last update: july the 1st

valuable notes: * well well well, i'm back, and i don't come alone ! two new basses frequences releases - fordell research unit and the mighty wereju - and a bunch of new distro items. so much that i haven't got enough time to listen to them all since i'm back ! so you get here whet the labels say. i usually agree, because i always know a little what i'm offering here. buy with confidence ! enjoy the new stuff, more to come to enlight your already enlighted summer.
* there are FOUR (4) new wereju releases available, you can get a significant discount by buying the bundle instead of each separetly. not special box set or anything, just the four of them at a smaller price.
* coming soon: the two new archive releases are on the way (no lathe edition, obviously), and hopefully the aidan baker CD will show up in a couple of weeks.

* new stuff * top

FORDELL RESEARCH UNIT : repetition (basses frequences)
MP3: sanachan

[UK] this UK based mono personnal band offers 5 new tracks of hypnotical tonal drones. calm but not peacefull, there is some perversion inside. pretty much unknown outside of UK but deserving more attention.
comes in the usual basses frequences tin box packaging.

CDr 6€

WEREJU : monuments (basses frequences)
MP3: a monuments for things to come (sample)

[IR] at last ! following what started with "the end of everything", wereju continues here in his clear / blissfully / shimmering - but definitively heavy - way of droning.
comes in the usual basses frequences tin box packaging.

CDr 6€

WEREJU : lost and far from home (small doses)
MP3: journey through the dead of night (sample)

[IR] "three tracks of lush, guitar-based dronescapes over fifty one minutes. dark, haunting, and heartbreaking music from Ireland-based Cathal Rodgers."

CDr 6€

WEREJU : the gyres (electric requiem)
MP3: sample on myspace

[IR]

CDr 3€

WEREJU : between nowhere and goodbye (fourteenten)

[IR]

CDr 3€

WEREJU : bundle !

buy all 4 new wereju releases with a significant discount !

4xCDr 15€

NILS HELSTROM : another moment for the memory (electric requiem)
MP3: sample

[IR]

CDr 3€

FERMENTÆ : diaspora (black goat & etude rds)

[US] excellent work of dark ambiance, heavy drones and misanthropy. highly recommanded !
comes in a stunning packaging.

3"CDr 3€

NICOLAS SZCZEPANIK : a stillness rarely seen (small doses)
MP3: sample

[US] "This is a new 21 minute composition from Nicholas. He never does the same thing twice, so it's not very surprising to say that this is completely different from the previous release on Small Doses, Astilbe Rubra. It's a very quiet, contemplative, and, at times, heartbreaking piece of music."

3"CDr 4€

MEN SCRYFA : the sky was troubled with the dread strength of the wind (small doses)
MP3: the written stone (sample)

[UK] "Men Scryfa is Chris Naughton and Simon Lucas of Atavist. Atavist is a good starting point to envision the sound for this project, but they take the sound in different directions than the band that brought them together. It's heavy and plodding, but progressive and melodic with spoken vocals. It feels a bit like a doom metal version of something from Slint's Spiderland record. Absolutely fantastic."

3"CDr 4€

JAZZFINGER : prayer wheel / soar part 1 (short forest)

[US] "Jazzfinger are the masters of the ethereal, and this release is a continuation of their esoteric and singular sound. Their abstract and mystical sounds are perfectly framed by images created by Richard Forbes - Hamilton."

7" 4.5€

WOLFMANGLER : hungry hungry wolf (short forest )

[US] "Another masterpiece by WOLFMANGLER. Blackened, woodsy, bleak... an EP full of the renowned folk/acoustic dirge that can only come from WOLFMANGLER"

7" 4.5€

MARZURAAN : five years of fuck all (at war with false noise)

[UK] "This collection comprises demos, live stuff, rarities and rehersals from the UK's most consistantly interesting, forward-thinking, and just plain fucking great band of the last decade. Starting off from now and moving backwards through time to the early bedroom demo days, this CD shows Marzuraan's evolution from simplistic droning minimalism of the two bass lineup to the full-on rock beast of today."

CD 10€

ALKERDEEL : luizig (at war with false noise)

[BE] "These guys are getting a real name for themselves in the metal underground and this is a statement of intent that justifies that! This is some of the most filthy, disgusting stuff I've ever heard; one long track that goes from all-out black metal fuzz to passages of total low-end DOOM to seriously disturbed ambient passages, all sounding like it was recorded on somebody's walkman in a dungeon somewhere. 20-odd minutes of totally harrowing bleakness. True Belgian nihilism!!"

CD 7€


* basses frequences releases * top

I AM SEAMONSTER : nebulum / constellatrix (basses frequences)
 MP3: nebulum sample

[US] i guess you guys have no idea how GOOD this is. IAS is not very well known, but deserve much more attention and offers here what i consider as real masterpiece of drone. "nebulum" is a 30 minutes long wall of noise of bliss drones - a lot of other guys will be jealous about that - something so intense (but delightfull) that the image of a real "shower of light" came in mind immediatly. play it loud and you'll leave earth for half an hour. very deep and addictive. "constellatrix" is pretty much the oposite: low, humble and dark and sounds parfect as the "after", something to rest a bit after the experience that "nebulum" is. and i don't say all that because i'm releasing it, this wasn't meant for me in the first place, but i'm really proud to do it finally.
comes packed in a tin case.

CDr 6€

CULVER : hand of ice (basses frequences)

[UK] culver ! a single track, 42 minutes long, where a dark/cold folk guitar feeds itself into heavy drones to reappear twisted at the end. very solid guitar work.
CDr in tin case.

CDr 6€

CREATURE : s/t (basses frequences)
MP3: e.rable

[FR] warmer and more melancholic than douleur fantome. half an hour of guitar drones that will fit with your lonely winter nights.
CDr packed in tin case.

CDr 5€

TAMAGAWA : l'arbre aux fées (basses frequences)
MP3: mouvement tellurique (sample)

[FR] first full lenth at last ! after billions of compilations, splits et collaboration, tamagawa delivers his very first full lenth and best work to date. all new material ! still between earth and (kind of) fear falls burning.
the small stage lamp replica is sent flat. you do the work.

3x3"CDr 8€


upcoming releases on basses frequences

aidan baker "i fall into you" CD -> mid july
bones of seabirds "divinorum" CDr & alistar crosbie "ashengroud" CDr -> fall july




* salvation releases * top

CHURCH OF MISERY : live in red - eurotour 2005 (salvation)
trailer here

[JP] see label discography for details
DVD9, region 0, PAL, 125 min of doom

DVD 10€

BUNDLE : salvation CD releases
pick up 3 CDs of your choice in the salvation releases list below for only 10€ !
don't forget to list your items in the order form.

bundle 10€

NITRO MEGA PRAYER : songs of hypocrisy (salvation)
MP3: shinjita sekai

[JP] one of my favorite screamo record EVER. heard a billion times and still thrill each times. powerfull, intense, desparate...30 minutes of emotional burn out.

CD 5€

CHURCH OF MISERY : the second coming (salvation)
MP3: i, motherfucker

[JP] a punch in your face. church of misery shows who's the boss. nothing less.

CD 5€

ISCARIOTE : geneèse et agonie (salvation)
MP3: inoculé

[CH] discography CD, everything they have done before "necropole trauma" + 2 live videos.

CD 5€

ISCARIOTE : necropole trauma (salvation)
MP3: des cheveux noirs sur la paleur de son visage

[CH] dark poetry, noiserock, hardcore, metal and stoner influences clash in a maelstrom of rage and despair.

CD 5€

BEIRUT 5 : a machinic exodus (salvation)
MP3: end of violence

[JP] washington DC influenced punk rock meets electro punk a la trans am / milemarker. catchy, dynamic and even dancing with political contents. european pressing contains 2 videos.

CD 3€

BLACK FILM DANCE : john's LP (salvation & fine tunning!)
MP3: i'm waltz

[JP] between r'n r, new wave and electro punk rock. think of sunshine / robocop kraus / kurt. with future members of The Sun and Discotortion ! historical !
last copies !

CD 3€

ORG. : name (salvation)
MP3: zoetrope

[JP] intimistic rock with electronica ints. somewhere between mùm and cap'n jazz. (and hey, this is a side-project of a guitarist of Envy !)

CD 3€


* worldwide favorites * top

OREN AMBARCHI : destinationless desire (touch)

[Aus] two new songs (that sound like 3 actually), exclusive to this 7". guitars, organ, bells and...voices ! very cool stuff.

7" 6€

OREN AMBARCHI : in the pendulum's ambrace (touch)
MP3: inamorata

[AU] brand new album from this very prolific and always interesting australian composer. 3 long songs in the following of his previous album "grapes from the estate": moody, introspective and finally very dark. beautiful 6 panels digipack.

CD 12.5€

OREN AMBARCHI : suspension (touch)

[AU] minimalist, relaxing and introspective digital drone.
digipack.

CD 12.5€

AIDAN BAKER : i will always and forever hold you in my heart and soul (small doses)

[CA] reissue and very last print of this great Baker full lenth. don't miss it !

CDr 6€

AIDAN BAKER : exoskeleton heart (crucial bliss)
MP3: interior (extract)

[CA] a new solo offering from Aidan Baker, and in my opinion, one of his best. dark, heavy guitar drones.
nice oversized packaging, as always with crucial bliss

CD 6€

BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL : gunpowder temple of heaven (pica disk)
MP3: sample

[NZ] damn that's pure audio beauty ! 40 minutes of bliss drones, guitars, organ, incantations...that's deep, sacred, mesmerizing and really really BEAUTIFUL !

CD 11€

BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL : curved surface destroyer (last visible dog)
MP3: sample

[NZ] a great collection of 6 full live shows, mostly previously released as tour only CDrs long out of print. kind of a "best off" of what BCM can offer. can't be missed if you're a deep fan or just a newcomer.

3CD 15€

BLACK SHAPE OF NEXUS : b.son (vendetta)

[GER] this CD features the songs from the s/t LP and the split with crowskin.
gold tin box and sheet.

CD 10€

BLACK SHAPE OF NEXUS | CROWSKIN : split (vendetta)

[GER] two other songs from b.son and 3 from their pair, crowskin. heavy as fuck.

LP 10€

BLACK SHAPE OF NEXUS : s/t (vendetta)

[GER] 3 songs for 40 minutes of german heaviness ! think of corrupted, buried at sea, ocean and the likes.

LP 10€

BONES OF SEABIRDS : Nihanisyati (anathema sound)

[US] "Hailing from Athens, GA, Bones of Seabirds is Ryan McGill. A devout slave to the tube-driven drone, McGill sets aside the axe for two synth passages, one sidelong and one brief, which seek transcendence by swathing the ears with layer upon layer of dark sine waves." 3 new tracks, with full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub. "

cassette C20 4€

BONES OF SEABIRDS : sacrament (small doses)
MP3: check myspace

[US] one of my favorite record this last few weeks. huge drones, dark, strong, very well "composed". highly recommended !

CDr 6€

CEASE UPON THE CAPITAL : 2nd (impure musik / react with protest)
MP3: track 5

[US] "My Bloody Valentine meets Boris meets Envy meets Converge. Styles clash and ricochet off each other, and a certain style of unpredictability doesn't hide an overwhelming sense of cohesion. Fans of their previous releases will be blown away by the shape their music has taken."

CD 9€

CEASE UPON THE CAPITAL : 1st (impure musik / react with protest / i've c.f.y.c.)
MP3: track 8

[US] excellent screamo in the vein of raein / la quiete...
CD comes in a beautiful digipack with extended artwork.

CD 10€
LP 9€
cassette 3€

CELESTE : nihiliste(s) (denovali)

[FR] they are back with their first full lenth, and they still rock with anger and metal. you can download the full album here !
white or red vinyl.

LP 9€

DAITRO : laisser vivre les squelettes (pure pain sugar)
MP3: laisser vivre les squelettes

[FR] repress of the greaaaaat album from this greaaaaat french band. 300 copies on black vinyl with a B&W cover.

LP 8€

DIPLEG : sympathy without love (i've c.f.y.c.)
MP3: rod lost die understand

[JP] first full lenth and a already masterpice of screamo-hardcore in the vein of Envy / 400Years.

CD 8€

DISCOTORTION : damn (fine tunning!)
MP3: damn

[JP] a new shot from the holy Sapporro, with members of Black Film Dance and Carnival Of Dark-Split, playing harsh rock in the Amphetamine Reptile tradition. highly recommanded ! chromed digipack.

CD 11€

DOULEUR FANTOME : dfcd9 (a-haeon)
MP3: check myspace

[FR] the man behind Creature, in his main project, noisier, colder and harsher.

CDr 8€

DOULEUR FANTOME : dfcd8 (a-haeon)
MP3: check myspace

[FR]

CDr 8€

DUET : the round dance of the shadow (space patrol)

[FR] amazing duo from France, playing minimalist post-hardcore. could remind some Codeine stuff. try them ! listen and watch right here.

CD 8€

FEAR FALLS BURNING & BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL (conspiracy)

[Be / NZ] collaboration between the two wizards of drone. expect something noisy, heavy and metallic.

CD 10€

FIVE KIND SQUARE / THE LADDERBACK : split (satire)

[JP / US] each bands privide one short and one long song. FKS plays a very brutal hardcore that remains me of Anodyne but in a way more pleasant; TLB is less "in ur face" but still very dynamic. a must have.

CD 6€

GREY DATURAS : dead in the woods (crucial blast)
MP3: see crucial blast release page

[AUS]

CD 10€

MEDITATIONS : I (anathema sound)

[US] "Ultra-crude, single-mic recordings from a new unit informed by harsh noise, raw black metal, and the id. With zero regard for fidelity and blasphemous intent, this is a document of unbridled frustration and anguish. No good vibes in here. With full color artwork, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub."

cassette C15 3€

NILS HELSTROM : a graveyard of hopes and dreams (electric requiem)
MP3: check myspace

[Ir] here is something that perfectly fits with my label's name: very loooow drones, a lot of low frequencies, heavy basses while it's still pretty much minimalist. very interesting artist.

CDr 3€

NILS HELSTROM : learning to let go (electric requiem)
MP3: check myspace

[Ir] pretty much the same as above.

CDr 3€

LI JIANHONG : San Sheng Shi (archive)
MP3: sample

[china] "An incredible focused and formidable fifty something min. single track solo electric guitar wall of noise work from new face from the Chinese music scene".

CD 11€

LIGHT YOUR WAY : compilation (satire)

[JP] 13 exclusive songs from 1000 TRAVELS OF JAWAHARLAL, FC FIVE, FEROCIOUS ATTACK, NITRO MEGA PRAYER, EGOIST FOR MEN, FACT, ANCHOR, DIPLEG, STUBBORN FATHER, ENFORCE, END ALL, 16REASONS and AFTER FOREVER. wow !

CD 6€

MONARCH : dead men tell no tales (crucial blast)
MP3: swan song (extract)

[FR] this 2 CD set includes the vinyl only releases "speak of the sea" and "die tonight" plus some extras.

2CD 11€

MYSTIFIED : cold telemetry (small doses)

[US] cold but haunting dark ambient electronics from this very prolific band.

CDr 6€

NADJA : thaumoradiance (archive)

[CA] very last copy that comes from a canceled order !.

CD 10€

NADJA : torn bliss from emptyness (profound lore)

[CA] the last re-issue/re-recorded of the "old" nadja records. 3 long songs that mix drone and doom, as bliss as heavy.
beautiful 8 panel digipack.

CD 10€

NADJA : guilted by the sun (elevation / roadburn)

[CA] lastest work to date, more harsh than before but still heavy and dark as before.
limited digipack

CD 8€

NADJA : corrasion (foreshadow)
MP3: basefluid

[CA] an old release re-arranged and re-recorded. huge production, massive sound, awesome songs. this is essential ! my personnal fav Nadja release with "bodycage".
dowload the fantastic 20 minutes long free non-album track "numb" here
CD out of print / back in stock when repressed

NANOMACHINE : gemini (catune)
MP3: element

[JP] the brilliant follow up to "ycx+3", "gemini" follow the way open in the previous works, with the addition of more electronic sounds and some jazzy influences. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

CD 16€

NANOMACHINE : ycx+3 (catune)
MP3: ycx006 | unison (extend mix)

[JP] nanomachine is one of my favorites, ever. they play some kind of postrock in the vein of Mogwai, Godspeed with subtility and dynamism. something very personnal thought and highly emotional. one of the best things Japan has to offer. HIGHLY RECOMMANDED.
CD out of print / back in stock when repressed

ONE MAN DRONE : compilation/split (mayo rds)

[FR / DE] featuring TAMAGAWA, B°TONG (ex-nid), OLDINE and SHIT. one song each.
clear vinyl in hand-made packaging. each one is unique and will be send randomly.

12" 8€

YUI ONODERA : suisei (and/oar)

[JP] "Suisei is a work composed from field recordings and pump organ. Edited and re-mastered by Dale Lloyd. A mystery drone soundscape journey along the shores of an unfathomable glistening sea..." (and/OAR press release)

CD 10€

SEQUENCE PULSE : play both ends against the middle (catune)
streaming: hush | play both ends agains the middle

[JP] brand new album by this classic japanese post rock outfit. the sound has evolved to something much more dynamic, efficient and personnal. surely their best work to date.

CD 14€

SEQUENCE PULSE : between the lines serie vol2 (catune)

[JP] for a serie of CDep, Sequence Pulse offers two exclusive songs for a total of 20 minutes.

CD 6€

SEQUENCE PULSE : railroad to heaven (catune)

[JP] second full lenth album from this now classic post-rock band from Japan.

CD 14€

SEQUENCE PULSE : call signs (catune)
MP3: broken into little pieces

[JP] from epic 15 minutes long songs to minimalist/intimistic play, my personnal favorite from this under estimate band.
amazing almost completly transparent CD.

CD 11€

SKULLFLOWER : IIIrd keeper (crucial blast)
MP3: see crucial blast release page

[UK] reissue of this 1992 classic. heavy rhythms with bass and drums + guitars drones ! think of early swans / godflesh with a lot of feedbacks.

CD 10€

SOFY MAJOR : s/t (argghh)
MP3: is there any way out ?

[FR] 7 tracks of powerfull heavy hardcore. support !
red vinyl.

12" 6€

NICHOLAS SZCZEPANIK : astilbe rubra (small doses)
MP3: tire (sample) | shimmer (sample)

[US] "Astilbe rubra is an hour-long, well-woven work that integrates electronics, traditional instruments used non-traditionally, and field recordings. Minimal and restrained with moments of intensity and power." (SD)

CDr 6€

TAINT : secrets and lies (super fi)
MP3: hex breaker

[UK] The second album from this classic UK trio that fearlessly weld post-hardcore to stoner rock to create a unique rocking fusion!
Comes with a beautiful gatefold sleeve and full colour insert!

2LP 13€

TAINT : the ruins of roma nova (super fi)
MP3: drunken marksman

[UK] Taint truly have found a unique sound with their blend of heavy stoner riffing and forward-thinking post-hardcore.
Double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.

2LP 13€

THE WARM : s/t (fine tunning!)
MP3: SH

[JP] electro punk ala TransAm. brilliant.

CD 8€

TOE : the book about my idle plot and a vague anxiety (catune)
MP3: tremolo+delay

[JP] the japanese wizards offer with their very first full lenth album something absolutly PERFECT. this album never left me since i heard the pre-release promo copy in summer 2005. i listen to it on a very regular basis with always the same pleasure. their jazzy post rock is unique, and beautiful. food for your hears.

CD out of stock

TOE : songs, ideas we forgot (catune)

[JP] first release for the japanese catchy post-rock outfit, a little bit more "common" than what'll follow, but you'll find all the seeds of "the book" in here. great production, great songwriting.

CD out of stock

TRUE COLOR OF BOOD : the cave of knowledge (waterscape)
MP3: sample

"Eric Kesner is the man behind True Colour of Blood. He mad himself quiet a popular name in
the drone genre. The Cave of Knowledge is a 22 min drone. Kestner perfectly combines dark
ambient moments with minutes of pure clarity. Like most of the waterscape releases this is a
pure blessing for headphone trips into a world of shimmering guitar drones and ambient soundscapes."
and i agree with this.

3" CDr 4.5€

UP-TIGHT : early years (archive)
MP3: sample

[JP] re-issue of the out of print 99 five track album (plus two unreleased thracks) from this tokyo pyschedelic outfit. great record.

CD 11€

WARMTH | MEDROXY PROGESTERONE ACETATE : split (small doses)
MP3: warmth sample on myspace / mpa sample on myspace

[US] warmth offers a very original piece of drone, something that starts very quietly and go on a non stop crescendo until a very harsh final ! awesome ! / MPA gives something i like alot too, less rrrrrr, and more douuuh.

7" 4€

WEREJU : the end of everything (electric requiem)
MP3: check myspace

[Ir] new full lenth by this great dronescaper. new sounds, much more open and bright than before. a great record for the fans of fear falls burning and all bliss drones stuff.
comes with the companion disc "a demon-haunted world".

2CDr 6€

WEREJU : a dream half remembered (electric requiems)
MP3: check myspace

[Ir] low, dark ambient / drone / doomscapes from ireland. excellent stuff !

CDr 3€

WEREJU : through the depths of unknowing (electric requiems)
MP3: check myspace

[Ir] double CD set of the irelandish drone-scapes maker.

2CD 9€

PETER WRIGHT : yellow horizon (pseudoarcana)

[NZ/UK] i love this guy, and especially this album. i would call this "heartbreaking drones". beautiful warm landscapes that fit well with the artwork. there's some peace in it, but some heavyness as well.

CD 12€

Z : mikabe (grok plastic)
MP3: zushiki man

[JP] jazzy, psychedelic, mystic, exalting, intriging, thrilling, voodoo, powerfull, hysterical, mysterious, dark, amazing, whatever-gives-you-a-hard-on from ALL the members of There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. this record is HUGE, best record of 2006 !

CD 14€


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