Mike Diana, Shocking, Transgressive, Indie, Cult, Underground, Rare; DVD - Cover and Disc Signed by Mike D - 120mins (New)
An exceptional, entirely unique, wildly important, batshit insane, consistently entertaining trashvomit epic; in fact it's probably the quintessential entry in the canon. Diana presents a brutally straightforward and scathing critique of American culture and its obsession with guns and cars and babies and Jesus and Baby Jesus. Caring so much about all of that bullshit seems like such a waste of time when you have a pup as sweet as Daisy to lick Alpo out of roasted-carved-and-splattered plastic Baby Jesus's cunt. Yes, much of this is solely meant to shock the puritanical Republicans that had it out for Diana in the early 90s, but in doing so it reveals just how corrupt and absurd the are systems through which the powers-that-be operate. It’s all nicely summarized by what seems to be the inclusion of an encounter between Diana and a few yuppie wastes. He lets their ridiculousness speak for themselves, especially when one dude claims, as Diana pushes in closer and closer, that it is illegal to take his “picture” because he is a U.S. soldier and it goes against the regulations of “military intelligence.” Young Mike was definitely out there to push buttons, but more than anything he’s pushing back.
Totally transcendent viewing experience.
Cinema Sewer, Disturbing, Fetish, Shockumentary, Mixtape; 2 x DVD (RARE!) with hand drawn DVD art and 8 page zine - Ex Used condition
Anyone Googling "Video Mixtape" will be immediately exposed to links and references to the Retard-O-Tron mixtapes – possibly the most controversial and popular mixtapes around, already banned in the US, Canada and Ireland. Made in league with Robin Bougie’s excellent publication Cinema Sewer which scours the seedy underbelly of fringe cinema’s underbelly. Of course, porn aside, many of these mixtapes can hardly be considered legal. Who knows how many instances of copyright infringement there are in each one – dozens would seem conservative – but since the mixtape scene is still fairly focused and most of the source material so obscure, the creators seem to be largely left alone. Spewing forth a frothy overload of unbelievable, uncomfortable and at times totally embarrassing clips harvested from the deepest, dankest VHS dungeons and other unnameable appalling archives. Stitching together over an hour and a half of public access atrocities, loveably ludicrous fight scenes, gross-outs galore and some of the sleaziest, slimiest XXX insanity to ever penetrate your brain, editor Roelewapper often flips the clips, juxtaposing them against ironic, inappropriate and absolutely hilarious audio, sending the material into a completely backwards and bonkers context. All of this vile video vindication congealed with an impressive array of video editing skills makes this mix-tape most nauseating entertainment... but the real question is: can you stomach the avalanche of sordid perversion and perpetual uneasy feeling this collection presents? Just in case you didn’t get the message – the ROT mixtapes are NOT for kids or anyone easily offended. Absolutely, categorically NSFW – you have been warned.
EBM, Techno, Experimental, Electronic, Industrial, Noise; Limited Numbered Edition EP - Ex Used condition
After an acclaimed tour opening for Nitzer Ebb in North America and a prolific production for Desire Records, //TENSE// is back in their creepy studio and the result is a constellation of brooding synth bass lines, pounding electronic drum pad sounds, movie samples and distorted vocals that sound pitch perfect underneath all of the madness. To have an accurate idea of what we are talking about, imagine that Snake Plissken never escaped New York and he started an electro body music band with The Duke. Then, youare almost close to. //TENSE// are definitely bringing back to life the earlier days of EBM, in a funky-industrial mixture that is so close to the shiny mid 80s period of Cabaret Voltaire or earlier Ministry, think early Wax Trax-era US industrial (Ministry, Skinny Puppy) crossed with the more minimal european wave sound (Absolute Body Control, A Split - Second). Limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies with 2 inserts.
Techno, Industrial, Electronic, Experimental; Clear Vinyl 12" Single - Ex Used condition (Cover has fingerprint marks - Vinyl Ex)
Kerridge was subsequently further welcomed into the fold of fresh and forward thinking, techno-not-techno producers with the Waiting For Love 1-4 EP, released through Karl O’Connor’s Downwards imprint earlier this year. The Englishman will continue his dalliance with Downwards with this EP entitled From The Shadows That Melt The Flesh.
Techno, Acid, House, Electronic, Experimental, Germany, Dark, Industrial, Electro; Double Vinyl LP - Ex Used Condition
New Cult Fear, on Boysnoize Records, proves it through disciplined, focused craftsmanship. It's the type of no-frills production that deceives the amateur listener with its simplicity, while the seasoned listener knows that the simpler the elements, the harder it is to make a track that moves the dancefloor. Moving dancefloors it does, although there are few smiles to be had. This is music for dark rooms, for Nitzer Ebb's famous pairing of "muscle and hate". This is being electrocuted by a broken TB-303 -- only you find the feeling erotic, your exclamations recorded on a haunted reel-to-reel. And it's never sounded so good. The 11 tracks of the LP sit squarely in "the zone", that time in the club when time itself has stopped, when mind turns off and body takes control. Menacing acid lines, jacking bass, and harsh, reductionist production build the backbone to fragmented Latin percussion and vocals (including a feature by Miami's Cuban/German Otto Von Shirach), which nod to Cardopusher's South American roots and lend a sense of exoticism to its otherwise Detroit rooted aesthetic. This sense of geographic and temporal disconnection/reconnection permeates the LP; this is Detroit techno and Chicago acid, broken, fragmented, sent through antiquated and illegal P2P networks to Venezuela, burnt to CDr and snail-mailed to a Barcelona basement rave, recorded live, then blasted wide open in fractal bits over a global electronic network and reassembled here-and-now in a darkly crystalline execution. As the title New Cult Fear suggests, this is less the stuff of dreams and more-so of a paranoid nightmare. But let your body take control, and nightmares never sounded so good.
Experimental, Electronic, Ambient, Noise, Industrial, Abstract; Vinyl LP (2016) - Ex Used Condition
Love Means Taking Action separates itself from Croatian Amor’s previous work because of its ability to maintain an overall mood among its many smaller shifts. Older works like Genitalia Garden would constantly reset tone between tracks, choosing between a darker or lighter sound. Whereas here a song like “No Sex Club” starts so claustrophobically with single-tone electronics and cut up samples of someone panting, only to give way to bright, piano-like chords that shift the whole tenor of the song, while still keeping the original creeping sensation present in the background. These production changes point toward the greater risks Rahbek is taking here. The vocal slicing and splicing on “Like Angel” are reminiscent of Holly Herndon, and the short piano piece “Nadim Call Emergence II” would never exist on previous releases. Here they not only make sense, but give the more traditional Croatian Amor compositions (“Octopus Web,” “Any Life You Want”) more gravity.
Techno, Dark, Electronic, Experimental, Ambient, Germany, Self-released; Double Vinyl LP - Cover has water damage/creases - Vinyl Ex Used condition
Pearl black techno from the shady edges of a decayed forest, Headless Horseman's music doesn't let the light filter through its dead branches slowly waving to an eternal cold breeze. Unstoppable asymetric rhythms support distant industrial recollections and dark shamanic atmospheres from a faded mechanical era, emerging as a carved up figure, half-machine and half-human. This album is the perfect companion to those who seek sunless territories, roamed by murky stampedes of lifeless horseriders.
Electronic, Experimental, Noise, Harsh, Racoo-oo-oon, Ambient; Vinyl LP - Ex Used condition
Secret Abuse, a project of Jeff Witscher’s, manifests this durable paradox in the most tangible, material way. Violent Narcissus periodically clumps up (earplugs!) but then disperse once more into Witscher’s shimmer-drone backwater.
Experimental, Electronic, Abstract, Tech, Dub, Shapednoise, Mumgo, Logos; Vinyl EP - Ex Used condition
The Sprawl - a scindicate of mutant sound carriers individually known as Logos, Mumdance and Shapednoise. Inspired by Gibson's notions of uploaded consciousness in a post-human society, and the way in which the sensory-scrambling effects of technology have played out across our collective reverie, EP1ventures four cuts of retina-scorching dis-torsion and chrome-burning modular synth work.
Art, Photography, Death, Gore, Pungent Stench, Joel-Peter Witkin; DVD - Ex Used condition
RARE PROMOTIONAL-ONLY copy of "THE MYSTERY OF PRESENCE" DVD. This special DVD was used to promote Joel-Peter Witkin's exclusive showing at the RICCO / MARESCA GALLERY in NYC. The video was not available commercially and was intended for the press and patrons only, making it very difficult to find. Packaged in a standard sized CD jewel case with cover & back art inserts. The interactive DVD Menu is labeled with the Maresca gallery information and includes:
TWO COMPLETE AND UNCENSORED DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
1. "VILE BODIES" (1997)
2. "L'IMAGE INDELEBILE" (1993)
3. VIDEO PHOTO GALLERY (a collection of Joel's favorite and rarest prints)
Running time: 65 MINUTES plus PHOTO GALLERY.
One of the most renowned "grotesque" Photographer & fine artists ... Joel-Peter Witkin is explored here as the films delve into his interesting methodology and working process. Witkin explains at length his very creative and unique process, his experiences and interactions and focus on subjects and the world's surroundings.
Jarboe, Swans, Justin K Broderick, Godflesh, Experimental, Electronic, Industrial; CD (promo copy - no back CD card)
Two of the most prolific, restlessly creative, and influential artists in underground music join forces; the result sounds closest to Jarboe's dark, gothic electronics. Sonically, J2 sounds most like the terrain Jarboe has been exploring as a solo artist: dark electronica, laced, bound, and gagged with goth, psychedelia, and metal. Yet the seeds of this album were planted during the Jarboe-sung "Storm Comin'" from Jesu's recent Lifeline EP-- a dance-y, swirly, poppy track, perhaps even recorded during the same session as these. J2 opener "Decay" begins with eerie, heavily effected Jarboe yodels with a spooky synth-bass churning underneath. Then you get blasted with that thunderous distorted bass-- also an echo of sorts, showing how Broadrick's grit-doom bass from the first few industrial-based Godflesh albums owed a ton (operative word meaning heavy) to the Swans' early nightmare stomps.
