Mentallo And The Fixer & Associated Projects [Benestrophe, Mainesthai, Polyhedron] : A Collection Of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered (4 x CD) [2012]

Brainchild of the two Texan brothers Gary and Dwayne Dassing,
Mentallo & The Fixer is definitely one of the most influential
American electro/industrial bands of the last 20 years. Highly
emotional and complex, their music is characterized by snarling
distorted vocals, hard cutting sequencer rhythms and a
thunderous beat.
After a catharsis of another 5 years of silent isolation, the
brothers are now offering their faithful "old-school" fanbase a
massive special 4-disc box set, gathering over 50 tracks: mostly
exclusive/previously unreleased material spanning throughout the
years back to 1987 until 1996. There is much from the Zoth Ommog
era and even prior to that. The set also includes several side-
projects, from Polyhedron through Mainesthai or yet the first
full length Benestrophe demo tapes, much of which has never been
released or even heard.

Much on these 4 discs is yet unheard or released, taken from the
artists' private collection of old master tapes and fully
remastered, re-edited and amplified by Gary Dassing... The
perfect present for the die hards and collectors making the
hardcopy much much more special in the days of downloads. Music
as medicine for generations to come!


CD 1
01. Mentallo & The Fixer - Battered States Of Euphoria (Medina Mix) 06:48
02. Mentallo & The Fixer - Decomposed (Original Mix) 04:24
03. Mentallo & The Fixer - Pulse Hemorrhage (Abrasive) 07:21
04. Mentallo & The Fixer - Ancient Languagez (Lingua) 06:43
05. Mentallo & The Fixer - Altered States Of Euphoria 03:43
06. Mentallo & The Fixer - Legion Of Lepers (Lesionary Mix) 09:17
07. Mentallo & The Fixer - Scum Of The Earth (Bloody) 03:28
08. Mentallo & The Fixer - Natalia, Texas (Zamora Mix 1989) 01:17
09. Mentallo & The Fixer - Grim Reality (Blister Mix) 06:50
10. Mentallo & The Fixer - Inhumanities 04:57
11. Mentallo & The Fixer - Decomposed (Trampled) 06:31
12. Mentallo & The Fixer - Mother Of Harlots (Ghetto Crusher Edit) 05:31
13. Mentallo & The Fixer - Atom Smasher - Euphoria Finale 07:00

CD 2
01. Mentallo & The Fixer - Legion Of Lepers (Sacrificial) 06:01
02. Mentallo & The Fixer - Pulse Hemorrhage (Aggro Instrumental) 04:17
03. Mentallo & The Fixer - Sacrilege (Benediction Mix) 05:56
04. Mentallo & The Fixer - Murderers Among Us (Bloody Knuckles Instrumental) 06:46
05. Mentallo & The Fixer - Grounded 12:32
06. Mentallo & The Fixer - Legion Of Lepers (Deep Kick) 01:53
07. Mentallo & The Fixer - Decomposed (Spent) 02:19
08. Mentallo & The Fixer - Sacrilege (For Generations To Come) 03:36
09. Mentallo & The Fixer - Radiant 1 08:03
10. Mentallo & The Fixer - Introduction- To The Last Days Of The System 05:02
11. Mentallo & The Fixer - Proximo (Coronal Mass) 03:22
12. Mentallo & The Fixer - Unearthed Monolithic 01:52
13. Mentallo & The Fixer - Choice Flaw - Tantric Awareness 03:29
14. Mentallo & The Fixer - Inner Peace (Can You Feel The Sunlight) 01:47
15. Mentallo & The Fixer - Inner Peace (Bouncin' Off The Moon) 00:58

CD 3
01. Polyhedron - Benelux 03:40
02. Polyhedron - Benelux (Benediction Mix) 04:48
03. Polyhedron - Melancholy 04:04
04. Mentallo & The Fixer - Disrupture (Vortex Radio Edit) 03:31
05. Mentallo & The Fixer - Narcotik Calling (Deathwish) 03:05
06. Mainesthai - My Animocity 05:15
07. Mainesthai - Wartime 05:16
08. Mainesthai - Wartime Trampled 05:07
09. Mainesthai - Exit (Killjoy Mix) 06:59
10. Mentallo & The Fixer - Lightyear (Mentallo Mix) 05:35
11. Benestrophe - No Sleep Tonight (Milo Mix) 04:30
12. Mentallo & The Fixer - Michael (Re-Edit) 09:16
13. Mentallo & The Fixer - Cherished And Suppressed 12:16

CD 4
01. Benestrophe - Flesh Decay 06:02
02. Benestrophe - Churchyard 04:59
03. Benestrophe - Psy 05:52
04. Benestrophe - DCO 05:03
05. Benestrophe - Ritual 05:57
06. Benestrophe - Doglab 06:42
07. Benestrophe - Kopkiller 05:26
08. Benestrophe - HIV Test Positive 06:23
09. Benestrophe - Pig Butcher 07:03
10. Benestrophe - D.I. Bomber 06:18
11. Benestrophe - Planets 05:50
12. Benestrophe - Shall Not Want 05:55


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V/A : Elektroanschlag 13 (Vol. 8) (6-CD Final Ltd. Ed.) [2012]

FINAL EDITION CD BOX
The 6 CDs consist of songs by more than 80 artists, who have appeared at EA in last several years - mostly exclusive and unreleased material - a cross section of 10 years of Elektroanschlag!
Limited to 500 copies.

CD 1
01 100 Blumen - the Hunt
02 13th Monkey - Shadez (Ea Mix)
03 16pad Noise Terrorist - Wasp (Ea Cut)
04 Ab Ovo - Ironwork
05 Absolute Body Control - Who Told You So
06 Ah Cama Sotz - Games of Destruction
07 Alarmen - Next 3
(Supercritical Mix by Spherical Disrupted)
08 Asche - Awn Brown (Version)
09 Atrox - Ehmsfeuer
10 Beinhaus - 180 Auf Null
11 Cervello Elettronico - Polarity (Manufactura Remix)
12 Cent Ans De Solitude - the Unacceptable Face of
Beauty
13 Chrysalide - Traders Must Die (Remix by Sonic Area)
14 Contaminant - Chiprock
15 Control - 75 Mixdown 2.0

CD 2
01 Detrius - Steep
02 Digital Factor - Hoeher, Schneller, Weiter
03 Displacer - Falling (Livemix for Ea)
04 Empusae - Newnoise
05 Esplendor Geometrico - Progreso Perpetuo
06 Ex Tension - Le ThΘorΘme
07 F.T.B.P.D. - Meine Wunderschoene Blutbar
08 Flint Glass - Al Azif Hydron Rmx
09 Fragment King - Nullifier (Bazooka┤s Warhead Remix)
10 Frl. Linientreu - Dead by Falling in Love
11 Geistform - Quantum Gravity
12 Genevieve Pasquier - Deadman (Revenge)
13 Gjoell - Personal Anarchy
14 Greyhound - War Inside
15 Heimstatt Yipotash - Rescoldo

CD 3
01 Hioctan - Under Control
02 Human Larvae - Yesterday Forlorn
03 IC434 - Rats (Live)
04 IG Fuer IK - Kassablanca
05 Igorrr - Veins
06 Irm - Medley for A Hanging
07 Job Karma - Terror Vitja
08 Klangstabil - End of
09 Lanomenklatur - Nktumb
10 Larvae - Becoming
11 La Moderniste - Synthetik North Sea
12 Loss - Two Face
13 M.A.O. - Ich Will, Das Es Leuchtet
14 Mandelbrot - Altenburg

CD 4
01 MC1R - Another World (Kanonenfutter Version)
02 Mezire - Degeneration
03 Militia - Imperium Impetum
04 Mlada Fronta - F8,4-1
05 Mono No Aware - Negum
06 Naeo - Glad
07 Nin Kuji - Blue Spiral
08 Norm - Atemnot
09 Nullgrad - Wayfarer
10 Nullvector - Moerder
11 Objekt-Urian - Pressure
12 Oil10 - Paris by Night (Warning Mix)
13 P.A.L. - Finale Bemme
14 Polarlicht 4.1 - Dt64

CD 5
01 Punch Inc. - Carrot and Stick
02 Raoul Sinier - Brutal Walk
03 Revoice and Butcher Lane - Aquanaut
04 Roger Rotor - Guantanamo
05 S.Cage - Incollision
06 S.K.E.T. - Vostok 1 (the Anniversary)
07 Sandblasting - Oeus Rmx
08 Saturmzlide - Hellicopter 2
09 Simon Shall - the Mashed Potato
10 Sonar - Yes-No
11 Sonic Area - Requiem for Salaryman (Live @ Ea2007)
12 Soulcripple - Body Stripper
13 Spherical Disrupted - Galaxy Bulge
(Frozen Mix by Alarmen)
14 Stendeck - A Nightwalk in Altenburg
15 Stin Scatzor - Inside the Machine
(Black Out Version)

CD 6
01 Subheim - the Edge of the World
02 Synapscape - Black Loop
03 Syntech - the Destroyer┤s Little Helper
04 Takhtahk - Back to Plattform 16
05 Talvekoidik - Amez' Tree Within Storm
06 The Incredible Three - the Walnut Trail
07 The [law-Raw] Collective - Mein Leeres Herz
08 The_Empath - Trackology (Sendform Rmx)
09 Transistor - Tau Bootis
10 Warbaby - Hyperspace
11 Wieloryb - Nagpur
12 Winterkaelte - Fracking
13 Xabec & Adjacency Pair - Six Years
14 Xsoz - A New Era
15 Zero Degree - Beyond the Barrier



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V/A : Krtrima Sprha [2012]

01. Vortex - Outland
02. Coph'Antae Tryr - Seasur
03. New Risen Throne - My Light In The Dust, My Mind Within Mazes (V)
04. Sinke Dûs - Dawnchasm
05. Dahlia's Tear - Entrance To Dreamsphere
06. Therradaemon - Mene
07. Collapsar - Mu Arae
08. Subinterior - Anxious
09. Kammarheit - Kosmos
10. Blood Box - Primitive Occurrence
11. Gydja - Nubem De Obscura
12. Parhelion - As A Blind Sojourner Through Perpetual Darkness
13. Max Corbacho - Stromatolite
14. Frore - Taking Form
15. Mystified - Soyuz
16. Sphäre Sechs - Phase VIII
17. Wialenove - Dance Of The Galaxies
18. Lost Kadath - The Collapsing Existence And The Eternal Sleep Of The Mind
19. Psychomanteum - Akasha
20. Herbst9 - Erešhkigal, Rise From Your Throne
21. Druhá Smrt - Cold Inward Journey
22. Lamia Vox - Lapis Occultus
23. Instant Pyrolysis - Paranoid Schizophrenia (Gramophone Remix)
24. Caithness - Angelus In Parallel
25. Somnium Sanguis Caelestis - Inundation - The Raising Of Neith
26. Hoarfrost - Neurotic Necropolises
27. Peter Bjärgö - LT-NY38A
28. Geodesic - Electronic Resonance
29. Dead.Circuit - Dawn Of Dissent
30. Clear Stream Temple - Eulogy
31. Tábor Radosti - Svetlonos (Psylocibe Mix)
32. Deutsch Nepal - Stalking The Dead Over A Concrete Bridge
33. Coph Nia - The Dreamer
34. Bloodstalker - Inside
35. Numina - A Cascade Of Forms
36. Ure Thrall - It Smells Like Hash...(Phantastick Dynamite Trance Mix)
37. TenHornedBeast - Hadean Earth
38. Joran Laperre - Transcendans
39. Beyond Sensory Experience - The Grand Design
40. Whispers Of The Black Wulf - The Awakening Of The Black Flame Goddess
41. SiJ - Immersion Into A Wonderful World, Hidden Under The Eternal Ice
42. Instant Movie Combinations - The Opening
43. Illuminoscillate - Remission
44. TeHôM - The Magnitude Of Shaking
45. Atma Vichara - Liquid Inferno
46. Stuzha - Novaya Zemlya
47. K100 - Watching Shadows Drift
48. Caroline Jago - Submergence
49. Akoustik Timbre Frekuency - Obeah Offerings
50. Triangular Ascension - Pandora Cycle
51. Nathan Youngblood & William Merkle - Transpiration
52. Bruno Sanfilippo - The Gray Umbrella
53. Sleep Deprived - Sleep
54. Particula - Brest Fortress (Last Saturday Of Silence)
55. Phantom Ship - Beyond The Last Circle Of The Space
56. Seelenblut - Virgo Intacta (Ambient Version)
57. Staalkracht - Self-Defence Or Slavery
58. Whispers Of Ghosts - I Love You
59. [distopia] - Død Kalm
60. Worms Of The Earth - Luciferian Sabbat
61. Night At Noon - Substrata Occupants
62. !oBTAIN? - Sleepless Nightmirror
63. Grist - Sky Tooth
64. Hoyland - Citadel Of Stars
65. Ah Cama-Sotz - The Night Is Cold And The Air Is Clear
66. A Bleeding Star - Upon Arriving At My Final Destination…’Vhat I Saw Next Began My Icefire’s Disintegration
67. Marionita Paige - Eurydice In The Elusive Sky
68. Daemonia Nymphe & Louisa John Krol - Weddingone
69. Defiantly Fading - Storm The Altar
70. Tapage - Liquid Dust
71. Tears Of Nature - Eyes Of Pain
72. Spyros Giasafakis - Kyklops
73. All My Faith Lost ... - Ivory (Strum Version)
74. Antlers Mulm - Saw A Star
75. Bathory Legion - Mass Grave



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Skin Area : Rothko Field [2012]

I’ve known and enjoyed IRM-related project Skin Area’s work for a good many years. They excel in extreme, punishing noise and Power Electronics coupled with a Dark Ambient sensibility for sonic dynamics. This third album, now on Malignant Records, is something of a departure for them; while no less intense in concept or execution, this album journeys through No-Wave drone guitar noise with the solemnity of Black Metal, droning electronic waves, Industrial pounding, delicate melody, Power Electronics shouted vocals and softly-sung words.

So it’s not a stretch to say this is a deeply interesting album, a journey, a passage through a series of mental states and situations. Moving through the fields of influence of abstract sensations? Rothko is the kind of artist to evoke these wildly separated but fractally connected sensations; his imposing, overpowering blocks of colour that bore right into you, particularly in his commission pieces for the Four Seasons restaurant, match these monolithic but changeable feelings.

1 Threshold (1:55)
2 In The Skin (7:45)
3 Rothko Field (8:17)
4 Hypnagoga (4:15)
5 Void (8:07)
6 Hypnagoga 2 (3:03)
7 Rothko Field 2 (17:11)
8 In The Skin 2 (6:22)
9 Threshold 2 (0:56)


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VNV Nation : Crossing The Divide (EP) [2012]

1. Tomorrow Never Comes (Reaper Remix)
2. Ghost (Nomenklatur Remix)
3. Where There Is Light (Rotersand Remix)
4. Sentinel (Younger Gods Remix by Jade Puget from AFI)
5. Ghost (Renegade Remix by Daniel Myer)
6. Tomorrow Never Comes (Leatherstrip Remix)


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Exsanguinate | La Infame Turba De Nocturnas Aves : Allegory Of Death [2003]

1 Exsanguinate – Accession 6:35
2 Exsanguinate – In The Shadow 6:52
3 Exsanguinate – Detachment 5:18
4 Exsanguinate – Overcome 7:09

El Formidable Y Espantoso Postrer Dia (O La Teoria Del Estertor En 4 Actos)
5 La Infame Turba De Nocturnas Aves – II 6:15
6 La Infame Turba De Nocturnas Aves – III 3:28
7 La Infame Turba De Nocturnas Aves – IV 8:13
8 La Infame Turba De Nocturnas Aves – I 8:25


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Ulf Söderberg : Vindarnas Hus [2002]

Ulf Söderberg is best known for his project Sephiroth, with the excellent album “Cathedron” which came out on Cold Meat a few years ago. Ulf also released two cd’s under his own name before that, both very nice albums. Now a new, third Ulf Söderberg album has become available, released by Ulfs own label Slow Moon. The songs on it were recorded and produced between 2000 and 2002. For this album Ulf was aided by a musician called Anders Hagberg. I can’t give much more information, because the booklet is completely in Swedish.

Objective reviewers would probably complain that there is not much innovation and surprise on this new album. The compositions and sound on “Vindarnas Hus” resemble Ulfs previous albums closely. But I happen to like his style a lot, so I don’t mind one more typical Söderbergh album, and this is certainly a strong continuation. The key to many songs is the dynamic alternation of atmospheric, tranquil parts and sudden energetic outbursts. The ambient passages convey a rather solemn, sacred mood, enhanced by the nature sounds which are used throughout the electronic framework. The tension is often slowly built up, followed by irrestible climaxes, just as in Sephiroths ‘hit’ ‘Wolftribes’. The faster parts have a strong sense of urgence, they are very primary and tribal, with overwhelming percussion. They give you the feeling of a herd of wild animals which has suddenly broken loose. Untill now the third track, Neapolis’, is my favourite of the album.

As I said, this album is not full of surprises, but from the first tones onward there is a pleasant feel of familiarity. The softer, ambient parts are moving, while the sudden, tribal parts make you move. I still love this blend of serene ambient, filled with lovely nature sounds, creating a somewhat religious feel, and the ‘ethnic’ percussion driven by instincts.

01 Vargskymning 5:11
02 Vindarnas Hus 3:53
03 Neapolis 4:37
04 Blåeld 2:41
05 Den Viskande Solen 4:22
06 Sådan Var Vintern Om Sommaren 3:32
07 Porten Mot Kadath 5:41
08 Novembergudarna 3:57
09 Nattfrost 1:59
10 Morgonmåne 16:28


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Greyhound : Prototype [2012]

Greyhound present their 5th album in eight years, and they have surely achieved to become a household name in the Rhythm ’n’ Noise scene. They stand for almost orthodox, as-hard-as-rocks tracks which they produce with remarkable consistency, and for their remorseless sound they are celebrated regulars at festivals like Forms of Hands or Maschinenfest. “Prototype” is of course a self-reflective album title, as Greyhound are very specific about their concepts. It is an album about interpersonal communication and mental pressure up to the individual limits, thus it is the reflection of personal experiences, memories and emotions collected over of a year’s time. This information is enciphered in 15 intensely powerful, aggressive Rhythm ’n’ Noise tracks with commanding beats. Greyhound leave it to the listener to unscramble the emotional message that lies hidden among the noise. A full listening session of a Greyhound album may be as demanding as an intercity ride on a Greyhound bus, as they never tire, never falter from beginning to end, from the opener “Can you feel it?” with its catchy beats up to the claustrophobic last track “Fade Away”. Of course Greyhound’s proclaimed creed of undiluted Industrial is an invented tradition, which is clearly proven by the crisp sound production, but one you will gladly embrace. “Prototype” works on two levels: On the surface it is a two-fisted rhythmic attack, underneath a multi-facetted introspection, a balancing act which seems impossible enough - but is accomplished with ease!

"This album has proven once again that Greyhound is one of the most talented Power Noise/Industrial musicians around today. Complex, hard-hitting, multi-layered, industrial-strength sound sculpture are this album's trademark. Can't get enough from this talented German!" [sk@ds]

01. Can You Feel It?
02. ... And This Is My World!
03. Prototype III
04. Kontaktsperre
05. Emotional Chaos
06. If Noise Would Be My Language
07. Into The Void
08. From Near And Far
09. Another Viewing Example
10. Brainstalker
11. Oversized
12. Motion-Dependent Noise Reduction
13. Intervention
14. Even Deeper
15. Fade Away

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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Suveräna : Vanguard [2012]

01 Göttliche Verehrung 1:14
02 Helligkeit 3:09
03 Regn slut 2:29
04 Lineague 1:59
05 The Borderline 3:02
06 Tenebrae 3:14
07 Terrore urbi 2:59
08 Tagen 3:28
09 Vanguard 2:54
10 XII Viacrucis 2:29
11 Kutt 3:21
12 Exilio 2:44
13 Cyanide skies 2:10
14 Sed oblitus 1:41
15 1936 1:14

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Dirty K : Torrent Of Fury [2012]

Dirty K are a thoroughbred Rhythm’n’Noise act based in Leicester (UK) and is one of the latest signing on HANDS. ‘Torrent of Fury’ is surely an eponymous title, because that’s just what this album is: An unsettling intro, followed by 11 tracks of sheer, unadulterated distorted rhythm power. The band want to explicate a personal take on a post-apocalyptic theme based on a vivid dream, incorporating dark and dirty landscapes and buildings. The album is meant to portray a sense of confusion and what it would be like in our to wake up scared and see that is all that is left. Most tracks have a similar structure with an irritating, brooding intro building into rhythmic frenzy in no time. Thankfully, Dirty K never forget to put in the occasional break, short interlude or vocal sample to keep the listener’s attention and give the whole album a very dynamic pace. Of course, lots of DJ food is to be found here, depending on what specific style you’re after: If you want hypnotic midtempo Rhythm’n’Noise, you can’t go wrong with the irresistable dancefloor weapon “Smog Blanket” for example. If you’re after more defined bassdrum sounds in an Industrial Hardcore style, opt for the title track or maybe ‘Frequent Thoughts of Violence’, and if your desire might be pure noise turmoil, a track like ‘Cataclysm’ should make your day. On first listen, ‘Torrent of Fury’ appears as a monolith of fierce sounds and beats, on second listen you find lots of variation and detail. May you enjoy this rich and remarkable debut from the UK – and may God save the Queen from Dirty K’s apocalyptic visions!


01 Alone [1:50]
02 Maschine Music [5:52]
03 Broken Storm [End] [5:39]
04 Cataclysm [5:03]
05 Disturbing Thoughts [4:55]
06 Nightmares Of A Tormented Mind [5:39]
07 Something Dark [7:42]
08 Smog Blanket (Torrent Version) [6:29]
09 Scattered Elements [6:20]
10 Torrent Of Fury [7:07]
11 Frequent Thoughts Of Violence [6:37]
12 Gutterpump [5:59]

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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Kristoffer Nyströms Orkester : Overlook Hotel [2012]

Kristoffer Nyströms Orkester (KNO) is a collaborative project between Swedish industrial legend Peter Nyström(Megaptera, Negru Voda), and Norwegian Kristoffer Oustad (V:28, Plague Machinery). Their latest release Overlook Hotel is a dark, nightmarish journey through sound.

The description provided for Overlook Hotel is so fitting and perfect;
“KNO welcomes you into the Overlook Hotel, where every room has a ghost and every room has a story to tell. Travel the hallways and explore, as you venture into a more cerebral musical state…”

This statement could not be any closer to the truth. KNO’s Overlook Hotel is forty-four minutes of creepy, ambient soundscapes that will get into your head and haunt you. The album as a whole utilize excellent mixes of noises, creepy sampling and ambient-industrial sounds to move you through the album. Yet each track is unique unto itself and they all work seamlessly together to create an eerie and foreboding journey.

Overlook Hotel is not an album you pop on while you have friends over for tea. It’s the album that you meditate to while going to your “dark place” or what you play to creep out your friends. Trust me, it will creep them out.

01. The Night Corridor [2:04]
02. Cleaning Still Houses [5:53]
03. The Tale And The Variation [1:02]
04. Industrial Pale Ale [7:30]
05. Becoming The Green [5:02]
06. Vulgalina Fever [6:16]
07. Helvetesfallet [4:21]
08. It's A Test [6:57]
09. Ned I Det Bunnlose [0:30]
10. Astronaut 47 [4:47]


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Propergol : Ground Proximity Warning System [2006]

Taking two years or so to complete, this release from Jérôme Nougaillon's Propergol project is a twelve tracker that I really wouldn't advise taking with you next time you travel by plane, unless of course you enjoy filling your mind with images of impending disaster whilst sitting in a pressurised tube at 30,000 feet.

The collection of samples, from flight data recorders, air traffic control broadcasts, air to ground communications and various other sources is impressive to say the least, a lot of time and effort gone into locating these and not a minute of it has been wasted.

This album leans more toward the dark ambient side of things than previous Propergol releases, but dont let the term 'ambient' mislead you, focus more on the 'dark' aspect, this is not music to chill out with. The deep, rolling basses coupled with the layered atmospherics and aforementioned samples gradually increase in intensity and volume to dramatic, often cataclysmic effect.

The title track is a fine example of this, starting with a throbbing bass which grows louder and more urgent as the track progresses. The calm, efficient voices of flight crew nursing an injured aircraft home become more excitable and panicked. Suddenly the Ground Proximity Warning System klaxon starts sounding and our feeling of control starts to slip, the flight crews communictions become garbled and a real feeling of dread takes over, you can almost smell the fear. Wonderful, but almost too exhausting to listen to. The end, when it inevitably come is almost a blessed relief. And this is one of the gentler tracks.

A truly stunning piece of work, combining elements of ryhtmic noise, harsh electronics and some sublime bass programming, there is something here for anyone with even a passing interest in the darker side of electronica. Highly recommended.

01. Air Route Traffic Control Center [10:04]
02. Malfunction Check List [5:38]
03. Cockpit Voice Recorder [6:28]
04. Instrument Landing System [3:36]
05. Ground Proximity Warning System [6:08]
06. Electronic Flight Information System [5:36]
07. Portable Breathing Equipment [6:44]
08. Flight Data Recorder [7:45]
09. Cabin Altitude Aural Warning [5:38]
10. Alert And Collision Aviodance System [3:19]
11. Engine Indication And Crew Alerting System [5:32]
12. Auxiliaire Power Unit [5:22]


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Metaconqueror : Banishment Of The Unforsaken [2004]

Metaconqueror is J. Stillings the man behind the Power Electronics project Steel Hook Prostheses."Banishment of the Unforsaken" is an impeccable black ambient masterpiece. Everything that is so good about black ambient music is to be found on this recording…and more starting off with an increasingly growing rumble and static mixture it progresses onto a garbled distorted voice then the deep dub echoes and noises begin. Thereafter the music becomes ever more threatening and chilling sending shivers of fear and pleasure running equally down the spine.Its a constant humming, like a ghost who’s hanging over the dungeon like sound fields of the composer. The constant humming is now interrupted by icy noises and than by other sonic manipulations.Played during sunlight it has the capacity to have you hiding behind the sofa with its threatening sonic display. Play it in the dark though…and just watch those nightmares begin.

1 Pestilence [4:44]
2 My Name Is Legion For We Are Many [5:34]
3 The Betrayer [6:13]
4 Dirge Of The Crucified [4:02]
5 Order Of The Golden Dawn [6:11]
6 Temple Of The Morning Star [8:16]
7 Forging The Gates Of Gehenna [6:16]
8 Of Empires Burning [5:43]
9 Cerebus [6:23]


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Des Esseintes : Mondo Macabro [2006]

Mondo Macabro offers the listner a varied journey through the epic and diverse terrain of Des Esseintes. The album opens with two very intense noise filled tracks taken from the Muse 7” released on Fin De Siecle Media in 2000. Both tracks feature searing noise assaults that are accented by classical instrumentation and pulsating industrial rhythms. Beauty wrestles with agonized noise as one consumes the other in a cataclysmic ballad of brutality. Tracks three and four are taken from the Des Esseintes / Negru Voda split 10”. Track three titled “King of the Jungle” unleashes a torrent of angst filled rhythmic industrial music accented by wild howls of savage ferocity. Like a caged animal prodded and tortured Des Esseintes breaks the chains that bind and unleashes his demons. Track four retreats to minimalist domains as isolated industrial rhythms pound lonely beats amidst simple mechanical atmospheres that echo with industrial sounds that reverberate and bend in space. Tracks five through seven are taken from the spilt LP with Magmax and feature gothic tinged industrial that evokes abandoned monasteries and old school horror movie soundtracks. Tracks eight and nine are taken from the on/off 7” and offer a glimpse of Des Esseintes in 2002. Track eight illustrates a maturation in the sound of Des Esseintes that transcends the raw brutality of previous tracks. Elements of dark ambient and cinematic music can be detected as calm moments are cultivated out of churning vortexes of static ad eerie industrial isolationism. Track nine returns the music to its concrete industrial roots as slabs of distorted static drone forth while disembodied voices burst in recusant cycles. Like a short wave radio tuning into faded memories of the past the music slowly churns out a subdued broadcast. After a long passage rhythms impregnate the music before deteriorating into a dark drama of desperation and loss heard in snippets as if left grasping at a fading radio broadcast. Tracks ten and eleven feature two previously unreleased songs that were recorded in 1998. The music is noticeably underdeveloped compared to the other tracks on the album though these two tracks do illustrate the earliest origins of Des Esseintes.

Des Esseintes has welded the force of old school industrial with rhythmic industrial and cinematic music forming a powerful union that delivers both raw aggression and imaginative landscapes filled with rhythms from an apocalyptic tribalism. At times rabid and blind with uncompromising dissent and annihilation and at other times seeking dark grandeur and introspection Des Esseintes is a many headed beast. Mondo Macabro brings perspective and illumination to some of Des Esseintes more obscure releases and rewards the worthy with a concise CD that captures a horde of worthy tracks.

01. Muse 5:48
02. Succubus 6:02
03. King Of The Jungle 5:02
04. Fragments 8:45
05. Tension 5:50
06. Release 5:56
07. Aftermath 8:16
08. On 4:45
09. Off 3:47
10. Strange Tremors 6:46
11. Like Myself 6:25
12. Discontinued (Original Version) 4:59

Credits
Music By, Artwork By - Magnus Sundström

Notes
COLONNA SONORA ORIGINALE
"Mondo Macabro" collects all Des Esseintes vinyl releases in remastered form and 3 unreleased tracks:
tracks 1 & 2 are taken from the "Muse / Succubus" 7" ([C] & [P] 2000 Fin de Siècle Media)
tracks 3 & 4 are taken from the Des Esseintes / Negru Voda - "Split" 10" ([C] & [P] 2001 Fin de Siècle Media)
tracks 5, 6 & 7 are taken from the Magmax / Des Esseintes - "Split" LP ([C] & [P] 2001 Formosan Records)
tracks 8 & 9 are taken from the "On/Off" 7" ([C] & [P] 2002 Fin de Siècle Media)
tracks 10, 11 & 12 are previously unreleased.
tracks 10 & 11 are recorded in 1998.
track 12 is recorded in 2003 with Leblons.
The release comes in jewelcase with a 4-paged coloured booklet.
Track durations on the artwork are inaccurate. The correct track durations belowed are taken from a computer.



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W.A.S.T.E. : Liquor Drugs And Hate (EP) [2011]

Two years since their last release, the Los Angeles-based
W.A.S.T.E are back with more hard-hitting beats to pollute the
mainstream. Led by Shane Englefield (aka Vuxnut), W.A.S.T.E.
bring rhythmic noise back to the surface of the scene. The new
album offers powerful, tribal elements and a strong, electronic
backing to pound-you-in-the-face noise. Featuring aggressive
tracks like "Scab Collector" and "Steel Toed Rampage",
W.A.S.T.E. evoke a sense of rage in even the casual listener.
The album is also dotted with more somber gems such as
"Sometimes You Don't Come Back".

W.A.S.T.E.'s second release for Vendetta Music features seven
new, brutal tracks with perfectly placed samples and a dark
electro backdrop. Also included are four remixes from
SYNAPSCAPE, DOOMER, BITCH PER MINUTE and CATASTROPHE NOISE.
With an ever-evolving tempo and a pounding pulse, W.A.S.T.E. will
send you screaming towards the dance floor!


01. Want This World To Burn [4:38]
02. Scab Collector [4:57]
03. Steel Toed Rampage [5:01]
04. Sometimes You Don't Come Back [3:31]
05. Butcher Knife [5:51]
06. Still Drunk, Still Crazy [4:44]
07. Part 1 Of Some Shit To Come [3:13]
08. Efficient Ways Of Killing Mass Amounts Of Mutherfuckers [Bitch Per Minute Rmx] [4:02]
09. Omega 3 [Doomer Rmx] [4:18]
10. Scab Collector [Catastrophe Noise Rmx] [4:07]
11. Mediaface [Synapscape Rmx] [3:53]


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Peter Bjärgö + Gustaf Hildebrand : Out Of The Darkling Light, Into The Bright Shadow (Re-issue) [2012]

Previously released in 2006 as a strictly limited edition on Bjärgö's own label, ErebusOdora, "Out Of The Darkling Light, Into The Bright Shadow" now receives a worthy re-release treatment. Peter Bjargo and Gustaf Hildebrand collaborate on an album that marks a significant departure in style for both parties. Abstract electronic beats and rhythms collide with occultism and brooding ambiances to conjure up images of secret societies, locked away in candle lit chambers below street level, performing rituals the outside worldis blissfully unaware of. A unique fusion of ambient, ritual and electronic elements, it offers a glimpse into a world just out of reach, a world where the state religion was penned by Aleister Crowley and where esoteric symbols have the power to influence both mind and body. Features a previously unreleased bonus track.

01 Desire To Be Initiated [4:12]
02 Skriptum [4:53]
03 The Secret Watchers [3:03]
04 Silence And Circumspection [4:57]
05 Black Codex [3:38]
06 Voice Of The Silence [6:20]
07 Out Of The Darkling Light [4:53]
08 Into The Bright Shadow [5:18]
09 The Secret Doctrine [5:47]
10 Hidden Chambers [3:08]
11 Perdurabo [7:03]



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Exsanguinate : Inhuman Treatment [2002]

1. Essorillement [6:02]
2. The Picquet [5:51]
3. Inhuman Treatment [5:39]

Notes
Limited to 200 copies


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V/A : Forms Of Hands 12 [2012]

01. SaturmZlide - Psysurfer [4:8]
02. <1979>  - Go Back [3:32]
03. Syntech - Black Rain [4:6]
04. 13th Monkey - Dualcore [4:55]
05. S.K.E.T. - Reform Europe! [5:36]
06. Mono No Aware - Doosa Hoshoo [4:0]
07. Sylvgheist Maelstrom - Vatna [4:0]
08. Dirty K - Stomping Maschine [4:59]
09. Nullgrad - Fenster In Eine Andere Welt [5:1]
10. 16pad Noise Terrorist - 2012 [5:8]
11. MS Gentur - Contraction [4:37]
12. Needle Sharing - Rave Monger [5:26]


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Syntech : P'som Sett [2011]

Two years after their well-received debut "Rising From The
Ashes" Syntech release their sophomore album. The cover already
displays the dichotomy that is the core issue of "P'som Sett",
the struggle of nature against the forces of industry û which is
most dangerously manifest in the global destruction of
rainforests (and the species living within) for the sake of
profit. Musically this is reflected in an impulsive clash of
tribal beats vs. machine rhythms, imbedded into dark
atmospheres. The album starts with the gloomy perspective of the
downbeat "Blackest Night Sirens". "Labyrinth" contains all the
features of "P'som Sett" in a nutshell: A wild tempest of beats
and percussions, relentlessly pushing the tune forward, while a
claustrophobic atmosphere permeates the mind - cinematic and
threatening! "Shy" has an almost Trip Hop-like vibe, while the
title track is a more straightforward option for the Industrial
dance floor, as well as the electro-infused "Voltage Boost".

Throughout the album you will find a lot of diversion through
change of rhythmic pace, ethno-flavoured percussive stretches
and melodic fragments deep in the mix. "Whiteout" seems to lead
the album towards a more quiet ending, before the closing title
"Is Not My Problem" assaults the listener with a dehumanized
clutter of noise that devours all structure. Whereas "Rising
From The Ashes" had been a rhythmic monolith that clearly
disclosed the association with Industrial outfit Greyhound
through the dominance of looped, pounding beats, Syntech now
move further into a territory of their own with "P'som Sett".
This album manages to take the listener on a 78-minute journey
that never gets tiring and offers some surprises en route. And -
repeated listening is recommended in order to discover all the
little details to be found within!


01 Blackest Night Sirens [6:27]
02 Labyrinth [7:14]
03 Shy [5:40]
04 Phraa Jaan Naak [6:22]
05 Phi Ton Mai [6:14]
06 Coated With Dust [5:21]
07 Voltage Boost [5:38]
08 Congenial Spirit [5:02]
09 Kumphakan [5:30]
10 Dying Of Forest [5:36]
11 Wacah Chan [6:47]
12 Whiteout [6:26]
13 Is Not My Problem [5:17]


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