Plastic Alice
Earlier today I was listening to some music I’d made a few years ago. The only way I can describe it is that it sounded like the music of a dead person. I can’t explain it better than that. It sounded as if I was already dead. If I’m honest, sometimes I think I’m already dead, and that whatever this is – my life, my experiences ‘from the inside’ – is just the temporary afterglow of something else. If I suddenly began to evaporate from the feet up, it wouldn’t surprise me. It would make perfect s…
Cornos
A more upfront and streamlined proposition than last year's 'Dias da Aranha' on Souk, 'Cornos' is a reflection of Serpente's solo live apparitions throughout this last year. A cycle tainted by tragedies and a maze-like feeling of loss, 'Cornos' mirrors both the urge of overcoming and its ghostly remnants through five digressions that pulsate with crippled rhythmic symmetries and loner harmonic motifs. Maybe just the sound of moving on with broken legs.
Quimai
*100 copies limited release* Ambient heads will likely be fully aware of the soporific charms of this cult classic album from Toshimi Mikami. It was written in the 90s and has been released a couple of times on CD since then but is pretty hard to find in any format. Thankfully Night Rhythms now presents a first-time vinyl edition in pink with great artwork and liner notes. The music was originally intended as a soundtrack to gentle activities such as yoga and Tai Chi but has a superbly relaxing …
The Lost City
"Lost in the desert! The only hope for survival lies in a ruined city rising out of the sands. Food, water and wealth await heroic adventurers inside an ancient pyramid ruled by a strange race of masked beings...".
Gnoll is back!
As kids obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons, the members of the Gnoll ensemble played intensely "The Lost City" by Tom Moldvay, one of the first and unforgettable adventure modules produced by TSR for D&D; after 30 years those same kids have rekindled their torches and ret…
Earthwave
Earthwave is Zak Riles’ (Grails/Watter) follow-up to his eponymous debut CD released on Important Records in 2008, a cinematic ascent through dark space, volatile illumination, reflection and refraction. Recorded during the pandemic—when Riles took refuge in his rural Kentucky studio, providing remote engineering work for groups like Sleep, Om, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Mono, and Joan Shelley—it’s a monumental exploration of his enduring interest in late '70s/early '80s instrumental electronic and …
Wrath Of The Ultimate Barbarian
“You are the last survivor of a tribe of fierce barbarians. The evil Death Viper has slaughtered your people with deception and his thugs. You are the only survivor: now you are the last of the barbarians in your lineage and thirst for revenge!”
"Silver Sword, the Wrath of the Ultimate Barbarian" is the name of a video game designed in Japan in 1990 for the 16-bit Vortex console. Due to issues related to the bankruptcy of the software house - a sub-label of Taito - the game never saw market rele…
The Horse Stories
At the top of a carpeted staircase in a Georgian country home a blue wooden rocking horse stands completely still in front of a closed window with a view out onto the green hills and trees and fields beyond. A child rides a stationary wooden horse and travels to faraway places without ever leaving the security of his room. The movement of a rocking horse is similar to that of a cradle, or a swing, or a lullaby. Its about being quiet, its about balance, its about being at home and thinking of els…
The Interconscious Catalogue
*2023 stock. 300 copies limited edition* "Buyer beware: I am not sure I have fully recovered from listening to Reznick’s latest offering. Felt like some malignant entity was chaperoning me through a madness-inducing mindscape... immersive, confident and consistently surprising.” - Larry Fessenden
Celestial Shores
The music heard on this album was originally the result of a commission to score the second half of the film Nico/Nico Crying made by Andy Warhol in 1966. The commission was made by Art Cinema OFFoff in collaboration with B.A.A.D.M for a screening of the film together with a live presentation of the score in September 2021 at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The recording presented here was made in the last week of that year and mixed soon after in January 2022. These recordings are essentially li…
Brakhage
*2023 stock* This is the split CD of Lasse Marhaug with Andreas Meland. Originally released as a CD on Melektronikk in 2005. Performed live to a 16mm screening of Stan Brakhage's "The Act Of Seeing With One's Own Eyes" at Dans for Voksne in Oslo, October 25, 2003. A few overdubs added and mastered February 2005.
La Pastorale Del Destino (The Pastoral Of Doom)
In September 1986, the first comic book dedicated to the character of Tomas Caine was released; it was entitled "La Pastorale del Destino" (The Pastoral of Doom). It could have been one of the many comic books that filled the shelves of the Italian newsstands of those years, but it wasn't like that: the success of Tom Caine was extraordinary. Balancing horror atmospheres typical of the time, irreverent irony, and love stories, Tomas Caine immediately met the tastes of the young Italians of the 8…
Il teschio brilla nella notte
“Il teschio brilla nella notte” was an Italian board game for children aged 6 to 10 set in a haunted house. The winner of the game was the player who was the first to reach the end of the course after passing the four rooms of the house. A gimmick of the game was that inside the box there would be an audio cassette to listen to in the background during the game.
The musical commentary was commissioned to the musician Simonetta Frixi aka Ad Cryptas, who created a soundtrack for each of the rooms …
The Golden Knight
Make way for the Golden Knight! The sword of Sir Richard of Warwick is always ready to defend the good guys from the bad ones... or just to fight as a pastime! His costume is flamboyant, his soul noble (or so he likes to believe), the world in which he lives is a strange Middle Ages where the crusades and the space race are both popular activities. Despite his princely appearance, Sir Richard is a vagabond: under the guise of going to fight the infidels in the Holy Land, he wanders the world (an…
Deep Sea Animals OST
Imagine a world in which you are permitted, by a warlock, to go back in time to use an advanced yet primitive submarine to investigate the deepest waters in and around Japan, for the first time in human history. You are not permitted, but two Japanese scientists were allowed on such an aquatic adventure!
In The Search For The Lost Land
Another adventurous feat awaits you! This time you will be accompanied by the excellent UNSHEATHED GLORY, an American DS artist you already met in HDK Dungeon-synth Magazine #7. His enchanted synthesizers will fly you to a fairy kingdom where everything is magic and mystery.
T.A.F.S.
After the two HDK tapes dedicated to "The Soviet Space Dog Project", we are very happy to present you another of Mr. Andy Bloyce's numerous musical identities, namely "The Ambient Fish Society" (T.A.F.S.). What is it about? Andy himself explains it to us: "When I returned to releasing music after a break of several years, there was The Soviet Space Dog Project and I didn't want to disappoint people by giving them music that was less sequencer-driven, so I needed a second release route. As we hav…
Plenilunio Di Morte
Between the '60s and the '80s the production of pulp magazines in Italy was flourishing and incredibly varied: every month hundreds of paperbacks containing strange, adventurous or more often terrifying stories came out on the newsstands.Among the most popular italian pulp magazines was the horror series "I Racconti di Dracula" (Tales of Dracula) published by Baron Cantarella: each issue of "I Racconti di Dracula" contained a grim and disturbing story, inspired by Italian gothic and giallo cinem…
Dungeon of the Algebra Dragons
You have been locked in the infamous Dungeon of the Algebra Dragons. To make your way to freedom, you must search through the dungeon for the Magic Keys... but beware the Algebra Dragons: if they find you, you must use your algebra skills to outwit them or your escape may be foiled.You start your journey with 1.000 gold pieces. When a dragon finds you, give you an algebra problem to solve. He will add to your gold reserves if you are correct, or take some of your gold if you are wrong. When your…
ARIA (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
*200 copies limited edition* ARIA is a short horror film by Bruce Tetsuya.
"After the sudden death of their reclusive father, Aria and her sister Ava venture deep into the woods to his home, in order to clear it out. Aria's mind is pulled in two directions. One way towards her regret for not being closer with her father, and the other towards the stage play she's supposed to be rehearsing. Ava tries to help Aria practice lines, and console her about their loss. As the two begin to clean out the …
Elemental 7
"Elemental 7 has cast a looming shadow of influence over almost all electronic music since it was made. Elemental 7 is the soundtrack to the film of the same name (on Cabaret Voltaire’s Doublevision video imprint) that saw the duo working once more with John Lacey – Lacey had previously worked with Cosey in COUM Transmissions and introduced Chris Carter to the collective. The album’s highlight and one of their best loved songs, ‘Dancing Ghosts’, sounds as fresh and relevant today as it must have…