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RAISON
D'ETRE "The Luminous Experience-Live in Enschende 2008"
CD
(cmi188) Cold Meat Industry
This is raison d'être alive! Put yourself
in a comfortable position, light some candles in a darkened room and
open a bottle of red wine of your choice. Prepare for meeting raison
d'être live in your living room. Press the play button and imagine
a dark place: hear a distant sound that multiplies and coming closer
and closer. The sound becoming a sonic swarm that surrounds your body,
penetrating your mind and makes your soul trembling in its sublime
foundation. Now, inhale a massive amount of air and hold your breath
for a while. Constantly repeat. Let the sonic landscapes trigger your
experience. Be enlighten. 'The Luminous Experience', recorded on the
darkest hour of Midsummer night 2008 in Enschede (The Netherlands),
is the first complete live album from raison d'être featuring
the whole set of one concert. The live set mainly contains live only
material: a mixture of composed and improvised elements that has never
been experienced on CD before. Present here are also some live adapted
compositions from the albums 'The Empty Hollow Unfolds' and 'Metamorphyses'.
'The Luminous Experience' is the 11th original album by raison d'être
since their first album 'Prospectus I', released 15 years ago.
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RESIGNATION
"1897" CD
(205rec-777) 205 Recordings
Icy winds blowing in from the north as a blizzard
is approaching. An old 78 rpm acetate record stuck in a scratch. Fading
memories of brave men and grand ideas.
The relentless beat of a lonely drummachine. All these elements are
important parts of the unique soundpalette of Resignation. Consisting
of Sweden´s most prolific musician Henrik Nordvargr Björkk
(MZ.412, Folkstorm, Toroidh, HH9, Econocon, Nordvrgr, Vargr, Marvargr...)
and debutant N-G Ekholm, the newly formed constellation is pushing
the boundaries of what both ambient and techno is all about. "We
are inspired by the final word in the Swedish hero SA Andrée´s
diary -"Resignation" and want to recreate the sound of that
era of great exploaration and bravery, but in a modern way."
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REUTOFF
"Three Withered Souls" 2CD
(hhe010) Ewers Tonkunst
This 2CD-set is a reissue of the first two Reutoff albums –
“Das Absterben” and “Three Souls For A Reasonable
Price”. Both albums have been released as tapes back in 1998
on their own private label House Of Mirkmoon and later re-issued as
very limited CDRs in a special package by Blade in Italy. This CD
edition contains all the original tracks newly mixed from original
sources and then carefully mastered. The result sounds quite different
from the original mixes, giving the chance to hear finally the full
complexity of the initial ideas of this early Reutoff material. Four
bonus tracks – new versions of the compilation tracks from same
period including remix of the famous “Black Mirror” –
have been added to complete the whole new look on the very roots of
the most well-known Russian industrial band on today’s international
scene. The sleeve design is again made by cmart who is responsible
for the great artwork of “Regno di pianta” CD and “Kreuzung”
LP. The 2CD-set comes in a full-colour fold-out digisleeve and limited
to 500 copies.
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REUTOFF
"Reutraum V" 7" Vinyl
(DC023) Divine Comedy
This 7" is the fifth in the now legendary "ReuTRauM"
series... Just a mystical essence of the Reutoff area...
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ROBERT
RICH "Humidity" 3CD
(hyp2020) Hypnos
Released
in February 2000, this triple-CD set of 1998 Robert Rich live recordings
(from shows in Stanford, Venice, and Pasadena, California) is one
of the most hotly anticipated releases ever for Hypnos (actually a
Hypnos/Soundscapes co-release). Over three hours of music, utilizing
some of the techniques of Rich's renowned "Sleep Concerts,"
as well as some sounds and interpretations of his highly-regarded
collaboration with B. Lustmord, STALKER. Fans of all phases of Rich's
career will want to have this. The live tapes have been carefully
remastered by Robert himself to match the extraordinary standards
of his studio recordings. This is one we're very proud of, and one
that is sure to rank among Rich's most important works.
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ROBERT
RICH "Sunyata" CD
(hyp1926) Hypnos
SUNYATA
was Robert Rich's first solo release, dating back to 1982. It has
been out of print for 15 years, and has remained one of his most obscure
recordings. SUNYATA came from the same period as Robert's first Sleep
Concerts, and reflects a similar deep slow motion. Carefully remastered
in 1999, this reissue complements next year's release of the seven-hour
"Somnium", summarizing Robert's excursions into the slowest
realms of psychoactive music.
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ROBERT
RICH "Inner Landscapes" CD
(hyp1915) Hypnos
From
the liner notes: "INNER LANDSCAPES documents portions of a concert
from 1985. This represents a growth period for me, when I wanted to
perform shorter concerts that were completely improvised, while still
maintaining the intensity of my all-night sleep concerts. At the time,
"shorter" meant three hours with no break. I released two
live albums from this era, and of these I think INNER LANDSCAPES holds
up better over time. It's one of my few live recordings from this
period that captures a bit of the thick atmosphere of the event. While
editing it for CD release I had to choose from over two hours of tape,
giving me a chance to restructure the crossfades and remove some weaker
material. It's different from the original, and translates better
to CD."
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RUKKANOR
"Deora" CD
(wop25) War Office Propaganda
A
brand new Rukkanor's CD brings original mix of styles and cultures.
Oriental melodies and rhythms, live percussions and synthetic beats,
ethereal sounds and electromilitary marches, gregorian and muezzin
chants, symphonic instruments and jazzy clarinet, catchy tunes and
touch of darkness mixed in one. For all who are bored with foreseen
unambiguity. Faith, religion wars, treason, homicide, all in the name
of god. Electrocrusade now !
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RUKKANOR
"Despartica" CD
(wop44) War Office Propaganda
Despartica
is a collection of impressions, situations and moments in life. The
particular parallel between lyrics based on old poetry (Blake, Yeats,
Rosetti etc), and all that happens nowadays, often creates an atmosphere
of bitter reflection and irony. Desires, beliefs, dreams, emotions,
experiences, the beauty of life and the sight of inevitable death
in 19th and 20th Century poems "framed" by varied music
- from strong industrial rhythms to romantic ballads with melancholic
recitations and singing. Guest vocals from Reinhard Hopfe (Stahlwerk
9). Very different to the usual Rukkanor sound! Digipak.
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RUKKANOR
"Ende" MCD
(wop36) War Office Propaganda
"Ende"
is retrospective compilation of unpublished tracks of Rukkanor. Five
tracks composed during Scontum act IV, Triumvire and Despartica sessions
with supplement of live recorded track Virus Dei in new interesting
arrangement. War theme, military atmosphere - this is the face of
Rukkanor on this EP.
Release limited to 400 copies only ! 6 tracks, 30 minutes.
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RUNES
ORDER "Il Sonno Del Sogno" CD
Fragole Records
"Il
Sonno del Sogno" means the sleep of dream, the music is a mixture
of beauty, melancholic grace & introspective meditation. Both
dark and beautiful electronic soundscapes. Claudio Dondo creates a
pulsating electronic collage submerged in an ever-expanding/morphing
backdrop.
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