Penitent - "as life fades away" (1998 Draenor Productions)

feels 100's of years old in the best way.
current genre labels don't really apply so much.
strangely enough this sounds a bit more hopeful to these ears than much other penitent.
beautiful compositions hearkening back to another age.

1 Entering The Gate 4:03
2 The Birth Of My Funeral 10:47
3 I Die And Become 10:13
4 The Shadow Of Sorrow 8:31
5 Into The Vast Eternity 7:44
6 A Last Temptation 7:21
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sanctum - "clarify" (2001)

(i lightened up the image so you could more easily see..)

included here is clarify (This was a limited release done for Sanctum's appearance at Cornerstone Festival, 2001. Their were approx. 56 copies. The CD's are hand stamped with the band's name and disc title, and comes in a matte black, cardstock folder printed with glossy black ink.*very nice n pretty* It contains three tracks previously available on their 10" picture disc, and one song ("Stone") that appeared on Endtime Records' 'In the Shadow of Death' compilation. All other songs are only available on this disc.)
clarify 2.0(w/different track 2004)
the answer to his riddle (1998 cold meat industry ltd.ed. 1000)
close behind (from the compilation Elektroanschlag Vol.3)
bunch

Sanctum - "New York City Bluster" (2000 cold meat industry)

 live at CBGB's
unreleased and alternate versions of great sanctum songs.
beat with a stick can you?
no.
*click on first image for tracklist in the large*
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parca pace - "parca pace" (1999 flaming fish)

this cd was released in a white cardstock sleeve,

but i had to put mine in a jewel case, cuz its awesome

and i'm anal.  anyhoo...by request,

here's the debut Parca Pace cd.

the handiwork of Jan Carleklev 

(always brilliant artist & quite the nice bloke i might add)

with a little help on vocals 

from Håkan Paulsson- his partner in sanctum and mago.

1 track. 50 minutes, even.

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sanctum - "let's eat" (2004 cold meat industry)

sanctum returned here with a different line up..though the core of the band and its creative center remained intact.
bit of a different sound, but still distinctly "sanctum".
always very good stuff.  anything from these blokes is worth buying. i've bought just about everything they've churned out in the last 20 years and i've yet to be disappointed.

1 Foodchain 5:12
2 Lie Low 4:28
3 Let's Eat 4:45
4 A Pose 3:14
5 När? 3:28
6 Shut Up 3:42
7 Shine 5:11
8 Sister 4:06
9 Let's Play 1:48
10 A-Part 5:02
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Arcana - "Dark Age of Reason" (1996 Cold Meat Industry)

amazing debut from Arcana, dark and emotional, evoking a time long since passed, a gothic film score, a neoclassical re-interpretation of beautiful poetry...

"... Comparisons to Dead Can Dance will be made, and they are inevitable and justified, with Arcana's approach to intrumentation and compositions nearly identical to something like De Profundis off of Dead Can Dance's 'Spleen and Ideal'. (...) woefully baroque wood winds, gently plucked strings, flowing violin orchestrations, beautiful piano melodies, and of course, the heavenly blending of baritone and soprano vocals courtesy of Peter Petterson and the beautiful Ida Bengtsson. Yes, it's all been done before in some form or another, but who am I to chastise the band for doing it this damn good?"

-- Jason Mantis, Audio Drudge, Issue. 7

1		Our God Weeps (2:02)
2		Angel Of Sorrow (3:11)
3		Source Of Light (3:05)
4		The Calm Before The Storm (2:58)
5		Dark Age Of Reason (7:07)
6		Like Statues In The Garden Of Dreaming (3:01)
7		The Oath (3:34)
8		...For My Love (2:20)
9		Serenity (6:05)
10		The Song Of Mourning (3:47) DOWNLOAD

Sanctum - "Lupus In Fabula" (1996 cold meat industry)

what a terrific cd.
sounds every bit as fresh today as it did over 10 years ago.
"lupus in fabula" is full of beautiful compositions containing various stringed instruments(excellent use of the cello), male and female vocals, ambient elements, harsh industrial, neo-classical flourishes and truly haunting stories of light and dark.
a beautiful and chilling thought provoking experience, this is not to be missed.

also, be sure to check out THE CRESCENS COLLECTIVE, which continues as a branch of the guys behind sanctum, putting out excellent product still.

1 Dragonfly (5:34)
2 In Two Minds (4:54)
3 Little Scamp With Horns (0:22)
4 Juniper Dream (3:54)
5 Inner Sanctum (5:09)
6 Decay (3:49)
7 Crescens (6:16)
8 The Door (2:13)
9 Envy (7:01)
10 Too Real (3:10)
11 Too Close (4:06)
12 Nightmare (3:02)
13 Salvation (4:55)
14 Remorse (4:36)
15 Closing Remark (5:50)

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FATA MORGANA

the full length, self-titled debut of Mortiis side project Fata Morgana is some pretty sweet fairytale medieval influenced ambient, much like some of his earlier 'era 1' ambience.

the follow up ep is outdated sounding techno (it sounded outdated when it was released) experiments with some of the ambient elements added.  (they sound nothing alike)

enjoy.

fata morgana - fata morgana (1995)

1 Stargazer (4:37)
2 Søk Din Ånd (5:40)
3 A Forset Path (4:16)
4 Fata Morgana (9:08)
5 Distant Thunder (5:58)
6 The Last Rainbow King (5:24)
7 Purple Sky (4:17)

fata morgana - space race (1996)

1. space race

2. robot city

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