An extremely rare recording of an experimental gothic industrial noise project from the mid 90’s featuring Anji Bee is now available for free streaming or download on the Internet Archive. The Long Beach based group, called Ain Soph Aur, was formed when Bee and then partner, Justin Johnsen, met neighbor, Alan Wilkes, through a meeting of the Golden Dawn. Their mutual interests in mystery schools and dark music led to some very interesting musical collaborations. The bulk of When I See You was performed live in one session at Wilkes apartment, while “We’re Not Out Of The Woods Yet” was improvised later at Bee and Johnsen’s apartment. Several other friends collaborated on both recorded and live material with this trio over their short existence, but this particular recording is just the core group.

Download Ain Soph Aur ‘When I See You’ album free from Internet Archive

Ain Soph Aur – When I See You – 1997

Topics: improvisational, experimental, noise, industrial, gothic, dark, cutups

1997 recording by a Long Beach, CA, group known as Ain Soph Aur. Primarily a live improvisation recorded directly to 4-track using keyboard, electric guitar, electric bass, percussion, micro cassette recorders, male and female voices, and live effect processing. The band members included vocalists/tape manipulators, Alan Wilkes and Anji Bee, as well as musician/producer, Justin Johnsen, with occasional guest musicians.