Upcoming releases
The Pocket of Fever
Masahiro Sugaya is a Japanese composer with a prolific career in music for film, television, and the performing arts. Renowned for crafting soundscapes that invite deep contemplation, his music blends synthesizers, field recordings, and traditional Japanese instruments, achieving a delicate balance between minimalism, ambient, and folk influences.
In addition to his experimental compositions, Sugaya has been a pivotal figure in Japanese television and cinema. He collaborated with NHK, Japan’s n…
Percussive Resistance
*29 tracks / 29 artists / over one hour* Percussive Resistance is our heeding a call to action. Each piece on this compilation is exclusive to this recording. All proceeds go to the National Network of Abortion Funds.
Nostalgia Screen
*30 copies limited edition* The prolific and idyllic Kagami Smile comes to Torn Light with a tape of tape hissed electronic music. Wonderful corridors of sound, the walls are covered in tapestries. Low low lights. Wooden doors and a light draft. Everything is safe.
Autofonia (Il Clangore Della Propria Voce Nell'Orecchio)
Big tip! *30 copies limited edition. Remastered reissue of the original* "Autofonia (Il Clangore Della Propria Voce Nell'Orecchio)" cassette, self-released by Massimo Toniutti in 1986. Sound material, collected and composed from February to September 1986 by Massimo Toniutti. Digitalized in 2018 from the original master tape cassette, and remastered by Giuseppe Ielasi in 2022. After 39 year this masterpiece is again available in a proper form!
"My archive of sound recordings began to assume an …
Not Around But Through
On "Not Around But Through", Portland-based experimental musician and tape wizard Amulets
navigates the process of acceptance and the tumultuous journey of looking within. Over the course of 8 tracks he explores the emotional path of moving through rather than circumventing, in the process soundtracking a purposeful desire to face trauma and vulnerability.
Infusing his trademark ambient soundscapes with ambitious blends of post-hardcore, emo, and metal, "Not Around But Through" connects the dot…
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Original Motion Picture Score (1974)
CD edition. Waxwork Records is proud to release The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Original Motion Picture Score (1974) by Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell. In celebration of the iconic film's 50th Anniversary, the long awaited score album is now available for the very first time in any format. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American Independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The plot follows a group of friends who fall victim to a f…
Tattoos and Other Markings
Other Minds is pleased to present Tattoos and Other Markings by composer and violinist Thea Farhadian. This album delves into the power of memory through a rich tapestry of musical influences, blending Farhadian’s training in classical violin, electronics, and Arabic classical music. Drawing on her experiences with improvisation, Farhadian weaves together a symphonic exploration of memory via her own family history. While working on Tattoos and Other Markings, Farhadian discovered the historical…
Road Extends
Road Extents, the latest offering from Cadaver Eyes on Orthodox, is a bold and challenging release from the veteran duo of drummer/vocalist David Opp (Barbara, Carnation Dingthang, Heart & Crossbone Records) and no-input-mixer virtuoso Eran "Zax" Sachs (Dumitrescu's Hyperion Ensemble, Asher.Zax). Over the past two decades, Cadaver Eyes have been exploring the experimental terrains introduced by John Cage and Gordon Mumma, using unpredictable electronic systems to crack apart and access sheer cos…
The Sounds Of Yusef
*Warehouse fund* Recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label, "Sound of Yusef" features Lateef's quintet with Wilbur Harden - flugelhorn, Hugh Lawson - piano, Ernie Farrow - bass, and Oliver Jackson - drums. Lateef's aesthetic was a perfect mixture of hard-driving jazz and a variety of ethnic materials. Even though If compared to later works, "Sounds of Yusef" is still very much rooted in Jazz while the use of traditional ethnic instruments adds colors and flavors without really deviatin…
Lava Love
Recorded during a residency in Tenerife powered by Keroxen Festival and Discrepant back in 2020 - amidst the pandemic, no less -, the duo of Carlos Godinho and Mestre André return after their 'Mãe D'Água' debut on Sucata Tapes and an entry on Keroxen's Aquapelago Series through a split with tropical druids Lagoss. Mostly captured in performance through a quadraphonic system placed inside a huge disused fuel tank, with a few tracks recorded out in the open throughout the island, 'Lava Love' evoke…
The Albums: 1968-1972
14LP box set, black vinyl, slipmat, and a 64-page book. 1968 to 1972, saw the release of 6 studio albums from Folk’s first supergroup Pentangle. Featuring the songwriting talents of guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, alongside bassist Danny Thompson, drummer Terry Cox and singer Jacqui McShee, their innovative folk-fusion encompassed elements of jazz as well as pop, which left a lasting influence and legacy. The first 5 albums were released on legendary Folk label Transatlantic, while Sol…
Abendmusiken
Huge Tip! First-time reissue in 40 years of German jazz group Green Cosmos. Night time jazz music from 1983. LP with printed 4 page insert, 500 copies "Some melodies are like taking a deep, refreshing breath. They strike us with the compelling force of a heartbeat or the moon reappearing from behind dark clouds. The music of Green Cosmos makes us realize that our never-ending quest for love can find fulfilment. You take a long, slow breath and feel the magic of transcendent wisdom. It’s like lo…
Böhöbé Spirits Müsic
Canela en Surco and Urpa i musell feel very fortunate to announce the first ever reissue of Norberto de Nöah and The Böhöbé Spirits Müsic by Norberto de Nöah, originally released on Kilimandjaro Productions in 1988. In the mid-1980s, the European media, music industry and public became increasingly interested in African music. This was a period of international success for King Sunny Adé, Salif Keita, Youssou N’Dour, Ray Lema, Touré Kunda, etc. Spain, with its own particular conditions, wasn’t o…
Two Neat Geometries
Hoch Ma Toch is a solo project from Scottish singer and producer Drew Wright. Previously a member of Macca-Talla Nan Creag, he played a central role in creating both their critically acclaimed and sold out albums. Devised in collaboration with Firecracker Records and Forestry Commission Scotland, their project brought to life the shamanic spirit of pre-historic sites through improvised vocals, electronics, ancient instruments and drones. Wright has also released music as Wounded Knee, collaborat…
Helen Of Troy
Recorded quickly between John Cale producing Patti Smith's Horses and his going out on an Italian tour, Helen Of Troy became Cale's third and final studio album for Island Records.
This reissue faithfully replicates the original 1975 Island Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180 gram vinyl. Helen Of Troy is a raw, fascinating listen. The title track with its horns and spoken word is one of Cale's best: after the sweet bubblegum of "China Sea", the album gets increasingly strippe…
Fear
This reissue faithfully replicates the original 1974 Island Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180 gram vinyl. Fear marked Cale's return to recording in London after the best part of a decade in America. Signing to Island Records, he made fast friends with two key admirers, Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno, who assisted him in returning his music to the rawer sound of his earlier work, as opposed to the lush textures of his previous studio album, Paris 1919. The tense, clipped "Fear…
Deus Ex Machina
"Paul Schütze’s debut album from 1989 sets his stall out from the start; with a cyber update on Jon Hassell’s notion of ‘Fourth World Music”. Schütze’s music always sounds like it could be an alternative soundtrack to ‘Blade Runner’ (be aware fellow purists, I did state “alternative”), and this album is probably the perfect candidate if in some other dimension the Vangelis OST was no longer deemed satisfactory (such a dimension surely cannot exist). The listener feels like they’re walking throug…
The Annihilating Angel (Or, The Surface Of The World)
Tom Fryer - guitarJudy Jacques - voiceSandro Donnadi - trumpetSam Mallet & Jeff Jaffers - spoken voicePaul Schütze - keyboards, percussion & programmingarranged and produced by Paul Schütze
Recorded at Absolute Studio & Soundfirm Melbourne, jan - june 1990.Engineered by Steve Burgess.
Special thanks to : Steve Burgess, all at Soundfirm, Philip Brophy, Robert Goodge, all the Tunisian extras who sang & played for us between scenes during the shooting of Isabelle Eberhard & finally to Sylvie Partio…
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Strzał w kolano (eng: Shot in the knee) is a solo project of Jakub Majchrzak (ex Kurws) that began with a concert in Lisbon back in 2017 and has recently been revived. The foundation of this project is a classical guitar (tuned quarter-tone) connected via a piezo microphone to separate guitar amplifiers. The signals emanating from the amplifiers are given distinct identities through horizontal and vertical processing or static manipulation within the texture of the sounds themselves.
Conceptuall…
Four Guitar Solos For Bemma Bar
Hubert Kostkiewicz - guitar and a modest kit consisting of two effects and a looper.