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An Offering

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An Offering by Deterior Enjoy eight new tracks about leaving Earth and throwing yourself into the sun. Available at (links will be added as they are made available): Apple Music Bandcamp Spotify YouTube Amazon Music Deezer Google Play MediaNet Tidal GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-036) August 7, 2020 Andrew Arnold (music + lyrics, bass guitar, guitar, vocals, drums & programming, soundscapes, mixing, mastering, artwork & layout) Additional samples: batuhansezer, googlekatclaire, jesabat, kb7clx, markgia, molkko, nathan45100, osfx, robinhood76, tec-studio, tkzic, tylerwardfilms, panta-rei Recorded 18 February–30 June 2020, Columbus, Ohio Special thanks: Graham Arnold, J. D. Wozniak

Ring This Broken Bell

Ring This Broken Bell by Deterior The first Deterior album in four and a half years. It's been a long road to Ring This Broken Bell , and I'd like to thank everyone still here for sticking around to see it come out. It's been a bit of a personal struggle for me to finish, but I'm glad it's done, and I hope it was worth it for all of you. Apple Music Amazon Music Bandcamp Spotify YouTube label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-035) format: digital file released: 19 February 2019 time: 45:46 recorded and engineered by Deterior February 2016–January 2017 mixed and mastered 2017–2018 cover photography: Santiago Sito

Human Dust

Human Dust by Deterior The second in the Deterior black metal duology. The album is free to stream at Bandcamp . It's pay-what-you-want to download a high-quality digital copy. The Bandcamp download comes with an exclusive PDF booklet with artwork, lyrics, and credits. label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-033) format: digital file released: 26 August 2014 time: 46:19 recorded and engineered by Deterior July 2014 mixed and mastered by Deterior from July–August 2014 cover photography: Nicholas Smale

Torchbearer

Torchbearer by Deterior I have to say, it feels pretty good to finally get this out there. Even discounting the "hiatus", this one took forever to make. As always, I hope you'll enjoy it. The album is free to stream at Bandcamp and YouTube . It's pay-what-you-want to download a high-quality digital cop. The Bandcamp download comes with an exclusive PDF booklet with artwork, lyrics, and credits. label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-030) format: digital file released: 23 April 2013 time: 46:58 recorded and engineered by Deterior in Studio 170 from January–March 2013 mixed and mastered by Deterior in Studio 170 from March–April 2013 cover photography: Keith Roper Now it's time to relax and crank out that Men Like Gods remaster.

Men Like Gods

Men Like Gods by Deterior Here it is, the fourth Deterior album. I suppose it's a bit like the last one but a bit heavier, faster, crunchier, etc. I hope you like it as much as I liked making it. As usual, it's free to stream and pay-what-you-want to download. The Bandcamp download comes with an exclusive PDF booklet with extensive artwork, lyrics, and credits. label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-029) format: digital file released: 29 November 2011 time: 46:06 recorded and engineered by Deterior in Studio 175 from September–October 2011 mixed and mastered by Deterior in Studio 175 from October–November 2011 cover art: Ivan Aivazovsky

Replicant

Replicant [single] by Deterior from Men Like Gods . also contains a remix of "The Rhetoric Drain". label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-028) format: digital file released: 15 November 2011 time: 9:37 recorded and engineered by Deterior in Studio 175 from September–October 2011 mixed and mastered by Deterior in Studio 175 from October–November 2011 cover art: Ivan Aivazovsky / Deterior

Ectype

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Here it is, finally: four covers given the Deterior treatment. I can't put it on Bandcamp because of their terms and conditions, and Mediafire appears to be broken, so here it is on Multiupload instead. http://www.multiupload.com/4N7ROPECR0 (V0 MP3) label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-027) format: digital file released: 3 May 2011 time: 21:27 recorded and engineered by Andrew Arnold in Studio 205 from 2009–2010 mixed and mastered by Andrew Arnold Studio 205 in April 2011 cover art: Deterior tracklist: Screaming at a Wall (4:18) [Minor Threat] Light Leaves (5:12) [Why?] The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack (5:44) [Liars] Waiting Room (Version 2) (6:13) [Fugazi]

Give Me Covers or Give Me Death!

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Tomorrow, an album is being released by members of Rate Your Music which consists of covers of '70s and '80s punk classics. Among the tracks is my own cover of Minor Threat's "Screaming at a Wall". I'm handing out this link a day early; I hope nobody gets mad at me for it. Download at Mediafire Self-released (#RYM 004) digital file, 9 December 2010 Mastered by Nap; art by Luís Felipe Rocha China Girl – New York [Sex Pistols] Paulie Jay – Love Song [The Damned] ATSEA & Nun the Wiser – It Was Cold [The Ruts] The Transparent Nudes – Final Solution [Pere Ubu] Andrew Sacher – Blank Generation [Richard Hell & the Voidoids] Nap – Sonic Reducer [Dead Boys] Jef Leeson – Tired of Waking Up Tired [The Diodes] Nervousbreakdance – Let's Lynch the Landlord [Dead Kennedys] Modest View – Split Myself in Two [Meat Puppets] Evilface – Oh Shit [Buzzcocks] Kelly Kish – Because You're Young [Cock Sparrer] Iakov – American Waste [Black Flag] ...

Primitive Circuitry

Primitive Circuitry by Deterior Well, here it is, the moment I'm sure you've been waiting for. I don't know what else to say except I hope you like it; I worked extra hard on this one. label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-020) Format: Digital file Released: 29 June 2010 Time: 46:18 Recorded and engineered by Deterior from February–April 2010 at Studio 205 Mixed and mastered by Deterior from April&#150May 2010 at Studio 205 Cover art: Drastic Actions Credits This record was entirely produced by Deterior; however various sound samples used were kindly borrowed from the following: ABKCO Films Inc., British Lion Films, freesound.org users batchku, alchemical, Greg Baumont. All content remains copyright © the original owner.

A Grey Cell

A Grey Cell [single] by Deterior from Primitive Circuitry . also contains a cover of Fugazi's "Waiting Room" and a remix of "Tidal" by Rubb. label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-019) format: digital file released: 18 May 2010 time: 13:19 recorded and engineered by Deterior in Studio 205 from Feburary–April 2010 mixed and mastered by Deterior in studio 205 from April–May 2010 cover art: Louise Docker / Drastic Actions video direction/filming: Drastic Actions tracklist: A Grey Cell (4:59) Waiting Room (2:53) Tidal (Surfing into Battle Rubbmix) (5:27)

Music for Battery

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the third and final installment of the noise tapes trilogy, Music for Battery delivers harsh blasts of distorted samples and textures to create an assaulting experience. free downloads (224 kbps mp3) mediafire last.fm (direct links to each track are provided below) audio cassette: label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-009) format: cassette C30 / digital file released: December 8, 2009 time: 26:09 recorded, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Deterior in Studio 205 in February 2009 cover art: Deterior tracklist: side a Corrosion Engine (3:54) Anomaly Sniper (5:30) The Aberrance (2:43) Structural Bliss (1:30) side b Blinded by Static (6:12) In One Breath... (3:58) Don't Look (2:02) credits this record was entirely produced by deterior; however various sound samples used were kindly borrowed from the following: freesound users whose names I currently do not have; youtube users whose names I currently do not have; Morbid Axe (I apologize for the lack of attribution). all content...

Music for Automata

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the second of the noise tapes trilogy, Music for Automata delves deeper into harsher experimentation contrasted with eerie ambience, field recordings, and ebbing drones. special thanks to Manfred Schröder for track titles and general inspiration. I apologize for avoiding the "Deterior-8" pun for the eighth Deterior release, I hope you'll forgive me. free downloads (192 kbps mp3) mediafire last.fm (direct links to each track are provided below) audio cassette: label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-009) format: cassette C30 / digital file released: March 31, 2009 time: 27:48 recorded and engineered by Deterior in New Studio in December 2008 mixed and mastered by Deterior in Studio 205 in January 2009 cover art: Deterior tracklist: side a Three Bodies Cause Chaos (3:46) Automata (3:03) Genetic Drift (7:38) side b Strange Attractor (3:25) Paradise Filter (3:51) Fresh and Tired Mountains (6:05) credits this record was entirely produced by deterior; however various sound...

Tidal

Tidal [single] by Deterior from Cleanse . this is the single edit; in this version the introductory drones have been stripped away. label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-008) format: digital file released: 10 February 2009 time: 8:25 recorded and engineered by Deterior in new studio from July–September 2008, and in studio 205 from September 2008–January 2009 mixed and mastered by Deterior in studio 205 in January 2009 cover art: Adam Connah (via flickr ); edited by Drastic Actions

Cleanse

Cleanse by Deterior this is my second studio album. Cleanse is musically a combination of both the sludgier aspects of Antimonument and the experiments of Music for Nucleonics . label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-007) format: digital file released: 27 January 2009 time: 1:02:48 recorded and engineered by Deterior in new studio from July—September 2008, and in studio 205 from September 2008—January 2009 mixed and mastered by Deterior in studio 205 in January 2009 cover art: Joslyn Cain (via flickr ); edited by Deterior credits this record was entirely produced by deterior; however various sound samples used were kindly borrowed from the following: noisetheorem.com; freesound users patchen, inchadney, vipS, Syna-Max, freesound, Bansemer, alvarojmarquez, RHumphries; inner-net.com, Red Ice Creations, spaceweather.com. all content remains copyright © the original owner.

Music for Nucleonics

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this is an EP of experimental noise/drone/power electronics. free downloads (192 kbps mp3) mediafire last.fm (direct links to each track are provided below) audio cassette: label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-006) format: cassette C30 / digital file released: December 2, 2008 time: 24:02 recorded and engineered by Deterior in New Studio in August 2008 mixed and mastered by Deterior in Studio 205 in November 2008 cover art: photo by Dan Duriscoe ; manipulation by Deterior tracklist: side a Decay I (7:04) Sferic (6:42) side b Decay II (10:16) credits this record was entirely produced by deterior; however various sound samples used were kindly borrowed from the following: spaceweather.com; the conet project; freesound users acclivity, patchen. all content remains copyright © the original owner.

Lifting of the Veil

Lifting of the Veil [EP] by Deterior I am very pleased to release my newest EP, entitled Lifting of the Veil . A bit more experimental, a bit more noisy/drony. label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-005) format: digital file released: 15 July 2008 time: 19:26 recorded and engineered by Andrew Arnold in Basement Studio during June 2008 mixed and mastered by Andrew Arnold in Basement Studio during July 2008 cover art: Katsushika Hokusai credits this record was entirely produced by deterior; however various sound samples used were kindly borrowed from the following: freesound users digifishmusic, jackwheatley, ERH, oyenstikker, nicstage, Pooleside, the_semen_incident. all content remains copyright © the original owner.

Spire

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the remix maxi-single, featuring remixes by my good friends and accomplished musicians Rubb. and Mooseifer of TDN. free downloads mediafire last.fm (direct links to each track are provided below) label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-004) format: digital file released: 30 June 2008 time: 29:37 "Jordan" edits recorded and engineered by Deterior in Basement Studio during December 2007 "Not All There" mix created by Deterior in Basement Studio during June 2008 mixed and mastered by Andrew Arnold in Studio 1004 during June 2008 cover art: Thomas Cole / Deterior tracklist: Spire (Jordan edit) * (5:50) Spire (Magical Testicle Rubbmix) † (6:46) Spire (Expire mix) ‡ (5:21) Antimonument (Jordan edit) * (7:59) Sunset and Destroyer (Not All There mix) * (3:41) *produced by Deterior †produced by Rubb. ‡produced by Mooseifer

Antimonument

Antimonument by Deterior I am very pleased to finally release this: my first full-length album, entitled Antimonument . rather than give an overview of this piece, I'd rather let the art speak for itself. CD-R ($7 USD + s&h): label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-003) format: digital file / CD-R released: 20 May 2008 time: 59:14 recorded and engineered by Andrew Arnold in Basement Studio and Studio 1004 from December–May 2008 mixed and mastered by Andrew Arnold in Studio 1004 during May 2008 (with some oversight by D.A.) cover art: Thomas Cole additional music on track 7: Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. tracklist: Sunrise and Delusion (11:35) Eyes of the Blind (7:23) The Goddess (6:17) A Thin, Nameless Noise (part 1) (7:42) Antimonument (9:45) Spire (6:38) A Thin, Nameless Noise (part 2) (3:38) Sunset and Destroyer (6:17) credits this record was entirely produced by deterior; however various sound samples used were kindly borrowed from the following: noiseth...

World

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this is my first release, a five-song EP that came out in September 2007. it isn't exactly something I'm proud of anymore, considering how much I believe I've changed musically since it came out, but everyone has to start somewhere. it is no longer available for download, and will never be re-released. label: GarageMonkey Productions (GMP-001) format: digital file, limited CD-R released: 7 September 2007 time: 29:54 recorded and engineered by Andrew Arnold in Basement Studio from summer 2006–summer 2007 mixed and mastered by Kevin Crowl in Basement Studio in September 2007 cover art: Deterior tracklist: Steeper (5:56) What I Leave (6:44) [untitled] (2:21) Dividation (6:19) World (8:34)