Subterrestrial - "The Cellular Cosmogony" music video

Just recently discovered a second fan created video from Subterrestrial's "We Live Inside" album, this time featuring the track "The Cellular Cosmogony." Thanks go out to Youtube user f1kc1a77 for creating this!





Previously, I posted a video featuring "Invisible Sun" and "Beyond the 17 Layers, a Void" from the same album. Please check it out, if you haven't already!

Subterrestrial interview

Subterrestrial was recently interviewed by University of Oregon Journalism student Ian McKivor. The interview has been posted on his journalism classes' blog and I'd like to invite you all to give it a quick read. Thanks!

Read the Subterrestrial interview

Xiled Radio - Show 70

Xiled Radio's April 21, 2011 broadcast, Show 70 by DJ Arcanus features dark ambient from First Fallen Star and Mind Plug Records. Subterrestrial's "High Sierra Breeze" from the recently released "Lake Tahoe" album on Mind Plug Records was amongst the set. Here is the complete set list:

Secret Druid Society - Restless (Foreboding) (00:00:00)
Innfallen - Light Returns (00:09:58)
Karsten Hamre - Darkness Gently Falling (00:17:43)
Dense Vision Shrine - Time Lost In Oblivion (00:26:15)
Seetyca - Swamp Temple Sun (00:33:32)
Mystified - Something Approching (00:39:14)
Subterrestrial - High Sierra Breeze (00:44:34)
Aspectee - Stuhlmann (00:51:01)
Siamgda - Paan Mouth (00:56:35)

Total length: 01:02:43
Encoded at 192Kbps

New shows from the Xiled Radio crew are posted weekly on Thursday evenings. You can download the podcasts or visit the website to stream and subscribe to their RSS feed. Please help support this great podcaster and the artists and labels who contribute their music!

Download podcast | Visit Xiled Radio website

"We Live Inside" promo video by InfernusGate

YouTube user InfernusGate has created a promo video for Subterrestrial's recently released "We Live Inside" album, featuring the tracks "Invisible Sun" and "Beyond the 17 Layers, a Void." Check it out and thanks for watching!


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Subterrestrial - "Nature is Infinite"

"Nature is Infinite" is Subterrestrial's first album for that foundation of ambient and experimental net audio; Webbed Hand Records. Richly orchestrated synth ambient inspired by experiences of the natural world. Featuring softsynths, classic keys and field recordings. Available now as high quality 320kbps MP3s.

Track List:
01 Nature is Infinite [06:02]
02 A Walk Along the Bank [06:33]
03 Cathedral Amongst the Redwoods [04:03]
04 The Lava Tube [04:06]
05 On a Clear Night You Can See for Light Years [07:25]
06 Shooting Stars [06:16]

Total length: 34:24
Encoded at: 44.100 KHz 320Kbps MP3

Download from Webbed Hand | Visit the Website

SUB006 Subterrestrial - "We Live Inside"

The second installment of Subterrestrial's series of hollow earth themed albums, "We Live Inside" is inspired by 19th century Utopian mystic Cyrus Reed Teed and his principle of "Cellular Cosmogony" or concave earth. Teed believed that the earth was not only hollow, but that we live on the inside surface. Subterrestrial channels atmospheric drone doom sounds for this outing. Interestingly enough, I actually uploaded this album earlier this week as I had time and it's already been downloaded 17 times!

Tracklist:
1. The Cellular Cosmogony 9:30
2. Seven Mercurial Disks 7:48
3. The 24 Year Cycle 6:26
4. In the Hollow of His Hand 5:35
5. A Gently Oscillating Ocean of Magnetic and Spiritual Ecstasy 2:06
6. Invisible Sun 5:45
7. Beyond the 17 Layers, a Void 6:16

Total length: 43:24
Encoded at: 44.100 KHz 192Kbps

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Not the normal Shit radio March 19th 2011

NNSR is your weekly dose of experimentalism and street-art. Last Saturday's broadcast featured two tracks from Subterrestrial's recent "Transmissions from the Hollow Earth" album, amongst other sonic goodies. An archive file of the podcast can be downloaded. Please check it out and support this broadcaster!

Download podcast | Not the normal Shit radio

v.a. - "BeSt of 10-11"

"BeSt of 10-11" - collection of the best tracks released by Black Square netlabel in the first year of its existence. 28 crucial tracks, including Subterrestrial's "Ezhdehā " from the album Esoteric Zoo released by Black Square back in October 2010. Tracklist includes:

01 Black Mouse - Soon I Will Be...
02 Gabran - Risotto & Mushrooms with Friends
03 Cagey House - Champion Major Monk
04 Cezary Gapik [aka CEZAR] - #0441
05 Bose Ensemble - UHT milk trauma
06 Melophobia - 02
07 Subterrestrial - Ezhdehā
08 Christophe Meulien - I can`t open the door
09 Thus The Tinsilemen - Fortune Teller
10 Yajna Vedana - Atma Shatakam
11 In_Cognitus - solv
12 Carlos Lemosh - Metal Meal Menu (不论什么)
13 Cameron Steele - Circa Circus
14 Syrtis Major - Death In Springtime
15 Paul Bailey - Music for Controllers VI
16 Radio For The Daydreamers - Leavin On A Sunday
17 Sanmi - I wish I could play Jazz
18 Geronimodeleon - A Cycle of Goodness
19 Fescal - Scampi with Marmite
20 John Storm - Lisa Carol Freemont
21 A Screaming Comes Across the Sky - I Love 1970s Experimental German Music
22 KraftiM - Jonoo
23 ZMG - p5
24 Skerror - Arboretum Interrogatum
25 Psychaotic - Monologue of Silence
26 Speculativism - I'm Not a Mouse
27 Hyaena Fierling Reich - rosa de lobo
28 Alexei Biryukoff - back home

Black Square netlabel is about synthesis between image and a sound, music and a photo.

Download from Black Square | Visit the website

Subterrestrial - "Lake Tahoe" digital album

Formed some 2 million years ago by glacial action, Lake Tahoe is one of the world's deepest and largest alpine lakes. It is an area of unprecedented natural beauty and is something of a muse to Subterrestrial.

The album of the same name was composed and performed using acoustic (albeit sampler based) instruments and sounds exclusively. Drawing influence from dark ambient, darkwave, ethereal and world music, "Lake Tahoe"conveys the profound, divine natural beauty of the region that inspired it. This 14-track digital album can be previewed online now for free and the full download can be purchased in high quality MP3, FLAC and many other formats of your choosing. Over one hour of music for €8 EUR.


Preview & Purchase | Visit Mind Plug Records

"Editions of You" exhibition of special packaging releases

The Popular Music Research Unit at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, UK has an ongoing project called Editions of You, whose aim is to celebrate and showcase self-publishing and self-releasing musicians and the handmade and unique editions and releases they create. They are holding a One-of-a-kind exhibition at the achingly chic O3 Gallery at Oxford Castle. The Exhibition is open from Saturday 26th March through Sunday 24th April 2011. The gallery is open 12 – 5 weekdays, 11 – 4 weekends, closed Mondays. They will be exhibiting, amongst other things Subterrestrial's "Map of the Interior World" floppy disc EP, which was released last summer by Diskette Etikette Rekords. They should also have a few copies on hand for purchase. If you are near the Oxford, UK area during this time feel free to drop by the exhibit and let me know what your impressions are (and send some photos please!)

Editions of You | 03 Gallery | Oxford Contemporary Music

SUB005 Subterrestrial - "Transmissions from the Hollow Earth"

Subterrestrial presents "Transmissions from the Hollow Earth," minimal dark ambient dronescapes inspired by the electroacoustic musical explorations of '50-'60s radio labs. Composed and performed entirely in Berna, a software simulation of a late 1950s electroacoustic music studio.

Tracklist:
1. Transmission 01 10:00
2. Transmission 02 10:00
3. Transmission 03 9:34
4. Transmission 04 9:59
5. Transmission 05 9:43
6. Transmission 06 9:44
7. Transmission 07 9:53
8. Transmission 08 9:23

Total length: 1:18:15
Encoded at: 44.100 KHz 192Kbps

Download from Subterrestrial

"8th Circle Below" digital version now available as "name your price" release

"8th Circle Below," from Chimera Central features 8-bit dark ambient and noise from various artists around the world! Eleven original tracks that focus on the afterlife and range from peaceful moments to harsh, hellish oblivion. And for a limited time, the digital version of this compilation will be available as "name your price," meaning you can preview it for free and give whatever monetary compensation you feel is appropriate to the label! CD version also still available for purchase.

Download from Chimera Central

Sounds Behind the Corner

Sounds behind the corner is a new Italian language webzine focusing on dark ambient, industrial, drone, darkwave, neofolk, synthpop, EBM, ethereal and much more. They present insightful reviews, interviews and live reports. If you can't read Italian then Google Translate will be helpful (works for me!) Webmaster Nicola Tenani recently gave Subterrestrial's "Conspiracy Music" a stellar review. Send him your physical releases and download links for review!

http://www.soundsbehindthecorner.org

nicola@soundsbehindthecorner.org

Nicola Tenani
Via Bentivogli 46
40138 Bologna

REVIEW: Joris J/Ratbag - "Liar Paradox" split

New from kulturterrorismus netlabel comes a split by two great artists who I am getting to hear for the first time. Joris J and Ratbag epitomize true, traditional industrial music as it's meant to be played. Ratbag starts it off with some dark ambient atmospheres, punctuated by clangs and scrapes that are dampened, not jarring and mix well. The second track is a tightly composed harsh noise piece with low rumbles, high-pitched chirps and mid-range metallic drones. More industrial atmospheres are followed by Joris J's contribution, their first track starting off with some distorted bell tones that evolves into some aggressive sample & hold electronics. The next track starts off with some unplaceable '60s sample, then moves into a multi-layered drone passage. More ambient industrial atmospheres follow, with a short noise piece wrapping the split up. Diverse sounds that you can play in order or random for different flavors with every listen. Available as both VBR MP3 and Ogg Vorbis, highly recommened!

Download from kulturterrorismus | Visit the website

v.a. - "Chain Reaction"

Another new, epic compilation. Kopp Netlabel presents an ambient journey of vibrant soundscapes that tear the very fabric of time & space, taking your ears to places you never thought existed. Featuring excellent contributions from The Hare And The Moon, Bpolar, Dolorism, Lunatic Moe, Loki fun Lilith + Halgrath, D_e, Herr Schmitd hat Krach, Nosens, Intergalactic Wizard, Cousin Silas, Subterrestrial, Cezary Gapik, DEDALE(S), Wulgata, Petstov, No Way Out, Black Era, Mentalny Kolaps, d-brane, This Playground Earth, Hazelpark, Heirdrain, Covered Faces, Ablaze Eternal, Sanderson Dear, Mark Bradley, God Pussy and Tarmacians.

Download from Kopp Netlabel | Visit the Website

v.a. - "Owl Eater Hex"

The sixth and final volume of the Owl Eater project is now online.
A monster compilation covering the spectrum of underground experimental music, from noise to free jazz, to avant garde experimentation. 29 tracks by 29 artists, almost three hours of music. Featuring Metal Mother, Eraritjaritjaka, Jamison Williams, Subterrestrial, Abusive Consumer, Welby, Creep City, Churner, Loopool, Richard Kamerman, Second Thought, Cannibalistic Humanoid, Tree, Inappropriate King Live, Sick To The Back Teeth, Tracy Widdess, PBK, Atomic Populist Melt Machine, VWLS, absence.insolution, Sleep of Ages, Rain Symbols, A.R.GH, Arvo Zylo, Travis Johnson, Uncle Dave Lewis, Monuments Are No Good To The Dead, Screwtape and GET HARD.

Download from Owl Eater | Visit the Website

v.a. - "Fakebit Compilation 2011"

The 8bc Fakebit Comp 2011, fulfilling your non-purist chiptune needs for the front end of the new year :D This collection features some excellent contributions from Fragile Chaos!, FantomenK, Seence, Starpilot, Hexwolves, Awesome Force, el Musho, Byzantine, Subterrestrial, Decktonic, Knot_L0, _ensnare_, Dj Hollow Life and ant1.

Download from archive.org

REVIEW: Hellhaunt - "Filth Beast of Chaos"

As an old school metal head I am morally obligated to post a metal review at least once in a while on this blog. The only way to really describe Hellhaunt is to say that they sound like "Haunting the Chapel-era" Slayer in a knock down, drag out fight with Bathory in a dark alleyway, with an open sewer with dead bodies floating past. Likely to appeal to both old school metal heads and open-minded black metal fans alike, Hellhaunt is blackened thrash at it's filthiest. They have several albums on both CDr and net audio as well as their first two demos; "Hatecraft" and "Sea of Nausea" recently re-released on one ultra limited cassette. But my favorite is "Filth Beast of Chaos," maybe because it's the first HH album I heard, or maybe because it's just a great album to introduce someone to the band with. Get it now or have your face ripped off by undead wolves!

Download from Vulture | Visit the website

SUB004 Subterrestrial - "Conspiracy Music"

Subterrestrial welcomes the new year with our first new release of 2011. Inspired by secret societies and conspiracy theories, "Conspiracy Music" features over an hour of ethereal and hermetic-sounding melodic dark ambient music.

Tracklist:
1. Bovine Mutilator 7:50
2. The Bohemian Grove 8:00
3. 322 8:08
4. October 13, 1307 8:04
5. Black Helicopters 8:08
6. Illuminati 15:34
7. Things Seen in the Sky 8:18

Total length: 1:04:01
Encoded at: 44.100 KHz 320Kbps

Download from Subterrestrial

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v.a. - "TONES OF THE APOCALYPSE"

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