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Summer Scum is the second annual Buffalo, NY noise fest focused on Harsh Noise and Power Electronics. This years fest will take place at The Flesh Tunnel (1245 Niagra st) on July 18th,19th, and 20th. The lineup features over 50 acts from all over the country such as: Ferveur Noire, John Mannion, Ahlzagailzehguh, Deterge, Skin Graft, Envenomist, Gnawed, Xiphoid Dementia, Hostage Pageant, and many many more.
Summer Scum was conceptualized in early 2012 when curators Justin Lakes and Matt Goodrich decided to start doing a fest shortly after Lakes …
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Really excited to be adding a ton of new Xiphoid Dementia merch to the shop this month, as well as special deal bundles and a heaping hand full of new distro items!!!
Xiphoid Dementia Secular Hymns Tshirt
Xiphoid Dementia – Secular Hymns CD [Malignant Records]
Xiphoid Dementia – Meditation Convulsions C40 [Apicult Recordings]
Special Xiphoid Dementia deal bundles!!!
Mega Deluxe Bundle (2 tshirts, 3 CD/rs, 1 tape) $43
Deluxe Bundle (1 tshirt, 3 CD/rs, 1 tape) $40
Collector’s Complete Bundle (3 CD/rs, 1 tape) $32
Complete Bundle (1 tshirt, 2 CDs, 1 tape) $32
New School Bundle (1 tshirt, …
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Purchase from the Existence Establishment shop.
In Meditation Convulsions Xiphoid Dementia presents 3 new tracks of seething industrial noise, barren soundscapes, and creeping ambience. Ranging from heavy no-holds-barred surges of booming distortion, pummeling synth attacks and scrap metal waste to focused emotional drone and echoing melodies Meditation Convulsions is a well rounded display of the Xiphoid Dementia sound.
Packaged in a custom full color fold-out collage enclosed in vellum paper with info insert and limited to 50 copies on Apicult Recordings.
To celebrate the release Existence Establishment has released an official Xiphoid Dementia …
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The newest full-length from Xiphoid Dementia is now available on Malignant Records! Copies will be available on the Funerary Call/Xiphoid Dementia 2012 East Coast Tour and in the Existence Establishment Shop as well as some special sale bundles are planned along with new Xiphoid Dementia tshirts celebrating the album.
Here’s the writeup from Malgnant: Actively recording since 1999, Egan Budd’s Xiphoid Dementia has become known in the underground and in numerous live situations for creating meticulously crafted yet hard to define, post industrial soundscapes, navigating between textured ambience, scourging noise, junk …
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“There I Saw The Grey Wolf Gaping” marks a return to the shorter compostions which comprised Sky Burial’s first few releases. These tracks reflect the width and breadth of sounds which inspire Sky Burial’s brand of sonic eclecticism, from kosmische/krautrock, music concrete, and early industrial to shoegaze, ambient/drone, and avant-garde composers. Athough inspired by diverse genres, Sky Burial has created a cohesive sound of its own, often citing esoteric and mythological subject matter as a muse. This album features guest artists Danny Hyde (Coil), Jarboe, Anni Hogan (Marc and The …
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Funerary Call (Vancouver, Canada)
Funerary Call – Transference From The Void
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Drawing from a diverse palette of analog and digital hardware, found objects, field recordings and ritual implements, Funerary Call creates an unsettling ancient atmosphere that aims to transcend the perceptive listener, spiritually and emotionally – beyond all boundaries and limitations.
Channeling energy and inspiration from chthonic elements, the music celebrates the exploration of man’s darker half: the shadow-self. It is an aural descent into the underworld of unconscious and subconscious dimensions. Challenging the listener to …
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Recently released on Darker Days Ahead is this studio version of Regosphere’s January tour material “Psychic Surgery”, along with 8 remixes by various noise artists including Don Haugen, Zboratore, Vexations, Xiphoid Dementia, Cory Schumacher, Content Nullity, Travis Johnson and Chefkirk. Each remix is unique to the artists style.
The release is also available for a free download here and as a physical copy from Darker Days Ahead.