Adhradh, the new album from Síol Na Gréine, is available now as a free Creative Commons licensed download.

Continuing the narrative, motivic approach to ambient music found on preceding album Nihil, Adhradh pares back to a soundworld of contemplative austerity that is both calming and cathartic.

The accompanying visual art is by photographer/graphic artist Apostol (http://topasol.blogspot.com).

Download:
MP3

Visuals:
Front cover

Síol Na Gréine homepage @ Hi.Arc.Tow

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A new track from Síol Na Gréine is available online.

The track Rúndiamhair (“Mystery”) comes from the forthcoming album Adhradh (“Worship”): a quiet, meditative work designed to be spiritual music for a spiritless age.

Download Rúndiamhair Here

Or if for some reason you’d prefer: Listen here at Síol Na Gréine’s Myspace page.

Beithíoch ditches new album in favor of not polluting world with sub-standard music:

I’ve decided to scrap most of the material [ed. for the new album]. It was pretty much ready to go, but I don’t think its up to scratch any more.

Good enough by contemporary metal/music standards. But if we’re honest “good” nowadays doesn’t have the same currency it used to. Standards are way below the actual benchmark.

I could have gone ahead and just released it anyway, but the worlds already full of half-baked crap and I’m sick of us (even the people writing the music) passively accepting it.

In the meantime I’m sticking with the concept of the work but going to try to build something really worthwhile. No idea when you can expect it.

Bold move? In a time when everyone and their dog has a band, a demo and a Myspace maybe its the braver thing to not release something, especially if its not worth anyones time. Lets hope that the next album will be something special.

Intricate, intense death metal from San Antonio, Texas. Just about the only exciting prospect in death metal these days.

Download MP3 of Abhorrent track “Metaphysical Tyranny”

Abhorrent are looking for a vocalist. If you think you’re up for it contact them here:
Abhorrent @ Myspace

Mushin are back with a new album, the follow up to last years Realm Of Corrosion, – available here as a free download. Building on the format of ROC1, ROC2 brings more detail and a stronger sense of movement/narrative to the pieces. A genuine improvement on its predecessor and a worthwhile addition to the genre.

Download:
MP3 – FLAC

Visuals:
Front cover – Back cover

Mushin homepage @ Hi.Arc.Tow

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This album is provided as a free Creative Commons licensed download by HI.ARC.TOW. This makes it free to download and to redistribute.

The downloadable version of Beithíoch’s Aisling Dhorcha has changed. The version that was on this site has been replaced with the newer remastered version of the album, albeit at a lower (but still listenable) bitrate.

For those of you who have the old mp3 version of the album its still worth downloading the new one for its better, crisper balance of sound.

Download it HERE

The remaster is also available in analogue format (tape) from Divilez Rex (see below) and in all likelihood a high quality digital version of the album will be available in the not-too-distant future.

German label Diveliz Rex are releasing Beithíoch’s second album Aisling Dhorcha on tape.
From their press promo:

After the already promising debut Díolaim, Beithíoch has made a big step forward and delivers the follow-up concept Cassette album Aisling Dhorcha via DIVELIZ REX. Aisling Dhorcha consists of nine fantastic Ambient Black Metal songs with Gaelic lyrics that drag the listener back into ancient times. No long gimmicky description needed, let the music speak for itself!



Audio sample

Track listing:

01. Glór Cianaosta/”Primeval Voice”

02. An Anaithnid Dorcha/”The Dark Unknown”

03. Dornán Talaimh/”A Fistful of Earth”

04. Oíche Bhithbheo/”Immortal Night”

05. Arm Na Déithe/”Weapon of the Gods”

06. Solas Na Geallaí/”Light of the Moon”

07. Súil Bhaloir/”Balor’s Eye”

08. Athbhreith Lasánta/”Fiery Rebirth”

09. Ag Stánadh ar Shíoraíocht/”Staring at Eternity”

Available now. 3,50 EUR + shipping. Get both Aisling Dhorcha and Díolaim for 6 EUR + shipping.
All orders, trade & wholesale inquiries, hate mails go to divelizrex@yahoo.de

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HI.ARC.TOW presents the debut album of industrial techno project Mushin as a free Creative Commons download. Realm of Corrosion fleshes out a techno industrial sound world around a narrative structural skeleton akin to that of prog-ambient or metal. Accompanying visuals for the album have been provided by photographer and graphic/texture artist David Watts (whose homepage is currently being reconstructed).

Download:
MP3 – FLAC

Visuals:
Front cover – Back cover

Mushin homepage @ Hi.Arc.Tow

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About Creative Commons

This album is provided as a free Creative Commons licensed download by HI.ARC.TOW. This makes it free to download and to redistribute.