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Maurizio Bianchi - Endometrio
First ever vinyl reissue of the highly coveted classic LP by Italian noise composer/ sound visionary Maurizio Bianchi. Originally released in an extremely limited private press quantity in Italy in 1983, Endometrio showcased M.B. at his most crucial turning point, delving into the uncharted waters he aptly titled bionic music, blending unfiltered electronics with contorted sounds of the human body to compose one of the most organically beautiful ambient records to date. Copies of the original LP are practically non-existent and hard to come by, therefore making this reissue an important addition to any experimental aficionados audio library. Complete with current liners and artwork insert from Maurizio Bianchi.
[LP - Ltd 500, sold out]

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Beastianity – Root
First ever vinyl reissue of the legendary Australian neofolk outfit Beastianity’s first album “Root”. Passionate and driving, wild and untamed – honestly one of the most moving and intense recordings of the genre. Beastianity have survived close to two decades as a rogue unit of individuals dedicated to the upkeep of the sub-underground sound. Always pushing their vision with the aid of two-track cassettes and pamphlet drops on public transport and host media in the days prior to the web. The sonic confrontation of their show was, and is still, a baptism of fire. Only those who could laugh through the excrutiating feedback, tape loops, screaming, potential off stage violence and gunpowder stench would stick around to see the pack develop a sound that remains uniquely Australian. Originally released over a decade ago in 1999, Dais has rediscovered and remastered the album to vinyl with the help of Beastianity’s own Praise Dog Publishing to give it a proper limited edition release with the first 100 mail order editions coming with an exclusive CDr of the rare outtake, “The Hated That Pleasure Brings”.
[LP – Ltd 300, sold out]

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aTelecine - …And 6 Dark Hours Pass
Debut full length from the lucid avant-garde noise vehicle of Sasha Grey & Pablo St. Francis. While typically overshadowed by Ms. Grey’s previous forays in adult entertainment, her contributions and collaborations in experimental music are undeniable.  aTelecine has reached out to a vast collection of influences, bringing to mind the sound sculpture aesthetics of Throbbing Gristle but having a delicate, ambient hand akin to the likes of Sleep Chamber. Complex, haunting tracks following up their earlier dub noise single … a perfect example of art come to life. Rigid and endearing sounds encapsulating the intimate relationship of the subject and artist.  Featuring exclusive illustrations by revered French artist Frédéric Poincelet.
[LP - Ltd 500, sold out]

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Andrew King & Brown Sierra- The Kraken
Andrew King, along with collaborators Brown Sierra, send forth a follow-up EP to last year’s folk diamond “Thalassocracy”.  ”The Kraken” sounds like a traditional maritime shanty ripped from history’s pages, laced with experimental beauty, electronic hisses, and static.  Andrew’s own background as one of the primary members of Sol Invictus (along side Tony Wakeford) & The Triple Tree mixed with his studies of ancient English folklore forged with Brown Sierra’s epic electronic noise instrumentation make this release one to be anticipated and easily one of the most remembered folk recordings of the past year.
[12″ EP – Ltd 500, sold out]

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Robert Turman - Way Down
Originally released as a small run cassette in 1987, only to fall into tape label obscurity, Robert Turmans industrial genre-bending masterpiece album Way Down finally has been excavated for a proper vinyl reissue after twenty-three years in the shadows. This album solidifies Turman as a cut above the rest with respect to his talent and his natural ear for experimental composition. Turman first came onto the industrial scene in the late 70s as the ominous other half of legendary noise outfit NON, alongside Boyd Rice, together releasing the now classic first NON single, Mode of Infection/Knife Ladder 7″ in 1977. After parting ways, Turman went on an excursion of self-released cassettes to which he fused every possible influence at his disposal, culling together past habits of experimental know-how and going forward into uncharted terrain. After his previous experimental efforts included on his Flux release in 1981, and even later in the prolific Chapter Eleven boxset, Turman turned the tables with the creation of Way Down, using synthesizer arrangements and drum machines alongside guitar solos, piano chords, tape loops and primitive sampling to create a whole new concoction of dance-like minimal synth blended together with the industrial darkwave noise he was mostly known for. After almost vanishing from the music scene, Turman resurfaced in 2005, teaming up with seminal noise musician Aaron Dilloway to not only reissue previous recordings, but to record and perform once again with new releases out on Hanson and Medusa. This vinyl reissue of Way Down serves as the blueprint of what Turman sought to render as a very accessible minimal synth/industrial album, yet keeping it just obtuse enough to make it one of the most brilliant and engaging albums to be ushered into the canon of 80s experimental culture. 
[LP - Ltd 500, sold out]

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Lord Foul – Killing Raping Burning / The Devil’s Advocate
Absolute time capsule of blasphemous American Black Metal, a collection of the only material (two demo cassettes) ever recorded by Louisville, Kentucky’s Lord Foul between 1993 and 1994, who’s only member “Roach” played and recorded every instrument, falling into total obscurity.  Lord Foul saw recent revival after being covered by Nargaroth on their live DVD, a slew of black metal artists started to cite Lord Foul as a primary influence.  These demos were finally released on CD by Forever Plagued and now, for the first time ever, released on vinyl by Dais. A hateful document from the early metal underground! Single-sided etched art edition LP, with beautiful artwork by Bryan Burk of Dark Horse Tattoo carved into the B-side.
[Single-Sided LP - Ltd 500 (100 red, 400 black)]

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Tor Lundvall – The Seasons Unfold
The box contains Tor Lundvall’s three epic original Winter, Spring, and Summer albums “Ice”, “The Mist”, and “Under the Shadows of Trees” remastered, repackaged, and with 10 unheard bonus tracks across all three. Also included is the new Autumn collection, “Turning” – which features the ambient tracks from “Autumn Calls” plus six unreleased pieces and alternate mixes recorded between 1992 and 1993.  Matte finish box with gloss-overlaid artwork, containing art booklet and 4 CDs with 83 tracks in total. First 50 mail order copies included an original hand-painted oil study by Tor Lundvall.
[4xCD Box Set - Ltd 500, sold out]

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Iceage – New Brigade
It’s not often that you hear a perfect record. Or a record created with such honesty and energy that it makes you drop absolutely everything, listen intently, and then completely readjust your outlook on music. With an average age of 17, this Copenhagen quartet has somehow managed to redefine our perception entirely, and we love it. Uncontrived, pure – this record is a youthful assault of downer no-wave hardcore, wise beyond its years. Dais is proud to unveil Iceage here in the States with our special limited edition LP of their first album “New Brigade”. Our version contains two exclusive bonus tracks, and comes with a 4-page foldout lyric and photo insert, in a hand-numbered thick stock matte sleeve with gloss overlaid artwork. Unrelenting downer no-wave hardcore from Copenhagen.  An absolutely jaw-dropping release… unexpected, brilliant.
[LP - Ltd 500 (1st, black vinyl) & Ltd 500 (2nd, 300 white & 200 red vinyl), sold out]

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Ghédalia Tazartès – Diasporas
Originally recorded in 1977 with a limited pressing in 1979 on the underground French label Cobalt, Ghédalia Tazartès debut album, Diasporas, quietly fell into the catacombs of avant-garde obscurity.  Tazartès himself, (a strange, nomadic character) played upon myths and legends about his existence and sounds – making him somewhat of a lost legend, trapped between a modern time and a surreal, simple age.  Inclusion of Diasporas on Steve Stapleton’s famed “Nurse With Wound List” only added fuel to the fire of this legendary album.  Traditional Parisian folk, frightening tape loops, and gypsy incantations …. Truly one of the most fascinating and mysterious albums ever created. Remastered from the original source tapes from Ghédalia Tazartès.
[LP - Ltd 500, sold out]

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Bestial Mouths – Gulls
Extremely limited CD release featuring the first single off their debut album, Hissing Veil. Bestial Mouths formulated Gulls as their first major foray concentration into noise rock performance art meets electronic tribal dance anthem. Sold only at their west coast performances to compliment their recent video launch, this limited edition features their signature imagery and sonic boom, banshee wails and percussive mayhem, truly making Bestial Mouths the most unique band within counter-culture synth rock.
[CDr - Ltd 100, sold out]

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COUM Transmissions – Sugarmorphoses
This installment in the COUM story entitled Sugarmorphoses was recorded in 1974 by Genesis P-Orridge within the COUM headquarters, joyfully known as the Ho Ho Funhouse, and is one of the most far-flung, experimental recordings related to COUM. This recording consists of Genesiss candid kitchen recordings of solo broken piano improvisations accompanied by P-Orridges own reel to reel experiments using old tape dating back to 1965, from which a young Neil Megson made countless field recordings and homework dictations. Playful, chaotic, imaginative, and historic. Previously unpublished photographs from the P-Orridge With Everything archives and exclusive liner notes by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge recalling the environment and zeitgeist of these special recordings.
[LP - Ltd 1,000, sold out]

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Bestial Mouths – Hissing Veil
Hissing Veil, Bestial Mouth’s debut, is 40 minutes of intense gloom. Steadly grown a intense following in the southern California death rock / synth scene, Bestial Mouth’s coalesced a meditation on the relationship between transgressor and victim conceived in a flurry of automatic writing, Hissing Veil is an urgent declaration revealed in a barrage of primitive rhythms and feral calls. Uncompromising, beautiful synth and beat driven compositions haunted by deep and brooding female vocals. Their live performances are an relentless whirlwind of gothic rapture, recorded the band flawlessly captures this energy into a soon to be post punk classic album. Los Angeles’s finest underground synth-rock glacier.
[LP - Ltd 500 (clear)]

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King Dude - Love (Cassette)
A rare glimpse at King Dude’s upcoming LP, this cassette edition was only available during his 2011 late summer European tour, making for one of the most special releases Dais has displayed to showcase one of the most endearing albums of 2011.  Folk enchantment drown in a reverberated hall of  doomsday prohecy, only to be handed down by King Dude’s almost biblical delivery. With newly revised artwork by TJ Cowgill exclusive only to this release and such short-lived run, this talisman served to be one of the most rare documents in the Dais catalog.
[Cassette - Ltd 100, sold out]

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King Dude – Love
Dark pagan-fueled folk wrapped tight with outsider Americana, steeped in themes of love, death and redemption.  King Dude was initially projected forth using his Actual Pain vehicle for his metaphysical leaning and occultist tendencies.  Reverent as it is prophetic and stark, King Dude has previously swooned audiences with releases on Avant!, Bathetic and Clan Destine, now his masterpiece album on Dais pulls together the biblical sound and isolation of the northwest.  Stepping forward alone, King Dude has now toured across America, as well as a highly successful European tour this year…an atmosphere filled with hope and salvation, drawing sound influence akin to Death In June & Sol Invictus but sewing together a hybrid of true folk tradition alongside Woody Guthrie and Johnny Cash.  Designed by T.J. Cowgill.
[LP - Ltd 500]

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Italian Horn – The Bells Of Spring
Six song 12” debut from Italian Horn, a solo project of New York City writer Anthony Pappalardo (Radio Silence, Live…Suburbia). Continuing the home recording tradition of My Dad is Dead, East River Pipe and Sebadoh, The Bells Of Spring channels equal parts GBV, Bailterspace and Flying Saucer Attack. …synth and subtle noise intertwine with short strummed songs selected with washed out shoegaze reverb guitar creating direct but layered soundscapes. Cover collage created by Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices).
[12″ EP – Ltd 300]

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Italian Horn – Appendix Fourteen
Exclusive three song bonus ep only available through the Dais webshop as a special inclusion for the Red Affair pre-orders.  These were later songs written at the same time as Red Affair, composed with what welded the framework of Italian Horn as a live unit. Unrehearsed and released as an limited cassette that captured every haunting lo-fi indie riff one could hope for, drowning out all the clutter and shoots straight off the cliff into the cavernous beyond.
[Cassette - Ltd 75, sold out]

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Prurient -  Wrapped In The Flame Of Illusion, Masked In The Clay Of Behavior
Recorded within the bleak transitional period immediately prior to the sessions that would now become known as Bermuda Drain, Dominick Fernow sketched out four compositions which can only be framed as “ambient power electronics”.  Some of Fernow’s most destitute works to date, this release captures Prurient at its most vulnerable and sedate, reflective and rapt.  Compositions that throw away that past decade of experience, only to start at the foundation of his art. Original exclusive cover art collage by artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge.
[Double 7" – Ltd 500, sold out]