outside looking further out
“The front cover features a photo I took in Turku cathedral. There’s a funny little story related to it. One day back in the autumn of 1990, I was at the cathedral, with a friend, photographing with our film cameras. While we were shooting statues and relics in some gallery or alcove, the church had closed its doors. We were locked in! …”
We were amazed to receive a heavy delivery from our partners Darkness Shall Rise the other day… containing some Hammer Of Damnation 1991–1996 hardcover books! The official release date is end of February, we have a pre-order sale ongoing, feel free to check it out! We’ll begin shipping the book orders next week.
Another essential PARAFERAL Archive project is about to bear fruit! Hammer of Damnation, the influential underground music zine edited by Niko Skorpio in the early 1990s is becoming a book. Realized in cooperation with the German record label / publisher Darkness Shall Rise Productions, the hardcover book is now available for preorder at the DSR shop…
JUMI is Skorpio’s first all new audio release since 2019’s The Unfolding — Themes & Variations. It is described as way more abrasive in approach, reflecting Skorpio’s background in the early 1990s industrial noise scene.
Unreleased, unfinished recordings from 1993–1995 rediscovered, processed, assembled and wrapped up to a new release! Originally made under rather obscure project names COLD ONCE TURNING DUST and PROJECT OF EVIL MINDS N’GAI, they represent some of Niko Skorpio & friends’ earliest excursions into noise music…
The ASCEND 2LP compilation on NTS radio, explores the roots of dungeon synth, features early 1992 demos by Niko Skorpio as Kadotus 609.
A new sound release The Unfolding (Emergent/20210717) by Niko Skorpio is out now! Released by PARAFERAL Sound, it is available as free download and an artisanal CDR+art print set from PARAFERAL Shop and Niko Skorpio’s Bandcamp page. We also offer a bundle that includes the previous, related album The Unfolding – Themes & Variations. The Unfolding (Emergent/20210717) by Niko Skorpio About the album The Unfolding (emergent) audiovisual performance was planned … Read more
This is an extract from Niko Skorpio : 311098 Tapes – album available for free download via Bandcamp. More info on the album in a previous blog post, too. Sounds and images for live performance by Niko Skorpio 1997–1998.Transferred from original 4-track & VHS tapes used for the performance. Subscribe to the PARAFERAL YouTube channel … Read more
Suddenly, perhaps unexpectedly, new TH€€€F arrives. Unrelated to current issues, the TISSUE SAMPLES series was being planned to begin last year, but was on hold due to more urgent things. This first one, TISSUE SAMPLES, 1 appeared on April 1, is available for free download and a small number of diy CDRs. <a href=”http://theeef.bandcamp.com/album/tissue-samples-1″>TISSUE SAMPLES, … Read more
Received this tape boxset today, from Germany, released by a tape label called Darkness Shall Rise. The box contains all survived recordings by my first ‘serious’ band, Thergothon, from 1991-1992