tool, death in june, c93, andrew king (who's done a lot of work with andrew liles, incidentally), novy svet, sol invictus, the watersons, levoi pravoi, a challenge of honour. 16 horsepower.

and so forth.

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Albums listened to most often in recent times:

Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate

Six Organs of Admittance - Dark Noontide

Philip Glass - Glassworks

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Hey New Nonsense, thanks for the lead on Bohren & the Club. I just read more reviews and ordered Black Earth. Since I'm trying to quit spending on CDs, I'll have to avoid this topic as a discipline. I don't think I'm long for this world actually, so will take two years to listen to my 2,500 albums and no more. Thanks again, though.

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Ildjarn is a Norwegian solo project, associated with the Black Metal scene of the early 90s but I hesitate to call it Black Metal. As noisy and violent as it is I find Ildjarn albums as hynotising as Burzum's 'Hvis Lyset Tar Oss,' and 'Filosofem.' Ildjarn himself reminds me of an Idiot Savant version of several of Ligotti's characters.

Also the new Coil album, 'The Ape of Naples' is the most haunting piece of music I've heard in ages and ages.

Tactile's 'Bipolar Explorer' is one of my favorite albums of this year, following Coil, and Justin Broadrick's Jesu is nothing short of stunning. Think Soundtracks for the Blind-era Swans meets My Bloody Valentine, but with more depth than any comparison i could compose.

I don't know...I like Burzum a lot more than Ildjarn, even though there are countless Burzum clones (almost as many Darkthrone clones)

Devil Doll are okay...Bohren and the Club of Gore I recently checked out and really liked them. You should check out Lustmord and Gruntsplatter

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Burzum is my favorite Black Metal composer, Ildjarn is my second fave. As much as I appreciate Ildjarn, I can understand why someone would not... But I will never deny how deeply and profoundly many of his albums have affected me. (BTW: If you've got any Ildjarn CDs you want to get rid of, please contact me via skinbeak@hotmail.com)

As for Lustmord and Gruntsplatter: Now you're talking! Have you heard New Risen Throne? How about Post Scriptvm, Angel of Decay, Hollow Earth??? Highest reccomendations for each...

P.

I don't have any Ildjarn, but I can, if you'd like, obtain some cds and send them to you (granted they will be burned copies)

The only Lustmord release I have is "The Place Where the Black Stars Hang". As for Gruntsplatter I have the Eulogist's Assembly, The Death Fires, and The Passions of a Cripple...but I am slowly diving deeper into both of their musical careers. If you like Gruntsplatter, I highly recommend Nothing. Scott Candey of Gruntsplatter and Jason of Nothing are both good friends and often collaborate on each others' projects

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I'll thow in my hat...

Can
GYBE
Swans
M.Gira (spoken word CD - if you want to test your mettle)
Faust
Nick Drake
David Grisman
Bill Monroe
Sam Bush
Grateful Dead
Phish (what can I say? once a hippie always a hippie)
Disco Biscuits
Late Coltrane
Late Miles Davis
Bela Bartok
Shostakovich

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1. What fun. G-SYBE! are great and truly weird.
2. Read The Consumer. Freaky. "My Birth" is a trip.
3. Very nice!

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Damn - I need to track that down. The last time I looked for it I couldn't even find a used copy. Amazon.com has a lot more used books now than it used to. I'll give it a try. Thanks Silent.