Track Listing: Majoun, Kye Kye (Who Is Who Is), Agonethi (Shadow Maps), Whorl on the Mount of Moon, Coldest Day, Ipissima Verba, Murmur Mutanta, Botachine (Infinitely Curved).

Persian songstress Sussan Deyhim pairs with composer Richard Horowitz to put on a modern bend on traditional Arabic music. If you enjoy mouth music, a la Liz Fraser or Lisa Gerrard, ululation will blow you away. Fans of Delerium and Dead Can Dance should wrap their ears around this one. It’s really beautiful. Available through Amazon.

Track Listing: Massive Massive Object, I Am Not Job, Akira Okubu, Oklahoma City Ballroom, Larger Than The Sky, Drop The Dime, Statues Never Have Fingernails, I’m Still Not Job (Remix), Between The Wars.

After nearly 5 years of promoting other people’s music via Precipice Recordings, Pat Ogl (formerly of Thanatos) has released his own album. I Am Not Job is dark and brooding, with twangs of folksy guitar as one song simply flows into the other. An excellent release, for both Thanatos fans and newbies alike. Available via Precipice/WTII.

Track Listing: Herzattacke (extended version), Herzattacke (club mix) by Olaf WolfschlŠger, Into Ashes, Kaleidoskop, Herzattacke (Clan of Xymox remix) by Ronny Moorings/Clan of Xymox, Herzattacke (c.p.r. mix) by Chris Peterson/Front Line Assembly/Delerium, The Final Embrace, Herzattacke (single version).

A fantastic German industrial cd – hard hitting dance without the techno fluff. Distributed by Metropolis. For more info, check out the official site at www.instrictconfidence.de