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August 31, 2005
What can you do?
Please donate to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund at The American Red Cross, at the American Red Cross in Greater New York or at your local Red Cross chapter.
Due to the effects of hurricane Katrina tens of thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are homeless and without water or food. While this large area of the Gulf Coast was wracked by Hurricane Katrina the damage is still increasing in New Orleans due to severe flooding in the city. More than 80% of the city is currently flooded with untold structural damage and expected loss of life. While music always makes me feel better, and New Orleans was about the music (and the food!) sometimes you gotta give back. If you can, please go to the Red Cross web site or call 1-800 HELP-NOW and make a donation to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund.
Do to the heavy volume of hits you might have problems getting through to the national site. I recommend using your local chapter to make the donation. I used the American Red Cross in Greater New York web site. Also, it’s much faster to do a Google or a Yahoo search to find your local chapter than it is going through the Red Cross homesite at this time.
Posted by KD at 03:35 PM
We love Dead Can Dance !
Dead Can Dance Tribute
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New, in stock and shipping now: Summoning of the Muse ~ A Tribute To Dead Can Dance gathers together eleven of the world's most respected ethereal / heavenly voices / darkwave artists to lovingly recreate the master's songs. Music by: Arcana, Mirabilis, KOBE, Autumn's Grey Solace, Faith & The Muse, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Rajna, Chandeen, Athan Maroulis with Surface 10, and Stoa.
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DEAD CAN DANCE: tribute to
Summoning of the Muse CD $13.00 - Order here - Tracklisting:
Arcana "The Arcane" *
Dark Sanctuary "Summoning of the muse"
Autumn's Grey Solace "Musica Eternal" *
Faith & the Muse "Chant Of The Paladin" *
Black tape for a blue girl "Fortune presents gifts not according to the book"
Rajna "Cantara"
Mirabilis "The Writing On My Father's Hand" *
Chandeen "In power we entrust the love advocated"
Arcana "Enigma of the Absolute" *
KOBE "Bird" *
Athan Maroulis with Surface 10 "Ulysses"
Stoa "Cantara" *
* Denotes and Exclusive track
Dead Can Dance and ethereal/tribute related titles in stock now:
ZOAR
Clouds Without Water> CD $12.00 - Order here -
Back in stock: "Clouds Without Water" has two songs featuring the unique vocal talents of DEAD CAN DANCE’s Brendan Perry, plus vocal performances by Matt Johnson (THE THE), Jennifer Charles and newcomer Julie Comparini. CWW is a soundtrack that takes us to the edge of the modern abyss, a sonic painting at the beginnings of the 21st century. Ethereal, electronic, experimental with beautiful melodies, delightfully dark.
Visit the Clouds Without Water release page for music samples and album information.
ARCANA
Le Serpent Rouge CD $14.00 - Order here -
Domestic US pressing at a better price. Melodies from the orient, feelings of a hot Arabic landscape and beautiful sounds of instruments like the duduk and the hammered dulcimer. This album is darker, more Asian influenced and close to being an instrumental album.
AUTUMN'S GRAY SOLACE
Riverine CD $14.00 - Order here -
Heartfelt vocals and darkened guitars combine to form "Riverine," the new ethereal shoegazer masterwork from Autumn's Grey Solace. While continuing to move their sonic artwork forward on these beautifully maudlin compositions, "Riverine" captures the band in their evolution towards a darker sound. Beneath the gothic hues, the driving electric bass lines reveal a lineage from early 4AD bands. The reverb drenched drums drive the passionate compositions with emotive intensity.
BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL
The Scavenger Bride CD $10.00 - Order here -
Copies of their 2002 album back in stock. The eighth full-length release from the premiere gothic ethereal band. A lovingly crafted concept album set in 1913 Prague with guest appearances from members of Unto Ashes, Audra, Judith, Spahn Ranch and Rasputina.
BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL
Halo Star CD $10.00 - Order here -
At once a departure and a return, Halo Star's twelve stark songs take a melodic route while the rhythm hammers in dangerous nails. Songwriter/lyricist Sam Rosenthal meshes driving, male goth vocal-stylings with heavenly female voices and forceful percussion and acoustic guitar to create an involving album both rhythmic and lyrically engaging. In this, one of America's originators in the darkwave genre returns to its origins while creating an amazing new album sure to please fans old and new alike.
CHANDEEN
Bikes and Pyramids CD $16.00 - Order here -
Gorgeous dream-pop, ethereal atmospheres and lovely female vocals from this German band that helped define the Heavenly Voices genre. Mixing cool electronics and floaty keyboards with trip-hop elements, "Bikes" glides blissfully.
DARK SANCTUARY
De Lumiere et d'Obscurite CD $15.00 - Order here -
An intoxicating blend of operatic female vocals, strings, synths, guitar and percussion. Darkly majestic and sorrow drenched with a neoclassical feel. Fans of Arcana won't be disappointed!
DARK SANCTUARY
Thoughts : 9 Years in the Sanctuary CD $14.00 - Order here -
Contains 10 tracks chosen from the band's four albums for an hour of romantic, intimate, and personal hymns. "Thoughts" comprises lovely, lush, somber neo-classical sounds with powerful female vocals soaring and ascending above the layers of piano, synthesizer, strings, acoustic guitar, and percussion.
KOBE
Economy of Movement CD $12.00 - Order here -
New music from KD of Middle Pillar and Loretta's Doll! Named after the city in Japan, KOBE is an experimental percussion-based instrumental project inspired by Japanese Taiko/Kodo drumming and Western industrial music. Sonic extremes permeate the album combining elements of tribal and martial percussion, dark ambience, experimental noise, electronic soundscapes and industrial primal intensity. Also features sound-sculpture guitar work from Bryin Dall (also of Loretta’s Doll) and a collaborative track with Bryin’s project 4th Sign of the Apocalypse.
Visit the Economy of Movement release page for music samples and album information.
MIRABILIS
Pleiades Digipak CD, $13.00 - Order here -
Back in stock! "Pleiades" is the stunning debut from Summer Bowman of the Machine in the Garden and Dru of This Ascension. Mirabilis showcases two of the most powerful and distinctive voices in ethereal music. With heavenly melodies and harmonies as a focus, the songs weave seamlessly to uplift the heart and spirit in a collaboration of multiple esoteric styles including medieval, madrigal, darkwave, and neo-classical.
Visit the Pleiades release page for music samples and album information.
STOA
Porta VIII CD $17.00 - Order here -
This follow-up to their highly praised "Urthona", is an even deeper exploration in the world of classically-tinted ethereal music. Very orchestral and massive, Stoa's music is realized through a mix of instrumentals and Cornelia's beautiful vocals.
STOA
Urthona CD $17.00 - Order here -
Originally from 1993, "Uthona" is one of the classics from the Hyperium label era of Heavenly Voices releases, finally back in print after a very long absence! Beautiful vocals and neo-classically inspired symphonics mark a wonderful example of ethereal and gothic romanticism.
Posted by KD at 03:13 PM
August 17, 2005
Mirabilis back in stock!
Pleiades also has guest vocals aplenty including one from track from Regeana of The Changelings.
For more information on Mirabilis, pictures and MP3 samples from this outstanding project from please visit the Pleiades release page
And to celebrate the occasion we have Mirabilis’ very limited self-titled debut 7" single on sale for just $4.00.
Both The Pleiades CD and the self-titled are available for purchase:
MIRABILIS
Pleiades Digipak CD, $13.00 - Order here -
Back in stock! "Pleiades" is the stunning debut from Summer Bowman of the Machine in the Garden and Dru of This Ascension. Mirabilis showcases two of the most powerful and distinctive voices in ethereal music. With heavenly melodies and harmonies as a focus, the songs weave seamlessly to uplift the heart and spirit in a collaboration of multiple esoteric styles including medieval, madrigal, darkwave, and neo-classical.
MIRABILIS
Self-titled Limited 7", Single $4.00 [SALE] - Order here -
Back in stock! Vinyl single limited to just 500 copies from Fossil Dungeon in association with Middle Pillar Presents. Contains four madrigal styled female vocal tracks with one exclusive song and one exclusive mix from Summer (of the Machine in the Garden) and Dru (of This Ascension).
Posted by KD at 10:17 PM
August 16, 2005
tMitG Semi-Acoustic Performance
tMitG
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Join the Machine in the Garden for a special semi-acoustic in-store performance at End of an Ear (2209 South First) in Austin, TX on Saturday August 20 at 7 PM. This will be a very special show featuring songs they don't often perform live in an intimate setting.
More tMitG performances are in the works. Check www.tmitg.com for updates. For information on their latest album and MP3s, please see the Shadow Puppets release page.
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Posted by KD at 07:28 PM
August 11, 2005
New Imports In Stock
Three new import titles in stock now and available for purchase.
ANASSANE
Lyra
Digipak CD, $14.00 - order here -
New album in stock now! As featured on the first Fairy World sampler, Cecile Rabhi blends her delicate voice and African influences with a variety of ethnic percussion (thai, derbouka, bambu, djembe) and electronic effects as produced by Fred Chaplain alias LYS. The mix is subtle and astonishing, oscillating between beautiful melodies and electro-ethnic rhythms.
DAEMONIA NYMPHE
Bacchic Dance of the Nymphs - Tyrvasia
CD Digipak, $14.00 - order here -
In stock now! This is the second album from this Greek band combines two rare limited releases:"The Bacchic dance of the Nymphs" and "Tyrvasia". Using authentic instruments like lyra, varvitos, krotala, and pandoura the band recreates the sounds of Greek Antiquity as sung by Balkan choirs and bewitching female voices.
LOUISA JOHN KROL and OOPHOI
I Hear the Water Dreaming
Digipak CD, $14.00 - order here -
In stock now! Oophoi is famous for his intimate ambient music. Louisa's voice brings a melodic and "fairyesque" dimension to his art. The meeting of these 2 musicians results in a mysterious, ethereal and onieric ambience reminiscent of Louisa's "Approaching the island of Siren" from her album "Alabaster".
V/A - Fairy World 2
Deluxe CD, $14.00 - order here -
In stock now! CD sampler "Fairy World 2" presents the most recent productions from the mythical Prikosnovenie label. This magic book invites you to enter a fairy world made of enchanting voices and extraordinary music by Pinknruby, Collection D'arnell Andrea, Daemonia Nymphe, Caprice, Jack Or Jive, Irfan, Moon Far Away and more.
Posted by KD at 07:09 PM
August 05, 2005
Spiffy Threadz
New EMPIRE HIDEOUS shirts are in stock now. Choose from the The Empire Hideous logo with a "burned-in" look on a Girl's Baby Tee, the band logo on a Men's tank-top, or the logo on a Men's sports-jersey with the 'big fly" mascot from the first album. Cool! Get 'em, and other Empire Hideous merchandise, here.
EMPIRE HIDEOUS: Available Merchandise
Girls Logo Baby Tee $25.00 -order here-
High quality black short sleeve shirts with Empire Hideous logo "burned in" look across the front. Very cool! Size SMALL, styled for women.
Men’s Long Sleeve T-shirt $30.00 -order here-
High quality black shirts with white print with the "Mr.Barnum / This Evil On Earth" design in size LARGE only.
Men’s Empire Hideous Logo & The Fly Jersey $25.00 -order here-
Very high quality black men's "jersey-styled" shirts. Black 3/4 sleeves and gray torso. Empire Hideous logo in black with the huge EH fly mascot print underneath. Very nice! Size MEDIUM only - but they run a little small! Very Limited quantity!
Men’s Empire Hideous Logo Tank Tops $20.00 -order here-
High quality black men's tank tops (sleeveless) with the Empire Hideous logo in white print. Size MEDIUM only - but they run large! Limited quantity!
Posted by KD at 06:01 PM
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