New Arrivals #255 + Richard Ramirez and Thin Mountain at Initial Shock

New arrivals from Adhuman, Afvikling, Axiom Electroniques, Bent Window, Detachment Programs, Hanson, Helicopter, Kaos og Stjernen, Krim Kram, Lake Shark Harsh Noise, Life of Sensation, Pressortape, S/M Operations, Skärgård, Throne Heap, Tribe Tapes, World Asylum

• AE58: THE NAUSEA – Requiem is out now on vinyl and CD.
• The next Absurd Exposition batch containing tapes from Arthur Canterbury, Death Glaze, and the Slacking / Jute / Systems / Toanche Dwelling 4-way double tape will be ready for Initial Shock weekend.
• 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.

RICHARD RAMIREZ and THIN MOUNTAIN at Initial Shock II

RICHARD RAMIREZ began recording in 1989 and released his first album in 1990 with Black Leather Jesus. The first solo release under his own (and yes, real) name was in 1992 when he started the label Deadline Recordings. RAMIREZ has worked with the likes of MERZBOW, PRURIENT, THE HATERS, THURSTON MOORE, JUSTIN K. BROADRICK, THE RITA, MSBR, ATRAX MORGUE, and others. Gay adult themes are sometimes used to complete the harsh sounds of his work.

THIN MOUNTAIN is a passionate and prolific noise artist approaching 24 years of activity in ensembles and solo works, most recognizably as a long-standing core member of Black Leather Jesus. THIN MOUNTAIN was born out of pandemic gear buying, an obsession with the world created by Weird Horror author Jon Padgett, and a desire to create wall noise that is brutally harsh, but creepy and hallucinatory.

Click here for advanced tickets to Initial Shock.

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) / Thin Mountan (PA) / 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: Molena (BC) / Erin Altomare (BC) / Green Mist (OR) / Jon Vaughn (SK) / Rhoda and dang. (NS)

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

New Arrivals

Adhuman
THOMAS DEANGELO – Voiceprints & Aircuts: Sound Poetry By Others Means CD

Afvikling
FRANCISKA – Feltopagelser Fra Odense CS
L.F. – Purity CS
PRIVACY – 2019 til 2023 CS
VARBRUD – Fynsk Nedtursmusik CS

Axiom Electroniques
Contact Mic V1

Bent Window
ABSOLUTE KEY – Imploding Harmony CD
KADAVER – Garrote Championship CS
MET GLAS & THRSTDSPLY – Out and Out and In Favour of Anything CS
MORGAN HALL – Hormonic B.C. CS
NIKU DARUMA – Mindbleeder CS
REGEN GRAVES – Ashes CD
TAB IN/TAB OUT / APOCALYPSTICK CS
YELLOW SPRINGS CS

Detachment Programs
ARCHAIC RUINS / YOUTH MOUNTS THE BARRICADE CS
CHEAT DAY CS
CYESS AFXS – Philip K. Dick Volume Two CS
E.N.F. – Ecological Nullification Fulfillment CS
HAND & KNEE – Seasonal Depression CS
MALLARD THEORY – Bird/Bee CS
VARIOUS – Waiting for the Command CS

Hanson Records
AARON DILLOWAY – John Cage: Rozart Mix LP

Helicopter / related
ROBERT TURMAN & JOHN WIESE – Past Present Future CD
SISSY SPACEK – Blear LP
SISSY SPACEK – Hunter Killer CD
SISSY SPACEK – Mechanical Abstraction CD
SISSY SPACEK – Mirror Aggressor State CD
SISSY SPACEK – Trash Staging LP

Kaos og Stjernen
ANONYMOUS – Som støj CS
DAGSREJSE – Sol Og Måne CS
J. FOLKE – Mare CS

Krim Kram
MEILT – Jasu Jest CS
USURPER – The Big Two CD
ZALHIETZLI – Étreinte CD
ZHENG HAO – Breaks CD

Lake Shark Harsh Noise / related
LAKE SHARK HN #21 CS
TED BYRNES – Formula CS
THE RITA – Anna Kogler Found In the River CD
THE RITA – Creature Drowning You & Cartilage Deposit CD-R
THE RITA – Leopard Skin 2CD
THE RITA – Magazine 2CD
THE RITA – Stretched Arches and Cut Toes 7”
VICE WEARS BLACK HOSE – How To Shave Your Legs With A Straight Razor – For Women CD
VICE WEARS BLACK HOSE – Lines of Black Nylon and Red Cut Throats CD
VIJU KREM – Snare Dance CD

Life of Sensation
DEATH KNEEL – Soul Conditioning CS

Pressortape
FOREST DEFENDERS – International Forestry I CS
KNURL – Reduction Division CS Box
NEW GRASPING MACHINA – Cyst Voyeur CS
SCATHING – I Hope This Weapon Finds You Well CS
SCATHING – I Hope This Weapon Finds You Well CS (Shaker Box Edition)

S/M Operations
HUNTING LODGE – Nomad Souls – Tribal Warning Shot – The Harvest (Live 1984) 3LP

Skärgård
SKÄRGÅRD – Egen Frid – Oma Rauha CS
SKÄRGÅRD – Garden Shed CS
VARVEN CS

Throne Heap
MOT – Remains CS
SEWER ELECTION & INCIPIENTIUM – Sorceress CD

Tribe Tapes
ATROPHIST – Perverted Architect CS
CACOPHONY ’33’ – Alumina Wrap CS
DEAD DOOR UNIT – Abandon CD
INEFFABLE SLIME – A Roll of the Dice CS
MARK MORELAND – Selected Tape Works CS
SADO VISION CD
YKSI – Hidden Program CS

World Asylum
COMMUTER – Strike Rising, Ample Fire CS
CRAWL OF TIME – Demons In My Sleep CS

Second Hand Arrivals

The next batch of second hand arrivals is being worked on. A drop can likely be anticipated early July.

Upcoming Events

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

Playlist

Current 93, BD, Fire + Ice, Of the Wand and the Moon, Lou Reed, Bobby Seale: Seize the Time, Sect Pig, Sol Invictus

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
THE NAUSEA – Requiem LP / CD
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
NECROPSY HANGOVER CD
OF THE SKULL CD
ROTMANS / FOWL CS
SLACKING / JUTE / SYSTEMS / TOANCHE DWELLING – Quadrist 2CS
SPRING OF LIFE CS
WINCE & ALTAR OF FLIES LP