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“Where the Mandrakes Grow” is conceptualized around autoerotic asphyxiation, forming an abstract narrative into a singular autoerotic experience. A singular moment in flux within the body. The sound compositions consist of consciousness cut ups – flashes of memory and anomalies of the moment interweaving. Dark drone and experimental ambience. Mastered by the legendary Robert Rich. Beautiful 6-panal digi-CD designed by Anastasia Sarandou limited to 1,000 copies. Truly a great work of Dark Ambience. 64 minutes.

Released on: Autumn Wind Productions. $11 usd.

Tracklist:
1. Uproot, A Noose of Silk
2. Willows Deep
3. Visceral Monologue
4. Interlude: The Death of Kotzwara
5. Sickly Sweet Fertilizer
6. A Breath, Then It Comes
7. Aural Cavity Obstruction
8. Light Rejection, The Return

Reviews:
Heathen Harvest
Plague Haus
Gothtronic 8/10
Crucial Blast 5/5
Wounds of the Earth 9/10

her final breath.

From the label: Time has come for a fresh collaborative album, released by No Angels Prod. and Beast Of Prey. We would like to present a unique opus, which appears as a co-operation of Inner Vision Laboratory (Poland) and Roto Visage (USA) projects, symbolically entitled “Cinema Stain”. Here, the listener is forced to wale in pathological and “impure” visualizations of human pain, fears and suffering, which are surprisingly seducing with subtle beauty. Some of the soundforms are painted heavily with a brush of rhythm while others flow like the spools of film spinning through a mechanical projector. The aim of both of the composers was to write an original soundtrack to a non-existent horror film – the result is excellent, and by taking vocal samples from other movies, they created also an auditory record of tension and melancholic darkness. For layout of this release, we used modified photographs from the very talented photographer – Karolina Kosowicz.

Packaging is non-typical: professionally printed and professionally duplicated CDR with additional graphical insert are placed in a plastic box (slim dvd box type). Inserts and covers are professionally printed on gloss paper. Edition is limited to 200 hand numbered copies.

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Released on: No Angels Prod. & Beast of Prey.

Available for purchase for 6 €: No Angels Prod. or Beast of Prey.

Samples:
No Further Questions
Where It Sleeps

Reviews:
Gothtronic 9/10
Pan.o.ra.ma

Samvartakalpa.

“Celestial Malaise” is a split between Roto Visage and Worms of the Earth. They have come together to capture the sounds of planets moving, stars being born and dying, galaxies swirling, nebulas whispering and the communication between all celestial bodies. Each track consists of a single abstract long-form glacial drone piece embodying the essence of Samvartakalpa and Vivartakalpa. Pro-printed 4 panel digipak with amazing artwork. Limited to 50 copies | 67 min.

Released on: Disease Foundry Recordings

Available for purchase. $6 usd + shipping sold out!:
Disease Foundry Recordings

Tracklist:
1. Roto Visage – Samvartakalpa
2. Worms of the Earth – Vivartakalpa
3. Worms of the Earth + Roto Visage – Celestial Malaise

Reviews:
Connexion Bizarre 8.5/10

subliminal distortion organ.

From the label: After a long break Kaos Ex Machina comes back, to present you with our 100th release, titled ‘Strange Attractor’. The album is a compilation of work created especially for this occasion by artists from around the world. None of the tracks were previously published. We would like to invite you to discover how different artists approached the theme of the chaos theory, and the extraordinary sounds they created. Carefully selected and mastered full length cds, available to download completely free.

Released on: Kaos Ex Machina

Available for free download.
Download the entire album.

Compilation includes work by:
Darkness And Silence, New Risen Throne, Deadhorsemort, Subinterior, Inner Vision Laboratory, Stereocaine, Svart1, Krzysztof Stanisławski, Roto Visage, Wach, CrepusculaR, TSIMDZ, Dream Of Nothing, Pharmakustik, Luciftias, In Cognitus, Lord Kula, Aurea Hora, Experimental Subjekt.

Memories for your consumption. 

Well it’s official. I am absolutely terrible at promoting myself and others. Here’s a nice free compilation that was released whilst I was in the midst of traveling. I’m sure some of my listeners were able to catch its release despite my minimal efforts to get the word out. Nonetheless, if you don’t have this compilation, you should. 

From the label: To celebrate one year of Twilight Luggage, and wrap it up in a seasonably fitting package we are now releasing our first compilation album, “Winter Solstice”. 9 artists from this years releases, and 3 gifted composers we hope to work more with shortly, contributed exclusive tracks to what ended up as a quite varied and highly engaging album of experimental wonderfulness!

And the best thing about it: It’s totally free! Happy Winter Solstice!

Released on: Twilight Luggage

Available for free download.
Download the entire album.

Tracklist:
01 Jarle Nordvik – Live Bait
02 Kallsup – Verkligheten
03 Batcheeba – Dark Rabbit
04 Gróhvrascht – Bulk
05 Horacio Pollard & Peter Gossweiler – V590 Pearl Mucus
06 Boe – VII
07 Andreas Brandal – A Flammable Device
08 Torstein Wjiik – Nitro
09 Continental Fruit – As the Horns Toot
10 E.cho – Why Do They Always Semaphore?
11 Roto Visage – Of the Same Cocoon
12 Jliat – Primes / Pimill

Rotovisage.com has been given a major facelift. I am hoping the new Wordpress format will allow me to maintain the site more efficiently. Feel free to look around and indulge in all the migrated data from the old site.

Musically speaking, one can expect the Roto Visage collaboration with I.V.Lab entitled “Cinema Stain” to grace their ears in due time. Mastering is complete and Karol is currently working on the artwork. I must admit that it looks absolutely amazing – a wonderful complement to our intensive work into sound.

A split between Roto Visage and Worms of the Earth entitled “Celestial Malaise” is currently under way. We have come together to capture the sounds of planets moving, stars being born and dying, galaxies swirling, nebulas whispering and the communication between all celestial bodies. Each track consists of a single abstract long-form glacial drone piece embodying the essence of sounds from the heavens.

Roto Visage will also be appearing on a four-way split with the likes of Aymrev Erkroz Prevre, Camisole, and Burial Hex. This will be dedicated to the magnificent literary piece by HP Lovecraft known as “The Dreams in the Witch House.”

Finally, the next Roto Visage full length, “Where the Mandrakes Grow” will be out in the first quarter of 2009 and will be released by our friends at Autumn Wind Productions.