German band, Italian album title ("growing faster, moving, reviving"). Growth for Faust means shedding original member Jean-Hervé Péron (he engineered their early-'90s re-formation but fell out with keyboardist Joachim Irmler and drummer Werner "Zappi" Diermaier) and re-nurturing the musique concrete that shaped their four '70s classics. Namely huge bedrocks of looping, mutated riffing, driven by metronomic Diermaier and glued by Irmler's keyboard swathes and unsourceable back-up noise. Where Ravvivando differs from past Faust is its brutal energy ( Ein Neuer Tag and Wir Brauchen Dich ), and a reduced emphasis on tempo detours, expressive zaniness and bonkers vocal chanting, probably a reult of Péron's absence. It's as inspired, just not revolutionary any more, but if you're keen on something more gutsy and overwhelming than current post-rockers, Ravvivando is your next must-have purchase.

ALEX FERGUSSON, responsible for Punk classics such as "Action Time Vision" (ALTERNATIVE TV) and Pop hits such as "Godstar" (PSYCHIC TV), recorded "The Castle" within a few days 'live' in a studio. Thus, the songs come across in a very fresh and honest manner - he wanted to do that album in the same mode of working as he used with PSYCHIC TV in the early eighties. The result is a very natural, short, but to-the-point album, starting off in an experimental, rocking and subtly psychedelic vein. It's pure Folk Noir. Some tracks for example are very sixties-like - just as if VELVET UNDERGROUND had risen from the grave and recorded new songs. But other tracks brings you good and gently picked folk. And the sweet voice of ROSE McDOWALL (DEATH IN JUNE, SORROW, CURRENT 93) will remind you of Alex' abilities to write wonderful songs. Digipak, 12 tracks.

This Fire + Ice offering, “Birdking,” is an incredibly accomplished work which harnesses the talents of a number of Read's fellow musicians and produces a vibrant, flourishing tome of lore. Contains contributions by Michael Cashmore (Current 93, Nature and Organization), Mee, Alice Karlsdottir, Richard Leviathan (Ostara), Michael Moynihan (Blood Axis), and Annabel Lee (Blood Axis, ex-Amber Asylum).

With their debut, Fleur became one of the leading figures in Prikosnovenie's team. This new releases continues the brilliant combination between neofolk, neoclassical, and, russian ethereal pop.

New fantastic melodies, sometimes melancholic sometimes happier, but above all full of liveliness by the Ukranian fairies. A more rhythmic album than their previous ones, with an emphasis on percussion which gives an impetuous mood to the music.

The debut album from two Ukrainian fairies, who blend their voices with the instrumentation provided by piano, cello, bass, drums, acoustic guitar and flute to in their Slavish melancholic pop.

Limited edition on special digipak from this early recording by Forseti , previously available only in a long out of print 10". Features bonus material and lyrics, in a cloth-textured digipak.

The long awaited debut release for this German Neo-Folk act, which has attained somewhat of a cult status after live performances alongside Death in June and various others. Impressive digipak packaging on this one.

After a silence of 3 long years, one of the true masters of Dark wave electro triumphantly returns with a compendium of conceptual songs of pure electro dark wave, sublimely melodic symphonies and dance floor electronics songs.