Label
Inner-X-Musick
Inner-X-Musick is a US-based label specializing in experimental music, known for its unique cassette releases and immersive soundscapes.
About
In the dim-lit corridors of the 1980s and early 1990s, Inner-X-Musick crafted its own sonic labyrinth from the shadows of the United States. This label, helmed by pioneers of the obscure, was a crucible for experimental soundscapes, preferring the tactile intimacy of cassettes, with a staggering 92 out of 105 releases materializing in this format. It was a world where lo-fi production met immersive soundscapes, sculpting a realm rich in auditory textures and haunting atmospheres. At the heart of Inner-X-Musick pulsated Sleep Chamber, the brainchild of John Zewizz, with a prolific 44 releases that danced between the ritualistic and the surreal. Albums like "Shadowplay" (1993) and "Sexmagick Ritual" (1987) were not just recordings but alchemical artifacts, each tape a vessel for dark, immersive exploration. The label's aesthetic was one of perpetual liminality, each release a fractal of sound that defied linear progression, instead spiraling into the depths of the subconscious. Collaborative projects were the lifeblood of Inner-X, with artists like Jonathan Briley interweaving their sonic visions with Zewizz, as captured in "Briley Zewizz" (1988). The cassette was not merely a format; it was a medium for interdisciplinary dialogue, a canvas for the experimental impulse. The catalog reads like a secret history, with Charles Manson's unsettling presence and the provocative Women Of The SS contributing to the label's transgressive edge. Inner-X-Musick was more than a label; it was an ecosystem, a process-driven exploration of sound that embraced the ephemeral and the provocative. In its brief but intense tenure, it left a significant imprint on the landscape of experimental music, a testament to the power of the underground.
Catalog
47 total
Taste of Tongues
Perfected Perversions
Fetish Garden
Passions Ov Pan
Sexmagick Ritual
Slaughter Ov The Innocent
Flesh On Flesh
Submit To Desire
Woman Iz Beast
Warm Leatherette
Sleep Chamber
The Harvest
Cold Dark Tales A Smell Of Death
Mahcanik
Shitslipper
Musica Venenæ: Industrial Culture Music Volume 1 C60
W:O:M
The Last Daze Ltd
Tantra Vendetta
Coral Assault
Sting Of The Honey Spider
Bloodclot
Sigil 23
Erotika
Controlled Bleeding
Lies Album
Musik For Mannequins
Souls Of Dead Sharks
Untitled
Drastic Perversions
Nun With A Gun
The Oblique Collection...
A Taste of the Bizarre
Merry XXX Mas
Dream Distillate
Ze Wizz Kidz Ltd, C60Label literature
Artists
People
- John Zewizz — ran Inner X Musick and in band Sleep Chamber


