Music of Thorns & Chilling GhostsLabel: Triple Moon Records – TMR0019Format: CD, Compilation, Limited EditionCountry: FranceReleased: 08 Apr 2026Genre: Electronic, ClassicalStyle: Dark Ambient, Drone, Industrial, Electroacoustic, Modern Classical Singular novelist in the complex world of fantastic literature, Vernon Lee’s writing style admits a fascination for a certain psychological hypnosis. The narrative basis is romantical, tragic, punctuated by historical references and dark lyricism. We decided to pay hommage to this brilliant writer because she has a distinctive position in the pantheon of fantasist authoresses, quite modern and visionary. Musical pieces gathered for this tribute intend to reveal a cinematic and sonic approach to the imaginary paintings and sombre sceneries brought to…
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Einstürzende Neubauten – Greatest Hits (2 × Vinyl)
Einstürzende Neubauten – Greatest Hits (2 × Vinyl)Label: Potomak – LP133951Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, CompilationCountry: GermanyReleased: 25 Nov 2016Style: Avantgarde, Experimental, Industrial A concept of “conceptlessness” was created at that time from a spontaneous idea (many thought it was an April Fool’s joke when the Einstürzende Neubauten first stood on the stage at Berlin’s “Moon” on April 1, 1980; more than 35 years ago), from which the “brilliant dilettantes” developed their own strategy against social and musical architecture using metal pipes, feathers and machines. In keeping, Blixa Bargeld constructed metaphor-laden poetry, around which unique worlds of sound were built up from objects of the most varied origins. The band…
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Vhril – Vortex Psysynthesis
Vhril – Vortex PsysynthesisLabel: Old Captain – OCCD23Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, ReissueCountry: UkraineReleased: 23 May 2016Style: Industrial, Experimental, Dark Ambient In the name of Ulex, in loving memory of John, here comes Vhril!Vhril began life as Ulex Xane’s (Streicher, Zero Cabal fame) own solo project in 1991.He and John Murphy (rip) had been friends since the early 1980’s and had long wanted to do some duo recordings together contributing to each other’s projects on several occasions and playing live together.John became interested in the Vhril concept when Ulex had told him about its occult associations exploring Thulean esoteric paths and Vril energies in a ritual setting.Together they would record…
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Free As Dead – Tombeau Vital
Free As Dead – Tombeau VitalLabel: 4iB Records – 4iB CD/1215/019, Decimation Sociale – noneFormat: CD, Album, Limited EditionCountry: SingaporeReleased: 04 Feb 2016Style: Experimental, Industrial, Noise, Abstract Free As Dead is another project of prolific French Harsh Noise Wall artist Romain Perrot, who deviates from his other known projects like walled noise acts Vomir and guitar noise Falot. Free As Dead builds it’s disturbing ambience with harsh funeral organ noise, and together with the collaborative efforts of Andy Bolus (of Evil Moisture) Tombeau Vital creates an almost soundtrack-like horror story revolving around Perrot’s (pervasive) alter ego of a B-Grade masked monster and his doll captive. This is a conceptually heavy…
