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Rising Volume II

by Nihil Obstat

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1.
Instability 01:34
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2.
Mimetic Pulse Language 06:00
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3.
Ship Of Theseus 05:14
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4.
Wrath of Devastation 05:25
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5.
Solemn Vow (The Hymn Mix) 05:02
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6.
Premonition 07:51
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No Sudden Movements 03:52
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An Almost Impossible Ideal 01:01
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O My God I'm A Noise Artist 04:21
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10.
Hopelessness (2012 Mix) 13:48
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11.
Imbolc 06:12
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Deluge 12:48
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The Final Command (Hymn Mix) 05:20
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14.
Work For Money 08:00
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Retrospective 2002-2012

Concisely summarizing ten years of exploring unusual avenues of auditory experimentation can be somewhat difficult, so instead John Lithium presents "Rising": a massive two-album collection of Nihil Obstat material, ranging from personal favorites to more recently recorded material. Improvised, abrasive, and uncompromising. Utilizing a barrage of samples, field recordings, improvised percussive elements, feedback, drum machines, and harsh vocal treatments, "Rising" offers an extensive glimpse into a project defiantly exploring new methods of expression in a genre that, more often than not, uses their project to promote their pet ideological belief system or political affiliation instead of advancing noise as an artform.

The first volume is mainly comprised of archival material dating around 2006-2007 that was recently rediscovered, along with some older Dadist material from 2002 and a recently recorded EP (the 2012 sessions). Meanwhile, the second volume features the tracks which were originally planned for the compilation when it was supposed to a one album project (some of the tracks being released for the 2012 season).

With the release of "Rising", Nihil Obstat closes the door of the first era and, in the darkening light of the post-2012 era, continues onward.

NIHIL OBSTAT: THE WAY IS CLEARED.

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released September 4, 2021

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Nihil Obstat Jefferson City, Missouri

Nihil Obstat is industrial power-electronics noise. No scene, no politics. The way is cleared.

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