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Torn Light Records
356 Ludlow Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
513-873-6995
Monday - Saturday
11:00AM - 07:00PM
Sunday
CLOSED
Torn Light Records
356 Ludlow Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
513-873-6995
Monday - Saturday
11:00AM - 07:00PM
Sunday
CLOSED
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Breakneck noise suffocation from Shane Church, taking the project back to it’s inception with two short, sharp shocks of fire and smoke that maintain the rawness and fluidity of live dynamics; no [...]
Previous Vat efforts have focused on the classic ‘americanoise’ approach of scrap metal through distortion overload. ‘A Pile …’ sees Chris Conroy merging elements of that [...]
Sean E. Matzus is a Houston-based artist regarded for his solo projects (Red Hook, Thewhitehorse, The Secret Geography, etc), while also known for his work in several Richard Ramirez projects [...]
Recorded partially while in transit during his European tour earlier this year, and following a string of firmly techno-rooted EP’s for techno-rooted labels, this is a first in that it highlights [...]
The first completed material in over a year following a long battle with various creative blocks introduces a dark ambient element to the ongoing focus of placing harsh noise in different [...]
all sounds: richard ramirez
Four punctual tracks of frenetic, yet assured energy highly informed by mid-2000’s Southern California moves — from jarring and massed stereo profusion to moments of shrill, anxious feedback [...]
Third cassette from Rachel Slurr, mid-atlantic noise queen and former den mother of Heaven’s Gate. Six tracks of true American Noise; arguments, attitude and depravity flying the flag through [...]
Acousmatic sound research from veteran bay area technician Jim Haynes. Electronic distress signals initiate panic and tension through abrupt jump cuts into alternate contexts. Echoes of John [...]
The sound of electronic circuits pushed to the brink and gasping for life. All systems at capacity. Patterns of white noise, mixer feedback, fuzz and sine waves blast in, hover and return in a [...]
Torba is Mauro Diciocia, an Italian soundworker based in Berlin. As with fellow countrymen Lettera 22, elements of musique concrete, noise composition and electro-acoustic tape music are fused to [...]
Known for his visual work, his label Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere., as well as his many collaborations with Cremation Lily, False Moniker is the project of Belgian artist Niels Geybels, who also [...]
Sopportare translates into english as ?to bear? ? and it is a dark journey through aggressive electronic synthesis transitioning from calmer passages of modular minimalism, to arrhythmic [...]
Beginning with Aemae and now working under his own name, Brandon Nickell has spent the last decade taking cues from nearly all generations of analog and digital sound development and shaping them [...]
Before ‘wall noise’ stunted creative progress for a generation of noiseheads, there were the mid-90’s — arguably the most influential period for many. Without [...]
Following up shortly after MT’s Hostage Pageant release with Shane Church’s sibling project. Crude, simple, yet direct tracks utilizing room sounds and amplified metal instruments. Patient and [...]
Industrial sound research. A direct lineage from such Colorado essentials as Architect’s Office, Jeph Jerman and Eric Lunde’s “Colorado Terrain Investigation.” Tapes as [...]
Posh Isolation – Posh Isolation 160 2015 6x CS box set, edition of 200 “Recordings from Rome, Vilnius, Warzaw, Vienna, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Detroit, Copenhagen, Kiruna, [...]
Grafika Airlines – GRA 5 1981 Recorded at “home studio” 28/02-03/03, 1981. Comes with a 6.5×10 cm insert. Media Condition – VG with light marks and discoloration on label [...]
Cassette on Trax from 1984 by Vittore Baroni, who was one of the label’s co-founders. Looks to be a handmade tape specifically for GX Jupitter-Larsen. Has tracklisting on indside of J card. [...]
Rare Philiosphen In Extase cassette. Philosophen in Extase was a short-lived German noise band, that existed in Lübeck from 1987-1988. Band members were Captain Chaos (5) and Zappo (3). On [...]
Mystery Merzbow tape. One short 5 minute or so track. Says SelfSeed contribution on tape so most likely a submission for a comp that maybe never got released? Most likely from mid 80’s, [...]
Here’s a mysterious and rare one from Jeph Jerman. Noted on inside of J card “Recorded Oct. – Nov. 1986.”
Australian offshoot of Whitehouse’s Come Organisation, associated with hairdresser Paul Hurst. Hurst’s shop, with Ross Canon, Produktion Hair was originally a hair salon in Kensington [...]
Another mysterious one from Merzbow. This one has “Gamma-Titan”, a track from the 1986 “Power Electronics” comp on Tellus, on one side and then says “Merzbow/Total [...]
This one’s kind of a mystery. Looks to be from around 1986 but no record of it’s existence online, no ZSF Produkts labeling, etc. Maybe some kind of Japanese bootleg? Maybe the rarest [...]
Merzbow’s “Lowest Music.2” released on his own label in 1982, later reissued on Extreme, and more recently reissued on LP by Urashima. This looks like a more “self [...]
DGCC-24512 1995, Barcode: 7 20642 45124 3 Media Condition – VG+ with light marks Case/Jcard Condition – VG+ with light marks to case
D5G 24297 1990, Barcode: 0 7599-24297-4 0 Media Condition – VG with light residue and marks Case/Jcard Condition – VG with light dinge and marks on case
DGCC-24511 1995, Barcode: 7 20642 45114 4 Media Condition – VG+ with light marks Case/Jcard – VG+ with light marks on case
DGCC-24485 1992, Barcode: 7 20642 44854 0 Media Condition – VG+ with light marks Case/Jcard Condition – VG+ with light marks to case
DGCC-24632 1994, Barcode: 7 20642 46324 6 Media Condition – VG+ with light marks Case/Jcard Condition – VG with noticeable light marks and light dinge to case
DGCC-24513 Originally released 1986 on Blast First & SST, Barcode: 7 2064-245134 2 Media Condition – VG+ with light scratches Case/Jcard Condition – VG+ with light scratches
DGC- DGCC-24825 1995, barcode: 720642482544 Media Condition – VG with noticeable light marks to CS Case/Jcard Condition – VG with noticeable light marks to case
DGCC-24516 1995, Barcode: 7 20642 45164 9 Media Condition – VG+ with light marks Case/Jcard Condition – VG+ with light marks to case
Enigma Records- 7 73543-4 1990, Barcode: 018777354349 Media Condition- VG+ with light marks Case/Jcard Condition – VG+ with light scratch to case
This seems to be an extended version of the S.F.A.G. ’81 tape released on Broken Flag, that was most likely self released or sent to friends at the time by M.B. Has M B carved into cassette [...]
Untitled 80’s blackhumour tape that includes two tracks from “Radical Positive” from 1986, one track from the Sexorama Vol. 2 comp from 1984, and and one other track titled [...]
Here’s one from the label Tracksound, with a tape from Italian artist Luca Miti. Subtle sound poetry slowly flowing between electronic sources, flutes, toy trumpets, bells, etc. From 1984.
Here’s another one with the Fluxus vibes. Sounds like a dude scraping a piece of metal in a circular motion sometimes softly, sometimes more aggressively. György Galántai (born June 17, [...]
FâLX çèrêbRi is the project of Karsten Rodemann. FâLX çèrêbRi has been releasing material since the early 80’s. FâLX çèrêbRi started as an industrial / experimental project with the 1983 [...]
Here’s a tape from Norwegian artist Anders Moe aka Juryen titled “Radio.” Every listen to 5 radios going at once? Yeah, that’s what this tape sounds like. Layered radio [...]
Ultra rare tape from Brazilian Mail Art / Fluxus artist. This is the kind of tape you’d expect from a Fluxus artist. Weird vocal loops, radio scanning / static, and of course field [...]
Beast 666 comp featuring The Gerogerigegege, Yellowhouse (featuring Eye from Boredoms / Hanatarash), We Never Sleep, Bruce Cossano, The Mormons, and The Ponchans. Front art of J-Card is different [...]
Ultra rare cassette from 80’s mail art artist Keith Bates, out of the UK. Personal copy made for GX Jupitter-Larsen, with small note “For GX Jupitter-Larsen” inside of J-Card. [...]
Ultra rare early cassette from John Hudak. Around since the mid 80’s, USA, has had split tapes and /or collaborative work with Merzbow, Jason Lescalleet, Minoy, PBK, Daniel Menche, etc and [...]
Ultra rare cassette from German mail art artist Klaus Groh from the mid-80’s. Groh directed the Micro Hall Art Center in Edewecht and the cabaret stage Literaturium from 1971-2006. He [...]