New Arrivals
Qualcosa Ca Nu' Mmore
* Remastered edition, Blue vinyl * Napoli Centrale were formed in Naples in 1974 on the initiative of James Senese (sax, vocals) and Franco Del Prete (drums) after their experience in another band called the Showmen 2. They joined forces with American keyboardist Mark Harris and British bassist Tony Walmsley and in 1975 released an eponymous debut album blending in an original way Mediterranean roots and jazz rock. James Senese’s father was an American soldier who had been working in the base of…
Selected Improvisations From Golha, Pt. II
The second part in a collection of stunning Persian-tuned piano pieces, cut from Iranian national radio broadcasts made for the Golha programmes between 1956 & 1965.
Sound Space Variations
*100 copies limited edition* “Sound Space Variations" is a delicate and restrained sound bath. A mix of atmospheric, suspenseful drone sounds and meditative aspects. It is an album made for those moments when we just are. zakè has managed to capture the moments that lie between sounds. I am sure you know those unagitated murmurs and atmospheric hisses. The artist connects this in-between-world and our earthly one with calm and sonorous scores, making us think about everything and nothing.
The s…
Infinite Branches
*100 copies limited edition* 'Infinite Branches' explores multi-textural sound illustrations that encompass an array of calm tones and gentle movements. The ep features four beautiful arrangements by the artist with eight reworked vignettes- where two branches of the theme share a certain commonality, but never intersect. Infinite Branches is a compelling and inspirational paean to various forms and patterns of the ambient genre which include reworks by: 36, zakè, Pausal, City of Dawn, Ai Yamamo…
Personalization
*40 copies limited edition* Rapid-fire assault of short-length cut-up, collage, and power electronics tracks. c27 cassette with 4-panel insert printed on lightweight red card stock.
Human Heart Worm
*60 copies limited edition* "Created in isolated midwinter plague year 2021, my most aggressively revolting sonic landscapes. Pulsing, dysfunctional, deteriorating organs in agonized peristalsis, something wet writhing in a bloody mire, all emotionally mangled and hidden in here." "Thom Elliott is the brains behind Pleasure Dome Tapez from Michigan and is active in shitloads of different projects. Going through his projects and the releases of his Pleasure Dome label, I notice a gap from the ear…
Alkaline Hydrolysis
*75 copies limited edition* Fricke's music as Bestattungsinstitut and on "Alkaline Hydrolysis" centers around dark ambient and clinical industrial compositions. Biodegraded tape loops and foreign field recordings, musique-concrète-amalgams and organic textures recorded on magnetophone. In addition to sonics, the Bestattungsinstitut alias was also active as a distributor and label in the early 1990s, releasing an eclectic range of artists such as The Grey Wolves, Maeror Tri, and David Prescott. …
Depraved
*60 copies limited edition* Studies in depravity via mic, electronic and cassette recorder. A climax of pleasured vox and looped brutality. Clear blue C20 cassette with full-body sticker labels and 4-panel insert.
"There was a time where i thought that anything was possible"
Music For Nobody
*50 copies limited edition* Fervent & ecstatic UK electronics, a violent step towards self-acceptance. Mastered by Foul Prey. c44 cassette with 4-panel insert printed on heavyweight blue card stock.
Mirror Of Simple Souls
*55 copies limited edition* Recorded in June-July of 2021, “Mirror of Simple Souls” is a selection of acousmatic noise compositions inspired by the writings of 13th-century mystic & heretic Marguerite Porete. The suite’s 4 pieces were produced through an array of analog and digital methods, including sampling/resampling on various 4-track recorders, heavy use of digital and tape cut-ups, and effects processing with Max MSP.
“Sforza Gramsci” is a moniker used by Ollie Turbitt, a Scottish experime…
Hardfriends
Tip! *50 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents Hardfriendsby DJ Hardbargain. Lime green cassettes with j-card.
Hunter
*70 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents Hunterby Seth Andrew Davis and Evan Verploegh. Gold-foil cassettes with j-card.
Lazarus Species
*33 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents Lazarus Species by Wail Watchers.
Things I Wrote At Work
*35 copies limited edition* beats made using korg's kaossilator app (which was free during covid 19 pandemic) on nd's break at work. they then mixed each beat the same night when they got home with random field recordings and loops culled from a dub of old 78 records played back at 33 rpms, and in one instance an angry misdirected voicemail. all mixing/mastering by nd dentico
Carry, Respondents
*50 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents Carry, Respondents by Nu A.M. On black cassettes with full-colour j-card.
Split
*48 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents a split cassette between Obsequies and The Electric Nature. On transparent blue tapes with full-colour j-card.
Many Calmly Ordered Rules Of Death
*50 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents Many Calmly Ordered Rules Of Death by Abhilasha Chebolu and Ishmael Ali. Tri-colour glitter cassettes with full-colour j-card.
First Blush
First Blush is the first album by a wild improv trio formed by Argentinian musician Javier Areal Vélez (guitar), and New Yorkers Kevin Murray (drums) and Chris Pitsiokos (alto sax). This is a joint release, coming on CD and digital as the first album of brand new label 1039 Records (NYC) and on cassette by Lurker Bias (Chicago). This live document of the three musicians' only recording session so far proves to be hellish 20' drive down a terrible road, with all the windows locked up. Within the …
Fit For A Funeral
*35 copies limited edition* Lurker Bias presents LB_150 by Fit For A Funeral. All sounds by Rush Falknor. Art by Alexander Adams.
Onomat
*43 copies limited edition* 'On his first solo album 'Onomat', Bill Harris, from Pittsburgh, who lives in Chicago, who is also the founder of the collective Amalgam, limits himself to his drum kit, microphones and amplification, producing a collection of striking sound sculptures. A good example where this approach leads is 'Mangosteen', in which the percussion movements are creatively distorted into an alienating stream of gritty sounds. We also find it in pieces like 'Razbliuto', only here it …