The Oz - Decibel Storm - Yellow - VINYL LP

The highly regarded Euro-metal pioneers Oz were originally founded in 1977 in the small Finnish town of Nakilla. The band consisted of Mark Ruffneck (real name Pekka Mark) on drums, singer Ape de Martini (Eero Hämäläinen), bassist Tauno Vajavaara, and Kario ELO on guitar. Five years after their formation, Oz released their legendary debut album. With raw heavy metal anthems such as InchSaturday Night,Inch InchCapricorn Man,Inch and the racy InchSecond-Hand Lady,Inch Oz quickly became the number one heavy metal band in Scandinavia (ahead of Heavy Load).

American musician Laraaji is one of new age's most distinctive, prolific, and charismatic artists. A master of multiple instruments, he primarily constructs his lengthy, meditative soundscapes from an electronically altered zither, hammered dulcimer, kalimba, synthesizers, piano, and other instruments, as well as natural sounds and vocals. Since first gaining exposure in the early '80s after a chance meeting with ambient innovator, who produced the landmark Ambient 3 Day of Radiance (1980), Laraaji has released countless cassettes and albums, ranging from the mantra-like synth pop of Vision Songs, Vol. 1 (1984) to the extended drones of 1987's Essence/Universe. Additionally, he has collaborated with several electronic, experimental, rock, and dub musicians, including Japanese dub crew (The Way Out Is the Way In, 1995), ('s Sacrifice, 1998), and Philadelphia duo (FRKWYS Vol. 8, 2011). On solo efforts like 2017's Sun Gong and 2020's Sun Piano and Moon Piano, he focuses on playing a single instrument. He has continued to reissue and unearth older material with releases such as the 2023 box set Segue to Infinity, and to collaborations like Baptismal (with). In addition to his musical career, he is well-known for his Laughter Meditation Workshops.Laraaji was born Edward Larry Gordon in Philadelphia in 1943. While growing up in New Jersey, he studied several instruments as well as vocals, and he attended Washington, D.C.'s Howard University on a music scholarship. He then moved to New York City with the intention of making a living as an actor and comedian. He began to study Eastern mysticism, which would change the course of his life. He found a zither at a local pawn shop and experimented with it, developing a unique sound through electronic enhancement and unconventional playing techniques. He released his first album, Celestial Vibration, under his own name in 1978

First released by Extreme in the massive, infamous 'Merzbox,' InchRed Magnesia PinkInch is extracted and recontextualized as a standalone for the first time. Recorded in 1995, InchRed Magnesia PinkInch sees Merzbow in peak form. A psychedelic whirlwind of synthetic transmissions; harsh, wet, screeching sounds that could only be produced by Masami Akita. Featuring two previously unreleased bonus tracks from the same era.