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[BLM067] CHURCH OF WHEN THE SHIT HITS THE FAN - COWTSHTF 3

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From their arcane origins - "Long rumoured to be a dangerous cult operating on the fringes of decent society and dating back to approximately 1666AD," according to their bio - to their breezeblock, doomcrunk beats, Church Of When The Shit Hits The Fan are a rap group like no other on the UK scene. Featuring the forward-thinking, upfront electronic production of Asthmatic Astronaut and the literate, dark pantomime wordplay of rapper and performer Harlequinade, their Lovecraftian, science fiction take on hip-hop is by turns brutal and satirical, thrillingly experimental and packed with dope hooks.

HYDRONOMICON reprises the themes of Harlequinade and Asthmatic Astronaut's 2011 Edinburgh Fringe show of the same name, telling the story of a world swallowed by rising tides and endless rain. LAUGH TRACK sees AA laying down a bass-led, low-slung electro cut as hQ effortlessly assasinates pop culture and philosophical targets. On the Tom Waits-meets-Anticon swagger of LILITHS GARDEN, hQ ponders paradise and eschaton as AA lays down swathes of electric guitar and ringing synth lines. On the album's baroque centrepiece PINOCCHIO ENGINEERS, AA pushes his production further than ever before, constructing an eight-minute symphony that moves through sinuous post-dubstep, urgent dub techno and effortlessly cinematic, violin-led  transitions, soundtracking hQ's twisted take on the story of the puppet who wanted to be a real boy...

Also up today as part of our Halloween Doublet.

[BLM066] KROWNE & HARLEQUINADE ~ City of Broken Dolls

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And that's by no means all for fans of Harlequinade - in parallel with the release of COWTSHTF3 we present hQ's collaboration with electro/.bass music innovator Krowne - CITY OF THE BROKEN DOLLS. Two tracks of propulsive, proto-industrial techno/electro, with Harlequinade bringing his apocalyptic vision to bear on the pounding, tribal rhythms of the title track, and the brooding, hallucinatory techno-fiction of CRIMSON SNOW 2: RED RAIN, a thematic sequel to a track from COWTSHTF 2.

"through flesh to fur....in wolf skin with new limbs, transformed under moon winds"

An extra-size treat for followers of the Black Lantern and disciples of the Church of When The Shit Hits The Fan, just in time for Halloween.