SPECTRUM COMPENDIUM: archival documentation of the post-industrial underground

[re:evolution]

SPECTRUM COMPENDIUM: archival documentation of the post-industrial underground 1998-2002



SPECTRUM COMPENDIUM is finally released. After a monumental amount of work in the background over the last two years, the SPECTRUM COMPENDIUM book is now available for order.

Topping out at just short of 400 pages (392), it is available in soft-cover and special hard-back edition with bonus 5 track digital compilation of archival tracks (incl. Toroidh, Navicon Torture Technologies, Militia, Isomer and Chaos As Shelter). The book is full A4 size, so is an absolute brick!!!

Specifically SPECTRUM COMPENDIUM reproduces scanned pages of all five issues of the rare, out of print issues of Spectrum Magazine, plus the unpublished issue No 6, and a wealth of bonus archival material.
Featured interviews: Bad Sector / Black Lung / Brighter Death Now / Caul / Cold Spring / Crowd Control Activities / C17H19No3 / Death In June / Der Blutharsch / Desiderii Marginis / Deutsch Nepal / Dream Into Dust / Endvra / Folkstorm / Genocide Organ / Gruntsplatter / Hazard / House Of Low Culture / I-Burn / Ildfrost / Imminent Starvation / Inade / IRM / Iron Halo Device / Isomer / John Murphy / Kerovnian / Knifeladder / LAW / Malignant Records / Megaptera / Middle Pillar / Militia / MZ.412 / Navicon Torture Technologies / Nový Svĕt / Ordo Equilibrio / The Protagonist / Raison D'être / Sanctum / Schloss Tegal / Shining Vril / Shinjuku Thief / Skincage / Slaughter Productions / Spectre / StateArt / Stone Glass Steel / Stratvm Terror / Terra Sancta / Tertium Non Data / Toroidh / Tribe Of Circle / Warren Mead / Vox Barbara / Yen Pox

Plus:
-: foreword commentary by: Klaus Hilger/ Tesco Organisation, Justin Mitchell/ Cold Spring Records, Mikko Aspa/ Freak Animal Records, Henrik 'Nordvargr' Bjorkk/ MZ.412, Jason Mantis/ Malignant Records, Rene Lehmann / Loki Foundation. Stephen Petrus/ Murderous Vision/ Live Bait Recording Foundation, David Tonkin/ Isomer.
-: detailed introduction covering the backstory of Spectrum Magazine.
-: 600+ detailed reviews of dark ambient / industrial / experimental / heavy electronics / neo-folk / power electronics releases.
-: 2001 archival interview with Spectrum Magazine's creator Richard Stevenson.
-: live performance photo archive, covering 40 artists at eleven underground industrial shows in Melbourne, London, Switzerland & Sweden between 2000-2002.
-: personal correspondence archive, including selected letters, flyers and postcards.


A 20% discount code applies for a short time, which can be applied when ordering through the Headpress site: HPMAR20

All retail and wholesale orders need to go through the publisher Headpress directly, as I am not selling any copies myself.

https://headpress.com/product/spectrum-compendium/


"I can only recommend Spectrum — one of the best print mags in this genre". - Tesco Organisation Germany

"Amazing work, really cool to see these zines again". -  Henrik Nordvargr Bjorkk, MZ.412

"These issues are legendary and historically very significant! Thanks for making them available again". - Stephen Petrus, Murderous Vision / Live Bait Recording Foundation

[Soloman Tump]

Ordered the hard back edition, looking forward to reading it all (originally before my time in this sphere of music)

[totalblack]

Ordered the hard back edition, looking forward to reading it all (originally before my time in this sphere of music)

seconded

[Soloman Tump]

Just listened through the bonus music content and its great to hear a snapshot of that era. The tracks sit together nicely which doesn't always happen in a compilation

[re:evolution]

Just listened through the bonus music content and its great to hear a snapshot of that era. The tracks sit together nicely which doesn't always happen in a compilation

Although there is only 5 tracks / 25 minutes of material I went through various versions playlist orders to determine the best flow and separation between what are some diverse tracks. I am glad you think the chosen order works well.

Also I think it would have been a stellar compilation if all intended contributors got me their interviews and tracks in time - but alas that was not to be, and ultimately resulted in the cancellation of Issue No.6 as I was moving overseas to London at that point (2002) for an extended period.

[dreadfulmirror]

Any european distros getting copies?

[deutscheasphalt]

Any european distros getting copies?

Paperback, yes.

[tiny_tove]

ordering mine tonight

[absurdexposition]

Got the hardcover on order now, looks great!

[Araxis]

Not sure if it's just happening to me, but when trying to select the paperback version I keep getting the price of £29.99. Anyone else having the same issue?

[absurdexposition]

Not sure if it's just happening to me, but when trying to select the paperback version I keep getting the price of £29.99. Anyone else having the same issue?

"this is on purpose so as to encourage you to order [the hardback] directly from Headpress rather than Amazon etc. It works better for them financially and you get a nicer hardback book with digital 5 track compilation!!" - Noise Receptor on Instagram

[re:evolution]

Not sure if it's just happening to me, but when trying to select the paperback version I keep getting the price of £29.99. Anyone else having the same issue?

"this is on purpose so as to encourage you to order [the hardback] directly from Headpress rather than Amazon etc. It works better for them financially and you get a nicer hardback book with digital 5 track compilation!!" - Noise Receptor on Instagram

Yep - the above is correct. The recommended retail price on the soft-cover is £29.99, so technically the hard-cover is 'discounted' by being the same price.

I will be taking some proper promo shots when my hard-covers arrive, but in the interim, some basic promo shots of the softcover can be seen here: https://www.instagram.com/noisereceptorjournal/

[re:evolution]

Here are some promo shots of the special hard-cover edition of SPECTRUM COMPENDIUM which has come out amazingly.

Full ordering details can be found in the original thread post.

[tiny_tove]

Great effort Richard.
It was a pleasure to witness its birth :)

ordered tonight

[XXX]

just got mine in the mail! leaving this link as the glued binding requires a lighter touch.

https://www.abebooks.com/blog/2012/05/16/how-to-open-a-new-book