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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…
PARAFERAL Shop gives 20% off from all products through the holiday season; offer is valid up to December 31, 2024! See shop front page for the discount code.
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 Originally made under rather obscure project names COLD ONCE TURNING DUST and PROJECT OF EVIL MINDS N’GAI, they represent some of Niko Skorpio & friends’ earliest excursions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.
I was asked to contribute something to this benefit compilation album Black Metal Rainbows. Happily accepted the invite, and delivered an all new track, constructed from material recorded way back in 1993…
What lies behind The Unfolding? This text elaborates on bilateral symmetry, rorschach images, drone music and ancient deities as the base for Niko Skorpio’s audiovisual installation piece.
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
One morning near Kensington Market, Toronto, May 2014. Thanks to a persisting jetlag I wake up early again, around 6am. My hosts are obviously sound asleep. I grab my camera and notebook and go out for a long walk. The neighborhood is quiet, only birds seem to be awake. The rising sun paints the cityscape with a sweet mix of pink and orange. A raccoon crosses the street, obviously knowing they’re the one who…
Earlier this year, I was invited by Rogério Nuno Costa to collaborate on his experimental performance project Missed-en-Abîme. Having mutual history in Aalto University and all that, I was happy to work with Rogério again. After some months of intense research and hard work, the results are about to be revealed. The premiere is set for 12 September, at Serralves Contemporary Art Museum in Porto, Portugal. My contribution is the sound art for the performance.
Tomorrow at ARS108, Tehdas 108, Nokia, I’ll present a live variant of The Unfolding! Uploaded some tiny snippets from last night’s test run to Instagram.