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‘Aural Anagram’ is a recording based around the art and ideas of the controversial surrealist artist Hans Bellmer.Visit product page →
This 20th anniversary 2 disc edition has been extensively expanded and remastered. Along with the original bonus disc it also features 6 extra tracks including remixes from Steven Severin and Steven Wilson's Bass Communion project.
The discs come in a mini LP sleeve which includes a biography of Hans Bellmer from distinguished writer Graham Duff.
'It isn’t deafening because it’s overly loud or overpowering in any way, it’s just that the sounds used produce the aural equivalent of claustrophobia. Every sound has a tactile quality, whether it is feathery softness or the cold feeling of making a discomforting observation.' Brainwashed -
Visit product page →We are immensely proud to offer the debut release from Blabbermouth, for RSD 2018.
The record is limited to just 500 copies, with a full length release on Dirter to follow later in 2018.
Blabbermouth are the brainchild of Lu Edmonds - (Pil, Mekons, The Damned) & Mark Roberts (The Godfathers, Massive Attack etc) and a host of others in a star-studded line up. -
Consumer Electronics return with “Surge” — a brand new album containing 7 tracks and with a run-time of 42 minutes. The duo of Philip Best and album producer Russell Haswell deliver a hallucinatory vision of the world — as it appears in 2024 e.g.Visit product page →
Noticeably noisier and more aggressive than previous releases, CE dive even further into the chaos of sonic manipulation and mind-bending frequencies. Best’s lyrics are among his most demented yet, written in the shadow of intimate distress, global conflict, and resigned disintegration.
For his part, Haswell conjures crunching landscapes of sound and fiery rhythmic propulsions. The pair use state of the art technology allied with cracked and fractured primitive electronics. Exquisitely crafted to give the listener a disquieting look into the abyss.
"I want to tell you / in this music / you hear / the sound / of plane after plane / taking off / amphetamine surge / Mahler’s pain / Wagner’s decline / what good are expectations? / what good are explanations? / get up / get up / children / it’s time.”
Featuring a guest appearance by long time cohort Gary Mundy of RAMLEH, this should be considered the definitive CE album.
Tracklisting:
Michael.
Kitten.
Launch Code.
Dirt And Dust.
Side Blaster.
Contaminant.
Surge.
Full colour artwork by Philip Best. Packaged in heavy board mini gatefold sleeve, with inner and insert.
