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UMBRA- Unclean Sprit CD (The Rectrix, U.S.A.) $18 CAD / $14.40 USD
Very dark and aggressive music, nestling in the space between dark ambience and power electronics. Walls of distortion collide in a dense stew of menacing atmospheres, while small sounds drift in and out of focus, bringing you in deeper.
UNDECISIVE GOD- self-titled CDR (Shame File, Australia) $15 CAD / $12 USD
Drifting guitar-generated drones and noises from the Australian project, occasionally erupting into feedback-drenched heavy noise rock. Includes a Dead C. cover.
THE UNIREVERSE- Katron 12" EP (Total Zero, Canada) $14 CAD / $11.20 USD
Hot the heels of their popular debut CDR, our favourite Montreal Moog trio return with their first vinyl release. Once again they cover Godspeed You Black Emporer, and also take on Hawkwind and The Silver Apples, mutated into the Unireverse's unusual style.
THE UNIREVERSE- Plays The Music Vol. II: Explosions D'Etoiles CDR (Total Zero, Canada) $15 CAD / $12 USD
Newest album from the U., this time taking on another diverse group of covers (The Human League, J.J. Cale, Donna Summer), that oddly enough, don't sound that different from their takes on Hawkwind, Silver Apples etc. As well, this outing features two new originals spotlighting their electronic squelchiness. Great multi-reflective cover.
UPHOLD- Transexpose CDR (Dangermuff Enterproses, Canada) $10 CAD / $8 USD
This was originally composed as a radio program. Uphold's distinctive multi-layered approach to noise soundscapes, spoken word, and a million and one obscure samples focus on the transgender individual and community; alternatingly haunting, funny, saddening, and joyous, never staying in any sort of static moment.
UPHOLD- Pony Tale CDR (Dangermuff Enterproses, Canada) $10 CAD / $8 USD
The newest release. Of all the tape-culture denizens that appeared in Southern Ontario in the '90s, Uphold (formerly known as Greenman), may be the most criminally overlooked. Not easy to digest on first listen, Uphold throws a clusterbomb of conflicting sounds, emotions, and skillfully interweaves, so that it would take a lifetime to fathom it.
VITRIOL- Radonee 0.06 CD (SIRR.ecords, Portugal) $21 CAD / $16.80 USD
This EP-length CD is made up of engaging sounds, seemingly from the everyday environment, but altered and introduced into strange, unlikely contexts, often accompanied by distant tones. This Portuguese collective have added an interesting new voice into the worldwide pool of sound-altering artists.
VLOR- Six-Winged CD (Silber Records, U.S.A.) $16 CAD / $14.40 USD
New full-length from the Silber collective, featuring appearances from members of Remora, Aarktika, 6PM, Plumerai, The Infant Cycle, mwvm and many others. A diverse but coherent place, standing in the intersection where ambient guitar noise, post-rock, and garage aggressiveness meet, bathed in a sweet lo-fi light.
VOICE OF EYE- Live LP (Anomalous Records, U.S.A.) $18 CAD / $14.40 USD
This LP documents two live performances from 1994. Even away from the studio, this duo are adept at weaving mesmerizing tapestries of electronics and acoustic instruments over a percussive base. Red vinyl.
DAVID WELLS- Efegin 3" CDR (SiRiDisc, UK) $10 CAD / $8 USD
Based on the master tapes of The Infant Cycle's track "Ephedrin Bird Samba", David Wells coaxes out the drones buried deep in that track into a 20 minute glide through harmonic and textural shifts, drones simultaneously warm and dark. Signed and numbered edition of 100 copies.
ZAM.FEAR- Menslich Strumfsinnig Teil Ein Und Zwei C90 (Wreck Age, Canada) $9 CAD /$8.10 USD
More crazed electronic improvisations from that incestuous Wreck Age family. Twisted layers of synthesizers, samplers and beats.