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ULTIMA THULE / CATALOGUE / Ultima Thule releases
Catalogue # 183 (July-August 2020),
online version
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Most Ultima Thule releases can now be
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rates, etc. More options at the bottom of this page.
Many new reissues and compilations are also available as
Bandcamp downloads!
See the downloads page
for lots of Bandcamp news!
AURICLE / COSMIC EGG -
new releases
Newest...
# TRIAX - COSMIC ENGINEERS
(AMCDR 303/4) 2xCDR - 30/12/2018 session -
another Triax with no hurdy-gurdy, with Dave playing violin instead, often with
processing that makes it sound like something else. Lots of string synth and
mock Mellotron sounds too, twisted electronics, flute, guitar, and much more,
all spiced up with live electroacoustics, collage and looping.
# RUIN - WIRED UP
(AMCDR 304) March 2018 session - down to a trio on this one, but it's no lesser beast, with
lots of multi-tracking going on, it's 8 trips down new rabbit holes, each with
many a surprise in store! You'll hear familiar elements of the Ruin sound you
know, but an interplay that's different, this is largely due to Curly leaving
all the guitar duties to Jack, and instead he plays around a lot more with
electronics and also giving more room to flute. There's also lots of sound
twisting and reprocessing on the fly resulting in some pretty weird textures.
All of this, as usual, is counterpointed or bolstered by the percussion work of
Stu. Wired Up indeed!
Recent...
Some of the most recent issues, all priced £8.00 each
ENDGAME - LIQUID TIME (AMCDR
302) CDR - brand new
20th anniversary 2019 session! After a hiatus of several years, except for the
occasional Quadelectronic performance, this 20th anniversary session from
Endgame just goes to show that the daring spirit of Endgame has not at all died
out. Fresh and vital, this mixes some well-worn ideas with lots of new ones,
and obviously some ideas leeching through form parallel projects Triax and
Approaching Infinity. So, expect both the familiar Endgame style (if there is
such a thing) embellished by a lot that is different.
TRIAX - 44 (AMCDR 297) January 2018
recordings - a diverse collection of 12 tracks extracted from 3 big sessions,
covering a wide range of moods. Sometimes unmistakably Triax (despite the lack
of any hurdy-gurdy, featuring Dave Powell on flute and dulcimer instead), some
of it is new previously unexplored territory.
RUIN - HALLUCINATIONS (AMCDR
299) - If you thought you knew RUIN -
think again! Starting in the realms of Metabolist somewhat, this album is one
hell of a trip, moving from avant-garde stoner/post-rock hybrids onto the
downright weird. An apt album title then, with suitably bizarre texts/lyrics
too.
RUIN - PLAY (AMCDR 301) from 2014 live video session! As Ruin have never performed
live, and maybe they never will, I suggested that maybe they should video one
of their studio sessions. And they did, but still wanted to remain somewhat
incognito, hence the disguises! So, on the web you can now experience Ruin on
the edge, spontaneous and unedited. Following comments that this was so good
that it should be released as an album, here it is (not quite warts 'n' all, as
some considerable work was needed to get rid of some flaws not evident on the
video version) now with greatly improved clarity.
Rancid Poultry
- Archives...
All previously unreleased session recordings from the 1990s.
These are largely heavy instrumental stuff sounding like a hybrid of
Metabolist, Guru Guru, Nekropolis, et al - but with that unique Rancid Poultry
frazzled edge. All are numbered editions (first run is 20 copies) and they sell
for £8.00 each.
ARCHIVES 1993-05-04 (AMCDR 290) 5 tracks: 73'48"
ARCHIVES 1995-04-04 (AMCDR 292) 5 tracks: 60'46"
ARCHIVES 1996-08-13 (AMCDR 294) "Sparsity"
4 tracks: 58'34"
ARCHIVES 1997-01-14 (AMCDR 296) "The Winter Of
Discontent" 6 tracks: 66'54"
ARCHIVES 1998-06-02 (AMCDR 298) "Pre Po90
Posturings & The Dark Session" 5 tracks: 53'59"
ARCHIVES FRAGMENTS 1994-1998 (AMCDR
300) 7 more tracks: 57'55"
Cosmic Egg...
ALCATRAZ - NO 4 (UTCE 008 CDR) excellent
instrumental jazz fusion - ltd.ed. 2nd pressing
Alto Stratus
Dark Star reissues...
2019 batch of 12 Alto Stratus releases from 1984. This was a
very prolific and explorative era of Alto Stratus, most famous for the Svet
Ozveny, Tension! and Tachyon releases. All the below have never reissued before
(some remixed tracks were included in the Auricle Archives releases), and are
now all authentically mastered as bargain discs at just £5.00 each.
URBAN DECAY (DS101 CDR) two side-long
patchwork suites. 52'05"
TALES FROM TOMORROW (DS102 CDR) a mixture of
surrealist and sci-fi concepts, dream imagery and pure experimentation.
60'48"
ÉPATANT! (DS103 CDR) first really
explorative work with echo machine. 58'52"
TRAUMA (DS104 CDR) lots of Casio keyboards based ditties
(many dedicated to Roedelius) alongside more unusual pieces. Includes a bonus
track. 69'05"
CHAOS (DSB3 CDR) from the unreleased Pantheon series.
60'46"
KRONOS (DSB11 CDR) from the unreleased Pantheon series.
58'15"
XOLOTL (DSB24 CDR) from the unreleased Pantheon series.
60'00"
LOGOS (DSB12 CDR) from the unreleased Pantheon series.
56'10"
THOR (DSB20 CDR) from the unreleased Pantheon series.
58'43"
LIQUID SKY (DS107 CDR) an oddball concept
album, inspired by the weird punk sci-fi movie "Liquid Sky",
including 3 rare extra tracks 70'55"
IBLIS (DSB9 CDR) from the unreleased Pantheon series.
58'20"
LIVE IN STUDIO 9/10/84 (DS110 CDR) first Alto
Stratus attempt to record an album live in the studio without overdubs, and one
of our few pure synthesizer albums. 55'12"
Most current releases are issued in
"rolling" editions of 20 numbered copies. Some of our own band
releases are in editions of 12. Many old titles are now low stock or deleted.
All are remastered for the best quality possible. Many are exclusives!
Downloads of many titles are also available via Bandcamp, and places like
Amazon, iTunes, Tidal, etc.
future Auricle
releases...
APPROACHING INFINITY - TRIAD (Auricle AMCDR 30?) cosmic treks by Alan Freeman & Jim Tetlow plus guests
RUIN - TBA (Auricle AMCDR 30?) possibly several
more releases
TRIAX - TBA (Auricle AMCDR 30?) December 2018
session recordings!
Upcoming releases can be
pre-ordered during the two weeks before release.
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earlier 2019 releases...
DAVID HINDMARCH - THE LONG TRICK (AMCDR
289) electroacoustic works featuring voice
RANCID POULTRY - ARCHIVES 1993-05-04 (AMCDR 290) 73:48 previously unreleased - 28/1
APPROACHING INFINITY - INVISIBLE CONVERSATION (AMCDR 291) 2nd album - 28/1
RANCID POULTRY - ARCHIVES 1995-04-04 (AMCDR 292) 60:46 previously unreleased - 28/1
RUIN - MENTAL DISTURBANCE (AMCDR 293) 2017
session recordings - 28/1
RANCID POULTRY - ARCHIVES 1996-08-13 (AMCDR 294) 58:34 previously unreleased - 25/2
LIQUIFICATION PROCESS - LIQUIFICATION PROCESS (AMCDR 295) Interstellar Cementmixers related - 25/2
2018 releases...
CELL BLOCK Z - SPLINTER RECESS (AMCDR
282) industrial music by Interstellar Cementmixers
RUIN - A DIFFERENT PLACE (AMCDR 283) ltd.ed. CDR £8.00
TRIAX - UNDERGROUND (AMCDR 284) live at The
Church Of Sound in Nottingham
APPROACHING INFINITY - EN PASSANT (Auricle AMCDR 285) duo works from Quadelectronic by Alan Freeman & Jim
Tetlow
TARTOVISTI - FULL MOON (AMCDR 286) third
by this enigmatic folk/unfok duo
ENDGAME - ELECTROACOUSTICS (AMCDR 287/288) 2xCDR an almost lost album from late 2006
Deleted / very
last copies...
As a lot of Auricle releases are nearing the end of their
editions, and we don't have the facilities to reprint covers the same,
any such very last copies or re-found rarities/deleted items you can buy at Discogs or here by email (see the news
page)
Any represses (if they happen) will be different!
Labels...
Auricle cassettes
Auricle
CDR
Auricle
video
Cosmic
Egg
Dark Star CDR
Ultimate Transmissions
Artists...
see: releases index
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