A Rose In The Garden Of Winter
This album marks a significant evolution for Dream Division, evolving from a solo project into a full band experience. Blending the rich sounds of Italian soundtracks with psychedelic rock, Tom McDowell, the band's core member and founder of Library of the Occult Records, has assembled an all-star lineup for this collaborative record. Featuring members of The Hologram People, Garden Gate, The Psychic Circle, Miles Brown and Men From S.P.E.C.T.R.E., the album navigates through genres while mainta…
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*2024 stock. 40 copies limited edition* Kaset Hitam (Indonesian for “Black Cassette”) is Sjoerd Bruil. All tracks were recorded while being on the road in various busses and trains on a tour through France and the Benelux countries.
Memory Default
Coming down the mountain to the sea… A meeting of enigmatic minds, STROM|MORTS and venoztks, at The Summerhouse on the coast of southern England gave rise to an alliance – "beards vs bald"; venoztks using unprocessed short wave channelled through modular synth, guitar pedals and other unknown physical and non-physical devices which were lost in the maelstrom. The result is just downright peculiar. But with charm; "Hotel Echo" echoes and channels earlier insane attempts to dance to farmersmanual.…
Franciska og Emilie
Jonas Torstensen returns to Discreet Music with the second Franciska album, following up the much praised Tryghed (Discreet Music 12) that was released in early 2023. Since Tryghed came out, Franciska has quickly become an established forefront of a young, new generation of Scandinavian experimental DIY musicians. This time a joint effort with his longtime friend and collaborator Camille Helt Haarder, the new album is dedicated to their shared hometown Odense in Denmark.
Mainly based on piano lo…
Deep Entries: Gay Electronic Excursions 1979-1985
The peerless Dark Entries is back with another comprehensive new collection, Deep Entries: Gay Electronic Excursions 1979-1985, which is a well curated collection of ten rare queer synth tracks that explore the hidden corners of gay musical history. They span a pivotal period of six years and the songs range from sultry to angsty to camp with plenty of lovely 808 snares and textural analogue synths. This period in particular saw the gay community having to deal with the onset of the HIV/AIDS cri…
Herzmuskelgewebe 2
*199 copies limited edition* Early Japan TechNoise at its best, recorded in 1984. For fans of early Esplendor Geometrico and alike.
47 Gates
The first collaborative work by Ernst Karel and Bhob Rainey. Four tracks. 6-Panel Digipak with one CD.
So Little Sorrow
A new album by Simon J Karis, the follow up to 2017's 'Madrugada'. Widely available digitally and in a limited CD edition, housed in a deluxe bound A5 book of watercolour illustrations by Andrew Chalk. Mastered by Kane Ikin.
Estradas
2025 Small repress. Drummer-composer and multi-instrumentalist Valentina Magaletti’s explorative percussions join Afro-Portuguese artist Nídia’s singular beat-making for an exciting new collaboration in dance music. From the first beat, listeners are drawn into a world where rhythm reigns supreme and movement is inevitable. The album explores a diverse yet universal musical language through syncopated drum patterns, pulsating marimba lines, and melodic interludes.
III-II + Binnenin
Special discounted Bundle. The venerable Black Sweat returns to their longstanding dedication to the work of the Antwerp based electronic composer and musician David Edren / DSR Lines, with a much needed reissue of 2015's “III-II” and a brand new full-length “Binnenin”. Occupying two extreme, interconnected poles of Edren's larger body of 'Organic Electronic Music' - rippling expanses of hypnotic minimalism and immersive ambiences that border on total experience - whether approached individually…
Rausch
"Rausch with no name / My beautiful shine / You are the sun / This is where I want to be / Rausch with no morning / This is where we burn / The Stars sparkle / In a sea of flames / Horns and fanfares / Fanfares of joy / Fanfares of fear / The wine we drink through the eyes / The moon pours down at night in waves / Careful with that axe Eugene / Personal Jesus / No beginning no end / Eighteenth of Oktember / The night falls / The king comes / The hunt starts / Freude schöner Götterfunken / The lo…
Les Années 1967-1984
Biggest Tip! ** 200 copies. Hardboard linen box with silk screened lettering + 16 page booklet with biography, interview, track info and photos.** Metaphon is thrilled to present this collection of 14 phenomenal electronic and electro-acoustic works by French composer Fernand Vandenbogaerde, realized between 1967 and 1984. After his science studies Fernand Vandenbogaerde (1946) studied at the Conservatoire de Roubaix and did various classes and courses with a.o. Jean-Etienne Marie, Olivier Mess…
The Grave and Beautiful Name of Sadness
ICR distribution present a new Nurse With Wound LP, remastered by Colin Potter. 600 copies. The Grave And Beautiful Name Of Sadness features two archive mixes of the original 1984 recording. A 2007 epic variation recorded for possible inclusion in Peter Strickland's film 'Katalin Varga' and a unique 'psychedelic' version from 2012 which until now has never been heard.
Columns / Falling Columns
*300 copies limited edition* Ben Kelly is one of the UK’s most influential designers. Kelly is best known for his interior design of the legendary nightclub, The Haçienda in Manchester. His practice has produced influential work for 180 Studios, Virgil Abloh, The Sex Pistols, The V&A, Vivienne Westwood, Malcolm McLaren and Factory Records. The Vinyl Factory first collaborated with Kelly to commission and stage his installation RUIN, produced in collaboration with Virgil Abloh, at 180 Studios in …
Resignation I-II-III
*300 copies limited edition* Nordvargr’s Resignation project was initially born in 2008 exploring rhythmic and repetitive aspects of his musical output, merging elements of electronic music with dark ambient soundscapes. We present here the first 3 volumes of this venture in a deluxe 3LP boxset with poster as well as a 3CD 8 panels Digisleeve version, both with unique and exclusive material. From it’s inception delving into the more gaseous realms of dubby techno and evolving through the years t…
Resignation IV
*LP version. 200 copies limited edition* Nordvargr Announces the Release of Resignation IV, the Fourth Installment in the Resignation Series. Swedish dark ambient and experimental artist Nordvargr (Henrik Nordvargr Björkk) is set to release the highly anticipated Resignation 4, continuing his sonic journey through rhythmic, atmospheric, and melancholic soundscapes. Building on the foundation laid by the Resignation trilogy, Resignation 4 expands the project’s signature blend of techno-inspired b…
Eeriærmor
*300 copies limited edition* Eeriærmor (E:Æ:R) is the very personal and immersive new sound mapping motif of Kevin Gan Yuen (Sutekh Hexen, CTE, etc.). Conceptually E:Æ:R honors memory and the moment via granular synthesis sculpture, utilizing detailed dynamic frequency layering techniques. This stunning full-length debut offering is a powerful emotional imprint, guiding the listener from states of liminal ecstasis to expressing unification of beauty and brutality.
EERIÆRMOR explores the space b…
Svältens Tid
*LP version, 200 copies limited edition* Swedish act Beckahesten present their latest material, "Svältens Tid" (translating to The Time of Famine). This eagerly awaited album promises to captivate listeners with its hauntingly beautiful sonorities and evocative lyrics, showcasing the band's unique ability to blend dark, atmospheric soundscapes with powerful storytelling. The album, driven by the creative forces of Peo Bengtsson and Per Åhlund (member of Sophia, and currently active with Diskrep…
The Sarajevo Spiral
*300 copies limited edition* Nam-Khar and Vortex, two of the most prolific bands in the German occult underground, have joined forces to create their latest album, "The Sarajevo Spiral." Both bands have developed their respective ritualistic styles over numerous concept albums, making this collaboration a natural progression amidst the rising global conflicts of the current 'new 1920s.' The result is a martial and meditative album, unfolding eleven complex compositions that reflect on the human …
TG Berlin Box Set
Throbbing Gristle and Mute’s partnership continues with the release of TG Berlin, a lavish box set chronicling their previously unreleased work in Berlin around a very special series of live events at the Volksbühne in 2005/2006. The event, curated by Throbbing Gristle, saw the band perform a live set on New Year’s Eve and an improvised live soundtrack to a new 16mm print of Derek Jarman’s In The Shadow of the Sun (1981) on New Year’s Day, and, while the band were in Berlin, they recorded two fi…