Avalanche Recordings is an

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, founded by English musician

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in 1999. It is named after Broadrick's own recording studio, Avalanche Studios, and mainly releases Justin Broadrick's projects. The first release of the label was Godflesh's previously unreleased EP, ''

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'' in 2000. This was followed by Zonal's ''The Quatermass Project Volume 1'', released in the same year. The label extensively released various Jesu recordings, including '' Pale Sketches'' in 2007, ''

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'' in 2009 and '' Everyday I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came'' in 2013. On 29 March 2013, Justin Broadrick announced via

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that the label's official website would be migrating to

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and operating under there.

Artists

;Justin Broadrick projects * Jesu *

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*Krackhead *Council Estate Electronics *Solaris BC *White Static Demon *Zonal ;Other *Amantra *Halspirit *Transitional

Catalogue

*AREC001:

– ''

'' (2000) *AREC002: Zonal – ''The Quatermass Project Volume 1'' (2000) *AREC003:

– ''Infinite Guitar'' (2007) *AREC004: Final – ''Infinite Guitar 2'' (2007) *AREC005: Final – ''Guitar & Bass Improvisations Vol 1'' (2007) *AREC006: Final – ''Guitar & Bass Improvisations Vol 2'' (2007) *AREC007: Jesu – '' Heart Ache'' (2004) *AREC008: Jesu – '' Pale Sketches'' (2007) *AREC009: Jesu – ''Pale Sketches'' (2008, vinyl) *AREC010: Final – ''Afar'' (2008) *AREC011: Final – ''Infinite Guitar 1 & 2 / Guitar & Bass Improvisations Vol 1 & 2'' (2008) *AREC012: Final – ''Fade Away'' (2008) *AREC013: Krackhead – ''From Hell'' (2009) *AREC014: Council Estate Electronics – ''Kitsland'' (2009) *AREC015: Solaris BC – ''Submerged Technology'' (2009) *AREC016: White Static Demon - ''Decayed'' (2009) *AREC017: Jesu – ''

'' (2009) *AREC018: Final – ''Infinite Guitar 3 / Guitar & Bass Improvisations 3'' (2009) *AREC019: Final – ''My Body Is a Dying Machine'' (2010) *AREC020: Council Estate Electronics - ''Longmeadow'' (2012) *AREC021: Jesu – ''

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'' (2010) *ARECTF01: Final – ''The Apple Never Falls Far From the Tree'' (2010) *AREC022: Final – ''Burning Bridges Will Light Your Way'' (2012) *AREC023: Transitional – ''Dark Matter Communion'' (2013) *AREC024: Jesu – ''Duchess/Veiled'' (2013) *AREC025: Final – ''Infinite Guitar 4'' (2013) *AREC026: White Static Demon – ''The Poisoned Tape'' (2013) *AREC027: Jesu – '' Everyday I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came'' (2013) *AREC028: Godflesh – '' Streetcleaner: Live at Roadburn 2011'' vinyl release (2013) *AREC029: Halspirit – ''Musiques immobiles'' (2014) *AREC033: Amantra – ''Rituals'' (2014) *AREC034: Godflesh – '' A World Lit Only by Fire'' (2014) *AREC040: Godflesh – '' Post Self'' (2017) / ''Streetcleaner: Live at Roadburn 2011'' CD release (2017) *AREC041: Celer – ''Plays Godflesh'' (2019) *AREC066: Godflesh – ''

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'' (2023)

References

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