Original UK edition on Rough Trade of the mighty debut album of incredibly charged and politically concerned avant-garde dub jazz-funk punk-rock released in 1979. Absolutely essential masterpiece. No poster.
Italian 1981 edition on Base Records of the mighty second album of incredebly charged and politically concerned avant-garde dub jazz-funk punk-rock released in 1980. Absolutely essential masterpiece.
1996 re-issue on Pressure Sounds of the 1980 album joining together the British reggae and free improvised music scenes, featuring Steve Beresford and David Toop. A brilliant experimental dub album.
Rare second pressing with corrected matte picture sleeve of the 1986 7" EP on Temple Records with a cover version of the Beach Boys masterpiece b/w a song dedicated to director Roman Polanski and an additional 7" with two more tracks.
1986 2x7" with gatefold sleeve version on Temple Records of the EP with a cover version of the Beach Boys masterpiece b/w a song dedicated to director Roman Polanski plus two more tracks and additional 7" with a cover of Gainsbourg's classic "Je t'aime moi non plus" b/w a new mix of "Godstar".
1986 re-issue on 4AD of one of the most original and inimitable records produced by the new wave, originally released by the same label in 1980. Essential.
One of the most underrated artifacts of new wave and the darkest LP of experimental rock of the era, the sole album by the band that was Rema Rema and later became Wolfgang Press, released by 4AD in 1981. Total masterpiece.
Original 1981 European edition of the gorgeous and quite experimental second album of otherwordly afro-pop, featuring Steve Beresford and Neneh Cherry.
Formed in Japan after the collapse of the noisy, SPK-ish White Hospital — the other half of which, Jun Konagaya, went on to continue as Grim — Vasilisk consisted of Tomo Kuwabara and Yukio Nagoshi, with other members (including longtime fixture of the Japanese underground, drummer Tatsuya Yoshida) joining in from time to time.
Live Blood was compiled from two live sessions held in Tokyo in 1992 and 1993, music is like a looser version of the explorations into African tribal music manifested by a…
Re-issue of industrial music's 'holy grail', released back in 1984 on Eskimo Records. Not much is known about this obscure Japanese band, White Hospital are a duo, Jun Konagaya of Grim and Tomo Kuwahara of Vasilisk. In the early 80s Jun formed White Hospital together with Tomasada Kuwahara. They released one album called “Holocaust” in 1984 and a 7″ “We Wish You Are Merry X’mas”. Kuwuhara moved on to Vasilisk, while Jun released a number of solo records as Grim and one track as Howling Of Himala…
20 musicians from around the world created a neofolk / neoclassical charity compilation for the Armenians of Artsakh who were prosecuted and forced to move from their land last Winter...
Imbaru, Walden, Regard Extrême, Uwe Nolte (Orplid) and many others. Mastering has been done by Paul Lavigne (InfoKontrast Mastering, London, UK).
Compilation and idea by Thalie Némésis
You can’t speak of industrial music without mentioning the cassette tape. The tape was an essential format in the formative years of the experimental, industrial underground, and has remained a significant factor within the post-industrial scenes ever since. Where right now the cassette tape is going through some kind of fetishized hipster-revival in other scenes, in industrial, experimental and noise music it never died. The tape was a revolutionary format for Paolo Bandera as well, who capture…