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Originally released on Electric Deluxe, the label from Speedy J / Jochem Paap, in 2016.

Electric Deluxe recently ceased operating, and releases have been returned to the artists.

John Twells of FACT wrote :
“The doomy, distorted grind of Godflesh and Jesu is certainly still present, but woven into a wheezing 4/4 template that doesn’t sound a million miles from Andy Stott’s patented ‘knackered house’ or a Surgeon record on the wrong speed being played through a broken car stereo.”

Writing for The Quietus, Tristan Bath said :
“So frank and brutal are the whiteknuckled grooves and aggression on Rise Above it’s tougher than ever to imagine where Broadrick will go next.”

Resident Advisor reviewer Justin Farrar wrote :
“It’s a rare musician who could make music this bleak sound utterly engrossing.”

Ben Hudgins of Heathen Harvest called Rise Above “unadulterated machine music that’s been crafted by a master engineer.”

JUSTIN K BROADRICK – ELECTRONICS

AVALANCHE STUDIO. UK. 2016

AVALANCHE RECORDINGS

AREC091

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COINCIDING WITH THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF GODKILLER’S FINAL FULL-LENGTH ALBUM OF DARK METAL WITH INDUSTRIAL & ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS.

Formed in 1993 and hailing from Monaco, Godkiller was the vision of multi-instrumentalist & sole founding member, Duke Satanaël, who between 1996 and 2000 released an EP and 2 studio albums under the Godkiller name, commencing with the black metal cult classic debut ‘The Rebirth of the Middle Ages’.

Though initially more a death metal inspired act in the formative years, Godkiller quickly developed into a project fully engulfed in the spirit of 1990s black metal, bringing to mind acts like Emperor and Satyricon for the implementation of such strong atmospherics, though on later releases Godkiller incorporated more industrial and electronic elements into the compositions as part of its creative evolution.

‘Deliverance’ was Godkiller’s second studio album, and final release before the project was laid to rest, and ventured into a more electronic and industrially metallic direction for what could be considered a more contemporary and expressive take on Godkiller’s established brand of darkness.

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Ø is Mika Vainios’s longest lasting pseudonym. Vainio is best known as the other half of minimalist electronic group Pan Sonic. The first Ø-album was released back in 1994 on Sähkö Recordings, before Pan Sonic’s recording career began. As with Pan Sonic, extremely minimalistic expression is the most distinctive feature in Ø’s music. As Ø Vainio has often created more atmospheric and abstract pieces than with Pan Sonic. Kantamoinen is a step into a new direction, from abstract to concrete. It is more romantic than his earlier albums and also more personal. Vainio doesn’t want to think of Kantamoinen as a concept album, but some of the tracks are inspired by Vainio’s childhood memories. The summery photo on the album cover is of Vainio’s grandmother’s house in Artjärvi, Southern Finland.

All tracks by Mika Vainio
Recorded in Barcelona, Wien & Berlin 1999-2004
Voice of Oscar Sala on track 4 recorded by Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Mastered by Denis Blackham
Front sleeve photograph by Kalle Vainio
Graphic design by Mika Vainio & Tommi Grönlund
Dedicated to Laina Vainio 1913-1991