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Maaaa - Sampo Distortion (24919 Records)
Crushing junk noise with analog synth throbs from this exiled Karelian unit currently based in Poland. Expect random outbursts of lo-fi thrash metal, howling dogs, laser cannon salvos and other irregularities in the chaos.
(CD, digipak, $12.00)
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[ harsh noise ] [ noise ]
Arc - The Circle is Not Round (A Silent Place)
Debut CD release from Arc, the trio of Aidan Baker (guitars, flutes, tape loops), Richard Baker (drum kit, percussion) and Christopher Kukiel (percussion). This results in a combination of the more melodic Aidan Baker pieces with layers of varied percussive instruments, giving the sound a rhythmical and live quality that works consistently with the ambient drones. Pleasant and soothing stuff.
(CD, varnished digisleeve, out of stock)
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Aidan Baker - The Sea Swells A Bit... (A Silent Place)
New 2006 release from Canadian guitar dronemonger Aidan Baker, with this effort being of the more melodic variety of his works. 3 long tracks of ebbing, swelling and crashing sound waves obtained through treated guitars, bass, drum machines and percussion. Hypnotic and soothing like the sea which sets the theme here ("When Sailors Die", "Davy Jones' Locker").
(CD, varnished digisleeve, out of stock)
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Maurizio Bianchi - Neuro Habitat (Abgurd)
Re-release of the 1998 EEs'T Records CD, which itself was a re-release of the 1982 LP of the same name with an extra track that was on the "Für Ilse Koch" compilation on Susan Lawly. Old-school MB at his best.
(CD, jewel case, to be restocked soon)
Ishai Adar - Beaufort Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Ak Duck)
Original soundtrack to "Beaufort", the 2007 Berlinale Film Festival Silver Bear winner for best director. "Beaufort" tells the story of the last group of IDF soldiers stationed in the South Lebanon outpost of the same name, prior to the evacuation of Israeli forces from the country in 2000.
Its soundtrack was composed by Israeli electronic artist Ishai Adar, who was previously involved in the experimental pop band "The Top-Hat Carriers". This is Adar's second motion picture soundtrack, and it's an ominous and pensive combination of processed digital sounds, warm ambient drones and sedated melodies. The press release suggests comparisons to Philip Jack, Biosphere & William Basinski, but this comes recommended to anyone looking for a great example of a subtle contemporary electronic score.
(CD, clear jewel case, $15.00)
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Linija Mass - Industrealism (ALF Produkt)
Mini-album composed of two tracks from 2001 and one from 2007. This is some of the most rhythmical and loop-based material released by Linija Mass, mechanical grinding and the restrained hum of machinery replacing the maelstrom of factory noise present on earlier releases. A different direction approached with the project's consistent stakhanovist efficiency.
(3"CD in oversized sleeve, $12.00)
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[ futurism ] [ old-school industrial ]
Stalnoy Pakt - Russia's Awakening (ALF Produkt)
First full-length CD from Alexander Lebedev-Frontov's other main project. While Linija Mass takes its aesthetic inspirations from Futurism and Soviet socialist realism, here the focus is shifted to militarism and nationalism, possibly in a manner related to the kind that is re-surfacing in Russia these days.
The sound is closer to ambient / martial industrial, but whereas most Western European projects in this field aim to infuse themselves with a sense of often overblown heroic bombast, Stalnoy Pakt's take on the genre turns marches into dehumanized machine-like processions and hymns into oppressive drones. Utterly bleak and captivating.
(CD, oversized sleeve with silver-inked artwork, $15.00)
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[ futurism ] [ martial industrial ] [ old-school industrial ]
Vetrophonia / F.T. Marinetti / F.B. Pratella - Formula Of War (ALF Produkt / Der Angriff)
New 2011 release from the duo of Alexander Lebedev-Frontov (Linija Mass, Stalnoy Pakt) and Nick Sudnick (ZGA). Gramophone industrial sound collages assembled in the spirit of early 20th century Italian Futurists. Moving beyond simple homage, The album incorporates declamations and compositions from that period by Filippo Marinetti and Francesco Pratella, two prominent founders of the movement. La guerra, sola igiene del monde.
(CD, oversized sleeve with 5 postcards, $16.00)
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[ collage ] [ futurism ] [ old-school industrial ]
Aidan Baker - An Intricate Course of Deception (Angle Records)
Latest release from Aidan Baker, this time on CD courtesy of fellow Canadians Angle Records. 4 tracks that flow from gentle, warm drones to moments of controlled intensity. Samples can be found on the Angle Records site.
(CD in oversized cardboard sleeve, out of stock)
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Monstrare / Wilt - Graveflowers (Angle Records)
Collaboration release bringing together two American dark ambient / isolationist projects. Imaginative and organic sonic compositions with subtle glitchy touches and a smattering of saturation here and there that will keep you on your toes.
(CD, deluxe digifile, $12.00, last copy)
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[ abstract electronics ] [ dark ambient ]
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