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Buy 2CD online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 Disc 2 01. The Bible The Bottle The Bomb (Modulate) CRUNCH 60
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 59
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 58
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro "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!
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Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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!
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Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 Disc 2 - A Damaged Symphony for Depraved Dementia N.2 CRUNCH 55
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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) CRUNCH 54
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 Old Demos and Tracks New mixes by Caustic Extras CRUNCH 53
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 52
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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) Binge Drinking Bonus Disc Hangover Edition Bonus Disc CRUNCH 51
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro "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 CRUNCH 50
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 49
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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.
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Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 47
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 46
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 45
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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) CRUNCH 44
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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) CRUNCH 43
OUT OF PRINT 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 CRUNCH 42
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro "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 CRUNCH 41
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro "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 CRUNCH 40
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 39
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro "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) CRUNCH 38
OUT OF PRINT 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 Ñ 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 CRUNCH 37
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro "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 CRUNCH 36
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 and available exclusively from Crunch Pod. 01. O.peration I.raqi L.iberation Limited Edition Bonus Disc
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Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 34
OUT OF PRINT 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 CRUNCH 33
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 32
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 31
OUT OF PRINT 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 CRUNCH 30
OUT OF PRINT 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 CRUNCH 29
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 28
OUT OF PRINT 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 Disc 2
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OUT OF PRINT 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 Disc 2
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Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 25
OUT OF PRINT 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) CRUNCH 24
OUT OF PRINT 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 CRUNCH 23
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 22
OUT OF PRINT 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 CRUNCH 21
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 CRUNCH 20
OUT OF PRINT 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) CRUNCH 19
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 CRUNCH 18
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 CRUNCH 17
OUT OF PRINT 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. CRUNCH 16
OUT OF PRINT 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.
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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.
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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 CRUNCH 13
OUT OF PRINT 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 CRUNCH 12
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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 Disc 2 CRUNCH 11
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 CRUNCH 10
OUT OF PRINT 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 CRUNCH 09
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 08
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); CRUNCH 07
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 CRUNCH 06
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 05
OUT OF PRINT 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 04
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 03
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 CRUNCH 02
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 01
Buy online @ Crunch Pod Distro 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
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Cervello Elettronico
Bitch Brigade 
C/A/T 
Various
Captive Six 
[Syndika:Zero] 
Prometheus Burning
Caustic
Uberbyte 
Alter Der Ruine 
C/A/T
Uberbyte
Manufactura
Manufactura
Caustic
C/A/T
Caustic
Manufactura
Black Lung
Autoclav1.1
Cervello Elettronico
Endif
The Operative
C/A/T
C/A/T
Caustic
C/A/T
Autoclav1.1
Conure
Manufactura
Free Death
Various Artists
C/A/T
C/A/T
Chachi Jones
Various Artists
15 Degrees Below Zero
Conure
Conure
Various Artists
15 Degrees Below Zero
Imperial Floral Assault Unit
Disclosure
C/A/T
Baboon Torture Division
Various Artists
C/A/T
Big Tex
Various Artists
Various Artists
Conure
Imperial Floral Assault Unit
Imperial Floral Assault Unit
C/A/T
Skomg
C/A/T
Various Artists
Relation Training Course
Sleeping With The Earth
Big Tex
DAC
OS9
Stolen Light / Goose
Ovum
Free Death
Baboon Torture Division
Lefthanddecision
Various Artists