New arrivals in the BSAH distribution on-line store (12.10.2006)


CHRISTIAN RENOU & TROUM: DISSOLUTION, CD
(Fario)
For this record, French artist Christian Renou (ex-Brume) composed some
of his most melodic and textural pieces, four tracks united under the
name "Himmelweg" (way to heaven). Subtle drones and shiny metal chimes
join and spread in stretched flashes of Post-Industrial waves. The whole
composition is a wonderful soundscape. After two joint tracks,
(composition by Troum using sounds provided by C. Renou), the German duo
Troum use a ritualistic approach to dive to the core of the strong
themes they link to dissolution: life, suffering and death. All obscure
and magmatic, their long piece “IN-GALEIKON” brings brown flashes from
time to time, treated guitar drones exploring the resources of sadness
in their most creative qualities. Comes in over-sized, fold-out
packaging. Recommended! [Cold Spring]

PRICE: 13 € / $


CLOSING THE ETERNITY: NORTHERN LIGHTS AMBIENCE, 7"
(Drone Records)
CLOSING THE ETERNITY is a Siberian 'cosmic drone' project from
Ekaterinburg and with only a few released CDRs so far, it gained already
kind of cult status for lovers of bleak drone-minimalism. The first
vinyl release shows CTE using original 'northern lights soundings'
together with synths, implementing very cosmic soundwaves with
electronic whirs, sinus-tones and small raspy crater-landscapes inside.
There's a drift towards objectlessness and dissolution in these sounds
where they undergo into non-existence or is it transformation into a
higher existing form? This is the perfect soundtrack to the 'red dawn of
the north'. [Drone Records]
Dark blue vinyl. Covers come with an handmade laser-cut metal logo

PRICE: 6 € / $


IN MEDITARIUM: MARE INTERNUM, 7"
(Drone Records)
IN MEDITARIUM is maybe Ukraine's finest dark ambient-project at this
time, consisting of Sergey Svistelnik (who also runs the UKRAINIAN DARK
SYNDICATE and is musically active as FILIVS MACROCOSMI), and Oleg
Kolyada (mastermind of FIRST HUMAN FERRO (F.H.F.) / ODA RELICTA).
MARE INTERNUM, their first vinyl-release, is a perfect example for
"esoteric organic drones" that impress with their density and fullness:
slowly waving drones, sub-bass pulses, totally suspended & hidden
harmonies appear in the background and soft ringing-tones, like being in
an huge organic cathedral...

Listening to IN MEDITARIUM-sounds might give you an impression of
touching something "unknown", yet known unconsciously from some
forgotten time... like being suspended in warm mothers womb....

The coverartwork shows a combined symbol made of Yantra (meditation),
Rosa (woman) and OM (the absolute), showing the way from Uterus to
Universe.

WHITE VINYL. SILKSCREENED SYMBOL-COVERS

PRICE: 6 € / $


LUNAR ABYSS DEUS ORGANUM: BRUSNIKA, 7"
(Drone Records)
LUNAR ABYSS (ext.) is the child of Evgueny Savenko from St. Petersburg
who did some excellent releases (Vinyl, CDR, CD) over the past years
with his own peculiar touch of doing this hypnotic-ethno-ambient
industrial music mostly under the name LUNAR ABYSS QUARTET. This very
first 7" EP for L.A.D.O. is a pure aural-shamanistic-journey where heard
and felt are EarthÕs elements and life itself such as fire,
voice-murmurs, strange animals noises, windÕs force and whistles, the
enchanting voice of a woman singing, various softly looped voices are
perceptible throughout this sound journey. All these natural
sound-ingredients are merged into a deeply etched vibrating rhythm of
raw and deepest rumbling analogue sounds. These are the kind of
electro-acoustic drone-pieces that breathes spiritual strength and build
shamanistic atmospheres full of intensity. Each cover is hand-painted
with very colourful Mandala-like forms!!! [Drone Records]
RED VINYL. COLOURFUL HANDPAINTED COVERS, EACH ONE UNIQUE!

PRICE: 6 € / $


MARTYN BATES & TROUM: TO A CHILD, DANCING IN THE WIND, CD
(Transgredient Records)
For this release, the German ‘transcendental-drone’-duo TROUM teams up
with the legendary British singer / songwriter and EYELESS IN
GAZA-member MARTYN BATES. More than 2 years in the making, MARTYN BATES
has sung & played (mouth organ & melodica) over basic material TROUM
provided – consisting of harmonic minimal loops & basic song structures
derived from accordeon, e-bass & guitar, percussion), who were then also
responsible for the final subsequent additions mastering (adding more
guitar-work, voices & balalaika).
MARTYN BATES has chosen to sing four poems of the famous Irish poet
W.B.YEATS, and he did this with a most impressive sensitivity for
TROUM'S very sublime & rather hidden harmonic structures. There are also
two instrumentals in a more experimental style on this disc, one being a
dark drone reprise of the main piece “MAD AS THE MIST AND SNOW #2”.
MARTYN’s voice is surely not something for everyone – it’s of an extreme
emotional & yearnful quality that might be not easy to stand – a
yearning which is like a deep “cry out to the horizon”, to something
that is unreachable per se, feeling a passion that tears you apart
inside. This is pure emotional poetry transformed into yearnful audible
spherics !

Comes in a 6-panel 4-colour digipack.

PRICE: 13 € / $


RYN: WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU, 7"
(Drone Records)
RYN is a relatively unheard British duo (with members also active in
drone rock band MARZURAAN & harshnoise project ROMANCE) although they
began musical productivity in early 2003. Since that time they have
amassed an extensive body of work (with few official releases) with this
7" being their first vinyl release. Their drone-style could be described
as ritualistic "power-drone" with an emphasis on fusing the organic and
mechanical. For this 7" solely field recordings were used, a break in
style from their usual ambient wash of guitar generated drones. These
energetic sound-sources build masses of heavy clouds in movement that
flood your mind away. Pure metallic flood-noises that brings a most
welcomed VOID into your mind. [Drone Records]
Dark purple vinyl. Hand-printed with full colour art sheets &
silkscreened covers

PRICE: 6 € / $


THO-SO-AA: DYING REVEAL, 7"
(Drone Records)
This German one-man project has impressed many with his very few
dark-cold-ambient albums over the last years and we are now very proud
to present the very first vinyl release! DYING REVEAL is a surprisingly
enjoyable noisy EP including some mixing of voice-samples, from children
and other voices, blended with distorted drony-synths, long-waving deep
tone-pulsations and electronic bell-like sounds. Become embedded into a
great nostalgic melody at the end of track B (The Undefined). A sombre,
pulsating ambience with many repetitive audio patterns makes this EP an
excellent soundtrack for a trip into the darkest realms. [Drone Records]
RED VINYL. WHITE COVERS WITH BLACK/RED STICKERS AND BLACK INLAY

PRICE: 6 € / $


VERDE: LEGENDA, CD
(MIR)
Legenda is on one hand a combination and a continuum of different
things, on the other something unique. Listener with a sharp ear and
enlightened mind should be able to locate the past points of reference
for the CD. Legenda is a logical continuum of the 1960s and 1970s wild
electronic experiments and general recklessness of Finnish Underground
Music. Legenda is a logical continuum of Krautrock as bands like Faust,
Can, Neu and Amon Düül presented it for us. Legenda is a logical
continuum of the multiplicity of golden era Pink Floyd (Ummagumma/Atom
Heart Mother) and their perfection in sounds and recording techniques.
Legenda is a logical continuum of the work that was started back in the
day by Nurse With Wound, Throbbing Gristle and such industrial music
pioneers. Legenda is a logical continuum of Miles Davis masterworks such
as Bitches Brew and his live recordings from the same era. The music of
Verde is not meant for superficial listening. Verde challenge their
listeners instead of trying to please them. Legenda is the second
official CD by Verde, lead by electronics wizard/madman Mika Rintala
(ex-Circle, Ektroverde). The first one, Vuoronumero, came out in 2004.
Legenda is co-released by MIR, Zum Teufel and Ruma Puulaaki. Limited
edition of 500 copies. [MIR]

PRICE: 12 € / $


Z'EV: PAST LIFE, CD
(Paranoise Records)
shamanic druming and ritual percussion performed live in cologne by this
pioneer of industrial music. the natural reverb and resonance of the
room gives this recording a very special sound. z'ev : "the sound is so
collossal and ... the instruments are so sparse - it blows peoples
minds." cd is fixed on a metal plate with sticker on the backside.
[Paranoise Records]

PRICE: 12 € / $



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