Psalm 135 Prayer

 

The original Gothic/Doom musick.

Razorwind - 2 New Albums

  

 

Rain Songs - 4 songs of lo-fi acoustic melancholia with minimal synth elements.

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Hymns In Praise Of Autumn - 4 songs of instrumental Atmospheric Black Metal. Experimental in variation, one song is acoustic, the last approaches DSBM territory. I didn't put vocals because I liked the songs the way they were on their own, and thought vocals might distract from the meditative (repetitive, hypnotic) quality of the music.

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A big THANK YOU to anyone who has supported me over the years, whether by actually purchasing any of my music, downloading/sharing, or merely appreciating it in whatever capacity; offering prayers on my behalf, or simple friendship in any way, shape, or form. I thank you all.

Two Collections of Unreleased Material

 

Psalm 88 - The material in this collection was created at various times over the last 3 months. There are no vocals, and there is no production/mastering effects whatsoever. Quite a few songs here, mostly unnamed.

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Resurgent Atavism - An album's worth of material over four tracks. There are vocals, and cavernous "production." Neanderthal Black Metal, cave-dwellers howling in the night. Atypical uneasy listening. Intentionally difficult, but not without its rewards.

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[Note 6/24/2020: "Resurgent Atavism" has been released here.]

Road to Antichrist

This is a series which will become increasingly significant to Christians in the coming years. I have my doubts that many will take it seriously right now, but it will be important to understand what's really happening, when the world 'steps into the Light.'

Part 1 - The Orwellian Nightmare

Part 2 - The Real Agenda

Part 3 - The Rise of Conspiracy Theory

There is a 4th installment on the way, as it says at the end of Part 3.

Diet of Worms - Saving Grace (Demo 2013)

[Note: Thanks to the "Splatter Grind Core" blog, from whose page I was able to make everything available here. To put it another way, everything on this page comes from theirs, for which I thank them. If not for them, I wouldn't have had immediate access to this material, so that's cool. As such, I will provide the same links they provide, etc. I dunno, I can't think right now.]

(logo, drawn in ballpoint pen in about 3min)

Diet of Worms came about during my initial studies into Church history (which, for some reason, I started with the Protestant Reformation).
I think there is a tendency for Protestant Christians to begin with the Reformation when they study the history of the Fatih, but it's kind of strange to do so. Obviously, Church history did not begin 500 years ago. But, I digest...

Historically, the 'Diet of Worms' refers to an imperial assembly or gathering, to determine something, or... something. I forget. But, here is the wiki article that explains everything.
It had something to do with Marin Luther, perhaps in effort to make him recant his 'heresy,' or some such thing.

Anyways, to me it sounded cool, like "a diet of eating nothing but worms."
Brutal.
I like double-meanings in wordplay, it's fun.

("Saving Grace" terrible artwork by yours truly)

Genre: Christian Grind/Crust

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Diet of Worms - Saving Grace (Demo 2013)

Alstadt - 2 albums (2017)

[Note: As far as I know, Alstadt's music on the following albums are still the property of Vision of God Records, therefore the links provided are to their page. If the material ever becomes my property again in future, I'll make free download links available (provided I'm able).]

"Alstedt" - original band name/logo, but I forgot, and misspelled it... thus we have:

(Alstadt - "Rest these Woods in Solitude")

While this is obviously a Christian Metal project, I had been listening to a lot of Pagan Metal at this time. Additionally, my interpretation of Christianity was closer to Gnostic, and nature-based (or nature-reverent). 

It was around this time that my drinking habit began to develop, following some medical problems that occurred in early 2017. Now that I think about it, this must have been recorded exactly at the time everything started to take a turn for the worse.

"Rest these Woods..." is a pretty straightforward affair, fast, raw, aggressive. Just a speedy purge of emotion, conceptualized within a Christian framework.
The songs themselves were pretty much improvised.

I guess it wasn't so well received, but I'm still rather fond of it, as well as the next album.  

(Alstadt - "Climes of Northern Sorrow" cover photo by Mary Cox O'Ney)

Unlike with its predecessor, the songs on "Climes..." were written. Well, at least more written than improvised. Even though each song was made in one sitting, more work went into constructing the riffs, and overall composition. I actually sat down and wrote lyrics for this one. It's rare, but it does happen.
Cover photo was taken by Mary Cox O'Ney, and used with her permission. I told her I would credit her, but I may have forgotten to include that information when I relayed it to Duane from VoG Records.

The music is different from the previous one too. For one thing, there's a marked influence of Grind and Punk Rock. All in all, a very interesting album.
The crowning achievement, the one track you should listen to if you don't listen to anything else, 

is "Hope for the Healing," the next to last track on the album:

("Hope for the Healing," courtesy of VoG)

Buy from Vision of God Records:

Alstadt - "Rest these Woods in Solitude"

Alstadt - "Climes of Northern Sorrow"

Kenosis - Flutes of the Dungeon (Book 1)

[Note: this is not one of my projects; it is the first installment where I will be presenting some of Noizen's work, which I am posting with his permission. Noizen is a longtime friend, as well as a collaborator with me on some of my projects.]

 

(Kenosis - Book 1, cover for the cassette release on Gondolin Records, linked below.)

Okay, there's is no easy way to say this: Noizen is (in addition to being a literal music professor and academic) nothing short of a musical genius and adept. I actually feel bad for him a lot of times that his work on our collaborative efforts is marred by my own crappy musicianship (lol). 

On the flipside, his contribution on Exalted Saviour's Blood Sacrifice, and work with Salat, is what makes those albums original, imo: his contributions make my music waaaay better, while mine probably makes his worse, haha. Working with him has been nothing short of an honour.

With that being said, let me just emphatically declare that Flutes of the Dungeon (Book 1) is a 'must-hear.' You need this album in your life. 

It's hard to pin it down musically. It's supposed to fall in the 'Dungeon-Synth' category, and it does... except for the fact that it is entirely made with wind-instruments. No synths whatsoever.
And man... it's crazy how easy he made it all seem. 

This album really needs to be heard, I'm reluctant to even describe it. It's beautiful, tranquil, lonely at times, but mostly... joyous? It's just amazing. 

Both the artist, as well as the album, deserve a wider audeince, and more recognition.

Download album at 'Name Your Price' (free or donation): https://kenosis2.bandcamp.com/releases 

Purchase from Gondolin Records (limited edition cassette presently Sold Out):

https://gondolinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/book-one