ESS014 - CD • may 2010 • 6-panel digisleeve • 400 copies DRAKH Bethlehem First solo album from one of the masterminds behind MZ.412, Nordvargr/Drakh and Beyond Sensory Experience. Slow, quasi-harmonic, subtle, thick drone fields weaving elaborate and unexpected damaged electronic rhythms and harsh, crackling ambient textures drowning in a sea of reverb, glacial riffing and distortion.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $16 ppd. | order ESS014-B - box • may 2010 • 99 copies DRAKH Bethlehem Limited handmade and hand assembled collage-painting-relief book-like boxset housing a long accordion folding insert with 11 individually painted landscape postcards, a mini-CDR with four album remixes by some of the closest Drakh's partners in crime plus the standard edition.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS013 - CD • may 2010 • 6-panel digisleeve plus cards • 800 copies NADJA Autopergamene Nadja at the peak of their sonic language of slow-blooming, heavily nuanced ambient guitar constructions and epic heaviness. From blissful, paced and almost orchestral hymns to lush acoustic guitars and super distorted, fuzzed out rumbling sludge riffages. Breathtaking.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $18 ppd. | order ESS013-B - box • may 2010 • 149 copies NADJA Autopergamene Elaborate handmade boxset including the standard 6-panel edition, a double CDR set, a live disc, an individually painted and hand-assembled 16-page book and strange souvenirs - a pen-like object and a large bellyband.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS012 - CD • january 2009 • miniature gatefold lp sleeve • 800 copies MERZBOW Camouflage We salute the ferocious torrents of abused, imploding and exploding electronics, the sharp, pulverizing and abrasive high frequencies and the unrelenting punishment of frenzied throbbing machine-screams witnessed in the controlled cacophonic environment of Camouflage! The undisputable master is back on Essence Music.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $16 ppd. | order ESS012-B - box • january 2009 • 149 copies MERZBOW Camouflage Limited hand-painted, rubber stamped and hand assembled boxset housing the standard edition, cards with psychedelic collages by Masami Akita, a DTS 5.1 version of the album on CDR and, holding the whole set, a painted/stamped fabric bellyband.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS011 - CD • august 2008 • 6-panel digisleeve plus mini-poster • 999 copies MUSLIMGAUZE Armsbazzar Investigating selected recordings from the intense period comprised between 1994 and 1997, Armsbazzar brings back together the mighty Hebron Massacre and Gulf Between Us out-of-print singles accompanied by unreleased tracks from the same era! Bryn Jones' music will always live in our hearts and minds.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $18 ppd. | order ESS011-B - box • august 2008 • 149 copies MUSLIMGAUZE Armsbazzar Strictly limited handmade boxset that houses the standard edition wrapped in hand-painted and rubber stamped cloth, printed cards, various weird souvenirs linked with the artwork, including a set of arms and a doll, and a large silk-screned/hand-painted cotton cloth. An unique edition.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS010 - CD • december 2007 • miniature gatefold lp sleeve • 1000 copies ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. 41st Century Splendid Man Returns One of the most absolute beautiful recordings from The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. combo now available on CD! A transcendental psych drone masterpice loaded with motorik movements, interstellar signals, ghostly female voices and free guitars bursts.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $18 ppd. | order ESS009 - CD • december 2007 • miniature gatefold lp sleeve with pop-up • 1000 copies ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO Ominous From The Cosmic Inferno The scent of sulphur fills the air and brings on the Japanese psychedelic inferno! Fuzz blasted, ultra riffing, hypnotic guitar chaos and krautrock-influenced experimentalisms meet mantric acid folk and eastern drones from below. A supreme dark slab of punishing psych from the outer cosmos!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $18 ppd. | order ESS008 - CD • june 2007 • 6-panel digisleeve • 800 copies NORDVARGR In Oceans Abandoned By Life I Drown... To Live Again As a Servant of Darkness Cavernous rumbles, disembodied voices and disturbing malfunction machines preparing the terrain for the most demonic, crushing, slow motion guitar blasts to come. The Nordic giant purveyor of modern dark ambient sounds stepping into the blackest side of the drone doom world!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $16 ppd. | order ESS008-B - box • june 2007 • 122 copies NORDVARGR In Oceans Abandoned By Life I Drown... To Live Again As a Servant of Darkness Limited textured handcrafted box housing the standard edition, a vial of squid ink, shellfishes, weird sea skeletons and an exclusive set of cards. Another unique piece of art.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS007 - CD • march 2007 • gatefold digisleeve plus tracing paper • 800 copies ATOMINE ELEKTRINE Nebulous Out-of-body, masterful, deeply layered cosmic ambience filled with energy outbursts, synthetic movements and algorithmical rhythms. An aural projection to explore in detail nebulas, black holes, exploding stars and unknown deep corners of the cosmos. more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $16 ppd. | order ESS007-B - box • march 2007 • 98 copies ATOMINE ELEKTRINE Nebulous Boxset edition Strictly limited handmade box containing the standard edition, a set of 6 cards in art paper and a CDR with 5 tracks, comprising nearly 30 minutes of extra and exclusive music. Like all our special editions, each piece is unique.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS006 - CD • august 2006 • mini-box with cards set • 800 copies RAPOON From Shadows Sleep Rapoon visits ancient temples, moves between shadowy labyrinths of enchanting drones, echoed tones and distant rumblings, building a hypnotic sonic ritual that brings traces from a distant past in form of atmospheric, spiritual mantras of a possessive power. An unique masterwork of mysterious dark and droney sounds!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $18 ppd. | order ESS006-B - box • august 2006 • 109 copies RAPOON From Shadows Sleep Boxset edition Limited and totally handmade box housing the standard edition, a beautifully painted tangram, a set of 5 cards featuring artworks by Robin Storey and a 3" CDR with two tracks exclusively included in this carefully crafted edition.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS005 - CD • december 2005 • miniature gatefold lp sleeve plus photocards • 1000 copies (1st pressing) • 1000 copies (2nd pressing) BORIS Soundtrack from film Mabuta No Ura Boris at their most abstract personality. Stunning guitar-driven psychedelic voyage to an imaginary land where Pink Floyd meditates with Sunn 0))) drenched in ambience and feedback! From mellow, dreamy acoustic incursions, slow post-rock tones and rhythms to occasional bursts of dynamics passing through avant-noise experiments and deep drones. A flowing collection of evocative sonic images especially painted for this imaginary movie!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ $20 ppd. | order ESS005-B - box • december 2005 • 199 copies BORIS Soundtrack from film Mabuta No Ura Boxset edition Strictly limited heavy handmade textured box containing the complete standard edition, an extra set of 37 professionally printed photocards, flyers and dried flowers. A beautifully conceived collector's item.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS004 - CD • july 2005 • 6-panel digisleeve • 800 copies HENRIK NORDVARGR BJÖRKK Vitagen Pitch black holes of sound meet glitchy, cold elektronika overtones and haunted minimalist atmospheres, building a foundation for rhythmic movements, detailed drones, distant rumbles and disembodied voices. The different shades of black and grey Nordvargr paints with have never been more disturbing and at the same time more beautiful. The definitive masterwork from the Nordic giant of modern dark ambient music!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS004-B - box • july 2005 • 99 copies HENRIK NORDVARGR BJÖRKK Vitagen Boxset edition Limited luxurious handmade box housing the standard edition, a set of 6 professionally printed cards in textured paper and a beautifully crafted semi-porcelain doll inspired on the work of fine artisans of the 19th century. A perfect and sinister, yet innocent companion to the music of Henrik Nordvargr Björkk!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS003 - CD • october 2004 • miniature gatefold lp sleeve • 900 copies MERZBOW Sha Mo 3000 The Japanese master of psychedelic-tinged noise in his first South American incursion! Pulses, piercing beats and fuzzed out guitars colliding with dense trance-inducing walls of structured noise. One of the most dynamic albums of Masami Akita's post-analog era and a heading towards new influences and ideas.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS003-B - box • october 2004 • 99 copies MERZBOW Sha Mo 3000 Boxset edition Limited handmade box including the standard CD edition, a hanging scroll to decorate your wall, a set of professionally printed cards with collages by Masami Akita, sticker, page marker and a 3" CDR comprising 22 minutes of extra tracks exclusively composed to this edition!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS002 - 2CD • april 2004 • gatefold digisleeve plus mini-poster • 800 copies ATOMINE ELEKTRINE Binomial Fusion The much anticipated reissues of the magic and long out-of-print "Elemental Severance" (originally released on Cold Meat Industry back in 1995) and "Atom Xtension" (out on Yantra Atmospheres five years ago) albums together in a double CD package enriched with 5 bonus tracks! An amazing chapter of Peter Andersson's fantastic career is here in full splendour!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS002-B - box • april 2004 • 88 copies ATOMINE ELEKTRINE Binomial Fusion Boxset edition Limited silk-screened handmade box set containing the standard 2CD edition and poster plus a set of 8 professionally printed cards inspired on the nuclear technology of the 50's!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS001 - CD • september 2003 • 6-panel digifile • 599 copies WOLFSKIN Campos de Matança The long awaited second official full-length album by one of Europe's finest and most original ritual ambient acts. Enveloping, oppressive, yet evocative structures on top of a magma of bleak, hypnotic sound collages of the darkest excellence. A wheel in perpetual motion entwined with the manifestating sounds derived from an exquisite, archaic instrumentation, drifting a wide collection of carefully chosen eccentric field recordings.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS001-B - box • september 2003 • 69 copies WOLFSKIN Campos de Matança Boxset edition Limited handcrafted box set including the standard CD edition, two inserts, a pack with consecrated earth gathered in the fields, dried moss plus a CDR with 4 tracks, comprising 25 minutes of extra music exclusive for this beautiful edition!  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out ESS000/FIXIIMMI - box • february 2002 1st edition: 333 copies - sold-out! 2nd edition: 66 copies - sold-out! ATARAXIA A Calliope... Collection Medieval edition Trying to capture the band’s philosophy and the oceanic aura that permeates the album, we at Essence Music were encharge to work on an unique and limited edition for this wonderful compilaton released by Future Insights. Included is the standard edition plus 32-page booklet in a silk-screened medieval bag containing a button, a parchment with Francesca's writings, and aromatic natural leaves. Every copy comes with a full-colour A3 poster of Francesca Nicoli. more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out Future Insights FIXIIMMI - CD • Distributed by Essence Music ATARAXIA A Calliope... Collection The definitive tribute to the many years of activity of these Italian minstrels! A collection of 14 remastered atmospheric songs carefully chosen by the band covering all previous albums and singles plus 2 new exclusive ones only available here. Dedicated to the water and its hidden mysteries, A Calliope... Collection is a visionary static voyage, a flowing soundtrack for the solitary moments spent in front of the Mediterranean sea.  more info... » _________________________________________________________________ sold-out