Panopticon’s Darkest Album & Wreck and Reference “Black Cassette”

FlenserRecords just uploaded two new tracks Panopticon "Social disservices" preview and Wreck and Reference "A Lament" (remaster) and can be heard below!

Wreck and Reference “Black Cassette” LP PRE-SALE   

Wreck and Reference is electronic doom.

Hailing from Davis, the experimental duo play a unique mode of electronic doom tinged with no wave. Formed by Drummer (Ignat Frege) and multi-instrumentalist "Felix K. Skinner", the band’s live performances are a mixture of live drums and samples triggered by an MPC style controller, creating a sound that is as unique as it is rooted in the traditional heavy of guitar-driven doom.

See an image of the setup over at sfsludge below.

The band drew the attention of many blogs with the self-released cassette Black Cassette. Later issued on CD by Music Ruins Lives, Black Cassette is as refreshing as it is confusing—a post post post trip laced with Cormac McCarthy, experimental noise and an angry bizarre influence we just can’t put our finger on. We The Flenser feel Black Cassette MUST see release on vinyl!

The Flenser edition of Black Cassette was remastered for vinyl by Justin Weiss (Ludicra, Hammers of Misfortune, Agalloch, Bosse-de-Nage) and is limited to 300 units with 100 copies available on white wax.

Order: http://store.theflenser.com

  Panopticon "Social disservices" preview by FlenserRecords

Panopticon “Social Disservices” DLP/CD-PRE-ORDER NOW

Whereas Panopticon’s earlier effort On the Subject of Mortality was an internal mediation on death, and Panopticon’s 2nd album Collapse anticipated the decline of government infrastructure, Social Disservices lashes out against a broken social services infrastructure that imprisons a silent minority.

This is is Panopticon’s darkest record. Social Disservices continues the blackened crust of Panopticon’s previous effort but with a bit more darkness this time. Think black noise with a dose of forlorn gaze. 

Mastered by Colin Marston of Krallice, with CD and vinyl formats each derived from unique masters, and the CD and LP each format has its own respective feel. Artwork painted by the band! And it is rad!

You can order can order the digipack CD version along with the vinyl at a discount package price.

DLP comes with a small poster and an insert and is limited to only 250 units. 100 units on clear vinyl. 

CD is housed in a digipack with an insert.

Order: http://store.theflenser.com

  Wreck and Reference "A Lament' (remaster) by FlenserRecords

Seidr “For Winter Fire” Pre-Order + Teaser Clip

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  Seidr "For Winter Fire" Teaser by FlenserRecords

“It is a rare delight to find an album that totally removes you from your surroundings and immerses you in a rich and deep universe of its own; this is precisely what Seidr have done with their debut For Winter Fire. Although the band’s roots lie in classic death/doom á la early Katatonia, they seamlessly blend an impressive host of other influences that ultimately make the band hard to pin down. Where the album truly succeeds is in its use of American folk-based aesthetics, channeling the profound sorrow of early blues and bluegrass into something entirely more vicious and crushing. For Winter Fire is paced like a glacier, giving ample time to digest its innumerable nuances. Moreover it is the rich layering that earns it the profundity to draw listeners in and get lost for the album’s hour-and-thirteen-minute running time. For those too lazy to use their imagination, Seidr’s most direct comparison is to the late great Bay Area funeral doom troop Asunder. Although there are musical similarities (funeral paced doom, somber clean vocals, acoustic instruments, etc.) where the two are most akin are in aesthetic. Similarities aside, Seidr is ultimately much more varied both musically and in terms of pace and thereby being a more attractive band to those praising musical diversity over strict aesthetic traditionalism. In the end, For Winter Fire is a monumental achievement in the genre of doom and there is no doubt in my mind that Seidr will encourage progress in the ancient art of doom metal. “ D.L.

Seidr is a doom project out of Louisville Kentucky featuring Panopticon’s Austin Lunn and Crow from Wheels Within Wheels.

The CD of this master piece is up for pre-order now. For the first 4 days of the pre-sale the cost will be only $7.50US/$9.50 World post paid. After the first four days the pre-sale price will go up and then up again when the record is released. Please support independent music.

Please share and enjoy the above teaser which features a couple of short clips from the album.