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Cruel Nature Records
@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
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Independent label based in North East England supporting artists world-wide. Purveyors of sonic diversity since 2013

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Excellent on point review of @thelastsound.com “All That’s Missed” by Brian ‘Bordello’ Shea for @monolithcocktail.bsky.social

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December 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Baker / Wyskida duo supporting OvO this Wednesday in Berlin! Also release date of our album "Trzecia (Drugi)" on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social / Skew Note - will be available here on 10.12:

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December 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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The final Daily Bread column of 2025. New music from @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social @toxicchicken.bsky.social '...what The Doors may have sounded like if they were brought up with the Game Boy and not the blues.'

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Our Daily Bread 650: I Am Hands, Origami Horses, Vlimmer, Toxic Chicken…
Brian ‘Bordello’ Shea’s Reviews Roundup – Instant Reactions. All entries in alphabetical order. The Conspiracy ‘Dungeness’EP (Metal Postcard Records) 23rd November 2025 The Conspiracy are back with…
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December 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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aviengel.bsky.social
Beautiful cassette release of "A Little Light" by @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

Pre-order:
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#cassunday #avantfolk #psychfolk #ambient #dronemusic #songwriter #tapecassette #indiemusic #experimentalmusic #tenorguitar
maltese-cross style cassette package featuring an ink drawing of a sinuous dancing creature on the cover. cassette itself features a photo of a cow in shadow maltese-cross style cassette package featuring an ink drawing of a sinuous dancing creature on the cover. cassette itself features a photo of a cow in shadow on one side and a dove on the other. cassette packaging is unwrapped and tracklisting and liner notes are both visible
December 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Interview | Songe
Just released via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, Songe's debut LP, Daughters, awakens the listener with ambient soundscapes awash with darker noise and haunting folk. Elise Price spoke to band members Phoebe and Ëlle to find out more. bit.ly/SingSonge
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Great review from @eoin-murray.bsky.social for @thelastsound.com ‘All That’s Missed’

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New Irish Music: November 2025
An early morning, an MBV gig, plus releases from Rory Sweeney, The Altered Hours, Olan Monk, Hilary Woods and more
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December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Thank you @luminousdashmusic.bsky.social for the Songe ‘Daughters’ review

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SONGE – Daughters (Cruel Nature)
Een duo uit Brighton is dit, dit Songe en wat voor een ontregelend debuut hebben ze gemaakt. Verontrustende klanken zijn het, die soms doen denken aan Dead Can Dance maar nog een streepje donkerder, o...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Flickering Lights #36 airing on @campradio.bsky.social
08/12/25 at 12.00 pm CET @nigelpmeredith.bsky.social @andrewspackman.bsky.social @mortalitytables.bsky.social @heavycloud.bsky.social @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social @phxsys.bsky.social @mutebranches.bsky.social @davidajaycock.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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This weekend's show... @plentywenlock.bsky.social @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social @shopfiresmusic.bsky.social @simonheartfield.bsky.social @thelastsound.com and lots more.. Come on over.
Photo of Bryn at Felixstowe beach… Advertising the hour long Uptown Transmission on Felixstowe Radio. 8pm GMT Saturday via felixstoweradio.org.uk with music from Shropshire Number Stations, The Black Dog, Volk Soup, Pray TV, Avenir, Shapes Like People, Baker Beck Wyskida, Mouth Ulcers, Neuclouds, The Last Sound, Simon Heartfield, HCM and gnaarf. Repeats Wednesday 10pm GMT.
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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aviengel.bsky.social
"A Little Light"

Earthy, mystical art-folk that evokes a landscape both desolate and alive

digital pre-order: aviengel.bandcamp.com/album/a-litt...

pre-order a tape from @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
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Portrait 📷 by Tanja-Tiziana

#art #weirdmusic
ink drawing by avi c. engel of a sinuous creature with two small orange orbs levitating above its two hand-like appendages. handwriting reads "a little light" "avi c engel" portrait of avi c engel in a shadowy forest
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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PRE-ORDER

Grey Malkin ‘Haunted Lives (A Retrospective)’

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An extensive retrospective covering Grey’s work from the psych folk horror of The Hare & The Moon to later collabs with Úath, Ashtoreth, Trappist Afterland, Amanda Votta & Kitchen Cynics
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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#bandcampfriday

The fourth Of One album released on the mighty @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
I took a few weeks to mess around with a load of field recordings of noises using them as the initial element for a track. Ended up writing hours & hours.

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Textures, by Of One
6 track album
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December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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#bandcampfriday

Again on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social and a project with my good friends @whok.bsky.social @thelastsound.com and Bryan O'Connell. A garage band project if you will. Guitars, bass, drums and a load of noise and fun.
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Scrawled, by UOUS
9 track album
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December 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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aoboyle.bsky.social
Huge thanks to:
@frontendsynthetics.bandcamp.com
@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
For putting out the albums this year
🙏❤️🤘
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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aviengel.bsky.social
"A Little Light"

Soundtrack for the first day of winter

6 pieces for four string electric guitar, gudok, chalumeau, keyboard, voice, and percussion.

Releases December 21st. Pre-orders begin today!

Cassettes available via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

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A Little Light, by Avi C. Engel
6 track album
aviengel.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Weirdo Rippers #20

Ft. Saapato, Holy Scum, The Bug & @ghostdubs.bsky.social, @kingklangmusic.bsky.social, Ben Brown & Stefan Christoff, Laura Fisher, Guentner & @joachimspieth.bsky.social, Isobel Waller-Bridge, @departurestreet.bsky.social, Prado, Secret Sorcery & more.

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Weirdo Rippers #20
Featuring The Bug vs Ghost Dubs, Ben Brown & Stefan Christoff, Kali Malone + Drew McDowall and more.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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thirdkindrecords.bsky.social
Got 4 newly dubbed copies of this C70 reissue we did of the first couple of Crushtrash albums

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December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Some of you might know Crushtrash from last year’s release on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social Goth, industrial, New Romantic…

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Prosthetic Self, by Crushtrash x Nicholas Langley
8 track album
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December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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aviengel.bsky.social
New music coming soon!
A soundtrack for the first day of winter

Pre-orders will start on Thursday Dec 4th

Follow for updates: aviengel.bandcamp.com

Ltd ed cassette will be available via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

#solstice #winter #psychfolk #avantfolk #postambient #strings #drone #spectral
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November 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Orchard - Argentum

@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

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Argentum, by Orchard
10 track album
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November 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Beckton Alps2 - Autumn/Fall

@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

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Autumn / Fall, by Beckton Alps2
3 track album
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November 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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New and updated discount tape bundles

Very limited stock

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November 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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@peetwu.bsky.social @kanshiketsu.bsky.social @burntseedrecords.bsky.social @fortevilfruit.bsky.social @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social #soundart #fieldrecordings #musiqueconcrete #darkambient www.mixcloud.com/spectrasonic...
The Institute of Spectra-Sonic Sound 11.29.2025
Share the show with friends and loved ones on social media during this holiday season. Send music. Support independent artists and labels. CONTACT: superlaphonic@gmail.com. Instagram & Threads: @insti...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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If you ever wondered what Ireland sounded like, these 3 related releases will mislead you in the most magnificent way...

Limited discounted bundles available from Cruel Nature:
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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aviengel.bsky.social
A re-introduction 👋

I'm an independent non-binary artist, & I write songs that are sort of like films or sculptures. I have an album out now on @woodfordhalse.bsky.social and a soundtrack for winter solstice coming soon on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

aviengel.bandcamp.com

📸 by Tanja-Tiziana
androgynous short haired white person dressed in black & holding a four string guitar stands in front of a gnarled dead tree and a thicket of green weeds
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM