New Arrivals
Another Contact Mic Recording
*In process of stocking* Rien is a project by J.S.H. operating since 2016. Static minimalism dialed in to highly concentrated texture studies with no regard for a theme or message of any sort...just an intent focus on reducing abrasive sound to the absolute bare bones.
Pop Art
*In process of stocking* Two hours of delicately tuned crackle and hiss from this anonymous Andy Warhol admirer. Source sounds are taken from said artist interviews discussing the portraits referred to in the track titles. The dialogue is then processed beyond recognition and recorded straight to tape. Old and new. Familiar but different. A copy of a copy of a copy... I like to imagine Andy would totally approve of this project, seeing as he was super into taking other peoples work and transform…
D.D.D.D.
An important historical document and essential nineties Japanese Harsh Noise relic originally released on cassette by Old Europa Cafe in 1995. This long out of print and sought after material is finally available to the public once again, newly remastered from the original DAT recording (which Mr. Mikawa had to graciously dig for) complete with a layout design true to the simplicity and color scheme of the original. One of the most overlooked Incapacitants releases, which is puzzling to me becau…
Black Phoenix: Third World Perspective on Contemporary Art and Culture (Book)
*In process of stocking* Primary Information is pleased to announce the release of Black Phoenix: Third World Perspective on Contemporary Art and Culture. Edited and published by Rasheed Araeen and Mahmood Jamal between 1978 and 1979 in the United Kingdom, Black Phoenix remains a key and radical document of transnational solidarity and cultural production in the visual arts, literature, activism, and beyond. This publication collects all three issues of the journal into a single volume.More than…
Arkaoda
As a traveler-without-age, Damo Suzuki has been touring all over space-time. Presenting the light of “instant composing” to new generations, he refers to his makeshift collaborators as sound-carriers. Exactly fifty years after the release of the profoundly iconic Ege Bamyası, we can hear his voice on yet another fantastic album, as in “derived from fantasy.” Manifested from the meeting with Spiritczualic Enhancement Center -- an eight-piece group of self-proclaimed disciples from the CAN Univers…
Background Music N. 4
Tip! First official reissue ever on clear vinyl. In the field of library music Benito Simoncini a.k.a. Arawak was undoubtedly one of the most important composers. “Background Music N. 4” is a multi-faceted release that includes at least two jazz-tinged symphonic pop gems, together with other more abstract and improvised tracks, in most cases played with a single instrument; it goes from the dramatic sounds of “Secolo XX°”, through the liquid atmospheres of “Aquarium”, to the percussive experimen…
Wampyr (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
* Red Vinyl. Housed in gatefold sleeve. Deluxe Edition * Wampyr is the title of the Italian version of George A. Romero’s movie directed in 1976, "Martin", curated by Dario Argento and edited by Piero Bozza. A very different adaptation from the original film, which was then 'overshadowed' by the success of "Dawn of the Dead / Zombi" and that only in recent years has been appropriately re-evaluated.For the Italian version of “Martin”, as well as for “Dawn of the Dead / Zombi”, the music of Gobli…
Gamma
* 180gr. solid white vinyl edition * “Gamma” is a dramatic Italian TV show from 1975, one of the most important of those made in the same decade: a mini-series that combines mystery and science fiction, in a story that raises interesting ethical questions of a scientific and medical nature.The “Gamma” soundtrack, composed and directed by Enrico Simonetti, is a perfect combination of classical, jazz and pop music, with forays into prog and funk-rock territories. The main theme 7-inch released at …
Sighs Whispers & Anguish (LP)
Flower Meg was a sexy dream pop icon of 70’s Japan fascinating the whole East first in late night television broadcasts, then as a model, actress and muse of Kaneto Shindō, and singer. The name Flower Meg means Flower of Meguro (the Tokyo district it came from). He begins by acting in the theater and with dance; then, still very young, in 1970 she made her appearance in the Go-Go Club show "Space Capsule" where she captured the attention of a well-known director who hired her as cover girl of th…
Paranza Corta
*250 copies limited edition* "I’ll definitely listen to Eric Arn & Margeret Unknown’s frantic, two-guitar improvisation LP Paranza Corta again for sure. When these two really get going with their unusually-tuned, well mic’d acoustic interplay, it sounds like the perfect soundtrack to an ant colony documentary, sped up 100x. It’s pretty berserk." - Jay Hinman, Dynamite Hemorrhage
Marker
*100 copies limited edition* 'There are many things that go unsaid of true artistry. The building of a craft for the sake of self-betterment, and to more deeply explore that which makes us who we are, and perhaps even better defines the things we feel we need to say or have left unspoken. One cannot think of a better example of true artistry than the works of Kaily Moon Schenker & Nick Keeling. Two artists that continually strive for the most sincere, deepest explorations of sound and human expr…
First Passage / Excommunicated
*50 copies limited edition* Archaic Vaults presents First passage/Excommunicated. Ancient rituals and pilgrimages. a labour of love. Composed and arranged by Severin Black & Vanessa Bedoret. Mastered by Owen Pratt Artwork by Severin Black
Failands
*25 copies limited edition* Archaic Vaults presents Failands. Double A-side, pro dubbed, unmarked clear cassette.
Composed and recorded by Joseph Johnson Artwork by Severin Black Mastered by Owen Pratt
Continuing A Worn Out Tradition
All proceeds from this compilation will go towards Sistah Space, a non-profit community-based organisation bridging the gap in domestic abuse services for African heritage women and girls.
Teyas
*100 copies limited edition* Archaic Vaults presents Teyas. Recorded live at Cafe Oto, London September 27, 2018 Performed by Christoph de Babalon & WIDT Recorded by Shaun Crook Mixed and mastered by Owen Pratt Image by Mila Nowacka / WIDT Design by Severin Black
Pro-dubbed, unmarked clear cassette.
Rugiada
*In process of stocking* Union Editions presents Rugiada by Trapcoustic. Written and played by Stefano di Trapani in Roma during xmas 2020. Special thanks to Michele Manfellotto and Grip Casino. Inspiration: Jonida e Arion. Mastering by Luciano Lamanna.
Sideral
*In process of stocking* Union Editions presents Sideral by Hierarchy. Written and produced by Hierarchy in Berlin between 2019 and 2021. Mastered at Artefacts Studio.
Transient
*In process of stocking* Union Editions presents Transient by Adriano Cava. Mastering: Giuseppe IelasiDrawing: Christian Novacco
It Takes Time
*In process of stocking* Union Editions presents It Takes Time by April Clocks. Composed and mixed by Danilo Betti, 2017/2020. Mastered by Miles Whittaker at Full Range Mastering 2022
Live At Vekks
*In process of stocking* Since 1998, American producer puppy38 has been recording under the project name hiroshimabend. With a range varying from found sounds, field recordings and industrial rhythms to long, dark drones and ambient/avant-noise, listening to the music of hiroshimabend has been likened to the experience of swimming in a milky lake of black ink. Over the course of 19 years based in Austin, Texas, to the last few years residing in Vienna, Austria, hiroshimabend has released a signi…