Atom Infant Incubator – Copula (1994)

Country: Italy

Tracklist

1. Segment 1 05:35
2. Segment 2 07:37
3. Segment 3 04:49
4. Segment 4 06:45
5. Segment 5 04:52
6. Segment 6 07:08
7. Segment 7 05:41
8. Segment 8 03:16
9. Segment 9 03:38
10. Segment 10 04:57
11. Segment 11 03:51
12. Segment 12 02:37
13. Segment 13 04:10

Atom Infant Incubator was a joint project between Paolo Beltrame (Die Sonne Satan) and Claudio Dondo (Runes Order).
"Copula" was their first offering and the duo here presents thirteen segments

of dark-narcoleptic ambient frequencies mixed with spacey and wandering tunes.
Released on CD format by Sempiterna Mutatio and on cassette by Misty Circles.

Memory

Lichium – Lichium (1996)

Country: Japan

Tracklist

1. Tamonation 01:38
2. Tamolia 08:56
3. Golfect For Justice 02:40
4. Tamorism 06:39
5. 万引き (Manviki) 05:07
6. オビズイジュンオサダイヒデカジウシザキ (Obi Zui Jun Osa Die Hide Kagi Ushi Zaki) 01:14
7. Tamoleon 06:06
8. 犬 (Inu) 04:08
9. 山登り (Yamanobori) 07:12
10. 河童伝説 (Kappa Densetsu) 05:42
11. Tamolia (デモバージョン) (Demo) 08:56

12. 魔王 (Bonus Track) 04:08

Lichium was a strange black metal/hardcore/punk band from Nagasaki/Tokyo, Japan that was formed in 1992.

Their lyrical content supposedly dealing with satirical comedy, golf (!),

Kazuyoshi Morita (aka Tamori, known for his trademark dark sunglasses) and parodies of the black metal genre/scene.

Their first self titled album was released in 1996 on the Japanese cult punk/hardcore/noise label 殺害塩化ビニール 

and is a mixture of keyboard based black metal with hardcore and punk elements,

featuring vocals from all of the three members of the project.
Their line up on the album consisted of Simura Sword (guitars/vocals), Zuijyu (keyboards/vocals) and Halawata (bass/vocals).
During the period 1996 to 2003 Lichium released several demos,performed live and participated in various compilations.
In 2011 their second and final album "Frozen Tamori" was released.

The memory link features the bonus track, "魔王",

that was taken from the 1997 compilation "殺害カバーオムニバス ~ 大熊小鹿馬場鶴田".

Memory

Kraken – Aquanaut (1999)

Country: Belgium

Tracklist

1. Liquid Enchantress / Lured Underneath 06:53
2. Demagogic Journey 08:21
3. Point Of Submersion / Maelstrom 07:36
4. Profound Aquatic Stasis 12:15
5. Descending Into The Abyss 09:00
6. Cerebral Core Of The Octopus / Hypnotic Preassure 02:58

Debut release for the project Kraken consisting of Ricardo Gomez and Joris Vermost.
The Belgian duo creates a perfect blend of lucid atmospheric ambient tunes with manipulated samples.
The result is a strange abyssal journey through the realm of neptunal underworlds.
Released on the Belgian Nautilus as a limited edition of 500 copies on heavy weight blue vinyl

of which 30 copies come in a large pizza-box that includes a t-shirt and postcards with seafood recipes.

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