Facialmess & Hana Kodama split 12"
At long last this incredible piece of vinyl is available.
Facialmess commands side A, two pieces of dramatic finery utilising Mr Sanderson's blindingly disruptive cut-up-maelstrom technique for a maniacal tour through every punishing exercise this project can run. This has to be the most disorienting Facialmess effort yet. Includes a PIL remix/reimagining.
Hana Kodama is the husband and wife duo of Yukiko (Yamaakago) and Fumio (Incapacitants) Kosakai. "A Sunny Garden" is an extended swell of lush, breathy ambience utilising electric harp and the duo's own voices. Those familiar with Yamaakago's airy surround and Fumio's amazing solo work from the early 1990s may have some remote idea of this progeny's subtle, stunning, graceful presence, but the fact remains that this unique work is a discovery yet to be made.
Limited edition of 200 copies.
Aube 'Comet' 2xCD
Double CD rescued from oblivion by Cipher Productions and Troniks a mere eight years after it was first touted.
'Comet' is unique within the Aube ouvre for its sound sourcing, Akifumi Nakajima dedicating a disc each to manipulating the sounds of 'ice' and 'space' for an extended exploration of the coldest, furthest reaches of the universe. This sincere exploration of sound is a lush range of crunchy ambient, rhythmic sound matter, dark noise, deep drones, spacial ambience and textural explorations.
Packaged in a double slimline case with full colour artwork by Akifumi Nakajima.
Edition of 500 copies (a co-release with Troniks).
Gelsomina 'Nostalghia' CD
Finally Gelsomina's obliterative 'Nostalghia' is available in its intended, appropriate format.
This gem originally passed the world by as a c-60 on the Australian label Smell The Stench. Now rescued from the shackles of low-budget tape reproduction 'Nostalghia' sparkles in its full glory, a full hour of seething harsh noise refinement which mercilessly attacks from every angle.
Gelsomina is already a recognised name for this in the noise underground know, a series of tape/CDR editions - not to mention some stellar releases for Freak Animal - all leading to this essential, absolutely necessary assault of a release. Make no mistakes, Gelsomina is where this genre is headed.
This CD reissue also comes equipped with a bonus track, a killer lengthy live Gelsomina collaboration with Grunt.
Packaged in over-sized A5 sleeves with a multi-layered textured cover.
Edition of 500 copies (co-release with MIR).
Control & Grunt & Moribund & Propergol 'St. Bartholomew's Day' 2xC-30
Reissue of the long sold-out monolith of noise/PE of 2005.
In August 1572 Parisian gutters were filled with Protestant blood. Now, almost half a century later, 'St. Bartholomew's Day' pays tribute to its namesake with 60 minutes of all-new recordings.
'St. Bartholomew's Day' finds these artists at the top of their game: the finessed power electronics of Control; raw, uncompromising brutality from Grunt; guttered vocals and screaming electronics from Moribund; a remarkable, evocative ambience from Propergol.
'St. Bartholomew's Day' comes with full colour artwork designed by Crionic Media. This reissue is exactly the same as the initial edition and is limited to 100 copies. Don't miss out a second time.
Ordering details
(sic 5) Facialmess/Hana Kodama split 12" - $23us/$28au
(sic 19) Control/Grunt/Moribund/Propergol 'St. Bartholomew's Day' 2xC-30 - $16us/$20au
(sic 23) Aube 'Comet' 2xCD - $12us/$16au
(sic 28) Gelsomina 'Nostalghia' CD - $11us/$15au
Also still available:
(sic 1) Chrysalis/Agit8 'Sacred Silence' 3"CDR - $6us/$6au
(sic 4) V/A 'Underground Australia' C-90 - $7us/$10au
(sic 7) KA 'Water Mertz' CDR - $11us/$15au
(sic 21) Âmes Sanglantes 'Le Cri Du Pendu' CDR - $11us/$15au
All prices are (airmail) postage paid from Australia.
Distributors RRR, Self Abuse, Segerhuva, Hanson and Synaesthesia have, or will have, copies of some releases.
Please visit the WEBSITE for full information, cover images and a list of available distribution titles.
email cipherproductions[at]lycos[dot]com to order
Distributors please get in touch if interested in carrying these titles (please contact Troniks for 'Comet' if in the USA and contact MIR for 'Nostalghia' if in Europe).
Next:
V/A 'Night Science III' 'zine & CD
Mlehst 'Inedible Harvest' 8"
Riverbed Mausolem 'Plangent Dolor/Marmol' c-15 + c-20
Phroq '77 Sound Objects' CDR
TADM & Timisoara 'I Am Not Dying In A Nightmare' CDR + 3"CDR
Maim 'Coda' C-46
Later: releases from Bacillus, Fire In The Head/Hum Of The Druid, Now In Darkness World Stops Turning, Origami Synergika/Origami Bondepraktika/Origami Subtropika, Cloama, Chrysalis/The Cherry Point, Moth Drakula, Edwige, Ochu, 2673, Conversations About The Light, Toshiji Mikawa/Cracksteel, Clew Of Theseus, Karlheinz, Agit8/John Watermann.