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V.A. (VARIOUS ARTISTS) (COMPILATIONS) - When Worlds Collide

Format: do-LP Label & Cat.Number: Fourth Dimension Records FD150 Release Year: 2025 Note: the title is aptly chosen, the world of 4th DIM is versatile and unorthodoxly wide: label compilation with unpublished material, artwork by puppy38/HIROSHIMABEND: featuring BASS COMMUNION, FINAL, KLEISTWAHR, BAND OF PAIN, ALTERNATIVE TV, NICK MOTT, EDWARD KA-SPEL, SION ORGON, THEME, ASHTRY NAVIGATION, SPLINTERED, SENESTRA; lim. 500 copies with inlay, black vinyl Price (incl. 19% VAT): €28.50 More Info A limited double-LP collection of artists who've been on either Fourth Dimension Records or Lumberton Trading Company (or both). The title, based on the name of a childhood '50s sci-fi film favorite, also not only reflects the bringing together of these two labels but also the fact that most of the artists they are concerned with tend to navigate a wide range of ideas and approaches in their sound. The 2LP also began as a reflection of the two labels coming together on 18 May 2024 at London's Cafe OTO for an event featuring Alternative TV, Splintered, Edward Ka-Spel, and Bass Communion. The 2LP, beautifully packaged in a Puppy38 designed sleeve. Featuring Alternative TV, Nick Mott, Bass Communion, Sion Orgon, Theme, Final, Edward Ka-Spel, Ashtray Navigations, Band of Pain, Senestra, Kleistwahr, and Splintered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Third Mind Records began, they released a five-compilation cassette, 'Rising From The Red Sand', which remains a landmark of early industrial music (reissued by Vinyl On Demand on five LPs some time ago). Third Mind became a powerhouse with a subsidiary, Fourth Dimension Records, which, after one release, changed hands, and Richard (Richo for friends) Johnson took over. Ever since, it has been his label for over 40 years. Occasionally, he releases compilations, showcasing the various musicians on his label, or to promote label evenings, such as 'Presently Untitled' (Vital Weekly 1153) or 'Low Expectations' (Vital Weekly 1214). These were respectively on a double 7" and a cassette. The latest compilation is presented as a double LP. We find the usual suspects, even when some may not have had a recent release on this album, such as Band Of Pain (consisting here of Steve Pittis and Steven Stapleton). Still, most have, and not present are Reverse Image and Richard Youngs (see elsewhere!), who recently had some releases and could fit right in—a broad roster and limited space on two sides of an LP. Fourth Dimension Records isn't a label with one strict musical interest, as proven here. In one corner, there's Edward Ka-Spel with what we call a song, vocals, and rhythms, and in another corner, a piece (with subtle differences) of subaqueous tones and drones by Bass Communion. If you view it as the scale by which the rest operates, you'll see one moving to the first. Ashtray Navigations has a lovely rhythmic piece, all instrumental, very psychedelic, and Final's subtle drones are heading toward similar ground as Bass Communion. Atmospheric is perhaps a word that ties the majority of these pieces together, even though they are rhythmic (like Senestra and Splintered) or noisy (the short outburst by Kleiswahr). I thought this to be an excellent compilation, all great pieces of music and a brilliant showcase for this label. (FdW)