- Bruce LaFountain is busy putting the finishing touches on tracks for the new album "Cinnamon For The Phoenix" by The Sword Volcano Complex. This very special release will include some of the earliest SVC material ever recorded, as well as some new versions of familiar tracks and, of course, all-new songs. The album will be released through Stateart in Germany (www.stateart.de) as a standard CD, with a collectible and beautiful picture disc 12" companion EP available separately. The cover of the album is being painted by the amazing Val Denham (www.valdenham.com), who remains Bruce LaFountain's favorite painter of all time. Val not only provides the visual counterpart for this project, but he also sings and plays guitar on three tracks, making this an exciting showcase for his many talents. As always, SVC wouldn't be the same without our friend John Murphy (www.knifeladder.com), and he provides much of the ambience and texture for this album. "Cinnamon For The Phoenix" will also be a rare chance for listeners to hear John Murphy sing. The prolific and very talented Karl Blake (www.karlblake.com) has kindly contributed a live spoken word piece to this project, and his voice can also be heard in several other tracks. We have other special guests lined up, but only time will tell who else will appear.

- Also in progress is a full -length album between The Sword Volcano Complex and award-winning author and poet Jeremy Reed. Jeremy has recorded over an hour of his poetry especially for this project, and it will soon come to life again in the shimmering soundscapes of the album, which will be released by Stateart in 2005. Jeremy first worked with The Sword Volcano Complex on the "Phosphorecent" sessions.

- Bruce LaFountain is featured in an article about his work as The Sword Volcano Complex in the latest issue of the German magazine Equinoxe, and he completed a ‘20/20 Interview’ with Stateart to coincide with the release of the "Cinnamon For The Phoenix" album.

- For information and reviews of the most recent SVC album "Phosphorescent", which is released on the USA label Triumvirate, please visit their website: www.citadel-gate.com. They did a fantastic job of promoting The Sword Volcano Complex, and Bruce LaFountain extends his sincerest gratitude and thanks to them.

- And finally, check out Bruce's new tattoo, which was designed especially for him by Val Denham! http://www.valdenham.com/photo/bruce.jpg

THE SWORD VOLCANO COMPLEX - Discography

Albums:

"The Sword Volcano Complex" - Self Titled Debut CD Album / Suffering Clown & World Serpent, 2000

"Phosphorescent" CD Album / Triumvirate, 2003

Compilation Appearances:

"Hercules" - From the "Immortal Legends" CD compilation / Black Magazine - Arborlon Music, 2000

"Fafner" - From the "Hermann Hendrich" CD compilation / Elke Rohling, 2001

"Spindogspin Part 2" - From the "Notre Domicle Est L'Europe" Book / CD / 7" compilation / Thaglasz, 2001

"May" - From the "Kalte Container" Digipak CD, Slipcase CD, and Special Box Set compilation / Radio Luxor, 2002 (see Collaborations)

"Everything Became Skin" - From the "Der Waldganger" LP compilation / Thaglasz 2002

"Elixir" Album - From the "Security of Ignorance" LP compilation / Thaglasz 2002

"At The Heart of the White Rose" - From the "Widerstand" CD compilation / Stateart 2003 (see Collaborations)

"Monsalvat" - From the "Tutti A Casa!" CD compilation / Hau Ruck!, 2003 (see Collaborations)

"The Conquest (of the Wyrm)" - From the "Audacia Imperat" CD compilation / Old Europe Cafe , 2004 (see Collaborations)

"Spearheading The Academy" - FOM the "Audacia Imperat" CD compilation / Old Europe Cafe, 2004

"Testosterone Altar" - From the Stateart Sampler CD, 2004

Collaborations:

With Karl Blake: "An Evening With Karl Blake" / Live at Club Cobalt, Roanoke, Virginia - Bruce LaFountain played keyboard.

With Dream Into Dust: Bruce LaFountain provided vocals on "At The Heart of the White Rose" - From the "Widerstand" CD compilation

With Jeremy Reed: From the forthcoming CD "The Sword Volcano Complex Presents The Poetry Of Jeremy Reed"

With Andrew Chalk: Bruce LaFountain provided graphic design on the transparent overlay for the Signed, Limited Edition "Crescent" CD

With Fabrizio Palumbo (of Larsen, and 'r'): Bruce LaFountain remixed, reprocessed and added SVC samples to Fabrizio's material for the track "His Dream" - From the forthcoming "For The Sake of Obscurity" Vinyl LP

With Shining Vril (aka John Murphy): Samples on "Monsalvat" - From the "Tutti A Casa!" CD compilation

With Shining Vril (aka John Murphy): Samples and artwork on "The Conquest (of the Wyrm)" - From the "Audacia Imperat" CD compilation

With Kirlian Camera: The Sword Volcano Complex remix of "May" - From the "Kalte Container" Digipak CD, Slipcase CD, and Special Box Set compilation

With Wyrm: Samples and processing for the Private Edition "Mercury Free Retrograde" Live CD-R

With Wyrm / irr.app.(ext.): "Labyrinth Defector" White Vinyl 7" single. Released in a Standard Edition of 300, and an Objet D'art Edition of 33 which includes a one of a kind artwork by Matt Waldron, housed in 12" packaging with hand painted 7" sleeve

With Allan Zane: Samples and processing of "The Voice of the Ancient Bard" on the forthcoming "Tribute To William Blake" 2CD / Booklet

With Data Slut: Samples on "Binary Bimbo (A Collection of Source Recordings and Rejects)" Private Edition 2-Cassette box set. Contains 2 cassette tapes housed in a holographic metallic box with holographic artwork and insert. Limited to 7 copies

With Liquid Blue (aka Kensaku Nishizato): Remix of the track "I'd Rather Be" which was presented during a live performance at Vincent's Ear in Asheville, North Carolina

Private / Limited Editions:

First EP - Signed / Numbered CD-R, Private Edition of 10. Most of the tracks have been remixed for the "Cinnamon For The Phoenix" album

"Stone Cold Prayers" - A Cassette, Private Edition of 4. Contains one long track of remixed layers of Current 93 loops, ambience and spoken word

“Michael Cashmore’s Daydream” - Remix of a live track from the Current 93 live shows at Tonic, NYC. Bruce LaFountain made a very special 3CD Box set for members of Current 93 and close friends / associates. It included a stickered seahorse box, information booklet, plastic cat, and ribbon. A second edition was issued to friends of David Tibet, at his request. No other copies were made

"Malestrom" - Private Edition CD-R of ritual ambience

"Testosterone Altar" CD - Signed / Numbered Limited Edition includes photograph and booklet of information. Artist Edition also available

"Posterity" - Private Edition CD-R, Contains debut album tracks, early versions from "Phosphorescent" and unique / live material

Club Cobalt and CBGB's Rehearsals - Private CD-R of NYC rehearsals and tracks recorded live at Club Cobalt with Karl Blake

“Live with Karl Blake” Asheville, NC - Private Video Tape

“A Night of Misanthropy” Live at CBGB’s - Private Video Tape

Forthcoming:

"Cinnamon For The Phoenix" CD / 12" Picture Disc Album, to be released by Stateart late 2004

"The Sword Volcano Complex Presents The Poetry Of Jeremy Reed" CD, to be released as a CD in 2005 on Stateart

"The Garden Of Love" - From the "Tribute To William Blake" 2 CD set / Book

"My Death" - From the "Tribute to Scott Walker" CD

“Guiltless” (Psychic TV cover version) - From the Palace of Worms “Tribute to the 1980’s” CD box set

"Malestrom 2" - From the Wyrm / The Sword Volcano Complex 7" Single

“His Dream” (With Fabrizio Palumbo, of Larsen and 'r') - From the forthcoming "For The Sake of Obscurity" Vinyl LP. Bruce LaFountain remixed, reprocessed and added SVC samples to Fabrizio's material

"Where The Venus Flytraps Are" - Bruce LaFountain recorded the sounds of the environment surrounding actual wild Venus Flytraps in their native habitat. There are even sounds of the plants closing their spines around his fingers! This material will be processed and layered into an SVC soundscape in the near future

Thank you to Jay Murphy for help with the Discography, and to Charles Garratt who makes this website possible