Reissues

Stockhausen Edition no. 61: Litanei 97 for choir and conductor, recorded by the SWR Vokalensemble in 2000, and the 1968 Radio Bremen recording of Kurzwellen for six players.

Stockhausen Edition no. 60: Aries for trumpet and electronic music (1977/80), with trumpeter Markus Stockhausen according to Stockhausenspace.

Rechter Augenbrauentanz (1983-2003), for clarinets, bass clarinets, percussion and synthesizer, and Capricorn from Sirius for bass and electronic music, sung by Nicholas Isherwood; issued by Stockhausen-Verlag in 2004.

Lichter-Wasser (Sonntags-Gruss, 1998-99), the first scene of Sonntag aus Licht, for soprano, tenor and orchestra with synthesizer, premiered at the Donaueschingen Music Days in 1999; issued by Stockhausen-Verlag in 2000.

Seven pieces from the Licht operas for flute, synthesizer and tape, performed with Kathinka Pasveer and Antonio Pérez Abellán: Zungenspitzentanz, Klavierstück XVI, Freia, Komet, Entführung, Flöte and Thinki.

Three-CD recording of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Klavierstücke I-XIV (1952-84) played by Ellen Corver under the composer's supervision, recorded in 1997 and 1998, with a loudspeaker test track.

Bassetsu-Trio (1997), for basset-horn, trumpet and trombone, recorded in Cologne in December 1999, and Mittwochs-Abschied (1996), electronic and concrete music from Mittwoch aus Licht realised at the WDR Studio.

Michaelion, the fourth scene of Mittwoch aus Licht (1997), recorded 13-15 August 2012 in Birmingham during rehearsals for the staged premiere, with London Voices and Michael Leibundgut; mixed by Kathinka Pasveer and Günther Kasper.

Two-CD edition of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Helikopter-Streichquartett (1992-93): the world premiere of 26 June 1995 in Amsterdam, with the composer's moderation, and a studio recording of December 1996, both by the Arditti Quartet.

Orchester-Finalisten (1995-96), the second scene of Mittwoch aus Licht, for orchestra and electronic music: eleven soloists of the Asko Ensemble recorded in Amsterdam, with the tape realised at the WDR Studio, Cologne, in 1996.

Welt-Parlament (1995), the first scene of Mittwoch aus Licht, for choir a cappella, sung by the Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart under Rupert Huber and recorded in 1995-96 under Karlheinz Stockhausen's supervision.

Like a rediscovered Viking burial ship, Electro Nova compiles near-mythical drone recordings produced in 1998 and described by Helge Sten aka Deathprod as some of the most important music to ever come out of Norway. It’s the work of Kåre Dehlie Thors…

*2022 repress* Sublime, smudged and looped ambient/pop layering from Jake Muir (Further Records, Touch), the third release on Sferic following Space Afrika’s excellent Somewhere Decent To Live album. Huge recommendation if you're into Jan Jelinek, Pi…

Tip! *In process of stocking. 2022 stock* Official reissue of Spindrift, the legendary noise album by renowned Japanese experimental artist Aube (Akifumi Nakajima). Originally released in 1992 as a limited edition cassette, Spindrift was simultaneous…

Four-CD set of Karlheinz Stockhausen's opera Freitag aus Licht (1991-94) with its electronic layers and live scenes; issued by Stockhausen-Verlag in 2003.

Two-CD edition of the electronic music and sound scenes of Freitag aus Licht (1991-94) by Karlheinz Stockhausen, produced with Simon Stockhausen at the WDR Studio, Cologne, in 1992 and 1994; Kathinka Pasveer and Stockhausen supply the voices.

Paare vom Freitag (1992/1999), the vocal duets of the twelve sound scenes of Freitag aus Licht, for soprano, bass and electronic instruments. Stockhausen, Kathinka Pasveer and Simon Stockhausen, recorded August 1999. Edition no. 48, 2000.

Hymnen, Third Region, for electronic music with orchestra (1969), written for the New York Philharmonic. The disc holds the 42-minute Third Region and the first version of the Russian Bridge. Stockhausen Edition no. 47, 1997.

Solo (1966) in versions for flute (Dietmar Wiesner) and synthesizer (Simon Stockhausen), and Spiral (1968) in a version for oboe, voice, didgeridoo and short-wave receiver (Cathy Milliken). Stockhausen Edition no. 45, 1995.

Music for trumpet, piccolo trumpet and flugelhorn from Licht, played by Markus Stockhausen: Eingang und Formel, Examen, Drachenkampf, Oberlippentanz and Pietà (solo and duo). Two CDs with a 128-page booklet, 1994.

Dienstag aus Licht, the Licht opera for Tuesday: Dienstags-Gruss, Act 1 Jahreslauf and Act 2 Invasion-Explosion mit Abschied. Recorded in Cologne in 1993 under Stockhausen, mixed until 1995. Two CDs, English or German booklet.

Haydn's Trumpet Concerto and Mozart's Flute and Clarinet Concertos, with cadenzas by Stockhausen, played by Markus Stockhausen, Kathinka Pasveer and Suzanne Stephens. Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stockhausen conducting. Two CDs, 1993.

*Second edition of 50 copies* Dave Gilden & Richard Ramirez created Slave Labor in 1993. With this project they performed live in Houston at Deadline's Noisefest in the same year. Also, at this festival Gilden debut his project simply known as DEPRES…

*Limited, numbered edition of 50 copies.* 'After the passing of Keith Brewer last year, I talked with Peter Zincken of Nihilistic Recordings about what happened. Taint was among the first noise projects I discovered and I’ve been faithfully following…

Available for distribution for the first time! The new album by drummer producer Teppo "Teddy Rok" Mäkynen continues where his trio 3TM was last spotted: "Atonal Drums", out on Helsinki's We Jazz Records, lives someplace in & around the new spots whe…

Birth-Arias from Act 1 of Montag aus Licht and the Mädchenprozession from Act 2, the latter in two versions: for girls' choir and piano, and with choir, orchestra and tape. Stockhausen Edition no. 38, 1994.

Choir version of the first act of Montag aus Licht (Stockhausen, 1987), for a cappella choir and tape of sound scenes. WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, conducted by Stockhausen, who also mixed the tape. Stockhausen Edition no. 37, 1994.

Five-CD set of Stockhausen's opera Monday from Light (1984 to 1988) with greeting, three acts and farewell, premiered at La Scala in 1988, with Nicholas Isherwood, Annette Meriweather, the WDR Choir and Peter Eötvos.

Single CD with three chamber works by Stockhausen: Oberlippentanz (1983), Ave (1984 and 1985) and the trio version of Tierkreis, played by Markus Stockhausen, Suzanne Stephens, Kathinka Pasveer, Michael Svoboda and others. Stockhausen-Verlag, 1993.

Four-CD set of Stockhausen's opera Samstag aus Licht (1981 to 1983): Luzifers Traum, Kathinkas Gesang, Luzifers Tanz and Luzifers Abschied, with Matthias Hölle, Kathinka Pasveer, Markus Stockhausen and the Michigan Symphony Band.

Single CD with Aries for trumpet and electronic music (Markus Stockhausen) and the solo piano version of Klavierstück XIII, Luzifers Traum (Majella Stockhausen), both WDR recordings of 1983. Stockhausen-Verlag, 1994.

Three-CD set of Stockhausen's music for clarinet, bass clarinet and basset horn with Suzanne Stephens, with Laub und Regen, Tierkreis, Libra, Mondeva, Xi, Wochenkreis, Sukat, Freia and other pieces. Stockhausen-Verlag, 1994.

Single CD of the Invisible Choirs, Stockhausen's 1979 a cappella choir tape for Donnerstag aus Licht, made on 16 channels for eight-channel playback and sung by the WDR choir. Stockhausen-Verlag, 1992.

Single CD of Stockhausen's Der Jahreslauf (1977) for orchestra and tape, the European-instrument version recorded at the WDR in Cologne on 9 February 1979 under the composer. Stockhausen-Verlag, 1993.

Two-CD set of Stockhausen's music for flute, piccolo and alto flute played by Kathinka Pasveer, including Kathinkas Gesang with electronic music, Zungenspitzentanz, Flautina, Ypsilon and Xi. Stockhausen-Verlag, 1992.

Single CD with three solo works for clarinet and basset horn played by Suzanne Stephens: In Freundschaft (1977), Traum-Formel (1981) and the five pieces of Amour (1974 to 1976). Stockhausen-Verlag, 1993.

Single CD of Stockhausen's two solo clarinet pieces from 1975, Harlekin and Der Kleine Harlekin, played by Suzanne Stephens, for whom both were written. Stockhausen-Verlag, 1992.

Atmen gibt das Leben (1974, 1976-77), Stockhausen's choral opera, with the NDR choir recorded over an orchestra taped in Hamburg in April 1977.

Inori (1973-74), Stockhausen's adorations for one or two soloists and orchestra, on one CD with the orchestral recording made in Baden-Baden in 1978.

Ylem (1972) for nineteen players, in two versions played by the London Sinfonietta under Stockhausen and recorded at EMI Studios, London, on 21 March 1973.