And yes – we still got two pre-orders on tap! One is a vinyl edition of Kilter by Tinned Meats and the other one is Filth Film, second LP from Boston’s Dystopiate. Former is for all of you Cardiacs/The Fall/Zappa/Mothers fans, while latter is a furious d-beat/crust/black metal excursion, heavily influenced by Dischard, Motorhead and Amebix.

Keir Hardie / jovike  – thank you for buying IHNDIGS002 // Boston Not LA – Vol. 1

Philippe Simon / Brent Davis / Carlos Luis Aguirre / Pleasure Killer / Eric Lay / d3LA.HOZ–  thank you for buying/pre-ordering IHN015 // Filth Film by Dystopiate

Pete Twentythree – thank you for buying IHN004 // Burn My Letters by William Carlos Whitten

ifyoucandigititisdoug / Christopher Potter – thank you for buying IHN012 //  Telepaths by William Carlos Whitten / Diana Crash /  IHN014 // Kilter by Tinned Meats / VA – 2025 Sampler

Allister Thompson / bickleyisheaven / woj / drhexen– thank you for buying IHN014 // Kilter by Tinned Meats

Graham Reznick  – thank you for buying VA – 2025 Sampler

And thank you for being our Bandcamp followers

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The tracks of Songs Of Embrace are nothing more than a breath, a suspended moment that emerged after finishing Songs Of Abandon
I felt that something was missing and I needed to fill that emptiness.
The tracks were written slowly, one after another, in the order they appear on the record, as a natural continuation and sonic evolution.

Songs Of Embrace is a request for time, for listening, for vibration
It is the urgency to dig into ourselves in search of comfort
The album unfolds like a suite, gradually taking shape until its final note, which echoes the initial sound from which everything was born

Invocation Of The Abyss

This is the opening of the album, the point from which everything originated
It begins with a glitch, from which the fire of the album rises like a phoenix
The track is suspended, slowly growing and emerging from the depths of the mind
A call, an invocation to seek outside what we cannot contain within ourselves

Three Nails, One Heart

Here everything explodes
The core of the album becomes clear and the three nails of Songs Of Abandon appear driven into the heart
It is a cry, a call after the ascent from the abyss

Incantation

Calm returns
This track acts as a bridge to the previous album
A repeating guitar pattern slowly unfolds like a spell through reverbs and layered sounds, opening the path into the album’s inner journey

The Sigil

Once again everything explodes as the sigil appears, marking the direction of this album
The Sigil moves slowly and darkly, melancholic yet powerful
It reopens the abyss and guides us toward the center of ourselves

A Pearlescent Pulse Of Light

A Pearlescent Pulse Of Light is a small piano movement drifting through time, listening to a beating heart before slowly fading away
Amid distant noises it speaks of a bond, a light that breathes, expands, and transforms
It is the most fragile and melancholic track on the record
For me it carries a deep meaning as it speaks of a creature immensely close to my heart

Ritual Of Night Violence

Ritual Of Night Violence is one of the central tracks and unfolds like a ritual
A passage where anger is not released outward, but gathered, held, and slowly transformed
Violence here is not an act but a condition that circulates, inhabits bodies, and persists beyond those who carry it
The only path to salvation is inward, a fragile and minimal sound like a buried music box that reactivates memory and interrupts the cycle

Sovereign Of Silence

Here we rise again observing death and the fragility in which we all wait
This track is a memory of someone who disappeared suddenly, leaving behind so much and continuing to exist even in their absence
It is a sovereign of silence, a bridge between essence and absence
A moment in life when we stand at the edge of the abyss to look into the void where sooner or later we will all fall

Embers Of Calendula

Calendula, the symbol of the album, represents suffering and pain, but also loyalty, resilience, and the continuous flow of time
Its embers sound like mysterious chimes, distant notes slowly drawing closer and merging into a single enigmatic pulse
It is a bridge between pain and the life that continues, like a flower that blooms even in the coldest seasons, connecting this track to the album’s beating heart

Echoes Of The Drowned

The final stretch of the journey
Like the song of a siren, distant echoes sink into the embrace of time
I imagined this track as a storm, a ship at the mercy of the waves with distant voices calling sailors into the unknown

Embrace The Abandon

The final movement of the album
Here everything blends together, theremin notes, distant whispers, the bubbling of the sea slowly calming
And everything fades as it began

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This isn’t your standard album. It ricochets across metal’s raw fury, post-rock’s atmospheric haze, and jazzy improvisations that sneak up like a caffeine crash. Rough sounds? Check. Unpolished vibes? Absolutely. It’s a mirror to our weird, jagged personas x yours, mine, everyone’s. I dub it “ADHD Metal,” a genre that doesn’t exist… yet. Because why stick to one lane when you can veer off into glorious oblivion?

Stream it now on Bandcamp and let the accident purify you. Your brain will thank you (or implode trying).

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Lola by the Kinks came up on a Spotify playlist, and I thought the lyrics were gross and transphobic. I like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.

Now I confess – I don’t remember lyrics to Lola at all. That’s how it goes with a lot of hits too, there’s a sweet Oreo filling of a gigantic sellable chorus and everything else is forgettable at best. So lets study the lyrics together, shall we?

Well, I’m not the world’s most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I’m not dumb but I can’t understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man

Now, perhaps, I’m just reading those lyrics wrong, but I fail to see how this is transphobic. Quite the opposite – if I’m reading it correctly Ray Davies should be given some sort of award for getting ahead of Lou Reed and Walk on the Wild Side. Furthermore, the Bluesky thread where we discussed Lola revealed more than a few examples of songs that Moby could’ve picked instead.

How about Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc? Fun 80s party song, right? Well…

This brother told me a secret
On how to get more chicks
Put a little Medina in your glass
And the girls’ll come real quick

But wait…there’s more. A lot more. Keep in mind that this is the same artist that later performed with Peaches  – who, my senses tell me, probably wouldn’t have approved. I get it…it was the 80s and Tone-Loc probably meant no harm…but come on.

So I took her to my crib
And everything went well as planned
But when she got undressed, it was a big old mess
Sheena was a man

So I threw him out, I don’t fool around
With no Oscar Mayer wiener
You must be sure that your girl is pure
For the Funky Cold Medina

You know?
Ain’t no plans with a man
This is the 80s, and you know I’m down with the ladies
No joke

So there’s your horrible twofer. First you spike the drink, then you proclaim that this is the 80s and you find it gross that your date turned out to be a man. Again, Tone-Loc probably meant no harm and he comes off as rather charming and funny in interviews, but transphobia or date rapes are anything but funny, even in the fictional setting of a song. Here’s looking at you too Sublime.

Nate Patrin also brought up A Thing Named Kim by Biz Markie in the same thread. Not going to recite the lyrics here, but you can take a wild guess what its about. One could also argue that Got Some Teeth by Obie Trice belongs on the same list, but thankfully it doesn’t seem transphobic or date rapey in any way, gnarly as it is.

Yet others brought up Saturday Night by Schoolly D and My Sharona, Every Breath You Take as other examples of songs that could’ve been picked for their sheer grossness over Lola. Alas…

Rather conveniently, Trice also happened to be a protege of Eminem – who also happened to have a beef with Moby. So there you have it, our circle is complete.

Anyway – Moby…if you’re reading this, please call me! Its very urgent. I’d love to have a chat and point out songs far more transphobic than Lola. And please, for the love of God, give back those CDs you sampled for Play.

Soundtrack: Fila Brazillia – Apehorn Concerto

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Speaking of pre-orders – we got two open right now! One is a vinyl edition of Kilter by Tinned Meats and the other one is Filth Film, second LP from Boston’s Dystopiate. Former is for all of you Cardiacs/The Fall/Zappa/Mothers fans, while latter is a furious d-beat/crust/black metal excursion, heavily influenced by Dischard, Motorhead and Amebix.

Allison Anne / Dan Kletter / Mike Baehr  – thank you for buying IHN014 // Tinned Meats – Kilter

slestein / hidefhill – thank you for buying VA – Fall 2019

rduck – thank you for buying IHN007 // In the Running 1 / Skyjelly / Solilians

lfborjas / Imrryr  – thank you for buying IHN015 // Filth Film by Dystopiate

And this is just Bandcamp Friday purchases! There’s many more people to thank for recent support…

Joel Brandhorst / wovenstrap / woj / Paul Byrne / rusty1973 – thank you for buying IHN014 // Tinned Meats – Kilter

Semantichrist / Paulie / Nic Brown / Stefan / D3la.HOZ – thank you for buying IHN015 // Filth Film by Dystopiate

Wren Leader – thank you for buying Terminal Dissonance / Filth Film bundle

James Swift – thank you for buying IHN001 // VA – Gone in 60 Seconds – Vol. 1

Bishop Joey – thank you for buying 8 (!) items from our back catalog

David Dellacroce – thank you for buying IHN004 // William Carlos Whitten – Burn My Letters

russjazz – thank you for buying Terminal Dissonance / Filth Film bundle / Tinned Meats – Kilter

James Dillon – thank you for buying IHNDIGS003 // Circle Of Friends – Vol.1: Facebook

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Tracklist

James Blackshaw – Fractures On The Horizon

Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orchestra – Spring Theme

Dumama – What Did The Rain Say? (Soundway Records)

Nilza Costa – Exu (Brutture Moderne Label)

NAHreally – Umpteen (Three Dollar Pistol)

SOO DO KOO – FIFA STREET (feat. Defcee)

CRIMEAPPLE x Evidence – Pinto FT Blu

The Olympians – California (Daptone Records)

M Ross Perkins – I Turned on My Mirror (Colemine Records)

Gregory Uhlmann – Burnt Toast (International Anthem)

Alabaster DePlume – It’s Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane) (International Anthem)

Tomeka Reid – Oo long! (Out of Your Head Records)

Abronia – Walker’s Dead Birds (Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube Records)

The Thorn – Of The Birds

Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel – Elizabeth Brown

Jesse Hackett – Satalight Song (Hive Mind)

Carol Maia & Jeremy Gustin – Lake of Meaning (Hive Mind)

Empty House – Cafe Algiers (Cruel Nature)

Gun Outfit – Lillies of the Field (Upset! the Rhythm)

Dog Chocolate – Munchies and a Pen (Upset! the Rhythm)

What is Now – No Name II

Parking Space – Table Scraps for the Gods (Centripetal Force)

Tacoma Park – GC2 (Centripetal Force)

More Klementines – Whisky’s Way

Brad Rose – Memory Doesn’t End

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Ironic Hill – Verse / Six solipsistic songs created during a period when I was trying to break free from a series of depressive episodes that had virtually crippled me for the best part of eighteen months. Part two of two.

Swash – Powers of Ten (Hidden Bay Records)

Polypores – Wrigglers EP (Crackedankles)

NOYJ – Debatable Lands

Jamie Philpin-Jones – dronejournal: february / I’ve finally got the monthly mixtape ball rolling with dronejournal: february. Full of new music, field recordings and sonic miscellania. Pay what you want. – Jamie / Veins Full of Static

Peiriant – Plant / I’ve always had lots of time for gently experimental Welsh folk duo Peiriant and this is just gorgeous – Nic Brown

Period Music – S/T / this experimental Berlin collective’s menstruation-themed album is some of the best sound art I’ve heard this year – JPB

Ben Wendel – Barcode (Edition) / great new LP BarCoDe from Kneebody sax guy Ben Wendel on Edition. intricate webs of vibraphone & mallets, percolating & skronky but w/some smoky sad mellow moments & ambient introspection. like a perfect midpoint btwn Steve Reich, Harold Budd and Sam Gendel – C Money Burns

Score – Sunburst Body (Cruel Nature) / Score’s tenth album delivers sun-soaked, delay-drenched guitar meditations. Shimmering minimalism weaves into warm, euphonious waves, creating a hypnotic journey through a radiant, sunburst stratosphere

Slift – Fantasia (h/t Harry Sword)

VA – Just Cause Vol. 2 (Just Cause) – featuring Tashi Dorji, Mal Devisa, Giant Claw, Ben Seretan, Andrew Weathers and more (h/t Ned Raggett)

Listening Recommendations

Horse Lords – The Common Task / happy 6th birthday, awesome record – Ben Salmon

The Horse Loom – S/T (Low Point) (h/t Vogon Laundromat)

Escaping Agartha – Shifting Baseline Syndrome / The opposite of grind. Slow, dissonant, almost hypnotic. 70 minutes to allow it to snake through your mind, subtlety shifting along the way – Heathenistic Fool

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Young Weather – Partial Views / I’m proud of this record, something that might help you walk to and fro through the decay by hate of our public lives and the determined attempt to stay mindful and meaningful despite it all – Dustin Ragland

Toxic Chicken – Scumbag / Wishing you all a sunny scummy day 

Avi C Engel – A Little Light (Cruel Nature) / A soundtrack for the first day of winter

Thread of cylinder recordings by Centuries of Sound

figure eight – Until the Sun Swallows the Earth / Hummingbird (h/t Angela Hudson Jones)

Casual – Black Magic / Boris – No (h/t Dustin Ragland)

Perpetual Stu – You Gotta Stay Alive

Crows Labyrinth – Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams / It’s an unattended algorithmic ambient piece inspired by the Blade Runner movie and soundtrack

Legion of One – Of Towers and Brittle Things (Front End Synthetics)

Husband – Material / Tell you what, this’s still hard – Elias fka Big Voyage

Croutons – S/T (Lost Sound Tapes) / Crouton’s are a female power trio from West Seattle that formed in 2024 with the perfect balance of playfulness and sincerity

Rural District Lo-Fi Recording Project – Time Travelling In A Sussex Church

Robert Dallas Gray – Missals

Cheer Captain – A Painting You Can’t Afford to See

Particle Dogs – S/T

Artists to explore – The Last Sound / Incentive / J.M. Hart

Labels to explore – Phonautograph

Music for the Rest of Us by John Lithium – 50 albums you should be listening to. Includes Kilter by Tinned Meats!

Sue Max BC Friday haul

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Aleksi Perälä – Dream (h/t odubhda)

Devin Sarno – Flowers on the Ocean (Histamine Tapes)

Alan Braufman – Anthem for Peace (Valley of Search) (h/t jeff)

Loraine James – Detached From the Rest of You (h/t Elias FKA Big Voyage)

MEGOMEGA – Birthday Ass / Jazz-inflected Pop, with cunning melodies. Placed directly on the Longlist for the 2026 New Music Jason Prize – New Music Jason

Seefeel – Sol.Hz / Get in! – Machine Records

Special Friend – Clipping (Hidden Bay)

Listening Recommendations

Jessamine – S/T (h/t Vogon Laundromat)

Zoh Amba – Sun (Smalltown Supersound) (h/t De Selby)

Richard Chartier – Interreferences

pôt-pot – Warsaw 480km (h/t odubhda)

Lorde Awesome – Unleashed Volume Ten /  found this LP from a toronto sound collective in a local shop, absolutely recommended if you like Phish’s ambient secret sets – the dan who stepped into yesterday

ARKM Foam – Computer Tape (1999) / The first album I ever made,which I pieced together between 97-99! Getting kinda old!!!

VA – The Black Hill, The Glass Sky (Somewhere Press)

Music Videos

Glurge – Cold on the Outside – video via stu

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