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Vetrophonia - The Space Voyage (Zhelezobeton)
Label info: "The science fiction film "The Space Voyage" was first shown in Soviet cinema theatres in January 1936. [...] The film narrates about the bravery of young pioneers, the willingness of Soviet women to always come to aid, the fearlessness of scientists and their determination to sacrifice their lives in the name of science. [...]
The original film had a soundtrack compiled of various classical music compositions. But what can be more appropriate to the constructivist spirit of Soviet time than the retro-futurism of St. Petersburg's noise scene classics? The Vetrophonia duet consisting of Nickolay Soudnick (ZGA) and Alexander Lebedev-Frontov (Linija Mass, Stalnoy Pakt, Veprisuicida, etc.) solved this task with enthusiasm. During 2005 while working in the ZGA studio they laboriously collected samples, recorded the parts of electronic and acoustic instruments and composed collages for each specific scene of the film. The result turned out to be beyond all praise.
The DVD-R with the movie has an option of turning on English subtitles, comes with a booklet containing an article about the shooting process and is packed in a special cardboard sleeve.
(DVD-R, out of stock)
[ futurism ] [ old-school industrial ]
Nazi Bastards From Aldebaran - Invasion (Zhelezobeton)
Achtung! This is a collection of all the tracks recorded by this mysterious band from the late 90's Russian scene. The music is old-school electro-industrial with pumping bass lines, arpeggiated melodic loops and clanging beats, all mixed up with some samples to spice up the affair. With completely over the top titles such as "Swastika Man", "Illuminati" and "Nazi UFO Attacks Paris Nightclub", this is sure to be a hit with all the DJs in Neuschwabenland.
(CD-R, pro-printed color sleeve, $9.00)
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[ electro ]
Erthad - Gma (Zhelezobeton)
Active since the late 90's but without any official releases until now, Erthad's first output on physical format is the sort of obscure discovery from the Russian scene that makes Zhelezobeton a reliable source for new releases that go beyond what's already established or tamed by familiarity. Recorded in 2002 using processed voices and software synthesizers, "Gma" compiles 6 tracks of serene yet expansive robotic meditations, at times approaching some form of mantras for nano-technological organisms. Soothing but not ambient in nature, the closest comparison I can think of would be another Zhelezobeton act (Degeneral) crossed over with Sshe Retina Stimulants, but that's still not close enough to what can be found here.
(CD-R, pro-printed color sleeve, $12.00)
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[ ambient ] [ experimental ]
Overdose Kunst - Was ist Overdose Kunst (Zhelezobeton)
Label info: "The Japanese duet Overdose Kunst exists since 2001 and records a strange sort of music which they call "schizopoetry". Rejection of stylistic norms in the name of sound-craft freedom, deconstruction and irrational re-assemblage of musical material - that's what stands behind this term. This approach allows them to keep a child's purity and frankness in musical perception with the ability to send an emotional charge without using settled compositional forms. This disc includes the most song-like tracks of the band: crookedly recorded guitars, voices emotionally singing some nonsense in a mixture of several languages, and reversed melodies. Fine and lyrical post-rock from Japanese experimental underground."
(3"CD-R in mini-gatefold sleeve, $7.00)
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[ collage ] [ experimental ]
Kryptogen Rundfunk & Hladna - Rokton & Formanta (Zhelezobeton)
Label info: "Hladna and Kryptogen Rundfunk - behind these names stand two St. Petersburg-based musicians playing experimental noise music. They both nourish a tender passion for old electronic instruments and often use them at their concerts and on recordings. One warm sunny day they gathered and decided to play on two analogue rhythm synthesizers "Rokton" and "Formanta". These are actually two identical instruments which were produced in the Soviet Union by two different factories. Each of them is the "brain" for electronic drum-kit, but can also be used separately - as a multi-channel tone-noise-generator or rhytm-machine.
Kryptogen Rundfunk used his device smoothly, evenly and calmly while Hladna expelled from his more sharp and unpredictable sounds. Worth mentioning are Hladna's non-standard ways of making sound - on the last two tracks he opened the back plate of his synth and played not only using knobs but also getting inside and abridging contacts with his own hands (for which he was incidentally struck by the current a couple of times).
Live recording without any processing, with all it's natural crackles and tasty overloads. Abstract electronics, minimalism and a little noise."
(3"CD-R in mini-gatefold sleeve, out of stock)
[ analog electronics ] [ experimental ] [ minimal electronics ]
Aidan Baker & The Infant Cycle - Rural Sprawl (Zhelezobeton)
Label info: "Canadian musicians Aidan Baker and Jim DeJong (aka The Infant Cycle) have used the "gentleman's kit" of modern experimenters for creating the compositions of this disk: guitar, bass, tapes, samples, feedback generator and thumb piano. The four album tracks correspond with the four seasons, the four states of the soul...
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The first two tracks were recorded in 2001 (and released on CD-R by the Italian label Blade Records in 2002 in a very limited edition), two others were recorded in 2005 and thus completed the natural cycle of this album."
(pro-printed CD-R and cardboard sleeve, out of stock)
[ ambient ] [ experimental ] [ guitar drones ]
Sister Loolomie - Signals (Zhelezobeton)
Spiraling electric drones from one half of Moscow duo Exit in Grey. Overall the sounds here are actually quite soothing and semi-melodic, with lots of fluttering details underlined with a gentle hint of digital glazing. Not your typical ambient record.
(pro-printed CD-R and cardboard sleeve, $12.00, last copy)
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[ ambient ] [ drones ] [ experimental ]
Kryptogen Rundfunk - Live 2005 (Zhelezobeton)
Following multiple limited edition split and collaborative releases, this is Kryptogen Rundfunk's first solo release since his CD album on Mechanoise Labs back in 2004. The two live recordings presented here were made during the "Noise vs Glamour" festival in 2005 in St. Petersburg and Moscow, and later reworked in a home studio. Expect a masterful mix of analogue Rokton synth, computer sound synthesis and processed radio noise that slithers and hisses itself across subdued soundscapes and into controlled eruptions.
(pro-printed CD-R in full-colour sleeve, to be restocked soon)
[ analog electronics ] [ drones ] [ radio noise ]
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