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Update 24th December - new release "Death Aesthetics" compilation
New Paradigms label t-shirt + fully updated webstore
plus our Top 12 Albums Of 2009!
"DEATH AESTHETICS" compilation OUT NOW!
We've very pleased to unveil the Christmas Eve release of the "Death Aesthetics" compilation cd on Paradigms Recordings. This beautifully crafted album has been our labour of love throughout 2009 and has been carefully compiled as a somber, introspective and joyous soundtrack to those long, candlelit winter evenings. Featuring 15 of our favourite esoteric musical finds from the past year into one rich tapestry of dark folk, shimmering electronica, haunting modern composition, cascading krautrock and spectral songcraft, "Death Aesthetics" encapsulates the true vision of the Paradigms label.
The tracklisting includes many special bands that will be new to you, so enjoy and investigate. The wonderful artists within include Fever, Electroluminescent, Owlfood, Korouva, Lost Lockets, Hexvessel, Nebelung, Gustav Franklin, Silentist, Nothing, Krügers Medbragte, Goatfooted, The Paper Hats, Vurgart and Ga'an.
It's also worthy of note that Hexvessel is the sinister horror folk debut of Dodheimsgard / Code vocal magician Kvohst. Expect more genius from this gentleman shortly. Silentist is also a special addition to this project for us, with mastermind Mark Evan Burden being a member of Paradigms favourites, Get Hustle. And specially packaged in a new, custom Paradigms logo wallet and "Death Aesthetics" wrap-around card sleeve, we've particularly proud of this project. "Death Aesthetics" is now available to order through the Paradigms store so check it out here.
To coincide with this release, we're also excited to issue an exclusive new Paradigms Recordings label t-shirt - featuring a brand new label logo design commissioned for this garment. A bold, minimal label identity developed by Holy Mountain Media and printed on heavy black Gildan shirts, the design of which can be seen immediately below. This lovely item is also available now from the Paradigms webstore here.
And finally we loaded the Paradigms webstore with a whole range of exciting new distributed items this month - from restocks of the Klabautamann albums to new additions including Sylvester Anfang II, Godflesh, Halo, Tombs, 27, Abandon, Neurosis, Burst, Howl, Trail Of The Bow, Nirvana 2002, L'Acephale and the brand new album from Gruenewald which is officially released today also. Many wonders for you to enjoy at your leisure.
Check out the webstore here for more information. Also watch out for the upcoming Paradigms releases in early 2010 from Krügers Medbragte and Westering.
Paradigms Recordings - Top 12 Albums Of 2009
The music that has been taking us beyond in 2009
- CELESTE - Misanthrope(s)
- KATATONIA - Night Is The New Day
- NILE - Those Whom The Gods Detest
- COALESCE - Ox
- SOAP & SKIN - Lovetune For Vacuum
- BROADCAST - Investigate Witchcults Of The Radio Age
- PARADISE LOST - Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us
- VOLCANO CHOIR - Unmap
- TINY VIPERS - Life On Earth
- FUNEBRARUM - The Sleep Of Morbid Dreams
- CONVERGE - Axe To Fall
- HOPE SANDOVAL - Through The Devil Softly
Also available now : BORGIA "Ecclesia"
BORGIA's monumental debut album "Ecclesia" is out now and already gathering critical acclaim across the world. A limited quantity of the BORGIA t-shirt / cd packages are still available from our webstore so check that out if you haven't already and watch out for the band gracing the pages of the finest metal / avant media over the coming months. Exciting times indeed. Decadent, occult avantgardist Death Metal from these Parisian patrons that is quite literally some of the most challenging, rich extreme metal we have heard in years. Presented in a special deluxe six panel digi-pak with a beautifully illustrated 20 page booklet, "Ecclesia" is also available as a limited edition package with an exclusive BORGIA t-shirt. Only 100 limited edition cd and shirt packages are available.
Steeped in mystical influence based around the sickness and grandeur of the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods of the European church and dictated into Latin, Spanish and French, BORGIA delivers unique, evocative and oppressive Death Metal that is seldom heard these days. Pioneering dark art for practitioners of the hidden knowledge and for appreciators of classic occultist Morbid Angel, Akercocke, Immolation et al. Sinister genius is afoot. Now available to order through the Paradigms store so check it out here. And you can sample a track from the album on the Paradigms audio player. "Ecclesia" is also available now through a selection of quality record stores and mailorders across the world
The exclusive, limited edition BORGIA "Ecclesia" t-shirt features full colour front and back prints taken from the majestic album artwork and printed on heavy, black shirts in small, medium, large and XL sizes and is available at a special package price with the cd album, which is also now available through the Paradigms webstore.
The Paradigms commitment to sustainable cd packaging
As a record label, we are very conscious about the way we package and present our releases. We are also very aware of the wasteful use of plastics in standard cd packaging so we have made a decision that from now on, all Paradigms releases will be presented in environmentally sustainable packaging in special heavyweight gatefold cardboard with all the care and attention to bold, decadent design. Thank you.
ELITIST "Elitist" debut mcd OUT NOW!
Today we're pleased to unveil the debut release from ELITIST. Venomous doom grind horror from Portland, Oregon.
The raw, blackened energy and sonic power of this band really do suggest something very special is lurking here. It kind of gives us the feral excitement that cutting edge extremists like Burning Witch and Nasum have given us in the past. Slow, fast, colossally heavy and effortlessly executed basement crust metal punk. 5 vital tracks to rip faces. You will be hearing much more from these guys. Watch out for a future Elitist / Transient split album coming out on Paradigms too.
"Elitist" is now available to order exclusively through the Paradigms store so check it out here. And you can sample a track from the album on the Paradigms audio player.
HEART IN MOUTH "The Bigger Picture" CD OUT NOW!
We also have the pleasure today of releasing the debut cd album "The Bigger Picture" from HEART IN MOUTH. Vast, beautiful cosmic French electronica / prog isolationism, deep tones and rich textured cathedrals of sound.
Almost choral in places, epic and bombastic with chiming bells and pulsing tones to dark, glacial ambient electronica that is pure astral. Hints of classic European avant-prog (Magma, Univers Zero) are subtely apparent throughout too. "The Bigger Picture" is a great triumph in modern composition; inspiring, emotional and provocative to the senses. Reminds us of the wonderful Bel Canto in places (and then obviously following on to Biosphere) - it's dark, spiraling melodies and intricate instrumenation send our minds to far off places and give us goose bumps. Delightful.
"The Bigger Picture" is now available to order exclusively through the Paradigms store so check it out here. And you can sample a track from the album on the Paradigms audio player.
Also available on Paradigms - WOBURN HOUSE "Monstrous Manoeuvres In The Mushroom Maze" cd
The second album from Germany's WOBURN HOUSE. Entitled "Monstrous Manoeuvres In The Mushroom Maze", this recording takes the band's already transcendental music to even greater heights.
Beautifully crafted, adventurous and inspiring - this unique band are always tough to pin down. We can hear the forward thinking bliss of the finest European avantgarde metal, epic songwriting around earthy, organic tones and the cascading, bass driven drift of classic early Lungfish. A truly exciting proposition which amazes us more each time we hear it. And all wrapped up in beautiful artwork painted by Toby Driver of Kayo Dot and mastered by the sound genius of Tom Kvålsvoll (Strype Audio).
"Monstrous Manoeuvres In The Mushroom Maze" is now available to order exclusively through the Paradigms store so check it out here. And you can sample a track from the album on the Paradigms audio player. Also check out the band's debut, "Message To Ourselves Outside The Dreaming Machine". Enjoy!
With thanks,
Paradigms Recordings, Yuletide 2009
