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11 favourite songs personally selected by Joseph Budenholzer for the era 1995-2011, when Backworld were the most famous representatives of Neo / Psychedelic Folk together with Current 93, Death In June and Sol Invictus.
In-depth written conversations about music, mysticism, philosophy, history and more. Thirteen articles spread over sixty-eight pages, no advertisements, featuring original artwork.
In-depth written conversations about music, mysticism, philosophy, history and more. Twelve articles spread over 76 pages, no advertisements, featuring original artwork. The first five hundred copies are numbered and include a poster.
Immerse yourself in an ethereal tapestry woven with musical threads from bygone cultures. A masterful blend of orchestral grandeur, Norse tradition, and neofolk ambience, in a living homage to the elusive spirit of lost civilisations.
Arriving ten years after the band disbanded, the long-awaited and criminally overlooked follow up brings with it an evolution of their sound, as their experimentations are layered with blissed out electronics, shoegaze, post-rock and jazz.
"Independency" is the very first Bark Psychosis compilation and gathers a series of singles first issued between 1989 and 1992 and it charts Bark Psychosis' extraordinary period of evolution prior to the creation of their lone studio LP, "Hex".
An inspirational & evocative Opus of eccentric Black Art. Six royal symbols that echo the Omens of celestial and atmospheric phenomena and the cataclysmic order of the stars that manifests into our collective unconscious. Lim. 500x.
Bauhaus' second album, released in 1981. On their sophomore album, Bauhaus consciously stretched themselves into newer areas of music and performance, resulting in an album that was arguably even better than the band's almost flawless debut.
A full release of Bauhaus‘ first studio session from January 26 1979. Recorded at Beck Studios, Gisburne Road, Wellingborough, and mastered in 2018 from the original tape at Black Saloon Studios. Reissue concept for Bauhaus Archives.
Bauhaus' second album, released in 1981. On their sophomore album, Bauhaus consciously stretched themselves into newer areas of music and performance, resulting in an album that was arguably even better than the band's almost flawless debut.
">>>" definitely sounds like a step forward. The production and feel of the first two albums was like listening through frosted glass; a band playing behind a curtain. Now we are hearing Beak> in sharp focus, without forfeiting its ‘wrongness’.
Sometimes a band can be no more than the sum of it's parts, but BEAK> are an equation in which it's impossible to define equivalents or totals. Instead the meeting of three talent's form a foundation from which idea's assimilate and propagate.
Hot on the heels of his Quakers Hip Hop project, and the Judge Dredd inspired / Drokk soundtrack collaboration, Geoff Barrow unveils the second Beak> album, the Krautrock inspired band formed with Billy Fuller and Matt Williams!
Often a band can be no more than the sum of its parts, but Beak> are an equation in which it’s impossible to define equivalents or totals. Instead the meeting of three unique talents form a foundation from which ideas assimilate and propagate.
Beak> deliver another taste of a different moment, suspended in stasis and simultaneously rushing towards the vanishing point on the horizon, crafted with zero expectations and just by playing together in a room.
An ambitious follow-up remix mini album to the acclaimed "A Worthy Compensation", which features "She Cried", one of the centre pieces of the album in various remixes, plus an assortment of remixes from various tracks of their killer comeback album.
"Darkness Falls Again" has all the ingredients that make Synth Pop great. Catchy songs that make the legs twitch, a dash of melancholy, a pinch of irony, and a knife-tip of anger – music with a meaning.
Beborn Beton follow directly in the wake of their ninth album "Darkness Falls Again", widening the musical range of the album with three new tracks and four remixes, while staying true to its spirit both in lyrical content and music.
Beckahesten lingers within the shadow lands of ritual and folklore where solemn harmonies and rhythms intertwine with lyrical poetry, becoming rites and omens. A whispering being of sheer mist and endlessly terrifying darkness.
Beckahesten lingers within the shadow lands of ritual and folklore where solemn harmonies and rhythms intertwine with lyrical poetry, becoming rites and omens. A whispering being of sheer mist and endlessly terrifying darkness. Lim. 200x.
Second album from one of Sweden's most singular sonic entity, featuring guest appearances by Kai Uwe Faust of Heilung, Lars-Magnar Enoksen and Anders Hovland. Beckahesten emerges from a borderland where ambient, folk music and ritual converge. Lim. 500x.
Hauntingly beautiful sonorities and evocative lyrics, showcasing the band's unique ability to blend dark, atmospheric soundscapes with powerful storytelling which draws inspiration from various elements of their rich cultural heritage. Lim. 300x.
Hauntingly beautiful sonorities and evocative lyrics, showcasing the band's unique ability to blend dark, atmospheric soundscapes with powerful storytelling which draws inspiration from various elements of their rich cultural heritage. Lim. 200x.
Bedless Bones carries the spirit of Dark Wave and Cold Wave, but also incorporates elements from other genres and contemporary sound design in a nocturnal journey of darkness and light. Recommended!
„After Malaise“ is the remix album of Bedless Bones‘ debut release „Sublime Malaise“ (released in September 2019), in a limited and hand-numbered edition of 200 pieces. It features 8 remix versions and two brand new tracks.
Ranging over themes of courage, fear, rebirth, growth and sanctity, "Bending the Iron Bough", the second album by Bedless Bones, creates a realm of alternative myth and lore through nine unique songs where cool electronic textures court ethereal ambience.
Transcendental, atmospheric dark industrial techno EBM. “Mire of Mercury” sees Bedless Bones in top form. A captivating release and one of the absolute highlights in the genre this year!
Bedless Bones carries the spirit of Dark Wave and Cold Wave, but also incorporates elements from other genres and contemporary sound design in a nocturnal journey of darkness and light. Extended version with 4 bonus / remixes!
BMH deliver spacious, dynamic compositions that move from drifting tranquility to raging power. A constant tidal movement of ebb and flow translates into spaced-out guitars, pounding bass-lines, and dripping drum-fills, crowned by echoing clean vocals.
BMH deliver spacious, dynamic compositions that move from drifting tranquility to raging power. A constant tidal movement of ebb and flow translates into spaced-out guitars, pounding bass-lines, and dripping drum-fills, crowned by echoing clean vocals.
BMH deliver spacious, dynamic compositions that move from drifting tranquility to raging power. A constant tidal movement of ebb and flow translates into spaced-out guitars, pounding bass-lines, and dripping drum-fills, crowned by echoing clean vocals.
The debut album by the new project of Takaakira Goto of Mono, which combines Goto’s disparate but commensurate interests in many different forms of music, most notably ambient, trip-hop, industrial minimalism, and modern classical.
Stoner / Sludge Doom. Their darkest and most menacing record yet, an album that stares fearlessly into the shadows and an ear-splitting surprise for those unbaptized. Grizzlier, rougher-hewn and more technically visceral than they’ve ever been. Lim. 250x.
Belgrado continue to take the Xmal / Banshees template and bled out in all directions, stylishly blending a classic Post-Punk intuition with elements of Disco, Dub and Psychedelia, now with added textures of electronic lushness.
A bit of an Impaled Nazarene offshoot, Belial however delivered a more downtuned approach to Blackened Death Metal, which included a pinch of melodic seasoning which Finland often brought to the genre. Now for the first time on vinyl, lim. 233 copies.
A culmination of the work of both artists as witnessed previously on Bell Witch’s three full-length albums, where Aerial Ruin has contributed guest vocals, hereby further expanded by incorporating his alluring style of emotionally-driven Folk.
A culmination of the work of both artists as witnessed previously on Bell Witch’s three full-length albums, where Aerial Ruin has contributed guest vocals, hereby further expanded by incorporating his alluring style of emotionally-driven Folk.
Like 2017's lauded “Mirror Reaper”, “The Clandestine Gate” is a single 83-minute track -- a composition that pulses and breathes on a filmic timeframe. It constitutes the first chapter in a planned triptych of longform albums, called “Future's Shadow”.
Like 2017's lauded “Mirror Reaper”, “The Clandestine Gate” is a single 83-minute track -- a composition that pulses and breathes on a filmic timeframe. It constitutes the first chapter in a planned triptych of longform albums, called “Future's Shadow”.
Bell Witch initially made their presence known in the US Doom scene with a well-received demo in 2011."Demo 2011" showcases Bell Witch’s heavy yet minimalist sound now lauded as timeless, relevant and undeniably sorrowful.
Four musical pieces steeped in mysticism and legend which set themselves apart from the catalogs of both individual bands and branch into new territory all the while threaded to the original encounter.
Four musical pieces steeped in mysticism and legend which set themselves apart from the catalogs of both individual bands and branch into new territory all the while threaded to the original encounter.
The skies crack, the world coughs, and the smoke clears only to reveal the end. From the depths of the riff-choked void, Belzebong return with a new sermon for the final days which drags you deeper into your doom! Lim. 350x.
A Serbian electronic four-piece band that was formed in the capital of the former Yugoslavia in 1980. Influenced by acts such as Kraftwerk, Human League, Depeche Mode and Ultravox, they played a pioneering role in the Yugoslav Synth-Pop scene.
A towering monolith carved from solid rock and planted firmly into the magical woods of their homeland to send its heavy lay-lines around the globe that is burdening the shoulders of the titan "Atlas".
A towering monolith carved from solid rock and planted firmly into the magical woods of their homeland to send its heavy lay-lines around the globe that is burdening the shoulders of the titan "Atlas".
10 beautiful new songs recorded over a period of 10 years, and, by some measure, her most personal work yet. These are songs from the mid-course of life, when looking ahead no longer yields what it used to, and looking back has a sudden, sharper focus.
Re-issue of the groundbreaking debut album, which gave name to an entire genre: "Dark Metal", which to much an extent very much closes the gap between Doom and Black Metal. An essential work!
Bethlehem celebrate their 25th anniversary, yet this self-titled 9th album marks a welcome rejuvenation in every respect by combining the group’s early harshness with an outrageous catchiness and the experimentalism.
An undisputed cornerstone of the entire Suicidal/Depressive Black Metal genre. The Prophecy reissue of this classic comes as Digipak CD with 12-pages booklet and stays true to the original spirit of the album.
"Sardonischer Untergang im Zeichen irreligiöser Darbietung" is Bethlehem's third album and like its predecessor it constitutes an essential work for the Suicidal/Depressive Black Metal genre. This new Digipak edition features a 20-pages booklet.
Bethlehem celebrate their 25th anniversary, yet this self-titled 9th album marks a welcome rejuvenation in every respect by combining the group’s early harshness with an outrageous catchiness and the experimentalism. Lim. 300x.
"Lebe Dich Leer" blends Bethlehem's classic type of Black and Death Metal with influences from early Wave and Industrial. 2CD box set incl. Digipak CD, additional booklet, patch and poster flag as well as a bonus CD with two exclusive tracks, lim. 1000x.
"Lebe Dich Leer" blends Bethlehem's classic type of Black and Death Metal with influences from early Wave and Industrial, not once sacrificing their well-loved aesthetic and sound. A work as unique as traditional.
“Mein Weg” stands out oddly in Bethlehem's career, leaving behind their suicidal Black Metal of old to venture boldly into the realm of Gothic Metal, while retaining glimpses of their old style and atmosphere.
Re-issue of the groundbreaking debut album, which gave name to an entire genre: "Dark Metal", which to much an extent very much closes the gap between Doom and Black Metal. An essential work, now available on crystal clear vynil, lim. 500x.
An undisputed cornerstone of the entire Suicidal/Depressive Black Metal genre. The Prophecy reissue of this classic comes on gatefold sleeve and stays true to the original spirit of the album.
A new face in the already profound roster of Harlow MacFarlane’s (Funerary Call, Stars Without Light...) body of work, "Phantom Pinnacles" presents a dense Odyssey of tragic themes and long-lost moments. Lim. 300x.
Much needed and longed for repressing of the band's acoustic masterpiece "In reverie" - originally issued in 1999. 10 pieces of magic music from Norway's best kept "secret". Contains 2 previously unreleased tracks and comes with re-designed artwork.
A new album that extends and deepens the austere, melancholic sound they have refined since their formation in 2001. The duo continue to balance sparse, cinematic atmospheres with richly layered textures and haunting melodic motifs.
An entity risen from the tomb containing the remains of Wederganger. Continuing in the vein of its illustrious predecessor, Bezwering forges Undeath Metal marked by rabid aggression and utter despair since 2018.
An entity risen from the tomb containing the remains of Wederganger. Continuing in the vein of its illustrious predecessor, Bezwering forges Undeath Metal marked by rabid aggression and utter despair since 2018. 180g vinyl, with A2 poster!
The Dutch revenants emerge from their graves again and with "Dodenkroning" ("Crowning of the dead") they catapult their second album of undeath metal into the world of the living, feeding into the dark sides of Germanic mythology and folklore. Lim. 500x.
The Dutch revenants emerge from their graves again and with "Dodenkroning" ("Crowning of the dead") they catapult their second album of undeath metal into the world of the living, feeding into the dark sides of Germanic mythology and folklore. Lim. 400x.
Enswathed in ancient Scandinavian wisdom, this Blackened Metal offering muses on the endtimes; the Norns' twines of fate have never resounded clearer or with more vigour. Six epic tracks of pure channeling of forceful darkness, despair and mystery.
“Fäghring” (Florescence) bears the gift of rebirth - both in nature and for Swedish Folk Metal band Bhleg. The fourth and closing part of the album tetralogy “Ár” is the most ambitious Bhleg recording to date.
Originally put out in 2010 by David Tibet (Current 93) and Mark Logan, "Still Some Light" was released as a double CD, made up of 70’s album demos and 2009 home recordings and is now pressed to vinyl.
"Tomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow" brings to bear the galactic qualities of early Rock, the intricacy of Jazz Improv, and Fay’s earthy Folk magic. This reissue brings the original 20 songs to vinyl.
"Tomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow" brings to bear the galactic qualities of early Rock, the intricacy of Jazz Improv, and Fay’s earthy Folk magic. This reissue brings the original 20 songs plus 4 bonus tracks.
Hard-edged yet melodic, danceable and very much song rather than soundscape-driven, "Model Kollapse" carries traces of Post-Punk electronic Dance music pioneers such as DAF, Front 242 and Skinny Puppy, as well as his own oeuvre.
Hard-edged yet melodic, danceable and very much song rather than soundscape-driven, "Model Kollapse" carries traces of Post-Punk electronic Dance music pioneers such as DAF, Front 242 and Skinny Puppy, as well as his own oeuvre. Lim. 500x.
An all new EP by the solo project from the Front Line Assembly mastermind Bill Leeb, featuring one all new, exclusive song and 5 brilliant remixes by long-time bandmate Rhys Fulber and Dream Bullet, co-producer of Leeb's 2024 "Model Kollapse".
Billow Observatory returns to the haunted hunting grounds of their 2012 debut with a fully ambient, percussionless pearl, where spectral guitars rise, flitter, and crackle into dusty particulates as time is thrown out the window.
Inspired by Elizabeth Madox Roberts' novel "The Time Of Man", the new Biosphere features ambient loops, arctic synths, and melodies combined with vocal samples from a 1951 radio play adaptation of the novel, performed by Joan Lorring.
Re-Release of the long deleted In Gowan Ring side-project’s debut from 2005. A Psychedelic Folk Pilgrim re-collects a dozen years against the grain, hinging on the fringes of darkness and day, hand-bound in the Outsider's dreamscape of Birch Book.
Birth Control is a German Rock band known for their progressive Hard Rock sound and provocative covers. This is the re-release of their second album, on the original OHR label, produced by the famous photographer Didi Zill in 1971 at Hansa Studios.
This highly-anticipated and truly original crossover record goes where Techno has never gone before. Guitars and vocals are featured prominently, alongside a wall of modular synths to create solid machine-driven grooves and atmospheres.
Vampyric, medieval, dark & oppressive Black Metal from this cult U.S horde! An album to define cult Black Metal, to reinaugurate the obscure feeling of power and strength.
Black Lung have fine-tuned the recipe of their musical rocket fuel, distilled from Stoner Doom, Psychedelic Rock, and other fiery ingredients, in a unique concoction with captivating tunes, melodic riffing, pumping rhythms and inimitable vocals.
Black Lung have fine-tuned the recipe of their musical rocket fuel, distilled from Stoner Doom, Psychedelic Rock, and other fiery ingredients, in a unique concoction with captivating tunes, melodic riffing, pumping rhythms and inimitable vocals.
Black Lung have fine-tuned the recipe of their musical rocket fuel, distilled from Stoner Doom, Psychedelic Rock, and other fiery ingredients, in a unique concoction with captivating tunes, melodic riffing, pumping rhythms and inimitable vocals.
Black Nail Cabaret fuse darkness with light, beauty with violence and disturbing art with lush harmonies. Modern electronic sequences meet a distinct 1980s influence from boundary-pushing female acts like Grace Jones or Eurythmics.
A nice hybrid born out of the chaos within both members of BNC, who define their music as avant-garde contemporary Pop with dark alternative roots. This remastered reissue of their brilliant 4th album also includes a bonus track.
On "Chrysanthemum", the duo is seemingly effortless blending dark electronic sounds with Pop Noire elements, all the while artistically depicting their living BDSM reality, which is framed by high aesthetic standards.
On "Chrysanthemum", the duo is seemingly effortless blending dark electronic sounds with Pop Noire elements, all the while artistically depicting their living BDSM reality, which is framed by high aesthetic standards.
A journey throughout Rock's history, taking unlikely twists and turns, both peppered with historic influences but also having one foot firmly in the present, while crafting perfectly honed, bluesy, psychedelic Garage-Rock.
Live recording of BRMC's headlining show at The Black Angel’s Austin Psych Fest, chronicling that moment in time, and the band’s no holds barred performance that night.8 live cuts and other treats, mixed by BRMC’s Peter Hayes.
Black Sabbitch has transcended the typical "tribute band" label, delivering electrifying performances that honor the spirit of Black Sabbath while adding their own unique energy and intensity!
Electronic stuff for the dance floor, which is completely unprejudiced and uses all sorts of influences from various electronic music genres, whereby the cornerstones are the (dark) EBM of the 90s and Techno, powerfully fuelled by pumping beats. Lim. 200x
A captivating concept album from these COIL collaborators that evokes reflexion as polyrhythmic percussion, layers of sampled flute sounds or manipulated voices provoke an altered state of consciousness.
BSP initially acquired renown with their impressive stage performances at COIL live shows. The whole album boasts a rather oppressive and wintry mood, characterised by experiences with death, drugs and sex, and also includes Jhonn Balance‘s edited voice.
On their 30th anniversary, Black Tape For A Blue Girl returns to their evocative ethereal, neo-classical, gothic roots with an album exploring the existential predicaments of time’s passage, choices questioned, and loves lost. Lim. 500x.
Black Tape for a Blue Girl's 1989 third album of existential, ethereal, and gothic musings in an expanded edition, fully remastered and with 21 bonus tracks, including 6 additional never-before-heard complete songs.
An original and thoughtful gothic torch song to humanity, embracing all of our tragedy, heartache, and loss. NeoClassical darkwave with seductive mournful string, electronics & voice on 8 stories of loss, longing and doomed love. Lim. 1000x.
A 16-track, 72-minute companion to "The Cleft Serpent", with instrumental versions of the 8-track album remixed & reworked to highlight Henrik Meierkord's cello and viola, exclusive instrumentals, three demos, and three alternate vocal mixes. Lim. 500x.
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