[ aquarius records new arrivals — issue 112 ]

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V/APop Ambient 2001(Kompakt)cd$ 16.98

A fine introduction to the Kompakt family of artists and the signature Kompakt label sound typified by floaty, crystalline washes of spacious electronic beauty anchored by muted but insistent experimental techno rhythms (fans of Chain Reaction take note,

V/ASympathetic Sounds Of Detroit(Sympathy for the Record Industry )cd$ 11.98

With the recent success of the White Stripes (whose excellent second album 'De Stijl' was released by the Sympathy label), SFTRI bossman Long Gone John and Mr. 'Stripe himself Jack White seized the prime opportunity to shine the spotlight on some other

V/A[komfort.labor](WMF)cd$ 15.98

This is the first mix cd from Stefan Betke, the driving force behind Pole and a key figurehead in the neo-dub renaissance alongside Kit Clayton and Vladslav Delay. The album begins just as you'd expect with slick transitions between Process, Farben (aka Jan Jenilek), the afforementioned Delay, and Clayton, with Betke jacking up the bass to huge thundercracks and sprinkling in

VITRIOLRandonee 0.06(SIRR.ecords)cd$ 14.98

Not the same Vitriol as the solo project from Godflesh's Ben Green as listed on AQL #110, although both outfits operate in the isolationist / drone end of the musical spectrum. This Vitriol is the Portuguese duo of Paulo Raposo and Carlos Santos, who attempt to find an intimate space for electronics within the human condition through the use of immersive ambience. The crackle of digital glitches pop throughout extended glistening drones stretched out of organic scrapes, ending up sounding mysterious and sublime. At times this sounds like a less digitized Fennesz.

VON SCHIRACH, OTTO8000 B.C.(Schematic)cd$ 14.98

Otto Von Schirach's first full length for the awesome Schematic label is a frenzied mix of Aphex Twin-style electronica squiggles and Squarepusher-ish manic energy, along with a healthy dose of randomness, as if it's a car-racing video game soundtrack whose direction is determined by crashes and explosions of a turbo vehicle. Nice and fun, but a lot to take in one sitting.

WARWICK, HENRYKeraunograph(Kether Music)cd$ 11.98

A simple album of stark sonic gestures from local composer Henry Warwick. Just one or two perfectly realized elements are unfolding at a time, usually a variant on shimmering waterfalls of analogue synth pulsings, often warm and delicate, sometimes threateningly dark, sometimes minor key and wistful. Quiet and lovely. Comes packaged in a signed edition of 500 with copper leaf

WITCH MOUNTAINHomegrown Doom(Rage of Achilles)cd ep$ 7.98

From Portland Oregon via the UK (courtesy of Rage Of Achilles) comes Witch Mountain. A noisy sloppy but pretty heavy mix of seventies stoner groove and groovy doom somewhere between Sabbath and St. Vitus.

WOLPE, STEFANBerlin 1929 - 1931(Subrosa)cd$ 16.98

Previously unpublished early works by this 20th-century avant-garde composer (who, later in life, was a professor to Morton Feldman). Radical, dadaist, agitprop songs for piano and voice.

ZEN GUERILLAMob Rules/The Trooper(Safety Pin Records)cd$ 4.50

San Francisco's soul-tinged hard rockers Zen Guerilla are on loan from Sub Pop for this 7" single, wherein they demonstrate their love of metal, covering Black Sabbath on side A and Iron Maiden on side B! Fun stuff, and (as with all good covers) they put their

ZERO ZEROAM Gold(Jade Tree)cd$ 12.98

Not to be mistaken with Zero nor Zero Zero Zero! Imagine the B52s frolicking in your backyard with the Olivia Tremor Control and Takako Minekawa. Sounds like a fabulous fun time to me. How 'bout you? Plus, y'know nothing warms my heart like a lil' farfisa

ZORN, JOHNMadness, Love and Mysticism(Tzadik)cd$ 16.98

Three new compositions by Zorn, wonderfully executed by Jennifer Choi (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello), and Stephen Drury (piano). As to be expected, these pieces range from subtly beauty to harsh dissonance, just as the title might suggest: madness