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FADLADDER- Avant Evil For Avant People CDR (Re:Set Records, U.S.A.) $13 CAD / $11.70 USD
Some of you may remember David Miller as the head of the Sick Muse label a number of years ago, as well as the experimental project ECE. Fadladder is his new project, with a sound situated in experimental industrial with roots in groups like "Too Dark Park" era Skinny Puppy and Cabaret Voltaire. This is their debut EP.
FADLADDER- The Past CDR (Re:Set Records, U.S.A.) FREE!
A rarity here- this disc was initially pressed up accidentally in mono, withdrawn, and then ultimately cancelled before a stereo version could be issued. A pity, as besides Fadladder's strange and dark industrial attack, there is also a collaboration with SKYE KLAD, a THROBBING GRISTLE cover, and a remix of the title track by THE INFANT CYCLE. A few copies of the withdrawn mono version were found in our stock boxes, and are available free to those who want to hear it before it disappears for good.
TIM FOLJAHN- Obvious Urban Landscape CD (Old Gold, U.S.A.) $17 CAD / $15.30 USD
Foljahn has worked with numerous people (including Thurstin Moore). and has made numerous releases on his own as well. Obvious Urban Landscapes lives up to its title- layers of sounds, "musical" and otherwise into a dense tapes try. Packaged with a thick booklet of interesting dream-like writing.
FRRRANCK- Hale Bopp Brings Closure 2 Heaven's Gate 7" EP (Staubgold, Germany) $10 CAD / $9 USD
The adventurous leader of Westland is back combining disparate elements into an interesting whole. Elements of collage, electronic melodies, beats and lots of manic turntalism combined together with help from, E.A., Klangwart, Alain Neffe, Nomuzic and T.U.O.B.
ELLEN FULLMAN- Body Music CD (XI Records, U.S.A.) $21 CAD / $18.90 USD
Ellen Fullman's unique long String Instrument is an eighty-foot long instrument with approximately eighty strings, an outgrowth from her earlier work in sculpture. Requiring two to four players and a large room, sounds can have similarities to masses of electric guitars, distant train whistles, mandolins; rich with drones and overtones.
FUN-TOURIST- Face On/Take One 7" EP (Worm Interface, England) $10 CAD / $9 USD
A fun release, in which an almost commercial (albeit moody) sound collides with all sorts of unexpected electronic tomfoolery. Worm Interface has made a name for itself in the field of abstract IDM, and this record is a welcome addition.
GRAVITAR- Edifier CD (Manifold Records, U.S.A.) $18 CAD / $16.20 USD
If you took the Stooges "L.A. Blues" freak-out and extended it into the psychedelic stratosphere, that would give you a good idea of the delirious noise-rock peaks that Gravitar reach. This release contains a cover Skip Spence's "Diana".
GREENMAN- Snakes On Ice CDR (Dangermuff Enterproses, Canada) $10 CAD / $9 USD
A sixteen-song retrospective of tracks ranging from the years 1993-98. A good introduction for the uninitiated, and lots of unreleased tracks and remixes for those familiar with the previous cassette and CDR releases.
GURU GURU/ULI TREPTE- Live '72/Session '74 C46 (United Dairies/RRR, U.S.A.) $10 CAD / $9 USD
The original Guru Guru redefined the power trio into some of the most spaced-out, heavy and noisy improvisations ever. GG bassist Trepte (who also passed briefly through Neu! and Faust), later recorded solo work focusing on a more controlled, mutated rock containing strange elements that students like NWW would later claim as their own.
HIMURO VS. KOICHI- Latest Gorgeous Energy LP (Worm Interface, England) $21 CAD / $18.90 USD
Two of Japan's most formula-destroying electronica artists share an LP. While each have their own personality, both share the characteristic of never letting the audience know where their funky noise will end up- surprising, yet cohesive.
HINAGESHI BONDAGE- Pariisi Vuonna 1959 CDR (Nihil Market, Finland) $12 CAD / $10.80 USD
Harsh power electronics meet melodic loops. Ear-splitting at times, atmospheric at others, helped along by good recording and presentation.
IF, BWANA- Breathing CD (Pogus Productions, U.S.A.) $20 CAD / $18 USD
Al Margolis and If, Bwana have a long history of interesting experimental music. Breathing is a strange journey incorporating piano, dijeridu, strings, voice and electronics; slowly evolving pieces always heading into surprising places.
ILLUSION OF SAFETY/LIFE GARDEN/VOICE OF EYE- The Nature Of Sand CD (Manifold Records, U.S.A.) $18 CAD / $16.20 USD
The title of this release is apt- constant shifts of soundscapes from three American experimental groups. Two lengthy tracks: the first is a collaboration between IOS and Life Garden; the second features IOS and VOE.
THE INFANT CYCLE- Old Plus Four CDR (EE Tapes, Belgium) $12 CAD / $10.80 USD
Back in stock! After a brief existence on the now-defunct label, Austenite Recordings, "Old Plus Four" is available again. Comprising of material from two deleted cassette singles along with additional material, The Infant Cycle's debut CD release is layers of non-MIDI rhythms from scratched records and drums, and tones from feedback and sources. Simultaneously soothing and jarring; this is something for the adventurous listener operating outside of genre norms. The Ceiling edition is now sold out, but we got in some copies of the EE edition (100 copies, numbered).
THE INFANT CYCLE- Remote CDR (EE Tapes, Belgium) $12 CAD / $10.80 USD
After a long wait, the new Infant Cycle release is here. Comprised of three long tracks, this is the more "difficult" side of the project. Constant changes in texture, sudden contrasts, rhythms that flex and contract, and structures that reveal themselves as something very different than what they seemed on the surface- not background music...
THE INFANT CYCLE- Ephedrin Bird Samba 3" CDR (The Locus of Assemblage, Scotland) $10 CAD / $9 USD
The newest single continuing the sound explorations, released at the ten-year point of The Infant Cycle's existence. This time there is a more raw, immediate quality, using violent scraps of sound and jagged noise, tempered by more meditative moments. 200 numbered copies in full-colour wrap-around sleeve (art by Jenny DeJong).
THE INFANT CYCLE- Clear Triangle 8" one-sided triangle shaped EP (The Ceiling, Canada) $18 CAD / $16.20 USD
The final installment in the "clear shape" trilogy points three way equally- rhythmic accelaration, fields of ambiguous drones, chotic and unexpected interjections. Based on a collaboration with the early Orphx, the tapes were sped up and reworked and redubbed endlessly, then re-assembled with new elements into what it is now: prickly, rhythmic drone dream-material that never lets the listener off the hook... as usual, no easy answers. One-sided triangle-shaped clear lathe-cut 8" record. Limited edition of 40 copies.
THE INFANT CYCLE- Foam C60 (Mutant Cactus Recordings, Canada) $8 CAD / $7.20 USD
A few copies have surfaced from the long-closed vaults at MCR of this cassette- a 1997 re-issue of the first tape album by The Infant Cycle (first issued in 1994), long-unavailable. A document of the project's beginnings, mixing deep echoing electronic harmonics, with flurries of harshness. A distant cousin to some of the dark ambient projects appearing at that moment, or maybe the mad unkle hidden in the attic...
THE INFANT CYCLE- Froth C60 (Mutant Cactus Recordings, Canada) $8 CAD / $7.20 USD
Another long-hidden tape found by MCR, "Froth" was the Infant Cycle's second tape of material drawn from the same early '90s sessions as the earlier "Foam". While spikier and meaner in places than "Foam", it also contains deeper and more ambiguous tones, with added help from Jared Davison. 1997 re-issue of the 1994 tape , and out-of-print ever since!
THE INFANT CYCLE- Playout CDR (Zhelezobeton, Russia) $12 CAD / $10.80 USD
Limited to one rhythm-carved record playout groove, and operational record player sounds (augmented by violin bow and razor blade), The Infant Cycle creates a half-hour exploration through all the sounds possible. Harsher rhythmic timbres fly through into quieter microtonal terrain, the static interrupted by spasms of unstability. Numbered edition of 250 copies.
THE INFANT CYCLE- A Mysterious Disc CDR (The Ceiling, Canada) $10 CAD / $9 USD
A mysterious disc!
THE INFANT CYCLE- Secret Hidden Message 7" EP (Drone Records, Germany) $10 CAD / $9 USD
Released on Germany's highly-regarded curated 7" series comes three exclusive Infant Cycle tracks. Listen for the message within the folds of shifting sound masses and dreams made from inhaling instrument fumes, or as Drone Records themselves succinctly put it: "File under Multi-Layed Drone Hypnotism". First edition of 300 copies in multi-layed hand-made cover and smoky grey translucent vinyl.
THE INFANT CYCLE- Trialism - Clear Shapes Stereo 2x3" CDR (Abgurd, Russia) $14 CAD / $12.60 USD
The Infant Cycle, together with the Abgurd label from Russia, bring you Trialism- managing to reissue four entire releases in the span of just six tracks. The first disc brings together the original stereo mixes for the three shaped one-side lathe 8" (all limited to 40 copies each), Clear Square, Clear Hexagon, and Clear Triangle (2002-2004), while the second disc brings together the much belated (2005) Clear Shape B-Sides, originally an online EP. With the previous formats' necessity for compactness, this may be one of the best places to start for those dipping into the The Infant Cycle universe...
THE INFANT CYCLE- The Sand Rays CD (Diophantine Discs, U.S.A.) $16 CAD / $14.40 USD
First new full length by The Infant Cycle in a couple of years finds the culmination of pinball reverberations and multi-layered drones of earlier releases refracted further through broken cords, near-empty batteries, broken equipment. An uneasy coexistence of peaceful thoughts and harsher actions from a body with many independent limbs... In Diophantine's trademark high quality card wallet sleeve.
THE INFANT CYCLE/ANTMANUV- Periodical III 3" CDR(The Ceiling, Canada) $7 CAD / $6.30 USD
The newest edition of the Periodical series! THE INFANT CYCLE presents more "Unrelated Work Tapes"- part of series of that is both deeply interconnected (to other parts and future and past Infant Cycle tracks), yet can be heard on their own. Like much of the Ceiling catalogue, what is seemingly chaos later reveals itself as something else, and features much of the Infant Cycle's uneasy balance between abrasive textures, and quiet meditation- a balance often on the verge of tipping over. Over the past few yeras, ANTMANUV has created a diverse body of work in many different mediums. On this release, he has contribued a piece of wholly organic sound, a dense and growing entity of everyday sounds propelled into a hypnotic sphere of the familiar moved into unfamiliar territory. Once again a "budget-priced release of 80 copies only".
THE INFANT CYCLE/DRONAEMENT- Split CDR (Cohort Records, U.S.A.) $14 CAD / $12.60 USD
Eight years after the millenial Klab release, the projects team up again. The Infant Cycle provide three tracks of of angular and abstract dronework and field recording transformations, while Dronaement provides a suite of warm and flowing analogue soundscapes aimed right at the subconsious. Limited to 100 copies.
THE INFANT CYCLE/UPHOLD- Our Past Present (Now Then) 2x3" CDR (Afe Records, Italy) $14 CAD / $12.60 USD
One disc each from the Canadian soundscapers, featuring deep glacier-wash soundscapes, fidgety crackles and pops, unexpected twists and turns, and disquieting tales. Limited to 100 copies.
INTRAVENE- Flotation Toy Warning CD (Auf Abwegen, Germany) $22 CAD / $19.80 USD
Cheaper price! Intravene is a collaboration between Steve Pittis (Band Of Pain) and Stephen Meixner (Contrastate). Not surprisingly, the basis of this project seems to combine the styles heard in both artists' previous work, but there are moves into deeper, more complex interactions between both elements, as well as some surprisingly discreet drum'n'bass elements.
JADA- self-titled 10" EP (Inner Landscapes, Holland) $16 CAD / $14.40 USD
The prolific Dutch duo make life difficult for those trying to describe them. A strange mixture of sound-collage, twisted lounge music, psychedelic improvisations, drones in a refreshing tossed-off manner with a bizarre pop sensibility.