Big Vinyl Sale

 

These LPs are on sale now!

I'd like to clear some space for incoming vinyl, so for a limited time, I'm drastically reducing the prices of these LPs from $15.00 to only $5.00 each. This sale applies to orders through my webstore (not Discogs or Ebay). No codes are necessary; prices have been adjusted in the store. Sale prices are effective from Friday April 1st through Friday April 8th. B!181 IUGULA-THOR "CHOOSING YOUR OWN BRAND OF EVIL" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-181-iugula-thor-choosing-your-own-brand-of-evil-lp B!179 ENVENOMIST "BLEEDING OUT" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-179-envenomist-bleeding-out-lp B!172 CHRIS CONNELLY "ARTIFICIAL MADNESS" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-172-chris-connelly-artificial-madness-lp B!171 SUN SPLITTER "III" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-171-sun-splitter-iii-lp B!170 ARRIVER "TSUSHIMA" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-170-arriver-tsushima-lp B!169 RABID RABBIT "CZARNY SEN" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-169-rabid-rabbit-czarny-sen-lp B!162 REDROT "PSYCHO BONDAGE" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-162-redrot-psycho-bondage-lp B!158 JOSH HYDEMAN "MADISON'S FENCE" http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-158-josh-hydeman-madison-s-fence-lp Shipping costs are automatically calculated in the cart: USA: $5.00 for 1st LP, $1.00 per each additional LP Canada/Mexico: $21.00 for 1st LP, $6.00 per each additional LP Everywhere else: $26.00 for 1st LP, $8.00 per each additional LP

Brainwashed on Envenomist "Bleeding Out"

Thanks to Creaig Dunton at Brainwashed for the great review!

Envenomist, "Bleeding Out"

Sunday, 19 February 2017

Creaig Dunton

David Reed's newest album as Envenomist may be a collection of six songs, but the presentation and consistency between them seems more akin to a long from composition broken into distinct pieces. His bleak analog synthesizer works have been notable as a recent member of Bloodyminded, and as part of the trio Nightmares with Mark Solotroff and Jonathan Canady, but here he is in sole control. Perhaps due to it being a fully solo excursion or his compositional intent, the arrangement is sparse but strong, and the final product is a bleak synthesizer creep that hints at film score but is an entity entirely unto itself.

Dystopian film score is almost too easy of a reference to use, but it does fit the sound of Bleeding Out exceptionally well. A distinctly vintage tinge given the synths he mans is present, but it never takes on that 1970s style cliché sound. Nor is it ever too bombastic or dramatic. Rather than being riddled with abrupt bursts or shocking moments, the sound seethes, always a bit below the surface but clearly conveying menace. In that way it is almost too subtle to be a soundtrack work, but ends up standing on its own.

The opening moments of "Mirrors" set the stage well: a tinny synth first appears from the darkness, slowly surging in volume and taking on more and more force. Reed adds additional layers of electronics to build tension, but drifts out of control in order for Reed to maintain the menacing edge. “Equinox” is similarly structured, building from a thin metallic synth noise and richer drone. It is comparably more impressive and has a clearly sinister quality to it, but one that is captivating rather than off-putting.

Reed may keep "Shockwave" an overall more skeletal structure, but he expands greatly from its grinding keyboard foundation. There is a sense of lurk throughout, as synth strings give a tension-building edge to the creepy space he creates. His small electronic accents and icy buzzing keep it from being dull dark ambient bleakness. A heavy sense of synthetic strings comes through on "Two Kings" as well, with the production giving an overall more organic sound to the electronics, which makes for an even darker proposition. Here Reed sticks to the middle and higher register sounds, and the complex layering generates tension perfectly.

Both of the side-ending pieces are more focused on low end sounds, however. A bassy lurch drives the overall hushed "Kraken Mare," staying just far enough in the distance to not overwhelm, but also to keep the tension there and not relenting. Shimmering passages and frigid moments pass through like hints of light in an otherwise overwhelming abyss. "The Thaw" is a fitting conclusion to the album both in sound and title. Again Reed keeps the low end throbbing, but the mix more open. The buzzing synth becomes the focus at times, but instead he closes the album on a surprisingly quiet note.

For most of Bleeding Out, David Reed keeps to the same primary synthesizers and largely similar patches on them, giving a clear consistency from one piece to the next. As a nod to his ability as a composer and performer, however, never do the songs too easily run together or sound too similar to one another. Instead the similarity mostly serves to unite the pieces, coming across more like a lengthy single work that captures a variety of sinister moods. That singular consistency serves to make Bleeding Out a continually fascinating album of building tension that never relents, and it is all the stronger for that fact.

New Envenomist and Iugula-Thor LPs out now

Please visit the BloodShop! to order:

http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-179-envenomist-bleeding-out-lp

http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-181-iugula-thor-choosing-your-own-brand-of-evil-lp

Envenomist "Bleeding Out" Test Pressings

Now reviewing the Envenomist "Bleeding Out" test pressings, which sound perfect! #envenomist #bleedingout #davidreed #darkambient #analogsynthesizer #analogsynth #testpressing #bloodlust

Envenomist + Iugula-Thor LPs - Update #1

Two new LPs are now at the pressing plant. Details, including anticipated release dates, to follow...

B!179 Envenomist "Bleeding Out" LP

B!181 Iugula-Thor "Choosing Your Own Brand Of Evil" LP

Envenomist Update

Mastering has been completed on B!179 Envenomist "Bleeding Out" - David Reed and I are reviewing the final masters (vinyl + download) prior to approval.

Envenomist on Locrian Moog Top Ten List

Here is a link to a cool "Top 10" guest list on the Moog site from Locrian's Terence Hannum that features a track from the Envenomist "Hidden" Cassette/CD on BloodLust!

http://www.moogmusic.com/news/guest-list-top-10-synth-tracks-locrians-terence-hannum



BloodShop! link:
http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-105-envenomist-hidden

Chicago, This Monday...

Looking forward to this show on Monday... David Reed (Envenomist, Luasa Raelon, Nightmares and a frequent BLOODYMINDED contributor) will be collaborating with Andre Foisy from Locrian - and it seems like ages since Mike Connelly has played in Chicago as Failing Lights...

http://www.facebook.com/events/164538697024073/?ref=ts&fref=ts

This is still available, too: http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/b-094-failing-lights-true-form-7-inch

Synth

With an excellent new Envenomist LP already in the works for BloodLust!, let's not forget Mr. David Reed's contribution to Nightmares:

http://synthnightmares.bandcamp.com/

New BloodShop! Items

http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/ 

Just added:

Masturbatory Dysfunction "My Diary" Mini-CD

http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/masturbatory-dysfunction-my-diary-mini-cd

Pharmakon / Deterge "– .-- .- -. -" (split) 7-Inch

http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/pharmakon-deterge-split-7-inch

Envenomist "Visions" Cassette

http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/envenomist-visions-cassette

Luasa Raelon "Season Of The Witch" CD

http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/luasa-raelon-season-of-the-witch-cd

Plus re-stock of various Klinikal Skum, Envenomist, Luasa Raelon tittles...

Status - 3/26

Newly added to the BloodShop!


Envenomist "Bound Dominions" CD
http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/envenomist-bound-dominions-cd


Neil Jendon "She Dreams Of Telekinesis" CD
http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/neil-jendon-she-dreams-of-telekinesis-cd

BLOODYMINDED - 02-19-11 - Photos - Part 2

Here is a really great new batch of photos from February 19, courtesy of our friend Krysta Duran:

Plague Bringer - 02-19-11 - Photos

Plague Bringer
Saturday February 19, 2011
The Abbey Pub
Chicago, IL

Plague Bringer:
Greg Ratajczak and Josh Rosenthal
With guests David Reed and Mark Solotroff

Photographs courtesy of Mariah Karson

Slideshow