In 2021 US label Helen Scarsdale Agency released Kleistwahr's 'Winter' album on vinyl in an edition of 300 now more or less sold out, while 'Music for Zeitgeist Fighters' preceded it by a few years on Egypt's Nashazphone imprint also as an LP limited to 300 and equally hard to find these days.

Both albums are brought together on this limited edition 2CD release and feature, between them, five bonus tracks not previously made available elsewhere. Anybody paying enough attention in recent years will know that Fourth Dimension Records has long been dedicated to Gary Mundy of Ramleh's longstanding solo endeavour and is therefore happy to add these two wonderful albums to the fold. As with all of Kleistwahr's music, the very same strands of noise, tempered abrasiveness and serrated industrial hum that the project initially introduced in the early '80s can still be found guiding the sound but there's so much more to Kleistwahr than this. As with Ramleh, ravaged psychedelia and a tendency to infuse it with sensibilities found more often in art rock, prime period post-punk and even avant-garde music likewise play a significant role, rendering it a distinctive project driven by a singular vision that thankfully shows no signs of letting up.

If you missed out on the original vinyl releases of these two albums, want to catch the additional material or simply prefer CDs, you'll need this set.

TRACKLIST

Winter

1. Winter Part I: We Sense it Through the Even Snow
2. Winter Part II: Rust Eats the Future
3. Winter Part III: The Solstice Will Not Save Us
4. Winter Part IV: Everything We Loved Gone
Bonus Tracks
We Sense It Through the Even Snow (Alternative Version)
Rust Eats the Future (Alternative Version)
The Solstice Will Not Save Us (Alternative Version)

Music for Zeitgeist Fighters

1. Music for Dead Dreams
2. Music for Fucked Films
Bonus Tracks
Music for Dead Dreams (Early Version)
Music for Fucked Films (Early Version)

Packaged in a 6-panel sleeve similar to the now o/p 'Don't Let Go' 2CD set, this release should be ready to ship from late March 2025 and is available to pre-order now. It will be limited to 300.