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[RVR0093] Raven – ‘Black Star Rising’
Newest Harsh Outing From Raven, Black Star Rising does not fail to please in the areas that may or may not matter. Available as download or the usual Metal Box Packaging.

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Ensemble Economique – ‘The Vastness Is Bearable Only Through Love’ LP
12″ LP on blue wax, 33 minutes – 3 titles, artcover by Julien Langendorff

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DAIS043 Sightings – ‘Terribly Well’ LP $16
The noise rock parade that defies definition, set out on a mission of pure volume worship that is the post-decade pilgrimage of NY-based Sightings After eight instinctive albums, the Sightings guys show no mercy with endless annihilation of their newest material on Terribly Well. All parts destruction measured against their abrasive songwriting. Jagged, collapsing rhythm based mayhem, guitars that can be mistaken as a freight train being ripped for scrap metal, only to be held together with panic stricken bass patterns that keep their voice from the edge of insanity. An accessible album for the unacceptable make this their finest to date. Each song saws through the humanity, taking no hostages with this hectic industrial rock masterpiece. Edition of 500.

DAIS037 DBC – ‘Pris’ LP $16
Blinding white magic in light of the new age opera, the Dangerous Boy’s Club bring the heat. DBC has the lips of a killer, the unholy choir of the repentant, and the glamour cast from gold. Known for their history in such outfits as Heroin, Antioch Arrow and Get Hustle, their debut album Vril on Fast Weapons awoke followers out of their coma. Dais now brings everyone to the alter with their follow up LP, Pris. Sacramental electro synth-rock mixed with glam violence inducing one into a state of bliss and ecstasy. Not from this world…not of this time, but DBC knows exactly what we needed to hear. Making sure that everything will be alright, just give in to the club. Limited edition of 500, soaked in soul.

DAIS038 York Factory Complaint – ‘Apology’ LP $16
Brooklyn based industrial outfit York Factory Complaint has been chipping out a unusual existence over the past 4 years. With a variety of limited edition releases on labels such as Hanson Records, House of Alchemy, Cae-Sur-a, Acid Casualty and Robert & Leopold, York Factory Complaint took time away from the world to record a full length LP in the summer of 2010. Engineered by Kris Lapke (Alberich / Northern Cross) and recorded underneath the departed Hospital Productions, this LP stood as a document of a band in transition and ideas at their most abrasive. Features members of Veins, Twin Stumps, DeTrop & Home Blitz. Hand made edition of 100 copies featuring artwork by visual artist Michael Yaniro.

DAIS045 Cold Showers – ‘Part Time Punks 11.25.12’ CS $8
After last years stunning debut album, Love & Regret, Cold Showers keep us satisfied with a new 4 song cassette recorded at Los Angeles most lauded and revered radio production: Part Time Punks. Recorded live on on November 25, 2012 in a program studio with a more raw arrangement of song structure, focusing on delayed rock energy and a new song preview from the forthcoming 7″ single on Dais this summer. Limited edition of 100 copies.

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SS051 ELISHA MORNINGSTAR – ‘Axioms’ C30
Tape loops, concrete parts, harsh noise .. if the elements of this release have been widely developed in a myriad of outputs, what makes this one unique is the way in which these elements are used to tell a story, the project of Francesco Tignola (joy de vivre, drug age) has in fact a unique approach and is highly cinematic in assembling and relating these elements. Born and raised in Naples the project finds its reason to be in the place where it is located, a chaotic city, with strong contrasts but also a tragic and romantic soul, these are in fact the most profound aspects that help to fully understand the music on this project. Edition of 100.

SS053 OTTAVEN – ‘live in rome’ C120
Giovanni Donadini is a versatile artist, illustrator, musician, fashion designer Looking at his drawings, serigraphs, clothes, fanzines, his records.. is easy to see how everything is extremely connected by a common thread, a strict consistency and a deep study that affect both his works as his lifestyle. Invited to play in Rome with his solo project, Ottaven, Giovanni consciously leaves home his usual set-up, all the pre-recorded material, his well known machines in favor of a totally improvised set. Unconsciously, he offered us a set of two uninterrupted hours, a long, unique state of grace that is here reproduced without change, just for those who weren’t there. Edition of 60.

SS054 DRUG AGE – ‘dyslexic action’ 4CS
Dyslexia is a language disorder that through repetition and inversion of syllables and vowels, radically transforms it, creating an entirely new language and altering the dynamics of the people involved. Using the same elements, the duo of Matteo Castro and Francesco Tignola sets to music a deep analysis of this discomfort. False starts, repetitions, scraps, loops and “errors” in general are the elements that the skeleton of this work is made of; through 16 tracks, the duo offers a heavy mixture of harsh noise and degraded electronic that in some way goes to simulate and pushes the limits of this new language. Edition of 53.

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Emerge/Sustained Development – ‘Innervation’ split
[EN] Split of minimalistic dronescapes by Emerge and Sustained Development, being the members of both projects the guys behind the Attenuation Circuit label. Both tracks in this EP are based on guitar sounds by Jesus Jackson. [PT] Split de sons drone minimalistas pelas mãos dos projectos Emerge e Sustained Development cujos membros são ambos curadores da editora Attenuation Circuit. Os temas deste EP são baseados em sons de guitarra de Jesus Jackson.

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‘Electric Voice II‘
On this deluxe compilation, Electric Voice Records offers yet another exploration of historical and contemporary underground music. Whereas last year’s Electric Voice V/A release focused on alternative approaches to electronic pop music, this new album mines a darker spectrum of genres, one that spans more than three decades of minimalist synth and industrial work. Here, new generation artists like Tropic of Cancer and Martial Canterel (Xeno & Oaklander) are seen to extend rather than revive the music of their influences. Electric Voice II marries these young artists with pioneers from the beginning days of this music, truly groundbreaking acts like Ike Yard, the first America band to sign with Factory Records, and Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV’s enigmatic Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, now performing some of her most poignant material to date as Thee Majesty. Other featured artists include Das Ding and French group Martin Dupont, who both offer cuts from their respective early 80’s archives. There are also exclusive tracks by ADN’ Ckrystall, Frank (Just Frank), Vita Noctis, and Nine Circles. Taken together, the seamless flow of these tracks, despite the span of generations, makes clear the continued relevance of these practices and pure electronic sounds. To celebrate this collection, acclaimed artist Juan Mendez (Silent Servant) provides cover artwork, with additional design by Dmytrij Wulffius. Brandon Hocura at Polyphasic Studios offers the meticulous final master.

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SCARF – ‘ARF ARF ARF’ CS
Scarf is a trio from Boise, Idaho who’s sound is culled from organ, drums, and vocals colliding. Fueled perhaps by the brutality of living in a Police State, they create music that is humorous, catchy, and un-comfortable. Released on pro-dubbed and imprinted cassettes. The covers are a two-color risograph print done on gray card-stock, printed by No Kings Press. Includes a digital download.

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Zoy Archa – ‘Nodosities’
Weird experimental drone gems.

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Lackthrow/Ginger Cortes
Lackthrow/Ginger Cortes is an interesting ride in that aside from remixing each other in a harsh kind of way they have this knack of including the ambient dynamics that only come when silence is employed in this kind of scene. This cassette may shock you suddenly. Ltd Edition 30 Copies – High Quality Cassette and Packaging. Includes immediate download of 2-track album in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

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