The Illuminated Paths 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW <MIXTAPE>
Not the best of IP 2018.
Not the worst of IP 2018.
Merely an exciting sampling from the over 100 albums Illuminated Paths has bestowed upon the masses over the last year alone.
This mix includes in this order…
Nitchiapirue, Matthew Devoll, SUM SUMMIT, Fortyone, F i b o n a c c i, NΔVELGΔZER$ ¡n†’l., Ramune Visions in Osaka, Data Slum, Kurt Rambus, Broken Machine Films presents…, R ∑ V ∑ L ∆ N ✞, Ugliest Man, Orquesta Pandroginia, 土星４ＩＯ, The Triangle Theory, SNOWDREAMデジタル, MILIEU, Whalez, Ezlo Monteblanc, Jim Tanis, GutterBoy+SKANK, Jordan Anderson, Charred Logic, Geai Florè, Inkmink, MGXU, nostalgic depression, BYSON, Vacation Bible School, Matthew Bertram, SaneLIV, SUNSET PRISM LTD., xSISTERWIFEx, Thistle Dew, Melty Smiler, ESTEROS LIVE PROJECT and Matt Frank.
Kind Schleep, n0x, Paneye, M y s t e r yミステリー, Pluto Castle, VIPER, Soul▲Craft, Z M S, FAKE MUSIC 4 FAKE PEOPLE, The Innernettes, Death by Love, Somber, Blank Videotapes, Will Brooks, Grant Bouvier presents, dreamhouse and Climacus.

You can also purchase the mixtape here.

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Another name to add to our growing list of young, but promising labels – Aurawire! This Minneapolis label run by Chase Sayles is just 2 years old, but already amassed an impressive back catalog of both digital and tape releases by the likes of Sangam, International Debris, Sour Gout and many others.
So without further ado – here’s a mix that Aurawire / Chase compiled for us!

Tracklist

SOPHIE – It’s Okay to Cry
Lighght – Round Right
HKE – Hold On
Animalman – Figurine
VHS MIDNIGHT STYLE – Haçienda
??? – ??? (Upcoming Release TBA)
Clean Slate – Pipedream
Panzer Paradise – Point of No Return
Ganz Feld – Blood Palmetto
Oneohtrix Point Never – Same
VVV x Sangam – Lost Sands
Streymoyer – Every Which Way
OMI5 – In RGB
Renja – oni
VHS MIDNIGHT STYLE – Transmission
FD – PACIFICA Virtual Lobby (Winter Theme)
Sour Gout – Soft Touch (w/ Sangam)

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GongGongGong/EOL/Decisions/Bambara/BushTetras/Profligate/
HolyMotors/Palberta/Urochromes/Honey/SedClub/LaPeste/
GunOutfit/Vassalotti/MacDog/Bichkraft/Snakehole
An American record label based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2011.

2018 Singles from WCR is available as a digital download and includes contributions Bambara, Holy Motors, Bush Tetras, Palberta and many more! Excellent way to introduce yourself to what is one of the most promising indie labels in US.

Tracklist

Holy Motors – Signs
Public Practice – Foundation
David Vassalotti – The Light
Palberta – Roach Goin’ Down
Profligate – Black Plate
Dollar Band – Too Sensitive
Gong Gong Ging – Siren
Eyes Of Love – Players of the Field
Bambara – Jose Tries to Leave
Public Practice – Fate/Glory
Palberta – Sound Of The Beat
The Sediment Club – The Payoff
Bush Tetras – Red Heavy
Decisions – Trapped
Signal – Park After Dark
Bambara – Sunbleached Skulls
Bichkraft – Ashley
Profligate – Don’t Let Go
Holy Motors – Honeymooning

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Riot Season is a UK based independent record label. we don’t have a set style and we don’t have any cool friends. we’re an old fashioned label doing whatever we feel like when something interesting turns up. you wont find us releasing a record every five minutes, and you wont find us in the yellow pages. you will find is here though : www.riotseason.com

Tracklist

Familia de Lobos – Todo Lo Que Brilla (from S/T)

Familia De Lobos (translates to Family Of Wolves) are a psychedelic rock band formed in 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“This sounds like the soundtrack to a South American spaghetti western”

A dense and mantric sound spits from Familia de Lobos, their first album, recorded in early 2016. A sound formed by the mix of valve amps and pre-columbian instruments, from the southern region of Latin America.

Orchestra of Constant Distress – Quite a Lot (from Distress Test)

Members with such experiences from The Skull Defekts, Union Carbide Productions, Brainbombs and No Balls are joined in assemblage of catatonic sounds, obstinate riffs and rigid rhythms.

“Just when you think something is about to happen, it doesn’t.” Review of debut album.

Blown Out – Void Sucker / Comacozer – BinBeal (from In Search Of Highs Vol 1)

Blown Out do heavy space jams better than anyone and though split into three parts their side all flows magically. “Hook up the Telepath” is so in the zone you suspect the band may well be telepathic.

Henry Blacker – Cag Mag (from The Making Of Junior Bonner)

Somerset trio HENRY BLACKER return with their third album ‘The Making Of Junior Bonner’ on April 6th.

The follow up to 2013’s Hungry Dogs Will Eat Dirty Puddings and 2015’s Summer Tombs will once again be released on Riot Season on vinyl and as a download.

Henry Blacker formed because there’s nothing to do in Somerset. Henry Blacker formed because the other band they do (Hey Colossus) rehearse in London and they wanted a band they didn’t need to travel the width of the country to jam with.

Hey Colossus – Warmer the Belter (New Born) (from RRR)

Hey Colossus are the closest thing the UK has to the inheritors of the crown of the Butthole Surfers – which is not a criticism, just in case you were wondering… quite, quite the opposite. And if 2009’s ace Hey Colossus And The Van Halen Time Capsule Present Eurogrumble Vol. 1 was their Hairway To Steven then RRR – an altogether more considered, threatening and psychedelic affair – is somewhere between their Rembrandt Pussy Horse and Cream Corn From The Socket Of Davis. – The Quietus

Dead Otter – Eye Elevator (from Bridge of Weird)

Dead Otter are an exploratory rock outfit based in Glasgow, crafting out there jams since rock music was invented in 1995.

No otters were harmed in the making of this record, respect the otters!

Black Helium – Curtains at the Mausoleum (from Primitive Fuck)

An absolutely epic fucking performance from Black Helium who were heavy as fuck and destroyed my already fragile mind with their Flying V twin attack sounding like Sabbath, Black Angels, Hawkwind and The Sweet battling in a monster riff shop. – Spencer Hickman – Death Waltz Records / Transmission Record

Earthling Society – Inauguration in the Buddha Dome (from Mo – The Demon)

Mo – The Demon was recorded at Leeds college of music between November 2017 – February 2018. The basis of the album was to record an imaginary soundtrack to the Shaw Brothers batshit psychedicrazy Kung Fu horror ‘The Boxer’s Omen’ aka MO or demon.

Taking inspiration from all the things musical that have inspired us over the years. Berlin era Bowie, Prime Magazine circa ‘Correct Use Of Soap’, Electric Funk Miles, ‘Caravanserai’ Santana, Embryo and god knows what else (it doesn’t really matter as it all ends up Earthling Society), we think we’ve made a groovy as fuck concept.

Perhaps – The Number of the Priest (Pt. 1) (from Hexagon)

The bands success is hardly put to question as all members have been front runners in the experimental recreation of natural principles through musical methods, and rarely come out empty handed. It has been confirmed core members and frequent contributors have returned with the making of Hexagon: (Jim Haney, Sean McDermott, David Khoshtinat, Ricky Petraglia, Ben Talmi, Tom Weeks). As well as appearances from long-time collaborators Makoto Kawabata and Tabata Mitsuru of the Japanese psychedelic-juggernaut group Acid Mothers Temple…

Workin’ Man Noise Unit – Become the Scum (from It’s Not Nothin’)

Reading’s own noiseniks, Workin’ Man Noise Unit infuse the whole fucking thing with a love of Albini, Jesus Lizard, and Fugazi. They are agitated from start to finish as they pour their entire bodily fluids into new long-player, the aptly titled Play Loud. This is agitated, cathartic rock played at a nihilistic intensity – Soundblab

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO – Dark Star Blues (from Reverse Of Rebirth In Universe)

Twenty four years into their existence, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. have circled the globe at least a few dozen times, released over 100 albums in their various guises and played thousands of shows.

In recent years, they’ve experienced seismic line up changes which has given them yet another new lease of life … or a rebirth if you will. Original members Kawabata Makoto (guitar, speed guru) and Higashi Hiroshi (synthesizer, noodle god) are now joined by Jyonson Tsu (vocal, midnight whistler), Satoshima Nani (drums, another dimension) and Wolf (bass, space & time) and as anyone that has seen the new line up live will testify, things have gone even more cosmic …

‘Reverse Of Rebirth In Universe’ sees the band return to their old label Riot Season for the first time since 2012’s ‘IAO Chant From The Melting Paraiso Underground Freak Out’ (CD still available). Both label and band have gone on some wonderful journeys during that time apart but both felt the stars were finally correctly realigned to renew their partnership in all things weird.

Orchestra of Constant Distress – Discard (from Abandon / Seasonal Disorder / 2018)

Taken from ORCHESTRA OF CONSTANT DISTRESS ‘Abandon’ catalogue # SMR16 Tape on sister label SWAP MEAT only available as a limited package with the ‘Distress Test’ LP. Released February 2018

Blown Out – Sun Rot (Part 1) (from Sun Rot)

Like many of Vest’s other releases, the Blown Out record was also originally intended for tape; mastered and released by Stephen Bishop of Opal Tapes, who also happens to have played with Vest in Skull Mansions, Ultrashitinferno, and Drunk In Hell. Almost lo-fi, Bishop gets things done in their raw, live state; precisely what the band want. But what do they want? I mean except from technicality of it all. There’re no lyrics, and obviously no expressions. The title, as with Vest’s brand of guitar playing remains fairly minimal. There you have it: Sun Rot. It’s the impression that makes it mark for you. The abyss. The devouring of sun. Brilliantly executed by Anthony Downie comes the artwork, capping it beyond compare. – CVLT Nation

Further Reading

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“Brooklyn label Beyond Beyond Is Beyond are rapidly building up an international reputation. The imprint’s roster is chock full of dreamers, vagabonds, losers and users, people shunted to the fringes of society battling back with guitar, drums, vocals and electricity.” – CLASH Magazine

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Tracklist

Primitive Air – Pale Earth

Kiki Pau – Seeds

L’Eclair – Taishi-Koto, Pt. 2

Heaters – Nova Prime

Garcia Peoples – Suite: Cashing Out / Sigh of Relief / The Midnight Dancer / All the Time / Distant Lands

Our Solar System – Vulkanen

Bart De Paepe – De Wase Wolf

Prana Crafter – Blooming of the Third Ear

The Myrrors – Note from the Underground

Further Reading

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As befitting the month of the Valentine, February will see the second release from No Love, a new label that officially launched on NYE 2015, but which has a history that goes back further than some Toronto musicians have been alive. Jakob Rehlinger is re-starting the label as an accessible offshoot to Arachnidiscs Recordings, his CD and tape label that focuses on fringe and experimental music by local and international artists.
Accessible, of course, is in the ear of the beholder. “When I decided Arachnidiscs was definitely going to be an avant garde label, and adopted the motto ‘weird music for and by weirdos,’ I was getting submissions that were really good and by people in town from bands that I liked, but I’d say no because it didn’t fit the aesthetic.”
Arachnidiscs Recordings has operated since 1999 in Canada, beginning on Vancouver Island and traveling with Rehlinger to Toronto eight years ago, shortly before he first started to put out international releases. If you haven’t heard of the basement label, it could be because you don’t collect cassette cases that self-destroy upon opening, tapes packaged in fuzz or covered in twigs, or albums marketed as “post-rock soundtracks for a lost David Lynch film.”

Read the rest of the article on BlogTO.

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“Bricolage” is an eclectic electronic net label based in Glasgow.
We specialize in releasing unique sonic escapades from our ever evolving roster of worldwide artists.

Back in September our writer Scot Gelinas (aka Julius Orange) wrote a review of Retcon, compilation that served as a showcase for Glasgow-based imprint Bricolage. While the output they produce falls under the electronic/experimental/ambient umbrella, its the variety of approaches taken by artists on the label’s roster that really caught our attention.
And now we got an opportunity to explore the label’s 2018 catalog in depth! 16 tracks from the likes of Devras Plexi, Dark Fidelity Hi-Fi and Fragile X / over an hour of music is what you’ll find within the Bricolage mix.

Tracklist

01. Lying Cat – Fstal Better To Begin
02. Yasda – Restless Man Of All Work
03. Supply Fi – Dry Remains
04. Equal Parts – People Find Time
05. Dark Fidelity Hi Fi – Hanasaku
06. Fragile X – Res Ipsa Loquitur
07. Devras Plexi – Something We Dreamt
08. Anonymous3 – Nine
09. No Arrival – Terra Ratio
10. All Buttons In – The Life And Death Of A Neuron
11. futurendeavours – Yautja Blood
12. Arran Trax – Dammerung
13. GrevusAnjl – The Nicest Of Vices
14. Justin Case – Seagulling
15. Minimal_Drone*GRL – Bifurcated Worlds
16. Menopausal Hound Dog – Clown Interruption And The Bore Science Nostril Shots

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Burning Witches Records is a UK-based record label specializing in forward-thinking electronic and heavy synth music. Born from a love of horror films and electronic music, Burning Witches presents artists that are pushing the boundaries of electronic music and music as a whole package. Opening track to album art to vinyl and cassette colour variants, Burning Witches Records makes every release count.

Even though they’re just a few years old at this point, BWR is quickly becoming a go-to destination for all the new/interesting experimental/atmospheric/ambient/synthwave sounds. The reason is simple – this is one label that found the tricky balance between quantity and quality (not to mention the great artwork gracing their releases) and for that reason alone we’re proud to present a mix they compiled for IHN!

Tracklist

Deadly Avenger – IAGYAJ
Graham Reznick – Rope
All Of Them Witches – It’s Not Cranberry Sauce
Die Hexen – Mars
Cory Kilduff – LV426
Isivisble Isinvisible – Broken Ankles
Xander Harris – Mall Walk
BurningTapes – Labyrinthine
Daniel Davies – One 60 Clone
Phantoms vs Fire – Nightmares and Dreams
Alone In The Woods – Ripples
Ian Alex Mac – Winona ’88
D.A.L.I. – Throwdown at Del Mar – aka Deadly Avenger
Harglow – Death Rattle
Thomas Ragsdale – Harlow’s Experiment
Espectrostatic – Tendrils
Repeated Viewing – Eyes In The Dark
Deadly Avenger – Dorothyas Fortress

Further Reading

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Mouse on Mars – Dimensional People (Thrill Jockey)

Further Reading: Sound It Out | Immortal Reviews

Buñuel – The Easy Way Out (La Tempesta International / Goodfellas)

Further Reading: SonOfMarketing | Art’N Roll

Bruce Lamont – Broken Limbs Excite No Pity (War Crime Recordings)

Further Reading: Earsplit PR | Music and Riots

HAAN – By the Grace of Blood and Guts (Aqualamb) – suggested by Jukka Mattila (Throat)
Tongue Party – Looking For a Painful Death (Learning Curve Records) – suggested by Rainer Fronz / Christian Lembach (Whores)
Fishdoll – Noonsense (Paxico Records) – suggested by Marilyn Roxie (Vulpiano Records)
Not Of – Hypocritic Oath (No List Records) – suggested by Topon Scheidt
The Russells – Escape From Philadelphia (Over the Counter Culture Records) – suggested by Kujata Nsse
Madame Gandhi – Voices (Madame Gandhi LLC) – suggested by Justin Avery
Tile – Come on Home, Stranger (Limited Appeal) – suggested by Bryant Kuehner (Hover)
Collate – Liminal Concerns (Self Released) – suggested by Bill Bird
Anna Von Hausswolff – Dead Magic (City Slang) – suggested by Neddal Ayad
Wizard Apprentice – I Am Invisible (Ratskin Records) – suggested by Michael Dadonna
 

Further Reading

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