• CD,  Distribution

    Spectres – Nostalgia

    febrero 19, 2024

    Spectres – Nostalgia
    Label: Artoffact Records – AOF358CD
    Format: CD, Album, Stereo
    Country: Canada
    Released: Mar 13, 2020
    Style: Post-Punk

    Formed in Vancouver by vocalist and founder Brian Gustavson, SPECTRES is a DIY death-rock outfit that mixes post-punk, the ethic of anarcho-punk, and an incredible knack for writing catchy songs. The band released three independent albums (all reissued by Artoffact Records in 2019) and are ready to stun audiences with their 2020 release Nostalgia.
    Emerging from the DIY Punk underground, SPECTRES wanted to blend the grassroots and independent ethic of anarcho-punk with the anomie and cold, modulated sounds of 1980’s post-punk and death-rock genres.

    Though the band’s output has matured with time to embrace a wider range of new-wave and shoegaze influences, their ethos remains rooted in DIY punk. The blending of these influences allows for the curious juxtaposition of 80’s influenced pop sensibilities with lyrics that explore the alienation and cynicism of modern life. On the new album, Nostalgia, these influences are carried even further to create a wonderfully crafted suite of songs that evoke the primal sounds of Beastmilk with the melody of New Order.

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    Spectres – Nothing To Nowhere

    febrero 19, 2024

    Spectres – Nothing To Nowhere
    Label: Artoffact Records ‎– AOF356CD
    Format: CD, Album
    Country: Canada
    Released: 2018
    Style: Post-Punk, Punk

    Originally released in 2012 as a vinyl-only edition through Germany’s Sabotage Records (White Lung, G.L.O.S.S., Arctic Flowers), the second album from Vancouver post-punk darlings SPECTRES has never been released on CD. Finally, years after the initial vinyl pressing sold out, Toronto-based Artoffact Records breathes new life into this Canadian classic with a remastered CD edition.

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    Khôrada – Salt

    febrero 19, 2024

    Khôrada – Salt
    Label: Prophecy Productions ‎– PRO227
    Format: CD, Album
    Country: Germany
    Released: 20 Jul 2018
    Style: Progressive Metal, Alternative Rock

    Rising from the ashes of Agalloch and Giant Squid, a new group is born: Khôrada. Featuring former Agalloch members Don Anderson (guitar), Jason Walton (bass) and Aesop Dekker (drums) alongside ex-Giant Squid guitarist / vocalist Aaron John Gregory, Khôrada creates colossal, textured, and emotionally powerful music.
    As a completely fresh concept, Khôrada is an opportunity for the musicians to explore new soundscapes while challenging themselves creatively. With their debut album «Salt», Khôrada forges breathtaking swathes of sound that swell, stretch, submerge and recede with panoramic power.

    At once atmospheric, aggressive and apocalyptic, the album’s emotion is driven by the band members’ view of today’s world; these are precarious times. «Salt» was written under the pressure and uncertainty of the beginning of the Trump-era, standing as a musical exploration of the routine madness we now live. Paired with the surreally visceral artwork of internationally renowned painter & sculptor Cedric Wentworth, the visual explorations prove to be as haunting as the ethereal vocals of Aaron himself.

    The dissolution of two of America’s most beloved underground groups has resulted in the formation of perhaps the scene’s most highly anticipated new band. With a sound built upon a resolute sense of purpose, Khôrada has arrived.

    Tracklist:
    1. Edeste
    2. Seasons Of Salt
    3. Water Rights
    4. Glacial Gold
    5. Augustus
    6. Wave State
    7. Ossify

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