Name: DRENCHED IV by Mark Cauvin
Duration: 7 min 7 s
Description: DRENCHED IV unfolds like a submerged memory—obscured, decaying, yet pulsing with life beneath the surface. Layers of distortion, sustained pressure, and broken tonal fragments move in and out of focus, evoking the sensation of being suspended in a dense emotional tide. A study in weight, rupture, and sonic persistence.

LLYN Y CWN - 'Megaliths' CD

Step into the shadows of ancient mysticism as Llyn Y Cwn, the maestro of Welsh dark ambient, unveils the mesmerising odyssey that is "Megaliths". A profound exploration of the sacred resonance embedded within stone circles, capturing years of field recordings from the silent and enigmatic monuments that stand as timeless witnesses to the ebb and flow of existence.

Ben Powell has crafted a sonic voyage that mirrors the sacred spaces marked by stoic pillars of rock, each track representing a specific site. Delving deep into the esoteric significance of stone circles, the album portrays these structures not merely as historical relics but as religious ceremonial sites where the veil between our world and the eternal realm becomes tantalisingly thin.

Extracting ambient soundscapes from burial chambers, Ben has utilised convolution reverbs to replicate the ominous ambiance of these ancient spaces. A veteran of stone circle exploration, Ben's decades-long journey has yielded field recordings that capture the haunting whispers of wind and the solemn caws of crows, enveloping the listener in a ghostly atmosphere that transcends the ordinary.

Guided by the wisdom found in Julian Cope's "The Modern Antiquarian" and Aurbrey Burl's "A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain", Llyn Y Cwn embarks on a sonic pilgrimage across the country, exploring the remote bleakness of these sites. The album transitions from the cramped, gloomy chambers of tombs to the unroofed, wide rings - a journey from darkness to light, from the dead to the living, and from the grave to the sky.

"Megaliths" is a ritual, a sonic séance that beckons listeners to commune with the ancient energies that saturate these sacred circles - an atmospheric descent into the heart of mysterious realms, where the boundaries between the earthly and the spiritual blur into an indistinguishable, haunting atmosphere. Embrace the darkness, and let the stones speak. The journey begins now.

CD presented in a 6-panel flood-printed digipak with breathtaking photography by the artist. Out 29th March 2024.

Order CD: https://coldspring.co.uk/csr334cd

https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/megaliths-csr334cd

Digital: https://orcd.co/csr334cd

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/sets/llyn-y-cwn-megaliths

LLYN Y CWN:

https://llynycwn.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/llyn-y-cwn
https://facebook.com/llynycwn
https://instagram.com/llynycwnmusic
https://coldspring.co.uk/llyn-y-cwn

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KHOST - 'Many Things Afflict Us Few Things Console Us' CD / LP / Ltd LP

The 5th album from Birmingham-based industrial/doom metal band Khost sees the band forging new and at times nightmarish territories, alongside their signature walls of detuned guitar, corroded percussion and VHS atmospherics.

Inspiration for many of the tracks came from countless live shows and even soundcheck experiments in which extreme, harsh electronics evolved, as did punk/early industrial tempos, all of which were then fused into the DNA of ""Many Things Afflict Us Few Things Console Us".

Khost remark: "We hoped that the experience would be something like venturing into an off-limits wing of some gallery after-hours, with each turn more disorientating than where you just were".

Collaborators include AXEBREAKER (aka Terence Hannum of Locrian), acclaimed cellist JO QUAIL, and Berlin-based sound designer MANUEL LIEBESKIND.

The CD and the vinyl are different beasts. The CD is reinforced with 7 extra tracks including ADRIAN STAINBURNER's incredible remix of 'Yellow Light' featuring STEPHEN MALLINDER (Cabaret Voltaire, Wrangler) on vocals, and BERENECES adding his signature deep, dark D&B sound to the track 'Death Threat'. The LP editions feature a different mix by Khost especially for vinyl.

• CD in reverseboard digipak.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr313cd

• Ltd Ed 200 copies on red heavyweight 180g vinyl in a reverseboard sleeve.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr313lp-red

• Black heavyweight 180g vinyl in a reverseboard sleeve.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr313lp

https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/many-things-afflict-us-few-things-console-us-csr313cd-lp

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/sets/khost-mtauftcu

Digital: https://orcd.co/csr313cd

OUT: 20th SEPTEMBER 2024

KHOST:

http://khostband.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/khostband
https://www.instagram.com/khost_band
https://coldspring.co.uk/khost

KHOST Many Things Afflict Us Few Things Console Us

VA 'Noise Forest' CD / 2LP / Ltd 2LP

A classic compilation that emanated out of Osaka, "Noise Forest" brings together a powerhouse of early 90's Japanese noise stalwarts: MERZBOW, C.C.C.C., SOLMANIA, DISLOCATION, MONDE BRUITS, MASONNA, VIOLENT ONSEN GEISHA, and INCAPACITANTS. 

The ultimate Japanoise collection, originally released in 1992 on the cult Les Disques Du Soleil label / record store on CD-only, and now impossible to find. Remastered and presented here on deluxe 2LP in matt-laminate gatefold sleeve (first time on vinyl) and new CD edition, all with new artwork.

A forest isn't something normally associated with noise; it brings to mind silence and solitude. However, the ominous cover art here - and the artists within - bring to mind the notorious suicide forest Aokigahara. Despite all tracks falling into the Japanoise genre, the tracks are very diverse, yet every track is so distinct it could only be by that artist.

"One of the most unique and stand-out noise comps of the 90's". For mini-reviews of each track, please visit the release pages, or listen to Noisextra's 'Noise Forest' special: https://www.noisextra.com/2024/01/10/various-artists-noise-forest.

OUT 6th DECEMBER 2024:
 
• CD in matt-laminate digipak.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr340cd

• 2LP Black in matt-laminate gatefold sleeve.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr340lp

• 2LP Forest Green in matt-laminate gatefold sleeve. Ltd 250 copies.
https://coldspring.co.uk/csr340lp-green

https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/noise-forest-csr340cd-lp

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/sets/noise-forest

Digital: https://orcd.co/csr340cd

MASONNA - Testicles Candy Pt 1~13

THE NEW BLOCKADERS / GRINDER-WITHOUT-ORGANS / THE THEATRICAL PANOPTICON Present: 'The Stage As Antiworld' 2CD

This double CD set includes an extended collaboration between The New Blockaders & Grinder-without-Organs, and two live recordings of anti-theatre premiered at Cafe OTO (London, UK) and Audio Foundation (Auckland, NZ).  The set also includes a link to access a bonus film and extra, printable material: https://coldspring.co.uk/TSAA.html 

CD1 features Ein Glücklicherer Zufall: Genau Zu Lang (trans. A Happier Accident: Exactly Too Long), an hour-long part studio / part live collaboration between seminal anti-music stalwarts The New Blockaders, and purveyors of the absurd Grinder-without-Organs. Ein Glücklicherer Zufall... shows a different side to TNB's trademark obliterating noise offensives with a more collaged, musique concrète approach. 

CD2 opens with G-w-O Live at Cafe OTO - "Showcasing a singer who has no voice, musicians who have no instruments, and a bandleader who has no direction."

The set concludes with The Theatrical Panopticon - "A stage play performed in a void infected with accidental somniloquies."

Fans of Noise music will need no introduction to the work of TNB. Ron Lessard, of legendary US Noise label RRRecords, once stated, "I'd give the nod to TNB as being the first truly devoted Noise artists". TNB served as a major influence on legendary Noise pioneers such as Merzbow and their influence on the current crop of popular crossover Noise artists such as Wolf Eyes is immeasurable.

Double CD in a 6-panel matt digipak with 8-page booklet featuring TNB and G-w-O artworks. Out now.

Order 2CD: https://coldspring.co.uk/csr337cd

Bandcamp: https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/the-stage-as-antiworld-csr337cd

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/sets/tnb-gwo-ttp

Videos by Jonny Halifax (YouTube): 

Grinders-without-Organs - Live At Cafe OTO https://bit.ly/GWO-OTO

The New Blockaders: Die Bahnbrechenden Schallplatten Zerstörer: Part 4 - https://bit.ly/TNB-DBSZ4


THE NEW BLOCKADERS:

https://www.thenewblockaders.org.uk
https://instagram.com/thenewblockaders
https://facebook.com/thenewblockaders
https://twitter.com/newblockaders
https://coldspring.co.uk/the-new-blockaders

GRINDER-WITHOUT-ORGANS

https://www.deathenteredinerror.com
https://www.facebook.com/deathenteredinerror

THE NEW BLOCKADERS & GRINDER-WITHOUT-ORGANS Ein Glücklicher Unfall Genau Zu Lang (excerpt)

narco135 - WILL OVER MATTER “THE CURSE HAS BEEN LIFTED” C30

WILL OVER MATTER - THEY BROKE LUCY´S CRYPT

DRENCHED IV unfolds like a submerged memory—obscured, decaying, yet pulsing with life beneath the surface. Layers of distortion, sustained pressure, and broken tonal fragments move in and out of focus, evoking the sensation of being suspended in a dense emotional tide. A study in weight, rupture, and sonic persistence.

DRENCHED IV

Creator of electroacoustic material with Double Bass Skeleton Bass, Tape Machines, Effects, Springs, Zips, Motor Bow, and Microphones.

DRENCHED IV

Mark Cauvin

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