Sieben – Our Solitary Confinement (2XLP, NUM, MAR)Label: Dark Vinyl Records – DVLP09Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Numbered, Marbled, Gatefold CoverCountry: GermanyReleased: 03 Feb 2017Style: Neofolk Limited 49 copies in marbled vinyl, numbered, Gatefoldcover ; Remastered , with 20 min unreleased Bonusmaterial (“The Sound of His Horn, Part I – IV”) This record was recorded at Redroom Studio, Sheffield, England, during 2002. It was written, performed and produced by Matt Howden. The original CD (TRI 151) came out on the Trisol/Iceflower label. This was the first Sieben album to be a solo endeavour, but was before the looping phase of my Sieben career. That would come next, with the release of…
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Sunday Strain – Destiny.Done
Sunday Strain – Destiny.DoneLabel: Wrotycz Records – WRT013Format: CD, AlbumCountry: PolandReleased: 10 Jun 2011Style: Synth-pop, Experimental, Darkwave After a strictly limited debut album on Sonderuebertragung Sunday Strain is back with new energy and ideas.Formed in 2005 as a side project of Llovespell it is now a full-grown band still experimenting but this time also using bass and drums instruments accompanied by clear and strong vocals of Dorain W.“Destiny.Done” brings over 45 minutes of sophisticated electronic music with admixture of pop elements and dark atmosphere.Mastered by Andreas Wahnmann (First Law) comes in an elegant 6 panel digipack designed by Hans Johm (Antlers Mulm).
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Black Earth – Diagrams Of A Hidden Order
Black Earth – Diagrams Of A Hidden OrderLabel: Black Plagve – Infect18Format: CD, Mini-Album, Limited EditionCountry: USReleased: 02 Jul 2016Style: Industrial, Noise, Black Metal Debut digital recording for Spain’s cryptic collective Black Earth that continues the path laid down by 2014’s well received “A Cryptic Howl of Morbid Truth” cassette (Graceless Recordings). “Diagrams of a Hidden Order” presents us with three tracks showcasing their turbulent strain of blackened noise, that stretches the boundaries of black metal, death metal and dark ambient respectively, thus amplifying these genres into darker territory few have explored. Within the turbulence of chaos and bleakness, there exists fleeting form and (un)structure that is shattered and rebuilt…
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Beyond Enclosure – Dungeon Of Total Void
Beyond Enclosure – Dungeon Of Total VoidLabel: Malignant Records – TumorCD98Format: CD, Album, Limited EditionCountry: USReleased: 12 Aug 2016Style: Industrial, Noise, Power Electronics Prominent S&M inspired electronics is not a new theme, but it has been a long time since such a vital voice has arisen. Enter Beyond Enclosure. With their debut recording Dungeon of Total Void, this Portuguese duo fronted by Samantha Diabolik with the assistance of Andre Coelho (of the now defunct Sektor 304 and operating here as “The Analyst”), have assembled an imposing homage to discomfort, pain, and pleasure. Built around a foundation of subversive and deviant themes, the eight tracks here undulate and throb with malfunctioning…
