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02/2010 – GHUL PRODUCTIONS News

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Dear friends, living or dead,

it’s cold. In my tomb it’s even much more colder than cold. Everywhere is this white mass people call snow. Sometimes it’s pretty nice to look at, but if you cannot feed on humans because nobody is out with this weather it begins to tremble on my nerves. On one of these boring days I checked all my web presences and tried to see how much THE STORY OF DAGON has spread.

And I like what I have seen. From my website and from Jamendo people downloaded the album 315 times. Thats pretty good for making no advertisements at all. That’s how it should work, if you ask me.

Besides that nearly all of the books has gone. I was pretty surprised that people still an exclusive a little expensive edition of a release when the music is available for free. But that’s todays standard, I guess.

However. I have decided to add some new sites on the web. It’s Facebook, and you should all know about it. I do not plan to use this as my primary communication tool, but try to keep it up to date.

Here are the links:

CDG Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cultes-des-Goules/230175231333
My Page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000640831861

Besides that, I have reactivate a forum. I usually get tons of e-mail and would like to utilize that forum to bring you all together. I think most of you have same interests. It’s there:

http://ghul.org/forum.html

This message board is hosted at nabble.com. If you already have a account there, you can use it easily. For all others – nabble is one of the old dinosaurs on the web. As far as I know 100% reliable on privacy and such. This board is free for all topis, so don’t hesistate to free your mind there. Hope to see you on the board!

Best regards,

Cy Ghul

*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS – Mailorder List ***

GERMANY/DEUTSCHLAND: Versandkostenfrei! Wir versenden ohne Jewelcases.
EUROPE: Please add 3,00 Euro shipping. We send out without jewelcase.
WORLD: Please add 5,00 Euro shipping. We send out without jewelcase.
*** GHUL RELATED ***
CULTES DES GOULES – THE HOUSE AT THE WATER – Ghul Prod – CD-R, pro Booklet – 6 Euro
CULTES DES GOULES – THE STORY OF DAGON – Ghul Prod – Book with CD-R – 15 Euro
THARGOS – Salem City – (Possessed Records) 2006. Pro-Printed CD! 6 EUR
THARGOS – Killfukk – (Witches Brew) 2003 – 8 EUR
THARGOS – Black Metal Punkz – 7″ (Neoklassick) 2004 – 8 EUR
THARGOS – T-Shirt: FUKKED AND KILLED – (Neoklassick) 2004 – SIZE: L, M, XL – 12 EUR

*** COMPLETE LIST ***

ANWECH – My frozen dream slept too eternally… – 6 EUR
BLEEDING NATURE – Water of Days – 9 EUR
CHAOSGOAT – The pitchfork demos – 3 EUR
CHARNEL VALLEY – The igneaous race – 6 EUR
CRAZY JULIET – Grand memories – 9 EUR
CYCLOTIMIA – Space Ceremonial Music – 9 EUR
DEFUNTOS – A Negra Vastidão das Nossas Almas – 8 EUR
DIMENTIANON – LIVE PROMO CD-ROM! – 3 EUR
DOOMRAISER – Lords of Mercy – 6 EUR
DOPPELGÄNGER – 12 steps to inhumanity – 9 EUR
DISMANTLE – Satanic Force – 9 EUR
EXPLOSICUM – Conflict – 9 EUR
FOUL STENCH – The Beginning (1993~1996) – 9 EUR
GUMO MANIACS – Priest of Lucifer – 9 EUR
HEXENTOMB – Far beyond – 3 EUR
HYPONIC – Noise of Time – 9 EUR
MIDNIGHT DARKNESS – Holding the night – 9 EUR
NEGURA BUNGET – Om – 9 EUR
NEGURA BUNGET – ‘N Crugu Bradului – 9 EUR
OPHIS – Nostrae Mortis Signaculum – 6,66 EUR
OPHIS – Stream of Misery – 10 EUR
OTTO DIX – ЗОНА ТЕНЕЙ – 9 EUR
OTTO DIX – Город – 9 EUR
RIGOR SARDONICOUS – Vallis Ex Umbra De Mortuus – 6 EUR
SECTIONED – ELME PROMO – 3 EUR
SANCTIFIER – Awaked by impurity rites – 6 EUR
SARGATANAS – SARGATANAS (DEMO 95) – 3 EUR
SARGATANAS – THE ENLIGHTENMENT – 6,66 EUR
SIX POINT SIX – Fallen Angel – 9 EUR
SKITZO – Mosh till Vomit 1981~1992 (2CD) – 10 EUR
THY RITES – Inferno Coronation – 9 EUR
V. A. – Tribute to Death – 9 EUR
VOLTAX – Voltax – 9 EUR

*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS – Related Links ***

Web: http://www.ghul.org
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ghulproductions
Blog: http://blog.ghul.org
Forum: http://ghul.org/forum.html
CDG Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cultes-des-Goules/230175231333
Cy Ghul Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000640831861
Barathrum: http://www.barathrum.us
Cultes des Goules: http://www.cultesdesgoules.org
Cultes des Goules on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/goules
Thargos Web: http://www.thargos.de
Thargos on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thargosgermany

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CULTES DES GOULES announces new album title – and more news

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Dear friends, living or dead,

I couldn’t sleep this very day and so I crept out from my catacombs and write this little update while the nasty sun wents higher and higher. Well, after all even we undead are sleepless from time to time and have to stay up too long. But well, no problem at all. Maybe this happened cause there was so much doing lately? I don’t know.

Things are strange in music business currently. I guess you already recognized it. I am very glad that I am out of this business and happily call myself an Amateur. We all learned from Mr. Lovecraft himself, that beeing an Amateur is nothing bad. It gives you the freedom to do whatever you want and stop, were you begin to sell out. Good for CULTES DES GOULES, I daresay. I recently had several conversations with Jazz musicians about my music. They all were very impressed by the new, strange stuff I did and you will be able to listen to on Halloween this year.
They compared this to a guy called Moondog, who worked in NY the last century. Great guy, I admit meanwhile. And its really similar to me. Considering the appreciated feedback of real talented musicians, I am now able to say, that the music of CULTES DES GOULES is strange, obscure and terrible. You decide if it is terrible in a good or a bad way. At least it is – and there is no doubt about it – extremly extraordinary.

A band like CULTES DES GOULES will never have too much friends. Followers are of a special kind, total individual people without the need to have the “perfect” sound or to have the “hardest composition ever” (which usually results in a record of KORN). No. I am Amateur and my followers, and that are the most readers of this letter, really appreciate it. They get, what is long lost in todays music scene: extra ordinary music, with no tolerance to any style or cliche which currently exists. Thank you for beeing of my own kind and thank you for listening and sharing your personal darkness with me!

But I’ll stop now – the sun heats my room, I need to step back into the darkness of my catacombs.

Till we meet again,
Cy Ghul

*** CULTES DES GOULES announces new album title ***

The new album of CULTES DES GOULES will be THE STORY OF DAGON. And yes, you guessed it: it’s a concept album of the wellknown story of DAGON by H. P. Lovecraft. It will contain nearly 40 minutes of music. You’ll consider it to be more a radioplay than classic rock album. Please prepare for strange rythms, depressing and melancholic atmospheres and extraordinary arrangments.
You might want to listen to “DIE SONNE” at CULTES DES GOULES myspace: http://www.myspace.com/goules

*** CULTES DES GOULES split with FAUSTCOVEN? ***
Rumours are, that CULTES DES GOULES has recorded a split 7″ with norwegian band FAUSTCOVEN. Rumours are, that this little nice 7″ is beeing released in december. Stay tuned!

*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS – Mailorder List ***

– TONS OF NEW STUFF –

GERMANY/DEUTSCHLAND: Versandkostenfrei! Wir versenden ohne Jewelcases.
EUROPE: Please add 3,00 Euro shipping. We send out without jewelcase.
WORLD: Please add 5,00 Euro shipping. We send out without jewelcase.

CULTES DES GOULES – THE HOUSE AT THE WATER – Ghul Prod – CD-R with pro Booklet -Price: 6 Euro
THARGOS – Salem City – (Possessed Records) 2006. Pro-Printed CD! PRICE: 6 EUR
THARGOS – Killfukk – (Witches Brew) 2003 – PRICE: 8 EUR
THARGOS – Black Metal Punkz – 7″ (Neoklassick) 2004 – PRICE: 8 EUR
THARGOS – T-Shirt: FUKKED AND KILLED – (Neoklassick) 2004 – SIZE: L, M, XL – PRICE: 12 EUR

ANWECH – My frozen dream slept too eternally… – PRICE: 6 EUR
CHAOSGOAT – The pitchfork demos – PRICE: 3 EUR
CHARNEL VALLEY – The igneaous race – PRICE: 6 EUR
DEFUNTOS – A Negra Vastidão das Nossas Almas – PRICE: 8 EUR
DIMENTIANON – LIVE PROMO CD-ROM! – PRICE: 3 EUR
DOOMRAISER – Lords of Mercy – PRICE: 6 EUR
DISMANTLE – Satanic Force – PRICE: 9 EUR
EXPLOSICUM – Conflict – PRICE: 9 EUR
FOUL STENCH – The Beginning (1993~1996) – PRICE: 9 EUR
GUMO MANIACS – Priest of Lucifer – PRICE: 9 EUR
HEXENTOMB – Far beyond – PRICE: 3 EUR
HYPONIC – Noise of Time – PRICE: 9 EUR
MIDNIGHT DARKNESS – Holding the night – PRICE: 9 EUR
NEGURA BUNGET – Om – PRICE: 9 EUR
NEGURA BUNGET – ‘N Crugu Bradului – PRICE: 9 EUR
RIGOR SARDONICOUS – Vallis Ex Umbra De Mortuus – PRICE: 6 EUR
SECTIONED – ELME PROMO – PRICE: 3 EUR
SANCTIFIER – Awaked by impurity rites – PRICE: 6 EUR
SARGATANAS – SARGATANAS (DEMO 95) – PRICE: 3 EUR
SARGATANAS – THE ENLIGHTENMENT – PRICE: 6,66 EUR
SIX POINT SIX – Fallen Angel – PRICE: 9 EUR
SKITZO – Mosh till Vomit 1981~1992 (2CD) – PRICE: 10 EUR
SPLIT HEAVEN – Psycho Samurai – PRICE: 9 EUR
THY RITES – Inferno Coronation – PRICE: 9 EUR
V. A. – Tribute to Death – PRICE: 9 EUR
VOLTAX – Voltax – PRICE: 9 EUR

*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS – Related Links ***

http://www.ghul.org

http://www.myspace.com/ghulproductions

http://blog.ghul.org

http://www.barathrum.us

http://www.cultesdesgoules.org

http://www.myspace.com/goules

http://www.thargos.de

http://www.myspace.com/thargosgermany

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Off to the Wave Gotik Treffen 2009

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Dear friends,

all went well and I am just heading off to Leipzig now. Stay tuned for some more photos in the SCENE section. Will see you there!

Best,

Cy Ghul

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05/2009 Ghul Productions News!

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Dear friends, living or dead,

it’s may and unfortunatly this means that the sun reigns over the world. Good ghuls like me try to stay in their catacombs and feast on the living. And some more, as you can read in the following news!

However, in the time of daylight I thought lots about todays music scene. For music like GHUL PRODUCTIONS publishes it it is difficult nowadays. There are tons of other bands out there and usually GHUL PRODUCTIONS stands for strange and weird stuff. I am not doing real CDs anymore. On the first day BARATHRUM has been released, it was available in the net for download (without permission of course). But no harm has been done – it’s sold out and the true die hard fans got a copy!

But whats going on with other bands on the roaster? CULTES DES GOULES is really to strange and the new recordings prove that again. You can hear yourself when it’s public available.

This leds me to a question: how should I release my music? I’m thinking about some collectors editions in a 100 piece edition and a free download for those who just want the MP3s. What do YOU think about such behaviour? Let me know!

But it’s a road till there – I am awaiting your feedback!

Till then enjoy my news and speak to you soon.

Yours sincerely,
Cy Ghul

*** BARATHRUM – LONG LIVE SATAN sold out ***

You read it in the letter, it’s sold out since the first day available! This CD-R has been a great success for such a small label like GHUL PRODUCTIONS is and I would like to thank the great BARATHRUM community and of course the band for letting this happen!

Actually nothing bad happens – everybody (I know so far) was happy with the music and I actually made a few bucks. But no, I don’t want to drive a porsche someday, this less money is going directly to the other release I plan this year. Anyway, thanks!

*** CULTES DES GOULES creates a split 7″ vinyl with FAUSTCOVEN ***

Yes it’s true. FAUSTCOVEN and CULTES DES GOULES created two songs together. You know, I am the sole CULTES DES GOULES musician and this makes me very proud to share vinyl with FAUSTCOVEN. Having that said, we allready have a label for this black piece – but this is still secret till the label announces this itself. Till then everything else is a secret. Even when this vinyl never comes out it was fun.
And as a bonus: I have been asked to play the drums for the FAUSTCOVEN side – and I did it!

*** CULTES DES GOULES records a new album for Halloween ***

Again CULTES DES GOULES – I am currently heavily recording the new songs of the new album which I plan for halloween 2009. Prepare for an ambient and strange album, more unusual than ever. Expect first demos in the next weeks!

*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS new MySpace site ***

GHUL PRODUCTIONS now has an own myspace site:

http://www.myspace.com/ghulproductions

*** THARGOS new MySpace site ***

THARGOS now has an own myspace site:

http://www.myspace.com/thargosgermany

*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS – Mailorderlist ***

More about postage see: http://www.ghul.org/index.php?p=shop.articles

CULTES DES GOULES – THE HOUSE AT THE WATER – CD-R/Pro booklet – 6 Euro
THARGOS – Salem City – CD – 6 EUR
THARGOS – Killfukk – CD – 8 EUR
THARGOS – Black Metal Punkz – 7″ – 8 EUR
THARGOS – T-Shirt: FUKKED AND KILLED (L, M, XL) – 12 EUR

HANDPICKED STUFF:

CHARNEL VALLEY – The igneaous race – CD – 6 EUR
DIMENTIANON – LIVE PROMO – CD-R  -3 EUR
DOOMRAISER – Lords of Mercy – CD – 6 EUR
GUMOMANIACS – Best of Dosenbier – CD-R – 6 EUR
HEXENTOMB – Far beyond – CD – 3 EUR
IMINDAIM – And the Living Shall Envy the Dead – DIGI-PAK – 6 EUR
RIGOR SARDONICOUS – Vallis Ex Umbra De Mortuus – CD – 6 EUR
SECTIONED – ELME PROMO – CD-R – 3 EUR
SANCTIFIER – Awaked by impurity rites – CD – 6 EUR
NAVE – II – LP – 8 EUR

*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS – Related Links ***

http://www.ghul.org

http://www.myspace.com/ghulproductions

http://blog.ghul.org

http://www.barathrum.us

http://www.cultesdesgoules.org

http://www.myspace.com/goules

http://www.thargos.de

http://www.myspace.com/thargosgermany

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Waking the undead

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Oh my. As I started to work on the BARATHRUM project i didn’t think that I would become SO MUCH support and SO MUCH orders at once. I have more than 50 packages prepared for my postal office, and yes, people are trying out the CULTES DES GOULES CD-R aswell and order it too. Well, are this my good prices? No, I guess it’s just a sign of life from BARATHRUM people waited so long for. Well thanks. My days have become true office days in the catacombs, but I am glad about it. I nearly have my money back, and thats what I wanted. Great shit.

However, I wanted to do some music again, for the 7″ I allready told my readers. But at the moment? Impossible! BARATHRUM needs my full attention right now and music has to wait for another week. And: Mortiis crawled out from his studios and told me that he urgently needs new banners on his website. Well, I did so. The Banners are online, even when they are a bit unordered. Levi does care about that and I guess I will have some more work here to do aswell in the next days.
And Mortiis also told me to create some kind of gig calendar. You all know that this man knows what he does / wants, and even if I don’t know bout the old trolls plans, I guess there might be some concerts again. I remembered the last show he played in munich, which was wonderful. I really liked it. Great stuff. Hopefully that rumours is becoming true and we met up on a Mortiis tour. We’ll see.

OK, that’s all for now. If something new occurs, I’ll let you know. Just read my blog.

Yours,
Cy Ghul

P.S.: If you are confused by the title: the tons of work in my little studio here wake even the laziest dead!

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Shakuhachi Music

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Yesterday evening I could open a package i waited for more then 10 days. It was my Shakuhachi I ordered before a while. A Shakuhachi is bamboo flute, a traditional japanese/chinese instrument. Mine is very bright, original bamboo colours. Of course I opened the package and expected to play some tunes before the night is over. Well, no. No chance. There were no tunes coming from it, just a very unspectacular pffffffft.

I guess I have to sit down and practice for a while before I can bring this instrument into my music. It such a difficult beast cause you don’t have such a thing like a flute header. You have to form the header with your mouth and well, thats quite unusual for western guys like me.

But as frustrating as it was in the beginning, I think it will be good some day. A Shakuhachi is a wonderful instrument (generally speaking). I will never surrender!!! :-)

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Cultes des Goules | Nightgaunts | Ghul Prod.

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Dear Friends, living or dead,

there are many news around lately! But first things first. I just want to give you the chance to see all news and information about me an my projects more quickly. Just check out my blog: http://blog.cultesdesgoules.org where I post everything on a regular basis.

In the future I will post not only new about CULTES DES GOULES on this list. I will start to put some news of my label GHUL PRODUCTIONS on it and of course of some of my side projects. However, you will NOT receive MORE mails in your inbox – i just want to make it a bit longer. I really hope this doesn’t bother you too much and you will stay with me on my list. But now… let’s dive into darkness

Yours,
Cy Ghul

*** CULTES DES GOULES – Album is out NOW!! ***
It has been done! Finally CULTES DES GOULES debut THE HOUSE AT THE WATER is out! The first fellow undead have allready received their package on the last day of octobre. If you still need it, check out the GHUL SHOP:
http://www.ghul.org/index.php?p=shop.articles

If you want to listen to some of the music, please check out…
…my website: http://www.cultesdesgoules.org
or myspace: http://www.myspace.com/goules
or Last.FM: http://www.lastfm.de/music/Cultes+Des+Goules/The+House+At+The+Water

However, I meanwhile consider this music as some kind of DEATH ROCK. You have been warned! ;-)
The release comes as a CD-R with full coloured and professionally printed 4 page booklet. It’s beeing hold in a slim case and has a simple sticker on it. As you may have noticed, it is not released as a printed CD but a burned CD-R.

*** NIGHTGAUNTS – What the hell..? ***
It is true. I have been asked to create some music for a german spoken Lovecraft radioplay. Well, I allready started with it and decided to give that stuff a name: NIGHTGAUNTS. This project is dedicated to dark and ancient music, with a bit ambient maybe. However, there is no rock and roll equipment planned here. If you like only metal or gothic rock, you proably better go with CULTES DES GOULES. A website is beeing planned, but no work has been done here. First I want to finish the music.
http://www.nightgaunts.org

*** GHUL PRODUCTIONS – New weird stuff in stock! ***
Remember: all items here are FREE OF POSTAGE if you are living in europe. If you buy some of that stuff here, you directly support my music. Please note: there are some very cool promos in here, for example HEXENTOMB, SECTIONED and DIMENTIANON. Please consider stopping by and listen to these bands. Support underground!

CULTES DES GOULES – THE HOUSE AT THE WATER – CD-R/Pro booklet – 6 Euro
THARGOS – Salem City – CD – 6 EUR
THARGOS – Killfukk – CD – 8 EUR
THARGOS – Black Metal Punkz – 7″ – 8 EUR
THARGOS – T-Shirt: FUKKED AND KILLED (L, M, XL) – 12 EUR

HANDPICKED STUFF:

o.68/amelotatist -Todeskvlt – CD-R, very cool looking – 6 EUR
CAULDRON BLACK RAM – Skulduggery – CD – 6 EUR
CHARNEL VALLEY – The igneaous race – CD – 6 EUR
DIMENTIANON – LIVE PROMO – CD-R -3 EUR
DOOMRAISER – Lords of Mercy – CD – 6 EUR
GUMOMANIACS – Best of Dosenbier – CD-R – 6 EUR
HEXENTOMB – Far beyond – CD – 3 EUR
IMINDAIM – And the Living Shall Envy the Dead – DIGI-PAK – 6 EUR
RIGOR SARDONICOUS – Vallis Ex Umbra De Mortuus – CD – 6 EUR
SECTIONED – ELME PROMO – CD-R – 3 EUR
SANCTIFIER – Awaked by impurity rites – CD – 6 EUR

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New Messageboard

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Dear Friends,

i have installed a new forum, since the official CULTES DES GOULES forum on Barbarian Wrath is down. Check it out here: CULTES DES GOULES OFFICIAL FORUM

I will advertise for it a little bit later, but feel free to start discussions here.

Yours,
Cy Ghul

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Addicted and never satisfied

Monday, September 8th, 2008

This morning I worked on a new track. I was going deeper and deeper into music but suddenly I recognized that the sun mirrored on my monitor and the day has arrived finally. Soon it was time to return to my daylife and speak to all those business zombies. At the evening i have time to read again, exhausted and depressed again. Drinking whisky or some wine, hopefully forgetting all that shit that will happening today.
I realized that 3 hours in the morning isn’t enough anymore. I learn to play several string instruments and piano and are going step by step in music harmony. I write music. I update my websites, do promotion, get contacts. Just with the website stuff I can fill my worktime. Then GHUL PRODUCTIONS, which become true the last weeks. Cultes des Goules is going to become bigger. My other projects are time consuming.
And my life is exhausting – I guess, it’s time to get some help somewere and this isn’t really possible. I have talked to so much people, but it seems there are only less people in the scene who are serious. And these lads are involved in own, time consuming projects.

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The future of THARGOS

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

THARGOS has been inactive since 2007. I have allowed Front (now called Gumo) to use the THARGOS brand and the concept, but he decided to continue with a new project. He told me that I may use everything myself, and well, I am thinking about using it actually.
I have written some new songs, sounding very oldschool, maiden maybe, with melodys and sometime very hard parts. I think they are pretty fine, and I am thinking about using them as a new THARGOS demo which could be released by the end of this year. I am not sure about that, but I feel I could have lots of fun with that idea. THARGOS beeing a demo band again, sounding exactly like I want it to sound – perfect. Finally this could help me to sell some of the SALEM CITY CDs which I have at home, or the other pieces like the BLACK METAL PUNKZ 7″, the shirts, or the KILLFUKK CD.
Let me know what you think – and remember, THARGOS music will sound very different, but oldschool. Its lyrics will remain – I want to have some more fukk off attitude, which has gone lost a bit with SALEM CITY.

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