After selling out their limited-to-300 units 7" vinyl split, Icelandic artists Legend and Solstafir announced last week that they would be re-issuing the two cover tracks on the rarely-used and retro cassingle format. The cassingle format was chosen as a way to release radio masters, which were commissioned to give the tracks a boost on the Icelandic national radio, RUV. The original vinyl masters remain exclusive to the vinyl format but are also available to download from iTunes.

The cassingle edition is limited to 100 copies, of which nearly 80 sold in the first 48 hours. The cassingles come in six different collector colours, each colour chosen by a band-member. The most popular colours, translucent red and turquoise, sold out within hours. Each cassingle also comes with a download coupon, so fans that no longer have a cassette player can listen to the radio masters and compare them to the vinyl masters.

The bands also announced a reprint of their split 7", this time on translucent green vinyl. The reprinted 7"s come bundled with a cassingle and are not available on their own.

The split 7" with each band covering the other has proven to be popular with the bands' fanbases. The Solstafir cover was streamed exclusively on Pitchfork in January, and the Legend cover was streamed exclusively on Last Rites. Following this, Terrorizer held a contest for a free 7" and streamed both tracks. This week, the release is featured on the front page of iTunes Metal in the United States.

The two artists have often collaborated in the past. Halldor Bjornsson, Legend's keyboarder, played keyboards on Solstafir's 2011 album Svartir Sandar (which went to number 7 in Finland and number 1 in Iceland). Bjornsson was also seen in photos posted to Facebook recently collaborating with Solstafir on recording their new album, due out late 2014 on Season of Mist. The artists have also appeared on the same bill at many festivals, including Iceland Airwaves, Eistnaflug, and Reykjavik's 2012 Anti-Christmas Festival, where Legend's Krummi got on stage with Solstafir and aided with vocal duties.

Ever since the Swiss musicians ushered in the return of the Spaghetti Western to the world of dub with their debut album “Nitro”, they have impressed the press and audiences alike with their passion for playing, their sure instinct for sounds, their equally humorous and respectful dubification of popular hits (including Metallica’s Enter Sandman) and their immense technical skill. Riddim heard “a new sound-sphere where typical fat, stoic dub beats contrast with hand-played instruments and experimental sounds”. Jazzthetik praised the “fantastically tight band, formidable interior dynamic and supremely competent mixdowns”. Jazzthing wrote that “their psychedelic dub sound, which is occasionally interspersed by western guitar riffs and true rock solos, sounds wonderfully acoustic and analogue.” And The Wire had to admit that “it sounds cheesy and it shouldn´t work, but it does.”

Since their debut album the band have released five more studio albums, including the Clash tribute album “The Clashification of Dub”, plus a live album and a remix compilation with selective dubs by Victor Rice from Sao Paulo/Brazil.

Their new album celebrates William S. Burroughs and pays tribute to this centenary, marking a new pop-cultural highlight in their work. With the official support and assistance of the William S. Burroughs Foundation in the United States, the band has succeeded in creating a heavy ambience masterpiece in 15 chapters.

Aafter eight studio albums by in strict confidence the time has come for a 'best of compilation', but isc surprise once more with a special kind of retrospective. with 'lifelines', a cd series in chronological order will be started which will begin with the very early days of the project on 'volume 1'. plus: this is not just a compilation of known tracks - it is a collection of extended versions of the original tracks, no regular remixes!
This first part includes the great classics of the first isc albums, f.e. 'industrial love' and 'become an angel', as well as never before on cd released tracks ('moonshine' and 'way of no return') from the early nineties. and finally, this collection includes a 9-minute long cover version of Depeche Mode's 'stripped' from 1997. a must-have for old and new in strict confidence addicts!

With their much praised album ‘Iscariot Blues’ (2012) and it’s acoustic successor ‘The Myrrh Sessions’ (2013), the Swiss band achieved to consolidate their status and both albums catapulted the Swiss band to the top of the Gothic Wave scene. Their rise is documented in an impressive list of gigs at home and abroad. ‘Ghost Prayers’ is the project’s eagerly awaited 6h album.
It’s an ode to melancholia, full of deep passion and fervour, ‘Ghost Prayers’ is the project’s eagerly awaited sixth album. It’s an ode to melancholia, full of deep passion and fervour, ready the (digital) single ‘Mariannah’ was a massive success and with ‘Ghost Prayers’ The Beauty of Gemina lives the border crossing between dull gloom and wise optimism that left its mark on the whole album! ‘Ghost Prayer’ is nothing less than a brilliant Gothic/Wave/Folk-album! Coming in digipak with 20 page booklet!

Oklahoma based solo project "Pittersplatter" has come a long way since its inception in 2003. We followed this group back on Myspace, when it was a Rhythmic Noise act, right through to the current period, focusing on Old-school Electronics, with a very strong and resonant horror theme to it.

In this universe, the masks aren't just for fun - Pittersplatter is the creation of Worm Splatter - front man and sole studio member of the project. Styled as Electronic Nightmare Music (not through choice, but for true lack of a suitable tag), Pittersplatter find themselves sandwiched closest to Industrial - but with more than a few nods to acts such as Xorcist, Mortiis and Front 242. 

"Frozen" will be a familiar release to a fair few of you. Originally released in October 2012, we picked up the demo Jewel case run as part of our complicated 3-part arrangement between ourselves (as management), the artist, and the original label. We sold the original run out in almost no time at all, and since Pittersplatter has been handed over exclusively to us, we wanted to bring this often-asked about release back into circulation - with several improvements. 

 "Frozen : Reign of the Warlock" is, as the title suggests, an evolution. First and foremost, the extended title gives this album the true conceptual approach it always aimed to convey. 

 This version is both redesigned, and remastered. Expect colder and more prevalent sounds than before - everything has been amplified and adjusted, courtesy of one of our two talented engineers, giving "Frozen" a completely new approach. 

 Brand new artwork, improving and developing the occultic theme. 

Two previously unavailable (on CD) tracks, both released by us digitally, but now either unavailable or facing deletion. 

"Frozen" is one of the coldest and darkest albums out there - tracks documenting real life horror stories, effects and guest vocals that deliver a serious chill - We've recently had an extended "Sun" - now it's time for an eternal Winter. 

"Frozen" comes in a beautiful 4 panel digipak, and is limited to strictly 100 copies. Releases 28th February 2014.

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