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HOS 868CD
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A sinister blend of past, present and future old tower atmospheres, instrumentation and some seductively destructive surprises secure a place in the canon of dark music. The travels of the dragon's disciples have taken them to vast forests of mystery and somber castles hidden away between the stars and celestial mysteries. There was much to unravel that which was learned during these excursions into the dark and the first of veils has been lifted, giving an entrance into the complex mind of the horned serpent. "It rears its scaly head around a black granite column, its eyes penetrating the dust that coats the remnants of a forgotten dungeon. Its scales are adorned with ancient writings and strange symbolism, carefully inscripted by the architects that built the connection between firmament and souls. Its spirit is one of knowledge and arrogance, letting its dreams woefully tear into the fabrics of reality...." Deluxe tip on gatefold CD with spot gloss and metallic print. Digital download code included.
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HOS 868LP
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LP version. A sinister blend of past, present and future old tower atmospheres, instrumentation and some seductively destructive surprises secure a place in the canon of dark music. The travels of the dragon's disciples have taken them to vast forests of mystery and somber castles hidden away between the stars and celestial mysteries. There was much to unravel that which was learned during these excursions into the dark and the first of veils has been lifted, giving an entrance into the complex mind of the horned serpent. "It rears its scaly head around a black granite column, its eyes penetrating the dust that coats the remnants of a forgotten dungeon. Its scales are adorned with ancient writings and strange symbolism, carefully inscripted by the architects that built the connection between firmament and souls. Its spirit is one of knowledge and arrogance, letting its dreams woefully tear into the fabrics of reality...." Expansive presentation on black vinyl in deluxe jacket with insert. Digital download code included.
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HOS 712CD
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The masterful new album from Old Tower. Traditional and yet alien, the deconstruction of regression as transformation from man to beast, which conceptually was felt throughout the project's wanderings but steps forth fully from the shadows on The Old King of Witches. Shaving down to the bone and trimming the fat of the carcass to incant without rest and without resolution, Old Tower resurrects the dying breed of dark ambient with '90s deep electronics to conceive of a new breed of dark music. The most pure form of Old Tower always reaches for fictional reality and time stasis. Conceptually on The Old King of Witches you follow "a stranger" who enters a derelict domain, full of old and rotten pine trees, scattered rocks overgrown with dark green moss and strange reclusive inhabitants. Some of these inhabitants are witches who worship the ancient evil that roams this place. Through the use of forbidden magic, they slowly pull the "stranger" deeper into their forest world and we follow him on this journey through the woods, caverns, fields, and groves of this mysterious land. The Old King is the ruler of this land. Not a physical manifestation, but a symbol for the attraction of the mysterious and the dark. A place where the new comes to die, and the old tends to thrive. If you are lost, fall back on what is old and familiar, to find that new energy in places you have not visited in a while or never visited at all.
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HOS 712LP
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First 240 copies on Magenta Smoke vinyl (FE exclusive color). LP version. Includes full-size, two-sided poster; includes digital download code. The masterful new album from Old Tower. Traditional and yet alien, the deconstruction of regression as transformation from man to beast, which conceptually was felt throughout the project's wanderings but steps forth fully from the shadows on The Old King of Witches. Shaving down to the bone and trimming the fat of the carcass to incant without rest and without resolution, Old Tower resurrects the dying breed of dark ambient with '90s deep electronics to conceive of a new breed of dark music. The most pure form of Old Tower always reaches for fictional reality and time stasis. Conceptually on The Old King of Witches you follow "a stranger" who enters a derelict domain, full of old and rotten pine trees, scattered rocks overgrown with dark green moss and strange reclusive inhabitants. Some of these inhabitants are witches who worship the ancient evil that roams this place. Through the use of forbidden magic, they slowly pull the "stranger" deeper into their forest world and we follow him on this journey through the woods, caverns, fields, and groves of this mysterious land. The Old King is the ruler of this land. Not a physical manifestation, but a symbol for the attraction of the mysterious and the dark. A place where the new comes to die, and the old tends to thrive. If you are lost, fall back on what is old and familiar, to find that new energy in places you have not visited in a while or never visited at all.
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HOS 713CD
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Granular compilation of early snapshots as could be captured on the daguerreotype camera traveling the stars into the past universe of Old Tower. Includes the complete Grim Alchemy trilogy and bonus tracks, the Plague Harvest cassette, and the digital only Ruination, a New Dawn Cometh part I and II. Make no mistake -- this will not provide you answers to any of the tearing questions or origin stories. Merely a gateway -- a dream into the present without a future, a future without a past... Grim Alchemy to explore different aspects of dark music in short potions without a cure, Plague Harvest to reap what is sown for an early demise from natural causes, ambient and field recording statements of decay. The Ruination, a New Dawn Cometh tracks are quite simply told literal ruins of a full-length album that never saw the light of day due to stolen documents and withering scripts, the ending of an era that shall remain in the dark. Truly, the Middle Ages mean everything to the lost spirit... The mad moon -- grand death mask laughing at humans perched outside the heavens. Mischievous and treacherous, playful with the lives and death of curious and lost humans. Deluxe double-CD foil stamp and metallic ink blocked digipak; includes digital download code and insert mini poster.
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HOS 715LP
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First 200 on gold with black splatter (FE exclusive color). The alchemic trilogy has finally been concluded. The cauldron is frothing in full force. These recordings were originally presented on three separate EPs, each showing a different side from the project. From lo-fi dungeon explorations to medieval astral projections, this collection offers a wide variety of sounds and stories for your nightly inner explorations or journeys into the vast, cold unknown. To complete the full experience, additional unreleased recordings have been added to this collection under the name of Waldgeistär, delivering all the ingredients needed for this intoxicating potion. The blood of the dragon, the black streams, the ashes of souls, and the ghosts from the woods. Drink the darkness, and listen to dark music. Morbid heavy black stock board with metallic ink and oversize insert; includes digital download code.
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HOS 714LP
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First 186 on yellow vinyl (FE exclusive color). Originally issued as a cassette EP, Plague Harvest encrypts the further transformation into pure dark ambience. Field recordings yanked from the trees like dead leaves mix with streams of electronics running beneath the soil. Included also is a bonus 10" of Ruination, The New Dawn Cometh, which was previously only available digitally, exposing again a precursor and foreshadowing of this cautionary tale that what sustains life can easily grow to smother it. Yellow paper jacket invokes the spirit of the original dead cassette. 12"+10" set; includes digital download code.
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PFL 243LP
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Double LP version. "The third album by the enigmatic Old Tower, The Last Eidolon, tells a somber story of a kingdom laid to waste by its own creator through the corruption of dark magic and possession of destructive spirits. Because of wrongful decisions, spiritual rebellion and the misuse of ancient yet dangerous practices these malevolent forces started to turn against the enchanter. And so fell his once proud and powerful dominion. What was once great has now been reduced to a hollow manifestation of its old self. The long and weary process of reclaiming its former glory has begun. Throughout the 'Grim Alchemy' trilogy, smithed in conspiracy with the mighty Hospital Productions, The Specter meticulously crafted his own style of medieval dark ambient. The Last Eidolon is an elongation but also a new direction of this concept and will take the listener on a desolate journey spanning three, long chapters. Faded memories of a dark past will shimmer in and out of existence throughout these epic compositions yet the energy of renewal is flowing from the fountains of the old kingdom. Profound Lore is proud to present the album on this earthly plane in two different editions. Comes with extensive artwork, all richly illustrated and curated by The Specter himself. To get the full effect, these spells they were mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk."
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PFL 243CD
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"The third album by the enigmatic Old Tower, The Last Eidolon, tells a somber story of a kingdom laid to waste by its own creator through the corruption of dark magic and possession of destructive spirits. Because of wrongful decisions, spiritual rebellion and the misuse of ancient yet dangerous practices these malevolent forces started to turn against the enchanter. And so fell his once proud and powerful dominion. What was once great has now been reduced to a hollow manifestation of its old self. The long and weary process of reclaiming its former glory has begun. Throughout the 'Grim Alchemy' trilogy, smithed in conspiracy with the mighty Hospital Productions, The Specter meticulously crafted his own style of medieval dark ambient. The Last Eidolon is an elongation but also a new direction of this concept and will take the listener on a desolate journey spanning three, long chapters. Faded memories of a dark past will shimmer in and out of existence throughout these epic compositions yet the energy of renewal is flowing from the fountains of the old kingdom. Profound Lore is proud to present the album on this earthly plane in two different editions. Comes with extensive artwork, all richly illustrated and curated by The Specter himself. To get the full effect, these spells they were mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk."
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HOS 659EP
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The last part in the "Grim Alchemy" trilogy. As the curtain closes on the Oaken Stage. there is a single black eye peering through, the silent eye of the last star before its death rattle behind the sky's veins runs cold... The coldest and most isolated offering yet in the series. Silver metallic ink on black paper fold over covers; Edition of 500.
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