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The Molten Snow Tapes Vol. 5

by A Vibrant Struggle

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Soft Illusions 30:36
2.
Perfumed Nightmare 28:33

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Originally released in 2010, this is a long-form vision of shattered glass and electronically charged air.

Dense drones morph into razor sharp edge in these harsh/ambient electro-acoustic soundscapes. Hailing from the Netherlands, "A Vibrant Struggle" is a trio consisting of Sindre Bjerga, Jan Morten Iverson and Steffan de Turck. "The Molten Snow Tapes" are the result of an epic recording session from September of 2007. Locked in a cabin in the high mountains of Norway, the tape rolled day and night while contact mics were applied to the kitchen cutlery. Subtle rhythmic oscillations, spidery guitar, and euphoric synth rumbles combine to create these two stunning tracks of transcendental meditation music for the emotionally disturbed.

The album has been unearthed from the dusty LUS archives, digitized and mastered from grimy magnetic tape, and finally put forth to live on in all of it's abrasive, crystalline glory, a triumphant rebirth into this fearsome digital age. Coated in grit, for cultural posterity.

Initially released as Lighten Up Sound-018. Real time duplicated white shell C62 with full color labels comes packaged w/ double sided U-card and red vellum insert in a clear Norelco case. This is damaged beauty.

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released March 17, 2019

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