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Cloud Cock OO Grand / Inner Mind Mystique
This bundle includes two of the newest Urashima vinyl releases:Merzbow "Cloud Cock OO Grand" (2LP)Masonna "Inner Mind Mystique" (LP)Merzbow "Cloud Cock OO Grand" (2LP)**Limited Edition of 299 copies.** Merzbow came roaring onto the Tokyo scene in 1979. To this day, the project remains one of the most prolific and aggressively forward-thinking acts in experimental music. Initially a duo of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani, before settling as the moniker of Akita alone, the project took its name …
Kyomu-No-Ne
*249 copies limited edition. 2023 stock* These 2 heavyweights and veterans of the harsh noise genre come together once again to deliver 3 tracks of junk noise nihilism. Titled “Kyomu-No-Ne” in Japanese, it loosely translates to the philosophical phrase “The Sound of Nihilism”.The complex mosaic of harsh frequencies stack and pile on each other relentlessly, detailing the richness of sound through crazed electronics and effects device manipulation. Organic sound elements get deconstructed and reg…
H2T
*In process of stocking. 200 copies limited edition* Absurd Exposition presents H2T by Knurl. Unreleased material from 2001, recorded at the Hotel 2 Tango studios in Montreal by Howard Bilerman, July 7/01. Design by Chris Gibson.
Base Waters
Absurd Exposition presents CD reissue of Rusalka's LP Base Waters. Using a theremin as a centerpiece, Kate Rissiek leads us straight into a harsh noise odyssey of oceanic depths. Mastered by Pentti Dassum.
The Heat Of The Hole / Temporary & Successive Stages
*In process of stocking* While “no description necessary” is the most fitting description for anything with the name Kakerlak on it, I am sensitive to the fact that there may be a new generation of harsh noise enthusiast emerging who have not been properly exposed, due to his relative elusiveness in recent years. Kakerlak is one of the elite HN projects active since the mid 2000s, and a defining artist of the genre. His sound wields the most powerful elements of mid 90’s Americanoise as broad br…
Final Judgment
Tip! *In process of stocking* Wyatt Howland is not only a force of noise, he is an institution. For nearly two decades, he has been producing some of the most potent and ugly industrial harsh noise around as Skin Graft, both on tape and live in the flesh. He has also inspired scores of noise soldiers through his fully committed and unpretentious attitude, never seeking limelight or chasing clout, but having earned his crown by putting in the work and keeping it real.
“Final Judgment,” originally…
Sacred Violence Noise
*In process of stocking* Active in the top tier of the noise underground for over 15 years since his teens under numerous aliases, Vill Van Gorder changed the landscape of modern American harsh noise in 2017 by summoning the avatar Worth and releasing the "Blinder" LP - a pure harsh noise record with a singular sound and aesthetic that re-introduced Van Gorder to the then floundering scene as an artist who creates works of totality, challenging established tropes of what entities like ritual, ev…
Midwestern Companion
*300 copies limited edition. In process of stocking* Grain Belt was a project formed in 2008 in Minneapolis by Joe Beres (Willful, Small Doses label), Oskar Brummel (Wince, White Centipede Noise) and Sam Stoxen (Baculum, Phage Tapes). The goal was basically to make noise as possible with just a few pieces of scrap metal and distortion pedals. For several years, it was treated like a real band with proper rehearsals, frequent live performances and a small tour in 2010. This CD compiles all previo…
Split
*200 copies limited edition. In process of stocking* Brand new split LP by two titans of the harsh noise scene. One side long piece by each artist, delivering trademark splintered harsh noise and low pummelling bass rumble and crunch. Please note that whilst there is no digital only release, all copies come with a download code included.
Tumors
Brand new CD reissue of this classic Dead Body Love album. Remastered by Grant Richardson from the original master tape, this hour long masterpiece tears though the air space with layers of iron static swirl, and overloaded bass crunch. Not to be taken lightly.
Macrosonic
*In process of stocking. 2023 stock* New CD reissue of this collaboration originally released on Labyrinth Recordings back in 1997. Two long form tracks of Mlehst material remixed by Joe Roemer of Macronympha. A long missing piece in the discography of both artists, finally available again. Remastered by Esoteric Audio Renovations with new, updated artwork.
Lords Of Sex
*In process of stocking. 2023 stock* Macronympha and Mlehst. Following on from the recent 'Macrosonic' CD reissue with a new album under the Macrosonic moniker (Confused? You should be!). Three tracks of harsh and spacious electronics, dense drones and multi tracked madness to create a constantly evolving audio sensory overload. Utterly immense and inspiring by two sonic masters.
Cloud Cock OO Grand
**Limited Edition of 299 copies.** Merzbow came roaring onto the Tokyo scene in 1979. To this day, the project remains one of the most prolific and aggressively forward-thinking acts in experimental music. Initially a duo of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani, before settling as the moniker of Akita alone, the project took its name from German artist Kurt Schwitters' pre-war architectural assemblage, The Cathedral of Erotic Misery or Merzbau, and quickly set out to challenge entrenched notions of…
For The Happiness Of The World
Tip! *In process of stocking* We are more than proud to pull this trickster out of his shadowy abode and display him to the world. Finally, the album many of us have been waiting for but don't deserve. Cracksteel, M.B., Robert Ashley's Wolf Man, Monde Bruits, British and Italian mischiefs from the 1980's - all filtered through the mind of our menacing court jester. The outcome is as colorful as it is lethal. Wild sonics, sharp corners and contrasts.
Polygon Islands
Tip! *In process of stocking* The Polygon Islands 7” was orignially released in a sparse edition of 85 copies on Austrian label Syntactic in 1998. The twin force of Mayuko Hino (theremin, electronics) and Hiroshi Hasegawa (synthesizer) here somehow manage to sound more grandiose and fierce than ever, despite the stripped down lineup. Those who have heard their duo pieces from the phenomenal Rocket Shrine CD (Test/Creativeman Disc, 1997) have a hunch of what they're in for. Otherworldly harsh psy…
Neuter
Reissue of the Spate CD-R originally released in 2021 on Robert Fuchs: The runt sibling of Cray-2, riddled with innate faults and inbred incompatibles. Forced to perform, pulling off tragic and frenzied handstands like the bear on the barrel. While the Health and Happiness in the 21st Century release on Robert Fuchs two months prior could be said to reflect the sound of fine equipment of its day far past its prime, this cd from the project Spate presents an early, impassioned bid at serious tech…
Ejaculation Generater
Tip! A name which requires no introduction, Masonna to this day stands as an unparalleled and absolutely unique voice from the golden era of noise. During the mid-90s Maso Yamazaki released a series of savage CDs on the legendary “Good Alchemy” series from Alchemy records. Originally released in 1996, “Ejaculation Generater” manages to cram 32 tracks of Masonna’s signature vocal noise in a nearly unrelenting half an hour. The artists personal favourite in a vast discography, “Ejaculation Generat…
Annihilationism
Years in the making split full length of brand new material of ‘harshtronics and exclamation’ from japan’s Masonna and ‘doom electronics’ by america’s Prurient. Arranged in alternating sequence with one track from each artist until burning annihilation.
Hope
*In process of stocking* Ever the optimist, Masami Akita - better known as Japanese noise master and pioneer Merzbow offers us 'Hope'. The four pieces that comprise the album were created and mixed in 2002 at his Munemihouse studio in Tokyo. Expect Akita's ever-pulverizing frequency assault with chirping avian/alien frequencies drilling into your dome, while feedback and strange loops tear a hole in the sky, opening up a portal to transcendence. Killer artwork and design by Zavoloka.
Kazakiribane
*100 copies limited edition.* A pulsating onslaught of layered harsh noise by Merzbow on Dinzu Artefacts. Second press. Recorded & Mixed at Munemihouse, Tokyo February 2021.