From The Dark – In The Last Days Of The Sun (Demo 1997)

Country: New Zealand

 

Tracklist

1. Rising Moon 04:44
2. Serpent Of The Underworld 04:01
3. Kingdom Of Souls 05:47
4. The Final Battle 04:36
5. Black Winter 03:44
6. Casus Belli 07:45

 

 Black metal project from the city of Tauranga in New Zealand that was active in the late 90s.
From The Dark draw inspiration from the raw and atmospheric black metal movements of the 90s

with themes deeply rooted in arcane occultism and Eastern esoteric matter.
In 1997 they released the demo "In The Last Days Of The Sun" and in 1998 the CD album "In The Shadow Of Kaos".

The band seems to be somehow "active" again with the 2025 reissue on CD of their demo 

while their future plans include the release of their second unreleased 1999 full length album,

entitled "In The Night Of Pan", on the Australian label Charnel Sanctum.

 
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Winterkälte – Structures Of Destruction (1997)

Country: Germany

 

Tracklist

1. El Niño 04:56
2. Slash-And-Burn 04:34
3. NOx Over Europe 06:27
4. Encore 05:05
5. Erosion 05:48
6. Cool Down 07:29
7. Incinerator (Green Point Mix) 05:26
8. Smoky Mountains 04:49
9. Modulation One 07:12
10. Maximum Credible Accident 12:17

 

Winterkälte was founded in 1991 by Udo Wiessmann (founder of the record label Hands Productions) and Eric De Vries.
The project has been recognized as one of the defining post industrial acts

and their early releases laid the foundations for the rhyhtm'n'noise scene.
They developed their trademark sound labeled as drum'n'noise representing a complex architecture of hypnotic rhythms

that mix with pounding beats and heavy electronics to result in a violent distorted and blurring circle of noise.
Unfortunately on Monday, October 28, 2024, Eric De Vries passed away at the age of 65,

succumbed to a brain tumor less than two years after his initial diagnosis.

 
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Bruno Nicolai – Tutti I Colori Del Buio (1972)

Composer: Bruno Nicolai

 

Tracklist

 1. Magico Incontro 02:12
2. Bambole 01:46
3. Medium 02:03
4. Magico Incontro 03:25
5. Insidia 01:52
6. Suggestione 02:28
7. Magico Incontro 02:58
8. Evocazione 03:12
9. Bambole 01:45
10. Esorcismo 03:03
11. Oppressione 02:22
12. Magico Incontro 02:53
13. Ipnosi 02:31
14. Invasamento 02:15
15. Sabba 03:44
16. Incantesimo 03:28
17. Propiziazione 02:38
18. Insidia 01:45
19. Sabba 05:45
20. Immateriale 02:57
21. Espiazione 01:45
22. Medium 03:43
23. Insidia 02:30
24. Magico Incontro 01:29
25. Insidia 02:28
26. Magico Incontro 01:11
27. Invasamento 03:37
28. Sabba 03:46
29. Magico Incontro 02:23

 

 Bruno Nicolai (20 May 1926 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film music composer, orchestra director,

conductor, pianist and musical editor, most active in the 1960s through the 1980s.
While studying piano and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome,

he befriended Ennio Morricone and formed a long working relationship,

with Nicolai eventually conducting for and co-scoring films with Morricone.

Morricone noted in an interview discussing the Dollars Trilogy:

"I chose a great musician and friend to be my conductor, Bruno Nicolai,

who conducted almost every score of mine from that point on until 1974.".
Nicolai also scored a number of giallo exploitation films and wrote many scores for director Jesús Franco.
Nicolai's compositions are characterized by their rich orchestration and innovative use of instruments, 

including bells, anvils, and whips, elements that became synonymous with the spaghetti western sound. 

He also explored various musical styles, from classical to avant-garde,

and was known for his work in library music, founding the labels Gemelli and Edi-Pan.
His work was also featured in Tarantino's films "Kill Bill: Volume 2" and "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood".
"All The Colors Of The Dark" (Italian: Tutti I Colori Del Buio) is a 1972 giallo film directed by Sergio Martino

and starring George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov, Julián Ugarte, George Rigaud, Susan Scott and Marina Malfatti.

The film was also released under the alternate titles "Day Of The Maniac" and "They're Coming To Get You!".

 
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