assassani - daemonical raw tech invocation.

Assassani - Daemonical Raw Tech Invocation

19:50

37.76 MB

1. I Can See The Whole Ibiza Bvrning And Thee Corpses In Flames Dancing

2. Como Alambre De Espinas Y Meo Napalm

the title pretty much says it all - very raw, noisy, and demonic techno, courtesy of fallow field.

kind of like a slightly more unhinged, maniacal, and destructive vatican shadow.

I haven't heard any of the artist's other works, but a couple of recent recordings are available on bandcamp.




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haraam - let the swords tear me to pieces.

Haraam - Let The Swords Tear Me To Pieces

29:55

56.8 MB

1. Fighting Is Ordained For You

2. The Faceless God

3. A Snake In The Grave

4. Only God Knows

5. A Dark Star Rises

6. Solidify Their Blood

dark, grimy techno courtesy of fallow field.

I wanted to post that noir noir tape but someone beat me to it.

kind of like a lower-fi vatican shadow. check out more haraam releases via bandcamp, including an earlier fallow field release.

already sold out from the label...hell, the entire batch is already sold out, but that shouldn't come as much of a surprise.




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various artists - eden in reeds.

Various Artists - Eden In Reeds: Collected Misanthropic Sounds

1:19:30

158.87 MB

1. American Group - The Exceptional Features Of This Mind We Call Savage

2. Disfigure - Screaming Wind

3. Flowering Blade - Untitled One

4. Flowering Blade - Untitled Two

5. Prison Glue - 01-09 / 02-02 / 03-03 / 04-10

bleak environment is back. what more needs to be said?

I've shared a couple of their releases in the past and was definitely disappointed when it was announced that they'd be shuttering operations for the foreseeable future.

but about three weeks ago, a slew of new releases went up, including this, bleak environment's first compilation.

and I'm proud to be able to share it with all of you.

spread across two cassettes packaged in a white clamshell case with the trademark black-and-white photocopied artwork, there couldn't be a better mission statement for the relaunch of this impeccable label than this exemplary compilation of new artists.

of course, the fifty copies sold out in a matter of hours.

tracks range from noisy techno to noisy black metal to just plain old noise and I highly recommend everything on here - do what you can to track down a copy. trust me, you won't regret it.

in addition to new releases from xothist, tollund men, and others, there's also a slew of records and tapes from all of the best labels across the underground. so if you weren't lucky enough to grab one of the 50 copies of eden in reeds, at least pick up a distro item to show your support for bleak environment's relaunch.

and one of the relaunch releases, "vessels of wrath" by leopard in a tree, is still available. buy it now.




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body of light - limits of reason.

Body Of Light - Limits Of Reason

46.94 MB

25:08

1. Is It Lost

2. Limits Of Reason

3. Silhouettes (Beautiful Trees)

4. Modern Sympathy

5. To Destroy Sin

body of light never cease to amaze with their brand of catchy, poppy, synth-y darkwave...or whatever you'd prefer to call it. either way, they excel at crafting dark music that's filled to the brim with hooks, great vocals, and strong production.

and guess what, there's even a straight-up noise track on here to close things out with a (harsh) bang.

overall, an excellent tape. and although this might be sacrilege, I think I prefer body of light to tollund men. obviously their styles do have some distinct differences, but if pressed, I'd pick the former...I guess I'm just a sucker for a catchy hook.

since this tape was part of ascetic house's january program, it's no longer available...but keep an eye on chondritic sound's webstore, vacation vinyl, and maybe mount analog...if there's any retail outlets might receive copies, I'd bet on those three.




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record store day, part two - silent servant / regis split.

Silent Servant / Regis - Split

12:20

22.9 MB

1. Silent Servant - Lust Abandon

2. Regis - The Holy Show

...and here we have the second record store day exclusive tape from mount analog, a split between silent servant and regis. the former recently released a full-length, "negative fascination," on hospital productions, of which mount analog distributed an exclusive version containing a switchblade, amongst other extras. the latter recently released an EP, "turin versions," on blackest ever black.

significantly shorter than the other tape, this one features just one track from each artist. but they're solid tracks, so who am I to argue.

both tracks are right in their creators' wheelhouses and together make for a very brief but highly enjoyable split. and in my eyes, that's exactly what a split should be - enough to get you interested but short enough to keep you wanting more.

as I mentioned in the previous post, this one is already sold out at the mount analog online shop. but who knows, maybe they have a copy or two floating around the retail location.


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record store day, part one - marshstepper / jock club split.

Marshstepper / Jock Club

31:21

59.43 MB

1. Marshstepper - In Pure Linen And Placed In A New Tomb

2. Jock Club - Ex-Fantasy

3. Jock Club - Unwilling Desire

4. Jock Club - Sector

5. Jock Club - Obsidian

by now, my infatuation with mount analog in los angeles should be no secret. not only is it just a mile from the apartment I share with my girlfriend, it also has the best selection of rare noise tapes and records of any store I've found on the west coast.

and when I found out that they were going to have two exclusive tapes limited to only one hundred copies each for sale on record store day, I made plans to hit it early. honestly, most record story day exclusives are lazy reissues that pander to the masses. there are definitely some cool ones mixed in but nothing seemed so essential that I'd want to brave the unwashed metalhead-masses of los angeles to get my hands on it.

so I headed to mount analog shortly after opening, where I swooped in, grabbed both tapes as soon as they were done being dubbed in the back of the store, made my purchase, and got out.

this is the first one - a split between marshstepper and jock club, two artists who are affiliated with ascetic house, a label I've featured before. the marshstepper side is one fifteen minute-long track that covers a huge stylistic range. I wasn't familiar with jock club at all, but their side is filled with ambient techno reminiscent of dominick fernow's work as vatican shadow.

strangely enough, this tape is still in stock at the mount analog store. if you like what you hear (and why wouldn't you?), grab one quickly - I'm sure the remaining stock will disappear very soon.

while you're at it, check out all of the other great releases mount analog has in stock. and if you live in the los angeles area and haven't already been, stop by mount analog asap. you won't regret it.



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