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New arrivals from Handmade Birds, No Rent, Throne Heap
- 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.
FLATGREY and MOLENA at Initial Shock II
FLATGREY is the harsh noise and drone project of Lashen Orendorff that began in 2001 in Vancouver, BC and has released over 20 recordings on multiple labels including Brise-Cul, Abhorrent A.D., Absurd Exposition, RunDownSun, and Phage Tapes. Thick and suffocating high frequency electronics.
MOLENA hail from Vancouver, BC and are long-known for crushing noise walls which build and slowly dissolve into violent discourse from field recordings and masonry/metal manipulation. “Barre,” their 2023 collaboration with THE RITA on Absurd Exposition, was well received and highlights the attentive precision of the project. MOLENA will be appearing at the After Shock matinee at mai/son on Sunday July 7th.
Click here for advanced tickets to the main event.
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
Handmade Birds
CRASSE INTRAVEINEUSE – Tome of Corrosion CS
DEFILING THE PUTRID CORPSE OF LOLI ODESSA – Blightwater Lullabies CS
LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY – Total Gore 1989-2021 CS
MERZBOW – Tarsometatarsus CS
MILITARY POSITION – Nothing Lasts Forever CS (second edition)
WARLOCK CORPSE – Curse of Endless Sleep CS
No Rent
BRIAN MENDOZA HARAN – Monarchs b/w Volunteers CS
DEATH ARIA – As If An Arrow Pierced The Flesh CS
HIDEOUS FIGURE – Texas CS
JIM HAYNES – Inadvertent CS
ROCKER #4
VERTONEN – Tidal Trespasses CD
WITHERING HERD – Ron’s Angel House CS
Throne Heap
DARKSMITH – Imposter CD
MAX JULIAN EASTMAN – The Glamorous Life CS
MOT – Remains CS
SEWER ELECTION & INCIPIENTIUM – Sorceress CD
Second Hand Arrivals
The next batch of second hand arrivals is being worked on. A drop can likely be anticipated June-July.
Upcoming Events
The Rita + High Grove + Jute + Axiom + Eyden Zhao – June 20, 2024
Initial Shock II – July 6 & 7, 2024
Playlist
Alo Girl / The Rita
Aube – Grind Carve
Black Air – Paris
Constrain & Fenian / HHL & Unexamine
Kay Lawrence – Gills Cut Into Women
The Rita – Gamzatti
Werewolf Jerusalem / The Rita / Vomir – Threesome Slitting
A Room in Town (Demy, 1982), Nick Cave, Coil, Current 93, BD, Fairport Convention, Fire + Ice, The Incredible String Band, Myriam Gendron, Pentangle, Lou Reed, T.S.O.L., Neil Young, The Young Canadians
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
