Ruin Lust - Choir Of Babel - VINYL LP

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. 2018 . The Dark Red Seed is the musical outlet of Tosten Larson, guitarist for Seattle dark folk musician King Dude. A self-coined 'metaphor for the heart', The Dark Red Seed represents a direct reference to life - and death - itself. The duo, which also includes King Dude engineer Shawn Flemming, will now it's debut album, Becomes Awake. The full-length follow-up to the group's 2017 debut EP, Stands with Death, a dark, dusty discourse on the departure and ultimate dissolution of life, Becomes Awake symbolizes a movement from darkness into light; finding balance through acceptance of one's own qualities of both the light and the dark; the good and the bad. The struggle of finding balance is never ending. While King Dude channels dark folk in a manner that fits along with former tour mate Chelsea Wolfe, The Dark Red Seed veer down a much heavier path. Standing equally in the tradition of dark folk and modern heavy psych, Larson notes that the three albums that most inspired Becomes Awake are Spiritualized' Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space, The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and No Quarter Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded. The resultant powerfully dark, rich sound of The Dark Red Seed carries an emotionally gripping weight that draws you in and refuses to let go. Striking cover art by Paul Romano (Mastodon, Dälek) furthers the album's potent allure. The instrumentation and scales on Becomes Awake are heavily inspired by Indian and Persian music as well as Roma music. Densely arranged with string, horn and percussion sections the album features contributions from musicians Kelly Pratt (LCD Soundsystem, War on Drugs, St Vincent) and Steve Nistor (Sparks, Marissa Nadler, Daniel Lanois). The harmonic, rhythmic and formal structures a potent richness and depth of sound created by the collision of Eastern a

Limited blue colored vinyl LP pressing. Tombs is a boundary-pushing metal band originally from Brooklyn, New York, now based out of NJ, founded by guitarist and vocalist Mike Hill. Originally rooted in black metal, Tombs quickly carved out a sound of their own, blending elements of gothic rock, death rock, thrash, and avant-garde noise. The band's evolution is a testament to Hill's tireless creative vision and refusal to be boxed into a single genre. Since their 2009 debut Winter Hours and 2011's Path of Totality-named Decibel magazine's Album of the Year-Tombs has continually redefined themselves. With each , they've added new textures, including keyboards, layered guitars, and ambient soundscapes, all while maintaining a core of emotional intensity and urban grit drawn from their New York roots. Their discography reflects constant growth from the brutal Savage Gold to the experimental All Empires Fall, and finally the expansive Under Sullen Skies, which was released in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown. This latest record saw a fully collaborative lineup featuring members of Kalopsia and guest appearances from artists across the metal and esoteric world, creating a dense, moody, and fiercely personal album. Whether self-releasing music or working with labels like Relapse, Metal Blade, or Season of Mist, Tombs remains fiercely independent. Their sound is ever-evolving, driven by a shared commitment to artistic authenticity, darkness, and sonic depth. In an uncertain world, Tombs continues to chart it's own course-relentless, raw, and unapologetically their own.

Paul Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/01/2005