Dirter News & Forthcoming
30.10.14 RELEASE NEWS
ESTUARY ENGLISH HAS SOLD OUT! You can find copies for sale at Cold Spring.
12.09.14 RELEASE NEWS
ESTUARY ENGLISH UPDATE – Dirter extend sincere apologies, but the entire pressing of “Estuary English” has had to be returned following an unsatisfactory job by the printers of the album sleeve. Sorry to labour the point but everything about this album has to be 100% as we intended, and 100% as we paid for. As a consequence, shipping will be delayed by approx. 14 days. We will be contacting all who pre-ordered with further info.
01.09.14 RELEASE NEWS
| Shipping 15th September: CONSUMER ELECTRONICS: Estuary English 2 x 12" 45 with CD included DPROMDLP108 For the last 2 years Consumer Electronics have been honing their skills on the London stage, from supporting black metal bands (such as Deafheaven) to inadvertently provoking the forces of law and order at their recent headlining slot at London Contemporary Music Festival. The unlikely trio of aging renegade Philip Best (Whitehouse, Ramleh, Skullflower etc.), hip US artist Sarah Froelich (now rather implausibly, Mrs Best) and producer/guru Russell Haswell are all set to unleash their first recordings, the state-of-the-nation “Estuary English” on Dirter.
The band are sharing the stage with chums Sleaford Mods at the 100 Club in October and Electric Ballroom in January. In possibly Dirter’s most ambitious presentation yet, this release consists of 2 x 12” singles cut at Alchemy and a CD of the album that has different mastering by the legendary Denis Blackham. Denis is, of course, well known for adding his touch of genius to the likes of NWW, Whitehouse, C93 etc etc., not to mention his impressive CV that features Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Hendrix to name but a few! The CD will only be available with the first pressing and will not be issued on its own, both formats need to be heard to be believed. The package arrives in a beautiful gloss laminated gatefold sleeve and the vinyl is pressed on heavy 180 gm black virgin wax. We expect demand to exceed supply on this, so please act fast if this is something you want. Price: UK - £30 / Europe - £35.00 / Rest Of World - £40.00 Order Consumer Electronics 'Estuary English' here.
| Shipping 15th September: NADJA: Bliss Torn From Emptiness DLP DPROMDLP103 After what has seemed like a lifetime in production (all our fault, or should I say the fault of “circumstances”), and saintly patience from the band, we are incredibly proud to announce the vinyl release of this classic. From its humble beginnings as a limited CDR, it was expanded for full CD release a few years back. It is now issued on double vinyl with Side Four taken up with a previously unreleased live version of “Memory Leak”.
This double LP is limited to just 500 copies and is pressed in 180gm heavy splatter colour vinyl. LP one is white with black splatter, LP two, black with white. The stunning package is finished off in a luxurious matt laminated gatefold sleeve. Price: UK - £30 / Europe - £35.00 / Rest Of World - £40.00 Order Nadja 'Bliss Torn From Emptiness' here.
14.05.14 RELEASE NEWS
IN STOCK AND SHIPPING:
ANDREW LILES: Fast Forward Through Time (Illusion Four) LP United Dairies (UD19571969) Order here MICHEL FABER & ANDREW LILES: Ohrwurm CD DPROMCD104 Order here NURSE WITH WOUND: Terms And Conditions Apply 3 x CD United Dirter (DPROMCD105) SOLD OUT - but available from www.andrewliles.com
15.04.14 RELEASE NEWS
| Shipping next week: ANDREW LILES: Fast Forward Through Time (Illusion Four) LP United Dairies (UD19571969) The first vinyl release on United Dairies in over 20 years! Pressed on 180gm vinyl. The ‘Through Time' series is based on ideas around the concept of time, the passage of time, time travel and also in part on the writings of John von Neumann, specifically his ideas on the self-reproducing universal constructor and his lecture ‘The General and Logical Theory of Automata'. This is the fourth and final part of the ‘Through Time' series.
Front cover art is by Babs Santini. Prices including post are: £22 UK, £23 EU, £25 RoW. Order Andrew Liles 'Fast Forward Through Time (Illusion Four)' LP here.
| Shipping early May: MICHEL FABER & ANDREW LILES: Ohrwurm CD DPROMCD104 We are extremely proud to present this collaboration with the renowned author Michel Faber (The Crimson Petal and the White, The Fahrenheit Twins, Under the Skin) and Andrew Liles. ‘Ohrwurm' is a fantastical dark tale narrated by Michel with musical interludes, refrains, leitmotifs and sound design supplied by Liles. The CD is packaged in 6 panel cock pack with artwork by photographer Eva Faber and a booklet of the complete story.
Prices including post are: £16 UK, £17 EU, £18 RoW. Order Michel Faber & Andrew Liles 'Ohrwurm' CD here.
| Shipping early May: NURSE WITH WOUND: Terms And Conditions Apply 3 x CD United Dirter (DPROMCD105) A release that collates material from the period 2008 – 2011. Including for the first time digitally ‘The Bacteria Magnet' and ‘Rushkoff Coercion' E.P.s, previously unreleased remixes and exclusive tracks. Comes in deluxe 6 panel digipac with art from Babs Santini. Copies ordered from us arrive as a three disc edition, with a bonus CD in a full colour printed sleeve. The bonus disc is (for the first time in digital form) the vinyl mix of ‘Huffin' Rag Blues'.
Prices including post are: £16 UK, £17 EU, £18 RoW. Order Nurse With Wound 'Terms And Conditions Apply' 3 x CD here.
27.02.14 RELEASE NEWS
CUT HANDS NEW VINYL LPs : VOLUME 3 + VOLUME 4 Shipping now and almost sold out! Order Cut Hands Vol 3 / Vol 4 LPs here.
11.02.14 RELEASE NEWS
+ 24 FEBRUARY 2014 + CUT HANDS NEW VINYL LPs : VOLUME 3 + VOLUME 4 + both albums are beautiful special editions on 180gm vinyl mastered by Noel Summerville and featuring the magical vévé artwork of Mimsy DeBlois, each LP on one-off pressings of 750. + the entire 750-limited pressings of Volume 1 and Volume 2 sold out on release day, don’t miss these! + a reclamation of the conscious through 16 pieces, from the opening ceremonial burning rush of the brand new Vaudou Take Me High to the final in-trancing morbid spell of Nine-Night. + reworked or remastered versions of Madwoman, Immersion, Eat Them Like Bread, Inchantment, and Black Mamba are included along with all the vinyl-unreleased tracks from 2011’s Black Mamba CD.
CUT HANDS: Volume 3 DPROMLP106 | CUT HANDS: Volume 4 DPROMLP107
A1. Vaudou Take Me High A2. Krokodilo Theme A3. Immersion A4. Erzulie D’en Tort B1. Witness The Spread Of The Dream B2. No Spare No Soul B3. Kongo B4. Madwoman | A1. Eat Them Like Bread A2. El Palo Mayombe A3. Black Mamba A4. Inchantment B1. River Mumma B2. 54 Needles B3. Nzambi Ia Ngonde B4. Nine-Night
Prices (inc p+p): 1 x LP = UK - £20 / Europe - £22.00 / Rest Of World - £25.00 2 x LP = UK - £33 / Europe - £38.00 / Rest Of World - £43.00 Order Cut Hands Vol 3 / Vol 4 LPs here:
31.01.14 RELEASE NEWS
Coming very soon: Cut Hands Vol 3 and 4 Vinyl
CUT HANDS: Volume 3 | CUT HANDS: Volume 4
19.06.13 RELEASE NEWS
| Shock/Dirter present: SKULLFLOWER: Kino I - IV DPROMSXSET1 Finally available, after almost two years of driving us to the brink of insanity… A massive four CD retrospective of Skullflower's early works from 1986 – 1990, featuring all the material previously released on Broken Flag, Shock, Majora and Forced Exposure, plus around two hours of previously unheard music – 14 tracks spread across the series. And this is not 'out-take' dross used to fill up CDs, this is essential early Skullflower providing further insight into their uniquely twisted musical world.
All material has been digitally mastered by Richard Whittaker at FX, and each CD comes in a deluxe gatefold card cover and inner sleeve with newly unearthed artwork by Matthew. Booklets feature extensive notes and previously unseen flyers, posters and photos. Disc I – Birthdeath Comprises the remastered first 12" EP, available in its entirety for the first time since 1987, plus six previously unreleased, unheard and undreamed of tracks. Revelatory. Disc II – Form Destroyer The remastered first album - the best it's ever sounded, two 'bonus' tracks from Shock's long out of print RUINS and two previously unheard pieces. A truly monstrous disc of heavy, fucked up music. Disc III – Xaman The most requested early Skullflower release, the original CD rendered unplayable by disc rot for 20 years and the subject of endless drivelsome internet speculation... Finally remastered, with new cover art from Matthew's archive. Disc IV – Black Sun Rising Rounds up the first three 7" releases on Shock, Majora and Forced Exposure, the bonus track from THE PORTABLE ALTAMONT, plus six previously unreleased tracks including three from the XAMAN sessions. A disc of Total Rock! Exclusive to MAIL ORDER CUSTOMERS ONLY we are pleased to offer a set limited to 250 comprising all four CDs, a one-sided 12" of Skullflower's first ever concert plus a stamped and hand-numbered package of six reproduction (pretty much unseen by anyone) flyers and handbills, five designed by Matthew. The concert on the 12" is the only one to feature the Bower/Dennison/Jaworzyn/Mundy line-up. Recorded on October 7th, 1987 in a 'bottom of the bill' support slot at the Bull & Gate, the 12" features Marilyn Burns, Slaves and Let it Ride (which later metamorphosed into Wave). This previously uncirculated recording is sourced from SJ's cassette archive, and the record label features a detail from the MB-designed gig flyer. While the flyer has Skullflower playing as Total, the cassette is labelled 'Raiders', The Young Raiders being a 'questionable taste' band name kicked around as a 'tribute' to a particularly squalid Brixton gang. The 12" will not be repressed or made available in any other format and will not be available in shops. These sets are limited to one per person. Prices: UK - £70 inc p+p/insurance Europe - £75 inc p+p/insurance Elsewhere - £80 inc p+p/insurance All packages will require a signature on delivery. Orders will be processed on a 'first come, first served' basis. We'll be sharing the mail out and processing as many as we can from Monday to Friday - but delays in posting may occur so please be patient. The CDs will not be available elsewhere for some time, but a small number of individual copies are available from SJ (stefan.j@virgin.net) should you not want the full package. (But don't bother him with stupid questions because he's a psycho.) Order Skullflower - 'Kino I - IV' here
03.03.13 RELEASE NEWS
| BAND OF PAIN: Now And Forever DPROMCD32 "Now And Forever" is a double CD set which compiles (almost) all tracks from the long out of print releases "You're Miss Fortune" and "Reculver" into one neat package and features new artwork. "Band Of Pain make some of the most beautiful and disturbing dark ambient around. Dense and deep ambient sounds and noisy Industrial atmospherics. Melodic, metamorphic and mystic filled soundscapes and abstractness abounds." Shipping 18th March.
Prices including post are: £12 UK, £13 EU, £14 RoW. Order Band Of Pain- 'Now And Forever' here
| JUNKO AND KYLIE MINOISE : Nature DPROMCD102 Recorded live in a studio in Glasgow, Scotland with no overdubs, Nature sees legendary Hijokaidan high priestess of transcendental shriek junko go head to head with uk harsh noise and feedback mangler Kylie Minoise. Nature thows out wave after wave of gigantic blistering sonic fractal obliteration with unrelentingly joyous convulsions of searing euphoria. The sound of reality repeatedly collapsing in on itself and then exploding outwards, shattering into white hot shards of screaming bliss. Higher consciousness through exquisite frequency overload.
The CD is packaged in a beautiful 6 panel fold out cockpack and finished in a non-scratch laminate coating. It is limited to 500 copies. Shipping 18th March. Prices including post are: £12 UK, £13 EU, £14 RoW. Order Junko And Kylie Minoise - 'Nature' here
05.01.13 RELEASE NEWS
| RLW (RALF WEHOWSKY): Fall Seliger Geister DPROMCD94 We are proud to present the stunning new album by Ralf Wehowsky. He is currently one of the most respected electronic composers of our day. Ghostly creaking sounds mix with highly complex electro-acoustic and electronic sounds. This description may sound familiar, but no sound is what it seems and rlw always manages to stay far ahead of his contemporaries. His music is impossible to pigeonhole into one simple bracket. It is neither industrial or musique concrete, nor computer music nor improvisation. In fact it could be all of these. A rewarding release that will still sound fresh and relevant in years to come.
Ralf Wehowsky was one of the founder members of the seminal German group P16.D4 and the label Selektion whose ground breaking releases influenced many working in today's experimental music scene. Previous releases have seen him collaborate with such well known and diverse artists such as Merzbow, Bernard Gunter, Jim O'Rourke, Achim Wollscheid and Lionel Marchetti. Ltd to 500 copies, the CD comes packaged in a Japanese mini LP style sleeve with textured reverse board printing and black inner sleeve. Prices including post are: £12 UK, £13 EU, £14 RoW. Order RLW - 'Fall Seliger Geister' here
30.10.12 RELEASE NEWS
After our enforced sabbatical, due to reasons that won’t be detailed on a public website, we are back with lots of news and a clutch of great new releases, the first three of which are detailed below. Watch this space for news and more releases very soon.
| CONTRASTATE: A Breeding Ground For Flies DPROMCD91 After a ten year break, the unique, incredible Contrastate have resumed activities and we at Dirter are immensely proud and excited to be able to announce this full length CD of brand new material. This follows a number of re-issues and releases of live and unreleased material, that just about quenched their loyal following’s thirst. It seems like Contrastate never really went away and they, along other experimental acts from the 80's and 90's, have gone through something of a critical re-assessment of late. When Contrastate ceased activities nothing like them really came to take their place.
Wilfully obscure with just a handful of memorable live shows to their name, Contrastate's music has come to be understood on its own terms. Simply, if you are familiar with them you need to know no more; if you’re not, you’ve been missing out and this is as good a place as any to start. Contrastate's sound insinuates itself somewhere inside the dark ritual ambiance of the electronic avant-garde shot through with a vein of experimental noise and sarcophetic vocals strewn amongst industrial surrealism. 'Contrastate achieve an amazing equilibrium between organic sound and brooding electronics' Heathen Harvest The first 500 copies of this CD are packaged in an incredible long pack format, complete with full colour booklet and anybody ordering from us will get the limited version. Prices including post are: £12 UK, £13 EU, £14 RoW. Order Contrastate - 'A Breeding Ground For Flies' here
| NURSE WITH WOUND: A Sucked Orange / Scrag DPROMDCD101 Yes, it’s finally here. Re-mastered and re-packaged, “A Sucked Orange” has been out of print for years now, and here is coupled with the previously cassette only release “Scrag”. Steven Stapleton: “Sucked Orange was not conceived as an album. During the eighties I had accumulated several dozen reels of old worn and drastically edited quarter inch magnetic tapes, the debris from Sylvie and Babs, Spiral Insana, Large Ladies etc. Normally I would record over previously mixed material but these tapes had hundreds of spliced edits and general abuse (I liked to screw up balls of tape and then try to play ’em back) which would mean dropouts and distortion had I tried to re-record over them. I decided to throw them out.
A friend suggested I keep some of the more interesting bits and bobs, which I did, although I had no idea what to do with them until Mark Hayward of Vinyl Experience expressed an interest. He liked what he heard and wanted to release them as a 12” picture disc. The picture disc was not to be but the album came out soon after on UD via Vinyl Experience in 1987. The cassette Scrag was compiled from the same source material and became part of the Untied Diaries limited tape box, also issued in 1987.” It is packed in a beautiful six panel pack with full colour Babs Santini artwork, all finished in a luxurious “”soft touch lamination”. Prices including post are: £13 UK, £14 EU, £16 RoW. Order Nurse With Wound - 'A Sucked Orange / Scrag' here
| ANDREW LILES: Ninki Nanka, Yumboes & Monsters DPROMCD42 Andrew Liles: “In 2008 I heard that Andrew W.K. was producing an album by Lee 'Scratch' Perry. I knew Andrew through his contributions both live and in the studio with Current 93. So being a fan of 'Scratch' I pleaded to be sent the multi-tracks so that I could make my own 'dub' mix purely for my own entertainment. I ditched all the existing music and recorded my own then added Mr.Perry's voice. I sent the results back to Andrew who seemed to like them at the time and there was some talk of releasing the mix some day, alas that day never arrived."
Roll on 4 years and I have remixed those remixes, removed any sign of Lee 'Scratch' Perry (due to legal reasons) and added a further 3 'dub' mixes to an album called 'Ninki Nanka, Yumboes & Monsters'. The album is on CD only. Prices including post are: £12 UK, £13 EU, £14 RoW. Order Andrew Liles - 'Ninki Nanka, Yumboes & Monsters' here
09.07.12 RELEASE NEWS
| ANDREW LILES: Schmetaling Monster Of Rock DPROMLP87 Mock rock album 'Schmetaling Monster of Rock' is an avant garde take on the 'rock' genre and pays homage to Liles' life long love of Heavy Rock and Metal... ‘Schmetaling Monster of Rock’ is a 12 track album on vinyl only, the record comes in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, on red vinyl with inner lyric sleeve. ‘Schmetaling Monster of Rock’ has been 4 years in the making and features guest vocals from M.S. Waldron, Maniac and Attila Csihar. Prices including post are: £25 UK, £26 EU, £27 RoW.
Order Andrew Liles - 'Schmetaling Monster Of Rock' LP here
09.03.12 RELEASE NEWS
| NURSE WITH WOUND / BLIND CAVE SALAMANDER: Cabbalism DPROMLP92 November 2007,Venice. It was cold,damp and foggy. Nurse With Wound were playing 2 nights at the Teatro Fondamenta Nuove, with Blind Cave Salamander as support act. Listening to them perform, Steven Stapleton felt that some of what they played reminded him of the classic Nurse work, `Soliloquy for Lilith'. He suggested that the two bands should explore the possibility of playing live together, to explore that piece,with a view to recording an album. Forward to September 2009 when, after rehearsals, Nurse With Wound (Steven Stapleton and Colin Potter) and Blind Cave Salamander (Fabrizio Palumbo, Julia Kent and Paul Beauchamp) perform their live version of Soliloquy for the first time at the Mutamento Festival in Turin. The audience responded with great enthusiasm. The cabbalistic proceedings of that evening are contained on this recording.
The LP is limited to just 650 copies and is pressed in 180 gm virgin black vinyl. The sleeve is thick white/white board with a matt finish and a gloss spot varnish. In stock now! Order Nurse With Wound / Blind Cave Salamander - 'Cabbalism' LP here
04.01.12
CUT HANDS: Afro Noise I (Volume 1) DPROMLP89 | CUT HANDS: Afro Noise I (Volume 2) DPROMLP90
A bludgeoning mix of machine and audou / Central African percussion plus other acoustic instruments combine to create one of the most physically intense musical experiences ever. Songs featured in VBS's films 'Vice Guide To Liberia' and 'Mandingo'. Since 2007's Whitehouse album Racket, and after his original 'Afro Noise' mix became one of the most downloaded experimental mixes ever made, William Bennett's remarkable Cut Hands album has seen 4 long years of meticulously obsessive studio work in the making, notably deploying his special collection of Congolese and Ghanaian percussion instruments. 2 Seperate Limited Vinyl Editions With Extra Tracks. Startling afro noise that will blow your fucking mind. An unholy genre unto itself. .All songs written and produced by William Bennett. Order Cut Hands - 'Afro Noise I (Volume 1)' LP and 'Afro Noise I (Volume 2)' LP here
19.12.11 RELEASE NEWS
| NURSE WITH WOUND • GRAHAM BOWERS: Rupture DPROMCD93 This CD is the first collaboration of Steven Stapleton's Nurse With Wound and composer/sculptor Graham Bowers. It is, without doubt, one of the best things we have ever released. It's an extremely unnerving, but also hauntingly moving listening experience. The work is an attempt to create a musical illustration of the "goings-on" in the brain during the last hour and three minutes of a life after suffering a major stroke. It is multi-layered and is primarily concerned with the internal chaos caused by the loss of control of thought processes, responses and consequential actions, with all types of incoherent disjointed memories and present real time events - as well as moments of lucidity, panic and fear - clashing, merging and evolving.
It's essentially one long piece, but is presented in three parts: 1. "...a life as it now is, 2. ...is not what it was, 3. . ...and will never be again" It arrives packaged in a beautiful 6 panel gloss laminated digipak, featuring artwork from both Babs Santini and Graham Bowers. The edition is limited to just 1000 copies in this format. Order Nurse With Wound • Graham Bowers - 'Rupture' CD here
05.09.11 RELEASE NEWS
| ANDREW LILES: The Flesh Creeping Gonzoid & Other Imaginary Creatures - Vol 1-6 DPROMBX86 THE FLESH CREEPING GONZOID is a 6 CD set that comes in a box adorned with lurid artwork. All discs are over an hour in length and feature ALL of Andrew Liles' compilation appearances, rare and out of print recordings, many studio outtakes, alternative versions and hours of unreleased recordings. Order Andrew Liles- 'The Flesh Creeping Gonzoid & Other Imaginary Creatures Vol. 1-6' 6CD Boxset here
17.05.11
URGENT UPDATE RE "SALT": It has been brought to our attention that the main copies of the LP have a fault. We had heard and approved test pressings, but were yet to hear the actual "hot off the press" run. They are faulty, they have to be re-pressed. We had decided to delay shipping of "The Vernacular Surface" editions until today, as we added a final "layer" to the packing to make sure they arrive all over the world in perfect shape. So, it is with regret that we have to announce that shipping is another week or so away for the limited sets and the actual "Salt" release is now delayed further. The whole set was on display at the excellent NWW show at Koko in London on Sunday and was met with a lot of excitement and praise. Our eternal thanks go to Darius, without whom this would be even more of a mess.
05.05.11 RELEASE NEWS
| NURSE WITH WOUND: THE VERNACULAR SURFACE BOX SET DPROMDLP80 LTD 100 COPIES ONLY PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW!!
The special edition of this release will be ready to ship during the next week. The set consists of the following: The "Salt" LP release, which is the LP in clear vinyl and comes complete with a full colour insert. A 12" vinyl art object, which has been individually hand created using mixed media, signed and numbered by Steven Stapleton on one side (each one is unique and original) and is "playable" on the other. The recording on the playable side is unavailable elsewhere and only 100 copies have been made before the metalwork was removed from the pressing plant. Both pieces are then housed in a screen printed thick frosted plastic outer sleeve. All 100 copies have been professionally photographed in Ireland and will form part of a book that will be published by us next year. All subscribers who have bought the set will be thanked in the book when it is published, so please let us know if you do not wish to be included. Because of this edition's high value, we will only be despatching via insured courier, or if it is not possible to send a courier to your country, fully insured mail will be used. The shipping will probably not be cheap, but the risks are far too high to trust any copy to chance. The pre-order price is £175 plus insured shipping to wherever you are. Anyone who has reserved this and not had an email from us needs to get in contact as soon as possible in order to secure their copy. We have had a few emails returned undeliverable and the edition is close to being fully subscribed. Ordering for the art edition is not via our usual shop. Please send an email to steve@dirter.co.uk stating where in the world you are and a Paypal invoice will be sent to you. The regular edition of Salt will be on sale from the Greedbag shop in two weeks time.
28.04.11
ANDREW LILES BANNED AND CENSORED RECORD AVAILABLE FROM THE DIRTER SHOP FROM APRIL 29 ANDREW LILES: As If Punk Rock Never Happened/Pretty Vague Cunt 7" Picture Disc DPROMEP81 Originally released for Record Store Day - the disc also doubles as a cynical 'commemorative' item for the Royal wedding on April 29th. Get it for your grandmother in your local record shop... she will love the B-side 'Pretty Vague Cunt', or direct from us whilst our very limited stocks last. Order Andrew Liles - 'As If Punk Rock Never Happened' 7" here
27.04.11 RELEASE NEWS
| COMUS: East Of Sweden DPROMCD85 The seminal British progressive rock/folk band Comus are back! Their classic debut album, "First Utterance", release in 1971, is on just about anybody who's anybody's list of "Desert Island" records. "East of Sweden" is a live CD recorded at the Melloboat Festival in 2008, which was the first time the band had played live in 34 years. They were met with a tumultuous reception and this fantastic CD is a great document from that show. It is also the first release on the Dirter subsidiary imprint "Gnostic Dirt", launched by Steve Pittis and David Tibet. Available now through the new Dirter shop.
Order Comus - 'East Of Sweden' CD here
14.04.11
NEW DIRTER STORE! The massive and mouth watering news for us here, is that from now on our mail order is going to be handled by Greedbag/State 51. We are extremely excited to be joining forces with them and rubbing shoulders with their wonderful roster of artists and talent. Greedbag have the kind of professional customer service ethos that is so important to us at Dirter. This move gives us more time to concentrate on keeping our releases flowing and hopefully, offering that little bit extra in the way we do things. Please also watch out for an introductory sale and exclusive offers to kick things off... and don't forget to subscribe to our greedbag newsletter for all the latest release news! ANDREW LILES 'AS IF PUNK ROCK NEVER HAPPENED' 7" PICTURE DISC WILL BE IN STORES FOR RECORD STORE DAY THIS SATURDAY! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RECORD STORE!
06.04.11
Well... We go away for a couple of weeks and all hell breaks loose. BANNED, we are - BANNED and censored. There we were, ready to announce the imminent Andrew Liles 7" picture disc for record store day, only to find that the manufacturers have refused to press it due to the picture below.
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It seems it really is "As If Punk Rock Never Happened" and Andrew's superb art has been deemed unclean, even at manufacturing level. We have no time to source an alternative pressing plant, so we will reluctantly be issuing the record next week, with a "censored" version of the art. A high resolution PDF will be made available for downloading. Also available soon, will be the CD from the magnificent Comus, "East of Sweden". This is a live CD recorded at the Melloboat Festival in 2008. It is the first release on the Dirter subsidiary imprint "Gnostic Dirt", launched by Steve Pittis and David Tibet. Finally, the NWW "Salt" project is very close to completion, watch this space for an update very soon.
14.01.11
We are delighted to report that "Radio Music" has arrived with the correct sleeves and is now in stock. All mail order copies have shipped. Thanks once again to everybody for your patience. We are now accepting reservations for the 100 copies only "The Vernacular Surface/Salt" art edition and this is expected to sell out on release, so anyone interested should email us for info. No pre-sale is being offered as yet, but if you have reserved a copy, you will be sure to get one.
07.01.11
"Radio Music" sleeves update: The correct sleeves have now left the printers and are on their way to us. We are expecting them any day now. It has unfortunately been brought to our attention that about a dozen copies have mistakenly been shipped by our distributor into Germany with the incorrect sleeves. All mail order copies will ship the moment the new sleeves arrive and the official "street" release date is now January 31st, when it will be available in the stores worldwide. NWW "Salt" update: This is looking likely to be a February release now. We will be accepting pre-orders in due course and anyone who has emailed expressing an interest will be given the first opportunity to order a copy. Steven Stapleton is creating the art editions as we speak and we are very excited about this project.
15.12.10 COMING VERY SOON
NURSE WITH WOUND - SALT (VINYL LP AND LTD EDITION PACKAGE) Previously available only as an extremely limited edition CD alongside Current 93's "Music From The Horse Hospital". "Salt" was created as a continuous backdrop to Steven Stapleton and David Tibet's art exhibition and installation at the Horse Hospital gallery, Russell Square, London 2002. The CD was sold at the event. The piece was subsequently reworked by Steven Stapleton and Colin Potter for the album "Salt Marie Celeste". It will available in two editions from January 2011. Pre-ordering will be available soon. 500 copies of the LP "Salt", which will be pressed on virgin vinyl and include a full colour insert with pictures from the 2002 event. 100 copies only, as "The Vernacular Surface". This will consist of the LP "Salt" and an extra playable mixed media art object individually created by Steven Stapleton and hand numbered. Each copy will be unique. There will be only ever be 100.
8.12.10 UPDATE
WE ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND EXASPERATED TO HAVE TO REPORT THAT THE "RADIO MUSIC" RECORDS HAVE ARRIVED AND FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE SLEEVES HAVE BEEN PRINTED INCORRECTLY. THIS TIME THE PRINTERS ACTUALLY CHANGED THE ARTWORK. ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE. ANYBODY THAT HAS ORDERED THIS AND REQUIRES A REFUND, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND IT WILL BE ACTIONED IMMEDIATELY. OTHERWISE, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SAINTLY PATIENCE (OURS, UNFORTUNATELY, HAS RUN OUT). AS SOON AS NEWS OF THE "THIRD TIME LUCKY" REPRINT IS HERE, WE WILL UPDATE THE WEBSITE.
25.11.10
R.I.P. PETER CHRISTOPHERSON (1955-2010) We are deeply shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Peter. His influence and contribution to the world of art and music cannot be overstated and will continue to resonate for many years to come. Goodbye Sleazy and thank you.
20.10.10 RELEASES NEWS
| JOHN CAGE – RADIO MUSIC (1956) A FAUST/BAND OF PAIN PRODUCTION (Performed by Jean-Herve Peron, Zappi Diermaier and Steve Pittis) DPROMEP79 John Cage composed the piece "Radio Music" in 1956. It is scored in 8 parts (A-H) with each part to be performed either individually or together with other parts as an ensemble. The performers follow a score that is a sequence of radio frequency tunings and silent parts. Obviously, each time the piece is performed, it yields a different end result.
We present here 4 solo versions on this limited edition 10" EP. The works are performed by members of German legends, Faust and by Steve Pittis' project, Band Of Pain. All tracks were recorded live in the studio with absolutely no overdubs. The 10" vinyl EP is packaged in a superb gloss laminated sleeve and is strictly limited to 500 copies. **UPDATE 30.11.10: PLEASE NOTE, WE HAD TO RETURN ALL COPIES DUE TO A PRINTNG ERROR ON THE SLEEVE. THIS WILL NOW START SHIPPING WEEK COMMENCING DECMEBER 6. APOLOGIES TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PRE-ORDERED.** Order Faust / Band Of Pain - 'John Cage - Radio Music (1956)' 10" here
15.10.10 RELEASES NEWS
| ANDREW LILES: Miraculous Mechanical Monster DPROMLP77 'The Miraculous Mechanical Monster' is the latest addition to the ever growing and highly collectible 'Monster' series from Andrew Liles. 'The Miraculous Mechanicaol Monster' is in part a concept LP that tells a tale of malfunctioning robots, monsters and bizarre sex. With robotic narration throughout the story can be followed by reading the text on the back of the LP. As with all of Andrew Liles' output this L.P fits into no established musical genre and is arguably one of his strangest and most exotic recordings.
'The Miraculous Mechanical Monster' will ONLY be released as an edition of 500 green vinyl LP's. The L.P comes wrapped in a semi pornographic, slick, super glossy and incredibly thick sleeve. This full-length LP will not be re-pressed or released in any format ever again. Order Andrew Liles - 'Mind Mangled Trip Monster' CD here
| ANDREW LILES: Mind Mangled Trip Monster DPROMCD78 'Mind Mangled Trip Monster' is the first CD in Andrew Liles' every growing and highly collectible 'Monster' series of releases. 'Mind Mangled Trip Monster' features the amazing and ethereal vocal talents of Elisabeth Oswell. Elisabeth features throughout this album that can be best described as an unexpected musical departure for Andrew Liles. Think solar flares, autumn sunsets, stories form from far away places and bad trips.
This acid tinged, other worldly and hypnotic album has a total of 9 tracks including an unlikely cover of the classic Joy Division song 'Wilderness'. 'Mind Mangled Trip Monster' is released in a super glossy 4 panel digipak. Order Andrew Liles - 'Mind Mangled Trip Monster' CD here
SPECIAL DEAL Buy 'The Miraculous Mechanical Monster' LP and 'Mind Mangled Trip Monster' CD from just £26.99 inc P&P. Order Andrew Liles - 'The Miraculous Mechanical Monster' LP & 'Mind Mangled Trip Monster' CD deal here
19.08.10 RELEASES NEWS
| COSEY FANNI TUTTI & PHILIPPE PETIT: Mist While Sleeping / Invisible Whispers DPROMEP83 Last year we at Dirter released "Fiends With A Face" documenting the first step of James Johnston and Philippe Petit, and this time the French "musical travel-agent" teams up with Throbbing Gristle's legendary Cosey Fanni Tutti. The instrumental pieces "Mist While Sleeping" & "Invisible Whispers" were recorded a long time ago and then manufactured as unique vinyl units which Philippe Petit used during his musical sets. After many playing, their texture was gradually changing and as a result, there was an alteration in the sound.
To your ears will come an echo of the past with the vinyls' warm cracklings... On ''Mist while sleeping'', Philippe decided to take advantage of the patina of age to elaborate a peculiar sound texture. However to emphasize the aging on the piece ''Invisible whispers'', Philippe resorted to sand paper. It was therefore only natural to release the pieces on vinyl to give the chance to all of us in turn to enjoy the organic maturation in sound that time will slowly develop... the decision to pick Cosey Fanni Tutti has flourished overnight because of her other-worldly timbre which brings a delicate, poetic touch, both human and hazy, as if a mermaid were whispering her spell-binding ballad to our ears... This beautiful picture disc 7" is limited to just 350 copies worldwide. Order Cosey Fanni Tutti & Philippe Petit - 'Mist While Sleping / Invisible Whispers' Picture Disc 7" here
17.08.10 RELEASES NEWS
| derschlaeger: BLOGS DPROMCD84 This CD is the debut release from this band formed by Faust percussionist and German Noise Terrorist, Zappi Diermaier. Regular listeners to his work, will know by now that Zappi doesn't do "conventional". The line up features: Karin Meier: voice, Johannes Bahlmann: keyboard, guitar, Fritz Renzo Heinze: bass guitar, the late Thomas E Martin: sounds, guitar and Zappi W Diermaier: drums, tools. The shows they play are blasted out at ear splitting volume and in their own words: "The music of "derschlaeger" is a combination of typical German "Schlager" music and kind of abstract and aggressive instrumental overlays.
The lead vocals definitely represent the original harmonies and lyrics of the "Schlager" whereas the vocalist live performance has a more punky attitude. SCHLAGER: typical German popular songs mainly from the 60ies." We at Dirter don't really have much to add to that, as this recording has to be heard to be believed; put simply - you won't have heard anything like this. Ever. The CD features 23 tracks, split into 4 parts (or "blogs", as they are known here). It is limited to 1000 copies in a loud yellow jewel case. Order derschlaeger - 'BLOGS' CD here
26.05.10 RELEASES NEWS
| NURSE WITH WOUND: Huffin' Rag Blues DPROMDLP63 2LP Coloured Vinyl/Etched. 3 sides of different mixes to the CD, 1 side with a great Stapleton etching. 1st pressing only in dirty dark opaque blue vinyl . In beautiful gloss laminate gatefold sleeve with double sided full colour insert. Shipping week commencing June 8.
Boomkat said: "Another spectacular torrent of Dadaist experimental exotica from Steven Stapleton and Andrew Liles, with a suitably scattershot list of contributors and collaborators, including repeat offender Colin Potter (credited with "testicular randomisation") and a host of 'proper' musicians and vocalists prepared to undergo the NWW treatment. As with the companion release to this album, The Bacteria Magnet, Nurse With Wound are currently set on a creative trajectory that dismantles the auditory iconography of the fifties, marauding through eerie re-renderings of jazz club instrumentals, electroacoustic traffic sounds and skewed torch songs. As NWW albums go, this is probably among the more outwardly approachable releases, but in fact it's the very proximity to the language of pop music that makes Huffin' Rag Blues all the more subversive - subtly yet horrifically carving up and perverting lounge music like an auditory David Lynch on 'Thrill Of Romance..?', and layering distressed animal recordings on top of one another, sounding like Chris Watson at Papa Lazarou's circus during 'The Funktion Of The Hairy Egg'. " and we really couldn't have put it better ourselves. Order Nurse With Wound - 'Huffin' Rag Blues' DLP here
09.05.10 RELEASES NEWS
| CURRENT 93 DREAMT BY ANDREW LILES: Like Swallowing Eclipses DPROMBX76 Appearing for the first time on vinyl are the complete highly acclaimed Andrew Liles remixes of the first five classic Current 93 albums. Andrew Liles has reimagined Nature Unveiled, Dogs Blood Rising, In Menstrual Night, Dawn and Live at Bar Maldoror. Also exclusive to this set is a sixth LP, 'Haunt Invocation (Apadno)' which is a remixed version of 'Faust' and 'A Special Plan'. These influential albums by Current 93 are regarded by many as ground breaking and innovative, building upon this Andrew Liles has redreamt and reimagined these pieces with the flair and vision that he is renowned and respected for.
All the records in this 6 LP set come in individual covers and a beautiful spot varnished box and are adorned with astounding artwork by David Tibet and photographs by Simona Dalla Valle. STRICTLY LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES WITH NO REPRESS. LP1 Nature Unveiled LP2 Dogs Blood Rising LP3 In Menstrual Night LP4 Dawn LP5 Live at Bar Maldoror LP6 Haunt Invocation (Apadno) UK £62 Eur £67 ROW £78 PLEASE NOTE THESE PRICES INCLUDE INSURED COURIER SHIPPING TO YOU. YOU WILL HAVE TO SIGN FOR THE PACKAGE. PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY AND (VERY IMPORTANT) WE CANNOT DELIVER TO ANY OTHER ADDRESS THAN THE ONE GIVEN TO US BY PAYPAL. NO EXCEPTIONS. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT DELIVERY CANNOT BE MADE TO PO BOXES. THANK YOU. SHIPPING WILL BE LAST WEEK OF MAY Order Current 93 Dreamt By Andrew Liles - 'Like Swallowing Eclipses' Boxset here
22.02.10 SHIPPING NEWS
We are delighted to announce that the new 3 CD Merzbow set is now in stock and shipping. Apologies for the slight delay to everybody who has pre-ordered it. All pre-ordered copies have now shipped. See below for ordering info and details about the release.
15.02.10 RELEASE NEWS
Behind the scenes at Dirter we've been extremely busy. The Nurse With Wound re-issue series is continuing and we are going back to the original master tapes to achieve the best possible results. We are delighted to say that the UK's finest mastering engineer, Denis Blackham, has been at the helm. Denis should need no introduction, as his expertise and huge legacy are second to none. Here are a few pictures from the session where the restoration of "To The Quiet Men from a Tiny Girl", "Merzbild Schwet" and "The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion" took place. UD04 tape box UD04 reel on Studer tape machine UD03 tape box UD03 reel with tape box Sylvie & Babs - showing original tape edits 1 Sylvie & Babs - showing original tape edits 2 Sylvie & Babs - showing original tape edits 3 Sylvie & Babs reel on Studer tape machine Sylvie & Babs reel and tape box Denis Blackham with Nurse With Wound master tapes Sylvie & Babs reel and tape box What you will hear is genuine re-mastering - not tinkering too much, but using the best equipment and calling on Denis' (over) 40 years experience to get far and away the very best sounding versions yet. Stephen Stapleton has heard the results and is absolutely delighted with them. Further news of formats/release dates etc will be announced in due course. And now, here are just a few things coming your way shortly... "Like Swallowing Eclipses" - Current 93 Dreamt by Andrew Liles. Deluxe 6LP box set Derschlaeger - "Blogs" CD - Zappi from Faust's avant/German Schlager insane hybrid group. One of the loudest bands in the World!! ## Andrew Liles - "Miraculous Mechanical Monster". Ltd coloured vinyl LP Nurse With Wound - Huffin' Rag Blues. Vinyl release (different mixes to the CD) Cosey Fanni Tutti & Philippe Petit. Stunning Ltd edition 7" picture disc John Cage "Radio Music" - a Faust & Band Of Pain production. Ltd 10" record
03.01.10 RELEASES NEWS
| MERZBOW: Another Merzbow Records DPROMTCD75 We kick-off 2010 with possibly the most essential Merzbow release for many years. This 3CD set is culled from appearances on various compilations, ranging from the most obscure cassette releases, to long out of print gems on labels such as Blast First and Susan Lawly. This material spans an entire decade from 1991 to 2001 and as such, tells its own story of the development and sonic chicanery that is the Merzbow sound during this time.
The three CDs in full colour sleeves are packed inside a beautiful bronze printed slip case and the set is limited to 1000 copies. In stock and shipping!!! Order Merzbow - 'Another Merzbow Records' TCD here
03.12.09 RELEASES NEWS
A STATEMENT FROM DIRTER RE "PARANOIA IN HI-FI" / CARGO DISTRIBUTION We at Dirter would like to say a big "THANK YOU" to all the retail outlets that are supporting this project with such enthusiasm. It is our hope that the folks who call in to buy this CD will have a good browse while they're in and buy something else - that's the intention. At the same time we would like to say a big "FUCK YOU" to the small amount of shops who are shifting the blame for them not stocking the CD to Cargo. Cargo are working way beyond their normal working hours on this release for no financial gain in order to meet the demand. To emphasize: They have NO minimum order for this release - if a shop wants 1 copy they will send it to them. It seems a very small handful of stores feel that it's not worth their while stocking this CD, so they blame Cargo. They are missing the point of what this is trying to achieve. We DO NOT think CDs are too cheap, on the contrary. By issuing this, our aims are (in case it's not painfully obvious): 1. To hopefully expose the music of one of the most important and innovative bands of the last 3 decades, Nurse With Wound, to many more people than are hearing them at the moment. We feel they are vastly under represented and should be heard by a much larger audience. 2. By trying to prevent the supermarket chains, online shops etc from stocking this, we are kicking back at the death blows they have dealt to independent music with their crippling price structures. As previously stated, this is NOT some kind statement that CDs should be cheaper. It is hoped that this should be the "bait" to get a few people back in the shops and re-discovering the fun in buying records, as well as reaching some who may not be familiar with NWW. It would seem that our (possibly misguided) naive idealism is being hurled back in our face by some. Well nothing's ever black and white is it? We live and learn. Finally we would like to add how proud we are to be affiliated with Cargo Distribution and openly thank them for their efforts way beyond the call of duty on this and all of our releases. There would be no Dirter if it wasn't for Cargo.
10.11.09
NWW - "PARANOIA IN HI-FI" DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION: At the time of writing the following distributors have been confirmed for this release, so please inform your record shop dealer that this is where they can get it from. Hopefully more names will be added in more territories in due course: FRANCE – DIFFER ANT BENELUX – DE KONKURRENT GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND – CARGO GERMANY SWEDEN – BORDER NORWAY – INDIE FINLAND – SUPERSOUNDS DENMARK – TARGET SPAIN – POPSTOCK PORTUGAL – COMPACT DISCS PORTUGAL ITALY – GOODFELLAS USA & CANADA – FORCED EXPOSURE JAPAN – P VINE HONG KONG , SINGAPORE & TAIWAN – LOVE DA RECORDS
03.11.09 RELEASES NEWS
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| RAMLEH: Hole In The Heart DPROMDCD73 Here at last, is part of the "missing link" in the long and ever evolving history of Ramleh. This material bridges the gap between the (for want of a better description) early "power electronics" material and the (for want of a better description) later "noise rock" . Neither of these terms do justice to this pioneering group led by Gary Mundy. Originally issued by Gary's own "Broken Flag" label in 1987 on cassette, "Hole in the Heart" is presented here, both expanded and remastered on a double CD set.
To quote Anthony Di Franco (the other half of the band these days) : "...swirling phased feedback, fuzzed vocals and guitars. At the same time there were melodies, words and structures in the music, which itself consisted of very simple electronic and acoustic elements magnified to a colossal scale..." This music has a harmonic beauty, if you look for it, that all its imitators lack. Listen and you will hear the genesis of what was to follow from many 90's underground bands such as label mates and close collaborators, Skullflower. This double CD set in packaged in the classic "Broken Flag" stark, monochrome style and encased in a wonderful double "Super Jewel Box". Order Ramleh - 'Hole In The Heart' DCD here
23.10.09 RELEASES NEWS
UNITED DIRTER PRESENTS... A FULL LENGTH ALBUM THAT RETAILS FOR 99p.
| NURSE WITH WOUND: Paranoia In Hi-Fi DPROMCD69 BARCODE: 823566481423 RELEASE DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2009. WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION IS VIA CARGO RECORDS. ONLY AVAILABLE IN RECORD SHOPS. PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL, BEG OR PLEAD FOR A COPY VIA MAIL-ORDER - WE DO NOT HAVE ANY. GO AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RECORD STORE BEFORE IT CLOSES... FOREVER. ASK THEM TO ORDER IT FROM CARGO DISTRIBUTION.
With a nod and a huge gesture of respect towards the pioneering efforts of Virgin Records in the 1970s with the release of "The Faust Tapes" LP for 50p, here is a Nurse With Wound full length CD in a decent jewel case, with proper artwork that sells for 99p. This will only be available in high street shops, there will be NO mail order, either from Dirter, Andrew Liles or anyone of the usual mail-order outlets. That's the idea - you have to go into a record shop to buy it. In today's world of downloads, free CDs with the Daily Mail, and high street record retail dying on its arse, this is our way of doing our bit to get people to go into their local store. This is a a release to celebrate 30 + years of NURSE WITH WOUND whilst simultaneously being a homage to browsing, searching, chance finds, spending our last penny, random buys, BIG mistakes, best finds ever and to commemorate and thank all the wonderful wonderlands around the world that were and still are (in some cases) RECORD SHOPS...coming to all GOOD record stores... and hopefully a few bad ones as well. Info about the music contained in this disc as written by Andrew Liles is below, he says it's the greatest album ever made and he should know... Paranoia in Hi-Fi collects 30 years of Nurse With Wound recordings in one easy to swallow CD. This CD confirms what all Nurse With Wound followers have known for many years, and will open the ears for new listeners to the fact that Nurse With Wound have always been an outstandingly innovative and ceaselessly creative force. Never staying still NWW are unpredictable, disconcerting, humorous and always original. With a flagrant disregard and disinterest in musical styles, cliques or fashions the uniquely independent and autonomous NWW have made over 50 albums with no regard and no interest in their critical or commercial reception. Mixing the sublime with the ridiculous Steven Stapleton and NWW uncompromisingly carve their own distinct style that has a musical language and visual landscape entirely of its own. Drawing inspiration from far flung corners including DaDa, Perez Prado, Surrealism, Krautrock and whole cascade of other ideas NWW have created a diverse back catalogue of material from ambient classics (Soliloquy for Lilith) to the disturbed (Homotopy to Marie) and many other easy listening nightmares. NWW is an idyllic and fascinating tropical island way out there on a limb, the visitors who make it to their shores seldom ever want to leave. Paranoia in Hi-Fi covers almost all of NWW's wild and eclectic sinister whimsy and shows that in Steven Stapleton's world everything is possible...possible, possible.
13.10.09 RELEASES NEWS
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| NURSE WITH WOUND: Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella DPROMDLP71 Regular edition of the long awaited re-issue of the timeless NWW debut release from 1979. Described by "Sounds" at the time as a record that "makes The Faust Tapes sound like Carousel". Nothing has changed to alter this view over the last 30 years, and to say that this work is the "Sgt. Pepper of the avant garde" would not be hyperbole. 2LP set in beautiful gloss laminated sleeve, including printed inners with the legendary "NWW list" as well as sleeve notes by Steven Stapleton. Includes the extra track "Strain, Crack, Break" (never previously available on vinyl) on side three and an etching on side four.
Order Nurse With Wound - 'Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella' DLP here
12.10.09 RELEASES NEWS
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SPECIAL ANDREW LILES OFFER! ORDER Andrew Liles - 'Ouarda' + Maniac - Liles - Czral - 'Det Skjedde Noe Når Du Var I Belgia' for a special combined price until midnight 19th October!
ANDREW LILES: Ouarda
| ANDREW LILES - OUARDA DPROMCDVD68 (Dual Disc Edition) We are pleased to announce for the first time on a digital format the release of a dual disc expanded edition of the critically acclaimed LP 'Ouarda (The Subtle Art of Phyllorhodomancy)'. 'Ouarda' features contributions from amongst others - Danielle Dax, Rose McDowall and Edward Ka-Spel. Side one of this disc is an audio CD including an extra track and slightly remixed version of the LP. The other side of the disc is a DVD which includes -
• Ouarda (The Subtle Art of Phyllorhodomancy) - Colin Potter Version (A film by Michael Tang with musical adaptations by Colin Potter) • Old Tom's Marrow - A film by Andrew Liles Also included are truly amazing 5.1 mixes by Freida Abtan of the following tracks • Adest Rosa Secreta Eros • Disappearance of Spoons • Ouarda (The Subtle Art of Phyllorhodomancy) Order Andrew Liles - 'Ouarda' here
MANIAC - LILES - CZRAL: Det Skjedde Noe Når Du Var i Belgia
| MANIAC - LILES - CZRAL - DET SKJEDDE NOE NÅR DU VAR I BELGIA DPROMCD74 A thirteen year time warp and the bizarre narrative of a humble Norwegian discussing 'topical Belgian issues' from the very edge of West Yorkshire makes this a very strange recording indeed. Former Mayhem front man Maniac (Skitliv, Sehnsucht, Bomberos) has teamed up with Andrews Liles and Czral (Virus, Ved Buens Ende, Aura Noir, Dodheimsgard) to release an album that he and Czral began working on in 1996. The 14-track album will have the title “Det Skjedde Noe Når Du Var I Belgia” (Something Happened While You Were In Belgium).
A track from the album, can be heard at the official MySpace page. From Terrorizer - “It wasn't something we expected to do at all,” explained Maniac. “Czral and I had recorded the original material all those years ago but other commitments had meant that we were never able to get round to finishing it off and releasing it, and I’d brought it with me to the UK for my manager to listen to just out of interest, but it was a DAT tape and she didn't have the right equipment for it. I was also visiting Andrew Liles who was mastering the new Skitliv album, and preparing to master the new SEHNSUCHT album, so we converted the tape in his studio. Andrew’s enthusiasm for what he heard got the better of him, and we started working on it straight away”. Order Maniac - Liles - Czral - 'Det Skjedde Noe Når Du Var I Belgia' here
24.09.09 RELEASES NEWS
We are happy to announce that after many false starts and a good few splutters, the "Chance Meeting" box sets are finally shipping. Everybody should receive them within the next week or so, depending on where in the world you are. We are going to be away from things for the next couple of weeks, due to building work taking place here, so all emails/orders will be acted on after October 12. Please rest assured that everything ordered up until now will have shipped by Monday September 28, this includes all copies of the "Chance Meeting" set, all of which are being sent by insured courier, so you'll have to sign for them. More announcements and some really exciting news will be forthcoming after the 12th. Finally, a huge thank you to everybody who ordered the latest set for your usual saintly patience.
31.08.09 RELEASES NEWS
The advance edition on the box set is now fully subscribed. Thank you for your orders. Shipping is finally expecting to start within the next week or so. To speed things up after the (oh so predictable) delay, we have employed a professional packing company to courier the box sets when they are ready; they'll get it done faster and everyone should receive the set at around the same time. Again, please accept our apologies for the delay and thank you so much for your trust, patience and perseverance. This beautiful edition is now sold out and will be well worth the wait.
02.08.09 RELEASES NEWS
There is going to be a delay of a couple of weeks (mid-late August) on the shipping of the "Chance Meeting..." box sets. Predictably, with so many different elements having to come together, spanners appear in the works just when you think everything is on schedule. This website will be updated with the latest shipping news in due course. We have seen prototypes of most of the pieces and are absolutely delighted with them. It will be worth the wait. The edition with the signed art print is close to selling out, so thank you all for your patience and support.
01.07.09 RELEASE NEWS
NWW: Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella
We are very pleased to announce that we are now taking pre-orders for the first in the United Dirter series of Nurse With Wound vinyl re-issues. It will be a 2 LP set with the extra track "Strain, Crack, Break" (never previously available on vinyl and appearing for the first time in any format in its intended unedited form) on side three and an etching on side four. There will a special edition and a regular edition of this release. The special box set will be limited to 500 numbered copies only. Advance subscribers via this website ONLY will have a chance to order one of the first 250 copes, which will come with a signed fine art print. It will consist of: • The double LP. • A T-Shirt with the legendary "NWW list" in luminous ink on a black shirt. All shirts will be in size "Large". The sets will be shrink-wrapped at factory level, so it is not possible to vary the sizes to order. However, we are offering a chance for anybody to purchase an extra shirt in another specific size, at cost price for the next two weeks. Please email info@dirter.co.uk and (important) state only "nww shirt" as the subject if you are interested. • A die cut pin badge of the front image • A beautiful fine art print of the iconic front sleeve on the highest quality art paper. The prints will be made using the original artwork, kindly entrusted to us by David Tibet from his personal collection. Each print will be signed by Steven Stapleton and numbered. It will be a faithful reproduction of the original art down to the finest detail. This is the closest we will get to owning the original artwork. The collection will be housed in a superb printed matt laminated box, each individually numbered. We are aware that many of you have been patiently waiting for this for some while now. The delay has been caused by us receiving prototypes of the intended polypropylene box and not being happy with them. So, we had to change the whole design and we're now delighted to offer a set that we feel is really special. Please note that the shipping on this is very expensive. The packages will weigh well over 1.5 kilos and no copies will be sent uninsured. The cost price to us is far too high to take any chances. So, the shipping charge to your area will include either shipping via insured courier, or insured mail. Either way, the package will have to be signed for. The pre-order subscriber's price for the set is £45 + shipping. We expect to ship this week beginning August 3rd. If this moves in any way, the website will be updated. Pre-Order Nurse With Wound - 'Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella' Boxset here Orders will be accepted for the regular edition in two weeks time.
30.06.09 RELEASE NEWS
| JAMES JOHNSTON & PHILIPPE PETIT - 'FIENDS WITH A FACE' CD '"Fiends With A Face" is the first collaborative work from James Johnston and Philippe Petit. As the titles suggest it is an hommage to the golden era of horror movies. Our two fiends wanted conjure up blood-curdling and haunting soundscapes, playing with unsettling ambiances in order to create a contemporary soundtrack for those who like to be frightened.
Philippe Petit is interested in oundtracks, even if he creates original music he'd rather be introduced as a "musical travel agent" than a composer. His first solo album "Henry: The Iron Man" originated from a dream that Shinya Tsukamoto was working on a blurred remake of "Eraserhead", and he was to soundtrack the grotesque mutation of Henry into an "Iron Man". It is now released on Beta Lactam Ring Records. James Johnston is the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of influential UK band Gallon Drunk, the group's last studio album The Rotten Mile being released in 2007. He also plays with Krautrock legends Faust, and has recorded and toured with a variety of other musicians such as Barry Adamson, Dot Allison, 2nd Gen, Ulan Bator, Lydia Lunch, and a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from 2003-2008, (originally touring with the band in 1994). The CD will come packaged in a beautiful full colour gatefold sleeve with a printed inner sleeve and is limited in this format to 1000 copies. Price is £10 plus P&P Worldwide. Now shipping. Order James Johnston & Philippe Petit - 'Fiends With A Face' here
28.04.09 RELEASE NEWS
THE NEW FULL LENGTH CD FROM NURSE WITH WOUND
| NURSE WITH WOUND - 'THE SURVEILLANCE LOUNGE - THE MEMORY SURFACE EDITION' BOX 'The Memory Surface' is a 3xCD set in ployprop box featuring the new Nurse With Wound album 'The Surveillance Lounge' plus 2 extra CDs. The content on the two extra discs are in part studio out takes, historical documents, the sequential evolution of an album and a primitive version of 'The Surveillance Lounge'.
NURSE WITH WOUND playing 'The Surveillance Lounge' were and are Steven Stapleton, Andrew Liles, David Tibet, Nadja Belabidi, Lynn Jackson, Ollie Mathura O'Keeffe, Freek Kinkelaar, Miranda Kinkelaar, Melon Liles and Maude Swift. 'The Memory Surface' will for the time being ONLY be available mail-order from the Dirter Shop and Andrew Liles. Price is £29 plus P&P Worldwide. Ships 1st June. Order Nurse With Wound - 'Surveillance Lounge - The Memory Surface Edition' Box here
03.04.09 RELEASE NEWS
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| NURSE WITH WOUND - 'THE BACTERIA MAGNET' PIC DISC Re-release of the now sold out and deleted MLP from 2008. This is a limited edition (500 copies) re-press of The Bacteria Magnet as a picture disc. Before production the printed parts that form the image on the picture disc were signed and drawn upon by Andrew Liles and Steven Stapleton. Some discs are signed by Andrew and others by Steven, others have drawings. It is pot luck which copy you receive. No two are the same - each is unique.
ALL PRE-ORDERS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED AND DUE TO EXTREMELY HIGH DEMAND, VERY FEW COPIES OF THIS REMAIN FOR MAIL-ORDER. Also on sale from Andrew Liles Price is £13 plus P&P Worldwide. Ships 30th March. Order Nurse With Wound - 'The Bacteria Magnet' Picture Disc here
22.01.09
ALL COPIES OF THE NURSE WITH WOUND "BACTERIA MAGNET" RECORD IN WHITE VINYL HAVE NOW SOLD OUT. WE WILL BE RE-PRESSING SOON, WATCH THIS SPACE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
03.12.08
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| DIANA ROGERSON & ANDREW LILES - 'NO BIRDS DO SING' CD Everyone’s belle de jour Diana Rogerson and Andrew Liles got together to create what we regard as one of the most considered and well conceived albums Liles has been part of. 'No Birds do Sing' can only be described as a hallucinogenic voyage of disconcerting mysticism and cosmic pandemonium and is a recording he's very proud of.
This disc is a completely black and comes in a stunning super high gloss digipack with wonderful artwork by Babs Santini. Price is £12 plus P&P Worldwide. This CD is in stock and shipping now, and is available direct from Dirter now. Please note, it will now not be in the shops until February 2009. Order Diana Rogerson & Andrew Liles - 'No Birds Do Sing' CD here The following records are now completely sold out: Faust/NWW Disconnected LP and Acid Mothers Temple - Goodbye John Peel LP. There is a very limited quantity of Faust/NWW in halved vinyl in stock at ICR.
10.10.08
ALL SIGNED COPIES OF THE NURSE WITH WOUND "BACTERIA MAGNET" RECORD HAVE NOW SOLD OUT. REGULAR COPIES IN WHITE VINYL ARE AVAILABLE. N U R S E W I T H W O U N D A N D J U L I A K R A M E R THE CONTINUOUS ACCIDENT An audio visual collaboration from visual artist / photographer Julia Kramer and Steven Stapleton. This collection contains ten 12 " x 16 " archival photographic works and a full length studio album of recently recorded material specific to THE CONTINUOUS ACCIDENT ( United Dairies U.D.1164 ), unavailable elsewhere, housed in individually crafted handmade gatefold sleeves. All original artwork, signed and numbered by both artists. In addition, each set in this collection will also contain an original 12 x 16 inch painting by Steven Stapleton. Available now at www.juliakramer.com
25.09.08 DPROMDLP68 Andrew Liles
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| ANDREW LILES - 'OUARDA (THE SUBTLE ART OF PHYLLORHODOMANCY' 3 sided DLP Andrew Liles’ latest offering has taken nearly three years to hit the shelves and almost as long to create. Recorded in London, Paris, and Sicily OUARDA (THE SUBTLE ART OF PHYLLORHODOMANCY) is a travelogue that refuses to stay stuck in any one place for any extended period. The music herein is as diverse as the array of guests involved - Danielle Dax, Maja Elliott, Rose McDowall, Karl Blake, Edward Ka-Spel and Volcano the Bear’s Daniel Padden all bestow unique and stunning contributions.
Obscure, accessible, incomprehensible and exceptional, OUARDA (THE SUBTLE ART OF PHYLLORHODOMANCY) is testament to the breathtaking production talents of Andrew Liles, arguably the most vital and original soundsmith of recent years. Limited Edition (600 Copies) Three sided neon pink and lime green coloured Vinyl LP. Order Andrew Liles - 'Ouarda (The Subtle Art Of Phyllorhodomancy' DLP here
14.09.08 RELEASE NEWS
We can no longer guarantee that copies of Faust/NWW Disconnected LP will be the halved vinyl edition. Due to the pressing plant mislabelling the boxes, there is no way of telling what's inside the shrink-wrapped sleeves and as we have sold most of our stock copies, it should be considered sold out. It is possible that a few of the limited edition will reveal themselves, but there's no way of telling until they are un-sealed. We do have copies of this record still available to order, but it's pot luck which version you get. Ramleh - Works III 2CD is unfortunately now sold out, but watch out for exciting Ramleh news here soon...
26.08.08 - RELEASE NEWS
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| RICHARD PINHAS / MERZBOW - 'KEIO LINE' An incredible collaboration that sweeps across the generations of electronic music. Richard Pinhas is internationally recognized as one of France's major experimental musicians: the "father" of French electronic music. He was the founder of Heldon, a band whose violent fusion of electronics and guitar in the '70s rivalled the German electronic school.
As a guitar player he has been compared to Robert Fripp. Cited as an influence by many electronic musicians, Richard Pinhas has helped to define the Spacemusic genre. Since founding the seminal spacerock band Heldon in 1974, Pinhas has released over 15 albums, had involvement in dozens more and shaped the way we listen to music today. Masami Akita aka Merzbow is the forerunner of Japanese electronic music, and for the last 20 years plus, has been at the top of his game ploughing more and more extreme sonic territories. This release, recorded in Tokyo in October 2007, will surprise a lot of people in its sheer beauty. This is a collaboration that works in the true sense of the word, with each artist complimenting the other over six long sprawling tracks each occupying the whole of a side. The set comes housed in a gloss laminated sleeve on 140 gm vinyl - yes, that’s 140 gm vinyl; the quality is superior to thick 180 gm (and we have finally had this proved to us by a very patient expert in this field) and is limited to just 1000 copies. Order Richard Pinhas / Merzbow- 'Keio Line' TLP here
29.05.08 - NEWS
Coming soon - the NURSE WITH WOUND vinyl re-issue series on United Dirter. This will kick off (obviously) with the seminal Nurse With Wound LP "Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella", expanded and beautified. Watch this space!
27.05.08 - NEWS
NURSE WITH WOUND - HUFFIN' RAG BLUES ETC "CANNED" LTD EDITION CD BOX SET - SOLD OUT!!!
17.05.08 - RELEASE NEWS
| FAUST / NWW - DISCONNECTED SPECIAL DOUBLE VINYL LP Available for order now after what seems like an eternity. The first 1000 copies of this will be a 2 LP set. This contains the "Disconnected" album on sides 1 & 2, and sides 3 & 4 contain exclusive previously unreleased Faust and NWW material. Side three is pure Faust, from the "Disconnected" session, three tracks totalling over 20 minutes. Side four is pure Nurse With Wound, one long track, clocking in at almost 10 minutes. The double LP will also be pressed in clear yellow vinyl and be housed in a beautiful gloss laminated sleeve. Price is £18 plus P&P, which is £6.70 worldwide. Order Faust / NWW - 'Disconnected' DLP here
| NURSE WITH WOUND - THE BACTERIA MAGNET MINI LP, VINYL ONLY This record is available as a black vinyl edition through the retail shops. There are also 300 white vinyl copies being pressed. 100 of these will be distributed randomly with the black vinyl copies. The remaining 200 are available exclusively mail-order only. In addition to this, the mail order copies will be personally signed by Steven Stapleton and Andrew Liles.
| NURSE WITH WOUND - HUFFIN' RAG BLUES ETC "CANNED" LTD EDITION CD BOX SET. This screen printed metal box set comprises the following: Huffin' Rag Blues CD in digipac. Exclusive CD of 23 minute remix of "The Funktion of the Hairy Egg (Scrambled)", this track appears on the full length CD in a different guise, this extended version is exclusive to this set. "Huffin' Rag Blues" Handkerchief - your very own huffin' rag. "Huffin' Rag Blues" badge. Personally signed Nurse With Wound photograph. SOLD OUT
| NURSE WITH WOUND - HUFFIN' RAG BLUES CD Regular edition in beautiful 6 panel gloss laminated digipac Pre-order special price is £10 + P&P which is £2.00 worldwide Order Nurse With Wound - 'Huffin' Rag Blues' CD here
** special offer, anybody ordering all three of these releases can choose any other Dirter CD free of charge. (Dirter label SINGLE CD only)**