Con Anima – The Book Of Riddles (1999)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. Interludio I 01:29
2. Mindman 05:25
3. Interludio II 01:09
4. Eating Eyes 04:16
5. Interludio III 00:28
6. The Angel Of Melancholy 06:47
7. Interludio IV 00:44
8. Empyrean 03:38
9. The House On The Hill 06:31
10. Interludio V 02:13
11. The Riddle 05:01
12. Interludio VI 00:33
13. The Book Of Eibon 05:30

Con Anima was the brainchild of Stian "Culto" Johansen, once very briefly vocalist for Mayhem 

and also vocalist for Perdition Hearse and Shadow Dancers among others.

Johansen was one of the original founders of the infamous "Helvete" record shop in Oslo 

and previously the editor of the fanzine Sepulchral Noise. 
The band was formed in 1997 playing a mixture of gothic/heavy/doom metal 

and released a demo entitled "The Angel Of Melancholy" in 1998.

The same year they participated in the compilation "Saerpe Metal Union" 

that featured bands from the Sarpsborg area (together with Infernal, Soul Transition and Sunshine's Gone), 

and released their full length album "The Book Of Riddles" in 1999 through Scarlet Records.

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Nazxul – Totem (1995)

 

Country: Australia

Tracklist 

1. Totem 03:30
2. Watching And Withering 03:14
3. I Awaken (Amongst Them) 03:56
4. Unearthed 04:53
5. Vermis Mysteriis 04:16
6. Hatred 03:25
7. Endless Reign Of Power 06:06
8. Distance Begins 05:14
9. Amidst The Flames 03:31
10. End 02:43
11. Eternum 29:53 

Nazxul is a black metal band from Sydney, Australia that was formed in 1993.
In 1994 a self-titled demo album appeared through Vampire Records.
Their first album entitled "Totem" that was released in 1996 from the same label.
Further material was written, that produced the EP "Black Seed" in 1998

and late in the year they played live for the first time at a show in Sydney.
Later the band was booked to support Impaled Nazarene as a part of an Australian tour.
After playing a final show for the year all of their activity appeared to cease abruptly.
The band was not at an end however. Four tracks of dark ambience, 

recorded and were released on a split EP with Melek-Tha in 2004.
The same year, Nazxul regrouped with a new line-up and booked to tour with Dimmu Borgir 

but the Norwegian band cancelled its visit.
Several months later Nazxul undertook a tour with Adelaide based gothic metal band Virgin Black instead 

and after that they became dormant for some time since.
In 2008 Nazxul reformed and were listed as the national support to the Australian leg of Mayhem's tour, 

however this tour was cancelled.
The band completed work on the long-awaited "Iconoclast" album, first mooted in 1998, during the year.
Finally "Iconoclast" was released in July 2009 by German label Eisenwald Records.
In 2015, the band regrouped to begin work on a new album entitled "Sumus Inferno".

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Caspar, C.O.C. ‎– CHoCH - Chants Of Change (1994)

Country: Germany

Tracklist

1. Double Frida 05:06
2. Butterfly 06:47
3. Rings 06:16
4. Lofoten I 07:35
5. Lofoten II 13:27
6. BS 1 07:44
7. From Beyond 10:16

C.O. Caspar (born in 1936) lives in Berlin and Sweden as a datoist, conceptor, constructor, author, theoretician and xeroxer.  He works as a soloist, workshop organizer, actionist and musician 

with sound tools as installation, with projections and light art.  

His medium is the processing of concrete tones and noises by means of digital equipment.  

Sound is planned as scenaric tone and speech acts, and is spontaneously developed 

from the original impulses of the sounding body - also in cooperation with other players.
The sounding bodies consist of industrial material such as pipes, hoses, turbines, and constructions of metal, 

plastic, and latex hung on chains and, independently and by means of manual influencing, develop vibrating 

and sometimes chance dynamics in accordance with the qualities of the materials and construction.  

Microphone articulation is the human component.  

Inductive regulation of the torque controls turbines, drives membranes to rhythmic mega-frequent vibration, 

falling rising weaving vital intuitive bio-mechanoid vibrates roars the volume of the latex at 30-16000 Hertz.  

Metal hollow bodies, feedback systems, magnetic field sensors produce material tones, organic & acoustic feedback loops.  The audiovisual work is the result of the connection between mechanical & digital devices, 

offered as a sonic installation, as a performance based theatrical staging.
CHoCH - Chants Of Change was released in 1994 through Tesco Organisation 

as a limited edition CD to 1000 hand-numbered copies.

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Soma – The Inner Cinema (1996)

 

Country: Australia

Tracklist

1. Stygian Vista 07:26
2. Arcane 05:43
3. The Golden Dawn 05:58
4. The Drunken Atlantean 03:36
5. Baal 06:07
6. The Collector 05:43
7. Risen From Agartha 06:11
8. Antediluvian 04:27
9. Alchemical Nuptial 08:38
10. Shambhala 04:44
11. Endless 05:00 

Soma was an instrumental, electronic/organic/cinematic project 

featuring the talents of Australian composers David Thrussel, of Black Lung and Snog fame,

and Pieter Bourke known from his collaborations with Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance.
The music of Soma is built on the relationship and alliance between 

melodic/danceable structures and masses of various "found" sounds.

The overall effect invokes a cascade of B-grade psychological/horror/thrillers, spaghetti westerns,

strangely political sci-fi films and a vast volume of the finest conspiracy literature.

The duo began working together in 1993 when Thrussell approached Bourke 
about the possibility of remixing some tracks of Bourke's band Eden.

The Eden remixing sessions yielded the first Soma compositions. 

Soma developed into a full-time project when Bourke moved in with Thrussell 

after a fire had destroyed his flat, allowing the two more time to work together.

Their debut self titled album was released in 1993 followed by "Hollow Earth" in 1994 

and featured most of the tracks of "Soma" album slightly revised and was well-received critically.

In 1996 they released "The Inner Cinema" album that was issued, like their previous one, on Extreme Records.

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Principia Audiomatica – Systematic Sonority (1995)

Country: Croatia

Tracklist

1. Selforganizing Homeostatic Systems 07:02
2. Holographically Connected System 05:33
3. Functionally Isomorphic Systems 12:18
4. Encapsulated Modular System 03:28
5. Cognitive Penetrating System 05:45
6. Interactive Quantum System 06:43
7. Central Nervous System 06:06
8. Closed Thermodynamic System 07:59

Miljenko Rajaković aka Dj Mary (co-founder of Implant Code project & electro-industrial DJ in various European clubs) 

and Siniša Očurščak (founder of the TeHÔM project on NER/World Serpent, professor of philosophy in Zagreb) 

were the active minds behind the Principia Audiomatica project.
 "Systematic Sonority" was their debut album for the Italian label Minus Habens Records in 1995, 

based on eight different notions of the environmental systems. 

This work shows an impressive vision on the theme, that lead to a complete development 

of the brilliant "Biodigit" MCD of Implant Code, creating cold and lost electronic ambient structures, 

sometime fused with mind-absorbing rhythms.
Siniša Očurščak died of cancer in 1997 while Miljenko re-activate the project in 2010 

and started working on a new material for an upcoming album release.

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Ever Dark – Gravesite Rites (Demo 1994)

Country: United States

Tracklist

1. Intro 03:09
2. Gravesite Rites 09:26
3. Hellfire's Touch 03:55
4. Chanting 07:18

Ever Dark was formed in February 1990 by Storm and John "Berzerker".
From day one they sought to lead and create their own style of "Dark Graveyard Metal".
Their three song demo "Christian Execution" never came into existence.
In 1991 Storm left the first line-up behind for a second one, which failed, so in 1992 the band split up.
In February '93 John talked Storm into reforming the band with John's previous band members.
After that Chris joined the band and in May '93 Jay came as session drummer but later he joined fully.
The band wrote 4 new songs, 3 of which were recorded for their "Gravesite Rites" demo that was released in 1994.
Late May '94 they recruited Tom for a twin lead guitar team and they played a few huge gigs to promote the band.
The demo-sales were going pretty good and soon Full Moon Productions approached them for a 7" EP
which later ended up as a planned split CD with Naglfar.
The split CD never happened so Full Moon had them record a mini CD entitled "Armageddon's Birth", 
unleashing 4 new tracks and a demo song.
In the summer of 1996 Ever Dark signed to II Moons.
The recording for their first full length album, entitled "Not Of God" started in October '96 and released in 1997.
After the release of the album the band ceased to exist although there are rumors 
that they assembled in 2006 and split up again in 2010.

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Black Raven – The Solitude Of Ravens (MCD 1997)

Country: Italy

Tracklist

1. Solitude Of Ravens 03:09
2. Solitude 03:06
3. III 03:41
4. IV 02:31
5. Macht 03:52

From the 1990 Angel G. Villani has created various musical jobs, including theatre and video works.
His first project was the classical-ambient band Agonije, that was discovered and produced by Marco Milanesio of DsorDNE.
In 1991 begins the collaboration with Marco Milanesio and between 1991 and 1994 
he participates in the Festival Young Cinema of Turin with his works of experimental video.
In 1994 Agonije released their first cd Testament, produced and distributed by the Swiss label of contemporary music 
Ar-Goat / Allegoria Rec. while Villani gives live performances in Italy and Switzerland in collaboration with Kor-At.
In 1997 the same label, publishes the cd of his new project Black Raven entitled The Solitude Of Ravens, 
composed with the American musician Michael Todd.
After that Villani begins his collaboration with Claudio Ottavi Fabbrianesi, musician and director of theater and cinema 
and together they produce the video-installation: Figura Umana of Agar Teatro, 
a job inspired to the works of Francis Bacon and collaborates with Paola Bianchi and Paola Chiama.
In 2007 he finishes the project: En-d-Core, initiated to Mexico City and he meets Peter Greenaway. 
He also creates in Barcelona the video-installations Esperar and Blues For Derek, 
with the latter one being inspired by the jobs of Derek Jarman and William S. Burroughs.
He currently works between Turin and Barcelona.

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