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36.00EUR • approx. 52.2USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
As a tribute to the overwhelming demand of their fast- growing host of supporters, Heilung released a complete live show under the banner of "Lifa", which was recorded at Castlefest 2017. Lim. 500x.
34.00EUR • approx. 49.3USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Re-issue of Danish Viking Ritual Folk act Heilung's acclaimed debut album. White and black marbled 12" double vinyl (33 rpm) in printed inner sleeves in deluxe gatefold printed on the rough side of the board. Lim. 500x.
"Futha" further explores the feminine side of Heilung, with lyrics originating from old Icelandic poetry. A spectacular affair, where the lines blur between musical performance, ancient pagan rituals, past, and present. Lim. 400x.
A testimony of the show at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Heilung and their Nordic collective sweep audiences into rapture with throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerizing light show, an army of warriors and bursts of fire.
A testimony of the show at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Heilung and their Nordic collective sweep audiences into rapture with throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerizing light show, an army of warriors and bursts of fire.
A testimony of the show at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Heilung and their Nordic collective sweep audiences into rapture with throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerizing light show, an army of warriors and bursts of fire.
A testimony of the show at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Heilung and their Nordic collective sweep audiences into rapture with throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerizing light show, an army of warriors and bursts of fire.
Re-issue of Danish Viking Ritual Folk act Heilung's acclaimed debut album. Clear and black marbled 12" double vinyl (33 rpm) in printed inner sleeves in deluxe gatefold printed on the rough side of the board. Lim. 400x.
As a tribute to the overwhelming demand of their fast- growing host of supporters, Heilung released a complete live show under the banner of "Lifa", which was recorded at Castlefest 2017. Lim. 200x!
19.00EUR • approx. 27.6USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Crushing waves of distortion that bring to mind Ben Frost surround radiant sound-design in the mould of Jon Hopkins or Andy Stott. Pulsing, fluttering synth-worlds orbit through a galaxy of texture not unlike Clint Mansell’s Moon score.
"Iridescent" consists of fragments of studio improvisation sessions recorded in 2016 and 2017, some of them recorded in one unedited take on a modular system and some layered and later morphed into compositions, in shimmering, incandescent portraits.
A special Anniversary album release to celebrate ten years of Hekate. "Ten Years..." contains almost exclusively deleted, remixed and reconstructed versions of Hekate classics. Packaged in a deluxe digipak with transparent booklet.
"Für Euch…" consists of two complete, separate conceptual twin sister albums - the first full of sad and hymnic lovesongs, while the second deals with general ‘social’ themes, such as greed, war and the eternal longing and search for paradise on Earth.
“Liod” tells the story of the fate of a woman that lives in the middle-ages, in a conceptual album which again combines medieval moods and modern electronic sounds with beautiful ballads and dark sound experiments.
"Wohin?" combines medieval and new poetry with historical music and the electronic avant-garde. Helium Vola is a project by Ernst Horn, the classically-trained pianist, composer and conductor who also co-founded Deine Lakaien and Qntal.
13.00EUR • approx. 18.9USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Debut album by Hexperos, a new project by soprano Alessandra Santovito, founding member of Gothica. Dark Neo-Classical chamber music, which easily deserves a place alongside the best works from acts such as Arcana, Ophelia’s Dream or Sopor Aeternus.
In this partially conceptual work, Hexperos once again combine classical and contemporary approaches to chamber music, incorporating Celtic, Mediterranean, Medieval and Baroque elements in a meticulously crafted and varied opus.
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Re-issue of the debut album by Hexperos, a new project by soprano Alessandra Santovito, founding member of Gothica. Dark Neo-Classical chamber music. Includes 4 bonus tracks.
Hrafngrímr showcases a powerful vocal duo blending Christine Roche’s rock voice with Mattjö HAUSSY’s distinctive guttural vocals. "Niflheims Auga" draws from Norse mythology to create a dreamlike universe and share its vision of the modern world.
"Ten Small Fractures" offers new presentations and arrangements of songs from past Human Drama albums, limited to vocal, piano, flute, violin, muted bass anda classical nylon string guitar, recreating what would be 6 persons playing in a room.
Peering out from underneath saturated beats, Hús forges soundscapes with the harmonic sensibility and grace of Nils Frahm and Boards of Canada and the desolate undercurrent of Burial.
23.00EUR • approx. 33.4USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A special collaboration between Anna von Hausswolff and Matti Bye. Their first project brings forth an eclectic and delicate album, located somewhere inbetween neo-classical experimentalism and avantgarde dream-pop. Lim. 350 copies.
A beautiful and odd blend of Classical and Electronica like only Iceland can bring. "Two Trains" embraces the spirit of the original European avant-garde and invokes these concepts in its chugging rhythms, metallic clangs and brooding choral arrangements.
Taking influences from the likes of Porcupine Tree, Philip Glass and Kate Bush, the duo's songwriting is rich with metaphorical layers, referencing the modern human condition as well as Shakespearean poetry, and Pre-Raphaelite visual aesthetics.
Featuring guests Gavin Harrison, Colin Edwin and Mariusz Duda (Riverside) and engineered/mixed by Marcel Van Limbeek (Tori Amos), Lighthouse is the award-winning 2016 album from Russian Post-Progressive duo iamthemorning.
23.00EUR • approx. 33.4USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A contemporary fusion of Rock, Classical and Folk influences, inspired by 19th Century song cycles - a style established by Schubert - the album cohesively tells 10 individual stories of pain caused by human cruelty.
13.00EUR • approx. 18.9USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Dark, warm, rich, gloomy music that transcends boundaries and defies definitions. Fairy-tinted musical scenarios, impressive female vocals, a sensual and seductive journey through a gently illuminated nocturnal world.
In The Nursery have taken inspiration from the historic, literary and personal connections of 1961 - including Yuri Gagarin's first space flight, The construction of the Berlin wall, the publication of Catch 22 and even the idling engine of a Ford Consul.
"Humberstone", the family surname of core group members Klive and Nigel, is a deeply personal record that sees them in reflective mood as a year in which they also turned 60 comes to a close.
Named after the Gaelic word for 'pure', Íon seems to illude strict categorization, and even the apparently all-encompassing definition of World Music falls short in defining the ethereal moods that "Madre, Protégenos" comes to reveal.
A collection of slow motion mysterious ballads, balancing light and shade, salvation and loss, matching Irish landscapes and Mediterranean sunbathed seashores with its haunting Celtic vibes that thrive and build upon tribal rhythmic patterns.
A one-woman-folk project brought to life by Eluveitie violinist Meri Tadic in autumn 2006, whose compositions
range from mere instrumentals all the way to a cappella songs. Recommended for fans of The Moon and the Nightspirit!
"Iskra" features 9 stunning compositions by Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Peter Gregson, Alex Baranowski Music, Isobel Waller-Bridge , David Julyan, Paul Frith & Luke Anthony. Lim. 999 copies!
The third collaboration album by the Norwegian saxophonist and Britain's premier vocal group finds the collective at the crossroads of East and West, drawing upon both medieval sacred music and the bardic tradition of the Caucasus.
Naive and sentimental music, as John Adams would put it. A beautiful work of contemporary Chamber Music, which should please fans of Yann Tiersen or Wim Mertens.
Composed during nighttime, "Music for a Starlit Night" focuses on the Ambient and Modern Classical side of Chassagnard's work, as could be already heard on his early compositions, enriched with a stimulant dose of electronica.
24.00EUR • approx. 34.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
On "Entanglement", Moss channels quantum theory as a metaphor for creating energetic connections through esoteric processes. Using violin (and occasionally, voice) as sound source, her compositions are set in motion like entangled particles.
The most overtly searching, mournful and inexorable music Moss has made to date. The pieces on "Phosphenes" exquisitely navigate consonance and dissonance, building patiently from single notes to multiple voicings, harmonic stacks and clusters.
25.00EUR • approx. 36.3USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
The most overtly searching, mournful and inexorable music Moss has made to date. The pieces on "Phosphenes" exquisitely navigate consonance and dissonance, building patiently from single notes to multiple voicings, harmonic stacks and clusters.
24.00EUR • approx. 34.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Post-Rock / Classical. Cosmic music of dark matter and interstellar dust, of gravitational waves and celestial grit that connect messy terrestrial life—with its human, animal, natural suffering and beauty—to chaotic and unruly universal forces.
“The Cartographer” is a piece commissioned by the renowned Roadburn Festival, which explores the space where classical instrumentation and contemporary heavy music intersect.
Acclaimed pianist Joep Beving and Berlin-based producer and cellist Maarten Vos share their first collaborative album, released via Nils Frahm’s Leiter label. Lim. 400x.
Inspired by a recording of an IBM mainframe computer which Jóhann’s father made on a reel-to-reel tape machine more than 30 years ago, "IBM 1401" was recorded by a sixty-piece string orchestra which added to incorporated electronics of the original tape.
14.00EUR • approx. 20.3USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A beautiful meld of strings and electronics, with two themes running throughout - the idea of failed utopias is the main thread, and the collision of mysticism and rocket science is the other theme explored. Includes unpublished notes written by Johann.
Never before pressed on vinyl, "IBM 1401, A User's Manual", is one of Jóhann Jóhannsson’s most-loved works. Its first ever pressing comes in a deluxe gatefold sleeve and is pressed on clear vinyl, with two exclusive live tracks.
A beautiful meld of strings and electronics, with two themes running throughout - the idea of failed utopias is the main thread, and the collision of mysticism and rocket science is the other theme explored. Includes unpublished notes written by Johann.
"A Little Night Music" sees Bree taking a more free-form approach to his usually more rigid and Pop-minded style, partly due to a new interest in classical music, more specifically Russian Ballet suites. Features a string quartet and a guest soprano.
A wonderfully complex, coherent and compelling album of experimental plunderphonics, which balances the freeform spirit of sampledelica with the conceptual, emotive and stylistic specificity of individual songcraft, to glorious effect.
A wonderfully complex, coherent and compelling album of experimental plunderphonics, which balances the freeform spirit of sampledelica with the conceptual, emotive and stylistic specificity of individual songcraft, to glorious effect.
An electro-acoustic tape collage album of beautifully drifting melody, occasional voice, wide-ranging `instrumentation' and enchanting texture. Even if broadly melancholic in temperature, it marks a turn away from angst and despair for Void.
An electro-acoustic tape collage album of beautifully drifting melody, occasional voice, wide-ranging `instrumentation' and enchanting texture. Even if broadly melancholic in temperature, it marks a turn away from angst and despair for Void.
25.00EUR • approx. 36.3USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A solo album from Jorja Chalmers, the saxophonist/keyboardist of Bryan Ferry's band. A dreamy twelve-track affair self-recorded and produced by Chalmers with mixing by Johnny Jewell and Dean Hurley. A perfect addition to the Italians Do It Better family.
An all instrumental album, which consists of sparse works for lute and electronics, marking a return to the minimal Neo Classical style of this unique avant garde composer and lutenist.
An all instrumental album, which consists of sparse works for lute and electronics, marking a return to the minimal Neo Classical style of this unique avant garde composer and lutenist.
"Character", the cellist third album, refines the layering technique with which different cello motifs are interwoven. As an accompaniment to her actual instrument, she plays natural and ambient noises, which work as a kind of substitute voice.
10.00EUR • approx. 14.5USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
On her fourth work, Julia Kent again masterfully combines the sound of the cello with electronic music, creating a completely unique acoustic world, which can be both mysterious and moving.
On her fourth work, Julia Kent again masterfully combines the sound of the cello with electronic music, creating a completely unique acoustic world, which can be both mysterious and moving. Limited vinyl version including CD.
"Character", the cellist third album, refines the layering technique with which different cello motifs are interwoven. As an accompaniment to her actual instrument, she plays natural and ambient noises, which work as a kind of substitute voice.
14.00EUR • approx. 20.3USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Following the dissonance and tension of "Asperities", "Temporal" is a meditation on the transitory and fragile nature of existence. Plaintive cello lines floating over metronomic rhythms echo the passage of time, and the emotions that can evoke.
23.00EUR • approx. 33.4USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Following the dissonance and tension of "Asperities", "Temporal" is a meditation on the transitory and fragile nature of existence. Plaintive cello lines floating over metronomic rhythms echo the passage of time, and the emotions that can evoke. Lim. 500x
Bardi Johannsson and Kælan Mikla have created a unique voice, inhabiting a world of folklore and fairytales. Cinematic layers of synth, ethereal vocals and programmed drums crossing between Classical thriller scoring and Darkwave synths.
Bardi Johannsson and Kælan Mikla have created a unique voice, inhabiting a world of folklore and fairytales. Cinematic layers of synth, ethereal vocals and programmed drums crossing between Classical thriller scoring and Darkwave synths.
An immersive piece by composer Kali Malone featuring Stephen O’Malley on electric guitar, Lucy Railton on cello, and Malone herself on tuned sine wave oscillators. A study in harmonics and non-linear composition.
An immersive piece by composer Kali Malone featuring Stephen O’Malley on electric guitar, Lucy Railton on cello, and Malone herself on tuned sine wave oscillators. A study in harmonics and non-linear composition.
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Malone’s new album presents her first compositions for organ since 2019’s breakthrough album "The Sacrificial Code" alongside interrelated pieces for voice and brass performed by Macadam Ensemble and Anima Brass.
33.00EUR • approx. 47.9USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Malone’s new album presents her first compositions for organ since 2019’s breakthrough album "The Sacrificial Code" alongside interrelated pieces for voice and brass performed by Macadam Ensemble and Anima Brass.
Pure oldschool neo-classical music with strong German vocals, mysterious orchestral themes and fine melodies. The album sounds like a dark march or a sad soundtrack for the haunting pictures featured in the beautiful 8-page gatefold sleeve.
11.00EUR • approx. 16USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
With its minimal arrangements placing her recollections and dissections of sometimes harrowing experiences front and centre, "Debris" showcases Forsyth's elemental voice and an outpouring of candid, haunting lyrics detailing seismic ruptures.
19.00EUR • approx. 27.6USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
With its minimal arrangements placing her recollections and dissections of sometimes harrowing experiences front and centre, "Debris" showcases Forsyth's elemental voice and an outpouring of candid, haunting lyrics detailing seismic ruptures.
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
If "Debris" sounded like it was buried under the earth - Forsyth's voice repressed and breathless - "Limbs" brings some of that live presence, deploying a more expansive palette with Forsyth at the centre.
If "Debris" sounded like it was buried under the earth - Forsyth's voice repressed and breathless - "Limbs" brings some of that live presence, deploying a more expansive palette with Forsyth at the centre. Lim. 900x.
"Zéro" is an endless work, like its numerical symbol, a musical laboratory, an infinite experience, by a Japanese artist whose unarmed inspiration brings an unique and colorful ambient musical piece built around her classical influences and oriental soul.
First ever official vinyl pressing! Kawai’s compositions see ancient harmonies and percussions uncannily mesh with synthesized sounds of the modern world to convey a sumptuous balance between folklore tradition and futuristic outlook.
35.00EUR • approx. 50.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Three albums from the middle period of Ketil Bjørnstads career, were recorded in 1984 and 1987. The music evokes imagery, and like so much of Bjørnstads music it straddles the border between Classical and Jazz, with plenty of space for improvisation.
An album that explores remoteness, seclusion and the feelings that these can evoke. Kinbrae play a mixture of brass, piano, synths, percussion and musique concrete and take their influence from minimalist, classical and ambient music.
Superb lay-out. Remarkable selection of contents, covering a wide spectre of unique and high-quality dark music. Some of the most detailed and exhaustive interviews ever endured by the artists featured here. Hundreds of sharp reviews. Get it now!
Featuring: Manes, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Misanthrope, Elend, Ulver, Nocturnus, Orphaned Land, Tristania, Escuadron De La Muerte, Raison d'Être, among others.
15.00EUR • approx. 21.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Compositions and arrangements by Kristian Blak for the Nordic ensemble Yggdrasil and Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir, tapping into Jazz, World Music and Classical. Yggdrasil is the World Tree in Norse mythology.
A unique, richly atmospheric and largely improvisatory record that stands proud and defiant of pigeonholing, Kuro is neither elegant chamber music nor intense drone-noise, neither psychedelia nor spiritual jazz, yet holds elements of all of the above.
A unique, richly atmospheric and largely improvisatory record that stands proud and defiant of pigeonholing, Kuro is neither elegant chamber music nor intense drone-noise, neither psychedelia nor spiritual jazz, yet holds elements of all of the above.
A 172-page, A5 pro-printed paperpack fanzine, featuring in-depth interviews, reviews and travelogues, plus exclusive artwork by Chris Moyen, Nick Blebis and more... Limited to 199 handnumbered copies.
Music from the band’s theatre production Wir Sind das Volk (We are the People), which premiered at HAU (Berlin) in 2020. The piece was based on the writings of Heiner Müller (1929-1995), one of the most significant German-language playwrights and poets.
Music from the band’s theatre production Wir Sind das Volk (We are the People), which premiered at HAU (Berlin) in 2020. The piece was based on the writings of Heiner Müller (1929-1995), one of the most significant German-language playwrights and poets.
The legendary Slovenian group Laibach presents their brand new album and soundtrack for "Iron Sky : The Coming Race". This soundtrack is as epic and cinematic as the first, providing a musical journey of orchestral scores.
25.00EUR • approx. 36.3USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A 40 minute 'hidden' Country, Dance and Electronic sound traveling, featuring different versions of the song "Love Is Still Alive" from the Iron Sky - The Coming Race film, which ends with the destruction of planet Earth and its satellite Moon.
In Laibach’s "Alamut", the ideas of radical nihilism interweave with the classical Persian poetry of Omar Khayyam, the sensual verses of Mahsati Ganjavi blend with minimalist orchestral colours derived from Iranian tradition.
In Laibach’s "Alamut", the ideas of radical nihilism interweave with the classical Persian poetry of Omar Khayyam, the sensual verses of Mahsati Ganjavi blend with minimalist orchestral colours derived from Iranian tradition.
Recorded in 1997 near the end of their “Hallway of the Gods” tour of Canada and America, “Live at La Luna” reveals like never before the magical atmosphere of sound and light created by Edward Ka-Spel and his talented crew.
Martial anthems, with solemn, haunting Dark Ambient passages. Limited edition of 500 copies in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve with A2 hand-numbered poster + card.
A vision of night wrapped in mystery: a night haunted by spectral chants, under the spell of epic, poignant strings and sustained by hypnotic piano pulsations. A neo-classical or post-nocturnal masterpiece!
Les Fragments de la Nuit return with their second masterpiece. Lush nocturnal Neo-Classical pieces forming an epic soundtrack that runs from quiet, melancholy-driven moments to stirring, violent passages and eerie moods.
"Musique De Nuit" features newly recorded tracks from the early days as well as brand new pieces. Variety is testimony to the band's ability to take Contemporary Classical music beyond its typical standards.
14.00EUR • approx. 20.3USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Lili Refrain’s newest LP "Mana" lives up to its title. A combination of Anna Von Hausswolff and "Burning World"-era Swans, with multifaceted tracks that adequately translates Refrain’s multi-instrumentalist abilities. Lim. 1000 copies.
Lili Refrain’s newest LP "Mana" lives up to its title. A combination of Anna Von Hausswolff and "Burning World"-era Swans, with multifaceted tracks that adequately translates Refrain’s multi-instrumentalist abilities. Lim. 450x on 180g vinyl.
30.00EUR • approx. 43.5USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
Lili Refrain’s newest LP "Mana" lives up to its title. A combination of Anna Von Hausswolff and "Burning World"-era Swans, with multifaceted tracks that adequately translates Refrain’s multi-instrumentalist abilities. Lim. 300 handnumbered copies.
24.00EUR • approx. 34.8USD [ temp. out of stock ] : [ pre-order ]
A unique moment during the “Mana” era, recorded while on tour supporting Heilung and Eivør, with some of the most intense experiences of Lili’s career!
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