First up: HAVING TO TALK DESTROYS THE SYMPHONY OF SILENCE, a special edition four-way compilation featuring Richard Ramirez, Hive Mind, VOMIR, and Astro (A/K/A Hiroshi Hasagawa and Rocoh). This is a limited special edition of 50 box sets, pro-dubbed on red/white cassette shells, cased in a black box, and set with black leather obi strips. An edition of 500 2LPs will be announced for order in the new year.

Flesh Prison also announces the release of their first art book, “Unfinished, Decomposing and Re-Assembled: The Fashion Works of Richard Ramirez. NOT to be confused with the serial killer of the same name, Richard Ramirez is a prolific musician, widely recognized as a leading pioneer of the Industrial subgenre known as harsh noise. Ramirez uses predominantly homemade noise sources, using things from the earth, like rocks and human-made, decomposed, and repurposed steel and metal. At times, the piece works in conjunction with extremely well-crafted controlled feedback – and at other times, sporadic squealing feedback.

Although known predominantly for his work in the sonic realm, he is also a brilliant fashion designer. Ramirez began designing clothing in the ’80s. As a child, he learned sewing skills watching his bedridden paternal grandmother’s handicrafts. In homage to her, he named his fashion line Richard Saenz. 

THE FASHION WORKS OF RICHARD RAMIREZ

Informed musically by goth-rock and the local club scene, Ramirez has worked with the likes of Merzbow, The Haters, Con-Dom, Smell & Quim. Most recently, Ramirez has collaborated with Thurston Moore, which will soon be available in a powerful LP. Unfinished, Decomposing and Re-Assembled is out and available internationally, as well as alongside the book release, there will also be a limited edition of 25 hand-dyed long sleeve shirts, each unique to their own; as well as 10 crop-top shirts.

Hive Mind is the solo project of multidisciplinary LA-based artist Greh Holger (Chondritic Sound). Hive Mind blasts low-frequency oscillation and filter sweeps, giving the listener a hypnotic, trance-like experience. Holger collages sub-bass and grumbling classic MS-20 growls, concluding with pure content, silence.

VOMIR is the project of Romain Perrot, a noise artist based in Paris, France. With over 300 releases to his name, VOMIR is a pioneer of the harsh noise aesthetic. He describes his brutal monolithic sound as:  “No change, no development, no ideas, no remorse.” For this release, VOMIR offers his own repetitive, atmospheric harsh noise wall. The frequency of the resulting sound is determined by resonance frequencies and the acoustics of the room, the directional pick-up and emission patterns of the audio signal loop between the speaker, and the distance between them.

Astro is a Japanese noise unit that began in 1993 as the solo project of Hiroshi Hasegawa, who is best known for being a founding member, along with Mayuko Hino, of the legendary noise group C.C.C.C. (Cosmic Coincidence Control Center). In 2013, Astro became a duo with the addition of Rohco (Hiroko Hasegawa). Hasegawa pays homage to the concept, A Challenge to the Opposing Concepts of Silence and Noise. 

Japanese noise artist Psychiatrist, aka Yasuyuki Uesugi, is young yet extreme. In Uesugi’s words, “Experimental noise sounds are made by pedal effectors. These noise sounds portray my state of mind. Therefore, I am a ‘psychiatrist’ who analyzes the mind.” Each cassette is limited to 25, printing on O cards and bonded in leather cases with a steel FLESH PRISON logo emboss.

2 PIGS UNDER 1 UMBRELLA – TECHNIQUES OF PLEASURE

The final addition to the batch is a collection of twenty-five special edition box sets from 2 Pigs Under 1 Umbrella, setting the scene for a soundtrack for your darkest desires. The Viennese duo is known for its rough and dark electronic tunes, as well as their distinct aesthetics using and playing with BDSM clichés. Techniques Of Pleasure includes tracks from limited edition cassettes, compilations, and unreleased material recorded for this release. 2PIGS create an electronic atmosphere, informed by EBM and the likes of Chris & Cosey.

The special edition will include pink glitter cassette shells housed in a black latex casing, wrapped in pink fishnet seals, and a pink leather obi strip. The remaining 75 edition will be available in a few weeks, pro-dubbed and pad printed in boxsets with a consumer-grade obi-strip.

FIT TO FASHION is a plus-size line by Edley ODowd. This collection for Flesh Prison includes XL-XXXL shirts that are dipped, dyed, bleached, and bolted, each unique to its own. Each piece features a classic Flesh Prison logo by J.S. Aurelius. Bleached black tote bags will also be available in a limited edition of 20 – and a limited number of black shirts in the same bleach splattered manner. Finally, we have 10 Flesh Prison mugs, printed by our friends at What We Do Is Secret.

As we move into 2022, we move onto our vinyl catalogue that will include our FP014 compilation on vinyl Vl/A – “The Shaft, the Blade, the Tip of the Spear” ft. Richard Ramirez, Pod Blotz, Vomir, Hive Mind, Test Dept, The Body, the Rita, Brighter Death Now, SPK, Sprung Aus Den Wolken, Tone Generator & Laibach. 

We are also very excited to release the aforementioned Richard Ramirez/Thurston Moore LP, as well as re-issue of SPK’s first single from 1979 –Mekano/Slogun on 7” vinyl.  We have also welcomed Ralf Wehowsky/P.16.D4, Kouhei Matsunaga and Bastard Noise.

Find all of these releases and more at the Flesh Prison Store.

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Expanding upon his ever-growing repertoire that includes Christmas ornaments and “Boo Wave” Halloween decorations, Lineham in now on his sixth year of releasing these adorable Valentine’s Day cards bearing the faces of icons from the 80s—all on the kind of tear-away sheets some of passed around in class several decades ago. This year Lineham’s offerings diverge from the New Wave flavour a bit, but amongst the Eighties titans of Top-40 a gloriously-mulleted young Bono insists he likes You Too (groan) and Prince invites you to “go crazy.” Sign me up.

This year’s roster of Cupids also includes a few beloved 90s alt-rock stars, including Trent Reznor declaring you’re “FINE Inch Nails,” a doe-eyed Michael Stipe insisting “Everybody Flirts,” and Shirley Manson saying thanks for “putting up with her Garbage.”

The 2021 Valentines packs are on sale now at mlinehamart.com Tell your special someone you love them or have Midge Ure do Cyrano’s dirty work by calling them an UltraFOX.

See images from the Valentine’s Day card packs below.

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Why the unusual pairing of soap and art prints? The concept is simple: with each purchase, you get striking original art along with it – everyone needs soap, but with that necessity comes something beautiful and handmade. Black asserts that this is a direct response to bleak statistics in the art world. In London, for instance, 78% of the galleries represent more men than women, while only 5% represent an equal number of male and female artists. “This is unacceptable,” Black says. “It is time for independent female artists to find new, innovative ways of creating and distributing our work.” Plus, it’s a clever play on words: the term “Art Bar” refers to the slang term for bohemian cafes and pubs.

In addition to her haunting art, Black curates healthy, natural, vegan soap as an alternative to chemical products that harm both skin and climate. They’re suitable for body, face, and hair, and come in plastic-free packaging. All of Art Bar’s environmentally friendly products are recycled and/or recyclable. Bar soap reduces plastic use and the need for multiple cosmetics. These bars are uniquely paired with small Limited Art Prints. All 100g Art Bar soaps are palm oil Free + EU Certified, so they’re friendly to our sweet orangutan cousins too.

Best of all, each soap is paired with a limited edition print that is signed and numbered by Jen Black. With scents like Black Rose, Black Nettle, and Black Seed, you can smell divine and find something special to adorn your home too. You can purchase individual scents, box sets (a set of four soaps/four 6.5. x 6.5prints), gift sets, and accessories.

“I create provocative art prints and editions that examine society and encourage my audience to think critically,” says Black. “Most themes regard the female experience, relationships, dark humour and politics.” Art Bar’s mission statement is to encourage self-care, empowerment, and body-positivity in women by providing a nourishing soap bar that is climate-conscious from top to bottom.

“My work is available at affordable prices that can be bought from me directly or from like-minded small businesses,” she says, eschewing the outdated gallery system that costs artists and collectors unnecessary time and money.

The Art Prints currently paired with Art Bars are created by Jen Black, but soon there will be new female artists taking part in special editions. The aim is to build a community that will support and inspire women artists, and spread their work far and wide, as well as generate a sense of collectibility. A sweet-smelling solution.

If you would like to grab some for yourself and for loved ones for the holidays, Art Bar is offering a special 10% discount for Post-Punk.com readers: the code at check out is POSTPUNK.

Go here!

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However, Covid-19 has devastated the global live music industry. Although we are one of the largest independent music sites on the Internet, we are not corporately owned. We are run by a small staff of dedicated journalists who are active members of the international music scene. It is our honor and privilege to work directly with the musicians, DJs, label owners, and music fans who are all part of this same global community. 

Our site does sell ad space, but that only covers a very small portion of what is needed to pay our writers, and pay our overhead for hosting fees. 

We Need Your Support to keep Running:

With your support, you can help us and the post-punk, goth, industrial, and darkwave scene recover post-Covid, and enable us to produce all the great content we have planned for you in 2021: podcasts with very special guests, high-quality live sessions, and more.

We can’t do this without you…or the music.  

You can support the site in a few different ways:

• Donate directly via Paypal:
• Or by making article submissions and donations using our new Contact form here:

Another way to support us is through our Patreon, where we are now offering Stay In Your Haus Parody Shirts, and our new Russian Constructivist Post-Punk Inspired official merch. Both designs are exclusive to supporters only on a T-shirt and Tote-bag.

The logo on the official Post-Punk.com merch items, and the Stay In Your Haus parody logo, was created by Belgrado’s Jonathan Sirit.

You can get one of these items every 3 months if you support us at 20$ and up (discount of 16% if paid yearly), and they would certainly make a great gift for the holidays!

Go Here to sign up to get this exclusive merch and more. And see the samples below:

*The Stay In Your Haus design in a loving parody of the Bauhaus logo, not affiliated with the band. For official merch from the band Bauhaus, order here.

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Recently, Billy unveiled a new series of Horror posters were we can see Kraftwerk, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Nick Cave, Klaus Nomi, A Flock Of Seagulls, Talking Heads, Devo, and members Depeche Mode in illustrations inspired by cult and classic horror films, from Dracula, and Nosferatu, to The Hills Have Eyes, and more.

Check out the designs below, which are available on t-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, and more over at Billy’s store on Redbubble .

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The Music Industry Needs Your Support:

Covid has devastated the global live music industry. With nowhere to play, many musicians have returned to the studio, hoping to connect with a new audience. Every day, the Post-Punk staff listens to and writes about incredible new music from around the world. Submissions come from veterans of the scene, businesses and organizations needing a signal boost, and fledgling acts hoping to get off the ground. All of these elements are integral to our mission: to build a thriving underground music culture from the ground up.

Although we are one of the largest independent music sites on the Internet, we are not corporately owned. We are run by a small staff of dedicated journalists who are active members of the international music scene. It is our honor and privilege to work directly with the musicians, DJs, label owners, and music fans who are all part of this same global community. 

Our site does sell ad space, but that only covers a very small portion of what is needed to pay our writers, and pay our overhead for hosting fees. 

We Need Your Support to keep Running:

With your support, you can help us and the post-punk, goth, industrial, and darkwave scene recover post-Covid, and enable us to produce all the great content we have planned for you in 2021: podcasts with very special guests, filming high-quality live sessions, and more.

We can’t do this without you…or the music.  

By choosing to support us, you can enable us to hire more writers, shoot and edit more video interviews and podcasts, and help more new bands share their music with the world.

You can support the site in a few different ways:

• Donate directly via Paypal:
• Or by making article submissions and donations using our new Contact form here:

Another way to support us is through our Patreon, where we are now offering Russian Post-Punk Inspired merch. The design is featured on an exclusive supporter-only:

• T-shirt
• Mug
• Tote-bag
• Hoodie

The logo on this official Post-Punk.com merch items was created by Belgrado’s Jonathan Sirit. The artwork takes its inspiration from Russian Constructivism and Bauhaus minimalism.

These are available at levels 35$ and up.

This for fans of Post-Punk.com who want to:

• Promote your Small Business
• Promote your Label
• Promote your Band
• Or submit requests on the music you would like us to cover.

Go Here to sign up to get this exclusive merch and more. And see the samples below:

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For your pun-loving Post-Punk gift needs, artist Matthew Lineham has unveiled his 2020 roster of nine Post-Punk and New Wave Valentine’s cards.

Expanding upon his ever-growing repertoire that includes Christmas ornaments and “Boo Wave” Halloween decorations, Lineham in now on his fifth year of releasing these adorable Valentine’s Day cards bearing the faces of icons from the 80s—all on the kind of tear-away sheets some of passed around in class several decades ago.

The 2019 batch of Valentine’s day cards feature musicians like Pete Burns, Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode, Lene Lovich, Robert Smith, and more!

The 2020 Valentines packs are on sale now at mlinehamart.com

See images from the Valentine’s Day card packs below:

New-Wave and Post-Punk Valentines:

2019:

2018:

New-Wave and Post-Punk Valentines Pack 2017:

New-Wave and Post-Punk Valentines Day Pack 2016:

David Bowie Valentines Packs:

Bowie Valentines Pack 2017:

Bowie Valentines Pack 2018:

Twin Peaks Valentines Pack:

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“A Very New Wave Christmas” 10 Ornament Set (2019) BACK-ON SALE BLACK FRIDAY 12AM EST!”

“Exclusive “A Very New Wave Christmas” Ornaments are finally here to make any Christmas tree weird and full of obscure, punny Christmas memories.”

• • – 10 Christmas Ornament set
  • – 10 Rubber die-cut bendable ornament
  • – Between 3 and 4 inches each
  • – It does not include ornament hooks.
  • – Original art by Matthew Lineham

In previous years Lineham’s designs have also featured other post-punk and avant-garde music luminaries such as Robert Smith, Ian Curtis, Nick Cave, Siouxsie Sioux, Kate Bush and more!

2018’s designs featured a shirtless Peter Murphy with his Gingerbread haus, Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore shoveling snow in nothing but a leather harness, a robot being assembled by a red shirted elf for Santa’s Kraftwerk shop.

The first set was launched in 2016, featuring references to classic Christmas staples such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas for Siouxsie, and Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer for Robert Smith.

The 2017 set features new puns such as Joy Division’s Ian Curtis holding an Unknown Pleasures Christmas tree, Skate Bush, Joe Strummer Boy, a kippah wearing Dave Gahanukkah brandishing a menorah, and more!

Each of the die cut bendable ornaments goes for $10, but you can but each complete set of 10 for the discounted price of $50.

See each design and ordering information below:

You can order the ornaments here

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This is part of a larger campaign where the band has teamed up with fashion & lifestyle retailer Goodhood and legendary art director Peter Saville to seminal 1979 album issue with catalog designation Fact 10.

According to the announcement, the album’s iconic black sleeve, which features the plotting of Pulsar cp1919, had its original design featuring the artwork white-with-black accents, instead of the other way around.

Along with the vinyl, Goodhood has produced a collaborative capsule collection that spans apparel, homeware, and accessories, such as shoes, bag, pillows, lighters, phone cases and more. Sadly, no oven mitts this time.

The limited edition 40th anniversary version of Unknown Pleasures will June 14th, almost forty years to the day after the album’s original release. The LP will be pressed on 180g ruby red vinyl with an alternative white sleeve resembling the original design idea. The collection runs at Goodhood from June 27th to July 11th.

The 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Unknown Pleasures vinyl is available to buy from the 14th of June and in-store at Goodhood.

Order Here

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For your punful Holiday Post-Punk gift needs, artist Matthew Lineham has done it again!

In addition to his ever growing catalog of Christmas ornaments and “Boo Wave” Halloween decorations, Lineham in now on his fourth year of releasing New-Wave and Post-Punk themed Valentine’s Day cards—the tear-away kind that children of the 80s so fondly grew up with—passing around to their class in elementary school.

The 2019 batch of Valentine’s day cards feature musicians like Nick Cave, Kate Bush, John Lydon, Andrew Eldritch and More!

Previous year’s cards feature Robert Smith, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie Sioux, Ian Curtis, and many more as well.

Also included are Valentine’s Day packs dedicated to David Bowie and Twin Peaks (but alas…no Special Agent Philip Jeffries card…yet!)

The 2019 Valentines packs go on sale January 15th, 2019, at 8pm Eastern Standard Time at mlinehamart.com

See images from the Valentine’s Day card packs below:

New-Wave and Post-Punk Valentines:

2019:

2018:

New-Wave and Post-Punk Valentines Pack 2017:

New-Wave and Post-Punk Valentines Day Pack 2016:

David Bowie Valentines Packs:

Bowie Valentines Pack 2017:

Bowie Valentines Pack 2018:

Twin Peaks Valentines Pack:

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