For his second output on his own label, the Swiss electronic composer Robin Félix, takes this time the listener to West-Africa ; that said, Incantation is light-years away from “world music”, but closer to the first  “Fourth World” LP Jon Hassell recorded with Brian Eno. Moreover, Robin has teamed up with fellow Swiss sculptor, Christian Pauchon, who makes “woodoorina”, inspired by “bolis”, some rather objects used by the Bamanas in Mali and neighbouring countries, that ethnologists view as “fascinating mediators between man and his environment” ; a topic that led the Mauritanian Abderrahmane Sissako and Damon Albarn to compose the opera, The Theft of the Boli. Right from the outset of Goat Skin, one realises that Robin has applied his idiosyncratic way of (mis)treating field-recordings, to dissect and re-model an array of woodoorina calls (sometimes close to drones) entwined to a rhythmic pulse, conjuring up a starry night under which a shaman, adresses his incantations to the spirits of Nature. Robin Félix being who he is, as soon as Corten, his form of quiet electronics show that he is no stranger to Throbbing Gristle or Cosey Fanni Tutti, the self-explanatory Ritual Smoke taking it a little further. The spellbinding organic basses of Rains and Cauris, fused to textures that remind the experiments of David Toop and the electroacoustics of Pierre Henry, lead the listener even deeper into a contemporary avatar of a spiritual journey. In tune with the “call and response” mode, ubiquitous in African music, Pangi brings the EP even closer to the beating heart of the continent, the interactions of the sculptor and the composer blending to such a point that one may wonder if they have exchanged roles. As a meeting point of disciplines and art forms which are not supposed to meet, Incantation is also a convincing demonstration of what the word “inspiration” means, the superb visuals included ; of course, it requires a lot of finesse and respect on all sides. 

B3 Pangi (snippet)

A3 Ritual Smoke (snippet)

A2 Corten (snippet)

A1 Goat Skin (snippet)

B1 Rains (snippet)

B2 Cauris (snippet)

Mami Wata, Gbè Dada Tɔn

Un beat électro fiévreux qui pulse sous des incantations créoles — entre transe vaudou et sueur moite. Le temps s'efface, la danse prend possession.

N'a Point l'Temps

https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/mental-funeral-lp

PRESSING INFO:

54 x Grindfucker Green - Hand-Numbered Copies + Button Set 1 (Die Hard Edition)

52 x Sorrow Of Winter White - Hand-Numbered Copies + Button Set 2 (Die Hard Edition)


Available for the first time ever on Vinyl! Originally released on December 4th 2008 on CD format, Mental Funeral's self-titled release is one of the earliest HPGD releases and has been long out of print.

This Die Hard 45 RPM Vinyl pressing includes the previously unreleased instrumental track 'Tortured Visions', and is pressed on two extremely limited colors with hand-numbered jackets, double-sided printed inner sleeve, thick 3 mil polybags for extra protection + set of two full color spring locked pin backed buttons, exclusive to each color variant.

Old school Death Metal... the way it was meant to be! For fans of Abscess, Asphyx, Autopsy, Cianide, Coffins, Death, Dismember, Divine Eve, Impetigo, Incantation, Lord Gore, Mausoleum, Murder Squad, Pungent Stench and Winter

The Sorrow Of Winter

Serpent is a spell disguised as a song—an incantation coiled in rhythm and shadow. Every note is a ritual act, every lyric a blade carved with hidden intent. This is not performance—it’s summoning. The creation of our being has never been accidental; it is ritual by fire, blood, and memory. Serpent carries meaning beyond this place, echoing from the realm behind the veil. It was written in trance


Serpent

Tongue of silk, teeth of flame
Fuck the light, call my name
Shadow coils, velvet sin
Wrap me tight, pull me in

Serpent hymn, bite my breath
Sing the love that feels like death
Twist the dark around my skin
Kiss me where the end begins

Shed the past, burn the skin
Spill the poison, drink the sin
Eyes like fire, mouth like stone
Fuck the fear, break the bone

Serpent hymn, bite my breath
Sing the love that feels like death
Twist the dark around my skin
Kiss me where the end begins

Whisper low, shiver deep
Wake the beast I swore to keep



Serpent [DEEPCUTS and DEMOS]

We are NOIR GRIS GRIS, a music band of Fred STZ (composer) and Kipanga Cha Radi (lead vocal), passionate about pop music, world music and rock. Our music reflects the world before our eyes—its shades of beauty, pain, tenderness, and cruelty. We believe in music without borders, open to all influences from around the world. Join us for a unique and authentic musical journey!

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Our Reign in Hell is the sound of beautiful destruction.
Industrial metal laced with venom, ritual, and revelation.
We are not here to entertain you—we are here to wake the dead.

Fronted by the divine fury of Ashriel, backed by the raw fire of Nyxara, the abyssal pulse of Thorne, the ghost circuitry of Nymera, and the thunder rites of Vexis—we are the architects of your favorite nightmare.

We sing of lust, ruin, resurrection.
This is not the future.
This is the fall before the future.
Welcome to our altar. Welcome to the reign.

Ancien gratteux élevé au métal, biberonné au funk et perdu dans les vapeurs du dub. Maintenant, je trafique des sons derrière un ordi, sans règle ni barrière de style.
Un jour c’est dark, le lendemain c’est chill... C’est comme ça vient.

Avant j’étais Rastaludo, mais j’ai laissé ce blaze à mes dreadlocks fantômes.
Aujourd’hui, je compose sans pression, sans plan marketing, juste pour le kif.
Si t’aimes, t’écoutes. Si t’aimes pas… bah t’écoutes autre chose 😎
Et bientôt : des lives. Peut-être. Si je sors de ma grotte.

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