Thou - The Archer and The Owle
Maybe the most lovelingly made of the bunch, the thick jacket with
a raised design on a pristine white is a real pleasure when you see it in person. Marble swirl wax with old fashion looking prints of owls is the icing on the cake.
Hydra Head
After my friend showed me his original pressing of this record, and further introduced me to the band back when I was just a little shit, I realized this is why I wanted to collect vinyl; for this album alone. Being far outside my budget, it wasn't until "Record Store Day" this year that Hydra Head repressed this beauty and I was able to snag one.
Graf Orlock - The Doombox
What else is there to say about a 10" ep and the band's 3 LP effort on a CD all housed inside a cardboard ghetto blaster with an instruction booklet containing lyrics and insight to them. Outlandish; maybe, but reading the liner notes and realizing the band's affinity for 90's action flicks is as much a teenager revery as it is a political statement is very gratifying.
Fell Voices - Fell Voices
Gilead Media
Gridlink - Orphan/Amber Grey
Hydra Head
If you're gonna pay Hydra Head prices, you're going to expect this level of quality. The jacket is beautiful and ridiculously thick and the red vinyl is a beautiful choice. Beyond that, it's the whole Gridlink discography on one record (including a remastered Amber Grey with added guitar and bass). This was the one I was looking forward to all of 2010, happy to have it.
Teiatanblood - Purging Tongues
Teitanblood's DLP Seven Chalices is probably one of my favorite records, not only for the twisted and frightening black/death metal they put out, but the absurd amount of detail and attention given in their truely occult and otherworldly artwork/liner notes. The music on Purging Tongues itself is something I'm still unsure about, but looking at the B side etching on this record is a clear indication of how crazy this band can get.
5 comments:
i think my fave vinyl this year was wormrot's dirge. it may just be my shitty stereo, but it seemed to have more "pop" and life than either CD or mp3.
if my better later than never buying, i finally got bufo's Moderni Ja Maailman Tuho from way back in 2008. i think there's something fascinating about the double 7-inch format for an album.
" bufo's Moderni Ja Maailman Tuho from way back in 2008"
I don't know what it is, but it sounds dope. The only thing I have like that is a collection of 7"s "Pharmacopia" that's like 5 7"s with all these sludge acts on it.
That Dephorsphorus Lp looks intense.
bufo is a finnish crust/grind outfit. i've been hunting them down for years and finally found something. i love it cuz the art is very jesu, 8 songs over two 7-inches and it's a weird mix of rotten sound and anti cimex. good stuff. i'm gonna get around to posting on it in depth soon.
I'm super jealous of your Gridlink on red. Mine's is on boring black. The thing I love about the vinyl is how insanely well the drums stand out in the mix. Waayy nicer then on cd or mp3.
I literally checked their myspace and hydra head's sites 3-5 times a week throughout 2010-2011. And you're right, it's amazing how great that LP sounds; both sides.
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