New arrivals in the Aural Hypnox / BSAH distribution on-line store
(20.11.2008)


20.SV: APOCALYPTIC DESERT, CD
(Autumn Wind)
20.SV reinvented the standards of extreme music with “Acid Vomit.Human
Genocide” and “Insects”. Now, with “Apocalyptic Desert”, 20.SV blasts
tsunamis of radioactive sand unto the modern world setting a complete
new interpretation of sound and music at its most extreme levels. You
may call it harsh stuff or the work of a lunatic but we simply call it
the best thing that's happened to extreme music. The moaning of the
world disfigured and scarred from the hand of its host....the drone of
the transformation into a desert filled with radiative debris and the
realization and birth of a new destructive presence....a new frequency
that will disable the human mind and breed a new essence...the birth of
an apocalyptic begining.

PRICE: 8 €


ASIA NOVA: MAGNAMNEMONICON, 10"
(Substantia Innominata)
ASIA NOVA is a project of Californian artist URE THRALL [ex VOICE OF
EYE, etc.] and PAMELA PASSMORE with guest musicians. Paul Valsecchi and
Marlon Porter "Magnamnemonicon" contains 6 parts of music spread on 2
sides, more than 30 minutes of material: The mind as an abyss of
supressed memories. Voices & sounds arise from the own dark continent,
materializing in strong emotions of loss & yearning for the
un-reachable. The Unknown as an eerie entity in our selves? Artwork by
Gregor Schultz. Red-white / pink marmorized vinyl in a first edition of
500 copies. 33 rpm.

PRICE: 11 €


BAUDA/LEUKU: MARES, CD
(Tyrannus Records)
This split is an anthem to the Southern lands. Folk passages ala Tenhi
or Orplid from Bauda and Leuku being somewhat reminiscent to old In the
Woods. 12 page full color booklet with a truly captivating naturalistic
and organic layout.

PRICE: 12 €


BIG CITY ORCHESTRA: DRONE GNOMES, 10"
(Substantia Innominata)
Acoustic trance by San Francisco's great masters of obscure atmospheric
noises... artwork by well-known illustrator Mike Dringenberg !!! Light
blue colour vinyl with special marmor-effect, 4-colour covers & labels !
5th part in the new 10"series by Drone Records ... lim. 500. sealed copies.

PRICE: 11 €


BLACK SEAS OF INFINITY: HIEROS-GAMOS, CD
(Autumn Wind)
Consisting of 4 compositions glorifying the marriage of gods and men. It
is the dissemination of the secret art as bequeathed unto mankind by the
fallen...In magnificent copulations the mysteries are revealed... All of
the explorations on this release are accompanied by live ritual
invocations. As many claim to perform "Ritual ambient: this is true
ritual ambient in every sense of the word, as it is actual ritual and
will transform the consciousness of the listener. Re-creating the
ritual, unlocking the ophidian energies to manifest upon each listen...
The fallen will arise...4 songs clocking in over 70 minutes....true
ritualistic music! 4-panal digi-cd that comes with a 16 page booklet.
Limited to 1,000 copies!

PRICE: 12 €


CAUL / KIRCHENKAMPF: SLEEP-NIGHT-DEATH, CD
(Malignant)
Two artists return to the Malignant roster, having teamed up to create
over 60 minutes of dark ambient solitude. A soundscape for late night
reflections, full of quiet, whispering drones, cosmic flutterings,
arching climatic tones and textures that ascend and descend in a
delicate interplay between beauty and bleak desolation. You know their
work as separate entities, find out what they do when brought together.

PRICE: 12 €


CISFINITUM: DEVOTIO, 10"
(Substantia Innominata)
CISFINITUM is a notion by russian poet & writer DANIIL CHARMS, meaning
the „logic of the infinite non-existence“, that „something“ that is
beyond all rational things.

DEVOTIO uses monumental bell-sounds that build complex overlappings &
hypnotic drone-waves in various layers, dissolving into pure vibrations.
To us It sounds like a journey into the heart of the sacral, pointing at
a sphere of transcendence where all questions end. Or begin again. Comes
on white vinyl and with great artwork by Berlin-based artworker TILMANN
BENNINGHAUS.

PRICE: 11 €


CLINT LISTING: MY FATHER, MY KEEPER, CD
(Autumn Wind)
Dark Ambient memories from the creator of As All Die..."My Father, My
Keeper" was three years in the making, Clint Listing combines the sounds
of Post Rock, Ambient Soundscapes, Avantgarde Jazz and Post Industrial
elements. A unique and unusual release that plays the soundtrack for a
mind feeling lost...embracing loss and remembering the sounds now long
gone and slowly fading from memory..."My Father, My Keeper" will bring
you the solace your mind is starving for. This release also contains a 3
song EP called "The Snow Ghost EP", this EP brings alive the ambient
shadows you thought you saw in the dark...the gentle breath on the back
of your neck...the face you thought you saw reflected in the
window....melting the frost from the glass. Encased in an excellent
looking 4-panal digipak. Limited To 1,000 copies.

PRICE: 10 €


DRONE LEBANON / WERTHAM: ROMA & YERUSHALAYIM, CD
(Topheth Prophet)
The battle between Rome & Jerusalem continues through the ages.
spirituality vs. Materialism , Civitate Dei vs. Sin City but where is
Rome ? and where is Jerusalem...and which is which ???

A new release by the promising newcomer , Drone Lebanon and a scene
veteran , Wertham. [label info]

PRICE: 12 €


EIDVLON: IDOLATRIAE, CD
(Malignant)
With the release of Eidulon’s debut CD Idolatriae, we at Malignant are
pleased to welcome another new project into the cozy confines of our
slowly expanding roster. 7 tracks of ultra bleak, abstract atmospheres,
with sounds and textures that seem to seep from catacomb walls and come
slithering out of subterranean chambers. Certainly, this can be
classified as a dark ambient record, but at it’s core, it’s more than
just that simple classification. There’s a gritty, more jagged edge
here, with tetonic shifts, deep rumblings, and crackling, climatic
squalls buried under a bed of ghostly reverb and haunting tonal
resonance. Fits in nicely with past Malignant releases such as R|A|A|N's
'The Nacrasti', Heid's 'Arktogaa', and even Caul's 'Crucible' CD. In
elegant 6 panel digipak, with stark black and white, carefully arranged
illustrations inspired by Taschism and Spatial art. From gothtronic.com:
"I am deeply impressed by this release, seven tracks of the finest dark
ambient recommended tor all people who like this kind of music. This is
pure beauty with great atmospheres making you dream away to the furthest
regions, to places were no man has ever put his feet.

PRICE: 12 €


EMIT: ADORTIONS, CD
(Autumn Wind)
"ABORTIONS" is the second cd release by EMIT, constructed by EMIT's
doppelganger Unknown I. "ABORTIONS" consists of 16 tracks which make up
over 63 minutes of dark ambient experiments...past compositions and
newer passages of black ambience...harbingers of what will become of the
presence they feel called EMIT.... This cd will lead you down the dark
tunnels of abandoned temples filled with past rituals...dust covered
hallways littered with the bones of fear. These are the lost relics and
newly created moans of EMIT. The wind is warm on my skin....like the
breath of a beast I cannot see... Comes with a gloss covered 8-page
booklet, limited to 1,000 copies.

PRICE: 10 €


E.V.P.: POSTMORTEM CANTICLES OF NECROMANCY, CD
(Autumn Wind)
Over 70 minutes of Sinister Dark Ambient / Neo-Classical Dirge's that
will surround and engulf the listener into a world of death postures,
seances and the forgotten places of what has yet to be found. Comes in a
DVD case with an insert that folds out into a ouija board.

PRICE: 10 €


EYELESS IN GAZA: SUMMER SALT & SUBWAY SUN, CD
(Ambivalent Scale)
"Originally, the intention was to put together a double album, centering
around an “escalated excitement with the idea of cities as new, blank
texts – contrasted with the kind of sense of alienation and loss evoked
in such works as J.G. Ballard’s Concrete Island.” The completed Summer
Salt & Subway Sun works as a kind of survival or synthesis of these
ideas – and also as an illustration of Eyeless In Gaza as ‘studio
animal’, contrasted with their (newly re-discovered) life as a regularly
gigging band. (– The band has been off the road since the late 80’s, but
have recently gigged in Bruxelles, London, and Athens – with forthcoming
gigs in Italy, Iceland and the U.S.). The album thus neatly encapsulates
two key aspects of the music Eyeless in Gaza are presently creating –
offering a balance of atmos/acoustic material and sprawling,
rhythmic/semi-improvised spidery electric pieces. This has resulted in a
heady blend of song based material juxtaposed with a distinctive brand
of kaleidosco pic, “cityscaping” filmic musics. Perhaps unsurprisingly,
it is the latter, primarily instrumental pieces which gleefully reflect
the band’s recent activity in cinema – in Patrice Chereau’s
controversial Intimacy, and Jim Jarmusch collaborator Glen McQuaid’s
poetic, sub Hammer short, The Resurrection Apprentice. After the
plaudits attributed to the 25th Anniversary release of No Noise
compilation (“They were one of the great bands that emerged (from the)
post punk (period)” – Alan McGee) Eyeless In Gaza continue to display a
characteristic “fierce independence” of style and attitude – with the
release of Summer Salt & Subway Sun, issued via the band’s own A-Scale
label...." [website info]

PRICE: 12 €


HERBST9: THE GODS ARE SMALL BIRDS, BUT I AM THE FALCON, CD
(Loki Foundation)
The all new album of Herbst9 is a step further into the depths of the
Assyrian and Asian mythologies, using authentic audio and visual
fragments of sacrifices, lamentations, prayers and ancient rituals. The
result is a deep labyrinth of sounds with meditative percussions,
ghostly vocal fragments and singings which melts with detailed and
multi-layered tones of various traditional instruments. All this is
constructed around a core of dark and ongoing floating drones creating
an atmosphere of true archaic music which has been developed by Herbst9
to perfection. This soundtrack is the secrecy from the deep and hidden
places of the sacred earth transcending us beyond the real world to the
inner realm of ourselves.

The CD is presented in 6-panel digipack.

PRICE: 12 €


HUM: FLESH OF THE SOUL, CD
(QUAG twenty two)
"Finally, after the numerous CDRs and one 7” on Drone Records, this is
the first factory-pressed CD of this brilliant drone-ambient project.
“Flesh Of The Soul”, which is definitely one of the best works Dmitry
Chistov has ever done, is a real masterpiece of cold transcendental
soundscapes. The album is filled with majestic melancholy, it is clear
and soothing, there’s a plenty of veiled melodies and celestial
harmonies hidden inside its simple sound structures. It sounds a bit
nostalgic cause Dmitry uses only old-fashioned tape-technique and
analogue synth loops, utilizing digital devices just for the final
mastering, but the atmosphere is very special, reminding of early Zoviet
France, Maeror Tri, Tesendalo or Aidan Baker. It could seem very
peaceful and calm, but beyond this bright and peaceful surface the
sorrow and darkness is hidden. The beauty of this music is enchanting
and it is hard to resist its magical spells, so it might be difficult to
fight the desire to play this album over and over in yearning to
experience again the tender touch of this unearthly Flesh Of The Soul.
The album is limited to 300 copies and comes in special package printed
silver on black. Very recommended!" [press release / Indiestate]

PRICE: 12 €


HUM: THE SPECTRAL SHIP, 10"
(Substantia Innominata)
two great new pieces by this russian artist, most sensible & emotional
drone-ambience, a graceful dance of acoustic reflections & resonances;
edition of 500 on silver-coloured vinyl, full colour sleeve design by
DANIEL CROKAERT / MYSTERY SEA !!

PRICE: 11 €


KLV: NIIN MUSTA ON MAA, CD
(Emissary Records)
Compilation of rare and unreleased material (eg. a planned 7” EP titled
“Valkeus” and few songs from ultra rare tapes “Minun lentoni” and “Katso
mihin kätesi pystyvät”), for the first time on CD. Limited edition to 777.

Pre Reverend Bizarre!

PRICE: 12 €


MARCH 15: OUR LOVE BECOMES A FUNERAL PYRE, CD
(Emissary Records)
Noise project by S. Albert Hynninen (Reverend Bizarre) and Vesa
Karppinen (Fall of the Idols) done back in 2004, finally released in
March 15th, 2008.

PRICE: 12 €


NERONOIA: IL RUMORE DELLE COSE, CD
(Eibon)
The new album from Neronoia, the project featuring members of Canaan and
Collaquio. What we see. What we do. Everything leaves a trace,
somewhere. Everything has a meaning. Things have a soul. Things exist
way beyond our reach. Things speak, live and die. Things speak in their
own language, and make noise. A noise that only trained ears can
understand. Neronoia keeps on being nothing. But a very important
nothing. Jewel box.

PRICE: 12 €


NOISE-MAKER'S FIFES: ZONA INCERTA, 10"
(Substantia Innominata)
“NOISE-MAKER’S FIFES is an experimental performance group from Brussels
who do impressive shows with many selfbuild instruments and surrealistic
sound-theatre-choreographies. The first side on “Zona Incerta” is based
on the choreography “Dyonisos’ Last Day” from 2003 and uses various
live-material from this and other different performances. The second
side is created from insects field recordings made in Kenya. ZONA
INCERTA builds a very dimension of its own, totally hazy and foggy
sounds ebb and flow in and out...water and metal-sounds are recognizable
in the sound-field, high insect-frequencies intertwine with all kinds of
strange noises and animal sounds... The Unknown is also the world of
other creatures who perceive a totally different world. Listen with new
ears, with different neurons.” [press release]

PRICE: 11 €


PHRAGMENTS: EARTH SHALL NOT COVER THEIR BLOOD, CD
(Malignant)
You’ve seen it before. Certain bands or artists delivering their finest
work with their first recording. Then, in futile attempts to capture
some of the same magic, becoming formulaic and stale, rehashing ideas
and never really achieving the same caliber of work. Others, expanding
on the elements of their prior releases, and through a natural
maturation process, get stronger with each release. That would certainly
be the case with Phragments. With their third full length studio CD,
this Slovakian duo have made remarkable strides not only in quality but
in scope. Equipped with an enriched sonic palate, Earth Shall Not Cover
Their Blood mixes forceful brass and dark orchestral strings with rolls
of powerful tribal percussion, somber wind instrumentation, ominous
atmospheres, industrial clangor, and a strong and commanding vocal
presence, particularly on tracks like “Over Deadlands” and “The Kin of
Cain”. Cohesive, complete, and epic, this is a release that will open
some eyes to new found authority of Phragments. Yours to discover.

PRICE: 12 €


RLW: CONTOURS IMAGINAIRES, 10"
(Substantia Innominata)
"After a break SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA is back with a terrific 3-track 10"
by the prolific german composer RLW (who started his activities back in
the early 80's and was the main member of the legendary german
experimental outfit P16.D4). The full title is: CONTOURS IMAGINAIRES.
The whole composition is based on only few seconds of piano-sounds and
vocals (the rest is "imagination") and the track-titles & pieces offer
strong inter-relations in a complex way. The used sounds develop through
imagination & decay ("denaturing transformations") and appear in the
pieces with different emphases. The "classical" piano-sounds and its
highly processed permutations are set in contrast with the highly
emotional voice-material, like entering a convoluted labyrinth of
voice-frazzles, drones & fragmented strange sounds...... Being on a
microlevel ("phantasized cell"), judging the decay of shadows. Are these
the memories of single cells? The shadow of abrasion-processes? The slow
decay of imaginations? A fantastic work where conceptual thoughts and
emotionally driven acoustics merge in a perfect way.
500 copies, colour-vinyl, full colour artwork by Oliver Jakobi" [label
description]

PRICE: 11 €


STROM.EC: DIVINE LEGIONS BEYOND PSYCHE, CD
(Malignant)
With their fifth full length CD, Finland’s STROM.ec continue to further
explore the far regions of power electronics, challenging the confines
and stretching the boundary of the genre, sculpting new and innovative
creations that are uniquely their own. Having been under construction
for over seven years , Divine Legions shows STROM.ec with a majestic
control of their craft, offering 8 tracks (including one 21 minute epic
to close the CD out!) of powerful and explosive industrial music, full
of volatile frequencies, brain bending, enigmatic atmospheres,
hallucinatory noise, and the trademark vocal assault that few acts can
rival. Presented in a luxurious 8-panel DVDigipak, designed by Jerome
Nougaillon, Divine Legions Beyond Psyche represents STROM.ec at their
finest, most creative form, having reached a pinnacle in an already
illustrious discography..

PRICE: 12 €


THE HUMAN VOICE: EXIT LINES, CD
(Eibon)
NORTHAUNT mastermind Harleif Langas gives voice to a less dark and
oppressive journey with "Exit lines", and explores the thin boundary
between ambient (not necessarily dark....) music and spacious post-rock.
Deep drones and sparse melodic guitar lines, "skeletal" structures and
subtle noises. Appealing to both the Constellation-freaks and the
courageous (and open minded) dark ambient travellers. Digisleeve

PRICE: 12 €


TROUM: NARGIS, 7"
Viva Hate Records)
ed. of 500 / part one of the "Landscapes Single Series" / full-colour
artwork & inlay designed by MARS WELLINK (adVANCED)

PRICE: 6 €


UR: TRIEB, CD
(Topheth Prophet)
Ur was born from the collaboration between Federico Esposito and Mauro
Sciaccaluga, both hailing from the hardcore-punk scene and from bands
like Heartside (F.E.), Never Was, Downright, Kafka, Stalker (M.S.). The
two joined in 2003 to work on F.E.’s industrial solo-project (a.k.a. Den
LXV) live set, later they decided to collaborate and improvise together
to create a new entity. Andrea Ferraris joined the band in the early
days of 2005, contributing to define further on the sonic identity of
the combo. A.F. is well known for having played and recorded with
different bands ranging from hardcore to indie-post rock to experimental
music (Airchamber3, Deep End, Burning Defeat, Permanent Scar,
Onefineday, Ultraviolet Make Me Sick, Permanent Scar, etc…). Ur music is
mostly based on improvisation that usually starts with drones or samples
(with no pre-definite structure), to which they superimpose layers of
electro-acoustic noisescapes coming from objects, field recordings,
analog and traditi onal instruments processed using a load of pedals and
effects. The sound ends painting a solid, harsh and dramatic industrial
lounge where archaic instincts and modern obsessions meet. To use the
words of a sound engineer after one of their live sets: “…it all sounds
like early Pink Floyd on acid...on muriatic acid”. [label info]

PRICE: 12 €



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