Some very interesting music and art here on the small label Glass Throat Recordings, exploring ritual sound experiments through the fusion of natural landscape and meticously crafted folk acoustics. Artists like Ruhr Hunter, Alethes, Svart Ugle, The Elemental Chrysllis, run a mythic gambit straight through the forst doors of yore, and in the process cover diverse terrains that seem to include organic ambient, fret bending acoustic meditations of the John Fahey kind, 60’s forest folk, and deep earth drone. Many releases have exceptional packaging and seem to be conceived as ritual devices. Open “the den” and find your music buried under moss and a mink bone or two…file under Forest Music!
ALETHES “Aletheia” 012CD 6×6/6 panel gatefold $15.00(US) $18.00(World)
This wonderful debut original pressing features black foil stamping on
obscure black leathery stock!
Arising from the verdant soils of Cascadia, Alethes bring us their epic
debut album “Aletheia”. Originally conceived as ritual, these are five
timeless compositions comprised of mournful and warm acoustic guitars,
shamanistic percussion, classical strings and deeply ancient vocal
harmonies. Digging deep into the Earth and reaching ever higher to the
Heavens in the eternal quest for illumination. Alethes emerge from
tradition and disappear into Nature’s shadows, yearning for a time
past, or yet to be, where the ancient fires burn bright and the cycles
of life are awarded their proper respect. This is a truly stunning
craft folks, filled with deep healing…We strongly recommend!
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RUHR HUNTER “Moss & Memory” 013CD 6×6/6 panel gatefold $13.00(US)
$15.00(World)
In the spirit of shamanic transcendence through ritual composition, an
epic & surreal audible journey unfolds. Marking RUHR HUNTER’S (Chet W.
Scott) 10 year anniversary & 3rd full length album! The “Moss & Memory”
collection features an archive of personal cleansing & inner growth,
sharing six eclectic & deeply personal rituals, that keeps RUHR
HUNTER’S heart ever closer to Nature!
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RUHR HUNTER “Moss & Memory (The Den)”
10 year anniversary edition (Limited to 175 w/poster) 013CD $20.00(US)
$23.00(World)
From designer Rachel Boaz-Scott, in celebration of RUHR HUNTER’S 10
year anniversary this year, the new “Moss & Memory” full length album
will feature a limited edition, hand made & hand numbered box we like
to call “The Den”. Using the same unique paper stock as the packaged
CD, the box will be foil stamped with the RUHR HUNTER Raven Talon logo
& will contain elements of Earth (moss & soil), personally gathered
from the forest here in the Pacific North West. The packaged disc will
be buried within the moss & soil, as other contents will be random &
may contain the following: A RUHR HUNTER hand burned Buffalo hide
patch, Ocean stones, Crow feathers, Mink bones & teeth, Bird talons,
insects, branches & White Birch bark collected from the forests of
Maine! “The Den” 10 year anniversary box edition will be limited to 175
copies out of 1000 discs pressed! All 175 copies will also come with a
limited edition hand numbered, foil stamped & silk screened poster to
coincide with the release. This production is Only available through
GLASS THROAT RECORDINGS exclusively! Note: This is NOT a box set of
Ruhr Hunter’s discography. Also these are hand crafted items made to
order. So shipping times may be a bit longer.
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SVART UGLE “Blood Of The Black Owl Volume One” 014CD-R-03 (Limited to
100)
Honoring & respecting the more violent & masculine energies throughout
Nature, the Black Owl returns with a debut full length album “Blood Of
The Black Owl Vol. 1″. A primitive fusion of slow tempo Earth Metal &
Woodland Ritualistic Doom. SVART UGLE craft a dense fog of crusty
droned out guitar composition inspired by Thor. An initial limited
edition press of 100 copies, published in special hand made packaging
bound in leather.
GLASS THROAT RECORDINGS & PRINT DESIGN LLC
CHET W. SCOTT a.k.a. “RUHR HUNTER”
RACHEL BOAZ-SCOTT
GLASS THROAT RECORDINGS
PO Box 2313
Seattle, WA 98111-2313
http://www.glassthroatrecordings.com
http://www.myspace.com/ruhrhunter
http://www.myspace.com/elementalchrysalis
http://www.myspace.com/svartugle