New Arrivals #251 + Skin and Parasite Nurse at Initial Shock + The Rita at Suoni

New arrivals from Buried In Slag And Debris, Cloister, Handmade Birds, Summer Interlude, tsss tapes

• Advanced tickets for Initial Shock II are now available! Highlighting two more of the performing artists below.
• THE RITA returns to Montreal on June 20th, after 6 years away. Support from HIGH GROVE, JUTE, AXIOM and EYDEN ZHAO. Tickets are available here.
• White Centipede Noise has given a great review of the Barstool Mountain – Tightrope Walker LP on the latest episode of WCN TV. Copies are still available here.

SKIN and PARASITE NURSE at Initial Shock II

SKIN is documenting, creating and destroying the physicality of fleeting moments. Focused on enshrining the momentariness of sound through fragile cassettes, harsh vocals, one-off lyrics and field recordings. Every performance is distinct and will never be played again, leaving behind an ephemeral experience for those in attendance. Solo power-ambient tape worship from Montreal.

PARASITE NURSE is the solo experimental electronics project of Samantha Hernandez. Established in 2019 in New York City, PARASITE NURSE has evolved from harsh pedal noise to intricate cut up electronics and droning, atmospheric synths.

Click here for advanced tickets.

Scream & Writhe and Disaster Sources are pleased to announce Initial Shock II! The second edition of the Montreal noise fest will take place Saturday, July 6th at La Sotterenea.

Full lineup: Richard Ramirez (PA) / The Nausea (BC) / Heat Signature (OH) / Slime Street (SK/OR) / Flatgrey (BC) / Skin / Parasite Nurse (NY) / Echthros (AB) / Deep Grey (MB) / Death Glaze (ON) / Murmur (ON) / Fowl / Paxillus Succubus / Come and See / Splinter Assembly

The After Shock matinee will take place the following day (Sunday, July 7th) at MAI/SON.
Featuring: Thin Mountain (PA) / Molena (BC) / Erin Altomare (BC) / Green Mist (OR) / Jon Vaughn (SK)

Click here for advanced tickets.
Poster designs by Chris Gibson.
Follow @initialshockmtl on Instagram for frequent updates.

New Arrivals

Buried In Slag And Debris
ATO VARI – REIGN CS
BARRETT E. LEDIARD – Comet Kept Crashing CS
CEMENTATION ANXIETY – Outpour CS
JEPH JERMAN / TIM OLIVE – Pancakes CS
JP – field research CS
RITUAL PURIFICATION – CORPOREAL CS

Cloister Recordings
BRIGHTER DEATH NOW – No Decency 2LP

Handmade Birds
MERZBOW – Tarsometatarsus CS
MILITARY POSITION – Prisoner CS
THE RITA – Nancy Weston (The Rack Sessions) CS
THE RITA – The Rack (Extended Version) CS

Summer Interlude
DETERGE / MOONBEAM TERROR 7”

tsss tapes
ABBY LEE TEE / PHILIP SULIDAE – Troca Ionica CS
BARDO TODOL Y SUS AVES SIN NIDO – Respiran CS
FANGYI YIU – dian qi xia CS
FRANCESCO COVARINO – Nido CS
GIOVANNI LAMI – Bias CS
JEPH JERMAN – For Alvin Kelly CS
RIE NAKAJIMI / TAKAHIRO KAWAGUCHI – Utsuho CS
VARIOUS – 11 schegge. Musica italiana avventurosa CS

Second Hand Arrivals

The next batch of second hand arrivals is being worked on. A drop can likely be anticipated around the first week of June.

Upcoming Events

The Rita + High Grove + Jute + Axiom + Eyden Zhao – June 20, 2024
Initial Shock II – July 6 & 7, 2024

Playlist

ASM – Pure Electronics
The Grey Wolves – Exit Wounds
Ineffable Slime – Stalking the Sphinx
Joe Colley – Disasters of Self / No Way In
LHD / Immaculate Grotesque
Mo*Te – Insane Dog Run
Murmur – Music for Found Voices
Sewer Election – Psychic Panorama II
Whitehouse – Thank Your Lucky Stars (RIP Steve Albini)
Paul Bowles: Up Above the World
Celine: Journey to the End of the Night
Allen Ginsberg: Cosmopolitan Greetings
Faces (Cassavetes, 1968)
The Immortal Story (Welles, 1968)
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (Baichwal, 1998)
Weird Studies, White Centipede Noise
Nick Cave, The Clash, Leonard Cohen, Coil, Julee Cruise, Current 93, Fire + Ice, Nico, Lou Reed, Swans, The Velvet Underground, The Young Tradition

Absurd Exposition
absurdexposition.bandcamp.com

Available

BARSTOOL MOUNTAIN – III CD
BARSTOOL MOUNTAIN – Tightrope Walker LP
CASA DI CACCIA – Grand Totàl CS
DODGE JONES RAGE – West Coast Power Outage V CD
GOD IS WAR & ANDREW NOLAN – The Hunt CS
KNURL – H2T CD
MATRIARCH – Visible Paint CD
MERZBOW – Aqua Necromancer (Expanded) 2LP
MO*TE – Throw a Stone CS
MURMUR / MUTTERING – Muted CS
PHOLDE – To Favour the Occurrence CD
RUSALKA – Base Waters CD
UMPIO – Sin Memoria CD
UN REGARD FROID – Exophilie CD
ZENTA SUSTAINED – Serpent Track Patterns 12″
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Forthcoming

ARTHUR CANTERBURY – Talking To Dead People CS
DEATH GLAZE – Collapse CS
JUTE CD
KOBEUK / UMPIO CS
MASS MARRIAGE CS
THE NAUSEA – Requiem LP (co-released with BISAD)
NECROPSY HANGOVER CD
OF THE SKULL CD
ROTMANS / FOWL CS
SPRING OF LIFE CS
TOANCHE DWELLING / SYSTEMS / SLACKING / JUTE 2CS
WINCE & ALTAR OF FLIES LP