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celebdeath Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 as revealed in the Mylene Sheath newsletter, we'll be getting some of those OP Giants 7"s in. Hit me up at [email protected] if you want me to hold one for you. Not sure how many of which variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 The Archipelago Rises Newsletter for August 2011 Hey there folks Thanks for checking out the August ’11 edition of The Archipelago Rises newsletter! Your support is hugely appreciated! In Mylene Sheath news, the absolutely PHENOMENAL new album from Beware of Safety entitled ‘Leaves/Scars’ is available for preorder. CD, LP, digital. However you want it, the Sheath have got it. There’s been some issues with the pressing of the Actors & Actresses album ‘We Love Our Enemy’. Hopefully, these issues will become a thing of the past soon. We’ll let you know asap when conditions improve in A&A land. The most limited Beneath Oblivion / Angel Eyes split 7” is sold out, but you can still get it on 2 different colours. There’s only the gold Giants 7” left too. These lil’ vinyl have shot out the door. Don’t resign yourself to the scrap heap and sleep on these. Get on it now or regret forever. Sheath preorders FEDORA CORPSE We have placed our order with the glorious duo over at Fedora Corpse. On their way to us is every in-print Fedora vinyl release, including the latest Rat Catching and Comoros LPs. All FC releases are extremely limited with only 100 of each pressed. Expect mind-melting sonic experimentation. TENZENMEN The Archipelago Rises is equally proud, humble and excited to now be stocking Tenzenmen releases. Tenzenmen is a label specializing in Australasian DIY awesomeness. Running the gamut of every possible musical genre, they release spectacular albums from bands spread across Australia, New Zealand, China and South East Asia. Check out their website and get supporting one of the hardest working underground music dudes this side of the Pacific. You can buy some of their releases in The Archipelago. BRIDGETOWN RECORDS That affable gentleman, Kevin Greenspon who runs Bridgetown Records has sent a bunch of cool releases our way too. Some beautiful tapes, CDs and a first for Bridgetown, a music DVD for our consumption. Indie DIY pop rock kinda gear. Really great stuff, ultra limited and awesome ‘series’ packaging! On a particular crap note regarding Kevin and Bridgetown, whilst on their current tour, their car was broken into and was emptied of all things valuable. They lost some essential gear including a laptop, ipod, chargers as well as some very personal belongings. Whilst the actual tour is going AWESOME, this event just adds that much more pressure to what is already an intense time. The Archipelago will be sending some $$$ Kevin’s way to help out. If any of ya’ll can help out too, paypal to [email protected] I’m sure he’ll help you out with some gnarly Bridgetown stuff as thanks. AT WAR WITH FALSE NOISE The At War With False Noise order is on its way! EXCELLENTYEAH! Alastair has made great inroads Glasgow-way, and has succeeded in the awesome task of moving his life from under one roof to another. FINALLY, those INCREDIBLE head-fuck jams are on their way downunder! We’re expecting releases from Locrian, Gruel, Haare, Vom, Marzuraan to name a few. BOOKMAKER RECORDS The Archipelago Rises is getting some Bookmaker Records gear for the distro. They are a very new label, out of France, and have three artists signed to the roster so far – Henryspenncer, Among the Bones and Seabuckthorn. Think psychedelia rock – Earth, Pink Floyd, Souvenir’s Young America – and you get the picture. OMEGA MASSIF ‘Geisterstadt’ cassette Omega Massif’s post-metal-opus ‘Geisterstadt’ has arrived. On our other favourite analog format, there were only 49 of these cassettes printed and they are now sold out at source. Get in quick, coz these will fly. We still have some other really choice Maniyax releases in stock. The excellent, crushing Battlefields release Thresholds of Imbalance double LP is still available and I would recommend this to all ‘post-metal’ lovers out there. EXPO 70 ‘Night Mist’ cassette The Expo 70 ‘Night Mist’ cassettes from Nurse Etiquette are now in the shop. These are going quickly so if you know yr Expo 70, you know what to do. Competition Time! We have a tour press copy of Herra Terra's latest rekkid, ‘Quiet Geist’ to give away. Purchase any Mylene Sheath release from The Archipelago Rises and you’ll automatically go in the draw. Draw closes 31st August so you have plenty of time to get your orders in. Please note, you need to purchase a Mylene Sheath item to go into the draw. So if you’ve got some distro items in your cart, be sure to chuck a Sheath release in there too! Unlimited entries apply. AUSSIE underground bands and labels We are woefully short of Aussie content in the store. No, we don’t want yr Whitlams CDs or your Delta Goodrem numbers. We want yr underground music that’s not getting much in the way of airplay (or is unlikely to get any in the first place) on our ‘alternative’ nonsense stations like Triple J and the like. If you have a CD, LP or cassette out and you play/distribute metal, post-rock, noise, ambient, drone and/or rock we want to hear from you with a view to stocking yr release. We don’t have huge resources (by any means) but whatever we can do to get yr name out there can only be good. Use the contact form HERE or email direct to [email protected] with your details. ------------------------ INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING RATES FOR VINYL….. International shipping rates for vinyl has been added to the Big Cartel site. As a general rule, shipping large vinyl international from Australia is very expensive. Please use the following options based on your shipping destination: Residents of Canada or Middle Eastern countries, please use CANADA in the ‘Shipping to’ field. Residents of USA, please use USA in the ‘Shipping to’ field. The shipping cost includes the extra $9 ‘security’ charge that Australia Post has placed on all parcels shipped to the USA that weigh over 500grams. If the parcel weighs UNDER 500grams, the cost will be substantially reduced and I can invoice you the correct rate, or as is Archipelago policy, I can refund you the difference after payment is received. Residents of Asia and Pacific nations, please use JAPAN in the ‘Shipping to’ field. Residents anywhere else in the world, please use EVERYWHERE ELSE in the ‘Shipping to’ field. All international postage charges can be checked here: http://auspost.com.au/index.html I encourage you all to check the Australia Post website so you can see for yourself and know that we’re not ripping anybody off with exorbitant, over-the-top shipping charges. Remember, if you happen to pay more during checkout than what the actual postage is, the difference will be refunded back to you. You will only ever pay the actual postage rate when you shop at The Archipelago Rises. ------------------ As with all Archipelago distro items, numbers are extremely limited so I am happy to offer a reserve/hold option for interested parties. Email to [email protected] with your request and I’ll put it aside for you. We are still taking suggestions for distro stocking. If you have any particular requests, ideas etc for what we should be selling, lemme know! [email protected]. THANKS FOR READING FOLKS! KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT!!! Justin in The Archipelago The Archipelago Rises Shop The Archipelago Rises Blog The Archipelago Rises on ebay subscribe here: [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 September News! At War With False Noise stuff is in! Go here: http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/at-war-with-false-noise http://stores.ebay.com.au/The-Archipelago-Rises/At-War-With-False-Noise-/_i.html?_fsub=2538314017&_sid=52893037&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 Superfi Records stuff is in too! We’ve got new Snowblood LPs, Art of Burning Water LPs, Geisha LPs (which will be active very soon) and a bunch of cheap-as CDs for ya (which are active now). Check: http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/superfi-records http://stores.ebay.com.au/The-Archipelag....=p463 4.c0.m322 Hobbledehoy Records are in too! Some really excellent Aussie bands from Hobbledehoy, inc the Aussie CD press of a certain This Will Destroy You album. The LP version will be coming in soon!! http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/hobbledehoy-records http://stores.ebay.com.au/The-Archipelag....= p4634.c0.m322 All Hobbledehoy purchases receive a download coupon for a Hobbledehoy sampler & a badge, sticker or poster. Depends what gets chucked in the envelope. Expecting Bookmaker Records, Bird’s Robe Records, Paradigms restocks, Bastard Sloth and Gustav Franklin releases any day now. New, cheaper shipping prices for most single vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 September 2011 Hey there folks Thanks for checking out the September ’11 edition of The Archipelago Rises newsletter! Your support is hugely appreciated! In Mylene Sheath news, the new Beneath Oblivion opus ‘From Man to Dust’ is now up for pre-order. You can preview a couple of tracks here: Barren Earth and Empire. As you will know doubt realise after listening to these behemoths, your attainment of this new record will become a do-or-die mission. The Archipelago Rises will be getting some of these in, as well as their split 7” with Angel Eyes. The Archipelago Rises will be putting some Beneath Oblivion packs up in the store. More on that soon… From pics I’ve seen, it looks like the long-delayed Actors & Actresses release ‘We Love Our Enemy’ is finally out! Those of you that have pr-ordered direct through the Sheath should be getting yours soon, otherwise we’ll be getting some in too. Giants 7”s on their way too. The most recent Beware of Safety release ‘Leaves/Scars’ LP has been selling like hotcakes, but we should be having our copies soon, along with the 7” split they did with Giants. Eksi Ekso ‘ Brown Shark Red Lion’ should be here soon too. A bit of a departure from ‘I Am Your Bastard Wings’, ‘Brown Shark…’ explores the poppier side of Eksi Ekso. A surprising listen for sure, but once you let it through the door, it seeps its way into your soul. LPs and full-on expansive CDs available soon. TENZENMEN: We’ve got some Tenzenmen restocks in so plenty of copies for you folks to buy! There are also some exciting new releases coming, including the Demerit / SS20 split 10”. Expect punk angst. It’s up in the shop at only $10 a pop. More Tenzenmengems coming very soon! The latest Nikko release ‘The Warm Side’ has also been added to The Archipelago’s stocks. Beautiful, melancholic Aussie rock in the vein of Nick Cave, The Dirty Three and the like. HOBBLEDEHOY RECORDS: The Archipelago Rises and Hobbledehoy Records have started what we both hope to be a long and fruitful relationship in this cut-throat music world. Based out of Adelaide, South Australia, Hobbledehoy has a relatively small, but wonderfully talented and gifted roster of Aussle and US acts for your aural consumption. Brisbane post-rock band Arrows, US indie rock act The City on Film and the Australian CD & double LP presses of the latest This Will Destroy You release ‘Tunnel Blanket’ all have a home at Hobbledehoy. The Archipelago Rises is very proud to be associated with Hobble. We have CD and LP copies of a bunch of their releases so get your copies in the SHOP now! BIRD’S ROBE COLLECTIVE: We have begun a little partnership with Bird’s Robe Collective. Another brilliant Aussie label, filled with very talented individuals and bands, they are home to a bunch of very cool outfits including sleepmakeswaves. The name would suggest it, and they definitely are making waves here and overseas with their brand of uplifting post-rock. We’ve got a hefty amount of their latest album ‘…and so we destroyed everything’ as well as a few copies of other Bird releases. These are selling VERY well people, so if you’re into your Explosions in the Sky, Mono and the like, sleepmakeswaves could well be right up your alley. Don’t miss out on the next big thing! AT WAR WITH FALSE NOISE: The At War With False Noise order is in! Locrian’s doom-drone masterpiece ‘Drenched Lands’ CD is in, Cheer’s beautiful ‘ Singing Sand’ cassette is in, the heavy-as-all-fuck self titled CD release from Gruel as well as Vom’s ‘Primitive Arts’ CD is in too. Not too mention some other incredible releases, so head on over to the store to find out all we have and you’ll be on yr way to some perverse listening pleasure! BOOKMAKER RECORDS: Bookmaker Records stuff is in. They are a very new label, out of France, and have three artists signed to the roster so far – Henryspenncer, Among the Bones and Seabuckthorn. Think psychedelic rock – Earth, Pink Floyd, Souvenir’s Young America – and you get the picture. Have a look, take a punt coz this stuff is fantastic. FEDORA CORPSE: Here, now is every in-print Fedora vinyl release, including the latest Rat Catching and Comoros LPs. All FC releases are extremely limited with only 100 of each pressed. We even have a solitary copy of the Comoros ‘Yul Trilogy’ 3CDr release. These are scarce and if you like your drone, essentially essential. Expect mind-melting sonic experimentation. WITCH SERMON: You drone heads out there – YOU’RE SLEEPING ON SOME INCREDIBLE RL:ZZ RELEASES. Two cassettes have been released so far ‘Esotericists’ and ‘Fertility and War’. Both of these have been presented with beautiful art in gorgeously ‘dark’ packaging. The music within hints on doom, drone, ambient and occult-themed noise. Only a few of these have been pressed. We have both copies as well as a double pack containing both releases at a cheaper price. 2nd Hand Stuff: Selection getting ever larger. Check: 2nd Hand in the Big Cartel, 2nd Hand in ebay, Mylene Sheath and 2nd Hand on Discogs PSYCHIC ASSAULT: We have received some LP copies of the gut-wrenching, soul-enrapturing Ensorcelor release ‘Crucifuge’. Two sidelong tracks of blackened doom/sludge, this record will crush you under its anvil weight until you are nothing but sub-atomic particles, only for it to lighten slightly as the final catharsis takes hold. A truly masterful metal release. From Psychic Assault, we’ve also got some copies of the self-titled Murmuure vinyl released by Aurora Borealis. The CD version is pretty much sold out everywhere so get your vinyl here and listen to it in the format it deserves. AUSSIE & KIWI underground bands and labels: We are starting to build a half-decent collection of quality, underground Aussie releases in the store, but we need more! If you have a CD, LP or cassette out and you play/distribute metal, post-rock, noise, ambient, drone and/or rock we want to hear from you with a view to stocking yr release. We don’t have huge resources (by any means) but whatever we can do to get yr name out there can only be good. PM here or email direct to [email protected] with your details. DISCOUNTS DISCOUNTS DISCOUNTS Get some $$$ off ye purchases through Big Cartel! Debacle Records releases get 1/3 off when using the code DEBACLE at checkout Mylene Sheath releases get 20% off when using the code MYLENE at checkout Aussie and Kiwi Stuff get 15% off when using the code AUSSIEKIWI at checkout 2nd Hand Stuff gets 20% off when using the code SECONDHAND at checkout DIVINE MOTHER RECORDINGS: These guys do crust, sludge, harsh noise and the like. Pleasant listening! They are just beginning in this big worldwide and The Archipelago Rises is on the payroll to get their gear to all us downunderans. Getting the very limited Shikami release ‘Invincible Under the Sun’ (ltd to 40), Infant Star in Black Cocoon 3” mini CD (ltd to only 20 copies) and the Monster Party full length ‘Existential Displacement’. Stuff will be here soon. PARADIGMS RECORDINGS: A whole stash of new releases have arrived from Paradigms. We’ve got copies of the brand new Heinali and Matt Finney album ‘Aint No Night’, the new Owlfood CD, the glorious ‘Grey Angel’ from The Slaves and the new release ‘Opus 3 – The Motown Years’ from Pron Flavurdik. Some older (but just as incredible) releases from Ekpyrosis, Fog in the Shell and Great Falls have also arrived. DEAD PILOT RECORDS: Currently organizing some more Pilot CDs. Looking at restocks of current sold out or near out items in The Archipelago from the likes of Expo 70, Ekca Liena and the Drone Poets compilation. Also grabbing a bunch of new items. Update to come soon! SUPERFI RECORDS: My man Kunal has sent The Archipelago a shedload of AWESOME Superfi Records releases. CDs and LPs. We’ve got the brand new, long delayed Snowblood ‘Third’ CDs and LPs , Art of Burning Water ‘Head of the Tempest’ LPs, Geisha ‘Maudit A Minuit LP, Od Vratot Nadolu ‘Mercury’ LPs and CDs; as well as a bunch of really cheap CDs. Get your orders in quick folks! Herra Terra competition winner: I’d like to thank all of you guys who have purchased Mylene Sheath items recently. The only way I have been able to get The Archipelago Rises off the ground is through the unending support from Joel and Lindsay over at Mylene Sheath. Without the Sheath, The Archipelago would be nothing. So, thanks again, all of you who have purchased Mylene Sheath records from The Archipelago Rises. Now, onto the winner. Samuel Rolfe, thanks so much my friend. You’ve scored yourself a tour press copy of Herra Terra’s latest toe-tapping, ass-shaking, dance-floor-filling album ‘Quiet Geist’. Limited to 100, these are exceedingly difficult to obtain down here, so congrats to you mate! Hope you like the jams within! Thanks again mate! THE SHIPPING RATES SAGA CONTINUES There are now cheaper shipping rates for most single LPs (LPs weighing under 500grams). Usually tip-on sleeves fall under this weight boundary, however gatefold singles and other elaborate packages usually bump the weight over 500 grams. International shipping rates for vinyl has been added to the Big Cartel site. As a general rule, shipping large vinyl international from Australia is very expensive. Please use the following options based on your shipping destination: Residents of Canada or Middle Eastern countries, please use CANADA in the ‘Shipping to’ field. Residents of USA, please use USA in the ‘Shipping to’ field. The shipping cost includes the extra $9 ‘security’ charge that Australia Post has placed on all parcels shipped to the USA that weigh over 500grams. If the parcel weighs UNDER 500grams, the cost will be substantially reduced and I can invoice you the correct rate, or as is Archipelago policy, I can refund you the difference after payment is received. Residents of Asia and Pacific nations, please use JAPAN in the ‘Shipping to’ field. Residents anywhere else in the world, please use EVERYWHERE ELSE in the ‘Shipping to’ field. All international postage charges can be checked here: http://auspost.com.au/index.html I encourage you all to check the Australia Post website so you can see for yourself and know that we’re not ripping anybody off with exorbitant, over-the-top shipping charges. Remember, if you happen to pay more during checkout than what the actual postage is, the difference will be refunded back to you. You will only ever pay the actual postage rate when you shop at The Archipelago Rises. As with all Archipelago distro items, numbers are extremely limited so I am happy to offer a reserve/hold option for interested parties. Email to [email protected] with your request and I’ll put it aside for you. We are still taking suggestions for distro stocking. If you have any particular requests, ideas etc for what we should be selling, lemme know! [email protected]. THANKS FOR READING FOLKS! KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT!!! Justin in The Archipelago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopdog Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 This dude is beyond fucking legit. If you are in the southern hemisphere or anywhere else in the world there is no reason not to buy from him. I can't wait to work with you in the future on somethin somethin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 somethin somethin. awww jeez man, it is somethin somethin alright. thanks for the props mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbledehoy Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 lots of goodies in that catalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Divine Mother Recordings in: http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/divine-mother-recordings Absent Without Leave: http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/artist/absent-without-leave More 2nd hand: http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/2nd-hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 New releases in the store from Bastard Sloth Records. Re-stocks of the Bridesmaid / Sunsplitter 7" (lower price too!), other Bridesmaid goodies too; Stormbringer 3" CDs, and some intense brutality from Sabre. Get on it! http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/bastard-sloth-records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Check it out folks! http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/product/this-will-destroy-you-tunnel-blanket-lp Ebay shop has closed....Costs too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 gustav franklin re-stocks and new arrivals. file under drone/ambient/experimental. pages cdr vol i cdr vol ii cdr landstormen cassette death aesthetics compilation from paradigms recordings, featuring the track 'tre' get one of each of gustav's self-released albums for $22 + shipping. use the option in the landstormen listing. check the blog for more details, brief descriptions etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Just wanted to give a quick heads-up for LPs that I'm currently down to a solitary copy in stock: Battlefields - Thresholds of Imbalance Boris - Heavy Rocks (2011) Beware of Safety - 'dogs' Constants - The Foundation The Machine The Ascension Ensorcelor - Crucifuge Gifts from Enola - Self Titled Kasan / Kokomo - Split If you've been sitting on the fence, now might be the last chance you can get one of these from The Archipelago Rises. A lot of these wont/can't be restocked, so get in quick or forever hold your piece... We're completely sold out of all things Caspian. CDs and LPs. Awaiting restock of these, although it'll be a miracle if we can get LPs in.... The 2nd hand section is fairly sizable at the moment. Come, pick up a few of these near new gems! All tapes are still 50% off. Just enter the code TAPES in the discount field during checkout. Help me get rid of these!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Lots of stuff reduced http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Updated sale section: http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 THE ARCHIPELAGO RISES February 2012 newsletter Welcome to the first newsletter of 2012 from The Archipelago Rises! We’ve got a few new arrivals in the store for your aural enjoyment. Some really exciting stuff too! ☺ EXPO ‘70 / ALTAIR TEMPLE ‘S/T’ 12” (Radar Swarm) First up, we’ve got the split LP release between Expo ’70 and Altair Temple, released by Radar Swarm. Expo ’70 contributes a sidelong excursion into the drone mind with the track ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’. This is one of Expo ‘70s more divergent recordings as it moves from vision to vision across its 20-minute length. The track originally appeared on the ‘Paralyzed’ cassette, which came with initial pre-orders of the ‘Death Voyage’ release. It features some lightly manipulated percussive work on top of Justin’s psyche guitar. At 5 minutes in, the subtlety is suddenly drowned under waves of heaving bass drones. The drones cascade across your aural plain like huge crashing craft from the outer reaches – only to be supplanted by some more of Jw’s more intense, hypnotic guitar work. And we’re only half way through the track. Saying that Expo ’70 takes you on a journey is understatement personified. Perfectly suited to the vinyl format and to headphone listening, the track gains advantage from the vinyl medium as the world-within-the-world undercurrents are exposed to the listener without the listener having to dredge through the hum of the original cassette release. Or; maybe, I need a better cassette deck. Or; maybe I need to embrace the hum…. Altair Temple continues the precedent set by Expo ’70 on the previous side by contributing 3 more tracks of wondrous drones. Deep resonance abounds. Large, heavy speakers essential. Or ruddy good headphones. I have a pair of Bose headphones and they just handled the listen. Did I have it up too loud? Well, really, that’s the only way to listen to drone. “Exconjuration…” builds an increasingly menacing wall of sound across its length. Imagine yourself moving slowly towards the event horizon (of the Laurence Fishburne type) with the trepidation slowly building in your mind. The radiation increases, the noise thickens and you’ve found yourself pulverized under the weight of the ‘Mountain Drone’. Claustrophobic wall of low frequency. As ‘Ars Theurgia’ begins, the cathartic release is profound as you find yourself drifting effortlessly through the clouds. The sound of waves crashing against a distant beach echo through the cloud chamber as you drift towards the sun. It’s all over, in that most inexplicably intense and euphoric way. Limited to only 300 copies, all on white vinyl, don’t expect these to hang around very long. Essential movies for the mind. thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/product/expo-70-altair-temple-split-vinyl-lp HIGHGATE ‘S/T’ LP (Psychic Assault) Second new release is the latest slab of monolithic heaviness from Psychic Assault. Back in 2007, an undiscovered band by the name of Highgate released an hour-long track that would forever change the landscape of heavy music…if you ever heard it. Going largely unnoticed by the masses, the select few that were lucky enough (or astute enough) to find this track were onto something rare and special. And completely crippling. Total annihilation. Intense. So, fast-forward to 2012 and Psychic Assault, along with Vendetta, have released this doom masterpiece on vinyl. 300 copies, all hand numbered. The perfect medium for total destruction. ‘You know what to do’ thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/product/highgate-s-t-lp MICHAEL SCOTT TAPSCOTT ‘GOOD MORNING, AFRICA’ LP (Bookmaker Records) Coming very soon is the brand new release from Bookmaker Records. Rapidly becoming a favourite label for The Archipelago Rises, Bookmaker is now venturing into the vinyl ether with their very first LP release. Michael Tapscott, better known for being the main man in Odawas, has continued his exploration into his ambient, dark folk, cosmic leanings with ‘Good Morning, Africa’, a stunning document demonstrating his gift for the sublime. The album deftly flits between manipulated field recordings, indie folk tunes and ambient drones. Bringing to mind the more laid-back Flaming Lips indie rock, Six Organs of Admittance acoustic meanderings and label-mates Henryspenncer’s dark-ambience, ‘Good Morning, Africa’ is a tonally blissful encounter. Those of you who have purchased or listened to any of Gustav Franklin’s material recently will also find elements within this album to savor. The Archipelago Rises is very proud to be helping distribute this record in Australia for Bookmaker Records. Limited to 300 copies, this album will take you on a trip – one that you may never return from. As an added bonus for this very special release, The Archipelago Rises will be offering a very limited pack including ALL of the Bookmaker Records releases thus far released. For a heavily discounted price, naturally. Included are said vinyl LP, Seabuckthorn’s ‘In Nightfall’ CD, Henryspenncer’s ‘To The Timeless Valley’ CD and the Henryspenncer / Among the Bones split CD. Links will follow, as soon as ‘Good Morning, Africa’ arrives. Get in touch if you want me to hold an LP or the pack for you. SOME SLIGHTLY LESS RECENT ARRIVALS WORTH MENTIONING/REMEMBERING. …AGAIN ZZ: Pig Cycle II & III (Self Released) - Unsettling, dark sounds from Andy of ZZ (Persistence of Mourning, Winters in Osaka, Witch Sermon). File under dark ambient/drone. thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/artist/zz Whilst yr checking out the drone ZZ material, definitely check out the Stanridge collaboration for something completely different. THE HOUSE OF CAPRICORN: Sign of the Cloven Hood & In The Devil’s Days (Swamps of One Tree Hill) - Quite obvious overtures here with these two CDs. The titles say it all. But I’m tellin’ ya, these are hell good (pardon the pun) to listen to! ‘Sign’ is more of a classic stoner/doom record. Sabbath-y, Kyuss-y. ‘Devil’s’ has a more expansive sound that brings to mind Type O Negative and Life of Agony. thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/artist/the-house-of-capricorn fragment.: Home (OPN Records) - Beautiful, expansive shoegaze drones in the vein of Jesu, taken to the outer limits. Only $10 a pop. thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/product/fragment-home-cd PIG HEART TRANSPLANT / THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE: Split (Superfi Records) - 6-panel 7” split between these two mental, mental bands. Powerviolence vs noise vs powerviolence. Superfi Records have planted another evil seed to punish, corrupt and reduce the soul. Awesome. thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/product/pig-heart-transplant-the-endless-blockade-split-7 FUTURE DEALINGS The Archipelago Rises will be getting the last of Gustav Franklin’s available releases. Once these are gone, they be gone forever. We’ll be getting the Pages CDr full length, Found Tapes Vol II CDr and the Landstormen cassette so if you want one of these unheralded ambient/drone masterpieces (if I do say so myself), I’ll happily reserve a copy for you until their arrival. We are finalizing an order with Antithetic Records. Some avant black metal making its way here, including the latest Book of Sand release ‘The Face of the Waters’, Terzij de Horde’s ‘A Rage of Rapture Against the Dying of the Light’ 12" and the new release from those South African new powerhouses, Wildernessking ‘The Writing of Gods in the Sand’. We’ve got a huge box of goodies waiting for The Archipelago Rises at Witch Sermon HQ. All it needs is for me to finalise the deal and Witch’ll be sending this box of mega-darkness to our shores. The discogs site is just about complete. Added a lot of releases to the database so most of everything The Archipelago Rises stocks, is on the discogs site. MYLENE SHEATH We’ve got a couple of Mylene Sheath releases in stock that are now unavailable at Sheath HQ. We have only very limited quantities ourselves. Beware of Safety – ‘dogs’ 2LP Gifts from Enola – Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind 2LP Gifts from Enola – S/T LP Get in quick and buy. Or cry into your beer. 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celebdeath Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Michael James Tapscott - Good Morning, Africa LP: http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/product/michael-james-tapscott-good-morning-africa-lp All 4 Bookmaker Records releases for a heavily discounted price: http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/product/bookmaker-records-pack-one-of-each-of-bookmaker-s-first-4-releases New Tenzenmen (Hedgehog CDs, Dear Eloise 7"s, Dead Ants Rainbow 3CD, Proximity Butterfly CD): http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/tenzenmen Antithetic Records releases (Terzij de Horde, Book of Sand, Wildernessking): http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/category/antithetic-records Kosmonaut - Voyage of Time CD on its way Last of the available Gustav Franklin releases on their way Witch Sermon on its way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Kosmonaut - Voyage of Time is in. $10 Gustav Franklin stuff is in here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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celebdeath Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 The Archipelago Rises DownLoad Series. Contributing artists and/or labels will provide a track that will be exclusive to The Archipelago Rises DownLoad Series (TARDLS). This track will not be released anywhere else. The tracks’ purpose is two-fold; it’s a thanks for all those that purchase something from The Archipelago Rises, supporting The Rises, the band and the label for the release they’ve purchased; and it provides an additional promotional tool for artists and/or labels that contribute to the series. The track is completely free. At this stage, it will be limited to thirty ‘pieces’ and be provided on a nice, laminated, collectible card, which will be individually numbered. Everyone that buys something from The Archipelago Rises will get one of these cards until the thirty ‘pieces’ have been given out. Once the thirty ‘pieces’ are gone, the next installment of the series will be released. These ‘pieces’ will have a one-time-only-use download code listed on them, which gets you the track. Befitting of the collectible nature of the series, I will be hand-making some wooden boxes to store the cards in. These will be made to order and, barring inconceivable high demand, will be limited to ten. More details will follow about the boxes shortly. The first artist to be forever immortalized in this series is ‘zz’. zz has compiled a dark ambient/drone piece, which has been cut, spliced, re-jigged, re-sorted from its parent music previously released on ‘Pig II’ . Whilst one can stream the track on zz’s bandcamp (harshdrone.bandcamp.com), the only place to own the track is through TARDLS. Everyone who buys anything from The Archipelago Rises gets one of these cards. They are limited to one card, per series, per buyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 I'm going to updating the blog more regularly now, so please check here for the latest: http://thearchipelagorises.wordpress.com/ - New Tenzenmen 7" from Duck Fight Goose in stock - New Bell Witch 12" from Psychic Assault - Ltd re-stocks of Witch Sermon cassettes - Incoming distro stuff - Kickstarter It's Not Night: It's Space support - 2nd hand in discogs http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Bunch of new things in stock - Aarni / Persistence in Mourning CD (Witch Sermon) Aun - VII 2LP (Denovali) Aun - Black Pyramid LP (Denovali) Cedars of Lebanon - Archive II CSS (Land of Decay) Fell Voices - Untitled LP (Gilead Media) K Wilson - Otherworld CDr (Twice Removed) Listening Mirror - What's Wrong with Miracles CDr (Twice Removed) Lycus - MMXI LP (Flenser) Ourobonic Plague - Post-Human Possibilities CDr (Twice Removed) Rustic - City of Heartbreak 'n' Horror CD (Tenzenmen) Ryonkt - Troposhere CDr (Twice Removed) Selaxon Lutberg - Cold House of Love LP (Denovali) These Ship Wrecks - Raw Powerless CDr (Twice Removed) Uzala - Uzala CSS (Witch Sermon) Uzala - Uzala LP (At War With False Noise) Winters in Osaka / Fossils - Celestial Hieroglyphs split LP (Cardinal Records) zz - Three Oscillators 3" CD (self released) All in limited quantities and are moving fairly quickly already. thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 We've got some new wonderful CD gear in from Twice Removed Records and Tenzenmen. Click the link below for the full deets: Latest news in the blog Limited qty's as ever but here's a list of the newest additions: Twice Removed Bengalfuel - Roeblin Craig McElhinney - Sore Loser Cycle~440 - The Cartography of Shifting Planes Fescal - Moods and Views Tim Bass - I Have Become Overcome With Thoughts of You Twice Removed in The Archipelago Rises Tenzenmen Boyz & Girl - Boyz & Girl Dear Eloise - Beauty in Strangers Duck Fight Goose - Sports Give and Take - Malaysian hardcore punk compilation Little Shadows - Possessions Low Wormwood - Lanzhou Lanzhou Tenzenmen in The Archipelago Rises Some of these new additions are already sold out at source, or very close to. More news on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 New Additions: Wode – Demo 2011 CD and cassette (self released) (black metal) Seabuckthorn – The Silence Woke Me CD (Bookmaker Records) (acoustic/folk) Matt Collins – The Grin Without The Cat Or The Cat Without The Outline cassette (Blue Tapes) (drone/ambient) Linear Bells –An Island cassette (Zeon Light Kassett) (ambient/field recordings) thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com thearchipelagorises.wordpress.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celebdeath Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 drone/ambient goodies: TWICE REMOVED RECORDS Berber Ox - Limiter CDr Sima Kim - Songs CDr RUNNINGONAIR RECORDS Regolith - And... CDr Joe Evans - Ecliptic Plane CD+DVD Daniel W J Mackenzie - Return Written Arrange CD Suborno - The Instrument LP http://thearchipelagorises.wordpress.com/ http://thearchipelagorises.bigcartel.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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