CRUNCH 061
Caustic
This is Jizzcore

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Hard electronics polygamist Matt Fanale, aka Caustic, has been churning out his blend of industrial combined with everything from techno, punk, ebm, breakcore, and beyond for going on 7 years now, releasing most of it on California's Crunch Pod label, and January brings Caustic's new 2CD THIS IS JIZZCORE to the ears of the world with nearly 2 hours of original material and remixes.

While the title is a joke on artists self-titling their own genres to fit their egos, it's arguably Caustic's most "serious" work yet, with tracks careening from headbanging stompfests to glitched out clubtracks to scream-along anthems. Caustic isn't concerned as much with sticking with one style, but morphing the music like an mp3 player on shuffle to kick maximum ass on every track. In a world where attention spans have turned to Jello, Caustic accepts the challenge like a six year old souped up on pixie sticks and drags musical cohorts from everywhere from XP8 to Null Device to Everything Goes Cold and The Gothsicles. There's even a collaboration between Caustic and the legendary Tom Shear of Assemblage 23, under his idm project Nerve Filter.

Disc 1

01. The Inmates Have Taken Over
02. Agent of Chaos
03. Cock Blockin' Beats
04. Bacia la Capra
05. Formula 420 (nerve filter vs caustic)
06. Feral
07. The Bible, The Bottle, The Bomb
08. Pull the Pin
09. Redneck Pussyhouse
10. I Wanna Stay Wasted
11. Teabaggin'
12. Acid Bomb
13. Voodoo Dust
14. D-baggin'
15. Lady Business
16. Radio Raheem
17. Tweak to This (album version)

Disc 2

01. The Bible The Bottle The Bomb (Modulate)
02. Lady Business (Epsilon Minus)
03. Pull The Pin (KiEw)
04. Tweak To This (ESA)
05. Pull The Pin (Tonikom)
06. Bacia La Capra (Prometheus Burning)
07. Lady Business (Caustic)
08. Agent of Chaos (Cyanotic)
09. Feral (Enduser)
10. Agent of Chaos (Hypnoskull)
11. Big Goth Mama
12. Funkbot vs Spunkbot
13. This Fuck Will Shut You Up

CRUNCH 060
Uberbyte
Dos

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Following up their surprise hit debut "SIC", the UK's confrontational industrialists Uberbyte are now ready to unleash their follow-up, titled "DOS," on Crunch Pod.

DOS maintains Uberbyte's penchant for hook driven songwriting, this time with a darker, grittier edge. It also sees the band emerge from a whirpool of influences into something altogether more realized and mature. On the new disc, the band's central recording hub and main clubwrecker, also known as Uberman, remarked:

"With SIC we announced ourselves, but DOS goes a quantum level beyond that. We're still all about songs and hooks but this time we got down to showing some more teeth, a bit more of the kind of aggression and groove we have live. It was a blast to make too-- lots of fun and that's what really counts to us."

Uberbyte remains, at their core, a mixture of the old and new school of industrial, pumping out enough pile driving, slam dunking power for any dancefloor while at the same time being capable of throwing out lean, distinctive, melodic material with a dark, twisted sense of humor.

Get ready to be Uberbyte's industrial bitch.

01. Under The Cross
02. Say What??
03. The Gift
04. Dissect
05. Industrial Bitch
06. Soma
07. Aeon
08. Rewind
09. Last Human
10. Time And Paper
11. (Let's Put The Fun In) Fundamentalist
12. Ich Will Tanzen

CRUNCH 059
Alter Der Ruine
Giants From Far Away

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Alter Der Ruine sets the bar high for themselves with their new CD "Giants From Far Away".

They've pulled a lot of different influences into the mix to create an album unlike anything else they've done to date. It's crammed with enough electronics to make the dancefloor happy, as well as generous genre forays to keep a keen listener amused.

With elements of electro, industrial, IDM, hardcore and even black metal, Giants From Far Away sets out to be something more than just another album. And it could quite possibly be that something with enough personality to be your new audio best friend.

01. A Plea for the Dawn / Cries for the Giants From Far Away
02. Demon Missile
03. Loserstreet
04. Perfect Date
05. Dark Cheats
06. Relax and Ride It
07. Fat Pony
08. Batsmasher
09. Stuffin' the Jellyroll Muffin
10. Sexbomb
11. Get Off of My Gems (Mother Money)

CRUNCH 058
C/A/T
The Second Chance

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"Sometimes you have a second chance... to start over."

C/A/T presents a complete re-working of 2007's "Point Of No Return" album by some of the hottest new and established acts in the industrial scene today!

Originally conceived to be a "digital only" release - C/A/T has decided to release a limited number of this album on a professionally produced CDR (just like all of the limited Caustic releases Crunch Pod has released).

The list of remixers includes fellow Crunch Pod artists Caustic, Manufactura, Bitch Brigade, Alter Der Ruine, Uberbyte and [syndika:zero]. Also included are remixes from SAM, FabrikC, XP8 and Marching Dynamics.

If that's not enough, the album kicks off with fresh versions of "Parasite" and "Shoot To Kill" remixed and re-recorded by C/A/T!

01. Parasite (Removed)
02. Shoot To Kill (Reloaded)
03. Music To Piss You Off (SAM Remix)
04. Parasite (BFQ Mix by Uberbyte)
05. State Of Decay (XP8 Remix)
06. Point Of No Return (Fire, Glass & Blood by [syndika:zero])
07. Numb (Desensitized Remix by Manufactura)
08. Dead To Me (Bitch Brigade Remix)
09. Denied (Ghost Of Disco Past Mix by Alter Der Ruine)
10. Numb (Understanding Impact Mix by Marching Dynamics)
11. Parasite (Caustic Remix)
12. Smashed (Touched By FabrikC)

CRUNCH 057
Uberbyte
Sic

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UK sturm and drang stompers UBERBYTE rose from the ashes of the controversial industrial rock outfit Killing Miranda in late 2006. Newly rechristened with the enigmatic moniker "Uberman", KM's former vocalist quickly took Uberbyte to the stage, providing support to such heavy hitters as Hocico, The Cruxshadows, Panzer AG, KiEw, Die Krupps, XP8, and Faderhead, becoming an almost overnight sensation in the flourishing, revitalized UK industrial scene.

An appearance on the distinguished 2007 four-disc compilation ENDZEIT BUNKERTRACKS III for the club hit "Total War" pushed Uberbyte even further into the spotlight, with their fanbase dramatically increasing due to their energetic live performances (which have already taken them as far as Mexico), remixes for the likes of Leatherstrip, XP8, and Aesthetic Perfection , and grassroots local and international support.

Wasting no time, UBERBYTE will be releasing their debut CD SIC on the U.S. label CRUNCH POD, home of industrial upstarts such as CERVELLO ELETTRONICO, MANUFACTURA, C/A/T, and CAUSTIC. SIC's lean programming and infectious hooks keep one foot grounded in industrial's dance heyday of CUBANATE, LEATHER STRIP, and early :WUMPSCUT: while maintaining a keen eye on the future with influences such as GRENDEL and HOCICO. While comparisons can be made to today's current ebm/industrial fusions, none sound exactly like Uberbyte, and that demonstrates why they are on the rise. SIC is a head welding relentless rhythmic assault that will get stuck in your head for days to come.

People of the world, STAND UP FOR UBERBYTE!

01. Stand Up (For Uberbyte)
02. Bring The Rain
03. SSDM
04. Total War
05. Lift Up Your Voice
06. Mother Earth
07. You Don't Get It (We Don't Care)
08. Going Down
09. Broken Spears
10. 135335
11. Sertraline
12. I Am The Nation

CRUNCH 056
Manufactura
Psychogenic Fugue + A Damaged Symphony for Depraved Dementia N.2

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When a series of traumatic events come to ahead, certain individuals transform themselves into something entirely different from what they were. All reason, perception and awareness of what is real, seize to be within the self. A state of delusion overcomes; beliefs and ideas are severely altered. History and memories are replaced with events that might have never taken place. Name, appearance and personality are distorted to correlate with the corrosion of the self. Relocation and sudden travel to another city or another life are commonplace. Lastly and perhaps, the most destructive and devastating aspect of this affliction inevitably comes to sharp excruciating focus. The condition and all of its aspects don't exist, they are not real. Conceivably all of this too, was just a figment of a disturbed mind. Here now is a collection of recorded events during such an instance. Where madness consumes and dissolves our conscience, our convictions and the consequence incurred by all of this. A glimpse into a world that quite possibly is just around the corner, awaiting each and every one of us.

After many highly acclaimed and successful releases, Manufactura returns with what can only be considered as its most ambitious album release to date, "Psychogenic Fugue". Once again Karloz.M takes a myriad of musical genres, destroys all of them and makes a new, sometimes shocking, sometimes soothing, and always brooding yet powerful, distinctive and very difficult to describe style of his own. Implementing a more vocal experimentation with various styles that are both haunting and deep-felt, it certainly holds many surprises for the listener. Fusing new sounds and noises with raw, violent, quiet and emotional concepts almost seamlessly has now become a Manufactura trademark and masterfully displayed on this release. The sheer size, scope and reach of this uninhibited work of art, makes it Manufactura's most endearing and accessible as well. A long time staple in many dance club, experimental & electronic music play lists from DJ's around the world, Manufactura now expands to a wider multitude of various tastes.

To commemorate 10 years of Manufactura since the inception of recorded material, to express gratitude and to appease its most ferocious fans, a second disc titled "A Damaged Symphony for Depraved Dementia N.2: Regression through Precognitive Dissonance" will be available along with the new album as a limited edition double album. Only 1,000 copies of this double disc will be made available with complete and exclusive artwork, lyrics, photography and design, all specifically created by Karloz.M himself. The second disc should be considered as entirely NEW material, it is a complete reworking, production and redesign of several tracks featured on the first 2 albums released by Manufactura, which are now both out of print. These new versions of the now classic material can be described as "fraternal twins" of the originals, the other side of the coins. Diehard fans can rest assured to be pleased and surprised by these new interpretations and brand new material from this electro-industrial project many now consider a legend in the field.

Disc 1 - Psychogenic Fugue
01. Aroused Conviction
02. Rape Upon Rape Upon Rape
03. Elysian Fire Enfolds The Lost
04. Some Where Made For Fucking
05. Indignant Imprints Of Time
06. Defile The Chastity Of Your Flesh
07. The Precession Concludes
08. Treacherous Passage Beyond The Ritual Door
09. Beneath My Hands Death Is Love
10. The Failure Of The Heart
11. The Cusp Of Magic Through The Realm Of Sin
12. Dream Killers Vow To Bathe In Morpheus Blood
13. The Absurdity Of Terms And Conditions
14. All Things Must Die

Disc 2 - A Damaged Symphony for Depraved Dementia N.2
01. 4:00am [Summoning Secret Earth Mix]
02. Dance Of Blood [Dubbed/Chopped/Screwed Mix]
03. Muerto De Miedo [Absolute Condemnation Mix]
04. Killing You [Unbound Mix]
05. Pain Provider [Self/Injected Mix]
06. I'll Tear Your Fucking Heart Out [Big Ol' Jack Rabbit Mix]
07. The Madness & The Whores [Delusion Mix]
08. Muerte, Sangre [Death Waltz Mix]
09. Stoned To Death [Dispersed Through Time Mix]
10. 24 Sleeping Pills + 11 Shots Of 151% Proof [Tambor Mix]
11. Sacred Sin [Fear Of Dreaming Mix]

CRUNCH 055
Manufactura
In The Company Of Wolves

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Manufactura's new EP "In The Company Of Wolves" is a commentary on the passage from sanity to madness and the life we throw away as we make that transition. It is a series of dream sequences that cover the many ways a man becomes a monster while the reality of the world around him slowly rips him into pieces. Several new tracks are showcased while The majority of the tracks are moody & devastating reworks and remixes of original & previous material by Manufactura and very special guest remixers.

The EP itself is very complex and not for those looking for a straight power noise or industrial/EBM release. It puts forth the premise that innocence must end, and we must all in time give in to the horror of the animal within. The ending is one that comes as a surprise and a shock to most listeners.

The remixes are some of the most intricate for Manufactura as most were redesigned & altered by Manufactura itself. Those who listen to this release will either walk away confused or find themselves changed in some subtle way.

Limited edition of 500 copies worldwide.

01. Name Of The Offender (feat. Terrorfakt)
02. Hollywood Babylon
03. Cut By Loving Hands (Manufactura vs. Broken Fabiola)
04. Sex & Suicide (This Is What You Need Mix) (Manufactura vs. Combichrist)
05. Canto Gypsy (Manufactura vs. Displacer)
06. Die For Me (Ultimate Sacrifice Mix) (Manufactura vs. Converter)
07. The Betrayal (Why Don't You Just Kill Yourself Mix) (Manufactura vs. C/A/T)
08. God Damn The Sun (Swans Tribute) (Manufactura vs. The Operative)
09. Control.Domination.Response (The One And Only Dominator Mix) (Manufactura vs. Caustic)
10. A Killer (Destino Final Mix) (Manufactura vs. Erk Aicraig)
11. A Woman Scorned (A Woman Torn Mix) (Manufactura vs. Victo Ecret)
12. Deep Waters (Ophelia's Descent Mix) (Manufactura vs. I:scintilla vs. Destroid)
13. You're Fucking Worthless (Full Contact Mix)

CRUNCH 054
Caustic
I Am On Fire (re-issue)

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Before the hookers, arrests, multiplatinum albums, papscraping, and reunion tours, there's was Caustic's debut EP I AM ON FIRE. Originally released in the early days of industrial (er, 2004), IAoF represents a veritable SUPERSTAR in his infancy. 100 copies were made and sold locally, but for the first time all 5 of the original tracks and 3 remixes (by the likes of The Gothsicles, also relatively unknown at the time), plus unearthed demos from the pre-Fire sessions. Two brand new "2008" mixes of Pass The Drill and Decadent Tongue, and the first official release of Caustic's staple track "Hocus Pocus".

If you bought the original EP ALL of the new material on the reissue will be available from www.tellmeaboutmyuterus.com via a .zip file, so you don't need to purchase the reissue...unless you want to or something. Your call.

Limited to 200 professionally pressed CDRs. There will be NO digital distribution of this CD as well, so get it now or forever hold yer piece. ("yer piece" means "penis". Or "girl penis". I don't know if there's an equivalent for that play on words. Fuck it.)

Original Tracks
01. Pass The Drill
02. Death Roll
03. The Body In Pain Pt 1
04. Minotaur
05. Decadent Tongue
06. Incendiary (Matt Scenic Mix)
07. Kill That Fuck (Fux0r CTRLSHFT Mix)
08. Incendiary (Firewater Mix by The Gothsicles)

Old Demos and Tracks
09. Incendiary
10. Stop Breathing My Air (early demo)
11. The Body in Pain Pt 2 (early demo)
12. Punkz Like U (early demo)
13. Stungun (instrumental demo version)
14. Urethral (Caustic's first ever demo, for shits and giggles)
15. Hocus Pocus (Caustic reconstruction)

New mixes by Caustic
16. Pass The Drill (2008 mix)
17. Decadent Tongue (2008 mix)

Extras
18. Caustic's first interview, conducted by DJ I.Z., on the eve of his first show 9/8/04

CRUNCH 053
C/A/T
The Great Crisis

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C/A/T takes another step forward with this amazing new concept CD: The Great Crisis.

A soundtrack to an unfilmed scientific disaster, fans of C/A/T's earlier work like The Prisoner will enjoy this as well as those turned on to the more dancable fare of the ATF and Point of No Return CDs. This fully instrumental disc explores C/A/T's range of styles from very different perspectives, with music reminiscent of everything from Front 242's legendary Tyranny For You to idm-inspired rhythmic noise, yet all with a unique twist.

Accept no substitutes, and accept no (l)imitations-- C/A/T is back with another intense, contagious release.

01. Evidence 294
02. Evidence 699
03. Encounter X4I
04. Encounter X32
05. Escape > Wooded Area #6432
06. Escape > City Area #589191
07. Battle Data > 51X_67245
08. Battle Data > 51X_942
09. End Of Recording
10. Theme From The Great Crisis

CRUNCH 052
Caustic
Booze Up and Riot

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Now with 30% less suck, Caustic is back with his 2nd CD in as many years, with BOOZE UP AND RIOT! Caustic's songs careen off your head like a steel dodgeball and stylistically jump around more than a kid with A.D.D. on a pound of Pixie Sticks. BUAR explores Caustic's signature blend of frenetically hard industrial noise, combining it with a variety of evil influences, from harsh ebm to tribal to hardcore punk. In the last few years Caustic has been known for three things: Driving, demented music and massively anarchic live shows on bills with the likes of COMBICHRIST, KMFDM, C/A/T, TERRORFAKT, and W.A.S.T.E.. Don't miss the new trainwreck, cuz Caustic's bringing stupid back in a big freakin' way.

01. Another Fist In The Ass (feat. Jared Louche Of Chemlab)
02. Booze Up And Riot
03. Kill AFI (They Started It)
04. Mutilate (You'll Stomp To Anything)
05. Industrial Moustache Ride
06. All Your Heroes Are Dildos
07. Dog Dick Ugly
08. Buttgereit
09. Sick Living
10. Spaff Injection
11. Bugchaser
12. Death Rattle A-Go-Go
13. The Reason I Broke Up With You Is A Million Reasons You Psychotic Wang
14. Faceplant

Binge Drinking Bonus Disc (OUT OF PRINT)
01. The Hustle
02. The Humpty Dance
03. Heart Shaped Mattress Of Luv (Displacer vs. Caustic)
04. Flower (The Facehumpin' Shear Mix)
05. Rollin' Hard (W.A.S.T.E. vs. Caustic)
06. We Care A Lot (Everything Goes Cold vs. Caustic)
07. Dog Dick Ugly (Iszoloscope Mix)
08. Mutilate (You'll Stomp To Anything) (God Module Mix)
09. Mutilate (You'll Stomp To Anything) (Grendel Mix)

Hangover Edition Bonus Disc (OUT OF PRINT)
01. Booze Up And Riot (Iris Mix)
02. Humpty Dance (v2.0 Mix)
03. Spaff Injection (The Operative Mix)
04. Mutilate (To Mega Therion Mix)
05. Booze Up And Riot (Vomit Arsonist 82 Hardcore Take)
06. Flower
07. Industrial Moustache Ride (Endif Mix)
08. Flashback (Live @ Inferno)
09. Spaff Injection (Alter Der Ruine Mix)
10. The Reason I Broke Up With You Is A Million Reasons You Psychotic Wang (Coreline Mix)
11. Hard Rollin' (W.A.S.T.E. vs. Caustic)
12. The Hustle
13. Emmanuel Lewis Handjob (Null Device Soul Jam Take)
14. Somebody's Watching Me (Interface vs. Caustic)
15. Heart Shaped Mattress Of Luv (Displacer vs. Caustic)
16. Spaff Injection (Synnack Mix)
17. The Reason I Broke Up With You Is A Million Reasons You Psychotic Wang (C/A/T Mix)
18. We Care A Lot (Everything Goes Cold vs. Caustic)
19. MMM Papscraper I Love You (Autodetuned Acoustic Version)

CRUNCH 051
Manufactura
We're Set Silently On Fire

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"We're set silently on fire" is the title of the 4th and new album by the now infamous, influential and unpredictable project known as Manufactura. With the success of his prior trilogy styled albums, Manufactura's Karloz .M paved a way in blending sounds, and genres not often heard in what is known today as industrial music. To this day many DJ's, clubs and fans have trouble classifying or labeling Manufactura to any one category. Nevertheless Manufactura has conquered many dance floors and fans through out the world.

With the new album, "We're set silently on fire" he gives us even more new sounds of heavy, hard and emotional work to devour. The Album Features 14 tracks of hatred, violence, loss, betrayal, melancholy and pure unadulterated madness. Including a rendition of a song made famous by Bjork.

Forget what you've heard before and be prepared to be set on fire.

01. Burned Alive
02. Open For Pleasure
03. The Divine Discontent
04. Play Dead
05. Live By The Knife, Die By The Knife
06. There's No Destination
07. Unforgiving Dreams
08. The Betrayal
09. Intelligent Design
10. Mephistopheles
11. Death Of The Other
12. All The Filth These Hands Have Touched
13. The Whore That Loved Me
14. I Am The Enemy (Manufactura vs. Helltrash)

CRUNCH 050
Black Lung
The Coming Dark Age

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David Thrussell first came to the eyes and ears of the electronic music scene in 1992 as a member of Australia's Snog, whose dance hit, "Corporate Slave", was the first of a still-on going string of club classics. His early years in the scene were strictly with Snog, working to build up their sound and audience base with a number of successful singles and two highly regarded full length CDs: Lies, Inc. and Dear Valued Customer.

In 1994, Snog released an Australian extended single, Hey Christian God, which included a large amount of material that was not intended for international release under the Snog umbrella. Instead, this material became the nucleus of the first release of Thrussell's solo project, Black Lung. Black Lung combines many aspects great work such as of cabaret voltaire, aphex twin, gyorgy ligeti, in a recording that could just as easily find a home with fans of electronica, techno, ambient, industrial, and 21st century avant-garde compositions."

Crunch Pod is excited to bring the first domestic Black Lung release since 1997's 'The Disinformation Plague' on Metropolis Records. 'The Coming Dark Age' marks another important milestone in Black Lung's career and this version features 2 exclusive tracks to this edition.

01. The Coming Dark Age
02. The Sins Of Megalopolis
03. Karmageddon
04. The Great Automobile Hunt
05. The Doomed Fortress
06. Concrete Octopus
07. Armies Of Oil
08. The View From Hubbert's Peak
09. Battle For The Grim Plateau
10. Leibowitz's Canticle
11. Toward The Petro-Apocalypse
12. Megalopolis Dies
13. The New Dark Age
14. Untitled
15. Concrete Octopus (Sir Real's Rancid Rebuild)
16. The Spectre Of Less
17. The Elixir And The Stone

CRUNCH 049
Autoclav1.1
Visitor Attractions

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Visitor Attractions is the follow up to the 2005 critically praised debut album "You are my all and More". In this, his second full length outing, Tony Young reflects on everything he sees around him day by day. From the realization of the speed in which life passes you by to the types of people you encounter on your journey, to absolute revulsion at the way mankind treats its non human companions on this earth, Young has sought to tell a story through a backdrop of heart rendering string sections, piano and broken beats.

Visitor Attractions is a roller coaster ride of styles fighting for supremacy from emotional IDM, to breakcore to subtle electronica, ambient with flashes of industrial, displaying an all out maturity and growth from this artist aiming right for the heart.

The album is complemented with stunning remixes from Unter Null, Stendeck, Detritus and Displacer, and features a collaboration with spoken word artist It-Clings and Pneumatic Detach.

01. Small Days
02. Fault
03. By My Own Admission
04. This Is Untitled
05. Obligatory Interlude Pt. 1
06. All Unwired And Behind You
07. Nothing But Pillow Teeth
08. Miags (feat. Pneumatic Detach & It-Clings)
09. Dead Sea Tears
10. We All Have A Window
11. By My Own Admission (Ritual Mix By Unter Null)
12. Small Days (Minute By Minute Mix By Stendeck)
13. Fault (Detrimental Mix By Detritus)
14. Small Days (Big Nights Mix By Displacer)

CRUNCH 048
Cervello Elettronico
Negate The Instigator

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Negate The Instigator is the long awaited debut album by Cervello Elettronico which saw it's release in early 2007 on Crunch Pod. It's sound can best be described as a mix of Power Noise, EBM, and Techno. From start to finish, different layers of sound are tied together by heavy bass, driving rhythms, abrasive percussions, and meticulously placed samples. This inaugural release helps define the shape of things to come for this act and the genre.

01. Red Eyes
02. What You Want
03. Emotion Sickness
04. Provocateur
05. Negate The Instigator
06. Chaos In Control
07. Animal Right
08. Asphyxiate
09. Sex Crimes Industry
10. Drop The Bomb
11. Rock Your Cage

CRUNCH 047
Endif
Meta

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Endif has been making weapons-grade hard electronic - a syncrete of techniques with a mind-altering rhythmic bent and a fierce, uncompromising aesthetic - for over a decade.

With a multitude of live performances (including Reverence 06 and the Los Angeles Industrial Festival) and v/a compilation appearances (including Alfa Matrix's Endzeit Bunkertracks II and BLC's Interbreeding IV) as well as a significant web presence and a co-released split EP with Caustic, titled "Meld - Endif vs. Caustic", Endif has proven time and again that it is a project well worth watching.

Meta features a few established favorites merged with a thick stream of new and unreleased older material to form what promises to be one of the hardest hitting releases in years.

01. Rhomboid
02. Sleeper Cell
03. Memebomb
04. Bolter
05. Error
06. Syncrete
07. Crackpipe
08. Ashes
09. Antilife
10. Blotter
11. Gritscape
12. Totenplatz
13. Retina

CRUNCH 046
The Operative
An Adoring Circle Of Radical Calamity

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After several highly regarded releases on his own label, Mechanismz, The Operative joins forces with Crunch Pod to bring forth 'An Adoring Circle Of Radical Calamity'. The Operative's identity is shrouded in secrecy but his live performances across the West Coast of the United States have yet to disappoint. The Operative creates a style of his own of by blending classic experimental electronics, 80's electro-funk and rhythmic noise.

The Operative brings you something like you've never heard before and a sound you will not soon forget!

01. Everything Is Permitted
02. Revival (Apocalyptic Pulpit)
03. Dawns Turbulent Rise
04. Disembodied
05. World Distortion (Zoneing Time)
06. Photophobia
07. Freek Floor
08. Dead Beat
09. Fleeing Tribal Rule
10. People Like Her Are Poison
11. Finding The Funk
12. Suspects & Conspirators
13. A Man A Fuse A Bomb
14. Revivalist

CRUNCH 045
C/A/T
The Point Of No Return

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C/A/T's Point of No Return bridges the prolific project's last 2 offerings-- The Rogue Pair and ATF-- and promptly burns that bridge to absolute hell.

Inspired by dozens of high-energy U.S. shows in the last two years with top name acts, C/A/T's distinctive hard, addictive basslines and clever sampling remain, but PONR now adds vocals and additional stomp appeal to club-ready tracks, throwing out all the preconceived notions of what the project was but simultaneously adding to its best elements in the process.

Get ready for what will inevitably considered a major step forward in the evolution of C/A/T. The prisoner has escaped, so be ready for the onslaught as there's no going back now.

01. Too Late (Intro)
02. Parasite
03. Shoot To Kill
04. Denied
05. State Of Decay
06. Dead To Me
07. Music To Piss You Off (Album Mix)
08. Point Of No Return
09. Malice
10. Persuasion
11. Numb
12. Transcend
13. Untitled
14. Smashed (Party Mix)

CRUNCH 044
C/A/T
ATF

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C/A/T returns with an EP called "ATF" after the highly successful 'The Rogue Pair' release from late 2005. Even more geared towards the dance floor than 'The Rogue Pair', 'ATF' features exclusive remixes from Terrorfakt [a mix of "Enemy Within"] and Caustic [a booty-shaking mix of "Enhancer"]. C/A/T supplies alternate takes of "Enhancer" and "A Line In The Sand" and rounds things out with 2 brand new tracks + a link to a bunch of free online extras.

Originally, the intent was not to release anything between "The Rogue Pair" and the next full album, but due to the success of "The Rogue Pair" and some great tracks not fitting thematically with the next album, C/A/T decided to deliver this EP on June 6th, 2006 [the ever intriguing 06/06/06 date] and limit this release strictly to 666 hand-numbered copies on CD format.

01. Smashed (v2)
02. Enhancer (v2)
03. Enhancer (Triple D Cl0b Mix By Caustic)
04. A Line In The Sand (One Step Over Mix)
05. Enemy Within (Terrorfakt Remix)
06. (We Make) Music To Piss You Off
07. Pairasight (Instrumental Mix)
08. The Prisoner (Live And Loathing In Las Vegas)

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Caustic
Unicorns, Kittens & Shit

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Caustic, the main musical output of Madison, WI promoter/DJ Matt Fanale (aka DJ Eurotic) debuts here with the album "Unicorns, Kittens & Shit".

Matt Fanale started this project in 2002 to make music that he enjoyed hearing in clubs, the way he wanted to hear it: stompy, loud, and full of samples. With this creative outlet, he attempts to combine the raw ferocity of Wax Trax-era industrial with modern, rhythmic powernoise, and the results have worked. Simply put, it's aggressive music that will keep you moving on the dancefloor.

Matt has already shared the stage with such noted acts as Terrorfakt, Manufactura, and Hecate, and will be playing live on both coasts this summer, being invited to the first Los Angeles Industrial Festival as well as the fourth annual Providence Noise Festival in Rhode Island. Caustic will also have the coveted opening slot for the debut U.S. performance of the currently-hot-as-hell This Morn' Omina.

01. This Track Will Get Skipped A Lot
02. Love That Taint
03. Give Me Damage
04. Emmanuel Lewis Handjob
05. Drag Show Gone Wrong
06. Innate (feat. Severina Sol Of Cylab)
07. I Gave The Blind Boy My Eyes (But Stole His Tongue) (feat. Empusae)
08. Burn (feat. Manufactura)
09. Y.F.U.W.F.Y.
10. MMM Papscraper I Love You
11. Grind (feat. Severina Sol Of Cylab)
12. Hitler Ruined That Moustache For Everyone
13. Unicorns, Kittens & Shit
14. MMM Papscraper I Love You (Cenotype Remix)
15. Mimeticaustic (Mimetic Remix)
16. Unicorns, Kittens & Shit (Korn Mix By Keef Baker)

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C/A/T
The Rogue Pair

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"The Rogue Pair" is the next logical step in the progression of the C/A/T project. Building off the momentum of "The Prisoner" C/A/T has added a member to the project and adopted a more straight forward and beat-oriented "power noise" sound. Adding a more ferocious and relentless rhythmic structure into the music, "The Rogue Pair" will grab you in and then pummel you with broken and distorted beat after broken and distorted beat.

This new release from C/A/T also takes a more personal and instrospective approach than the more worldly/socio-political overtones in "The Prisoner" and "Worldwide Totalitarian Control".

01. Seditious Minds
02. Enemy Within
03. The Rogue Pair (v.1)
04. Enhancer
05. A Line In The Sand
06. Liability
07. Severed
08. The Rogue Pair (v.2)
09. Seditious Minds (Terrorfakt Remix)
10. Enemy Within (Battle For New Orleans Mix By Caustic)
11. Seditious Minds (Endif Remix)
12. The Rogue Pair (Manufactura Remix)

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Autoclav1.1
You Are My All And More

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"You Are My All And More" is a very personal album. Thematically discovering loss and the harsh brutalities life can throw upon us all as people. This debut release for Autoclav1.1 is a voyage of discovery and a 'coming to terms' with the world, trying not to resent or to blame, but just to understand 'why'.

Featuring remixes and collaborations from DJ Squeakypete, Jeye, Pneumatic Detach, Slacknote, Iszoloscope, Eva/3 and Noisegirl.

01. Headspatial
02. This Is The Hollow Point
03. White Cover
04. Letter From Miki City
05. Meet Me Halfway
06. Tell Me When To Care
07. Tomorrow It Rains
08. The Same Hole As Yesterday (feat. DJ Squeakypete)
09. August Sunday Afternoon
10. When To Care (feat. Jeye)
11. White Cover (Pneumautoclavic Poison Mix By Pneumatic Detach)
12. Meet Me Halfway (How Fast Can You Mix By Slacknote)
13. White Cover (Heaven Likes It Dirty Mix By Iszoloscope)
14. Tell Me When To Care (For What Its Worth Mix By Eva|3)
15. Meet Me Halfway (Meet Me Halfway To Hell Mix By Noise/Girl)

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Conure
49 Minutes (Until Release)

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Conure presents some of his most recent and compelling work to date. 49 Minutes (Until Release) is a 49 minute composition in eleven parts and the first professionally produced CD to feature the Conure project. Professional mastering and sound reinforcement from Thomas Garrison of Misanthrope Studios only further emphasizes the sonic intensity and power of 49 Minutes (Until Release).

01. An Exercise In Reverberation
02. Manhattan State Of Mind
03. A Manhattan Mindless State
04. Patience
05. Reflections And Recapitulation
06. Dreaming In Stereo
07. A Quiet Interlude
08. Scraping The Cavity
09. Recycled Lives
10. An Exercise In Reversal / Final Release

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Manufactura
Presence: Into The Here And The Now

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"Presence: Into The Here And The Now" is the 3rd album by Manufactura. It is the continuation of a journey that began five years earlier with Regression, and was continued through with Precognitive Dissonance. However the path through insanity and madness has reached a major fork in the road, and rather then choosing one road over the other, Manufactura instead chose to just destroy all of the roads and rebuild a new path of self destruction, hatred, madness and pain, that was previously unheard of from this project.

01. Fragments Of Memories (Open The Dream)
02. Forever Darkness
03. If I Could Only Drown Once More
04. A Killer
05. Sex And Suicide (Leaving Scars)
06. Cocaine Dreams Through Crystal Eyes
07. Control.Domination.Response
08. I Float Alone
09. Fin (The End Of The Heart)
10. I'm The Worst Kind
11. Redemption (Glis vs. Manufactura)

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Free Death
Tyrone

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Free Death has stepped up and unleashed a heavyweight debut album: motherfuckin' Tyrone. Backed by a decade of self-produced cassettes, soundtracks, and compilation appearances, Free Death's Zach Archer has already done it all. His live performances are legendary for their intensity, and his ultra-rare CDRs are infamous for their humor. Now, Crunch Pod's best kept secret brings us his most fiery work to date.

Conceived in the depths of brain damage and poverty, Tyrone carries on Free Death's tradition of maximalism-in-music, finding gems in the mud of chaos and broken dreams. This is post-apocalyptic funk for people who overclock their minds. Witness the horn section, fragmented samples, giant chords, and alternate tuning schemes... This is the real deal, because it's real new. Not for the faint-of-heart!

01. Gentles & Ladymen
02. Unlearn
03. Untitled
04. The Roughest Diamond
05. Untitled
06. Unfight
07. Hi How Are You Doing
08. Insane Beatings
09. Untitled
10. I Am The Devil
11. Flow Let Go
12. Untitled
13. Use Your Head
14. Untitled
15. Davey
16. Untitled
17. Rich In Flavor
18. Untitled
19. Spinning Out In Space
20. Untitled
21. Silver Tux
22. LTR

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Various Artists
A Mere Invention Of The Idle Mind

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"A Mere Invention Of The Idle Mind" is a compilation compiled by the MECHaNISMz label out of Los Angeles and released in collaboration with Auricle Media and Crunch Pod.

MECHaNISMz is a harsh electronic label, encompassing everything from power noise, IDM, Drill & Bass, Experimental, Noise and Dark Ambient styles of music. The label is home to acts such as W.A.S.T.E., The Operative, re:con, Skitoma, Victo Ecret, The Magus and Vuxnut to name a few.

"A Mere Invention Of The Idle Mind" features new and previously unreleased tracks from C/A/T, Manufactura, Sonar, Mlada Fronta, Mimetic/Iszoloscope, The Operative, Rudra Vena, The Magus and more!

01. Timothy Something - ABC's
02. C/A/T - Liturgy Of The Free (ECC 1:18 Mix By Free Death)
03. Audiovoid - Rolling Telefunk
04. The Operative - The 36 Invisibles
05. Victo Ecret - Superfluous (II)
06. Sonar - Tone Loc (Manufactura Remix)
07. Hazing Ritual - Human Resources (Rekahoe Touch)
08. D'Coli - Interference
09. Mlada Fronta - Inside
10. Skitoma - The Void
11. Mimetic/Iszoloscope - Heard Voices
12. The Magus - Necessary Overdrive
13. Pyroclastic - Earth Bass IIM
14. Manufactura - Killing You (Vuxnut Job II)
15. Rudra Vena - No Way
16. W.A.S.T.E. - Murder This Man
17. The Advanced Book Of Flowers - Story Of Alien Girls (Retold By Wiretapper)

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C/A/T
The Prisoner

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C/A/T follows up the critically acclaimed "Worldwide Totalitarian Control" EP with his debut full length album "The Prisoner". After years of compilation appearances and limited issue EP releases, C/A/T has fine tuned his sound and presents 10 tracks of conspiritorial electronic beat-driven music. Taking the aural and visual aesthetic of the obscure 1960s television show "The Prisoner" one step further, C/A/T creates a unique album that crosses genres but always returns to a rhythmic foundation. Somber melodies back dance-floor proven rhythms and accusatory and enlightening samples fill the remaining void. Also features a collaboration between C/A/T and Nein Recordings artist Epidemia.

The limited edition of 50 copies features a bonus CD-R featuring remixes from Manufactura, Epidemia, Endif, Chachi Jones, Free Death, Cisc, Dark Sands Of Jericho and Burn. Limited to 50 copies, out of print on CD-R - still available as a digital album.

01. O.peration I.raqi L.iberation
02. (S)election
03. Cleared Channel (Corporate Control Mix)
04. Global Power Elite
05. Unmutual
06. Number 6
07. Reaction (Orange Alert Mix By S3V3R)
08. Chemical Skies
09. Liturgy Of The Free
10. The Prisoner
11. Liturgy Of The Free (Burn Mix By Phil Mohr)
12. Fiebre En La Pasarela (Epidemia vs. C/A/T)

Limited Edition Bonus Disc

01. Liturgy (Original Mix)
02. Liturgy Of The Free (AWOL Mix By Dark Sands Of Jericho)
03. Liturgy Of The Free (Epidemia Remix)
04. Liturgy Of The Free (Endif Remix)
05. Liturgy Of The Free (Worship Of Sex Mix By Manufactura)
06. Liturgy Of The Free (ECC 1-18 Mix By Free Death)
07. Liturgy Of The Free (Burn Remix)
08. Liturgy Of The Free (Isolation As Freedom Mix By Cisc)
09. Liturgy Of The Free (Chachi Jones Remix)

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C/A/T
Worldwide Totalitarian Control

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C/A/T's first non-CDR solo effort is a four track EP that is heavily influenced by the events of September 11, 2001 and the ripple effect the world has felt since. The four compositions on this EP are linked to a theory called Problem-Reaction-Solution and how it applies to world events. Taking a more experimental (but still rhythmic) approach, C/A/T delivers a solid first offering here.

01. Problem
02. Reaction (Human)
03. Reaction (Official)
04. Solution

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Chachi Jones
Kayzio

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Crunch Pod presents it's final release on the 3" CDR format with Kayzio. New tracks from a Sacramento, CA based electronic-beat experimentalist are featured here. Abstract rhythms at their finest, coupled with circuit-bent insanity. Chachi Jones brings four chilling offerings to the table.

01. Nibble
02. Quibble
03. Bibble
04. Zibble

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Various Artists
Dark Pathways Vol. 3: Variant Archive

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The final installment of the underground electronic music compilation series. The best of the rest from the Dark Pathways series of submissions. This one takes a more abstract electronic (almost IDM at times) approach from the more dark ambient and noize/industrial stylings of the previous installments.

01. ML - Kitty Love Whisper
02. Mattern - The Voice Of Unreason
03. Fractal Spine (aka Cordell Klier) - 001
04. Matt Davidson - Day Dreaming
05. Big Tex - 10,000 Gallon Hat (Chachi Jones Remix)
06. Combat Astronomy - Foreign Kings (Vacuous Logic Edit)
07. Ocosi vs. Mothboy - Your Crushed Fingers
08. Takshaka - W.W.W. (SBC Mix)
09. C/A/T - First Strike
10. Form/Alkaline - Societies
11. Ocosi - Dirt Ridden
12. The [law-rah] Collective - I Think I Saw A Little Girl
13. Transplantant - Transplantation
14. Der Stahlhelm d.s. - Row The Kite Across The Dripping Sky
15. Naked Intruder - Amaro Reborn
16. Imperial Floral Assault Unit - Wise Choices For Ignorant Barbarians

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15 Degrees Below Zero
Morphine Dawn

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Four track EP from this highly talented dark ambient and cinematic isolationist three piece outfit. "Morphine Dawn" is just a piece of what the companion album (label to be determined still) "Under A Morphine Sky" has to offer. "Morphine Dawn" was mastered by Thomas Garrison of Misanthrope Studio and features artwork from Ben Didier. First 50 copies come with a bonus CDR featuring the track "Leisure Day Satellite".

01. Waiting For Laraine
02. Is Anybody There?
03. Downs, Part One
04. Sunshine

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Conure
Last Walk

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Conure, the solo output of Mark Wilson (formerly of Imperial Floral Assault Unit and currently a member of 15 Degrees Below Zero), presents the first collection of live material taken from four performances between 05/01 and 02/02. A wonderful document to watch the progression Conure's live peformance sound. Limited to 50 copies on CD-R.

01. Timeless Waiting 3
02. My Last Walk In Belgium
03. Dead Deformed Babies (Ben Arp Part III)
04. A New Beginning (Or Another Ending?)

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Conure
Collected And Unheard

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Conure presents a collection of rare compilation appearances and previously unreleased tracks. The tracks collected here also includes the very first recording made as Conure, as well as two collaborations with Imperial Opera Company. Not to be missed as a document of the beginnings of one of the bright new stars in dark, experimental electronics. Limited to 50 copies on CD-R.

01. Schizophrenic Worldview
02. Toil
03. Sleepless Night
04. Extreme State Of Exhaustion
05. Drawn Out
06. I Want To Be The Star In A Stallone Film
07. Split In Two
08. All Right Then
09. Time Alone
10. Law And Order
11. Hatshudensho
12. The Past Is Dead

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Various Artists
Dark Pathways Vol. 2: Eclipse

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The second installment of the underground electronic music compilation series. This volume features dark ambient, power electronics and dark industrial sounds. Many stand outs, both tracks and artists, show up on this volume. Includes work by such acts as Cruelty Campaign, Wilt, Bloodflowers, Chaos As Shelter and many more!

01. Wilt - Crouched Beastwise Benath It All
02. Ga-ne-tli-yv-s-di - There Is No Light
03. Manherringbone - Terraforming Empty Space
04. Cruelty Campaign - The Arguement (Conure Rmx)
05. Ovum - Tory
06. Stolen Light - Sleep Deprivation 3
07. Sleeping With The Earth - Loave (Third)
08. Bloodflowers - Charon's Hand
09. Chaos As Shelter - Golgotha : Flies
10. Suspicion Breeds Confidence - Kernsatztorso
11. Nitrous Flesh - Ghosts And Blood
12. Lux Mammoth - Anethese
13. Screening - Out-law
14. 011001 - MIR

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15 Degrees Below Zero
Sleep Patterns

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Four separate live performances from this evolution of Imperial Floral Assault Unit. Cinematic isolationism and dark ambience at it's finest! Limited to 50 copies on double CD-R.

Disc 1
01. No Reasonable Explanaition
02. EMRL

Disc 2
01. Oscillations
02. Out Of Place

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Imperial Floral Assault Unit
Meat Is Murder : Live Movements

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Four live performances over two CD-Rs that document the final live "movements" of Imperial Floral Assault Unit. Varying between dark ambient and noisy soundscapes, this is the final chapter in the saga of IFAU. Limited to 100 copies on double CD-R.

Disc 1
01. 9/6/00
02. NF2000

Disc 2
01. Movements
02. 12/6/00

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Disclosure
Full Disclosure

CDR OUT OF PRINT

New side project of Crunch Pod artist C/A/T. With the Disclosure project, Ben Arp of C/A/T shifts the focus towards tense samples and hard rhythmic sequences. While C/A/T has had a more abstract sound, Disclosure presents a more sonically straight-forward approach to songwriting. "Full Disclosure" attempts to further lift the veil and reveal the hidden hand that orchestrates world events. Extremely limited run of 25 copies and available only at Crunch Pod and was only available at live C/A/T performances in Summer 2005.

01. Deafening Silence
02. The Unacknowledged Terror
03. Security Through Ignorance
04. One Final Party
05. The Grand Deception
06. Upper Echelon
07. Drawing A Line In The Sand
08. Perception Virus
09. Enemy Within
10. Seditious Minds
11. I Fear... It Will Not End Well For Us

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C/A/T
Dying Morality

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A collection of remixes and interpretations of the track "Dying Morality" (first heard on the Doppler Effect Records' compilation 'Feedbackloop'). Also features 3 previously unreleased tracks by C/A/T. Limited to 50 copies on CD-R.

01. Dying Morality (Original Mix)
02. Dying Morality (Blank Stare Mix By Free Death)
03. Brace Yourselves, Gentlemen
04. Dying Morality (Dancing Morality Mix By C/A/T)
05. Dying Morality (Indoctrination Remix By Fixed)
06. Searching For Meaning...
07. ... That Cold, Dark Evening...
08. Dying Morality (Shapeshifting Mix By C/A/T)
09. Dying Morality (Dim Memory Mix By Free Death)
10. Dying Morality (They're Taking Your Life Away Mix By C/A/T)
11. Dying Morality (Edit)

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Baboon Torture Division
Extreme Baboon Cyber-Torture 2000

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Following up on his 3" release on Crunch Pod Media, Baboon Torture Division returns with a full album of insanity. If you locked Crispin Glover in a room with a computer loaded with audio applications and a stack of children's videos the result would not be too far from the content of this CD-R. Bonus business card CD-R features a BASIC program that tells you whether or not you are Abe Lincoln. Limited to 25 copies.

01. Manatee Love Song Part 1
02. Pizza, Salad, Subs and Crazy Bread
03. Lunchtime Again
04. God Took My Foreskin
05. You And Mary Fucked A Midget
06. Ed Meat Fountain
07. I Smell Tony Danza
08. The Dance Of The Lobster
09. Manatee Love Song Part 2
10. I Brought The Donkey
11. The Second To Last Thing You'd Want To Hear If You Were Beating Off Your Father While He Watched The Sylvester Stallone Wrist Wrestling Movie
12. Say Poop
13. Reegis Philbin
14. Breast Feeding: The Musical
15. Satan Santa
16. KRAFT
17. They Made Me Do This (Kittens)
18. Missed The Bowl
19. Raw File Format For "The Groove Thing" Demo
20. Le Canard
21. Kill Them All
22. Die You Fuck
23. Anal Desire
24. Lipstick On My Dick
25. For Fifty Bucks Your Ass Is Mine
26. I Want To Hurt
27. Obey
28. Fuckmeat
29. BTD R-A-P (Originally Untitled)
30. Show Me Them Boobs (Originally Untitled)
31. Pizza Hut Corporate Anthem (Originally Untitled)
32. Fuck, Fuck, Fuck Pizza Hut (Originally Untitled)

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Various Artists
Dark Pathways Vol. 1: Force

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The first in a series of underground electronic music compilations. This volume features rhythmic noise artists and features many great tracks from up and coming artists in that genre. Includes tracks from Exclipsect, Tarmvred, Codec and more!

01. Exclipsect - Metric
02. Monoid - Slaughter
03. Fixed - Thunderaduck
04. Monotone Corrosive - Sacrilege (Nameless Rmx)
05. Kreptkrept - Rebels
07. Free Death - Capricorn
08. Tyrophex14 - Scourge
09. Tarmvred - Skrotbil
10. Synchysis - Erratic v.2.0.1
11. Pine Tree State Mind Control - Snap (Dizzy)
12. Big Cat - Hagalo Para Los Ninos (No-Fi Studios Remix)
13. Dai - Fixed Resistor
14. Konstruct/De/Konstruct - Kshatriya
15. Dichotic Symphony - At Fault With Men

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C/A/T
Public Dissemination

CDR OUT OF PRINT
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An unrealized live recording of C/A/T material presented in continously mixed fashion. Very representative of the live C/A/T sound in the summer of 2001... before things got really out of control. Taking a more electro/dance approach as opposed to the free formed experiments of the past, C/A/T also presents a stark commentary on the status of things as they may be perceived by some and ignored by others. Limited to 75 copies on CD-R.

01. Intro : Motivation
02. Cointelpro
03. Lost Contact (Ungood)
04. Master's Carnivorous Project
05. Access Denied/User Dead
06. We Are Atlantis
07. Outro : To Learn

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Big Tex
Authentic Songs Of The Old West

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Big Tex has finally settled upon 74 minutes of audio based on collections of studio recordings over the years. These sounds, varying from power noise, harsh electronics and elements of dark ambiance and abstract rhythms, are collected here on Authentic Songs Of The Old West.

01. Swingsit
02. Lame Hoofer
03. Greased Hog In A Trough
04. Pony Buster
05. Ear Mouse
06. Hog Tied And Ridiculed
07. Mechanical Bull Rampage
08. Eyehat Spacktackle
09. Gravy Mouse
10. Chaps And Spurs
11. Small Trot
12. Fancy Boy's Fancy Horse
13. Beat Me
14. Unfrozen Monsters Of Metal Of The Snowy North, Out West
15. Corn Liquor
16. Saloon
17. Pool Of Cake
18. 10,000 Gallon Hat
19. Saddle Up
20. Snake River
21. Midnight Cattle Drive
22. Cowpoke Interlude
23. Digging A Latrine
24. Can Of Beans, Bag Of Nuts
25. Water, Well Water
26. Campfire Stories On The Prarie
27. Sleeping On Dirt
28. Wake Up, Robot Cowboy

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Various Artists
CPM Studios v.2

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More early recordings from CPM label founder, Ben Arp. More V.S.E.X. industrial tracks appear (now called VSX) as well as more early work as C/A/T. Also included are some more recent live and alternate mixes of C/A/T tracks. Coverage is represented in some early mixes of the tracks that were to be used in an album of sample recycling that never materialized. Slightly more serious in nature than Vol.1 but still has it's amusing moments. Packaged in DVD case. Limited to 25 copies on CD-R.

01. C/A/T - MCP For Life (MacMAME Mix)
02. C/A/T - Kitty Pt. 1
03. V.S.E.X. - We're All Gonna Die (Demo)
04. V.S.E.X. - Hurt (Demo)
05. V.S.E.X. - Blind 'Eye' (Demo)
06. V.S.E.X. - Lost Contact (Demo)
07. V.S.E.X. - Domestik/I'm Sorry (Demo)
08. C/A/T - Crash (Early Version)
09. C/A/T - Crash (Modulations)
10. C/A/T - Rivethead School (Live @ DAM House)
11. Coverage - Internal Mail Server (Pre2K)
12. Coverage - Mind vs. Government (Pre2K)
13. Coverage - Depressed Truth Generation (Pre2K)
14. Coverage - Pepsi, Viagra and You (Pre2K)
15. C/A/T - Hooray! For Santy Claus (Minus Kidz)
16. C/A/T - HBK (Grodin Mix)
17. C/A/T - Triggered Personality (C/A/T Revision)
18. C/A/T - We Are Atlantis (v0.5233355)

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Various Artists
CPM Studios v.1

OUT OF PRINT

Extremely early recordings issued for the first time ever on CDR by CPM founder Ben Arp. Early tape demo material as V.S.E.X. appears (an attempt at more industrial sounds), as well as early attempts at the C/A/T project and some previously unreleased remixes C/A/T produced for Davis, CA artist, Holmes (aka Cross Beam). Wonderful and wonderfully funny at times. Packaged in DVD case. Limited to 25 copies on CD-R.

01. V.S.E.X. - Ponda Baba v.2
02. V.S.E.X. - He's Just A Cook
03. V.S.E.X. - Everything
04. V.S.E.X. - Final Hope
05. V.S.E.X. - Bible Wimp
06. V.S.E.X. - Hell On Earth (Apoc. '98)
07. V.S.E.X. - Timeless
08. V.S.E.X. - Vanilla (No Vox Version)
09. V.S.E.X. - Yakima
10. V.S.E.X. - Shaggy Dog
11. V.S.E.X. - Leave Something Witchy
12. V.S.E.X. - The Worst Thing In The World
13. V.S.E.X. - No Goddamn Band!
14. C/A/T - Julio (Distortion)
15. V.S.E.X. - Jim
16. C/A/T - Medicine (For Holmes)
17. Holmes - o401M35 (Anatomy Mix By C/A/T)
18. Holmes - o401M35 (Pain Mix By C/A/T)
19. C/A/T - Kitty Pt. 2

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Conure
Frustration

OUT OF PRINT

A collection of early studio recordings from Mark Wilson (Imperial Floral Assault Unit, 15 Degrees Below Zero). These tracks lay the foundation for the future audio experiments that the prolific Conure continues to create. Limited to 50 copies on CD-R.

01. Malkovich
02. Frustration
03. Combustion
04. Early Sunday Morning
05. Fuck My Ole Boots
06. Necessary Discomfort
07. Timeless Waiting

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Imperial Floral Assault Unit
Empress

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A live performance which was broadcast live over KDVS 90.3 FM in Davis, California. If you ever wanted an example of the raw, live sound of IFAU, this is right up your alley. Dark ambient and mechanical music that permeates your soul and leaves you begging for more. Limited to 100 copies on CD-R.

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Imperial Floral Assault Unit
Imperial Floral Assault Unit

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A mission executed in the astral plane. Everything seems to glow and float overhead, from the gilded atmospheres to the jewels of the war-torn islands. Limited to 100 copies on CD-R.<

01. Three Needles In The Blanket
02. It's Dangerous. Yes, It Is...
03. Stepping Over Needles In Liverpool (13:56)

CRUNCH 015
C/A/T
Happy Holidays

OUT OF PRINT

Just in time for the holidays, C/A/T has a 3" CD-R to collect the various tracks the project has submitted for the Zaftig Research "Christmas Compilation" series. Almost as good as having George W. Bush serve you mashed potatoes in Iraq. Almost. Limited to 50 copies.

01. Hoo-ray For Santy Claus (Lump Of Coal Edit)
02. Christmas 2001
03. The Christmas Eve Hunt For Turbo Man
04. Christmas Evil
05. Christmas Evil (Alternate Mix)

CRUNCH 014
Skomg
Powered By Fear

OUT OF PRINT

Limited to 50 copies on CD-R. Skomg brings clipped drums and dark modulations, power noise as seen through a paranoid lens.

01. Siphon
02. Disengage
03. Net.war
04. Craving Greed
05. Powered By Fear
06. Trashed

CRUNCH 013
C/A/T
HBK

CDR OUT OF PRINT
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A track conceived back in early 2000 for a remix project that never materialized. C/A/T sent off remix packets on his own; and over the next 3 years collected remixes from various artists. Features all of the remixes, the original track, a re-working by C/A/T and a live version from an August '03 performance in Portland, Oregon! Limited to 50 copies on CD-R.

01. HBK
02. HBK (Stolen Light Remix)
03. HBK (A.D.D. Remix By Monotone Corrosive)
04. HBK (Der Stahlhelm D.S. Remix)
05. HBK (Incorporeal Remix By Ga-Ne-Tli-Yv-S-Di)
06. HBK (Pecan Remix By Chachi Jones)
07. HBK (Unter Null Remix)
08. HBK (Motion Restart Remix By Burn)
09. HBK (2003)
10. HBK (Live)

CRUNCH 012
Various Artists
Battery Sentinel 2

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The "Battery Sentinel 2" double CD compilation marks the 2nd professionally manufactured Crunch Pod release. The compilation contains over 2 hours of music and features work from Converter, Ah Cama-Sotz, C/A/T, Monstrum Sepsis, Pain Station and many more!

Disc 1
01. Baboon Torture Division - I'm All Out Of Gum
02. Cross Beam - Kibblez N' Beatz
03. DAC - Digital Fucking
04. Monstrum Sepsis - M&-'shEn
05. Sult - Drug Induced Vomitus
06. C/A/T - The Five-Year Plan
07. Lefthandeddecision - Justification Of Truth
08. Converter - Conqueror (Live)
09. Aural Blasphemy - Sledge
10. Fixed - You Can't Escape Sex
11. Free Death - Conaleden
12. Ah Cama-Sotz - Sun Of Sam
13. Sickrobot - Junklando
14. Ovum - Regret

Disc 2
01. Coverage - Drawing Room Program Error
02. Sleeping With The Earth - Leverage
03. Cazzodio - Indarra
04. MutilatriX - Inside
05. Pain Station - Is It Time?
06. Goose - A Change Of Heart
07. Ovum - Emma Voknar
08. DAC - Soundbyte (Short Sound Mix)
09. R4 - Air Raid On Babylon
10. Big Tex - SA-20 Super Accompany Funk
11. Stolen Light - Exorcising My Sin
12. Big Cat - Relentless Beatz (Dan Shields Mix)

CRUNCH 011
Relation Training Course
Relation Training Course

OUT OF PRINT

This is what happens when Big Tex and C/A/T infiltrate music of others. You have been warned. The original CD-R version of this release included bonus video material that unfortunately due to legal reasons can no longer be made available to the public at large. In other words, we got in trouble and blacklisted in the world of community television because of this. The true members of Relation Training Course have no idea they are members of Relation Training Course. Limited to 25 copies on CD-R.

01. Invocation
02. Slightly Modified Rock Stars
03. Unauthorized Modulation Inquiry
04. Your Dog On Acid
05. Misdirected Child Instrument
06. False Start No. 642 / Guitar Solo
07. I Am On Drugs, Daily
08. Cool vs. Freedom to Express Yourself
09. Brave Heart
10. All Great Things Must Come to an End

CRUNCH 010
Sleeping With The Earth
The Laughing Man

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Deeper than an opium den - the frantic electronics of Sleeping with the Earth scream dead songs and cut straight into the heart. Limited to 100 copies on 3" CDR.

01. Inside The Laughing Man
02. This Iron Lady

CRUNCH 009
Big Tex
Big Work

OUT OF PRINT

When circuits malfunction, Big Tex is there. This disc is an extensive collection of crossed wires, psychotic toys and battery acid. 27 untitled works make up Big Work, the debut release for this circuit-bending cowpoke. Limted to 50 copies on 3" CD-R.

CRUNCH 008
DAC
Teleco

OUT OF PRINT

A maze of samples veiled in charm and secrecy. Soundbites stolen from the grave of pop culture and brought back to life as something completely different and unique. Limited to 50 copies on 3" CD-R.

01. 0X00 = reverse[lfsr0&0xff]<<17);
02. 0X01 = Simplify Calculation in Loop;
03. 0X02 = ++output;
04. 0X03 = val = 0;
05. 0X04 = do
06. 0X05 = Reversed Verion of
07. 0X06 = ((lfsr1 >> 14) & 7) ^ lfsr1;
08. 0X07 = MANGLE1(bs,ip,op);
09. 0X08 = Varient Parameter;
10. 0X09 = Byte Const *Challenge;
11. 0X0A = perm_varient[varient];
12. 0X0B = scratch[I];

CRUNCH 007
OS9
Y2KG4

OUT OF PRINT

Glitchy and filled to the brim with samples, OS9 is an illogical extension of C/A/T. 29 tracks in just under 20 minutes. Electronic insanity. One Mac G3 tower was killed in the creation of this 3" CDR. Limited to 50 copies.

01. User Friendly
02. Regain Dexter's Manhood 2000.376
03. Berbil Bill Eats Robear Berbil Fruit
04. Celebrity Endorsement #865: Take 543
05. BBQ Meat Is Yum
06. I Love The G4 Processor
07. The Slip Hole Of The Kite
08. Why Tech Support Isn't Fun
09. The Coffin Of The Unfortunate Fate
10. TrucksFunTrucksFun
11. They Have Me With Garlic Sputter
12. Mac Superiority Complex
13. Somber Interlude v.18
14. Technology Sucks Edit.OS9.4
15. Too Many Robots, Too Little Time
16. BBQ Meat Is Yummm
17. Why You Should Always Back Up
18. To Dream
19. Y2K Robot Invasion 14.33
20. Super Quad Turbo Mega Excesso Bass (TK421 Mix)
21. Over The Bacon To Speak
22. You Can See My Earrings From A Kilometer
23. Something Brian Would Never Say
24. MC Steve Rocks The Mic
25. Entrance Theme (Rough Mix)
26. Smells Like Trouble
27. Void
28. Rock PC
29. BBQ Meat Is Yummmmmmmmmmm (1:41)

CRUNCH 006
Stolen Light / Goose
The Line Between Pleasure And Pain

OUT OF PRINT

Pain in the form of sweet static, dueling with breaths of ambience. The two weave a web that seeps through your skin and slowly intoxicates your system. Harsh, punishing noise and waves of ambiance in a collaboration between two of the main projects behind the Zaftig Research label. Limited to 50 copies on 3" CD-R.<

01. The Line Between Pleasure And Pain

CRUNCH 005
Ovum
Inonia (Crunchy Mix)

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Ovum presented the "Crunchy Mix" of his track "Inonia" on this 3" CD-R limited to 50 copies. "Inonia" is some very fine dark ambient...

01. Inonia (Crunchy Mix)

CRUNCH 004
Free Death
Sand

OUT OF PRINT

Free Death's "Sand" was limited to 50 copies on 3" CD-R. "Sand" is a single 21 minute track of roiling, lucid piano tides. Extra-special spray paint & hardware-store packaging.

01. Sand

CRUNCH 003
Baboon Torture Division
Digital Masturbation

OUT OF PRINT

Another 50 copy limited 3" CD-R release. 20 tracks in as many minutes. Electronic wankery at it's finest; filled with 8-bit mishaps and various other things gone horribly wrong.

01. A Sound To Make You Think Your Stereo Is Messed Up And The Obligatory Mario One Song
02. I Yelled
03. The Crashman Level Song
04. Zelda And Coin Heaven
05. Heatman
06. Bowser Is Too Easy To Kill
07. The Squid Theme
08. Dogs Hate Teletubbies
09. The Underworld
10. The Baby Squid
11. Grassland
12. The Last Thing You'd Want To Hear If You Were Beating Off Your Father While He Watched The Sylvester Styllone Wrist Wrestling Movie
13. Arnold's Revenge
14. Eating The Squid
15. Who Do You Want To Be Today?
16. Somebody Buy My Donkey
17. The Squid Is Reborn
18. I See Pretty Girls Everywhere I Go
19. I Think We're Alone Now
20. Kill Hitler Then Beg For A Taco 3-D

CRUNCH 002
Lefthanddecision
The Wrong Path

OUT OF PRINT

Lefthandeddecision's "The Wrong Path" was the first of many 3" CDR releases for Crunch Pod. Limited to 50 copies, "The Wrong Path" brought a harsh dimension of abrasive noise to the Crunch Pod label.

01. The Wrong Path

CRUNCH 001
Various Artists
Battery Sentinel

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The first release on Crunch Pod was the Battery Sentinel compilation. This CD, limited to 495 copies, featured early work from Ben Arp in the form of his "V.S.E.X." project (pre-C/A/T). Also features material from Free Death, Fixed and Sleeping With The Earth - among others.

01. Holmes - Regional Free Flap Head
02. Holmes - o401M35
03. Holmes - Chemical Peeling
04. Fixed - The Worst
05. Fixed - Loader Fight
06. Fixed - Medical Disaster
07. Fixed - Bad Spirits
08. V.S.E.X. - Rage
09. V.S.E.X. - Eurasia Uninvited
10. V.S.E.X. - Lost Contact (C/A/T Doesn't Like Cable Being Out Mix)
11. Free Death - Dealing With Mortals
12. Free Death - Black Dog Ether
13. Free Death - Top Heavy
14. Free Death - Repo World
15. Sleeping With The Earth - Before
16. Sleeping With The Earth - Baptised By Soil
17. Sleeping With The Earth - Stand Before Me
18. Sleeping With The Earth - Abusa
19. Sleeping With The Earth - After
20. Dysthemia Scars - Light Will Dim When Energy Is Low
21. Nilych - Bricolage
22. Big Cat - Why My Grandmother Doesn't Trust Christopher Walken