Alex Barnett / Fielded
(Nihilist - NIHIL73) split LP $19.00
Barnett's two subtle and sinister soundscapes delve into synthesizer soundtrack territory, eerie enough to turn any situation into a potential death scene. Pounding, anthemic drum machine battle beats by Fielded (Lindsay Powell, also of GA'AN/Festival) lay to waste foundations of synthesizers, while multi-layered and processed vocals command with definitive power. Edition of 200.
Untitled
(Nihilist - NIHIL63) LP $22.50 (Out-of-stock) (Out-of-print)
Mania-inducing, heavy waves of suffocating bass frequencies with ripping and tearing, hissing and speaker destroying hellstorm. Recorded in Chicago in 2005. Cover art by Alex Decarli.
Asylum Lunaticum
(Nihilist - NIHIL69) LP $19.00
Masterfully unsettling, preposterous in its devotion to pleasure, the eroded clawing of bleeding fingertips complementary to the delicate and agonizing moans that cascade through rubber halls of some forgotten insane asylum, as recorded by a sick warden with enough time on her hands to engage in manipulation of the macabre document, just to enhance the creepiness and perversion. The CD of the same name on Intransitive, though no less recommendable, is a compilation; Nihilist's LP is the full, uncut, un-edited version. Edition of 250.
Electronic Music
(Nihilist - NIHIL72) split LP $18.75
Analog modular synth mayhem from two perspectives. Complex waveforms for complex times.
Raglani / Outer Space
(Nihilist - NIHIL67) split LP $20.00
Quite synthesizerish and pleasantly mindbending. Guest appearance by C. Spencer Yeh on the Raglani side. Artwork by Jeremy Kannapell (Ghost Ice). Edition of 500.