OUT NOW/JUNE 2010: Mitsuru Tabata Mankind Spree CD. Mankind Spree is the latest solo album by Tabata Mitsuru (Acid Mothers Temple, Zeni Geva, etc.), which is every bit as good as one may expect from an artist who has the power and vision to soundtrack time folding in on itself whilst simultaneously pushing the psychedelic envelope into realms where melodies, static white crackle and overflowing rivers of electronics converge like the very points where sanity opens its welcoming hands to madness. Featuring several guests, including Acid Mothers Temple's synthe sizer player, Higashi Hirosh, Mankind Spree comprises seven cuts that cough 'n' splutter over angular rhythms, suck up noise as colourful and beautiful as a perfect rainbow, hit back with some melodic scree and never stray too far from Tabata's keen ear for those rather more avant-strained sensibilities. Similar to Finland's magnificent Circle before him, Tabata's relationship with Fourth Dimension commenced with the release of a now long out of print limited edition 7" single in 1996. 'Children of Woods'. It is good to have him back for this album. If interested in ordering a copy, please visit the Shop. Wholesale enquiries also welcome.

Other releases are also being planned, including Hungarian musician Zsolt Sores' Ahad's Master's Garden III (2007 - 2009): The Harmonian Blues 1 and 2 2CD joint-released by Fourth Dimension and AudioTong. This will be hopefully going into production during July 2010 and will see it housed in special packaging that itself represents a step away from the sterility of most of the digital landscape. In the meantime, a review of this fantastic album can be found in the Adverse Effect blog. Please check here for developments during the oncoming weeks.

Please also note that the Shop is being expanded weekly, with new titles of a similar nature (noise, improvisation, electro-acoustic, post-industrial, electronica, 'outsider' music, art-rock, etc.) coming in on a regular basis. One can now also find the closely affiliated Lumberton Trading Company label's own entries there in a section of their own and, indeed, linked directly from the new LTCo website itself, which can be found at www.lumberton-trading.com. Plus, in honour of all of this excitement and activity, there is now a SUMMER SALE at the Shop that will continue until the end of August 2010. Please visit the Shop for information concerning this.

Small trades against FD and LTCo releases are also welcome.

Lastly, please note that demo submissions are welcome but only on CDR. There is no spare time here to follow links to downloadable material.