INSTITUTION D.O.L.'s 'The Thelema Tales' on deluxe white vinyl LP format!
For over 20 years now, the Austrian power electronics / industrial monolith known as INSTITUTION D.O.L. has made a significant name for itself in those scenes with works that plumb the depths of horror - and, as with his latest The Thelema Tales, quietude. Here, mainman Barbie B. is accompanied by pianist Wolfgang J. Eder, and the results are utterly blanching in their hushed, haunting power!
On the trails of the Great Beast, Edward Alexander Crowley (aka Aleister Crowley), The Thelema Tales is an audio document from a pilgrimage to Sicily in 2015. Here, INSTITUTION D.O.L. explores the mythos and mysticism of the man with six spacious tracks where smooth piano lines meet field recordings, from the Abbey and La Rocca, and electronica meets dark ambient. Four years of intense, in-depth work has culminated and manifested into The Thelema Tales, which was originally released in an extremely limited-edition CD version (and quickly sold out) and now seeing worldwide release on vinyl.
While seemingly a wild card for the label, EDGED CIRCLE seeks darkness in all its myriad forms. And you'll no doubt find it, in hauntingly quiet form, with INSTITUTION D.O.L.'s The Thelema Tales. Highly recommended for those into both Harold Budd and Gnaw Their Tongues, Tim Story and Theologian, and of course the most magical works of Psychic TV and Current 93.
Side A
A1. The Abbey
A2. Flight of the Horus
A3. Ad Astra I
Side B
B1. Ad Astra II
B2. Sex with a Seitanist
B3. Exodus II