Things That Were, by Lustmord

Things That Were

by Lustmord

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Collectors wooden box includes 2CD Digibook, handmade silver hexagon-logo necklace, a card signed by Brian Williams, and some other inserts.
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	1.	A.T.M.O.M. (Live) 04:09
	2.	Headplate (Live) 05:01
	3.	Sibling 04:57
	4.	Murderwreker 06:23
	5.	Slabstone 06:43
	6.	Arise (Live) 06:43
	7.	Credo / Nemo 04:51
	8.	Beast Of Burden Beast Of Prey 05:22
	9.	Headplate (Original / March 1981) 07:45
	10.	Ovenblast (Live / October 1981) 05:39
	11.	Arise (Live 8-13-81) 07:27
	12.	Live (Live 2-5-1982) 18:52
	13.	Boneing Of Men 06:17
	14.	Of Bones Of Men 04:54
	15.	Words Of Voice 04:23
	16.	Praxis (Unreleased / 1983) 04:42
	17.	Dream History (July / 1980) 05:16
	18.	Slabstone (Original / August 1980) 06:30
	19.	Things That Were 09:13

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"Things That Were", a luxurious limited 2CD Digibook edition of the earliest Lustmord recordings released by Infinite fog Production.

The album is carefully mastered by Peter Andersson(raison d'etre). Artwork Cold Graves.

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“The British scene has an established tradition of dark, avant-garde, and experimental industrial music, and “Things That Were” is one of those jewels that first grew in the UK in the late 70s and 80s. With this album (2CD Digibook set), released by Infinite fog Productions, Brian Williams a.k.a. Lustmord dives into his true and fundamental nature.

Highly influenced by other contemporary acts, such as Brits Throbbing Gristle or Aussies SPK, with whom Lustmord himself collaborated as one of their multiple floating members, “Things That Were” offers a truly fundamental overview of the beginnings of this master – and theoretically father – of dark ambient. This work is a compilation of remastered early recordings of both live gigs and tracks recorded at the E.M.S. London studio enables listeners to better understand where all the magic and warm darkness that surrounds Lustmord’s subsequent albums come from.

Not only will listeners notice the predominance of noise and industrial sounds in both the composition and performance of these tracks, but also the remarkable and incipient essence of what would later become the cornerstone of his rich and influential work. Elements such as anguished voices, the disturbing bells tolling in “Slabstone”, or those creepy kids playing and whispering songs in “Sibling”, have a terribly dark, and even warm, quality. These samples and field recordings, together with the drone-like layers used in most of the songs, provide the sound with a truly immersive and hypnotic mysticism, which sometimes approaches the post-punk and anti-rock bias that was the trademark of Coil’s and Psychic TV’s John Balance or Nocturnal Emissions’ Caroline K, to whom this album is a tribute.

As mentioned, “Things That Were” includes both live and studio recordings. The sound is awesome in both, which shows a great production effort, but above all, what will be of real interest to potential listeners, is the majesty and intensity of Mr. William’s performance. It really does sound dark, metallic, noisy, industrial…, and definitely turns the listener’s own surroundings into a creepy and obscure environment: amazingly enjoyable.

In summary, Lustmord’s raw and instinctive 80-83 recordings justify and give a clear perspective of his first steps and musical endeavors that would subsequently engender a fantastic chain of albums including “Heresy” – his masterpiece -, “Paradise Disowned” and his hypnagogic offering from last year, “The Word As Power”.

In order to better understand this pioneer’s work and how he has gradually matured into the figure he is today, this compilation of early recordings must be listened to carefully and stored alongside the prized possessions of every dark ambient and industrial music fan, to whom this release is one of the most eagerly awaited events of 2014. “Things That Were” has been kept in the dark for too long and it is now time to celebrate the fact that it has finally seen the light. Highly recommendable.” – S13 (secretthirteen.org)

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released March 3, 2016

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