I’m thrilled to present the myth of MITH-XX, and unveil a first peek into their industrial record label Flesh Prison, in a very special moment of resurgence.

Flesh Prison is, relatively speaking, the discovery I've presented on Spectral Shock the quickest, and admittedly having heard the least. This is because I encountered FP during a period it was in a limbo, hovering between enigmatic existence and nonexistence. I had an immediate visceral gut reaction to the stark visual presentation and bursting roster of its fiery initial stint that revealed this is something different, made by people with a special relationship and profound passion to industrial, that goes far beyond the superficial — with tireless reportage of the many shades under the umbrella. There’s so many extra-musical (environ)mental factors that go into straggling onto the path of discovery, expression, and gravitation towards such extreme and damaged musics that I sensed strong kinship beyond our shared heroes. 

“What and who is this?” Coming across it all half-erased, I felt too late. However, FP has returned and we are proud to present a peek into what they are and what’s to come.

Montréal based Matthew Samways took their plunge into experimental music at 14 and two years later founded Electric Voice, working with the likes of Genesis P-Orridge, Xeno & Oaklander, Ike Yard, countless others. Samways has played in various bands including The Pink Noise and studied at NSCAD before founding Flesh Prison in 2021, which was on hiatus late 2022 - fall 2024. Besides the main project MITH-XX, they’re half of Heaven Axis and EXERCITUS.

Each track in Samways’ selection holds deep personal significance, from the introduction by dear late friend Silent Servant; to first works with Genesis which marked the start of their working relationship with Edley O’Dowd; releasing Brighter Death Now after 7 years of silence; long-time inspirations The Haters & co; collaboration with best friend Morgan Hall; premiering our common hero J.K. Broadrick’s new FINAL; and so many more major influences and supportive figures in their life.

Tracklist : https://lyl.live/episode/luke-lund-presents-mith-xx

SPECTRAL SHOCK: Luke Lund presents MITH-XX (29/05/24)

WofK001 | Releases September 17, 2024 

Our debut project has arrived; a CD with contributions from L'Uzure, Production Unit Xero, Solatz, Ena, gi, Matter, Dina Rocaille, and Khimeîra. 

This curated primer presents raspy layered textures, windy tonal ephemera, and rapturous melodic outbursts to demarcate “outsider” electronic music as the label’s clear focus. Not intended as a collection of songs but as a singular listen, the CD is pockmarked by dirty sediment, subdued motifs and abstracted musical strucutres - avoiding neat or direct story-telling. Instead, nauseating polyrhythms stretch together a wide pastiche of styles; abstract ideas repeat themselves into shape; and far-reaching horizons converge into a hazy, electric cloud of energy. 

Despite broad influences and stylistic impressions, the music remains cyclic - always coming back to a shared cadence, an overlapping feeling that's urgent and tense but never overstating the obvious. 

L'Uzure - Haiku [@luzure]
Production Unit Xero - Opaque [@pux]
Solatz - Ötzi [@solatzz]
Ena - Spirito [@ena-iai]
gi - weir [@gistrung]
Matter - Hue [@existfrom2020]
Dina Rocaille - Seuvrage [@dinarocaillemusic]
Khimeîra - The Rosace and the Keystone [@khimeira]

Compiled on Gadigal land.
Mastered by Rashad Becker, at Clunk Studios.

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001 (previews)

Premiere of the track "Nero" by the debut collaboration between Santa Cecilia & Semionauta, taken from their upcoming album on Strange Therapy.
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Artist: @cecilia-lentini + @xsemionautax
Track: "Nero"
Album: "Tell Me To Sin"
Label: @strangetherapy
Format: Cassette + DL
Release date: August 19, 2024
Pre-order: https://strangetherapy.bandcamp.com/album/tell-me-to-sin

The album was recorded during a timeframe spanning from 2021 to 2023, across a variety of intimate locations in the countryside of Tuscany and Rome.
All music written, recorded and produced by Santa Cecilia & Semionauta
Mixed by Semionauta
Mastered by Daniele Antezza at Dadub Studio
Artwork and Layout by Maria Sole Barzacchini

Premiere: Santa Cecilia & Semionauta - Nero [ST023]

An eclectic and powerful mix by @roly-porter, merging 13 symbolic records from the last 5 decades. https://secretthirteen.org/stm-075-roly-porter/

Secret Thirteen Mix

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STM 075 - Roly Porter

Rita Mikhael, aka E-Saggila of Summer Isle, delivers a deep and heavy mix of fresh, killer techno, hardcore, and other shadowy gems. https://secretthirteen.org/stm-252-e-saggila/

STM 252 - E-Saggila

’Trystero’, the debut full-length album of Stockholm-based composer Theodor Kentros, could easily be interpreted as “just” an assemblage of pieces written between 2021-2024. Named after the paranoid hallucination (or, if said hallucination is real, the underground secret mail system) figuring in the 1966 Thomas Pynchon novel ‘The Crying of Lot 49’, it should rather be perceived as a very distinct, coherent stream running through his output during these years.

The six tracks – ranging in sound and disposition from serialised organ drones constructed to reach screeching and beautiful culminations, to minimalist, repetitive studies in tape loops and string synthesis – were composed and recorded in Stockholm and Visby at different occasions during down-time from his many other projects, which includes a myriad of other commissions, co-running labels XKatedral and Kalkatraz Cassettes and touring with punk groups and solo shows.

In October he embarks on a west-coast US-tour in relation to the album being released. Moloton are proud to present ‘Trystero’ on a limited edition of 200 vinyl LPs.

Tracklist
A1 - Caveat Emptor
A2 - Μαύρη άμμος

A3 - 4CH015LM
B1 - Melt One
B2 - Trystero
B3 - Approximately Fifteen.Five Minutes Surrounding F & C

Credits
Composed and performed by Theodor Kentros in Stockholm and Visby between 2021-2024.
Artwork by Marlena Salonen.
Mastered by Mikael Lindblad Ehnborg.
Special thanks to Maja Grimsted.

Copyright
Moloton

https://soundcloud.com/moloton
https://soundcloud.com/theodor-kentros

Pre-order

Premiere:  Theodor Kentros - Melt One [Moloton]

Track selection from the forthcoming Noir Age release by Skisserna, Monument (NA063)

Skisserna - Monument IV

Y-190924

PREMIERE COMME DES LARMES – CDL

PREMIERE CDL || Unhuman - Buried In Ashes [AREA Z] (2024)

Artist » Unhuman - https://soundcloud.com/unhumangr

Ep Name »  VA - Uncanny Valley 4

Label » AREA Z - https://soundcloud.com/area-zed

Berlin, Germany

Format: Digital / Tape / DIY 

Limited Edition Boxset (incl. digital, flag, tapes, fanzine)

Release date: October 15, 2024

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The "Uncanny Valleys" compilation series draws inspiration from the theory introduced by Japanese roboticist Mori Masahiro in 1970. This theory explores the paradoxical perception of similarities between robots and humans. This concept is visually represented in our artwork, where human and non-human elements are blended using collage techniques, thereby blurring the line that differentiates humans and robots. Artists compilation series, "Uncanny Valley 4". This volume, following three preceding installments, introduces a modern industrial influence to the closing release of the serie.

Artwork: Sven Harambašić

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PREMIERE CDL || Unhuman - Buried In Ashes [AREA Z] (2024)

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Premiere of the track "The Void" by Slave To Society (Andrew Bowen) remixed by Monolog, taken from the upcoming remix compilation on Belfast based Slave To Society label.
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Artist: @slavetosociety00
Track: "The Void"
Remix by Monolog @monolog-madsl
Title: "Remixed | STS004"
Label: @slavetosociety00
Mastered by Luciano Lamanna 
Artwork by El Rughi 
Release date: October 4, 2024
Pre-order: https://slavetosociety.bandcamp.com/album/remixed

Premiere: Slave To Society - The Void (Monolog Remix) [STS004]

Reaktivate boss A Thousand Details together with Teragon bring a new EP created by the minds of the two artist, locally from Porto, Portugal.

Released date: March 22th, 2019.

Premiere: A Thousand Details & Teragon - Framing Gods [Reaktivate]

Promos & info: info@industrialcomplexx.com


Independent media oriented to experimental electronics, industrial music and elaborate techno. You can send us your proposals, but we will value according to our criteria if it follows our line, since we only publish about everything that we find really interesting.

Premiere: A Thousand Details & Teragon - Framing Gods [Reaktivate]

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