Raspberry Bulbs plays with Salvation at Wierd Records night, Dec 14th.
On December 14th, 2011, Raspberry Bulbs will play the weekly Wierd Records night with the mighty Salvation from Philadelphia. This night takes place at Home Sweet Home bar (131 Chrystie) in Manhattan. Come out for this night of spiritual heaviness.
Black Twlight Ritual 2011: Kallathon headlining w/ Raspberry Bulbs
October 7th, 2011 @ the Charleston in Brooklyn, New York. Line up: Kallathon, Dolor Votre, Kuxan Suum, Shataan, and Raspberry Bulbs. The only other confirmed NYC date for their tour as of yet is October 3rd @ the Acheron in Brooklyn. Any more news that develops will be spread here.
Seed Stock will be the North American ditribution for the new Tomhet MLP
Seed Stock is glad to announce that we will be the US Distribution for the new Tomhet - Fullandad Sfaraforintning i en Onaturliger Skepneskrud av Pestilenta Djwr MLP on Aetergap Prod. Likewise, Aetergap will be the official european distro for the new Wulkanaz 7". The vinyl should be here within the following weeks, and this will also bring a small update at the online shop. Stay tuned!
Ostots - Ahuntzen Altarie 7" out now and in stock! (SS-11)
The BM underground has a way of shifting focus from year to year, and now it seems we have our sights set on the Basque Country, to produce records within the great and convicted tradition.Ostots are ones at the forefront there, and haven't released much material but already it's clear that they are well-versed in the style, and hold the proper spirit while it's mostly lost in other regions of the BM world.
The sound that Ostots wield can be seen as a unique mixture of different French styles. You have some melodicism of Kristallnacht, some pall-muted march of Celestia, and some pure intense rawness like the LLN. These seem to be the main points of reference for the Basque-scene, and they do take it beyond and harden it into something that belongs to them.
On this 7" are Ostots' most immediate and powerful songs they've recorded so far, and perhaps the best and most concise place to start when approaching the extreme basque underground.
Wulkanaz - Wulkana 7" out now and in stock! (SS-10)
SAMPLE OF THE TITLE TRACKA record of this caliber takes some other type of warning/announcement. Words couldn't really be hyperbolic here like they are in so many cases in trying to describe a record... This 7" is simply great.
Wulkanaz proved with their demo that they were able to create and record some other worldly, grimy, strange black metal and established themselves as one of the truly unique voices in the underground.
Limited to 500 copies on black vinyl with metallic-silver printed covers.
Raspberry Bulbs Live @ Lit Lounge with FFH & Endless Humiliation
On Sept. 12th (Monday Night) Raspberry Bulbs will be playing in the basement of Lit Lounge in the East Village, NYC.They will be joined by extreme power electronics act FFH (ny) and the noisecore violence of Endless Humiliation (Pa). Guaranteed to be a night of harsh sounds and unbearable atmosphere.
Raspberry Bulbs WFMU set is now in the Free Music Archives
The RB set that took place on July 15th during the My Castle of Quiet show is now posted online in the Free Music Archives. This is the first performance of RB as a full band and marks a new stage for the band. More live performances by RB coming up: this weekend at the Red Light District (July 30th), w/ Iceage on August 21st at Secret Project Robot, also w/ FFH and Endless Humiliation at Lit on Sept. 12.
Bone Awl - Bowing Heads LP released on vinyl by Iron Tyrant.
THIS IS SOLD OUT FROM SS. USA customers go to Nuclear War Now! productions for more copies.The new Bone awl recording 'Bowing Heads' has been released on vinyl by Iron Tyrant records (Italy). It comes in 12" format limited to 700 copies with the first 100 copies on clear vinyl with poster. It also features the 'Sunless Xyggos' recording on the B-side.
A dedication to work still remains, employed until skulls are pressed into the dirt. Bowing Heads is the first new release of Bone Awl in nearly 3 years. All of the pock-marks still there and some new scars, somehow still shaving off dead meat. Dubbed tapes with xerox covers. 6 new songs, all a continued hacking at the same stone. The face is now uncovered and quite clear. Only a short stack in stock here, the tape version from the recent Berlin show whose future reissue is still undecided, recommended if you want to hear this do not sleep on picking it up.
SS-04 White Medal - Agbrigg Beast LP has been repressed with a pro-cover
Seed Stock is proud to announce the repress of its 4th release, Agbrigg Beast by England's White Medal. This LP presents AB in an expanded form, containing two more songs (7 songs total) than the CS version that were recorded in the same session. Limited to 200 copies on black vinyl with xerox covers, this is the most complete version of the recording. Slightly updated artwork by Seed Stock, a release that is wholly worthy of being on all formats and not just 'demo' style presentation.This release is the exciting revelation of a band coming into their own. Up until this point White Medal have worked at defining their sound and their purpose, and here it is realized in full with a concise set of 5 songs full of character and effective composition. The rawness is still there, the sentiment is there, but now it comes together with fitting riffs and a sturdy jog rhythm that proves to be most comfortable for WM. The music is tough and midpaced but not overly pronounced in it's step. Agbrigg is refined and simple, and still carries the essence of what a black metal demo sounds like, but rarely is a tape released where each song is as strong as the next and has smooth continuity like 'Agbrigg'. This sounds much different from WM's past, and shows a new strength in all of English Black Metal.
New Raspberry Bulbs CS, 'RB Tries Again', released by R.B. records.
1 unreleased song, 1 alternate version of 'All over Again' from the 'Dust in the fallen face' CS, and 4 album-track alternates. These recordings feature a more professional sounding production quality and were recorded with a full band in the summer of 2010. RB earns most of its genre-markings via production quality, so what's left here is mostly the songs in their bare essence. What you have left is...RB (or up to you to decide).If you have 'Nature Tries Again' and are fulfilled by having only those versions, then you certainly don't need this. Please save your breath, this is a tape released because RB thinks its worth releasing, that's all.
New White Medal, "Alone As Owt" LP is out now! Along with full store update.
Seed Stock records is very excited to announce that the new White Medal MLP, "Alone As Owt" will be released this Saturday along with a large store update. Click the above title, or HERE to listen to a sample of the great opening track "Nine Senses".The new material flows perfectly in the wake of 'Agbrigg beast', and maintains all of the White Medal playing style and production quality that Agbrigg acheived. "Alone As Owt" is every bit as potent (possibly even more) and again showcases a unique combination of raw and primitive Black Metal with Pagan overtones.
Raspberry Bulbs 'Nature Tries Again' LP is now available in digital format
BoomKat, the digital provider of Hospital Productions releases, now has 'Nature Tries Again' for purchase download. This will be the most close to master version of the album, and will of course sound much better than the poor counterfeit versions floating around.
SS-01 Sovereign Rehearsal 1995 10" is now on sale.
PICK THIS UP FOR A SALE PRICE OF $5.00.Sovereign have been a strange and unique band in the underground for a long while. With releases marking back all the way to the late nineties, they have developed a surprisingly long discography that has spread as slowly as you would expect of vinyl only releases from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Regardless, Sovereign's style is something that will immediately stand out, and distinguish itself from the many other "black" bands from that region. Their music is vibrant, raw, melodic, and the only thing noticeably "Brazilian" about it is how the sole member, Rudolph, wrangles the guitar strings like he's choking out the last breath of a living animal.
SS-09 OUT NOW! Tony Tears - Voci Dal Passato Pro-Cassette
The Voci dal Passato CS is a reissue of the debut self-released album by Tony Tears (who at one point was the bassist of Italian Gothic-Doom metal band Abysmal Grief). This eerie and heavy Gothic-Doom album might seem like a strange release for Seed Stock considering the past releases, but considering the quality of Voci, you can see it fits in nicely with the recurring theme of primitivism, simplicity, and clarity of vision.Tony Tears has something in common with his Italian cohorts in Abysmal Grief as well as a lot of the older Italian doom bands appearing on the Black Widow label, but the greater appeal here is the utterly stripped down song structures and haunting raw atmosphere created by the clean vocals, drum machine, and keyboards. Like a lot of other Italian doom bands, there is some transcendental ambient element floating in all the songs. It seems they were never able to shake the aura of 70s Italian horror movies, or the sick heat of the desert in Spaghetti Westerns and Mr. Tears is no exception. However, Voci keeps things braindead simple in terms of guitar and it's his haunting spirit voice that drives the songs into something of deeper personality.Voci dal Passato is something that should appeal to all fans of minimal metal and is raw not in production (although this does have a warm analog sound) but rather in its presentation of the mood and riff.
Wulkanaz - Kwetwan jah Dreuzaz CS Back in Stock!
Was able to get another large portion of this outstanding demo, one of the best things featured so far in our store. Samples here.Kwetwan jah Dreuzaz is reminiscent of a time when bands put as much effort (or more) into their demo as on their debut album. It's truly rare to hear something concise, well ordered, and clearly defines a band's intent as Wulkanaz does on their first recording. This shows all the best qualities of 'demo' style production and has a rickety sound in the vein of 'De Zuivering' era - Lugubrum or some Pest 'Ara' idiosyncrasies. Black metal that seems geniunely 'from another time and place' and has the feeling and atmosphere to make you believe that this couldn't be made without some dark magic being involved. Truly ritualistic and folkish (although from some non-existent culture) Swedish black metal that is absolutely worth checking out. Comes on pro-tapes/covers.
SS-07 Unholy Crucifix - Morbid Edifice 7" is now released.
For those who have picked up on the rotten blood trail of UC, they must already know the utterly dark and potent form of Black-Death that this Norwegian band conjure. There is an abundance of Black-Death metal in the current underground that is influenced by originators like Von, Archgoat, or Beherit but there is always a dampness that is lacking in any of the contemporary disciples. No band really has the conviction in sound, even Archgoat doesn't sound much like Archgoat these days. Unholy Crucifix are one of the few (if not the only other beside Black Majesty) to make Death Metal in this truly dark, archaic, and BLACK format. There is a real beautiful simplicity to these 3 songs (originally released as a tape only demo in 2007), the corpse is dissolved down to an aesthetically perfect array of bone, meat, veins, and tissue. It's better to just listen, and feel its authenticity in the bowels. Red xerox covers with all black records limited to 200 copies.
SS-06 Nuit Noire - Delirant Fantaesy 7" is now released.
It's been 3 years since the last NN release, so without any more waiting, Seed Stock now releases the brand new 'Delirant Fantaesy' 7" (well, recorded in the mid 2000s). Three all new songs in the typical NN tradition of playing black metal informed pop-punk with a perfect sincere rawness. These songs fit in nicely with any later NN material and possess the same catchiness that Tenebras has been known to embue his songs with. Nuit Noire's message has always been naive, but by way of sheer stubborness and purity of vision has become a very challenging group in the world of black metal. It definitely lacks many 'black' qualities but wears others so boldly that not many bands can be considered as honest in presenting youthful romanticism. NN is always polarizing but never fails in creating a guitar tone that seems to reach beyond this plane to the next. Typical Seed Stock release: xerox covers, insert, and all black vinyl limited to 200 copies.
SS-05 Hiver Noir / Black Joy OUT NOW!
If you happened to pick up the recent reissue of HN's 'From the Dead Times..' LP you know what type of caliber of black metal is being dealt with here. This is 'Black Metal is More than Music' black metal. It's an ability to communicate the truth without saying a coherent sentence. It is structureless and formless violence that has only the bare minimum in instrumental points of reference to make this a conventional black metal release. These two young ( and R.I.P.?) bands from the same circle (France / Singapore respectively) produce a surge of 'music' that embodies the untapped darkness of youth and the violent energy in its most primal conjuration (fight or flight). To be plain: this is probably the rawest music that Seed Stock will ever release. Limited to 200 pro printed tapes with Xerox covers.
SS-02 Out Now! Moontower - In the Shadow of the Wolf in Stock!
Coming out the 2nd wave of Polish black metal, Moontower were one the names that stood out in this scene of dangerous and violent music from that era. With contemporaries like Ohtar, Selbstmord, Kataxu, and Gontyna Kry this scene defined itself as the most potent in all of European black metal for that time period. With several great demos and a split cassette with Ohtar, Moontower were and continue to be one of the most productive Polish bands of that time. In the Shadow of the Wolf was released as a debut mini album of sorts back in 2003, and to this day stands as the band's finest acheivement (in Seed Stock's opinion of course).Seed Stock Shipping Info: Delivery time will take around 2-3 weeks. This is Seed Stock policy, by placing an order you are agreeing to these terms.
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- Atra - In Reverence of Death LP
- Inquisition - Ominous Doctrines DLP
- Ostots / Black Howling CS
- Eunuch / Cirrhus 7"
- Wulkanaz - Wulkana 7"
- Circle of Ouroboros - Streams LP