Selectie 02
** 2024 lucky restock, sold out at the source ** Recorded in 1975. Selected by Dennis Tyfus. This is the second in a series of Edmond de Deyster (who sadly died in '99) archival lp's. Edmond de Deyster left an incredible amount of reel tapes behind, full of beautiful analog synthesizer music. His family was kind enough to share this archive with us. It took me way longer than expected to get this second installment together, partly because I wanted to interview his relatives and other people who…
Transformation Through Love (Book + CD)
“This is a profound DreamSong from one of the most immaculate and individual artists I have ever known, or known of.” - David Tibet
I Sigh, I Resign
HoP warmly welcomes Belgian chantress Annelies Monseré back to the fold.
Drones In The Air
*150 copies limited edition* Drones In The Air is Andrew Hargreaves’ first experiments with ‘intuitive’ just intonation. Forgoing the synths and magnetic heads of his TLO work for a minimal set up of oscillators, Lyra-8 and a handful of pedals, to keep a precise focus on the creation of microtonal spectrums. Over the course of four austere, slow moving parts, harmonic textures are built from the clashing frequencies of the oscillators revealing over tones that veer from the ominous to the cacoph…
Midsummer, London
“Midsummer, London was composed with recordings taken on the Summer Solstice June 21, 2023, as I attempted to journey from one side of the city to the other along the Thames on this longest of days. The journey began in Loughborough Junction with stops at Clapham Junction, Staines, Shepperton, Hampton, Twickenham, Ravenscourt Park, Blackfriars, Deptford, Woolwich Dockyard and Slade Green.” - Kate Carr, 2024
The Sirens Of Titan
“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, 'The Sirens of Titan'
Hybr:id III
Noton is pleased to announce the release of HYbr:ID III, the third chapter of Alva Noto’s HYbr:ID series initiated in 2021. HYbr:ID III, continuing the trajectory established by its predecessors, crafts a soundscape of meditative and resonant tones. Drawing inspiration from Noh, a traditional Japanese musical drama dating back to the 14th century, the album reflects the genre's distinctive rhythmic movements and its nuanced expression of emotions through subtle gestures. “The HYbr:ID albums are …
Noho EP: Turning The Crank
*300 copies limited edtion* With this EP an attempt is made at documenting the vibrant action happening during the late 1970s and early 1980s in the Pioneer Valley area of Western Massachusetts, US. The story is richer than the snapshot we present here, The Five Colleges in Hampshire County congregated a vast student population that inevitably interacted with the towns in the area. Bars, music and record stores, live music and a lot of experimentation and free thinking. Hampshire College, especi…
Dieu Lune et La Grenouille
Enter, venture into the landscape, in search of the "Génie du lieu". Music vibrates with the world, introducing a sensitive listening to Life. It touches on the invisible and the mystery that inhabit things, space and time.
Stalker - Music Inspired By Andrej Tarkowskij's Movie
*200 copies limited edition* "Stalker" is Eighth Tower's tribute to the cinematic masterpiece "Stalker" (1979) by Russian director Andrej Tarkowskij. Tarkowskij 's second science fiction film after Solaris, "Stalker" is based on a novel by the Strugackij brothers, Arkadij and Boris, renowned authors of Soviet science fiction. The novel, titled "Roadside Picnic," was released in 1971. Tarkovskij adapted the basic literary work, written in the form of dispatches and intelligence reports, inspired …
The Mute Fortress
*60 copies limited edition* Francisco Meirino's The Mute Fortress plays with the time and space of its sound materials.
He expands, unfolds and unwinds the ghostly voices that circulate in a jigsaw puzzle of sequences that the mind assembles as it sees fit.
Self Sabotage
*150 copies limited edition* Kenny Sanderson (Facialmess) delivers a scathing, vivid record, like a flash of sound that cuts through a dark night.
Sparse percussion, distant sirens, dry impacts: muffled rhythms coupled with abrupt textures give birth to eight instantaneous moments of diabolical efficiency and finesse.
Ruin
Behind the eyeCrumble to ashEthereal seaHealth
Primož Bončina - Synthesizer, Fuzz, Tape, Electric GuitarRecorded between IX-MMXX and III-MMXXI
Mastered by Jos Smolders at EarLabs
Collage by Niels GeybelsLayout by Rutger Zuydervelt
Code & Melody
*300 copies limited edition, digipak w/ metallic pantone print * Just because Denseland take inspiration from the past, doesn’t mean they're stuck in it. On their first album since 2017, their second for arbitrary, the Berlin-based trio instead ventures slowly but steadily into unknown territory. Hanno Leichtmann and Hannes Strobl’s dub-infused, bass-heavy rhythmic minimalism in combination with lyricist David Moss’s sonorous yet deadpan delivery opens up a space that feels both claustrophobic a…
Cosmolinea
*30 copies limited edition. Professionally dubbed cassette* “Cosmolinea” is a journey that begins in the dark. Initially conceived as a physical space in which to find rest, it transforms into a place in which to change, learn, heal. Musically the EP is as intense as its abstract conception, a mixture of ambient soundscapes, shoegaze and glitchy IDM with the add of dubby sequences.
AFM is the project of Alessandro Gramaccioni, producer, sound designer and composer focused on researching and conv…
Infinite Probabilities (Particle 2)
"Quantum mechanics unfolds an intricate realm of limitless possibilities and probabilities, eluding easy definition. It paints a picture of the universe vastly different from our perceptible reality. What captivates me is the lens through which I perceive sound, akin to the principles of quantum physics—I don't merely hear the audible, but rather, I extract elements to construct novel auditory experiences. My profound interest in science, particularly quantum mechanics, originates around 2008-20…
Zul'm
English musician Bryn Jones is one of the most original and productive artists on the post-industrial scene. He has released an incredible amount of music in just 16 years. According to current estimates, he has released at least 200 albums for a total of over 1,900 songs in circulation. The Extreme Years 1990-1994 is a compilation of all Muslimgauze's music, released on the Australian label Extreme Music between 1990 and 1994.
According to many critics and fans, this was a unique and very speci…
Thunder Perfect Mind
Black vinyl, includes double sided poster. 3LPThe original release of Nurse with Wound's gargantuan "Thunder Perfect Mind" in 1992 coincided with that of Current 93's homonymous genre-defining album. Legend has it that the gnostic name initially appeared to Steven Stapleton in a dream as the title of Tibet's then still nameless upcoming album. Both records feature contributions from David Tibet, Colin Potter, Rose McDowall, John Balance of Coil, Alan Trench of Orchis and Joolie Wood amongst othe…
Meta
Meta is a syllabic abbreviation of two words: "Metallophone" and "Tape."
Metallophone and tape music by Nikolaienko.
Planet Q
Artists Kyoko Takenaka + Tomoki Sanders team with In Sheep’s Clothing Hi-Fi & Pure Person Press to release their breathtaking debut record as Planet Q.