"The World We Have Lost"
Long-awaited full-length now on Misanthropy Records, UK
import!
CD...... $17.00 
DREAM INTO DUST
"No Man's Land"
From the Misanthropy Records
Newsletter/Mail-Order Catalog (Spring Equinox 1997):
"Hail & farewell to DECEMBER.
The 1995 'Hope for Nothing' cassette [preceded]... Elfenblut unleased
'River of Blood/Venus in Chains', a limited-edition 7-inch on blood-red
vinyl... Because of the evolving sound & in order to avoid confusion with
various bands of similar name, that project [December] will be no more. In
its place is DREAM INTO DUST. As before, they have nihilistic lyrics &
downtuned instruments such as acoustic guitars, white noise, strings, bass
effects, & unusual perscussion. The results are not as experimental than
you might think, but no less unique. A this mini-CD precedes a full-length
on Misanthropy later this year!"
A must for fans of gothic-oriented dark music (not exactly Dark Metal, but
similarities to U.K. & German gothic Metal will satisfy fans of this genre)!
MCD...... $12.00
DESIDERII MARGINIS
"Songs Over Ruins"
Cold Meat Industry #56 - newest
for 1997! Delicate, atmospheric dark-ambient very similar to Raison
D'Etre's "Prospectus I" album! A cold, desolate density is presented to
give you the feeling of subterranean catacombs with some Gregorian-like
structures & harmonies. A floating darkness leads to suspension of time &
light, & sometimes ritualistic, though majestically symphonic in a subtle,
almost subliminal creepiness. Extra-ordinary!
Import from Sweden (Cold Meat Industry, of course!)
CD...... $15.00
ARCANA
"Cantar De Procella"
CD...... $16.00 
ARCANA
"Dark Age of Reason"
LP ...... $12.00 
CD ...... TEMP N/A
PENITENT
"Roses By Chaos Spawned"
Latest
offering by the truly cultish Memento Mori label (imprint of Dark Vinyl
Records Germany; see also Profane Grace, Valefor, Die Wappen des Thodt,
Runes Order, & Die Sonne Satans)... The notoriously infamous Karsten Hamre
from Norway, always managing to elude local Police & PC lynch-mobs,
presents his latest anthology of epic neo-chamber musick with profound
poetry! For old & new fans alike, this album will not disappoint as
neo-classical themes & cathedral oriented fanfare shine forth with
Karsten's solemn intonations (& occasional female soprano) to launch
listeners to new heights of atmospheric vision! German import.
CD ...... $15.00
PENITENT
"As Life Fades Away"
Karsten Hamre's newest
album on Draenor Productions (aka Napalm Records), Austria! This time a
more subdued affair of crystalline, delicate, but still powerful
Classical-oriented neo-Chamber instrumental mood music which takes much
inspiration from the historical period of J.S.Bach & Scarlatti! Karsten
takes over all songwriting, arranging, poetry, & artwork to understated,
but sublime grandness! Lyrics/poetry in the accompanying booklet must be
READ, as they are not "HEARD" along with the instrumental music. "As Life
Fades Away" is a melancholy as well as majestic flight into elegant,
almost-tragic atmospheres! Penitent's BEST work to date!
Imported from Austria (on Draenor Productions/Napalm Records).
CD ...... TEMP N/A
PENITENT
"Melancholia"
New for 1997 (& hot on the heels of the most
excellent CDs previously released by Draenor/Napalm & the debut on Cold
Meat Industry), this amazing picture-disc album continues to present
high-quality new chamber-music with solemn Norwegian vocals. This time
more string-oriented (violins, cellos, etc.) with some funereal drumming,
"Melancholia" is a descriptive title for the subtle, but ecstacy achieving
atmospherics tempered by both melancholic & grand aspirations! Fans of
this emotional attack may want to check out the equally affecting Nirnaeth CD.
Imported from Germany (on Prophecy Productions).
Picture Disc LP ..... $10.00
The original
import disc on Prophecy Productions Germany finally available by popular
demand!
CD ....... $15.00
PENITENT
"The Beauty of Pain"
The second album by this popular Cold Meat Industry band from Norway (this time released on Draenor Productions, Austria) presenting sublime neo-classical piano music & solemn, melancholy poetry. Minimal vocals by the notorious Karsten Hamre (having had lots of problems with the Norwegian authorities), while the elegant & stately music by Asbjorn Log is clearly influenced by the piano masters such as Chopin & Liszt. For fans of immaculate, high-quality music (fans of Die Verbannten Kinder Eva's & Wongraven)!
Austrian Import (on Draenor Productions).
CD ...... $14.00
