label update: from now on, label news will be posted on a brand new blog, right here: bassesfrequences.wordpress.com

last mailorder update: july the 1st:
* I bought back from a small russian distro 5 copies of IAMSEAMONSTER "nebulum/constellatrix" CDR ! these are surely the last 5 copies available for sell !

* from july the 3rd, my post office will be closed until early august. so i'll have to go to another town to ship the orders. the closest towns are smaller than mine and those post offices are not open all day long, so i may not be able to ship orders as often as usual. once, maybe twice a week at the most. sorry for the inconvenience !


NICHOLAS SZCZEPANIK : dear dad (basses frequences & goat eater arts)
MP3: when i'm no longer afraid of you (sample)

[US] After a serie of 3"CDR dedicated to people he loves, Nicholas created these two parts album for his father with another sensibility than just love and dedication. the track titles - "when i'm no longer afraid of you" and "forgive to forget" - give us the mood. But apart from the very personnal approach, "dear dad" is also a wonderful work, some of the most beautiful wall of noise and drones i have ever heard, that will make you travel into your innerself. You can definitively be part of them since the sounds are physicaly into the room, without thinking one second on how and why they were created in the first place. that's the other strengh of that record, you'll learn a bit more about its composer and also about yourself.
Each copy is unique, adorned with a single postage stamp.

CD 8€

THISQUIETARMY : aftermath (basses frequences)
MP3: melted leads on ashen fileds

[CA] Aftermath is thisquietarmy's fourth album and first for Basses Fréquences. Partially inspired and in respect to aesthetics by the works of German visual artist Anselm Kiefer, the setting of Aftermath takes place in the post-apocalyptic countryside and revolves around fallen angels as unexploded ordnances. In parallel, the compositions were also inspired by the sounds of crackling tubes and failing resistors captured by amplifiers during the recording process. Drones and melodies were built around these hissing sounds to create moods of tension and transitions from the remnants of destruction. These static interferences thus remained as important compositional elements, as if the whole themed-universe stemmed from a faraway buzz, in which the dawn of a new era reveals itself. With Aftermath, thisquietarmy manages to create the perfect light and heavy post-nuclear winter atmosphere, with a glimmer of hope appearing slowly like sun rays through massive dust clouds.

CD 9€

AIDAN BAKER : i will always and forever hold you in my heart and mind (basses frequences & small doses)
MP3: always | my

[CA] CD reissue of this album previously released on CDR on Small Doses.
This is a stunning new full-length solo work from the man behind Nadja and Arc. A 51 minute work of shimmering, pulsating drone broken into twelve parts (one for each word of the title) that come together to form a seemless, wordless narrative.

CD 6€



july 1st update:

 I AM SEAMONSTER : nebulum / constellatrix (basses frequences)
 MP3: nebulum sample

[US] 5 copies ! i managed to buy back 5 copies from a small russian distro that wasn't able to sell them. so that's it, the last 5 copies available !

i guess you guys have no idea how GOOD this is. IAS is not very well known, but deserve much more attention and offers here what i consider as real masterpiece of drone. "nebulum" is a 30 minutes long wall of noise of bliss drones - a lot of other guys will be jealous about that - something so intense (but delightfull) that the image of a real "shower of light" came in mind immediatly. play it loud and you'll leave earth for half an hour. very deep and addictive. "constellatrix" is pretty much the oposite: low, humble and dark and sounds parfect as the "after", something to rest a bit after the experience that "nebulum" is. and i don't say all that because i'm releasing it, this wasn't meant for me in the first place, but i'm really proud to do it finally.

CD 6.5 €

CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE : four manifestations on six elements (alga marghen)

[CA] "definitive contemporary issue of charlemagne palestine’s landmark 1974 sonnabend gallery lp, recorded by phillip glass’ engineer kurt munkasci in new york that winter & featuring a series of gorgeous, chiming, polyrhythmic solo piano pieces bookended by two electronic drone works ...
comes in a digipack with roland spekle’s excellent liner notes (originally printed in his 1996 barooni cd edition) ; essential listening !"

CD out of stock



june 7 update:

 NADJA & TROUM : dominium visurgis (transgredient)

[CA/Ger] "This is something you could call a "dreamlike liaison". When the Canadian "avant metal / drone doom"-duo NADJA (who name TROUM as one of their early influences) and the German post-industrial / experimental drone pioneers TROUM (years ago active as MAEROR TRI who are still discovered by many drone-fans these days) combine their exceptional styles, they form something even vaster as usually known from them. These three long collaboration tracks were recorded as a result of a spontaneous improvisation in April 2008 "live in the studio" near the Weser-river in Bremen, Germany, and suck you in with their powerful & emotional drone melancholy that works in many micro-& macrocosmic ways, using electric & acoustic guitars, bass, accordeon, drum-machine & voice."
beautifully packed in a 8 panel digipack

CD 11€

NADJA : ruins of morning (Substantia Innominata )

[CA] experience the avantgardish drone-metal duo at their most dark & beautiful; 500 copies on GOLDen vinyl, fantastic artwork by Marcin Lojek (ibsendesign.pl). One very long track spread on two sides / parts

10" 12€

NADJA : under the jaguar sun (beta lactam ring)

[CA] "Both CD’s have been composed to also be played simultaneously, in a much more useable fashion than the Zaireekas of the world. So, if “Tezcatlipoca” is overground and “Quetzalcoatl” is underground (or, more likely, the reverse) their combination must be all things….and no things. Maybe the sound of the end of things. The resultant juxtaposition is a colossal celestial being smiling down on all he tramples.
Packaged in a full color custom made book bound 10 panel sleeve."

2CD 15€

NADJA & OVO : life and death of a wasp (broken spine)

[CA] CD version of the LP previously released on Vendetta (still available below). digipack

CD out of stock

THISQUIETARMY & AIDAN BAKER : a picture of a picture (killer pimp)

[CA]" For their first full-length album, Baker & Quach have decided to do things differently by setting a simple rule beforehand: the record was to be played and recorded live together, adding a very minimal amount of overdubs if not any. The recording session took place in the fall of 2007, in Quach's own home studio TQA-HQ in Montreal. Because of their very busy schedule, it took about a year before the two artists decided to get together to work on these tracks again. This time, Baker finalized the mixes in his home studio, resulting again in four long movements, clocking at around an hour's length. Instead of the overall terror-ambient feel of their first collaboration, the first two tracks actually find both guitarists exploring the brighter side of their spectrum, evoking the hope and the beauty represented in Christy Romanick's photographs that were again used for the artwork, in conjunction with Quach's sketches. Perhaps it was just a lovely sunny day when the recording took place. However, the sounds shift around darker tones in the second half, reaching as much of a party groove that ambient could ever reach, to end in a much somber mood evoking late-night exhaustion migraines and disturbed sleeps."

CD 10€



may 1st update:

 LEXITHIMIE : stroll into the shade for a moment (sentient recognition archive)

[FR] new Szczepanik's own SRA label release, that is a real good surprise for me. beautiful meditative drones, fragile but intense at the same time.
edition of 100, nicely packed.

CDR 7€

WEREJU : who and what we are (idrone park)

[Ir] fantastic 4 (professionally replicated) cassettes box set presenting Cathal Rodgers' work, from the most dreamy soundscapes to his most massive wall of sounds. edition of 50 only, fans can't miss this !

LAST COPY

Cassette box set sold out !

MOSS : eternal return (supeerfi & fuck yoga)

[UK] Oppressive, promituve DOOM ! this is a hypnotoc ode to the endless serpent. Comes with heavy silkscreen cover, poster, insert, die-cut snake strip and spine card.

12" 10€


* basses frequences releases * top

LUNAR MIASMA : crystal covered (basses frequences)
MP3: circle mountain (sample)

[Gr] From the vintage sounds of The Last Drop Of Weight to the lightness of Cream, through the intense immersion of Circle Mountain and Crystal Covered, Panos Alexiadis shows what he is capable of. Crystal Covered is the outcome of his solo work. His previous releases lead you to this, an inner travel full of colors, warm and in some ways, psychedelic. A new, deep, intense fix for all lovers of Expo 70 and Emeralds' drones.

CD 9€

LOCRIAN : territories (basses frequences & bloodlust! & small doses & a war with false noise)

[USA] André Foisy and Terence Hannum have spent the last several years honing the Locrian sound. They've taken elements from noise, power electronics, drone, and black metal to come up with a truly unique sound reflecting the sprawling urban decay surrounding them in Chicago. After nearly two dozen releases, they've found themselves in the world of Territories. For this release, Locrian has pulled out all the stops and fleshed out the band with the help of Mark Solotroff (Bloodyminded, Anatomy of Habit) on vocals and synthesizers, Blake Judd (Nachtmystium) on guitar, Bruce Lamont (Yakuza) on saxophone and vocals, and Andrew Scherer (Velnias) on drums. The results of this massive collaborative effort are apparent from the moment the album starts. The textures run darker and deeper; the vocals--sometimes three layers deep--seem to be conjured from the decrepit muck of a failed civilization; the feedback takes on a more pronounced presence; and the big band allows for full-on black metal assaults that burst out of the tortured drones Locrian have come to be known for. Truly a case of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts, Territories may well be the most fully realized form of Locrian's dystopic vision.

LP 11€

deANIMATOR : ((thirty three and one third) degrees) per second (basses frequences)
MP3: killing of the divine king (sample)

[H] Brian McKenna, despite the lack of physical releases, is not a new comer. he is a visual artist and has experimented a lot with sounds and analog gears (mostly home made) in the past, but never released anything officially until his track on the Drones, Tones and Various Repressed Emotions CDR last year. The present release shows two different sides of his audio work: while Killing Of The Divine King (see sound sample) and Terminus are two immersive, huming drones, Ghosts & Stooges is a blast of free analog experimentations.

CDR 6€

AIDAN BAKER : blue figures (basses frequences)
MP3: figures part 1 (sample)

[CA] after weeks of delay, the new massive live album from Aidan Baker is finally available ! it consists of two live sets (70 min +), one with "figures" and the other with an unreleased drone and "gathering blue". both sets recorded last spring during his extensive european tour, solo or with Nadja.
i have to confess that i've never been a sucker for live albums, it's pretty rare when i find them really interesting or better than the original studio versions. but of course, there are a few exceptions and Aidan Baker is one of them. his live performances are always surprising, not to say amazing. and his previous live albums are perfect exemples of what he is capable of when he's on stage. you already know the songs but it's always a bit different, there are variations, extensions, improvisations. Aidan dig in his own material to find a new vision. and you won't be disapointed here !
last but not least, the sound quality is stunning.

CD 9€

LOCRIAN : rain of ashes (basses frequences)
MP3: sample

[US] "Recorded with no overdubs and no other takes, Locrian went into WMUC studios located at College Park, Maryland to record what became much more than just a session. “Rain of Ashes” is a journey, not of complex feelings, but of realizing the decay and collapse you have just witnessed is real and will never go away. Instead of completely pummeling the listener, the piece slowly rips the listener apart until there is nothing left."
previously released on cassette on fan death records, the two tracks have been properly mastered at Chicago Mastering Service by for a more intense and definitive experience.

CD 9€

A.R.RANGER : variations over laura palmer's theme (basses frequences & TTTP)
MP3: sample

[Sw] As the title explicites, it consists of variations over Laura Palmer's theme on the David Lynch & Mark Frost famous TV show Twin Peaks, arranged by Anders Peterson (also known for his works under the RelapxychO and Elementaural Research Project monikers) for percussion, harp, 2 cello and doublebass.
Released in conjonction with the "tribute to Twin Peaks" exhibition at the Black Cat Bones Café, Puebla, Mexico in october 2009.
one sided 12", silkscreened on B-side. more pictures here, here and here.

12" 8€

ANDREAS BRANDAL : a history of labyrinths (basses frequences)
MP3: the mirror... (sample)

[No] "A History Of Labyrinths" was recorded in an old abandoned house on the west coast of Norway during easter 2009. The album was created using a lot of old equipment that was found in the house, including guitars, tapes, gramophones, mouth harp, radio, an old synth, and field recordings from inside and around the building. The idea was to hopefully capture some of the atmosphere from that place.
The calm surroundings, with vast mountains and woods, combined with a gloomy, and at times creepy feeling of being alone with all the ghosts of this huge and labyrinthic house at night.
There are elements of drone, improvisation, some kind of primitive "doom",
loops and more ambient spaces...

CDR 6€

MARK BRADLEY : absolution (basses frequences)
MP3: harmonium

[US] Mark Bradley is a solo performer, portraying emotional states of being through his audio. Once you immerse yourself in this claustrophobic and atmospheric ambient world, you become oblivious to your surroundings. High level deep listening. A man of few words and full of mystery Smoke and mirrors. Brainwave entertainment. Moonlight ambient.

Some CDRs have been mispresed, if ever you have any troubles reading your copy, feel free to contact me back at: order [at] basses frequences dot org - subjet "mark bradley". replacement copies will be send immediatly. sorry for the inconvenience.

CDR 6€

YUI ONODERA & THE BEAUTIFUL SCHIZOPHONIC : radiance (basses frequences)
MP3: urban form (sample)

[JP/PORT] here are some words from Will Long of Celer about radiance: "Few composers of modern music produce works that are continually awe-inspiring, captivating, and original as Yui Onodera and The
Beautiful Schizophonic. Their collaborative work 'Radiance', offers an absolute experience of tenderly-crafted, hidden elegance, audible and pure instrumentation, and field recording realism. 'Radiance' breathes
with lightness, and most importantly, majesty."

CD 9€

NICHOLAS SZCZEPANIK : the chiasmus (basses frequences & sentient recognition archive)
MP3: the silhouette of a winter's sunset (sample)

[USA] Nicholas' debut CD is much more than an impeccably constructed piece of abstract drone music: The Chiasmus undulates between waves of quiet melancholy and overwhelming beauty, with small slices of pointillistic noise. an album where the emotional response is always the central focus rather then pure aesthetic concerns, the nuances of The Chiasmus are only revealed upon multiple listens; by then, the listener is completely tuned into the world it presents.
packaged in a jewel with a 16 pages booklet of art by Avery McArthy.

CD 9€

ELEMENTAURAL RESEARCH PROJECT : elementality (basses frequences)
MP3: opening flower

[SE] this has been a very challenging release for me. Anders Peterson (also known as relapshychO and for his works with rapoon and merzbow - among others) comes from a very different world than "plain" droneland and came to me with very different records from what i'm used to. but i liked the organic sounds made from field recordings of the 4 elements mixes with the guitars, bass and female vocals he recorded. this is actually not "drone" but really worth the listen. opening flower is a good example of how the record sounds like.
the CD includes exclusive bonus tracks: the eastern winds EP and the pre-elementality demos.
check the companion CDR elementality revisited
* CDs will be send unsealed because i have to open each and every one of them to replace the missprinted parts. sorry for the inconvenience *

CD 9€

NADJA : corrasion (basses frequences)
MP3: basefluid

[CA] Basses Frequences is damn proud to finally give the vinyl treatment to what is certainly Nadja's finest full-length recording. "Corrasion" has Nadja in full doom mode; it is an extraordinary mix of slow, heavy, and layered guitar riffs and the ultra-dense-yet-melodic-drones that have become Nadja's trademark.
"Corrasion" has been re-mastered for the vinyl release and includes an exclusive, extended version of the title track as well as the outstanding "numb" to expand on the 2007 CD release. Strictly limited to 400 copies on 180 gram black vinyl ( and 100 on 180 gram blue vinyl - sold out ) packaged in a full-color gatefold sleeve.
the LPs will be send in their black inner sleeve outside of the cover and the whole stuff in a plastic sleeve. no need to ask ;)

2LP 15€

PUMMELER : soul match extraordinaire (basses frequences)
MP3: sample

[DK] after the excellent 3"CDR on small doses, pummeler is back with another deep, meditative, drony release. remains me the strenght of i am seamonster's nebulum/contellatrix CDR ! rich textures ands ounds you'd like to sink into. play it loud !

CDr 6€

AIDAN BAKER : letters (basses frequences)

[CA] "letters" consists of 2 sidelong, slow motion drone pieces. meditative & introspective with haunting, ghostly vocals. subtle melodies create one of the most emotional Aidan Baker records to date. slow and quiet yet complex - each listen reveals new layers and the depth of this incredibly rich work.
'this is not just another Aidan Baker, this is - after all these years - his very first solo LP ! reissue of a long out of print cdr originally released in 2002, remastered and pressed on 180g black vinyl with full color cover; the pressing honors the quality of the compositions.
-> the LPs are sealed, without further notice from your part, they will be send that way. everything has been fine so far.

LP 11€

ALISTAIR CROSBIE : ashenground (basses frequences)
MP3: wihin the blast radius

[UK] After the great Fordell Research Unit, here another great-but-unknown-out-of-his-country artist that deserve much more attention. Alistair has a arm-long list of release, from pure drone to weird experimental. he offers here a full lenth record full of anger and frustration, his very own dark side. not an easy record, but hey ! drone is not made for elevators.
comes in the usual basses frequences tin box packaging.

CDr 6€

AIDAN BAKER : i fall into you (basses frequences)
MP3: lapse (sample)

[CA] re-issue of a long out of print CDr, this time on CD with lyrics and extended art. claustrophobic post rock, drones and spoken words form this very accomplished album Aidan wanted to see available again.

CD 9€


now sold out:
creature s/t CDR
tamagawa l'arbre aux fées 3x3"CDR
culver hand of ice CDR
i am seamonster nebulum/constellatrix CDR
wereju monuments CDR
fordell research unit repetition CDR (still available @ slimm's and joe's).
bones of seabirds divinorum CDR
nicholas szczepanik mi otra mitad CDR
elementality revisted CDR (still available @ joe's)




* salvation releases * top

CHURCH OF MISERY : live in red - eurotour 2005 (salvation)
trailer here

[JP] see label discography for details
DVD9, region 0, PAL, 125 min of doom

DVD 10€

BUNDLE : salvation CD releases
pick up 3 CDs of your choice in the salvation releases list below for only 10€ !
don't forget to list your items in the order form.

bundle 10€

NITRO MEGA PRAYER : songs of hypocrisy (salvation)
MP3: shinjita sekai

[JP] one of my favorite screamo record EVER. heard a billion times and still thrill each times. powerfull, intense, desparate...30 minutes of emotional burn out.

CD 5€

CHURCH OF MISERY : the second coming (salvation)
MP3: i, motherfucker

[JP] a punch in your face. church of misery shows who's the boss. nothing less.

CD 5€

ISCARIOTE : geneèse et agonie (salvation)
MP3: inoculé

[CH] discography CD, everything they have done before "necropole trauma" + 2 live videos.

CD 5€

ISCARIOTE : necropole trauma (salvation)
MP3: des cheveux noirs sur la paleur de son visage

[CH] dark poetry, noiserock, hardcore, metal and stoner influences clash in a maelstrom of rage and despair.

CD 5€

BEIRUT 5 : a machinic exodus (salvation)
MP3: end of violence

[JP] washington DC influenced punk rock meets electro punk a la trans am / milemarker. catchy, dynamic and even dancing with political contents. european pressing contains 2 videos.

CD 3€

BLACK FILM DANCE : john's LP (salvation & fine tunning!)
MP3: i'm waltz

[JP] between r'n r, new wave and electro punk rock. think of sunshine / robocop kraus / kurt. with future members of The Sun and Discotortion ! historical !
last copies !

CD 3€

ORG. : name (salvation)
MP3: zoetrope

[JP] intimistic rock with electronica ints. somewhere between mùm and cap'n jazz. (and hey, this is a side-project of a guitarist of Envy !)

CD 3€


* worldwide favorites * top

MAX ALPER : earthfamilysound EP (sentient recognition archive)
MP3: check this SRA page

[] NIcholas Szczepanik can't be wrong, definitively. this Max Alper "EP" (30 minutes +) is good, really good. that's ard to describe but that's good, i really enjoyed listening to it. that's warm, that's original, and that makes me feel good. another "highly recommended" ? damn yes.

CDr 6€

BERGA & IVERSEN : the luminous disc in the sky (dead pilot )

[No]" Legendary experimental droners Bjerga/Iversen need no introduction. They've been on the scene for years now and have truly honed their sound to perfection. They've had releases on all the great DIY/CDr labels and have now they've contributed to Dead Pilot. Here they present a static tinged minimalism piece that ranges from deep buzzing tones to industrial wails to crippled electronics. A murky drift through a ruined future. Deep, and highly recommended if you've checked out the Hourglass Drops/Wereju and Dead Wood/Phantom Heron Seas splits".

CDR 5€

BLACK BONED ANGEL : the witch must be killed (conspiracy)

[NZ] "Builds on Black Boned Angels initial premise of 'do nothing, very loud, for a long time, better than other people'. Perhaps the best example thus far and in spite of the obviously extreme-metal reference points, these two 'songs' (yes, they ARE songs) come across as decidedly 'beautiful'. More than a passing nod to Judas Priest also. Limited to 500 copies"
fantastic new release from Campbell Kneale ! highly recommanded

LP 12€

BLACK BONED ANGEL : verdun (riot season)

[NZ] "Definitely a different beast than many of the older BBA records, which blended the kitchen sink drones of Birchville Cat Motel with a sort of abstract black doom element, Verdun is more of a proper metal record, although to be sure 'proper metal record' is really relative, since as metal as this is, it's also just as much an experimental doomdronedirge record, regardless, it is maybe the most fully realized Black Boned Angel record yet, not sure if it's THAT RIFF, or because Kneale just keeps getting better and better, or because it's a concept record, so it's essentially a suite of interconnected songs. It's actually probably a little of all three, although as you might have guessed, we're definitely leaning toward THAT RIFF. " (aquarius rds)

LP 11€

MARK BRADLEY : sanctity (strate cortex)

[US] "What better way to energise yourself for the week's reviews than with a bit of droney ambience? I don't know about you but something about beatless, moody soundscapes seriously gets my blood pumping! I'm off for a quick few laps of the car park, see you in a min... Phew.. OK, this one's by Mark Bradley and snideyness aside it's actually really good, provoking comparisons with James Kirby (aka The Current Undefeated Don of This Shit) with its manipulations of evaporating clouds of sound which create sombre visions of a vague, abstract sort of decay forever coming into focus before you but never quite fully appearing. Occasionally though some sort of rhythmical anchor does appear, taking things almost into the realms of particularly downbeat dubbiness. A strong release I think." (Brett @ Norman Rds)

CDR 5€

MARK BRADLEY : eternal (blackest rainbow)

[US] "Six tracks across only 19 minutes, totally far out dream tone keys blending into one another pushing you into an almost nightmarish state of mind. Eternal could almost work as a 70s Italian horror soundtrack with its minimal blurred humming almost reminiscent of some kind of devil organ."

CDR 4.5€

MARK BRADLEY : luminous (moribund tree)

[US] another release of Mark's to go with the newly BF release.

CDR 6€

MARK BRADLEY : dreamstate (reverb worship)

[US] "The music has a lovely reflective feel with minimal drones (which at times sound like bagpipes or chanters) , delicate electronic flourishes, gentle industrial pulses and zen like reflective chimes which brings to mind Fuxa, Tangerine Dream and others.
The cd is available now and comes in an edition of 45 hand numbered copies with hand made lace paper covers."

CDR 6€

MARK BRADLEY : bible black (idrone park)

[US] another release from Mark Bradley, another approch of his work. more religious and introspective than some of his other releases.

CDR 4€

CELER : all at once is what eternity is (taalem)
MP3: sample

[US] "based upon strings, samples and field recordings, this 22min is another example of the simple beauty celer was able to create..."
my personnal favorite !

3"CDR 4.5€

CELER : close proximity (SRA)

[US] "The duo of Celer is comprised of husband and wife Will Long and Danielle Baquet- Long. Using processed strings, pianos, regional field recordings, and electronics, Celer has composed a masterpiece of sentimental experiences and realism; the sound of raw emotion..."
CD out of stock

CLIFFSIDES : s/t (small doses)
MP3: sample

[US] "bones of seabirds' ryan mcgill is back again, but this time with his new cliffsides project. this one is entirely synth based, very ethereal and airy. it called to mind the Vangelis score to Blade Runner at times, both in a shared aesthetic with that music, but definite similarities in its melancholic mood and tone. this is really lush, beautiful stuff."

CDr 6€

CROW FEATHERS : temple lion, pale interiors (small doses)
MP3: sample from temple lions | sample from pale interiors

[US] "you never quite know what to expect from crow feathers. brandon miller seems to take a very organic approach to the music he makes as evidenced here. temple lions consists of processed field recordings that take on a pulsating rhythm of sorts. that leads into pale interiors, one of the most beautiful drones i have ever heard. this is a pretty tough release to describe, so i highly recommend the samples."

CDr 6€

JASON CRUMMER : psychic funeral (rural faune)
MP3: sample

[US] "jason crumer never ceases to amaze me. lots of people can do harsh noise well, but I can't think of too many (any?) that can make it sound so deliberate, personal, and soulshredding. this 7" is no exception, a personal hell sounds just about right. metal drags, scrapes, bangs, and creaks - blowing microphones, speakers, and yr mind. the sample will give you a hint of what's in store, but those that step up to this thing will come to get the full understanding. you won't be disappointed. edition of 300 on brown/green vinyl."
comes with abonus CDR with exclusive ambient material

7" 7€

CULVER | FORDELL RESEARCH UNIT : split (autumn skies)

[UK] split 10", limited to 100 copies, brand new and eclusive cosmic tracks from these two UK favorites !

10" 9€

THE DOOM RIOT : slow estate dreams (dead pilot rds)
MP3: check myspace

[DK] excellent guitar work (and some keys). reminds me of some Nadja without drums, early Growing; shimmering bliss wall of sounds tracks that are actually songs. amazing !

CDr 7€

DOULEUR FANTOME : dfcd10 part 1.5 (dead pilot)
MP3: 55leviathan

[FR] douleur fantome is vincent vigier, also known around here under the creature moniker ! excellent release mixing both sensibilities (df VS creature). highly recommanded !
"The first track entitled "50Moloch" is a slow builder of dread filled static that erupts with fierce and intense walls of screaming guitars. It's like a tangled radio broadcast from a war torn future, ending with mournful yet harsh and crusty guitar clatters. The second and final track entitled "55Leviathan" is a bleak dirge through melancholic noise explosions and celestial textures. There is an underlining sadness to be heard through the layers of fuzz and sludge that is touching and unique."

CDR 6€

ELEH : location momentum (touch)

[US ?] new and first digital ELEH release. 5 new tracks that will please previous fans and charm new comers.

CD 12€

EXHALUS : ephemera (self release)
MP3: sound samples available here

[Ro] exhalus is some kind of down tempo / experimental metal. think of heavy drones with great drum programming and some dark vocals. and that's great stuff, really. listen to the second sample, it's a better view of how the whole thing sounds.

CDr 6€

EXPO 70 / I AM SEAMONSTER : split (small doses / short forest)


[US] "One track from each on the wax. Expo 70 offers up an amazing piece of guitar drone while IAS gives us a fuzzed out drone, with this odd sort of pop sensibility bubbling underneath the distortion."

7" 5€

FERMENTÆ : diaspora part 2 (self release)
MP3: check myspace

[US] the long-awaited follow-up to close the DIASPORA saga. A 23m30s track of spectral guitar swells and field-recordings that serves as the ultimate closer to the double-disc set.
those whom already own the previous release/packaging – this new additions packaging was specifically designed to fit snug, within the left pouch!

3"CDR 5€

FISTULA : burdened by your existence (plague island)
MP3: check label's page

[US] fistula ! new album ! metal ! heavy ! nasty !

CD 9€

FLEA APPARITIONS | LAME PREY : split (small doses)
MP3: lame prey sample | flea apparitions sample

[US] "this is the first in a small doses split personality series. lame prey and flea apparitions are both products of the same mind, that of lorne zeman. lame prey starts the disc off with a long piece that mixes up huge, harsh sounds that tend towards power electronics with feedback laced calms in the storm. the flea apparitions portion takes a similarly harsh but more relentless approach built from tape loops."

3"CDr 4€

HALO MANACH : language of red goats (aural hypnox)
MP3: track II

[Fin] more industrial shamanic drones from finland. "Language of Red Goats is a bare, primitive and sometimes raw aural landscape, and yet nonetheless achieves a rare subliminal intensity and an edge of otherwordly luminosity."

CD 11€

HUM : the spectral ship (substantia innominata)

[Ru] "Two great new pieces by this russian artist from the Moscow-area, most sensible & emotional drone-ambience, a graceful dance of acoustic reflections & resonances. "Spectral Ship" and "Tidal Fire" appear like universal mantras, revealing the basic HUM of the universe. These works seem to represent perfectly the concept of the SUBSTANTIA-series: Sound that exists but which is not originating from the impact of two subjects in contact. Sound that is simply "there", with no beginning or ending."

10" 12€

IN NEGATIVES : climates (small doses)
MP3: sample

[US] " alex pearson (d/a a/d, snapped in half tapes) takes a different approach with this project. using nothing more than magnetic tapes, he creates incredible, dark rumbling drones that sound fitting for being lost and alone somwhere in space. he also provided the image on the cover."

CDr 6€

INSEMINOID : beauties of beltane (small doses)
MP3: sample

[UK] "inseminoid is the collaborative project of lee stokoe (culver, skullflower, marzuraan) and george proctor (mutant ape, karst) they've been quite prolific in their relatively short time releasing music. this recording has them focused on the drone. It lingers in harsher territory somehwere between a soft drone and wall noise, while allowing some melodic synth lines to bleed through the noise"

3"CDr 4€

KHLYST : chaos live (archive)

[US] The first, and highly likely, the only live date from the Plotkin (Khanate)/ Runhild (Thorr’s Hammer)/ Wyskida (Khanate) trio. Multicamera live footage from 2006 hydrahead CMJ showcase in NYC.

DVD 13€

STEFAN KUSHIMA / JOE CHAINSAW : mouthful of ghosts (dead pilot )

[UK] "Entry number 4 in the split series sees the pairing of 2 great young talents in the noise/underground scene. Stefan Kushima, hailing from Linz/Berlin and Joey Chainsaw, who is from all over the UK. Kushima, known for his releases on Blackest Rainbow and his own label Disappearance opens the split with a 14 minute epic. Beginning with an outburst of wailing guitars, sounding like a sort of satanic cry from the depths of hell, the piece gradually picks up pace with subtle percussion and layers of synth drones, swells and sweeps. When it gets in full motion, more howls and cries dance and echo above the noise. A full on bleak assault. Joey begins the second half of the split with high pitched electronic synth gargles and guitar moans n' groans before taking us into more warm drone territory. The final track combines the above two with haunting broken vocals and organs/synths, all pushed to the red creating a twisted and eerie wall of ghostly noise"

2x3"CDR 5€

JOSH LAY : true mask (small doses)
MP3: human skin (sample)

[US] "it's hard to believe that this is the first josh lay release to find its way to the compact disc format. fittingly, josh considers this to be his best work to date, and i can't say i disagree. this is a four track, nearly 40 minute meditation on the masks people wear to make their way in the world. elements of black metal, harsh noise, power electronics and dark ambient combine to create a dark, twisted environment built from electronics, guitar, and some of the most gutteral vocals I've heard him spew. the accompanying art was hand-made by the artist. edition of 200 copies"

CD 10€

JOSH LAY : heirophant (SRA)
MP3: check this page

[US] "Josh Lay’s Heirophant is an intense listening experience. Filled with growling, regurgitating drones that tear your speakers into shards. (Also features a collaborative track between Josh and Nicholas Szczepanik)"
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CDr 7€

LOCRIAN : drenched land (small doses & at war with false noise)
MP3: ghost repeater

[US] "Since their inception in late 2005, Locrian have been honing their sound; working and re-working material; finding the right blend of noise, power electronics, dark ambient, and black metal to work into their sound. Drenched Lands is Locrian’s first full-length studio recording of all new material, and unfolds with an almost narrative structure. It starts with a slow descent into a dark abyss, moving torturedly, gradually rediscovering the light, then leaving you where everything began - completely transformed. The hour-long disc is rounded out by an extended bonus track previously unavailable in any digital format."

CD 9€

LUMINANCE RATIO : like little garrisons besieged (boring machines & fratto9)

[IT] "LUMINANCE RATIO is a collaborative effort joining sound artists: Andrea ics Ferraris: guitars, cymbals, electronics, field recordings, brushes, contact mics, pedals Eugenio Maggi: drones, electronics, turntables, field recordings & Gianmaria Aprile: objects, editing, mix and mastering "Like Little Garrisons Besieged" brings them far from their respective discographies and finds them sailing in the apparently quiet waters of free-folk, electroacoustics and minimal drones. The music, resulting from live sessions and painstaking studio work, is meticulously thought to combine electronics with analog/traditional instruments: laptop, acoustic and electric guitars, cardiod and contact microphones, vibraphone, melodica, glockenspiel, minidisc, rimshot and cymbals, analog synth, percussion, kaoss pad and pedal effects."

CD 10€



MAEROR TRI : hypnotikum I & II (nephryt)

[Ger] CD I: five long tracks created 1996 & 1997 based on loops used live in 1996; the mellow & harmonic side of HYPNOTIKUM.
CD II: four long tracks created 1996 & 1997 based on loops used live in 1996; the powerful & noisy side of HYPNOTIKUM.
Both for the first time on CD. edition of 300 each on oversized packaging.
you can buy each one separetly or both as one as a bundle.

CD I 12€


CD II 12€


CD I+II 21€

NADJA & OVO : the life and death of a wasp (vendetta & adagio)

[CA/It] "Over the last few dogs days of summer 2008, Italy’s OvO and Canada’s Nadja, got together in their adoptive city of Berlin at Einstürzende Neubauten’s andereBaustelle Studio. With engineer Boris Wilsdorf at the board, each duo began two songs and had the other duo finish them, Bruno and Stefania adding heavy, pounding rhythms and harsh, eerie vocals to Aidan and Leah’s ambient textures and bass-heavy drones. The album, while still heavy and still retaining signature sounds of both groups, turned out groovier and mellower than either band expected. But this mellowness gives the songs a greater sense of presence and allows for the intricacies and nuances of each individual’s contributions to be properly heard. With a final mastering by James Plotkin, this album sounds simultaneously harsh and lush, aggressive and warm. Having coffee after the sessions in the back garden, a wasp drugged on sugar flew into Leah’s coffee cup and drowned itself, traumatizing everyone at the table."

LP 11€

MEN SCRYFA : the sky was troubled with the dread strength of the wind (small doses)
MP3: the written stone (sample)

[UK] "Men Scryfa is Chris Naughton and Simon Lucas of Atavist. Atavist is a good starting point to envision the sound for this project, but they take the sound in different directions than the band that brought them together. It's heavy and plodding, but progressive and melodic with spoken vocals. It feels a bit like a doom metal version of something from Slint's Spiderland record. Absolutely fantastic."

3"CDr 4€

MARZURAAN : five years of fuck all (at war with false noise)

[UK] "This collection comprises demos, live stuff, rarities and rehersals from the UK's most consistantly interesting, forward-thinking, and just plain fucking great band of the last decade. Starting off from now and moving backwards through time to the early bedroom demo days, this CD shows Marzuraan's evolution from simplistic droning minimalism of the two bass lineup to the full-on rock beast of today."

CD 10€

MONARCH : dead men tell no tales (crucial blast)
MP3: swan song (extract)

[FR] this 2 CD set includes the vinyl only releases "speak of the sea" and "die tonight" plus some extras.

2CD 11€

BRENDAN MURRAY & MIKE SHIFLET : sentimental gentlemen (SRA)
MP3: check this page

[US] "Originally released in a handmade quantity of 50 on CDr during Murray & Mike’s tour late last year, this has now gotten a proper reissue of 150 copies. Two lengthy tracks with Murray and Shiftlet merging sounds to create something wholly unique."

CDr 7€

NADJA : clinging to the edge of the sky (vendetta)

[CA] 'Clinging To The Edge Of The Sky' sees Nadja taking a new (and unexpected) direction. It is not the Nadja most people are used to. It is a more scaled down, minimalistic and naked sound. There is almost a total lack of distortion, and it is not as heavy or noisy as most of their earlier releases. One song, spanning 16 minutes, takes you on a sad and slow journey. It is hypnotic, it is soothing. It is Nadja! Comes with a laser etched B-side.

12" 10€

NADJA | ATAVIST | SATORI : infernal procession (cold spring)

[CA / UK / UK] released to celebrate their common UK tour, this split CD offers one exclusive song from each formation. nothing less than really good tracks that make that CD much more than just a tour CD !

CD 10€

NADJA : desire in uneasiness (crucial blast)
MP3: deterritorialization (sample)

[CA] "two basses and live drums" ! what a blast that record must be ! well, not exactly...you won't find here the usual powerfull wall of noise caracteristic of Nadja's sound but a brand new dynamic, very unusual from the canadian duo (here as a trio), kraut-ish with some sort of psychedelism, hypnotic, and more subtle, but still heavy and drony. good to hear them trying different things !

CD 10€

PHIL NIBLOCK : touch strings (touch)

[US] Brand new release by one of most important composer of our time. Based on various string instruments (guitar, bass, cello, violin etc) Niblock offers a new, heavy and intense experience. But you alreday know the score: massive, super immersive, multi-layered drones at its finest.

2CD 14€

PHILL NIBLOCK : music by (XI)
MP3: early winter

[US] "In 'Five More String Quartets' the musicians are tuned to specific pitches by calibrated sine tones as they play and the sound they produce is recorded, unprocessed, to multitrack tape. The piece is built up by means of multitrack recording. 'Early Winter' has a different structure: a mixing of recorded instruments, computer controlled electronic instruments, and live instruments in the studio."

CD 13€

MICHAEL NORTHAM : suhina (substantia innominata)

[Ger] "Brilliant new recordings by the prolific cosmopolitan (currently residing in Berlin) MICHAEL NORTHAM. "Suhina" is a notion for the sound of the wind moving through the trees. Instead of doing field recordings of wind MICHAEL NORTHAM tried to capture this feeling & the essence of this process through instrumental recordings from Indonesian flute & keyboard. Nature phenomena seen as the true manifestation of the Unknown."

10" 12€

OLHON : lucifugus (substantia innominata)

[It] "This shows the collab-project of BAD SECTOR & WHERE recording pure sounds from an abandoned large metal water tank located in a forest in Tuscany, Italy (originally used by miners from that region). Both tracks are based entirely on these field recordings.

10" 12€

YUI ONODERA : entropy (trumn)

[JP] brilliant second record re-release on the japanese label trumn. highly aclamed, Onodera's fan and other drone-addicts can't miss this one ! highly recommanded.

CD 10€

YUI ONODERA : synergetics (drone rds)

[JP] On "Synergetics", Onodera presents two tracks of very minimal and quiet oceanic drones, based on guitar and piano. The music shimmers like light-reflections on water in extreme slow motion, when single recognizable tunes appear. Music for full concentration and contemplation, almost feathery and warm.
low stock, last copies !

7" 6€

YUI ONODERA : le jardin (tâalem)
MP3: extract

[JP] this 3" is his release just after the lovely 7" on drone records. composed & recorded in tokyo in 2006, "le jardin" exclusively uses guitar, violin, electronics and electroanalysis sound of water as sound sources and as frans de waard says it in vital weekly, these are "soft pieces of a highly minimal movements [...] things crack, buzz in a delicate ambient way". please have a walk in the garden.

3"CDR 4.5€

OOPHOI : potala (substantia innominata )

[It] "The first ever vinyl by the italian deep ambient master! Two long contemplative tracks into the center of holy places (may it be physically or mentally), opening endless spaces with low humming & reverberating meditation-drones.
Comes in an edition of 500 copies pressed on luminous green vinyl, full-colour artwork by ex-MAEROR TRI-member HELGE SIEHL"

10" 11€

OPHIBRE: drone works for differing digital audio formats and encoding methods (SRA)
MP3: check this SRA page

[US] this album looks like an essai on drone, something very theorical (check the dedcated page on ophibre.com) but you've got hear some very hypnotical and progressive waves of drone that sound way more warm than you can expect. check the sound samples !

CDr 6€

PEASANT GRAVES | FENCES : collaborative split (small doses)
MP3: peasant graves sample | fences sample

[US] "more than a year in the works, it's a pleasure to have this one see a release. four tracks: peasant graves starts the disc with dark, brooding drone. it has an almost sinister, ritualistic feel. fences ends the disc with a tense, feedback-driven drone that rises to a slow, steady beating. the two tracks between represent a mail-collaboration. each artist started one track and finished the other. Masterfully mastered by Bob Bellerue."

3"CDr 4€

LAURENT PERRIER : as far as (sound on probation)

[FR] "Created for Alban Richard’s choreographic show of the same name, “as far as” -slightly modified for its release on CD - is a sound structure built on classical music samples, off beat loops, collages, quotations. The album starts with a long, minimal, repetitive track - organ sequences and micro events reminding one of some of Charlemagne Palestine’s pieces. “As far as” is a work where emotion prevails on abstraction, a long heady, cinematic development, a play on volumes and contrasts like hesitating between total anguish and peaceful contemplation. The musical form thus created is the prelude to an almost apocalyptic noise swoop which, in an oddly beautiful manner, finally transforms itself into a collage of orchestrated violins, illusion of infinity meeting a most abrupt end. "

CD 10€

THE PISTIL COSMOS : for trees (dead pilot)

[FR] "Fresh from a recent name change and releases on the likes of Blackest Rainbow and Peasant Magik, French artist, RuralFaune collective member and Monks of Bahill member, Vincent Caylet brings us over 30 minutes of brand new music! Over the course of this mammoth 1 track 30 minute EP, there are several distinct movements which range from dark religious chants and chimes to twisted liquid noise to hopeful melodic chamber pop. It's a really beautiful piece which flows eloquently and is full of deep mystique and charm."

CDr 6€

PVMNTSW: förintelsen elfenbensportar (small doses)
MP3: sample

[SW] "sweden's pvmntsw (read pavementsaw) gives two tracks of incredible synth (and some guitar) work. it plays like a lost lament from a john carpenter film that never got made."

3"CDr 4€

PUMMELER : troll wing (small doses)
MP3: sample

[DK] third offering by danemark's pummeler. still slow moving, meditative but pretty intense wall of sound. highly recommanded to those who already liked his previous works !

3" CDr 4.5€

PYLONE : grounded hands (sound on probation)

[FR] "After Black Grains, Pylone’s second album goes on developing micro sounds in closed environments.
Grounded Hand is a mass in disarray, a collage of cracking and clicking sounds, clinical minimal repetitive heartbeat inviting listeners to follow its author through an experience of granular meditation, a dive into crunching, vibrating sound material.
If the first part is made of harsh abstract compositions, the second part opens up to space, to cinematic, contemplative atmospheres."

CD 10€

MIKE SHIFLET : ko (small doses)
MP3: sample from white triangles | sample from black triangles

[US] "two discs, each created entirely from triangle waveforms, completing a fully realized release inspired by the ancient game of ko that pits black vs white. the white triangles disc spews enveloping harsh noise walls while the black triangles disc loses you in atmospherics and an impending sense of doom."

2x3"CDr 6€

THE SKULL DEFECTS : the drone drug (actual noise)
MP3: sample

[SE] what a perfect title, that is so true. drone is a drug, and that record is a very good fix ! this is drone, this is hypnotical, introspective but too cold to be relaxing, minimalist but dense, made with smooth or abrasive noises. between sunn O))) and Eliane Radigue.

LP 11€

SHRINE : distorted legends (drone rds)

[UK] "Behind SHRINE we find a fresh experimental drone project from Bulgaria (currently residing in England) combining the melancholia of distorted synths with odd micro noises & effects. The fusion of rough and thunderous drones with hidden melodies evokes a strong emotional impact, like the feeling of being stuck in a confusing dream. SHRINE's philosophy shows a way to realize that what we call “reality” is to be mistrusted based upon our usual perceptions. The distortion of this reality opens up a chance to better understand its true essence and confront the things that lie behind the surface. "
300 copies on black vinyl

7" 6€

SLEEP RESEARCH FACILITY : deep frieze (cold spring)

[UK] "Ultra deep, abyss-like drones, glacial Dark Ambient, based around Antarctic co-ordinates". wow ! looks cold as hell. but the band also quotes in the booklet: "...there is a certain comforting warmth in the encroaching slumber of hypothermia", and that is more how this brilliant work should be described, as a deep warm numbness. beautiful.

CD 10€

SOUISHOU NO FUNE : live and jam session (archive)

[JP] A collection of material filmed and edited by James Plotkin from 2007 US east coast dates from NYC, and Philadelphia. Also includes a short clip of a jam session from the Lemur house with Bardo Pond guys and Harmonica Dan. Total run time of about an hour.

DVD 13€

STRAY GHOSTS : an avalanche of swollen tongues (dead pilot)

[UK] ""An Avalanche of Swollen Tongues" opens with the 23 minute long title track of kaleidoscopic spectral ambiance. Swells of celestial tones reach back and forth around your mind, surrounding your sense in a warm glow. The glorious "Grains and Waves" follows. An outstanding piece of melodic genius; euphoric and intense and filled with overwhelming emotion. At around the 5 and a half minute mark in this track, your hairs will stand on end and you will be lifted out of your body and mind, transcending into pure bliss. Ant has channeled some deep emotions into his work on this album. It's intensity, along with it's fragility, evokes otherworldly imagery and feelings. "Sunday's Tape Hiss" sounds like the exploration of wreckage's and ruins; finding small hints of what was once there. Ghostly, dark and deeply catastrophic. http://www.myspace.com/strayghost

CD 9€

TAINT : secrets and lies (super fi)
MP3: hex breaker

[UK] The second album from this classic UK trio that fearlessly weld post-hardcore to stoner rock to create a unique rocking fusion!
Comes with a beautiful gatefold sleeve and full colour insert!

2LP 13€

TAMAGAWA : plus tard, le même jour... (no echo)
MP3: free download of the full album with bonus tracks - support the artist and label: buy the record !

[FR] the long awaited follow up to "l'arbre aux fées" is finally available through the UK based label No Echo ! "quite varied, from warm washed out ambient dreaminess, to buzzing crumbling drones, to squiggly spaciness, to gorgeous glistening sun baked post rock, to reverb drenched guitar drift, to thick super distorted dirgedrone, and each of those allowed to shift and shimmer, change shape, and alter sound, transform from one into the other, and then back again, the drone is definitely the root of the music here,
but even that is sometimes relegated to whirring way off in the distance, while harmonics sparkle and rhythms shuffle, but just as often, the drone wipes the slate clean, and all the OTHER elements drift and
whirl in the background while the drone rumbles and buzzes."

CD out of stock

TEN HORNED BEAST : the sacred truth (cold psring)

[UK] cryptic, menacing, ultra doom drones.

CD 10€

TROUM : ljubimaya / daur (abgurd)

[Ger] "Reissue of two 10" from the years 1998 and 2003.
Daur is the very first release of TROUM and it resents very post-rock sounding material wth a lot of decipherable guitar parts and good drive.
Ljubimaya was released by the Russian label Waystyx and carries you towards lyrical and touchy eternity of everbeginning melodies without an end, into emptiness of existence with all the uterine roar provided by YEN POX project in one of the tracks."

CD 9€

TROUM & REUTOFF : Kreuzung Zwei: Creatura Per Creaturam Continetur (Ewers Tonkunst)

[Ger / Ru] "The second in Kreuzung collaborations series. The basic sound sources and samples made by Reutoff especially for this release have been treated, arranged and mixed with an addition of their own instrumental parts by Troum. Dark profound harsh ambient with some occasional rhythmic patterns intertwined with transcendental prepared guitar loops and perfect drone noises - a perfect blend between two project distinctive features and creative manners. The concept of this work is based on cosmology of Hildegard von Bingen. The release comes in a special “Kreuzung” series package made of brown kraft carton with a full colour stickered artwork/info cover and Reutoff logo embossed on the back, the CD is housed in the same carton die-cut inner envelope."

CD 13€

TROUM : sigqan (transgredient)

[Ger] re-issue of the long deleted album from 2003 (Desolation House), comes with new artwork feat. UV-high gloss spots, designed by Alan McClelland.

CD 13€

TROUM : eald ge streon (beta lactam ring)

[Ger] "Welcome to the Thunderdome. Troum’s bone-cracking reverberations respirate with such ferocity that all non-Troum molecules are blown away. Eald-Ge-Streon is a massive, rising beauty. It is a great becoming, and we are nothing but an ant in the afterbirth. Troum has set its controls beyond the heart of the Sunn. The pulsating inferno of these 7 drone concertos may require an insurance adjuster, but what a lovely way to burn. It is in your nature to do one thing correctly. Before Troum, you rightly tremble. But fear is not what you owe Troum. You owe Troum awe!"
single CD edition (despite the tracklist on the cover !)

CD 13€

TROUM : aiws (transgredient)

[Ger] my all time fav Troum album. the most organic and emotional Troum release.
beautiful 6 panels digipack.

CD 13€

TROUM : objectlessness (faria)

[Ger] re-issue of the deleted CDR-only release (on Mystery Sea) from 2005 , with new cover-artwork by Pete Burn (RYN). Edition of 750 copies.

CD 12€

VAKHCHAV : the relative middle (small doses)
MP3: sample

[US] "this was the first vakhchav material i'd heard, and have to say that i was blown away. nickolas mohanna takes a unique approach to making drones. with guitar and electronics he creates these pulsing, swirling sounds that hover in your ears for just the right amount of time, 5 tracks over 32 minutes."

CDR 6€

VIOLET : violet ray gas and the playbakc singer (SRA)
MP3: check this page

[US] "Whereas violet light resides at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum, Violet sound projects outwards beyond the audio spectrum; from Minimalism and near-silence to full-on tonal Brutalism. »Violet Ray Gas & The Playback Singers« creates a personal soundtrack to Futurist and Avant Guard cinema, filled with clipped foreign voices, the surface noise of old vinyl acetates and film projector hum. Seemingly familiar ethnic melodies decay and drone, with subtle turns of well-crafted and honed vision. Not unlike great film art, all composition leads to that awkward moment of dumbstruck awe upon completion, bathed in the deafening silence before one, then several, and finally thunderous audience applause bursts forth. That collective moment wherein the mind seeks to process the full range of aesthetic and emotional experience laid out before it: bewilderment to recognition, disruption to blissfulness, but never indifference or ambivalence. You are now changed from this experience and exposure."

CD 10€

VOICE OF EYE : substantia innominata (substantia innominata)

[US] "the legendary US-duo from New Mexico back on Drone Records! Three new tracks of NEW material ("VIRYA", "DHYANA" and "PURUSA"), highly sublime & emotional "other-dimensional" ambience using lots of vocal material, flutes and self-build string-instruments, all handplayed"

10" 12€

YOSHI WADA : earth horns and electronic drone (em)

[JP] "This is the first-ever release of "Earth Horns with Electronic Drone", recorded live in 1974. Combining four of Wada's self-made "pipehorns" (made from plumbing materials, over three meters in length), with an electronic drone tuned to the electrical current of the performance space, this is a lost masterpiece of early minimalism, placing Wada rightfully in the pantheon with La Monte Young, Phill Niblock, Maryanne Amacher and Alvin Lucier. Recorded live in Syracuse, New York, this recording captures the room-filling complex overtones generated by the ever-shifting interplay of the breathing horns and the constant electronic drone. This is a music of ritual hypnotic power, its heavy low end mass and sense of change within constancy engendering a meditative transcendency."

for all of you who have already bought the 3 previous releases, you just can't miss this one. you alreday know what this is about, but still, this is awesome. much more meditative than The Apointed Cloud, and better than Off The Wall IMO. excellent release filled with rare pictures and japanese/english liner notes.

CD 15€

WARMTH | MEDROXY PROGESTERONE ACETATE : split (small doses / phage tapes)
MP3: warmth sample on myspace / mpa sample on myspace

[US] warmth offers a very original piece of drone, something that starts very quietly and go on a non stop crescendo until a very harsh final ! awesome ! / MPA gives something i like alot too, less rrrrrr, and more douuuh.

7" 4€

WEREJU : fingerprints (idrone park)
MP3: fingerprints

[IR] brand new release ! wereju has always oscillated between dark post-industrial ambient and more enlighten drones. this one is definitively one of the second identity of wereju: shimmering drones filled with light and space. one of my fav !

CDR 4€

WEREJU : outside in (idrone park)
MP3: empty vessels

[IR] brand new release ! definitively DARKER than fingerprints. these two brand new records wouldn't have fit together as one single release. Outside In is heavier, and a lot less "positive" than Fingerprints.
for those who think that wereju always does the same thing, i have to say that finally, it is getting better and better.

CDR 4€

WEREJU & NILS HELSTROM : singularity (idrone park)

[IR] collaborative release from these two dark droners. and when i say "dark", i mean "dark" ! one of the most dark wereju release, while Nils Helstrom is more in his own element here. deeeeeep infra-bass and hopefully some lights at the end of the tunnel. excellent !

CDR out of stock

WEREJU | MARK BRADLEY : split (idrone park)
MP3: Mark Bradley "exposure"

[IR] split release, two great tracksof shimmering drones from wereju and 3 from Mark Bradley of his guitar based star of the lid vs troum drones.

CDR out of stock

WEREJU : way of the cross (idrone park)

[IR] restock of this previous release, where some kind of melody showed up in the textured sounds that wereju does so well.

CDR 4€

WEREJU : through the depths of unknowing (electric requiems)
MP3: check myspace

[Ir] double CD set of the irelandish drone-scapes maker.

2CD 9€

PETER WRIGHT : snowblind (install)
MP3: apakura | follow the leader

[NZ] "Anyone familiar with Peter's music will be happy to hear lots of the layered guitar drones and textural interplay that his records have been known for, however we feel this is a totally accessible record to anyone who enjoys dense drones or ambient music. Wright coaxes otherworldly harmonies out of thick slabs of rocky chords that tower nearly endlessly like cliffs overlooking a black ocean, with some pieces keeping a calm, stately mood and others bursting with hot yellow energies. "

2CD 14€

PETER WRIGHT : air guitar (drone rds)

[NZ] "Welcome to the Dance of Overtones! New Zealand's PETER WRIGHT (residing for some time in London, UK) has raised a reputation over the last few years with his music built mainly by guitar & field recordings. This 3-piece EP #Air Guitar# consists of little fluxion-mantras, made by waving guitar-overtones & sounds of air & water, with little additional sounds of daily room-noises. Ultra-minimal & harmonic, but with a certain raw directness & concreteness that creates a unique atmosphere, these wonderful over-tonic vibrations & sounds seem to tell little stories or daydream-phantasies... "
low stock, last copies !

7" sold out

YA JI 1 (subjam)

[V/A] chinese release including an exclusive track from relapxychO (anders peterson), the loop orchestra, bai tian and shiz, plus a collaborative track. good mix of electronics a la alva noto and drony ambiant sounds.

CD 9€

V/A : drone poets (dead pilot)

double compilation (2 hours+ long) with some of the BF favorites such as Nicholas Szczepanik, Wereju, Apalusa and Textured Bird Transmission, as well as Andrew Weathers, Brian Grainger, Euhedra,l Royal Train, Operations, Rogaland Hot Club, Stefan Kushima and Ekca Liena.

2CDR 8€

V/A : psychedelica three (nothern star)

"Northern Star Records are proud to present the third instalment in our now legendary Psychedelica series. Psychedelica Three is 2 and a half hours of the most fuzzed up, blissed out bands in existence. Its a heartstopping white knuckle rollercoaster ride from start to finish featuring an eclectic selection of the very best in contemporary psychedelia."

2CD 9€


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especially your email !!

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