Peter J. Woods - Spire of Hope cdr

Peter J. Woods - Spire of Hope (siht27) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 03.12.2009
format: cdr
copies: 50
info: This is a strange release for Peter J. Woods. Representing a new direction, these tracks are equal parts electroacoustic music and power electronics. This record is a fine example of the growth and complexity from this Milwaukee trailblazer, from blissful crescendos to cage rattling emotion.

Recommended for fans of the work that Dominick Fernow and Kevin Drumm have done together.

Pulse Emitter - Mankind Behind cdr

Pulse Emitter - Mankind Behind (siht26) (avialable)
date of release: 03.12.2009
format: cdr
copies: 100
info: Synth noise at its best, by one of the masters of the genre. The 2 expansive tracks on this release represents both the Jekyll and Hyde that make up Daryl Groetsch's Pulse Emitter project. From grinding oscillations over lush pads, to mournful soundscapes cut by rusty noise.

Modular music for the modular minded.

D/A A/D - 09/09/09 dvdr

D/A A/D - 09/09/09 (siht25) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 09.09.2009
format: dvdr
copies: 30
info: Released for 09/09/09, this disc is a crushingly heavy bass exploration featuring pure synth dirge and doom for the sick minded and the broken hearted. It features a single 1 hour and 45 minute track, and comes with minimal transparent packaging.

NOTE: This is a data DVD containing a .wav file of the track.

Modern Language #1 - Synth Tape c60

Modern Language #1 - Synth Tape (siht24) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 05.05.2009
format: c60
copies: 100
info: This is the first installment in the Modern Language series of tape compilations on snapped in half. This release contains recordings by the following synth artists:

Andrew Coltrane
Head Boggle
Demons
Angel Of Decay
Evenomist
Pulse Emitter
Carlos Giffoni
Oneohtrix Point Never
D/A A/D
Spine Scavenger

All tapes from this series are dubbed on recycled cassettes from a local universities modern language department, and thus add a certain level of grime and filth to these synthesizer recordings. There will be a second tape in this series later this year, but for now we have an amazing collection of synth tracks.

Crystal Plumage - Elizabeth Lake cdr

Crystal Plumage - Elizabeth Lake (siht23) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 05.05.2009
format: cdr
copies: 30
info: Crystal Plumage are the duo of Benjamin Laurent Aman on guitars & electronics
and Sean Fergus Barrett on electronics & oscillators. They are from Berlin by way of Los Angeles, and make some amazing electroacoustic music. This release is a single 30+ minute track that treads somewhere between minimal drone and musique concrète. A recording such as this has as much to do with Dylan Carson as it does John Cage.

Sorc'Henn - Gula Guten cdr

Sorc'Henn - Gula Guten (siht22) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 05.05.2009
format: cdr
copies: 40
info: Sorc'Henn hails from the deep woods of France, fueled by darkness and carried by mystery. This release is 2 epic tracks of doom and gloom, and blackened to its very core.

In honor of the horned
In honor of the goldened
In honor of the silvered

Sonic Suicide Squad - With This Dream Death Shall Come cdr

S.S.S. - With This Dream Death Shall Come (siht21) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 05.05.2009
format: cdr
copies: 50
Info: Sonic Suicide Squad are Vinnie Paternostro on Tenor Sax, Sam Lohman on Drums, and Jon Simler doing Live Acoustic Manipulations. They play righteously raunchy free jazz that has more teeth than a great white shark. From heavy grooves to skronk and scree, this disc will shred your ears and coddle your brain. These guys just got back from tour with Acid Mothers Temple, so you better grab this while you can.

D/A A/D - Normal Rights cdr

D/A A/D - Normal Rights (siht20) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 05.05.2009
format: cdr
copies: 30
Info: Recorded and released for the D/A A/D / Griefer 2009 Winter Assault Tour, there are only 6 of these left. This disc is some of D/A A/D's most bleak and minimal work to date, pure synth creep outs.

Autoerotic Asphyxiation - Keeper of the Purple Radish cdr

AeA - Keeper of the Purple Radish (siht18) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 17.02.2009
format: cdr
copies: 50
info: Hammer Town's AeA first release on snapped in half, and it has been a long time coming. This release is 2 mini albums together on 1 disc. The first is a dark and menacing power electronics assault while the second half is more harsh and brutal. These recordings show the diversity and sheer intensity of what I consider to be one of Canada's best noise acts. Full color front cover, with black and white insert.

Wargaz - s/t cdr

Wargaz - s/t (siht17) (SOLD OUT)
date of release: 17.02.2009
format: cdr
copies: 25
Info: Total Sunn O))) worship from Halifax's one man drone army Ryan Kirk. Two tracks that are a mixture of organic and digital timbres and clock in just under 74 minutes. This is an epic doom release that sits somewhere between Sun O))) and Philip Glass. Black on black printing.