Date: Thu, 11 Aug 1995 14:55:20 -0800
From: silent@SIRIUS.COM (Silent Records)

SILENT RECORDS ASCII CATALOG -- ((Summer 1995))

Welcome to the Summer 1995 ASCII Catalog for Silent Records. As you will
soon see, the roster of talented artists on Silent and its sublabels has
grown immensely as Silent's timeless vision has expanded to embrace and
absorb elements of many aural genres. What we offer to the worldwide
network of audionauts is an uncompromising selection of music that will
engage and educate you on any level, whether it be the liquid ambient of
the Silent label, the hypnotic rhythms of Flask, the experimental frenzies
of Furnace, or any of the territory between.

The time is rapidly approaching when our catalog will no longer be
available in its physical form, as we are continuing to move toward
disseminating information about our releases electronically, instantly.
This, our second ASCII catalog, is another step in the direction of making
our music more accessible worldwide and serves to compliment our website
with its comprehensiveness. In the future you will find full color cover
art and 1 minute-long sound bites so that you can sample our releases
before you buy. Please note that our web site is currently under
construction so please pardon our appearance! But please feel free to visit
it now...we have a sound bite by John Cage and our new summer 95 ASCII
catalog available in the meantime. We should have the Silent web site back
up and operational toward September or so.
Our URL is
     http://www.iuma.com/silent

Lastly is a disclaimer about the structure of this "catalog": our vision is
not systematic or heirarchic; rather it is holistic, and is to be accessed
through our senses, not by sole means of the rational mind. Likewise, the
list of releases and descriptions you will be viewing fails to represent
the macrocosm of our artists, but we have tried to structure by a few
arbitrary means. A brief key:
(1) **______** denotes a new release
(2) ((______)) displays a musical genre when the title is in all caps (3)
(_______) shows the title of a release (4) catalog numbers follow each
release description. You can use these to order by phone or via post.
Ordering information can be found at the end of this catalog.

Enter and witness as Silent propels further into the frontier waves and
particles of our sensual cosmos. Oh yeah, and don't forget to enjoy the
music.



((AMBIENT))

**Spice Barons - (Future Perfect State)** As their first release since
"Spice of God" on (From Here to Tranquility I) and their only full-lenth
cd, the Barons assemble their disparate and advanced talents together to
unleash an ambient salve upon the post-industrial world. From beginning to
end, (Future Perfect State) is a moon-walk, evoking motion without weight
as you move through an ambient landscape that oscillates between soothing
complacency and spiralling inspiration.

**Arthur Dent and Deeper than Space - (Drift)** Turning their vision away
from the techno/trance of (Brilliance for a Better Future) and even the
gorgeous ambient of DTS' (Earth Rise) and (Spaceship Melody), the two
collaborators in (Drift) burrow deep into the minimal and frozen world of
vast space. Reminiscent of (Cosmic Trigger) in its ability to transmit the
suprematist radiation that burns luminously without heat, (Drift) is
ice-olationist ambient and all of its stripped-down riches. It is the
enactment of the very same theories of physics that postulate the absence
of matter in favor of fields of energy and potential.

**Vuemorph - (In Expectancy of the Monumental Awe)** Working under many
other project guises and previously only releasing one track as Vuemorph
entitled "Mindtime" on Silent's (From Here to Tranquility 2), Handrabur
again dons the Voemorph cloak this time to create a full-length composition
of patterned textures and floating substance. Indistinct and cyclical, (In
Expectancy) is Dan Handrabur's emotional gesture that irrigates the senses
with non-menacing cerebral pulses and melodies.

**Alaura - (Sacred Dreams)**
The latest collaborative project of the once-core Psychic TV member Alaura
is a documentation of text and context, one in which a two histories --
both of the San Francisco ambient scene and of an artist whose backgroud is
so very complex as to be nearly untraceable -- are captured in the
coruscate flash of this work. It is a record that meanders from deep-fathom
synth washes to trance-like ritualistic rhythms, bolstering and
transforming Alaura's Cosey-like oneiric vocals, while gesturing towards
what once was -- and what may be. (SR9575)

**Heavenly Music Corporation - (Lunar Phase)** Following two critically
acclaimed releases, HMC's newest material recalls the more liquid state of
(In a Garden of Eden) and "Riding Windhorse (Buddhafields)," a track from
(Consciousness III) In this realm where the organic meshes with the
synthetic and waking thought morphs into a dream state, HMC describes its
music as an environment and views its evolution within the ambient
community as meta-designers who prefer "context" to "content." (Lunar
Phase) itself was inspired by the satellite-broadcast radio station in St.
Giga, Japan, which transmits ambient music 24-hours a day in conjunction
with the movement of the tides. (SR9571)

)Heavenly Music Corporation - (Consciousness III)
In an attempt to rekindle the psychedelic qualities inherent in ambient
music, the Heavenly Music Corporation has re-invented itself as a 'tweaked'
version of ambient for the second release, (Consciousness III). Never
satisfied with the narrow definitions of ambient, the Heavenly Music
Corporation wants to keep ambient music in a progressive state of
evolution. In its will to evolve, (Consciousness III) is a gentle kick
against the aural amb-niotic sack that encloses us all. Drawing on
influences from Aphex Twin, Ken Ishii, and Sun Electric, HMC invites you
into their system, to explore, to dream, and to expand your consciousness.
(SR9458)

Heavenly Music Corporation - (In a Garden of Eden) Originally created for
the Space Age Lounge, a technomystical chill room in Goa, India, the
Heavenly Music Corporation's first release is a tranquilizing hybrid of
ambient ambient electronics and oscillating trance tones. With comparisons
to the Orb, Brian Eno, and Tangerine Dream, (In a Garden of Eden) quietly
shatters the preconceptions of what ambient is supposed to be. HMC "revels
in undulating synths and sheets of synth flowing over the brain." --Creem
Magazine (SR9335)

Psychic TV - (Kondole)
Always in a state of flux, Psychic TV's extensive discography acts as a
series of cultural signposts from the conception of industrial
experimentation through psychedelic pop songs to acid house. (Kondole) is a
mysterious and fantastic release of experimental ambience originally
released incomplete with only two parts. This reissue contains the final
movement inspired by the plight of two captive dolphins in San Francisco's
Golden Gate Park.
(SR9332)

Deeper Than Space - (Earthrise)
Earthrise was conceived and channeled by Adam Douglas (Deeper Than Space)
after experiencing UFO sightings and alien contact during the summer of
1993. Perfect for the chill room or personal relaxation, Deeper Than Space
has created an ambient epic of trance inducing bliss. "(Earthrise) is a
liberator, it has lifted you up, elevated your attitude and raised the
ambient ante to new altitudes where whole lifetimes are packed into one
single song." --Hypno. Be sure to look out for the soon-to-be-released
(Spaceship Melody Remixes), a full-length Flask CD release of reworkings of
one of the most elusive and haunting tracks from (Earthrise). (SR9344)

Cosmic Trigger - (Polar Regions)
After 20 years of meditative mining, Tor Af Storvatten and Piitu Lintunen
embarked on a spiritual quest through Northern wastelands and Norse
mythologies that led them to Chalmers University in Gotenburg, Sweden.
According to the liner notes, these two Nordic visionaries coincidentally
met up with A.M. McKenzie (The Hafler Trio) and Zbigniew Karkowski, who
were working in Chalmers and agreed to help record this album. Af
Storvatten and Lintunen's research has led to this austere collection of
shimmering ambience and profound ascesis that is capable of elevating one's
state of being on all levels.
(SR9345)

Michael Mantra - (Sonic Alter)
After numerous cassette-only releases, Michael Mantra brings his "brain
synchronization" techniques to compact disc. In utilizing recording
techniques that help synchronize the frequencies of the left and right
sides of the brain, Mantra creates a medium for electronic meditation for
relaxation and improved health. Headphones necessary for full-effect.
(SR9449)

John C. Lilly - (E.C.C.O.)
John C. Lilly is one of the most important trailblazers of fringe science
as a neuro-scientist, the inventor of the isolation tank, an interspecies
communicator, a psychedelic pioneer, and inspiration for "Altered States"
and "Day of the Dolphin". His philosophical musings are presented here in
his own voice over the breathtaking production from Yasuhiko Suga, Tetra
Tanizaki, and Tetsuya Ishikawa, along side the luminous soundscapes by
Spice Barons and Heavenly Music Corporation. "As there is so much to write
on Lilly alone, the CD is something that is a must for those willing to
open their minds to new ideas." --Net Magazine (SR9452)

Various Artists - (Unidentified Floating Ambience) The title says it all,
as an outstanding collection of tracks from Spice Barons, Patternclear,
Hydrosphere, and Astralfish. Beatless swirls of euphoric sound stimulation
hover above and ambient backdrop culled from the sounds of life. Kim
Cascone (Heavenly Music Corporation), Don Falcone, and Paul Neyrick (all
working with Thessalonians) have orchestrated this unhurried and beautiful
disc that stimulates the landscape of the mind. (SR9454)

Trancendental Anarchists - (Cluster Zone) If you didn't get a chance to
hear Trancendental Anarchists' track on From Here to Tranquility II, your
next window of opportunity has arrived. Emerging from the Sydney
underground in Australia, Trancendental Anarchists lull the listener into
the mysterious dream like otherworld of the (Cluster Zone). Occasional
rhythm tracks pulse along side trippy sound effects for a slow mystic
journey of sound and imagination. (SR9462)



((FROM HERE TO TRANQUILITY SERIES))

Various Artists - (From Here to Tranquility Volume 1) (From Here to
Tranquility) delivers a fantastic mix of ambient music from some of San
=46rancisco's greatest masters of sedation, including Psychic TV, Michael
Mantra, The Heavenly Music Corporation, Space Time Continuum, and many
more. "When the majority of 'ambient' material is lazily indulgent and
ill-conceived, there is a clear need for music that is pursuitist, instead
of escapist. To find it, you should start looking here." --Generator
(SR9336)

Various Artists - (From Here to Tranquility Volume II) Proving true that
the ambient movement has gained momentum beyond the chill room,
(Tranquility II) picks up where volume one left off, presenting spacious
ambient and trance tones from Pelican Daughters, Trancendental Anarchists,
Air (Peter Namlook), Single Cell Orchestra, and many more! (SR9343)

Various Artists - (From Here to Tranquility Volume III) It's time for
another journey From Here to Tranquility. Following in the brilliant
series, Tranquility III will chill your soul with heavy ambient attitude.
=46rom the entrancing sounds of Dialux Rouge and Ohmegatribe to the trance
inductions of Anti House and Entrancing Iris. This CD will take you to
tranquility and back again. "(Volume 3)'s artists uphold the great
tradition of conscious neurological experimentation with a nice variety of
different percussion, thoughts, and transmissions." - XLR8R Magazine.
(SR9460)

Various Artists - (From Here to Tranquility, Volume 4) The latest
Tranquility transmission assembles the global ambient community in a single
plush harbor of aural bliss. With artists from France, Japan, Italy, the
UK, Los Angeles, and - of course - San Francisco, (Tranquility 4) is not
only a tour of ambient states, but also of styles ranging from ambient
collages to trance to the ethereal ambience that are the trademark of the
(Tranquility) series. Some of the artists include: Makyo, Michel Redolfi,
23 Degrees, Fiorella Terenzi, Lightwave and more. (SR9473)



((AMBIENT INDUSTRIAL/EXPERIMENTAL/ISOLATIONIST))

PGR - (The Morning Book of Serpents)
Lost and forgotten tracks that have been gethering dust in PGR's tape
vault. The material here runs the range from dark and brooding soundscapes
that conjur up English Moors at night to the more experimental difficult
material that PGR had been known for. Three of these tracks were supposed
to come out on a Japanese PGR CD entitled "The Hole of Unknown Depth" but
never saw the light of day. An interesting item for collectors and people
interested in the historical roots of "isolationism."
(SR9589)

Arcane Device/PGR - (Fetish)
Reconstructed noise through feedback and sampler techniques to amazingly
subtle ends, PGR and Arcane Device have compiled a swirling collection of
electronics. "I have rarely been as excited about a CD as the Arcane
Device/PGR CD... Both Arcane Device and PGR have taken 'industrial' music
out of the ghetto and given it fresh substance, new direction." (Edward
Ka-Spel/_The Legendary Pink Dots_)
(SR9009)

PGR/Merzbow/Asmus Tietchens - (GRAV)
Not unlike the Surrealist parlor game of exquisite corpse, (GRAV) is the
end result of an uncharted collaboration between three prolific
experimental sound artists. (GRAV) is a haunting trip into the internal
combustion of modern industry as seen from the three cultural contexts of
Japan, U.S., and Germany.
(SR9114)

(Phauss/Karkowski/Bilting)
John Cage would smile upon the intensity boiling through these five aural
sculptures by Phauss, Zbigniew Karkowski, and Ulf Bilting. The harsh
minimalism of Karkowski and Bilting's compositions counterpoint the subtle
yet complex musique concrete delivered by Phauss. The result is a
compelling conceptual play between sound and thought. (SR9217)

PGR - (The Chemical Bride)
As the last documentation of PGR, which has now evolved into the Heavenly
Music Corporation, (The Chemical Bride) is an aural equivalent of alchemy,
the transmutation of sound through light and dark forces. "PGR's Kim
Cascone consistently creates distinctive and appealing ambient works. This
disc, with its beautiful otherworldly sounds and interesting compositions,
is no exception." --Option
(SR9218)

Arcane Device - (Trout)
The tenth and final report from David Meyers (Arcane Device) exemplifies
the limitlessness of Arcane Device's feedback machines quietly running
amok. i/e Magazine describes (Trout) as "totally absorbing, with even more
mysterious textures and sound flowing out from the moster cables and diodes
of Meyer's humble bank of generators."
(SR9331)

Various Artists - (Come Again II)
=46eaturing many of the pioneers of Japanoise (Merzbow, Null, Violent Onsen
Geisha, Solmania, and 19 other artists), (Come Again II) demonstrates the
flexibility of brute force as performed under the clever disguise of music.
A guaranteed kick in the head compliments of The Land of the Rising Sun.
On the Furnace imprint.
(SR9342)

Illusion of Safety - (Water Seeks Its Own Level) Dan Burke and Jim O'Rourke
pool their talents as the sole members of Illusion of Safety, choosing
familiar themes to the I.O.S. catalog. (Water Seeks Its Own Level) bitterly
documents the absurdist American fascination with violence through harsh
electronics and dark ambience. "Mr. Burke is really starting to explore the
studio as a weapon to create frighteningly murky textures." --ND Magazine
(SR9351)

King Felix - (Owl Plane Crash)
King Felix, the self-proclaimed premier new music composer of Miami, has
painted upon aural canvases void of size or shape, mixing ambient,
experimental, and industrial genres onto his palette of noises for a vastly
intriguing collection of songs.
(SR9450)

Phauss - (GodTPhauss)
As "a short history of acceleration and deceleration, of distortion and
purification, and of autocratic ethnic and religious harmony", (GodTPhauss)
is a journey of reworked material from live performances. Phauss'
minimalist experiments of ambient concrete display disturbingly subtle
shifts, similar to the current work of the Hafler Trio (not surprising that
the members of Phauss have worked with the Hafler Trio.) (SR9459)



(AMBIENT TRANCE)

Jeff Grienke - (Lost Terrain)
Greinke's music is of ghosts, of shimmering reflections, and of ethereal
radiance. (Lost Terrain) creates mysterious aural images that as i/e
Magazine noted, "react, collapse, fold inward, and arise gradually like a
slowly-awakened phoenix."
(SR9219)

Jorge Reyes - (Neirika)
This is a breakthrough release for Jorge Reyes as he has bridged the
ancient shamanic elements of pre-historic culture and modern electronics.
Reyes hosts a trance inducing ritualistic ceremony for the listener. His
music is a timeless cultural imprint of a civilization near extinction.
(SR9326)

Solitaire - (Ritual Ground)
Solitaire is the collaborative project between the music ambient masters
Steve Roach and Elmar Schulte. (Ritual Ground)'s seven deep and languid
compositions resonate from the Earth itself, swelling and sweeping through
ancient landscapes; these are ambient tapestries for the mind's eye. "This
is serious, important instrumental music, certainly worthy of deep
listening" --Downbeat
(SR9341)


((EXPERIMENTAL AMBIENT TRANCE))

**Dreams Without Number - (Logarithmic)** Fresh from collaborative work
with Deeper Than Space's Adam Douglas, DWN's Darren Cutlip summons in
(Logarithmic) a forge fiery enough to fuse together his own disparate
influences (ranging from experimental noise to My Bloody Valentine and
Coil) in series of heady atmopheric ambient swells.

**Ambient Temple of Imagination - (Sonic Acupuncture)**  A 2 CD release
which contains a bonus CD of a live performance by ATOI at the "Cool World"
New Years Eve party here in San Francisco. Richard Sun and Seofon return
again as A.T.O.I. to exhume the wisdom of the ancients and pass their
apocryphal secrets into the eager and burning hearts of mortals. This
double CD has two components: "Sonic Acupuncture," which is a continuation
of (Mystery School) and "Elusinia," which was recorded live at a
performance in San Francisco. A devout believer in occult spirituality and
non-western methods of mind expansion, Sun forges a portal through the
aureole that envelops our cosmos into the eternal ecstasy of the divine. Be
a part of it.

Ambient Temple of Imagination - (Mystery School) A.T.O.I. bring a spritual
knowledge through magick, shamanism, and alchemy to a series of intense
ritualistic ambient tracks. "A.T.O.I. have been responsible for some of the
most innovative and successfully experimental ambient environments we've
had the pleasure of experiencing." --Clublife (SR9466)

Thessalonians - (Soulcraft)
Thessalonians have woven an other worldly fabric with the threads of the
present and past influences: ethnic, industrial, experimental, jazz,
ambient, trance, and acid house. (Soulcraft) is a dynamic hybrid traveling
from the landscapes of the Orb to the throbbing trance of Coil. "On
(Soulcraft)... we are given a glimpse of a new frontier unfolding in their
music, where matters of the spirit are reflected in the manipulation of the
machine." --CMJ
(SR9334)

Pelican Daughters - (Fishbones and Wishbones) Hailing from the flourishing
experimental sound scene in Sydney, Australia, the Pelican Daughters have
brought to the U.S. a stunning hybrid of industrial dance, psychedelia,
ethnic musics, and ambient noise. Their music exists without boundaries as
P.D. member Andy Rantzen explains: "The goal of good music is always the
same: to deny the existence of moral stricture and insist on the primacy of
the most basic human feelings and fantasies."
(SR9115)

Pelican Daughters - (Bliss)
Pelican Daughters speak without words exploring the Surreal world beyond
articulation through a rich collage of ambient dub, psychedelia, and
trance. Bliss also features chillingly beautiful reworkings of fellow
Australians Wrong Kind of Stone Age. "This is definitely thinking person's
ambient, extremely profitable for those willing to put forth the effort."
--BAM Magazine
(SR9456)


((BLISS POP /AMBIENT))

Closedown - (Nearfield)
Experimental walls of guitars and distortion are decorated by bass, drums,
and (surprise!) vocals. Mixed and produced by Kim Cascone of Heavenly Music
Corporation. "Emerging from the gaping currents of pure-drenching spectral
etherialism, Closedown's newest material will pin you down permanently with
swelling whirlpools of brilliant sound." -BLOW Magazine. (SR9469)



((AMBIENT DUB))

23o - (An Endless Searching for Substance) Quickly becomming an underground
classic of the ambient dub scene, (An Endless Searching for Substance)
progresses from expansive waves of sound behind catchy melodic decorations
into a classic ambient dub release of ethno beats and deep bass lines.
(SR9467)



((TECHNO/TRANCE))

**Ohmega Tribe - (Anodyne Wisdom)**
A configuration of Italy's Lost Legion Alien Collective, Ohmega Tribe
produces hypnotic sounds and trans-dimensional rhythms that eloquently
enlighten us to the true significance of the word trance. Employing a wide
variety of ethnic voices and sounds within the system of western harmonic
structure, Ohmega Tribe reconcile the timeless and the technological with a
rare directness and simplicity.

**Various Artists - (Lost Legion Sampler)** Compilation featuring hypnotic
ambient/trance from Italy. "Fluid, gaseous, aqueous, telekinetic and
extra-sensorial, the Lost Legion Alien Collective works and creates with
the same rhythm and movement of cloud formations and stalactites. It's and
ever-mutating working process with an unerring, mathematical structure of
absorption: digitized stream of consciousness through psychological osmosis
and physical impulses." -Lost Legion Collective.
(SR9470)

Drome - (Anachronism)
(Anachronism) is the first release from Drome, who apply the cyberactive
manipulations of their alter-ego Some More Crime to a more techno mindset.
Unhurried ambient passages of metallic melodies compete with dense
industrial beats to form this eclectic and infectious release. (SR9224)

Various Artists - (Tox Uthat)
Compiled by the DJ's at Toxikktrackks in Germany, (Tox Uthat) is a
well-engineered collection of cutting-edge dance tracks featuring stunning
works by Horizon 222, Orange Sky, Cirrus Minor, Nonplace Urban Field,
Cosmic Breeze, Mindope, and Brain Unlimited. "This CD provides an appealing
mix of textures, timbres, rhythms, and vocal samples and supplies the
subliminal under context of mystery which can make this type of music
rewarding as a pure listening experience." --Option (SR9329)

Various Artists - (Tox Uthat II)
The brilliant follow up to the critically acclaimed (Tox Uthat) compilation
featuring Drome, Nuf, der Spyra, Alpine Vortex, Tapeworm, and Capslock.
"This compilation is a completely consuming listening experience with
intricate layers of sound and harmonies that weave absolutely beautiful
textures. There are no disappointments on the disk, only discoveries."
--Net Magazine. #3 on KSFR Santa Fe's "SUPER HOT ABSOLUTE BEST TOP FIVE"
list. "The best compilation of ambient trance music to date. Not a bad cut
on this CD." --Dwight Loop, DJ
(SR9465)

Various Artists - (199303)
This "collection of technologically advanced trax", compiled by techno
wizards Adam Douglas and Thad Jones, features the best techno/acid artists
from the San Francisco Bay Area. From pounding break beats to bleepy acid
trance, (199303) has been described by Generator as "the current soundtrack
to urban western existence." On the Flask imprint. (SR9337)

Earth to Infinity - (Earth to Infinity)
Licensed from Source Records in Germany, (Earth to Infinity) is a brilliant
ambient techno disc that floats from Orb-esque ambient soundscapes to
Psychick Warrior ov Gaia styled trance progressions. This CD is limited
edition, so grab them before they're gone or you'll be stuck with import
prices!
(SR9448)

Various Artists - (Brilliance for a Better Future) Created in the hi-tech
computerland of Silicon Valley, Brilliance for a Better Future is a sign
post in the technological continuum of "state of the art" sounds, resulting
in an infectious collection of lo-fi intelligent techno. Shaping new sounds
out of the old, Adam Douglas and Thad Jones have delved into the bedrooms
and garages of the San Francisco Bay Area to expose the creative forces
previously unheard. On the Flask imprint. (SR9455)



((CYBER-INDUSTRIAL))

**Various Artists - (Hellscape)**
Compiled by Darryl Hell of Abstinence, the (Hellscape) sampler introduces
the new face of Silent's Furnace imprint; it is a hellish one indeed. With
the likes of Institute of Technology, Abstinence, Industrial heads,
Dismembered Quietly, ATD Convention, Pounce International, and Terminal
Sect, Hell has assembled an aggressive lineup of hard-core, electro,
ambient industrial, and sinister dance tracks that prove we are not in a
post-industrial society.
(SR9574)

**ATD Convention - ( Cyber Relations)**
Out of the Canadian electro vanguard emerges ATD Convention to drill a
view-hole into the psyche of cyber-psychosis and deliver a foretaste of a
dark Baconian future where technology brutally dominates nature. Using
cutting-edge production techniques in order to expose technology's own
nightmarish viscera, ATD Convention pledges allegiance to the marginal, the
prefabricated, the random and, ultimately, the experimental.

**Industrial Heads - (The Fear and Anguish at The End)** No more need to
speculate about what today's industrialist will experience during the final
seconds before death: (The Fear and Anguish at The End) records it and
makes it accessible on a deceptively simple-looking 4 3/4" compact disc.
The Norwegian sextet Industrial Heads hammer together slamming beats with
the choked cries of the modern world and its machines in the tragic motion
of a desperately outstretched arm.

**Abstinence - (Theorem )**
Even with the recent explosion of artists on the Furnace sublabel under the
aegis of Darryl Hell, Hell proves that he has not sqandered his own
creative lifeblood elsewhere, but has saved his vision for (Theorem). Again
with Mike Roberts and John Bechdel, Hell surgically inserts cruel
instrumentation and innovative samples into rhythmic spasms with a skill
outdone only by his uncompromised will-to-experimentalism.


Abstinence - (Revolt of the Cyberchrist) Loathing the lack of
experimentalism that U.S. industrial bands (actually just guitar bands with
samplers) regurgitate, Abstinence unleashes a furious assault of pounding
rhythms and sample ridden Surrealism with a unique assortment of power
tools, metal percussion, and hand made instruments. Spearheaded by Darryl
Hell and Mike Roberts with assistance from John Bechdel (of Prong, Killing
Joke, Pigface, etc.), Abstinence's debut on the Furnace imprint
reinvigorates the industrial genre with a blistering mix of experimentalism
and electronics. (SR9440)




((AVANT GARDE))

Elliott Sharp - (Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Yahoos) Melding shards of
avant garde, jazz, mainstream pop, etc., Elliott Sharp has concocted a
visceral combination between Russ Meyer's phobic visions of American
sexuality and violence with 'Gulliver's Travels' in the land of the savage
yahoos, resulting in a humorous and excoriating soundtrack to the American
landscape. Features Samm Bennett, Eugene Chadbourne, and Anthony Coleman.
(SR9220)

Crawling With Tarts - (Madaleine)
Drawing upon sources ranging from geometrical compositional processes to
memory theory, Crawling With Tarts continue to dodge musical categorization
as they have done for years. Renowned for their unique sound that is
profoundly conceived and executed with naive calculation, CWT shuttle back
and forth between the art and the musical world with a worldly mixture of
pop, avant garde, jazz, and the physics-based uncertainty principle.
(SR9472)



((FIFTY YEARS OF SUNSHINE COMPILATION))

Various Artists - (Fifty Years of Sunshine) On April 16, 1943, Swiss
chemist Albert Hofmann accidentally ingested a minuscule amount of a
substance he was researching, and began experiencing strange hallucinations
and visions that lasted several hours. The substance was LSD-25, and the
experience was the world's first acid trip. Silent Records presents a
double CD set celebrating the 50th anniversary of this momentous occasion
that led to notable change in the artistic and spiritual arenas of western
culture. (Fifty Years of Sunshine) features 22 visionary artists including
Timothy Leary, Psychic TV, Hawkwind, Nurse With Wound, Pelican Daughters,
etc.
(SR9333)



**COMING SOON FROM SILENT AND ASSOCIATED LABELS**

CD's by Mariann K=E4fer, Operation : Mindwipe, Skozey Fetish, Syntax Error,
Mantaray (Yokota), Dismembered Quietly, Hellscape II, From Here To
Tranquility V (all female), Heavenly Music Corporation, a new Silent
Compilation of core artists on the label and much much more!


((ORDERING INFORMATION))

For information on obtaining these releases, email silent@sirius.com

"The meta-designer creates context not content" -- Gene Youngblood