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Now available on the Xiphoid Dementia bandcamp page! Digital version of the second tape from the Collection of Lost Thoughts box set released last year on Black Horizons.
This is Part 2 of Collection of Lost Thoughts; a deep retrospective, spanning the life of the project and featuring many unreleased works from over the years. Released as a cassette box set on Black Horizons in August of 2019. Full color front and back 4-panel large triple norelco case j-cards on pearl metallic stock. Edition of 66 copies on magenta tapes with …
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The latest effort from Xiphoid Dementia released in February 2020 on Boston based label Divergent Series. Five new tracks of abstract industrial with elements of noise and power electronics. The release sees more exploration in a stripped down semi-rhythmic approach and even some more musical elements here and there. Considered the next phase of evolution for the project.
Purchase the record at the new Existence Establishment shop.
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Now available on the Xiphoid Dementia bandcamp page Embalmed In Purity: the debut full-length released in 2005 remastered.
Originally released in edition of 100 copies on CDR in 2005 this is the debut full-length of Xiphoid Dementia. These tracks have been remastered from the originals.
Cascading waves of distortion weave through seething ambience. Echoes of dying machines invade the psyche only to be swept up into the metaphysical tempest. Tendrils of (super)natural phenomena tear the last thread of flesh and bone. A raw twist of fate overloading your sixth sense. Embalmed in …
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Due to 2019 being the 20th Anniversary of Xiphoid Dementia there was a lot of activity planned. Most was accomplished but some still has yet to pass. Below is detailed significant milestones in review from the year of 2019.
February:
In February Xiphoid Dementia descended on Oakland for an total onslaught of industrial noise at Industrial Aktions I Festival featuring an insane lineup of some of the heaviest industrial noise acts currently operating. It was quite an honor to play on the same bill as heavy hitters like Control, Bloodbox, and Brighter …
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Now available on the Xiphoid Dementia bandcamp page! Digital version of the first tape from the Collection of Lost Thoughts box set released earlier this year on Black Horizons.
This is Part 1 of Collection of Lost Thoughts; a deep retrospective, spanning the life of the project and featuring many unreleased works from over the years. Released as a cassette box set on Black Horizons in August of 2019. Full color front and back 4-panel large triple norelco case j-cards on pearl metallic stock. Edition of 66 copies on magenta tapes …
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Last week the official Xiphoid Dementia bandcamp page debuted with a new release entitled Ritual Indexx Volume I which is the first of a two part release that features unreleased material and compilation tracks that did not make it onto Collection of Lost Thoughts 3xC64 on Black Horizons released a few months ago. Again, there is no overlap – Ritual Indexx features all it’s own exclusive re-issued material.
This week the second installation entitled Ritual Indexx Volume II is now available for free. Featuring 2 long tracks the opener Reality Pulse which was featured on …
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Finally catching up with the times Xiphoid Dementia has a bandcamp page! Along with a new release entitled Ritual Indexx Volume I which is the first of a two part release that features unreleased material and compilation tracks that did not make it onto Collection of Lost Thoughts 3xC64 on Black Horizons released a few months ago. Again, there is no overlap – Ritual Indexx features all it’s own exclusive re-issued material.
The bandcamp page will enventually be filled in with many of Xiphoid Dementia’s past releases some more obscure. Eventually …
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Coming soon on eclectic Boston label Divergent Series which is home to the strange industrial/sound collage project FRKSE and obscure black metal act RID among others.
In addition to unveiling the first musical stylings of the new album we are also proud to unveil the new Xiphoid Dementia logo designed by Josh Yelle of Kintaan and LVMMVX.
DIV_038: Xiphoid Dementia – Prison Of Hope LP
Our friend and colleague in the northwest, fresh off his split with Bastard Noise harshes out your palette with half a dozen tracks of rich industrial soundwork. Here, …
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Now available from Black Horizons is Collection of Lost Thoughts featuring b-sides, unreleased material, and compilations tracks spanning three 64 minute cassettes and 20 years of Xiphoid Dementia’s activities as an artistic endeavor.
The label describes it as:
Xiphoid Dimentia is the death industrial namesake of Egan Budd, from Seattle, WA. Earlier this year he made a hot appearance at the Industrial Aktions Fest, laying down one of the best sets of the event. His sound is chiseled, well produced, and for a genre that is getting more codified as time goes …