***ANDREW LILES’ Wanton Wives... follows on from where his Maleficent Monster left off in June and also follows on from his recent Equestrian Vortex soundtrack 10" on Death Waltz. This, the second LP of horror inspired nastiness in his series for Blackest Rainbow, features creeping giallo jazz with sultry spoken vocals, synth heavy monsters, cannibal lunacy, and a track called 'Wild Boar', wait until you hear that one. This is the sound of someone who has spent too many late nights watching any horror films they can get their hands on. Legendary UK artist GRAHAM HuMPHREYS returns to create new art, this time featuring Liles bursting from his poor wives chest whilst she grasps a skull and a decapitated head of a voodoo priestess version of herself. She endures a lot... Rotting Zombie Brains edition of 350 copies pressed on 180 gram pink virgin vinyl with red and green splatter packaged in a UV gloss finished sleeve.
LP $24.35
02/24/2015
***Massively prolific UK artist, and NURSE WITH WOUND and CURRENT 93 member, ANDREW LILES returns to Blackest Rainbow. This new full length LP consists of themes, incidental music, bridging songs, interludes, creaks and groans created as imaginary soundtracks for imaginary horror films. 40 minutes of musical interpretations on a ‘horrific’ theme influenced by such maestros as Donald Rubinstein, John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi and Ennio Morricone. The tracks cover a vast amount of ground including austere orchestral pieces, voodoo drums, torture porn, possession, cheesy ‘80s soundtracks, Giallo, ‘70s synths, mellotrons, flutes, piano and much much more. Andrew also commissioned legendary UK artist and graphic designer GRAHAM HUMPHREYS, the man behind the incredible original UK quad posters for Evil Dead II and the Nightmare On Elm Street series. Graham has recently worked with Death Waltz for their Zombie Flesh Eaters and their impending City Of The Living Dead reissue. The LP is released strictly old school style, no digital download, in an edition of 500 in UV gloss finished sleeve, and pressed on 180 gram slime green vinyl with blood splatter effects.
LP $23.85
07/22/2014
***Shade Grown is the new studio LP from Vermont psych folk rulers, MATT VALENTINE and ERIKA ELDER. Their first studio jam for Blackest Rainbow, something we've been keen to do for a while now after our previous live release for the duo. The record features MV & EE channelling some spaced out tones with various incarnations of The Bummer Road, the more free cosmic jamming back up unit they venture out with from time to time. This personnel this time round reads as a who's who of talent in the current psych/folk underworld—JEREMY EARL (WOODS), HERBCRAFT, CARSON “SMOKEHOUND” ARNOLD, DOC DUNN, MICK FLOWER (VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA, FLOWER CORSANO DUO), and MUSKOX. You're in for a treat of lunar blues, psych folk, and free form outer limit jammin'. Pressed in an edition of 600 copies package in a full color jackets with insert.
LP $24.00
02/11/2014
***New slab of wax from Newcastle's premium blazers BONG. Idle Days On The Yann follows on from their untitled Record Store Day LP we released earlier this year, and this new 40 minute beast has the enhanced and perhaps unexpected addition of vocals from Holly Forster. Holly's zoned out vocals mirrors the lumbering psych doom vibe that this quartet have built over the last 6 years. Killer artwork by LUCY JOHNSON as with their release on MIE Music. The LP is pressed in an edition of 700 copies on 180 gram vinyl. Includes download of the album. UK import.
LP $24.00
10/15/2013
***BLACK TWIG PICKER and PELT member MIKE GANGLOFF self released the fantastic Poplar Hollow in an edition of only 200 copies earlier this year, and upon seeing it sneak out we instantly got excited to hear it with the potential for a vinyl edition. And hell, what we heard we loved, and are real pleased to drop it on glorious vinyl for the masses! Poplar Hollow perfectly blends his other projects together, merging experimental sounds with traditional American folk and roots music. Comprising of Mike performing vocal/banjo/violin duties, he brings a new eclectic and at times psychedelic vibe to much of this record. Poplar Hollow is a record unlike any I have heard recently, Gangloff is a truly individual force in the American scene, and this record further cements that status. Pressed in an edition of 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl including a download of the album. Packaged in a sleeve featuring the inimitable eye popping art of JAKE BLANCHARD. UK import.
LP $24.00
10/15/2013
***CARLTON MELTON have been releasing some incredible improvised psychedelic jams over the last few years, released through their own Mid To Late label and the UK label Agitated. So after hanging out with these guys at their show here and being absolutely blown away, we're pleased to be releasing this prelude to their forthcoming new LP for Agitated later this year. This new four track 30+ minute 12" EP is dripping with heavy riffs, thunderous drums, gurgling synth psychedelia, and mind altering bass. The Carlton Melton sound lies between drone and space rock entwined with loose jam band improvisation, and they blend it perfectly with a touch of baked stoner rock. The record features special guests BRIAN MCDOUGALL and JOHN MCBAIN (MONTSTER MAGNET). McBain also mastered the audio. Limited to 600 copies pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl. UK import.
LP $23.45
07/23/2013
***Brand new record from GLEN STEENKISTE, founding member of SILVESTER ANFANG and their more recent incarnation SYLVESTER ANFANG II. Currently Glen is also frequently collaborating with his fellow Anfang member, Ernesto Gonzalez (aka Bear Bones Lay Low) in their free-drone project Gonzalez & Steenkiste. But whilst being active in these projects he still finds time to craft his own music. Sint-Denijs is his second solo full length vinyl release following his De Gek LP for Kraak Records from 2010, and several great cassette and CDR releases for fantastic labels like Funeral Folk, Sloow Tapes, Audiobot and SicSic Tapes. Since his previous record on Kraak, Steenkiste has been getting more and more interested in sustained tones, foreign melodies and longer compositions. On this new record he draws influences from early Minimalism and old folk music and with the use of harmonium, bowed banjo, electric tampura and analog synth he creates probing intense sounds that try to undo notions of time and place. Steenkiste’s music is like taking an endless shower of sunbeams, warm, comforting and mind-altering. Music that makes time stand still and focuses on shifting details and textures, but massive in sound and presence. This record is pressed in an edition of 500 copies on 180 gram virgin vinyl including a digital download coupon. UK import.
LP $23.45
07/23/2013