Thursday, August 31, 2017

ZYXOMN 13CDr BOX SET (AOW 508)

Incredible compilation collecting a number of oppressive drone recordings from the mighty Zyxomn, a project of J. Gardner of Phantom Cadaver.  Just as in his approach to HNW, Gardner's work as Zyxomn is meticulous and thoughtful, showcasing his usual mastery over electronic textures and sounds.  The 13 discs here are simply some of the finest electronic drone i've heard in a long, long while; the atmospheres are almost inconceivably thick and suffused with dread, the haunted remnants of so many dead factories and crumbling electrical towers.  A distinct Lynchian aura hangs over the recordings collected here, a trip through severely dark spaces where sounds usher themselves in and fill all the surrounding spaces with their very physical presence.  Total industrial waste and collapse, with a few of the pieces venturing into ANW style territories as the drones choke the life out of their environments.  Astonishing material.
A goodly amount of Zyxomn's work can be streamed here:

https://trangsao.bandcamp.com/

The release is packaged as thirteen separate albums, each housed in a thick fold over cardstock cover, each of which is then housed in a plastic bag.  The discs themselves are all individually sleeved as well.  The entire set is housed in a wooden box with a paste-on cover.  The set also includes a small title card detailing each set's individual number.
Please note that this item is made to order; please allow a little extra time for delivery upon ordering.
Released in a limited edition of 10 hand-numbered copies.  $65 ppd. in the United States, $81 rest of world.

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Friday, August 25, 2017

WATER BEAR "CRYPTOBIOSES" 5CDR (AOW 476)

Incredible collaborative HNW project between Clive Henry and James Shearman, the product of their studies together in HNW construction.  Those two names are really all you should need to know; this is definitely one of the finest wall releases of the year, and I could not be more happy to be releasing it through AOW.  Five discs of thoughtful, masterful, deeply textured and rigorously structured HNW, with all the subtle tonal shifts one could ask more.  Utterly crushing and transfixing; pure audio hypnogogia painted in shades of brutality.  Get this now.
Packaged as five individual oversized fold-over covers, with each disc having a unique art piece created by James Shearman.  Each disc is sleeved, and the entire set is housed in a plastic bag.  Released in a limited edition of fifteen unnumbered copies.  $25 ppd. in the United States, $41 rest of world.

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RIEN "REDUCTION" 4CDR (AOW 506)

Massive new album from Rien, documenting a process of HNW deconstruction and limitation.  The four discs here are thick, blurry, deeply textured and glitched out walls that bring to mind the work of Shurayuki-hime.  As one disc bleeds into the next, the pieces become more and more minimalized, until only fragments remain.  Bass heavy and distraught wallcraft.
Packaged in an oversized jewel case with an informative insert.  Released in a limited edition of ten hand-numbered copies.  $20 ppd. in the United States, $36 rest of world.

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EUGENE CRITCHLEY "WITHOUT MEANING OR PURPOSE" 2CDR (SELF-RELEASED)

Self-released physical version of the newest Eugene Critchley full length, recently released through Earthwalker Recordings.  Massive and bleak necro drone walls.  EC is moving toward a much more lofi and decrepit sound here.
Packaged as a fold-over cover, with the two CDs individually sleeved and the entire set housed in a plastic bag.  Released in an undisclosed limitation.  $12 ppd. in the United States, $28 rest of world.
The entire album can be streamed/downloaded (for free!) here:

https://earthwalkerrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/without-meaning-or-purpose

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CORY STRAND "TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE SATELLITE HEART: A REINTERPRETATION" 4CDR (AOW 502)

One of two ambient reconstructions of favorite Flaming Lips albums; this one was Gina's request.  Very bleak, greyed out, and anxious frigid ambient pieces born from the original album.  Super stagnant and troubling material; no respite here, just nervousness and trembling.
Packaged in an oversized jewel case, with a small informative insert.  Released in a limited edition of four unnumbered copies.  $20 ppd. in the United States, $36 rest of world.
The record can be streamed in its entirety here:

https://corystrand.bandcamp.com/album/transmissions-from-the-satellite-heart-a-reinterpretation

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CORY STRAND "FORTY-NINE MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE" 4CDR (AOW 507)

My long-form ambient rework of Paul Westerberg's symphonic pop deconstruction, "49:00."  A gorgeous, syrupy, beautiful stretch of four pieces that accentuate the yearning and ache in Paul's compositions.  One of my lovelier recordings, for sure.
Packaged in an oversized jewel case and released in a limited edition of four unnumbered copies.  $20 ppd. in the United States, $36 rest of world.
The record can be streamed in its entirety here:

https://corystrand.bandcamp.com/album/forty-nine-minutes-of-your-life

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Monday, August 14, 2017

CORY STRAND "SOMEWHERE THE FEELING STAYS" 4CDR (AOW 515)

Another drone album based off of NY live performances.  All of the pieces on this recording were constructed from bits of Neil and Crazy Horse performing "Like A Hurricane" from 1976-2013.  Beautiful, unsettling, anxious drones.  The first three discs are my drone compositions; the set includes a very special bonus 4th disc.
Packaged in an oversized jewel case and released in a limited edition of 6 unnumbered copies.  $20 ppd. in the United States, $36 rest of world.
The album can be streamed in its entirety here:

https://corystrand.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere-the-feeling-stays

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Saturday, August 12, 2017

CORY STRAND "AN OCEAN FULL OF TREES" 4CDR (AOW 516)

More NY reworks, this time using the album "Time Fades Away" as source.  These are seriously deep, empty void drones.  Haunting stuff.
Packaged in an oversized jewel case and released in a limited edition of 4 unnumbered copies.  $20 ppd. in the United States, $36 rest of world.
The album can be streamed in its entirety here:

https://corystrand.bandcamp.com/album/an-ocean-full-of-trees

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

CORY STRAND "AND NOW SO MUCH IS GONE" 3CDR (AOW 514)

Massive new solo drone album.  The six pieces on this record were made from bits and pieces of various Neil Young live performances from 1974 - 1997.  The results are hugely oppressive and ultimately melancholic drones, epic and glacial.
Packaged in an oversized triple CD jewel case.  Released in a limited edition of 5 unnumbered copies.  $15 ppd. in the United States, $31 rest of world.
The record can be streamed in full here:

https://corystrand.bandcamp.com/album/and-now-so-much-is-gone

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

BIG HOLE/EUGENE CRITCHLEY "SPLIT (REISSUE)" 2CDr (AOW 509)

Extremely limited double CD reissue of the double cassette set I released a few months back.  That set disappeared almost immediately, so Christopher and I decided to make a very short run of the split on double CD for those that may have missed the cassette release.  This double CD version has an entirely new layout.  Packaged in an oversized double CD jewel case, with two inserts.  Released in a limited edition of six hand-numbered copies.  $20 ppd. in the United States, $36 rest of world.

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BIG HOLE/WE ALSO LET BLOOD "SPLIT" C90 (AOW 482)

Truly depressive and emotionally abject split of devastating HNW from Big Hole and We Also Let Blood.  Both projects turn in some seriously brutal HNW pieces built from sorrow, loneliness, anxiety, and despair.  Absolutely heartcrushing shit, not for the faint.  Pure emotional destruction by two masters of the form.
Released in a limited edition of 15 hand-numbered copies.  $10 ppd. in the United States, $26 rest of world.

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ADAM BIEL "DECLINE" C40 (AOW 481)

Very pleased to release a second recording from Minneapolis droner Adam Biel.  This new cassette stands in stark contrast to Adam's double CD that i just released awhile back; whereas the double CD was severely dark and ominous drone, this new cassette presents two oppressive and distant-sounding slabs of harrowing ANW crafted as a means to exorcise their creator's anxieties and depressions.  This is some seriously heavy stuff, perfectly bleak and hollowed out ANW.  Adam and i have some collaborative projects in the works, so keep an eye out for those as well.
Indigo blue cassettes, with a smattering of random copies on translucent blue cassettes.  released in a limited edition of 15 hand-numbered copies.  $8 ppd. in the United States, $24 rest of world.
The cassette can be streamed in its entirety here:

https://adambiel.bandcamp.com/album/decline

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N0123NOISE/SHADOWPIERCER "YUME NIKKI" C40 (AOW 483)

Crushing HNW split release from these two AOW faves in honor of the game "Yume Nikki."  Each project turns in some truly massive, gnawing HNW that will easily satisfy fans of either project.  An incredible split that I knew I had to release on AOW the moment I heard it.
Indigo blue cassettes, with a smattering of random copies on translucent blue cassettes.  Released in a limited edition of 15 hand-numbered copies.  $8 ppd. in the United States, $24 rest of world.
The cassette can be streamed in its entirety here:

https://n0123noise.bandcamp.com/album/--2

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CORY STRAND "COME AND DIE" C60 (AOW 511)

Second release in my ongoing series of Hole reworks.  This cassette uses "Live Through This" as source, and the resulting two tracks are gargantuan slabs of droning, crushing, distant, sludged-out DNW.  This album sounds like Sunn 0)) on quaaludes.  Just fucking massive.  Crudely printed art paying homage to the Riot Grrrl movement from the Pacific Northwest.
Released in a limited edition of six unnumbered copies.  $8 ppd. in the United States, $24 rest of world.
The cassette can be streamed in its entirety here:

https://corystrand.bandcamp.com/album/come-and-die

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CORY STRAND "THE POETRY OF CELTIC TEDIUM" C52 (AOW 490)

Lofi drone and murky ANW crafted from decrepit sources.  Another homage, of sorts, to the LLN.  Crudely printed covers, gold cassettes.
Released in a limited edition of six unnumbered copies.  $8 ppd. in the United States, $24 rest of world.
The cassette can be streamed in its entirety here:

https://corystrand.bandcamp.com/album/the-poetry-of-celtic-tedium

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