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V.A. (VARIOUS ARTISTS) (COMPILATIONS) - NEKROPHILE REKORDS 1983-1990

Format: 10 x LP BOX Label & Cat.Number: Vinyl-on-Demand VOD173 Release Year: 2022 Note: the eight cassette releases by the legendary Austrian label (many for the first time on vinyl, like the LASHTAL, KORPSES KATATONIK, THE BEAST666 compilation...) plus unreleased material on two LPs by METGUMBNERBONE and COMING TO NOW: 10 LPs in luxus wooden box, plus 2 x 7"es and T-Shirt with incredible 240 pages book, feat. hundreds of documents, pictures, texts, from the "occult underground of the post industrial area"; lim. 666 copies Price (incl. 19% VAT): €299.00 More Info "Symbolically limited to 666 copies, housed in a deluxe wooden box, and also including an exclusive t-shirt and a 240-page book, this magnificent set feature no less than ten LPs and two 7" vinyl records covering the entire Nekrophile Rekords original output, with the welcome addition of two unreleased full-lenght albums by Coming To Now and Metgumbnerbone. Comprehensive edition about the legendary Nekrophile Records tape label. Founded in Vienna by Michael Dewitt, also known as Zoe Dewitt, the label was specialized in occult / ritual industrial music (self-described as 'Martial Music for the New Aeon'). During its lifespan it released eight cassettes and various printed materials. The label was notable for releasing solo material from Throbbing Gristle member Genesis P-orridge (with Stan Bingo), and also for early material by the noted Industrial band Coil (with Zos Kia), with the participation of Peter Christopherson, another member of Throbbing Gristle. Dewitt released solo material on the label under two names: Korpses Katatonik, and Zero Kama. The Zero Kama album "The Secret Eye of L.A.Y.L.A.H." is purported to have been recorded in its entirety using human bones and skulls as musical instruments. The overall content and design of Nekrophile's releases clearly drew inspiration from the occult, with many references to Aleister Crowley and Thelema in particular." [Soundohm] LP01 NRC01 1983 Korpses Katatonik Subklinikal Leukotomy 1Lp LP02 NRC02 1983 Genesis P-Orridge / Stan Bingo What's History 1Lp LP03 NRC03 1983 Various The Beast 666 1Lp - Korpses Katatonik Choronzon 4:26 – Coil Here To Here (Double Headed Secret) 4:22 – Hunting Lodge Learn To Will I 4:28 – Kathan Spiss The Serpent 6:38 – Toy Muzik Introducing The Brides Of Christ II Part A 7:45 – Stigma Diaboli La Force Pas La Joie 10:18 – Hunting Lodge Learn To Will II 5:08 – Mr. Vile Thumb Introducing The Brides Of Christ II Part B 4:44 – Zero Kama V.V.V.V.V. 6:59 – Post Mortem: The Sea Of Cefalu 1:45 LP04 NRC04 1984 LAShTAL Thoum Aesh Neith 1Lp LP05 NRC05 1984 Zos Kia / Coil Transparent 1Lp LP06 NRC06 1984 Various The Archangels Of Sex Rule The Destruction Of The Regime 1Lp – Sleep Chamber W:O:M – Zero Kama Prayer Of Zos – Ain Soph Theme III – Ewald Spiss Gbvrh – Metgumbnerbone Death – Coming To Now Thy Call To Kia – Zero Kama Seven Nights Of Tantra – Ain Soph Theme II – Ewald Spiss NTzCH – Sleep Chamber Coven Of Angels LP07 NRC07 1984 Zero Kama The Secret Eye Of L.A.Y.L.A.H. ‎(Cass, C60) 1Lp LP08 NRC08 1985 Ain Soph Ars Regia ‎(Cass, Album, C60) 1Lp LP09 Coming to Now „Closer to Silence“ 1Lp LP10 Metgumbnerbone For the Raven“ Lp plus 7inch "Wait, some ritualistik musick in Vital Weekly, reviewed by FdW? That'll be some fine trashing! If you thought that, then I have to disappoint you. I am a fan here, which is a very personal thing. When in the early 80s I discovered Throbbing Gristle, I somehow got hold of a cassette by Genesis P. Orridge and Stan Bingo, 'What's History'. I assume I purchased it at Staalplaat. My musical partner bought 'The Secret Of L.A.Y.LA.H.' by Zero Kama, and together we headed out to the nearby town of Arnhem to see that band perform on what turned out to be one of the very few occasions they ever played live. We thought it was a disappointment. We were promised a concert with skulls and bones, but save for some flutes, all the drumming was on drums, plus some easy blood spatter on a naked girl. My friend asked one of the members what Zero Kama meant and got the dry reply 'zero karma'. Still, we both found the cassette a fascinating thing. Skipping a few years, I found myself behind the counter of Staalplaat. While I had very little interest in the world of death, industrial, and gothic, I found these CD reissues that Staalplaat had made of the Nekrophile Records quite interesting. As part of my research into 'what am I supposed to sell here', I took copies home of the available titles. Coil/Zos Kia had not been released yet, and we came close to doing it ourselves (or not? That story is somewhere else), Ain Soph was no longer available, but the rest was still there. For a few reasons, I liked this. It was a world of its own, a label that only released a handful of cassettes mysteriously disappeared and yet almost all of it was on CD. I still have the CDs, and I still take m out on occasion to play them in one row. When Vinyl On Demand announced a 10 LP/2 7" set, it was a no-brainer to spend my Christmas allowance on a box, mainly because there was also a book. Now books about record labels have my utmost interest, even if I don't like the music. This, obviously, is not the case here, as I enjoy the music. Vinyl On Demand delivers heavy books using heavy paper and is almost like an art catalogue. They aren't easy to read but look great. In this book, we find the story of Nekrophile Records well documented, first and foremost by Zoe deWitt, who ran the label in the early 80s (as Michael deWitt). We read of her interest in Psychic TV, magic and occultism as part of industrial music, rather than death and destruction. The music also changed, quieter, using bells, and flutes, next to synthesizers and electronics. deWitte first operated as Korpses Katatonik, later as Zero Kama, when the music became even more rhythmic. Skulls and bones were sourced at an old graveyard, and a legendary cassette came to fruition. As they do those days, deWitt was in contact with other musicians, and, also as they did, this leads to compilation cassettes, which included the first ever track by Coil, and music by Hunting Lodge, Stigma Diaboli, Toy Muziek, Sleep Chamber, Ain Soph, LashTal, and the aforementioned P.Orridge/Bingo tape. The book in this box details the various problems with these releases, such as musicians promising too much or forgetting what was promised. The book has some fine examples of letters from them, such as John Balance's fine writing (as recently also detailed in another book, 'The Abrahadabra Letters'), Steve Stapleton's blunt 'no' to an invitation, catalogues and pamphlets. All with excellent photo material, which made me sad that such things are no longer made (letters, booklets et al., I mean) in these days of digital communication. Of course, the music is not an insignificant portion of the material. There is an exciting variety here. There is the more experimental synthesizer/electronics side of the ritual industrial music on the one hand. Here we find Korpses Katatonik, LashTal and Ain Soph (the latter, to my surprise, as that one is missing from my old collection, and I was never too fond of their later work). In contrast, the ritual, rhythmic aspect is represented by Zero Kama, whose LP gathered quite a cult following over the past thirty-something years and Metgumnerbone. Their LP was initially not released by Nekrophile, but contacts were established back in the day. The group gained notoriety because of their gravedigging for skulls and bones and subsequent arrest. Another album planned at that time that only sees the light of day now is Coming To Now, a duo of Luther Howard and Andy H. Their music has a fine blend of ritualistic slow drums, flutes and voices and is also similar to the more ritualistic rhythm side, and charming naive quality. The compilations have material from both ends of the musical spectrum, and the Psychic TV influence on Coil, Zoskia, Orrdige/Bingo is a clear one, a little diversification. It is topped with two 7"s by Toy Muzik, quite an unknown entity from the UK in this story, and more Metgumnerbone, to top this off. A small label, whose overviews fit in one wooden box (coffin is the apparent reference), offers a beautiful insight into the ancient and arcane world. I love it!" [FdW / Vital Weekly]