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Out on June 18, 2025 via Ant-Zen, “Nyarlathotep and Other Tales of Cosmic Dread by H. P. Lovecraft” is a new collaborative work from David Thrussell (Snog, Black Lung) and French electronic artist Flint Glass.

The release is available as a 12″ black vinyl LP in a hand-assembled vintage-style sleeve with copper metallic print, accompanied by digital download. A limited edition of 101 physical copies includes four art cards by Stefan Alt and two postcards by Richard Grant (i+t=r).

The five-track release combines spoken word adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft’s texts with ritual electronics, experimental synths, and EVP (electronic voice phenomena) processes.

David Thrussell provides narration using Lovecraft’s original texts, while Flint Glass – real name Gwenn Trémorin – constructed the soundscape using battered analogue synthesizers and self-built sound generators. Layout and packaging were designed by Ant-Zen founder Stefan Alt.

The recordings reportedly originated during an isolated, days-long ritual in a derelict French manor. According to the label, Thrussell was placed in a chalk circle, connected to electrodes, and deprived of food for seven days as part of a sonic experiment inspired by EVP practice. (Editor’s note: Side-Line has requested the unedited 7-days long lasting video footage of this seance as the short 1 minute video we got ahold of was extremely disturbing.)

About David Thrussell & Flint Glass

David Thrussell is an Australian musician, writer, and composer known for projects including Snog, Black Lung, and Soma. Active since the early 1990s, his work spans industrial, dark ambient, and experimental genres. He has collaborated extensively with European and American underground labels and has released multiple albums on Ant-Zen.

Flint Glass is the alias of Gwenn Trémorin, a French sound artist and producer based in Paris. His music blends ambient, IDM, and tribal-industrial textures with cinematic and occult themes. Flint Glass debuted on Brume Records in the early 2000s and became a recurring figure on labels like Tympanik, Ad Noiseam, and Ant-Zen. Previous collaborations include works with Empusae, Ah Cama-Sotz, and Polygon.

“Nyarlathotep and Other Tales of Cosmic Dread” marks a rare collaborative release, combining their shared fascination with sonic mysticism, vintage technologies, and literary horror.

About H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American author recognized for really shaping the genre of cosmic horror. Born on August 20, 1890 in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft lived most of his life in his native city, except for brief periods in New York.

Lovecraft began writing early, producing poetry and short fiction during childhood. Chronic health issues and psychological distress disrupted his formal education, and he did not complete high school. Nonetheless, he developed a wide-ranging autodidactic knowledge, particularly in classical literature, astronomy, and history.

Following the loss of his family’s financial stability in the early 20th century, Lovecraft entered the world of amateur journalism and gradually became involved in pulp publishing. His fiction appeared in periodicals such as Weird Tales, with stories like “The Call of Cthulhu” (1928), “At the Mountains of Madness” (1936), and “The Shadow over Innsmouth” (1936) contributing to what became known as the Cthulhu Mythos—a loosely connected body of work exploring themes of alienation, forbidden knowledge, and the indifference of the universe.

In 1924, Lovecraft married Sonia H. Greene, a writer and entrepreneur. The couple briefly lived in New York City before separating. Lovecraft returned permanently to Providence in 1926, where he continued to write, correspond extensively, and assist other authors through editing and ghostwriting.

Although Lovecraft achieved limited commercial success during his lifetime and often faced financial difficulties, his posthumous reputation grew substantially due to efforts by colleagues including August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. Through Arkham House and other publishers, his stories were preserved and introduced to a wider readership.

Lovecraft’s personal views, including documented expressions of racism and xenophobia in letters and published works, remain a subject of critical discussion. These views, shaped by his early upbringing and cultural context, are considered by many scholars as integral to the atmosphere of dread and estrangement in his fiction.

Lovecraft died of cancer on March 15, 1937, at the age of 46. Today, his influence spans literature, film, gaming, and visual arts. His body of work remains central to discussions on modern horror and speculative fiction.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

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