own. Limited to 50 copies, and we've only got two to spare.
(CD-R, individually handmade artwork, 7 € / $8.75)

Lietterschpich - I Cum Blood In The Think Tank (Topheth Prophet)
Label info: "The eight-piece group of Lietterschpich (Hebrew for liter of cum) has been boiling down foul language, obscene noise, primitive rituals and perplexing visual propaganda to their core since 2004. Comprised of local veterans of the Israeli post-punk, industrial and electronica scenes, they quickly gained cult status in the Israeli underground. They've released "Quasi" A 3" black cdr in 2005, before calling it a night and taking a year break. They will be back soon to antagonize the cultivated majority that got away last time."
(CD, clear jewel case, 11 € / $13.75)

Igor Krutogolov - White (Topheth Prophet / Auris Media)
Label info: "'White' is a new solo release from Igor Krutogolov and was conceived as a single conceptual work sub-divided into seven parts. The overall approach combines elements of neo-classical composition, electro-acoustic ambient and minimalism. Among the instruments used for this album are the bowed bass, strings, the flute, keyboards, and field recordings of birds and human voices."
(CD, digisleeve, 11 € / $13.75, last copy)

It-Clings vs. Pneumatic Detach - The All Too Logical Descent Into Madness (Bugs Crawling out of People)
Spoken wordcore by It-Clings with pounding beats provided by Pneumatich Detach (Hive Records). Forget hearing faint voices inside your head, this is more like inviting a spiteful cynic with a megaphone to rant away to his heart's content from the comfort of your cranium. From lucid observations to over-the-top diatribes, there's thankfully enough black humor in here to keep it from turning into a neurotic moanfest. Also, you'll find out more about a new creative use for a spoon.
(CD, clear jewel case, 11 € / $13.75)