SALIkaPALIKAU - 'Calligraphy' CDR (Blade Records)

Debut album from this Lithuanian project known for their 7" on Hau Ruck! Experimental and concrete sounds, sample-voices, some ritual and ethnic sounds. Comes in printed fold-out cover between two painted wooden plates. Special Limited edition of just 80 copies!

SARDH - 'Distend Rooms' CDR (Membrum Debile Propaganda)

Document of a live performance in Dresden, Germany in 1995 from this sound exploring collective; here presenting their blend of experimental Dark Ambient with a ritualistic approach. One massive piece of ever-evolving collage moving between minimal frequencies and loud hypnotic rhythms alongside synthetic and organic drones and manipulated voices. Beautiful full colour digipak.

SELAXON LUTBERG - 'Think' CDR (Opaco)

"This album was born as a personal therapy against anxiety and panic attacks. I hope the listener can find in its sounds at least one touch of that wonderful thing that we call peace". Beautiful soundscapes, melancholic ambient and piano pieces, capturing the peace that is yearned for. This is a re-issue of their first EP with a bonus track. Ltd x 55 handnumbered copies in a slimline, square DVD case.

SELAXON LUTBERG / SUBINTERIOR / ÁNDREIJ - 'Kether' Pro-CDR Boxset (Invitation À La Mort)

A dark journey through the secluded mazes of the human mind. Three long obsessive meditations about the intimate abyss of abandoned souls from three Italian Dark Ambient artists. 47 minutes of music on a pro-duplicated CDR. Presented in a nice textured black box with a booklet. Hand-numbered edition of 50 copies only!

SEVEN MORGUES - 'Something To Cry About' CDR (House Of The Last Light)

First release on this Israeli label. "Something To Cry About" features seven tracks and about one hour of dark electronic ambient/industrial with piano and bells. Seven Morgues (aka Raphael Tetro, Yaron Allouche and Oren Ben Yosef) also hail from Israel. Reminds me of the sonic experiments of Nurse With Wound and Coil in places. Features nice artwork a nail (the significance of which I'm not sure) along with hand-sprayed CDR. Limited, naturally.

SIGILLUM DEI - 'Dominus Maleficarum' Pro-CDR (Monkeyhouse Recordings)

Bleak and occult dronescapes from Gaendal, mastermind of LVTHN (Leviathan). Using only twisted and deformed vocals, electrical and found samples. Four tracks over 60 minutes. “Where once there was singing and music, now there is only the mindless howls of tattered souls.” Pro-duplicated CDR in DVD case.

SIKHARA – ‘Sunken City’ CDR (Rape Art Prods.)

First release from this Equadorian label. Utilising both machinery and acoustic elements, Californian act Sikhara creates a disturbed enviroment of ritualistic post-indusrial sounds. Manipulated sources of primitive voices are collaged into a hypnotic new language, which melds instinctively with animalistic tribal percussion. 5 tracks. Ltd x 50 hand-numbered copies with colour artwork in a PVC sleeve.

SILVERTHREAD / CARTAGRA - 'Secretum Clausum Mansit In Ore Construktoris Sui / ...Behind The Gates Of Hell...' Pro-CDR (Beverina)

Split release between these two Dark Ambient / Ritual / Death Industrial projects. The Silverthread material was recorded between 1996 and 2003 in different audio-mental sessions. Cartagra recorded their part in 2004. Reminds of Archon Satani 'Mind Of Flesh & Bones' era. Pro-duplicated black CDR, limited to just 150 copies in a DVD case.

SKY BURIAL - 'Sky Burial' CDR (Housepig)

Sky Burial is a project from Massachusetts resident Michael Page, more well known for his main project FIRE IN THE HEAD. His work as Sky Burial takes a more droning and cyclic approach, an angelic avalanche of shifting tones, drones and rhythms. Reminiscent of Skullflower or Vibracathedral Orchestra, but staking a claim all it's own. Silk-screened CDr in a silkscreened, hand-sewn heavy canvas pouch, strictly limited to 150 copies.

SLEEPING WITH THE EARTH - 'A Corpse Upon the Road of Night' CDR (None)

78 minutes of sounds from this US act, compiling mainly unreleased material but also tracks from deleted compilations and live tracks. Ultra dense Death industrial / power-electronics with processed vocals in the way of Control or Exsanguinate. Hypnotic sequences, strong layers of evolving electronics. The rising of a new great project. Nice printed fold-out cover housed between two thin metal sheets. Limited and numbered to just 100 copies.

SOLBLOMMA - 'Solblomma' CDR (Plutonium Distribution)

Experimental noise, screaming electronics and harsh soundscapes of distorted noise. 6 tracks over 70 minutes from this Swedish artist. Comes in a plastic sleeve with very nice fold-out black and white artwork. Limited to just 60 hand-numbered copies.

SONS OF BRONSON - 'Niñas Y Marisco' Pro-CDR (Mano Dura)

Abrasive, wild, intense, harsh noise / power electronics. Provably the most aggressive album to come out from the city of Barcelona in 2005. They seem to be influenced by early sick industrial classics to now dig into raw noise dynamics, death-ambient unstructured structures, as visceral as it could ever be. Seemingly improvised slabs of noise and sound experimentations which should appeal to daily consumers of Prurient, Bastard Noise or Merzbow. The members are also involved in the metal projects Bukkakke and Música Veneno. A release for die-hard noise fans!

SOUND_00 - 'Sound_10' CDR (Deserted Factory)

One of the monikers under which Macedonian artist Antonio Dimitrov appears, producing harsh noise, power electronics, sine waves and ambient structures in categorical digital combination. Ltd x 99 copies only in plastic wallet. Japanese import.

STEEL HOOK PROSTHESES - 'Torturous Anxiety' Pro-CDR (L-White Records)

Texan act Steel Hook Prostheses has always confidently combined numerous elements of Dark Ambient, Death Industrial, Noise and Power Electronics, and this release shows them developing that concoction even further. Features remixes from Control and Azoikum - also a must for fans of Con-Dom, SKM-ETR etc. Ltd x 200 in oversized packaging in protective bag. Professionally duplicated CDR and artwork.

STEEL HOOK PROSTHESES / MÖRKERMÄNNEN - 'Inhuman Torment' CDR (Blunt Object Records)

Roughly 30 minutes of material from both acts. Steel Hook Prostheses present their original mix of cold, eerie Power Electronics, whilst Morkermannen follow the harsher Power Electronics route. A great release with artwork by Steel Hook Prostheses. Limited to just 200 copies in a slimline DVD case. Act fast!

STEPHAN FRIEDMAN - 'Music For Theatre' CDR (T'an! Kaven!! Ash!!!)

Stephan Friedman is the man behind the Dark Folk / Dark Ambient project Silence and Strength. This work was composed for and commissioned by the Jaffa-based Notzar Theatre for an avantgarde theatrical play. "STOM!" (Shut up!) is an absurd play about absurd life. It tells the tale of a person in a modern society who has no say in society. He is being humiliated, thrown around, beaten, stamped upon from birth till death. Over an hour of ambient layers, scourging electronics and original poetry. Ltd x 55 hand-numbered copies in a digifile. On the side label of The Eastern Front. Israeli import.

STEVE BRAND - 'Awakensong' CDR (AFE Records)

Steve Brand (Augur) creates atmospheres, alarmingly austere, with varying shades of grey, drenched in allusion and a heightened sense of cinematic noir for the listener. According to his own words, "emotional aspects of a recording always come first". "Awakensong" was recorded and mixed by Steve Brand in early 2005, and is a highly enjoyable excursion into good meditative / ritual / tribal Ambient music. The album utilises a vast array of traditional musical instruments, found and hand-made objects, alongside electronics. Ltd x 100 in a pro-printed sleeve.

STEVE BRAND & JONATHAN BENHAM - 'One Hour As The One Who Watches' CDR (Blade Records)

Steve Brand (AUGUR) and Jonathan Benham present one long experimental / drone track, timed at exactly one hour. Inspired by nature, Surrealism, the music of indigenous cultures and outsider art. Ltd x 150 hand-numbered copies only in oversized packaging. Very limited copies.

UK £6
Europe £7
World £8

SUBHUMAN - 'Untitled II' CDR (Abgurd Subdivision)

Here comes the second untitled work of SUBHUMAN. Desolate and anguished symphony of aftermath. Distant drones and whizzes, melancholic piano melodies, strict drum-rolls and speeches. This minialbum can be used as a soundtrack for some documentary about ruined WWII cities. Best to be described as a mix of VON THRONSTAHL and the softest works of TOROIDH. “Though, sans politics, sans “blood and soil” again.” Ltd x 198 numbered copies. Russian import.

SUBINTERIOR - 'Outfall+Insomnie' CDR (Silentes)

"Subinterior project was born from the impulse to create tracks with the only use of samples and noises surrounding us. The equipment used to record the sounds consists in a mini-disc recorder utilised to capture atmospheres created by millers, lapping wheel, lathes, industrial refrigeration plants, safety doors and other unusual instruments. Everything is then processed through musical software." Ltd x 120 numbered copies in slipcase with insert. Artwork by GROSS. Silentes is a sub-division of Italian label Amplexus.

SUBINTERIOR - 'The Chrysalis Secret' CDR (AFE Records)

The Chrysalis Secret" is Andrea Freschi's fourth work. Good dark atmospheres using almost no synthesizers and samples during the creative process: the equipment used to create "The Chrysalis Secret" simply consists of a mini-disc recorder that was mainly used to capture found sounds and noises created by all manner of unusual "instruments". These recordings were massively processed and assembled using computer technology and softwares, and turned into the finished work. Ltd x 100 copies in a professionally printed sleeve.

SURGICAL MENTAL KLINIK - 'Asylum' CDR (Freak Animal)

Brutal Japanese harsh noise from these quite unknown artists. Follows the sound of 90's Japanese noise, for those who enjoy MERZBOW, PAIN JERK, KAZUMOTO ENDO, etc. A nice release from the Finnish label.

SURROUNDED BY UNLIT ENERGIES – ‘S/T’ CDR (None)

Surrounded By Unlit Energies depicts the relationship of human thought and action with the unconscious through sound recordings. Recorded during mysterious weather conditions that inspired the sound of the recordings. Noise and frequencies are manipulated into structured tracks creating a somewhat puzzling atmosphere. Jewel case with printed colour artwork. Ltd x 50 only!