Finally, the two new releases by the Phthalo label are available on electrocd.com. Consumer vs User is the new CD by Canadian Andrew Duke, and features two collaborations with Massaccesi. On the double 12-inch Axe Murderation Remixes, a work by Daedelus is cut to pieces by Eight Frozen Modules, Libythth, Phthalocyanine, and Venetian Snares.

The Japanese original release of Plexure, one of John Oswald’s most popular plunderphonics project, is now available on electrocd.com! Abandon yourself to this wonderful micro-cataclysm of pop samples!

Katharine Norman’s book Sounding Art (242 pages + 1 CD) is now available on electrocd.com. The book describes various aspects of sound art, and presents the work of many artists such as Magali Babin, Luc Ferrari, Barry Truax, Francisco López, Hildegard Westerkamp, Francis Dhomont, Merzbow, John Oswald, and Martin Tétreault.

Simon Fraser University’s electroacoustic music studio is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the release of SFU 40, a compilation of works from the studio and previously unreleased on CD. Featuring composers Barry Truax, Hildegard Westerkamp, John Oswald, Jean Piché, Anne Holmes, Arne Eigenfeldt, and Martin Gotfrit.

The Kracfive label recently released Proswell & wwcarpen, a joyful, noizeful, synthetic, and complex collaboration between two active members od the netlabel scene.

In November 2005, publisher Licences (Paris, France) has released the second issue of Sonopsys, Cahiers musique concrète / acousmatique, which focuses on the work and life of composer Jacques Lejeune. This superb large format — bilingual (French, English) — art book created by Florence Gonot and Alexandre Yterce is available in three versions, with 1 or 2 CDs of unreleased works.