**Edition of 100 numbered and handmade copies** The Black Industrial Research Group marks a pivotal entry in the continuum of contemporary industrial sound with their self-titled white-label 12", released in an edition of 100 to coincide with a triad of live appearances across the UK. Issued by purge.xxx, the record emerges as both a standalone document and a prelude to an even more ambitious vinyl box set, slated for release as Purrrrrj050. Crafted by hand and individually numbered, this pressing reiterates the group’s investment not only in sonic provocation but in the lasting cultural charge of the artifact itself—a stance that feels especially resonant given its timing alongside landmark performances at venues in London, Bristol, and Cardiff throughout November 2025.
Behind this collaborative entity lies an intricate mesh of artistic lineages and sensibilities, signaled by the forthcoming boxed set which will showcase new works from figures such as Dubmorphology (Trevor Mathison and Gary Stewart), Klein, Nkisi, and Kodwo Eshun. With roots stretching from sound installation and dub experimentalism to diasporic electronics and critical theory, the project inhabits a hybrid terrain: part research cell, part agitational collective, and part performance ensemble. This inaugural vinyl release distills those intersecting energies into a concise yet enigmatic document, preferring open-ended engagement to didactic closure. The white-label aesthetic, meanwhile, conjures the legacy of underground transmissions—objects whose value accrues precisely through their rarity, process, and resistance to commodification.
In foregrounding the specificity of event—three shows in three cities, each signalling a node in a growing network—the record extends its reach beyond the musical, opening a dialogue with the spaces and communities it inhabits. It arrives, too, as a signal: ahead of the forthcoming (purrrrrj050) box set, where individual visions will be given fuller voice, this pressing stands as an invitation and a promise.
