Sechres Mound – D2 740m440 (1995)

Country: France

Tracklist

1. Dia 02:16
2. Spir 03:46
3. Pore 04:23
4. Cycle 1 01:51
5. Expir 04:02
6. Contus 06:13
7. Anthro 05:14
8. Senescence 05:41
9. Infra 03:00
10. Cyclodrome 05:05
11. Cycle 7 02:56
12. Traumatism (Bonus Track) 08:27

Sechres Mound was a collaboration between Cédric Peyronnet (Toy Bizarre)

and Cyril Herry (Lecanora, Ashes To Ashes, Ninth Desert, Exotoendo)

which began in February 1995 following the discovery of an unused & monumental tank unit.

The aim was to exploit the sound potential of the place by using materials

mainly found on the site and installations built inside the one and only tank (no. D2 740m440).
New materials were brought in (PVC pipes, strings, metal bars etc.) to try out the unique reverberation of this space.

After a few weeks, the tank became a true research laboratory, full of various objects (wood pieces, cables and nails).

The purpose was to reveal the authentic sound identity of this place.
In October 1995, it was decided to release a cassette with a selection of live recorded sequences.
It was a little cardboard boxset with rust taken from the tank and the cassette inside.
80 numbered copies were released on Cédric & Cyril's own label, Cynistrose.

 Each "D2 740m440" piece was improvised and recorded live on site without any external contribution or sound treatments.
Exactly ten years later, "D2 740m440" was re-released on a A5-sized carboard cover in a plastic sleeve CD-R

including the bonus track "Traumatism" that was taken from the compilation tape "Germ",

released by Incense (Cyril's own label) in 1995.

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Vargariket – Vargariket (Demo 1996)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. Taakeheimens Trone 03:43
2. I Nattens Fule Mørke 06:33
3. Vargnatt 02:40
4. Vaart Fedreland 04:37
5. Mørkets Palass 04:04
6. Brenn 03:10
7. Nattens Onde (Bonus Track) 05:02

Hailing from the dark woods of Aurskog-Høland Vargariket was created in 1995

by Sturlason and Turgeis (aka Kjell Rune Sønsthagen) as a two-piece.
The idea was to play old school pagan black metal (Aasgard Metal)

and in the beginning they both switched between playing the drums and the guitars.
They were joined by Strømsæther soon thereafter

and recorded their first self titled demo during eastern 1996 in Lydhodene Studio.
The demo was professionally produced with a glossy printed cover-sleeve

and released in co-operation with Luisitanian Rec. selling around 1000 copies world-wide.
This lead to a contract with the Portuguese label Impio Productions 

that promised to release their second demo entitled "The Rise Of The Aasgard Cult".
However after the master was sent off nothing happened.
Later the band signed a deal with the Dutch label Hammerheart Records for 3 CDs

but due to disagreements this did not become reality.
At the same time Strømsæther moved to do civil duty and later Sturlason and Turgeis joined to serve the army

resulting in Vargariket being put on ice in December of 1997.
Around 1999 there was an attempt by Sturlason to resurrect the band with the help of Eirik Blodøks (guitar/backing vocals),

Torgeir P. Krokfjord (vocals/guitars) and Anna (fiddle) as a session member.
There were plans for a 7'' EP or a CD-single during the spring of 2000

and for the release of their long awaited debut in early autumn of the same year but all these never happened.
In 2021 Cold Northern Breeze Records released the compilation CD "Taakeheim"

that featured their "Vargariket" demo, the rehearsal tape "Yggdrasil" and the track "Nattens Onde".
The memory contains as bonus the track "Nattens Onde" that was recorded at Studio Strømmen in 1997 

exclusively for the 1998 CD compilation "Sometimes Death Is Better Part 5-9".

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Semper Eadem – Ode To Sadness (Demo 1996)

Country: France

Tracklist

1. Unreal 05:20
2. Raving Of A Lonely Mind 05:41
3. Like A Candle About To Die 02:59
4. Burial While A Rainy Night 06:43
5. Unhappy Ending 04:34
6. Abyss 03:26
7. She Rains Storms Of Tears 05:27
8. Chagrin De Sang 04:10
9. The Frozen Garden 06:28
10. La Chaine 05:43
11. Aeternalis 04:11

Semper Eadem was a French neo classical project created in 1995 by David Vallée with the help of Régis Decloquement.
After their first demo, "In Remembrance", and the departure of Régis, Vallée welcomed Rachel B. as a vocalist.
Rachel participated in the second demo cassette, “Ode To Sadness”, released on Vallée's personal label La Cadera.
David Vallée composed solo in 1998 the third Semper Eadem's CDr release "Les Arbres N'étaient Plus Comme Ceux D'hier".
A split CD followed in 2001 with the French medieval/neo folk band Maelifell on Cauldron Music.
"Divagations Esthétiques" released in 2005 as a limited to 30 copies CDr edition

containing as bonus two video clips presenting an enigmatic and aesthetic illustration of some of the titles.
Around 2007 David Vallée and Stéphane Flauder (Maelifell, Fin De Siècle etc.) created the project Post Mortem Photographs 

and released their one and only self titled album in 2009 on La Manufacture De Bruit label.
The last offering from Semper Eadem was released in 2010 entitled "Symphonies Irrationnelles".
David Vallée today continues with his other projects Lith and EKS.CENTER.

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