When I first heard this 4-track maxi some years ago I was completely blown away. At that time Winterkälte wasn’t at the top of the rhythmic industrial scene yet, this was one of their first releases (from 1997) and it was also my first encounter with the Hands label. I bought it when I was impressed by the show of this German powernoise duo at the first Maschinenfest, I think it was in 1998…
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V/A – Lichttaufe 2
November 11, 2001 by
Part 2 of a neo-folk compilation, tied to the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig. The sampler is released by Prophecy, of which label a few bands are present, together with some big names from the neo-folk scene that played in Leipzig. Part 1 was of a very high quality, good bands, fine songs, of which a few unreleased…
V/A – Wo die wilde Kerle wohnen
November 11, 2001 by
Rather strange item, this vinyl single. Four different bands are presented here, each with one track. The cover and the title make sure you can’t take this too seriously. The cover is not very informative, on the back you can only read ‘Rauhnacht 01’. On the vinyl itself you can find the bandnames, but no songtitles and you can decide for yourself which is side ‘A’ and which is ‘B’….
Gae Bolg and the Church of Fand – Oran Môr
November 11, 2001 by
A 12″ in a limited edition of 333 hand numbered copies with luxurious (naughty) insert, on the french label Cynfeirdd. First part of a split vinyl trilogy shared between Omne Datum Optimum, Gaë Bolg and the Church of Fand and Nothvs Filivs Mortis. The first two bands are present on this record, each with two songs…
V/A – The Pact 2: … of the Gods
November 11, 2001 by
A few years after part I now comes the sequel of this interesting compilation, released by Tesco. This album is mostly filled with top neo-folk bands, and was compiled by Ian Read (Fire & Ice) and Michael Moynihan (Blood Axis), with some unreleased songs on it. After a short intro by Willam Burroughs (‘is this machine recording?’) an acoustic song from veterans Changes follows…
Gae Bolg and the Church of Fand – Tintagel
November 11, 2001 by
The new LP from this French band is a picture disc with humorous drawings, originally limited to 77 copies for subscribers only, later expanded with 296 copies. Tintagel was a famous castle in the Middle Ages, now only a ruin, in Cornwall, where King Arthur lived according to the legend…
V/A – Solaris Collaboration
November 11, 2001 by
After the magnificent double cd “Omnon” (see older review) by Polygon comes another splendid release from Polymorph records. The recipe is comparable: the release comes in a very special, luxurious package, a large format paper gatefold sleeve with insert sheet, the music is ambient of the highest standard, that follows the line of ‘Omnon”…
Haus Arafna – Fur Immer
November 11, 2001 by
Haus Arafna, from the house of Galakthorrö, makes strange analog noise. The ‘band’ consists of Mr. Arafna (electronics, vocals, programming) and Mrs. Arafna (realism, vocals, structuring). The world of Haus Arafna is merciless, full of urban nightmares. Misantrophy and hate are the main themes…
V/A – Voltage II: electronic vivisection
November 11, 2001 by
Not everyone knows that Johan van Roy (Suicide Commando) has an own label, called COde Products. As you could expect, this label focuses mainly on dark electro sounds. Until recently Code only released tapes, from bands/projects like Frames a Second, Lescure 13 and Stin Scatzor…
Hekate – Hambach / 1848
November 11, 2001 by
Rather onconventional, this mini LP by Hekate , and that for a new band, released on their own label in 1999. The package is special: a wooden plate with etchings accompanies a white vinyl 10″ and a nice booklet…
Lux Interna – Truth and beauty and all their severity
November 11, 2001 by
These five tracks were originally released as a demo, but Eis & Licht considered them to be good enough to give them a proper release. This is my first acquintance with Lux Interna, and I’m not disappointed. The high expectations raised by their label, by comparing them to Backworld or Of the Wand & the Moon, can not be fulfilled, but I wasn’t suprised by that…
Of the Wand and the Moon – I crave for you / In a robe of fire
November 11, 2001 by
Two of the best tracks from Of the Wand… are present on this single in new versions, reason enough for me to buy it. In a robe of fire is one of the highlights of the recent :emptiness:emptiness:emptiness: album; this version is more sober, without the violin of Matt Howden and the sounds of a fireplace, but the composition is great, so it stays upright…
Orplid – Barbarossa
November 11, 2001 by
Neue Deutsche Folklore! This 10″ has a title with historical connotations. Barbarossa was the nickname of the red-bearded emperor Frederik I, Operation Barbarossa was the name of the invasion of Russia by the Germans in WII. With this new 10″ Orplid sets foot on new, more electronic territory. Side A contains the title track ‘Barbarossa’, consisting of three parts…
Orplid – Das Schicksal
November 11, 2001 by
Five songs from this new stars on the German neo-folk front, who made such an impression with their self-titled album. This was the first vinyl release by Eis & Licht, a small label, whose releases are often vinyl only (mostly on 10″) and very limited, and that has a good ear for new neo-folk bands…
Camerata Mediolanense and Pavor Nocturnus – L’Alfière
November 10, 2001 by
Two Italian bands can be found on this 10″ released by Eis & Licht, both with two tracks. The record comes with a really wonderful insert sheet. On side A, the well-known medieval formation Camerata Mediolanense brings us a 10 minute long version of L’Homme Armé, one of the best songs on their repertoire…
Darkwood – Talons
November 10, 2001 by
After two rather different albums, one mostly with neo-folk, the other with industrial/ambient, I was curious what the German band Darkwood would offer us on this single. Well, two good songs in any way. On side A a slow song with nice female vocals, called ‘Ferocity’. The B-side, ‘Fatherland’, is an instrumental tune with piano and fierce drumming…
Death in June – We said destroy / Fire & Ice – The unquiet grave
November 10, 2001 by
Douglas P and Ian Read on one single! The single comes in a nice hardcover sleeve and is signed by both legends. Death in June offers us an experimental version track called ‘We said destroy’. It does not resemble their classic track of that name at all, it is noisy and very chaotic, getting very loud toward the end, not so easy to digest…
Dies Natalis – Raunen
November 10, 2001 by
The debut of a new talented German neo-folk band, with 3 songs on a 10″, released by Eis & Licht. The openings song, ‘Rain’, sounds heroic and goves you the urge to sing along. Then comes ‘Deine hand zu halten’, a nice melancholic song of which the text is printed on the insert sleeve. Side B is reserved for one long, desperate romantic piece called ‘We Stand’, about a lost love…
Forseti – Jenzig
November 10, 2001 by
I discovered this German neo-folk band at the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig a few years ago, where I was impressed by their concert. Some time ago finally their first release appeared, vinyl only, on Eis & Licht. Seven songs, all in German language are on this record…
Allerseelen – Alle Lust will Ewigkeit / Traumlied
November 10, 2001 by
Two songs from Allerseelen that can also be found on the “The Nitha Fields” compilation cd. This single is dedicated to Leni Riefenstahl, whose portrait is on the cover, taken from the film ‘Das Blaue Licht’, in which she played in 1932. On the back other film stills can be found. The vinyl itself has […]
