Locrian Review

Courtesy of Plague Haus:

Locrian: Plague Journal

by [ j ]

Bloodlust! : 2008 Format: 7” Vinyl Released as part of Mark Solotroffs’ (Bloodyminded) Private 7” series, Locrian offers up two metal-tinged slabs of dizzying psychedrone. Side A leads off with the EP’s title, a 5 minute plus ride of aggressive echoing guitar strum sliding over a slick foundation of ambient electronic groan and feedback. They twist, turn and scramble for superiority, but both have their moments in the spotlight, the guitar finally relenting to the power of luminous noise. Side B is more subtle. Spacious whispers of sonic resonance ebb and flow to the treble tones of guitar that would be as at home on a Blue Oyster Cult jam as where they now reside in six string witchery. The track ends in a locked groove so hypnotic you’ll want to give the duo all your cash. This was my first taste of Locrain, but I’ll definitely be looking for more. A hefty 7” of pristine white vinyl housed in an unmarked white cardboard sleeve. Get it from Bloodlust! before they’re gone. Website: myspace.com/thelocrian

eBay Original Sado

There is a copy of the original Tesco edition of the Intrinsic Action "Sado-Electronics" CD currently on eBay: http://tinyurl.com/2tgh8v

And for those in need of the BLOODYMINDED "Magnetism" CD while it is temporarily out of print, try here: http://tinyurl.com/3yj9rc

BloodLust! March 2008 Update

The March update has been sent out to my mailing list and it has been posted on the catalog weblog, on the MySpace blog page, and on the Troniks/Chondritic Sound forum.

Please note that BloodLust! 053 Slogun "Bleached" 7-inch is now sold out.

Status - 2/28

- The dead of winter continues

- I just did another big Post Office run. All paid orders (individual and distro) - as well as eBay orders and auctions - have been sent out. This includes initial order for The Fortieth Day "II" CD

- I am awaiting a test copy of B!102 Mark Solotroff + Sshe Retina Stimulants "Excellent Manipulation of Distorted Tape Death: Part Two - Super Density Assemblage" CD for approval. I anticipate a March 10 (or earlier release)

- B!091 M.O. "Where Are We Going?" CD will be off to the pressing plant, pending a final check of the master CD and the art files

- I received the master for B!094 Failing Lights "True Form" private series 7-inch, this past weekend - from Mr. Connelly - while Wolf Eyes were in town. I am quite pleased with the results, to say the least. More news on this release, soon...

"Where Are We Going?" Sneak Peek

The forthcoming M.O. (AKA Mauthausen Orchestra) CD, "Where Are We Going?" is about to be pressed. Here is a look at the front cover of the beautiful Digipak that Megan Emish designed for this compact disc. The projected release date is Monday March 24, 2008. More details will follow shortly, in the March update...

OUT NOW: B!106 The Fortieth Day "II" CD

OUT NOW:
BloodLust! 106
The Fortieth Day "II" CD
$14.00 USA/$17.00 World @ postpaid
(CD edition of out-of-print cassette, originally released in a numbered edition of 50 copies in 2006; The Fortieth Day is the duo of Isidro Reyes and Mark Solotroff, both key players in the power- electronics outfit BLOODYMINDED, a unit known for its confrontational live shows. Here, Solotroff and Reyes show off their kinder, gentler side, using guitar, bass, and synth to improvise "sustained, withering blasts of high-pitched noise that are as distinct from one another as spotlights sweeping across the night sky; jackhammer clatter, jet-engine whines, and forlorn keyboard melodies dart in and out of those huge sounds with the grace and impunity of plovers picking a crocodile's teeth" [Bill Meyer, Chicago Reader]. Professionally duplicated CD, single panel, double-sided insert; black and white artwork; in jewel box with shrinkwrap; Released in 2008)

New Distro Points

We are happy to welcome Hörsturz in Lauf-Veldershof, Germany, Red Light in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Wierd Records in Brooklyn, NY, to our list of distributors (links at right). We are also excited about developments related to the re-launch of Hanson Records in Oberlin, Ohio...

Al Jazeera on Malachi Ritscher

Thanks to Karen in Milwaukee for sending me this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skec0CJPJZQ

Coming Soon...

BloodLust! 102
Mark Solotroff + Sshe Retina Stimulants
"Excellent Manipulation of Distorted Tape Death: Part Two - Super Density Assemblage" CD

New BLOODYMINDED Photos

I just posted a small batch of photos of BLOODYMINDED from our February 6, 2008 show at The Empty Bottle, here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloodlustchicago/sets/72157603984793710/

Thanks to Anna!