Andrew Ostler continues his artistic evolution towards choral beauty, orchestral textures, ambient drones and low woodwind, into the realms of Jóhann Jóhannsson, Arvo Pärt or Stars Of The Lid. 

Building on the string arrangements of his previous LP "Dots On A Disk Of Snow", and taking a heavy dose of sax drone from an earlier album still, this record also adds a full choir, taking the music to another level of spiritual intensity.

"This is music of transcendence, and perhaps transformation... A glimpse of something profound: not merely music, but a reflection of the sublime itself - blind, unknowable, and utterly captivating" (Chain D.L.K.).

On the first three compositions the drones are, for the most part, relatively gentle, while chant-like choral arrangements drift and weave around and above them. 'Affirmation' is quietly confident, with a surge of intensity around the midpoint; 'Confession' is perhaps more tentative, the shifting canon of the voices threatened by a distant storm of distorted synth shredding; 'Adoration' restores the straightforward choral beauty, building to an unashamed cadence.

The immense final track 'Meditation' is a quite different affair. Here the drones are more intense slabs, the choir is more demonstrative in its emotion, and the ultimate climax the more devastating for it. The journey is longer, but the rewards are greater for the committed.

Originally released on  Andrew Ostler's own Expert Sleepers label on limited edition blue vinyl last year, Cold Spring are very proud to press this gem onto CD for the first time.

Out 9th May 2025: CD in matt-laminate digipak with sleeve design by Carl Glover.

https://coldspring.co.uk/csr352cd

https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/the-blind-sublime-csr352cd

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/sets/andrew-ostler-the-blind-sublime

https://andrew-ostler.bandcamp.com

ANDREW OSTLER The Blind Sublime

Iron Fist Of The Sun Live At Apiary Studios London 2nd May 2014.WAV

571 - Recorded live on May 02, 2023

Ambience for the night: Diablerie - Choreomania
diablerie.bandcamp.com/album/choreomania

**Playlist**
1) Tarvos - Gairm	
2) Duivel - Het Zwarte Hart van Walging
3) Heimland - Skugger fra ei Svunnen Tid
4) Blodtår - Ur m​ö​rker
**talk**
5) Skuggeheim - Å gå i Gl​ø​ymsle
6) Werwolf - Altar Of Whores
7) Nachtmaar - Raped Graves
8) Sanguen - In Death we Wake
9) Ossuaire - La diatribe infernale
**talk**
10) Enki - Knife (Ft. An Old Sad Ghost)

Live every Tuesday at 9pm ET on BostonFreeRadio.com

#571 - 05-02-23

Thalassophile

Available now:
www.insolacepublishing.org

Comprised of three-movements clocking in at a little over 30-minutes, this LP celebrates the sacrifice of King Domaldr at the temple of the rising sun, at the upper halls and as such stands as one of TxRxP's most harrowing and majestic moments.

Features an exclusive and expanded new remix by Th. Tot himself. Re-mastered for vinyl by James Plotkin. Design by Kevin Gan Yuen.

Limited edition pressing of 222 copies. Black vinyl only. 45rpm. Presented in heavyweight offset printed reverse board 33mm spine LP jackets, CMYK printed center-labels with black paper-inner sleeves and hand-stickered shrink.

Trepaneringsritualen - Konung Dómaldr Vid Upsala Hängd (edit)

Meditation (Edit)

Adoration (Edit)

Confession (Edit)

Affirmation (Edit)

From upcoming 12" on Sound of Cobra. Featuring special guest Troy Schafer (Devotion, Kinit Her, Wreathes, Compass Hour, etc) playing guitar and bass arrangements. 

Burial Hex - In Psychic Defense (pt1)

EXE - Transmission - 009 - Justin Mitchell (Cold Spring) / Nick Wallwork (Silent Message / Winterfyleth)

April's show brings two very different styles of music to the EXE Transmission podcast. Our first guest is the owner of the long running electronic-noise, Industrial dark-folk label Cold Spring now based here in Manchester. Since 1990 Justin Mitchell and Cold Spring have been at the forefront of cutting edge experimental electronic music with releases from acts such as Merzbow, Trepaneringsritualen and Coil. 

Tonight Justin has brought for us some of the staple tracks that have come to define Cold Spring as the label it is today with an exclusive first play from Khosts upcoming album on the label. 

Our Second guest is Nick Wallwork of Silent Message and bass guitarist with the British Black Metal outfit 'Winterfyleth' 
bringing us tonight a selection from his drum and bass record collection. as well as a discussion on the more subtle tones of Drum & Bass and his own experiences in DJing and writing music as part of a band.

Cold Spring Links:
www.coldspring.co.uk/
www.soundcloud.com/coldspring
www.facebook.com/coldspringhq/

Silent Message Links:
www.soundcloud.com/ilentessage
http://tinyurl.com/Nick-Wallwork
http://www.winterfylleth.co.uk

Tracklisting: 

Mumdance & Logos - Glass (Boylan Devils Mix) - Different Circles  
Broken Note & MachineCode - Milkiplus - (Subtrakt)
Trepaneringsritualen - The Seventh Man (Cold Spring) 
Khost - Redacted, Represed Recalcitrant (Cold Spring)
Sutcliffe Jugend - Howl (Cold spring)  
Iron Fist Of The Sun - Who will help me wash my right hand (Cold Spring)
Coil - A Fire Of The Mind (Coil)
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Ulterior Motive - Tech 2 (Shogun)
J:Kenzo - Sukura - (31 Records)
Nucleolus & Paradox - (Esoteric) 
Future Forces - Bypass (Futur forces Inc) 
Ebola - Nintendo Dubstep (Noize-Tek)

http://exe-project.com

EXE - Transmission - 009 - Justin Mitchell (Cold Spring) Nick Wallwork (Silent Message)

SHIFT - TRTAATWTFFMB

Cold Spring is the UK's premier record label / mailorder for: Industrial, Dark Ambient, Esoteric, Japanese Noise, Ritual, Power Electronics, Noise, Drone, Death Industrial, Neoclassical, Neofolk, Doom, Dark Soundtracks and Experimental music.

Cold Spring Records has primarily been a label since 1990, releasing such influential artists as Coil, Laibach, Psychic TV, Merzbow, MZ. 412, Z’EV, Skullflower and more.

http://www.coldspring.co.uk / http://store.coldspring.co.uk / info@coldspring.co.uk

Confession (Edit)

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