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Items sent for review will be mentioned on the news section. A full review will then follow in the next (printed) issue of Compulsion.

We're currently deliberating over whether to publish another printed issue. If we do decide to publish Compulsion #4 then we could be looking to contact any of the following: R.N. Taylor, Kenneth Anger, Frank Kozik, Coil, Death In June, Nick Bougas, Wire, Cyclobe. Suggestions, submissions and pots of money are always welcome.

At the moment I'm looking for information on the music of Charles Manson for a project I'm currenly working on. I'm especially interested in the following: Manson songs covered by other groups (music groups not cults). Manson recordings on the Fierce label. A copy of the booklet that accompanied the Manson CD box set on the Grey Matter label. Any other information would also be appreciated.

I'm also looking for a copy of the following books:
Satan's Power by William Sims Bainbridge.
The Wicker Man by Robin Hardy and Anthony Shaffer - The edition with novel and film scipt.

Please pass on our address to anyone you think may be interested. Interested distributors are also encouraged to get in touch.

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Current Playlist:
Angels of Light - We Are Him
Sword Volcano Complex - Phosphorescent
The Threshold HouseBoys Choir - Form Goes Rampant
Futon - Never Mind the Botox
Paris Sisters - Everything Under The Sun
Adam and the Antz - Dirk Wears White Sox - reissue

Competition time - August 2003

In association with Tursa Records and Redroom we're pleased to announce our new competition giving one lucky reader the opportunity to win a copy of Wormwood the excellent new release from Tony Wakeford and Matt Howden. Wormwood is only available for purchase online and at concerts. This copy is one of 400 signed and numbered copies. As an added bonus we'll also include a signed copy of Paris, a recording of an acoustic concert by Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus). To win a copy just answer the following question:

Name the title of the first full length CD collaboration by Tony Wakeford and Matt Howden?

Answer: 1)Three Nine

Competition time - December 2002

In association with Tursa Records we're pleased to announce our new competition giving one lucky readers the opportunity to win a copy of Paris, a recording of an acoustic concert by Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus). To win a copy just answer the following question:

What is the title of the Sol Invictus retrospective recently released by Tursa Records through World Serpent?

Answer: 1)The Giddy Whirl of Centuries

Competition time - November 2002

In association with Cold Spring Records we're pleased to announce our new competition giving 4 lucky readers the opportunity to win a copy of Chamber, the Cold Spring sampler. Cold Spring Records are the UK's finest label releasing numerous 'dark ambient' titles and lots more uncompromising sounds. Chamber displays why they're a such a highly respected label.

Chamber features contributions from: Ignis Fatuus, Folkstorm, Mark Snow (of X-Files fame), Laibach, Endvra, Novatron, Band Of Pain, Benedikt Middler, Schloss Tegal, Von Thronstahl, TOROIDH, Sleep Research Facility, The Days Of The Trumpet Call, Kerovnian, A Challenge Of Honour.

To win a copy just answer the following question:

Cold Spring were forced to withdraw release of a split vinyl album in 1991. Name the two artists scheduled to appear on the withdrawn CD Feeler?

Answer: 1)Alan Moore and Psychic TV
Winners: Michael Petzold, UK; Raj Gopal, Australia; Justin Headrick, USA; Rick Kinney USA

Competition time - September 2001

In association with Amenti Suncrown we have one copy of both Zenith Pitch (CD) and Golden Nadir (vinyl LP) up for grabs to the person who can answer the following question:
From which Aleister Crowley novel did Amenti Suncrown lift the title of their debut CD, Zenith Pitch?

Answer: 1) Diary of A Drug Fiend
Winner: Matt Condon, USA

Competition time - March 2000

Thanks to the kind trinity of individuals at World Serpent we here at Compulsion online can offer 20 individuals the opportunity to get hold of the rare millennial compilation, MM. MM was originally released as a Millennium gift to mail order customers and subscribers to the World Serpent mailing list. It is now out of print and copies are already being offered on ebay so this may be your last chance to get a copy.

MM features 16 World Serpent artists and many exclusive tracks. Details follow:
Algiz (Tursa Records recording artists); Backworld ( their latest CD Anthems From The Pleasures Park features contributions from Blood Axis and Jarboe); Der Blutharsch (featuring Death in June's Albin Julius); Bryin Dall (of Thee Majesty, 4th Sign of the Apocalypse); Cyclobe (featuring ex-members of Coil and Death In June); Darkwood; Dawn and Dusk Entwined; Leutha; Nobody; Novy Svet; Ozymandias; Pantaleimon (featuring Andria Degens of Current 93); Regard Extreme; Skald (Tursa Records recording artists); The Soil Bleeds Black; Tor Lundvall (Sol Invictus collaborator and occasional cover artist).

To win a copy just answer the following questions:

1) How did Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus define the phrase Lex Talionis?
2) What is the title of the film Donald Cammell directed in 1987?
3) Gilbert & George recently exhibited in Milton Keynes and Los Angeles. What is the title of the exhibition?

Answers: 1) 'The Law of the Claw' or 'The Claw is King' 2) White of the Eye 3) The Rudimentary Pictures
Winners: Eric Dusik, USA; Patrick Ewering, Germany; JP Morton, Channel Islands; Gerd Groenewold, USA; Mark Robinson, USA; Ryan Hedley, Canada; Megan Weis, USA; Matt Tasker, USA; I.Andrew Hall, USA; Aljoscha Everding, Germany; John Griffin, USA; Dieter Palkovits, Austria; Xine Donovan, USA; Peter Vercauteren, Belgium; Mary Curren, UK; David Banton, USA; David Piniella, USA; Stephanie Dotter, USA

Competition time - December 1999

Full of festive cheer and Scottish hospitality, we have one copy of Stewart Home's Confusion Incorporated, A Collection of Lies, Hoaxes & Hidden Truths (published by Codex) up for grabs to whoever can answer these 3 questions.
1) The Wicker Man was released as a supporting feature to which film?
2) Which infamous murderer appears on Frank Kozik's Love American Style?
3) Coil were supposed to contribute music to accompany a graphic novel. What was the name of the graphic novel?

Answers: 1) Don't Look Now 2) Charles Manson 3) Underground
Winner: Mark Patrick Roper

Compulsion issues for sale
COMPULSION Volume 3 featuring interviews with Boredoms; Michael Moynihan of Blood Axis; R.N. Taylor of Changes; Jim Thirlwell / Foetus; Jim Rose Circus Sideshow; an A-Z of Somewhere In Europe; Current 93's David Tibet on Tiny Tim.
Articles on James Mason's Universal Order, and The Musical World of Anton LaVey. Plus updates on Coil, Death In June, Sol Invictus and John Aes-Nihil.
News, comment, music and publication reviews.
Artwork by Timothy Patrick Butler.
Ordering Information:
UK - £3.50 including postage
Europe - £4.50 including airmail postage
USA / Rest of World - £5.00 including airmail postage
COMPULSION Volume 2 featuring interviews with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails; Jim and Debbie Goad of Answer Me!; Director of Manson Family Movies and Manson archivist John Aes-Nihil; Mick Harris of Scorn, Lull and Painkiller; Charnel Music/Trance and (ex-Death in June) Mother Destruction.
Plus all the reviews and stuff you expect.
Ordering Information:
UK - £3.00 including postage
Europe - £4.00 including airmail postage
USA / Rest of World - £4.50 including airmail postage

COMPULSION Volume 1 featuring interviews with Douglas P. of Death In June; John Balance of Coil; Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus; William Bennett of Whitehouse; The Grey Area of Mute Records; Lemonheads and Silverfish
Ordering information:
Sold out


Other Publications for sale
HEALTER SKELTER featuring interviews with Michael Moynihan of Blood Axis; Sandra Good and George Stimson of ATWA; Jim Goad; David Kerekes of Headpress; Nekromantik director Jorg Buttgereit.
Artwork by Charles Manson, Sandra Good and Miguel Angel Martin.(High gloss Italian import available in limited quantities)
Ordering Information:
Sold Out
OHM CLOCK issue 4 featuring interviews with George Eric Hawthorne of RAHOWA; Trevor Brown; LAW; Vincent Crowley of Acheron.
Articles on Julius Evola, and Gnosticism and Fascism. Plus music and publication reviews.
(US import available in limited quantities)
Ordering Information:
Sold Out
Miscellaneous items please contact to reserve before ordering

Anger by Bill Landis, the Unauthorized biography of Kenneth Anger, US import, paperback - Sold Out

Dagoberts Revenge Volume 3, number 1, features interviews with Boyd Rice, Death In June, Backworld plus the staple diet of Musick, Magick and Monarchism. Excellent stuff. - Sold Out

Funeral Party Volume 2 - A Celebratory Excursion into Beautiful Extremes of Life, Lust and Death - edited by Shade Rupe, features Trevor Brown, Miguel Angel Martin, Whitehouse, Jack Stevenson...., US import, A4 size - Sold Out

Deathtripping: The Cinema of Transgression by Jack Sargeant
Illustrated history, account and critique of the modern subcultural movement with its roots in the New York art/rock and underground film scenes. Interviews with Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, Casandra Stark, Beth B., Tommy Turner...Lydia Lunch, Joe Coleman. This is a very good copy of the first edition. - £7/$20 including postage and packaging


CDs for sale - June 2007
The following are all new, some still sealed, some promos, some spare copies. All are taking up much needed space and need to go. All will be sold on a first come first served basis. Postage at the following rate UK £1.00/ Eur £1.50/ USA £2.00 or $3. Alternatively, make me an offer with a minimum bid of around $6/ £3 a CD. Contact to reserve, work out specifics or if you just need further info get in touch at tony.dickie@btopenworld.com

Some rare titles:
Werkraum - Unsere Feuer Brennen!
* now out-of-print classic title from Axel Frank - £10
The Boyd Rice Experience - Hatesville - £50
* Rare title featuring Adam Parfrey, Shaun Partridge, Jim Goad and The Boyd Rice Experience. Cover by Coop.
Charles Manson - Unplugged 9.11.67 Volume 1 - £120
* Extremely rare Manson CD on Archer Productions. This copy is still sealed.
Various Artists - Men Among Mice - £15
Out-of-print Warcom CD compilation feat: Charles Manson, Soul of Steel (R.N. Taylor of Changes), Coup De Grace (Michael Moynihan of Blood Axis). Still sealed.

ThisCo titles:
Various Artists - Electronic Thisturbance (ThisCo)
* feat Jarboe, Francisco Lopez, Von Magnet, Terre Thaemlitz, Telepherique...
Various Artists - Thisconnected (ThisCo)
* feat Ah Cama-Sotz, Sieben, Rapoon, Sci-Fi Industries, Ultra Milkmaids...
Rasal.asad - Asuna (ThisCo)
* ambient electronics
Ghoak - Someareweird (ThisCo)
* orignal soundscapes

Cajid titles: Australian label specialising in experimental sound from Australian artists.
Camilla Hannan - More Songs About Factories
* five pieces derived from location recordings in tradition of industrial music
Thembi Soddell - Instance
* explores dynamics, sound sources, field recordings
Thembi Soddell - Intimacy
* manipulated and sculpted environmental recordings
Lawrence English - Transit
* modern musique concrete with contributions from Robin Rimbaud, Cat Hope, DJ Olive....
Bruce Mowson - Static Tone
* static tones from Melbourne sound artist

SPKR / Group1850 label titles:
DDR - Verlogener Realismus (SPKR)
DDR presents Kobaltblauu Seti Abuzed Mni Sri (Thuk)
Nueva Germania Archive 99/00 (Spkr)
* extreme industrial
Nueva Germania - Pure Vaginal Music For Masses
* power electronics limited to 780 copies, XXX cover design!
Nueva Germania - Tanzbande1937 (Thuk)
* power electronics limited to 580 copies
Nueva Germania - Falk Im Juni (SPKR)
Josef N - (Thuk) - limited to 419 copies
Josef N / Nueva Germania - limited 377 copies CD in wallet with 4 inserts (SPKR)
Shunto Nie (Thuk)
* Gloomy industrial ambient from Japan. Limited to 450 copies.

A Split Second - Vengeance COD (Hypnobeat)
Altered States - Designer Reality (Primary) one track promo
Antique - Book one (Trostlos Records)
* darkwave with doom/death elements. promo slipcase edition
Arbre Noir meets Polygon - Traveller (Tesco)
* limited edition of 900 in kinda DVD sized foldout sleeve
Artridge - Finished Soundtracks For Unshot Films (Interlink)
* contemporatry industrial chamber music from Berlin, former members of Arsenal
Autumn Tears - Promo compilation in slipcase
* Dark orchestral and dramatic metal
Babylon Whores - Deggael (Misanthropy Records) - barcode punched
Bahntier - Randome (Karnak)
* Italian project feat Simon Balestrazzi, of T.A.C./ex Kirlian Camera
Bedhead - Beheaded (Rough Trade)
Charlie Beresford - The Room Is Empty (Brightfield)
Painter turned musician, who has worked with June Tabor and elicited comparison with Michael Nyman, Steve Reich. Features Tim Harries (Brian Eno, David Sylvian) - features promo sticker
Bestia Centauri - The Self Immolation Right (Somnambulant)- still sealed
Big Electric Cat - Dreams of A Mad King (Cleopatra)
Bologna - No Food For Worms (Ruddy Gore)
Brutal Truth - Kill Trend Suicide (Relapse) original issue promo slipcase edition
Butterfly Messiah - Eternal (The Fossil Dungeon) - still sealed
* "Eternal" fuses mesmerizing synthpop-dance with heavenly voices and catchy rhythms
Carter Tutti - Cabal (Conspiracy International)
* excellent debut release from Chris and Cosey of Throbbing Gristle
Cell Division - Tsunami / Hypnotized (TDM Thunderdome)
* promo CD combining Tsunami album and Hypnotised CD single from Swiss darkwave band
Chaos/Order - The Monroe Transfer (Karnak)
* electro-industrial
Chikmountain - Porn on the Cob (Tachist Records)
* Hardcore ambient sound collage from Washingon, USA
Citadel - The Granite Sky (Triumvirate)
Das Groffe Fressen Fickrock (Suggestion)CDEP
Der Eremit - Das (TDM Thunderdome)
* electro beats and industrial guitars
Dieter Muh - Cari Saluti (Functional/Tesco)
Dismal - Rubino Liquido - Three Scarlet Drops (Audioglobe)
* promo slipcase edition of atmo-goth
Doc Wor Mirran - The Music of Blood (Cheeses International)
Geoffrey Downes - New Dance Orchestra (Blueprint) * ex-member of The Buggles...
George Elliot - Forehead Movies (Heliocentric) double CD - still sealed
George Elliot - Music For Girls (Heliocentric) - still sealed
Eurocide - Europe In Dust (TDM Thunderdome)
* EBM/dark electro CD single
Fast Forward - Public Disorder (Moloko)
* Extreme noise from technohardcore and metal featuring Dids(ex-Treponem Pal) and Goth (Gothic)
Fragmented - Set
* dark atmospheres
Hellstorm - Fucking Bleed (Head Not Found)
* Norwegian black metal
Ken Hyder, Dave Brooks, Maggie Nicols and Talisker - In The Stone (Impetus)
* Jazz and folk hybrid exposing Scottish roots - still sealed
Infrastructure - Salt the Earth (Fire In The Hole) - still sealed
Into The Abyss - The Feathered Snake (Glasnost)
* Greek goth rock promo
Jag Panzer - Jefrey CDS (SPV)
Jagd Wild - Come Join The Hunt (KSM)
Janko, Krul' Albanskaj - Ekezhhm, Gyuvel, Pyuganlahkh..(Some Place Else
* Sample terrorism
Janosch Moldau - Redeemer
Janosch Moldau - Bleed On EP
* album and EP of intimate electronic sounds from Germany
Lake of Tears - Forever Autumn (Black Mark)
* Melodic gothic metal
Little Match Girl - Little Match Girl (PlanetGhost)
Loss of Centre - Humans Losing Humanity (Glasnost)
* side project of Mortal Constraint
Machine In The Garden - Out of the Mists (Middle Pillar)
(enhanced CD feat video for The Unaware)
Malformed Earthborn - Defiance of the Ugly by the Merely Repulsive (Relapse)
Maschinenschlosser - Orange Noise (dbelltime)
* electronic dance in promo slipcase
Mephisto Waltz - Insidious (The Fossil Dungeon)- still sealed
* veteran goth rockers
Mercantan - IX (Drag & Drop)
Metaconqueror - Banishment of the Unforsaken (Somnambulant)
Mil Mulliganos - Caught In The Teeth (Corn Chopper Records)
The Mirror Reveals - Frames of Teknicolor (Middle Pillar)(still sealed)
Moksha - A People Undone(Artofofact Records)- barcode punched
* Features a Mentallo & the Fixer remix
My Psychotic Motor - The Desire EP (Suburban Dance Music)
My Psychotic Motor - The You EP (Suburban Dance Music)
Mystery Plays - Occasus (Energeia) promo cardcase
Nerve Exhibit - The Horror of Amusement
* electronic, dark synth-pop in slipcase
Neuer Raum - Neuer Raum (Torpor Records)
Nobility of Salt - Those Narrow Streets
* cinematic soundscapes, likened to Barry, Morricone ... Nick Cave, 16 Horsepower
Notre Dame - Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You (Head Not Found)
* Erotique black horror goth metal
no Xivic - Uneksija (Onyx)
* Finnish dark ambient (punchholes)
Gerome Nox - Blood Red Poppies (Moloko)
* Solo CD from Nox guitarist
Noxious Emotion - Symbols (ADSR)
Noxious Emotion - Count Zero (ADSR)
Obstruncation - The Callous Concept (Damnation Records) (slipcase only)
* Dutch underground death metal
One For Jude - Helice CD single
* atmospheric dark folk pop from France, previously contributed to compilations on Cynfeirdd, Nail Records etc
Oral Constitution - Bibel Preik (Artware)
* Norwegian industrial folk from 1992
Peccatum - Lost in Reverie (Mnemosyne Prods)
* Promo slipcase edition of Norwegian dark rock feat members of Emperor and Star of Ash
Pentacle - Rides the Moonbeam promo slipcase and insert
Polygon - Refuge (Glasnost)
* side project of Mortal Constraint
Proscriptor - The Venus Bellona (Cruel Moon)
* Out-of-print title on Cold Meat Industry side label, in special promo slip case. Rare
Ragnarok - Diabloical Age (Voices of Wonder) promo slipcase
* Norwegian black metal
Random Touch - Hammering on Moonlight (Roadnoise Prods)
* draw comparisons with King Crimson, Miles Davis, Grateful Dead and gamelan music according to press blurb
Raw Novembre - He Is Dead (Aggressive)
Sadness - Evangelion (Mystic Productions) - promo slipcase
* Dark Gothic metal. Poster too
The Scott Farkus Affair - Sorrows Learn To Swim (Ambiguous City Records)
Sleep Chamber - Siamese Succubi - (Funfundvierzig)
Smear - Subatomic (Dogsbarkssome)
* UK grindcore
Spiritual Bats - Sacrament (Alchemisti Music)
* Gothic rock from Italy
State of Being - Implosion (Reverse Image)(still sealed)
* dark industrial electro / rock from acclaimed US outfit
State of Being - III From Implosion (Reverse Image)(still sealed)
* CD single includes remixes from Stabbing Westward and video
Stribog / Futhark - Daily War Songs (Energeia)
* Esoteric ritual music
Trademark - The Pink Polystirene (SPKR)
* ambient noise
Trylok - Reliance (Artofofact Records) - barcode punched
* Australian industrial featuring remixes from New Mind, Anstakt, Sabotage and a Kraftwerk cover version etc
Ultraviolence - Psycho Drama (Earache) * hardcore techno from Johnny Violent
The Unquiet Void - Between The Twilights (Middle Pillar) - still sealed
Jozef Van Wissem - Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear
* Dark folk, experimental, avant garde music from Dutch composer and lute player. (still sealed)
View - Bike Ride (Le Disque)
Vicious Circle - Barbed Wire Slides (Le Disque)
Robert Ziino - Music From The Valley of the Flowers
Various Artists - Enchantments (Cleopatra)
* features Laibach, Front Line Assembly, Digital Poodle, Die Krupps etc Various Artists - Expedition_1 (Everestrecords)
* feat Bassdriver, Everest, Menu:Exit, Herbaljazz; still sealed, slip case cover
Various Artists - Music for the Next Century (Tone Casualties)
* Holger Czukay vs Dr Walker "Backup Dream", Kismet, Robert Williams (Captain Beefheart drummer)
Various Artists - Involution (feat Paris Christian Death and Cevin Key Skinny Puppy), Paul Schutze...and 13 others. Barcode crossed.
Various Artists - Nite Mare Slo Motion (Some Place Else)
* feat Niko Skorpio, A\H, Clop Neplat, Janko, Krul Albanskaj
Various Artists - Noise Kills Punk Dead (Opulence Records)
* 59 Bands, 67 Tracks inc Evoluton Control Committee, Arthur Loves Plastic etc
Various Artists - Oracle Pool, KSM Records Compilation Vol 2
* Dripping Rictus, Idiot Stare, Bytet...etc
Various Artists - Outlines v1.0 (Line Out Records)
* feat Faetal, Trauma Pet, Normal, The Sepia, Schadenfreude. still sealed.
Various Artists - Tanz Der Nacht U Like to Dance? (TDM Thunderdome)
14 track compilation from the Arachnophobia label featuring NamNamBulu, Sara Noxx, Diorama, Eurocide, Diary Of Dreams, The Last Dance, Darc Entries, The Cascades and Cell Division.
Various Artists - Wired Injections (Cleopatra)
* promo only compilation feat Electric Hellfire Club, Psychic TV, Download, Christian Death, Rosetta Stone, Die Krupps, Spahn Ranch...(still sealed)

7 inch Singles

Shrinkwrap - Upon The Fruited Plains (No Risk-No Fun)
Headbutt - Fuelled Up and Ready To Burn (Suggestion)
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